Chapter 335 Uncle!

Chu Jin brought Madam Su back to the house and helped her stabilize her five elements.

She looked at her mother's pale and weak face, then lowered her eyes, composed herself, and began to think about the conversation they had just had.

The Formless Serpent originally resided within Sheng Fei's body. Now, with Sheng Fei on the verge of death, the Serpent has been transferred, and it's currently unknown to whom it has been transferred.

If the Unseen Serpent cannot be summoned back and is left unattended, it will pose an unstable and potentially fatal danger to Lady Su.

We must find the person who is possessed by the Serpent of No Form.

After Madam Su's condition stabilized, Chu Jin got up and said to Ah Chun, who was guarding outside, "Tell me as soon as she wakes up."

Ah Chun nodded in agreement.

Chu Jin sent someone to recall the golden serpent and also instructed them to deliver a message to Nian Qiuyan, asking her to investigate where Sheng Fei was when he was dying and who was with him.

After arranging Xuan Kui's affairs, Chu Jin returned to Madam Su's room and stayed with her until she woke up.

Madam Su opened her eyes, her gaze filled with confusion as she saw a white-clad figure with his back to her. In a daze, it was as if she had returned to the summit of Mount Luo.

At that time, she stayed by Qingkui's side, waiting for the sleeping little girl to wake up.

Before she knew it, time flew by, and the child who was only up to her knees back then had grown so tall.

"Awake?" Chu Jin noticed something was wrong and turned around to look at him. "How are you feeling?"

"Much better." Madam Su sat up, supporting herself with her hands.

Chu Jin returned to the bedside and asked directly, "Do you know who the Formless Serpent has transferred to?"

Madam Su shook her head. "It's too far away. I can't sense it."

He finished with a wry laugh: "It's lucky that the transfer was successful."

Chu Jin nodded thoughtfully, not holding out much hope: "I've already sent someone to investigate in Taiyi. You need to summon the Wuxiang Serpent back as soon as possible."

Madam Su seemed surprised that she had already arranged all this. Her eyes were slightly moved, and a smile had just appeared in them when Chu Jin got up and left: "Don't flatter yourself. Your restored strength is only useful to me."

She left without a word, leaving Madam Su staring blankly at her retreating figure.

The southern border of the Yan state.

Gongsun Qi rescued a young man by intercepting the Yan Kingdom's Black Iron Guards. The young man's body contained the Azure Blood Golden Butterfly, which piqued Gongsun Qi's interest.

He led his men away from the vicinity of the city defenses and hid in a secluded cave at the foot of the cliff.

The border troops have learned of the complete annihilation of the Black Iron Guard and are currently conducting a search. Gongsun Qi did not wait for the young man to awaken; instead, he received news of Yan Manfeng's death from the messengers sent by the six states.

When his old friend passed away, he felt no emotional fluctuation; he only felt that another person had died.

Alan stood at the cave entrance, cheering as he saw the beautiful cigarette smoke again.

Gongsun Qi withdrew his gaze and closed his eyes to rest.

The next day, the rescued young man still showed no signs of waking up.

But if we delay any longer, the border troops might find their way here, which would cause some trouble.

After thinking it over, Gongsun Qi took the initiative to take medicine from the mechanism box to save the person.

About an hour later, the young man lying against the wall slowly woke up. His eyes were not used to the bright daylight, and he subconsciously raised his hand to shield his face and turned away.

A moment later, the young man nimbly sat up, his eyes scanning his surroundings warily. Caught off guard, he met the eyes of the man sitting opposite him with a sword in his hand, and was so shocked that the hairs on his body stood on end.

Wen Yangzhou stared wide-eyed at the man in front of him who exuded a tough-guy aura, licking his dry, cracked lips: "You..."

Who is it?

He changed his mind before he could finish speaking: "And you are?"

Instead of answering, Gongsun Qi asked, "Why did the Black Iron Guards arrest you?"

"I don't know either." Wen Yangzhou scratched his head, looking at his dirty and messy clothes with disgust. "I woke up and was taken away by those Black Iron Guards. When I woke up again, I was here. I... I don't understand what happened."

He rubbed his hands, his head spinning, forcing himself to stay awake, muttering to himself, "My memories of this period have been fragmented. Every day I open my eyes to different places and different people. It's so strange. I was supposed to be on Mechanical Island..."

"Mechanical Island?" Gongsun Qi repeated himself slowly, then asked, "Are you from the Mechanical Family?"

Wen Yangzhou took a deep breath and asked Gongsun Qi, "Did you save me from the Black Iron Guards?"

Gongsun Qi: "Yes."

Wen Yangzhou was filled with gratitude and breathed a sigh of relief. He said to Gongsun Qi, "My name is Wen Yangzhou. I am a mechanical sorcerer from the Wen Yang family. If you help me return to Taiyi, I guarantee I will give you a super generous reward."

The Wen Yang family.

