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

Seeing that the corpse puppet of the Corpse Driving Sect disciple had been destroyed, it was clear that the puppet no longer possessed any combat power.

Several disciples of the Joyful Sect were about to carry out a brutal attack under the command of their elder.

They now absolutely hate Xiaoyu and his corpse puppet.

After all, they had suffered greatly at the hands of this female corpse puppet.

Because this corpse puppet was far too sentient.

Unlike the other corpse puppets of the Corpse Driving Sect disciples, this female corpse puppet was modified from head to toe, and the dexterity of her joints and movements was far beyond that of other ordinary corpse puppets.

We were caught off guard and they broke through from within, causing the Joyful Sect to lose quite a few disciples.

Otherwise, those attackers of unknown origin outside would never have been able to break through the outer defenses of this underground palace so easily.

But just as they were about to kill Xiaoyu, a clear whistling sound suddenly came from afar.

Then, a burly, hairy man carrying two heavy iron chains suddenly descended from the sky.

He used the iron chain in his hand to slaughter everyone in his path, quickly turning the disciples of the Joyful Sect into a bloodbath.

The disciples of the Joyful Sect were terrified by the killing and fled in all directions.

The burly man in the iron chains saw that the disciple of the Corpse-Driving Sect was only wailing while holding the "woman" in his arms, and seemed to pose no threat.

So they let him go and continued to attack the other disciples.

Shortly afterward, a number of intruders, looking disheveled, dressed in tattered clothes, and resembling prisoners, arrived, wielding various weapons.

When they saw Xiaoyu, their expressions showed slight doubt.

One of them pointed at him and said, "Are you also a disciple of the Demonic Sect?"

"Yes……"

Xiao Yu nodded slightly, looking a little apprehensive.

The man was about to deliver the fatal blow when someone next to him raised their hand to stop him.

"This young man doesn't seem to be from the Joyful Sect. We shouldn't commit murder without proper planning. Let's wait for Miss Ringo to arrive before making a decision."

"This... okay..."

As they were talking, a woman dressed in black suddenly walked out from behind the group of intruders who looked like prisoners.

"Miss Ringo, we've captured a suspect. Shall we interrogate him?"

The other prisoners seemed to treat her with great respect, but Xiaoyu did not recognize the woman.

A look of fear appeared on his face.

When the woman saw him, she didn't show any particular expression at first.

But when he saw the female corpse puppet in his arms, it was as if he remembered something.

He raised an eyebrow slightly and said, "It's you?"

Xiaoyu was stunned, not expecting that the other person actually knew him.

However, he couldn't remember when he had ever seen the other person before.

At this moment, the woman spoke to him in a gentle tone, "You are a disciple of the Corpse Driving Sect, aren't you?"

"Yes……"

"Don't be afraid, I am also an elder of the Corpse Driving Sect."

She casually offered an explanation to Xiaoyu, without caring whether he believed it or not.

Then he added, "Now, just answer one question for me."

What brings you here?

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Deep within the underground palace, above the lava cave.

Feng Lingqiu's sword was broken, and he was seriously injured. He could not hide the metallic taste in his throat and could not help but spit out a mouthful of blood.

She was licking her new wounds before her old ones had even healed.

Clearly, it was no longer possible for it to be a rival to the Broken Ridge.

The broken ridge stood still, its eyes filled with a sense of vicissitude as it looked towards Fengling Hill.

He seemed to be hesitating, wondering whether or not to kill her and end her life.

After a moment of silence, he frowned slightly and said something in a low voice.

"You shouldn't have come."

Feng Lingqiu snorted coldly and said fearlessly to the broken mountain ridge, "Kill me if you want, why be so hesitant?"

Meanwhile, the piper on the obsidian platform paused for a moment and commanded the broken ridge, "Kill her quickly! Don't let her interfere with Lord Zizaitian's important matters!"

Duan Shanji's expression remained unchanged; he merely sighed softly.

But his expression quickly turned serious, and killing intent appeared in his eyes.

It seems they're going to take Feng Lingqiu's life.

Feng Lingqiu felt a pang of bitterness in his heart. Although his expression remained unchanged, he already felt some regret.

If she had known this would happen, she would have stayed in the coffin shop instead of wandering around and waiting for Lin Jun to come back.

Originally, they only planned to investigate, but unexpectedly, they were unlucky and ran into the Broken Ridge, which ranked fourth on the Hundred Ghosts List.

However, there are some doubts about her whereabouts.

That was the broken mountain ridge, seemingly aware of who it was and why it had come here.

In other words, did someone leak his whereabouts?

After arriving in the Underworld, Mingming and Lin Jun kept their actions a secret.

Who exactly knew their identities and leaked this information to Broken Ridge?

Unfortunately, Feng Lingqiu was no longer able to find out the answers to these questions.

Because Duan Shanji, holding the broken sword in his hand, slowly walked up to him.

He raised his knife.

The next moment, it seemed as if I was about to be beheaded.

