"Nonsense, I will recognize him even if he turns into ashes, Tao Tie. When I become strong enough, I will never let him go." Long Wu shuddered subconsciously and said with gritted teeth.

"What is one plus one?" Mu Hanyan breathed a sigh of relief and raised two fingers.

"Two."

"What is two plus two?" Mu Hanyan raised four fingers again.

"Si, I say, are you mentally healthy?" Long Wudang looked at Mu Hanyan whose expression became increasingly strange.

"Fortunately, our worries were in vain." Mu Hanyan and Jiang Qiling exchanged a glance and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed they had underestimated Young Master Long's resolve; he wasn't as fragile as they had imagined.

"What are you talking about?" Long Wudang looked at Mu Hanyan, then at Jiang Qiling, his face still covered with tears, a blank expression on its face.

"It's okay, you guys continue." Mu Hanyan waved her hand, pulled her feet out of Long Wudang's arms, turned around and left quickly.

"Hey, don't go, don't leave me, help, help..." Long Wudang suddenly came to his senses and cried out in grief.

"Hehe, hehe." What answered him was Taotie's sinister laugh that seemed to come from hell.

"Ah, I was wrong, I was wrong. One plus one equals three, and two plus two equals five." In horror, Long Wudang suddenly understood what Mu Hanyan meant by asking those inexplicable questions, and shouted loudly.

Unfortunately, Mu Hanyan had already walked far away and didn't hear what he was howling. Even if she heard it, she would just pretend not to hear it.

"I... I will fight you!" With endless despair, Long Wudang wiped away his tears, stood up, turned around and rushed towards Taotie.

…

A few days later, a deep and narrow canyon appeared in front of him.

On either side of the canyon, towering cliffs rose as if cut by a knife or an axe, and on either side lay a chasm that stretched a hundred feet across, winding its way endlessly, its exact length unknown.

Not long after Mu Hanyan entered the Black Wood Prison, she began to search for the Phoenix Nirvana Fire under the guidance of the Heavenly Secret Mirror. It was like going around in circles, but she did not pass through this canyon.

According to Long Wudang, Zhao Xinghong and others were lying in ambush deep in this canyon.

"Are you talking about this place?" Mu Hanyan asked.

Long Wudang had previously described to her the ambush location of Zhao Xinghong and others, and it seemed to be almost correct. However, to be on the safe side, Mu Hanyan still wanted to find out clearly.

"Yes, that's it." Long Wudang nodded. This kind of terrain is unique in the entire Black Wood Prison, so he couldn't have remembered it wrong.

"They do know how to choose a place." Mu Hanyan sneered.

The abyss was nearly a hundred feet wide, winding endlessly. A detour would likely take months to circumvent. Once inside the canyon, nothing but sheer cliffs stretched to the horizon, leaving nothing but the abyss. With so many obstacles in front and behind, it was impossible to escape. Zhao Xinghong had chosen this ambush, a move that had taken considerable effort.

Gao Weihu and Zhao Qiling both smiled faintly, looking towards the depths of the canyon with a hint of disdain in their eyes. Taotie shook his head, looking carefree, clearly not taking the current crisis seriously.

What surprised Mu Hanyan the most was that even Long Wudang had a blank expression on his face, without any trace of fear on his face.

"Aren't you afraid anymore?" Mu Hanyan asked curiously.

"I'm scared, scared to death, but even if I die, it's much better than falling into this guy's hands." Long Wudang said with panda eyes and a tragic face, with a calmness of facing death and a sense of relief.

Mu Hanyan secretly wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. How cruel and ruthless must Taotie be to be able to torture the cowardly Master Wudang into this state?

"Let's go." Mu Hanyan shook her head and led a few people towards the canyon.

Mu Hanyan didn't know that as they stepped into the canyon, Su Baoer and others were catching up with them at a rapid speed.

Although they agreed to change the route back to the Temple of Light with Mu Hanyan, they felt more and more uncomfortable and ashamed along the way. After a brief discussion, they caught up again.

"Baoer, do you think we can catch up?" Yuan Xiangzhi asked anxiously while running as fast as he could.

"I should be able to catch up." Su Baoer said uncertainly.

"Miss, Young Master Yuan, Chief Priest Mu is actually right. With her strength, she may not lose to Zhao Xinghong. I'm afraid that if we catch up with her, we will hold her back." Zheng Anze said with some concern.

He was deeply pleased with the gratitude shown by Su Baoer, Yuan Xiangzhi and others, but having lived to such an old age, his temperament had become much calmer and he thought things through more carefully, and he was not as impulsive as them.

"I know. We're just going to take a look. If Sister Hanyan and the others are okay, we won't have to intervene. If something unexpected happens, I'll definitely rescue them even if it costs my life."

"Yes, let's wait and see. We don't need to cause trouble for her when nothing is wrong." Yuan Xiangzhi nodded repeatedly.

After hearing what they said, Zheng Anze felt relieved and stopped trying to persuade them.

…

"Sir, they are here!" Deep in the canyon, Fei Changle quickly came to Zhao Xinghong and said with some nervousness and excitement.

Although he was deeply afraid of Mu Hanyan's strength, he was even more uneasy when he thought about having to face all kinds of difficulties from his own chief priest and Mu Han's revenge after returning to the Continent of Gods. However, at this point, he had no room for regret. Only when Mu Hanyan died could he truly let go of his worries.

Zhao Xinghong stood up suddenly. He had been waiting for so many days and was getting a little impatient.

"Pass the order down and take action!" Zhao Xinghong shouted in a deep voice, and then flew out.

There was silence in the canyon. Unlike other places in the Black Wood Prison, there was no grass in this valley. The huge rocks stood like ferocious beasts, giving off a solemn and murderous feeling.

Mu Hanyan walked slowly forward, concentrating her mind and paying attention to the movements around her. Although she was absolutely confident in her own strength and had already made a plan, Mu Hanyan would never underestimate any opponent.

Suddenly, two light blue rays of light shot up into the sky from both ends of the canyon. Between heaven and earth, a mysterious rhythm surged, and rich vitality converged towards the valley from all directions.

A vine sprouted from the ground, growing at an astonishing rate, crisscrossing and tangling. In the blink of an eye, it formed two massive vine nets a hundred feet tall, blocking both ends of the canyon. Green runes shimmered on them.

"Hymn to life!" Gao Weihu said subconsciously.

Mu Hanyan looked at the two massive vine nets in front and behind, secretly sighing inwardly. Zhao Xinghong had really gone all out to deal with her. She had originally thought he would shake down the rocks and block the canyon, but she hadn't expected him to actually use the Hymn of Life.