Chapter 673 Tacit Understanding
Miao Lang's back was soaked with sweat, and he smiled awkwardly: "I understand Mrs. Gu's concerns. This thing is just a kind of medicine that stimulates the Gu worms. It has no effect on humans."
Ran Qingxuan didn't say anything, just stared at his movements.
Miao Lang opened the bottle mouth slightly, blew the powder in, and then immediately closed it. Then he took out a small flute and put it to his mouth to blew.
What was weird was that the insect, which had been quietly staying in the bottle in the previous second, started banging against the bottle like crazy, as if it had come into contact with boiling water, in the next second.
Ran Qingxuan's expression changed, and he rushed forward anxiously: "What did you do?"
"No, no, no, wait, this isn't the Gu King..."
Afraid that Ran Qingxuan's hand would shake and the gun would hit him, Miao Lang hurried to explain.
Upon hearing that it was not the Gu King, Ran Qingxuan and He Fanxiong were both stunned.
"The powder I used is to stimulate ordinary Gu worms. If the one in this bottle is the Gu King, then logically there shouldn't be any reaction. After all, other than the blood of the royal bloodline, nothing else can stimulate the Gu King."
"So according to you, the Gu King is still imprisoned in the palace dungeon?"
Ran Qingxuan's heart trembled, but she still heard the answer she least wanted to hear.
"Yes, the one in Madam Gu's hand is not the Gu King at all."
"Ha..." Ran Qingxuan couldn't help but sneer. She felt like a donkey was howling above her head, laughing at her ridiculous behavior.
"Then can you tell me what this Gu is?"
The poisonous insect in the bottle had stopped struggling. Miao Lang and Wu Kui walked forward and carefully opened the bottle, took a look inside, and even got close to smell it.
"This Gu must have come into contact with the Gu King's blood. The amount is not much, but the Gu King's blood is enough for it to digest for a very long time."
Wu Kui frowned after he finished speaking, but after hesitating for two seconds, he immediately said: "This Gu must have been deliberately made to confuse people. It looks like the Gu King, but it is actually just a substitute."
After hearing this, Ran Qingxuan couldn't help but sneer in his heart. No wonder, no wonder Balanch was unwilling to take action against Sha Miaoyin.
Because from the beginning to the end, Balanhe knew that the Gu King in her hand was a fake...
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at He Fanxiong.
He Fanxiong also noticed her eyes. Thinking of Sha Miaoyin's eagerness for him to go to Lan Yu, the whole thing seemed to become clear.
"It seems that the deal between Balanhe and Sha Miaoyin is not as simple as just wanting your blood..."
According to Wu Kui, awakening the Gu King requires a living sacrifice. No matter what the living sacrifice is, it is not as good as a person with royal blood.
He Fanxiong shook his head slightly, and the coldness in his eyes became stronger.
"I remember you said that your husband's fourth brother was imprisoned in the royal dungeon?"
"Yes." Not knowing why, Ran Qingxuan still responded.
"My father left me some things, maybe they can come in handy now."
As he spoke, He Fanxiong placed the cloth bag that he had been holding in his arms on his legs, unfolded it, and took out a wooden box from it.
"This box contains a map of the light and dark routes of the entire Blue Rain Palace, including the secret passages in the royal dungeon."
"There is a secret passage in the dungeon?" It would be a lie to say that I wasn't shocked. Considering He Guzi's previous identity, it was reasonable that he could leave such confidential information.
Ran Qingxuan carefully unfolded the yellowed parchment, and He Fanxiong pointed to the pattern drawn against the mountain and explained.
"This is the secret passage of the royal dungeon. According to my father, after Balanch assisted her master in sealing the Gu Queen, she changed most of the mechanisms in the dungeon, but the internal structure of the dungeon could not be changed."
Ran Qingxuan looked carefully, and He Fanxiong pointed to a naturally formed mountain pit, which was very far away from the entrance of the dungeon.
"According to my father's explanation, this is a side hall for interrogating prisoners. Is this place still used for interrogating prisoners now?"
Wu Kui stretched his neck to take a look and replied, "I went in once before. That place was changed by Balanch into a place for practicing Gu. Apart from her confidants, I only went in once with my master."
"It's here." He Fanxiong said with certainty.
"If what Madam Gu holds is not the Gu King, then the sleeping Gu King must be placed here."
"Why?" Ran Qingxuan asked curiously.
“No matter which dynasty the He royal family was in, as long as they refined the Gu King, they would place it in a place where it could absorb the essence of the sun and the moon. Even if that condition was not available, they would still place it in a cold and humid place.
This side hall is not exposed to sunlight all year round and is located in a cold and humid place. In addition to being convenient for making Gu, it is also a good place to place Gu worms. ”
Ran Qingxuan silently memorized the location and pointed to a path on the east side of the dungeon entrance that looked like an entrance and asked.
"This should be the secret passage in the dungeon, right?"
"This location is close to the cliff, and generally no one would go there, so it should not have been discovered yet."
Ran Qingxuan studied the map carefully. After making up his mind, he planned to push He Fanxiong out of the space. After all, Gu Yanchen knew nothing about the situation outside.
"Four days from now will be the night of the Yin Moon..." Miao Lang suddenly interrupted.
"The Gu King is at its weakest on a gloomy night, which is also the best time to awaken him."
He Fanxiong glanced sideways and exchanged a glance with Ran Qingxuan, who was folding parchment with his head down.
"Four days later then."
The three of them didn't know how Ran Qingxuan did it. They only knew that just two days later, Ran Qingxuan brought a letter to tell them that he had arrived in Lanyu.
During this period, Gu Yanchen already knew what happened in the space, and several people returned to their hiding place with their own thoughts and met up with Gu Yanjing.
On the evening of the fourth day, Gu Yanjing and He Fanxiong were arranged to enter the space to wait, while Gu Yanchen took Ran Qingxuan to the palace.
On the way out of Huangling Village, Ran Qingxuan had already calculated the actual distance on the drawing.
The two of them quietly crossed the distance in space and successfully reached the secret passage on the edge of the cliff. The passage was overgrown with weeds, but it seemed that it had not been discovered yet.
After walking for nearly half an hour, the two actually appeared in the palace dungeon. However, when they put on night vision goggles and looked down, they were suddenly shocked.
No wonder it is called a dungeon. The stone chamber where the prisoners are held extends downward in a circular shape, and the entire mountain looks like it has been hollowed out from the middle.
Hundreds of gray-white figures, some squatting or standing, were hidden on every floor of the dungeon. In the holes going down the floors, one could even see prisoners lying there, not knowing whether they were dead or alive.
Ran Qingxuan recalled the directions on the blueprint, used a compass to determine their position, and then flashed into the space.
Because they were carrying poisonous insects tainted with the blood of the Gu King, the Gu placed in the dungeon did not notice the two strange auras at all.
Gu Yanjing saw the two people appear again and quickly walked towards them.
"How was it? Did you get into the dungeon?"
"Well, we have determined the location of the Gu King, and we are now heading there according to his location."
After walking more than 400 meters, Ran Qingxuan stopped.
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