As soon as I put it on, I met a sickly man

Ding Chen and others quietly approached the sound, pushed aside the dense vines, and found that there was a passage leading to the underground hidden behind the stone door.

The dark and damp stone steps extended downwards, and a cold breath hit me in the face, making me shudder.

Ding Chen took a deep breath and walked down the stone steps first, followed by the others.

At the end of the passage was a heavy iron door, with faint light and low voices coming through the crack of the door.

Xuanyuan Che gently pushed open the iron door, and what they saw shocked them: a spacious secret room suddenly appeared before their eyes, and several men in black were sitting around a stone table with some strange instruments and scrolls on the table. There was a strange smell of medicine in the air.

One of the men in black was holding a peculiarly shaped metal container in his hand. The container was filled with a liquid that was gleaming with a faint blue light and emitting an unsettling aura.

"What are they doing?" Xiaoxuan asked in a low voice, her eyes full of worry.

"It looks like some kind of evil ritual." Yingfeng replied coldly. He was keenly aware of the dangerous atmosphere in the air.

The men in black in the secret room didn't seem to notice their arrival and were still discussing in low voices.

"As long as this 'Bone-Eroding Powder' is poured into the water source of the capital, the entire capital will fall into chaos within three days. By then..." The man in black who spoke laughed sinisterly, his tone full of pride.

"Bone-eroding powder?" Ding Chen was shocked. He knew that this was an extremely vicious chronic poison. The poisoned person would gradually lose the ability to move and eventually become paralyzed and die.

"We can't let them succeed!" Ding Chen's eyes flashed, he drew his sword and rushed in first.

"Who is it?" The men in black were startled by the sudden noise and drew their weapons, starting a fierce battle with Ding Chen and the others.

Although the men in black were numerous, Ding Chen and his men were highly skilled in martial arts and had good coordination, so they quickly gained the upper hand.

However, at this moment, the wall of the secret room suddenly opened, and more men in black rushed out and surrounded them.

"It seems that we have been ambushed." Xuanyuan Che looked around calmly, with a cold light flashing in his eyes.

The leading man in black laughed coldly: "You overestimate your own abilities! How dare you break into our secret base? Today, you will never come back!" He held a dagger flashing with cold light in his hand, and his eyes were full of murderous intent.

"Really?" Ding Chen sneered, "It's still uncertain who will win!"

The two sides engaged in a fierce battle again, with swords flashing and shouts of killing shaking the sky.

Just when Ding Chen and the others were gradually feeling overwhelmed, the leading man in black suddenly shouted, "Activate the mechanism!"

"Not good!" Ding Chen thought to himself...

The top of the secret room began to slowly drop, and it seemed that it was about to crush them into meat patties.

At the critical moment, General Lin roared, exerted force with his arms, and actually managed to hold up the descending top.

He clenched his teeth, veins bulged on his forehead, and used all his strength to hold on, buying time for others.

Seeing this, Ying Feng immediately flew up, with a flash of cold light in his hand, and shot several hidden weapons accurately at the men in black who were controlling the mechanism.

The mechanism stopped working and the top of the secret room stopped descending.

General Lin fell to the ground exhausted, gasping for breath.

At this moment, a burst of shouting and killing sounds came from outside the secret room, and then a group of soldiers dressed in Royal Guards uniforms rushed in and surrounded the remaining men in black.

"Xuanyuan Che!" The leading man in black gritted his teeth and spat out three words, his face full of unwillingness and anger.

"You were prepared!"

There was no expression on Xuanyuan Che's stern face: "Do you think your conspiracy can be concealed from the world?" He gave an order, and the Royal Guards rushed forward and subdued all the men of the mysterious man.

It turned out that Xuanyuan Che had already arranged for the Royal Guards to ambush around the manor, waiting to catch these conspirators in one fell swoop.

The mysterious man's face turned very ugly, he knew that the game was over.

However, the remaining mysterious people did not surrender. They used all kinds of strange spells and martial arts to fight stubbornly.

Ding Chen and others were not afraid and fought a desperate battle with them.

General Lin and Yingfeng joined forces to fight against the most powerful of the mysterious men. The two sides fought hard, with swords flashing and strong winds howling.

Xiaoxuan used her medical skills to make some special powder and sprinkled it into the eyes of the mysterious people, causing them to temporarily lose their sight.

The situation began to turn in favor of Ding Chen and others, and the balance of victory gradually tilted.

At this moment, a man in black suddenly broke free from his restraints and rushed towards Xiaoxuan, with a flash of cold light in his hand...

"Xiaoxuan, be careful!" Ding Chen shouted and flew towards Xiaoxuan...

Ding Chen pushed Xiaoxuan away with all his strength, and the cold dagger pierced his shoulder.

Xiaoxuan widened her eyes in horror and tears welled up in her eyes.

"Ding Chen!" She threw herself on Ding Chen and hugged him tightly.

Ding Chen's face was pale, but he endured the pain and comforted her, "I'm fine, it's just a minor injury..."

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the entrance of the secret room.

A man in official uniform walked in, holding an imperial edict. It was Censor Su.

He glanced around, his eyes settling on the subdued man in black, and read aloud, "By the Will of Heaven, the Emperor decrees that the traitor Lin Ran has colluded with a rebel group and plotted rebellion. His crimes are extremely heinous. The evidence is now irrefutable, and the Imperial Guards are ordered to execute him immediately on the spot as a warning to others!"

Censor Su took out the emperor's secret order and announced that the conspirators would be executed on the spot.

The mysterious leader's face turned pale, he knew that everything was over.

He looked up to the sky and sighed, his eyes filled with despair and unwillingness.

With the flash of the Royal Guards' swords, the conspirators fell to the ground one after another, and their sinful lives ended.

Ding Chen and others successfully crushed the enemy's conspiracy, saved the court, and saved the lives of countless people.

The news spread throughout the capital, and the people cheered and ran around to tell each other.

Ding Chen, Xuanyuan Che, General Lin, Xiaoxuan, and Yingfeng, their names are praised by people and they have become heroes admired by everyone.

After surviving the disaster, Ding Chen and Xiaoxuan hugged each other tightly, tears silently streaming down their faces.

After going through so many hardships and dangers, they finally ushered in peace and tranquility.

The friends around them looked at them with relieved smiles on their faces.

Xuanyuan Che patted Ding Chen on the shoulder and said, "You kid, you finally escaped danger." General Lin also smiled and said, "You are worthy of being the person I have chosen. It is true that heroes emerge from young people!" Yingfeng rarely showed a smile and nodded slightly.

However, just as everyone was immersed in the joy of victory, Ding Chen's attention was suddenly attracted by a strange light in the distant sky.

The light flickered like a flash of lightning across the night sky, yet it carried an indescribable weirdness and mystery.

Ding Chen felt an inexplicable uneasiness in his heart. He looked at the strange light and subconsciously held Xiaoxuan's hand tightly!

"what is that?