My low-key cultivation of immortality was discovered by the emperor in my diary.

Chapter 500: The Three Parties Meet, the Immortal Points the Way

The rain fell in torrents.

Luyun staggered out of Wenxuan Pavilion.

The marks of the chains still remained on her ankles. Those black iron chains were meant to imprison her forever, but just now, when the earth shook and the demon cultists rushed into the dungeon to take her away, she killed them instead.

After finding the key, she unlocked the chains and stepped into the downpour.

All she knew was that she was imprisoned in the palace, but looking at the vast palace streets, she had no idea which direction to escape to.

The sky cracked open with a dark fissure, and countless chains were still intertwined in the air.

Luyun wiped the rain off her face and chose to run south, because the sky there was not only black, but also red.

Perhaps if we run to dangerous places, we won't encounter any cultists?

"Green Bamboo!"

Her blood suddenly froze.

This voice had appeared in countless nightmares, sometimes affectionately calling her "sister," and sometimes accompanied by the crisp sound of clashing chains.

Green Bamboo dug her fingers deep into her palms, concealing the dagger she had found in her sleeve, before slowly turning around.

Ah Xing stopped his horse a dozen steps away. He was still dressed in black. This time, Lü Yun took a closer look at the gilded token hanging at his waist, which was the symbol of the Demonic Sect's protector.

“Come with me.” He stretched out his hand from his horse and said hastily, “The palace is in chaos, the cult leader is missing, now is the perfect opportunity.”

Green Bamboo lowered her head because she suddenly felt like laughing.

It was on a similarly torrential rainy night that she lost her parents.

On another rainy night, this young man personally pierced the back of Master Lu's neck with a poisoned silver needle, paralyzing him. Then, he led the people of the Demonic Sect to kill the apprentices and helpers one by one. He even led his own master into a trap. Even though his tendons were severed and his swordsmanship skills learned in the past were ruined, he had no regrets.

"Where to go?" she asked, her wet, tousled hair clinging to her pale cheeks, making her look even more haggard.

Ah Xing dismounted and took off his cloak.

Behind Lüjun, the southern sky was collapsing, and countless bone-claw-like chains emerged from the dark clouds, while the ghostly howls grew increasingly shrill.

"Let's get out of the palace first. I know a secret passage." He said as he approached, "Trust me this time..."

Before he could finish speaking, Lüyun had already thrown herself into his arms.

Ah Xing was jolted, and before he could react, the cold dagger pierced his chest.

"You!" Ah Xing's pupils contracted sharply, blood foam spilled from the corner of his mouth, but his hand was already on the sword at his waist.

Still seemingly unsatisfied, Lüjun pulled out her blood-stained knife and kicked him to the ground.

With lightning speed, she snatched the longsword inlaid with precious gems, tossed it aside, and then squatted down.

“You taught me that,” she said softly, “better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free.”

Her throat was slit, and warm blood splattered onto her eyelashes, staining the world a dark red.

As Ah Xing died with his eyes wide open in disbelief, she drew her short sword, drawing out a string of blood droplets, which were then quickly washed away by the rain.

She has been betrayed time and time again in her life because of her kindness; there can't be a next time.

No wonder bamboo is hollow.

It's truly a difficult situation to have such good intentions.

A deafening roar came from afar.

The sky had completely split open, and at this moment there was no difference between night and day.

Green Bamboo tore off the token and put it in her bosom, but when she looked up again, the horse had already run away.

With such heavy rain and such a dark sky, even animals know to run away to survive.

She had no time to think about why Ah Xing had risked coming to find her, whether it was out of genuine concern or not, since his bottom line was always very flexible.

All she knew was that her enemy was finally dead.

Finally, Green Bamboo, who was fleeing, unexpectedly met Ji Lingchuan and Yi Xiaoqi. After several years, the three parties from different factions finally met.

Even when the sky was falling and the earth was cracking, and mountains were roaring and seas were surging, she was not afraid of anything when she saw them.

Yi Xiaoqi asked anxiously, "So where do we go next?"

If Ji Lingchuan hadn't come to her, she wouldn't have risked running into the palace. Now that she's rescued the person, her mind is completely blank about what to do next.

Ji Lingchuan raised his hand and pointed to the magnificent palace behind the vermilion palace wall, a five-colored rope on his wrist shimmering faintly.

That place is the Imperial Study.