The Old Man Emperor’s face, as dry as old tree bark, suddenly appeared in the narrow cave. It was so terrifying that Gu Yangyang’s heart rose to her throat while she confirmed the other party’s identity!

In such a hurry, she could hardly even scream, so she turned around and ran!

When the old man behind her saw her, he was also furious, roaring and chasing after Gu Yangyang with a gloomy wind...

"You two go and kill her!" the Old Emperor said angrily.

After hearing this, Gu Yangyang staggered and almost fell, but after steadying herself, she ran faster.

The footsteps behind her were fast, following her like a shadow, as if they were about to catch up with her in the next second! There was also a rough roar, which made her shudder!

Gu Yangyang didn't dare to look back, let alone stop, and could only run faster and faster in the narrow and dim tunnel, so that breathing became difficult...

huff huff

With heavy breathing, the tunnel gradually reached the end, and the exit was faintly visible...

Gu Yangyang came out of the tunnel, and at this moment, a sudden sharp wind blew past Gu Yangyang's ears from behind!

The footsteps behind her were approaching, and the person behind her was catching up! Even if she didn't look back, Gu Yangyang could feel a hand grabbing the back of her neck——

“Hmm!”

When he was in despair, a hand suddenly stretched out from behind the rockery and pulled him into darkness!

"Be quiet..."

The young man's light and low voice sounded in Gu Yangyang's ears. The very safe voice made Gu Yangyang suppress the scream in her throat.

She could feel the young man's broad chest leaning against her back.

Ji Xiao?

How come he is here? He didn't leave...?

In the darkness, she raised her head and quietly looked at the person behind her, vaguely seeing the other person's angular jaw...

She wanted to say something, but Ji Xiao signaled her with his eyes to look forward.

Gu Yangyang did as she was told.

Not far ahead, Jiang Zhisi and Jiang Ziqing were looking for her...

The two of them were stiff but not slow, and their postures were not overly twisted, but there was an indescribable sense of weirdness...

The expressions on their faces were all the same, their black and white eyes were blank, without a trace of spirit...

They seem to be unconscious, but they are incredibly sharp. Whenever they hear a sound, they will rush over and destroy everything...!

"They have been poisoned. The poisonous insects in their bodies are twin poisons. The mother poison is with the Old Emperor, so the situation of the two of them is more serious..." Ji Xiao said lightly.

Gu Yangyang was surprised and asked in a low voice: "How did you know...?"

Ji Xiao did not answer, but just lowered his eyes and looked at her quietly.

Those calm and dark eyes seemed to tell her that the reason he understood all this was because he had not left during this period of time, but had been silently by her side, so he knew everything that happened around her, and naturally discovered some details that she had not noticed...

Gu Yangyang pursed her lips and understood what he meant.

Jiang Zhisi and Jiang Ziqing were controlled and kept searching for her figure, even moving closer to the rockery where they were hiding...

Gu Yangyang didn't dare to speak again, so she could only look at Ji Xiao and ask: What should we do now?

She hoped that Ji Xiao could help her, because she wanted to use the golden silk cocoon to try to remove the poisonous insects from Jiang Zhisi and Jiang Ziqing's bodies...

Ji Xiao saw clearly the request in her eyes, but privately he didn't want Gu Yangyang to be involved in these dangerous things.

Being able to silently guard behind her before was already the biggest step back he could take...

His lack of response made Gu Yangyang a little anxious.

Looking at Jiang Zhisi and Jiang Ziqing getting closer and closer, she was just thinking about whether she should go out and gamble by herself, when Ji Xiao hugged her waist tightly!

He whispered in Gu Yangyang's ear: "Follow me..."

Before Gu Yangyang could react, his eyes changed and he swung out a sword with frosty energy, temporarily blocking Jiang Zhisi and Jiang Ziqing!

Taking advantage of the pause between the two, he took Gu Yangyang and rode out of the palace on swords...!

…

It was not until she left the palace that Gu Yangyang could clearly see the entire appearance of the palace.

The palace, which should have been majestic and solemn, was now shrouded in a cloud of black air, and the unusually dark night was caused by this cloud of black air. Even if one was far away, one could still feel the cold air emanating from the direction of the palace...

Ji Xiao took her back to the inn where they had stayed before.

In the guest room, the two of them suddenly looked at each other in silence.

After a long while, Ji Xiao's hoarse apology was heard in the silent room.

"Feel sorry……"

Gu Yangyang raised her eyes and looked at him. She saw that on his calm face, only his black eyes were flashing with an extremely restless luster. He seemed to regret his impulsiveness and arrogance, and seemed to be annoyed by his soft-heartedness and indecisiveness. He just stopped at the inn and gave up...

However, no matter which emotion it was, Gu Yangyang knew that he was not feeling well at the moment.

She walked over, looked directly into the young man's eyes, and said, "It's okay. In fact, it's a good thing to leave the palace for the time being."

After all, she had destroyed the formation on the palace gate, and there was no place for her to hide in the palace.

Ji Xiao heard the implication of her words, pursed his lips tightly, and asked, "You still want to go back to the palace?"

Gu Yangyang nodded, not hiding anything, "Yes."

"Why?"

Ji Xiao clenched his fists, very confused.

"Is it because of Jiang Zhisi and Jiang Ziqing..."

He couldn't help but ask after all.

Gu Yangyang didn't understand why he had linked the reason for keeping her in the palace to Jiang Zhisi and Jiang Ziqing. After thinking about it, she could only say, "Yes and no."

Ji Xiao lowered his eyes and his eyelashes trembled slightly.

Gu Yangyang continued: "Actually, I entered the palace to get something. That thing is very important to me, and I must get it..."

Ji Xiao stared at her with his dark eyes, "What is it? I can help you."

If her wish was just to get something from the palace and not related to Jiang Zhisi and Jiang Ziqing, he could help her...

Help her get what she wants, and then they can leave together...

【......】

With this thought in mind, Ji Xiao convinced himself a little and calmed down.

Gu Yangyang was very grateful that he was willing to help her, but judging from the current situation, it would not be so easy to get the Flowing Spirit Pearl...

After all, whether it was the thunder tribulation she suffered in trying to obtain the Soul Gathering Immortal Lamp, or the mad insect king she encountered in the Tomb of Ten Thousand Insects, they both caused her a lot of suffering.

And now, in order to obtain the Circulating Spirit Pearl, one must not only deal with the wandering souls in the imperial mausoleum, but more importantly, the evil old emperor who is only one step away from attaining enlightenment...!