Chapter 166 Chu Wei: I'll tell you everything.
Unlike Chu Wei, who had placed layers of barriers around his courtyard, Feng Jingxuan's courtyard gates were wide open, and a rich fragrance greeted visitors as soon as they entered.
The window was open, and you could see the bright moon outside.
Ye Li didn't notice anything unusual and went straight up to the second floor.
The view is filled with portraits of beauties on all sides, each half-concealing her face while holding a pipa.
Thinking of the white jade beauty sculptures in the courtyard, Ye Li felt that Feng Jingxuan really wore his lust on his sleeve.
Further inside, there's a carved nanmu wood bed, with light gauze curtains like smoke, and a long flute beside the bed, its entire body emerald green.
This looks like the bedroom.
Ye Li searched carefully, trying to find a sachet like Zhao Yaoguang's.
Just as Ye Li was rummaging through drawers and cabinets, a strange noise suddenly came from upstairs.
Is it Feng Jingxuan?
Judging from the first two floors, Feng Jingxuan paid great attention to clothing, food, housing and transportation, and every plant and tree was very elegant.
The style changes drastically from the first to the third floor.
The doors and windows were all tightly sealed, and not a single ray of light could get in.
Ye Li clearly heard the noise downstairs, but when she came up, there was no one there.
Did she mishear?
After her eyes adjusted to the darkness, Ye Li looked around.
Unlike the elaborate arrangements on the lower two floors, the third floor was covered with countless ceramic jars on its dark floor.
Ye Li had seen many vases and porcelain jars down there, all of which were exquisite. But these in front of her were about the height of her thigh, completely black, and had no aesthetic appeal whatsoever.
She tried to touch the surface of the pottery jar, and found that the workmanship was very rough, as if it had only undergone the simplest firing process before it was fired.
Moreover, the shapes of these pottery jars are quite random; some are rounder, and some are flatter.
The only thing they had in common was that each jar was sealed with a lid, so tightly that you couldn't tell what was inside.
Ye Li tried knocking on it; the sound was dull, indicating it wasn't empty, and there was something inside.
Her brows furrowed; she couldn't be exposed to the light and kept her mouth sealed.
What could it be?
Ye Li hesitated whether to open one.
It wasn't just the lid that was sealed; it was also wrapped in a layer of white paper. If it were opened, Feng Jingxuan would immediately notice that someone had tampered with it.
Unless, she takes one!
Ye Li acted immediately, grabbing the edge of the jar with both hands and trying to lift it up.
No matter how hard I tried, the jar seemed to be rooted to the spot and wouldn't budge.
Ye Li sensed something was amiss; it seemed these jars were not ordinary objects.
Just as she was engrossed in studying the jar in front of her, there was another noise behind her.
Ye Li suddenly turned her head, "Who?!"
In the dimly lit room, the densely packed jars stood silently in the darkness.
Ye Li felt a chill run down her spine. Was it Feng Jingxuan?
Did he know someone was coming and deliberately play tricks?
No, she is now a spirit, so Feng Jingxuan cannot see her.
So this sound...
To find the source of the noise, Ye Li walked deeper into the room.
Perhaps because there weren't enough rooms, the jars inside were all stacked together.
Some were stacked higher, some lower, their shadowy shapes giving off a somewhat eerie feeling.
Ye Li kept chanting exorcism incantations to bolster her courage as she surveyed the entire room.
There was no one there.
But she didn't let her guard down. If no one was hiding here, then the voice was...
Ye Li's gaze fell on the pottery jars, and suddenly, that strange sound came again!
In an instant, she felt her blood run cold.
Because the sound didn't come from anywhere else, it came from inside the jar!
Ye Li's gaze fell on one of the jars, which had an exaggeratedly large belly, and she looked wary.
If she wasn't mistaken, the sound came from this jar.
She opened her palm, a flash of white light, and the sword appeared in her hand.
He touched the jar with the blade of his sword.
Logically speaking, the sound of metal touching something should be crisp, but the sound was still dull and muffled.
Ye Li felt an even stronger sense of unease. What exactly was inside?
Could it be related to Feng Jingxuan's hidden identity?
After some thought, Ye Li sheathed her sword and slowly squatted down.
Although opening the door now might alert the enemy, if she doesn't open it, she'll never know who the masked man is.
To avoid making it too obvious, Ye Li didn't tear the white paper directly. Instead, she felt around the hemp ropes tied to it and managed to figure out what was going on.
Slowly pull it open.
Throughout the entire process, the jar remained completely silent, as if the sounds from before were merely her hallucinations.
The more this happened, the more panicked Ye Li became, constantly on guard against what terrifying things might come out from inside.
There was no unusual movement until she removed the white paper covering it.
Beneath the paper was a lid covered with densely engraved runes.
Ye Li is not a talisman cultivator. Although she can draw talismans, they are only the most basic ones. The ones above are obviously much more complex.
She hesitated, but at this critical juncture, if she didn't look, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to sleep again.
Before opening the jar, Ye Li placed a protective barrier around it to prevent any accidents.
After getting ready, she twisted the cold lid.
The lid made a teeth-grinding scraping sound, and the instant it was opened, a torrent of black smoke billowed out of the can.
Ye Li was prepared. She formed hand seals and activated her spiritual power to firmly seal off the leaking black energy.
But when her spiritual power came into contact with the black energy, the black energy was not trapped by her, but instead devoured her spiritual power at a speed visible to the naked eye, as if it were a living thing.
Ye Li was startled for a moment. What was this thing?
Ye Li used her sword to defend herself, but the black energy was only dispersed for a moment before it immediately entangled her.
At the same time, Ye Li's body was bound by an invisible force, rendering her unable to move.
The chilling black energy seeped into every crevice, rushing in through her ear canals, nasal cavity, mouth, and even the pores of her skin. She felt icy cold all over, as if her very soul was being eroded by this eerie black energy.
Ye Li froze, and in that instant, many distorted images flashed before her eyes.
She saw a pair of hands scoop a spoonful of dark red liquid into a jar, then those hands picked up a knife and plunged it into her eye socket…
Just as Ye Li was being pulled into the jar by the black mist, a sharp sword light flashed past.
The black energy was abruptly cut off, followed by a deep voice, "Go quickly."
In this life-or-death situation, Ye Li disregarded everything and immediately followed the person who came and rushed out the door.
...
Only after leaving Jinxiao Gate did Ye Li come to her senses and meet the eyes of the person who rescued her.
Is Chu in danger?
How did Chu Wei know she was at the Golden Cloud Sect and even save her?
Having just experienced everything, Ye Li was on edge, and silently retreated, wanting to leave without a sound.
As soon as she moved, Chu Wei asked, "Where are you going?"
Ye Li suddenly looked at Chu Wei. Could he see her?!
Under the bright moon, Chu Wei's deep eyes were like cold stars. "Come with me, and I will tell you everything you want to know."
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