Villain Master, my disciples all want to backstab me

In addition, Bai Yuan also opened the [Galaxy Fantasy Veil] as a backup layer of protection to prevent the few people from being suddenly attacked or infected by poisonous gas without knowing it.

"It's 'Underworld Blood Grass'. There are actually four or five of them..."

"Ripe 'Lu Qing Hua'. This medicinal herb is rare. Pick it! Remember not to pull it up by the roots!"

Bai Yuan keeps an eye on all directions.

Among the three people and one tiger present at the moment, Bai Yuan had read the "Herb Illustrated Book" and was familiar with some rare medicinal herbs; Ji Tingxue and Ye Shuang'er came from families with rich knowledge; one of them possessed a "poisonous body" and had a natural sensitivity to some medicinal herbs.

Therefore, the three of them worked together to plunder the land of Qingming Valley at a very fast speed.

During the process, Baihu acted as a lookout, standing majestically in place, with his huge tiger head looking around, ready to give a warning - with the [Concentric Ring], he didn't need to roar, he could easily communicate with Bai Yuan and let her know the situation instantly.

In addition, if he encounters a monk from Qingming Valley in the miasma, this guy will rush out directly, hit the person on the back of the head, and knock him to the ground.

——He was holding back on his strength, otherwise his entire head would have been blown off.

“…Come and take a look, there seems to be something going on here!”

Ji Tingxue suddenly said in a low voice.

Bai Yuan came to Ji Tingxue half a minute later.

At this time.

A pitch-black cave entrance appeared before Bai Yuan. Inside, he could smell a strong smell of blood, as well as a cold and foul odor.

"The outside is where spiritual herbs are grown, and the inside is where poisonous insects and poisons are raised..."

Bai Yuan guessed something.

Now that they were here, they naturally wanted to go in and take a look.

So, following the same process as before, Ji Tingxue first raised his hand and flicked out a green leaf, which turned into green smoke that made people sleepy and flew into the cave.

Then, the three of them waited for a while, and guessed that the guards inside were asleep, before entering through the cave entrance. After walking a short distance along a dark corridor, the surroundings suddenly became bright, and it was clearly a huge underground cave!

The walls were covered in dense vines, and beneath them crawled countless snakes and insects. The ground was covered with bones, some weathered, others still covered in fresh flesh and blood, clearly living creatures thrown in not long ago. It was unclear whether they were human, pig, or sheep.

The air was filled with a fishy smell, and the faint sound of crawling could be heard.

When these scenes come into view.

Bai Yuan's pupils shrank slightly.

Ye Shuang'er, who was following beside her, turned pale instantly and her fingers unconsciously clenched her sleeves.

——More than ten years ago, when she was rescued by Bai Yuan, she was thrown into such a place by him and used as a consumable material for cultivating poisonous insects.

The scene she saw now was exactly the same as the one in her memory!

Chapter 165: Blood Kite, you are not in Yinyue Mountain at all!

"...Shuang'er?"

Bai Yuan noticed the movement behind him and glanced back. Then, the moment their eyes met, he caught sight of the little girl's pale face and the unspeakable fear in her eyes.

This fear did not go away even when he saw her.

——Ye Shuang'er is afraid of the dark.

The formation of this psychological shadow was not only because when she was six years old, she crawled out of the cellar and saw her parents died tragically in front of her; it was also because she was once thrown into another similar dark place and experienced death there.

That's right.

It was referring to the time when "Blood Kite" used it to make a Gu.

In a sense, the psychological trauma caused by this experience to Ye Shuang'er was even greater than witnessing her parents being murdered.

Because the "Blood Kite" had indeed saved Ye Shuang'er's life, and for a relatively short period of time, she was regarded as the light that saved her. But it was precisely this "light" that extinguished her hope of survival and threw her into the snake cave with her own hands.

This feeling of gaining and losing is more painful than simply losing something.

Previously, Ye Shuang'er had consciously faded this memory due to her brain's self-protection mechanism, and later, due to the appearance of the "nostalgia killing" letter, she had almost completely forgotten about this matter. But now...

As the familiar scenery reappeared after more than ten years, Ye Shuang'er felt a splitting headache. In her mind, she vaguely saw a cold and indifferent face, looking down at her from the high platform until she fell into the abyss...

"wake up!!"

A hand reached out from the void, grabbed Ye Shuang'er's hand, and pulled her back to reality from her fear. Bai Yuan's voice rang in her ears.

