The underwater tunnel goes down first and then up. It is spacious and flat, and it is not difficult to navigate, but it is far away.

The three people in Da Zhenguan were accustomed to practicing the Turtle Breathing Technique, and holding their breath for half a moment was no problem, while You Yun could only hold on with one breath from his chest and lungs. Originally, he could barely swim over by himself, but now he was dragging Gao Gao in his arms.

Tsuen couldn't use his hands and had to push hard with his feet. His speed became slower and slower, and his lungs became more and more stuffy.

When he sank to the bottom of the channel, just as he was about to turn upstream, Youyun reached the limit, and an invisible force seemed to explode in his chest, forcing his mouth and nose to open.

She forced herself to kick in the water a few more times and swallowed several times of water almost unconsciously.

As soon as I choked on the water, my consciousness became blurred. I felt that the mother and daughter were slowly sinking into the boundless darkness. My husband, second daughter, brothers and all relatives and friends gradually moved away. The darkness became peaceful, and there seemed to be some warmth.

Calling yourself.

Suddenly, a big hand grabbed You Yun's wrist, and the feeling of water flowing backward returned to his skin. After a while, his face relaxed and the water pressure dropped sharply.

I beg you to take Wei Ling out of the water first, and the fire has been broken. Feng Zhangshan rescued the unconscious You Yun mother and daughter, and asked you to help pull them to the shore.

There was no breath in Youyun's nostrils, his eyes seemed to be open or closed, his consciousness was vague, and his pulse was still there.

Feng Zhangshan immediately lifted You Yun up and sat cross-legged, and used his palms to tap the large acupuncture points on her back continuously. After a while, the water in her lungs was forced out. You Yun's energy and blood flowed heavily, and she coughed and wheezed for a long time before she regained her strength.

Feng Zhangshan then opened Gao Quan's acupuncture points. The little girl was in a state of holding her breath, so she did not choke on the water and only suffered slight internal injuries. Taoist Wei Ling said that she can just replenish her body afterward.

The water outlet is in a natural rock crevice. The rock wall is damp, and water is still dripping from the top. This secluded pool must have been formed by the accumulation of dripping water over time.

You Yun asked Wei Ling where he was, and Qiu Rang and Feng Zhangshan also looked at him inquiringly.

Wei Ling sat slumped against the rock, seemingly unable to even lift a finger. He said: "I accidentally discovered this place by diving into the water when I was practicing "Sinking Water Skill" in seclusion. This road goes straight up and leads directly to the shadow of Hengguang Peak.

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Now that everyone is safe for the time being, Qiu Rang asks about what happened: "Why was Master seriously injured? What happened before?"

Wei Ling smiled sadly: "Those people didn't cause me any serious injuries. I became Master Dongguo for my master and was bitten by them. I accidentally got poisoned. Now the poison has attacked the bone marrow. I forced myself to seal the meridians.

I just want it to prevent it from attacking my heart channels. Now that I can no longer move, I have to wait until Master Ai comes back to help me unblock my channels and detoxify." After that, he briefly described what happened in the Taoist Academy.

Feng Zhangshan gritted his steel teeth and said: "It's just a little knowledge. I didn't expect that Du Meng, whom my uncle has worked so hard to cultivate, is already a jackal!"

Begging for concession: "I'm afraid they have already planned it. They know the person but not the heart! Master, is it safe here?"

Wei Ling said: "The thief doesn't know this place, but just in case, it's better to be careful. Zhangshan, how are you injured?"

"It's just some flesh wounds, nothing serious!"

"It's rare that the head brother favors you so much. You're not seriously injured. Move some gravel to block the bottom of the water to prevent them from looking for you by chance!"

The anger in Feng Zhangshan's chest had nowhere to vent. He looked at a few stone mushrooms by the pond. Using his anger, he mistook them for Zhiwei Du Mengji. After a series of punches and kicks, the stone mushrooms broke off from their roots and sank to the bottom of the water.

If he had to push it again, Wei Ling said it was enough.

Feng Zhangshan carried Wei Ling on his back and led the way, followed by You Yun. Gao Quan seemed to like asking for concessions, so he carried Wei Ling forward.

The cracks in the rock are sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, extending in all directions, and there are countless paths. It all relies on Wei Ling to guide you. When it is difficult to go, there is no way at all, and you can only step on the narrow rock peak wall.

The mountain cracks went up, and gradually became dry. After walking out for a long way, it was probably more than ten miles away. Suddenly, the space opened up, and a cold wind blew in front of them. Everyone got goosebumps before they knew it, but they got into a cave.

inside.

The dark wind in the cave was blowing, and it was far less warm than the ground. The soaked clothes were not completely dry, and the wind was cold to the bones. The adults were able to make do with it. Gao Quan was so cold that his lips were blue and his whole body was shaking. He couldn't do it without starting a fire.

Wei Ling asked Feng Zhangshan to go out of the cave to collect some dry firewood, and the others sat around, begging Yang and Wei Ling to stay in the wind, while You Yun hugged Gao Quan tightly.

After a while, Feng Zhangshan came back with a handful of dry firewood, piled it up and lit a fire. The orange light radiated warmth, and everyone felt extremely tired.

