The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

"Ah——!" Xi Yu let out a painful roar. He felt as if his flesh and blood were being torn apart and his soul was being burned.

"Yuer, I'm sorry..." Tears of blood flowed from Xi's mother's eyes, and her voice was full of guilt and reluctance.

Xi Yu's forbidden magic patterns seemed to have come to life and began to spread wildly, quickly covering the entire altar.

The bronze lock could no longer withstand this powerful force and exploded with a loud bang!
Fragments flew everywhere like meteors across the night sky.

"Back then... you deliberately let me awaken my bloodline because..." Xi Yu stared at Xi Mu. He wanted an answer, an answer that would allow him to die with peace of mind.

But what he waited for was even deeper despair.

Xi Mu did not answer, she just resolutely stabbed the purple-clothed woman's natal Gu into Cai Wenshuang's heart!
"Shuang'er!" Xi Yu's eyes were bloodshot and he let out a heart-wrenching roar.

That voice was filled with endless anger and despair!

The purple-clothed woman's natal Gu flashed with a strange red light. It drilled into Cai Wenshuang's heart and sucked her blood greedily like a greedy leech.

“Hahahaha…cough cough…” The woman in purple let out an intermittent, hoarse, dry laugh.

Cai Wenshuang's face turned pale in an instant. She clutched the clothes in front of her chest tightly, her nails dug deeply into her flesh, and blood was dripping.

"You" Cai Wenshuang looked at Xi Yu in pain.

Cai Wenshuang felt as if her blood was boiling, and the burning pain made it almost impossible for her to breathe.

The purple-clothed woman's triumphant laughter echoed in her ears, sharp and piercing, like a poisonous snake spitting out its tongue, making her want to tear the voice into pieces.

But she felt weak all over, and her consciousness gradually became blurred. She could only feel a cold malice spreading in her body, eroding her life.

Suddenly, a warm current surged from the depths of her heart and quickly flowed throughout her body.

This warm current carried a powerful vitality that dispelled the coldness in the body, but also brought unspeakable pain.

Cai Wenshuang groaned and suddenly opened his eyes.

Her pupils turned into dazzling gold at this moment!

Golden light burst out from her body, wrapping up the purple-clothed woman's natal Gu.

The originally arrogant poisonous insect began to tremble, twist and let out a shrill scream under the shining golden light.

It struggled desperately to escape from the golden ocean, but found itself firmly bound and unable to move.

The golden light became brighter and brighter, and finally devoured the natal Gu completely!
"No! This is impossible!" The woman in purple screamed in despair, her voice hoarse and piercing, filled with incredible horror.

She never imagined that the life-saving Gu that she had carefully cultivated would be backfired by the blood of a country girl!
Cai Wenshuang stood up slowly, golden light circulated around her body, like a goddess descending to the earth.

She looked at the woman in purple with cold eyes, devoid of any emotion.

At the same time, Xi Yu suddenly pulled off Xi Wujiang's mask.

Under the mask is a face that is both familiar and unfamiliar.

This face is completely different from the image of his father in his memory, but it is surprisingly similar to... Lao Cai!
"You...you are my real..." Xi Yu's voice trembled, and he felt that his worldview completely collapsed at this moment.

The person he had always thought of as his enemy actually... actually...

Before he could finish, Ximu's remaining soul turned into starlight and merged into Cai Wenshuang's brow.

Cai Wenshuang's body trembled slightly, and a powerful force awakened in her body.

She felt connected to the heaven and earth, resonating with all things, as if she had the power to control everything.

Seeing this, the woman in purple knew that the situation was hopeless.

She let out a shrill scream, turned into a cloud of blood, and fled towards the underground palace of the imperial city.

At this moment, the foundation of the Xi family's ancestral home suddenly cracked, and a huge Tianji Wheel slowly rose.

The roulette wheel was made entirely of bronze and engraved with ancient runes, exuding a mysterious and powerful aura.

Xi Yu and Cai Wenshuang saw the scene on the Tianji Wheel at the same time: on it, there was a photo of Cai's father and Xi's mother when they were young!
The two of them snuggled together with sweet smiles, and the pattern on Xiyu's jade pendant actually coincided completely with the center of the wheel!

