Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 303 Trust Him
"there!"

In the dimly lit passage, Yin Wanqing listened carefully to the sounds coming from ahead and quickened her pace toward them.

Kong Que remained silent, striding forward to protect Yin Wanqing. He stretched out his muscular physique as much as possible to reduce the possibility of arrows or hidden weapons shooting from the darkness and injuring Yin Wanqing.

Suddenly, he became alert, drew his knife, turned around and shouted, "Who goes there?!"

But then they saw a puddle of slime on the wall, which made a sound.

"It's me, Ye Liunian."

The mucus transformed into a human face, which, though hastily formed, possessed a deliberately handsome quality.

Kong Que was displeased and said, "I asked you to appease the Yiren, what are you doing here?"

"Of course I will protect the princess," Ye Liunian replied readily, his voice carrying a deliberately nonchalant air.

Kong Que frowned and shouted, "If you disobey military orders and are in my army, you will be executed."

That being said, he didn't have time to argue with Ye Liunian. He sheathed his sword and continued striding forward.

At first, Kong Que did not agree with Yin Wanqing's exploration of the refining field, worrying that she might encounter danger. Gradually, however, his keen eyes began to scan the surroundings, and he became very curious about the place.

"There's a fight."

When the sounds of fighting came from ahead, Kong Que's ears twitched. He turned around and told Ye Liunian to "protect the princess," then quickened his pace to get there.

Over there, Yin Wanqing stopped and pointed to a stone house by the passage.

"There's someone inside."

"Go in and have a look."

The torchlight quickly illuminated the stone house, where an iron fence stood in the middle.

On the other side of the fence, there was an old man with white hair and a white beard.

"Who are you?" Yin Wanqing asked.

The old man possessed a calm and composed demeanor. Stroking his long beard, he said unhurriedly, "You all came here seeking me, yet you ask who I am? How laughable."

"Womin?" Yin Wanqing was somewhat surprised.

The old man smiled faintly, nodded, and said with emotion, "Do you also want to refine me?"

Yin Wanqing had heard from Han Youxin that Gu Jingnian had captured Womin, but she didn't quite believe it at first. However, after seeing him today, she couldn't help but believe it more.

"Shen Jichi has been here?"

“Yes,” Old Womin said with a hint of sarcasm, “He came for me and revealed his true form. He sought immortality but lost his life. What a pity, what a lament.”

Yin Wanqing thought for a moment, then tentatively asked, "You're not a fake?"

Before Old Womin could answer, she said with certainty, "You were bait arranged by Gu Jingnian to lure Shen Jichi. I knew the truth long ago."

"Hehehe, if you think I'm fake, then so be it," Old Womin laughed magnanimously.

Unable to ascertain his true strength, Yin Wanqing simply ordered her subordinates, "Bring him out."

However, no matter how hard her men tried, they were unable to open the iron gate.

……

On the other side, Kong Que arrived at the front of the passage, squinted his eyes, and saw Shen Jichi slashing with a light blade towards an empty place. A burly man jumped out and seemingly unnecessarily but deliberately blocked the light blade's attack.

Then, with several loud "bangs," the refining field went dark and shook continuously. When the light returned, he saw Shen Jichi talking to Huang Hu inside the Reflection Pearl, until the Reflection Pearl disappeared with Shen Jichi's figure.

After a while, Yin Wanqing arrived with her entourage.

Ye Liunian walked over to Kong Que's side and asked, "What happened?"

"This is a furnace, and it's already closed."

"We have to get out of here quickly!"

Ye Liunian quickly waded towards the moonlit opening, but as the entire refining site shook, a medicinal smell wafted out from the cracks in the wall.

"what!"

Before he could even get close to the cave entrance, Ye Liunian let out a scream and fell off the wall.

The mucus began to boil and bubble, as if it had been cooked.

"Damn..."

Ye Liunian groaned, only now realizing what it felt like to be refined.

He had previously complained that Gu Jingnian would have his blood drawn at the drop of a hat, but the blood draw wouldn't kill him. Now, however, he felt as if the life force in his very bones was being drained away, and the pain was so intense that his very soul was trembling.

"Princess, save me."

Previously, he had said he would protect Yin Wanqing, but now, Ye Liunian was heading in Yin Wanqing's direction for help.

Yin Wanqing also possessed the bloodline of an extraordinary person, and she was in considerable pain under such circumstances. Her face turned pale, and a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead.

Kong Que, on the contrary, was completely unharmed, and even bent down to sniff the crack in the wall.

"The smell of medicine is so strong. It seems this is the catalyst to turn the superhuman into a pill... It's so hot."

