Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1286: Drowning Shadow, Si Yi

The cold river water flows underground, faint fluorescent lights flicker on the rock walls, the humid air makes breathing difficult, and the fear of drowning is emerging from the bottom of my heart.

cold.

Lu Ning could only feel the cold.

  Shouldn't she have entered a... residence of a disciple of Zhenjian Villa?

The living conditions for the outer disciples were limited. Lu Ning vaguely remembered that when she first walked in, she could even smell a strong stench and musty smell, and then...

Lu Ning circulated the Senluo Nine Revolutions Heart Technique in her body. After the icy internal energy circulated through her body for a cycle, the discomfort in her nasal cavity slowly subsided.

Then she touched the rock wall with her hand. The damp touch and the fluorescent moss stuck to her palm made her roughly judge that this was not a simple illusion, but was most likely really transferred.

At this time, she saw a ball of fire appear in the distance and slowly approach this side.

Ghost fire?

Lu Ning thought for a moment, and then the fluorescent moss in her hand was quickly swallowed by some new fungi. Then, those fungi began to emit similar light and wrapped her up, simulating the appearance of a rock.

The fire slowly approached, and Lu Ning heard some sounds of footsteps on the slippery ground, but she still stood there without moving, waiting quietly.

The person who came over was indeed a person, a young woman. She was wearing a jet-black official uniform, with a copper coin sword tied with red silk around her waist. In her hand, she was holding a paper lantern with a pale flame lit. On the left half of her face was a red ghost mask, and only the right half of her face was visible.

When she walked near Lu Ning, she suddenly stopped and looked around. After a while, she reached into her bosom and took out a copper round exquisite object.

"people?"

After taking a glance at the object, the woman spoke directly to Lu Ning.

Lu Ning sighed slightly, then moved a little, shaking off all the fluorescent bacteria on her body.

"You are wearing the uniform of the Wei official."

"Oh? Although it's an official uniform, anyone who knows this format is not an ordinary commoner. Who are you? Why are you in the Drowned Shadow Realm?" The woman looked at Lu Ning, with an aura of majesty that came from her expression.

"Huai Ling Lu." Lu Ning patted his clothes. "The official uniforms of the Wei Dynasty are different for civil and military officials, but they all have their own rules. You are wearing black, which is the uniform of a military officer."

"Huailing Lu... Lu Huaijin?"

"Lu Qingxu."

The woman suddenly realized, and then said: "I am Yi Ningke, the head of the Demon Suppression Department. I came to visit Zhenjian Villa this time to deal with the new demon 'Drowning Shadow'. Did you come here by mistake, or for this reason?"

"I was asked to check something. I only know about the Demon-Suppressing Officer, but what is the Officer of Strange Things?" Lu Ning asked.

"The demon-suppressing official is a title that outsiders do not know, and we are called by it. Once you enter the demon-suppressing department, you will be a sixth-rank official, Ting You, and above you are Shi Mu, Chang Qi, and Si Yi. I am a fourth-rank official. Since you recognize Lu Qingxu, you naturally know this official rank."

“You are very young.”

"The Demon Suppression Division doesn't judge based on seniority, but on ability." Ning Ke shone the light around him, "How did you get in?"

Lu Ning did not hide anything and told how she came here from Zhenjian Villa. After listening, Ning Ke just shook his head and said, "It was just unexpected."

"My original intention was just to investigate first."

"Behavior like this is indeed a dangerous move when it comes to dealing with demons. If you encounter a ferocious one, you would probably be dead on the spot by now." Ning Ke warned.

Lu Ning shook her head: "I don't want to get into trouble either, but there is no one staying in the Demon Suppression Division here, which shows that the demons dare to show up. How can I avoid them?"

"I will go to the Demon Suppression Division to check it out myself." Ning Ke said, "Come with me."

"it is good."

Of course, Lu Ning would not object to following a more professional person to check out the situation of the monster here. Since Si Yi knew the name of this monster, he should have a certain grasp of its intelligence.

Ning Ke walked in front holding a lantern. Her pace was not fast, but Lu Ning felt that she needed to speed up to keep up with her. As they walked along the underground river in the cave, the humidity became heavier and heavier, and even a light mist formed above the river.

  After walking for a while, Ning Ke stopped again.

"Are we back to where we started?" Lu Ning asked from behind.

