Chapter 33: Seventy fingers clasped tightly, I will take you away
The iron chains clanged and Mu Ye struggled against them, shouting wildly, his face covered in blood and tears.
Ji Lingche didn't know what he was thinking. His eyes were fixed on his wrist, and his gaze moved slightly as he moved.
Qu Wuji looked at her: "What's wrong with you?"
Ji Lingche frowned: "...Who is the Qi Xiangwan you are talking about?!"
He said, "She is Yin Pei's daughter and Qi Fengyuan's granddaughter. She severed ties with the Yin family when she was young and took her mother's surname. She later married Mu Ye—"
Qu Wuji followed her gaze and saw the silver bracelet on Mu Ye's wrist. He paused and asked, "Is this yours?"
Ji Lingche was silent for a long time before he said calmly, "I once gave it to... Qi Xiangwan."
Ji Lingche: "How did she... die?"
Qu Wu Ji didn't say anything, but just stood there quietly. There was no word for a moment, and it was very quiet. Only the sound of water flowing under the feet of several people could be heard.
He said nothing, the outcome was already decided.
Ji Lingche knew that she later got married and was killed by her mad husband. Her hands and feet were broken and her soul was gone. When she was found, she was lying pitifully in a closet, having died tragically.
Ji Lingche was speechless.
She was a little confused.
That little girl was so resolute and courageous, she should have had a wonderful life, right? Why did it end like this? Why did disasters plague her...
Ji Lingche's head started to hurt again, and his heart also hurt.
There are so many things in the world that she can't understand, and it has always been like this.
She felt a sharp pain in her temples. She closed her eyes and raised her hand to press it, looking a little tired. "So—"
"What happened back then?"
She seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly opened her eyes. Her gaze was as sharp as a knife, sweeping across Mu Ye, as if scraping into his bones.
Ji Lingche said in a cold tone: "Mu Ye."
"You're not actually crazy at all, are you?"
Mu Ye seemed not to understand what she said. He just kept twisting his body, making the chain jingle, and muttering something incoherently.
Ji Lingche narrowed his eyes and stared at him, snorted coldly, and a spell was gathering at his fingertips.
But suddenly, an extremely sharp sword move came out and hit the iron chains. The iron chains made a clang and broke instantly!
Mu Ye struggled again, and the chain that had bound him for who knows how many years suddenly broke. He fell into the water with a sound, and started to splash, making a loud noise.
Qu Wu Ji broke the chain that bound him, but had no intention of rescuing him. He just stared at him coldly.
The two of them had a tacit understanding. They stood side by side, both staring at him coldly without moving.
Na Muye seemed unable to swim. After struggling for a while, he wanted to die. He stopped moving as if his heart was dead. He stared straight up with lifeless eyes, coughed up blood, spit out a bubble of water, and then sank down.
Ji Lingche wanted to choke him, but didn't want to drown him. Besides, the road was below, and he had to go into the water to get out.
She thought about it, then quietly took out the ring that Gu Chaoyin had thrown to her in Baiyu Tower from her arms, put it on her index finger, infused it with spiritual power, and rotated it three times. Suddenly, the ring flashed, then quickly went out.
She looked at the ring, her lips curled up slightly, and activated it. She only needed to wait for an hour, and then -
Suddenly, she felt a chill on her wrist, and saw Qu Wuji's icy hand clasping hers. She looked up at him, and heard him say, "There's a path down there. I'll take you there."
His hand slid down her wrist, and finally held her hand, slowly interlocking their fingers and holding her tightly.
Ji Lingche was stunned and felt his hand was freezing cold. He turned his head to look at him and saw that he was thin in the darkness. He couldn't help feeling lonely and held his hand tightly.
His cold hands seemed to be trembling slightly.
Qu Wu Ji grabbed her hand and pulled her forward, and the two of them rushed straight to the water!
But there was no splash at all. A water-avoiding technique wrapped the two of them and they went to the bottom of the water.
…
Qing was still kneeling on the ground with his head down, his whole body feeling as if it were on fire. He just wanted to bang his head against the wall and die. He wished that the person in front of him was a ghost or evil spirit coming to claim his life so that he could be completely freed and not suffer from the burning pain in his heart every day.
But the lonely figure in front of him said, "Get up, Qingdi."
The white shadow swayed like a candle flame dancing in the night wind.
Liu Yeyue had been dead for many years, and now she was suddenly dragged out, not even knowing why. As soon as she arrived, she was held and cried at the grave. She was even more confused, and her head ached. She could only ask quietly, "Where is this? Why are you with Ajin?"
Qing looked at the dying Linghu Jin and suddenly remembered where he was. He felt a creepy feeling as if countless tentacles were crawling on his back. He shuddered involuntarily, forced himself to think, and finally straightened his tongue.
Qing: "This... is Fengdu City."
Liu Yeyue frowned: "Fengdu City, Tiejian Town?"
"How did you get into this restricted area? And what's your purpose?!"
Qing was too embarrassed to speak, and he lowered his head even more. Finally, he said, "Someone promised me that if I could find the young master of the Guangling Mu family in the city, they would..."
"I will help you overturn the case."
Liu Yeyue looked at him gravely: "Confused!"
Qing: "He has evidence that proves your innocence, and he also has evidence against someone who might harm you..."
Liu Yeyue was speechless for a moment. Qing was in great pain. He pounded his hands on the ground, his palms covered in blood. "Sister, I feel guilty..."
