The villain has been playing badly for ten years

In this underwater palace, the windows and curtains are embroidered with pearls, and the candlelight shines dimly into the room, spilling onto the bamboo floor.

The bookshelves were neatly arranged, and by the window stood a golden crane incense burner, burning the Yuelin incense commonly used by the nobles in the merman palace.

And in the veil of the curtain, there seems to be a figure hidden, his green silk clothes swaying in the wind, as he seems to be leisurely playing the piano.

I don't know how much time passed, but the sound of plucking the strings was like the sound of pine waves, and the crisp sound of the swaying pearl curtain was plucked into my ears, until the strings ended with a "clang" sound, and Ning Xiusu also walked closer.

The figure was vague through the bead curtain, but her graceful and curvy figure could be seen. She was a beautiful woman.

Ning Xiusu paused subconsciously as Liuyu's fingertips, stained with cardamom, gently lifted the beaded curtain. A small, almond-shaped face, etched with curved brows, appeared before his eyes, like the morning glow reflecting the moon.

"Among the mermaids, only the southern mermaid is as beautiful as a painting."

When Ning Xiusu saw the stunning woman, he naturally praised her first, and then said:

"But how could there be a beauty in the place of exile, deep under the sea, where there are mountains of corpses?"

When the beauty heard his praise, she smiled gently with her hands covering her mouth. Her pair of affectionate peach blossom eyes were rippling with spring waves, and she spoke in a clear and melodious voice.

"My dear, you are as dejected as the wind under the pine trees. You seem different from those mermaids on the shore."

The beauty's first words were just as strange as this...

Ning Xiusu chatted casually: "I am trapped here, is the young lady also trapped here?"

The woman's apricot-shaped face has eyes and eyebrows as bright as peaches and plums, and her breath is as fragrant as orchids.

"I am the owner of this place. I have been waiting here for a long time, waiting for someone."

This remark hinted at something, and Ning Xiusu asked with great interest, "Who is the young lady waiting for?"

"Wait for someone who can kill the mountain-guarding snake and leave this place."

The beauty said this, walking gracefully towards him: "According to divination, that person has something on him, which is a token of trust."

Ning Xiusu looked at her, suddenly understood something, and took out the green jade token in his arms.

"I don't have anything else on me. You're talking about the Order of the Nine Realms, right?"

"You are indeed the one I've been waiting for, but that thing is not this one."

The beauty's peach-shaped eyes shone with a watery gleam, and her charm faded a little. The pearls and jade in her black hair seemed to be misting among the flowers. "Also, this Nine Domains Order has two halves, and yours is not complete..."

Ning Xiusu said "Oh" and walked to the table by the window and sat down:

"I'm not interested in this thing. I'm more curious why my friend is here with you."

"My dear, your friend is already a mutated person. If he didn't have the skill to control the Gu, he would probably hurt people at random."

"Since the young lady can control Gu, she should also know the reason for this abnormal change."

"Have you ever heard of the Ten Directions Blood Drain?"

Seeing Ning Xiusu's puzzled expression, the woman answered herself:

"There was a strange flower in the ancient capital of Yeliang that bloomed for a thousand years without bearing fruit. Its rhizome was devoured by a certain insect, and it became a strange poison."

"Later, this item was buried with King Liang, and for some unknown reason, it fell into the hands of a group of alchemy practitioners."

As the woman spoke, she pinched the crescent-shaped ear of the wine cup with her fingertips and poured the wine into the glass cup on the table.

"This kind of Gu, when raised, resembles a flower and can lay countless eggs in a single day. It was originally used to treat illnesses. However, practitioners of cultivation all yearn for immortality and attempt to use this Gu as a guide to create a remedy for immortality."

Ning Xiusu watched her pour the wine, as if inviting him to drink together. He had no intention of drinking and said calmly:

"So later, this thing came to the temple, fell into the hands of Tongshan Dojo, and became an object of worship, right?"

"My dear, you are very smart. I don't need to explain what's going on."

"So, this so-called temple offering is the Gu medicine, and the Ice Pill is the substance that suppresses the Gu medicine."

Ning Xiusu twirled the glass cup with his fingers. After analyzing this, he looked at the woman with a strange look:

"But... why? While applying the Gu, they are also developing something to suppress it. Unless, instead of suppressing, they are controlling it, the Ice Pill and the offering are combined, then this is the truly complete Gu medicine."

"Congratulations, you got the answer right."

Ning Xiusu asked again, "This complete Gu medicine can cause people to mutate. Is it just a matter of time?"

The woman raised her eyes and glared at him. "This is just the beginning. Later, there will be more, and... the changes are completely uncontrollable."

He asked, "What's the antidote?"

The woman's voice was soft and tender, and she chuckled:

"It's a beautiful day, my dear, why do you keep asking questions? Why don't you try this sake?"

Ning Xiusu didn't taste the wine, but just shook the amber wine and sniffed a hint of the mellow aroma.

"Miss, you don't want to talk about it. Is it because you don't know, or... are you and Liuliu both working for the Tongshan Dojo?"

