Chapter 146 Underground Passage

The Town Demon Guard who blocked Shangguan Ming and his party suddenly looked extremely grim at this moment.

Shangguan Ming was a Martial Artist on the same Rank as Town-Demon Envoy Lü Qing, while he was merely a Town Demon Guard at the very bottom.

How could he possibly stop Shangguan Ming at this moment?

It was just that this Town Demon Guard had not expected that the head of the Shangguan Family would actually forcefully break through the interception of the Town Demon Guard.

Although his strength was not worth mentioning, Town-Demon Envoy Lord Lü was not someone to be trifled with.

With Shangguan Ming acting in such a manner, wasn't he afraid that Lord Lü would come back to settle accounts with him?

In fact, if it were in normal times, Shangguan Ming would still have given some Face to the Town Demon Guard.

But now the situation was special; while the entire Shangguan Family was kept in the dark, the other two major forces were actually making a huge fuss over a certain matter at this moment.

If the Shangguan Family could not keep up with the pace of these two forces, I am afraid they would not get even a shred of benefit in the end.

Therefore, disregarding the Face of the Town Demon Guard, Shangguan Ming directly and forcefully broke through the interception of these two Town Demon Guards.

These two Town Demon Guards were not stubborn people either.

At this moment, the disparity in strength between the two sides was too vast. If they intercepted him by force, although Shangguan Ming would not take their lives,

a severe physical beating, however, would be unavoidable.

Rather than doing futile work here, it was better to report the message to Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing as soon as possible.

Anyway, this matter concerned the head of the Shangguan Family, Shangguan Ming, and was completely beyond what the two of them could handle.

Just like that, although the two Town Demon Guards had grim expressions, looking at the aggressive demeanor of the Shangguan Family's group,

they decisively cleared the path entering the Wuling Mountains.

Seeing that these two Town Demon Guards knew what was good for them, Shangguan Ming let out a cold snort and once again quickly pursued along the traces left by Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and the others entering the Wuling Mountains.

After the people of the Shangguan Family left, one of the Town Demon Guards immediately spoke up:

" Old Ma, these people from the Shangguan Family are simply bullying others too much. To swaggeringly track our Town Demon Guard's operation like this is simply not taking our Town Demon Guard seriously. "

Hearing this, the other Town Demon Guard surnamed Ma couldn't help but look somewhat gloomy, and he spoke in a gloomy tone:

" Who knows what kind of purpose the Shangguan Family has behind this move. "

" If this group of people from the Shangguan Family harbors malicious intentions towards our Qinghe County Demon Suppression Guard, or even colludes with those rebels of the Baihuo Cult, then Lord Lü and the others are going to be in danger. "

After hearing Old Ma's words, the expression of the other Town Demon Guard changed abruptly, and his heart couldn't help but feel somewhat alarmed and suspicious.

Although he was somewhat angry at the actions of these people from the Shangguan Family just now, he really hadn't considered the possibility that the Shangguan Family might be colluding with the Baihuo Cult.

Those rebels of the Baihuo Cult were like street rats beaten by everyone within the Great Wei Dynasty.

The Shangguan Family was merely a small county-level force; how could they have the guts to collude with the Baihuo Cult?

But if the Shangguan Family had no collusion with the Baihuo Cult, then when their Town Demon Guard went to suppress the Baihuo Cult this time, why would the head of the Shangguan Family lead most of the martial dao powerhouses of the Family to follow closely behind our Town Demon Guard? They even dispatched their Family head.

What on earth was the purpose of them doing this?

This Town Demon Guard and the Town Demon Guard surnamed Ma couldn't help but look at each other, and in each other's eyes, both saw a look of uncertainty and suspicion.

For some matters, it was better to believe it exists than to believe it doesn't.

Concerning the safety of the Town Demon Guard, they had to quickly transmit the message to Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing.

After a brief discussion between the two Town Demon Guards, the Town Demon Guard surnamed Ma immediately left this place and quickly rushed towards the direction where Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and the others were pursuing in the Wuling Mountains.

Moreover, fearing interception by the people of the Shangguan Family, this Town Demon Guard surnamed Ma detoured around the Shangguan Family's team halfway through, and then galloped all the way to chase after the direction of Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and the others once again.

There were naturally methods for positioning within the Town Demon Guard. Chasing according to this method was much faster than the Shangguan Family slowly searching for the traces left behind by Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and the others.

Therefore, after a short while, this Town Demon Guard surnamed Ma caught up with Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's party.

" This subordinate pays respects to Lord Lü! "

After catching up with Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and the others, this Town Demon Guard surnamed Ma immediately came before Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing, and then respectfully said to him:

Upon seeing this Town Demon Guard surnamed Ma, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing furrowed his brows slightly.

