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Ye Xiao was still hesitating when he heard a female voice calling out softly.

"Is...is there anyone?"

He raised his head slightly; the voice came from above the stairs.

Of course, Ye Xiao would not be stupid enough to answer an unknown voice in such a strange place. He simply turned off the fluorescent light on the staff, leaned against the wall, and walked up the stairs carefully.

As if noticing the sudden disappearance of light, the voice trembled a little, "Is there anyone here!?"

When he listened for the second time, Ye Xiao recognized the other person's voice.

Dong Muge?

Before Ye Xiao could consider whether to respond, the girl suddenly screamed, and then with a "splash" she seemed to fall into the ditch.

Ye Xiao quickly lit up the fluorescent light on the tip of his stick and grabbed the girl who was rushing down from the canal.

"Cough... cough..." Dong Muge, who was covered in red liquid from the canal, smelled fishy. She grabbed Ye Xiao's hand and coughed a few times, then raised her head slightly. After a moment of stunned silence, her eyes widened. "Ye... Ye Xiao!? Why are you here?"

"I also want to know why you are here?" Ye Xiao said unhappily.

"I don't know either. I woke up here..." Dong Muge covered his mouth and coughed a few times, as if he had choked on a lot of liquid in the canal. "Thank you..."

Ye Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, "No need."

As he was speaking, suddenly another object rushed down from the canal and splashed into the darkness.

"The thing that just slid down... was it a person..." Even though it was covered with red liquid, Dong Muge's face looked a little pale at this time.

"Not sure, we have to see it first." Ye Xiao didn't see it clearly. His physical attributes didn't allow him to have such fast nerve reflexes. Now when fighting against enemies with high agility, he mainly relied on the prediction of the master-level consciousness. "Can I get up there?"

"Above the stairs?" Dong Muge looked upwards. "Not sure... Before I fell into the waterway, everything in front of me was almost black, and all I could feel were walls."

"Hmm..." Ye Xiao waved his staff, and the fluorescent light on the tip of the staff flew out as if it had life.

Like a glowing firefly, it slowly flew to the top of the stairs.

It was similar to what Dong Muge had described. There was only a square space above, with walls on three sides and a staircase leading to here on one side. The canal extended from a very narrow hole under the innermost wall. The hole was only wide enough for an adult to crawl in, but considering that water was constantly pouring out of it, it would probably be very difficult to crawl diagonally upwards in there.

As I was watching, another thing rushed out of the hole with a loud crash.

This time Ye Xiao saw it clearly and it was indeed a figure.

The moment the figure slid past him along the canal, he grabbed it, then remotely extinguished the firefly that was thrown far away, and lit a new one on the top of the staff.

"Ah..." The light came on, Dong Muge saw what Ye Xiao was holding in his hand and covered his mouth.

It was a corpse covered with cracks, its pale, bluish skin swollen and blistered with red liquid that gave off a strange, rancid stench.

Ye Xiao quickly wiped his hands on the wall next to him, feeling annoyed. He hadn't even finished the bread he had just stuffed into his pocket, so how could he eat it now?

"Ugh... vomit..." Dong Muge finally couldn't control himself and vomited on the floor. There was a mixture of white and yellow stuff all over the floor. Even Ye Xiao, who thought he had a lot of resistance, couldn't hold it back. He took a few steps back, but his eyes were still fixed on what Dong Muge vomited into the ditch.

It’s not that Ye Xiao has any special hobbies, he just feels a little strange. Dong Muge only ate a little roast goose in the tavern at that time, and it seems that he hasn’t eaten anything since he followed him.

It has been at least thirty hours now. Where did this guy get anything in his stomach to vomit?

And...it looks like it hasn't been digested for long.

A little weird.

The girl was also wearing the same brown cloak...but she wasn't carrying a longbow, so the bow might have fallen off, which was not a big deal.

It was mainly because of this person that Ye Xiao felt a little uncomfortable.

Ye Xiao glanced at the corpse again. Although the clothes on the corpse were torn, they were somewhat similar to the clothes of the people in the noble mercenary team.

But he couldn't be sure whether it was him or not. He seldom deliberately memorized the appearance of people he thought were unimportant, and the face of the corpse was distorted in that way, so it was really difficult to judge.

"Then... Dong Muge, since there is no road up, let's go down first." Ye Xiao said softly.

"Okay..." Dong Muge leaned against the wall with a trembling body, walked around the soaked corpse, and followed Ye Xiao's footsteps.

"By the way, I have some dry bread on me." Ye Xiao tore off a piece of cloth to dry his hands, then took out a whole piece of dry bread from the ring, "You've vomited so much. If you're hungry, you can eat some."

"Oh... OK, thank you." Dong Muge took the bread and took a bite. "Hey, why is it so hard?"

Ye Xiao didn't reply, but quietly put his hand on the hilt of the knife under the cloak.