"This...what is going on?" Xi Yu muttered to himself. He felt his brain go blank and was completely unable to understand what was happening before his eyes.

"Yu'er...my child..." A gentle voice sounded in Xi Yu's ears. It was...it was his mother's voice!
"Mother? Is that you?" Xi Yu turned around suddenly, but found that there was no one behind him.

"Child, all this... is for you..." The voice gradually faded away and disappeared in the wind.

"For me? What does that mean?" Xi Yu's heart was full of doubts. He felt like he was in a fog, unable to see the direction or find the answer.

Cai Wenshuang looked at Xi Yu. She stretched out her hand, wanting to touch him, but stopped in mid-air.

"Xi Yu..."

"Shuang'er! How do you feel?" Xi Yu turned to look at Cai Wenshuang.

Cai Wenshuang did not answer, she just stared at Xi Yu closely, her eyes full of... determination!
"Xiyu, you must...kill Lao Cai!"

The purple-clothed woman's shrill scream echoed in the air, and finally turned into a thick blood mist, which suddenly rushed into the entrance of the imperial city's underground palace.

The blood mist surged like a ghost claw reaching out from the depths of hell, dragging all living beings into the endless abyss.

A fishy-sweet smell filled the air, making people sick.

Xi Yu suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, and the bright red blood splashed on the cold stone slabs, like a blooming mandala, enchanting and weird.

He grabbed Cai Wenshuang's wrist, his fingertips were cold, as if he had grabbed the last straw.

"The mechanism in the underground palace... is a trap designed by Ximu back then... She... her remaining soul is waiting for us!" His voice was hoarse, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from his throat, carrying with it the despair of impending death.

Cai Wenshuang felt a chill running from the soles of her feet to the top of her head. The golden blood on her wrist seemed to be stimulated by something and suddenly condensed into fine chains, tightly wrapped around the hideous old wound on Xi Yu's heart.

The severe pain made her clench her teeth and beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

"You... hold on!" She uttered these two words with difficulty, her voice trembling but with unquestionable firmness.

Rumble—the stone door of the underground palace slowly opened with a dull roar, and a cold breath blew in, as if coming from an ancient cold pond.

The moment the stone gate opened, hundreds of dark guards in black armor appeared like ghosts and surrounded Xi Yu and Cai Wenshuang.

The leader was dressed in dark clothes, with a stern face and a cold smile on his lips.

He shook his wrist, and a black iron chain shot out like a poisonous snake, pointing directly at Xi Yu.

"Prime Minister, do you still remember the 'Shadow Escape Technique' you taught me?" His voice was low, with a hint of teasing, a hint of sarcasm, and a hint of...unspeakable hatred.

Xi Yu's pupils suddenly shrank, as if he had seen something incredible.

This person was the leader of the secret guards whom he personally promoted ten years ago!
The jade pendant on his waist was engraved with the same "Xi" character as him!

betray!

It tasted bitter and metallic, like a stone stuck in his throat.

How could he be so blind?

At this moment, a staggering figure rushed out from the depths of the underground palace.

That was Father Cai. He was tightly holding a half-broken bronze plate engraved with the pattern of Tianji Pavilion in his hand, his face full of anxiety.

"Wenshuang, hurry up! This underground palace was where your mother and I were..."

Before he could finish his words, the chain of the secret guard leader had pierced through his shoulder blade, and blood splattered out.

What was horrifying was that where the blood dripped, the young face of the drama mother actually emerged!

She smiled sweetly, but there was a heart-pounding chill between her eyebrows.

"Mother..." Xi Yu uttered a word with difficulty, his eyes full of disbelief.

The golden chain on his chest suddenly tightened, and the severe pain almost made him faint.

Cai Wenshuang stared at the bloodstains on the ground. That gentle face, in her eyes, looked like a devil from hell.

She suddenly turned her head to look at Xi Yu, "Xi Yu..." She slowly raised the dagger in her hand, "For... the people of the world..." "Yu'er..." A gentle call, as if it had traveled through a long time, carrying endless longing and... calculations.

The bronze lock on Xiyu's chest suddenly shattered, and a ray of faint blue light floated out from it, slowly condensing into the shadow of a white-haired old woman in mid-air.

She had a kind face, but there was a strange smile in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, as if she was a wolf in sheep's clothing, waiting for her prey to fall into the trap.

