Even if Ren Shi didn't allow it, it would be useless, because as Ji Chengtan was talking, he stood up and was about to turn around.

She grabbed him and said, "Take someone with you, don't go by yourself!"

"Thank you, sister-in-law, thank you, sister-in-law!"

Ji Chengtan was overjoyed and knelt down and kowtowed heavily.

Thank you to this woman who is like a sister and a mother, gentle and loving, and has remained unchanged for twenty years.

Ren quickly pulled Ji Chengtan up.

So next, who should we take with us?

Apart from Ji Zimu, the remaining seven people were all Ji Yuanhao's close confidants, but they were different from the personal guards. They were all officials, so this trip was an adventure, and they didn't know how dangerous it was. This...

Fortunately, the seven did not hesitate. The oldest one, Tang Xianzhou, looked around and said, "I will go with the Second Young Master."

He selected another one with the best skills to stay with Ren. The rest of them discussed it and quickly split into two groups. One group would go with Ji Chengtan, and the other would stay with Ren. But in the end they decided to keep four people with Ren.

Ren wanted to say something, but Ji Chengtan and the others didn't give her a chance to speak. As soon as they made the arrangements, they turned around and ran in the direction where they had heard the sound.

Ren took a step forward and said, "Be careful, everyone be careful!"

It felt like the throat was being strangled, and the voice was hoarse and hoarse.

"Yes! Sister-in-law, you should be careful too."

Ji Chengtan lowered his voice and replied. The hurried and light footsteps had already faded away, and the person rushed into the dark tunnel and could no longer be seen.

Ren stopped, looked for a long time, and couldn't help closing her eyes. Now she could only pray that Su Ci was safe, and that Ji Chengtan and the others could find her as soon as possible and bring her back.

…

But the reality is that Su Ci's situation is not very good.

Su Ci tried her best to endure it, holding her breath and adjusting her breathing, sticking close to the man-sized pit and not daring to even breathe, but unfortunately she still failed to hide in the end!

She had guessed correctly. It was impossible for the Kun family to send their most elite soldiers here to deal with less important figures such as their female relatives and subordinates. However, there were two leading masters, and one of them was among the people who were searching her closely.

Yang Yanzong's breathing method was indeed very clever. In most cases, as long as she was not injured and had good psychological quality, she could get away with it. But there happened to be a master among this group of people.

The sound of dripping water, the darkness and dampness, and the hissing sounds of snakes and insects crawling were quite disturbing, but when the man walked a little closer and listened for a while, suddenly his ear moved slightly.

“Over there!!!”

Suddenly there was a loud shout, the mud and sand shook and slid down. The man pointed with his hand, and the men in black who were standing near this side in the tunnel immediately rushed towards her!

Fuck you!

Fortunately, the tunnel was too narrow and the expert fell behind and couldn't rush over immediately. Su Ci screamed in his heart and quickly pretended to be dead and jumped out! She was quick-witted and reached out to pull down the black viper that had been lying on her shoulder and gave her goose bumps, and threw it over there with force! Turn around and run away.

The potential explosion in the moment of life and death is amazing. The viper was thrown out by her like lightning. In the dark environment, the viper was frightened and suddenly raised its head in the air. With a fierce spurt, venom spurted out like fairy flowers!

Even though it would be cut into two pieces in the next moment, the venom had already sprayed out. In a flash, many people were hit in the eyes, and they screamed "Ahhhhhh", and there was chaos in the back.

Su Ci seized this opportunity and ran away!

She had completely lost her sense of direction and just ran wherever she could find a way. Thanks to the time she bought herself, she was able to successfully meet Ji Chengtan, Tang Xianzhou and others who were looking for her.

“This way!”

The voice was low and quiet, it was Ji Chengtan! Su Ci didn't have time to think about why he was here. The chaos behind her was over soon. She dashed left and right, and narrowly avoided danger several times with her agility and resourcefulness. But in the end, the master caught up with her. Her tricks were completely useless in the face of absolute strength. She could hardly run anymore. She was panting, her heart and lungs were burning, and her head was buzzing from the excessive exercise.

Tang Xianzhou, who was the best at Qinggong, made a prompt decision and said, "Come up quickly!"

He was the most skilled fighter and could already hear the subtle sound of clothes fluttering, as well as the sound of footsteps rapidly following him from behind. There were actually more than twenty people.

Wow, this girl is amazing! I was able to hold on for such a long time by myself.

Su Ci was almost dying, so without hesitation, she threw herself on Tang Xianzhou's back, and the four of them quickly chose a direction to escape!

But this won't work. With these people around, Tang Xianzhou and others don't dare to go back to Ren's side.

What’s more important is that the master’s tracking ability is extremely strong, almost like a shadow following him. Tang Xianzhou tried several methods but couldn’t get rid of him!

