Chapter 576.

It was night.

Under the starlight, under the tree in the patriarch’s courtyard, there was a pot of tea.

Sitting opposite Jiang Ran was none other than Tian Youfang, who had already taken up his post.

Today’s Flute Clan Patriarch Ana.

Jiang Ran poured him a cup of tea and pushed the teacup in front of him:

“How does it feel?”

“Like a dream.”

Ana sighed:

“I never dreamed that I would suddenly return to the Flute Clan at this time.

“Nor did I ever think that I would still be able to succeed as clan leader.

“The old patriarch confessed to all his sins …… and cut himself off.

“I should have felt fastidious, but for some reason, I was never happy.

“What’s even more terrible is that when he died, I in turn had the feeling that I could gradually understand him.

“I don’t know if one day in the future, I will also become someone like him.”

Jiang Ran picked up his teacup and gently blew on the tea leaves in it:

“The Hundred Thousand Great Mountains are not without merit, this tea, it’s so good.”

“If Your Honor likes it, then I’ll send Your Honor some more.”

“You can’t be greedy for too much of a good thing.”

Jiang Ran smiled and shook his head:

“The old patriarch is a very capable person, he has ambition and is also able to hold back, he has both selfish desires, yet he is not lacking in bearing as a patriarch.

“His merits and demerits are beyond my father’s ability to evaluate.

“The hatred between you and him, also can not allow outsiders to talk about it, everything is your own experience.

“All that my father can advise you is to come out as soon as possible.

“Everything the Eldest Princess promised you, she will do.

“But …… the 100,000 great mountains are not that poor either ……

“Of course, ultimately how to choose is your problem, this honorable all support.”

“Many thanks, Your Holiness.”

Ana looked towards Jiang Ran:

“After this trip, is it to the Ten Thousand Poison Cave?”

“Uh-huh.”

Jiang Ran nodded:

“In this regard, I still need you to help me.”

“That’s natural.”

Ana said:

“The Ten Thousand Poison Cave is a forbidden place for my Flute Clan, yet it is not that secretive.

“Your Holiness means that that item is within the Ten Thousand Poison Cave? Why has my Flute Clan never gotten to see it over the years?”

“From what the Duo Demon Underworld King said, opening that one location requires my blood.”

Jiang Ran let out a light laugh:

“I don’t know if it’s true or not …… When I first saw the King of the Dodo Demon Underworld, I still felt that this old man was notable and worthy of being the King of the Underworld.

“Now a long time contact down, in turn is a little ……

“Just, do not go to think more, also do not mention more.

“Previously explained to you things, do how?”

“All have been arranged.”

Ana said here, then looked at Jiang Ran, his eyes more or less puzzled:

“It’s just that I don’t understand, if there are still mysteries within the Ten Thousand Poison Cave, it hasn’t been discovered by my Flute Clan for many years.

“Then I’m afraid that the dangers within it are incalculable.

“Why don’t we let them go with us?

“Also what the …… patriarch said today was expected by Your Holiness?”

Jiang Ran didn’t answer, but picked up his teacup and took another sip, then laughed:

“If there comes a day when the Flute Clan no longer has the pressure to survive and does not need to deal with the natural perils of the 100,000 mountains.

“What are you going to do with your free time?”

“Probably …… farming.”

Ana smiled, only halfway through the smile, it seemed a little hollow again:

“Without her by my side, it always feels as if no matter what I do, it doesn’t matter ……”

“Today that girl posing as ‘Ah Zhu’ left?”

Jiang Ran suddenly said an irrelevant one.

Ana froze for a moment, then nodded:

“Last night, I really thought …… Unfortunately, it was just a dream after all.”

“The dead are gone, it’s better to move forward.”

Jiang Ran gently patted Ana’s shoulder:

“The future of the Flute Clan is in your hands …… If you stop moving forward, how should the others conduct themselves?”

“…… Your Holiness is right.”

“How will the Compassion God be resettled?”

Jiang Ran asked again.

And speaking of this, Tian Youfang gave a bitter smile:

“Between now and then, there’s really no telling what to do with this person for the best.

“For now, let’s just offer her up first.

“But the way I see her, she doesn’t have more than a few years to live.”

This was true, the Compassion God had all that she had, all of which had been taken away by the old patriarch and finally beheaded by Jiang Ran.

Nowadays, the Compassion God was in great deficit, and although Ana was kind, she wouldn’t easily allow this strong Compassion God to regain her peak state, not to mention, her peak, to a certain extent, required lives in exchange.

