Chapter 489: Cangye Will Definitely Be Obedient and Be At Your Mercy
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
The sharp blade cut through Zhan Yongjun’s skin and a sharp pain came, scaring her so much that she screamed, “Don’t, don’t kill me. Is your target also someone from the Imperial Preceptor’s residence? As long as you don’t kill me, i can bring this person out and hand him to you! You can kill him, not me!”
Hearing Zhan Yongjun’s words, the man chuckled and took down the dagger. “Alright, then I’ll give you a chance. If you can lure Cang Ye from the Imperial Preceptor’s residence to a dilapidated temple in the suburbs tonight, I’ll let you off.”
Zhan Yongjun heaved a sigh of relief. Before she could thank the man, she heard a squirming sound. Right on the heels of that, it was as if a worm had crawled into her body.
“This is a Gu worm. If you don’t bring Cang Ye here tonight, even if i don’t attack you, you’ll be torn to pieces by the Gu worm.” A devilish laughter echoed in the air. “i know that humans have always been cunning. You don’t have to think of playing tricks in front of me.”
Zhan Yongjun clearly felt the Gu worm enter her body. A strong pain accompanied by fear a.s.saulted her, scaring her so much that she trembled. “i,i can’t bring Cang Ye there. He’s impervious and difficult to approach. However, i can bring Shen Yaowei, whom he cares about the most! As long as you catch Shen Yaowei, Cang Ye will definitely be obedient and be at your mercy.”
The young man was silent for a moment. “Okay, whether it’s Cang Ye or Shen Yaowei, it’s up to you.”
After listening to the young man’s words, Zhan Yongjun felt a cold wind blow past her and blow away the black cloth on her face.
The chains binding her body also fell to the ground with a crisp clang. Zhan Yongjun quickly opened her eyes and looked around.
She was in a dungeon that looked like it had been abandoned for a long time. There were spiderwebs everywhere. Apart from her, there was no one else.
She could still feel the lingering aura of the young man just now. Zhan Yongjun quickly touched the wound on her neck. Through the thin skin, she could clearly feel the Gu worm inside.
“Shen Yaowei, Cang Ye, it’s all your fault. Otherwise, how could I have encountered such a thing!” Viciousness appeared in Zhan Yongjun’s eyes. With that, she clenched her fists and left angrily.
Time pa.s.sed, and it was soon late at night.
Shen Yaowei arrived at the suburbs and looked around, but she didn’t see Zhan Yongjun.
“There’s no aura of a living person here. Perhaps we have to go further to find clues.” Cang Ye followed Shen Yaowei closely and looked at her as he spoke. “Wait here for a moment. I’ll scout the way first.”
“This is too much of a waste of time. How about this? You go to the southeast, and i’ll go to the northwest. We’ll each look for an hour. If we can’t find her, we’ll meet back here.” As Shen Yaowei spoke, she looked up at the bright moon.
Zhan Yongjun was a member of the Imperial Preceptor’s residence after all. Her disappearance for a day and a night was an extraordinary matter.
Even if Zhan Yongjun died, there had to be a clear explanation. Therefore, as members of the Imperial Preceptor’s residence, they still had to help find Zhan Yongjun’s whereabouts. Even if she was dead, they had to find her corpse and figure out what had happened.
Seeing Shen Yaowei’s insistence, Cang Ye nodded in agreement and headed southeast first.
Shen Yaowei went straight to the deadwood forest in the northwest.
Under the pale moonlight, the withered trees in the forest displayed various twisted and contorted shapes, standing tall amidst this world. No greenery could be seen on the ground, only dried branches that made a crunchy sound with every step.
Shen Yaowei walked into the withered forest and looked around, but she didn’t see Zhan Yongjun.
Logically speaking, if Zhan Yongjun had disappeared for a day and a night in the Ghost Abyss, she was definitely doomed.
Many of the demons here had the habit of eating people. They even liked to torture and kill humans for fun. There was even a high chance that they could no longer find Zhan Yongjun’s corpse.
As Shen Yaowei thought this, she suddenly felt an aura approaching from behind..