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When Ying Si Ying Wu followed Li Yuan out of the mountain crevice, the black-clothed man quietly came out of the dark cave, supported the wound on his abdomen, and left quietly.

Wen Ji found the boatman, drifted south along the Yingjiang River, and entered the boundary of Xunzhou.

The terrain of Xunzhou is low, and the boat is not slow to flow along the water. The old man who punted the boat took off his bamboo hat, sat in the stern and wiped his sweat. Looking at the young man who was sitting silently on the bow, he was a little weak. Suffering serious injuries, his face was still covered with a mask.

"Little brother, where did this come from?" The old man handed over a gourd of soju, "It's cold on the river, so don't lose sight of it all night."

He didn't refuse, took it and sniffed it, the wine slid down the corner of his mouth into his pale neck, it was spicy and warm, making people sober.

After a few sips, Lai felt warm all over, put down the mask, handed the gourd back, and began to stare at the fishing fire at the bridgehead in the distance in a daze.

After a while, he said: "Go take care of a son, he doesn't have enough guards." The voice was low, lazy and relaxed.

"Just enough, little old man, I admire the young heroes of the Jianghu the most." The old man parted his mouth to reveal a mouthful of simple yellow teeth, and his dark face was crowded with vicissitudes of life. Wrinkles, he smiled, "Little brother, where are you going?"

"Xunzhou Shadow Palace." He replied lightly.

"I'm sorry, you are the master of the Shadow Palace?" The old boatman raised his hands soaked in black water and made a bow in awe, "Master, the little old man doesn't know Taishan with his eyes, he has offended you."

"The little old man also heard from the young men who went out to do the work in the village. The Shadow Palace is a good place. There are all masters who come out of their studies. A few young men in the village want to go in and have a look. Unexpectedly, as soon as they enter the door, they will be called." The person in charge was dismissed and said he couldn’t survive.”

"I just thought, that must be a good place, otherwise how could it be so strict? When my little grandson grows up, he will have to send him in to experience his experience. When he comes out in the future, he will be a guard for the wealthy households in the city. So decent."

Speaking of the Shadow Palace, even Wen Ji couldn't help shivering.

At that time, the Shadow Palace was not an unknown underground palace. The sky was high and the emperor was far away. Passers-by thought it was a martial arts gym. They were doing serious business. Well, the magistrate of Xunzhou is still happy with this cash cow, and he doesn't know how much money he has made in private.

His eyes were still looking at the realm of water and sky in the distance, and his voice was low and hoarse, "Chengluanwu in the south of the Yangtze River, Chaohai Tujia in Beihua, and Luozang Mountain in the far distance are the seven mountains of Tibetan Dragon. They are all good places to go."

"Don't go to the Shadow Palace." Wen Ji's eyes were melancholy and cold, it seemed to be admonishing and sighing, "I can't live."

He knew who was covering this Shadow Palace, that is, the real father of His Royal Highness just now, the current Prince Qi.

King Li Chongjing of Qi is the younger brother of the Holy Master, and he is an important figure in Dacheng. He is in charge of the Howling Wolf Battalion, which monopolizes one of the four forces in the army.Concubine Qi is Nan Feiluan, the granddaughter of the founding veteran. The name of Prince Qi's mansion is very important, and everyone's heart is shocked when it is said.

Only a few dozen masters who have the ability to enter the deepest part of the shadow palace have the opportunity to know such secrets, and these people must never leave the shadow palace privately.

Wen Ji has committed a taboo in the Shadow Palace.

If the Lord of the Shadow Palace hadn't received the news that an assassin had intercepted and killed His Highness, he would have been terribly shocked. If he had received the news and sent shadow guards to meet His Highness, they would not be able to catch up with them anyway. To put it bluntly, At that time, I am afraid that I can only collect the corpse for His Highness.

When he came, he flew and sneaked for dozens of miles, stepped on the water and lingbo across the Yingjiang River, and managed to spare the prince from being injured with all his lightness kung fu. Unfortunately, he was seriously injured, and now he will be found out when he returns.

But he has to go back.

Only in this way can I have the opportunity to stay by His Highness's side in an open and honest manner.

When the boat docked, he turned ashore, threw the boatman a golden bean he picked from the painted wall at the back door of the Shadow Palace, and told him to melt it before selling it, then turned over and jumped off the boat, disappearing in an instant.

The old boatman was stunned for a while, looked around but did not see the figure of the little brother again, he put the golden beans on his molars and bit, yo drink, the portion is enough.

"It's really a master." The old boatman sighed in admiration, and waited for a job on the way back to the shore.

The branch of Yingjiang River turned into Xunzhou, and it became the Xunshui in the mouth of the common people.

The Shadow Palace is located at the end of the lower reaches of Xunshui River, in an inconspicuous small forest.At the end of Xunshui, there is a small spring with bright red water gushing out.

A woodcutter passing by said it was stone water, and there was a kind of red soil in the rocks, gushing out along the washed water channel.

It's not, it's real human blood.

Wen Jing quietly looked at the blood spring, his eyes trembling, he hesitated, and refused to take a step for a long time.

As long as you leave now, you can go anywhere in the world, as long as you step outside this blood spring, you will be free.

He took a deep breath, his eyes dimmed, and the bird in the cage retracted its wings that jumped out of the cage.

There is a secret purgatory in the underground of the shadow palace, and no one is allowed to enter it. There, people are killed in the dark, like raising Gu. Today's companions become tomorrow's opponents. In order to escape from this purgatory, everyone fights to the death. , The blood flowed like a brook, let out along this spring, so as not to stink in it.

