Chapter 148 The Inescapable Five Finger Mountain

The four of them left Wanghu Tower with a blank expression, but came back after a while.

At this time, each of them held a magic weapon in their hands. They all looked extraordinary. Although they were still not as good as the "Tourmaline Water-Fixing Beads", it seemed that this was indeed their most impressive treasure at the moment.

Xu Shanshan did not ask them where they got the magic weapons, nor did she ask them where the magic weapons came from. She completely acted the role of a lustful and foolish client, her eyes constantly wandering around the four people, with deep meaning.

Now that everything is ready, the "guessing game" between the four of them, or more people secretly participating, should officially begin.

With a wave of his hand, Xu Shanshan dispersed the luxurious and lively singing and dancing that had been arranged earlier. The real scene dissipated like smoke, and the surroundings immediately returned to their original quietness and depth.

But the pavilions, towers, ponds, waterside pavilions, rockery and strange rocks, vines and green bamboos, turning east and passing through a hall, are all crowded with people and on full display inside the three-room gatehouse with hanging flowers.

"Then who will ask first, and who will guess?"

"Since the winning and losing conditions are proposed by us, you should start asking first. However, we should first plan out a range. Otherwise, we will just make wild guesses and there will be no standard answer." Wei Canghao answered according to the instructions of the Blue-Eyed Bat.

Let's test her strength in one round first. Anyway, they have four rounds in total, so we should first understand the rules of the game. Even if we lose, there will be plenty of opportunities to turn the tables.

Of course, there is no way they can lose.

Xu Shanshan did not refuse. She smiled and said, "That's true. Let me think about it. What should I ask Master Wei to guess? Why not... guess based on what we can see in front of us? Why don't you guess how many people are there in the Li Mansion at present?"

Wei Canghao was slightly surprised when he heard this: "Guess the number of people?"

"Yes."

"Please wait a moment. Let me think about it."

Wei Canghao closed his eyes and began to wander in his mind, leaving the "answer" to the person behind him.

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The old Taoist in yellow robe clapped his hands immediately: "It's so simple, why guess? Who among you is good at fortune-telling?"

"Let me do it." An old man wearing a square hat stepped out. Someone recognized him immediately: "Oh my god, it's the Tianshan Divine Calculation Jia Yizi."

"Thank you, Master."

He counted with confidence, then shook his head and muttered for a long time, and said: "Well, more than a hundred people..."

"How much more?" everyone asked in unison.

“A lot more.”

"How much is no less?"

He said in embarrassment: "It's hard to say..."

The blue-robed mage was too lazy to waste words with him and waved his hand: "Forget it, let's change people. Whose divination is better?"

"Hmph, let me take over." Another white-bearded old man walked out with a square step. He held a golden tortoise shell in his left hand and three ancient coins in his right hand.

It looks like there's something to this.

"It's him! He only comes out to tell fortunes once a year. He is known as the second best fortune teller in the world - Old Man Jingui. I heard that he can earn ten thousand gold coins for one divination. I didn't expect him to show up here."

He was seen putting ancient coins into the tortoise shell, then shaking his hands along with his head. After three times, he threw out the ancient coins, and the three coins that were turning on the wheels were pressed down flat by one hand, and then he looked at the hexagram.

"How is it?" they asked quickly.

The old man narrowed his eyes, took a closer look, and was stunned: "This hexagram shows... less than a hundred people." "How is that possible?" The blue-eyed bat retorted: "There are ninety-two of us here alone, and five people in Wanghu Tower, which makes ninety-seven. Add those people in Li Mansion who were captured by the four small Yin sects, and the people who accompanied Xu Shanshan, so no matter how few there are, there should be more than this number."

But the old man seemed not to hear him at all, and was immersed in his own divination: "Something is not right."

"What's wrong?" The old Taoist in yellow robe stepped forward and asked.

He shook the hexagram again, staring at the hexagram in amazement, muttering, "It's impossible, it's all messed up... it's missing again, how could it be missing again?"

"Tell me quickly, how many people are there?"

He was speechless for a moment, frowning and unable to give a specific number.

On the upper floor of Wanghu Tower, the wind blew up the smoky blue curtains. Xu Shanshan asked Wei Canghao in the haze, "Have you guessed it? There's no need to tell me the exact number of people. An approximate number is fine, as long as it's within a dozen or so."

Just an approximate number?

Jia Yizi quickly said, "One hundred and ten people."

The old man Jin Gui said affirmatively: "Less than a hundred people."

The two completely different answers puzzled them. How could they come up with two completely different answers at the same time?
Everyone was sweating with anxiety and was in a dilemma.

The ball is over, how should I choose?
"It's time to answer." Xu Shanshan's tone became slightly colder.

Wei Canghao froze for a moment, and immediately replied, "More than a hundred people."

“……”Great, got a middle value.

The sudden sound of the stool being dragged startled Wei Canghao and everyone else. Xu Shanshan slowly stood up, shook her head, smiled, and said with a slightly regretful tone, "I guessed wrong."

"Guessed wrong? Impossible, there must be more than a hundred people in the Li Mansion." Wei Canghao said with certainty.

Xu Shanshan said, "Here, only you and I are here."

As she said this, the pavilions, towers, ponds, waterside pavilions, rockery, strange rocks, vines and green bamboos of the Li Mansion began to collapse like high-rise buildings and turned into dust.

From her high place, she easily penetrated the long gallery and monitored the distribution of various parts of the Li Mansion. She could clearly see the yellow-robed old Taoist priest and the green-robed wizard, who looked stunned and stood there frozen in disbelief.

The "Li Mansion" disappeared in an instant, and in its place, a brand new world began to be reconstructed. The City of the Dead was filled with demons and evil spirits, and evil winds were blowing. In the Senluo Palace, endless blood-red fog lingered. In the bleak light, they were like devils that were sent to hell.

Xu Shanshan, holding a lotus in her bare hands, stepped lightly into the sky, her colorful dress trailing a wide belt as she ascended to heaven. She was like the god of judgment who had come down from heaven.

Everything within the pupils was collapsing, reconstructing a hell scene. It turned out that they... had never escaped from the illusion created by Xu Shanshan.

What they thought they had escaped was actually a lie. They had never escaped from Xu Shanshan's Five Finger Mountain.

When they realized this, they felt dizzy and cold all over.

Xu Shanshan's voice was as loud as a bell, clearly reaching their ears: "Everyone is here, admit defeat, the magic weapon and Wei Canghao will be mine. As for those of you Yin-Yang masters who are not good at learning, there is no need to force yourself to continue practicing, just retire."

Wei Canghao lost control and stood there like a piece of wood, while the two people who had just told fortunes suddenly had their qi valves broken, their power dissipated, and their "heavenly eyes" also closed.

"Uh-"

When they dispersed their energy, milky white "air currents" surged out from their five orifices. They were forced into the air, with their limbs drooping limply.

They seemed to realize that they would become ordinary people from now on, and their expressions were terrified, but the next second they all fell into darkness and disappeared.

"Then...it's time for a second round of guessing."