July 29th, Youzhou.
Youzhou has become more and more lively in the past few days. Sitting in the backyard, casually looking at the distant sky, you can see hidden weapons flying in the air and figures flying high.
"Dong dong dong!"
A quick knock on the door.
"Squeak!"
Chang An pushed open the door and saw two familiar people in front of him.
Chang An was a little surprised. The appearance of these two people was beyond his expectation.
The big housekeeper and Chen Buyi.
At this moment, these two people have long lost their former calmness. They look panicked and disgraced, and their clothes seem to have not been changed for a long time.
"Master Chang, help!"
When the two of them saw Chang An, it was as if they had seen a life-saving straw. They grabbed Chang An's hand and refused to let go.
Chang An looked behind them and saw that no one was chasing them. He didn't know why the two of them were like rats crossing the street.
"You two, what's going on?"
The twelfth floor was raided by the gray-eyed people a few days ago, but according to the news that person gave him, those gray-eyed people had been wiped out. It was time for these two people to return to the twelfth floor. He did not expect that he would end up like this. General scene.
Speaking of this, the two of them actually looked a little embarrassed.
"I feel ashamed to say it. I am ashamed to be the master of the first floor. A few days ago, someone posted a list that the Youzhou Competition will be held on August 15th. Without waiting for a day, many masters appeared from nowhere. , the two of us were beaten to death by unknown masters who emerged from our jurisdiction."
The chief steward said ashamed.
Chen Bu's clothes couldn't be hung on his face either.
"Ashamed, there is a grandmaster-level master hidden in the Shelou jurisdiction. It really makes my landlord extremely ashamed."
Chang An also heard about this matter.
In the past few days, many master-level masters have appeared in Youzhou City. For this reason, Chang An also secretly checked these people and found that these people are real masters of the martial arts and are not the same kind as those gray-eyed people.
Apart from being shocked, Chang An was also extremely emotional. The land of Youzhou was really full of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
"What do you two want from me?"
Chang An spread his hands and said helplessly
"To be honest, I am absolutely confident that I can defeat most of those grandmasters, but I am not confident that I can defeat all of them. If you mess with someone I can't beat, then I can't help you."
The two looked at each other and saluted Chang An at the same time.
"Mr. Chang An is invited to participate in the Youzhou Competition to compete for the position of building owner."
Chang An couldn't help but laugh. Could it be that these two people were so desperate that they actually wanted him to compete for the position of the building owner.
"You two, it's not that Chang doesn't want to help you, it's just that Chang is really not interested in the position of Lord of Youzhou."
The two of them still lowered their heads, not surprised by Chang An's rejection.
Chen Buyi raised his head and said in a deep voice
"I know that the head of the Chang family has been checking the whereabouts of the five children these days."
Chang An's body moved, and the terrifying internal energy rushed towards Chen Buyi.
Chen Buyi's shoulders sank, and he felt like he was going to kneel to the ground.
Sweat poured down his face, his hands were clenched tightly, and his lips were dry.
He subconsciously licked his lips and smiled bitterly.
"The Chang family leader has been investigating for so many days, but there is no trace of the whereabouts of those children. He must also know that the people behind the scenes have great powers. If he becomes the owner of the building, he will definitely be able to draw out the people behind the scenes."
The pressure suddenly relaxed, Chen Buyi gasped for air, his chest kept rising and falling, until after several breaths, he still looked at Chang An with lingering fear.
"Master Chen, can you tell me about the barrier now?"
Chang An glanced at Chen Buyi and said lightly.
The butler gently tapped Chen Buyi
"What are you still hiding from me now?"
Chen Buyi didn't want to say anything, but until now, he had not recovered from Chang An's pressure. He was slapped by the butler and said immediately
"Say, say, of course..."
Seeing his dejected look, Chang An shook his head secretly. These guys really didn't shed tears until they saw the coffin.
"please."
Invited the two people into the courtyard.
The three of them walked to the backyard, where Wan Chaoyang was also sitting.
Seeing the two of them looking embarrassed, Wan Chaoyang smiled and said
"I haven't seen you for a few days, why are the two landlords so depressed?"
The two laughed bitterly.
Chang On Road
"That's right, Brother Wan, let's listen together."
A few people sat down and Chang An poured a cup of tea for them.
"Don't be hasty, speak slowly."
Chen Buyi stretched out his hands and took the tea cup.
"Thank you very much, Master Chang."
