"Is there a 'real way' to leave this space...... Indeed, as it stands, even if we reach the red pillar as the serpent said, there is no guarantee that we will be able to get out of here. ”

Mu Jianyun stroked his chin and analyzed.

"To be honest, I don't really believe in the 'Devil Tooth Group' anymore. For a black market that pursues trading volume, it is obviously unreasonable to let a large number of potential customers who participate in trading here, and perhaps this 'challenge' is not designed to 'screen qualified participants' at all. ”

"In that case, then we have to go to this secret door to find out, and maybe catch up with the person who went in before. But before that......" Jiang Yao said, picking up a small pebble from the ground and writing something on the rock wall beside it.

"What are you writing?" Mu Jianyun stepped forward and asked.

"Leave a message and give them to Lu Xingyue. Jiang Yao replied. "Xingyue will most likely come down to me, and I will have to tell him where we are going. ”

"Such a deep cliff...... Are you sure he'll come looking for you?" Mu Jianyun looked at the pitch-black canyon and hesitated.

"Well, with his personality, he will not leave behind his companions who are uncertain about life and death. Jiang Yao said seriously. "If it were me, I would have made the same choice. ”

"You ...... with him" Mu Jianyun looked at Jiang Yao's expression, as if he wanted to ask something, but after all, he hesitated and didn't ask.

"What's wrong?"

“…… It's nothing. Mu Jianyun shook his head and turned to look at the secret door. "Once it's written, let's go. ”

"Hmm...... Alright, let's go. ”

"Smack...... Bang ......

The light of the fireworks beads gradually faded away in the footsteps, and with the submergence of Jiang Yao and Mu Jianyun's figures, the secret door on the rock wall roared again and fell again, and the silence around the valley floor returned to death, but this silence was soon broken by a rustling sound.

"Ga...... Gala—'

The crisp sound echoed at the bottom of the narrow valley, and in the shadow of the rock wall in the distance, the armored corpse that had been sitting on the edge of the rock wall with its head tilted up suddenly moved, and its head, which had been folded into ninety degrees, slowly straightened back in the sound of "click", and turned its head to look at the position of the secret door.

"Let's ...... it"

As the eye socket on the forehead of the dried corpse slowly opened, a green eyeball emerged from the eye socket, and the dried corpse stared intently at the direction in which Jiang Yao and the two disappeared, and the corners of the distorted and shriveled mouth slowly pulled upward, revealing a cold and weird smile......

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"Tick...... Tick ......

Icy droplets of water dripped down from the top of the charred rock face, and the long rock path that connected to the secret door was much more humid than the valley floor outside. With the help of the fireworks light beads, Jiang Yao and Mu Jianyun found that there was nothing in the rock tunnel except for the rough stone walls. Perhaps, in this environment, even if there were corpses, they would not be able to become dry corpses like the group of guys outside, and they would have turned into dust for a long time.

"This place...... It felt like something had burned me before. Jiang Yao looked at the blackened rock walls around him and said softly. "Judging from the appearance of those dried corpses outside, there may have been some tragic battles here, is it a ruin?"

"I originally thought that this so-called 'Special Challenge Place' was just a temporary space built by the 'Oniya Group', but now it seems that the story is more complicated than I thought. It may be made up of many old 'real spaces'. ”

Mu Jianyun limped forward and spoke.

"At the end of the day...... How the hell did they manage to put together so many sites and ruins? And there are so many mutant monsters......"

"Anyway, now we can only take one step at a time. Jiang Yao said, glanced at Mu Jianyun beside him, shook his head and smiled bitterly. "Having said that, the state of the two of us now is almost exactly the same as when we were in distress in the ancient tomb of Yuanqiu Mountain. ”

"Yuanqiu Mountain...... It's only been a few months, but it feels like a long time ago......"

Mu Jianyun sighed softly and said. "At that time, I had just met you. To be honest, I didn't really treat you very well at that time, thinking that you were only appreciated by the leader because of your 'colorless physique', and that you were lucky enough to have mana that others couldn't borrow for decades of cultivation, and at best you were just a straw bale. ”

"'Straw bales'...... Oh, you're really direct. Jiang Yao was speechless, but there was nothing to argue, at that time, he couldn't even control the demon power, and he ran away at every turn, even if he recalled it now, he himself felt that he was quite incompetent.

"But...... Now I don't think so. Mu Jianyun turned his head to look at Jiang Yao, and his seemingly cold gray pupils seemed to be much softer than before.

"In the past few months, you have proven your strength by successfully escaping so many disasters. What's more, if you hadn't arrived in time before, I wouldn't have been able to resist those hungry ghosts and demon vines, and it was you who saved me, thank you. ”

"Well, actually, that's not my credit alone......"

Hearing that Mu Jianyun, who had always been passing by the beginning, thanked himself so bluntly and sincerely, Jiang Yao was a little embarrassed. "At the beginning, Xingyue also made a lot of efforts, if you really want to thank him, you should thank him. ”

"Lu Xingyue ......" Mu Jianyun muttered, and the expression that had softened just now seemed to be gone. "Speaking of which, he's a Jianghu person......, right? How did you meet him in the first place?"

