Underworld entries, starting with ghost stories.

Dou Xianniang and Wu Qing rode side by side, slowly moving forward.

She was worried about her best friend's safety, but Wu Qing didn't seem to be in a hurry at all.

Before we knew it, the sun had moved to the western mountains.

The warm yellow light spread across the grass around them, bathing the entire mountain in a golden hue.

She looked back and realized that in all that time, they had only walked a short distance.

At this point, even she was getting a little anxious.

Wu Qing, instead, took out a bamboo tube filled with water and said slowly, "Let's all eat something here first, we might have to run away later."

The others exchanged glances.

It was that same impatient martial artist again: "Master, what exactly happened?"

Wu Qing picked up the water bottle and took a big gulp before putting it down, saying, "You'll see soon enough, no rush! No rush!"

Dou Xianniang really wanted to take out a whip and lash him out.

Wu Qing was starting to enjoy the feeling of being deliberately mysterious.

Following Wu Qing's instructions, everyone took out dry rations, hoping to quickly fill their stomachs.

Wu Qing, on the contrary, advised them, "Eat slowly, don't worry, we still need to waste a little more time."

Dou Xianniang took out some beef jerky and nibbled on it in small bites.

She was actually in a real hurry.

Why don't you just say things clearly? Are you even trying to hide it from me?

I am, after all, the young lady of Wuji Village.

Everyone was actually in a hurry, but they still followed the advisor's instructions and ate slowly.

After we finished eating, it got much darker.

Wu Qing led everyone forward slowly once again.

The surrounding area is relatively open, and the road gradually narrows, with a mountain road winding ahead.

Wu Qing reined in his horse and stopped, coughed, and suddenly called out loudly, "Madam Black, Madam White, I'm so sorry to have kept you waiting."

Dou Xianniang and the others were startled and quickly reined in their horses, gripping their weapons tightly.

Little did they know that the Black Lady and the White Lady, hidden in the forest, were even more shocked.

They and their men lay in ambush here, and they spotted Dou Xianniang and her group from afar. Logically, they should have passed through here an hour ago.

Who knew these people would walk so slowly, and even stop at a distance to eat?

They were shocked when the boy suddenly shouted out... How did he know?

"Sister, they're probably just making things up to trick us into going out," Madam Bai said in a low voice.

Madam Black hesitated for a moment; the fact that those people were approaching so slowly already made her feel that something was wrong.

What's more, the other side even called out their identities.

It now appears that the other side knew where they were hiding all along and deliberately delayed them, wasting their time and energy.

"Get out!" Madam Black whispered.

Dou Xianniang, Wu Qing, and others saw two women leading dozens of people rush out of the forest and block their way.

Dou Xianniang's mind raced slightly: "They could never have known in advance which road we were taking, so we were already being watched in the afternoon."

"They abandoned their horses and crossed the mountains, guarding our only route. Fortunately, Qing-ge'er had already guessed this, so he deliberately walked slowly, wearing down their patience, while also recovering the strength we had used up on the way here, and filling our stomachs as well?"

He glanced at Wu Qing again, admiring his ingenious strategy.

The same applies to the other martial artists of Wuji Village.

Previously, I thought the advisor was being deliberately mysterious, slow, and dragging things out.

Now I understand, the advisor truly lived up to his name; he was right after all.

The two women leading the group were both in their early twenties; one was dressed in a black tight-fitting outfit, and the other in a white tight-fitting outfit.

The woman in black had a pair of mandarin duck knives at her waist, while the woman in white carried a green-edged sword.

"How did you guess we were hiding here?" Madam Hei stared at the mysterious young man beside Dou Xianniang.

Wu Qing said calmly, "Actually, it's not hard to guess." He should still bring a feather fan and wave it.

He laughed and said, "You've lost track of Miss Shan, and you're unwilling to go back empty-handed. Actually, you deliberately let the old servant of the Shan family go. If he has a way to reunite with Miss Shan, then you should follow him and find Miss Shan."

"He was picked up by the people from Doujiazhuang. You should send people to keep watch from the nearby high ground and try to ambush the young lady who is coming to her rescue."

Madam Bai retorted sharply, "Then how did you know our identities?"

Compared to Madam Black, her temper was noticeably more fiery.

Wu Qing gave a wicked smile: "It's just a trivial matter, not worth guessing."

The Black Lady and the White Lady stared at him.

[Charm +2, Mystery +2!]

Wu Qing quickly glanced at the system.

It really only works if others perceive me as wicked; it's useless if I think I'm wicked myself.

He then looked closely at Madam Black and Madam White. These two women were actually far less attractive than Dou Xianniang, but they were still passable, considered above average among women.

The phrase "Black Lady (Seventh Realm Warrior)" floated above Madam Black.

His gaze moved downwards, and he saw that the black woman had a full chest with a small tag that read "Woman's Breasts".

The small note below reads, "Could it be that you are also a traitor like Cao Cao?"

On the other side, the words "Madam Bai (Seventh Realm Warrior)" floated above Madam Bai's body, and the small entry below her abdomen also read "Could it be that you are also a traitor like Cao Cao?"

Both of them were originally Meng Haigong's concubines.

Wu Qing wasn't particularly interested in married women, so he just glanced at them casually, but he had other plans in mind.

Dou Xianniang, carrying a gleaming silver spear, rode forward slightly and addressed Madam Hei and Madam Bai in a melodious voice: "Our Dou Family Village has no past grievances or present enemies with you two. Why have you come to be our enemies?"

Madam Hei chuckled and said, "Don't be angry, sister. We just wanted to invite you to Caozhou as a guest, and we had no intention of harming you."

Madam Bai, holding a sharp sword, snorted: "As long as you are willing to come with us, we will naturally treat you with courtesy. Don't refuse a toast only to suffer the consequences."

Dou Xianniang laughed and said, "Although there are many of you, if we ignore you and just turn around and leave, what can you do to me?"

Although Madam Bai was dressed in pure white, her face looked somewhat dark at this moment.

In order to lay an ambush, they left their horses on the other side of the mountain, intending to attack suddenly when Dou Xianniang and her group approached.

But now, Dou Xianniang and her party are riding their horses in the distance. As soon as they get close, the other party immediately leaves, and they are truly helpless.

She glanced at the smiling young man riding a horse beside Dou Xianniang.

Although the boy was young, his smile was sinister, and no one knew what his background was.

[Charm Value +1]

Madam Hei held the Mandarin Duck Swords and said in a melodious voice, "I've heard that Miss Dou is also a heroine among women, with her skillful use of the 'Willow Dance in the Wind' sword technique and her family's Dou family spear."

"We're all martial artists, why don't we have a contest right here and see if your Whirlwind Willow Sword is more powerful, or my Whirlwind Saber Technique?"

Dou Xianniang was also interested in seeing just how powerful this Black Lady really was.

He laughed and said, "Why not!"

Seeing that the young lady was about to fight Madam Hei one-on-one, Wu Qing rode his horse closer to her and whispered, "Young lady, be careful."

"The Black Lady's Mandarin Duck Swords technique emphasizes speed. Her right-hand sword strikes faster but are lighter, while her left-hand sword strikes are heavier and deeper, and is her main killing move."

Dou Xianniang nodded slightly and gracefully dismounted.