Chapter 2089 - 1660: Inside the Forbidden Barrier, the Living Cavern!

Meanwhile, just as Gu Changsheng and her group spiritedly stepped into the Misty Prohibition, the curve at the corner of Fufeng Tianlan’s mouth, who was still standing outside, had already grown wider and wider!

"People really are better off heartless! If you’re heartless, you won’t have attachments, and you won’t be used by others!" Wearing a veiled hat, Fufeng Tianlan stared at the Misty Prohibition that was gradually showing signs of collapsing, smiling in utter satisfaction.

Gu Changsheng didn’t want to be their stepping stone, yet in the end, under her very own goading, she still willingly took this step!

Gu Changsheng wanted to be that mantis stalking the cicada, with the oriole lurking behind—but in the end, the oriole was still her, Fufeng Tianlan!

"Miss, Gu Changsheng has gone in. What do we do now?" Seeing how incredibly calm her young miss was, the maid He Miao grew extremely anxious. She really couldn’t understand when her miss had become so good at holding back. Seeing Gu Changsheng again, not being ruled by hatred was strange enough, but to stay so composed even after Gu Changsheng beat them to it—this was all way too abnormal, nothing like her miss’s usual style!

"Wait! We wait!" Beneath the veiled hat, Fufeng Tianlan narrowed her eyes slightly, speaking with utter certainty.

"Wait? Miss, didn’t you say the second Cold Iron Key absolutely has to fall into our hands? Only then will Gu Changsheng not hold the initiative, and we won’t end up passive. So why are we waiting now?" Upon hearing this, He Miao’s expression immediately showed a trace of unsettled doubt.

"He Miao, haven’t you noticed that ever since Gu Changsheng passed through this Misty Prohibition, the restriction has started collapsing? With her clearing the way for us, isn’t that even safer?" Under the veil, Fufeng Tianlan smiled with eerie delight and said slowly, "This seat is determined to obtain the second Cold Iron Key. Only the one who laughs last gets the most beautiful laugh—why rush this moment? Stay with this seat, calmly wait for this Misty Prohibition to completely disappear, and wait for the gate leading to the Divine Weapon Forging Tower to open wide for us, that’s all we need."

Hearing this, He Miao’s face slightly changed. She looked at Fufeng Tianlan with uncertain suspicion and probed, "Miss, this maid feels... you’ve changed..."

Her miss wasn’t like this before!

Her miss used to lose control of her killing intent whenever Gu Changsheng was mentioned, whenever Gu Changsheng appeared. But now, her miss seemed like a different person. Even standing right in front of Gu Changsheng, she could hide her emotions perfectly!

"You only grow wiser after tasting loss! This seat suddenly realized that dismantling her heart bit by bit hurts her far more than simply killing her!" Fufeng Tianlan stretched out her hand, fingers slowly clenching, the corner of her lips curling into a vicious grin as she said wickedly, "He Miao, tell me—if Gu Changsheng finds out that this seat’s Imperial Brother, who has always adored her and tailed behind her like a lackey, actually already has a fiancée, how do you think she’ll react?"

"Miss..." He Miao’s eyes turned immediately strange at those words.

Her miss was actually planning to sabotage the Hall Master’s business?

The Hall Master’s infatuation with Gu Changsheng was no secret in the Ancient Country. Nor was it a secret that the Hall Master nearly abandoned the Ancient Country for Gu Changsheng. Yet He Miao had never imagined her miss would dare grow this bold, actually nurturing such thoughts!

"Miss, if the Hall Master finds out, he definitely won’t let you off easily! He’ll definitely be furious!" He Miao anxiously grabbed Fufeng Tianlan’s arm, biting her lip as she blurted out in panic.

"Let me off? From the moment he fell for Gu Changsheng—fell for the evildoer who killed his aunt—he and this seat were destined never to end well! Furious? You think this seat fears his anger? What can his anger do to this seat? He doesn’t dare kill this seat, just like no matter how badly he wants Gu Changsheng, she will always be out of reach!" As Fufeng Tianlan spoke, she couldn’t help lowering her head and laughing...

That laughter was indescribably eerie, making anyone who heard it feel uncomfortable!

But none of this had anything to do with Gu Changsheng anymore, because she and her group had already entered the Misty Prohibition and were now stuck deep in a massive pit!

Gu Changsheng had to admit she was extremely resentful about the scene that greeted them after entering this "Misty Love Prohibition"!

Dark!

Very dark!

It was so dark you couldn’t see your own hand in front of your face!

If they didn’t have Luminous Pearls on them, they’d probably have already tripped over each other into a tangled heap!

Seriously, what the hell is this situation supposed to be?

From afar, beyond the Misty Prohibition, it clearly looked like a lofty mountain piercing the clouds. So why, after coming in, was the mountain gone and only a giant pit left?

"Baby Jin Bao, what’s going on? Where are we now?" Holding up a Luminous Pearl for light, Gu Changsheng walked at the very front, slowly advancing while still remembering to turn back and ask.

Hey, Local Tycoon, hurry up and give her an explanation. Right now she really couldn’t figure out what kind of Ghost this so-called forbidden land was supposed to be!

