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As the place where the "dead" lived, the environment of the Netherworld Valley was much worse than Jiang Wuyan had imagined.

He pulled his feet out of the mud and saw a hissing viper in front of him, and a vulture loitering above his head, unwilling to leave. The reason why the vulture refused to leave was because of a pile of rotten meat three steps away from Jiang Wuyan's feet.

Looking at Jiang Wuyan who was frowning, Gong Jue couldn't help but remind her with a "kind-hearted" smile, "That's not the meat of a dead person, it should be the body of a deer or a horse."

"Horses?" Jiang Wuyan's frown deepened, "I sincerely hope that this' horse 'is not referring to your mount."

Gongzi spread his hands. "I'm sorry, I can only disappoint you."

Jiang Wuyan curled her lips and said, "I really don't dare to believe that Yun Mo would be willing to enter this kind of place."

"When Young Master Qi came over, he was sitting on the back of a horse and would only dismount when he arrived at the cave. Unfortunately, there are not many horses that can walk through this place unscathed as if they had lost their hooves. "

Jiang Wuyan pinched the center of her brows. "Why would I rush here when all the tunnels are blocked?"

Gongzi thought for a while. "I guess Jiang Zhen's luck isn't that good after all? "Actually, I get used to this kind of walking a few times, you …"

Jiang Wuyan immediately interrupted him, "No, I don't want to get used to it."

Gongzi shrugged. "These things may not be common in the area of the Shu Family, but they're not that annoying. Jiang Zhen can try to look at them more often." He grabbed the snake hanging from the tree and coiled it around his wrist.

The bright red letter swept over his pale skin, creating an indescribably strange scene.

Jiang Wuyan silently observed for a long time before walking forward, "I think I will be staying here for a long time. I will try my best to get used to it." The last six words were heavy.

Gongzi hung the snake back onto a branch and leisurely followed behind Jiang Wuyan. "Maybe Lord Jiang will find these things more enjoyable than people in the future."

Jiang Wuyan looked at him for a long time before she turned back and said, "That's because you haven't seen too many people."

It was unknown if Gong Tianliang understood the meaning behind his words, but he did not think much of it. "It's enough that I can kill people, I do not intend to meet too many people."

Jiang Wuyan asked, "Do you think you're a killer, or a human?"

"Knife." Gong Qing's speed of reply even surprised Jiang Wuyan. Turning around, he saw that Gong Tianyi did not seem to care at all, "Even if I feel that I am a human, what's the point? It's still not something that you can't move an inch from, is it? "

Jiang Wuyan said, "I think you're a little different from the other killers."

"It doesn't make any difference," said Gongzi. "I'm just a bit sharper and more likely to arouse the master's suspicions."

Jiang Wuyan smiled faintly, "Will you cut off your master's hand?"

"Hard to say." Gong Tianni tilted his head, "The hand holding the sabre was cut off. You can't blame it all on the sabre being disobedient, right?"

Jiang Wuyan did not ask any further questions. After a long while, she only said one sentence: "Interesting."

Gong Jue didn't ask him where the interesting part was, but walked leisurely along the footprints left by Jiang Wuyan. The footprints on the muddy ground were slightly deeper, and there were no new marks left behind.

"Left Protector." Left Protector. " Three figures soundlessly landed on one knee, but only two spoke.

The two people in front knelt down side by side and covered their faces with a black cloth. Behind the two of them, there was a slightly skinny youth with his head bowed. His face was pale and he looked rather delicate.

"Get up." "Mute, come here."

The youth stood up and walked to his side. He raised his head to look at him and silently mouthed the word "Master".

When he raised his head, revealing all his face, Jiang Wuyan could not help but be slightly startled. The left side of his face, which was faintly covered by his hair, was completely destroyed from his forehead to his chin, leaving behind a terrifying scar. As for that eye, it was completely greyish, and it did not look like a human eye at all.

Presumably noticing Jiang Wuyan's gaze, the young man pulled on Gong Qing's sleeve and hid behind him. That normal eye of his revealed a trace of fear and wariness.

"I've told you so many times, don't hide behind me. Be careful that I don't throw you away."

The teenager was startled. He bowed his head and stood aside, no longer pulling on his sleeve.

Jiang Wuyan looked at Gong Tianxiong, "This is?"

"Xuanyuan, you picked him up two years ago. He's a good kid when it comes to learning martial arts. We just took some time to teach him a little martial arts."

Jiang Wuyan asked, "What's his name?"

"Mute." Gongzi noticed that Jiang Wuyan was in a daze and added, "He's called 'Mute'. I didn't give him any other names."

Jiang Wuyan smiled at the mute, "Did I just scare you? "Sorry, this is for you, just treat it as an apology." He also did not see where he had taken it out. A thin flying knife appeared at the tip of his finger and he handed it over to the mute.

