A rare opportunity

After more than ten days of long journey, a mountain towering into the clouds appeared in front of everyone.

Seeing the mountain, Ma Ji and the other three looked ashen. The three Blind Mountain Ghosts cleared all the gloom on their faces, and even tried to force a smile. However, their smiles seemed extremely strange, and it was scarier than crying. The heavy footsteps also became brisk, driving Ma Ji, Li Yu and others to speed up their pace.

When everyone reached the foot of the mountain, the three Blind Mountain Ghosts stopped, clasped their hands together, and bent their waists 90 degrees.

Zhang Ren said loudly:

"Master! We have fulfilled our mission and have found 24 tiger gallbladders. Please let us go!"

After a long time without any response, the three of them did not dare to move and still stood there respectfully.

After waiting for a full stick of incense, a hoarse voice finally sounded:

"Humph! You still remember to come back? I thought you were all ready to die out there!"

The voice was dry and rough, and it was impossible to tell whether it was a man or a woman.

The three ghosts couldn't help but sweat profusely when they heard this! They all fell to their knees with a thump, kowtowed like crazy, and shouted:

"I acknowledge my sin! Please, Master, spare my life! Please, Master!..."

"Humph! Spare you? Don't you know that my Blind Mountain is a forbidden area where outsiders are strictly prohibited from entering or leaving? How dare you bring so many outsiders here? I think you are all tired of living, right?"

The hoarse voice said coldly.

"Master! You misunderstood! Even if I had ten courages, I would not dare to bring outsiders into Blind Mountain! These people were captured by my disciples to test the elixir for you!"

Zhang Ren said anxiously.

"Oh? So you guys are not going to test the elixir for me? No wonder you haven't come back yet, so this is what you were planning!"

The hoarse voice said lightly.

"Unfair! Master, it's unfair! The reason we wasted time is that it's really hard to find twenty-four tigers! Besides... besides..."

Zhang Ren shouted hurriedly, but in the end, he seemed a little hesitant.

"If you have anything to say, say it now!"

The voice said impatiently.

"Yes! Master. Just when we found the last tiger, we discovered a cave. That cave turned out to be Hua Qianmei's hiding place!"

"what?"

With a scream, a figure appeared in front of them, grabbed Zhang Ren's arm and lifted him up, saying hurriedly:

"Where is that slutty fox? Take me there!"

The force used in this grab was too strong, and Zhang Ren was grinning, but he didn't dare to shout.

Li Yu discovered that the man was covered in a loose black robe, and even his face was covered with a layer of black gauze, revealing only a pair of cold and shining eyes that were captivating!

Although she was covered in a black robe, it couldn't hide her slender figure. Judging from her figure, she was obviously a woman. But it was unbelievable that the hoarse voice came out of such a body!

When Ma Ji and the other three saw that man, they were so frightened that they trembled all over and turned pale!

When Han Xu saw this, he hurriedly pulled Liu Lin's arm, and Liu Lin reluctantly said:

"Master, wait a minute! When we got there, Hua Qianmei had been gone for many years. That place was just her retreat! We didn't find anything useful, but we found a few letters. The letters have been brought back, please take a look, Master!"

As he spoke, he raised the storage ring containing the letter above his head.

The man in black robe reached out and grabbed the ring in his hand without looking at it carefully. He just said coldly to Liu Lin:

"Take me to see it!"

"Master! We have already set that place on fire!"

Liu Lin said hurriedly.

"Burned?"

The man in black robe stared at Liu Lin and said sternly.

"Master, calm down! We have turned that bitch's retreat upside down. There is nothing else except these letters and daily necessities! The disciples thought that since that was the bitch's retreat, she might come back at any time, so they burned it down so that she would not be able to find a place to live when she returns. It also helped Master to vent his anger!

Besides, it is a thousand miles away from here. If Master goes there, he will inevitably suffer the pain of the journey. Even if Master goes there, he will not stay there. Therefore, disciples act on Master's behalf, and I hope Master will understand our painstaking efforts!"

The black-robed man was silent for a while, then he sighed and said meaningfully:

"Oh! It's clean after burning! You guys are quite thoughtful!"

The three ghosts shuddered when they heard this! They knew that their master had seen through their thoughts. The reason they burned the stone chamber was not because they sympathized with their master's hard work, but because they were afraid that their master would ask them to take turns guarding there.

It would be fine if Hua Qianmei didn't go back, but if she did, how could they be her opponent? Given the grudge between their master and her, they would have no choice but to die!

The three ghosts kowtowed and said:

"Master, please punish me!"

The black-robed man did not comment, but raised his hand and ejected three pills to the three people. Li Yu found that the three pills were of different colors. The one that flew to Zhang Ren was a white pill, the one that flew to Liu Lin was a green pill, and the one that flew to Han Xu was a red pill.

The three ghosts were so happy when they saw the flying pills! They took them and stuffed them into their mouths, shouting:

"Thank you Master!"

The man in black robe didn't even look at them, but turned around and waved his hand. Suddenly, a red mist rose in front of her, and her figure disappeared.

Only one voice came from far away in the red fog:

"After refining, bring them in!"

After the three ghosts saw the black-robed man leave, they couldn't help but sit on the ground, gasping for breath. Li Yu noticed that their clothes were soaked with cold sweat!

The three ghosts took a short breath, then got up and drove them into the red fog.

Li Yu was stunned after crossing the red fog! Outside, the mountains were rocky and the autumn wind was bleak. But inside, the ground was covered with fragrant grass, birds were singing, and flowers were fragrant, warm as spring!

The mountains and plains are full of flowers of various colors and shapes. The fragrance of flowers is intoxicating! In the sea of ​​flowers, rivers are crisscrossed and unique wooden bridges can be seen everywhere. The river water is clear and fish swim leisurely in the river.

White and gray rabbits shuttled among the flowers. They were not afraid of people coming and continued to eat their food. Wherever they passed, they would sometimes startle flocks of birds, which would fly into the sky with a roar!

There were more than a dozen wooden houses built by a large river, and the front and back of the houses were covered with colorful stones. Li Yu approached and found that they were not stones, but mushrooms!

Farther away, there are clusters of snow-white pear blossoms and rouge-pink peach blossoms swaying in the breeze!

Looking at the pleasant scenery in front of him, Li Yu couldn't help but feel relaxed and happy! He thought: The so-called paradise is just like this, right?

While I was enjoying myself, I heard Liu Lin sternly say:

"Everyone, stay inside! Don't run around when you get here! Otherwise, you won't even know how you died!"

Only then did Li Yu notice that they had been brought to the row of wooden houses.