At the same time, Ji Tingxue also sprinted forward from the side, his hands forming sword-like fingers, tapping Ye Shuang'er's forehead. A wisp of cool spiritual energy was immediately injected into Ye Shuang'er, making her shudder and completely sober.

"Master, I..."

"Shh~"

Bai Yuan squatted down and patted Ye Shuang'er's back gently, saying softly, "Don't be afraid, I will stay here. No matter what happens, I will never abandon you. This is the agreement between us, isn't it?"

"..."

Ye Shuang'er looked at her steadily for a while, finally took a deep breath and nodded.

Although her face was still pale, she looked like she had indeed gotten over the fear she had just felt. She was just a little dazed for a moment, as if she had just woken up from a dream and didn't know where she was.

Watching the little girl being comforted.

Bai Yuan breathed a sigh of relief and turned his gaze to Ji Tingxue: "Thank you, Tingxue."

“…There’s no need to talk about this between you and me.”

Ji Tingxue nodded slightly, his eyes swept between the master and the disciple, and then he said lightly: "Something is not right here. There is something strange about the array patterns around. It seems to have the effect of stimulating the soul and amplifying the emotional fluctuations in the heart, just like what happened just now..."

"Oh?"

Bai Yuan also stood up immediately and looked around following Ji Tingxue's gaze. He noticed that there were indeed dark red lines on the rock wall inside the cave, which seemed to form some kind of special formation and extended all the way to the depths of the cave.

She herself was not affected, probably because her soul was relatively strong and her mentality was always stable, so she was not affected by the array patterns.

Just as they noticed something was amiss, bright red blood suddenly appeared on several of the dark red lines, causing the snakes, insects, rats, and ants below to become restless and agitated, creating a hissing and wailing noise. Many venomous snakes even formed a "human wall" and moved closer to them.

"Shuang'er, Tingxue, come to me."

Bai Yuan pulled Ji Tingxue and brought the three of them together, then opened the [Galaxy Fantasy Veil] talisman array to isolate the snakes and insects.

Theoretically, Ye Shuang'er's "Innate Gu Pattern" was the weapon to dispel these creatures, and not just dispel them, but also capture and instantly refine them. However, the little girl was not in a good state at the moment, and the situation in the cave was unclear, so it was better to confirm the situation first.

"Tingxue, when you were performing the spell outside the cave just now, did you feel what was happening inside the cave?"

Bai Yuan looked at Ji Tingxue.

The latter shook his head slightly: "The space in here is too vast and connected in all directions. My incense may not have spread to the deepest part of the cave, let alone knock out the people inside.

"Moreover, a considerable number of these captive poisonous creatures were probably raised with human flesh and blood, so their auras are not much different from those of humans. They are mixed together, making it impossible to distinguish them in detail.

"Really... Then it seems I have no choice but to go inside and take a look myself."

Bai Yuan took a deep breath.

After all, Qingming Valley was one of the six sects of the Demonic Path, and a mid-level branch among them, not quite as good as the top, but better than the bottom. In comparison, their journey here seemed a bit too smooth, and encountering a little unexpected situation like this was relatively normal.

It just so happens... she also wants to try out the new methods she has acquired during this period.

Whether it was the corpse of the Shadow Leopard Demon or the Moon Cat earrings, these items all required a relatively powerful enemy to test their abilities. As long as there wasn't a Spiritual Transformation Realm lurking within, Bai Yuan was confident he could kill or capture the enemy.

With this idea.

Bai Yuan, accompanied by Ji Tingxue, Ye Shuang'er, and Bai Hu who were following behind them, walked forward a short distance and saw that the road around them was becoming increasingly narrow, and the smell of blood was becoming increasingly strong. They could vaguely sense a fuzzy breath appearing diagonally in front of them, distinguishing it from the surrounding poisonous creatures.

at last.

After carefully passing through an extremely narrow, dark corridor that could only accommodate one person and where a large number of snakes were lurking on the ground, the view in front of them suddenly became clear.

What comes into view is clearly a large square-shaped area.

The rock walls surrounding the "square" were covered with runes and spells that were identical to the patterns outside, and various poisonous insects were roaming around; and at the innermost side of the "square" was a figure sitting on the ground, seemingly practicing.

Since this was already the deepest part of the cave, the surrounding light was too dim, and only a few night pearls were used to temporarily illuminate it, so it was a little difficult to see his face for a moment.

"that person……"

Ji Tingxue frowned slightly: "It seems a little familiar."

"..."

Bai Yuan also narrowed his eyes but did not say anything.

Although she didn't say anything, her face showed an expression of no surprise - she probably recognized who the person over there was.

the other side.

