In his own words, "The Eighteen Villages have been under my protection since ancient times. I have given them favorable weather, peace and tranquility. It is nothing more than sacrificing a woman every few years. It is not excessive. For the gods, sacrifice is commonplace."
"Besides, I didn't force them to sacrifice themselves. Those women were truly willing. I just need their souls to help me wear down the black demon magic on those eighteen Asura Netherworld Tokens."
I'll spit in your face!
Upon hearing this, Yan Qing was about to spit the smear on the other person's face, but unfortunately, the other person had no idea that she was making such a fuss.
However, Chu Jiang No. 2 stood up for her, as he had long disliked the attitude of the Cave God.
What kind of ancient being is this? He was nothing more than someone who would stop at nothing to achieve his goals.
The cave spirit was still rambling on when Chu Jiang No. 2, unable to bear it any longer, interrupted him.
"Are you going to tell me now that the so-called mysterious birth of the Gold Rank title couldn't have succeeded without your involvement?"
The Cave God was genuinely startled this time. "How did you know?" He had put in a lot of effort to connect with the strange world. To be honest, he hadn't expected to succeed on the first try.
Chu Jiang No. 2 wasn't going to be led by the nose and directly exposed his intentions.
"Was your initial plan to transform yourself into a so-called Gold-Rank Titled Anomaly, and then directly trigger the arrival of the World of Rules and Mysteries here?"
The cave spirit was instantly stunned. How did this person know?
He arrived in this world automatically, and only by accident did he discover that a strange Gold-Rank titled being had already been born here. Moreover, this person's power was almost that of the most powerful being in the entire world.
This discovery gave him the best way to evade the Yaksha's pursuit: to transform himself into a Gold-Rank Titled Mystery like Yaksha, so that he would be invincible once the World of Rules and Mysteries descended.
But how could this person know about this?
Chu Jiang No. 2 revealed a bitter smile. It turned out that the secret that the Grand Elder had painstakingly instructed him to keep when he went down the mountain was actually here!
It seems that the sect knew about the so-called world of strange rules much earlier than he did, and even left him this as a backup plan. He never expected it was all for today!
Chu Jiang No. 2 looked up at the void and stood there for a long while before finally making a decision.
He glanced at the smug-looking cave god, and a slow smile crept onto his lips.
"Anyone who would turn the world into a hell of bizarre rules for their own selfish gain is destined for a bad end."
"In that case, then I—"
Countless tiny bolts of lightning instantly erupted from Chu Jiang No. 2's body, enveloping his entire body.
Then, the entire sky lit up, and in the white expanse, Yan Qing found that her body was involuntarily spinning.
What terrified her even more was that Chu Jiang, who had been beside her, had completely disappeared.
Her body spun faster and faster until she could no longer hold on, her head lolled to the side and she lost consciousness.
In the dim light, she seemed to see that the lightning bolts at the spot where Chu Jiang No. 2 was standing had split into two.
"No--!!!"
Finally, with a heart-wrenching scream from the cave spirit, she knew nothing more.
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Following the directions on the geomantic map, Yue Qi and his group traveled a long and winding road, which took at least one or two hours.
Everyone was exhausted, but inside the tunnel, apart from the bare walls, there was still nothing there.
Finally, when they reached a three-way intersection ahead, they had to stop.
Yue Qi frowned as he looked at the geomantic map in his hand, and couldn't help but worry. According to the map, all three roads could lead to the shining point, and they all seemed to be about the same distance away.
The question is, which path should they take?
Left with no other choice, he discussed it with Sun Ning and finally decided to rest where they were and send someone to scout out the intersection ahead.
After eating and drinking their fill, the boys quickly fell asleep. But the two girls, who looked exhausted, refused to rest with their eyes open.
Yue Qi kindly reminded them, "Hurry up and recover your strength. We still have to travel tonight, and we can't keep going without rest."
“But—” Su Su said weakly, “It’s not that I don’t want to sleep, but that nursery rhyme keeps playing and I just can’t fall asleep.”
"A nursery rhyme?" Yue Qi immediately became alert. "You mean the one we heard before?"
His gaze fell upon Wen Jiajia, and he received confirmation from her.
"It's that nursery rhyme, but the voice is very soft. However, it seems that the singer this time is not the same person as before."
"Yes, yes, yes!" Su Su nodded vigorously. "So Sister Wen is the same way. I thought I was just too tired and my hearing was deafening."
Yue Qi, sensing something was amiss, asked, "Who was singing that you two heard?"
This time, Wen Jiajia said with absolute certainty, "It's a woman, not a child."
"A woman?" Yue Qi murmured to himself, instinctively feeling that this was the way to break the deadlock.
"Where did the sound you heard come from?"
Su Su cautiously pointed to the rightmost passage, "That's where I'm listening."
"And you?" he asked Wen Jiajia.
"Me too."
It seems they have no choice but to go to the passage on the right.
Resting was out of the question, so Yue Qi woke up the others. After discussing it, they unanimously decided to send someone over to check first.
The final decision was that Yue Qi, Guo Hu, and Wen Jiajia would step forward, while the others would wait in place to provide backup.
Once inside the passage, Wen Jiajia became the navigation system. The passage was full of branching paths, none of which were shown on the geomantic map.
The three could only follow the woman's voice that Wen Jiajia heard to find their way. After passing several intersections, they finally saw a figure at the end of one of the intersections.
Upon closer inspection, it was a small, thin woman. She was curled up in a corner, her body covered in various new and old wounds, stained with blood.
Yue Qi finally heard it too; the singing was coming from her mouth. However, the voice was extremely faint, and it could only be barely heard when one got very close.
Yue Qi walked up to her and gently touched her.
The woman seemed to be electrocuted, and suddenly raised her head, revealing a bloody and mangled face, with her features completely unrecognizable.
Has he seen this person somewhere before? Yue Qi was somewhat uncertain.
But this woman's eyes lit up the moment she saw Yue Qi.
"Big brother, it's you!!"
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