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In the little town next to the Water Barrier.

Gu Liuyan slept until the sun had set. When she got up, she could still hear the cold wind blowing outside the window.

Compared to the falling gate from before, this place was already under martial law. Back then, the pass Duan Chengxuan had requested to build here had already become an impenetrable barrier, and it was precisely because of this incomplete barrier as well as the channel that had been forced to explode, that caused many villages and towns downstream to be damaged to a certain extent, and even the cold wind here became colder and colder.

Gu Danyan was not feeling well, as she had to rely on Yue Qing and Feng Zhiling's help when she got off the carriage.

She had been forced to hide in a corner, even with her hands tied behind her back. Meanwhile, Yue Qing slowly got up and walked towards her, "Gu Cheng is already here. I'll take you to see him in the next few days."

"Where's Duan Chengrui?" Gu Danyan retracted his gaze and rubbed his forehead, which was still hurting.

"The officials nearby deliberately hid the truth. In addition, something happened in Sky Fire City." Yue Qing began to recount the story without any end in sight. She only wished that she could say something different to Gu Danyan.

For the time being, she didn't have the heart to care about Sky Flame City.

If Duan Chengxuan understood her meaning, he would naturally handle this matter well.

"Before that, each of you and Feng Lian will bring Mu Qing and Su Yuwan to accompany me to the Falling Water Barrier." Gu Lao Yan got off the bed and raised her hands to push herself up. Her legs were still out of control. Yue Qing rushed to her side and helped her up, "The poison in your body …"

"I've been going deep into the bone for a long time. I'll prepare some medicinal herbs tonight and take a medicinal bath." Gu Danyan gently pushed her hand away and stared blankly into the distance: "If you help me in every way, I don't know how to force my legs."

She moved her legs, but in a moment she was able to get up and walk steadily.

Compared to being weak, she was more adept at doing everything well.

With Duan Chenrui's identity card, they could naturally come and go freely in the Fallen Water Barrier. However, from the beginning to the end, Gu Pingyan had only instructed his men to bring some fire oil and paper sticks, but the group of twenty or so people went to the Fallen Water Barrier.

Due to the unclear situation of Navy Tide's civil war, the soldiers here had long since stopped their construction of the mountain pass and instead decided to deploy their troops to defend this place. Earlier, the river that led to Fallen Water Pass exploding had caused Duan Chengrui to replace the soldiers here two days later.

The night water was dark, and once they thought of the miasma that had filled the area, they couldn't help but feel a chill run down their spines.

"I seem to smell a strange smell." Su Yuwan covered her nose with her hands.

Everyone could smell a weird smell, but Gu Pingyan only raised his eyebrows. He didn't smell any weird problems, and he couldn't let them know that he was different.

The poison of the iron bell was something that only the head of the Yun clan could use. He had said it was a trial, but was it really so now?

Her blood had already changed a little, and the closer she got to the truth of immortality, the more obvious the differences between the Yun family's flesh and blood were. If others were to find out about this, would Duan Chengrui and Yue Qing unavoidably tell Duan Chengrui about it, or would Duan Chengrui inform Gu Cheng?

Without knowing anything, she followed Yue Qing to the edge of the cliff.

Just in case, Yue Qing used a rope to tie both of their hands together. However, she discovered that the silver bracelet on Gu Daiyan's wrist had turned into a red rope. There was a wooden carving on it that she couldn't identify.

"It's easy to make noise." Gu Danyan calmly revealed the red rope for Yue Qing to see.

After tying the rope, Gu Daiyan found it hard to discern his direction in the dark. He sent people to find a deep pit nearby and then poured the kerosene down.

Four hours later, the light from the fire illuminated half of the forest.

The vine beneath her had been growing for a hundred years, and the miasma had already seeped into its roots. She told the others to prepare the medicine to soak the handkerchief, but she only breathed in the strange smell and felt Yue Qing gently tugging at her. "Your Highness, you …"

"I've already been poisoned, so it's fine if I get some more poison." As he said this, the paper bag in Gu Daiyan's sleeve fell into the deep pit when no one noticed.

As the flames burned fiercely, the soldiers behind him thought that it would be difficult for the fire to dissipate by daybreak.

Gu Liuyan was curious about this.

Back then, when she and Duan Chengxuan were trapped at the bottom of the cliff, there was clearly a small entrance that allowed them to enter the deep pit, but why hasn't the current flowing river flowed in? Was it a rock that blocked the entrance, or … Was that entrance a door they had stumbled into by accident?

Everything was unknown, but Gu Daiyan could smell that the fire was gradually changing. She raised her hand and clutched her chest, staggering back a step.

"Your Highness!" Yue Qing hurriedly pulled the person in front of her back and placed her on the ground. She let Mu Qing take her pulse. Mu Qing only pondered for a moment, but didn't say anything.

Lying in the shadows, Gu Pingyan revealed a strange smile. He held onto Mu Qing's wrist with one hand and said in a low voice: "Tell me, what happened to me …"

"You can't be alive." Mu Qing's palms were already drenched in cold sweat, but Gu Liuyan's cold hands were still pressing down on his wrists: "But I'm still alive."

Life wasn't a gamble, but Gu Mingyan had always been a gambler.

The pain in her heart did not disappear at all. Gu Pingyan grabbed Mu Qing's arm and sat up slightly, cold sweat pouring down her body. The firelight passed over Mu Qing's shoulder, illuminating her face, Yue Qing and Feng Jiao did not understand what Mu Qing meant, but Gu Pingyan just sneered and said: "Wait for the fire to die down, then let the rope down, we can all go down."

"What did Mu Qing mean by that?" The porcelain half knelt beside Gu Danyan.

"Literally." The veins on her forehead became more prominent, and her slender arm was covered with black veins. She could even see the blood vessels and meridians underneath her arm. Su Yu Wan screamed and fell back, while Yue Qing also carefully took a step back.

Feng Zhiling's eyes widened. "You …"

"I did it myself." Gu Danyan bit his lower lip and said in a low voice: "Take me to get some medicinal bath first, we'll come back tomorrow."

Mu Qing also slowly stood up, his eyes shining brightly. As long as Gu Tinyan was around, this method of immortality would work!

However, they didn't notice that Gu Danyan, who was leaning on the porcelain shoulder, had a relieved smile on his face.

The miasma of falling into the water, the cave beneath the vines, and the fragrance that only she could smell.

All of this was no coincidence. She tightly clenched the material on her chest. She had never felt such excitement from the iron bell's poison before. She wished that the wound on her chest could be ripped open. Ye Zichen thought with a misty look.

Fallen Water Pass was her Blessed Land. It was the place where she would live after putting her life on the line!