When Qi Ning was imprisoned, it was still the season of snow, and in a flash, the ice melted, and there were no traces of snow in sight, and the pouring rain only let Qi Ning know that the coldest season had passed.

After nearly two months in prison, he came out to breathe the smell of rain and dirt and trees, which really made Qi Ning feel refreshed, the umbrella was not big, but Qi Ning turned the umbrella sideways to Fluttershy, and half of his body was wet from the rain.

If it is in the daytime, the Wild Ghost Ridge in the rain may still be a beautiful scenery, but at night, although Qi Ning's eyesight is good, the distance he can see is actually not too far.

Thankfully, Fluttershy has already pointed out the direction of another mountain, and there is a road between them, so she just needs to follow the road to that side.

Although it is uncertain whether it is in the land of the west, Qi Ning judged that this wild ghost ridge should still be in the territory of Xichuan, after all, Jizo has always been active in the territory of Xichuan, and its nest is naturally in Xichuan.

Moreover, there are many mountains in the southwest, and the strange peaks are steep, especially near the border, and the actual control of the imperial court is not very strong, and many places are inaccessible.

Walking down the winding path, Qi Ning knew that although it was raining heavily, he was walking on the road with an umbrella and Fluttershy, and someone would inevitably see him in secret, and in fact, he noticed people nearby at least twice along the way, but those people obviously mistook them for his own people and did nothing.

Qi Ning knew that it was easier for people to be suspicious at this time, but it was the safest choice to walk on the road like this.

As it turned out, Qi Ning was not wrong in his judgment, and walked to the foot of another mountain, and no one dared to come out to harass him along the way, and there was a hiking trail at the foot of the mountain that led to the mountain, and the stone steps were not regularly chiseled out by hand, Qi Ning stopped and whispered to Fluttershy, "Follow this path, everyone else should be locked up there, Fluttershy, you stay around here and wait, I'll go up the mountain and take a look." ”

He doesn't know what to expect on the mountain, and he takes Fluttershy up the mountain for fear of any accidents.

Fluttershy shook her head and said softly, "I'm with you." Her voice was soft, but unusually firm.

Qi Ning thought for a moment, Fluttershy may not be the safest to stay here, although it is not a foolproof strategy to follow herself, but if she really encounters a situation, she can always protect her desperately, nodded her head, and the two of them climbed the stairs.

Although Fluttershy looks quite weak, she doesn't look tired when she goes up the mountain, and Qi Ning knows that on this mountain, Fluttershy will not have a problem with her physical strength after receiving intense training.

After walking for a while, I suddenly heard a voice in front of me: "Who is it?" ”

Qi Ning looked up, although the rain had not subsided, but through the rain curtain he saw two figures in front of him, Qi Ning coughed, and did not stop, but Fluttershy's psychological quality was also extremely strong, deliberately dragging half of her body back, no longer parallel to Qi Ning, and the rain immediately hit her.

Qi Ning knows that Fluttershy is doing this on purpose, Fluttershy has a humble status on this mountain, and the treasure boy is one of the six envoys of Jizo, if the two of them move forward in parallel, it will arouse the suspicion of the other party, and Fluttershy can only feel pity in her heart when she is drenched in heavy rain.

walked forward, saw clearly at this time, but saw that the two were dressed in sackcloth, wearing a robe, wearing a hat, and both wearing masks on their faces, both of them were already drawing knives in their hands, and they saw Qi Ning and the two were stunned at first, but quickly saluted and said: "I've seen the boy!" ”

Qi Ning knew that the other party had mistakenly recognized himself as the treasure boy, coughed, glanced at it, and saw that there was indeed a cave not far ahead, blocked by an iron fence gate, and at this time there was another thunderclap, Qi Ning waited for the thunder to pass, and then said in a deep voice: "How is the prisoner now?" ”

"Back to the boy, everything is as usual, nothing unusual." One of them said respectfully: "Every day, someone delivers food, and the three prisoners are also very honest. ”

Qi Ning thought to himself that this person said that there were three people locked up here, so Xuanyuan Po was naturally among them, in addition to Xuanyuan Po, Arnau should also be here, and who was the other person? Could it be Yin Wuji? Could it be that Yin Wuji didn't die, but was also taken to Wild Ghost Ridge and imprisoned?

Qi Ning nodded slightly, and did not stop, and went straight to the cave, Fluttershy followed closely behind, and the guards saw that it was the boy who brought him, so he naturally did not dare to stop him, and when he saw that the boy seemed to want to enter, one of them hurriedly ran over and opened the iron bar.

Qi Ning said: "You two are guarding here, no one is allowed to enter without my order." The voice was cold, knowing that the status of the treasure boy on this mountain was not low, so it was natural to have a condescending majesty, and the two guards hurriedly said yes.

Zenin hands one of them the umbrella and leads Fluttershy inside, with two guards standing respectfully outside.

