The little priest is in front, and Jiang Ningxuan is behind with the moon guard.
Barren trees, bare hills, no exits, and no human habitation.
The sun in the ancient city always hangs in the sky, like a fake one, without any heat on people.
The little priest was surprised and said: "You know?"
Jiang Ningxuan just looked at the little priest. She was not stupid enough to believe whatever anyone said. Moreover, the little priest's acting skills were not good and there were too many flaws.
"I'm sorry." the little priest said.
"No need." You don't think you did anything wrong, so you don't need a false apology, and she won't accept it.
Jiang Ningxuan looked around, and her slightly raised voice spread far away: "Since I'm already here, why don't you come out quickly."
Even when he was in deep trouble, he was still fearless, with a good demeanor and no fear on his face.
"Brother, she must have been prepared." The person behind the scenes felt a little unsure. Seeing Jiang Ningxuan being so calm and composed, she felt a little scared.
"Don't be fooled by her. This is the Soul Burial Valley. Since she entered here, there is no way she can get out alive today. Once we capture that divine beast, we can suppress those dark beasts." The leader said.
Several people walked out from behind the stone, wearing the clothes of the sacrificial hall. Some of them looked familiar to Jiang Ningxuan. They should have seen them on the altar that day.
"Hand over the divine beast." The leader said. A scar slanting across his eyebrows made Jiang Ningxuan feel very familiar. His eyes hesitated for a moment, and then he suddenly understood.
"So you are all in the same group." Jiang Ningxuan said, thinking that she had just arrived in the ancient city and was led away by someone, almost losing her life. The man also had such a scar on his face.
"Scar?" The voice of the speaker was filled with confusion.
The little priest took the initiative to explain, and everyone understood.
The young priest said: "Miss Jiang misunderstood, they are sinners who were expelled."
Jiang Ningxuan looked at the little priest with a strange look. She looked at the man with the scar on his face, his eyes full of suspicion.
Sinner? This one looks so much like the sinner, they must be related.
"Stop talking nonsense, don't waste time here, hand over that bird quickly, otherwise you will all die today."
"The holy beast is right there. If you have the ability, go catch it yourself." Jiang Ningxuan said.
"Chirp!"
When the elders saw the holy beast Phoenix appearing, their eyes flashed with joy. They glanced at it and someone immediately went to arrest it.
Suzaku moved very nimbly and dodged several times. Not only did these people fail to catch it, but it scratched several bloody marks on their faces and they covered their faces and screamed.
"Don't be polite to it, grab it."
"Elder, we can't catch it. This beast... the holy beast is so powerful that our brothers can't catch it at all."
Unable to catch it with their bare hands and impatient, the few people were obviously prepared. They took out the weapons they had put aside and slowly surrounded Suzaku.
"Little guy, you'd better stop and let us catch you, otherwise your master's life will be at risk," said the threatening voice.
Suzaku looked down and saw that Jiang Ningxuan was surrounded by a group of people. Those people were holding torches in their hands and confronting each other from a distance, with evil eyes.
Jiang Ningxuan said: "Don't worry about me, take care of yourself."
The elder looked at him and the people around him immediately threw a torch down.
Yue Wei flew forward and was about to kick the torch away. His body was stagnated in mid-air. He couldn't lift it up internally and almost fell down.
Jiang Ningxuan threw something out of his hand, hitting the torch and falling far away.
"Boom!" There was a loud noise, gravel splashed all over the sky, and billowing smoke filled the air, blocking everyone's sight.
"Explosives!" Jiang Ningxuan said word by word, her calm eyes suddenly became sharp. She really didn't expect to see so many explosives here.
The torch dropped to the ground and ignited the explosives. Obviously, there were explosives that could ignite buried in this valley.
"Elder, you can't do this. You promise me, you just want to catch the holy beasts and not harm their lives." The little priest was shocked by the sound of explosives and turned pale. He came back to his senses and grabbed the elder's sleeves to question.
The elder waved his sleeves and threw the little priest far away: "They are looking for death themselves, and they have no one to blame."
The little priest was shocked to the point of severe pain in his chest, his throat felt sweet, and blood flowed from the corner of his mouth. His eyes were filled with guilt, and he opened his mouth to tell Jiang Ningxuan and others to escape quickly. By this time, it was already too late.
"You little traitor, no matter how much you talk nonsense, you will never survive."
The power of the explosives made Jiang Ningxuan and others dare not act rashly.
The elder with the scar on his face had a proud smile on his face again, looking at the people trapped in the Soul Burial Valley with contempt.
"This place is called the Soul Burial Valley. There are countless innocent souls in the valley. If you die here today, you will not be lonely after your death. You will have thousands of innocent souls in the Soul Burial Valley to keep you company."
"Old guy, things haven't come to an end yet, so you'd be happy too early."
"who?"
A figure flashed past everyone as fast as a ghost, and no one could catch her trace. When the voice fell, all the countless torches in the valley were extinguished.
The scar-faced elder was shocked, horrified at the inhuman speed, and even more shocked that the torch that fell to the ground did not cause any reaction, there was no explosion, and there was no smoke rising into the sky.
"So it's you!" Jiang Ningxuan said with profound meaning.
The Moon Guard looked at those people with very cold eyes, which made the elders uneasy. There was an indescribable solemnity, as if they were already dead.
Finally having clues about the source of the explosives, Jiang Ningxuan estimated the distance from Mount Tai and the traps encountered along the way. It would be a big joke to say that these people had nothing to do with the assassination of the emperor.
"Haha!" A cold laugh sounded, and the last trace of kindness on his face was torn off, revealing his true face of ferocity: "I originally planned to keep you alive, but you are seeking your own death."
Jiang Ningxuan said: "You asked him to lead us here, and he had no intention of leaving us a way to survive." His true colors have long been seen through, and saying these hypocritical words will only make people feel disgusted.
The little priest couldn't even cry at this moment. It's a pity that he only wanted to do the best for the ancient city, but who knew that he would be treated as a fool in the end. From beginning to end, he was a joke.
"You are very smart." The cold voice said.
Jiang Ningxuan was not happy at all when she heard such praise.
"However, smart people don't live long." Sure enough, the dog's mouth could not spit out ivory, but only vicious words came out.
Jiang Ningxuan listened to the threatening words, looked at his ferocious appearance, slowly raised her lips, showed a smile like the breeze, and said: "What a coincidence, I just want to say this to you."
After saying that, the person disappeared from the spot and appeared next to him in an instant. A sharp dagger was placed on his neck, and traces of blood were flowing. This chapter has been completed!