If we can't get rid of this leader, we will not be able to get rid of the more than 20 pursuers!

Tang Xianzhou made a prompt decision, "Go separately!"

He moved his lips slightly, took Ji Chengtan's hand with one hand, and quickly made a secret signal on his palm, "We will lead them away, you take Madam Yang away!"

As he spoke, he gently tossed Su Ci onto Ji Chengtan's back, then quickly lifted them both up and pushed them towards the fork in the road ahead.

The two people next to him cooperated very well. They immediately intensified the movement of their flying sleeves and made faint footsteps as if Ji Chengtan was still there.

After brushing against each other, they separated and Tang Xianzhou and the other two quickly rushed towards the road ahead.

Su Ci and Ji Chengtan, who were hiding in the fork in the road and holding their breath for a moment, saw a dark shadow passing by, followed by the sound of rustling footsteps.

One after the other, they moved very fast. They held their breath until their lungs could no longer hold it. It might have been two minutes. The people outside had already disappeared into the distance, and only then did they dare to breathe heavily.

“Go!”

Ji Chengtan took Su Ci's hand, and they both stood up hurriedly and turned around and ran to the other side.

Ji Chengtan hoped to quickly bring Su Ci back to Ren’s original location, and then immediately exit through the gap.

Unfortunately, they were lost. They had been running for so long in this maze of caves and tunnels that they could no longer tell where was where.

The two could only discuss and slowly grope their way forward.

The longer the time dragged on, the more anxious the two men became. On the one hand, they were worried about the safety of Tang Xianzhou and the others, and on the other hand, they were worried that the pursuers would discover that they had escaped and would split up their forces to search for them.

But over time, it became clear that the latter was bound to happen. No one knew what happened to Tang Xianzhou and the other two, but the pursuers had obviously discovered that two of them had escaped, and one of them was even an important target. The pursuit team immediately broke up into teams of two or three and searched in all directions.

Su Ci and Ji Chengtan were relieved for Tang Xianzhou and the others, but at the same time they were worried. The enemy arrived earlier than them and was more familiar with the environment. They obviously knew some mechanisms and tricks of the maze, which greatly facilitated the opponent's search and made it much more difficult for them to avoid them.

It's really difficult.

Su Ci and Ji Chengtan were almost caught, but luckily at the last moment they found that there was actually a stone gate at the end of the dead end road. "Hurry up, hurry up, they are about to find us!"

Su Ci was so anxious that she broke out in a sweat. Ji Chengtan gritted his teeth and was about to stand up with the sword in hand. Fortunately, at the last moment, Su Ci suddenly touched a shaking protruding stone. She was delighted and quickly pulled it!

She hurriedly pulled Ji Chengtan, and they both slipped and rolled down, and the stone door behind them closed silently.

Avoid a hurdle.

The second level is being bitten by a poisonous snake, and it’s Ji Chengtan. When he threw the poisonous snake towards the pursuers, he was bitten by the other end. Fortunately, he knew how to deal with it first aid. Almost the moment he felt the pain, he immediately grasped the sword and cut his thigh with his backhand!

Blood gushed out immediately!

But he cut quickly and deep enough to remove all the venomous parts.

——This shitty environment directly forced out this young man who used to be a scholar and a bit indecisive and naive.

It is true that when you meet someone after three days, you start to look at him with new eyes.

But Su Ci had no time to sigh. With the two people's fearless attack of the venomous snakes, she managed to survive the second crisis.

Su Ci quickly tore off a piece of her clothes and the gold medicine hidden in her hairpin to bandage Ji Chengtan to stop the bleeding.

The two were in a very awkward state, groping forward hand in hand.

But just when Ji Chengtan finally found the signpost he had left behind and the two were overjoyed, they encountered the third fatal crisis.

This time we really met head on, there was no way to avoid it!

It was clearly an uneven stone wall, but unexpectedly it suddenly moved away silently with a "swish", and the two black-clad warriors ran face to face with Ji Chengtan and Su Ci who were looking down at the hidden bid!

The two sides were only two steps apart.

There is no way to avoid it!

Su Ci reacted extremely quickly. When the other party moved, she leaned back with all her strength and fell on the ground with a "bang". Her back, waist and hips were in severe pain, but it did not affect her movement of raising her hand at all. She bent the back of her hand, and the mechanism wrapped around her wrist started. "Swoosh, swish, swish" three short iron arrows flew straight to the faces of the two men!

This sleeve arrow was specially made for her by Yang Yanzong. She practiced for a long time before she was finally able to control it with ease. This was her last life-saving device. Even though the situation was so difficult before, she gritted her teeth and refused to use it. But as soon as the door opened, she knew it was impossible. She made a quick decision, put some distance between them, raised her hand and shot!

