Chapter 288 A winding path leads to a quiet place
We walked along the river, and the river curved into a bend, twisting and turning, passing through reefs and forests.

Qian Long is an expert boatman, and his boat rides the wind and waves, rippling across the vast blue waves.

In the surging river, a small boat goes down the river, traveling for nearly two hours, turning from the Wanli Hengjiang River into the Qianzhang River, and then to the Baichi Deep Lake, and then moving through the lush stream with reeds and lush aquatic plants. It can be said that there is a mountain scene at every step and a wave at every turn. The two sides of the river are boundless embankments and crisscrossing farmlands, and gradually turn into mountains, forests, gullies, and towering cliffs.

When Chang Wuhui removed the black cloth from the faces of Liu Xunyi and others, the scene before them was very different from the Xunyang River when they boarded the boat.

At this moment, the river was narrow and winding, the water was quiet and clear, and one could almost see the mud and pebbles at the bottom of the river. It seemed to be very shallow, only an arm's length away. When Tang Cong, full of curiosity, stretched out his hand to explore the water, he suddenly found that the water was cold and unfathomable.

The water plants in the river swayed like monsters, confusing people's minds. The reeds on the river surface were as high as a person, blocking people's eyes and ears.

In addition, there are hidden reefs everywhere and broken trees blocking the river. Once you sail here, unless you are familiar with the waterway, you will inevitably be lost in the sea and find it difficult to escape.

"There's a mountain ahead, hold on tight!"

The boat passed through a reed marsh and slowly approached a mountain along a tributary. At the same time, Qian Long's voice suddenly sounded at the stern of the boat.

Looking at the towering mountains coming towards them, Liu Xunyi and Tang Cong were shocked.

Seeing that the boat was getting closer and closer to the mountain and its speed was not decreasing but getting faster and faster, and was about to hit the indestructible rocks, Liu Xunyi and Tang Cong moved back at the same time, clutching the side of the boat tightly with both hands, and a layer of cold sweat broke out on their backs.

"Boatman, mountain! Mountain! We are about to crash into the mountain..."

Accompanied by Tang Cong's terrified scream like a pig being slaughtered, the boat shot towards the mountain wall like an arrow from a bow.

At this moment, even a skilled and courageous master like Liu Xunyi felt a chill in his heart and subconsciously uttered a cry of surprise.

However, at the moment when the boat was about to hit the mountain, the narrow river suddenly "broke". The boat sank suddenly, and the bow fell rapidly almost against the mountain wall. The sharp and protruding rocks were within reach for Liu Xunyi and his companions.

The boat was descending quickly, and the vegetation on the mountain wall could almost scrape the passengers on the boat. In addition, the boat bumped into the protruding rocks from time to time, and the boat kept shaking violently, which immediately caused Tang Cong to roar and curse "It's worse than death".

"Oh!"

In a moment, the boat crashed into the water heavily, and huge splashes of water rose up, soaking Liu Xunyi and others who were caught off guard.

"puff!"

Liu Xunyi, who was still in shock, quickly steadied himself, wiped the water stains on his face with his hands, and sprayed out a mouthful of lake water from his mouth.

When he cast his astonished eyes towards other people, he suddenly discovered that, except for him and Tang Cong who were in a mess, everyone else seemed to be well prepared. Even Mei Zichuan and Baoer were as steady as a rock and were completely unharmed.

"Ha ha……"

Seeing Liu Xunyi and Tang Cong's embarrassed eyes, Chang Wuhui and Qian Long couldn't help but laugh out loud. Their gloating was self-evident and they didn't even shy away from it.

Liu Xunyi looked up and suddenly found that the place where he had just fallen was at least three meters high. If Qian Long was not familiar with the river and had skilled boat skills, he would have been scared to death.

"You have to pass the 'cliff' to enter and exit the Jueqing Valley. You go through the west mountain when entering the valley and go through the east mountain when leaving the valley." Pan Yuyin explained while handing a handkerchief to Liu Xunyi.

"I see……"

"Master, look!"

Liu Xunyi was still in a state of confusion when Tang Cong suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed into the distance with a look of surprise on his face.

