Bai Xiaomi suddenly sat up from the bed. She broke out in a cold sweat. She put on her clothes and went to the courtyard outside alone. The moonlight was like water, casting her figure on the ground, making her appear alone.
Bai Xiaomi felt an unprecedented loneliness in her heart, and along with it grew guilt. She silently counted the days until everything would be over in a few days.
Suddenly someone tapped her shoulder lightly. Bai Xiaomi didn't see the other person's figure, and she wasn't surprised. She sighed and said, "Why hide now that you're here?"
The other party laughed, and a short old man appeared in the moonlight. He was in his sixties, wearing a black Tang suit, with a slim appearance, bright eyes, and a kind smile on his face.
Bai Xiaomi said: "Grandpa, since you have escaped safely, let that kid go."
The old man said: "Are you nervous about him? We agreed on three months, but it's only been one month. Zhang Qingfeng caused my wife to be separated, and I only locked up his grandson for three months. I'm already repaying evil with kindness."
Bai Xiaomi said: "He is not Zhang Qingfeng's grandson. Why do you want to vent your anger on him? You are not as broad-minded as my grandfather."
The old man snorted coldly and said: "Don't mention that old guy, he is not a good person either. He coaxed me to get the Body Refining Scripture and gave it away to random people."
"Grandpa, it's not all thanks to him that you were able to escape this time. Without him as a scapegoat for you and your uncle, you wouldn't have been able to escape smoothly."
The old man said: "That's because my granddaughter is smart, but that's because they are too stupid."
Bai Xiaomi said: "Grandpa, I have been feeling uneasy lately. He has saved me in danger many times, but I treat him like this. He must hate me very much in his heart."
"You will understand later that hate is always deeper than love."
Bai Xiaomi said: "Don't forget that it was him who saved your grandson."
The old man nodded: "Don't tell your uncle about this."
He was lying on the snow with his back stretched out. After entering the portal, he was attracted by an invisible force. His body spun like a gyro into an endless void passage, as if he had lost his footing and fell into an abyss. No one knew how much time had passed.
At that moment, he fell into the snowdrift, making a deep hole in the snow, and the snow suddenly splashed everywhere.
It was a dark night, with heavy snowflakes floating in the sky. There was no wind. The snow fell slowly and gently, and the surrounding silence was extremely quiet. Lying on the soft snow, it felt like lying on a big bed. Immortal Zhang opened his eyes wide and stared blankly at the night sky.
, in the sky directly above, colorful rays of light kept dancing, and neither the moon nor the stars could be seen. The scene in front of me looked a bit like a laser.
A head emerged from the snow on the left side of Zhang Chi. He coughed violently and spit out a mouthful of bright red snow. It was Mr. Ji. He entered the Netherworld Valley before Zhang Chi.
He stretched his arms and climbed up from the snow. His mind was still a little hazy. He staggered on the snow like a drunk man. He came to Mr. Ji, grabbed his arm, and pulled him away.
Pulled out of the snowdrift.
Mr. Ji's right leg was fractured and he could only stand in an independent posture. Several of his ribs were also broken. Every time he breathed, he felt pain in his chest. Zhang Chi asked Mr. Ji to sit down and wait while he went to look around.
There are no other survivors.
After walking a few steps, I saw the body of a guard. The guard's cervical vertebra was broken when he landed, proving that teleportation is also risky.
The colorful halo in the sky changed, and three black spots swooped down from the sky. Along with three shouts, three more people entered through the portal. Their bodies fell on the snow as if a bomb had been set off in the snow.
Zhang Chi rushed over. This time it was Chu Jianghe and two other guards who came in. Although the three of them landed very quickly, fortunately the snow was thick enough and had a sufficient buffering effect on their bodies, so they were not affected.
Seriously injured.
Chu Jianghe entered the portal before the big explosion in the deep well. Compared with Zhang Chi who did not hesitate, he still had a fierce ideological struggle. Mr. Ji had already said that if you enter the portal, you may not be able to return for the rest of your life.
In the past world, Mr. Ji had never heard of anyone returning from the Netherworld Valley for all the years he had been in the Deep Pit. The teleportation array connecting the Deep Well and the Netherworld Valley was one-way. Once you entered, you could not exit through the teleportation array.