The Mechanical Island is located in Taiyi, and the owner of the Crimson Golden Butterfly is also in Taiyi.

Gongsun Qi looked at Wen Yangzhou thoughtfully: "Where did you get the Azure Blood Golden Butterfly in your body?"

"What?" Wen Yangzhou asked in bewilderment. "Where did I get the Azure Blood Golden Butterfly? That's something from a farmer."

"You've been poisoned," Gongsun Qi said patiently. "It's the poison of the Azure Blood Golden Butterfly."

"How could that be? I have no grudge against Dean Ou!" Wen Yangzhou couldn't believe it.

He also knew Ou Rushuang.

Gongsun Qi placed one hand on the hilt of his sword, and the flying sword shot out towards Wen Yangzhou. The young man was so frightened that he stood against the wall. The five elements of energy switched, and the other person hiding in this body spoke up in time: "Wait! It's me! Me! Old Lin!"

Lin Chenghai's aged voice came from Wen Yangzhou's mouth, and the young man's facial expression changed from gratitude and wariness to familiarity and relaxation.

A look of understanding appeared on Gongsun Qi's face, and he recalled his flying sword and put it back in its sheath.

He remained seated on the rock, staring at Lin Chenghai and asking, "What are you doing using the Soul-Stealing Technique to occupy Wen Yangzhou's body?"

Lin Chenghai didn't answer, but twisted his neck and laughed, "I didn't expect to run into you. Thanks, you don't need to worry about the rest."

Gongsun Qi asked, "Did you go to Taiyi?"

Lin Chenghai: "I need to take care of something."

Gongsun Qi: "Did Ou Rushuang get poisoned by the Azure Blood Golden Butterfly because she was targeting you?"

"No! That old poisoner Ou Rushuang is truly ruthless. This kid is unlucky. I only found out he was poisoned by the Azure Blood Golden Butterfly after I possessed him." Lin Chenghai cursed Ou Rushuang's actions. "This kid helped me, and I have a conscience. I'm trying to find a way to detoxify him. He'll be fine in a while."

Lin Chenghai peered out of the cave and asked, "Near the border? You're leaving Yan? Where are you going? Qingyang? Taiyuan? Or Nanjing? When are you leaving? What are your plans?"

His refusal to answer and his subsequent question made his meaning quite clear.

Lin Chenghai was indeed surprised and relieved to see Gongsun Qi, but he would not reveal any information to Gongsun Qi.

Because he kept in mind Donglan Xun's orders that no one was allowed to interfere with Gongsun Qi or ask Gongsun Qi for help. Even if he or the princess were in trouble, they could not go to Gongsun Qi. In everything, Gongsun Qi had to make the choice himself.

He didn't know what secrets Gongsun Qi was hiding, nor why the patriarch would give such an order, but Lin Chenghai didn't think that Gongsun Qi alone could turn the tide and save everyone.

Lin Chenghai knew a little about Gongsun Qi's experiences and had personally witnessed this former guardian of the Yan Kingdom ultimately abandon it.

He had no intention of forcing people to do things, and besides, Lin Chenghai felt that Gongsun Qi was a bit crazy, and it would be very dangerous if things didn't go well.

Gongsun Qi did not answer any of the questions raised by Lin Chenghai, but instead said, "Yan Manfeng died last night, and the news of his death was announced to the world by the Six Kingdoms' official message."

Lin Chenghai's expression changed; he couldn't believe it.

"How could he..." The words were on the tip of his tongue, but in the end, they turned into a sigh.

Gongsun Qi said calmly, "Now that you're awake, we'll be leaving."

He stood up, looked at the little girl who was still sleeping in the corner, and went over to pick her up.

Lin Chenghai stared at this scene in astonishment.

"Awake?" Gongsun Qi looked at the person who had opened their eyes in his arms and said, "Then get down and walk by yourself."

He then put the person down.

Alan rubbed his eyes and muttered, "Daddy, won't you hold me a little longer?"

His daughter... Gongsun Lan, isn't she already dead?

Lin Chenghai stared at the two figures, one large and one small, with a strange look in his eyes.

After being put down, Alan tilted her head to look at Lin Chenghai behind her: "He's awake?"

"Ignore him." Gongsun Qi led Alan outside.

"Wait!" Lin Chenghai hurriedly said, "We're acquaintances after all, leave some medicine and food! That way I can run faster."

Gongsun Qi paused for a moment, then turned back to get him the medicine.

Lin Chenghai took out the mechanism box and accepted it, somewhat puzzled: "How did you discover me? Ou Rushuang only learned about soul-swapping by chance because of the Jade Blood Golden Butterfly, so how did you do it?"

Gongsun Qi couldn't possibly tell him.

The Buddhist sect's soul-stealing and soul-swapping technique could only detect the presence of one person with the strange fire. If Lin Chenghai hadn't used the Five Elements Qi just now, causing the strange fire to detect the anomaly of the Five Elements Qi, Gongsun Qi wouldn't have known.