Therefore, he ordered her acupoints and sealed her internal energy and martial arts.

Letting her rest within the room for the time being.

Even the identity of Compassion God, Ana had not recognized.

Jiang Ran understood his concerns.

Although it was said that the yoke of the Flute Clan for a thousand years was because of the Compassion God, it was never the Compassion God’s intention.

In this woman’s heart, there was nothing other than war and conquest.

Everything she did was nothing more than hoping that someone could bring herself back to life.

Of course, it was also true that her methods were ruthless and treacherous.

To be able to arrange the downfall of the Hundred Races a thousand years ago, this woman’s skill was evident.

Thus when he said this, Jiang Ran said softly:

“Since you don’t have a few years to live, let it go for now.

“When the time comes for you to lead the Hundred Races, this person will still be useful.”

“Uh-huh.”

The two made casual small talk, and finally drank a pot of tea before Ana excused himself and left.

After waiting for him to leave, Jiang Ran suddenly said:

“After watching for so long, aren’t you going to come down and meet?”

In addition to the sound of the wind, the surrounding area was filled with the chirping of insects and birds, with no other traces in sight.

Jiang Ran didn’t care and suddenly hooked his finger.

A leaf instantly landed between his two fingers, and he flexed his fingers.

A sound was heard.

The sound dissipated halfway, followed by a silhouette that had appeared in front of Jiang Ran.

The man stood with a long body and slightly tilted his head sideways, allowing Jiang Ran to see the mask on his face.

“It’s you ah ……”

Jiang Ran smiled, seeing this person in such a place.

Surprisingly, he wasn’t the least bit surprised:

“It seems that Jun He Ya was overestimated.”

“Not necessarily.”

The masked man silently looked back at Jiang Ran …… two fingers gently knocked on the other hand.

A leaf instantly fell to the ground.

“Talk?”

The masked man was the first to speak.

Jiang Ran, however, just shook his head:

“Is there anything to talk about between you and me?”

“There isn’t a single word that you want to say to me.”

“There is.” Jiang Ran said softly:

“When I was a child, I used to think about it, and maybe even wanted to ……”

This was, of course, false.

He was a traveler, born to know, how could he miss someone who was not related:

“It’s just that now it feels like there are things to say without saying them.”

“Then don’t say those.”

The masked man said softly:

“Say something else?”

“Good.”

Jiang Ran nodded and stood up:

“Speak inside the house?”

“May I?”

The masked man froze, seemingly feeling flattered.

“Naturally.”

“A drink?”

The masked man gradually gained an inch.

Jiang Ran thought for a moment, then nodded:

“Then drink some.”

……

……

Last night, Jiang Ran and Poetry and the others slept in separate rooms.

After all, after Ana had become the Flute Clan Chief, Jiang Ran was still sleeping in the same room with them, so even if he was looking for an excuse, he couldn’t find a suitable one.

And Jiang Ran and the masked man didn’t have long to drink.

After an hour or so of work, the man came out of Jiang Ran’s room.

Where he went afterward, no one knew.

Other than that, the Flute Clan after Ana took power had the calmest night.

The next morning, Jiang Ran woke up and saw two people.

A Mei, and that big fat man.

The big fat man’s Blood Danhua had returned to his back heart.

It was just that the Blood Dan Flower and Ana’s and the other people’s Intrinsic Compasses had a glance, and they were both quite damaged.

So much so that the big fat man looked to have lost a circle of weight.

The most obvious evidence was that the clothes he was wearing were one size too big.

He had come to say thank you:

“The new patriarch has already told us everything, if it wasn’t for you, I would already be dead.

“I, the Green Clan, cannot disown this favor.

“I’m the young clan leader of the Green Clan, you tell me, whatever you want, as long as it’s something that my Green Clan can take out, I can bring it to you as a thank you gift.”

As for A Mei, she had likewise come to say thank you.

Once things were mulled over before and after, it wasn’t really hard to guess why the old patriarch had agreed to let them go on the surface, but behind their backs, he had the people of the Flute Clan intercept them back.

Again, it was because of the secret scroll of longevity that the Compassion God had buried a thousand years ago.

The Hundred Clans were important pawns.

It was just that the old patriarch had deliberately said that the Yao Clan was irrelevant in order to stabilize Jiang Ran that night.

In reality, one is indispensable.

