CHAPTER 612: CHAPTER 591: ONE MORE UPDATE

Ju Nanyi didn’t ask, as both were astute enough to already understand each other’s objectives.

Zong Yunqian’s presence here indicated that the other side knew exactly what the poison was. Hence, his guess was not wrong; Zong Yunqian not only knew, but also understood that the poison Master Huo Yi spoke of might not be what it literally implied.

Zong Yunqian knew without guessing that, for an outsider, breaking the seal in the cave was virtually impossible. Moreover, his master was in the dungeon, and from his understanding of the dungeon’s conditions, the dungeon had already sealed his master’s spells. Therefore, Ju Nanyi was unable to enter through his master’s spells either.

"Let’s go——" Zong Yunqian spoke first, as there wasn’t much time left, and all this, perhaps, started when his master discovered Yin He.

"The poison in the cave is not something from our Qiandao Temple." Before Ju Nanyi could ask, Zong Yunqian had already started speaking on his own.

The two people who were following Ju Nanyi were originally from the Fire Order Squad. Seeing Zong Yunqian suddenly appear surprised them, but they soon calmed down, so it was normal for Lord Ju to have other plans besides them.

And Gu Dao and Xi Feng were mostly at the Qiandao Temple, so they knew a bit about the things on the back mountain.

"About five or six years ago, the master discovered Yin He in the Sword Tree Forest, who is now the Young Master of Ghoul Ravine," Zong Yunqian continued.

Upon hearing this, Ju Nanyi glanced at Zong Yunqian. Young Master Yin He? He thought over it many times in his mind and had seriously recalled everything about the Qiandao Temple.

The very reason he decided to eliminate the Qiandao Temple was due to a prophecy, and he had evidence of the temple’s betrayal. At that time, his child had just taken the position and was not yet stable; naturally, he could not allow Qiandao Temple to cause turmoil, so swiftly dealing with it was the most direct method.

Every dynasty’s change was stained with blood, and even now, Ju Nanyi didn’t feel there was anything wrong with his actions back then.

Only, he didn’t recall a Young Master Yin He or Ghoul Ravine in his memory.

Was it in a previous life, Qiandao Temple had already dealt with Ghoul Ravine, which is why they were so weak that he later had the opportunity to eliminate them?

"At that time, this Young Master of Ghoul Ravine was entangled by a wicked creature from the Sword Tree Forest, barely clinging to life. The master, with his compassionate heart, saved Yin He and sealed the wicked creature that had entangled the boy in a cave on the back mountain. However, this evil creature had been entwined with the young master for a long time, and it was impossible to completely remove it, but the master felt that since the boy had survived so long with such a powerful evil force and was still alive, there might be other ways to save him," Zong Yunqian said as he walked, but he did not reveal everything.

While the master was testing this evil creature, he also discovered its powerful ability, which, as long as there’s a breath left, could resurrect the dead.

At that time, Emperor Jingzhi, who was hanging by a thread, sought Qiandao Temple for its power in Nanzheng State and also to test the real capabilities of this entity. Thus, the master was moved, and the result was as he had figured; he successfully revived Emperor Jingzhi."

The Second Prince, the master, in order to try a more effective method, led to Yin He arriving at Nanzheng Imperial Palace and the subsequent events.

Of course, if they had known what would happen next, they definitely wouldn’t have let Yin He out, and the master certainly wouldn’t have rescued anyone from the Sword Tree Forest.

"Master saved Yin He, but little did he want this action to lead to today’s disaster at Qiandao Temple," Zong Yunqian said with a bitter smile. The master had always cared greatly about the prophecy; had he not foreseen that it was their Qiandao Temple that would fall victim to this very prophecy...?

When Ju Nanyi heard the phrase "utter destruction," his heart trembled as he looked towards Zong Yunqian. In his previous life, Qiandao Temple had not perished by the hands of Ghoul Ravine but had met the same end of annihilation. Could it be that this meant, regardless of the different paths in this and his previous life, in the end, it would all lead to the same outcome?

"We’re here, I suppose you’ve been here before," Zong Yunqian stopped and said. Ju Nanyi gathered his thoughts and focused on the cave in front of him.

This cave had been explored twice by his men; they even left conspicuous traces at the entrance. Although, from the outside, the cave seemed nothing special—just the two laurel trees at the entrance, which were common on the mountain.

Zong Yunqian glanced at his men and, without waiting for Ju Nanyi to speak, directly headed towards the entrance. Ju Nanyi’s men looked towards him, and Ju Nanyi nodded: Follow him.

Zong Yunqian walked straight into the cave and swiftly ignited a talismanic paper. The specially-made talismanic paper kindled a blue flame inside the cave; in the next instant, as though dispersing the clouds, the smoke within the dark retreated at a visible speed, and Zong Yunqian stepped forward as if on level ground.

Ju Nanyi looked around, although he couldn’t see anything, he was certain there was something around him. Even though his eyes could not discern anything, Ju Nanyi still felt surging currents around him, but due to the talismanic paper burning in Zong Yunqian’s hand, they dared not get close. Zong Yunqian walked forward step by step, heading directly towards the deepest part of the cave.

The cave was not large, narrow and elongated, only allowing two people to pass through side by side. The dimly lit talismanic paper seemed as though it might extinguish at any moment,

Suddenly, Zong Yunqian stopped. In the pitch darkness where one could not see one’s own hands, the talismanic paper in the man’s hand was almost burnt out, and suddenly everything plunged into darkness. Everyone’s hearts tightened sharply; this was not a mere psychological effect, but rather the surroundings suddenly filled with eerie sounds, as if countless ghostly beasts were yelling and swirling in the dark.

The two guards couldn’t help but gather closer to Ju Nanyi’s direction, silently emanating tension. Gu Dao immediately ignited a Fire Starter. Under the torchlight, the cave gradually brightened, and a stone sarcophagus surrounded by talismanic paper appeared in front of everyone, looking terrifying and eerie.

Is this the thing?

At this moment, Ju Nanyi was not limited to recognizing only poisons.

"This is the evil object that Master sealed back then, the one taken from Young Master Yin He’s body," Zong Yunqian said word by word.

Ju Nanyi paused slightly. He thought it was the poison that could kill those monsters from Ghoul Ravine. If it really were that evil object, since it hadn’t killed Yin He back then, how could they be sure it would kill him now?

No, if Yin He was truly alive because of Master Huo Yi, then in his previous life, when exactly had Master Huo Yi dealt with Yin He? He recalled no sign of it. The only memory was that the Hostage of Nanzheng once attempted to assassinate Zheng Muyuan and had not succeeded. He remembered that at the time, Zheng Muyuan had indeed had a very strange young man by his side.

As for whether Nanmen Yu had killed that strange young man, Ju Nanyi was not sure.