I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong

"Instead of making wild guesses on our own, why not open the coffin in the Peach House and let the person out? If it's actually a Wenda Sect disciple inside and not an evil spirit, we can get real information from them."

Tian Lin's words stirred everyone present, but no one agreed verbally.

A moment later, Immortal Mei said, "If you're afraid of this and afraid of that, are we just going to sit here and wait for death? With the way time flows in this village, if we don't act, dawn will break again."

The female True Disciple accompanying Zhou Ting sneered, "Easier said than done. If you have the guts, go open the coffin in the Peach House; we'll guard from here."

Immortal Mei was furious and said, "I'll go then!"

As she finished speaking, she was about to push open the door connecting to the Peach House.

Immortal Mei was prone to acting on impulse, but Tian Lin remained calm.

He grabbed Immortal Mei's wrist and said, "We should all go together; there's no reason to let one person take the risk while the rest just reap the benefits."

His mention of "reap the benefits" seemed to be a jab at the female True Disciple.

The female True Disciple sneered and was about to speak, but Zhou Ting interrupted her.

"Junior Sister Yuan, please don't be upset. We're all in the same boat now, and we're fellow sect members, so we should stay united."

Zhou Ting then looked at Tian Lin and said, "Opening the coffin doesn't take much effort, and the Peach House is too small; if everyone crowds there, it might hinder our escape. Why don't the two of us open the coffin while the others stay here to provide support?"

Tian Lin hadn't expected this suggestion, but nodded in agreement after thinking it through.

The door connecting to the Peach House was locked, but the lock couldn't keep Tian Lin and the others out.

They saw Zhou Ting raise his hand and point at the lock. His True Qi transformed into Sword Qi, and the lock popped open and fell to the ground with a 'bang'.

Just then, the coffin inside the Peach House began to knock.

In the silent night, the internal knocking of the coffin sounded eerie.

But Tian Lin and Zhou Ting ignored it and had already passed through the door, heading directly to the Peach House.

As they approached the coffins, they were able to determine which of the four coffins was making the noise.

Tian Lin walked up to the third coffin and said, "Keep knocking, and the old man on watch will come, and we won't be able to save you."

The knocking stopped, and Tian Lin and Zhou Ting exchanged glances, unsure whether to feel relieved or worried.

It was clear that the person in the coffin not only heard them but understood their words.

This either meant the person inside was human, or an intelligent evil spirit that could understand human speech.

"Tell us, where did you come from, and why are you here?"

Tian Lin tested again, but only received the faint sound of knocking in response this time.

There were two possibilities for this behavior: either the person couldn't speak inside the coffin, or they were an evil spirit afraid to expose their identity by speaking.

"Can you not speak? Alright, I'll ask questions, and you can respond by knocking."

Tian Lin asked, "Do you know the Wenda Sect? If so, knock twice. If not, knock once."

Two knocks came from inside the coffin. Tian Lin asked again, "Are you a disciple of Wenda Sect, or an outsider who stumbled into a secret realm? Two knocks for the former, one for the latter."

Again, two knocks sounded. Tian Lin asked once more, "Since you know the Wenda Sect, you should also know the Peak Master of Gourd Peak is Elder Tang, right? If you recognize Wenda Peak's Elder Tang, knock twice; if not, knock once."

Inside the coffin, there was no knocking for a long while.

Clearly, Tian Lin's question was misleading because the elder of Gourd Peak wasn't surnamed Tang at all.

"I'll ask you one last question—do you know if the elder of Sword Peak is male or female? If male, knock twice; if female, knock once."

A single knock came from the coffin, and at this point, all of Tian Lin's doubts were dispelled.

He exchanged a glance with Zhou Ting, signaling him to be extra cautious.

Then, he himself stepped forward to lift the coffin lid.

A rush of Corpse Qi emanated from the coffin, and immediately a ghastly bluish figure with red eyes sat up from it.

Zhou Ting moved like lightning, pressing his finger on the creature's chest.

The creature let out a muffled grunt, then spoke, "Senior Brother Zhou, spare me, I am Wang Yuanji!"

The creature's voice was hoarse, but it called Zhou Ting by name directly, and considering Tian Lin's earlier tests, it seemed to confirm the creature's identity.

Just then, footsteps sounded in the side room.

Tian Lin looked at Zhou Ting and said, "It should be the old night watchman."

Zhou Ting frowned but, after hesitating, lifted the creature from the coffin.

Firstly, Tian Lin's test had confirmed the creature wasn't a fake. Secondly, the creature recognized him and even mentioned Wang Yuanji's name, so taking a risk to trust her wasn't unthinkable.

Most importantly, Zhou Ting had detected that this creature was only at the Golden Core Realm. A Golden Core Realm creature shouldn't pose any major threat.

He ran towards the guest room with the creature in tow, while Tian Lin swung his sleeve to close the coffin lid again. They hurried to the guest room and locked the door behind them.

Just as they closed the door, the other door to the old watchman's room leading to the Peach House also opened.

Peering through the crack, they saw the old watchman stride into the room with a lantern.

The old watchman opened each coffin one by one, finding no trace of 'Wang Yuanji'.

He immediately rushed through the Peach House and knocked on the door on Tian Lin's side.

Meanwhile, in the guest room, Zhou Ting was still holding onto the creature.

Judging by the clothing, the creature was indeed wearing the inner sect disciple robe of Wenda Sect.

Furthermore, the creature claimed to be Wang Yuanji, and Zhou Ting had felt the physical resilience of a female's chest under his earlier strike.

It could be said, this creature was undoubtedly Wang Yuanji. Only, having been poisoned by corpse poison, she now looked neither human nor ghost.

"What should we do?"

The knocking continued, and Immortal Mei asked, "Should we open the door?"

Upon hearing the suggestion to open the door, Wang Yuanji trembled.

Her red eyes revealed no emotion, but everyone could sense her fear.

Clearly, she feared that if the door opened, everyone might hand her over to the night watchman.

"Let's not open the door; let's see what he can do."

The female True Disciple commented, and as if responding to her, the door began to rattle.

Everyone's expression changed, and Tian Lin said, "We'd better open the door; if we don't, we may not be able to stop him."

But after opening the door, not only might Wang Yuanji be taken by the old man, but Tian Lin and Zhou Ting could also face punishment for rescuing her.

Tian Lin exchanged a glance with Wang Yanyu, who understood and dragged Wang Yuanji to the window, forcibly shoving her under the bed. Meanwhile, Immortal Mei opened the door.

The night watchman barged into the room with a stern face and said, "Gentlemen, have you seen a corpse? One of my corpses suddenly disappeared."