Ugh……

I wonder if Wenren Tianxia will be heartbroken when he learns of his death...

Just as Feng Lingqiu was about to close his eyes and accept his death.

Suddenly, there was a "whoosh" sound.

An unusual fluctuation came from the passageway to the side.

A fierce burst of sword energy shot out, causing the Broken Mountain Ridge to look solemn.

He immediately raised his knife to block.

Unexpectedly, this sword energy in mid-air was extremely fierce.

The force of the blow sent him staggering back several steps, his hand tingling with numbness.

The ridge looked solemnly toward the passage.

But then a sigh came from the other side.

"I told you long ago that you could have just rested in your room. You had to be so stubborn and come here by yourself."

In the end, won't they still have to wait for me to come and save them?

Chapter 354 Delay it, just keep delaying it.

Hearing the familiar figure coming from the cave entrance, Feng Lingqiu breathed a sigh of relief.

But for some reason, she also felt a little embarrassed.

It seemed that the visitor's words directly exposed the mistake she had made.

Meanwhile, the swordsman, Duan Shanji, looked towards the cave entrance with a solemn expression on his face.

Having received advance notice, he knew very well that, if his prediction was correct, the person arriving at this moment would undoubtedly be a formidable enemy rarely seen in the world!

The next moment, Chi Junlin walked slowly out of the shadows of the cave with his hands behind his back.

Under the scorching light of the underground lava, her face was half-lit and half-shadowed.

However, he still maintained that nonchalant and carefree smile.

Her gaze swept left and right, as if she were observing this strange environment that resembled the Earth's core.

And on that obsidian platform, a thousand children sat cross-legged in prayer, as if performing a strange ritual.

Chi Junlin smiled and said with satisfaction, "It really is here... I finally found it."

Duan Shanji's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he sensed a great crisis at this moment.

Suddenly, a sound of boiling lava could be heard inside the cave.

The children on the platform wobbled a little.

The piper who had been guiding the children with music now looked anxious, and said to the broken mountain ridge, "You must stop them all over there! This is the last moment of the ritual! We can't let anyone ruin this ceremony!"

Chi Junlin, slightly curious upon hearing this, asked, "What are you doing here?"

He then pointed to the humanoid skeletons surrounded by a large formation of children.

Then he asked, "You don't mean you want to resurrect a dead person, do you?"

Duan Shanji did not reply, but simply stood his broken sword upright and assumed a fighting stance towards Chi Junlin.

There is clearly only one reason why he is here.

That is, no matter what, no one should be allowed to pass through this place and affect this long-standing, eerie ritual.

But Red Emperor clearly wouldn't care about all that.

There is only one reason why she is here.

That is to kill everyone who blocks the way and take all the missing children away from the underworld intact!

Just as their eyes met and their fighting spirit intensified.

Suddenly, many more people emerged from the cave.

These people were dressed in tattered clothes and looked rather disheveled, resembling a group of prisoners who had just been rescued from jail.

Feng Lingqiu could guess at a glance that these were the righteous people that Chi Junlin had rescued from the Ghost Abyss dungeon.

Although they had suffered greatly in prison over the years and their strength had greatly diminished, fortunately, before their capture, they were all highly skilled martial artists, renowned heroes in their respective regions.

Therefore, after being rescued, upon hearing that the demonic sect members here had kidnapped a group of children from various places, he immediately decided to help Chi Junlin rescue the children without saying a word.

Chi Junlin knew that the place where the child was located was one of the demon palaces under the control of the Joyful Sect, and he had to thank Song Ren, the dungeon controller who betrayed the righteous path and joined the demonic sect.

After being subjected to a torrent of interrogation by Lu Yuanlong and other righteous individuals who had escaped their predicament, Song Ren confessed to almost every evil deed he had committed since childhood.

This included the fact that he knew of the arrangement made by the Heavenly Emperor to have the elders of the Joyful Sect secretly hold a ceremony under the Earth Palace.

Although Song Ren was unaware of the matter concerning the child, Chi Junlin still guessed that the child must be used in the ritual.

So he made a decisive move, leading the group of people who had escaped to the Palace of the Earth, where he slaughtered the disciples of the Joyful Sect.

Because Chi Junlin moved extremely quickly, the news of the breach of the Ghost Abyss Dungeon had not yet reached the Yin Capital City.

Therefore, at this time, there are no powerful elders or level-one opponents defending the Earth Palace.

This also gave Red King a precious opportunity to save the children.

However, the swordsman in front of us who cuts through the mountain ridge is clearly different.

He may have received advance notice, or he may have been a master arranged by the Heavenly Emperor to ensure the smooth conduct of the ceremony.

Chi Junlin had not yet officially fought him, but judging from the aura he exuded, ordinary martial arts masters should not be his match.

Fortunately, the person who appeared here at this time was Chi Junlin.

Otherwise, the group of martial arts masters who came to rescue him might actually have been stopped by Duan Shanji alone!