Although Qin Luzhu was used to seeing scenes of killing, the people frozen here were all children after all. She really couldn't bear to continue watching. As she walked further, a maze appeared.
Qin Luzhu cracked the maze easily. No matter how difficult the puzzle was, it was not a problem for someone who already knew the answer. Even Qin Luzhu felt strange because she had seen this maze before.
The secrets hidden behind the maze are definitely more precious than the babies outside.
Zhang Chi suddenly stopped because he saw blood stains under his feet. The dark red blood had condensed on the ground. Judging from the color alone, it should not have been long ago. Zhang Chi squatted down, stretched out his fingers and rubbed the blood, and then leaned over it.
After sniffing it in front of his nose, his two sword eyebrows couldn't help but knit together, and he whispered: "This blood is fresh."
Qin Luzhu was also very surprised. Could it be that someone had come here before they came in?
The bloodstains were speckled, like a road sign, guiding them on a path. They followed the bloodstain for more than twenty meters, and the bloodstain suddenly stopped. A corpse was lying on the ground. Zhang Chi walked over and turned the body over. What he saw made him
Shocked, the deceased turned out to be Ji Chang who got lost in the Jianji Forest.
Qin Luzhu exclaimed: "Mr. Ji!"
Zhang Chi stretched out his hand to feel his breath, then felt his pulse, and shook his head. Ji Chang was dead. Although Ji Chang was dead, his body was soft and his bones were broken. However, there was not a single trace of Ji Chang's body.
blood stains.
Although Ji Chang and Zhang Chi were not friends in the true sense, they came together after all. Seeing Ji Chang end up in such a miserable end, Zhang Chi was also filled with righteous indignation.
Qin Luzhu asked: "Is Mr. Ji dead?"
Zhang Chi nodded and whispered: "This blood stain doesn't seem to be his." As soon as he finished speaking, a head emerged from not far away, but it was Cao Chengguang. The pale-faced Cao Chengguang emerged from the ground, his chest stained
Seeing the two of them with a pool of blood, Cao Chengguang felt as if he was seeing his relatives. He sighed and said: "I thought I would never see you again..." He emerged from the ground and came to them with empty steps.
before.
Zhang Chi saw that Cao Chengguang's spiritual energy was greatly damaged, so he stepped forward to support Cao Chengguang and said, "Old Cao, what's wrong? What happened?"
Cao Chengguang sat down on the ground: "Who is that Zong Jiupeng?"
Zhang Chi and Qin Luzhu looked at each other, and they both guessed that this incident was most likely related to the Nether Ancestor.
Qin Luzhu said: "Mr. Cao, what happened?"
Cao Chengguang said: "After we separated from you in Jianji Forest, we followed him all the way to the ruins of the Holy City. We thought we would meet you when we came here, but we met Netherworld on the way. That Zong Jiupeng is really powerful.
, he actually...can actually absorb the spiritual energy of the Netherworld..." At this point, Cao Chengguang closed his eyes, a look of fear appeared on his pale face, and the memories in his mind still frightened him.
Neither Zhang Chi nor Qin Luzhu rushed him, and it was obvious that Cao Chengguang was frightened.
After a while, Cao Chengguang said: "At that time, Lao Ji and I felt that something was wrong with him. Combining everything before, we thought that he was most likely the Nether Ancestor." He looked at Zhang Chi eagerly.
At this time, Zhang Chi couldn't say that he had known for a long time. At this point, he could only bite the bullet and continue to hold on: "I also think there is something wrong with him."
Qin Luzhu said: "When we found out that the three of you were missing, we felt that something was wrong." Naturally, we had to side with Zhang Chi at the critical moment. Although we knew that Zhang Chi had something to hide in this matter, Zhang Chi also had his own difficulties.
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Cao Chengguang said: "Lao Ji and I wanted to get rid of him at that time, but the old guy was too cunning. Every move we made could not escape his eyes. He threatened us that if we dared to play tricks, he would kill us."
Zhang Chi secretly sighed, ghosts are afraid of evil people, even the two cunning guys Cao Chengguang and Ji Chang can only obey in front of the Nether Ancestor.
Cao Chengguang said: "In this way, we were forced by him to come to the Holy City."
Zhang Chi thought of the cold wave shrouding the ruins of the Holy City. Even if the Nether Ancestor could pass through, Cao Chengguang and Ji Chang would not be able to pass through so easily. His eyes fell on Cao Chengguang, and he immediately understood how they entered the Holy City. It must have been Cao Chengguang's help.
A tunnel was opened from the outside, and the three of them entered the ruins of the Holy City through the tunnel. They were able to avoid the cold wave perfectly. In fact, Zhang Chi had thought of this idea at first, but because he was separated from Cao Chengguang in the Jianji Forest, he had to take the hard way.
