The smell of blood lingering on the tip of his nose was mixed with rancid stench, which made Xie Zhengliu have to open his eyes.

The cave was brightly lit, and the screams and noises in his ears were intertwined, if it weren't for this strong smell of blood, he couldn't hide it, Xie Zhengliu almost thought that he was in the middle of a city.

After a little adjustment to the glare of light above her head, she quickly saw where she was now—there were a hundred iron cages hanging from the two large blood pools inside the cave, and the iron cages were held by the mortals and monks who had been taken away by the shadows these days.

Xie Zhengliu at this moment is also one of them.

The voices she had heard before had come from the mouths of these people, mortals shouting in fear, monks shouting in anger.

Xie Zhengliu quietly looked at the surrounding environment, and soon found the two little friends who were tied to the stone pillar near the blood pool, and seemed to be unconscious.

The space inside the cave was large enough to build two blood pools and an altar inside.

The red lines on the altar seemed to be drawn with blood, but because Xie Zhengliu's position was too remote, she couldn't recognize what the formation was used for.

Directly opposite the altar was the throne of the white-haired old man, although Xie Zhengliu didn't understand why he made a throne full of gold and jade in such a humble cave, but the old man sitting on it was obviously very happy.

Dense black shadows obediently crawled at his feet, connecting into a black "carpet", as if they were surrounding the old man.

And the middle-aged man was groveling beside the old man at the moment, waiting for his orders.

"Have you counted all the numbers and made sure you have gathered enough fifty Pure Yin and Fifty Pure Yang?" The old man asked again uneasily, obviously what he was going to do next had a lot to do with Xie Zhengliu's sacrifices.

The middle-aged man hurriedly promised: "Please rest assured, city lord, we have confirmed it again and again." Even the two pools of demon blood were poured into them by their subordinates. ”

It's demon blood at her feet?

No wonder this cave is not only bloody, but also demonic.

"Very good, you did a great job!" The old man nodded with satisfaction, "Don't worry, when this festival is successfully completed, I will support you to become the new city lord of Crying Ghost City." ”

The middle-aged man raised his head suddenly, and a flash of frenzy flashed in his eyes, as if he had finally gotten something he had been waiting for.

Hearing their conversation, a shrill laugh suddenly erupted in a cage beside Xie Zhengliu: "It's really ridiculous, a person who colludes with the demon clan still wants to become the city lord of the Crying Ghost City?" It really makes people laugh their teeth out. ”

The man in the cage looked not too young, he didn't have half of the aura of a monk on his body, and it seemed that his cultivation had been sealed.

But this person's extraordinarily outstanding temperament is very conspicuous, and it is easy for people to have a good impression at a glance.

The man's words angered the middle-aged man, and his resentful gaze shot over like a sharp sword: "Zhou Yu, shut up!" If you hadn't used the means to make me lose face in front of the master, do you think the position of the city lord would be passed on to you? The position of the city lord should have been mine, and when I solve all of you, I will definitely manage the Crying Ghost City well, and I will make this city develop better in my hands! ”

If Xie Zhengliu is not mistaken, Zhou Yu seems to be the name of the current Crying Ghost City Lord. So the man trapped next to her turned out to be the current city lord?

If he is the city lord, then who is the white-haired old man, and why do middle-aged people call him "city lord"?

Xie Zhengliu's mind was full of doubts, but he didn't choose to speak rashly at this time, but let the two continue to argue in order to get more information.

The man named Zhou Yu did not live up to Xie Zhengliu's expectations, and every word he said was stabbing the middle-aged man's heart: "Su Yu, you are really as stupid as your name." I've never done anything to you, and you're going to fail in the end just because you don't deserve it! You are not worthy of this city, nor of the lord. Do you think this monster you're following will finally get you your wish? You will only be his servant, and you will be controlled by him for the rest of your life! ”

"Monsters? What an interesting name. The old man didn't pay any attention to Zhou Yu's insults, he slowly stood up from the throne, and the skull staff in his hand emitted a brilliant blue light.

"I wasn't supposed to be a monster, it's because of this city that I'm what I am now. But that's okay, soon you'll be able to help me get back to normal, and I'll be even more powerful! ”

He slammed his arms outstretched, as if in madness.

With a wave of the skull staff in his hand, the runes on the altar suddenly lit up red.

The two pools of blood were inspired by this instant, and the blood inside kept tumbling, and then merged into a blood dragon and poured into another heavy formation carved out of the altar.

Irrigated by an incredible amount of demon blood, the fiery red runes became even brighter, dyeing almost the entire cave red.

In this strange red light, those mortals erupted into an unprecedentedly loud cry, they did not have the opportunity to go up like the monks, nor were they inherently strong like the demons.

They just found a place of tranquility in this land, and they just wanted to live like this.

It's just that this world is too dangerous for mortals, and even if they don't do anything, danger still finds them.

"Baby, come closer to me and let me hold your hand. I'll hold you, and you'll not be afraid. The man's gentle voice was very abrupt in the midst of a cry.

When Xie Zhengliu looked over, in the two adjacent cages, a husband and wife were struggling to rely on each other.

Their faces were somewhat familiar to Xie Zhengliu, and she thought for a long time before realizing that the two of them looked very similar to the little girl she had found not long ago.

It turns out that they are here.

Xie Zhengliu recalled her promise to the little girl, she moved her wrist and whispered to the lazy karmic fire in the dantian: You have slept for too long, let you relax your muscles and bones this time.

The karmic fire jumped violently twice, and even the flames were much stronger than before, obviously having been waiting for this moment for a long time.

However, there are still people who are more anxious than karmic fire.

Almost as soon as the people below began to open the cages one by one and tried to escort the people in the cage to the altar, Zhou Yu's iron cage fell to the ground suddenly.

When the old man heard the movement and looked over, the cage was empty. He frowned, and was about to shout at Su Yu, but a spiritual power suddenly fell from above his head.

Zhou Yu grasped the timing of the attack very well, but he didn't expect that the old man's control over the ghosts had already exceeded his imagination.

This attack hadn't touched the old man at all, and the black shadow of the black pressure took the first step to block it. And at the cost of a few black shadows disappearing in an instant.

"Su Yu, catch people!" The old man commanded sharply.

His festival has already begun, and there must be no surprises in this one.

It's just that when all his mind was pulled by Zhou Yu, no one found that the iron cage located in the corner had unknowingly broken a big hole.

And the girl who should have been locked up inside has long since disappeared.