The ghost wall situation was such an old-fashioned method that even Lu Ning didn't find it surprising. Ning Ke nodded slightly, reached into a deerskin bag at her waist, and took out a pair of small scissors. She squatted down, touched the wet ground, then slowly stabbed one side of the scissors into the ground and picked it up.

The black shadow was lifted up by the scissors like a layer of cloth. Ning Ke pinched the edge of the shadow with his fingers and then closed the scissors.

The cave in front of him suddenly shook, and a breeze suddenly blew in the tunnel that seemed deep and dark, and the suffocating feeling of drowning also receded. Lu Ning saw light shining in from a distance, which was the entrance of the cave.

Ning Ke glanced ahead, then turned around and said to Lu Ning, "If you go out from the front, you should be halfway up the mountain."

"Aren't you going to leave?" Lu Ning asked.

"I went to catch the monster. It must be hiding deep inside, not at the entrance of the cave. This is the habit of monsters. Especially this monster is good at hiding, so we have to find its root before we can get rid of it. You are just a commoner, so stay away from here as soon as possible." Ning Ke said.

"Thank you for your kindness, but I was entrusted by someone, and I still want to know that the demon is dead before I can report back." Lu Ning said. Ning Ke frowned, but didn't say much, just walked past Lu Ning and continued to walk deeper into the cave.

Lu Ning continued to follow her. She had no ill feelings towards Si Yi, a serious person. In the end, Ning Ke did not insist on persuading her to leave, which obviously showed that he had his own judgment.

After the cycle was cut off, the chill in the cave even dissipated a lot. Lu Ning could still sense the demon, but the location was vague. She also saw the round tool in Ning Ke's hand from behind. It was a compass, and its shape was similar to a pocket watch. Ning Ke would occasionally take it out to take a look at the situation. It was probably something for indication. That's how she was discovered.

"Drowning shadow, reflections live in the water, death hides in the shadows." Ning Ke suddenly said, "It looks like a swimming fish, with seven pupils in its belly, and horns on its head as hard as rock cones. It likes to eat people's jealousy. It has the ability to stimulate jealousy, and when it can't be suppressed, it will dig out the heart and eat it, and the corpse will turn into clear water."

Lu Ning took note carefully, knowing that Ning Ke was sharing information about this demon with her.

"When facing this monster, you must not feel jealous. I am alone here, so nothing will happen. But if you insist on following me, you must be careful. If the situation is urgent, I will do my best to send you away." Ning Ke reminded him again.

"I know."

After walking for a while, the fluorescent fungi in the cave disappeared, and the whole cave became very narrow, so narrow that the two had to bend down. At this moment, Lu Ning heard a slight breathing sound, as if someone was lying on her shoulder.

"Look at the person in front of you..."

Lu Ning was not surprised when a voice appeared in her heart.

"Her attitude is just because she relies on the item on her body. If you get it, then you are also a demon slayer. You have the ability to sense demons and can be stronger than her."

This was indeed one of the thoughts that Lu Ning had in his mind, but no one knew how many thoughts Lu Ning had in his mind, so it was expected that this demon would pull out one of them.

"Ning Ke, it's next to my ear." Lu Ning said.

"Not surprising." Ning Ke did not look back, but directly reached out and pulled out the copper coin sword at his waist, and stabbed it with his backhand. Lu Ning did not move, and the copper coin sword accurately brushed her ear and stabbed the back of her shoulder. Then Lu Ning heard a cry of pain, followed by the sound of falling into the water.

"Hit." It was relatively easy for Lu Ning to turn around, so she turned around and slapped the water. The cold energy sank into the water, turning the surrounding mist into ice. But the demon did not jump out again.

Just then, the lights came on.

"Chase." Ning Ke somehow managed to stick the lantern in her hand to the top of the cave. A wide light shield spread out with the lantern as the center. She pointed in the direction of the cave entrance, and Lu Ning immediately chased outside.

She took a deep breath and ran, and in just a moment she reached the edge of the light shield. Sure enough, there was some black thing in the river that was blocked here by the light shield. She immediately drew her sword and stabbed it. The tip of the sword pierced through the thing in the river and was picked up by her. It was indeed a big fish.

But it is also a really big fish.

Lu Ning immediately realized that Ning Ke had used some tricks. Then, she heard a loud noise behind her and surging waves appeared in the river. She hurriedly looked back, only to see a huge palm wrapped in red muscles smashing into the river, directly cutting off the water flow and scooping up a ball of cold mist.

