After walking for a quarter of an hour, Gu Qing and his party came to a black cave.
This cave is also underwater, with black mud in front of it, and black smoke emitting. Surprisingly, this smoke can be perfectly integrated with the surrounding water, and there is no trace at all.
The bubbles turned into wisps of odor until they floated out of the water.
"Go in, she's inside."
The old man with a wooden stick stopped in front of the cave and seemed to have no intention of going in.
Tao Lingyun chuckled lightly and said, "Third uncle, why don't you accompany your nephew in?"
"Huh, Tao Lulan is just a cultivator in the psychic stage. It's already a great honor for you, the head of the Tao family, to invite you personally. Isn't that enough? Do you have to drag me with you?"
The old man with the wooden stick blew his beard and glared angrily.
Tao Lingyun said with a half-smile: "I've always been timid. This cave is dark and cold. My nephew will be scared if he goes in alone."
The expression of the old man with a wooden stick changed, and he sneered: "My nephew, Tao Lingyun, is not a master who is afraid of trouble. Who are you, and you haven't shown up yet?" Just after saying this, Tao Lingyun was smiling across from him just now.
, suddenly his body swayed, and he came to the side of the old man with a wooden stick. He put his fingers together and stabbed forward.
"Poof!" There was a sound, and the old man's body with the wooden stick was punctured instantly like a water bag.
"The reaction is really fast." Tao Lingyun was not surprised because he succeeded in one attack. Instead, his face sank and his body disappeared from the place strangely.
The moment he left, a shadow of a wooden stick suddenly fell in the sky, and with a "bang", it instantly shattered a piece of gravel in front of him, and a huge shock wave caused the bottom of the water to shake. Until then, the old man with a wooden stick came from the upper left
A corner of the square water curtain appeared.
"Your reaction is not slow either."
A hint of admiration flashed in the eyes of the old man with a wooden stick, and he stared at a place on the lower right side of the water curtain. It was not until Tao Lingyun appeared from that area that he said lightly.
Tao Lingyun's face twisted for a while, and he quietly turned into Gu Qing's appearance. He straightened his wrinkled Taoist robe and sighed softly: "I was only a little bit away from taking Lu Lan away smoothly. Unfortunately, in the end, I still fell short.
.However, this is also expected.”
"Oh, it seems that you are quite open-minded." A strange light flashed in the eyes of the old man with the wooden stick, and he said, "Who are you? Why did you break into my Tao Mansion? As far as I know, that Tao Lu
Lan has not made any great friends since she entered my Tao Mansion. What is your relationship?"
"I am her husband." Gu Qing explained all the problems of the old man with a wooden stick in one sentence. At this moment, such a sentence came out of his mouth without much thought at all.
I am her husband!
When these simple words were spoken, even he couldn't help but feel his heart beat faster. If Lu Lan heard it here at this moment, I don't know what she would think.
The old man with the wooden stick was startled, and then he laughed heartily: "Let's not talk about your cultivation level for the moment, but this shape-changing technique can actually be hidden from my eyes. You really have some abilities. For a woman, I really can't do it.
It's worth risking your life here. I think you are a talented person, how about joining our Tao Mansion?"
Contrary to Gu Qing's expectation, the old man with a wooden stick actually developed a love for talents and took the initiative to offer him an olive branch. In fact, as long as he knew more about the situation in Tao Mansion, he would not be surprised by this matter.
You must know that a thousand years ago, the Tao Mansion was still the largest family in the entire Luoshang City. But since the death of the ancestor of the previous generation, the Tao Mansion has not had a truly strong person who can intimidate several other families. Moreover, under Tao Lingyun
In this generation, there are almost no people who have the potential to break through to the Tianyuan stage.
This made the elders of the Tao Mansion very anxious. The younger generation of the Tao Mansion had almost no hope. They could only support some potential people from outside the Tao Mansion. This is why, in recent years, many outsiders who have joined the Tao Mansion have
The reason why there are more and more monks.
Of course, not just anyone can join such a wealthy family as the Tao family. They must have the strength to be recognized by the Tao family elders.
Gu Qing frowned and said, "Thank you for your kindness, senior. However, when I came to Tao Mansion, I just wanted to rescue my wife and had no intention of joining Tao Mansion."
"Oh, so do you think you still have a chance now?" The old man with the wooden stick had a trace of disappointment on his face, but then he asked playfully.
"Not necessarily." Gu Qing took a deep breath and said, "With Lu Lan's strength, it is simply not enough to enter the senior's eyes. If the junior is willing to pay a price that far exceeds her worth in exchange for her freedom, I wonder if the senior can
Are you tempted?"
He has indeed collected some treasures on his body that can tempt the elders of the Tao Mansion. However, he will not take out these things easily, because it will only bring trouble to himself. He needs to find a suitable time to
Will take this step.
The first thing is to arouse the other person's interest.