Cold wave approach.
Cao Chengguang's next words confirmed this: "When we got here, we discovered that everything was in the old guy's plan. He asked me to dig a passage to avoid the cold wave shrouding the ruins of the Holy City. He also asked Lao Ji to dig a passage.
We teleported here, he should have been here before and is very familiar with everything here."
Zhang Chi said: "How did Mr. Ji die?"
Cao Chengguang said: "You were hit by a trap. You should have seen the two bronze doors when you came in. Lao Ji was hit by the trap when he opened the bronze door, but he was only injured at the time. The old thief saw that Lao Ji was injured.
, instead of helping to treat him, he thought he was of no use anymore, and actually... actually sucked away his spiritual energy... He is actually a soul eater."
Zhang Chi frowned, the Nether Ancestor was indeed not kind enough in this matter.
Cao Chengguang said: "I was worried that I would fall into his poisonous hands, so I ran away quickly. But the geology here is different. I couldn't escape at all. I could only hide below. I hoped that the old thief would leave me and come out again, but I didn't expect that you guys would
Came in too."
Zhang Chi patted his shoulder: "Where did you see him go?"
Cao Chengguang shook his head and said, "I only care about escaping, so I don't care about this."
Qin Luzhu said: "This underground palace is not big. He shouldn't be able to walk far. Let's look for it."
When Cao Chengguang heard that they were still going to find the Nether Ancestor, he immediately waved his hand and said: "If you want to find it yourself, I won't go. I have to leave. I advise you two to go with me. If you encounter that
The old devil, he will definitely suck all your spiritual energy just like he did with Lao Ji."
Zhang Chi said: "Has he ever said what exactly are you looking for here?"
Cao Chengguang smiled bitterly and said: "How could he tell me such an important thing? However, I am sure that he must have been here in the past."
No matter what Zhang Chi and the others choose, Cao Chengguang will not go deeper with them. He decides to say goodbye and leave the underground palace first, agreeing to wait for them outside.
After Cao Chengguang left, Qin Luzhu said: "Don't you think it's strange? If Ji Chang was killed by Ancestor Netherworld, there is no reason to let him go."
Zhang Chi said: "Do you doubt Cao Chengguang?" In fact, he also felt that this matter was a bit unusual.
Qin Luzhu said: "Anyway, with the strength of Ancestor Netherworld, he shouldn't be able to escape."
She squatted down and re-examined Ji Chang's body, and found a few strands of brown hair in Ji Chang's clenched left hand. Qin Luzhu said: "This fur seems to be the same as what Cao Chengguang was wearing."
Zhang Chi came up to take a look, his brows furrowed involuntarily. Qin Luzhu was right. Cao Chengguang was wearing a brown fur coat just now. The fur obviously came from that fur coat. In fact, what Cao Chengguang did just now was very
Suspicious, but Zhang Chi did not consider that Lao Cao was related to Ji Chang's death. After all, Cao Chengguang lacked the motive to kill Ji Chang.
The facts are before our eyes, Ji Chang has turned into a cold corpse.
Qin Luzhu said: "Cao Chengguang probably didn't tell the truth."
Zhang Chi said: "Did he really kill Ji Chang?"
Qin Luzhu said: "This possibility cannot be ruled out."
Zhang Chi's mood became heavier and heavier. If Ji Chang died in the hands of Cao Chengguang, it would prove that Cao Chengguang's purpose of entering the Holy City was not simple. In other words, Cao Chengguang's previous behavior was all fake. At first, Zhang Chi thought that Cao Chengguang was just like them.
They were all forced into Netherworld Ruins, and now we need to re-examine this matter.
With Cao Chengguang's temperament, it was a bit abnormal for him to give up his carefree life of inheriting Ji Chang's property in Beibing City. Cao Chengguang put self-interest first in everything, and it is easy to change the country but hard to change the nature. The most important thing missing in Cao Chengguang's heart is that he
Myself, and maybe one more.
Zhang Chi thought of Cao Mingmin. Could it be that Cao Chengguang's motive for entering Netherworld Ruins was to rescue Cao Mingmin and bring Cao Mingmin back to life? He and Xie Zhongjun had reached a tacit understanding? This trip to Netherworld Ruins was a conspiracy from beginning to end.
Qin Luzhu saw that Zhang Chi had not spoken for a long time, and thought he was sad because of Ji Chang's death, so he softly comforted him: "Life and death are determined by fate. Mr. Ji has put life and death aside by giving up his comfort and choosing to come here. Don't be too sad."
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Zhang Chi said: "I suspect this is a trap set up by your uncle."
"Brother-in-law?" Qin Luzhu was stunned. She really couldn't figure out what happened here and how it had anything to do with her uncle.