Zhang Chi pulled Chu Jianghe out of the snowdrift. Although the two people disliked each other in the past world, after this experience, they immediately felt that they were much closer to each other. After all, they were on the same front. Because
With each other, we will not fall into the situation of fighting alone.
The five people gathered together, and Chu Jianghe asked one of the guards to carry Mr. Ji on his back. He did not completely believe Mr. Ji's words. Since he could get in, he could get out. Maybe Mr. Ji had lied to them.
Chu Jianghe asked Mr. Ji: "Where should we go?"
Mr. Ji shook his head and said: "I have never been here. I only know that this place is called Netherworld Valley. It has been a place where criminals have been exiled since ancient times. Only the superpowers with the most evil crimes will be sent here through the portal and left to fend for themselves.
There will never be a day of return.”
Zhang Chi said: "Is there anyone here who you personally sent in?"
Mr. Ji said nothing, but his expression was very ugly.
Chu Jianghe said: "As a member of the Secret Bureau, you actually colluded with foreign enemies, secretly let the felons go, and put us in such a desperate situation. Do you have any conscience? Tell me, who asked you to do this?
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Mr. Ji sighed and said: "It is meaningless to argue about this matter now. From the moment we enter the Netherworld Valley, we must be extra careful. Although I have never been there, I know that this is the most dangerous place in the world, and there is cruelty everywhere."
People with super powers, we did not escape the danger."
Chu Jianghe said angrily: "No need for you to remind me!" He took a deep breath and felt that his body's energy was rapidly recovering. The Netherworld Valley was full of spiritual energy, and his spiritual energy returned to its peak state.
With Chu Jianghe's confidence returning to form, Chu Jianghe's confidence began to gradually recover. What about Netherworld Valley? Now that it has reached this point, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, he still has to go through it.
Zhang Chi grabbed a handful of snow. The snow was real. He felt a little thirsty and took a bite of the snow. The snow was quickly melted by the temperature in his mouth and turned into cold snow water that flowed down his throat and into his stomach. The snow water was clear and sweet.
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Chu Jianghe kindly reminded him: "Be careful of the poison."
Zhang Chi said: "Anyway, you will die, there is nothing to worry about." He thought to himself, no wonder the Bureau of Secrets chose the Tiankeng as a place to store spiritual energy. It seems that they have known about the existence of Netherworld Valley for a long time, and maybe Netherworld Valley is also the place where spiritual energy is stored.
One of the Great Ling Ruins, the same as the Zhongzhou Ruins, he told Mr. Ji the questions in his mind.
Mr. Ji said: "I don't know. The deep well has existed for a long time. The suspension bridge leading to the deep well was built during the Kangxi period. This teleportation array was also installed by a senior master in the late Qing Dynasty. The last time a spiritual energy explosion occurred in the tiankeng,
The more than 200 people responsible for guarding the base were mutated in the explosion. They lost their memories of the past and were lonely ghosts without emotions. We call them ghosts."
Chu Jianghe said: "You just sent them here through the teleportation array?"
Mr. Ji nodded: "It's a decision from above. Although those people have never taken the initiative to attack us, no one can guarantee what kind of changes the spiritual energy will cause to their bodies. They cannot leave the tiankeng. If they leave the environment of the tiankeng, use
They will die soon, and if they are all left in the sinkhole, they will pose a new hidden danger, so I thought of sending them here through the teleportation array."
Zhang Chi secretly thought that they had seen Netherworld when they came to the Tiankeng last time, and he had also fought with Youming personally. If Netherworld came out from here, it would prove that there is another exit from Netherworld Valley leading to the Tiankeng.
Chu Jianghe said: "How many ghosts are sent in through you?" Zhang Chi asked this question just now.
Mr. Ji thought for a while and finally replied: "More than two hundred people."
Hearing this number, Zhang Chi and Chu Jianghe took a breath of air. They wouldn't be afraid of ordinary people, but these two hundred people are all highly mutated Netherworlds due to the radiation from the spiritual energy burst. Even if the five of them join forces,
It may not be possible to cope with it, so the only solution now is to take it one step at a time.
