Chapter 388 Rootless Dark River

"It's all your fault! It's all your fault!"

During the fall, the girl in purple shouted to Gu Sheng.

"Why do you blame me? I don't want to fall either!"

Gu Sheng retorted.

"Why don't I blame you? Get rid of my restraints!"

The girl in purple yelled loudly.

"No! You are still my hostage!"

As Gu Sheng said, there was a "pop" sound, and both of them fell into the underground river.

Gu Sheng secretly rejoiced. Fortunately, this was an underground river. It would have been troublesome if it had been anything else.

In an instant, the cold river water surrounded them, and Gu Sheng tightly held the purple-clothed girl's hand to prevent her from getting separated in the water.

The current in the underground river was so fast that they were swept around.

Gu Sheng relied on his own cultivation to try to stabilize his body and try to find an exit.

The girl in purple was struggling in the water, looking a little confused.

She looked at Gu Sheng, a complicated light flashed in her eyes. It seemed that at this moment, her attitude towards Gu Sheng had undergone some subtle changes.

In this underground river, it was pitch black.

Fortunately, Gu Sheng's spiritual consciousness is relatively strong. The small golden lake between his eyebrows is like a heavenly eye, which can see everything in front of him clearly.

Even if he can't see it, it's okay. With his powerful consciousness, he can naturally sense changes in the surrounding situation.

The purple-clothed girl's voice seemed a little weak amid the sound of water, but the accusation was extremely obvious.

"You are such an idiot. If you escape here, we will all become wandering souls in the dark river!"

"cut!"

Gu Sheng sneered, but there was no regret on his face.

"Even if I die, I will never fall into the hands of the Ji family. Besides, I didn't jump in on purpose. I slipped in accidentally."

Gu Sheng said somewhat speechlessly.

When the girl in purple heard this, the light in her eyes became more complicated.

It seemed that she had never seen such a stubborn person. Even in a life-or-death situation, he still maintained his perseverance.

After drifting in the dark river for a while, Gu Sheng turned his attention to the girl in purple and asked in a deep voice: "Who are you? Why are you involved with the Ji family?"

The girl in purple was silent for a moment in the darkness. Finally, with a hint of helplessness and bitterness in her voice, she slowly spoke: "I am a young lady from the Ji family, and Ji Haoyue is my seventh brother."

"Ah? What did you say? Your seventh brother?"

Gu Sheng was shocked when he heard this.

He never expected that he would meet the young lady of the Ji family under such circumstances.

Countless thoughts quickly flashed through his mind, but they were quickly suppressed by him.

No matter how beautiful Miss Ji is, now is not the time to think about that.

"Miss Ji, can we put aside our prejudices temporarily and find a way out together?"

Gu Sheng made the suggestion with a trace of sincerity in his tone.

The purple-clothed girl hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you said. Now, we have to find a way out first, and we'll settle the rest of the grudges after we get out."

In this way, the two of them continued to move forward in the dark river.

Gu Sheng's consciousness and the purple-clothed girl's intuition cooperated with each other, and they groped forward in the darkness and rapid water.

I don’t know how long I have been drifting in the dark river.

Because the girl in purple was restrained by Gu Sheng, she needed to be carried forward.

But this dark river is so dim that I don’t know when I can get out.

After stabilizing his body, Gu Sheng wiped the water stains from his face.

"You, hand over all the treasures you have."

Gu Sheng said coldly.

"What are you doing? Are you trying to take advantage of the situation?"

The purple-clothed girl looked horrified, but her tone had a hint of ridicule.

After all, the two of them have been together for a while, and now it feels a little weird to talk about this.

A sneer curled up at the corner of Gu Sheng's mouth, and there was a hint of evil in his eyes.

"Yes, I am robbing."

Gu Sheng's voice was cold, "If you don't hand over the treasure, I will kill you now!"

The two of them were in this dark river, let alone being killed by Gu Sheng, even if they were drowned, it would be reasonable.

Thinking of the consequences, a trace of panic flashed in the purple-clothed girl's eyes.

But soon, the girl in purple's mood stabilized.

She knew that facing a person like Gu Sheng, any weakness would only become an excuse for him.