Chapter 58: Red Holy Spring

The steps are very long, and the sound of water becomes more and more intense as you get closer to the bottom. It seems that there is more than one canal around you.

Although he was exploring the way ahead with Dong Muge behind him, Ye Xiao also paid half of his attention to what was behind him, and he would glance back from time to time.

There was no other way. The Grandmaster Swordsman's "Mind's Eye", a skill that allowed him to sense the surroundings without having to see, required his agility attribute to be raised before it could be used. Now he could only keep using small movements to sneak a peek to simulate the incomplete effect.

As he walked, he suddenly found that he had reached the last step. With his next step, Ye Xiao stepped on a flat ground.

The canal also changed from diagonal to horizontal at the end of the steps, but it still extended forward.

In the darkness, Ye Xiao could vaguely see many similar canals nearby extending forward, seemingly converging in depths where the weak light could not reach.

The sound of rushing water was dense and huge in the area at the bottom, as if hundreds of rivers were rushing at the same time.

He controlled the fluorescent light to fly slightly upwards, but found that this space seemed extremely tall and wide. The fluorescent light flew so high that he could not see the surrounding objects clearly, and it had not reached the top.

Ye Xiao felt the air circulation around him for a moment, and then lit a small flame with the tip of his staff. After a pause, he raised the staff high and shouted, "Fireball!"

A huge, blazing fireball flew high into the sky in a parabola, exploding into gorgeous fireworks and splashing out countless sparks with tails of flame.

Now he could see the area ahead clearly.

It was an enormous pool, surrounded by black stones. In the pool stood a statue of a young angel carved from black stone, holding a clay jar, with dark red spring water gushing out of the jar.

In the center of the spring, countless corpses were piled together, densely packed like a towering hill, and the rushing canals around them were constantly transporting new corpses to the center.

Ye Xiao opened his eyes wide. The scene was weird, but more importantly, it was the layout of this large room.

If you ignore the canals for transporting corpses, the architectural layout here is almost exactly the same as that of the holy spring in the Loren Cathedral, especially the statue of an angel holding a clay jar.

But the ones here are many times bigger.

"What the hell is this?"

Ye Xiao couldn't help but whispered.

Damn, don’t tell me this place is also used for bathing. Did the ancestors of miracle magicians like to play such tricks?

"Ye Xiao...that...that pile of corpses...seems to be moving..." Dong Muge's trembling voice came from behind.

Ye Xiao looked carefully, and sure enough, the hill of corpses seemed to be slowly wriggling, like a huge heart made of human flesh, beating and throbbing.

"I think we should find another way to leave." Even though Ye Xiao was knowledgeable, he still felt something was wrong.

This shouldn't be the tomb of a miracle magician. He dared to build a holy spring in his own tomb, and used such a strange method. Even Emperor Loren might not have the courage to blatantly blaspheme.

Although he didn't understand the purpose of this red holy spring, it was definitely not something that could be dealt with easily. No wonder the reward for that mission was so generous. I was afraid that Ye Xiao would die here before he could figure it out.

"You again!? Why are you here?"

Just as Ye Xiao was about to retreat, an angry shout came from the side.

Ye Xiao turned around and saw a man in a walrus leather windbreaker walking towards him with two men dressed as mercenaries on the steps where a canal was located.

Arnold? Ye Xiao recalled the name of the man in front of him.

"I don't think I need to report my presence here to you, right?" Ye Xiao frowned. He noticed that the three people walking towards him were all in tatters, as if they had just been through a fierce battle. "But it doesn't matter. I'm leaving anyway."

"Go? Where do you want to go?" Arnold's figure began to dim, because the flames from the fireball that Ye Xiao had just hit into the air were gradually dissipating.

But Ye Xiao could see that Arnold's eyes were bloodshot, and there was even a hint of blood in his pupils.

"You're not going anywhere, this is mine."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Ye Xiao pressed the handle of the knife. He felt that the guy in front of him seemed to have something wrong with his brain.

An expert swordsman, and there is a proficient hunter and a proficient swordsman next to him. It would be difficult to deal with them in a fight here.

There is also a pile of wriggling corpses next to it, and I don’t know what that thing is. Although it is quite quiet now, God knows what will happen after a long time.

"Stop lying, I see clearly your greed..." Arnold whispered and continued to approach, while Ye Xiao protected Dong Muge and slowly retreated.

Damn, there's nowhere to retreat to.

"…your desires, your evil thoughts, your madness…"

The last ray of light disappeared and everything was plunged into darkness.

"... and your sins, fool. Give up resistance."

"God will forgive you,"

"clang"

As soon as he finished speaking, the sparks from the friction between metal and iron suddenly appeared in the darkness.

Ye Xiao's unsheathed blade clashed fiercely with Arnold's rapier.

