Gu Er Ya Tou

Chapter 78 The Spring Breeze Does Not Cross the Jade Gate Pass (6)

The stone cave seemed to open, and the maid helped her in.

The air inside was even more different from the outside. She could clearly feel a wave of chilling air seeping into her clothes, undoubtedly indicating entry into another secret chamber.

Whether it was her fortune or not, she had been through several stone cave secret chambers before, which had given her some experience.

Unable to see or speak, her ears were now most sensitive.

Although she couldn't directly see her surroundings with her eyes, Cai Mama's words were still echoing in her ears. She had said that anyone who dared to remove the blindfold would die upon seeing light.

Given this, she surmised that the surroundings were either ambushed by assassins, or the maids beside them were assassins.

Now that she was quiet and chilled by the cold wind, her mind had cleared up considerably.

She quietly pricked up her ears to listen, but unfortunately, apart from the sound of footsteps, she gained nothing.

After all, unlike Xie Yun and the others, she had no internal energy, nor was she like Liu Jin, who understood martial arts.

Just as she was lamenting her lack of any skills, an accident occurred.

She heard the sound of a sword being unsheathed from ahead, followed immediately by the sound of a blade entering flesh. Qin Jiujiu felt warm, wet liquid splash onto her, and the scent of blood quickly filled her nostrils.

It was blood!

As soon as she reacted and tried to remove the blindfold, she felt her hand being heavily pressed down, rendering it immobile.

The maid supporting Qin Jiujiu's hand was on the back of her hand covering her eyes, so Qin Jiujiu was unable to successfully remove the blindfold.

Soon, the sound of blades entering flesh came again. In the darkness, Qin Jiujiu's heart pounded like a drum. But she suddenly recalled Cai Mama's words and realized that if she removed the cloth now, she would die upon seeing light.

The maid stopping her had, in a way, saved her life.

Cai Mama's emotionless voice came through, "Young ladies, do not panic. We have merely dealt with two disobedient individuals. Remember my words: do not arbitrarily remove what covers your eyes, or you will suffer the same fate as them!"

The farce seemed to end just like that. Qin Jiujiu felt the pressure on her hand quickly withdraw, and she lowered her hand. Feeling a hand on her arm again, she quietly murmured a thank you to the person beside her.

As expected, there was no response from the person beside her.

The stone cave was soon filled with a foul scent of blood. The place was not very airy to begin with, and now it was even more suffocating.

Having followed Xie Yun and the others, Qin Jiujiu had not been unacquainted with gruesome scenes, so she could easily imagine the state of the two women now, likely decapitated.

She could also deduce that it was the maids beside them who had done it.

It seemed that someone could not resist their curiosity and had removed the blindfold. Before they could even react upon seeing light, they were killed.

Cai Mama did not pause further and walked on, bypassing the two corpses.

They too were helped by the maids and walked past. Although the others had not witnessed such a bloody scene, only hearing the sounds and smelling the foul odor, these women from ordinary families were already trembling with fear.

They were supported by the maids beside them,绕过 the corpses and walked forward.

The two women, whose lives had long since departed, lay stiffly on the ground, their eyes open, staring blankly at the cave ceiling, their faces contorted in terror.

Soon, a man in black appeared from the darkness. His gaze fell upon the corpses. Without hesitation, he took out a white jade bottle from his sleeve, opened the cap, and sprinkled the transparent liquid inside onto the bodies.

The corpses quickly dissolved as if melting, disappearing without a trace, leaving not even a drop of blood behind.

The stone cave was not very deep. Before long, they stopped walking.

"You may now remove what covers your eyes."

At this moment, Cai Mama's words were like a royal decree in the darkness, capable of granting life or pronouncing death.

After the incident, anyone who had harbored a thought of testing the limits no longer dared to disobey. As soon as her words fell, they decisively removed their blindfolds.

Because the light in the cave was not strong, Qin Jiujiu's eyes did not feel particularly uncomfortable as she opened them.

Unexpectedly, this was not a stone cave.

Qin Jiujiu scanned her surroundings and found that this room was very similar to the two before. Not far away, there was a large screen, and the dim lamplight cast a shadow on it.

It appeared to be a man.

Before arriving here, Qin Jiujiu had considered many possibilities: the mastermind being the Nine-Tailed Fox, or that woman named Qing Cen. She hadn't expected the madam of this establishment to be a man.

"Master, the people have been delivered!"

Upon reaching this place, they seemed to no longer care how many people remained. On the way, the woman had clearly been meticulous, bringing thirty people, not one missing.

But now that two had died just now, and neither the old woman nor the master inquired, it was clear they didn't care about their lives.

This master must have known about the two deaths long ago.

The dark figure suddenly waved his hand, and the maids who had been standing beside them retreated with Cai Mama.

Qin Jiujiu stopped glancing around and lowered her head, thinking to herself.

"All of you, lift your heads!"

The person behind the screen suddenly spoke, startling many, but they dared not slacken and all raised their heads.

The shock from moments ago had not yet dissipated, and everyone was still disoriented. They merely heard the command and mechanically obeyed.

Now Qin Jiujiu no longer had to peek; she directly lifted her gaze.

The person sat very upright, holding a teacup. The desk before him clearly emitted wisps of steam, indicating that tea was being brewed.

The atmosphere seemed quite pleasant! He likely had refined tastes.

For some reason, Qin Jiujiu suddenly thought of the aristocratic young masters from noble families. Judging by the speech and demeanor of the old woman and the maids here, the rules must have been extremely strict, almost like the atmosphere in a palace in novels.

Looking at the person behind the screen, his hair was tied up, not with a ribbon, but vaguely one could see his hair was pulled up high with a hair crown. His entire aura, including his gestures, exuded an air of nobility.

And this nobility seemed innate, ingrained in his bones.

If he were not from a wealthy and noble background, he would not possess such a bearing and character.

Qin Jiujiu looked again and inexplicably felt a sense of familiarity from this person. Before she could figure it out, she heard the man's voice again, "Have you seen enough?"

Qin Jiujiu instinctively lowered her head, then remembered his previous instruction and raised it again, but this time she dared not stare at him.

She inexplicably felt that his words were directed at her, and felt a little guilty.

Two low chuckles came from behind the screen. Judging by the voice, this was a young man, and not very old.

Qin Jiujiu's eyes darted around, but she no longer dared to look at the person behind the screen. The man seemed to have laughed enough, and his laughter ceased. He then said, "Remember, here, it is most dangerous to listen, look, or speak carelessly, or your fate will be quite grim..." His voice was light, but the words spoken with a moderate tone were chilling.