"Twenty years ago, I planted the core of the Heavenly Secret Wheel in your blood." The voice of the remnant spirit of Ximu was light and fluttering, like a feather, but it carried an unquestionable pressure. "All the hardships you have experienced over the years were only to allow it to thrive... Now, it's time to harvest."

She slowly raised her hand, and her fingertips flickered with a faint blue light, jumping like a will-o'-the-wisp, pointing directly at Xi Yu's heart.

At that moment, Xi Yu felt as if the blood in his body was frozen, and an indescribable sense of fear was entwined around his heart like a poisonous snake.

"You... dare to use my father as a sacrifice?!"

Cai Wenshuang's voice was sharp and angry, with a hint of trembling.

She suddenly threw the golden blood on her wrist towards the remaining soul of Xi Mu. The blood seemed to have life and turned into golden chains in the air, trying to bind the remaining soul of Xi Mu.

However, the moment the golden chain touched the remaining soul of Xi Mu, it seemed to have met its nemesis. It broke into pieces and turned into golden light that dissipated into the air.

The remaining soul of Xi Mu smiled contemptuously, as if mocking Cai Wenshuang's overestimation of his own abilities.

Rumbling--

At this moment, the dome of the underground palace suddenly lit up, and a dazzling light projected down, forming a huge projection on the ground.

In that projection, it was the young mother Xi and father Cai!
They stood side by side, with happy smiles on their faces, and the background was... Tianji Pavilion!

"This..." Cai Wenshuang's pupils suddenly shrank. She stared at the projection, her eyes full of disbelief.

She had never seen her father so happy, nor had she ever heard him mention this past event.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

The leader of the secret guards suddenly burst into wild laughter, then he swung his sword back and stabbed Xi Yu in the back!
"careful!"

Cai Wenshuang cried out in surprise and rushed forward without thinking, blocking the fatal sword with his body.

puff-

The sound of the sharp blade piercing into flesh was particularly harsh in the silent underground palace.

Cai Wenshuang groaned, and a trace of blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

But she held Xi Yu tightly to prevent him from getting hurt.

"So... you are the spy sent by Xi Wujiang!" Cai Wenshuang's voice was hoarse and a little weak, but her eyes were unusually firm.

The golden blood on her wrist, as if it had life, quickly seeped into the black armor of the dark guard leader, making a sizzling corrosion sound.

The face of the leader of the secret guards turned pale in an instant. He felt that the strength in his body was rapidly draining away, and an unprecedented sense of fear surged in his heart.

He wanted to break free from Cai Wenshuang's restraints, but found that his body was completely out of control.

"The Wheel of Heaven's Secret... is about to wake up..."

The voice of the remaining spirit of Xi Mu sounded again. This time, her voice contained a hint of madness, a hint of expectation, and a hint of... relief.

From deep within the underground palace, there came bursts of mechanical turning sounds, clacking, like a call from ancient times, or like a death warrant, making people terrified.

"Wen Shuang, listen to me..." Xi Yu's voice was weak, but with unquestionable firmness. He raised his hand with difficulty and wanted to touch her cheek.

The golden chain, like a poisonous snake that appeared out of thin air, snaked out from Cai Wenshuang's chest at a speed so fast that people could not react.

The golden luster did not seem to be something of the mortal world, but rather like the chains of God, carrying an inviolable sacred majesty.

One end of the chain was connected to Cai Wenshuang's heart, and the other end split into two strands, which were respectively wrapped around the remaining soul of Ximu and the leader of the secret guards, nailing them firmly to the cold stone pillar.

There was a strange fragrance in the air, sweet with a hint of blood, which made people want to vomit.

"What you stole back then was not the container, but the real core of the Tianji Wheel in Cai's father's body!" Cai Wenshuang's voice became hoarse due to pain, but it was still loud and clear, and every word struck the heart of everyone present like a heavy hammer.

Xi Yu suddenly grabbed Cai Wenshuang's wrist. His fingertips were cold, but his strength was so great that it seemed as if he wanted to crush her bones.

"Don't believe what Xi Mu says, she..." His voice was hoarse, with a barely perceptible tremor, as if he was trying hard to suppress something.

At this moment, a figure staggered out from the mural in the underground palace. It was the Taoist Qingfeng who had disappeared for a long time.

