CHAPTER 616: CHAPTER 595: ONE MORE UPDATE

Elder Can grabbed Elder Su, looking anxious and unyielding.

"You don’t want to live!" Elder Can said word by word. At this moment, even if he were to rush in, he had no assurance, let alone Elder Su. If the Young Master became unhappy and decided to take action, all the good will they had cultivated for so long would vanish in an instant.

Upon hearing this, Elder Su knew they had lived to their current ages; though they had spent half their lives in Ghoul Ravine, they had experienced much and understood the situation well, especially knowing that Young Master Yin He and the Ravine Master shared a similar nature, both ruthless and viewing human lives as worthless.

"Two more people have shown symptoms of Lian Gui, I fear if the Young Master doesn’t act soon, it will be too late," Elder Su said without regard for anything else, speaking immediately.

Elder Can had already vaguely guessed this was the case.

"Is there no other way?" Elder Can frowned slightly, "Perhaps waiting one night might..."

Elder Can suddenly stopped talking and looked toward Elder Su.

"No, take them to the Dungeon—" Elder Can immediately said, suddenly thinking of a possibility.

Elder Su was startled by these words; go to the Dungeon for what? The next moment, he recalled something, nodded his head immediately, and turned to leave, feeling that even talking was a waste of time.

Elder Can saw him leave but still felt uneasy in his heart.

Those people from Qiandao Temple preached about benevolence and morality for the sake of the people, but how clean could their spells really be? They were no different underneath it all.

"Lord Ju, Lord Ju, think it through!" Nanny Yun hurriedly spoke, catching up to Ju Nanyi in front.

How could this secret chamber be so long, and still no end in sight?

Ju Nanyi didn’t want to listen; he was already calm enough. If he weren’t calm, he wouldn’t have brought them here.

He had said, just give him two days’ time, enough to see the crux of the matter.

Seeing that her words had no effect, Nanny Yun grabbed Ju Nanyi. Ju Nanyi didn’t want to stop, prompting Fu Dong and Nian Xia to hurriedly follow and pull as well.

"You, you..." Ju Nanyi didn’t know what to say, and what right do you have...

The group staggered and suddenly the view opened up, and together they stumbled into a wider place.

Nanny Yun was stunned; had they exited the secret path?

"Lord Ju, I know your thoughts, but, but please also try to understand our empress; our empress is not doing this for herself, but for the Emperor..." Nanny Yun didn’t want to say these things, but seeing that she had to speak.

Ju Nanyi wanted to say something, but found that his current identity didn’t allow for much.

Ju Nanyi quickly realized something else—having exited the secret path, there was no sign of Zheng Nianru. Was Zheng Nianru not even here?

Nanny Yun, Fu Dong, and the others also realized; this isn’t the mountain top, where had the empress gone?

Ju Nanyi saw that the three didn’t seem to be deceiving him, and their anxious expressions clearly indicated they believed Zheng Nianru was here. Ju Nanyi calmed down and a map of Bu Er Temple surfaced in his mind. He had looked over this map many times and, based on the route they just followed, he roughly knew their current location.

Why did he bring her here?

As Ju Nanyi thought about it, he recalled that there seemed to be several hidden hot springs in these mountains, which suddenly sparked a guess in him.

And this guess made his previous calm completely evaporate in an instant.

A hot spring? Ju Nanyi snorted coldly. The Young Master of Ghoul Ravine was indeed very attentive to even know this. Moreover, the current Zheng Nianru had not yet revealed anything, for except in the Other Palace, there were none in the Imperial Palace. With Zheng Nianru’s current status, he could not access them and naturally would not talk about liking them.

The next moment, Ju Nanyi had reached a conclusion and lifted his foot toward a small path on the left.

"Lord Ju, where are you going?" Nanny Yun was stunned; having just relaxed a bit, she tensed up again. She had not seen the lady just now and thought Lord Ju would let the matter rest.

Nanny Yun had no time to think and hurriedly followed him.

...

In the darkness of the night, figures from Ghoul Ravine hurriedly moved, carrying a constantly twisting dark shadow, rushing through the mountains.

"Quick, quick, quick——" In the darkness, there was a rushed urging sound, and the pace of the figures quickened. The person they were carrying on their shoulders twitched even more violently.

"Awooo, awooo, awooo——" Among the urging cries in the darkness, several howls were mixed in. These noises did not sound human, yet they were indeed coming from the thing the men were carrying on their shoulders.

"Hurry up——" The person at the front urged again, looking back at the thing on the Disciples of Ghoul Ravine’s shoulders with a trace of panic on his face.

Just now, in the cave, he had witnessed that terrifying scene. Now, with the Young Master absent, they certainly could not control it. If something happened on the way, they might very well be the next victims.

"Awooo——" The one carried on their shoulders could still vaguely be recognised as a person, but he had completely lost his senses, struggling madly to break free from the four men’s shoulders.

At this moment, the four men could care for nothing else, and without need for further urging from the front, they wished they could fly.

"We’re here, we’re here——" Seeing that the Dungeon was just ahead, everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief, but they did not dare delay and immediately rushed towards the Dungeon.

"Elder——"

"Have you all arrived?" Elder Su was still not reassured.

"We have arrived, and it hasn’t erupted yet." the disciple immediately said. As soon as the two men reached the Dungeon, their movements slowed down significantly, and their condition also eased a lot. It seemed that Elder Su was right.

"Go and check." Elder Su was still not reassured. This Dungeon was personally arranged by the Young Master, filled with that evil energy, and to a certain extent, it suppressed the outbursts of the Disciples of Ghoul Ravine.

However, how long it could suppress them, or whether it might backfire, causing these men to erupt even faster, they had no certain answer.

"Elder——"

"Elder——" There were already many disciples of Ghoul Ravine in the Dungeon, all of them looking towards Elder Su at this moment.

Elder Su nodded, his gaze falling upon the two Ghoul Ravine disciples being surrounded by the others since he entered.

"Elder——" The two men’s senses had also cleared up a bit at this moment. They knew about Lian Gui’s situation and knew that the Young Master could save them, so they were not so anxious.

But why hadn’t the Young Master arrived yet?

"Rest assured, the Young Master will definitely save you," Elder Su seeing the hopeful look in their eyes, knew what they were expecting, he could only pat their shoulders. "Indeed, this place can suppress the effects."

As Elder Su spoke, he glanced around, feeling a rich air permeating the atmosphere, causing an indescribable sensation in his body as if something was trying to break free from him.

However, the situation for these disciples of Ghoul Ravine was entirely different once they entered here.

Elder Su looked at the disciples guarding the Dungeon, his brow furrowed, his expression and actions stiffening significantly. Why was this?