The temperature is getting lower and lower. It is already a frosty night. The guard carrying Mr. Ji is exhausted. He proposed to take a rest, but Mr. Ji disagrees. The temperature is dropping rapidly. The current body temperature should be minus ten degrees.
If it continues to fall, it will exceed the limit of their body's endurance, and they will freeze to death here. They must find a place to keep out the cold as soon as possible.
Zhang Chi is the least afraid of the cold among the five. Although he does not have the ability to absorb spiritual energy, he has the ability to absorb anger. The anger caused by the emotional fluctuations of several people around him has been quietly absorbed by him. The two surviving guards
Taking turns carrying Mr. Ji on their backs, the two of them were miserable under such a harsh environment.
Zhang Chi took the initiative to pick up Mr. Ji. After entering the Netherworld Valley, his extraordinary physical fitness gradually became apparent.
After trekking in the wind and snow for more than two hours, a cedar forest appeared in front of them, and everyone became excited. The cedar trees were rich in oil, and they could use these cedars to light campfires to keep warm.
Except for Mr. Ji, everyone else started working together and quickly chopped down a bunch of pine branches. Immortal Zhang wanted to light a bonfire, but unexpectedly Mr. Ji flicked his finger and a spiritual light ball shot into the pine branches, which immediately started to burn.
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Coming to a place rich in spiritual energy like Netherworld Valley, everyone except Zhang Chi was rapidly absorbing spiritual energy to replenish their spiritual energy, and their abilities were also growing rapidly.
The five of them sat around the campfire and warmed up for a while. After their bodies felt warm, hunger came one after another. Chu Jianghe took the initiative to go to see if there was any food nearby. He whispered to Zhang Chi and looked at Mr. Ji. He looked at Mr. Ji from beginning to end.
No one trusts this person. If Mr. Ji takes the opportunity to escape, then they will lose their guide.
Mr. Ji asked two of his men to accompany Chu Jianghe so that they could take care of each other.
After Chu Jianghe and the others left, Mr. Ji said: "Chu Jianghe is very suspicious."
Zhang Chi said: "You have harmed us to such an extent, do you still want him to trust you?"
Mr. Ji laughed dumbly, shook his head and said: "This incident was purely an accident, and I had no intention of hurting your lives."
Zhang Chi did not have any doubts about this. After all, he and Chu Jianghe were locked in a deep well. Even if they were killed, no one would know. Zhang Chi asked: "Who are the two people who came out to replace us?"
Mr. Ji did not answer, staring at the bonfire.
Zhang Chi carefully observed the changes in Mr. Ji's expression: "Didn't you say that we will never get out? In that case, what are you still worried about? What are you worried about?"
Mr. Ji sighed and said, "Bai Yunsheng and Bai Wuya!"
Zhang Chi was shocked when he heard Bai Yunsheng's name. Isn't Bai Yunsheng one of the seven founders of the Mysterious Bureau? It's not that Bai Yunsheng disappeared during the battle to encircle and annihilate Xiang Tianxing. It turns out that Bai Yunsheng is not dead and has been detained in the prison.
In this secret prison.
"Bai Yunsheng, one of the seven founders of the Mysterious Bureau?"
Mr. Ji nodded: "Not bad!"
"Who is Bai Wuya?"
"Bai Wuya is Bai Yunsheng's son."
Zhang Chi secretly thought to himself, Bai Yunsheng, Bai Wuya, and Bai Xiaomi can now basically conclude that the three of them are a family, but they don't know who Bai Wuya is to Bai Xiaomi? Bai Xiaomi framed himself in order to save the Bai family.
Although it makes sense logically, it is intolerable to me.
Mr. Ji said: "Bai Wuya wanted to kill you, but Bai Yunsheng stopped him and said he would only lock you up for three months before letting you go."
Zhang Chi said: "The release of Cao Chengguang this time is basically a pretense. Cao Chengguang was sent into the deep well just to open up the cell and rescue Bai Yunsheng and his son." When he said this, he remembered an extremely important thing: "But there are layers outside the deep well.
Psychic energy is shielded, and even top spiritual masters cannot use it if they are imprisoned in a deep well. How does Cao Chengguang use his psionic energy?"