This person was arranged by him outside the Wuling Mountains to guard the horses; why had he run over to him at this moment?

Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing glanced at this Town Demon Guard surnamed Ma, and then spoke in a deep voice with some doubt in his tone:

" Maling, why aren't you properly guarding the horses outside the Wuling Mountains, and instead chased up here? "

Facing Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's inquiry, Maling immediately and respectfully said to Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing:

" Reporting to my lord, Huang Kui and I were originally guarding a group of horses outside the mountains. "

" However, not long after my lord left, the people of the Shangguan Family, led by their Family head Shangguan Ming, suddenly arrived outside the Wuling Mountains. "

" Then they forcefully broke through the interception of Huang Kui and me, and directly followed the traces of my lord's party entering the Wuling Mountains to chase after my lord's party. "

" Huang Kui and I discussed it, fearing that the Shangguan Family might have colluded with the rebels of the Baihuo Cult, so we immediately caught up with my lord to report the suspicious tracks of the Shangguan Family's party. "

" We hope my lord can be vigilant against the people of the Shangguan Family to avoid any unexpected accidents. "

Listening to Maling's report, a cold smile instantly curled up at the corner of Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's mouth.

Then he softly muttered to himself:

" Shangguan Ming, that old good-for-nothing's guts have grown bigger and bigger over these years. "

" However, as for having the guts to collude with the Baihuo Cult, I reckon he still doesn't have it. But daring to tail this official in doing things, and even daring to forcefully break through the interception set up by this official, "

" if this official doesn't knock some sense into your Shangguan Family a few times, you're really going to push your luck. "

" Once this official deals with this group of ground rats of the Baihuo Cult, I will let your Shangguan Family see who is truly calling the shots in this Qinghe County! "

After the words fell, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing cast his gaze back onto Maling, and then softly said:

" You did very well. This official knows about the Shangguan Family's matter. You go back first and continue guarding the horses, lest Huang Kui guards them alone and something unexpected happens. "

" After this matter is concluded, this official will record a merit for you and Huang Kui. "

Hearing what Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing said, a trace of joy instantly appeared on Maling's Face, and then he immediately cupped his fists in compliance, turned around, and headed outside the Wuling Mountains.

Sun Xuan on the side heard that the Shangguan Family, one of the three major forces of Qinghe County, had tailed and followed them over, and in his heart he couldn't quite figure it out.

The purpose of their trip was to suppress this wave of Baihuo Cult rebels that had fled into the territory of Qinghe County.

It didn't have much to do with the Shangguan Family.

Logically speaking, the Shangguan Family completely didn't need to exhaust the strength of their entire Family to come and join in this excitement.

Because the Baihuo Cult had not harmed the interests of the Shangguan Family, for an organization like the Shangguan Family that prioritized Family interests, suppressing the Baihuo Cult was a thankless task that required effort without pleasing rewards, so they completely didn't need to join in this excitement.

Although the Baihuo Cult's actions in Qinghe County were somewhat bizarre, as if they were hiding some secret purpose in the dark,

what did this have to do with the Shangguan Family? Could it be that hidden within the secret purpose of this Baihuo Cult branch was some huge benefit?

As for the Shangguan Family colluding with the Baihuo Cult, Sun Xuan felt the possibility was not high.

Otherwise, when encountering the two Town Demon Guards Maling and Huang Kui, Shangguan Ming would have directly killed these two people.

As long as Maling and Huang Kui were killed, their traces of tailing Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's party along the way could be hidden,

and would not be exposed too early.

Now that Maling and Huang Kui were not dead and had come to report intact, this showed that the Shangguan Family had no intention of becoming enemies with the Town Demon Guard.

The saying of colluding with the Baihuo Cult was even more out of the question.

Therefore, for the Shangguan Family to so blatantly follow the Town Demon Guard and run to this godforsaken ghost place of the Wuling Mountains,

tracing the root of the matter, it should still be related to benefits.

Sun Xuan thought to himself, this operation to suppress the Baihuo Cult was becoming more and more interesting now.

These things that Sun Xuan could think of, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing could naturally think of as well.

Moreover, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing knew Shangguan Ming relatively well, knowing that this old fellow's eyes were full of benefits.

For matters like colluding with the Baihuo Cult which could easily lead to the disaster of Family annihilation, Shangguan Ming, being an old and shrewd person, would definitely not touch even a tiny bit of it.

After Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing also thought about it for a moment, a trace of sarcastic expression flashed across the corner of his mouth, and then he issued an order to the crowd:

" There is no need to worry about the people of the Shangguan Family. Our task is to find this group of Baihuo Cult people as soon as possible and then annihilate them. "

" The Shangguan Family does not have the guts to collude with the Baihuo Cult. As for whether the Shangguan Family has any other purposes, that is not important. "

" As long as this official is here, I reckon that old fellow won't be able to stir up any major waves. "

After speaking, under Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's command, the party once again accelerated their pursuit speed.

With Chu Lin, who controlled the true spirit artifact pohuan mirror, present, the group once again followed the clues left behind when the Baihuo Cult escaped, quickly pursuing towards the depths of the Wuling Mountains.

After a period of time, the people of the Shangguan Family finally caught up to a place not far from Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and the others.

However, Shangguan Ming did not close the distance with Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's party, but instead hung behind Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's party at a neither-too-far-nor-too-close distance.

At this moment, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing also had some awareness of the whereabouts of Shangguan Ming and the others.

However, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing was anxious to find the traces of this Baihuo Cult branch and annihilate them at this moment, so he didn't bother with Shangguan Ming's party.

As for Shangguan Ming, he still had some fear in his heart towards Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing.

Although the two belonged to the Seventh-Rank Martial Artist Realm, he was at such an old age, and his strength was merely in the Middle Stage of the Seventh Rank.

While Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing not only had his martial dao cultivation reach the Great Perfection of the Late Stage of the Seventh Rank, he might Breakthrough to the Sixth-Rank Realm at any time.

Moreover, holding several powerful Martial Skills and more than one true spirit artifact in his hands, facing Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing, Shangguan Ming did not have the slightest certainty in his heart of defeating Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing, at least in terms of combat power.

Therefore, although Shangguan Ming coveted the benefits discovered by the Qingdan Sect and the Town Demon Guard at this moment, he really did not dare to show his Face to Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing right now.

Just like that, the two groups of Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and Shangguan Ming, one after another, followed the traces left by the Baihuo Cult and slowly arrived at a valley.

This valley was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and only a narrow path could enter into this valley.

The traces that Chu Lin saw through the pohuan mirror, after his repeated confirmations, finally determined that the ultimate destination of this group of Baihuo Cult rebels was right inside this valley.

Since that was the case, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing didn't say another word and directly entered this valley.

In this fairly large valley, after Chu Lin's investigation, a hidden passage leading underground was found out by Chu Lin.

This passage was connected to a cave in the valley, and at the deepest part of this cave appeared such an underground passage that had been carefully covered up.

Although this passage was hidden very secretly, Chu Lin, who had the pohuan mirror in hand, still easily found this passage out.

Standing at the entrance of this underground passage, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing narrowed his eyes slightly and said to Chu Lin:

" Chu Lin, are you sure that the people of the Baihuo Cult have entered this underground passage? "

Hearing this, Chu Lin immediately said to Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing:

" That's right. Not only the people of the Baihuo Cult, but also the other wave of people who followed the Baihuo Cult into the Wuling Mountains have also entered this underground passage. "

Hearing Chu Lin's words, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing couldn't help thinking in his heart: It seems that this group of Baihuo Cult people coming to Qinghe County is really no coincidence.

They must have come specifically for this underground passage.

Even that later wave of people, and the people of the Shangguan Family following closely behind, should all have come for this underground passage.

Thinking of this, a trace of playful intent couldn't help flashing in Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's heart.

He wanted to see what kind of extraordinary treasure this thing that had mobilized so many forces really was.

If possible, after annihilating the rebels of the Baihuo Cult, casually hunting for some treasures would also be a pretty good thing.

A sharp flash of light flickered across Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's eyes, and then with a wave of his hand, he led Sun Xuan, Chu Lin, and the others into this underground passage.

After entering, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and the others discovered that this underground passage didn't seem to be naturally formed.

In the passage, there was a winding stone staircase leading downwards, with the steps extending downwards layer by layer.

As everyone continued to delve downwards, the originally narrow passage also gradually became wider.

It was just that who on earth would build such an underground space deep in the Wuling Mountains?

Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and the others suppressed the doubts in their hearts and slowly walked downwards with a trace of vigilance in their hearts.

After walking for a period of time, the staircase leading to the deep underground finally reached its end at this moment.

At the end was a huge underground space, but Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and the others were not clear about just how large this space actually was.

Because within this underground space, an extremely dense gray mist was actually pervading. Under the influence of the mist, Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing and the others were completely unable to see the surrounding environment clearly.

Moreover, this gray mist actually contained toxicity, but the toxicity was not large, and since Town Demon Envoy Lü Qing's party were all Martial Artists, it didn't cause too much impact on everyone.