His hair and beard were all white, his clothes were tattered, but his eyes were shining with madness.

"Hahaha... Xi Wujiang is so cunning that he lets the twin bloodlines devour each other!" He laughed crazily, and his laughter echoed in the underground palace like the cry of a night owl, which was creepy.

Immediately afterwards, a black shadow flashed from the darkness. It was Guanglingzi.

His face was pale, and he was holding a medicine bottle tightly in his hand. A few broken prescriptions rolled out of the bottle.

"The plague twenty years ago was caused by my mother asking me to..." He stopped talking abruptly. The remaining pages of the prescription were scattered on the ground. The names of several medicinal herbs could be vaguely seen on them, which looked particularly strange in the dim light.

Deep in the underground palace, the long-silent group of bronze puppets suddenly came to life. Their eyes emitted a faint green light, and they walked towards the crowd with a click, like messengers from hell.

The voice of Ximu's residual soul came out from the puppet's mouth, hollow and cold: "Wen Shuang, your father volunteered to be engraved into the Wheel of Heavenly Secrets to save me. Now it's time to use his blood to restart it..."

Suddenly, Father Cai pulled out the sword of the leader of the secret guards. The blade flashed with a cold light, reflecting his resolute eyes.

He staggered towards Cai Wenshuang, his eyes filled with complex emotions, including love, reluctance, and deep guilt.

"Don't let her succeed!" He roared, pointing the tip of the knife at his heart...

"Dad——!" Cai Wenshuang's shrill cry resounded throughout the underground palace, and he watched helplessly as the knife in his father's hand...

The air in the underground palace seemed to freeze. The knife in Cai's father's hand stopped in mid-air, with the tip of the knife almost touching his clothes.

Everyone was stunned by Xi Yu's sudden action.

He tore open his clothes roughly and decisively, revealing the criss-crossing scars on his chest, which was shocking.

Those scars were not ordinary knife wounds, but like some kind of ancient totem, strangely enough, they completely overlapped with the patterns of the Tianji Wheel.

"Guanglingzi, you mixed my blood into the medicine you gave to Father Cai!" Xi Yu's voice was low and hoarse, and every word seemed to be squeezed out from the depths of his chest, bringing with it a suffocating feeling of oppression.

He stared at Guanglingzi intently, his eyes like a poisoned blade, as if he wanted to eat him alive.

Guanglingzi's expression suddenly changed, and his originally pale face now looked even more bloodless.

His lips trembled and he wanted to explain, but it was as if something was strangling his throat and he couldn't make any sound.

"Idiot! Ximu is the real..." Guanglingzi suddenly jumped up, like a trapped beast, and pushed Taoist Qingfeng beside him into the bottomless crack in the ground under his feet.

Taoist Qingfeng let out a shrill scream and his figure instantly disappeared into the darkness, leaving only the creepy echo reverberating in the underground palace.

Guanglingzi's words came to an abrupt end, as if they were cut off by someone, leaving a huge suspense that made people feel itchy.

At this moment, a sudden change occurred.

The Tianji Wheel made a harsh friction sound and actually began to rotate in the opposite direction.

The golden light swirled like a whirlpool, sucking in the remaining soul of Xi Mu.

The remnant soul let out a shrill scream, but was unable to break free of the powerful suction. It eventually turned into a ball of blood rain and poured into Cai Wenshuang's brows.

Cai Wenshuang's body was shaking violently, as if he was in great pain.

The blood-red mark between her eyebrows became brighter and brighter, like a blooming Lycoris radiata, enchanting and strange.

Suddenly, a series of blurry images flashed before Xi Yu's eyes: twenty years ago, in a dilapidated temple, two babies in swaddling clothes were placed into the Tianji Wheel at the same time... One of the babies was actually himself!

Although the face of the other baby could not be seen clearly, the swaddling clothes he was wearing were very similar to those on Cai Wenshuang.

"Go away! This is a trap set by Xi Mu!" Cai's father suddenly hugged Cai Wenshuang and roared, his voice full of despair and unwillingness.

He suddenly pushed Cai Wenshuang towards Xiyu, his eyes full of determination.

Xi Yu subconsciously caught Cai Wenshuang, but felt his hand was cold. (End of this chapter)