Gu Nian asked: "Who are you? Where are you here? Why do you appear here? What conspiracy does the Lu family have?"
Gu Nian's original intention was to get some useful information through such inquiries, so that he could gain as much advantage as possible before the Lu family's ceremony.
Unexpectedly, when she mentioned the word "Lu family", the mixed voice seemed to have touched some untouchable mechanism, causing the voice to lose control of her emotions instantly!
"The Lu family... kill them... kill them!" the voice roared hysterically.
At the same time, the entire cave became gloomy and windy, and the light flickered on and off!
"Don't get excited yet! You see, I, like you, am about to become the Lu family's next victim!" Gu Nian spoke hastily, trying to appease the emotion of the voice.
"I don't know what happened to you, or what excessive things the Lu family did to you. But, since you came here to remind me, it means you don't want me to fall into the same situation as you."
"Since we have a common enemy, which is the Lu family, let's join forces. Can you tell me what exactly happened here and what I can do to help you?"
Gu Nian talked a lot, trying to communicate with the voice. Unexpectedly, the voice could not calm down for a long time, until... they disturbed something in the cave!
Or perhaps, a special time has arrived.
On the stone wall hung with red silk in the distance, puffs of thick smoke were emitted from the artificially dug holes, and black and red firelight was dimly shining.
At the moment when this unexpected incident occurred, the woman's voice mingled in Gu Nian's ears, and the sound suddenly turned into a piercing scream like a ghost crying or a wolf howling.
"It hurts! It hurts!"
Gu Nian couldn't help but frown.
…
"Xiao Hei, you're back." She said, picked up Xiao Hei, and checked carefully. She was relieved when she saw that the little guy was not injured.
"ah!"
When she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Hei.
They kept wailing, their voices shrill and harsh.
"Master, I went to that dark place and found that it was an extinct volcano that had erupted in the past. Looking from the crater, I could see that there were many trees growing inside the volcano, and those were all sycamores.
The tree exudes a dark and terrifying aura." Xiao Hei said:
"I strictly followed the master's instructions and only checked the situation at the crater. I didn't encounter any danger. I just ran too far and wasted some time..."
At this moment, she felt something gently rubbing against her face.
When Gu Nian heard this, her heart skipped a beat, and she instantly thought of the strange expressions on the old butler of the Lu family and Lu Shangyu when she asked to see the wood that was used to make the guqin.
"The... sycamore tree that grows in an extinct volcano?" She frowned, sat up and took Xiao Hei back.
"Xiao Hei, you should have a good rest first. Maybe you will be useful tomorrow."
Gu Nian stood up, straightened his clothes and hair, asked the maids, and chose two people to lead the way towards Lu Shangyu's yard...