Chapter 90 Who

"Um?"

Xu Yuankun opened his eyes and returned to the cave filled with monsters.

"How could that be?"

He looked around with some confusion; the monsters in the iron cages around him were still staring at him menacingly.

He clearly remembered that he had killed all the monsters without sparing a single one, but what was going on now? Was everything before just a dream?

"What happened?"

He looked at his hands; the feeling of slaying monsters still lingered.

"not good!"

Xu Yuankun screamed inwardly, realizing someone was attacking him. He rushed out, trying to escape the cave.

Turning left and climbing upwards, passing through a hidden entrance, he couldn't help but widen his eyes again, realizing he was back in the cave.

That cave filled with iron cages of monsters.

"No, no, I need to run away!"

He turned and fled again, this time to the right, then chose a completely different direction, climbing up and down. After turning through the passage, he found himself back in the same cave.

His eyes widened in terror, and he turned and fled again, once, twice, three times, a hundred times, a thousand times…

No matter how many times, he returned to that cave.

A flicker of despair crossed his eyes, and he collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted.

The next moment, his body suddenly moved uncontrollably, heading towards the iron cages and inspecting them one by one.

"Stop it! Stop it!"

His mind was screaming wildly, but his body was out of control.

Finally, he stopped and asked the mortal who was still conscious.

Are you all villagers from this area?

"Some are, some aren't."

The person answered him in the same way as before.

"What happened?"

"Some people come from even farther places. We chatted a few days ago, and they said they came from thousands of miles away and their surname was Cao."

Xu Yuankun re-examined the iron cages and found that the material was called "Hundred-Refined Black Yellow," which was very rare, but the Cao family happened to produce a lot of it.

"Yu Laojiu is just a guy who has reached the peak of Qi Refining. It's definitely not something he could have done to transform so many people into monsters."

Does he have someone supporting him? Who is it?

Thinking of this, a single word suddenly and uncontrollably came to mind—Cao.

"The Cao family? Right, the mission in Nanning requires collecting 'Wangyue Gui' (望月归), but this place is so secluded, how would the Cao family know about it?"

It's definitely related to the Cao family, maybe even to the Cao family's patriarch...

As he thought of this, darkness suddenly enveloped him. His eyes widened in shock. He remembered everything; he had seen the Cao family patriarch.

"Hmph! I can't let you live."

A cold snort, like a resounding bell, poured into Xu Yuankun's brain.

Outside, blood gushed from Xu Yuankun's seven orifices, his soul shattered. He made unconscious sounds, opened his hands and reached out to Xu Yuanlang, his face filled with reluctance and longing.

"Yuen Long, save me..."

"Fifth Brother!"

Xu Yuanlang lunged forward with bloodshot eyes, his right hand outstretched as he tried to grab Xu Yuankun's hand, but at that moment his body instantly turned into black ash.

"Fifth Brother! Fifth Brother..."

Xu Yuanlang grabbed Xu Yuankun's hand with his right hand, and with a slight force, the black ash flew away like dancing black butterflies with a "bang".

That wasn't all. He didn't stop there. His right hand then pierced through Xu Yuankun's arm and body. He subconsciously opened his arms to gather the black butterflies everywhere, but the harder he tried, the black ash flew in all directions like a swarm of butterflies.

"Fifth Brother! Fifth Brother... Fifth Brother?"

He stood there stunned for a moment, then unconsciously muttered "Fifth Brother" to himself.

"Why did you suddenly think of your deceased fifth brother?"

He frowned, steadied himself, and instinctively opened his arms as if he were embracing someone.

"Uncle Yuanlang, thank you for helping me with this mission. The patriarch has decided to uphold justice for us."

Cao Nanning bowed respectfully to Cao Wudi. Upon hearing these words, he nearly jumped up like a startled grasshopper.

"Nanning, are we the only two tasked with collecting 'Wangyue Gui' (a type of moon-gazing artifact)?"

"Yes, Uncle, we are short-handed, but your Foundation Establishment Realm sword energy is indeed powerful. Even Cao Nanmu and the others working together are no match for you."

Ancestor, Cao Nanmu has now violated the family's prohibitions and attacked us. We beg you to uphold justice for us.

Cao Wudi nodded indifferently and looked at the three people who were kowtowing repeatedly.

"Cao Nanmu, Cao Nan'e, and Cao Nanxiu, you three have violated the Cao family's prohibition. You are unworthy to be members of the Cao family. Therefore, you are hereby punished by being sent to Guiling Valley. This punishment must not be erroneous."

The three exchanged a glance, and saw fear in each other's eyes.

Guiling Valley is located in a very remote place, and any member of the Cao family who violates the prohibition will be punished by being sent there.

"yes!"

Faced with Cao Wudi, the three dared not refute and had no choice but to agree.

"Nanning, take Xu Xiaoyou back with you."

"yes!"

Cao Nanning pulled him away. After Xu Yuanlang walked away, he looked down at his palm, where there was a black dot. When he looked up again, two lines of tears fell.

He wiped away his tears, somewhat puzzled, and wondered why he had suddenly become so sentimental.

"Nanning, I miss your Uncle Yuankun."

Cao Nanning also looked somewhat sad as he spoke.

"Yes, it's such a pity that Uncle Yuankun died."

Meanwhile, Cao Nanmu and the other two knelt on the ground, not daring to raise their heads, when they suddenly heard Cao Wudi speak in a low voice.

"Do you know what Guiling Valley is?"

Cao Nanmu hurriedly mustered his strength and spoke.

"I heard it's in a very, very far place."

"The so-called Valley of Returning Souls is nothing more than the return of the soul. Teeth are the cliff, mouth is the cave, and abdomen is the valley. After I obtained the gold, I swore that I would use bones as fuel and souls as fire. If the fire lasts, it will never die."

This is my method of verifying gold. I once transformed my gold method into external objects, hoping to use them for verifying gold, but unfortunately it was still not enough.

"You have my blood in you, you should be able to help for a while."

Cao Nanmu wasn't a fool. As soon as Cao Wudi finished speaking, his body trembled like a leaf, and he raised his head, his upper and lower teeth chattering.

"Brother Nanmu!"

A few drops of warm liquid suddenly fell on the back of Cao Nan'e's neck. Judging from the direction, it should have been Cao Nanmu's doing. He subconsciously looked over and his pupils widened in shock.

"Brother Nanmu..."

Cao Nanmu's upper body had disappeared, leaving only his two legs kneeling on the ground, with several streaks of blood splattered around him, resembling a gaping, bloody maw.

The shocking scene left Cao Nan'e frozen in place. The next moment, darkness fell around him, and when he looked up, he saw a gaping mouth closing.

"Bang!"