"call……"

After taking a deep breath, he said calmly: "I practice Ji family's magic. If I die, your body will be marked with a special mark. The Ji family will track this mark no matter where you escape." , they will all find you.”

"Um?"

Gu Sheng's expression changed. He didn't expect that the Ji family would have such means.

He originally just wanted to obtain some treasures through threats to increase his chances of survival.

But now it seems that this plan is not feasible.

"real?"

Gu Sheng asked in disbelief.

"Really, if you don't believe me, try it!"

The girl in purple replied solemnly.

Gu Sheng was silent for a moment, and then said slowly: "Okay, in that case, I will spare your life, but I can tell you in advance, don't play tricks in front of me."

"You've got me so tight, what tricks can I play? Besides, you still have men from time to time? Are you still afraid of me, a beautiful girl who has just grown up?"

The girl in purple gave Gu Sheng a blank look.

"Okay, you're right."

Gu Sheng couldn't convince the other party, so he had to give in.

But this also adds to the fun of being together, otherwise both of them would be bored to death.

The two of them continued to drift in the dark river, and time passed by.

They didn't know how long they had been drifting, until suddenly, the pressure they felt suddenly increased a lot.

Gu Sheng looked around and found that they seemed to have come to an open place.

This is not in a narrow underground river, but in an open area similar to the bottom of a lake.

The water here is less turbulent and the surrounding view becomes clearer, but the pressure is much greater.

He saw huge stone pillars all around, like pillars supporting the entire underground world.

Between the stone pillars, you can vaguely see some strange creatures swimming.

The girl in purple also noticed the changes in the surrounding environment, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.

"It seems we have hope. This may be a junction of underground rivers, and we may be able to find a way to the surface."

"Um"

Gu Sheng nodded and began to look for possible ways out at the bottom of the lake.

At the same time, a hint of cunning flashed in the purple-clothed girl's eyes.

"Hey, can you untie me now? That way we can find a way out faster."

The girl in purple looked at Gu Sheng expectantly and said.

Gu Sheng turned to look at her, suddenly alert.

"Let you go? No! You are my trump card."

Gu Sheng said, pulling the girl in purple and continuing to walk inside.

There was a trace of disappointment on the face of the purple-clothed girl, making her look very embarrassed.

In this way, the two of them continued walking towards the depths of the underground river between the stone pillars.

Unknowingly, the surrounding water gradually became gentle, but the pressure became more and more intense, as if there was an invisible force oppressing them.

Not long after walking, the face of the girl in purple suddenly changed.

Her eyes were filled with fear, and she was twisting her body in panic.

"Quick! Take me out of here, quick!"

The girl in purple said with a trembling voice.

"Um?"

Gu Sheng frowned, and could clearly feel that the purple-clothed girl's panic was not fake.

But after looking around, he didn't find any danger, and even his spiritual consciousness couldn't detect the murderous aura in the outside world.

So her sudden change is suspicious.

Then, Gu Sheng asked in a deep voice, "Why are you nervous?"

The girl in purple said hastily: "I...I feel something is approaching us. It is very dangerous. We must leave immediately!"

Gu Sheng looked around, but still didn't feel anything unusual.

But the purple-clothed girl's fear seemed not groundless.

After careful consideration, he decided to believe her once. After all, in this unknown environment, it is always good to be more vigilant.

"Okay, let's get out of here first."

Gu Sheng said and began to lead the girl in purple back.

However, the moment they turned around, a powerful current suddenly surged from the depths of the underground river, bringing with it a suffocating pressure.

Gu Sheng and the girl in purple were hit by the current and involuntarily pushed deeper into the underground river.

Driven by this current, their vision began to blur, and the surrounding stone pillars and swimming creatures became distorted.

The purple-clothed girl's face turned even paler, she was so frightened that she was trembling all over and could not speak.

Gu Sheng was also in confusion and rushed back as hard as he could.

At this moment, he noticed a faint beam of light not far ahead, which seemed to be an exit.

"Look, there's light there, let's swim toward it!"

Gu Sheng said to the girl in purple and swam desperately in that direction.

As they approached, the light grew brighter and the pressure of the water gradually eased.

But when they were about to get close to the light, the light disappeared instantly, as if it had never appeared before.

"this……"

Gu Sheng was stunned for a moment.