The short arrows flew, and the two men were startled. They dodged and blocked immediately, but the man in the front was obviously a moment too slow. He dodged one arrow in the face but could not dodge the second one. With a dull "puff" sound, the iron arrow hit him right in the throat and an inch below. He let out a "ugh" and stood stiff for a long time, then fell to the side of the stone gate.

His companion pushed him away, "You little bitch, you're looking for death!!"

The one who was shot by the arrow fell to the ground, while the other one jumped out with a shining sword. Ji Chengtan gritted his teeth and faced him.

But it is obvious that although this man is not a top-level master, he is not bad either. If they face him head-on, Su Ci and Ji Chengtan will definitely not be his match!

This fight was extremely dangerous. Su Ci grabbed some sand from the ground and threw it into the opponent's eyes, then shouted, "Look at the snake!"

The man was startled and dodged immediately, but Su Ci had no snake. She gritted her teeth, lunged forward, knocked the man down from behind and clamped his hands and feet! The other party immediately elbowed her from behind with a "bang". She suspected that her ribs were broken and grimaced in pain, but Su Ci held on tightly and did not let go, leaning back.

The man fell heavily on her. Ji Chengtan seized the opportunity, pounced hard and stabbed the man's chest and abdomen with his soft sword. With a "rip" sound, the clothes were cut open and blood splattered, but the man reacted very quickly and kicked Ji Chengtan away, and the latter fell heavily on the stone wall.

The two sides wrestled and struggled. Ji Chengtan and Su Ci really tried their best this time. They knew very well that they could not let go of this man. They would be dead if they got some distance between them. Ji Chengtan fell to the stone wall and the ground and got up immediately, but Su Ci refused to let go.

In the end, the two sides fought and rolled into the secret door. The tunnel was wet and even had some vines as thick as thumbs. It was unknown whether there were any snakes, but Su Ci didn't care at all.

Her hair was disheveled, and her face was covered in dirt, sewage and blood. Finally, an idea came to her. She found that the vines were extremely tough and could not be cut even with her small dagger. She had an idea and while Ji Chengtan was holding down the man, she turned over and climbed up, picked up an iron vine, wrapped it around the man's neck and strangled him tightly!

"ah--"

The man screamed, and Su Ci heard the sound of a snake crawling. She strangled the man's neck tightly. Ji Chengtan snatched the man's sword and stabbed him hard several times. The man was finally dead.

Su Ci and Ji Chengtan didn't dare to stay. They crawled and rolled out of the vine area and fell on the slope. The two men panted and slowly stood up with the help of the wall. They looked at each other and smiled a little, but before they could rejoice that they had escaped danger, they suddenly heard a strange sound in their ears!

——It turned out that the man who was shot in the throat just now actually climbed up.

This man was not completely dead. After being trampled by three people, he stood up staggeringly. It was dark, and there was a little glow of moss. Suddenly, he raised his hand!

Using the last bit of his internal energy, he pulled out the dagger and flicked it. The dagger went straight to Su Ci's heart with great force!

However, Su Ci happened to have her back to him at this time. She had just climbed up, and the dagger was extremely fast, and she had no way to avoid it!

A critical moment! Before Ji Chengtan could shout, he suddenly rushed over and stood behind Su Ci.

"Puchi" there was a clear sound of the dagger entering the flesh!

Su Ci reacted very quickly and immediately turned around and rushed forward. The assassin who was about to throw the sword was knocked over by her. She stabbed his carotid artery twice and the man finally died.

Su Ci turned back hurriedly: "Ji Chengtan, what's wrong with you!"

When she opened her mouth, she realized her voice was very hoarse. She quickly turned around and supported Ji Chengtan who was holding on to the wall.

Ji Chengtan smiled and said, "I'm fine, don't worry."

His eyes were gentle and his smile was relaxed, and Su Ci felt relieved, "That's good!"

But the next moment!

She reached out to touch Ji Chengtan's hand on the back, but felt blood on it. Su Ci felt dizzy for a moment! The dagger actually stabbed Ji Chengtan's heart.

It went in deeply, completely submerged!

But Ji Chengtan seemed unaware and didn't seem to feel any pain. He even held Su Ci's hand and said anxiously, "Let's go quickly, or someone else will come later!"

He looked anxious. He pushed her but couldn't move her. He pulled her with his other hand. In the narrow tunnel, he could still run seventeen or eighteen steps.

Su Ci's lips trembled and her vision was a little blurry.

But at this moment, a familiar faint rustling sound suddenly came from behind!

The pursuers are coming again!

There is still a way ahead!

Suddenly, the stone wall in front of the corner suddenly moved away silently with a "swish", and it turned out to be another stone door.

Just three steps away from the two of them!