But the order of precedence could be reversed.

Jiang Ran, when he felt that the old patriarch’s words were not true, ostensibly letting A Mei and the others go, and worrying that the old patriarch would play a black hand behind his back, gave the Transmogrification Underworld King the elixir to prevent the parasites, and then asked him to protect the Yao Clan’s line.

This allowed the eventually resurrected Compassion God to always have a gap in the operation of his internal breath.

Otherwise, the old patriarch really might not have been able to take her down.

Without that gap, he wouldn’t be able to injure the Compassion God, and if the Compassion God’s internal organs weren’t ever shocked by the old patriarch’s internal force, there wouldn’t be any blood, and the Life Transmission Compass would be useless.

All of this, too, was calculated.

So it was only natural for A Mei to come and thank Jiang Ran, otherwise, if they alone came by themselves, they would have already died in the hands of others without waiting for the Flute Clan.

And in addition to thanking, there was the resignation.

Originally, they thought that there were benefits, plus the Flute Clan had summoned them, so they couldn’t not come.

As a result, after coming, the benefits half did not get, but also almost died, now there is no matter, naturally have to go back early.

This has not yet come out of the 100,000 mountains, it is already so dangerous, one day left the 100,000 mountains, I do not know what it will be like outside.

Jiang Ran didn’t ask for Big Fatty’s thanks, and he wasn’t too polite with Ah Mei.

After dealing with them one by one, he let them go.

But even so, Big Fatty and Ah Mei each left something for Jiang Ran as thanks.

What Big Fatty left behind was a seed.

Jiang Ran was told that this seed could be planted in a flower pot on weekdays.

Just water it with fresh water.

But every day at noon, it needs to be fed with a drop of blood.

It wouldn’t take long for it to blossom and bear fruit.

There is only one flower and one fruit.

This fruit can cure all poisons and diseases, and after eating it, ordinary people can strengthen their muscles and bones, and after eating it, people with cultivation can increase their internal strength for up to thirty years by regulating their breathing and running their energy.

This thing is extremely valuable, the production method is also extremely complex, but also filled with a lot of chance.

That’s why the Qing Clan doesn’t have many of them, and as the young clan chief, he only has one.

He gave it to Jiang Ran.

It didn’t mean much to Jiang Ran, but it was indeed precious, so he accepted it.

Big Fatty also instructed Jiang Ran.

Said that this fruit is also recognize people, only with blood daily watering it people eat its fruit, only to be able to grow internal strength.

Otherwise, if you eat it, you will die, and there is no cure.

Jiang Ran also carefully memorized.

As for what A Mei gave Jiang Ran, it was a scorpion and the method of insect control of the Yao tribe.

The scorpion was given to Jiang Ran because at that time, he was extremely fond of that small snake of the Gothic Clan, which died after devouring the ghost ants in Big Fatty’s small courtyard in the forest.

That was why he was given a small scorpion.

The Law of Insect Control was because Jiang Ran had previously collected quite a few similar means.

Ah Mei knew that with Jiang Ran’s skills, this trick of their Yao Clan was not even on his radar.

So she frankly gave this thing to him.

This was really delivered to Jiang Ran’s heart.

He happily accepted it.

He also asked Ana to send someone to escort A Mei and the others back to the Yao tribe.

The morning’s business was meeting these people, and Ana was also very busy throughout the morning.

Most of the time was spent communicating with the Compassion God.

It was naturally a good thing that the female Mu was able to unify the 100,000 mountains and become the king of the mountains at the age of a teenager, and was willing to teach Ana.

And besides teaching, many plans were also made with Ana.

Preparing to start implementing them once they came out of the Ten Thousand Poison Cave.

After a whole morning of tossing and turning, all the things were arranged in some way, and after having lunch, the group finally started to depart for the Ten Thousand Poison Cave.

This path was very different from before.

The Ten Thousand Poison Cave was located in the same direction as the Compassion God Cave, yet it crossed over into the Compassion God Cave.

So it couldn’t go along a line of sky.

Instead, they needed to make a slight detour and take another path.

This time the one leading the way was Ana.

Wu Di, on the other hand, was thrown within the Flute Clan and was responsible for handling the affairs of the clan during the period of time that Ana was absent.

Xiao Jiu was placed by Wu Di’s side to help him out.

Ah Zhuo, on the other hand, followed the crowd out.

Tang Yuyi was a bit unable to control her gossiping soul whenever such times came.

