He Lan Tianxia

Chapter 88 Mistakenly Entering the Tribute Cave 4

"Guard Jiang, Guard Jiang!" The old pine spirit had somehow managed to sneak in, calling out to Jiang He with a hint of fear, still shaken by the terrifying ordeal. Had it not seen Jiang He come in looking for the prince, it would have fled long ago.

Jiang He asked, "Have you seen Prince Murong?"

"The prince and princess have gone out," the old pine tree spirit replied truthfully.

"When?" Jiang He wondered if he had misheard.

"The prince and princess were the first to leave, right from here," the old pine spirit pointed to where the prince had gone.

"Oh? That's strange. I've been staying at the cave entrance the whole time, how come I haven't seen anything? Could there be another secret passage?"

"That's not clear."

"Let's split up and search some more." Jiang He said and started walking away, and the old pine tree spirit rushed over.

"Guard Jiang, I'd better come with you."

“Alright.” Jiang He thought the old pine tree spirit would be a good guide, since it had just been inside. So the old pine tree spirit happily followed. With Jiang He’s encouragement, it took the initiative to walk in front and gave a brief account of what had just happened.

"Mercury frozen?" That's unbelievable! Jiang He's thoughts were momentarily caught off guard by the old pine spirit's story, but when he entered the mysterious cave, he was truly astonished. Jiang He reached out and touched the mercury ice pillar, immediately feeling an icy chill on his hand.

"Oh dear, that big strange flower is gone!" the old pine tree spirit exclaimed in surprise.

"What kind of strange flower?" Jiang He was completely confused.

"It's the strange flower that grows here." The old pine tree spirit trotted over to where the strange flower used to be, but unfortunately, it had been covered up by mercury again.

Jiang He glanced at the old pine tree spirit with a look of disbelief and asked doubtfully, "Are you saying that the prince was eaten by the giant monster flower?"

"Oh dear, no!" The old pine tree spirit was so anxious that it waved its arms and legs, as if it couldn't explain it clearly to Jiang He.

"Then let's hurry up and go find the prince." Jiang He was too lazy to waste time on trivial matters; saving the prince was the priority.

After searching the cave thoroughly, they found nothing; Prince Murong was nowhere to be found. Jiang He had no choice but to ask the old pine tree spirit if it had any ideas, but the old pine tree spirit was also at a loss. After several attempts, the two had no choice but to return to the surface.

Inside the winery, the seemingly resurrected manager was serving porridge to the pale-faced scholar, Jiang He, who walked over and sat down.

"Young Master Bai, I want to know where else the cave leads? Or are there any hidden mechanisms? I have no other intention than to find the Prince and Princess as soon as possible."

"No," the pale-faced scholar replied indifferently before continuing to eat his porridge. Even when Jiang He asked again, he ignored him. Unable to get a response, Jiang He had no choice but to lead the old pine spirit back into the cave.

To be honest, the pale-faced scholar knew about the mercury in the Gong Cave, but the gas that spewed out today, instantly freezing the mercury, was unexpected. And that strange flower was truly beyond his imagination. Despite his quiet, detached demeanor, he was more eager than anyone to uncover the cave's secrets. Although helping Yan's sister suck out the poison had damaged his lungs, he could still stand and walk. But the couple's fight repeatedly hit him, and now even standing was difficult. He knew that flower was the one that had bloomed alone at the corner before, suddenly growing rapidly. Based on his years of experience in drug production, this flower was definitely a once-in-a-millennium poison king.

Thinking this way, the pale-faced scholar became anxious. He glanced at the shopkeeper, and the resurrected fellow seemed to understand him perfectly, taking a step forward.

"Go to Gongdong."

"Young master, you haven't finished your porridge yet." The shopkeeper felt a little sorry for the pale-faced scholar, thinking that he could barely stand, so why was he thinking about other things?

"It's alright." The pale-faced scholar was anxious. It wasn't that he hadn't noticed the difference in the flower, but the white-haired woman was there, and he didn't dare to gamble, after all, the difference in strength was too great.

The pale-faced scholar, supported by the innkeeper, stumbled unsteadily into the tribute cave. Seeing this, Jiang He gave the old pine tree spirit a wink, but before he could take two steps, he heard the innkeeper shout.

"Young master, young master, wake up."

Jiang He quickly caught up and indeed saw the pale-faced scholar lying on the ground, seemingly vomiting blood. What Jiang He didn't know was that the pale-faced scholar, upon seeing the giant flower disappear, became so enraged that his blood turned reversed, causing him to vomit blood and faint.

The pale-faced scholar fainted, and the prince and princess were nowhere to be found. Jiang He was in a dilemma, standing there not knowing what to do.