Zhang Chi whispered his suspicions to Qin Luzhu, and Qin Luzhu frowned slightly and said: "In this case, it is very possible that my uncle used the resurrection of Cao Mingmin to blackmail Cao Chengguang. It seems that his real intention
It is to rescue Xiang Tianxing." Qin Luzhu looked at Zhang Chi and said word by word: "The ancestor of Netherworld is Xiang Tianxing!"
Zhang Chi said: "Can't Mr. Qin's nurturing kindness resolve the hatred in his heart?"
Qin Luzhu said: "Maybe he believes that both his parents were killed by my grandfather."
An old voice sounded from the corner: "Does he have that ability?"
The two of them were startled at the same time. Looking through the light of the spirit stone lamp, they saw a thin old man with gray hair sitting against the wall. Zhang Chi immediately recognized him as the Nether Ancestor, but his spirit seemed depressed.
Qin Luzhu's hand fell on the hilt of the sword.
Ancestor Netherworld looked at Qin Luzhu indifferently and said: "What? You want to kill me?"
Qin Luzhu said: "Are you walking towards the sky?"
Ancestor Netherworld said: "So what if it is? So what if it's not?" His eyes turned to Zhang Chi and he said: "I can't believe it, I can't believe that Cao Chengguang actually deceived you all."
Zhang Chi's face became hot and he whispered: "You are not the same."
The Nether Ancestor actually laughed: "Yes, I was also deceived by him. Do you know that he actually has a map of the Holy City's underground palace?"
Zhang Chi said: "That map must have been given to him by Xie Zhongjun."
Ancestor Netherworld let out a long sigh and said: "You should leave before it's too late. The Demon-Suppressing Pearl has been stolen and Ancestor Netherworld is about to revive. If it's any later, I'm afraid you won't be able to leave."
Qin Luzhu said: "Aren't you the ancestor of Netherworld?"
"Didn't you already guess my identity?"
Zhang Chi sighed secretly in his heart, he was admitting that he was walking towards the sky.
Zhang Chi walked over and carried Xiang Tianxing on his back: "If you want to go, let's go together!"
Qin Luzhu was puzzled. She didn't understand why Zhang Chi was so generous to Xiang Tianxing. There was some conflict in her heart. She always regarded Xiang Tianxing as an extremely evil person. Although she thought that such a person did not deserve sympathy,
But at this time, I would feel uneasy if I abandoned him, but Zhang Chi had already made a decision.
Zhang Chi carried the Nether Ancestor on his back and found that he was already weak and unable to even stand. I wonder what happened during the time they were separated?
Qin Luzhu silently walked out with Zhang Chi. After walking a few steps, there was a violent vibration on the ground.
Xiang Tianxing said: "It's too late."
Qin Luzhu asked Zhang Chi, "Go back?"
Zhang Chi nodded, going back would mean giving up.
Although Qin Luzhu was puzzled, she didn't ask any more questions. She believed that Zhang Chi had a good reason, so Qin Luzhu began to arrange the teleportation array.
Xiang Tianxing sighed and said, "Actually, wouldn't it be better if you left me to die here."
Zhang Chi said: "Wouldn't it be an advantage for you to let you die like this?"
Xiang Tianxing said: "The top priority is to stop Cao Chengguang. If he takes the Demon-Suppressing Pearl out of Netherworld Ruins, I'm afraid there will be a catastrophe in the world."
Qin Luzhu said: "Are there not enough catastrophes in the world? What happened to this Nether Ancestor?" She had already set up the teleportation array, and the three of them entered the teleportation array together, and in an instant they were transferred to the ruins outside.
Naturally, Cao Chengguang would not wait patiently. There was no one on the ruins outside.
Although they left the underground palace, it did not mean that they could leave the Holy City. There was a cold wave outside the Holy City. The two of them had no choice but to venture into the Holy City before. In order to relax through the cold wave, they almost exhausted their energy. Qin Luzhu also
After a near-death encounter, there was now another Xiang Tianxing, and Qin Luzhu couldn't help but feel worried.
Zhang Chi actually took this into consideration and said to Tianxing: "Cao Chengguang dug a hole in the ground and I don't know if it is still there."
Following his guidance, they found the exit of the cave, but found that the cave had been sealed again. Qin Luzhu said angrily: "It must be Cao Chengguang's doing."
Xiang Tianxing said: "This guy is really despicable. I was careless." He patted Zhang Chi's shoulder and said: "My dear grandson, grandpa knows that you are filial. Let's go!"
Qin Luzhu heard clearly from the sidelines. This was like a bolt from the blue to her. She was stunned to find that Zhang Chi was Xiang Tianxing's grandson.
Zhang Chi said: "Where can we go by walking? The Netherworld Ancestor has revived, and the Netherworld Ruins will be destroyed in a matter of seconds."
