Chapter 385 The Young Master Gets a Lesson
Shi Zhao's eyes widened, as if he couldn't believe it.
He had just seen someone smashing the wall and was laughing at them in his heart, thinking that the stone wall was made of black iron stone from the mountain and how much effort it would take to break it.
Even if you smash it all, you won't find anything; instead, you'll just destroy the mechanism.
But now, the mechanism has been triggered!
"How could this be... The only people in the mechanism are me and my master..."
Mo Lang reported loudly, "Master, young master, a tunnel has appeared here!"
"Tie him up!" Ji Ruyan kicked Shi Zhao again.
Then Lu Qingqing and I quickly ran over.
Jin Diandian wanted to go over too, but she was stopped by someone. She craned her neck and strained to see in that direction.
Something's definitely fishy here. That scoundrel Shi Zhao deliberately gave them a false location to dig!
I wonder what's inside?
“Young Master, this mechanism and the secret chamber in the palace must have been made by the same person. We can open it by finding the right pressing point,” Mo Lang said.
The pressure points are easy to find; this secret passage must have been opened frequently, leaving behind the grease and traces of people's hands.
It's not visible to the naked eye, but you can see it after sprinkling a layer of lime powder on it!
The mechanisms in the palace's secret chambers were modified by the imperial mechanic, Lian Weng.
He actually dared to set up an agency for outsiders without authorization!
However, the sudden death of Mr. Lian twenty years ago, could it be related to this very organization?
Was he killed by Ouyang Bingyan?
After the stone wall sank down, a set of steps appeared in front of you.
The steps, however, appeared to be black.
Actually, no, it's actually reddish-brown!
That was all dried blood; the bloodstains had turned black over the years, and only the surface layer showed the color of blood.
A guard went down to investigate with a torch, but stepped on some sticky, undried blood and almost slipped and fell!
Lu Qingqing's hands and feet felt cold.
She suppressed her fear and told herself that her father was still alive.
But seeing this scene, she seemed unable to remain calm any longer.
"Qingqing, don't be sad. You said that life is fragile, but sometimes it is also very resilient."
As long as there is still a breath left, there is hope of survival.
Don't lose heart until the very last moment.
Ji Ruyan walked over, took her cold hand, and conveyed strength and warmth to her.
He turned around and had someone drag Shi Zhao over again.
"Tell me, are there any dangers in this secret passage, and where does it lead?"
"The secret passage is the route for transporting corpses, leading to... the Abyss! The Abyss... is so deep it blocks out the sun and is unfathomable. All the corpses were thrown into the Abyss... without a trace."
This is the greatest secret of the Holy Healer Sect!
That's why Ouyang Bingyan was listening in day and night!
That's why the victim's whereabouts cannot be found!
When the sky is covered and the sun is blocked, evil spirits will surely arise.
A vast abyss swallowed up all the injustices of the world.
Did you know? Chaos can be torn apart, and the abyss can be leveled!
"I want to go down," Lu Qingqing said.
Ji Ruyan, Mo Lang, and all the guards were already unable to contain themselves!
The anger in everyone's heart is about to burst through their body!
The tunnel was stuffy and lacked oxygen, so it couldn't accommodate too many people at once.
Therefore, Ji Ruyan arranged for forty people to follow and investigate, while the others stayed outside.
He and Lu Qingqing walked hand in hand in the middle.
The tunnel was very long, wide enough to accommodate three or four people, and it was stuffy, smelly, and damp.
I estimated in my mind that I had walked about three or four miles.
As they approached the cave entrance, the wind picked up and extinguished all the torches.
Fortunately, it was getting light, and a small, dim light, about the size of a bowl, could be seen ahead.
They finally emerged from the secret passage.
Beyond the secret passage lies the Heavenly Abyss!
The wind blew up from the bottom of the abyss, its whistling sound piercing and carrying a chilling cold.
The weather in August felt like winter.
When she arrived, Lu Qingqing thought that Tianyuan was nothing more than a cliff, and she would always find a way to climb it.