He curled up on the ground, his heart bleeding. That's right, he didn't do this for Young Master Yue's reputation...
He just wanted to make himself feel better.
"I am such a stupid and selfish person..." he whispered.
He felt a cool sensation on his head. Liu Yeyue's sleeve brushed against his head. She said, "If this can help you resolve your inner demons, then do it."
Hearing her say that, he felt even more like a pile of dog shit under the feet of a crane, the kind that deserved to be trampled to pieces.
He was about to say something when suddenly, he heard a soft clang, crisp and muffled, like the sound of something made of iron rubbing against each other.
The voice was behind them...
Qing suddenly turned around and found that the source of the voice was... Linghu Jin!
She was seriously injured and had been hiding in the dark without making any sound. Only now did Qing see that there was an iron chain tied to her wrist, which was suddenly tightening and dragging Linghu Jin backwards!
Qing jumped up quickly and swung her sword, but when it hit the chain, there was only a clanging sound. The huge chain was completely intact and still dragged her backwards rapidly!
The speed was so fast that the human eye could hardly keep up. In an instant, she was dragged to a wall with no way to retreat. As a result, the wall suddenly cracked. Unexpectedly, there was another world behind the wall, which pulled her out.
Linghu Jin was dragged away in an instant. Liu Yeyue's soul suddenly trembled, as if she was about to disappear into thin air. She suddenly realized that she couldn't stay too far away from Linghu Jin!
It turns out that the sudden appearance of this remnant of my soul is related to her...?
Her heart tightened, and she suddenly felt a little sad.
It suddenly swung forward, turned into a wisp of white smoke, and followed Linghu Jin.
Qing's sword wind couldn't hurt the chain at all, so he could only run after the chain!
As a result, he just jumped out of the wall and found out——
There was a large body of water in front of him, and Linghu Jin had been dragged to the bottom of the water by the chain!
…
Ji Lingche couldn't help but shiver. Protected by the Water Avoidance Technique, the water was not close to his body, but it was still icy cold. There were inexplicable blue light spots floating in the dark water, shining faintly, but it was still pitch dark.
Qu Wu Ji suddenly reached out and grabbed Mu Ye's collar as he floated in the water, covering him with the Water Avoidance Technique. He limply let himself be dragged along, having already lost consciousness.
Ji Lingche thought to himself that since Mu Ye couldn't swim, it was impossible for him to be soaked in water all the time, so he must have been pulled out from somewhere.
Just as she was thinking, she suddenly felt something. She touched it with her hand and found it was another chain - made of the same material as the one that locked Mu Ye just now!
Qu Wu Ji waved his sleeves, and in an instant, the water for dozens of miles was illuminated.
Ji Lingche narrowed his eyes, his scalp tingling.
The water was filled with chains! They were so densely packed together, almost like tangled strands of hair.
Each chain was as thick as an arm, and was so intricate that no one knew where it led. They were like the roots of a tree, extending in all directions with no end in sight. Some of the chains were shaking slightly, as if something was pulling them at the end. Each chain seemed to come alive, waving like tentacles, and it looked very strange for a moment.
Ji Lingche reached out and grabbed an iron chain, pulling it, thinking that if he followed the chain, he might be able to find what was tied to the other end?
She smiled, it turned out that all those locked up here were "prisoners"!
Ji Lingche suddenly thought of the hell the fox-masked waiter had mentioned in the White Jade Tower...
If this is true, judging from the number of chains, there must be at least thousands of people imprisoned here.
Qu Wuji suddenly said, "These chains may seem disorganized, but they actually form a formation."
Looking around, the chain is no longer a single shackle, but has become a piece of the formation, each chain outlining an extremely sinister and grand formation.
It was extremely precise and powerful, and it carried a touch of righteousness amidst the coldness. It was actually like—
The work of the Immortal Alliance!
Ji Lingche asked, "Is this matter related to you?"
Qu Wuji said frankly: "I don't know."
Although he is the leader of the Immortal Alliance, this formation has existed for hundreds of years. It was probably set up when Fengdu was massacred, and he didn't even know where it was at that time.
The few of them continued to swim downwards, and indeed they saw an extremely thick chain, which was constantly vibrating and rolling, which was horrifying.
Qu Wuji: "This is the center of the formation."
Ji Lingche sneered: "Killing two birds with one stone, it's really poisonous!"
This hell really lives up to its name. Not only does it imprison some people, but it also uses these people to set up a formation to suppress an extremely powerful guy.
What on earth could it be that required such a massive formation to suppress?!
The Fengdu City is full of strange things. Although Yan Jinchen claims to be the city lord, he has only recently taken refuge here. What is locked underneath is probably a big trouble that even the Immortal Alliance is terrified and troubled.
It seems that it is not just Yan Jinchen who needs to be dealt with.
But there is no way out now. Even if it is a real hell, we have to grit our teeth and force our way in.
Ji Lingche: "Follow this largest chain and you'll see what's sealed here."
Qu Wuji: "Wait a moment."
He reached out and grasped the chain, closed his eyes, and used his spiritual sense to sense the object on the other end—
At this moment, Ji Lingche suddenly felt a chill on her back, and the surroundings suddenly became chilly. She turned around and met a pair of completely black eyes without a single white gap.
She couldn't help but be shocked: What is this thing? It's so ugly.
When did you come?!
The next moment, a narrow sharp blade was pressed against her neck——
He was about to cut her throat!
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