At that time, it was this Crystal Coffin that manifested and repelled the approaching enemies!

The second time it took action was when Chen Yan was sixteen years old. A three-restriction old turtle in the river wanted to seize Chen Yan's fate, and the Crystal Coffin manifested again, driving back the old turtle.

The third time it took action was when Chen Yan was eighteen years old. In the Iron Stone Cave of Xiankong Town, the culprit from eighteen years ago, the Earth Dragon Immortal comparable to the late stage of four restrictions, emerged from the mountain intending to take Chen Yan's life.

During the crisis, the Crystal Coffin acted again, engaging in fierce battle with the Earth Dragon Immortal, repelling it. The battle resulted in tens of thousands of casualties among Xiankong Town's residents.

After this incident, the Crystal Coffin fell silent and stopped appearing, while the Rat Demon on Chen Yan gradually made its entrance.

Fu Xinghe's annotation supplement: There is a high possibility that the existence within the Crystal Coffin was injured during the battle with the Earth Dragon Immortal, so it went silent to recuperate, and the Rat Demon came out instead.

Lu Ding continued reading downward.

According to the information, after Chen Yan's eighteenth birthday, his rise was meteoric.

All kinds of opportunities and good fortunes came one after another.

Before eighteen, this guy Chen Yan couldn't even get into his local school for junior high school entrance and was eventually assigned to the worst middle school.

You should know, Great Han's nine-year compulsory education has three grades corresponding to one realm.

Elementary school grades 1-2-3 correspond to Opening, grades 4-5-6 correspond to Zhaoxuan.

As long as you reach Linghai realm, regardless of whether you only have the realm without combat power, as long as you have the realm, you can attend the corresponding junior high school - it's compulsory education after all.

Yet even with this, Chen Yan still failed to get in.

After finishing junior high, looking at his results - wow, Linghai first level...

Once the nine-year compulsory education ended, his true colors were completely exposed - he couldn't even get into high school.

Like this, he muddled through until after eighteen years old. Once the Rat Demon appeared, his realm soared upward rapidly, flying upward.

From eighteen to now twenty-two years old, he successively crossed Divine Palace, Si Ming, Earth Observation, Heavenly Perception, and now has reached Five Decays of Heaven-Man second restriction cultivation.

How terrifying...

After reading this, Lu Ding thought to himself: "You basically got the protagonist template of a supernatural novel."

This story is just too classic.

But...

The protagonists in old-school supernatural novels mostly had solid moral compasses - serving the country and people, even to the point of being somewhat saintly.

They meddled in everything. While reading such novels, encountering such protagonists could be frustrating.

But in reality, if ordinary people encountered troubles and could run into such protagonists, that would truly be like their ancestral graves catching fire - their descendants would be saved.

In contrast, look at this Chen Yan.

He only has the template, without the moral compass.

The first thing he did after taking off was to inherit his paternal grandfather's position as specially invited manager of Linshan Mining.

This Linshan Mining is purely local scum - operating illegal mines, refusing compensation for accidents, indiscriminate discharge and emissions, various regulatory violations, forced land acquisition, criminal behaviors enough to fill an entire file folder.

Moreover, according to Fu Xinghe's subsequent investigations and reconstruction of the situation when the Iron Stone Cave's 'Earth Dragon Immortal' emerged from the mountain.

To put it plainly, that Iron Stone Cave 'Earth Dragon Immortal' was just a big earthworm hiding under the mountain, eating mud, nibbling on ore, not harming anyone.

It was Chen Yan's father who, while it was out, not only led people to blow up its nest.

But also stole its young, took them back and killed them to nourish his wife, wanting to conceive a child.

This was how Chen Yan was born.

To put it bluntly, the 'Earth Dragon Immortal' seeking revenge was completely justified.

On this point, Lu Ding supported it - it should be like this.

But what he didn't support was that the Earth Dragon Immortal's revenge killed many innocent people, which was also a fact.

Anyway, this Chen family from top to bottom, in his view: "They're all brain-damaged scum."

Not to mention Chen Yan abetting tyranny, helping that so-called 'No-Leave-Heaven Great Immortal' Rat Demon collect boys and girls to trade with the Yellow Heaven Sect.

Although, according to old-school supernatural novel plots, it's very likely that Chen Yan didn't know or was deceived.

The Rat Demon would eventually betray him, and only then would he realize.

But what does that have to do with Lu Ding?

You didn't know - does that mean the parents who lost their children were guilty?

He must be dealt with!!!

He threw the materials in his hand to Zhan Tingzhou.

"What do you think?"

Zhan Tingzhou took the materials, his already crooked mouth under the mask curling into a smile.

Wasn't this his time to shine?

Scanning through the materials.

His slanted eyes gradually turned serious.

"This butterfly effect is quite large. In my previous life, Xiankong Town's explosion should have happened much later."

"In this life, it was actually discovered so early..."

He looked up at Lu Ding.

As expected of you!

Keen sense of smell!

After praising Lu Ding in his heart, Zhan Tingzhou felt somewhat troubled.

Originally he thought he could rely on his foreknowledge to remind Lu Ding and target Xiankong Town in advance, but who knew Lu Ding could discover it ahead of time.

Since it's like this.

Then he could only showcase himself from another angle.

Zhan Tingzhou vaguely remembered that the great collapse of Xiankong Town was because after the Earth Dragon Immortal recovered from its injuries, it drilled through the cavern where the Rat Demon was hiding underground in Xiankong Town, thus revealing what was hidden inside to the world.

Later, when the battle was nearing its end, Chen Yan was taken away by the Crystal Coffin, and the Rat Demon was taken away by arriving Wuwang members.

In the end, only the Earth Dragon Immortal, White Ridge 749 Bureau Chief Qian Jin, and a large group of Xiankong Town residents died...

Thinking of these, Zhan Tingzhou scratched his head for a moment - he really didn't know what to do.

Lu Ding noticed his unusual behavior and asked: "Very conflicted?"

Zhan Tingzhou nodded: "I was thinking quite deeply just now. Because I'm a local of New City, I know quite a lot."

"This Xiankong Town is called Xiankong Town because underneath it, there are caverns left by years of accumulated mining. I think the Rat Demon's true form should be under Xiankong Town."

"But it's like a maze down there, hard to catch it. You need to undo the bell while the one who tied it is present. If you want to catch it, you need to first destroy the cavern to force it out. The Earth Dragon Immortal can do this."

"But the Earth Dragon Immortal hates human Qi Refiners and probably won't cooperate."

Lu Ding listened to this problem. He didn't ask Zhan Tingzhou how he knew the Earth Dragon Immortal hated humans or why it wouldn't cooperate - he's a reincarnator, those who understand, understand.

"Then go talk with the Earth Dragon Immortal. Anyway, it's not a good thing either, having killed many people. If unwilling, kill it on the spot."

His voice wasn't loud, but the killing intent within was chilling.

Zhan Tingzhou's face stiffened slightly under his mask - was his killing nature this strong?

Hmm! He must have suffered many grievances in his previous life.

He caught the key point - 'if unwilling' then kill on the spot, so Zhan Tingzhou asked: "What if... it's willing?"

Lu Ding leaned back in his chair: "Then promise it conditions, spare its life for now. After the matter is accomplished, I'll hand Chen Yan over for it to kill, and finally I'll give it a dignified end."

"Even if successful, still kill it?"