I was slightly alert, but it was Bai Lu who came back. She was coughing and soaking wet. She lowered her head and said, "Brother Zhou Bo, there is a dungeon over there. The red light just came from there. I went to take a look, but there was no sign of Yingchun. I saw that the girl was indeed not there."

"Bai Lu, the red light was on just now and suddenly it went out. Did you see clearly what it was?" I asked.

She raised her head, shook her head blankly at me, pinched her neck as if in pain and said, "I didn't see it clearly, cough cough cough... I was just thinking about finding Yingchun, I didn't pay attention to those things."

This is when I seemed to remember the murals and asked again: "So, what did you see?"

"An iron cage was opened, and there was a bronze object inside with its lid also open. The reason why we could see it clearly was because the top of the cave was bright, like the wellhead where people used to draw water." Bai Lu said.

I was stunned. Isn't this exactly what the mural says? The ashes of the burned antelope witch were placed in a bronze vessel and thrown into a well. The well was the top of the mountain. But the dungeon door was open, and the lid of the bronze vessel was also opened. Who did this?

Oh no, it seems like it was me. That day when I touched the mechanism in the city, the ground shook. Could it be that the dungeon was opened, and the bronze artifact broke away from some formation and opened, which summoned the maggots of the antelope witch and caused the subsequent events to happen?

And I also figured out a little bit that the wonder of the Four Seasons Mountain with four distinct seasons was probably related to the formation drawn in the last pattern. After all, those mythical beasts have always had attributes. It has been said since ancient times that clouds follow dragons and wind follows tigers. Moreover, the five beasts of heaven also represent gold, wood, water, fire and earth. Therefore, when the Antelope Witch was imprisoned, it was estimated that the formation worked, so there was a mountain with four distinct seasons, the water temperature was constant, it did not freeze, and Ganoderma lucidum grew. However, due to the changes in the dungeon, the sealed bronze vessel was out of place, so everything became invalid.

This Antelope Witch has great abilities. She can decompose corpse maggots to help the wooden man revive, and her water can allow Senior He Kui to live for hundreds of years. She is truly an extraordinary person.

Never mind, these trivial matters will become a thing of the past in the future. At most, I will brag about them when I am old. The important thing now is that Bailu has realized it and knows that Yingchun is not there, so she can leave with peace of mind.

So we returned the same way and soon got out of the cave and back to the road on the top of the mountain. We looked around and found some wild vegetable roots and wild mushrooms, which we stewed to eat on the way.

We quickly got down the mountain and fortunately saw that Yunwen was fine, and the horses, carriages and goods were all safe. We then quickly set off to leave Xiying City and return to the post station.

We came out early, and now the sun has just risen completely, so we have a whole day to walk. Although we don’t know how to go back, after all, we were deceived by the ghost claw flowers with illusions when we came here, but since there must be a way to go back, we will be able to go back one way or another.

Yunwen hurried over to support Bailu, but Bailu was still coughing and her throat was smoking.

"Sister Bailu, what's wrong with you?" Yunwen asked.

Bai Lu shook her head and waved her hands, saying, "Ahem, it's okay, I just choked on some water. Let's go quickly. It's best to get to the post station before dark, otherwise we will easily encounter wild animals in the wild. Zhou Bo's arm hasn't healed yet, so he could easily get into danger. We can't delay any longer."

"You're right, we have to leave quickly. But Bailu, you should drink some water first, otherwise your throat will be hurt by coughing." I said.

Bai Lu took a sip obediently, but it did not relieve her symptoms.

But I couldn't take care of so many things. I couldn't push the cart, and Sanfu didn't listen to me, so Yunwen had to lead the way. She was less likely to be stubborn, so I could only do the easy work, watching from the side and paying attention to the situation around me.

Finally we got out of the south gate of the city and returned to the direction we came from. There were still those ghost claw flowers around, but I had prepared a wet cloth in advance and wrapped my nose with it, so it was not a problem.

