The Princess of the Substitute Bride Strikes Back

After a few people discussed it, when the time came, Mu Yibai and others packed up and set off.

At this moment, the sky was completely dark and the surroundings were silent, with only the intermittent bird calls echoing in my ears.

"Find a secluded place, place smoke screens, and then go in."

Mu Yibai handed the smoke to Chen Jianzhong while paying attention to the surrounding situation.

"Okay, Master. Leave it to me."

Chen Jianzhong took the smoke and followed Huo San stealthily towards the cave entrance.

"Why are you following me?"

Huo San turned around and saw Chen Jianzhong walking quietly. Didn’t Second Brother Mu ask him to set off the smoke screen just now?

"I'll follow you and throw smoke into the cave entrance!"

"I'm going to find the center of the formation, you just put it here."

Huo San was both angry and amused by Chen Jianzhong's guilty yet confident look. He ignored him and hurried to break the formation.

……

"Follow me."

Mu Yibai held Fu Yunxi's hand and walked towards the inside of the cave. They found that this formation was not like the gate protection formation of Lord Zuo Jiang, but a decoy.

The formation of this cave is used for defense. Once someone breaks into the cave, the mechanism will be triggered, and if one is not careful, he will end up dead without a burial place.

"Why does it smell weird in here?"

Chen Jianzhong covered his nose. The inside of the cave was as bright as day. Several people dressed as guards fell unconscious to the ground.

There are large patches of brightly colored flowers on the walls and the ground, making people feel as if they are in a sea of ​​flowers.

If you ignore this strange smell, you might even be able to indulge in it.

"This smell doesn't come from the flowers, it seems to be coming from the cave or the ground."

Huo San covered his mouth and nose with his sleeves. Regardless of whether there were poisonous insects in this cave, the smell alone was extremely abnormal.

"It's a rotten smell. There must be many corpses buried here."

Fu Yunxi took out two handkerchiefs and handed one to Mu Yibai. Coming here, her guess was confirmed.

The mangrove forest is a mountain of corpses. Countless corpses are buried under the caves, so the plants at the foot of the mountain withered.

"What? There are bodies buried here?"

Chen Jianzhong just felt his stomach churning. After death, people should be buried in peace.

Buried here, it forms a sharp contrast with the bright flowers, representing the passing and cycle of life.

"There is a secret technique in southern Xinjiang. The corpse is soaked in special potions and buried in the soil. It can continuously provide nutrients to plants. The purpose is to raise Gu."

Fu Yunxi saw it in her grandfather's study. With her current learning ability, she finished reading and understood the Baili family's collection of books in one night.

This method of raising poisonous insects is the most vicious. The poisonous insects grow among beautiful flowers and eat the stamens.

But in fact, the nutrients are obtained from corpses. Successfully tamed poisonous insects can control the human body, making people like zombies, at the mercy of their masters.

"Sikong Xingyao is so crazy that he can do such a thing. Did Sikong Boyu grow up in such an environment?"

Chen Jianzhong really couldn't imagine what it would feel like for a person to stay in this kind of environment for a long time. He was already having difficulty breathing.

"Sikong Boyu is a Gu child. He has been accompanied by Gu worms since he was born. There must be a Gu King in his body. Sikong Xingyao may hope to shape his son into the strongest man in the world. However, he never expected that Gu worms would also harm the body. When he fed the Gu with blood to tame it, the Gu worm was actually devouring his life."

When Fu Yunxi heard her grandfather telling her stories, she felt pity for Sikong Boyu for a moment. After all, a child cannot choose his own birth, and he is controlled by Sikong Boyu. But she will not rescue him because the money and goods have been paid off between them. She is not a saint and will not take the initiative to help a child who killed his father. What's more, her grandfather has already said that Sikong Boyu's body is full of holes and poisonous insects are lurking in it. She has no confidence in curing him!

"Hateful people often have their pitiful side. Let's be cautious and continue to look forward. Mu Da, check if there are any special marks here."

While looking around, Huo San motioned to Mu Da to check the wall. They had nothing to do with Sikong Boyu anymore. If this huge nest of poisonous insects could be burned down, it might be a relief for him.

“There are three intersections here.”

Mu Yibai and six others passed through the flower area at the entrance of the cave and arrived deep into the cave. They found three branching paths inside, all with bright lights.

"Let's go together! We can look after each other so that we won't panic if we encounter any formations or something like that."

Huo San suggested that everyone act together.

"Okay, put the smoke again."

Mu Yibai held Fu Yunxi's hand tightly all the time. He took out a cigarette and handed it to Mu Da. They waited until Mu Da's cigarette burned out before stepping into the path in the middle.

"This cave must have consumed a lot of manpower and resources. No wonder it requires a constant supply of slaves."

Fu Yunxi looked at the cave. It was obviously not formed naturally. The tunnels inside were all dug by humans. After walking for a long time, there was still no end in sight. Oil lamps were placed at regular intervals on the wall. The stone walls were solid, which showed that Sikong Boyu had put a lot of effort into this cave.

The deeper we went, the stronger the stench of decaying corpses became.

"Master, this is Mu San and the others' mark!"

Mu Erqiang suppressed his inner excitement and spoke softly.

"Hmm! Looks like this is the right place. There are people ahead, be careful."

Mu Yibai also noticed the special mark on the wall. It was just below the base of the oil lamp, in a dark place. It would be difficult to detect without careful observation. Even if it was noticed, people who didn't understand it would not know its meaning.

At this moment, he heard faint screams of pain coming from inside, and there was more than one person.

"Master, do you want me to put another smoke?"

Mu Da asked, and he could put another one in to be on the safe side.

"Not yet. There don't seem to be many people ahead, and no sound of guards was heard, only someone shouting in pain."

Mu Yibai listened carefully to the sounds coming from afar and estimated that there were about twenty to thirty people, and they seemed to have little fighting power.

He was worried that Xier's specially made powerful smoke would harm the bodies of Mu San and the others. If they were really here, they would surely live a miserable life. He didn't dare to take risks based on their physical weakness.

"Ok."

Mu Da was extremely anxious, but he did not act rashly. Instead, he followed Mu Yibai and continued to move deeper into the cave. As his pace quickened, he could hear bursts of wailing sounds...

"what--"

"Help me—"

"This damn bug—"

"It will hurt more if you scream, but it will pass if you just bear with it—"

When Mu Yibai and others turned the corner, they saw the following scene: dozens of people, some lying on the ground, some leaning against the wall, and some slumped on stone piers, their arms bound by a wooden barrel, and their faces showing painful expressions.

"Mu San! Mu Qi!"

When Brother Mu saw this, he immediately ran over. At this moment, the two men looked pale and dazed, as if they had no idea what they were doing. They looked confused and in a mess.