Chapter 92 The Crying Little One and the Bad Grandpa
"It's the energy of the Netherworld." Chu Xuanyi and Xiao Yu looked at each other and their faces darkened.
"The 'Forget Worry Grass' Huang Chong mentioned is probably not some exotic flower from the Western Regions, but... an evil creature born from this Netherworld energy!"
Xiao Yu didn't say anything, but pushed the door open and walked out, his figure blending into the night like a ghost.
Chu Xuanyi immediately pulled Ah Jiu up and said, "Ah Jiu, tell me, which direction does the smell come from?"
"Over there." Ajiu pointed to the southeast corner of the villa without hesitation. It was the forbidden area in the backyard where a greenhouse was specially built that Huang Chong mentioned during the day.
The three of them were like civet cats in the dark night, moving silently between pavilions and towers, avoiding all the servants on patrol.
The closer you get to the southeast corner, the colder the air becomes.
Chu Xuanyi could already clearly feel the oppressive and evil aura, which made him more certain of his judgment.
They soon arrived at the greenhouse area. It was heavily guarded, and even in the dead of night, there were still four guards patrolling outside.
Xiao Yu gestured, and the three of them hid behind the rockery. He picked up a few stones from the ground and flicked them with his fingers, accurately hitting another rockery in the distance.
"What's that sound!"
"Go and take a look!"
The four guards were immediately attracted over.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the three of them slipped into the greenhouse area.
Ah Jiu stood at the door of the greenhouse, but shook his head and pointed to a tool shed next to it used to store miscellaneous items: "Sir, the smell is coming from inside, and it's the strongest."
Xiao Yu pushed the door, which was locked from the outside. Without further ado, he flicked his finger lightly on the lock cylinder, and with a click, the lock opened.
The shed was filled with flower pots, hoes and bags of fertilizer, and the smell of dirt and decay hit me in the face.
"The smell is right down there." Ajiu pointed to a bluestone slab on the ground.
The stone slab looked no different from the others. Xiao Yu squatted down and tapped it with his fingers, but the sound was hollow. He found a crack at the edge of the slab and, with a little force, lifted the entire slab, revealing a dark hole.
An even denser, chilling and piercing aura of the underworld instantly gushed out from the cave entrance!
The cave was dark and damp, with bottomless stone steps leading down.
Xiao Yu took out a tinder from his pocket, lit it, and walked down first. Chu Xuanyi followed closely behind, protecting Ah Jiu in the middle.
The stone steps meandered downwards, and after about a hundred steps, I finally reached the bottom.
Suddenly, the view before him opened up to a huge underground cavern. The sight of the cavern made even the experienced Chu Xuanyi gasp in surprise.
The bottom of the cave was filled with densely packed bones, there was no telling how many there were! And above these bones, a strange plant grew.
The plants were completely black, but the edges of their leaves emitted a faint blue glow, illuminating the entire cave like a ghost town.
"Oh my...oh my..." Ah Jiu hid behind Chu Xuanyi and whispered, "There are so many crying little people here...they are so cold..."
The chilling and biting aura of the underworld in the air was so thick that it almost solidified into ice.
Chu Xuanyi stared at the plants that were emitting faint light, his face ashen.
“It’s indeed it…”
"Netherworld Grass..." Chu Xuanyi's voice was more solemn than ever before.
"This creature feeds on human resentment and death energy, and is extremely vicious. The Wugu tribe went to great lengths to set up a hundred-man pit here just to cultivate this evil creature! It must be destroyed immediately!"
As he spoke, he pulled out a piece of yellow paper with golden runes painted on it from his sleeve. He muttered something, and the rune paper spontaneously combusted without fire, turning into a ball of pure yang fire, which he was about to throw towards the patch of Nether Grass.
"etc!"
The one who spoke was not Xiao Yu, but Ajiu.
Her little face was pale, and her big eyes were full of fear and sadness, but she still pulled Chu Xuanyi's sleeve hard.
"Sir, don't..." Ah Jiu's voice was filled with tears, "They... are crying..."
"Ajiu, this isn't a plant, it's a monster that sucks human life!" Chu Xuanyi said anxiously, "If you get close to it, your mind will be corroded!"
"But they cried so sadly." Jiu shook his head, tears welling up in his eyes. "They said... they are not bad people... they just... just went home..."
Chu Xuanyi was stunned.
Home? What the hell is this? Is this thing's hometown a mass grave?
Ajiu broke free from Chu Xuanyi's hand and walked uncontrollably towards the sea of bones and flowers, step by step.
"Ajiu, come back!" Chu Xuanyi was shocked and wanted to go forward and hold her.
A hand blocked his way. It was Xiao Yu.
"Don't move." Xiao Yu's voice was low and calm. "Look at her light."
Chu Xuanyi looked closely and realized that the shimmering golden light above Ah Jiu's head seemed to grow brighter with each glint. An invisible aura emanated from Ah Jiu, pushing away the dense Netherworld energy around him by an inch.
Ah Jiu walked to the edge of the pile of bones and stopped. She stretched out her small hand, as if wanting to touch the nearest Nether Grass.
Just as her fingertips were about to touch the blue leaf—
“Hehehe…”
A creepy laugh, like the sound of bones grinding, came from the deepest shadows of the cave.
"I've waited so long... I've finally gotten it! The pure-blooded descendant of the Lin family, it really is you! You truly can trigger the spiritual resonance deepest within the Nether Grass!"
Before he finished speaking, a black shadow swooped out from the shadows like a roc spreading its wings and landed on a protruding boulder.
He was a gaunt old man, dressed in a tattered black robe, his face covered in a bone mask, revealing only a pair of eyes gleaming with greed and madness. He was none other than the Black Bone Tribe elder who should have fled!
"Oh no! It's a trap!" Chu Xuanyi's face changed drastically, and he immediately pulled Ajiu behind him.
Xiao Yu had already drawn his sword, and the sword was emitting a chilling coldness in the dim light. He was like a cheetah ready to pounce, locking his eyes on the Wugut elder.
"Hehehe... you only realized it now? It's too late!"
The elder let out a strange laugh and slammed his hands on the ground!
“Boom—”
The entire cave shook violently, and the entrance they had come from was instantly sealed by a huge falling rock! At the same time, countless strange blood-red runes appeared on the cave walls and the ground, forming a huge formation that trapped the three of them.
"The Netherworld Bone Formation! It's guided by the resentment of a hundred people and has the Netherworld Grass as its core! Once you enter here, you will be my best nourishment!" The elder's voice was filled with resentment and pride.
"Sir..." Ah Jiu hid behind Chu Xuanyi and whispered, "That bad old man wearing a mask has a huge black spider on his head, and on the spider's legs... there are so many crying little people..."
Chu Xuanyi: "..."
My little ancestor, it’s already this time and you’re still looking at other people’s glory!
"You stole my sacred object and killed my people! Today, I will use your blood to pay tribute to the souls of my Wugu tribe! Especially you!" The elder's gaze passed through the two of them and fixed his gaze on Ah Jiu. "You, the bastard of the Lin family! Your blood is the only key to unlock the true power of the Nether Grass! Hand it over to me, along with all your people!"
Before he finished speaking, he waved his hand violently.
"Ka La! Ka La La—"
The pile of bones on the ground seemed to come alive! Pale hand bones stretched out from the pile, and hollow skulls turned towards them. Then, dozens of skeletons staggered to their feet and charged towards them with stiff steps!
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