Yin Palace
The injured woman was a young woman with a wound on her waist, from which half of a dragonfly's corpse was still attached.
Her brows were furrowed, and cold sweat poured down her forehead. She didn't appear to have lost much blood, but her condition was already dire.
"How are you? You got hurt by that black dragonfly. I wanted to pull it out for her, but she wouldn't let me," Mie Chenhuan said anxiously.
He seems to care about this girl.
"Who is she to you?" Mo You blurted out.
Mie Chenhuan glanced at him and replied very rudely, "Does that matter? Should I tell you you can cure her poison or what?"
"Shut up!" Ren Xiangxiang frowned and shouted.
The two immediately shut up.
Ren Xiangxiang carefully opened the wound, which was oozing black blood. The dragonfly's limbs, which were deep inside the flesh, twitched slightly.
The unconscious woman let out a muffled groan. Ren Xiangxiang fed her an antidote and spent a great deal of effort separating the dragonfly. The dragonfly stopped moving immediately after landing.
“Her poisoning wasn’t severe; she’s fine.” Ren Xiangxiang wiped the sweat from her brow and asked, “Who is she? Why have I never seen her before?”
Perhaps because Ren Xiangxiang saved the woman, Mie Chenhuan behaved himself this time.
"She... uh... never mind, I might as well tell you, she is the Lord of the Yin Palace."
Ren Xiangxiang suddenly opened her eyes wide.
“No, it can’t be entirely…” Mie Chenhuan scratched her head. “To be precise, it’s her brother. They’re twins, so she’s quite convincing as him. The real Lord of the Underworld Palace is probably still asleep, preoccupied with inheriting the old Demon Lord’s demonic power…”
This is truly a shocking revelation; Ren Xiangxiang couldn't quite process what was going on for a long time.
"So, the Lord of the Underworld Palace has always been her?"
Mie Chenhuan gave up in despair, since he wasn't from Qiling Mountain anyway.
"That makes sense. Never mind, let me start from the beginning."
Within the floating forest.
Cun She staggered out of the house. Despite his rebirth, he felt not much joy, but rather confusion and bewilderment.
It turns out that the underworld doesn't exist at all, and he didn't see the person he wanted to see during the time he was dead.
The black dragonfly detached from his elbow and instantly blotted out the sky.
When Granny Lizard returned to the Yin Palace with him, the elites of the five races were forcing the Yin Palace Master, Xiao Litian, to open the underground spiritual veins to help them cultivate.
However, the Palace Master was not the real Xiao Litian; his demonic energy was too weak to activate the palace. In order to avoid being exposed, Mie Chenhuan almost fought with the five people.
At the same time, Granny Lizard and Cunshe arrived.
The two didn't utter a single word upon entering the Yin Palace, and immediately began to attack, followed by a massive swarm of black dragonflies sweeping out from the sky.
Yue Shan and Gong Yi were the first to be hit and fell to the ground, unable to get up.
Of the remaining three, Night Red and Flying Squirrel, seeing the situation was not good, immediately retreated. These two races were incredibly fast, and even the black dragonflies might not be able to catch up with them when they ran.
The young man from the Lizard Hunter tribe died at the hands of the Lizard Granny, his eyes wide open in disbelief until his death.
Taking advantage of the chaos, Mie Chenhuan escaped with Xiao Cangdao, relying on the old tree's entangled roots, but Xiao Cangdao was still injured by the black dragonfly.
"Did you dig this hole?" Ren Xiangxiang asked in surprise.
Mie Chenhuan replied matter-of-factly, "If it weren't for this cave, I wouldn't have anywhere to hide. Besides, it's not that safe here. After we hid here, the cave entrance was swarming with black dragonflies. I don't care, I can run fast, but she..."
"She's not Xiao Litian, then her name is..."
"She is Xiao Litian's younger sister, Xiao Cangdao."
Ren Xiangxiang had heard that the Lord of the Yin Palace had a twin sister, but it was rumored that this sister was frail and sickly, and almost no one had ever seen what she looked like.
