Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

The group passed through the Sea of ​​Binding Spirits and stepped into the snowy region.

Guan Xun raised his hand and made a grasping motion, tearing open a rift in the void below, leading Bai Ze and Chi Rong into it.

With her current level of cultivation, tearing through the void is nothing to her, so why would she need to expend energy traveling?

When he stepped out again, he had already left Zhongzhou and entered the territory of the Imperial Domain.

The border between the Illusionary Forest and the Valley of Ten Thousand Demons.

The moment I stepped out of the void, a shadow loomed over me.

Looking up, I saw a huge, emerald-green tail slamming towards me with a powerful gust of wind!

Chi Rong roared immediately, transforming into a massive body and whipping his python tail at the green tail!

"Oh!"

The opponent was clearly outmatched and was sent flying with a single counterattack.

The explosive energy rippled outwards, snapping a large number of trees in the surrounding area.

The surrounding monsters were so frightened that they scattered and fled, and the forest fell into a deathly silence in an instant.

Just as Chi Rong was about to press his advantage, Guan Xun raised his hand to stop him.

"What's wrong, Master?" Chi Rong asked, puzzled.

Guan Xun smiled faintly and turned to look into the shadowy depths of the Illusionary Fall Forest: "Someone we know has arrived."

acquaintance?

Chi Rong and Bai Ze were both taken aback and followed her gaze.

Suddenly, a burly figure, over ten feet tall, burst out of the dense forest, his face bearing a strikingly menacing scar.

"What's going on! What's going on!"

Hearing that rough voice, Guan Xun raised an eyebrow: "Xiao Ba, what are you doing?"

"Huh???" Yagami Kuma was terrified, his gaze sweeping across the area and locking onto the white figure in front of him.

So familiar...

Upon recognizing the person, he immediately burst into a joyful shout: "Grandma?! You're back?!"

After he finished shouting, he rushed forward and circled around Guan Xun, his eyes wide with shock.

He couldn't even fathom his great-aunt's current strength! She appeared in the nearby forest without him noticing.

His gaze shifted, sweeping over Chi Rong and Bai Ze.

He clicked his tongue and shook his head. Good heavens, my aunt actually acquired an extra divine beast after going to Zhongzhou.

I'm so envious...

"Why did you come back here?" Eight Silver Earth Bear scratched his head. "Did you come here to hunt monsters?"

"Something came up," Guan Xun said casually. "I got hit as soon as I arrived."

Eight Silver Earth Bear was stunned for a moment, then roared angrily: "Outrageous! Who dares to attack you, my lady?"

Chi Rong flicked his tail and pointed in the direction where he had just swatted away Qing Lv's tail: "Hey, big guy, didn't you see? There's a big snake over there, it almost ate us just now."

"Orochi?" Yagami's expression changed, and he cried out, turning and running towards the source of the commotion. "Misunderstanding! It's all a misunderstanding! We're on the same side! We're on the same side!"

own people?

Guan Xun raised an eyebrow slightly, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Eight Silver Earth Bears ran to the side of the giant green snake, turned their heads and shouted to Guan Xun, "Grandma, this is the Poisonous Lightning Snake that I found in Tanyou Cave. It was only the size of a finger back then, and it grew to this size because I brought it out to train."

"Its eyesight is poor; it must have mistaken you for prey!"

Poisonous Lightning-Dried Serpent?

Guan Xun was slightly taken aback; the name sounded somewhat familiar.

She thought about it carefully. It seemed to be the little snake she had brought out from the academy. At that time, she thought it was useless and threw it into the Pool Cave.

Oh, it's that little guy.

She didn't say much, just waved her hand and said, "In that case, you can continue. I still have to get going."

"Grandma?" Eight Silver Bear exclaimed anxiously, "Aren't you going to come back to my Tanyou Cave for a while?"

Guan Xun shook his head, turned around and left.

The Eight-Silver Earth Bear watched her retreating figure, sullenly patted the head of the Poisonous Lightning Serpent, and scolded irritably, "Wake up! Look carefully next time! That's your grandma! If I hadn't been here today, you would have been roasted and eaten by her!"

"Waaah..." The Poisonous Lightning Serpent was extremely aggrieved.

……

As Guan Xun and his companions left the Illusionary Forest and entered the city gate, they brushed past a speeding carriage.

The carriage curtain was half-lifted, and Jian Rou was peeking out to survey the street scene. Her gaze suddenly froze when it swept over Guan Xun's back.

She quickly tugged at Ling Moyan's sleeve beside her, excitedly saying, "Cousin, look! There's someone who's extremely handsome!"

Ling Moyan raised an eyebrow and peeked over, following her pointing finger, only to see a receding figure.

He frowned slightly and murmured, "Why does this feel so familiar?"

"What do you mean 'familiar'? Cousin," Jian Rou pouted and changed the subject. "You probably just act like this whenever you see someone good-looking, don't you?"

"Uh..." Ling Moyan lowered the carriage curtain and chuckled, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think I'm that kind of person?"

