The arrogant laughter seemed particularly eerie in the silent night. The laughter stopped abruptly, bringing a somewhat chilly feeling.

"As you said, they will attack me tonight."

Lu Zongyuan walked out of the darkness holding a torch. The sinister smile on his face suddenly disappeared when he saw that it was Xiao Ruyu and the other person.

"It's you guys?!"

Another person walked out from behind him. Xiao Ruyu looked over in the blinding firelight and found that this person was very unfamiliar. Even his clothes were a little strange.

She felt strange but also felt that it looked familiar. After thinking about it carefully, she couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

Isn't this the dress that only people in Miao villages wear? !

Seeing that Xiao Ruyu was slow to speak, Lu Zongyuan thought that she was frightened by him, so he sneered, "Are you scared now?"

"It's too late."

The strangely dressed man was not very old and had a bit of arrogance on his face. He spoke to Lu Zongyuan.

"I was wondering where the poisonous insect on your body came from. It turns out that someone has cast a spell on you."

"You didn't realize it yourself?"

Lu Zongyuan seemed to be very respectful to this person. He did not get angry even after being scolded. Instead, he glanced at Xiao Ruyu and said stubbornly.

"Of course I noticed it, but I just deliberately lured you into a trap."

"Heh." The young man snorted coldly, but his eyes fell on Eleven. "You are so young, but you have learned the art of tracing Gu. Tell me, who in the Miao village did you learn from?"

Eleven was stunned by the question and subconsciously looked at Xiao Ruyu.

Lu Zongyuan also looked at Xiao Ruyu and sneered, "You are wrong, it was this kid who put the poisonous insect in the body."

The young man looked down in disbelief at Xiao Ruyu, who was less than a meter away from him, with disbelief written all over his face.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm afraid this kid hasn't been weaned yet."

Lu Zongyuan was too lazy to argue with him and his eyes fell on Xiao Ruyu.

"Tell me, what are you following me for?!"

Xiao Ruyu stared at him fiercely, thinking about how to run away with Eleven.

She turned her wrist, trying to mobilize the insect to bite Lu Zongyuan, and then pulled Eleven and ran away.

As soon as he stretched out his hand, the boy saw through it at a glance.

He looked disdainful, muttering something, and suddenly a huge poisonous insect crawled out from his hand.

The poisonous insect was three inches long, with eight legs and sixteen feet, and its body was covered with dense scales.

"With your little tricks, you still want to show off in front of me?"

The young man shouted, and the insect crawled towards Lu Zongyuan.

Lu Zongyuan seemed to have become accustomed to this insect and allowed it to crawl onto his body.

The next second, Xiao Ruyu's pupils gradually dilated.

The insect pulled out her rice-grain-sized companion insect from behind his neck, pulled it out easily, and swallowed it directly into its mouth.

Swallowed...?

Xiao Ruyu immediately realized that the connection with the insect was broken and looked at it in disbelief.

The young man who practiced witchcraft was very satisfied with her performance. While she was still in a trance, he controlled the poisonous insect in his hand to crawl towards her.

"Achu, spare her life!"

"Now is not the time to kill!"

Lu Zongyuan saw through his thoughts and quickly took action to stop him.

“Why?!”

Achu was obviously reluctant, but he stopped his movements, and the insect also stopped a few feet away from Xiao Ruyu.

Xiao Ruyu clenched the spiritual power in his hands, ready to fight with Lu Zongyuan, but found that he whispered something to Achu.

After saying those words, Achu really stopped what he was doing and stared at Xiao Ruyu.

He suddenly took advantage of Xiao Ruyu's inattention and spilled a bag of unknown medicine powder from his arms.

【Hold your breath! 】

Xiao Ruyu immediately realized that something was wrong and hurriedly reminded him.

But it was too late. They were too close and inhaled some of the powder unexpectedly.

Oops, this powder is...

Eleven shook his head and stood in front of Xiao Ruyu, but he could see with his naked eyes that his hands and feet were beginning to become weak.

"This guard is useless, just kill him." Lu Zongyuan glanced at Eleven and didn't take him seriously at all.

He put down the handkerchief covering his nose, and he was not affected at all.

The grogginess in his head became more and more serious, and Xiao Ruyu could hardly open his eyes.

But when he heard that they were going to kill Eleven, he found strength from nowhere and stumbled in front of him.

"How dare you!"

"If you kill him, I will bite my tongue and commit suicide!"

She gritted her teeth and glared angrily at the two people in front of her.

Lu Zongyuan raised his eyebrows and found it very funny. "Are you threatening me?"

"But you can hardly protect yourself now, so don't worry about your little guard."

"Achu!"

He gave an order and Ah Chu came forward, "Why, can we kill him now?"

"Kill, kill, kill your head, knock her out for me."

Lu Zongyuan made a "tsk" sound and pretended to kick Ah Chu.

Achu immediately dodged and chanted a spell.

Xiao Ruyu felt dizzy and wanted to summon her spiritual power but found herself powerless all over.

Finally, his eyes went dark and he passed out.

My head hurts.

Xiao Ruyu tried to open her eyes in a daze, but she couldn't see the scene in front of her clearly.

She didn't know where she was. There was nothing around her, and darkness swallowed everything.

"eleven!"

After realizing that Eleven was gone, Xiao Ruyu panicked completely and started shouting at the top of her voice.

"Where are you!"

"eleven!"

Her throat tightened, and a feeling of grievance and anxiety weighed on her heart. She couldn't help but squat down and burst into tears.

Suddenly waking up, Xiao Ruyu found himself in a cold and gloomy place.

She touched her cheek and felt only a handful of tears.

Where is this?

Xiao Ruyu stood up and looked around, only to find that this was a dungeon. It was dark all around, and even the windows were sealed. Insects and rats crawled across the damp and cold ground from time to time.

She shrank to the side and found that Eleven was not beside her, and she became panicked instantly.

Thinking of what Lu Zongyuan said before he lost consciousness, the ominous thoughts in her heart became stronger.

"Let me out!"

Xiao Ruyu grabbed the railing of the dungeon and shouted loudly to the outside.

But there was no one outside, leaving only the empty echo of her voice and the sound of the iron locks shaking the railings.

"Eleven! Where are you?!"

After shouting outside, she fell to the ground, held back her tears, and forced herself to calm down.

After about half an incense stick of time, perhaps someone outside heard her voice, there was a noise at the dungeon door.

Two people came in, one holding food.

They were all wrapped tightly in black clothes, and their true faces could not be seen at all.

"I don't want to eat!"

Xiao Ruyu watched the food being placed in front of her and turned away to go on a hunger strike.

"Let me out!"

One of them snorted coldly and kicked the railing.

"Eat it if you want, or you won't eat it. If you don't eat it, you will starve to death!"