Stunned, the mute raised his head to look at Gong Du.

Gongzi said, "If I give it to you, I'll take it."

The mute pursed his lips, reached out for the throwing knife, and pointed it towards the palace.

"What?" Gongzi was confused.

The mute's lips slowly moved. "This, here, master."

Gong Tianxiong saw through him and replied half-heartedly: "I'm not used to this. Go and give it to Drifting Water, he'll definitely like it. Otherwise, it's fine if he teaches you. "

The mute's eyes revealed a glimmer of uncertainty. "Martial Uncle, do you like it?"

Gongzi Er's gaze didn't stay on his face. He took a quick glance from the corner of his eyes and understood what he meant, "Mm, he'll definitely like it. You give it to him properly, don't throw it away."

He carefully put it away, as if he wanted to go find his martial uncle, but he remembered that his Master had not let him go, so he stopped in time.

"You can go. If I have the time later, I'll come find you. You can just stay at Drifting Water's place or practice martial arts by yourself."

The mute nodded his head. Then, he grabbed the location where he had placed the throwing knife, turned around and ran away. The tip of his foot tapped on the ground a few times. He didn't seem to have borrowed any strength, but he had traveled a great distance. In the blink of an eye, he had disappeared without a trace.

"Thank you, Lord Jiang, for your flying daggers."

Jiang Wuyan shifted her gaze back from the direction of the mute and smiled carelessly, "It's not like it's a precious item. It's just a small thing that I can't use even if I carry it with me."

Gongzi replied, "Actually, giving him a gold ingot is no different from giving him a stone. He won't keep it."

Jiang Wuyan said with a smile, "That's why I can give you the throwing knives I gave him."

Gongzi laughed. "True." After taking a few steps forward, he pressed a few buttons on the wall, and a stone door slowly opened up, revealing a dark tunnel.

Jiang Wuyan said with a worried expression, "Do you think your living quarters will be like the ones outside, full of snakes and rats?"

Gongzi accepted the torch and laughed when he heard this, "If even the place to stay is the same, then we really don't have to live here anymore. After this road, I don't think I'll see any more of this mess. "

Jiang Wuyan heaved a sigh of relief and asked cautiously, "Is it a long road?"

Gongzi mischievously smiled and said, "If we're going, it should take about two hours."

"Two hours …" When Jiang Wuyan heard this, she immediately turned her head back to look at the road she had come from, seemingly wanting to walk back.

Only now did Gong Tianyi unhurriedly say the latter half of the sentence. "Fortunately, there are mechanisms acting as a means of transportation. It should be about half an hour or so."

Jiang Wuyan's face turned slightly better, "Then let's go."

Gong Tianxiong secretly sized him up and suddenly asked, "Is Lord Jiang Zhen afraid of something?"

Jiang Wuyan did not deny it. "Yes."

Gongzi tilted his head as he thought, "There are only snakes and rats in the cave. It seems like Lord Jiang Zhen isn't afraid of snakes. As for rats …" He dragged his tone and saw an unnatural expression flash across Jiang Wuyan's face. He couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Lord Jiang is actually afraid of mice!"

The corner of Jiang Wuyan's mouth twitched. She resisted the urge to roar: "What? "Can't you?"

Gong Tianni stifled his laughter, "Alright, I was just a bit surprised. Lord Jiang Zhen... "Why are you afraid of mice?"

"Nothing." Jiang Wuyan looked away and walked into the cave, "I'm not really afraid, I'm just a little disgusted."

He didn't want to say it, so he didn't pursue the matter any further. He quickly followed and raised his hand to press against a protruding stone on the stone wall. After a few sounds of collision, the mechanism was slowly put away.

The flat ground slowly parted, revealing a simple horse carriage shaped box, which was big enough for seven or eight people to stand in.

Gongzi said, "You two and Lord Jiang, let me go up first and activate the mechanism."

The two of them replied with a "Yes" and stood at their original positions, waiting for Jiang Wuyan to go up first. Jiang Wuyan briefly sized up the "carriage" before floating down and landing on it.

Gongzi pressed down on the mechanism lever and rode on Jiang Wuyan's carriage to shake it. Then, he slowly moved forward. Gong Tianxiong leapt up and lightly landed in an empty seat behind Jiang Wuyan.

Jiang Wuyan could feel the vibrations beneath her feet. After a long while, she sighed in admiration, "Such an amazing mechanism, I wonder who wrote it?"

Gongzi continued: "It should have been built before Palace Master Mo died right? Other than the mechanisms left behind by Palace Head Mo, the rest are mostly diagrams drawn by the Second Young Master. "

Jiang Wuyan looked at the few horses that were made of metal and stone pulling the carriage and asked, "Is this also true of the Puppet Palace?"

