It was pitch black outside the cave.
The humid air was suddenly filled with the scent of rouge flowers.
Of course not Xiaoyue's.
Luo Qingzhou had smelled too many floral scents in Lingchan Moon Palace, so even if there was a tiny bit of floral scent in the air, he could smell it clearly from a long distance away.
A stranger is approaching!
He immediately got out of bed and put the entire bed into the storage ring.
Then he walked to the corner of the door and hid.
It was pitch black in the cave.
At this moment, a slight sound of footsteps suddenly came from the passage outside.
Because it is close to a well, the ground is moist and when you step on the soil, it makes a special sound. Even if you walk lightly, you can still hear it in this quiet underground.
What's more, Luo Qingzhou's hearing ability is extraordinary now.
Two people!
He did not leave his body, but slowly clenched his fists. The internal force in his dantian and the energy in his acupoints all flowed towards his arms.
A faint light appeared in the dark passage.
A fat man, with a jade rat hanging from his waist and a big knife in his hand, walked forward cautiously, step by step, under the dim light.
Behind him was an old Taoist priest with white hair and beard, holding a sword.
"Palace Master Yang, are you sure it's nearby?"
The fat man walked a few more steps, stopped, turned around and asked in a low voice.
In his other hand, the old Taoist priest took out a jade ruyi, at the top of which there was an air current spinning.
His eyes sparkled, and he looked ahead and said, "It should be nearby. I approached here last night, and Yu Ruyi has already detected the other party's breathing. When we approached just now, Yu Ruyi also reacted."
The fat man said solemnly, "Did the other party notice it? So he held his breath?"
The old Taoist priest was about to nod when the jade ruyi in his hand suddenly lit up. The airflow on the top suddenly spun faster. At the same time, a wisp of air actually pointed out the direction like a finger!
“It’s here!”
"There seems to be a cave ahead, we should be inside!"
The two men's eyes immediately lit up and they prepared to move forward.
The fat man suddenly paused, stopped and fell behind.
The old Taoist priest showed a hint of sarcasm in his eyes, but did not say anything. The sword in his hand flashed, and he strode directly towards the cave.
The sooner the better!
The other party is now seriously injured and probably only wants to escape. To him, he poses no threat at all.
The jade ruyi in his hand just detected clearly that there was only one person here and no other helpers.
Therefore, he had to act quickly to prevent any other unexpected events from occurring.
“Whoosh!”
His figure flashed and he rushed straight into the cave. The sword in his hand hummed and suddenly emitted a dazzling sword light, instantly illuminating the entire dark cave.
"boom!"
At this moment, there was a deafening explosion!
A huge golden fist light with red lightning suddenly shot out from the darkness beside him and hit him heavily on the head!
The old Taoist's heart skipped a beat, but he did not panic.
He is protected by the Jade Ruyi's light shield, as well as the great martial artist's strong wind shield and body protection shield. No matter how hard this punch is, it cannot hurt him!
What's more, this punch might be the opponent's last strength after being seriously injured!
As long as he can get through this punch, huh!
"Bang!"
The fist flashing with golden light smashed heavily on his outermost jade ruyi light shield, and instantly smashed the solid light shield into pieces!
Then, it hit his wind shield and body protective light shield again!
"Card!"
The two layers of shields around him were actually vulnerable and shattered in an instant!
"boom!"
Before he could react, a huge fist and fist light hit him hard on the head, knocking him away!
However, before he landed, the figure hiding nearby and attacking him instantly caught up with him.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
Three consecutive punches, all with terrifying power!
The old Taoist's body didn't have time to resist at all before his head exploded, his chest shattered, and his flesh and blood turned into a pool of meat paste!
This scene happened in an instant, and the fat man following behind had no time to react.
By the time he reacted and raised the sword in his hand to attack, the old Taoist priest had already collapsed to the ground, dead!
But at this moment, a shadow suddenly flew out of the old Taoist priest's body holding a sword, and shouted loudly: "Master! Help me kill this beast!"
"boom!"
A golden fist light with purple lightning suddenly lit up in the cave!
As soon as the old Taoist's soul shouted, he suddenly saw the thick purple lightning. At the same time, a terrifying aura that made his soul tremble and weaken enveloped him!
Soul-destroying thunder!