Unexpectedly, Tianyuan was actually a cracked canyon!
The other side is only about 20 meters away from here!
The wall was vertical and loose, shrouded in mist, making it impossible to climb.
"My father and my mother are both down there?"
Lu Qingqing stood at the edge of the cliff, the wind blowing her loose hair and her skirt billowing in the air.
She stared at the terrifying, unknown abyss, trying to suppress her tears, but she still couldn't hold them back.
"I can't live anymore, Ji Ruyan. I have no mother, and no father..."
They didn't give her a chance to save her.
She wasn't even left with her remains.
Ji Ruyan looked on with sorrow as she embraced Lu Qingqing, whose eyes were glazed over with grief.
His gaze was fixed on the cliff face opposite.
Ouyang Bingyan actually knew about this magical place and even went to great lengths to build a secret passage.
How did she know?
They must have found out from the other side.
Where do the opposite mountain peaks connect to?
He had seen the topographical map of the surrounding area; the continuous mountain range here extended all the way to the western border of Dagan.
The terrain is steep, the trees are intertwined with roots, and it is an ancient, desolate place that has been untouched by human hands for thousands of years.
Lu Qingqing had obviously thought of this as well.
He wiped away his tears and suppressed his grief.
"If we can't get down here, let's go around to the other side and see if there's a way..."
"The other side? Ha..." Shi Zhao, who was being escorted along, scoffed.
“I advise you not to waste people. My master said that there was no Heavenly Abyss here originally. The secret passage was built just to throw people into the mountains. Unexpectedly, one day, this place suddenly cracked!”
Like a tree cleaved in half, the base isn't the foot of the mountain, but its barren heart!
After Shi Zhao finished speaking, there was another long silence.
Lu Qingqing understood. Shi Zhao meant that, just like the narrow crack on the mountain in Liuyun Village, all the people who were thrown down were squeezed into the middle of the mountain.
But this slit looks so wide from above!
"I don't believe you! Go down and show me the height!"
The mountain wind stung Lu Qingqing's cheeks, her eyes burned with fury, and her voice was like that of a demon seeking death.
Shi Zhao suddenly raised his voice: "You said you would let me go!"
"That's right, she let you go, but now I'm the one who won't let you go!"
After Ji Ruyan finished speaking, she kicked him down.
The short scream quickly faded away, as if swallowed by a giant beast.
Silently.
I didn't hear the sound of it hitting the ground.
Indeed, it is unfathomable.
Mo Lang and his guards took out ropes and were tying them around their waists.
Lu Qingqing stopped her.
There was nowhere to step in the middle; it was too dangerous.
Ji Ruyan took off her outer garment and draped it over Lu Qingqing's shoulders, then gently wiped the corners of her eyes with her fingertips.
"Don't worry, have you forgotten what special abilities I have?"
He took out a piccolo.
Lu Qingqing's mind was in turmoil, but when she saw him play the flute, she realized what he was going to do.
"no!"
She snatched the flute and threw it off the cliff.
"What are you planning to do with that flute all the time, Ji Ruyan? Are you always ready to play that deadly flute again?"
"Don't you want to live to be a hundred?"
"No, Qingqing..."
"You are! I put so much effort into making those medicines for you, afraid that they wouldn't be enough to restore your health, and you don't appreciate it at all?"
"No, I didn't, I only drove one giant bird, I felt the damage was minimal..." Ji Ruyan was at a loss.
"You think, you think, I told you, don't risk your life on a bird! You know what's going on down there, a hurricane could blow you over!"
No matter how powerful you are on the ground, you have no place to use your abilities in the air!
Mo Lang and his dozens of guards all silently retreated and bowed their heads.
I don't want to hear the young master being reprimanded.
But there was nowhere to hide.
"Ji Ruyan, I am saddened and grief-stricken, but I have not lost my mind. I will not... send the living to risk their lives for the sake of those who have been lost!"
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