"I'm not going to tease you anymore. Don't hold us back this time when we go to the Illusion Forest to catch monsters."

"Hmph, don't underestimate me! You'll have to be very impressed!" Jian Rou raised her voice, then suddenly remembered something and changed the subject, "Cousin, are you really going to become a teacher at the academy?"

"Yes, I feel at ease."

“Okay, then you’ll have to stay at the academy a lot. I haven’t been back since I graduated,” Jian Rou said, pouting.

Ling Moyan didn't reply, closed his eyes and leaned against the carriage wall, feeling annoyed by the chatter of the people around him.

He sighed heavily, the image of the figure he had just seen flashing repeatedly through his mind.

He does look somewhat familiar, a bit like... like Guan Xun.

That's right! It's Guan Xun, the person who has been imprinted in his memory for many years.

But as soon as the thought popped into his head, he suppressed it.

impossible.

Guan Xun... she's already dead... she was long ago devoured by a demon beast.

He shook his head inwardly, trying to shake off his worries, and let out a long sigh, full of helplessness.

He failed to hold onto her; if only he had…

Jian Rou was talking enthusiastically when she saw that Ling Moyan was ignoring her, so she approached him angrily, only to see his eyelashes trembling and seemingly glistening with tears.

She was taken aback: "Cousin? Didn't you get enough rest yesterday? Why are your eyelashes so wet?"

"..."

"cousin?"

"..."

"cousin!"

Ling Moyan's temples throbbed from the noise, and he pursed his lips: "There's a bug in my eye."

"Huh? I'll blow it for you!"

"Need not……"

……

the other side.

Chi Rong was no longer on Guan Xun's shoulder, but was nestled on Bai Ze's head.

It raised its tail and kept tapping the top of its fluffy mane, making Bai Ze's face turn black with anger.

"Chi Rong, don't go too far. Are we that close?"

Chi Rong flicked his tongue: "Whether you know me or not is your business, as long as I know you, that's enough."

"..." Bai Ze could no longer bear it, so he reached out and grabbed it, then threw it away.

Chi Rong immediately started cursing and then suddenly jumped back onto his master's shoulder.

Suddenly noticing that its owner seemed to be in a good mood, it poked its head out with some confusion: "Master, what are you laughing at? Are you making fun of me?"

"No." Guan Xun raised the corners of his lips. "I just ran into an acquaintance."

“?” Chi Rong immediately looked around. “Where? I don’t see it.”

Seeing that its owner only smiled and didn't answer, it had no choice but to lie down dejectedly.

Bai Ze surveyed his surroundings, muttering with some emotion, "The Imperial Domain remains unchanged."

Not much has changed since I left.

He suddenly turned to look at Guan Xun and asked, "Where are we going?"

"Prison City".

Bai Ze exclaimed in astonishment: "Prison City?"

"Hmm." Seeing Bai Ze's reaction, Guan Xun felt that he must know something. "You've been there?"

Bai Ze quickly shook his head: "Who would go to that place? Although I've never been there, I've heard of it. Prison City is a wasteland."

"A wasteland..." Guan Xun was slightly taken aback. "What happened?"

“There is no life there, only deathly aura.” Bai Ze stroked his chin, pondering for a moment. “I only heard some legends about it a long, long time ago.”

"It is said that the place used to be a place with abundant spiritual energy. Later, a very cruel ruler appeared. She listened to slander and oppressed the people to mine resources for hundreds of years. The people suffered unspeakably and finally launched a rebellion."

Guan Xun glanced around and guessed the gist of it.

It's estimated that the curse left by their mother began to appear after her younger sister took over, and she could only seek a way to break it from Bu Chen.

After learning that the crystal liquid extracted from obsidian was effective, he ordered the entire Shangcang Realm to mine obsidian.

Pursuing personal gain at the expense of public opinion leads to a neglect of public sentiment.

This eventually provoked a rebellion from below.

"Then the ruler killed all the people?" Guan Xun asked with a smile.

Bai Ze nodded, his tone heavy: "It is said that those who resist are killed without mercy. Even her ministers could not bear to see such brutality. When the people saw their relatives being killed and had no hope of living, they organized themselves to fight to the death with them."

"In the end, the entire prison city... it is said that no one was able to escape, and all their remains were never found."

"If that's the case, then isn't that place just a huge mass grave?" Chi Rong couldn't help but interject.

"To be precise, it's more like a hell filled with wronged souls." Bai Ze shook his head. "That's why later generations called it Prison City."

Upon hearing this, Guan Xun frowned slightly. No wonder she felt the sky over there was particularly gloomy and dark when she passed by before.

Just hearing about it makes you want to scream.

Chi Rong scratched its back with the tip of its tail, turned its head to look at Guan Xun, and asked with some confusion, "Master, what are we going there for? It doesn't sound like a good place."

"Let's go take a look," Guan Xun chuckled.

Bai Ze: “?”

Chi Rong: "?"

Although the two beasts did not understand, they showed respect.

But... what are we going to see? To see skeletons?