"Well, it's also because of a coincidence......"

Jiang Yao replied vaguely and looked away with a weak heart. He had promised Lu Xingyue not to reveal that he had stolen the 'Dragon Bone Key' and infiltrated the Netherworld, so he and Lu Xingyue naturally couldn't tell Mu Jianyun about their acquaintance. And Mu Jianyun also saw that Jiang Yao didn't want to say more, so he also gave a step down and opened his mouth to divert the topic:

"Really...... However, it can be seen that his strength is very strong, and there are indeed many talents in the 'underground rivers and lakes'. ”

"Hehe, his strength is not lost to your Spirit Divine Envoy. But if you 'Lingyutai' want to win him over, you can avoid it, he is not the kind of person who is willing to be bound by the system and follow the rules......"

Jiang Yao breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and climbed down the steps, but what he didn't expect was that as soon as the words were spoken, he saw Mu Jianyun suddenly stop, and his expression seemed to be a little serious.

"What, what's wrong?" Jiang Yao's smile froze on his face for a moment, and he didn't know where he had said the wrong thing.

"'Bondage'...... In your eyes, is the 'Spirit Imperial Terrace' such a place?" Mu Jianyun turned his head, looked into Jiang Yao's eyes, and said. "In your opinion, I ...... Is that a conformist?"

"No, you misunderstood, I didn't mean that......" Seeing that Mu Jianyun was starting to get serious again, Jiang Yao hurriedly explained. "I—I've just heard that there are a lot of rules in the 'Spirit Palace' before, but it's not that it's bad, it's just, it's just ......."

Jiang Yao hurriedly tried to explain something, but he always felt that it was getting darker and darker, and finally he didn't know what to say. And Mu Jianyun looked at Jiang Yao's embarrassed look, and suddenly realized his gaffe, so he turned his back and sighed.

"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have forced your ......" Mu Jianyun held his forehead and said softly. "I know you don't mean it, it's me who is too stressed. ”

"You...... Are you okay?" Jiang Yao looked at Mu Jianyun's pale face, wanting to comfort something, but he was afraid that he would say the wrong thing again, so he could only choose to shut up.

"As the patriarchal family of the 'Lingyutai', our Mu family takes it as our responsibility to defend the system of the 'Lingyutai'. For me, who grew up in Lingyutai, the code of conduct and responsibilities of Lingyutai have long been carved into the bone marrow, so it's no wonder that you think I'm rigid and follow the rules......"

Mu Jianyun shook his head and took another step.

"But for a huge organization that has been running for thousands of years, 'no rules, no rules'. It is precisely because every Spirit Imperial Divine Envoy in it abides by a unified code of conduct that the "Spirit Imperial Terrace" can operate safely to this day, which is why the Demon God Mansion and their various forces are lined up, but we can always be united. ”

"This ...... Truly. Jiang Yao thought about it, and had to admit that what Mu Jianyun said was not unreasonable. Although he had complained a lot about the style of the Spirit Guardian because of Xiao Yuan's affairs, after hearing about the various disputes in the 'Demon God Mansion' due to his previous trip to Changyou Mountain, he was really glad that the 'Spirit Terrace' as a human camp had not split to that extent, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable.

"I know that with your temperament, I'm afraid that you won't be used to some of the ways of doing things in the 'Spirit Guardian', and I also admit that the methods that the 'Spirit Guardian' sometimes uses ...... It's not entirely above board. Mu Jianyun paused, there seemed to be a tangle in his eyes, but he quickly regained his firmness. "But at least myself...... I promise you that you will not do anything to be ashamed of. ”

"Of course I believe your words. Seeing Mu Jianyun's solemn appearance, Jiang Yao couldn't help but become serious. "I'm sorry, I may have lost my words before, don't worry. It's not easy for you, and I've heard that your father puts a lot of pressure on you......"

"Father, although he was strict, but ...... Actually, it's for my good. As soon as Mu Xunzhi was mentioned, Mu Jianyun lowered his eyes, and a little loneliness appeared between his eyebrows, and all this was also seen by Jiang Yao.

"I envy you, anyway, at least your father is still by your side, and I ...... There is no such opportunity anymore. Jiang Yao smiled bitterly and moved his gaze to the dark front of the black hole.

"......" Mu Jianyun was stunned, of course he knew who Jiang Yao was referring to, in fact, one of the reasons why he went to the "Ghost Market" this time was related to Jiang Yao's stepfather, Jiang Huai, who died unexpectedly ten years ago.

「…… In fact, ten years ago, the "Dragon Bone Key" had appeared in the "Ghost Market", and it was Jiang Huai who bought the "Dragon Bone Key" at that time. If Jiang Huai really got the 'Dragon Bone Key' that could pass through the spatial barrier ten years ago, then it might not be a coincidence that he and Jiang Yao entered Buzhou Mountain where the accident occurred. 」

Lu Jingyi's words echoed in Mu Jianyun's mind, which made Mu Jianyun's face a little hazy. And at this moment, a violent shock suddenly erupted from all around the rock road! Jiang Yao and Mu Jianyun glanced at each other, and the two reacted at the same time:

"It's ...... Space Collapse!"