The male cultivator sitting cross-legged seemed to sense the presence within the cave. He suddenly opened his eyes and glanced around vigilantly, quickly locking onto Bai Yuan and his group.

At this moment, the guy was obviously stunned for a moment, and then a trace of confusion flashed in his eyes, and there was also a fierceness that came from instinct: "You...how could it be you?!"

He shouted sternly, while making hand gestures, as if ready to attack at any time.

Bai Yuan didn't answer, but just looked at him indifferently.

The person in front of her was very familiar to her. After all, she had pretended to be him several times before, and had even met him once on Hidden Moon Mountain, leaving behind a "one-move agreement" -

That's right.

This cultivator is none other than the deputy leader of Qingming Valley, Yu Qiuming!

……

Yu Qiuming has had a very unlucky life in recent years.

About two and a half years ago, when he was out, he accidentally stepped into a deserted forbidden area. He struggled there for a whole year and almost lost his life at one point. Fortunately, he finally found a clue and managed to escape from the forbidden area.

Afterwards, he originally wanted to go back to the sect to rest, but halfway, he heard the news that he "fought hard against Shao An of the Blood Source Sect" and then "was killed by Qing Lingzi in Luoxing Valley".

"……what?"

After a brief moment of bewilderment, Yu Qiuming quickly discovered the suspicious points in these rumors and followed the trail to the Hidden Moon Sect. After waiting there for two months, he finally met the Blood Yuan—also known as the White Yuan himself—who had just emerged from the restricted confines of the sleeping hall and confronted him face to face.

And then……

This is the "one-move agreement" made by the two of them.

Yu Qiuming couldn't understand how Bai Yuan, who had just recently been hunted by the Qingxuan Sect and nearly lost his life, and whose cultivation aura appeared to be only at the Golden Core Realm, could unleash a blow comparable to that of a Spiritual Transformation Realm cultivator. With just one strike, he nearly killed him.

If he hadn't been lucky enough and Bai Yuan hadn't kept his promise, he might have died on Yinyue Mountain at that time.

however.

This is just the beginning.

As a renowned psychopath in the cultivation world, Yu Qiuming had offended many over the past few decades. Among them were cultivators from various righteous and demonic sects. These sects, in turn, had been stalking the Hidden Moon Sect and had witnessed or speculated about his escape after being seriously injured.

So, from the day Yu Qiuming came down the mountain, he was constantly hunted down, starting the most embarrassing escape in his decades of practice.

The Slaughter Blade Sect, the White Crane Sect, the Black Wind Mountain...

Among these pursuers, there were even many from second- and third-rate sects that Yu Qiu Ming usually didn't take seriously, and even some cultivators at the Jindan realm, who were all chasing him relentlessly with the mentality of beating a drowning dog.

The two most ferocious pursuers came from Qingxuan Sect and Xueyuan Sect respectively.

The former was to learn from him the truth about "Blood Kite coming back to life after the battle in Falling Star Valley".

The latter was to learn the truth about his relationship with the "Jiang orphan".

Because of this, Yu Qiuming had no words to express his pain.

Damn it, how would I know how Blood Kite came back to life? I'm not even close to her! And that Jiang orphan...whose disciple is she? Don't you have any idea? Why are you chasing after her?

Although he felt very aggrieved, Yu Qiuming also knew that these enemies were not the ones who would listen to him.

There was no other way, he could only try his best to escape while trying to contact the people in his own sect and ask his fellow disciples in Qingming Valley to come and help.

Fortunately, Yu Qiu Ming is indeed lucky.

Even though he was seriously injured and dying, and surrounded by people from all sides, he still managed to hold on for nearly a month, waiting for the people from Qingming Valley to come to his rescue. With their help, he escaped the encirclement and returned to the sect.

Afterward, Yu Qiuming revealed everything that had happened before. The Qingming Valley then realized that the "Jiang Orphan" incident was completely fabricated. They were shocked to realize that everything was part of a grand scheme orchestrated by the "Blood Kite." The Hidden Moon Sect, relying solely on its own strength, had manipulated all the other major sects.

No...it might not even have anything to do with the Hidden Moon Sect, it's just the ability of "Blood Kite" alone.

This is a bit too scary.

Therefore, the master of Qingming Valley believed that the Ji family might have some help here.

If the Ji family wanted to change the existing structure of the cultivation world and chose "Blood Kite" as the black glove, then some of the incredible things that happened before could be reasonably explained... This speculation is naturally a bit outrageous, but it is more reassuring than "Blood Kite" causing such a big storm alone.

And if the truth is this...