Following the sound, they found themselves in a river valley, surrounded by mountains, undulating and uneven, which seemed far away in the horizon, yet seemed close before their eyes.

What surprised Liu Xunyi the most was that there was a huge lake hidden here, and the water of the lake was as smooth as a mirror without a single wrinkle.

At the end of the lake, there are colorful flowers planted, lush and endless. A refreshing and rich fragrance can be smelled from a hundred meters away. The mountains and plains are full of flowers, butterflies and bees are flying one after another.

This scene is so beautiful that it is intoxicating.

"Is this... this the Heartless Valley?"

Liu Xunyi walked to the deck in disbelief, looking at the endless sea of ​​flowers in the distance, his mouth wide with amazement.

"Outsiders only know about the Jueqing Valley, but they don't know that it has another name, the Hundred Flowers Valley." Chang Wuhui said, "Originally, this place was called the Hundred Flowers Valley. As for the name 'Jueqing Valley', it was given by Granny Taohua."

Pan Yuyin echoed, "The master came here because he was trapped by love, so he named himself 'Jueqing'."

“Those flowers…”

"It is a heartless flower. Its blooming period is only seven days, but it can bloom in all seasons. Its petals are gorgeous and colorful, and each flower is different." Chang Wuhui said, "Just like love in this world, beauty is always short-lived, but there are still countless infatuated men and women who continue to fall in love. Flowers bloom and fall, and life goes on forever."

"This 'scene' should only exist in heaven, and it is rare to see it on earth!"

Liu Xunyi looked around, marveling at the blue sky, the gentle clouds and the blooming flowers. At the same time, he regretted that his parents had not given him a few more eyes so that he could satisfy his admiration.

"Eh? That ship is..."

Glancing around, Liu Xunyi inadvertently discovered that there was a large ship docked on the shore.

"Second brother's boat?" Qian Long's suspicious voice suddenly sounded, "Why is it here? Isn't he sending guests across the river? Why..."

"Something's wrong!"

Before Qian Long finished speaking, Chang Wuhui's face suddenly changed. He pointed to a torn fishing net in the lake and said urgently, "Someone has trespassed into Jueqing Valley. Brother Qian, get to the shore quickly!"

Liu Xunyi was full of doubts and asked, "Why do you think so?"

"This net is a barrier deliberately set up by the Valley Master. If they enter the valley normally, the Qian brothers and the disciples in the valley will avoid this fishing net and enter from the gap on the east side. Only uninvited guests will break through the fishing net." Chang Wuhui said quickly, "Now, Second Brother Qian's boat is on the shore, and the fishing net in the lake is broken. It seems that Second Brother Qian deliberately sent a signal to remind the Valley Master that someone has come uninvited."

Liu Xunyi reacted very quickly and said without hesitation: "The group of guests who crossed the river this morning... I'm afraid they came with bad intentions." "You mean my second brother..."

In a trance, Qian Long suddenly came to his senses, and a hint of worry flashed in his eyes. He pushed the oar and the small boat sped towards the big ship.

Before the boat came close, Liu Xunyi, Chang Wuhui and Tang Cong had already jumped up impatiently, stepped on the water, jumped ten feet in a row, and flew onto the big ship one after another.

After searching for a while, they found that the ship was already empty, without any sign of people.

"It seems that they have already entered the valley." Liu Xunyi guessed.

"It's not that easy!" Chang Wuhui said, "The valley is full of traps. It's almost impossible for outsiders to pass through the sea of ​​flowers safely."

"So they took Qian Hu away to lead the way?"

"Although the Qian brothers were able to sail here, they never went ashore." Chang Wuhui frowned and analyzed, "So Qian Hu knew nothing about the mechanism on the shore."

Liu Xunyi pondered and said, "If that's the case, they won't be able to get far."

"How dare you, you daring thief, trespass into the Heartless Valley? You must be tired of living!" Chang Wuhui shouted angrily, "I will make sure you never return!"

As they were talking, the boat slowly approached the shore, and Pan Yuyin, Qian Long, Mei Zichuan, and Baoer went ashore one after another.

