Jiangshan Fengwuzhi

Chapter 228 Mantle
The two people fighting were originally in complete darkness. Suddenly, the huge rocks around them began to shake, and they fell down and fell into another space below.

Soon, they felt a flash before their eyes and a dazzling light shone towards them.

But the light was actually very soft, it was just that they had been in the darkness for too long and were a little uncomfortable.

Looking towards the light, they saw Gu Jingnian.

"Cheng...Cheng Ye Hou...cough, cough, cough."

The first one to cry out was Ji Xiangming. He was entangled in water all over, his hands, feet and wings could not move, and his neck was strangled tightly by Bai Ji. He was in a dying situation.

The moment he saw Gu Jingnian, Ji Xiangming quickly reached out for help.

"beg me."

Bai Ji didn't care and continued to pinch Ji Xiangming's neck, saying, "Go to hell."

"Brother Bai." Gu Jingnian stepped forward and patted Bai Ji on the shoulder, "Don't rush to kill him. Tell me what happened first."

Bai Ji was still angry, and it took him a while to calm down and gradually let go of his hand.

He stood up, staggered back a few steps, hit his back against the stone wall, and fell to the ground, covering his face with his hands, and burst into tears.

"What happened?" Pan Chengqiu said, "Mr. Bai, men don't cry easily. What's the big deal that requires..."

"I ate my father!" Bai Ji cried.

Pan Chengqiu was still saying comforting words, but when he heard this, he was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and didn't know how to answer for a long time.

Ji Xiangming on the ground finally caught his breath and said, "How can that be called eating? You are wrongly accusing me."

This sentence angered Bai Ji again, and he stood up and was about to attack Ji Xiangming again.

Pan Chengqiu quickly stood between the two of them, and the fat on his body spread out and turned into a big shield.

"We can talk it out. It seems that Ji Xiangming doesn't want to harm Mr. Bai. Just listen to what he has to say."

Bai Ji then pointed at Ji Xiangming and said through gritted teeth, "The pill you gave me was made from my father's blood essence, right?"

"I do not know."

Seeing this, Gu Jingnian stepped forward and asked Ji Xiangming, "What's going on? Where did you get the red pill?"

Ji Xiangming said: "That was brought before the departure. General Bai was still alive at that time, so how could it be refined with his blood essence?"

Bai Ji said, "You're talking nonsense. I can clearly feel his scent in that pill. There's no way I'm wrong. Besides, ordinary pills are not as effective as the one you gave me."

Ji Xiangming's expression changed and he didn't answer for a long time.

Gu Jingnian then leaned over and said, "You are the spy that Qu Jizhi arranged to be with us, right?"

"Yes." Ji Xiangming immediately panicked and said, "I can't say I'm a spy, but... Lord Qu hopes that I can report your whereabouts to him."

"Did you really bring those pills with you before you set out?"

"Yes……"

Ji Xiangming wanted to deny it, but seeing Bai Ji's firm attitude, he had no choice but to say, "The others were all brought before I set out. The only one for Bai Ji was given to me by Lord Qu after the fire rain that day. He said it was General Bai's relic. If you give it to Lord Bai, it may greatly increase his ability to control water."

Upon hearing this, Gu Jingnian thought of the memory of Longxu Water.

Having also swallowed a pill condensed from his closest relatives, Long Xushui had no distracting thoughts in his mind, but Bai Ji could no longer see through the demons in his heart.

However, he had always thought that Bai Yuze was killed and refined by Liu Yuchuan. He couldn't help but wonder why Qu Jizhi did this, and asked doubtfully: "Why give it to him?"

Ji Xiangming said: "I don't know."

"You're still being stubborn!"

Bai Ji shouted and clenched his hands tightly. The water wrapped around Ji Xiangming's body instantly froze into ice, like hundreds of needles piercing into Ji Xiangming's body, causing him to sweat profusely in pain.

"I really don't know." Ji Xiangming gritted his teeth and said, "I have no bad intentions in this matter. The result is... you have inherited your father's legacy."

"You still said that!"

Blood kept flowing out of Ji Xiangming's body. He was in great pain, but he still couldn't describe the specific situation.

His last sentence had angered Bai Ji deeply. Without waiting for Gu Jingnian and Pan Chengqiu to stop him, Bai Ji shouted angrily, clenched his hands tightly, and tore Ji Xiangming's body into pieces through the air as if he was crushing ice.