Gongsun Qi did not answer Lin Chenghai's question. After giving him the gifts, he left with Alan.

He walked for a long time, then suddenly remembered that there was something familiar in the puzzle box that Lin Chenghai had taken out earlier.

As memories resurfaced, the boy's innocent voice echoed in my mind:

"uncle!"

"Your father forced you to refine the Heart of a Thousand Machines, don't you hate him?"

"I volunteered."

"Didn't you promise to go with your uncle?"

"Then let me learn it before I go with you, okay?"

"Once you learn it, you won't be able to leave."

Gongsun Qi stopped in his tracks.

"Father?" Alan had walked quite a distance before realizing the man hadn't followed, and hurriedly ran back. "Why aren't you coming?!"

The branches of the green forest in the mountains stretch out, cutting through the light and shadow, leaving a dappled pattern on my body.

Standing in the forest path, the man, cut by the light and shadow, couldn't help but lower his head and laugh. His laughter was suppressed, and the veins on his neck bulged. His anger was ignited and then quickly extinguished.

"Father?" Alan took a step back in fear, his voice becoming softer.

"Let's go," Gongsun Qi said with a smile.

Alan asked, "Where are we going?"

Gongsun Qi said, "Go to Taiyi."

According to statistics from Taiyi Academy, the forbidden trial area with the highest number of deaths is the Boundless Abyss of the Ghost Dao Academy, where six people have already died.

Secondly, there was the Yin-Yang School's Lake of the Dead, where three people died, and Feng Xiu, who was rescued by Shen Liu, also perished.

The list of the dead has not been released, so people do not know who they are.

Those who knew that Gu Gan and Yu Sui had gone to the Lake of the Dead felt a pang of anxiety upon learning that three people had died there.

The people in the Lake of the Dead weren't much better off.

Wan Qi told Wei Ren about the strange shadow phenomenon he had seen, asking him what it was and whether it would affect Nangong Sui, but the Earth Punishment Formation couldn't be broken!

Wei Ren angrily said, "Then find a way to break the Earth Punishment Formation!"

Wan Qi roared back, "I already said I can't break it!"

The two argued inexplicably for a couple of minutes, then fell silent as they stared at the three unconscious figures inside the formation.

Wanqi said, "She won't die, will she?"

“She won’t die.” Wei Ren’s expression was not good. “But… maybe she will be the same as Sheng Fei was before.”

Wan Qi fell silent.

He couldn't help but imagine the scene Wei Ren had described, and he shuddered in fright.

The two began to discuss how to break the Earth Punishment Formation. If they couldn't break the formation with external force, they would have to wait there for twelve hours.

Before the two could come up with a solution, the instructors who came to collect the bodies from the Lake of the Dead arrived first.

Xu Dian's body was not far away, and the instructors who came to collect the body would also see the earthen torture array when they passed by.

Besides the two instructors leading the way, a disciple of the Nine Capitals Guard dressed in black and gold dragon patterns followed behind.

"Hey!" The Ninth Capital Guard disciple greeted the two people standing by the earthen torture array enthusiastically, "There are still living people here!"

He broke away from the instructors and walked towards the Earth Punishment Formation: "Let me see who's still inside. Hmm, they're all familiar faces."

"Zhang Pinghui! What are you doing running around like that!" The farm instructor, who had already hoisted Xu Dian's body onto his shoulder, roared at him, "Don't break the rules! Come back right now!"

"I'll just take a look! I won't interfere!" Zhang Pinghui shouted, turning around and glancing at Wan Qi and Wei Ren. "So it was you two who did this to the three people inside?"

Wan Qi shook his head, while Wei Ren remained expressionless: "No."

Wei Ren asked suspiciously, "Why are the Nine Capital Guards allowed to act alongside the instructors?"

Just as Wan Qi was about to explain to this newcomer who was participating in the Hundred Families Night Parade for the first time, Zhang Pinghui said with a grin, "Sorry, but the Nine Capital Guards can do whatever they want. How about it, are you tempted?"

Wei Ren remained silent, his face ashen.

Wan Qi explained in a low voice: "The Nine Capital Guards can choose not to participate in the trial. If there are not enough people, the Nine Capital Guards will join in to help, or you can apply yourself."

"Zhang Pinghui!" the instructor called out to him again.

Zhang Pinghui said, "Don't rush! I think someone's about to die here again. Let's wait a bit longer to avoid making another trip!"

"This even has a blessing and life-saving spell! Let me look at it a little longer and broaden my horizons!"

After hearing the master's blessing to save their lives, the two instructors exchanged a glance and walked towards the earthen punishment array in the distance.

Upon arriving at the edge of the Earth Punishment Formation, the two instructors glanced at Sheng Fei, who was protected by a life-saving spell, and their gazes settled on the girl who had fainted to the side.