"What's going on? My second brother..."

"Shh!"

Before Qian Long could ask what was going on, Liu Xunyi suddenly straightened his face and interrupted with a wave of his hand: "Listen! There's a sound of fighting in the valley!"

"Humph!"

Chang Wuhui shouted coldly, turned around and rushed into the valley with his sword in hand.

"Quick! Follow him!"

Liu Xunyi greeted him, then followed Chang Wuhui's footsteps and rushed into the endless sea of ​​flowers.

After twists and turns and walking through the sea of ​​flowers for a while, the few people came to an open space.

This is a piece of open space that was opened up by people's swords. Looking around, the ground is covered with withered flowers and broken branches, which makes people feel very sorry.

In the open space, two groups of people were facing each other with swords.

The dozen or so people on the Lin Valley side were dressed very similarly to Chang Wuhui, and they were disciples of the Jueqing Valley.

On one side of the lake, there were a dozen or so people who looked like businessmen, all holding knives and swords, and they looked like people from the underworld who had deliberately disguised themselves.

At present, the disciples of Jueqing Valley and this group of uninvited guests are suffering injuries to each other.

The difference is that among the disciples of Jueqing Valley, only three or four were injured, while the situation of this group of uninvited guests was much more miserable.

Half of them were sitting cross-legged in the back, looking painful, with their eyes closed, as if they were practicing qigong to heal their injuries.

Strangely, none of these people seemed to have any obvious injuries.

"Second senior brother!"

Chang Wuhui's appearance made all the Jueqing Valley disciples overjoyed. On the other hand, the faces of these uninvited guests became increasingly ugly.

"Second brother!"

When Qian Long saw Qian Hu lying on the ground with his life or death unknown, his heart sank immediately and he rushed forward in a hurry.

"what happened?"

Chang Wuhui's eyes were filled with anger. He looked around at the broken Wuqing flowers on the ground and shouted at the uninvited guests, "Who are you? Why did you trespass into the Jueqing Valley? Why did you hurt people?"

Across from them, the old man in the lead looked Chang Wuhui up and down with a cold gaze, and said in a cold voice: "There is no point in saying more! My people were bitten by poisonous insects lurking in the sea of ​​flowers. If you don't want me to stain this valley with blood, hand over the antidote quickly and call your valley master out to see me."

Hearing this voice, Liu Xunyi suddenly felt familiar with it, so he walked forward slowly and looked up with curiosity.

This one glance surprised him greatly. The person who came was actually the third elder of Kunlun Sect, Leng Kongyang.

Liu Xunyi had met Mo Cen once at the Jiangnan Lu Mansion, at Mo Cen's retirement ceremony.

"If you hadn't trespassed into the Heartless Valley, how could you have been bitten by poisonous insects?" Chang Yunzi snorted coldly, "You brought this upon yourselves, and yet you still dare to speak so shamelessly?"

"How dare you!" Leng Kongyang shouted angrily, "If Jueqing Valley hadn't secretly learned my martial arts, how could I have the leisure to come to your evil place?"

“Since you know this is a place of evil, you should be prepared to go there without returning!” Chang Wuhui’s eyes were fierce, and he said in a bad tone, “I might as well tell you that being bitten by a poisonous insect is not fatal, but if you smell the strange fragrance of the ruthless flower at the same time, it will instantly turn into a deadly poison, rotting your flesh and bones, and eating away your internal organs. If you can’t take the antidote within an hour, even if the Golden Immortal descends to the earth, you will still die!”

Hearing this, Leng Kongyang was horrified and said in a cold voice: "Boy, if you know what's best for you, hand over the antidote quickly, or you'll be fined!"

"This is Jueqing Valley, it's not your turn to boss people around here!" Chang Wuhui said fearlessly, "I want to see how you can make me drink a punishment?"

"Okay! Very good!" Leng Kongyang laughed in anger and nodded repeatedly, "Since you are stubborn and unyielding, don't blame me for being cruel and ruthless. Today I will flatten the Jueqing Valley first, and then take you back to Kunlun Mountain to punish you!"

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(End of this chapter)