After all that, it turns out that Xiao Cangdao was impersonating Xiao Litian, while the real Xiao Litian was...
Noticing Ren Xiangxiang's gaze, Mie Chenhuan quickly backed away, "Don't look at me. I'm not from Qiling Mountain. She's never mentioned where her brother is. I've only heard that her brother has someone he likes outside Qiling Mountain, and it's unclear whether he's alive or dead..."
Shut your stinking mouth!
The dazed woman suddenly spoke, her voice weak yet domineering, "I... I didn't beg you to save me, so stop cursing my brother!"
Mie Chenhuan's words caught in her throat, and she forced herself to swallow them back.
Mo You watched with great amusement, never expecting that you would be so thoroughly insulted that you couldn't even retort.
"...Is it okay if I do it voluntarily? How do you feel? It seems this girl has some skills." Mie Chenhuan carefully helped the woman who had just woken up sit up.
In the dim light, the woman's face appeared even paler, and her breath was weak, but her sharp features and heroic spirit made her look like a ruthless character who was not to be trifled with.
"Thank you... for saving me, young lady..." Xiao Cangdao bowed slightly.
“It was nothing, but this isn’t the place to recover. We need to find a way out.” Ren Xiangxiang hid in front of her and asked, “Is there any other way out of the entire Yang Palace? Or any other hiding place? It shouldn’t all be controlled by the Black Dragonfly…”
“Yes.” Xiao Cangdao closed his eyes. “It happened so suddenly, we didn’t have time to react at all, so I still don’t know… whether anyone escaped, and as for where they are hiding, I… I don’t know…”
Ren Xiangxiang frowned.
“But…” Xiao Cangdao continued, “The Night Red Clan’s Boundless Forest is easy to defend and difficult to attack; I’m afraid, I’m afraid it hasn’t fallen yet… Besides, I have something to ask of you…”
Mie Chenhuan glanced at Ren Xiangxiang and then at Xiao Cangdao.
"If you have something to say, just tell me! I'm just as capable as her..."
"You...shut up!" Laughing Dagger didn't even look at him.
Mie Chenhuan took a deep breath, feeling frustrated.
Mo You touched her nose behind Ren Xiangxiang, stubbornly holding back her laughter.
"I just heard your name. Are you... a disciple of the Immortal of the Magic Palace?"
"I dare not call myself a great disciple; I have only learned the superficial aspects of my master's teachings."
"You're too modest..." Xiao Cangdao took a deep breath. "If you can cure the poison, then... then could you save... save the others, my... my master..."
Mie Chenhuan endured it all, but finally couldn't take it anymore. "Your master is beyond saving. You don't know me—"
"Shut up!" Laughing with anger, Xiao Cangdao's wound immediately burst open, and blood instantly stained the bandage red.
She frowned, curling up in pain.
"I'll shut up, I'll shut up," Mie Chenhuan quickly coaxed.
"Take your time and don't get angry." Ren Xiangxiang had no choice but to unwrap the bandages and reapply the medicine.
“Your wound isn’t deep, but it will take time to detoxify. Tell me slowly what’s wrong. Even if you’re in a hurry right now, we can only deal with things slowly,” Ren Xiangxiang patiently reassured her.
Xiao Cangdao took a breath and nodded slowly. Whether it was due to his injury or some other reason, his thoughts drifted further and further away.
"Master, will we die? I'm scared."
—Don't worry, with Master here, anyone who wants your lives will have to step over this old bone of mine first.
—But my brother he
"Your brother must inherit the old demon lord's demonic power. This will benefit both him and the entire Qiling Mountain. Don't worry! He can definitely do it."
—Then I
Silly girl, with your master here, your master will protect you.
Master will protect you...
Xiao Cangdao couldn't help but burst into tears. She watched helplessly as her master suddenly stormed into the main hall and killed Xi Shou Xizhi with a single move.
She opened her eyes wide in disbelief and shouted, "Master!"
However, her master looked at her with unfamiliar and cold eyes; it was the look of someone who wanted to kill.
