"Don't stop, they're watching you, keep going" the sword spirit's voice came.
Gu Qing Shan understood.
He followed the uphill path towards the palace's entrance.
At this point, he had lost all of his powers, unable to even send his voice, but the Samsara Delimitation sword's spirit had actively established a telepathic connection with him.
The sword spirit — — apparently sensing something, quickly spoke: "So it's the Palace of Fear, with your current power, you can't go against it — — the situation is extremely dangerous, you could be devoured at any moment!"
Gu Qing Shan's expression didn't change and silently asked: "Then what should I do? Wait a minute, do you know everything that happened in the past? "
The sword spirit replied: "I don't"
"Should I tell you everything that happened recently?" Gu Qing Shan asked.
"No, there's no time" the sword spirit quickly continued: "If you can save all of my sword fragments, I'll help you first"
Sha sha sha.
His surroundings were completely silent, not even a single gust of wind could be heard, only Gu Qing Shan's footsteps could be heard.
There was no one else on the road, no more strange things appeared to block his way.
— — -not too far away from the palace.
The sword spirit's voice became even more hurried:
"My powers are almost completely used up, I'll have to fall asleep again soon"
"Take this"
"No one can help you, I can only do what I can — — - if you can survive in the Palace of Fear, we'll meet again"
The sword spirit's voice stopped.
At the same time, Gu Qing Shan suddenly felt something cold in his hand.
He didn't look down. Instead, he walked forward calmly, as if nothing had happened.
Lines of crimson text quickly appeared in the void of space:
[You've obtained the Delimitation sword fragment (1)]
[This fragment contains a unique power: Deity Keeper]
[Deity Keeper: You can die at any time, until you want to revive]
Gu Qing Shan was a bit surprised.
This ability … seems to carry some sort of deeper meaning …
While thinking, he quickly reached the stone road.
The road formed by the two palace walls wasn't very long, so he quickly reached the end. A hovering piece of paper appeared in front of him.
Gu Qing Shan took a closer look, only to see what was written on the paper:
"Palace of Fear."
"Anyone who enters this palace will lose their body and soul if they feel fear."
"Special note:"
"Without a valid reason, you cannot refuse anything in the Fear Palace. Otherwise, your body and soul will be confiscated by the palace."
As soon as Gu Qing Shan finished reading, the paper burst into flames.
— — The difficulty level has increased.
Originally, he was just not allowed to feel fear, but now, he had an additional rule. He was not allowed to refuse anything, unless there was a valid reason.
Gu Qing Shan pondered.
Suddenly, the surrounding scenery changed.
The entire world disappeared.
Gu Qing Shan came back to her senses and found herself standing on the side of the road. Behind her was a grave mound that was as high as a hill.
The carriage pulled by four skeletal horses creaked to a stop in front of him.
The car door opened.
A skeleton wielding a whip turned around to look at Gu Qing Shan.
"Get in the car, I'll take you to town," the skeleton said.
Gu Qing Shan looked at it, then at the person behind it — — -
There was a group of skeletons sitting behind the skeleton. These skeletons were all staring at Gu Qing Shan.
There was only an empty iron seat.
There was a charcoal fire under this seat, so the entire iron seat was glowing red from the heat.
On top of the seat were several sharp blades that glowed with green light.
Several black snakes with wings were circling around the seat like flies.
— — -if I keep sitting here, I won't be able to live.
Gu Qing Shan pondered, wanting to find a valid reason to refuse. But the skeleton driver spoke first:
"This is the only carriage that is allowed to enter the town, if you miss this one, you will be swallowed by the darkness here"
"Get in quickly"
Gu Qing Shan was speechless.
Only to see the darkness coming from afar, as if it would envelop this entire area at any moment.
— — no matter how valid the reason was, it couldn't compare to his survival. The other party had already blocked off all of his escape routes.
Do I really have to sit on that seat?
But what valid reason do I have to not get in? Why don't I sit on that seat?
Gu Qing Shan stayed silent for a split second before drawing his bow from his back.
"Robbery"
He uttered these two words.
As soon as he said so, the bow let out a thunderous noise.
Gu Qing Shan's hands moved like blurred shadows, using only one breath's worth of time to shoot all the arrows in the quiver on his back.
Clatter — —
The skeletons were scattered by the arrows and scattered all over the ground.
All the skeletons in the carriage were dead.
Gu Qing Shan sighed.
I've only just arrived, and these guys are relatively weak, that's why I was able to achieve this.
Now that my strength is sealed, what if I run into someone I can't beat?
He looked up, only to see the darkness in the sky getting closer and closer.
Something seems to be moving in the darkness.
Gu Qing Shan didn't hesitate any longer, quickly got on the carriage, picked up the whip from the ground, and lashed it at the horse in front of him.
"Hyah!"
The carriage slowly moved.
A line of crimson text appeared from the void of space:
[You've replaced the driver with the reason of 'robbery']
Gu Qing Shan glanced at it and smiled: "How interesting …"
The four skeletons galloped forward, bringing the carriage far away from the darkness.