"Swim up!"

The girl in purple reminded.

"Um!"

Gu Sheng responded and quickly adjusted his direction and swam toward the lake.

However, as they continued to rise, the darkness above them did not gradually lighten as expected, but instead seemed to be swimming into an endless abyss.

One hundred meters, two hundred meters...

After swimming nearly hundreds of meters, both Gu Sheng and the girl in purple felt something was wrong.

The water pressure and darkness here seemed to tell them that continuing upstream might be a wrong choice.

The two began to wonder whether this was a trap or a naturally formed closed-loop dead end.

Gu Sheng stopped and turned to look at the girl in purple.

At this time, she also had a worried look on her face.

The two stood opposite each other in the water, exchanging their thoughts.

"We can't go any higher. If we continue like this, we may run out of energy and die here."

Gu Sheng said solemnly.

"Um."

The girl in purple nodded: "Let's go back and find the entrance to the underground river. That may be our only way out."

After the two reached a consensus, they began to turn around slowly, preparing to dive downwards.

However, just as they were preparing to return, the water flow at the bottom of the lake suddenly changed.

A powerful undercurrent surged from below, pushing them upward.

Gu Sheng and the girl in purple were struck by the sudden force, and they tried to stabilize their bodies.

But the force of the current was so strong that they could barely control their direction.

Driven by this force, they were led to an unknown area.

In the chaos, Gu Sheng tightly held the purple-clothed girl's hand to ensure that the two would not be separated in the water.

Gu Sheng's vision became blurred under the impact of the water flow, and he could only rely on his spiritual consciousness to determine the location of the girl in purple.

After a period of struggle, the power of the water flow finally weakened.

Only then did Gu Sheng realize that they were back to the position where they were pushed up by the underground river.

"It seems we can't escape... Wuwu..."

After the purple-clothed girl saw everything in front of her clearly, she burst into tears.

"Why are you crying? I'm not still here."

Gu Sheng said with a speechless expression.

"Fuck you, I'm not crying for you, I'm crying for myself. Think about it, my dear Miss Ji's family will die at the bottom of this lake. How pitiful...I'm still bound by you before I die...Humph!"

After the purple-clothed girl finished speaking, she glared at Gu Sheng and snorted angrily.

"What are you afraid of? I'm not looking for a way out, really."

Gu Sheng was a little impatient.

"A way out? There is no way out here at all! The name of the underground river we just entered is called Wugen Underground River, Nuo!"

The girl in purple said, pointing to the position behind the stone pillar, what are those words?

Gu Sheng frowned slightly and looked at the words in the distance.

"Bronze Immortal Palace."

Gu Sheng said, frowning tightly.

"Are there immortals living here?"

Gu Sheng said to himself.

"fart!"

The girl in purple retorted fiercely: "According to ancient records, everyone who reaches here will die. You brought me here, and you are really unlucky for eight lifetimes!"

Gu Sheng's brows were furrowed, and he felt sad in his heart.

"Since we can't find the entrance to the Rootless Underwater River, we have no choice but to move forward."

The girl in purple looked at Gu Sheng's firm eyes and seemed to understand something.

She sighed and said, "Okay, since you said so, let's go explore this Bronze Immortal Palace, but it's very dangerous here."

"What are you afraid of? Let's go!"

Gu Sheng showed his strong masculine charm and walked inside with the girl in purple.

The two people walked slowly along the stone pillars and came to the bottom of the four characters "Bronze Immortal Palace".

The stone pillars here are engraved with ancient runes, exuding a mysterious and ancient atmosphere.

Gu Sheng observed these runes carefully, trying to find some clues.

"These runes, do they look like some kind of map or guide to you?"

Gu Sheng pointed to the runes on the stone pillar and said to the girl in purple.

The purple-clothed girl came closer and said, "It does look a bit similar. From what you said, do you know these runes?"

"I don't know."

Gu Sheng shook his head.

"Then why do you say that as if you are an archaeologist?"

The girl in purple said with a look of disgust.

"Huh? What's over there?"

Suddenly, Gu Sheng noticed that there seemed to be a bright light flickering in the palace.

Then, he took the girl in purple and immediately walked towards the palace. (End of chapter)