Pan Chengqiu was standing between the two men and saw this scene with his own eyes. He couldn't help but exclaimed in shock: "This... is so strong."

He had only heard that the method of refining was extremely dangerous, but he had never heard that one could improve his strength to this level just by taking pills. He couldn't help but turn his head and look at Bai Ji as if he was looking at a monster.

Bai had no idea what Pan Chengqiu's gaze meant, and he was still breathing angrily. Finally, he raised his head and asked a question.

"So, the murderer of my father is Qu Jizhi?"

Pan Chengqiu was stunned and said quickly: "Of course not, Mr. Qu has always been with..."

"Boom." As they were talking, the stone cave began to shake again, and sand and stones kept falling. Everyone quickly found a place to hide.

Pan Chengqiu grabbed Bai Ji and said, "Mr. Bai, believe me, there must be a misunderstanding. I will take you to find Mr. Qu and hide for now!"

Gu Jingnian did not avoid it, but stood there, allowing the falling rocks to hit him.

He raised his hand, and faintly, there was a flame burning at his fingertips, gradually illuminating the cave brighter.

The fire seemed to appear out of thin air, but only Gu Jingnian knew that it was brought over bit by bit by him from the tiny gap above. Although it was invisible to the naked eye, he could feel it.

Wings of fire formed behind him, blocking him from falling rocks as if they were real.

"Master?!"

Finally, the sound of tassels shaking came from above.

Gu Jingnian had already sensed her and said, "I'm here."

"I am coming!"

"Crash."

Along with these crisp sounds, Yingyao actually emerged from the stone.

She just casually scraped with her hands, and the hard rocks were crushed into powder like tofu. Yingyao moved through the stones as if she was swimming in the water.

"Sir, are you okay?"

"fine."

"I'm so awesome, did you see that?"

Ying Yao cheered and showed it to Gu Jingnian happily.

She raised her fist and struck, a ball of fire hitting the rock, easily creating a passage.

"I just learned it, but I can't control the strength well. I'm afraid I might hurt you, so I'm holding back."

Gu Jingnian was sincerely happy and said, "You can protect yourself from now on."

Yingyao couldn't help but stop smiling, and muttered softly, "I want to be protected by you, young master."

The cave was too quiet, but Gu Jingnian still heard it, so he said, "You can protect me too."

His relaxed tone made Ying Yao happy, and she waved her fist, raised her head and smiled, "Yeah, it's my turn to protect you, young master."

As they were talking, Pan Chengqiu came forward and asked softly, "Can we go out now?"

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The owl made a cry and circled above the abyss that had been filled into a valley.

A rope was thrown from it.

The ropes were very long and finally they were used to drag a few people out from the abyss and pull them off the owl's back.

Afterwards, Gu Jingnian and Ying Yao spread their flaming wings and flew to the top of a distant mountain with the owl beast, where they met Yin Jinggeng who was waiting there.

"Your Highness."

Bai Ji bowed and said, "My father may have died at the hands of Qu Jizhi."

Yin Jinggeng said: "Don't worry, no matter who the murderer is, I will uphold justice for General Bai and will find out the real murderer."

He expressed his opinion, but he did not believe Bai Ji's one-sided statement and conclude that Qu Jizhi was the murderer.

After a brief consolation, Yin Jinggeng called over two land masters and said, "Let's talk about restoring Xihe first."

"Yes, Your Highness. We have already found out that the abyss has cracked again and magma has flowed deep underground. As for the Xi River, it is still buried underground. If we can divert the river water to break through the rocks and follow the river course planned by us, the river water will return to its original course, which will surely alleviate the drought in the southwest."

Yin Jinggeng then looked at Bai Ji and asked, "I know you have a personal grudge that has not been avenged. Are you willing to put the overall situation first?"

"Don't worry, Your Highness." Bai Ji said politely, "I am willing to accept Your Highness' orders."

"Well, take some people to see how to guide the water of Xihe River back to the ground."

"Yes!"

Bai Ji turned around and walked away, then stopped after a long time.

He closed his eyes and felt the surging river water deep underground. At the same time, he could also feel that his strength was far from what it used to be.

At this moment, being able to use his strength to accomplish great things that benefit the world, he suddenly understood the meaning of Ji Xiangming's words "inherit the mantle".

From a distance, Gu Jingnian looked at Bai Ji's figure and suddenly thought of the reason why Qu Jizhi gave Bai Ji the pills, which was what Qu Jizhi always said, "for the sake of Yong State."

(End of this chapter)