Can't a girl be a traitor like Cao Cao?

"can."

"Five miles east of Yindu, there is a tall stone tower. Patrol disciples often guard it. Ghost Abyss is located beneath the stone tower."

"Ah."

Chi Junlin nodded, seemingly quite satisfied with the other party's attitude.

The demonic sect disciple relaxed slightly, seemingly relieved to have escaped with his life.

But at that moment, Chi Junlin suddenly raised his hand and snapped his neck.

Before he could even react, he had completely lost consciousness.

Now that these people have seen the two of them, Chi Junlin will naturally not spare their lives.

After doing these things, Feng Lingqiu's face suddenly turned somewhat pale.

Chi Junlin stepped forward to support her and asked, "How is your injury?"

"It's nothing, don't worry about me."

Upon seeing this, Chi Junlin frowned and suddenly reached out to pull open her collar.

Beneath the brightly colored clothes that Huanxi Sect dressed her in were the penetrating wounds left from Feng Lingqiu's previous battle with the Ghost Child and Ghost Elder.

The wound has scabbed over, but the surrounding area is slightly black, like signs of poisoning.

Feng Lingqiu smiled wryly, "The people from the Joyful Sect poisoned my wounds to prevent me from escaping. But it's alright, I can still hold on."

"No, you can't hold on."

Chi Junlin then said, "Let's find a place to rest first. I'll help you detox first, and then you can eat something."

"I'll handle the saving people; you don't need to force yourself."

Without waiting for Feng Lingqiu's response, he continued speaking.

He then helped her away from the alleyway littered with corpses.

A short while later, Chi Junlin led Feng Lingqiu to an "inn" that looked like a coffin shop.

After they went inside, the shopkeeper, who looked ashen-faced and like a dead man, glanced at them sideways.

Then, with a displeased expression, he said, "This isn't a place to entertain outsiders, you two..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw Chi Junlin take out a token of the Corpse Driving Sect elder.

His expression changed drastically, and he immediately bowed and scraped, saying, "So you are an elder of the sect, my apologies for my rudeness..."

The token in Chi Junlin's hand was naturally not his own, but rather the token of the elder that Wenren Xuan had given her when they parted ways.

There are three such tokens in total, one for each of the three major sects of the Demonic Path.

With these things, everything is very convenient in the underworld.

After considering it, Chi Junlin felt that among the three sects, the territory of the Corpse Driving Sect was relatively safer.

And so we arrived here.

At this moment, seeing the innkeeper come over, Chi Junlin lowered his voice and said, "The people of the Joyful Sect are chasing us. Prepare a safe room for us. I need to heal my companions."

The shopkeeper immediately became serious and summoned a disciple to guard the gate for him.

Then he personally led Chi Junlin and the other to the second floor of the coffin shop.

They selected a fine private room and escorted them inside.

Just as the shopkeeper was about to leave, Chi Junlin tossed him a silver ingot.

"This is unacceptable. As an elder, it is my honor to have you visit my humble abode. How could I possibly accept your reward?"

Upon hearing the other party's words, Chi Junlin coldly replied, "This isn't a tip. Go and buy us some food and some top-quality healing and detoxifying pills. The rest can be considered as a running fee."

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper's face immediately lit up with a smile.

He quickly and respectfully replied, "Elder, please wait a moment. I will take care of it for you immediately, and I guarantee you will both be satisfied!"

With that, he respectfully left the room and closed the door for the two of them.

Chapter 343 Betraying the Path and Entering the Demonic Realm

By the time Chi Junlin had treated Feng Lingqiu's wounds and given her the antidote brought by the disciples of the Corpse Driving Sect, it was already late at night.

However, Yindu is a mountain city located in a very low-lying area, and apart from a few high points within the city, the lighting is extremely poor no matter where the spirit medium is located.

The entire mountain town needs to be lit by candles all year round, so it doesn't really matter whether it's night or day.

Seeing that Feng Lingqiu was still struggling and trying to get up, Chi Junlin pressed her down and brought her some porridge.

This porridge wasn't the "meat porridge" she and Wenren Xuan had seen in the square before, but rather "insect porridge" made from dried insects that the innkeeper had bought at a high price.

Although it doesn't sound very appetizing, it looks quite good and tastes savory and delicious.

After supervising Feng Lingqiu until she finished the insect porridge, Chi Junlin said to her, "You should rest here. I'm going to Ghost Abyss Dungeon now, and if possible, I'll also go to Zizaitian Palace to scout things out."

When I return, I will discuss with you the matter of rescuing the child and contacting Tong Yan.

Judging by the time, they should be here soon…

Feng Lingqiu frowned and said, "I'm perfectly healthy, I don't need to rest. You don't need to treat me like a patient..."

“I didn’t treat you as a patient.”

Chi Junlin gently patted her shoulder and continued, "Wenren Tianxia is my best friend. You are her master, so you are also my elder."

If I don't take good care of you now and something happens to you, how will I face Wenren Tianxia when we meet again?"

Feng Lingqiu hesitated slightly.

Chi Junlin then continued, "Since you don't want to lie here, I'll give you a task."

Feng Lingqiu then softened his expression and said, "Go ahead."

Chi Junlin then took out the token of the Corpse Driving Sect elder that he had used once before and handed it to Feng Lingqiu.