Xiao Zangdao sobbed and cried, when suddenly a hand reached out from her cheek and gently wiped away her tears.
“I also have a master, so I understand.” Ren Xiangxiang’s voice was gentle. “Maybe she can still be saved. We’ll think of a way together in a bit, but right now the most important thing is how we get out of danger.”
"Then let's go to Wuyinmao," Mie Chenhuan couldn't help but interject.
"I'm going to find my brother." Xiao Cangdao wiped away her tears. "Master said my brother would be out of seclusion soon, and I'm afraid he might rush in without knowing his situation..."
"Do you know where he is?" Ren Xiangxiang asked.
Xiao Cangdao nodded and blurted out, "He is at the Feather Sacrifice Flower Sea at the foot of Meishan Mountain, which was the residence of Hai Huayang, the last surviving member of the Hua family."
Mie Chenhuan and Mo You were completely confused. They didn't know the details of this story, but Ren Xiangxiang had heard a bit about it. This matter was inextricably linked to Li Yi, one of the Six Palace Immortals.
Given her current situation, it would be difficult for her to even escape, let alone go to Meishan. Fortunately, she has Mie Chenhuan and Mo You with her.
"Let's put the matter of Meishan aside for now. How do we find your master?"
"This..." Xiao Cangdao looked at Mie Chenhuan for help. During this period, Mie Chenhuan had been the one going out to carry out the operations, so he knew the situation here best.
The area around Fulinzong has basically fallen. According to Miechenhuan, the young man who suddenly appeared is called Cunshe. He has an evil aura and is neither a demon nor a monster. In short, he is not a good person.
For some reason, Ao Zhi and Hua Chixing both obeyed him, along with the swarm of ubiquitous black dragonflies, also known as dragonfly claws. If they were pierced in the head, they would become puppets.
Granny Lizard was one of them, and Dragonfly Claws fed on demons. The demons that died after being sucked by them would turn into the strange trees they had seen before, covered with Dragonfly Claws.
The four of them stayed in the cave for a night and a day. According to Mie Chenhuan, the dragonfly claws rested at night, and as long as they didn't make a big commotion, they could rescue people without disturbing them.
But Xiao Zangdao insisted on going with them, firstly because only she could recognize Granny Lizard, and secondly because it was indeed unsafe to leave her alone down there.
After much deliberation, Ren Xiangxiang made a simple sand clock to carry with her. They could only escape safely if they retreated to Wuyinmao when the sand clock had run out.
In the dead of night, all was quiet.
Mie Chenhuan took the lead and emerged from the hole, followed by Xiao Cangdao and Ren Xiangxiang, with Mo You bringing up the rear.
In the quiet woods, amidst the menacing shadows of the trees, Mie Chenhuan skillfully navigated through the strange trees covered in dragonfly claws, until the trees became increasingly numerous and dense.
"That's it!" Laughing Knife pointed straight ahead to the thickest, strange tree.
No sooner had she finished speaking than a dragonfly claw suddenly took flight. Almost simultaneously, Ren Xiangxiang threw out a needle, which immediately knocked the dragonfly claw down.
"Not bad!" Mie Chenhuan exclaimed in amazement.
His and Mo You's hands were still on their weapons.
“So many dragonfly claws.” Ren Xiangxiang frowned. “Caowa, keep an eye on the time. Whether we succeed or not, we must leave here once the sand clock is halfway through.”
"Understood, Xiangxiang." Caowa held the sand clock, ready for anything.
As she spoke, Ren Xiangxiang distributed the antidote to the group, and only after they took it did she give them the poison powder. "This powder can temporarily paralyze the dragonfly claws, but it only works when they move. I'm going to try to get rid of the dragonfly claws on this tree. Watch your surroundings."
Mie Chenhuan and Mo You each took the medicine powder and stood guard in one direction.
"Then what should I do?" Laughing Knife asked, his face pale.
Ren Xiangxiang has already started cleaning the dragonfly claws off the tree. "I'm not sure if we'll have enough time. You should prepare for the worst."
As soon as she finished speaking, a dragonfly claw silently fell from her hand.
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