Baihua Valley has returned to tranquility, and everyone is safe. Only Jiuniang Guzheng has gone somewhere, presumably to find a body for Dugu Haotian.
Now that Thief Zhi has recovered his life, Zhang Cheng has temporarily resolved his troubles. Calculating the days, it has been several months since he came to the three blessed places. Chen Jinyuan somewhat misses his family in the mortal world. He has been away for so long, but he doesn't know.
How are they doing?
After resting for two days, Chen Jinyuan headed towards the Peony Courtyard early that morning.
"Sister, I have something to see the Valley Master. Could you please let me know?" In front of the Peony Courtyard, Chen Jinyuan raised his hand to a female disciple who was guarding the door.
"It turns out it's Chen Shaoxia. The Valley Master said that if it's Chen Shaoxia who comes, there's no need to pass the call. Chen Shaoxia can just go in." Chen Jinyuan is a celebrity in Baihua Valley. The most talked about topic among the sisters in the valley these days is him.
So when the female disciple saw it was Chen Jinyuan, she couldn't help but look at him a few more times, with a kind smile on her face.
"Thank you, sister." Chen Jinyuan called out sweetly, making the female disciple smile. You must know that the woman looked much younger than Chen Jinyuan.
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"Good morning, Senior Liu!" Chen Jinyuan walked into the Peony Courtyard and saw the graceful figure of Liu Xu in the yard.
Liuxu was holding a small wooden bucket in one hand and a small wooden spoon in the other hand. She was watering the peonies in the flower bed, but her face was in a daze, and she didn't know what was bothering her.
"It turns out it's you, little brother!" Liu Xu's hand shook, and she turned around and saw it was Chen Jinyuan, with a smile on her worried face.
"Senior Liu, what's going on? You don't even know someone is approaching. Could it be that you have something on your mind?" Chen Jinyuan walked over and asked Liu Catkin.
Liuxu put the wooden spoon in his hand into the barrel, sighed and said, "Oh, it's hard to explain in words."
"Senior Liu, if you have anything bothering you, you might as well tell him. Maybe this junior can be of some help!" Chen Jinyuan frowned, curious as to what could make Liu Xu so upset.
"Oh, you can't help me, little brother. Why did you come to me so early?" Liuxu waved her hand. She still refused to say anything clearly and steered the topic aside.
In fact, she was worried about Du Yuchan's longevity. Du Yuchan only had half a year left to live, which was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for her. The matter of longevity was destined by God, and Du Yuchan couldn't solve it by herself.
Who can help, and Du Yuchan asked her not to leak this matter to anyone, so of course she would not tell Chen Jinyuan like this.
Liuxu didn't say anything. Chen Jinyuan stopped questioning and cupped his hands to Liuxu, "Last time in Nirvana Cave, Senior Du promised this junior that he would use your sect's teleportation formation to help me, so..."
"Are you so anxious to return to the mortal world?" Liu Xu looked sideways at Chen Jinyuan.
"I have been in Penglai for several months, and I am really worried about him." Chen Jinyuan said with a smile.
"Xu'er, Xiaoyou Chen wants to use the teleportation array, so just take him there." As soon as Chen Jinyuan finished speaking, he heard Du Yuchan's voice coming from inside the house.
"Thank you, Senior Du." Chen Jinyuan cupped his hands toward the door, but felt something was wrong in his heart. Du Yuchan's voice seemed to have become much older.
"It doesn't matter, little friend, go early and come back early." Du Yuchan's response came from inside the room, and then it became quiet again.
"Hey. Then come with me!" Liu Xu nodded, turned around and waved to Chen Jinyuan, then jumped into the air.
Chen Jinyuan followed closely behind Du Yuchan, neither fast nor slow. He flew towards a remote corner in the canyon of the back mountain.
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Sunset Gorge.
This canyon is very narrow, with the cliffs on both sides standing straight like razor blades. There is a gap of less than three feet in the middle, leading to the valley in a winding way, allowing only one person to pass through.
There were no guards outside the canyon, so Liuxu led Chen Jinyuan to land in front of the canyon and walked into the canyon with Chen Jinyuan.
The steep stone walls on both sides gave people a strong sense of oppression, and the stone steps under their feet were covered with moss. Perhaps as Liuxu and the others said, no one had been here for a long time.
After walking into the valley for a moment, the front suddenly became wider. It was like a dead end. At the end of the canyon, a cave appeared.
There is a stone plaque hanging above the entrance of the cave, with the words "Chaoyang Cave!" written on it. The stone plaque is covered with grass ash, and the entrance of the cave is stained with spider webs. It has obviously been abandoned for a long time.
Liuxu walked closer and waved her sleeves gently. The spider webs blocking the entrance of the cave and the grass ash on the stone plaque were immediately swept away by the strong wind of her sleeves.
"Chaoyang Cave? Senior, is this here?" Chen Jinyuan raised his head and looked at the three characters on the stone plaque, thinking a little naughty in his heart, this Baihua Valley is full of women, women belong to Yin, and the name of this cave is Chaoyang,
It seems that although this person is disdainful of men on the surface, he is still longing for yang energy in his heart.
"This is the Chaoyang Cave! The teleportation formation is in the cave." Liu Xu turned around and glanced at Chen Jinyuan, as if he had seen through Chen Jinyuan's thoughts, and immediately corrected Chen Jinyuan's pronunciation. The word "Chao" was pronounced twice by Chen Jinyuan.
, but what she said was one sound, with a different tone and different meanings.
Chen Jinyuan smiled coquettishly, and when he raised his head, the catkins had already entered the cave, and he followed suit into the dark cave.
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The cave was cold and deep, exuding a musty smell. Chen Jinyuan couldn't help but cover his nose. After walking in for a moment, he could no longer see anything, so he opened up his consciousness.
"Senior, be careful!" As soon as he opened his consciousness, he saw a huge spider on the top of the cave with a thread hanging down and rushing toward the catkins walking in front, its eyes flashing with cold blood.
Liuxu did not panic. She also had spiritual awareness and discovered the existence of this huge spider early in the morning. Before Chen Jinyuan finished speaking, the dagger at his waist had been unsheathed. He waved it casually, and a stream of light flashed through the dark cave.
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"Pfft..."
The big spider was cut in half by Liuxu's sword and fell to the ground. The smelly internal organs were scattered all over the floor. Liuxu's dagger was returned to its sheath. Chen Jinyuan walked over and explored the remains of the huge spider with his spiritual consciousness.
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Except for the eight sharp claws like steel knives, the body is almost as big as a calf. Under the abdomen is a human face covered with black hair. It was chopped to pieces by catkins with a sword, making it look weird and ferocious.
"What kind of spider is this and why is it so weird?" Chen Jinyuan couldn't help but be surprised.
"Human-faced spider, Chaoyang Cave has been abandoned for a long time, so it is not surprising that this kind of ferocious beast is born. The venom of this spider is very terrifying. If one is bitten by it, if it is not treated in time, the martial arts realm will fall rapidly, and the spider silk
It’s even more extraordinary. It sticks to people’s bodies and makes it difficult for ordinary warriors to escape.” Liu Xu said.