Looking back at Fluttershy, she saw Fluttershy following closely behind her, and lowered her voice, "Sure enough, you passed the test." ”

Fluttershy whispered, "When the boy saw us, he was very cold, just like you, but if anyone makes a mistake, he will punish him severely, so the people on the mountain are very afraid of him." ”

Qi Ning thought to himself that the boy holding the treasure had been in the Fengjian Mountain Villa before, and he should not be sitting in the Wild Ghost Ridge for a long time, and asked, "Has the boy been on the mountain all the time?" ”

"We sometimes only see him once every two or three months." Fluttershy whispers, "There are judges on the mountain, and they are all judges, but they are also afraid of the boys. ”

"Judge?" Qi Ning suddenly remembered that when he was in the Qi family's Xiangyang old mansion, Zhao Yuan, the account room, was the judge lurking in the Qi family's old mansion, at that time, Zhao Yuan had already led someone to completely control the Qi family's old mansion, he had always wondered, why did those cow ghosts and snake gods keep an eye on the Qi family's old mansion?

Fluttershy realizes that Jizo is not the only judge.

Judge Zhao Yuan lurked in the Qi family's old mansion, of course, it was sent by Dizang, which means that Dizang had been eyeing the Qi family for a long time, and Zhao Yuan had actually been using the Qi family's fiefdom to collect money.

To maintain the existence of the force, even a great master like Jizang, of course, needs money, Qi Ning concluded that there must be many people under Dizang to help collect money and support the operation of this force, Zhao Yuan is naturally just one of them, but there are so many dignitaries in the world, why did Jizang choose the Qi family?

But at this time, he didn't have time to think about it, and the two of them walked inside for a while, only to find that they had tried to form a crossing, and they could continue to move forward, and there were forks on the left and right sides.

Qi Ning stopped, thought for a while, and continued to move forward, but this passage was getting narrower and narrower, and in the end, there was a distance that only allowed one person to pass, which was very different from the place where Qi Ning was imprisoned.

The two of them walked through the narrow area, but a stone staircase suddenly appeared in front of them, and it was pitch black all around, Qi Ning frowned, and turned back, "Fluttershy, the structure here is different from the previous one, and I don't know what's wrong here, you just wait here, I'll go down and take a look." ”

Fluttershy stops talking, but finally softly, "I'm waiting for you here, you have to be careful." ”

Qi Ning agreed, then held the cold blade in his hand, and went down the stone ladder, this stone ladder has nearly 100 steps, has gone deep into the ground, and there are no lights along the way, it is pitch black, Qi Ning is on guard, completely by feeling down to the depths, down to the last stone step, but the front is a lot wider, Qi Ning thought that this place is more secret than the place where he is imprisoned, and he knows that there should be someone locked up here, but who has this treatment, I really can't guess for a while.

After walking forward for a while in the dark passage, I finally saw a faint fire in front of me, the air under the ground was very turbid, and the smell was very bad, and at the end, there was a stone wall in front of me, and there were oil lamps hanging on the walls on the left and right sides, the lights flickered, and they were not bright, and it was very cold here, and the flickering lights made it quite gloomy.

At the bottom of the stone wall, there is indeed a small hole for delivering food, but there are stones blocked, Qi Ning squatted down and pulled the stone out, and the hole was revealed, but there was no sound coming from inside, Qi Ning groaned slightly, thinking that this person was locked up here, naturally he was the enemy of Jizang, even if it was not Xuanyuan Po or Yin Wuji, it was definitely not a person from Jizang, and said softly at the moment: "Dare to ask which hero is inside?" "To be able to make Jizo care so much and imprison her deep underground, naturally it can't be a general.

There was a dead silence inside, Qi Ning wondered if there was no one locked in it, coughed, and asked again, "Which hero is inside?" If you can tell me who you are, I may be able to rescue you. I thought that whether it was Xuanyuan Po or Yin Wuji, as long as I heard myself speak, I would definitely be able to recognize my voice, and there would never be no reply.

"Yes..... Is it brocade? There was a weak voice from inside, as thin as a mosquito ant, Qi Ning really couldn't hear the other party's voice for a while, but the other party was able to call out his identity at once, obviously very familiar with himself, and argued his own voice, leaned over and said, "But Elder Taiyin?" ”

The voice inside said, "I.... I'm Xiang ..... To the Hundred Shadows! ”

Qi Ning heard the three words "Xiang Baiying" clearly, his face changed suddenly, and he lost his voice: "Xiang Helper? Immediately, he said, "Are you Uncle Xiang?" I.... I'm Qi Ning, Uncle Xiang, how are you now? ”

After Xiang Baiying disappeared in the funeral cave, Di Ting once pretended to be Xiang Baiying to deceive Qi Ning, but was finally recognized by Qi Ning, and the real Xiang Baiying was always missing, at this time knowing that the other party was Xiang Baiying, Qi Ning's heart was excited, and at this time he finally understood that it was Xiang Baiying who was imprisoned in the depths of the underground by Jizo.