Chapter 355: Chapter 355: The Mouth of Hell_1
The Abyssal Sprite is a holy medicine for curing poison.
The bloodthirsty venom that afflicted the shopkeeper was extremely toxic.
Moreover, after residing in his body for many years, it had penetrated deep into his internal organs and even into the nuclei of every cell.
If he wanted to survive, he had no choice but to use the Abyssal Sprite as a catalyst to refine a medicinal pill known as the Reversal Elixir.
However, the Abyssal Sprite was extremely rare, and the conditions for its growth were also exceedingly harsh.
As far as Ye Fei knew, it could only be found at the bottom of Hell’s Mouth in the southeastern part of the Great Xia Kingdom.
However, the reason Hell’s Mouth bore that name was by no means an empty title.
The place was rife with poisonous miasma and treacherous geography.
And the deeper one explored, the more perilous it became.
Numerous expeditions had ventured deep into Hell’s Mouth in search of adventure.
But nine out of ten perished within.
The few survivors had seen less than a third of the entire Hell’s Mouth.
And from their descriptions, one could tell it was a place of danger beyond ordinary imagination.
If it were not for Ye Fei’s determination to save the shopkeeper, he would never have easily stepped foot in such a place.
Ye Fei was already familiar with the initial stretch of the road and passed through it swiftly.
A few dozen more kilometers, and he would reach Hell’s Mouth.
The road ahead was only going to become more and more hazardous.
Ye Fei stopped in his tracks.
He said coldly, "I’m advising you for the last time, stop following me. Otherwise, I can’t guarantee that you’ll leave these mountains alive."
A disdainful reply came from behind him almost immediately, "Please, does my life, Ah Si, need your guarantee? You’re underestimating me."
Ye Fei retorted, "Where’s this confidence coming from? Have you already forgotten what happened last night?"
"You!"
Stumped by the rebuttal, Ah Si stubbornly continued, "Don’t lecture me like you’re talking to a child! Even if you weren’t there yesterday, I wouldn’t have been killed by that idiot! You’re the one who meddled unnecessarily!"
"But speaking of which, what are you doing here so mysteriously? You’re not planning to disgrace the corpse of that bastard Diku Venerable, are you?"
"I’m not as bored as you. Follow if you wish. But I’ve warned you beforehand, if you really do die, don’t blame me."
Having tossed out that line, Ye Fei continued on his way.
With an indignant huff, Ah Si cocked her head high.
"Hmph, sneaking around in a place like this, you must be hiding some big secret. I love uncovering secrets the most, so don’t think you can get rid of me that easily!"
She finished speaking and hurriedly followed Ye Fei.
At this very moment, Ah Da and Ah Er from the Pangu Sect, accompanied by dozens of assassins, also arrived at the outskirts of Wu Mountain.
After searching the outskirts extensively, they finally found traces of Ye Fei.
"Second Brother, come and see this!"
Ah Er kneeled on the ground, picking at the marks on the soil, observing closely for a moment,
"Two people, a man and a woman, they went into the mountains here two hours ago. If nothing unexpected has happened, they must surely be Ye Fei and Ah Si."
Upon hearing this, Ah Da gritted his teeth with a snap, "I didn’t expect that little bitch, Ah Si, to actually betray her master! She has the gall to frolic in the woods with that surnamed Ye. What a mood they’re in!"
A lustful glint appeared in Ah Er’s eyes, "Big brother, I’ve been annoyed by that seductress Ah Si for quite some time. She always acts so dignified with us, not even letting us touch her, but turns out she’s such a wanton creature at heart!"
"Before we kill her, we brothers should take the opportunity to enjoy ourselves. In these vast mountains, no one will be the wiser, and our master will never find out. We might as well do it if we can, don’t you think?"
Ah Da bared his teeth in a grin, "Hehehe, good idea! Let’s do that!"
The company of dozens then also disappeared among the green shade and azure mountains.
Time quickly reached the evening.
As Ye Fei walked, he suddenly felt a sinister wind blow through.
Looking down in the clear moonlight,
A gaping hole about thirty meters in diameter suddenly appeared dozens of meters ahead of him.
That’s right, this was the entrance to Hell’s Mouth.
From above, the whole hole was as big as a stadium, filled with endless darkness.
It seemed like the gaping mouth of a fiend from hell.
Terrifying, eerie, and chilling to the bone.
Not far away, Ah Si was also stunned by the scene before her.
Even she, who had been to many dangerous places, couldn’t help trembling slightly at the sight of the bottomless abyss.
Ye Fei walked around Hell’s Mouth, found a relatively easy place to descend, and then strapped a climbing rope around his waist. He firmly anchored the other end, equipped with a grappling hook, to a large tree.
Seeing this, Ah Si hurried over in shock.
"Ye Fei, you’re not really planning to go down there, are you? Have you lost your mind?"
Ye Fei ignored her and continued with his task.
"Do you have any idea how many people this Hell’s Mouth has swallowed? Hundreds of experienced adventurers have vanished here without a trace. And yet you dare to go down alone—are you out of your mind?"
"Don’t think that just because you have some skill and know a bit of medicine, you’re immortal. Let me tell you, this is called overestimating yourself!"
Seeing that Ye Fei wouldn’t even talk to her, Ah Si, annoyed, snatched the climbing rope from his hands.
"I’m talking to you! Are you deaf?"
Irritated, Ye Fei snapped back coldly, "Either shut up or get lost. Don’t use your pitiful knowledge to judge my ability."
After saying that, Ye Fei didn’t look back and slowly descended into the abyss along the rope.
Ah Si was so angry that she felt dizzy.
She stared at the endless, pitch-black maw, terrified, but the thought of Ye Fei facing the darkness alone made her heart soften.
So she gritted her teeth and climbed down the rope as well.
