Chapter Seven, Dunhuang.

Actually, the slope is not so steep and not very smooth. Xiao Jian held the painting scroll "Breaking the Dragon's Cut" in his arms, climbed with both hands, and couldn't take care of Uncle Fei.

"Yes," Xiaojian suddenly realized and exclaimed happily, "this may not be a void..."

The endless Gobi Desert, with creatures flying in the sky and crawling on the ground, where the corpse worms still frolic and play on the vast yellow sand dunes, but the figure of Ge Laoyan is nowhere to be seen.

"Where am I?" she said, bewildered.

This is a huge underground cave, empty and desolate. A ray of light is reflected from a slanted hole, barely discerning the surrounding scenery.

Yes.

Oh no, someone fell into the well! Quickly call for help... someone exclaimed.

Little Jian had no choice but to take out a small object from his waist and muttered a spell, "Wu Hai Si Mi Da," commanding it to find Old Ge Yan.

Oh," Xiao Jian seemed to have realized something and said with pity, "They are actually quite pitiful. Let's just take them out together."

In the darkness, Xiao Jian felt his body slowly sinking, not falling as quickly as a stone. The bottom of the well was a slope, and she rolled down it. Uncle Fei opened his mouth wide, biting down on the large tooth of the Luomo dog, and his throat made a tense "gurgling" sound.

These past few days, why haven't we seen Mr. Ge Lan? Fee Shu asked.

This child is scared silly, right? This is Dunhuang Mogao Caves, you know. A elderly woman looked at her with a compassionate gaze.

Uncle Fei silently stared at the wellhead, as if lost in thought.

With a slight bend of the body, Dian Dian headed straight for the Mogao Caves, winding his way up, followed closely by Xiao Jian and Uncle Fei.

The gigantic yellow beetle lay on the soil slope below the Mogao Grottoes, silently watching the playful carrion beetles in the sand dunes. Due to its advanced age and sluggish body, it was no longer willing to move much.

Hello, is anyone there... Xiao Jian opened his voice and shouted loudly.

Finally, it stopped. Xiao Jian released Fei Shu, patted the dust off his body, and stood up.

"Master, what should I do?" Xiao Jian's voice was already filled with a sob.

The yellow lightning bug nodded slightly, showing a somewhat reluctant expression.

As he walked, Xiao Jian calculated in his mind that since Ge Laoyan was already dead, he wouldn't know anything if he asked.

Little Jian is still not at ease, his legs are trembling.

Isn't it just an antique calligraphy and painting? It's not a big deal. Grandpa has several of them in his study," Xiao Jian said with a shrug, indifferent.

Great, we can finally go home. Xiao Jian clapped his hands happily.

Jump down!" Uncle Fei shouted in her arms.

Uncle Fei leaped down and stood on the edge of the mottled bluestone well.

Master's consideration is still thoughtful. Xiao Jian felt relieved in his heart.

Uncle Fei just closed his mouth, looking confused. Then it ran to the slanted hole and looked up, but couldn't see the wellhead. The slanted path was very long.

Xiao Jian looked around and said, "Blue sky, white clouds."

Don't you want to go home?'' Mr. Fei's face turned serious. "Well, then, you can stay in the barrier. Master will go out by himself."

Entered the city gate tower, and finally arrived at the side of the dry well.

Xiao Jian poured half a bottle into Uncle Fei's mouth.

"Well, that is natural." Mr. Fei pondered.

Hulu, yellow locust, this is an exit of the barrier, but it's uncertain whether we can definitely get out. Our master and disciples are ready to go in and take a look first. If we really succeed, we will come back to pick you up at the right time. Do you understand?

Looking up, the black gas above my head is still hovering in the air more than a meter high, which is a bit scary.

Here... Little Jian is still confused, muttering to himself, "Isn't this the Phoenix Ancient City?"

Before long, there was a noisy commotion coming from above the well, and then a rope slowly descended from the well opening. ... Xiao Jian excitedly grabbed onto it with both hands, while Uncle Fei held onto her pants leg and they were slowly pulled up together.

Xiao Jian smiled and said, "They must be hungry."

Squeak, squeak, squeak... The big tapeworm seemed to have discovered something. Ge Laoyan's long robe was bulging, as if hiding something inside.

Uncle Fei's four slender pig legs are even more flexible, following behind Xiao Jian, keeping up with him without falling behind. However, neither of them noticed that a black gas had already drifted out of the well.

Feeling helpless, Xiao Jian had to muster up his determination, bend down, and pick it up.

When I climbed to the top of the slope, I could already see the blue sky through the well opening the size of a basin, but there was still a steep well wall several zhang high that was impossible to climb.

Uncle Fei pondered for a moment, then instructed, "First put it away. Since Ge Laoyan can treasure it on his body, there must be a reason. I will ponder it slowly later."

Uncle Fei pondered and said, "Didn't Monk Hongbian say in his dream that this dry well in the ancient city is a one-way passage that only goes in and not out? So let's not get too excited yet. Even though we have the canine tooth of Dalomo, it doesn't necessarily mean we can get out."

Hululu, Ge Laoyan was actually eaten by other corpse insects... Fei Shu was shocked.

Uncle Fei shook his head and said, "Don't worry, this is the void. Since Zhang Daoling has set up this passage, there must be security measures in place. Because everyone's martial arts here are suppressed, and even ropes cannot be found in the enchantment, it must have been considered beforehand."

Chu Suiliang? He was a famous painter in the early Tang Dynasty, you know.

