49. A Hundred Ways to Die
The Youhan Dynasty had a few people.
Because the secret of this underground divine palace could not be known by too many people, Murong Jing did not bring many people with him. Besides himself, there was only Yuan Qin, who was at the early Heavenly Soul realm, a very mysterious old man, and several Earthly Nether realm royal guards.
Besides these non-royal people, this Murong Jing also brought a person that Gong Yiling had not expected before, but now she was no longer surprised.
Murong Yun.
Just the night before—
With the help of Xuan Lingling’s strange art, the bronze mirror in Gong Yiling’s room was connected to the bronze mirror in Murong Yun’s room. This way, even without leaving the house, they could contact this princess who was supposed to be under surveillance.
After Gong Yiling explained what she had done and her delaying tactics, Murong Yun expressed her understanding, but she quickly said something that surprised Gong Yiling.
“Tomorrow’s trip to the underground palace, my royal brother will take me with him.”
“Take you with him?” Gong Yiling, while choosing the clothes for that little silly dragon tomorrow with Yan Chuyue, asked, “What did he say to you?”
“He didn’t say much.” Murong Yun said, “But I just feel that my royal brother seems to already know what I want to do.”
Ahem… playing tricks with your royal brother who has his eyes on the heavenly cover, you can’t win, sister.
“It’s alright.” Gong Yiling could only slightly stabilize this girl’s thoughts. “You are, after all, the only one who is still alive after taking the Death-Severing Pill in a near-death state. You can also be considered to have a deep connection with this divine palace.”
“A connection, is it…” Murong Yun’s voice became a little softer. “Perhaps, but this kind of connection… I’d rather not have it.”
“Ah… sorry, I didn’t mean to bring up your sad past.”
“It doesn’t matter. The fact is what it is, isn’t it?”
Seeing that this conversation was about to be killed by her, Gong Yiling, who was thinking about whether there were any other topics to talk about, suddenly thought of something.
—If she remembered correctly, outside the Lingxiao Pavilion, it was this girl who had destroyed her surveillance.
Later, because this matter was not mentioned again, she had almost forgotten about it. But if you thought about it carefully, it was a bit strange.
This Murong Yun… how did she destroy her surveillance?
This ghost essence art was not something an ordinary person could learn. Even just having talent was not enough. The key was where to find the corresponding cultivation technique.
So, Gong Yiling was still puzzled, and she didn’t know if the other party would tell her where this ghost essence came from.
“Um, Your Highness, your ghost essence—”
Before she could finish her sentence, a few knocks came from Murong Yun’s side.
Seeing this, the two who were talking both knew what was going on. Gong Yiling immediately had Xuan Lingling interrupt the technique, and everything in the bronze mirror quickly returned to its original state.
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Recalling yesterday’s events, Gong Yiling couldn’t help but look at Murong Yun not far away.
After the conversation was interrupted, to be on the safe side, they had not continued it. They had not seen each other until today.
However, looking at Murong Yun’s current expression and state, it seemed that it was not a big deal.
“This is the formation master I found, Xuan Shu.” Gong Yiling said, “Any formation in this world, as long as it’s below the Heaven grade, there’s nothing she can’t handle. Even a Heaven-grade formation can’t trouble her much, and she can even glimpse the Immortal-grade method.”
This boast really went to the heavens. It made even Xuan Lingling herself a bit stunned, but she still nodded calmly as the two had taught her before.
Ah… being a person is really hard.
“Master Xuan, it’s a pleasure to meet you.” Although Murong Jing didn’t know who this person was, she looked unfathomable. He could only cup his hands and bow, showing some courtesy.
“Since you have brought such a powerful aid for this trip, then I naturally cannot show weakness.”
He then introduced the wrinkled old man. “This is Mu Huajing, the former head of the Lingxiao Pavilion. He is also very knowledgeable about formations and mechanisms.”
“You’re too kind.” The old man stood with his hands behind his back, his voice full of energy. “For this ancient ruin, I dare not speak rashly. You young ladies are all phoenixes among men. Please don’t despise me for my old age.”
Two generations of Lingxiao Pavilion heads gathered, and who knew if this Murong Jing had any other backup plans.
This operation had raised the tension from the very beginning.
Since both sides had introduced their visitors, they quickly entered the secret passage in the rockery in the order of Murong Jing’s people in front and Gong Yiling’s people behind.
However, not long after they left, someone reappeared outside the rockery.
This group of people, I don’t know how they got here. They were all dressed in black robes, wearing uniform masks and bamboo hats, which was quite dazzling in broad daylight.
“Those people seem to have already entered. What should we do now?”
The leader, seeing this situation, thought for a moment and said, “According to our previous agreement with Murong Jing, he will leave some things to guide us along the way.”
“Everyone, stand by. In half an hour, we will set off.”
“Yes!”
At this moment, Gong Yiling and her group had already passed through the long passage and arrived in front of that huge pit.
As soon as they arrived, an indescribable force enveloped them. It felt as if several large mountains were pressing on their meridians, causing them to stagnate, and their spiritual energy could not circulate normally.
This was the terrifying thing about the immeasurable meteorite iron.
However, there was one person who was completely unaffected, and even wanted to jump directly from the platform.
Fortunately, Gong Yiling quickly pulled her back and dragged her back.
“What are you doing?” Xuan Lingling blinked with great confusion.
“Didn’t you see that everyone else didn’t move?” Gong Yiling couldn’t help but rub her forehead and whispered in her ear, “But it’s my fault for not telling you in advance. You can’t use spiritual energy in this area. Even if you’re not affected by that thing, it’s best to pretend to be affected.”
“Oh… I see.” Xuan Lingling, hearing this, immediately made an “OK” gesture. “I understand. Watch me.”
As she spoke, she broke free from Gong Yiling’s hand and swaggered around the edge of the cliff, crossing her arms and saying, “Strange, where did my spiritual energy go? How did it disappear?”
“Sister Xuan doesn’t know.” Gong Yiling also pretended that everyone didn’t know and continued to talk about this topic. “The spiritual energy here—”
But just then, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Murong Yun walked straight to the edge of the cliff, glanced down, and then leaped down.