"Chang Family Master must have guessed that we are not qualified to come into contact with something like the ancient barrier."
This is why Chang An has always cared about the barrier. Things like the barrier have long become legends in the world.
In fact, there are only a few secret realms in the entire human world where such a thing exists.
For example, on the ladder above Kunlun, the barrier before each level is a barrier. Within the barrier, the pressure a person feels increases exponentially, and can crush the body into flesh. This kind of barrier is generally called a heavy pressure barrier. .
Another example is the Demon Sect under the Chishui River. The Chishui River is so deep, but no matter how good the water is, people cannot find the entrance underwater. This is also because the Demon Sect is hidden in a barrier. Only Liu Yidao can rely on brute force. Only by breaking the barrier can one find the entrance. This kind of barrier is called a hidden barrier.
Another example is the legendary alien world, Jia Wuwu breaks the void. The so-called alien world is just a huge barrier, hidden in the outside world.
But for a person of Chen Buyi's level, Chang An couldn't figure out where this guy came into contact with the barrier.
According to what he said, Chang An would never believe such nonsense that he got from an ancient book.
"Go on."
Chang An said.
Chen Buyi drank the water in the tea cup and said
"This matter started more than a year ago."
"At that time, not long after I joined the Twelfth Floor, I received an invitation."
"Who sent the invitation?"
Chang An said doubtfully.
Chen Buyi shook his head
"I don't know. What made me finally decide to attend the banquet was the purpose of the banquet."
"Auction of bronze, huge amounts of bronze."
"I had just joined the Twelfth Floor not long ago, so naturally I was anxious to make a contribution, so I explained the reason to the owner of the building and went to the banquet alone."
Chang An asked in a deep voice
"Don't you have any doubts?"
Chen Buyi smiled bitterly
"Of course I am suspicious. The person who sent the invitation dared to send it to Youzhou and accurately gave it to me. This is too suspicious."
"But how could I have cared about so much at that time? The massive amount of bronze was a great achievement."
"Where to go to the banquet?"
Chang An was noncommittal and continued to ask.
Chen Buyi said calmly
"Xiangxi Prefecture, Corpse Expulsion Valley."
Chang An's expression became strange. This name didn't sound like a good place. It was a shame that Chen Buyi dared to go there alone.
Chen Buyi continued
"When I got there, I discovered that I was far from the only one who received the invitation."
"A scholar from the capital, the head of the escort agency, a boy under ten years old, a masked swordsman, including me, a total of five people, all received invitations."
Wan Chaoyang looked disappointed.
"Sounds interesting, but unfortunately, I wasn't invited."
Chang An questioned
"Bronze is attractive to you, but to the other four, it seems pointless."
Chen Buyi nodded.
"It's true, because when I got there, I discovered that the words on everyone's invitations were actually different."
Chang An nodded.
"It makes sense. Someone used the thing you care about most as bait to trick you there."
Chen Buyidao
"When we saw what was on each other's invitations, we naturally came to the conclusion that we had all been deceived."
"I have to say that the Corpse Expulsion Valley is extremely terrifying. The entire valley is full of corpses, and there is no place to even stand. According to my estimate, there are probably more than a million corpses."
"so much?"
Chang An was surprised and said that he had heard a lot about Xiangxi Prefecture when he was in Jiajiazhuang. He also heard some words from Jia Huan, the chief steward of the village, about the style of the Xiangxi Corpse Exorcist Sect.
But one million corpses is still too shocking. One can imagine the evil atmosphere in that place.
"After a few of us found out that we were being deceived, we immediately wanted to leave."
"But the situation at that time was already beyond our control."
"We were trapped there. The Valley of Corpses is vast and endless. According to the scholar's estimation, its inner diameter is thousands of miles. But later we found out that the place we were at was just the outer edge of the Valley of Corpses."
"Can't you just go back the way you came?"
Wan Chaoyang said in confusion.
Inexplicable fluctuations flashed in Chen Buyi's eyes, which seemed to be frightened and confused.
"Boundary, outside the Valley of the Corpses, there is a barrier covering the entire valley, and the moment we stepped into the Valley of the Corpses, the barrier was opened."
"It seems that the five of you were carefully selected."
Chang An thought for a moment and said directly.
Chen Buyi was noncommittal and continued.
"After we walked back, we found that we were trapped in the barrier. Among the five of us at that time, I had the highest martial arts, the scholar had no internal strength, and the general escort was not above the nuclear level."
