Clouds and Moon Shadow

Chapter 501 They really don't know what the bottom line is! A bunch of beasts!

Each cave contained a large cell holding at least thirty or forty people.

In other words, there are more than 120 people imprisoned here who are the key to the medicine.

Looking at the corpses of the wizard's temple guards lying scattered on the ground, there were about fifty of them, which showed that they had sent quite a few people to guard this place.

Gu Qingyue looked around at the dark entrance to the cell, a surge of frustration rising in her chest. She found it hard to calm down. What kind of monsters had done this?

"Take us to see the medicinal ingredient."

Gu Qingyue suppressed her anger and turned to Mu Dongdao.

Mu Dong paused for a moment, then said, "It's about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea to get there."

His expression was a little off, and Gu Qingyue frowned. What was going on?

When the three of them arrived at a large water dungeon, Gu Qingyue finally understood why.

Looking into the deep cave, there was a whole row of prison cells, about eleven or twelve in total.

Only two or three houses are on a slightly higher stone platform; the rest are all in the water, which must be the shallows of an underground river.

The lighting was dim and the room was extremely damp. Looking around, the groups of two or three boys and girls were like walking corpses, almost none of them could walk on their own. Pale faces were a common feature among the boys and girls in the prison cells.

Because Mu Dong and his men had just dealt with the guards who were watching over them, Gu Qingyue and Mu Yunchu arrived just as the Dark Wolf guards were carefully helping them out.

Gu Qingyue looked at it for a moment, then couldn't bear to look anymore.

The Wizarding Temple truly knows no bounds! A bunch of beasts!

After making arrangements for them to make sure the medicinal ingredients were safely brought out of the Ten Thousand Gu Cave, Gu Qingyue and Mu Yun Chu returned to the Immortal Valley.

Upon returning to Shenxian Valley, the first thing Gu Qingyue did was to carefully examine the bodies of each young man and woman.

Of these, about sixty people had their blood drawn once, eighteen people had their blood drawn twice, and the rest had not yet had their blood drawn. These people were in relatively better health, of course, compared to those who had already had their blood drawn.

The one in the worst physical condition was the one who had had blood drawn twice. As for the one who had had blood drawn three times, he was already dead and was definitely not in the cell anymore.

Upon inquiry, it was learned that these medicinal ingredients mainly came from neighboring countries, including the Great Chu and the Western Jin, as well as many natives of the Nanzhao Kingdom.

The Nanzhao people revered the Holy Maiden as a deity. It is said that in some parts of Nanzhao, temples dedicated to her were built for people to worship, and those who worshipped would invariably utter the prayer, "May the Holy Maiden protect us..."

How ridiculous and pathetic!

Their children were secretly captured and brought here by the gods they claimed would protect them, only to die either from testing poisons or from having their blood used as a medicinal ingredient...

Gu Qingyue came out of the temporary house where they were being housed, carrying her medicine box, and remained silent for a long time.

Mu Yun Chu simply held her hand tightly, offering her comfort.

Given Gu Qingyue's personality, she wanted to immediately send all the captured people from Shenxian Valley to meet the King of Hell.

Keeping these executioners alive is pushing the limits of humanity!

After arranging for someone to take care of them, Gu Qingyue and Mu Yun Chu arrived at the building in the very center of Shenxian Valley, where it was bustling with activity.

Of course, the main sounds were pleas for mercy and cries.

When Gu Qingyue and Mu Yunchu walked in, they saw Qin Fang, Gu Yuanming, and Gu Yuanen sitting silently in the chairs at the head of the table, their expressions serious.

Not far away were Zhang Xubai, Zhang Qingxuan, Feng Shuyan, and Xiao Nian, who looked dejected.

From the moment the attack on Immortal Valley began, they divided up the tasks.

Qin Fang led his men to capture all the protectors, servants, and related personnel in the valley, while Gu Yuanming and Gu Yuanen led their men to capture all the guards in the valley. If they could capture them, great; if not, they would all be sent to meet the King of Hell.

The people in the hall now are the ones who have been captured. There are very few guards, mainly a few older protectors, servants, and some other people.

Clearly, they didn't muster the courage to commit suicide when they were arrested, and thus became prisoners.

Looking at the pitiful faces of everyone crying, Gu Qingyue remained expressionless.

After committing so many sins, do you really expect to save your life by crying?

"Take them away for interrogation. If they can reveal something useful, you can choose an easier way to die. If they can't, once we find the Gu worms, plant them all on them!"

Gu Qingyue's tone was so cold it was almost freezing.

Don't you like capturing people to make Gu poison? Go and experience it for yourself. Few of those crying and wailing here are innocent.

After Yue Lingyu led everyone away, the hall finally became a little quieter.

"So, have you found a place to raise the Gu worms?"

Qin Fang snapped out of his daze and asked Mu Yun Chu.

Mu Yun Chu shook his head, helped Gu Qing Yue sit down in a round chair, and then he sat down next to her.

The movements were incredibly natural and fluid from beginning to end.

Gu Qingyue smiled slightly. This guy probably wanted to turn her into a useless piece of trash from the very beginning. Sigh, this is outrageous!

"Bring Nian Yuwei up," Gu Qingyue said as soon as she sat down.

A short while later, Nian Yuwei was brought in.

She was wearing a moon-white long dress, and it was clear that she had washed up. However, after the poison took effect, her face was still a bit pale, and she looked somewhat lifeless.

"Young Master Ye, everyone," Nian Yuwei greeted them, standing ramrod straight and very quietly.

"Hmph! How does it feel to have been the Holy Maiden's lackey for so many years?" Gu Yuanen couldn't stand her arrogant attitude. He thought of all the evil deeds the Holy Maiden had committed, which were simply too numerous to count.

Naturally, the greatest grudge is that the saintess imprisoned my father, harmed my mother, and assassinated Yue'er; she can never be forgiven.

Even if Nian Yuwei provided useful information at a crucial moment, it cannot erase her past as an accomplice to evil.

Nian Yuwei's expression remained calm. "That's right. I've been following the Holy Maiden for eight years, and I know everything she's done. I did participate in some of them myself, I don't deny it. But Young Master Ye did say he would save me," she said, looking at Gu Qingyue.

Gu Qingyue raised her hand and patted Gu Yuanen's shoulder, signaling him to calm down.

"But we haven't found the place where the Gu are raised yet. How can I believe you that you don't know the specific entrance?"

Gu Qingyue sneered.

She could tell from the beginning that Nian Yuwei was holding back and hadn't revealed everything she knew. But that was normal; everyone needs to keep some trump cards to save their lives.

But now that things are like this, it's time to lay our cards on the table!

The hall was silent for what seemed like an eternity before Nian Yuwei spoke, "Although I don't know the entrance, I do know a secret about the Crimson Blood Gu, which I can tell you."

As she spoke, she took out an envelope from her sleeve, stepped forward, and respectfully handed it to Gu Qingyue.

Gu Qingyue didn't answer immediately, but quietly looked at Nian Yuwei for a few seconds, "What are your conditions?"