Wu Chang Jie

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Chapter 181
After nightfall, the three arrived outside Chidi City as promised. Although Chidi City is ruled by the Cangyu Sect, each of the eight fortresses has its own master. Most of the time, they do things in their own way individually. The fortress they were in was the most remote and chaotic of them all, as it was the furthest away from both Fenglin Continent and Shazhou --- the three being just in the shape of a triangle. Poverty has made Sixth Fortress Kan an unlawful place where many beggars, refugees, criminals, demonic cultivators and assassins gather. There are all kinds of shameful black market transactions. The whole fortress is dirty and disorderly, and the human lives are as cheap as grass. It is said that, as long as you have money here, you can buy anything. It can be called the Fumenghui outside of the Pass.

After meeting up with Qing Wu Zi, Qing Wu Zi led them to a hill outside the city, where there are no human traces and light. The thin moonlight sprinkled on the blanket of white snow and reflected a miserable light. On the snow, there were patches of small bulges. With one look, it looked like pimples growing on a person's body, which is creepy as hell.

They immediately felt the thick Yin energy here. Xie Bi An's soul suppressing stick also reacted. There are uncollected evil spirits here, and there is more than one.

"Is this a graveyard?" Lan Chui Han asked.

They landed, and Qing Wu Zi's two feet went deep into the snow. He was originally not tall, so at this time, a part of him disappeared: "Yes. This is a burial ground. The deceased who no one cares about will be thrown here and buried to the ground." Qing Wu Zi walked forward cautiously, "Sometimes they were not even buried because this soil hardens from freezing, which is very hard to dig. Anyway, when it snows, all of them will be covered, so if you walk around here, it is quite possible to step on the dead."

"The entrance to the secret passage is in such a place?" Lan Chui Han pursed his lips and looked down at his footprints.

"Only this place is not patrolled." Qing Wu Zi walked to a snow-white grave bulge, which was one of the few graves that has a monument. He chanted an incantation under his breath, and the monument silently receded to the side, revealing the entrance to the secret passage.

Xie Bi An puffed out a breath of steam, gripped his sword and went down without hesitation.

Fan Wu She followed closely behind.

The secret passage was short and cramped, filled with bitter cold air, and they had to bend over to move forward, and even had to crawl in some places, as if they were crossing a glacier's esophagus, walking right into the trap without looking back.

Xie Bi An already tried his best to use his spiritual power to warm himself, yet he was so cold that his teeth were chattering.

"How much farther is there to go?" Fan Wu She asked.

"Soon, soon." Qing Wu Zi said with a shaky voice.

"Senior brother, hold on a little longer."

Xie Bi An gave a "hmm", a sound so simple that it danced*.

After walking for about 10 minutes, they came out of the secret passage, climbed up the ladder and entered a dirty woodshed.

Qing Wu Zi held the lamp. They saw a thick layer of dust had accumulated in the house, and the footprints on the ground were clearly visible. It is obvious that this place has been abandoned for a long time.

Qing Wu Zi explained: "This place is very safe and very hidden, generally no one comes close to it. Decades ago, the man of this hunter's family suddenly went crazy and hacked his wife and children to death, spilling blood and flesh everywhere, and the scene was horrible. Since then, this house has been abandoned."