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Chapter 827 Heavenly Bathing Ceremony, Don't Make a Sound or I'll Kill You!

Having spoken at length, Liu Ruyu was now slowly drinking water through a soft tube.

Hearing what Jiang Hanying said, she looked up at the sky, biting the tube and whispered, "It's another full moon night!"

The group of people who were about to leave paused and turned to look back at her.

"The night of the full moon? What does that have to do with the ceremony I saw before? What's the connection?"

"Yes, a grand ceremony is held here every full moon night. After hunting and feasting during the day, they bathe in the sky on the altar when the moon rises at night. But it's not just a simple open-air bath. The black pool that Miss Jiang saw is actually dark red."

"Dark red, a pool of blood?"

"Ah."

Whose blood?

Although she only glanced at it before looking away, she could still make out the size of the blood pool. It could hold about ten people without feeling crowded, and there must have been tons of blood inside.

"Their own."

"Ah this!"

Although there was a practice of swearing oaths by drinking blood in ancient times, it involved drinking the blood of livestock such as cattle, sheep, horses, and chickens.

Filling a pool with one's own blood and that of others of the same kind, then stripping naked and jumping in to bathe—it all seems so perverted. Aren't they afraid of contracting something through blood?

But then again, these guys, though using human bodies, are no longer truly human. They might feel it's perverted, but the other side might think it's perfectly normal.

"You've been to those places too?"

Liu Ruyu quickly shook her head slightly, "I'm not qualified yet. I have to be a core member. And thankfully I'm not qualified. I only found out about this when I was called to set up and serve during the Heavenly Bathing Ceremony on the night of the full moon last month."

Jiang Hanying and her cheap owner exchanged a glance.

It seems that one must be completely parasitized by corpse worms to participate in the Heavenly Bathing Ceremony.

People like Liu Ruyu, who were merely mutated by the Corpse-Hidden Worms, are considered to be at the bottom of the clan. Let alone participating in the Heavenly Bathing Ceremony, if they cross the line, they will be killed on the spot.

"This Heavenly Bathing Ceremony must be more than just a simple bath with everyone's blood."

Jiang Hanying looked conflicted: "If I had known, I would have endured the disgust and looked at it a few more times."

Li Chengxiao: "...You might not be able to tell anything just by looking at it, so there's no need to regret it."

"That's true. Let's go inside and talk first."

Jiang Hanying waved to Liu Ruyu, then turned and sharpened her knife, ready to head towards her lair.

No matter what these insects are up to, she's here, and your death is imminent!

After walking briskly for about half an hour, they finally arrived at the entrance to the cave that Liu Ruyu had described.

It's located on one side of the mountaintop, completely inconspicuous, and can only be seen from a specific angle.

If they were to search for it themselves, it would probably take them quite a bit of effort.

“Eight people together is too big a target. We don’t need so many if we go in to find the people first.” Li Chengxiao said, looking at the team members. “You guys go back a short distance and keep watch nearby. As long as you can see any movement at the cave entrance, that’s fine. And you, bro…”

Li Jingmo waved to his younger brother, "I'll be keeping watch outside too, you two be careful."

He knew the importance of the matter and was now on the verge of success. When searching for someone in someone else's stronghold, the fewer people there were, the quieter the commotion would be. He dared not hold his brother back.

But Shuangshuang was bound to go along, because the Lin Yuanyin they were looking for only knew her younger sister, Lin Shuangshuang.

After giving a brief explanation, Jiang Hanying took the lead and passed through the narrow crevice in the stone, hidden in the shadows and only wide enough for one person to pass through.

Lin Shuangshuang followed closely behind her. Li Chengxiao, as usual, was at the very back.

The first short stretch of the road was dark, but fortunately the ground was relatively flat, and they soon reached the first level of the lair.

I wonder if a heavenly bathing ceremony has just been held, because there's not a soul in sight at the entrance to the first floor, where people should be guarding it.

Tsk, he didn't even give her a chance to draw her sword!
After going around halfway, you'll find a downward spiral stone staircase.

The three of them silently walked down the stone steps to the second floor.

There wasn't a single living creature in sight; the silence was almost eerie.

Jiang Hanying turned around and waved to the two people walking behind her, indicating that there were still no survivors on this floor.

Lin Shuangshuang nodded solemnly.

Li Chengxiao responded with a 'continue descending' gesture.

She made it to the third floor without any hindrance. After sensing the surrounding atmosphere, Jiang Hanying didn't even bother to turn around and make hand gestures this time. She found the stone stairs leading to the fourth floor as if she knew the way well.

Having not seen a single mouse along the way, Jiang Hanying wondered if all the insects had taken a bath earlier and were now having a party on one of the floors. Just then, at the entrance to the fourth floor, she bumped into a pretty young woman carrying a tray and dressed in very revealing clothes.

The reason she looks so young is because she doesn't seem very old, probably just turned 18, but she is really beautiful.

Their eyes met, and both sides were stunned.

Before the pretty girl could open her mouth to call out, Jiang Hanying raised her hand and made a 'shh' gesture, then smiled and swiped her hand across her neck.

The meaning is simple: Don't make a sound, or I'll kill you!
He smiled on the surface, but in reality, his eyes were filled with murderous intent.

If you ruin her plans, no matter how beautiful you are, you'll be killed without hesitation!

Fortunately, the young woman was quite sensible, or rather, her intuition was sharp enough. She realized that the person in front of her was not joking with her, but could really take her life without hesitation, so she obediently nodded and shut her mouth.

He simply pointed to the cup on the tray in front of him and then to the door of one of the rooms on this floor, indicating that he was about to deliver something.

Jiang Hanying walked up to her, lifted the lid of the cup and looked inside. Then she looked at her two exposed arms, which were covered with cuts and healed marks, one of which was still quite fresh.

An identity flashed through my mind: Blood Slave!
They specialize in producing these bright red little drinks that come in cups.

She put the lid back on and waved to indicate that she would continue delivering.

As the young woman cautiously continued along the original route, Jiang Hanying followed directly behind her.

Arrive at the door and knock.

When a voice inside said "Come in," the young woman nervously pushed open the door. Before she could even step inside, her vision blurred.

Blink and look again, and you will see only a sliver of silver light, like frost and snow, hovering between the brows of the cave master who is sitting cross-legged on the stone bed.

The cave master, who had always been incredibly arrogant and domineering towards her, was now completely still, his eyes wide with dread.

She instinctively opened her mouth, but before she could even cry out, a hand with a temperature similar to her own covered her mouth. At the same time, a gentle yet firm voice came from behind her, "Go inside!"

After Lin Shuangshuang guided the person in her arms inside, Li Chengxiao was the last to slip into the house, closing the door behind him.

"You, you are..."

"Snapped!"

Before he could finish speaking, Jiang Hanying struck him on the head with the back of her sword, the echo resounding loudly.

"Enough with the nonsense, where is Lin Yuanyin?"