But the difference in their physical attributes was too great. Even though Arnold was a rapier fighter with agility as the main feature, the force of this one-handed stab almost broke the palm of Ye Xiao's hand while he was holding the knife with both hands.

We can’t confront them head-on. Ye Xiao made this decision almost instantly.

The fire flashed and disappeared, and in the darkness, Ye Xiao's ears keenly caught the sound of the bowstring being pulled amid the sound of flowing water.

He dodged immediately, and the sound of the feather arrow piercing the air passed by his ears.

Suddenly, there was the sound of heels tapping the ground nearby. It must be Arnold's rapier cutting through the wind.

Ye Xiao bent down and dodged to the side, using the knife to protect his right neck and interlocking with the sword. He kicked his feet and jumped behind Arnold.

The sound of continuous footsteps rang out in the darkness, and the hunters and swordsmen in the back row also keenly heard that Ye Xiao had shaken off Arnold and was rushing towards them.

Arnold and his three mercenaries are actually very experienced. They use their strongest melee fighters to fight head-on, and then use a formation of one melee fighter protecting a long-range fighter to harass and pull from the back. If the line of sight is good, with Ye Xiao's current strength, there is almost no way to break through unless he risks exhausting his physical strength and uses the master skill.

But in the darkness, it's different.

Ye Xiao, who once stood at the position of Grandmaster, the most powerful thing is his experience that far exceeds that of his inferiors.

In the darkness, the continuous sound of approaching footsteps suddenly disappeared, leaving only Arnold's footsteps following alone.

The hunter, who was aiming his bow in the dark while listening to the sound, was stunned for a moment.

"He jumped up!"

Arnold, who was several meters away, shouted a warning, but it was too late.

The swordsman who was protecting the hunter at the side only then felt the sharp blade light in the air with the back of his neck.

Ye Xiao, who was hanging upside down in the air behind him, beheaded the swordsman with one sword stroke, as he was just a beat slower in reaction.

Testimonials

Ahhh it's finally going to be on the shelves! Thank you all for your continued support!!!

What is this chapter about? As the author’s first book for Hedgehog Cat, and it is original, the author actually feels that it is pretty good to be able to get to this point, hahahaha.

But of course, the author also found many problems when writing the story, such as the rhythm of the story, the structure of the plot, the selection of materials, and so on.

After reading the various complaints and comments from the big guys, the author gradually realized which plots everyone would pay more attention to here. However, because many times it is a problem of fixed outline structure and interconnected plots, the most he can do is try to control the length of certain plots when writing. He can't delete them directly, otherwise it will easily become confusing (blame the author for designing it a bit complicated when drafting (╥_╥), which inevitably makes the story a bit slow (actually it is mainly the emotional line that is slow, the development of the main plot should not be considered slow (?﹏?))).

The author still hopes to write some unique scenes that can only appear when there is one soul and two bodies - an absolutely tacit self will definitely appear when you are in a desperate situation, and will adventure together, fight together and uncover the secrets of the world, and be a demon king and a hero at the same time but still cooperate with each other seamlessly... Of course, the most important thing is that they can still be close lovers with the same heart hahahaha (?o?o)??

However, such a design does make the framework of this book very complicated. It is necessary to explain the plot clearly and lay various foreshadowings to make the plot develop naturally. It is necessary to write clearly the two-line actions of the two protagonists and both lines must have details and highlights and be related to each other. It is also necessary to express the personalities of various characters in a concise and realistic way and to lay hidden lines. These are all huge challenges for the author.

This also makes the book a bit complicated and not so pure, which is a lesson the author will learn later.

You can trust the author in terms of plot structure design. Although the author still needs to improve on how to tap into popularity and readers' preferences, he is still somewhat confident in the design of plot logic. (A long time ago, the author wrote ten chapters of logical reasoning in a book on another platform, which scared away most readers (?﹏?`.). Because of this, the book was a complete failure, but readers who persisted to the end still gave it recognition.)

Of course, the author has learned his lesson and will not lay out a plot that is too brain-burning and tiring to read. He will try his best to use concise and interesting stories to promote the development of the plot. After the book is put on the shelves, it will be updated until the first volume is completed. In the second volume, the hero will return to the imperial city to join forces with the heroine, and there will be more interactions between them. Readers can mention any suggestions on the plot in the comments or here. The author will try his best to make adjustments without changing the outline.

Although the subject matter is unpopular and not very popular, writing original works on Maozhan is against the will of heaven. For the author, meeting book friends who like the author's writing style is the author's greatest gain (?o?o)??, and this is also the process of the author's growth.

I hope that the story written by the author can bring you a magnificent and unforgettable reading experience.

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Chapter 59: A Mountain of Corpses

The sounds of Ye Xiao's feet landing on the ground and the swordsman falling down were heard at the same time. The hunter next to him had already reacted and hurriedly dodged to the side.