"Uncle," Feng Zhangshan asked Wei Ling, "is the cliff outside the cave the northern foot of Hengguang Peak?"

Wei Ling regained her energy a little. "It's halfway up the third peak of Hengguang. Please go up and down the cliff!"

"Uncle, what are you talking about? Isn't this Zhangshan's duty?" Feng Zhangshan smiled naively, "No wonder it's so cold outside, and the weather has changed with thick clouds. I'm afraid it's going to snow in the middle of the night."

Qiurang asked Wei Ling, "Where should we go next?"

Wei Ling fell into deep thought, and everyone was waiting for him to make a decision. For a while, the only sound of crackling firewood came from the cave.

After a long time, Wei Lingfang said: "The imperial court still underestimated me, Da Zhen Guan, and thought that occupying the Sanqing Palace in the inner and outer courtyards would mean that our faction had surrendered. Little did they know that the real Da Zhen Guan was in the rivers and lakes. You and I will go to Mubao City to settle down at dawn.

, Gathering masters of the sect there, firstly to help King Jing Jingnan, and secondly to have a bloody enmity with our sect."

Master Suzhi is used to being pure and not caring about worldly affairs. Now that he can say this, he is obviously really anxious. "Nowadays, it is necessary to elect a new leader. Master, please see..."

Wei Ling closed her eyes and meditated: "We should not be afraid of disputes at this time. The matter of leadership should wait until the day when we return to Da Zhen Guan. From now on, the sect will implement the method of consensus. Each palace will nominate one person, and gather ten people from Jiangbei.

The Taoist priest of Wudao Temple will send a secret note to them when he comes down from the mountain tomorrow, and he will tell them to be on guard and know everything..."

While everyone was listening to Wei Ling's arrangements, Gao Quan stared blankly at the shadows swaying with the flames, and suddenly screamed, burying his head in his mother's chest and not daring to expose it.

Everyone thought that some wild beast had gotten into the cave, so Qi Rang and Feng Zhangshan got up and checked around, but found nothing.

Mother and son You Yun connected with each other and searched for a long time with their eyes. Thinking that their daughter was lying in her arms and screaming just now, they raised their heads and looked at the top of the cave.

There seemed to be something swaying in the shadows high up on the cave roof in the firelight. She hurriedly warned her, but Feng Zhangshan saw it first and said loudly: "It's a dead man's skeleton!"

"No, it's not a skeleton!" Qiurang also saw it, "Junior brother Feng, can you get it off?"

Feng Zhangshan aimed at the object, waved his hand, and the long sword shot out in a swirl, accurately cutting into the object, cutting off the connection with a clang, and the object fell to the ground with a thud, startling Gao Quan again.

Everyone gathered around and saw that it was a metal statue in the shape of a human. There were two big black eyeballs glaring on the skull's face, with neat teeth and a straight nose. The lower half of the body was in the shape of a human, except that the parts cut off by the sword were scattered with strange shapes.

ropes and debris.

Wei Ling wondered: "How come this thing is hanging on the ceiling? No wonder Pindao didn't pay attention to it the last time he came here."

Qi Rong has a sharp eye: "It has something in its hand!"

Feng Zhangshan opened the metal fingers of the statue and felt that the joints were moving flexibly. He did not know which skilled craftsman had made them. Inside was a piece of kraft paper. He did not know how many years had passed and it had become yellow and brittle. There were curved lines and marks on it.

There are words, but it looks like a map.

Turning it over, there were a few lines of text written on it. Qiurang took it over to the fire and tried to read it, and read out what could be discerned on the paper:

"...The disaster will start in Jinlin...Jin Di will take the salary...Tsuoji will find the culprit and punish him...Lingxiao Palace can be located north and south...be careful not to let Feiying find me...Chongying's last word."

After reading it, Qi Rang handed it to Wei Ling, who thought carefully.

"These inconspicuous things should be 'drawing money from the bottom of the cauldron' and 'finding things based on the pictures'. The rest of the teachers can't recognize it. I wonder why the person who wrote the note called Chongying such a strange name? Why did he cast a statue upside down on the top of the cave? What's this disaster?

What do you mean? Who is Feiying?"

I was thinking and suddenly woke up.

"Lingxiao Palace! Qiqi's unique art! Neither south nor north!"

Everyone didn't know why and stared at Wei Ling longingly.

Wei Ling said: "It seems we have to find Cheng'er. He has some clues about this matter." After saying this, he briefly recounted Miao Cheng's experience, and everyone felt like they were in a dream.

Finally, Wei Ling asked her to put away the note, put the metal statue upright and put it aside, and everyone took the time to rest.

After dawn, it snowed heavily. Although the wind and snow were bitter, it was difficult for the pursuers to find the traces, so they were on their way. Everyone went down the mountain, repaired and sent secret notes to the branch libraries in Jiangbei in a town, then disguised themselves and took the path northward.

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It was a difficult month, but there was no trouble. On this day, Shenshi walked to the Yanluo River. He was about to find a boat to cross the river to the other side to hit the tip, when smoke and dust rose on the road behind him, and a group of cavalry rushed towards him.
Chapter completed!