Hearing his direct criticism, the woman smiled seductively, "My dear, are you so impatient even when talking to a beautiful woman?"

Ning Xiusu frowned and smiled, but his expression was very cold: "A true beauty is very low-key, and will never wear human skin."

The woman seemed to be surprised that he could see through her. She was slightly startled, then suddenly laughed. She didn't intend to continue deceiving him, and indeed, she took off the human skin mask she was wearing.

The face behind the mask had no facial features at all, like a crumpled piece of paper. It was clearly a Yanren.

Yan Ren really asked, "Prince Xian, how did you know I'm not a beauty?"

The speaker's voice also changed, becoming muffled as if a drum skin had been covered.

Ning Xiusu, always lazy, put down the glass cup and said, "A person won't fall in the same place countless times, but the trick of using human skin to hide a person has been used many times."

"Oh, I was really careless. If I had known earlier, I would have found a beautiful woman to avoid wasting the atmosphere of this place..."

Ning Xiusu ignored Yanren's self-pity:

"So, this place is truly a wonderland. It's no coincidence that I, a Yanren, appear here."

"This isn't a wonderland, it's the only passageway for three hundred years."

Ning Xiu's expression was slightly frowned. "It seems like you know how to get back?"

This Yanren clearly had no facial features, but one could still sense a sly smile on his face: "Of course I know, and I'm going to help you."

A hint of inquiry flashed across Ning Xiusu's dark eyes, "Why?"

"You'll know later, but I can't tell you now."

"It's really strange. Could it be that the Yanren from before were not from the same group as you? Why don't you deal with me but help me?"

"Prince Xian, you don't think that all the Yan people in this world are the same, do you? There are good and bad people among humans and monsters, and the Yan people are no different."

"That makes sense." Ning Xiusu looked at the man with interest. "Since you want to help me, why not help me to the end and help me get rid of this poison?"

Yan Ren chuckled three times in a low voice: "Prince Xian, you are so pushy, you really look like an old friend."

Ning Xiusu didn't know who he was talking about, so he lowered his eyes slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"

Yan Rensi sighed and said, "You've already taken the so-called antidote."

Ning Xiusu was slightly startled, then he asked as if to remind him:

"Have you never felt that you are different?"

Yes, it is indeed very different. When I was in the mine, the black whistle had no effect at all and even made the monsters afraid to get close.

It was like recalling that life-and-death situation, being torn to pieces by the monster in the mine.

That day, Miao Wuqiong melted over the wound. He lowered his eyes to look at his wrist. There were no scars on the pale skin, so much so that... he would think that what he saw that day was like a dream.

He took a deep breath and looked at the Yanren: "What do I have?"

"One thing can conquer another. Only one thing can conquer the poison of Ten Directions Blood Clotting." As Yanren spoke, he paced back and forth and looked at him mysteriously, appearing extremely mysterious.

“Is it infinitely wonderful?”

Yanren laughed heartily, "Prince Xian, I'm afraid you'll have to figure this out yourself."

Seeing that he didn't answer, Ning Xiusu didn't bother to worry about it anymore.

"Since you've only said half the words, let's be direct. How are you going to help me get back?"

Yanren suddenly picked up his crystal-like fingers and snapped them with a "pop" sound.

Several women rushed in from outside the hall. Like the girl who had just served the teacup, they were dressed in green clothes and had their hair tied up in high buns. They were all maids.

These maids began to tinker around in the hall, and in a moment, the slightly ambiguous atmosphere was completely changed. The bead curtains and gauze were removed, and the bamboo floor was pried open, only to discover that there was another world underneath.

Suddenly the palace began to shake and even seemed to be collapsing.

"It's time for this palace to be taken away. I can finally stop staying here."

The Yanren was very polite and made a respectful invitation to him, "But... Prince Xian, do you dare to go down?"

From what he said, it seemed like things were very scary down there.

Ning Xiusu was not afraid, but simply asked: "But what about my friend? He can't get down from here."

"Prince Xian, don't worry. Since I want to help you, I will naturally let your friends go back with me."

Ning Xiusu didn't say anything, but he actually went towards the tunnel.

……

This tunnel is not very spacious. The rocky walls look like a cave and can accommodate roughly one person.

There are no scary scenes and you don't need to bend down at all.

I don’t know how long I walked, maybe I reached the end of the road, and only saw a faint light ahead.

When you step out of the tunnel, you will see countless vines and green leaves hanging beside the cave. A ray of sunlight shines down, and it seems that some raindrops are gently falling.

There was no blood mist, no blood-colored crystals, and the sky was clear and the air was fresh, as if that day had not passed.

This is the back mountain of Qianluo Mountain. Have you really returned?

When Ning Xiusu turned around, he discovered that the tunnel he had come from was actually a cave, and the end of the cave was sealed, clearly a mountain wall.

He couldn't help but feel a little dazed, fearing that it was another so-called illusion.

Suddenly, there was a loud noise from the lush fir forest nearby, as if something had fallen from the sky.

Accompanied by a loud bang, the ground began to shake continuously.