Folk Card Maker: Starting from Painted Skin

Throughout the entire process, Zhang Jingtian held his breath, afraid of making any other movements or sounds.

Fortunately, he didn't encounter anything. The house was truly empty, without even a single guard.

After Zhang Jingtian had picked all the medicinal herbs from the pond, he stroked his chin and muttered, "Are the Cataclysmic Star People so law-abiding? They have such precious things at home and aren't even afraid of being stolen from. Has it really reached the point where people don't pick up things they find on the road?"

Zakiram beside him said softly, "Master, at least I haven't sensed any danger yet. But I'm not sure if there are any traps."

Zhang Jingtian hummed in agreement, "Never mind that, let's get out of here first."

Then, Zhang Jingtian quickly got up and walked towards the door.

However, before Zhang Jingtian could get far, he suddenly heard a commotion outside.

Zhang Jingtian immediately realized that the owner of the house had returned!

At that moment, Zhang Jingtian's expression became serious.

By sheer coincidence, just as he was about to escape, the owner of the house came back.

He didn't know whether to say his luck was too bad.

The first thing Zhang Jingtian did was to quickly summon his other three heroic spirits.

He knew very well that the owner of this house was definitely not weak. This house stood in such a place, with not even a single person in sight nearby.

This was enough to show that the owner of the house had absolute confidence in his own strength.

Because this kind of place was too easy for people to break into.

At this time, Daji suddenly lowered her voice and said in Zhang Jingtian's ear, "Master, let's hide first!"

Hearing her words, Zhang Jingtian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you know of any places nearby where we can hide?"

Daji immediately smiled and said, "I know, Master. I'll take you there. I just saw it."

Zhang Jingtian responded and followed Daji's footsteps.

He knew that his heroic spirits would not harm him.

Under Daji's guidance, they burrowed into a patch of grass beside the pond, and at the end, they indeed saw a secret passage.

At this time, Zhang Jingtian was shocked. How did Daji notice such a place?

The few heroic spirits could freely change their size, so they easily burrowed into the tunnel.

But it was much more troublesome for Zhang Jingtian.

It took him a lot of effort to squeeze in.

He clearly heard the front door being opened in the last second before he entered the secret passage.

If he had been a step slower, he would definitely have been caught by the owner of the house.

And Zhang Jingtian could imagine the consequences with his toes.

"Phew..." Zhang Jingtian exhaled and said, "Luckily we came in first."

The world inside the secret passage could only be described as 'a hidden paradise'.

After entering, Zhang Jingtian was deeply shocked by the scene before him.

Because what appeared in front of him was a huge square, but this square was not empty. Instead, it was filled with cages.

And those iron cages contained not only humans, but Zhang Jingtian guessed they should be Cataclysmic Star People, because their eyes were full of hatred when they looked at him.

In addition, there were even beast races that Zhang Jingtian didn't expect to be imprisoned inside.

However, all the creatures in the cages looked like they were on their last breath, as if they had been tortured to the point of death.

At that moment, Zhang Jingtian's expression changed slightly.

The owner of this house was probably a pervert.

Among them, there were even a few Cataclysmic Star People who deliberately roared after seeing Zhang Jingtian, as if trying to attract the attention of people outside.

This instantly dispelled Zhang Jingtian's desire to let them off the hook.

At this time, Zhang Jingtian simply made a gesture, without saying a word. Zakiram immediately transformed into a ghostly shadow and killed the few Cataclysmic Star People who were making noise.

The stench of blood permeated the space, making it much quieter here.

The Cataclysmic Star People finally learned to be obedient at this time.

Zhang Jingtian raised his eyebrows, seemingly wanting to find someone he could communicate with, at least to let Zhang Jingtian know what kind of enemy he was facing.

Just at this moment, from the end of the iron cages, Zhang Jingtian heard a desperate cry.

That voice seemed to be calling his name.

Zhang Jingtian raised his eyebrows and quickly glanced in the direction of the voice.

This one glance directly stunned Zhang Jingtian on the spot.

At first, he really thought he was hallucinating and misheard.

But now, after hearing that voice and looking in that direction, he was truly stunned.

Because he saw someone he knew.

"Huai Yalin?"

Zhang Jingtian rubbed his eyes, completely unable to believe what he was seeing.

Wasn't this his senior from before?

However, before, Zhang Jingtian's impression of Huai Yalin came more from how beautiful, powerful, and confident she was.

But now, when Zhang Jingtian saw Huai Yalin in the cage, all he saw was a tired and thin woman.

If it weren't for her contours and features still being there, Zhang Jingtian would have almost thought he was seeing things.

And Huai Yalin in the cage, at this time, raised her head and smiled at Zhang Jingtian:

"As expected, it's really you. You're already Platinum? That speed is too fast."

Zhang Jingtian didn't reply, but instead looked at Zakiram: "She's not a Cataclysmic Star Person in disguise, right?"

Huai Yalin in the cage was stunned, but quickly laughed.

She was quite worried about Zhang Jingtian at first, but now that she saw Zhang Jingtian's high level of vigilance, Huai Yalin immediately relaxed a lot.

She also understood why Zhang Jingtian was able to stand out among his peers, and even come to this place alone.

He really had a reason. This vigilance was even stronger than many of her classmates.

If they could have been as vigilant as Zhang Jingtian, they probably wouldn't have died..."