He continued, "Rest here for the night. After you've had a good night's sleep, take this elder's token and go find the Corpse Driving Sect to inquire about some information."

I heard that Bian the Demon has been in seclusion recently and hasn't been seen for a long time. I'd like to know what he's doing now, and also what the Corpse-Driving Sect has been up to lately. What do you think?

Upon hearing Chi Junlin's words, Feng Lingqiu nodded solemnly.

Chi Junlin smiled and said, "Don't worry, as long as you have this token, you'll have virtually no trouble in the Corpse Driving Sect. If you really encounter any problems, just say you're working for the Holy Maiden. Anyway, this token was given to me by Wenren Xuan, so they won't dare to trace it back to the Holy Maiden."

Upon hearing this, Feng Lingqiu secretly made a mental note of it.

"Then you should go to sleep quickly, and you can help me find out information later."

"it is good."

Feng Lingqiu finally agreed to lie obediently on the bed and close his eyes.

Not long after, she fell into a deep sleep.

She looks like she's really exhausted these past few days.

Chi Junlin looked at Feng Lingqiu's sleeping face and smiled slightly.

However, she quickly regained her composure, turned around, left the room, and went downstairs.

As soon as he came downstairs, the shopkeeper at the door smiled and asked Chi Junlin, "Elder, are you satisfied with my arrangements?"

Chi Junlin hummed in agreement, then coldly said to him through the veil covering his face, "My companions are still resting. I'm going out to take care of some things. Don't let anyone go up and disturb them."

If I return and find that something has gone wrong with her, I will hold you responsible.

Upon hearing this, the shopkeeper nodded hurriedly and said, "I will obey the elder's orders without hesitation!"

Chi Junlin was very satisfied with his attitude, so he threw over another silver ingot.

The shopkeeper was even more delighted, thinking to himself that he was indeed worthy of being a sect elder, as he was very generous.

They are far superior to those poor and stingy outer disciples.

At this moment, he also respectfully bowed his head and said to Chi Junlin, "Elder, please take care."

Chi Junlin casually responded.

When the shopkeeper looked up again, the other person had vanished without a trace.

-

Yindu Qiansi is said to have been built here by the descendants of the Miao people of the Chiyou clan hundreds of years ago.

After many twists and turns, it finally fell into the hands of the first Demon Lord.

Thus, the Demonic Sect took root and flourished here. After several generations of development, it finally formed the current scale and structure of the Yindu Qiansi.

Such a large mountain city, Yindu, built against the mountain, and having undergone several expansions, naturally did not have city walls.

There's no need for that.

Because of this mountain city, the protection of the demonic sect within it is not the sturdy city walls.

Rather, it was the remote terrain and the miasma that lingered around Yindu for years.

Even if a large army is sent here, more than half of them will probably be lost on the way to Yindu due to the harsh environment.

Therefore, no emperor in any dynasty ever considered sending troops to completely conquer the Xiangxi Demonic Sect.

Since Yin has no city walls, the people in the city are naturally free to come and go.

However, even in such a ghostly place, righteous people have come here in the past.

It could be for revenge, or it could be to find someone.

Once these people are discovered to be acting in the legitimate world, the consequences are often extremely tragic.

If they refuse to join the demonic sect and be controlled by it, then only another fate awaits them...

Leaving Yindu and heading north, you will reach a low-lying area filled with miasma, where you will see a tall tower.

What appears to be a tower actually conceals a hidden world beneath.

The Yindu Thousand Divisions were located in a dark and gloomy place, described as a ghostly realm, and even staying in the city felt eerie.

But if you enter the tower and descend all the way down, you will surely understand what true hell is.

This is the legendary Ghost Abyss Dungeon.

There are two types of people imprisoned in the dungeon.

One type is those who infiltrate the underworld and disrupt order, but are so powerful that it would be a pity to kill them.

Alternatively, it could be the "furnace" materials that other members of the Demonic Sect looted after going out on missions.

These righteous people suffered terribly in the dungeon.

They were often whipped and humiliated by the prison guards.

The dungeon also contains three major torture chambers: the Water Prison, the Snake Prison, and the Scorpion Prison, specifically designed to deal with those with profound internal strength and tough bones.

Such constant torment and humiliation.

Many originally righteous masters, unable to bear the pain, chose to betray the righteous path.

Song Ren, the Snake Slayer, who is currently ranked seventeenth on the Hundred Ghosts List, is such a person.

Before joining the Demonic Sect, this person was a renowned master in the Central Plains and was an extremely upright person.

However, he was caught off guard during an operation to wipe out the Demonic Sect and was captured by them, then thrown into the Ghost Abyss Dungeon.

Later, because he suffered so much torture in the dungeon that he could no longer bear it, he made a tough decision and joined the Demonic Sect.

Such betrayal cannot be accomplished simply by verbal agreement.

They also need to submit a pledge of allegiance to the newcomer.

You must find a family outside, even an enemy family, and then slaughter their entire household to pass the test and officially join the sect.

It can be said that once you choose to take action, there is only one outcome: going down a dead end.

There was no chance of turning back.

Chapter 344 Ghost Abyss Dungeon

Deep inside the dungeon at this moment.

Outside a dark cell, the ground crawling with rats and bones, and the surrounding area splattered with blood, the air thick with the stench of blood and decay.