The prince is very fierce

At the foot of Yulong Ridge, inside the huge underground palace.

Sikong Zhi stood in a house. On the desk was a corpse that had died of poisoning. While he was inspecting it carefully, the third elder Gu Ling came to the door and said:

"Second brother, the bird that was released just now came back to report that there is movement ten miles northwest. Should you send someone over to take a look, or..."

Although Hundred Insect Valley is hidden in the deep mountains and old forests, no matter how deep it is hidden and how many traps are placed, there are still a few medicine farmers and hunters who are not afraid of death walking nearby every year. It is impossible for Baichong Valley to have one post and one sentry every ten steps within a radius of dozens of miles. Birds and beasts are kept to guard the area, but the birds and beasts have different languages ​​​​and can report someone who has broken in, but they cannot identify who is coming. .

Sikongzhi put down the dissection knife, wiped his hands, thought about it for a moment, and said in a hoarse voice:

"Xu Buling's martial arts skills are too high. If it's him who comes here and goes to check it out rashly, he will definitely catch him and ask about the details of Yulong Ridge. Just wait here and wait."

Gu Ling naturally knew this truth and ran over to let Sikong Zhi, who had come and gone without a trace, go over and take a look. However, Sikong Zhi did not dare to walk out of the bunker rashly, so he could only nod.

Sikongzhi picked up the cane, walked out of the room, and thought for a moment:

"Xu Bu Ling found Yulong Ridge in just a few days. Someone must have led the way. With Xu Bu Ling's ability, it probably won't take more than a few days to find the underground palace. Have the defenses been laid out?"

Gu Ling nodded and pointed to the center of the underground palace:

"Preparations have been made. Poison arrows, poisonous smoke, and trip ropes have been arranged in the tomb passage. There are also two crossbows placed outside. If Xu Buling dares to come in, he will definitely be pierced by thousands of arrows..."

When Sikongzhi heard this, he shook his head slightly: "As long as we are alive, we will really kill them. A corpse cannot command the Dayue court, and can only bring disaster to South Vietnam. Just remove the bed crossbow and put it away." "

Gu Ling was slightly embarrassed. He naturally knew that Xu Buling could not be beaten to death, but Xu Buling was a military leader in the Central Plains and was almost recognized as the best in the world.

Since the founding of the sect, Bai Chong Valley has not been outstanding in terms of personal combat power. Although he is good at trapping poison and refining Gu, these are all hidden tricks. In a duel with real swords and guns, he may not be as good as the one in the world. Second-rate sect.

In the entire Hundred Insect Valley, Zhou Qin was probably the only one who could arm-wrestle with Xu Buling; if Xu Buling was defeated without poison, who among the hundreds of people in the underground palace could capture Xu Buling?

Gu Ling hesitated for a moment: "Xu Buling is definitely an ordinary man, and his life will definitely be tough. It is better to follow the arrangement of killing him directly, rather than holding on and not catching him."

Sikongzhi was actually having a headache with this problem as well. He was afraid of being beaten to death if he struck hard, but he might not be able to restrain himself if he struck lightly. After thinking about it, he could only wave his hand:

"Prepare the door stone and open the Ten Thousand Snake Cave. Once Xu Bu Ling comes in, seal the exit, close the door and beat the dog. Thousands of poisons and more than 300 disciples, he only needs to succeed once and he will fall down."

Gu Ling frowned when he heard that he was going to spend a lot of money:

"To kill a military leader by force, seven to eight hundred people in a fully armored army will die; the disciples in the underground palace have been carefully trained since childhood. Even if they are poisoned, the loss will probably be unbearable..."

Sikong Zhi shook his head: "Those who achieve great things don't stick to trivial matters. As long as we can catch Xu Buling, it doesn't matter if disciple No. 100 dies. We can look for disciples slowly, and Xu Buling is the only one."

Seeing this, Gu Ling didn't know much to say. He sighed softly and went down to arrange for his disciples to prepare...

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On the side of the underground palace, in the huge pit renovated from the tomb, thousands of venomous snakes were densely entangled in it, walking among the mountains of bones. The scene was eerie and terrifying, like the Nine Netherworld.

Directly above the snake cave, several wooden cages were suspended in the air. Inside were some coolies who were used to do heavy work. After working without seeing the light of day for a long time, their spirits were obviously on the verge of collapse, but no one dared to do anything weak. appearance; because once you can no longer do the work, you will be immediately pulled to the house at the back. When you come back, there will probably be a corpse thrown into the snake cave below, and those who have not come back will become nothing. One dares to think.