"You’re asking this treasure, then who is this treasure supposed to ask? This treasure has never been here either!" Baby Jin Bao rolled a huge pair of eyes at that.

And that wasn’t a lie!

Before Gu Changsheng arrived, no one had ever crossed the Misty Prohibition outside, not even Baby Jin Bao, the Spirit of this place!

On this point, Baby Jin Bao was actually quite resentful!

Why hadn’t he, the Local Tycoon, gotten any special treatment, while Gu Changsheng had?

This was so unfair!

He was clearly the one born and bred here, so how could he not even compare to an outsider in terms of favoritism?

Gu Changsheng wasn’t unaware of Baby Jin Bao’s resentment, but honestly, this one couldn’t be blamed on her, could it?

When God has practically shut all your windows, is it really such a crime to open one door for you?

Did no one realize she’d already lived a life miserable enough?

In her view, Baby Jin Bao’s mood amounted to pure envy, jealousy, and hatred!

Heaven knows, Gu Changsheng actually envied Baby Jin Bao the Spirit even more!

"What the hell is this big pit? And where exactly does this cave lead to? Godfather, could it maybe get any darker?" Gu Changsheng grumbled as she walked forward.

Stumbling with every step, and the walls of the cave were damp as hell. As someone who hated rainy days, Gu Changsheng also absolutely hated this kind of cold, wet, pitch–dark cave!

She kept feeling like there might be something that shouldn’t exist here, lurking all around them...

"Be careful, don’t let your guard down!" Zhou Mu, who had been holding Gu Changsheng’s hand the whole time, couldn’t help reminding her.

"Mm, I know."

Gu Changsheng responded and continued deeper into the cave...

In the murky cave, Gu Changsheng didn’t even know how long they’d been walking. In this situation, thinking about eating or anything like that was already unrealistic. With their nerves stretched tight, they didn’t even feel hungry!

The only thing they could do was keep moving forward, along this cave that seemed to stretch out endlessly...

Gu Changsheng definitely didn’t let Yuan Bao walk at the very front. Even though Yuan Bao had insisted several times, Gu Changsheng used her own special constitution as an excuse to refuse every time!

Anyway, she was Undying and Unhurt, wasn’t she?

Her five senses still worked; it would only hurt for a bit and wouldn’t kill her. How could she bear to let the people around her take the risk?

Better she go herself; at least she truly didn’t have to worry about losing her life!

In the pitch–black cave, the only sound was that of water droplets hitting the ground, off and on, drip drip, echoing through the vast hollow. Aside from the sound of Gu Changsheng and the others walking, and the tick–tock of water drops, only their breathing remained!

"Evildoer, don’t you think this cave is really weird?" The more Gu Changsheng walked, the more she felt her pores turn icy. She couldn’t help reaching out to rub her arm, trying to ease her tension.

"Yeah." Hearing this, Zhou Mu let out a low reply, gripping Gu Changsheng’s hand even tighter, his voice sinking. "Be extra careful..."

But the instant Zhou Mu’s words left his mouth, Gu Changsheng’s expression changed!

Almost in that split second, Gu Changsheng’s instinctive reaction was to fling off Zhou Mu’s hand and shove him backward!

"Evildoer! Fall back!"

There was no time to explain. Inner Strength formed in Gu Changsheng’s palm, striking out toward Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue and the others tightly following behind him!

In the very instant her evildoer spoke, Gu Changsheng’s hypersensitive perception caught the cave under her feet beginning to move. Not only that, a drop of water fell onto the back of her neck, and she actually felt that water’s warmth...

Alive!

From the moment she took that one step further, this cave had actually come alive!

"Changsheng!"

"Gu Changsheng!"

"Wife!"

"..."

Forced to retreat by the blast of Inner Strength from Gu Changsheng’s palm, Zhou Mu and Shi Wujue and the others all let out a low roar!

Zhou Mu watched as Gu Changsheng kept sinking downward before his eyes, his gaze as deep as a Cold Pool tightening over and over...

The scene he least wanted to see was happening yet again!

His woman was, once again, right in front of him, trapped in a prison!

"Changsheng!"

Zhou Mu, whose body had been driven backward, suddenly planted one foot on the cave wall, reversing the momentum of his retreat. He stretched out his hand, lunging toward Gu Changsheng...

"Don’t come over!"

Her entire body sinking into a warm, cool mud pit, unable to free herself, Gu Changsheng saw this and her eyes nearly split with rage. She couldn’t stop herself from shouting, "Don’t come over! This place is alive! Don’t come! Go back! Go back!"

It was one thing for her to be trapped; as long as her evildoer was still fine, she could be at ease!

But what Gu Changsheng hadn’t expected was that her first instinctive reaction was to push her evildoer away, while his first reaction was to come to her side...

She wanted him to be safe, to never face danger!

He wanted her to be well, to stay by his side no matter the hardship or anything else!

"How can you be this stupid?" In that instant, as Gu Changsheng looked at the man drawing closer and closer, who had grabbed hold of her hand, her eyes filled with a mist of tears...