…
"Did you have a smooth journey?" a man who looked like a driver asked.
"It was smooth" Gu Qing Shan replied.
— — -the other party probably thought I was in the same trade as him, so he came to talk to me.
Gu Qing Shan jumped down from the carriage and looked outside the village.
Only to see that the outside of the village had already been enveloped by darkness, the sound of howling wind could be heard from within the darkness, followed by a heavy roar.
Even standing inside the village, he could sense the ferocious presence within the darkness.
Gu Qing Shan silently sensed it for a bit and made up his mind.
— — -if I want to live, I'll have to stay in the village.
The driver called out: "You've been busy for the entire day, let's go have a drink or two at the bar"
"Sure" Gu Qing Shan replied.
They didn't have anywhere else to go right now, so they might as well use this chance to stay and slowly think of a way to escape from this Palace of Fear.
The two of them left the carriage at the carriage shop, walked along the main street, and stopped at a certain corner.
There was a quiet bar here.
There were candles lit on the bar counter, a few patrons were drinking while chatting with each other.
Gu Qing Shan and the driver went in and sat down in front of the bar counter.
"I'm so annoyed" the driver complained.
"What is it?" Gu Qing Shan smiled and asked.
"— – give us two glasses of good liquor, don't mix it with water!" the driver shouted.
The bartender was a young man with a full beard and a sallow complexion, as soon as he heard the order, he immediately prepared the liquor.
The driver sighed and said: "Today is my birthday, I originally wanted to go back to the village to celebrate with my wife and kids, but then the mountain road collapsed, so I won't be able to make it back in time"
Gu Qing Shan followed his lead and said: "That really is annoying, it's a waste of time"
"The liquor is ready"
The bartender lightly placed two glasses of liquor in front of the two of them.
The driver raised his glass and loudly said: "Come, it's my treat tonight, how about you have a drink with me, bro?"
Gu Qing Shan replied: "Happy birthday to you!"
He glanced into the glasses of the two men.
Inside the wine glass, there were countless, colorful bugs floating in the glass.
The driver downed the entire glass, put it down and said: "I'll drink first as a sign of respect!"
Gu Qing Shan looked at the driver.
Only to see the driver's facial muscles twitching, the insects were crawling out of his eyes, then into his ears, nose, and mouth.
His appearance quickly changed into a monster with parasites crawling all over his face.
"Bro, didn't you say you wanted to wish me a happy birthday? Why haven't you drunk your liquor yet? "
The monster spoke up.
Gu Qing Shan went silent and raised her glass.
The monster smirked: "That's right, only after drinking this glass of liquor will it be a complete birthday wish"
Gu Qing Shan raised her glass and suddenly said: "I can't drink this liquor"
The monster stood up and sternly asked: "Why not? Why don't you give me a reason? "
Everyone else quickly gathered around and surrounded Gu Qing Shan.
In a split second, black fog rose up and coiled around his body like snakes.
A frigid presence came from the black fog, almost freezing Gu Qing Shan into a block of ice.
A line of crimson text quickly appeared:
[Give me a valid reason for refusing the liquor, otherwise your body and soul will be confiscated by the Terror Palace!]
"Hurry!"
Gu Qing Shan glanced through and calmly said: "I still have to leave tonight"
"What does that have to do with wishing me a happy birthday?" the monster spoke in a low voice.
Gu Qing Shan answered with a serious expression: "If you want to live longer, don't drink while driving"
He lightly put the glass down.
Boom!!!
The black fog around him disappeared without a trace.
The bystanders begrudgingly retreated.
The monster stood still and pointed at Gu Qing Shan, not knowing what to say.
All of a sudden, the bartender lightly knocked on the table.
"Sir — –"
He put a small exquisite cake in front of Gu Qing Shan and said: "There's a lady over there, here's some snacks for you"
Not too far away, a young woman with an alluring expression stepped out from the crowd and walked in front of Gu Qing Shan.
"You said you don't drink" the young woman said.
"That's right, driving doesn't drink, drinking doesn't drive" Gu Qing Shan replied.
"That's why I'm giving you a piece of cake, I hope you won't refuse" the young woman said.
Gu Qing Shan curiously looked at the cake.
Two human ears were placed on the cake, and five bloody fingers were used as decorations.
The fingers were completely black, as if they were rotten.
Gu Qing Shan picked up a small fork and lightly stabbed it into the cake, asking:
"I'm very touched, but why did you give me a cake?"
The young woman winked at him and softly said: "Cutie, I've taken a liking to you, but you don't even want to drink, so I can only give you a cake to eat"
Everyone looked at Gu Qing Shan.
The black fog that had just disappeared once again boiled and slowly enveloped Gu Qing Shan.
The young woman's expression slowly became twisted, long yellow hair grew all over her body, and her voice became louder and louder: "Hurry up and eat, cutie, this cake represents my sincerity"
Gu Qing Shan threw the cake back onto the bar.
"Trying to flirt with me for a piece of trash cake? I'm very expensive, "he said disdainfully.
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