Chapter 137: One Life for Another
After entering Jinzhou, Qi Wuhan went to Yangcheng according to the address written in the letter to inquire about a town called Huaishu Town. After arriving at the town with Ling Feng, he went to find a shop called Jishidiang. After finding the shop, he followed a clerk in the shop into the mountains.
The town is built at the foot of the mountain, and you can see a small path leading up the mountain when you leave the town.
Qi Wuhan took Ling Feng and followed the guy up the mountain along the path. They noticed that there were secret sentries hiding in the trees every hundred meters or so.
An hour later, an open space appeared in front of them. Behind the open space was a towering mountain. A stone door was carved out of the almost vertical mountain wall. Two people were guarding the door. They wore black evil ghost masks on their faces, which were the symbols of the Twelve Guardians of the Black Lotus Sect. These two people were two of the twelve guardians.
The guy brought the person there and then went down the mountain first.
A guardian led Qi Wuhan and Ling Feng in. After passing through a long and dark corridor, a downward entrance appeared. The guardian led the two down the stairs and into the underground stone chamber.
Qi Wuhan looked around and saw that the building looked like an underground palace.
The stone door in front opened, and a strange elongated shadow was reflected from the door. A hunched figure walked out from inside, and the hoarse and dry laughter sounded particularly harsh in the empty stone chamber.
"Haha, what a rare guest."
The pair of eyes behind the mask, as cunning and cold as a vulture's, stared at Qi Wuhan as if he was looking at a prey that had fallen into a trap.
"Where is my wife?" Qi Wuhan's icy voice carried a hint of biting chill, making the already cold air in the stone chamber even colder.
"The person is inside. It depends on whether you dare to go in." Before Elder Baihu finished his harsh and hoarse laughter, Qi Wuhan went in, and Ling Feng followed closely behind.
Behind it was an even more spacious stone chamber. In front of it stood a golden dragon throne, and on it sat a person.
When he saw the person sitting on the dragon throne, Qi Wuhan stopped and Ling Feng was shocked, because the person sitting on the dragon throne was wearing a dragon robe, and what was even more strange was that the person's eyes were clearly open and looked like a living person, but there was no trace of a living breath.
"My Lord, that is..." Ling Feng had a guess about the man's identity, but he was not 100% sure.
Qi Wuhan coldly spat out three words, "Dethroned Crown Prince."
Miaorong had mentioned the leader's name before, and had seen him with her own eyes. It seems that what she saw was this body that looked like a dead person.
The next moment, his gaze shifted away from that strange face, searching for Jiang Lan's figure. Suddenly, his eyes swept towards the dragon throne in front of him, and he coldly spat out two words, "Come out."
Ling Feng stared at the direction of the dragon throne vigilantly, his hand on the hilt of the sword, ready to draw his sword at any time.
A figure walked out from behind the chair. He was dressed in a black robe and had on his face the same evil ghost mask with a green face and fangs. However, the eyes behind the mask were not as full of hostility as those of Elder Baihu. Instead, they were as peaceful as those of a wise man.
"It seems that you are Qinglong?" Qi Wuhan sneered, "We finally meet."
"The Marquis has seen me a long time ago."
Hearing the other party's voice, Qi Wuhan was surprised, and Ling Feng was also shocked.
Because that voice belonged to Butler Shi.
"It seems you are the insider," Qi Wuhan laughed self-deprecatingly. "You have been lurking by my side for so many years, managing the affairs of the palace with all your heart and soul. You have worked really hard for me." As he spoke, he glanced at the other man's right thumb, which was wearing a pitch-black eagle-wing ring. Remembering that Jiang Lan had asked him about the ring before, his eyes suddenly darkened. "Are you from Beimo?"
Steward Shi glanced down at his ring, then turned to look at the man on the dragon throne and said, "Before becoming a steward, I was a counselor to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Back then, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was framed by the current emperor and imprisoned on charges of treason by the late emperor. Desperate, His Royal Highness chose to burn himself to death, and I rescued him. Unfortunately, I could not save his heart, and His Royal Highness, unwilling to live in humiliation, chose to end his life. Over the years, I secretly founded the Black Lotus Cult in order to one day reclaim the world for His Royal Highness." At this point, he turned and looked at Qi Wuhan, "Now the one who can reclaim the world is the Marquis."
"Where is my wife?" Qi Wuhan asked coldly.
"Your little lady is here."
Qi Wuhan turned his head to look at the stone chamber next to him, and it was Ye Xuanhe who came out.
The next person to come out was Lu Feng, holding a thin rope in his hand. The other end of the rope was tied to Yuanbao's feet, and he led Yuanbao out like walking a dog.