Gong Tianni tilted his head: "This kind of mechanism can only carry a few people, or at most eight or nine people. The Puppet Palace is filled with more exquisite mechanisms than this one. "

Jiang Wuyan sighed, "It's still a pity that I didn't get the chance to meet Palace Head Mo and the rest."

Gongzi shrugged. "Born in troubled times, so many regrets."

Jiang Wuyan looked at him with an indifferent expression, "Do you have any regrets as well?"

Gongzi raised a smile. In the darkness, no one could tell what he was thinking. "There is."

Jiang Wuyan didn't ask about his thoughts. His gaze once again landed on the four horses that were running with all their might, but were not tired at all.

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"Young master." Xuanyuan Yin, who had been waiting for a long time, stood up and bowed when he saw the stone door open.

Seeing that Gong Tianyi was not around, the man in green casually asked, "He went to fetch Jiang Wuyan. Is she not back yet?"

Xuanyuan Yin shook his head, "He hasn't come back yet. I believe he will be here soon."

The green-clad young master turned his body to look at Yun Kai, "This is the leader of the Netherworld Valley, Xuanyuan Yin. As for the other one, you should be familiar with him."

Yun Kai sized up the light mark with a faint smile, "Not only is he not a stranger, we met not long ago in the Puppet Palace."

Dazzling Spring cupped his fist and said, "I have been ordered to go. If you have offended me, I plead for your forgiveness, Hall Master Yun."

Yun Kai replied, "He is indeed worthy of being called the direct disciple of Poisonfeather. His martial arts skills are indeed astonishing."

Dazzling Spring's gaze moved slightly, but he did not reply.

The green-robed young master smiled leisurely, "After all, he is one of the top ten powerful subordinates I have."

shallow mark said: "Young master praises me too much, your subordinate does not have that kind of skill."

The green-robed young master looked at him with a smile, "I will in the future."

Feng Qiong pouted. "Young master, then what rank can this one take?"

The green-clothed gongzi casually pinched her nose, "Excluding the shadow and the old demon, you are the strongest."

Feng Qiong laughed with her curved eyes in satisfaction. "It seems I am quite useful."

The green-robed young master said, "Compared to being useful, being obedient is what I like the most." Sit in the front seat.

Feng Qiong tilted her head slightly. "In order to prevent your young master from hating me, I have to work hard as well." He looked at the three chairs and asked, "Where should I sit?"

The green-robed young master smiled, "Do as you wish."

Feng Qiong's gaze swept past the three seats, then she softly sighed, "Forget it, it's better if I stay a bit later."

The green-robed young master was about to reply, but he was distracted by the sound of the stone door opening. "There's no need to be late. He's already here." Stand up.

"Young master." Gong Mi walked in, bowed in salute, and when he stood up, his eyes swept over to Yun Kai. He then bowed slightly and said, "Hallmaster."

The young man in cyan answered with a "hmm" and turned to look at Jiang Wuyan. He cupped his fist and smiled lightly, "Finally, I have brought brother Jiang with me."

Jiang Wuyan glanced at him indifferently, "Is the young master very familiar with me?"

The green-robed young master shrugged, "Then what should I call you? Hero Jiang? Young Hero Jiang? Young Master Jiang? "Lord Jiang Zhen?"

Jiang Wuyan said, "As you wish." He cupped his fists towards Yun Kai who was beside him, "Senior Yun, long time no see."

Yun Kai replied politely, "It's been two years already."

"Two years?" Jiang Wuyan was dazed for a split-second before she gave a casual smile, "It's been almost three years."

Yun Kai noticed his brief change and couldn't help but ask, "Palace Lord Ran, he …" After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Xuan remained silent.

Jiang Wuyan smiled, "The deceased are already dead. There's no need to say anything more."

However, he didn't point it out. He just said, "Life and death are hard to avoid. Isn't that the way of the martial world?"

Jiang Wuyan and Yun Kai both had their own thoughts, hearing this they nodded their heads in agreement.

The green-robed young master sat back down and said casually, "Would the three of you please take a seat?"

Jiang Wuyan arrived late, and without any hesitation from Feng Qiong, she sat down at the seat closest to him.

Xuanyuan Yin had always been sitting at the very end. Seeing that someone was already sitting at the very end of the table, he sat down on the second seat in his right hand.

Yun Kai could be considered to be acquainted with Jiang Wuyan, so he naturally took the seat next to Jiang Wuyan.

A hint of surprise appeared in Feng Qiong's beautiful eyes as she sat down in the remaining seat. In terms of etiquette, she could not choose the highest position, nor could she choose the lowest position in terms of status. The left was supreme while the right was inferior. He didn't know whether it was a coincidence or not, but in the end, he still left the seat of the first position on the left hand for himself.