Su Ci was shocked and suddenly pulled Ji Chengtan back two steps. She gasped heavily with a "huh".

Just as Ji Chengtan turned around and she stepped back, a silver light flashed in front of her eyes and went straight to the throats of the two people. The sword was so fast that the two people had no room to react, but at the last moment, the sword suddenly stopped!

There is always a way out!

Su Ci took a quick glance and could barely make out the seven or eight people behind the stone gate. In the dim fluorescent light, she immediately saw Yang Yanzong, who was covered in blood.

It’s Yang Yanzong!

She let out a short "ah", her knees went weak, and she fell to her knees.

Tears came down.

…

As for Yang Yanzong and Ji Yuanhao, they really had a life-and-death experience.

After barely rolling out from under the big iron cage, they were immediately met with a bloody encirclement and killing!

They are truly top-notch masters. Uncle Kun has arranged almost all of the first-tier death squads that he has painstakingly trained for many years here.

Yang Yanzong and his group were covered in blood, with many injuries, serious and minor. They fought each other for nearly half an hour before they barely broke out.

It is worth mentioning here that this large underground palace mechanism is actually laid out according to the Qiankun Bagua.

Fortunately, whether it was Yang Yanzong or Ji Yuanhao, both of them were extremely talented and had a wide range of knowledge. They were also quite proficient in the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams. Therefore, after several battles with the pursuers, they finally managed to get rid of them.

His face and body were covered in blood, and blood was still dripping from his body, but Yang Yanzong was extremely anxious. He was thinking about Su Ci. If he were in the shoes of the Kun brothers and sisters, he would go all out. There was no reason for him to be on Su Ci's and Ren's side with such a good opportunity!

"Go to the departure position!"

Not only is there a life gate over there, but more importantly, the side hall where Su Ci and Ren are located is right in that direction!

Ji Yuanhao had no objection, and the group hurried over there.

They encountered some traps along the way, but they avoided them and even worked out some patterns for opening secret doors.

In the short time that they had been here, they had killed two groups of men in black who were searching, and even encountered the injured Tang Xianzhou. Yang Yanzong was anxious and afraid, fearing that if he was a step slower, Su Ci would be in danger.

The moment the stone door opened, Su Ci collapsed to the ground. Yang Yanzong rushed forward and hugged her, "Ci'er, Ci'er! What's wrong with you?"

Su Ci really fainted for a moment just now. Her highly tense mind suddenly relaxed, and her exhausted body could not bear it. But she woke up quickly. She screamed "Ah" and suddenly pushed Yang Yanzong away.

"Ji Chengtan, Ji Chengtan, your brother is here! Did you hear me? Hurry up and get up!"

She couldn't hold it back any longer and tears burst out.

Ji Chengtan leaned in Ji Yuanhao's arms. He struggled to open his eyes, and as his taut breath came to an end, his life came to an end.

"Don't cry, don't cry, Second Mother, don't, don't be sad, ..."

That's good.

Ji Chengtan was really glad that he blocked the dagger for her in time, otherwise she would be lying on the ground at this moment.

At the last moment of his life, he suddenly felt a sense of relief. Well, that’s good, he doesn’t have to marry! He did not let others down, nor did he let her down. He had no regrets from body to heart, until the end of his life.

Only, only, he wanted to say to her one last word, "Yes, I'm sorry, Second Mother."

He reached out to touch her face. Su Ci cried and pressed his hand on her face. Ji Chengtan whispered "I'm sorry" for his ignorance and naivety back then, which brought so many hidden dangers and risks to her when she was young.

His tears fell, but he smiled, "Goodbye, goodbye..."

It's a pity that I won't be able to see you again.

Su Ci was in great sorrow. Suddenly, she felt as if her heart was being squeezed tightly together. She couldn't control her tears. "Don't, don't!"

Ji Chengtan's hands were already weak. She trembled and slid down. He lowered his eyes slightly.

“Cheng Tan, Cheng Tan!!!”

Ji Yuanhao shouted and shook him desperately, "Wake up, wake up! Big brother is here, open your eyes and look at big brother!!"

Big drops of tears fell on Ji Chengtan's face.

After shaking vigorously, Ji Chengtan slightly opened his eyes. He used all his strength to murmur: "...Brother, don't blame her, don't blame her,...I did it willingly."

He used up his last bit of strength to hold his brother's hand, "And sister-in-law, don't blame sister-in-law, I begged her..."

Mumbling, he was completely motionless.

Ji Chengtan knew very well that with his brother's brain, he should have reacted by now, and there were other people around when he asked Ren for help for the last time.

After pleading for the last sentence with great effort, Ji Chengtan died of suffocation.

Ji Yuanhao felt his brother's neck pulse with trembling hands, and after a while, he burst into tears.

"Cheng Tan, Cheng Tan——"