In the innermost wooden cage, five prisoners of various ages sat in it, all wearing Miao clothing. The three men's eyes were dull, and they had been tortured out of their minds.

An old woman who is over seventy years old is sitting in the corner of a wooden cage. She has been the head of the village for many years. When she was young, she was in the era of wars and cannibalism in the Three Kingdoms. She has seen everything and has no feelings about the current horrific situation. . But Aunt Gui is too old after all. She has been locked up in the dark and cold underground palace for so long, and her body cannot bear it, and she is already a candle in the wind.

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Thirteen-year-old Ah Hu, as his name suggests, has a tiger head and a tiger brain. Although he was frightened at first, with his grandma in front of him, he didn't have the same feelings about life and death as an adult, and he gradually adapted to the current situation. environment. At this time, Ahu was sitting next to Aunt Gui, helping to rub her shoulders and said with a smile:

"Grandma, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Qingzi and Ah Xuan said that they would go to the county town together for a stroll during the New Year's Eve and then buy a hairpin for grandma..."

It's not that Ah Hu is ignorant when he says this. In this desperate environment, he can no longer feel sorry for himself. He just says some nice words to make his grandma happy. He knows that he may never see the sun again in his life, and It is very likely that grandma will not be able to make it through this year.

Aunt Gui's snow-white hair was neatly tidied, and there was no color on her wrinkled face, but she still had a smile on her face.

However, Aunt Gui was far more worried than the 13-year-old Ah Hu; she was not worried about her own death, but about the village.

Aunt Gui was born during the Three Kingdoms period, when the Hundred Insects Valley was still in its heyday and had not been wiped out. She knew much more about how vicious and despicable the Hundred Insects Valley was than people of this era.

Like the Ten Thousand Snake Cave below, it was just an imitation of the Hundred Insects Valley back then. It was almost common knowledge that the Hundred Insects Valley used living people to test drugs. It was impossible to count how many people disappeared in South Vietnam every year.

Although the 18 villages of Feishuiling had a total of tens of thousands of people, they were not even considered a force in South Vietnam. They were just a few villages united together, and they were not in the eyes of the Hundred Insects Valley. Aunt Gui knew that the Hundred Insects Valley must have other intentions in capturing them, and it was actually easy to guess what they were after.

Aunt Gui has been with Zhongli Jiujiu for several years, and she has a good relationship with Chuchu. Now Chuchu has become one of the Eight Great Ones and is well-known all over the world. She is also related to the son of the prince of Dayue. Baichong Valley must use her as bait to attract Jiujiu and others to come back.

Aunt Gui hopes that Jiujiu and others will come back soon, because Baichong Valley will definitely make things bigger if it fails to achieve its goal. If it cannot capture people to force Jiujiu back, the next step is to slaughter the village and Feishuiling until Jiujiu is forced back.

But Aunt Gui is also afraid that Jiujiu will really come back, because coming back is to die. Baichong Valley is too big, and the prince of the Central Plains cannot control it. As long as you set foot in Nanyue, you will become fish in the mouth of Baichong Valley. The village may be saved, but Jiujiu and others will end up in a more terrible end than death.

On one side are the lives of the old and young in the Eighteen Villages, and on the other side are Jiujiu Master and Apprentice who are regarded as their own children.

Two lives and thousands of lives, it seems easy to choose, but Aunt Gui is obviously not qualified to choose, and no one wants to make such a choice.

This is just like the head sheep, thinking about whether to let the wolf pack eat the cubs first or the adult sheep first. Will the wolf pack listen if it chooses? It can only be left to fate.

After being locked in the wooden cage for several months, the result of waiting seems to be coming out soon.

Aunt Gui saw that the people in the Hundred Insects Valley were busy, setting up various poisons and traps everywhere, and she knew that Jiujiu was back and found this place.

Aunt Gui felt a little relieved, relieved that Jiujiu did not forget the old kindness and could run back thousands of miles for her old bones.

But she felt more sad and worried, because this was a trap, and people who came in could not get out alive.

She should actually let the five people die here together, notify Jiujiu to leave, and leave them alone, so that Jiujiu can survive, and the Hundred Insects Valley will attract prey and will not attack the village again.

But just like a lamb in a cage, she had no way to notify her relatives to come and rescue her. She could only watch the huge trap taking shape little by little under her eyes with worry and helplessness...

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I really couldn't write fast these days. I sat in front of the computer for 10 hours, and spent 8 hours thinking about how to write. I can only be safe and update twice. I will try to speed up. Brothers and sisters, please understand orz~

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