Mr. Ji said: "He brought the elixir in."
Zhang Chi actually thought about this, and just wanted to hear Mr. Ji's personal confirmation. In this case, it proves that there is someone behind Cao Chengguang's support. Although Bai Xiaomi participated in the plan, her ability cannot control the overall situation. There must be someone behind it.
There are others.
Zhang Chi said: "Who is behind Cao Chengguang?"
Mr. Ji shook his head and said: "I don't know. I only know that Cao Chengguang was coerced. If he doesn't do it, his family will be in danger, and so will I..."
Zhang Chi secretly thought that the person Cao Chengguang valued most was Cao Mingmin. In this case, Cao Mingmin was the real hostage. Someone used Cao Mingmin's life as a threat to threaten Cao Chengguang to help him do things. Those fifteen classmates were just used to confuse
The line of sight is just an illusion that interferes with the investigation. Those students have never been in danger.
The person who can single-handedly plan this matter must be a high-ranking figure. This task was proposed by Qu Yangming and An Chongguang carried it out. According to common sense, the two most suspicious people are also them. In Zhang Chi's personal opinion, An Chongguang
The suspicion is even greater.
Mr. Ji said: "If Bai Yunsheng and his son go out, I'm afraid there will be a big uproar. The reason why I keep you two here is to gain more preparation time."
Zhang Chi said: "Why are they locked up here?"
Mr. Ji pursed his lips and said, "Bai Yunsheng is not a normal human being!"
Suddenly there was a scream in the woods, and Zhang Chi suddenly stood up. Not long after, he saw Chu Jianghe and a guard carrying another guard back. The guard was injured and his shoulder was covered in blood. Just now
While looking for food, a monster suddenly jumped down from the tree, grabbed his shoulders and bit his neck. Fortunately, Chu Jianghe took action in time, but the monster moved very quickly and disappeared into the cedar forest in an instant.
middle.
Chu Jianghe said: "I didn't see clearly what that thing was, maybe it was a monkey."
The injured guard said in a trembling voice: "It's definitely not a monkey. It tore my skin and flesh apart in one go."
Mr. Ji used the firelight to check his injuries and said, "It's okay, it shouldn't be poisonous."
Chu Jiang He said: "I think it is not suitable to stay here for a long time. We must continue to set off."
Mr. Ji sighed and said: "Where can we go? The forests, seas and snowfields are endless, and we don't have a map. Walking aimlessly is just a waste of energy."
Chu Jianghe said: "Even if you walk aimlessly, it is better than sitting here and waiting to die."
Zhang Chi nodded, agreeing with Chu Jianghe's idea.
Mr. Ji raised his wrist to look at the time and found that the watch had stopped. He shook his wrist and the mechanical pendulum shook back and forth a few times. The watch still did not respond at all. It must have been affected when he passed through the portal.
Chu Jianghe unscrewed the end of the saber's handle. There was a compass inside. In the light of the snow, he could see that the compass was slowly rotating, but could never point to the correct direction.
Zhang Chi pointed at the colorful lights flashing in the sky like an aurora and suggested: "Let's just walk towards that ball of light."
Chu Jianghe said: "It will be better after sunrise tomorrow." This sentence was more like comforting himself.
"No sunrise!"
Several people looked at Mr. Ji at the same time.
Mr. Ji said: "I have heard rumors about Netherworld Valley. It is always dark here."
Chu Jianghe's heart sank again. If what Mr. Ji said was true, then they would spend the next few days in a long night.
Zhang Chi smiled and said: "If the rumors are true, it proves that someone has gone out from here." If you look at the problem from another angle, you will be much more optimistic, and you will find that the situation in front of you is not that bad.
A guard said: "The rumors may not be credible."
Zhang Chi said: "It's not difficult to confirm this. If we can't see the dawn, the rumors are true." His words gave everyone hope, yes! Why didn't they think of such a simple truth? In fact,
What everyone should be able to think of is that they are too depressed, full of fear of this unknown place, and even forget to think.
Chu Jianghe looked at the dark night. For the first time in his life, he hoped that the night would continue and that dawn would never come.