Kong Que's fingers were burned as soon as they touched the wall, and he withdrew them, realizing his current predicament.

Yin Wanqing then walked towards the burly man in front of her. "Who are you?"

"Huang... Huang Hu".

Huang Hu was also in great pain, his brows were furrowed, and even small red blood crystals had appeared on his face.

"Are you one of Gu Jingnian's people?"

"of course."

Yin Wanqing asked directly, "Have you captured Womin?"

"Ha, you know too?" Although Huang Hu was in pain, a look of smugness immediately appeared in his eyes.

Yin Wanqing said, "In that case, let's start refining the medicine now, and Gu Jingnian can obtain the elixir of immortality refined from Womin, as well as these blood beads condensed by the strange people?"

"Yes."

"And what about you?" Yin Wanqing asked. "What will you do?"

Huang Hu hadn't thought about this question. He paused for a moment, then said nonchalantly, "That's none of your business."

Yin Wanqing said, "You are also a healing person. Gu Jingnian will greatly increase his strength after refining you."

"Bullshit!" Huang Hu was furious and cursed, "You little wench, stop trying to sow discord here."

Yin Wanqing shifted her gaze to the dagger lying on the ground and said, "Yu Moxian, is that you?"

Huang Hu glanced back and said, "There's no one there, you little wench, you've gone mad."

He was covering for Yu Moxian, but Yu Moxian didn't cooperate and spoke in a trembling voice, sounding somewhat pained.

"Meet the princess."

At this moment, the scent of incense in the refining field had dissipated, and the inhibitory effect of the black neodymium stone on supernatural abilities had become stronger again. Over there, Ye Liunian had gradually transformed from a puddle of slime into a man lying on the ground. This time, Ye Liunian finally couldn't care less about concealing his figure and face, and desperately hugged himself tightly on the ground.

Yu Moxian could no longer hide and became semi-transparent.

Yin Wanqing took off her cloak and covered her with it.

"Thank you, Princess," Yu Moxian said.

With these words, she finally revealed herself completely.

"How did you get here?" Yin Wanqing asked.

Yu Moxian said, "His Majesty sent us to patrol the border. When we arrived at Jusai City, we were detained by Gu Jingnian..."

She did indeed arrive with the tribute procession.

While others were detained and had their blood drawn upon arrival, she, like Zhao Boheng and others, became Gu Jingnian's right-hand woman.

“You don’t need to lie to me,” Yin Wanqing said. “You’ve sided with Gu Jingnian, haven’t you?”

Seeing that she couldn't hide it from Yin Wanqing, Yu Moxian simply said, "Yes, after being detained, in order to save my life, I agreed to work for him and help him assassinate Shen Jichi."

"Where is Zhao Boheng?" Yin Wanqing asked. "I haven't seen him at all."

"I don't know."

Yin Wanqing said, "You didn't agree to work for Gu Jingnian just to save your life, but rather you and Zhao Boheng had already sided with him and were refining things for him, right?"

Yu Moxian hadn't expected her to be so perceptive, and finally nodded.

“Now, he’s going to refine us, including you,” Yin Wanqing said.

“No,” Yu Moxian shook her head and said, “He will save us.”

Yin Wanqing asked, "Why do you believe him?"

“He is trustworthy,” Yu Moxian said. “Although he is ruthless, he is also loyal.”

"Loyalty?" Yin Wanqing recalled the Gu Jingnian she knew and slowly said, "He killed Shen Jichi and refined everyone here. His strength has greatly increased, and he may even be immortal. Why would he save you?"

Yu Moxian was silent for a while before saying, "Womin is fake; it's Huo Bo in disguise."

"Don't say it," Huang Hu quickly stopped him.

“At this moment, it is even more important to gain the princess’s trust and work together,” Yu Moxian said. “Gu Jingnian has not even refined the Fire Lord, which shows his character. He will not betray us… Please trust him, Princess.”

Yin Wanqing had already received news from Han Youxin that Gu Jingnian had refined the Fire Lord. Although she was surprised by this, she also knew that this was human nature.

When Yu Moxian revealed the truth at this moment, Yin Wanqing was not surprised.

Although Gu Jingnian has changed a lot, he is still the Gu Jingnian she knows.

Suddenly, a loud "thud" rang out from above, and the vibrations inside the furnace subsided considerably.

Huang Hu exclaimed with delight, "It's the young master! I knew he would save us!"

Yin Wanqing was not sure if it was Gu Jingnian.

She has to take a gamble.

So when she reunited with the imprisoned supernatural beings and heard them shouting, "We've fallen into Gu Jingnian's trap again," she shook her head and said, "Gentlemen, please calm down. I trust Marquis Chengye!"

(End of this chapter)