“Why do I always get the feeling that between Xiao Jiu and Wu Di, there’s a bit of an unclear relationship?”

She asked Ana:

“Doesn’t Wu Di like that girl you like?

“Is it consciously hopeless to turn to others? Or is it …… chasing halfway, giving up halfway? Otherwise, is it want to be like my brother-in-law, enjoying the happiness of all people?”

Ana was also worthy of being Ana, hearing this, she didn’t get sad because of remembering Ah Zhu.

Just smiled, and without waiting to open his mouth, he heard Ah Zhuo say:

“The girl does not know ……

“The few of us grew up together, Ah Zhuo and Ana like each other, that’s obvious to anyone.

“Ah Shang likes Ah Zhu, also a person can see it.

“As for Xiao Jiu …… she likes Ah Shang.

“But because Ah Shang likes Ah Zhu, so she dare not say.

“Only thought to cover up very well, in fact, we can all see it.

“But Shang himself didn’t know anything.

“His heart was set on Ah Chueh,” he said.

“Good thing, although he likes Ah Zhu, but not to steal with Ah Na, every day in the shadow of self-pity in that small kind, but also are small nine to comfort him.

“You say this lonely man and woman ah, every day to get together together, he has never taken a good look at small nine, this thing sounds not hateful?”

“…… This kid is in the blessed not knowing the blessings ah.”

Tang Painting Yi tsked:

“I see that Xiao Jiu is quite good looking, although she’s not very smart, it’s enough to be a wife.”

Ah Zhuo nodded:

“Who says it’s not, on the contrary, Ah Shang has no self-consciousness.

“Xiao Jiu doesn’t dare to let people know that she likes Ah Shang, and behind her back she cried several times over this, I’ve seen it twice.”

As Tang Yuyi listened, she couldn’t help but glance at Ah Zhuo:

“I say, you few grew up together, haven’t you ever liked Ah Zhuo or Xiao Jiu?”

Ah Zhuo hurriedly waved his hands:

“Can’t dare to talk nonsense, Ah Zhuo …… alas, Ah Zhuo’s one heart is in Ana.

“Xiao Jiu’s one heart ah, also all in Ah Shang.

“I grew up with them, but I don’t want to get involved in this complicated relationship of theirs.

“It always feels messy and pretentious.”

As soon as the words were out of his mouth, he realized that Ana was glancing at him expressionlessly.

Ajo gave a couple dry laughs:

“Besides, I had gotten married the year before.

“Now that my son has turned a year old …… there’s even less need to get involved with them.”

Tang Yuyi froze as she listened, glancing at Ah Zhuo and then at Jiang Ran.

Immediately followed by her gaze falling to Tang Shixi’s stomach, a look of anger gradually spreading across her face.

Tang Shixi certainly didn’t look away, but her face reddened with flesh.

Tang Paintings sighed silently and touched her stomach again, not knowing what came to her mind ……

Ye Jingxue couldn’t help but pinch Tang Yuyi:

“You don’t have to act so obvious, right?”

“What did I show?”

Tang Yuyi rolled her eyes and was about to speak, but suddenly frowned.

Looking towards Jiang Ran, she saw that Jiang Ran was looking at Ana:

“This voice, isn’t it a bit familiar?”

The faint sound of help came from the middle of the corner.

The distance should be far away, otherwise, the others would have heard it long ago.

In truth, at this time, other than Jiang Ran, Tang Shixiang, Tang Panyi, and Ye Shockfang, as well as the Duo Demon Underworld King, no one else had heard it.

Jiang Ran patted Ana’s shoulder and pointed him in a direction:

“Go that way, probably not quite three miles up the mountain, there’s someone who needs help.”

Ana looked at Jiang Ran inexplicably, it might be normal for someone to need help, but why himself?

But Jiang Ran spoke, naturally there was a reason.

After pondering for a while, Ana still moved honestly.

Three miles of mountain road had passed in the blink of an eye.

Jiang Ran and his group waited right where they were, and within a few moments, they saw Ana return to the group with a complex face holding a person.

Putting the person on the rock, it was not someone else, it was that ‘Ah Zhu’.

Only, at this moment, she was frowning tightly, her face green and black, clenching her teeth vigorously, but still shivering, and letting out weak cries like ‘help’ ‘help’ from her mouth.

“She’s …… poisoned.”

Azor looked at it, then back at Ana:

“I can’t believe we’re meeting again, do you guys count this as bad karma?”