Chapter 559: Poisonous Spider

Everyone quickened their pace and left the forest.

After walking for a while, we came to an abandoned ancient temple.

Looking in the moonlight, I saw that the archway outside the temple had already collapsed into a pile of rocks in the weeds.

The temple door is crooked and half open.

As you enter the temple, you will see a large hall with leaky tiles and sparse beams. Although the hall looks dilapidated, it still shows how majestic it once was.

There are a few dilapidated houses and broken walls on both sides of the main hall, but they are all deserted and dilapidated.

Chen Qingqing followed everyone into the hall, which was filled with the smell of stale, rotten wood.

Except for a dusty statue in the center, the entire hall is empty.

"Everyone, check separately to see if there is any danger." Chu Jiuqing said loudly.

Zhuifeng and Zhuyue immediately dispersed and carefully checked every corner of the hall.

Chen Qingqing was already exhausted. She admitted that her fighting power and physical strength were not enough. If she continued walking like this, she would definitely die of exhaustion.

Seeing Zhuifeng, Zhuyue looked around and found a dry place to sit down without thinking.

Chu Jiuqing looked around and saw no danger, so he sat down next to Chen Qingqing. "This place is relatively dry. Let's spend the night here. Eat something and take some time to rest. Chasing the wind and the moon, the three of us will take turns on duty."

"As you command, Your Highness!" Zhuifeng and Zhuyue took the order and sat down opposite the two of them.

Just when they had finished their meal and were about to rest, there was a loud bang and the ground collapsed suddenly without any warning.

Everyone was caught off guard, lost their balance instantly, and fell straight down with screams.

Chen Qingqing was startled at first, and felt her body falling rapidly. She subconsciously reached out and grabbed.

In a panic, her hand touched a protruding stone and she grabbed it tightly.

Chu Jiuqing reacted very quickly. Just as he was about to take off into the air, he saw Chen Qingqing falling down. Without thinking too much, he flew over and pounced on her.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here to save you." Chu Jiuqing shouted, and at the same time reached out to hold Chen Qingqing's waist and landed steadily on the ground.

Zhuifeng Zhuyue was not so lucky and fell heavily to the ground.

Fortunately, they have been practicing martial arts for many years and have excellent physical fitness. Although they fell badly, they were not seriously injured.

It was pitch black all around, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

"Is everyone okay?" Chu Jiuqing asked loudly.

"Don't worry, Your Highness, we are fine." Zhuifeng and Zhuyue patted their buttocks and stood up.

Chen Qingqing quickly took out a few torches from the space, lit them, and handed them to Chu Jiuqing and others, and reminded them, "Everyone, be careful. Check around and see where this place is."

Chu Jiuqing took the torch in her hand. This girl was well prepared, even having a torch. Although he was puzzled, he did not think much about it. He looked around with the light of the torch and found that it was an underground secret passage.

He looked cautious, "This secret passage is dark and strange. We must not go in. We have to find a way to crawl out."

As he was speaking, there was a loud rumbling sound, and the huge stone slab above began to move.

In a short while, the stone slab has been restored to its original state. If there is no mechanism, there is no way to open it.

It is impossible to get out from above. If you want to survive, you can only move forward along the secret passage.

I was so careless that I fell into Ziyou's trap again.

Chu Jiuqing's face was solemn. "Don't worry, everyone spread out and look around to see if you can find the mechanism that controls the stone slab."

Ziyou's voice came faintly from above, "Your Highness Prince Ning, save your energy. If you want to get out alive, just kill that village girl and then promise to return to the Western Regions with me and forget everything about the Great Ning Dynasty. Then I will definitely love you well, okay?"

Chen Qingqing sighed and said in a teasing tone, "Xiaoyu, I didn't expect you to be so popular that the Poison King would be so interested in you."

Chu Jiuqing's face immediately turned dark, and the look he gave Chen Qingqing was as if filled with ice.

Chen Qingqing quickly shut up knowing what was going on.

Chu Jiuqing's tone was cold and ruthless, "Ziyou, put away your dirty thoughts. This king will not die, it is you who should die!"

"Hahaha..." Ziyou laughed softly, "In that case, then enjoy the surprise I have prepared for you!"

Chen Qingqing calmed down from her panic, "Alright, Your Highness is right, none of us will die. The one who should die should be that Ziyou. Everyone, quickly split up and look around to see if there are any traps or something like that."

"Yes, Miss Chen." Zhuifeng and Zhuyue nodded and began to grope around, hoping that the switch of the stone slab was inside the secret passage.

Chen Qingqing also searched around with a torch, but the stone wall was smooth and the joints were tightly fitted, so there was no hidden mechanism or pin at all.

After one stick of incense, everyone lost their patience.

Zhuyue's eyes suddenly became alert, "Your Highness, what should we do now?"

Chu Jiuqing looked towards the deep dark passage, where the danger was unknown.

If you don't leave, waiting here will only lead to death.

He frowned slightly, "Take the secret path, otherwise there is no other way out."

"Yes, the secret passage was dug by humans, so there must be more than one way out." Chen Qingqing nodded in agreement.

Everyone held torches in their hands and walked cautiously towards the depths of the secret passage.

After walking for less than half an incense stick of time, they discovered that the walls on both sides of the secret passage were engraved with strange symbols and patterns.

"What the hell is this crooked carving? It looks a bit creepy." Zhuyue said with a frown.

Chu Jiuqing's expression gradually became solemn. "These symbols should be the mysterious ancient Western Region characters."

"What? Ancient Western characters?" Chen Qingqing became curious. "Then what's written on it?"

Chu Jiuqing shook his head. "I don't recognize it either. I've seen this kind of font in ancient books before, but judging from the pattern, it seems to be related to spiders."

"Spider?" Chen Qingqing looked carefully and saw that there were indeed several oversized spider patterns on the wall.

Just when she was puzzled, she suddenly heard a rustling sound, as if something was crawling on the ground.

At the same time, Xiaojie's voice sounded,

"Master, please be advised, there is the dreaded Western Region Black Glass Spider here.

This poisonous spider is huge, with a body as black as ink. Its fangs are hollow and its venom is dark green.

Once bitten, the venom will quickly spread throughout the body through the wound, corroding the internal organs in a matter of moments."

Chen Qingqing suddenly felt her scalp tingling. Oh my God! Ziyou is simply a demon on earth. How could she raise such disgusting poisonous creatures?

She didn't dare to think too much and asked hurriedly, "Xiaojie, quickly prepare some antidote for me in case of emergency."

"Master, please don't be anxious. All things are interdependent. Without bottom, there is no top. Without low, there is no high. Without bitter, there is no sweet.

Although the Black Glass Spider is extremely poisonous, it is also afraid of something, which is a rare plant unique to the Western Regions called Silver Leaf Grass.

As long as the Black Glass Spider smells the incense made from silverleaf grass, its toxicity will be suppressed, its movements will become slow, and it will eventually turn into a pool of thick blood."

"Xiaojie, you are amazing. You always show your skills at the critical moment. Hurry up and give me the silverleaf incense."

"Master, please don't flatter me. My abilities are greater than you can imagine. This little knowledge is just a piece of cake.

Let me tell you this, I know astronomy, geography, harmony between people, yin and yang, the eight trigrams, the strange gates, and the art of escape. I can make plans and win battles thousands of miles away.

If you want to listen, I will tell you some strange stories from heaven and earth..."