He hurriedly got into the back door of the shadow palace, gathered up his night clothes and stuffed them into the small opening in the corner, untied the sword belt on his back waist, and took off a pair of green snake swords. The swords were soft even with their sheaths. Gently coiled the double swords into a roll, strangled them with a sword belt, stuffed them together into another gap, and blocked them with crushed stones. The two things were not hidden in one place.

The mask was also taken off, revealing a pale face.

The bridge of the nose is straight, the thin lips are slightly pursed, and a pair of cold and shallow eyes under the sword eyebrows.

He disappeared in a flash, and the next moment his whole body was already hanging on the beam of the Shadow Palace. As long as he climbed in along the beam and then went down to the ground, he could return to himself calmly while the palace lord and other officials were resting. training ground.

The Shadow Palace has a palace master and three managers. The palace master is mysterious and profound.

The dark underground is humid, hot and stuffy, filled with a strong and pungent smell of blood. There are people lying on the ground in disorder. Everyone's arms and legs are more or less wrapped in medical cloths, and they are covered in mud and blood, which is difficult to identify. Is he sleeping and resting, or is he dead here.

The Shadow Palace has a special person sent to clean up the training ground in the morning. Those who can't survive the torture will always die peacefully in the lonely night. They will drag the corpse away, transport it to no one knows where, and bury it casually.

If you don't want to be a lonely ghost, you have to become a master.

Wen Ji quietly returned to the training ground. The training ground was like a labyrinth, divided into four areas for the training of four different groups of Shadow Guard trainers, namely Taotie, Jiuying, Bai Ze, and Fei Lian.

A dozen brothers from Fei Lian's group leaned against each other and closed their eyes to rest in the sand, and no one seemed to notice that one of them had been away for so long.He moved over quietly, pretending nothing happened.

The sleeve was tugged lightly, and a young man with bruises all over his body but could see his delicate features whispered in his ear, "Brother Ji...be careful..."

This young man's surname is Yan, and his name is actor businessman. He has just entered the Shadow Palace not long ago. He is young and has an honest temper. He has always been under his cover.Yan Lingshang was also well-behaved, following behind him and calling "Brother Ji", treating him as the boss.

He is indeed the boss.

There are 360 ​​shadow guard trainees under the Fei Lian Group, counting the [-] who were unable to withstand the torture and hard training and died, Wen Ji is the number one, with excellent results in the assessment.

The Fei Lian group are all shadow guards who are good at light martial arts and weak fighting, passing secrets and stealing information. When they conflict with the other three groups, no matter how spacious the Shadow Palace is, they cannot perform light skills. bully.

Although the Shadow Palace is isolated from the outside world, the atmosphere of the world is not weaker than that of the outside world. Most of the people who enter the Infernal Purgatory of the Shadow Palace are vagrants, young bullies, and they know some kung fu. In the Shadow Palace, they are often beaten to death. It is common for people to be killed by broken bones and tendons, but regardless of the person in charge, there is an unwritten rule in the Shadow Palace——

Entering the shadow palace, you deserve to die.

Wen Ji has been in the Shadow Palace for three years, and has covered the youngsters of Fei Lian's group for three years. Find teeth.

Wen Ji killed quite a few people, but he also had a principle. Those who came to provoke him were innocent, and everything else was negotiable. This month's meat was given to the men of Fei Lian's group, and the matter was over.Another point is that the little girl who doesn't fight with women, throws herself into her arms, hooks her fingers and asks the younger brother at her side to invite her out.

Wen Ji has a cold temper and doesn't like to talk much. In fact, he doesn't agree with the name of the boss, but he is tired of explaining, so he simply doesn't explain.

In this year's shadow guard training, whether it's the bullies of the Taotie group walking sideways, or the group of little girls in the Baize group who can only assist in medical treatment, they are all polite when they see Wen Ji, Brother Ji.

After the Shadow Palace is released this year, he will be able to see the light of day again.

Wen Ji's heart skipped a beat.

Suddenly, Wen Ji was instantly pressed down on the wrists of both hands, and there was a crisp sound of the wrist bones, and the joints of the two wrists were taken off at once.

Severe pain swept across his whole body along his wrist, and he convulsed all over. He was held tightly by the people around him, and he was immediately powerless to resist.

"Uh..." He was pinned to the ground and knelt in pain.

All the candles in the training ground were ignited at once, and a corner of the entire huge underground labyrinth was illuminated. He was pressed tightly on the ground and couldn't move. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a boot with a gold buckle inlaid with an animal bone stepping on him. before.

He felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on his heart. The arrival of Chief Xue must not make him feel better.

There was a pile of things thrown in front of him, which were his hidden night clothes and mask.

Director Xue sneered, "Where did you go?"

Wen Ji remained silent, neither speaking nor resisting, and quietly knelt on the ground, reaping the consequences for violating the Shadow Palace's training.

"Don't think that you can do anything wrong with better grades than others." Director Xue was even angrier: "Drag it out."

Yan Lingshang followed tremblingly up a few steps, sneakily threw a dagger to Wen Ji, and said in a timid voice: "Brother Ji, kill yourself... No one can survive the salt torture..."

Wen Ji looked back coldly, his eyes were cold and sad, and his voice was slightly hoarse: "Ling Shang, after these three years, freedom is outside."

Yan Lingshang froze on the spot, watching in a daze that the boss who had protected him for half a year was being dragged away.