amaotonovel Chapter 1003 Strange Woman
Chapter 1003 Strange Woman
Xiao Yu hadn't expected him to react this way. Ever since the people from the Earthly Fiend Sect appeared in Shengjing, he had been searching for all the information about the Crescent Moon Whale Pattern. He had even personally visited Shangguan Li's grandfather at the Shangguan Mansion and learned some records about whales from him.
From that time on, he knew that the people who founded the Earthly Fiends Sect had probably seen whales, but it had been too long, so their totem had evolved into its current form.
He boldly guessed Yan Dinghai's thoughts; Yan Dinghai was even somewhat obsessed with whale patterns, and he was also puzzled by Yan Dinghai's reaction.
Yan Dinghai was a man from the Great Zhou Dynasty. He had only been the leader of the Earthly Fiends Sect for a few decades. Although they did not know how many years the Earthly Fiends Sect had existed, they could infer from their totems that it had a history of over a hundred years.
Strangely, the Earthly Fiends Sect has always been very mysterious, unlike a killer organization that only cares about money.
Yan Dinghai, however, had a very passionate affection for the Di Sha Sect; a whale totem could bring tears to his eyes.
Seeing their sect leader leave in a hurry, all the disciples of the Earthly Fiend Sect followed him. Xiao Yu also wanted to chase after them, but Feng Qingyu said, "Brother Xiao, please untie us first."
Xiao Yu then came to his senses and quickly untied them. He said, "Let's follow them."
Gongsun Lan said, "So Xichuan hides such a big secret! I've passed through Xichuan many times before and never noticed such a large palace here!"
If she remembered correctly, the place they were in was like a palace standing alone in the desert, as if it had appeared out of nowhere.
Feng Qingyu said, "Xichuan is too big. Ever since that evil wind blew, this place seems to have changed."
Qin Yunyan said, "Isn't following him just suicide? Let's escape while that old man is away!"
The other three discussed it and said, "Our purpose in coming to Xichuan is to find the Ghost Realm and unravel the mysteries of the Yinchuan Kingdom."
They all dreamed of Yinchuan Kingdom, and they would definitely be unwilling to leave now. Qin Yunyan even wanted to die, but she didn't dare to run away alone. She might turn into a skull before she could escape.
She cursed, "I never expected Zhang Yumo to be so insidious. She defected to the Earthly Fiend Sect all by herself. Has she already left Xichuan?"
Qin Yunyan had no choice but to follow them since she couldn't escape alone. She didn't want to die here alone; if they were going to die together, it would be good to have someone to accompany them on their journey to the underworld.
At this moment, Xiao Shang finally cut the ropes binding him and escaped. He saw Xiao Yu and the others. He glanced around and, seeing that no one was guarding them, he chased after them.
The group acted as if they hadn't seen him and went in the direction the torches were burning.
Xiao Shang felt a burning pain in his chest. Seeing that Ye Ying was still standing there and not running after him, he said, "What happened so late at night? Aren't you going to go and see?"
Nightshade said, "What secrets are hidden here? Doesn't Prince Xiao want to know?"
Xiao Shang looked around and realized that this place was actually a palace. He said, "Yan Dinghai thinks he is the emperor and has secretly built a palace in Xichuan."
Night Shadow said, "Yan Jue said this isn't the Earthly Fiend Sect's lair, but it's full of their disciples. I predict this place has existed for at least several hundred years. Yan Dinghai isn't several hundred years old, is he? Who was the master of this place before him?"
Although he did not take any other action, he had been secretly investigating since he arrived. According to his observation, the place had been built for at least a hundred years, which means that people had always lived in Xichuan, but in a rather secretive way.
He didn't say much, and turned to walk into the inner palace.
Xiao Shang glanced at the pitch-black night sky in the distance, then looked in the direction where Ye Ying had left. "This is no palace; it's clearly a ghost town."
He also wanted to see who had built a ghost town in this place, so he followed Nightshade into the inner sanctum.
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On the other side, Zhang Yumo led Jiang Fenghua and the others towards the cave. She believed that as long as she led Jiang Fenghua into the cave, she would survive.
It was already dark, and the terrifying cawing of crows filled the air. Zhang Yumo knew that these crows could only survive by eating human flesh, because she had personally witnessed the man in the black robe throwing a headless corpse into the crows' hut.
Crows swarmed in, and in an instant, the man's bones were exposed. She almost fainted. Before he died, the man cursed the black-robed man a thousand times. She knew that the black-robed man was named Yan Dinghai, the leader of the Earthly Fiend Sect.
However, Sect Leader Yan did not kill her, but instead took her to a palace.
At that moment, all she wanted to do was escape, but then she encountered another man in black robes in the underground palace.
The man in black robes stared at the Other Shore Curse in her hand and sneered, "The person cursed must have deep resentment in their heart. Your resentment will make you suffer for the rest of your life, until you are driven insane and even pay for it with your life."
Zhang Yumo recalled what the black-robed woman had said. She couldn't see her face clearly, but she could hear her hoarse voice. She guessed that the woman was a very old woman. She led her into an underground palace, which was gloomy and terrifying, filled with the aura of death.
The woman said, "If you want to break the curse, drink this bowl of water."
Seeing the water glowing green, Zhang Yumo dared not drink it, fearing it was poison and she would die if she did.
The woman said, "The other woman with you is also cursed. Go and bring her here. Use her life to exchange for yours, and you will live."
Zhang Yumo was intrigued. She hadn't expected that their itinerary had already been thoroughly investigated. She tentatively asked, "Who are you? Where is this place? Is this a palace?"
The woman suddenly revealed an ugly face in front of Zhang Yumo, which startled Zhang Yumo into screaming.
She asked again, "Is it ugly?"
Zhang Yumo wanted to say it was ugly, but she shook her head and said, "No."
Her hypocrisy made the woman want to laugh, and then she said, "Aren't you afraid?"
Zhang Yumo shook her head again, "No... I'm not afraid. I think you are kind and approachable, just like my grandmother. My grandmother was about your age."
The woman stared into her eyes and said calmly, "I've survived until now thanks to this pool of green medicine. If you want to live, drink it."
Zhang Yumo was dumbfounded. What did she mean by that?
The woman muttered to herself, "Long ago, there was a place called Yinchuan Kingdom, where a flower bloomed that was the color of blood, just like the pattern of the Other Shore Curse on your wrist. It also had another name, the Netherworld Flower. It grew on the road to the gates of hell. It was extremely poisonous, but it was a treasure of the people of Yinchuan Kingdom. Medicine extracted from it could cure the dead and bring the dead back to life, so it was also known as the God of the Underworld."
Zhang Yumo felt a chill run down her spine as she listened. Wasn't the Gate of Hell the same as Hell itself? Was Yinchuan Kingdom a hell? Were all the people of Yinchuan Kingdom ghosts? This flower was also called a god; could it really bring people back to life?
The woman said, "That's right, back then, Yinchuan was like a living hell."