Early in the morning, the sun shined on the top of the Buried Flower Valley. Through the rising smoke from the cooking smoke, it emitted a blue mist.
As the pedestrians on the street gradually increased in number, a luxurious carriage slowly drove past the paving stones.
The carriage finally arrived at the entrance of the Buried Flower Palace, and was stopped by the Buried Flower Palace disciples who were guarding the entrance.
Just as the two guards were shouting at the driver of the carriage, a young man in gorgeous clothes came out from the carriage.
Upon seeing the young master, the two guards" expressions shook, and they immediately bowed and called out respectfully: "Young Hall Master!"
A few Buried Flower Palace disciples who had just left the mountain gate and were preparing to go down the mountain also stood respectfully by the side of the road to greet the young master.
Qin Hai raised his head and looked at the bluestone archway in front of him. His heart was unable to calm down. The Buried Flower Valley was as calm as it had always been, and the entrance to the Buried Flower Palace was the same.
Indeed, the young man who alighted from the carriage was none other than the Lan Sen Ze, who Qin Hai had disguised as. Following Ji Wuhua"s successful ascension to the position, he became the new Palace Master of the Buried Flower Palace.
All of this was something that Qin Hai had long since heard from Indigo Sen"s mouth.
The few guards who were guarding the mountain gate quickly opened it, and a door appeared in the great protective magical formation. Qin Hai took a deep breath and walked through the gate, entering the Buried Flower Palace once again.
Compared to the past, the Buried Flower Palace looked even more run-down and desolate. The previously clean and tidy mountain road was now piled with many dead branches and rotten leaves. It seemed that no one had cleaned it in a long time.
Many of the strange flowers and herbs in the forest had also completely disappeared. Presumably, they had long since been completely harvested by the people from the Flowerless Flower Palace.
In the past, there would always be a place for the Buried Flower Palace"s disciples to gather and cultivate. But now, it was empty. There were quite a few young disciples of the Flowerless Palace gathered together to gamble, drink, and gamble, making loud noises and laughing.
Even the garden that Qin Hai had rebuilt for Shuiyun Yue was in a mess. Most of the rare plants had been broken, and the remaining ones were on the verge of death. In just a few days, this place would probably become a deathtrap.
Qin Hai suppressed the anger in his heart. After circling the mountain, he went straight to the outside of the dungeon.
The guards outside the dungeon had been gathering to gamble, but when they saw Qin Hai, they immediately hid their bowls and dices and greeted him in panic.
Qin Hai glanced at them and said amiably, "Don"t panic, I know it"s boring here. It"s normal for us to play here and there."
When the guards heard this, they were overjoyed and even took the initiative to invite Qin Hai to join their bet. Of course Qin Hai wouldn"t partic.i.p.ate. He chatted with a few people for a while before letting them open the dungeon door. The guards immediately did as he said, not even bothering to ask what Qin Hai wanted to do in the dungeon.
However, just before Qin Hai entered the dungeon, the group of people"s leader stealthily pulled Qin Hai aside and said with a flattering smile, "Young Palace Master, there are a few good-looking girls inside. When you are free, I"ll send them over to you, what do you think?"
Qin Hai said sharply, "What are you doing? Asgard Mistress has strictly ordered me to guard these people and not to let them leave the dungeon without authorization. Do you want me to disobey your orders? Or have you done it before? "
The leader was so scared that his face turned white, and said quickly: "Young Hall Master is enlightened, I have never done such a thing before. These people have never left the dungeon since we locked them up. We have also been keeping a tight watch on them and have not allowed anyone else to enter. I just feel that Young Hall Master is extremely intelligent and is definitely above everyone else in our Buried Flower Palace. If we were to find another place to interrogate these fellows, then we might be able to find something of even greater value. "
Qin Hai looked at the terrified guards and asked, "What"s your name?"
"His name is Liao Fan." The leader said.
"Have you been guarding this place ever since we went up the mountain?"
"Yes, I have been ordered to guard these people and they have never left." Liao Fan said bitterly.
Ever since the Flowerless Palace"s people took over the Buried Flower Palace, the rest of the people started plundering the mountain without restraint. Everyone was filled with money, but this Liao Fan could only stay in the dungeon and couldn"t get anything out of it, so he was naturally unwilling to use the female disciples of the Buried Flower Palace to bribe him, the Young Palace Master, in the hope that he could find a better place to do business.
After thinking for a moment, Qin Hai patted Liao Fan"s shoulder, "You"ve worked hard. There aren"t many brothers who are as dedicated as you in the palace. Later, I"ll ask the head of the palace to transfer you to the Law Enforcement Hall so that you can continue to play your role."
Liao Fan was overjoyed and expressed his thanks over and over again. Finally, he looked into the dungeon and was somewhat hesitant to speak.
Qin Hai patted his shoulder and said in a low voice, "I will come back tonight."
Liao Fan immediately understood and said with a smile, "Brothers, you"ve worked hard these past few days. I"ll arrange for them to rest well tonight. I"ll guard this place for them."
Qin Hai nodded and walked straight into the dungeon.
Many of them were known to Qin Hai, but now, not only were these people trapped in the prison, a large majority of them were already lying lifelessly on the ground. Only a small portion of them were still cultivating and meditating.
Looking at this scene, Qin Hai"s heart felt heavy.
After exiting the dungeon, Qin Hai pondered for a moment before going back to the alchemy lab.
Although he had brought a lot of pills with him, there were a lot of Buried Flower Palace disciples in the dungeon. He definitely didn"t have enough pills with him, and it was too late to refine them either.
Fortunately, Lan Sen was the Young Palace Master of the Lan-Sen Ze. At the same time, the alchemy lab was under his jurisdiction, so he should have no problem getting a batch of pills from the alchemy lab.
However, not long after Qin Hai entered the alchemy room, he heard a ruckus coming from inside. Walking toward the source of the noise, Qin Hai was surprised to discover Hou Junjie.
This brat was actually still alive.
Qin Hai"s brows twitched as killing intent surged in his heart. If not for the Hou family betraying him, the Buried Flower Palace would never have been taken over by Ji Wuhua. The three ancestors of the Hou family would have deserved death for sure.
Seeing Qin Hai walk in, the Blossom Palace disciples who were arguing with Hou Junjie immediately greeted him respectfully. Qin Hai glanced at Hou Junjie and asked calmly, "What happened?"
"Reporting to Young Hall Master, Hou Junjie has come to request the Spirit Guiding Pill. We already gave it to him, but he said that the pill we gave him was fake and that we were here pestering him."