The body of Ge Laoyan was covered with black flesh worms that smelled like rotten plums, white worms that were connected head to tail, and red crimson worms. They had already eaten it clean, leaving only a white skeleton. Several large shrimp frog stomach worms and giant ant lung worms were biting the hard shell of the true body of the huge Gechong insect, and they had already eaten most of it. Two tentacles rolled to the side.

With his eyes closed, Xiao Jian leaped down the dry well.

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Little Jian nodded and got out of the car, holding onto Uncle Fei.

"Master, without the sound of water, it is indeed a dry well," she said.

"Huh, why is there still a little piglet?" People looked at Uncle Fei in surprise.

The clouds inside the void barrier will not move," said Uncle Fei solemnly.

Well, hold onto your master tightly, let's jump together," Uncle Fei pondered.

Perhaps it is somewhere in the Phoenix Ancient Town," Mr. Fei nodded with a smile.

Xiao Jian bent down and picked up Uncle Fei, and followed everyone out of the ancient castle. They found several tourist buses parked outside, and there were also many tourists below the Mogao Grottoes. Most of them were wearing sun hats and sunglasses, holding mineral water bottles and cameras, constantly posing for photos.

Uncle Fei jumped onto its back, gave it a tap on the forehead, and the yellow beetle slowly stood up, staggering towards the ancient castle.

Xiao Jian gently untied the knot, then slowly unrolled the scroll. It turned out to be an ancient landscape painting. The vast river, with several people dressed in Tang Dynasty clothing standing on the bank, including a Taoist priest, an official, an old man, and a dwarf. The title of the painting is "Water Dragon Breaking the Game" with the signature of Chu Suiliang.

小建低头朝枯井内望了望 , 漆黑一片 , 遂丢了块石头下去 , 听得 `` 咕噜噜 '' 一阵响动 , 原来底下是有斜坡的。 Xiǎo Jiàn looked down and peered into the dried-up well. It was pitch black. He threw a stone down and heard a "gulu gulu" sound. It turned out that there was a slope at the bottom.

Xiao Jian held Uncle Fei in his arms and sat in the car. He unscrewed the bottle cap and took two sips, feeling an incomparable sweetness. It's still good in this world.

"No way, Master. We will definitely fall and be half-dead, with at least our arms and legs broken," murmured Xiao Jian.

"Hurry up." Xiao Jian urged.

Uncle Fei instructed Xiao Jian to let the big tapeworm go and search.

Finally, Xiaojian was successfully pulled to the ground, and the tourists present immediately cheered.

Uncle Fei chuckled and said, "Are those white clouds drifting...?"

Just at this moment, there came a voice from the wellhead, and soon several tourists wearing sun hats appeared and peered down.

Uncle Fei pondered and said, "For the time being, we cannot take them out. Firstly, I have not fully comprehended the 'Broken Tile Great Method' as a teacher. Secondly, if these thousands of corpse worms really leave the scroll, they will surely disturb the Fenghuang Ancient City. Let's first go out and see whose hands this 'Dunhuang Nightmare Map' has fallen into, and then find an opportunity to leave with the scroll. As long as we have the scroll, it is equivalent to having the corpse worms by our side, convenient for future use."

Xiao Jian reached out and felt it, then took it out. It turned out to be an old painting scroll...

Little girl, have some water first. After returning to the hotel, please have a doctor check you. The kind-hearted driver handed her a bottle of mineral water.

Let's go and search. Uncle Fei said, then he jumped into Xiao Jian's arms, and the two of them walked out of the ancient castle.

"Give Master a few puffs." whispered Fei Shu in her arms.

Uncle Fei and Xiao Jian looked at each other, "Open it," Uncle Fei ordered.

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Uncle Fei sighed: "They are the vengeful spirits of the people who were killed by the Western King Wu Sangui back then, condensed on the 'Zhenwu Seven Star Sword' for over three hundred years. Now, they have finally freed themselves from the oppressive sword aura in the void. In my opinion, they also want to follow you and return to the mortal world."

小建诧异的环顾四周, 惊讶的发现自己仍在古城堡中, 蓝天白云、蓬蒿杂草、古城墙上飘动着的破旧旗帜...

The tour bus driver rolled up the rope used for towing and said to Xiao Jian with concern, "Little girl, go back to the car and rest first. Where are your parents?"

"Master, shall we take all these corpse worms away?" Xiao Jian asked.

Dot Dot crawled straight into the seventh cave, and when Uncle Fei saw this, he was greatly surprised.

Xiao Jian rolled up the scroll, tied it up, then reached out and picked up the dots, wrapped them around his waist, and walked out of the seventh cave holding Uncle Fei.

There's no other way. We can only climb up the dry well and return to the boundary to make new plans.

Oh no, we are trapped in the dry well. Xiao Jian is truly desperate now.

Upon hearing this, Xiaojian's excitement plummeted, and he muttered under his breath, "Master, we should also give it a try, even if we have to try it several times."

Hmm, Master, it seems like we didn't enter the void here? There's a bright hole next to us, isn't that where we rolled down from?

Uncle Fei pursed his lips and whispered, "We have to sneak away quietly. Otherwise, if the police question us when we get back to the hotel, we won't be able to explain it clearly."

First, Dian Dian was confused and then looked at the master with a puzzled gaze.

At this moment, the sun is setting in the west and it is almost dusk. The tour bus driver honked the horn, summoning the tourists to return to their respective buses.

Master, why does this black aura always appear above my head? If my mother sees it, she will be scared to death," Xiao Jian said anxiously.

Little Jian quickly shook his head: "I don't know." In his heart, he secretly thought that it would be better not to mention the matter of taking over someone else's body, so as not to be scolded by his master for not practicing seriously and causing trouble everywhere.

Little Jian, look into the well, what do you see?