A small casual cultivator!

The man walked with his hands behind his back and said, "I'll give you a chance. Go underground and work for the City Lord's Mansion. How about that?"

"Underground."

Lu Luan was stunned. Could it be that he was going to mine? However, after realizing that this was his only chance to survive, he reacted and immediately replied, "Sir, I am willing."

"That's good."

The man smiled with satisfaction and said, "You are very sensible. Then you can wait here for a few days. Someone will come to pick you up."

After saying that, several people left.

"call."

Lu Luan sat on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief. As long as his life was saved, that was enough.

"Hey."

After the people left, the old man in the cage next to him let out a long sigh.

"Old Senior, what's wrong?"

Lu Luan asked in confusion.

The old man looked at him and said with regret: "Once you go to the dark underground, don't even think about getting out. You will work hard for the City Lord's Mansion for the rest of your life."

"That's better than being executed," Lu Luan replied bitterly.

"That's right. Being alive is hope. If you dig up something good underground, maybe the City Lord's Mansion will show some mercy and let you out."

"Old senior, do you know what the situation is underground?" Lu Luan leaned over and asked.

The old man said, "I don't know much about the underground. I only know that there is dense magma underneath and there are terrifying creatures in the magma. It is very dangerous and people often die. The City Lord's Mansion has been sending death row prisoners there."

Hearing this, Lu Luan's heart sank again. It seemed that this was not as simple as just doing hard labor.

……

Three days later.

"Are you Lu Luan?"

Two guards came outside the prison and shouted to him.

"Looks like we have to go underground."

Lu Luan thought to himself, then nodded and stood up.

After confirming the information, one of them opened the cell door and said, "What are you waiting for? Come here quickly."

Lu Luan glanced at the old man and walked out.

Then the two of them took him to a secluded place, and the attendant shouted to a middle-aged man next to him, "Old Huang, bring him a new set of clothes. We are going underground."

"okay."

The man grinned and walked over with a thick prison uniform, saying, "This kind of person is very suitable to go underground. It would be too easy for him to be executed directly."

"It's him."

Lu Luan recognized at a glance that this was the person who took his storage bag.

"It seems that he doesn't know the Zhengyang Order."

But seeing that he was very calm, Lu Luan knew that this man definitely didn't know what the token in his storage bag was.

Lu Luan did not say anything and pretended not to know him. If he had a chance to come out from underground, he might be able to take back the Zhengyang Order from him.

After changing his clothes, he was taken out.

At this time, there were more than twenty people standing outside, both men and women.

After waiting for a while, someone escorted them to a heavily guarded mansion and stopped them.

The leader then talked to the people coming out of the mansion for a few words and then left.

"Is this the place that leads to the underground?"

Lu Luan pondered.

……

After a while, an old man in gray came in from outside, looked at them, frowned slightly, and murmured, "Only twenty-five?"

"Go to the prison and urge them to come, and bring some more people. This is not enough." The old man ordered the people beside him.

"Yes."

Watching their conversation, everyone felt a shock in their hearts. It seemed that even if they went underground, they might not survive for long.

Then the old man glanced at them and said, "Follow me," and then led them into the mansion and into a huge underground stone chamber.

This place is full of exposed rocks, it is uneven, and it is very hot and stuffy, like being in a steamer.

The old man turned around and said to them, "That's it. After entering the underground, the main thing is to find a kind of flame mushroom growing inside. Remember, you must do things according to the rules. We in the City Lord's Mansion have always been clear about rewards and punishments. If you work hard, it is not impossible to return your freedom."

"Flame mushroom, is it a magical medicine?"

Lu Luan thought to himself and looked at the palm of his hand. If it was really a magic medicine, it might be easier to find it with the help of the medicine bug in the palm of his hand.

"Don't worry, sir. We will do our job honestly."

When they heard that they could still be free, hope shone in everyone's eyes.

Seeing their reactions, the old man nodded with satisfaction, pointed to a dark hole beside him and said, "Go in."

Everyone walked in slowly. There was a hanging basket inside. It looked like they were going to lower them into the ground. But when they got here, everyone's steps started to become heavy.

"hurry up!"

Seeing that they were reluctant to go in, the guards guarding the cave entrance threatened them with swords.

Everyone had no choice but to go in.

After closing the door, I heard the sound of a mechanism above my head, and the iron basket began to fall little by little.

Looking at the light above that was getting smaller and smaller, Lu Luan felt extremely depressed. He felt that he might really have to be buried in this dark underground for the rest of his life.

After a while, seeing that they had not stopped, someone in the darkness said timidly, "I'm afraid we have already gone down more than 300 feet?"

"I heard there are many monsters and demons underground."

"Are we going to have to stay in this dark world from now on? I won't accept that."

Many people began to feel fear.

"Everything depends on human effort. As long as I am still alive, I still have hope."

Lu Luan said silently in his heart and clenched his fists. Although it seemed hopeless now, his life was saved anyway. As long as he was not dead, there was still hope.

He had already come to terms with it. After all, he was alone and had no worries. At most, this was just a change to a worse environment.

"boom!"

It was unknown how long it had been, but the cage suddenly shook violently and finally fell to the ground. Everyone only felt a dim light coming before their eyes.

Looking closer, I discovered that this was a cave. Special plants grew on the surrounding stone walls, emitting various lights and providing a hint of brightness to this world.

“It’s so hot and stuffy.”

"That's molten lava. Are we in an underground volcano?"

Everyone also saw that there were rivers emitting burning light flowing underground, and some people couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

“Is this the underground world?”

Lu Luan looked around and felt as if he was locked in a furnace. Every time he took a breath, there was a burning sensation in his lungs. It was very uncomfortable, but he could still bear it. It was just a bit painful.

"Don't look at it anymore. Let's go. These are the things that will keep you company from now on."

Just as everyone was looking at the environment, two figures walked over from not far away and spoke in a playful tone.

"I've met my lord."

"I've met my lord."

Everyone was very well behaved and bowed respectfully.

One of them looked at them and said, "Come with us, we will take you to where you live."

"Yes."

Everyone hurriedly followed.

After a while, after crossing a lava stream, they came to a very wide cave.