The last ones to come out were Canglang and Jiang Lan.
When he saw Jiang Lan, Qi Wuhan became emotional. Seeing Canglang holding the sword against Jiang Lan's neck, the hostility and murderous intent in his peach blossom eyes swept over him, and he wished he could tear the other party into pieces!
"What do you want to do?" he asked coldly, his eyes always on Jiang Lan, afraid that she would be hurt in any way.
Jiang Lan wanted to say something to him, to let him know that she was fine, but no sound came out of her throat, as if her mute point was pinched.
"What did you do?" Seeing that Jiang Lan was speechless, Qi Wuhan's eyes suddenly became extremely cold and dark, and the murderous aura emanating from his body became heavier and heavier.
"Don't worry, I didn't do anything to your little lady. I just wanted her to be quiet. After an hour, the blood will naturally be released." Ye Xuanhe walked towards Qi Wuhan at a leisurely pace. "But if you want her to live, you have to exchange her life for hers." After saying that, he took out a bottle of medicine from his sleeve and handed it to her. "As long as you take this, I will let your little lady go."
Jiang Lan shook her head desperately and wanted to run over to stop him, but the sword tip deflected and a stream of bright red blood oozed from her neck.
"Don't touch her!" Qi Wuhan roared.
Ling Feng wanted to rush over to save people, but was stopped by Lu Feng.
"My Lord, please eat quickly. My uncle has a bad temper. Your wife's neck is so thin that if he cuts it by accident, she won't be able to be saved." Lu Feng said with a smile.
Jiang Lan stared at Lu Feng, wishing she could stare him to death. She wanted to speak out to stop Qi Wuhan from doing anything stupid. She tried desperately to make a sound, and a fishy-sweet taste surged in her throat. She swallowed the fishy-sweet taste, and when she opened her mouth again, she could finally make a little sound, but the sound was very hoarse, like a breath, and only she and Canglang, who was closest to her, could hear it.
“Don’t eat it!”
Hearing her hoarse voice, Canglang showed a hint of surprise on his serious face.
Seeing Qi Wuhan took the medicine bottle, she tried to stop him with all her might, but was silenced by Canglang again.
"As long as I take it, will you let me go?" He took the bottle of medicine and asked.
"Of course." Ye Xuanhe replied with a casual smile.
He turned to Jiang Lan and said gently, "Don't be afraid, my lady. I will save you." He uncorked the bottle and poured a pill into his mouth. A few seconds later, he felt a sharp pain in his chest. He clutched his chest with his hands, his pupils suddenly constricted, and his heart beat violently, as if it would explode at any moment. A buzzing noise rang in his ears, and his vision became blurred... He staggered towards Jiang Lan, but fell to the ground after a few steps. The last thing he saw in his dilated pupils was a blurry image of her, and then he could see nothing...
"Let's say goodbye." Ye Xuanhe said something that still had some human touch.
Canglang untied Jiang Lan's vagina and let her go. She rushed over to Qi Wuhan, tears streaming down her face. But she could only make hoarse sounds from her throat. She kept calling him over and over again, trying to wake him up...
"What's wrong with her throat?" Ye Xuanhe asked casually.
Canglang replied: "Forcing the blood vessels open damaged the airways."
Ye Xuanhe said, "Take the person away."
Canglang went over to take Qi Wuhan away, but Jiang Lan held him tightly and refused to let go. She was knocked unconscious by Canglang. Even after she fainted, her hands were still tightly grasping the clothes. Canglang drew his sword and cut the piece of clothes in her hand cleanly, then carried her on his shoulders.
"Master, what about him? Should we kill him or let him go?" Lu Feng asked.
Ye Xuanhe glanced at Ling Feng and said, "Do you want to stay here, or follow your Lord?"
Ling Feng glanced at Jiang Lan who had fainted on the ground, then looked at Qi Wuhan who was being carried on Canglang's shoulders, not knowing whether he was dead or alive, and made a difficult decision.
"General, please go first. I will be there soon." Butler Shi bowed.
Ye Xuanhe and his men left first.
Steward Shi walked towards the person on the dragon throne, reached out to close the open eyes, and said, "Your Highness, it is time for you to rest in peace." Then he put two fingers into his mouth and swiftly took out the beauty bead.
The person in the dragon robe withered quickly, his flesh and skin rotted away in an instant, and in the blink of an eye he turned into a pile of bones.
"Madam, please don't blame me. I am doing this for the Marquis' sake. Those who want to conquer the world cannot have weaknesses."
The stone doors on all four sides slowly fell down, locking Jiang Lan inside.
"Let's go."
Elder Baihu was full of questions, but after being looked at by the calm eyes behind the mask, he followed Butler Shi.
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