Chapter 174 Breaking into the Flower Cave
Chen Yan looked at him and said, "So, the imperial city is full of flowers, using the fragrance of flowers to cover up the smell of blood, and also creating the illusion that the flower god is protecting the Southern Shang Kingdom? And that flower god is that demon?"
Xiao Zechuan didn't expect that she guessed it right away. He pursed his lips and nodded.
Wen Yuchu smiled and said, "That demon has quite a big appetite."
"In order to prevent others from discovering his secret with the demon, Emperor Nanshang often sent people to other places to buy slaves without identities in various ways. But this was far from enough. The demon's appetite was like a bottomless pit. Emperor Nanshang began to feel scared because he could no longer control the development of things."
"Just when the Southern Merchant Emperor wanted to recruit strong men to assassinate the demon, the demon told him one thing: the blood of one person from the Gan tribe is worth a thousand men. As long as he can find a member of the Gan tribe, he won't have to absorb so much garbage blood."
The dry tribe?!
Chen Yan had seen it in a book, and she looked at Xiao Zechuan with a slightly surprised expression.
The others were also shocked, because the name of the Gan clan had a considerable influence in the western region of Pingze.
The Gan Clan is a mysterious race. Legend has it that they are a tribe gifted by heaven. They rely on the inheritance of their bloodline. After they reach adulthood, they will awaken different abilities. For example, some awaken the power of divination and prophecy, some awaken speed, some awaken the power of shadow, and some awaken the art of soul-stealing...
Over the past hundreds of years, very few people from the Gan tribe have appeared in the world, but whenever they do, they can stir up a stir in the western region of Pingze.
Not an ordinary person.
Jiang Xianyue asked curiously: "Then what?"
Xiao Zechuan lowered his eyelashes and said calmly, "After hearing this, the Southern Merchant Emperor sent people to look for the people from the Gan Clan. At that time, the daughter of the Gan Clan was in her prime. She yearned for the outside world and ran away from the Gan Clan alone. Unfortunately, she was caught by the Southern Merchant Emperor."
"The Emperor of Nan Shang saw that she was very beautiful and came up with a plan. He forced the young lady of the Gan tribe to be his concubine and forced her to give birth to babies one after another. However, all these babies were killed by the monster who sucked their blood."
"Miss Gan was driven insane because her children were killed, but Emperor Nan Shang still didn't let her go. When Miss Gan gave birth to her last pair of twins, she chose to commit suicide, but she was unsuccessful. She was thrown to the demon by Emperor Nan Shang as... food reserve."
His voice trembled slightly. "When the Emperor of Nan Shang saw that there were only a pair of twins left, he thought of raising them first, and then using their children to offer to the demon. However, the demon coveted the blood of the twins, and forced the Emperor of Nan Shang to hand over one of them."
Having said this, Xiao Zechuan closed his eyes to hide the emotions in his eyes.
Chen Yan and others also noticed Xiao Zechuan's emotions.
Xiao Zechuan paused for a few seconds, then transmitted his message in a hoarse and forbearing voice: "At that time, the twins were already seven years old. The older sister of the twins knew about this before her brother. In order to protect her brother, she took the initiative to tell Emperor Nanshang: Father, I am willing to sacrifice myself to the Lord Flower God. Please let my brother go."
Chen Yan and the others had complicated expressions and sighed in their hearts.
And Chen Yan's heart was stirred up by a wave of unsettled emotions, because she and Chen Huai were twins, and she was also the older sister...
Chen Yan looked up at Xiao Zechuan. She had already guessed that Xiao Zechuan was the younger brother of the twins, and also the son of the young lady from the Gan clan.
Xiao Zechuan pursed his lips into a straight line, frowned, and did not continue to tell the rest of the story. He stared at them closely: "I plotted against you and dragged you into this quagmire. It's my fault. But... now that things have come to this, as long as you help me rescue two people, I can promise you one request. As long as I can do it, I will agree to it."
Wen Yuchu still had his sanity. He transmitted his voice word by word: "This monster sounds very powerful. The Emperor of Nan Shang has been suppressed by this monster for so many years. Do you think we can save the two people you want to save from this monster?"
Xiao Zechuan's expression was calm. He glanced at Wen Yuchu and said, "Don't worry. This demon was severely injured two years ago and his strength was reduced by nearly half. The reason why he was able to suppress the Southern Merchant Emperor was because he and the Southern Merchant Emperor made a blood pact. They would prosper together and suffer together. That's why the Southern Merchant Emperor didn't dare to attack the demon for so many years."
"Now that we're here," Chen Yan suddenly said, "Let's find Zhuge Youlin first."
Jiang Xianyue said coldly: "I hope this idiot hasn't been sucked dry by the monster."
In fact, everyone vaguely guessed that Xiao Zechuan was closely related to the 'twins' in the story. Once something happened to the monster, something would also happen to the Emperor of Nan Shang. By then, they would probably be enemies with the entire Nan Shang Kingdom.
Xiao Zechuan's plan this time made them pay a heavy price.
From the very beginning, Xiao Zechuan estimated that the Nan Shang Kingdom would not dare to easily wipe out Wen Yuchu, Yu Changying, Zhuge Youlin, Chi Yue and others who had extraordinary identities, so he set up this trap to lure them into it.
Wen Yuchu and the others were naturally unhappy with Xiao Zechuan, but when they thought of his background, their anger eased a little.
Chen Yan remembered something and took out his jade identity token as a member of the Western Region Academy, trying to find the location of Zhuge Youlin.
Although the identity jade cards cannot communicate with each other, they can sense the jade cards of teammates.
The jade token in Chen Yan's hand suddenly moved and pointed in a certain direction.
She immediately looked up and asked Xiao Zechuan.
"Where does this direction lead to?"
Xiao Zechuan's expression changed slightly, and he replied, "That's exactly where the demon is."
Chen Yan frowned and asked cautiously, "Are there any guards down there?"
"Yes, you just pretend to be waiters and follow me." Xiao Zechuan nodded.
Several people agreed and immediately took their positions.
Xiao Zechuan led them down the stairs and officially entered the underground flower cave.
The slightly dim secret rooms and passages were filled with various flowers and plants. There were also unwashed bloodstains on the ground, and even a few chopped-up bodies of guards.
Xiao Zechuan's eyes suddenly narrowed.
Chen Yan stared at the broken bodies for a few seconds, "This is the way Zhuge Youlin killed people. It seems that he has already broken in. The blood is not dry yet. It seems that he has not been away for long."
Wen Yuchu wondered: "Why did he suddenly go back to the starting point?"
Xiao Zechuan explained: "Because the underground city is like a maze, if there is no one to lead you, it is difficult to find the right path, and you will go around in circles, which is not surprising."
"Let's go without further ado and find our dear brother Youlin." Yu Changying's eyes were gentle and his smile deepened, but it gave people a creepy feeling.
"good!"
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And deep in the dungeon, there was a man in white clothes half leaning on the throne, his black hair spread out like ink, his face looked a little sick, with traces of blood at the corners of his pale lips, and he seemed to be smiling.
"One bug is spinning, and a few more are coming."
He tilted his head slightly and looked at the huge red flower tree next to him. It seemed to have a kind of weird beauty, but there were hundreds of bloody people hanging on the tree. In the middle of the tree, there was an extremely thin little girl with her head hung down. She was skinny and bony, with a dark yellowish complexion. She was about seven or eight years old and looked lifeless.
The man slowly stood up, his voice was feminine and a little weird: "Today, the flower cave is really lively. Xiao Shu'er, your brother is here with some bugs. Do you think I should skin him and draw his blood?"
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