The sky was already bright, and the scorching sun was shining in the sky. The slightly scorching sunlight made the leaves curl up slightly.
The square of Ten Thousand Poison Cave is a place where nearly a thousand Gu masters from various large and small Miao villages in a radius of several miles must visit every day. At the same time, all the transactions and exchanges of various items in the entire Ten Thousand Poison Cave are done in this square, which cost the king of 讙. It was held in the square built with countless efforts by the Witch King.
The floor is made of stone. If you step on it with bare feet, you will feel a slight burning sensation.
Even under the scorching sun, Gu masters wearing hoods and black robes were still coming and going in the square.
"Young Priest Officer..."
The two saber guards crossed their chests and saluted, but their eyes looked curiously at the three veiled figures behind You Chuan.
You Chuan's face was slightly stiff, and he said in a unnatural deep voice: "Today Mr. Po is entertaining a distinguished guest. You must patrol carefully and don't let any suspicious person go."
Seeing that among the three figures behind him there was also a shorter mysterious man wearing a hood and cloak, the two guards looked at each other and bowed respectfully: "Yes."
You Chuan nodded, watched the two guards turn away, and then continued to walk forward with a cold face, suppressing the sound just enough for the three people behind him to hear.
"what is going on……"
Li Jing's eyes were as bright as a torch, and his two eyes scanned the surroundings without leaving a trace. I saw that the square was packed with people, and it was no less lively than the first time I came there. The size of the audience surrounding Bichong was even larger.
"Why isn't the place for testing insects here?"
You Chuan frowned when he heard Li Jing's question. Without stopping, he turned to the left and walked towards the place where Gu masters wearing various headscarves were constantly coming and going.
"Here."
Chi Meng silently followed Li Jing, his head lowered, walking side by side with the empress.
There are fewer people here, but from time to time a Gu Master with an excited look on his face passes by: "This Gu Insect is quite well practiced!"
Li Jing was frowning and looking at the Gu Masters around him when he heard an excited voice coming from in front of him.
"I'll show you how powerful my heart-eating Gu is, but I don't know how long this skinny old man can last!"
Li Jing's eyes instantly raised and looked at a wooden platform directly in front of him.
In front of the high platform, there was a skinny man in plain clothes hanging high. Several Gu Masters of different shapes stood on the high platform, surrounding the man in a semicircle.
One of them, a tall and fat Gu Master, was holding an insect the size of a ladybug in his hand with a smug look on his face.
"My heart-eating Gu took me ninety-nine and eighty-one days to refine. I'm going to try it for the first time today and I'm sure it will open your eyes!"
Under the watchful eyes of several Gu Masters around him, he placed the Gu worm in his hand on the ground and began to mutter something.
The unattractive-looking Gu insect on the ground suddenly rose into the sky in just a moment and rushed towards the skinny man on the wooden frame.
Amidst the exclamations of the people around him, the corners of the tall and fat Gu Master's mouth raised proudly, and the spells in his mouth also sped up, and his small eyes narrowed slightly to look at the Gu worm in the air.
The tall, fat Gu Master's body trembled with excitement when he thought that this beautiful insect would soon burrow into the man's body, and that the exciting and wonderful scream would soon sound.
Under the gaze of faint eyes, first a bright light and shadow flashed before his eyes, making the tall and fat Gu Master have to close his eyes tightly, and then a wind force accompanied by the sound of breaking through the air slapped him hard on the face. .
The tall and fat Gu Master who just opened his eyes felt dizzy for a moment, and his body was suddenly pressed to the ground by a huge force. When he looked over in horror, he saw a slender figure trampling him heavily under his feet.
Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a black dot falling to the side. The tall and fat Gu Master turned around and saw that his most beloved Gu insect had been split into two.
The flesh on the tall, fat Gu Master's face began to tremble unconsciously, and a harsh scream sounded.
"who!"
Li Jing casually pulled off the Longquan Sword stuck on the wooden board behind him, looked at the tall and fat Gu Master at his feet whose face was twisted with anger, and thrust the sword into his neck.
Blood flowed down the wooden platform. Li Jing threw the gauze on his face at his feet and looked around coldly at the Gu masters who were staring at him in horror.
"Go tell Chi Li, King Hu..."
"I took it."
Not only the Gu masters around, but also Chi Meng, who was not far away from the stage, also looked at the tall figure on the stage with blank expressions.
The empress frowned and looked at the skinny old man hanging behind Li Jing.
You Chuan's expression changed instantly and he looked at Chi Meng.
"What on earth did you see in the cave!"
I saw noisy sounds coming from the Gu Masters all around. They all looked at the body of the tall and fat Gu Master and made angry noises.
"Who are you! How dare you disrupt the insect testing site!"
Li Jing looked back at the skinny old man with disheveled hair, inserted the Longquan sword on the edge of the wooden platform, and turned towards the wooden support.
"Come up if you dare."
The faces of the two Gu Masters who were standing on the stage turned red. They looked at each other and each offered their own Gu. However, before the sound came out, their throats suddenly stopped.
Two silver needles pierced their necks and were inserted into the wooden railings on both sides. The two of them whimpered and covered their necks. Before a sound could be heard, darkness fell before their eyes.
Li Jing's hands glowed with gold, and she first used a few silver needles to pierce the acupuncture points of the skinny old man in front of her, and then easily pulled away the iron chains that tied him.
The old man opened his eyes weakly and looked at Li Jing, his skinny cheeks slowly moving.
"The Altar of Soldiers and Monsters..."
Li Jing frowned, picked up the old man, pulled out the Longquan sword and inserted it into the sword box behind his back, and looked at the bright eyes full of tears on the other side of the stage.
"Your father has been rescued by you."
The faces of the Gu Masters around showed fear, and the crowd surrounding the wooden platform took a step back.
"Is that the King of Snakes?"
"How could it be the King of Snakes... This kid must have lied to us! Whoever used the insects to test them is a heinous person!"
Li Jing jumped off the wooden platform steadily, glanced around the crowd, and walked towards the Empress and Chi Meng with King Jiao in her arms.
You Chuan looked at the slightly familiar clothes, looked back at Chi Meng, and said blankly: "No way... How could King Jiao become like this..."
The empress stuck the long sword on the ground, placed her hands gently on the top of the hilt, and listened to the trivial footsteps ringing around the square.
"You can go, let's get out of here first."
Chi Meng covered her mouth and looked at the skinny old man being held by Li Jing, with tears on her face.
"Dad..."
The skinny old man's closed eyes were slightly opened, and his chapped lips barely formed a smile.
"Girl...why are you crying?"
Li Jing chuckled and looked at the empress.
"You take Chi Meng and King Hu and leave first. I'll stay and block them for a while."
The empress frowned and looked at the countless guards holding knives swarming over there, and said calmly: "Can you do it?"
After handing the king, whose weight was completely negligible, to Chi Meng, Li Jing dropped the sword box behind him to the ground with a smile on his face.
"Men, you can't say no."
The empress nodded and pulled Chi Meng out: "Be careful, don't let us collect the body in the end."
Chi Meng turned back three times with each step, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably: "Little Guo Guo, you must catch up with us!"
You Chuan's face was stunned, and he subconsciously scratched the backs of Chi Meng and the others as they left.
Li Jing held You Chuan's wrist with one hand, but looked at the shadow of a knife that was already close at hand.
"Let's go together. You should have a better future hanging around with me than with Chi Li."