"The boy was wearing silk and satin. He looked like he was from a wealthy family and was extremely talented. However, he was too young and was close to the wealthy family at that time."
"As for the masked swordsman... that's the only person I can't see through, or maybe he's hiding it too well. At that time, I detected that his internal strength was only at the core level."
The boy Chen Buyi mentioned reminded Chang An of someone.
"If I'm not mistaken, that boy's surname is Chu?"
Chen Buyi nodded slightly
"Mr. Chang's guess was correct. That boy was Chu Yulou, the third owner of the Chu Family Villa. He was also one of the owners of my twelfth floor later. However, at that time, he had not yet joined the twelfth floor."
"After just a little calculation, we believe that it is impossible for the five of us to break this barrier."
"We walked along the edge of the barrier for a day, taking chances and hoping that there would be a loophole in the barrier. But after one day, we were almost certain that it would be impossible to leave."
"At this time, Chu Yulou suggested, "Since we can't leave, let's continue walking in. I want to see what is in this ghost place." "
"We had no choice, so the five of us began to explore the depths of the Corpse Valley together."
"The Valley of Exorcism is as its name suggests, and there is a lot of evil there. But after we walked in for a day, we discovered something extremely strange."
"whats the matter?"
Wan Chaoyang asked with interest.
Chen Buyi suddenly clenched his fists tightly, his eyes widened like bells, and said word by word
"There are no bones. We walked for a whole day. There were corpses everywhere in the valley, but all the corpses were intact. There were no bones. It was as if those corpses had just died."
"This is impossible. Millions of corpses are dying one by one. By the time the last person dies, the first one to die may even have his bones weathered."
Chang An didn’t quite believe it.
Chen Buyidao
"We also don't want to believe that it was the scholar who first discovered this fact. "Have you noticed that everywhere we passed, all the corpses were intact?" "
"The scholar came from the capital and was well-informed. He immediately put forward an idea: "There may be something special here that can prevent the body from rotting."
"The chief escort has rich experience. He immediately squatted down and looked through the corpses. "Each of these corpses has insect bite wounds, but other than that, most of the corpses did not suffer any fatal injuries." "
"I had just come from outside the Great Wall and didn't know much about things here. The chief escort told us some anecdotes about the corpse exorcism sect in western Hunan thirty years ago."
"According to the chief escort, those corpses were killed by the Gu insects of the Corpse Exorcist Sect and then dumped here. Over time, the Corpse Exorcist Valley was formed."
Chang An knew about the corpse exorcism sect, but it was wiped out by the three major sects within a few years of its rise. It was absolutely impossible to discard millions of corpses in a few years.
However, he did not speak, because he felt that the origin of this Corpse Exorcist Valley was definitely not that simple. The barrier alone could not have been created by the Corpse Exorcist Sect.
Chen Buyi continued
"The chief escort also discovered that the corpses seemed to have just died. Some of the corpses could even feel the residual warmth."
"After walking for more than half a day, an extremely thick fog area appeared in front of us. Nothing could be seen in it. On the ground, there were more and more corpses. When we reached the fog area, we could only walk on the corpses." It’s not too much to say that there is a sea of corpses at your feet.”
"The foggy area looked like it had no boundaries. Looking left and right, we couldn't see the end at all. We had no choice but to walk in."
"But the question is who gets in first."
Chang An chuckled. It was normal for disagreements to arise at this time. He was curious as to how they resolved this disagreement. It couldn't just be guessing.
Chen Buyi continued to recall.
"The scholar is the most knowledgeable among us, I am the most powerful, Chu Yulou has the strongest background, and the masked swordsman is mysterious. It seems that the most suitable candidate is the chief escort."
"But at this moment, the scholar stood up. "I'd better go first."
"A few of us untied our belts and tied them into a rope. We tied it to the scholar and told him to pull the rope hard if there was any abnormal movement."
"The scholar was so brave, he walked in without looking back."
"We didn't have enough belts, and we took a lot from the corpse below, but as time passed, the rope became longer and longer. The scholar walked away and burned a stick of incense without making any sound."
"We started to feel something was wrong. At this time, Chu Yulou said again, "This guy must have discovered something good."
"It often only takes one sentence to collapse such a fragile alliance."
Chen Buyi smiled bitterly.
"The chief escort rushed in first, followed by Chu Yulou. Not to be outdone, I rushed in. As for the masked swordsman, I didn't notice him either."
