Gu Long's World: Starting with the Legend of Chu Liuxiang

The mountains are deserted and quiet, filled with birdsong and the fragrance of flowers.

Jiang Fengyue and Xiaoyuer arrived at this place half a day ago, but no matter how much they wandered around, they couldn't find their destination.

Jiang Fengyue frowned and said, "Are you sure that rat hole is in a place like this?"

He vaguely remembered this place; not only was there Wei Wuyuan's rat hole, but a strange woman also lived there.

Little Fish nodded and said in a deep voice, "It should be right, but we need to look more carefully."

Turning past a small pavilion and walking to the edge of the mountain rock, Jiang Fengyue suddenly discovered a stone door hidden among the green vines.

An open stone door.

Little Fish laughed loudly, "Looks like this is the mouse hole."

Jiang Fengyue shook her head. Just as Xiaoyuer was about to ask a question, Jiang Fengyue walked straight in.

Deeper into the cave, the stone walls on both sides became increasingly narrow, but as you walked further, the view suddenly opened up, and the scene before you seemed otherworldly.

Deep within this mountain lies a secluded valley, filled with blooming flowers and scattered with strange rocks. Not far away, a few white cranes accompany brown deer, showing no fear of strangers approaching.

Little Fish exclaimed, "This is definitely not a rat hole. A rat like Wei Wuya, who can't be seen by anyone, would never live in a place like this."

As she spoke, Xiaoyuer had already taken a few steps forward, but Jiang Fengyue was still at the end of the cave and had not yet stepped out.

Little Fish turned his head, about to ask a question, but before he could speak, a rope suddenly tied around his right leg and tightened.

Little Fish was hanging upside down in mid-air. He hadn't expected that there would be such a dangerous trap in this peaceful valley, and he started yelling.

Jiang Fengyue gestured for him to be quiet before he calmed down.

Not long after the little fish was caught, a woman walked over from a short distance away.

A woman of unparalleled beauty, with long hair cascading over her shoulders, dressed in a light, snow-white garment.

The moment she appeared, all the fragrant flowers in the valley seemed to lose their color.

"Check-in!"

"Sign-in for Su Ying successfully, and you have gained the ability 'Mastery of Mechanical Skills'."

Jiang Fengyue pondered for a moment. With this ability, it would be enough to deal with the traps and mechanisms hidden everywhere in the valley.

Su Ying looked at Xiao Yu'er, her eyes sparkling, and smiled slightly, "Where did this little thief come from? I've caught him."

Little Fish cried out, "Put me down! I just happened to be passing by!"

Su Ying sat down on a strange rock, propped her head up with her right hand, tilted her head to look at Xiao Yu'er, and said, "I can put you down, but you have to tell me why we came here?"

Little Fish pouted and said, "I'm here to find someone."

Su Ying smiled and said, "The person you're looking for, is it me?"

Little Fish shook his head and said, "Why would I look for you? I don't even know who you are."

Su Ying said, "Alright, if that's the case, why not let me put you down and let you get to know me?"

Just as Su Ying was about to loosen the rope, Xiao Yu'er suddenly shouted again, "Do you know Wei Wuya?"

Su Ying's heart skipped a beat, and she exclaimed in surprise, "You came here to find him?"

Little Fish nodded and said, "That's right, I came here to find his mouse hole."

Su Ying snorted coldly and walked away without looking back.

Jiang Fengyue slowly emerged from the cave only after she had walked quite a distance away.

Xiao Yu'er was also put down by Jiang Fengyue.

He asked in bewilderment, "What's wrong with that woman? Why does her face change so drastically the moment Wei Wuyuan is mentioned?"

Jiang Fengyue said calmly, "Let's go in and investigate, then we'll find out."

This is a spacious and comfortable room with large windows on all four sides, offering a panoramic view of the valley.

Even the areas without windows were filled with bookshelves, displaying all sorts of books, jade pieces of various sizes, and some exquisite vases.

Besides that, there were only three large chairs left in the room. These chairs looked very strange, like a large box with a recessed part in the middle. When a person sat on them, it was as if they were embedded in the box.

Su Ying stood in front of the bookshelf, quietly looking at the books.

She seemed to have expected there to be a third person in the darkness, and she wasn't surprised at all when Jiang Fengyue entered the room.

Su Ying closed the book in her hand, walked to the three chairs, and said softly, "Please sit down."

Having been fooled once before, Little Fish wouldn't dare sit on such a strange chair again.

Jiang Fengyue, however, seemed unafraid and walked to the chair furthest from the door and sat down.

Su Ying's expression changed slightly, as if she hadn't expected Jiang Fengyue to choose this chair.

But after a moment, her expression calmed down, and she walked to another chair and sat down.

Seeing that they all dared to sit, Xiaoyuer didn't hesitate either, and the three of them filled the three strange chairs.

Su Ying smiled and said, "I don't often have guests here, so I haven't prepared tea. Please don't take offense."

Jiang Fengyue smiled and said, "I certainly won't blame you, young lady. I'm just a bit thirsty and would like to get myself a cup of water. I wonder if you mind?"

Su Ying said in surprise, "If you can find even a drop of water in this room, then please feel free to use it."

After speaking, Jiang Fengyue fumbled around on the chair beneath her.

Su Ying frowned slightly.

After a while, a sound of water came from behind the bookshelf on the wall. The wooden shelf moved open automatically, and a small wooden figure slowly emerged from behind it.

The wooden figure was holding a tea basin in its hands, with two jade cups placed below it. The water in the cups was milky white, and it looked like the finest ethereal milk stone.

Jiang Fengyue took one of the cups and drank it.

Su Ying exclaimed in surprise, "How do you know how to operate these mechanisms?"

Jiang Fengyue smiled slightly and said, "Although your skills are exquisite, you cannot use them only for your own benefit. If others want to use these mechanisms, they can do so just as easily."

Su Ying remained silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "Tell me, why do you want to go to that 'outer heaven' to find Wei Wuyuan?"

Little Fish snorted, "A mouse hole is a mouse hole, why give it such a name?"

Jiang Fengyue laughed and said, "I came here simply to seek revenge on Wei Wuyuan."

Su Ying exclaimed, "You want to kill Wei Wuyuan on his turf?"

Jiang Fengyue said, "He's been hiding in that cave for so many years. If we want to kill him, besides doing it from inside, what other methods are there?"

Su Ying frowned and said, "Since I live here, you can probably guess that my relationship with Wei Wuyuan is not ordinary."

Jiang Fengyue nodded.

Su Ying said in a deep voice, "You only need to take one look at Wei Wuyuan to know that there is no one in the world more terrifying than him."

Little Fish asked curiously, "Are you afraid of him?"

Su Ying sighed again and said slowly, "Since I was seven years old, I have seen him almost every two or three days, but even now, I still can't help but tremble every time I see him."

As she spoke, her fingers twitched slightly, as if she were manipulating some mechanism again.

Two bottomless pits suddenly appeared under the two chairs where Jiang Fengyue and Xiaoyuer were sitting.