91: Curiosity kills

Lord Yu and Ghost Hand exchanged glances; someone had died in this cave!

Since someone had died, it was highly probable it was for the sake of competing for a treasure.

"Should we go take a look?" Ghost Hand was also undecided and looked at Lord Yu.

Lord Yu felt uncertain as well, having discovered that all the Ye family's experts had died, but since they had come all this way, if they didn't take a look and missed some treasure, he wouldn't be able to sleep well for years.

"Perhaps we shouldn't," Quasi-Heaven Marquis said softly.

Hong Ancestor let out a low growl, "If you want to leave, leave by yourself!"

Quasi-Heaven Marquis looked at the three of them, then at the depths of the cave, which felt like an invisible giant maw that could bite him to death at any moment.

This time, Quasi-Heaven Marquis did not stay; he turned and flew away, moving very quickly.

He was just a first-rank rogue cultivator, and all he wanted in this life was to show off a bit among the Three Barbarians; he had no desire to interact with any continental powerhouses.

He wanted no treasures; he only wanted his life.

"Useless," Hong Ancestor couldn't help but curse, feeling utterly defeated.

Lord Yu had no mind to pursue it: "Let's go."

Upon entering, several streaks of natural light still filtered in, illuminating the damp, slimy cave walls, which glowed with a rust-like dark red.

The further they went, the more the light seemed to be gnawed away, leaving only a murky blackness clinging before their eyes, and their feet occasionally stepped on round objects, either dry bones or stone eggs, always causing them to stumble.

The three of them emitted spiritual energy, illuminating their surroundings.

This cave had an extreme number of branching paths, all of which were perfectly round tunnels, looking exactly as if they had been burrowed out by some giant insect.

The inner wall of each branch was covered with a slippery fungal membrane, which would slough off sticky layers when touched.

"What is this thing?" Ghost Hand pinched his fingers and then sniffed them; there was a fishy smell.

The woman mischievously whispered in Ghost Hand's ear with a smile, "This is your scent, my lord."

"Hahahaha." Ghost Hand burst into laughter, unable to resist slapping her bottom, which actually eased the eerie atmosphere a bit.

"Quiet!" Hong Ancestor reminded them, lest they awaken some ancient fierce beast.

The three continued to walk inward; the smell of blood seemed to grow even stronger.

Hong Ancestor surveyed the surrounding stone walls and found that they looked as if something had swept through them in large numbers.

"Wait!" Lord Yu suddenly stopped and looked ahead.

At the edge of the spiritual energy's light, a dark figure knelt in the center.

Hong Ancestor was the first to notice the patterns on the other party's robe, and cupping his hands, he called out, "Junior greets Senior of the Holy Gate."

Lord Yu and Ghost Hand looked and also noticed; regardless of anything else, it was best to salute.

"Greetings, Senior of the Holy Gate."

The three of them bowed, waiting for the Senior of the Holy Gate to respond.

However, the only response was a faint breeze; the Senior sat there motionless.

The three exchanged glances, and Lord Yu gave Ghost Hand a look.

Ghost Hand understood and patted the woman on his left, "Go take a look."

"Then, tonight, you must favor me first, my lord."

"No problem."

The woman showed no fear at all; she walked cheerfully forward, even turning back to wink at the three of them.

The three watched nervously...

The woman came up behind and called out, "Senior? Senior?"

She slowly moved to the front, spiritual energy glowing in her hand to illuminate.

When she saw the front of the body, the woman's smile instantly froze, her face began to twitch, and her eyes gradually filled with terror.

"Ah!" A sharp scream rang out, echoing throughout the entire cave.

This scared the three half to death; Ghost Hand immediately rushed over and clapped his hand over the woman's mouth.

Upon seeing the person from the Holy Gate, he couldn't help but gasp.

Lord Yu and Hong Ancestor stood on either side, their eyes also filled with terror.

From behind, it looked as if he was sitting in meditation, but in front...

From his neck to his abdomen, he was ripped open, feeling as if a layer of skin had been shed; there were no bones, no internal organs.

"This is...?" Hong Ancestor's voice trembled slightly; this person from the Holy Gate, his strength should be similar to his own.

If he could die, then he himself would certainly die too.

Lord Yu and Ghost Hand both shook their heads; it was completely beyond their comprehension. If he had been ripped open, there should have been a lot of bloodstains on the ground, but while there was some blood around, it was too little...

"The people from the Holy Gate probably encountered danger too; let's leave," Lord Yu said in a deep voice. There was really nothing good to see now; instead, it would only invite trouble.

Hong Ancestor and Ghost Hand had no objections.

Then Ghost Hand's other female companion suddenly pointed at the corpse: "It looks like something is moving in his eyes..."

The three looked over in confusion, as the spiritual light shone upon it.

There was nothing.

"Heh, you scared me." Ghost Hand was speechless, having thought the corpse was moving.

The woman immediately laughed, "Look how scared you are."

"Still daring to tease me, wait till I get back, see how I deal with you!"

The woman smiled, her small mouth slightly agape...

At this moment, the insect reappeared on the eyeball, looking at the woman's red lips, as if it had found its destination.

Clearly, this insect had fallen behind.

But, it had found its way again.

The insect gave a kick and directly burrowed into the woman's mouth.

The woman immediately covered her mouth, feeling something burrowing down her throat.

"What are you doing? Let's go!" Ghost Hand said displeasedly, joking in moderation.

The woman walked over in a panic, explaining, "Just now... that insect... it seemed... Ah!"

After only a few steps, the woman fell to the ground, wailing, which startled the three, causing them to pull out their spirit weapons.

"Save... save me..." The woman reached out her hand towards Ghost Hand.

And her delicate arm began to split open; the woman watched, her eyes filled with terror.

"Ah!"

A head broke through her belly; this scene left the three dumbfounded, having never witnessed such a terrifying sight in their lives.

At this moment, they finally understood!

How that Senior of the Holy Gate had died.

"Go!" Lord Yu turned and ran, not wanting to stay for even a moment.

Hong Ancestor also quickly followed.

Ghost Hand did the same, but found that holding a woman slowed him down.

He simply...

He directly threw the woman in his arms towards the monster.

When the woman was released from his embrace, she looked at Ghost Hand in disbelief, then fell heavily at the feet of the blood-flying insect.

"Ah!"

Terrified screams rang out, and even squishing sounds could be heard.

The three flew forward as if their lives depended on it, not even knowing the way back, just following Lord Yu.

"Are we going in circles?!" Hong Ancestor couldn't help but shout, panic having made him lose his reason.

Lord Yu immediately emitted killing intent, like a basin of cold water splashed on Hong Ancestor, making him calm down significantly.

But Ghost Hand looked ahead and swallowed, because Ghost Hand seemed to see a dark figure, also sitting there...

But it felt like that dark figure was moving... and there were chewing sounds.

Lord Yu and Hong Ancestor also slowly shifted their gazes to look, and indeed, they saw it too...

Unlike last time, this one was moving.

Spiritual light emanated from the three's bodies, illuminating the front.

They finally saw the dark figure clearly, wearing the robes of the Holy Gate, but in front of that person, there seemed to be someone lying down, who also seemed to be from the Holy Gate...

Suddenly, the dark figure stopped moving and slowly turned its head to look.

When the three saw this person's appearance, horror was written on their faces: "Holy Maiden!"