He Lan Tianxia

in the dark.

Lingyi tried desperately to turn his head and even cursed a few times, but it was no use. Instead, the sand and gravel kept getting stuffed into his mouth as if he were running for his life. Lingyi had no choice but to shut his mouth and wait for the outcome.

It finally stopped. Lingyi had just breathed a sigh of relief when suddenly someone pushed her hard, and she fell into the water with a splash.

"Lingyi, do you want that triangular-headed golden-ringed snake to wipe us out? It's been causing us endless trouble all the way." The old tree spirit transformed back into an old man from the tree roots and popped his head out of the water, blaming him.

Ling Yi chuckled, rubbing his forehead. Today, because he had been completely focused on Murong Junlan and the Pavilion Master, and also because he had been poisoned by sulfur-containing cartilage-softening powder, he felt somewhat uneasy. Being kidnapped himself wasn't the main concern; the real issue was who would rescue the Prince and the Pavilion Master.

"We almost got discovered," the old tree spirit continued to complain.

"I've dragged you into this," Ling Yi said guiltily. He was very grateful to the old tree spirit. He had only said that water could dilute the poisonous tree spirit in his body, and the old tree spirit had led him into the water. It seemed that the old tree spirit was quite clever after all.

Lingyi submerged his head in the water and drank his fill, until his stomach was bloated. After relieving himself, he drank again until he couldn't taste anything anymore. Then Lingyi ran up the mountain to find the Hundred-Remedy Vine to detoxify.

The poison was mostly neutralized. Lingyi straightened his back, and his body immediately grew much larger. He lay down on the ground and let the old tree spirit sit on him, which the old tree spirit accepted without hesitation. Lingyi flicked his tail and dashed towards the nineteenth level of the Demon Tower.

At this moment, the triangular-headed krait had just woken up from its drunken stupor, while all the other venomous snakes were still in a dazed, newly awakened state. Upon hearing someone report that a snake outside was challenging them, the triangular-headed krait grinned maliciously and led its brood of snakes out to meet the challenge.

"Is that the little brat hiding in that prince's pocket just now? How dare it challenge me?" Triangular Head didn't take Lingyi's return seriously at all, and it shouted loudly as it charged forward.

"For the sake of us being the same kind, get out of here right now! So that your ancestors won't change their minds."

"Release them." Lingyi felt a pang of pain in his heart as he looked at the two people who were bound hand and foot.

"It seems you don't know the rules of our Nine Demon Tower." The triangular-headed golden-ringed snake was displeased. "You won't listen to reason, so you'll have to drink the penalty cup, huh? Men, take these two arrogant fools down."

The snakes swarmed around, and Triangle Head gave the order, attacking the old tree spirit and Lingyi without saying a word.

Lingyi and the old tree spirit had already discussed their plan. One of them darted onto the roof while the other hid underground, disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Where are they?" The triangular-headed golden-ringed snake, having missed the details, was furious. "Don't let them escape! Dig them out even if you have to dig three feet into the ground!"

The snakes suddenly lost their way and searched aimlessly, but the two snakes weren't very big, and they disappeared without a trace.

"Keep a close eye on those two adults and don't let them rescue them." The triangular-headed golden-ringed snake was quite decisive. It figured that the old man and the snake had come in to rescue the two adults, so it just needed to keep watch and ignore what the others were doing.

As expected of the Snake King, it darted between Murong Junlan and the Pavilion Master and stood there motionless. Its triangular head was held high, and its long tongue would occasionally stick out and lick the surrounding air, terrifying and eerie, drawing strange runes in the air, making people tremble.

The snakes waited for a long time without making a sound, but as the waiting time grew longer, the snakes couldn't help but make rustling sounds.

As the sun shone into the tower from east to west, the snake and the old man remained completely still, seemingly vanished without a trace. The two bound individuals were still the same, with no one coming to their rescue.

The sight of the two people in its belly signaled to the triangular-headed krait that it was time to feed, but it dared not leave them behind. It planned to deliver them to the demon lord as soon as possible to prevent future trouble, so it couldn't allow any accidents to happen at this crucial moment. The triangular-headed krait ordered its prey to be brought, and then commanded its swarm to guard them in layers.

After dinner, the triangular-headed golden-ringed snake immediately ordered that Murong Junlan and the Pavilion Master be tied up a few more times before being sent to the Demon Lord to receive their reward.

They weren't giant pythons, so two people of that size had to be tied together with vines and pulled by the snakes. The snakes quickly finished, and they were ready to go. The Demon Lord lived at the top of the Nine Demon Tower, and to get him up there, they had to pass through the remaining seven floors. Each of these seven floors was inhabited by its own master; if you had to give them something, do you think they would let you pass smoothly?

The triangular-headed krait had already devised a plan. It decided to send some snake venom to each tower master, as this was its most prized possession. The triangular-headed krait entrusted this sacred duty to its personal guard, the green snake. The green snake went back and prepared six bottles, each filled with snake venom.

Protected by the swarm of snakes, Murong Junlan and the Pavilion Master, two enormous men, were slowly pushed towards the tower's stairs. The stairs moved them smoothly, and once they were completely pushed away from the seventh floor, the golden-ringed snakes suddenly sensed something was wrong, but it was too late; the tower's doors slammed shut with a deafening roar.

The triangular-headed golden krait realized it had been tricked and rushed forward to try to stop the closing of the tiered tower door, but the tower door was gone and there were no steps.

As soon as the seventh-floor pagoda door closed, a black horse, Ling Yi, the old tree spirit, Jiang He, Luo Xie, and two fiery red hares appeared from the eighth floor. The group helped Murong Junlan and the Pavilion Master onto the fiery red hares, which then galloped away with a powerful push. The black horse handed over the six vials of snake venom it had just acquired to Jiang He and Luo Xie, and then summoned two long-haired, reddish-brown horses for them. Once Jiang He and Luo Xie were mounted, the black horse urged them on to chase after the fiery red hares.

The black horse glanced back at the swaying seven-story tower gate, then, as if it hadn't heard anything, slowly strolled in the direction the Red Hare had run off to. Only it knew how anxious it was inside.

Meanwhile, the two Red Hare horses carried Murong Junlan and the Pavilion Master at breakneck speed to Lihentian Pavilion. Hong Xiuying and the monks immediately helped the two off their horses. Only the Red Hare horses could have managed to return unharmed after being poisoned.

Murong Dubai, who hadn't shown his face for a long time, and the shopkeeper arrived. Hong Xiuying was actually quite uneasy about entrusting Murong Junlan and the Pavilion Master to Murong Dubai for treatment. Her initial suggestion was to send the two to Anqiao Temple for treatment by the abbot, but this was opposed by Jiang He and Luo Xie. They knew that Murong Junlan and Young Master Bai had a grudge, but they had to admit that Murong Dubai's medical skills were indeed slightly better than the abbot's.