Unexpectedly, the old man with the wooden stick was not moved at all. Instead, he cast his gaze into the void and said nonchalantly: "I am already half-destined, and those treasures of yours are probably of no use to me."
However, you are not without a chance."
"Senior, please speak." Gu Qing narrowed his eyes.
"Since you want to destroy the marriage between our Tao Mansion and the city lord, you must show strength or power that can compete with that city lord." There was a cunning look on the face of the old man with a wooden stick.
The old man with the wooden stick naturally did not believe that Gu Qing was enough to compete with the mysterious city lord. However, the power behind him was not certain.
Any high-level monk, except for those casual cultivators who practice in seclusion all year round and do not care about worldly affairs, most of them have a powerful force behind them. As long as they can attract this powerful foreign aid, then the status of Tao Mansion will be completely eliminated.
It doesn't matter whether he is stable or not, whether he is married to the city lord or not.
Gu Qing saw the intention of the old man with a wooden stick from his eyes. If the old man with a wooden stick was the only Tianyuan monk here, there would be nothing to fear. However, from his induction, he already knew that this Black Dusk Pond
A strong man is definitely not as strong as he appears.
It is almost impossible to win based on strength.
"Okay, I promise you."
Gu Qing lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and fixed his eyes on that person's face.
"Okay. As long as you can fulfill our agreement, I will return Tao Lulan to you intact, and Tao Zimo will also be taken away with you. However, it seems that we should agree on a time. I can only give you three
Months." The old man with a wooden stick said slowly and calmly.
"It's a deal."
The two had another conversation, and the old man with the wooden stick always wanted to find out Gu Qing's identity by making subtle innuendos, but Gu Qing just smiled and said nothing.
Seeing that there was nothing to gain from continuing the conversation, the old man with the wooden stick had to give up.
At this time, a deep voice came from outside: "Disciple Tao Lingyun pays homage to the elders. Has the bold maniac who broke into the house been captured?"
The real head of the Tao family is here.
A trace of embarrassment flashed across Gu Qing's face. In order to find out Lu Lan's whereabouts, he killed the second lady, but the other party might not be willing to let it go. Of course, with the old man with the wooden stick by his side, he was not afraid that he would act recklessly, but when they met
, is not a good thing after all.
He gave the old man with the wooden stick an apologetic look and shook his head slightly.
The old man with a wooden stick understood, smiled slightly, and said: "Don't worry, Yun'er won't take the life or death of a mere concubine to heart. In the face of family interests, these matters between men and women are not worth mentioning at all. However, since you
If you don’t want to meet him now, forget it! Go straight ahead from this cave, there is a teleportation array that can take you away."
Gu Qing glanced at the cave behind him, showing a hint of suspicion.
Just now, the old man with the wooden stick wanted to let himself into this place. It can be imagined that there must be some powerful restrictions here that can restrain him.
The old man with a wooden stick seemed to have noticed Gu Qing's thoughts and said: "Don't worry, I am a person who breaks his word? There are indeed some restrictions in this cave, but as long as they are not activated, there is nothing to worry about. If I really want to
I won’t go to such great lengths to deal with you or negotiate any terms with you.”
"I've been overthinking it. Farewell."
Gu Qing had to believe his words and got into the cave.
The entire cave was pitch black, and there was a foul smell in the air. The first smell made Gu Qing feel dizzy.
He stretched out his right hand and groped on the stone wall bit by bit. The uneven stones were revealed one by one. They seemed chaotic, but in fact they were very regular. He kept silently in his heart, thirty-six... forty-nine... six
Thirteen...eighty-one...Every time he spit out a number, the position of the raised stone would change obviously.
"His!"
Gu Qing took a breath of cold air.
It turns out that the restriction here is not a formation with powerful attack power, but has the nature of a seal, which can suppress the poisonous gas in the cave. Moreover, this restriction is set up in conjunction with the innate Bagua, and is very powerful, but even so,
There is still a stench emanating from the cave.
If the entire ban is opened, I'm afraid the toxins will be even more alarming.
By then, I'm afraid even he won't be able to resist it.
Since entering the world of immortality, Gu Qing has a deep understanding of various spiritual herbs and poisons, and he is even a poison-repelling body. There are not many toxins that can attract his attention. It can be seen from this that the natural environment here,
How precious it is. If you are a monk who has practiced the Poison Dao technique, you will definitely regard this place as a natural treasure.
Gu Qing has a very huge spiritual consciousness, and his sensing ability is far beyond the same level. He keenly feels that he is getting closer to the source of poison in the cave.
After another fifty or sixty steps forward, he suddenly slapped his right hand on his waist, and red light spots shot out from his palm, quickly forming a thin barrier. This barrier can confuse other people's minds.
The function of consciousness is believed to be enough to confuse those strong people.
Of course, it's hard to say how effective it would be if the other party really wanted to investigate.