"No-"
His face was suddenly filled with fear and despair. He tried desperately to mobilize his soul power to escape, but was instantly submerged in the golden fist light and purple lightning. His entire soul offered almost no resistance, and with a "puff" it turned into ashes and disappeared!
“Swish!”
At this moment, the dazzling sword light of the fat man came slashing and landed on Luo Qingzhou!
The fat man swung his sword with all his strength, and the power was equally terrifying. It instantly shattered the wind shield and body protection shield on Luo Qingzhou's body, and slashed fiercely on his back.
But at this moment, a layer of golden dragon scale armor suddenly appeared on Luo Qingzhou's body surface. With a "clang" sound, sparks flew, and it easily blocked the big knife and the sword light behind him!
When the fat man saw this scene, his face turned pale. Without any hesitation, he hurriedly put away the sword in his hand, turned around and ran away!
Even the old Taoist priest was killed in one blow, so how could he dare to stay any longer
He couldn't help cursing in his heart. The old Taoist priest clearly said that the villain's soul was destroyed and he was seriously injured. Now he couldn't even beat a martial artist. How could he still be so ferocious and terrifying
“Swish!”
A strong wind suddenly came from behind him!
The fat man didn't dare to pause for a moment. He could only swing the big knife in his hand and slash behind him.
"Card!"
What terrified him was that his precious sword was so vulnerable that it was broken in an instant!
"Bang!"
A strong wind blew from behind and hit him hard on the back, knocking him to the ground.
Without any hesitation, he immediately abandoned his physical body and let his spirit leave his body. Then, holding the jade rat, he rushed towards the wall next to him at the fastest speed!
Driven by the power of the soul, the jade rat flashed and enveloped his entire soul.
This "Mosquito Rat" is a famous magic weapon of the Hehuan Sect. It can move freely underground and consumes very little internal energy and soul power.
As long as he entered the wall, with the speed of this sandrat, he would be safe.
However, just as his head was about to pierce the wall, with a "swish" sound, a flying sword as black as ink suddenly flew out from the wall, instantly pierced through his head and pierced into his soul!
"ah-"
He immediately let out a shrill scream, but gritted his teeth, endured the severe pain, and continued to drill towards the wall.
His vision went dark, and his head finally penetrated the wall.
Just when he thought his soul was about to escape, he suddenly felt dizzy and weak all over. He turned his head and saw...
His body below the neck had been separated from his head, and with a "sizzle" sound, it turned into ashes in a thick purple lightning...
And the only thing left of his head also shattered in an instant with a "pop" sound and disappeared without a trace!
The palm-sized jade rat dimmed its light and fell from mid-air.
Luo Qingzhou took it in his hand, observed it carefully, activated his internal force, and input it into his palm. The jade rat made a "whoosh" sound and lit up.
He was immediately enveloped by the light of the jade rat, and the wall next to him instantly became transparent in his sight.
nice one!
Delighted, he put it away first, then used his flying sword to chop off the fat man's physical head. He wanted to search the body, but hesitated for a moment and did not touch it. He directly took out the corpse powder and poured it on the body.
Then he walked into the cave and poured the corpse powder on the old Taoist priest.
At this moment, a jade slip on the old Taoist priest's body suddenly flashed with light and shattered into pieces.
His heart skipped a beat and he didn't dare to stay any longer or take anything else. He immediately wiped out some traces in the cave, then took out the jade rat, urged his internal strength, and drilled into the wall next to him.
I don't know the direction underground.
He wandered aimlessly underground, much faster than when Xiaoyue took him there before.
He thought about it, then immediately took out the message, informed Xiaoyue of the situation here, and asked her not to come again.
at the same time.
At the moment when the old Taoist's soul was destroyed, the Zijin Taoist, who was wandering in the ruins of Zijin Temple with a gloomy face, suddenly changed his expression and immediately shouted to the other old Taoist next to him: "Let's go! Go underground!"
The old Taoist priest was stunned for a moment, then immediately followed behind him.
At this time, Luo Qingzhou was still moving quickly underground, away from the well.
He thought that it was not a good idea to keep moving forward aimlessly like this, so after moving for a distance, he began to move upwards cautiously.
Soon, the soil above became drier and drier.
After moving upwards for several hundred meters, he suddenly saw light through the soil above.
