Zhao Ci lived for his daughter.

Zhao Yuezhu was his everything.

Even though he knew Zhao Yuezhu had become the Moon Shadow Thief, he still did his best to protect her.

After the battle on Snow Mountain, Zhao Ci was expelled from Liangjie Tang (Two Realms Hall).

He knew that from that moment on, the bond between us had been severed by his own hand.

Therefore, he used his life to make me owe him a huge favor.

The cost of repaying this favor was my full support in rescuing Zhao Yuezhu.

When I said to Zhao Ci, "Brother Zhao, rest in peace!" it was like telling him that I had taken on Zhao Yuezhu's matter.

Only then did Zhao Ci leave in peace.

Zhao Ci had always stayed quietly in Liangjie Tang.

I couldn't say whether my impression of him was good or bad.

However, Zhao Ci's departure stirred up quite a bit of emotion in my heart.

But at that time, too much sentimentality would have been a waste of the opportunity Zhao Ci had exchanged for with his life.

I could only quicken my pace towards the bottom of the Zhenmo (Demon Suppression) Tower.

Soon after, I saw the wrought iron gate at the end of the passage.

I tried tapping the gate in different directions with my hand and discovered that the walls and the ground were all made of wrought iron.

No wonder the Zhenmo Tower had to be built upside down.

If the tower wasn't turned upside down, how could earthen buildings withstand a layer of the tower body entirely made of wrought iron?

Ye Yang seemed to have expected this result: "Step back a little, I'll see if I can open this gate."

After searching near the gate for a while, Ye Yang said, "This gate can only be opened from the outside. Anyone can open it, but after someone goes in, the gate will close automatically. Don't even think about opening it from the inside."

"Who do we leave behind to guard the gate?"

I was in a dilemma for a moment.

If we wanted to guard the gate, it would be best for me and Ye Yang to split up.

This time, we didn't know what kind of opponent we would face. The consequences of splitting up were hard to predict.

Leave Su Su behind?

Although Su Su was a ghost deity, she could only provide support. If she was asked to charge forward, she wouldn't be a match for a high-level warlock.

I pondered for a moment before looking up at the iron gate and saying, "Let's go in together!"

"I believe someone can open the gate for us."

Ye Yang didn't hesitate at all before pulling the mechanism. The three-meter-tall wrought iron gate slowly opened with a harsh grinding sound.

The gate hadn't been touched for who knows how many years. The dust on it flowed down the sides like water.

I waited with great difficulty for the dust in front of me to dissipate before stepping into the gate.

Inside the main hall, there was nothing but a dozen or so undulating mounds of earth.

I stood in front of the mounds and lightly stomped on the ground. The true energy that rippled through the ground shook one of the mounds.

The mound, which was only about a meter high, was like an egg that had been peeled. After a layer of dirt fell off, a face covered in mud was revealed.

After entering, I felt that there were living people buried beneath those mounds.

However, these people had been sitting here for who knows how long, and they had been covered in dust, turning into undulating mounds of earth.

The person glanced at me indifferently: "Stop messing around. Find a place to sit down and save some energy! Maybe you can live a little longer."

I said in a deep voice, "I'm looking for Yu Wusheng."

The person glanced at me without saying a word, but the mound in the very center cracked open before I could speak. Someone asked in a hoarse voice from below, "Who's looking for me!"

"Yang Jian Jie Ming Ren Li Po!" I was about to step forward when all the mounds exploded, and jie ming ren (life borrowers) covered in gray soil looked up at me.

Someone said, "Say what you have to say from right here!"

Seeing that I had stopped, the person immediately added, "Which school of jie ming ren are you from, and how did you get into the Zhenmo Tower?"

"From the Black and White Impermanence," I replied. "As for how we got in, I can only tell Yu Wusheng."

"From the Black and White Impermanence?" The person muttered to himself, "It's been many years since the Black and White Impermanence had a jie ming ren. What relation are you to Qu Mo?"

To avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, I answered directly, "He is my teacher!"

The person looked at me sharply and said, "Qu Mo has a plum blossom dart scar. Is it on his left shoulder or his right shoulder?"

"Not on his shoulder! On his left rib." I also looked at the other person and said, "My teacher said that the person who hit him with the plum blossom dart wasn't worth a damn. He took advantage of him being drunk and stabbed him in the ribs with a plum blossom dart from a distance of less than half a foot."

"My teacher said: When he sees that person again, he must ask him for the ten taels of gold he owes from their bet."

The person stared at me intently and said, "Ten taels of gold, can he get them?"

I shook my head and said, "My teacher said: He can't get them! That person would rather give him his life than give him the gold. Because that person's nickname is: Reluctant to Part with Wealth."

The person in front of me laughed and said, "So you really are old Qu's disciple! Kneel down, kowtow, and call me Martial Uncle! I am Reluctant to Part with Wealth."

"Pah!" I spat in the other person's face. "Shameless old geezer."

My actions startled Su Su, who quickly rushed to my side and braced herself.