The light became brighter, and the fog gradually took on the shape of a fish under the light. Ning Ke ignored the demon's struggle and used his evil ghost arm to hold the fish-shaped demon tightly, slamming it against the ground and the stone wall, making loud noises. The body of the drowned shadow was quite hard, and after Ning Ke hit it dozens of times, its struggle began to become weak, and it could be pressed to the ground by Ning Ke.

Lu Ning did not move forward. Since Ning Ke had specially asked her to come here, he might have other plans.

Ning Ke did not make any further moves. Blood began to seep out of the ghost mask she was wearing, and the ghost muscles wrapped around her arms began to make some creepy sounds. Unlike the previous props Ning Ke had used, this powerful arm obviously had some negative effects, but it was indeed enough to suppress the drowning shadow.

The drowned shadow that was pressed to the ground had begun its dying struggle. A large amount of blue-green liquid was squeezed out of its body by the enormous force, and several eyes in its abdomen exploded under the tremendous pressure. In desperation, one of the drowned shadow's eyes looked at Lu Ning. The bloodshot eyeballs were filled with strong hatred, and Lu Ning could even see the tangible emotion.

Then, with a slight explosion, the jealous eyeball was squeezed out of Niying's abdominal cavity. Unexpectedly, the eyeball shot towards her at a speed that Lu Ning had no time to react to, and drilled into her forehead in the blink of an eye.

"Uh!"

At this moment, a dark golden sword light flashed, and the copper coin sword split Niying into two. Ning Ke had drawn the sword and cut off Niying's head in an instant, and the wriggling muscles on his arms began to shrink rapidly, retreating along the shoulders into the mask.

"Well, it went well." Ning Ke stared at the corpse of Drowned Shadow on the ground until it slowly began to turn into a pool of clear water. Then he slowly nodded and walked towards Lu Ning.

Lu Ning felt that there was a lot of noise in her head. If it were an ordinary person, she would probably hear a lot of vicious curses at this moment, but for her it was still okay.

"Since I'm using you as bait, I'm also giving you this opportunity." Ning Ke walked up to Lu Ning, looked into her eyes, and nodded slightly. "For someone like you, you'll definitely have a lot of interactions with demons in the future. Taking in the Eye of Drowning Shadow will be a great help in the future."

"Yes..." Lu Ning pressed his eyebrows, and then felt a third field of vision appear in his vision.

The light sensitivity of this vision is not strong. Even if the light in front of her is bright, she still feels dim. But the people in her vision have different colors from the environment. Ning Ke in front of her is a deep purple-red. Lu Ning didn't understand what the colors mean for a while, but this vision that can distinguish people is very useful. And since it is the Drowned Shadow Eyes, it is estimated that it can also see monsters.

The method to "close your eyes" is also very simple. Lu Ning just needs to use some complicated thoughts to suppress the noise in her mind.

"Is your arm okay?" Lu Ning glanced at Ning Ke's arm. The arm that had just been wrapped in muscles now hung limply at his side, as if it was dislocated.

"It's just that you can't use your strength for a while. Now that the problem is solved, you can go back." Ning Ke didn't respond to Lu Ning's words, but continued to persuade her to return. At this point, Lu Ning had nothing to say, but she immediately remembered another thing: "The ability of the drowning shadow you just mentioned doesn't seem to include circulation?"

"It's a way to create your own realm. If there is no 'silhouette', using brute force to destroy the glued parts is also a solution." Ning Ke said as he turned around and took off the lamp. The light immediately returned to normal. "Didn't you catch a big fish? It's something that lives in the Drowned Shadow River. Eating it is quite beneficial. Take it with you."

"Don't you want to go out together?"

"I have to go down the mountain to see how the Demon Suppression Division is doing. As you said, if the Demon Suppression Division comes out in full force, there will be a disaster. If it endangers the people, we will take care of it." Ning Ke said, "There is another way out of the mountain. I will not leave with you. If there are still demons and monsters threatening Zhenjian Villa, you can go to the Demon Suppression Division at the foot of the mountain to find me. I will not leave until the birthday banquet is over."

"Then... take care." Lu Ning bowed to Ning Ke with a hint of respect, then picked up the fish and ran quickly towards the exit of the cave.

After leaving the cave, it was almost dusk outside. However, a mountain road was not far away. Lu Ning went up along the mountain road and returned to the gate of Zhenjian Villa before sunset.