On the ground!
He immediately slowed down and continued to move upwards carefully.
Finally, his head emerged from the ground.
At this time, it was dark outside and a lonely moon hung in the night sky.
He turned his head and looked around, and suddenly saw the city wall in front of him.
There is the imperial palace in front!
At this moment, a burst of orderly footsteps approached this side.
He turned his head and saw a team of patrol soldiers holding rifles, jogging towards him.
He immediately shrank into the ground and moved quickly deeper into the earth.
Then, he stopped in the soil, held his breath, and concentrated his breathing.
After waiting for a while, when he was thinking about something, the communication token on his body suddenly vibrated.
He took it out immediately.
It was from Xiaoyue: Brother, where have you been? My sister just came out and is going to look for you.
Luo Qingzhou was about to reply, but hesitated for a moment and said: I am moving underground, and I don't know where I am yet. Xiaoyue, you go back first, I am safe now. We can't go to the well, the purple gold Taoist may be on his way there now.
Xiaoyue: Brother, please go to the ground and check your current location. I will come to pick you up.
Luo Qingzhou: No, I will find a safe place to rest. I will tell you my location when it is safe tomorrow.
Xiaoyue: But my sister is worried about you
Luo Qingzhou did not reply. After thinking for a while, he sent another message to the princess: Princess, have you heard about my elder brother
The message came back quickly: Not yet, but it should be in the palace. As for where exactly it is, the princess did not find out.
Luo Qingzhou looked in the direction leading to the imperial palace.
The reason why he didn't tell Xiaoyue about his current location was because he had already decided to take the risk and go to the palace to take a look.
If I can find my eldest brother, I will naturally rescue him.
If he couldn't find his elder brother, then he would try... to see if he could take this opportunity to kill the emperor!
The princess' message came back: Chu Feiyang, where are you now? Today my father went to the palace to complain to the emperor. I don't know what the result will be, but if the murderer is not found, the inner city should be unsealed. The New Year is coming in two days, and there are many tourists from neighboring countries staying in Kyoto. The court also needs face. It is impossible to keep doing this for a Zijin Temple.
Oh, and today my father brought back a piece of news. The Queen Mother told him that the Princess agreed to recruit a consort and had already personally decided on the candidate.
Luo Qingzhou: I am safe now, you don't have to worry. Who did the princess decide on
Xiao Meijiao: I don't know either. Daddy didn't tell me. But I always feel that this is not right. With the eldest princess's personality, why would she agree so hastily? She should know that once she gets married, she will lose everything. No matter who she marries, it will be impossible for her to recover these things. Is she giving up on her own initiative? But in my impression, she has never given up since she was a child.
Luo Qingzhou: She must have her own ideas for doing this, we don't need to worry about it. Princess, continue to help me find out about my brother. I'm going to practice, no more words
Xiao Meijiao: Yes, I will. You have to be careful.
Luo Qingzhou put away the message and thought carefully for a while before urging the jade rat in his hand to move towards the underground of the palace.
There's nothing to hesitate about!
Nothing ventured, nothing gained!
He won't know whether he will succeed until he tries.
What if by chance it succeeds
If he succeeded, the threat from the Qin family would be gone, the eldest brother might be safe, and all the worries of the eldest princess would be gone.
So, he decided to give it a try.
Just after moving forward a hundred meters, roughly reaching the base of the city wall, a layer of golden barrier suddenly lit up in the soil in front, like a wall, protecting the entire underground palace.
Luo Qingzhou was not surprised. He immediately took out Dabao and Erbao and continued to move forward.
"puff!"
With a slight sound, he passed through the barrier easily.
Then, continue to move forward cautiously.
at the same time.
Yaohua Palace, in the study.
Nangong Huoyue was wearing a fiery red dress, with her snow-white feet faintly visible under the hem of the skirt. She was standing alone in front of the window in silence, looking at the lonely moon in the night sky outside the window, frowning slightly, thinking about something.
After a long while, she withdrew her gaze and said indifferently, "What does this have to do with me? If he gets into trouble, it's because of his own incompetence. An incompetent person is not qualified to be my consort."
He stood at the window for a while.
She turned around, walked towards the door and said, "Get ready, I need to take a bath and rest."
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Yuewu agreed and left quickly.