Outside the south city gate, under two tall mountains, Yunwen and I bowed to the city. There were many bad guys here, including the deputy envoy of the Milong Camp, Wang Gang, and his followers, as well as the Antelope Witch, the Red-eyed Monster, etc. But we also met good people, such as Senior He Kui and the senior who provided us with the basement for our residence, and of course the Nine-tailed White Fox.

Dust returns to dust, ashes returns to ashes, and will never come back again. Let everything disappear in time. I saluted as a sign of respect, no matter to the enemy or friend.

Cough cough cough...

Bai Lu was still coughing, but she nodded as well.

We continued on our journey. Once we got out of the city, there were no more stone roads. All around us were long mountain roads with wild grass and branches. We could vaguely see a path trampled by people, so we just followed it and asked Yunwen to mark the way as we went so as to avoid getting lost.

I saw Bai Lu was coughing badly, so I went over to help her push and bear a little more of the force. My wounded arm should be able to support it. However, she coughed a few more times at this time and said, "It's okay, Brother Zhou Bo, don't break your wound. It's not easy to apply medicine on you on the road."

It's strange. Even if the water choked the trachea, he could just cough a few times to relieve the breath and it would slowly get better. He has been coughing all the way, from the north gate to the south gate, and from inside the city to outside the city. Now he is about to walk out of the canyon, but he is still coughing. This time is too long, and the sound of the cough is getting more and more tearing. It should not be a simple choking on water, but it seems like he is stuck by something.

"Bai Lu, tell me the truth, were you really just choked by the water?" I asked.

She deliberately lowered her head to answer me, but the existence of my ears cannot be deceived by ordinary people. When I asked this question, her heartbeat obviously quickened. I guess she was hiding something from me. Besides, normally she should be crying bitterly by now, after all, her sister was definitely gone. However, she seemed a little indifferent about it, and instead her emotion was mostly about fear of something.

Cough cough cough...

She covered her mouth and tried to cough as quietly as possible. This was a subconscious cover-up because she was afraid that I would know some truth.

After leaving the canyon, there is a completely unfamiliar road with a large pine forest. There is no specific road, only endless snow-covered roads and pine and cypress trees. When you are outside, you can hear the sounds of animals, so I am a little alert to avoid danger.

"Sister Bailu, let me help you calm down. Something must be stuck in your throat. You will hurt your throat if you keep coughing like this. Zhou Bo, can you stop for a while?" Yunwen asked obediently.

"No need to stop, don't worry about me, let's go back quickly, Sister Yunwen, you don't think my coughing is a nuisance?" Bai Lu asked.

Yunwen quickly shook her head.

At this time, Bailu started coughing loudly again, and this time she coughed up blood. Yunwen came over to support her, and I also rushed to help. The two of us helped her up, but she started bleeding from the nose. At the same time, I saw her eyes clearly, and they were seriously congested. I was tall before, and she kept her head down slightly, so I didn't see clearly. Now I realized how serious she was.

"Sister Bailu, what's wrong with you? Are you poisoned? Do you know what the poison is and how to cure it? I will help you find the antidote right away!" Yunwen said hurriedly.

"Don't leave me, don't leave me. I might have swallowed something I shouldn't have. Brother Zhou Bo, you should know what it is. I feel very strange now, especially my eyes. They are burning and my throat is also burning." Bai Lu said.

When Yunwen and I saw Bailu again, we both took a step back. I opened my eyes wide and watched this chilling scene. Bailu's nosebleed stopped and her complexion recovered. Although her breathing was a little louder, it was basically normal. Her coughing also eased a little, but her eyes...

It actually emitted a blood-red light!

If I were to describe it better, it would be that it is extremely similar to the red-eyed monster, the wooden man, and even the antelope witch, even exactly the same, with black and red pupils that look like a blooming flower, light red whites of the eyes, and the entire eyeball emitting a red light at the edges.

"What's wrong? What did you see?" Bai Lu asked anxiously, but in the blink of an eye, the color faded again...