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Pei Qiyu's eyes lit up with interest as he walked over and touched the wall, finding the sensation under his hand to be incredibly realistic, clearly that of a cold and damp mountain wall.

The others were also very interested and came forward one by one to try it out.

At this moment, the cold and damp mountain wall suddenly disappeared, revealing a black passage from which a handsome and noble man walked out calmly.

"Husband!"

Wen Qiao ran over happily and threw herself into his arms.

Ning Yuzhou hugged her around the waist, a joyful smile on his face.

The reunion of the couple seemed to infect those around them with pure joy, making them feel somewhat embarrassed, looking at the sky, the ground, and the ghosts, but not at them.

Ghosts?!!!

Upon discovering more ghosts appearing, Wen Qiao pulled Ning Yuzhou and ran, not intending to confront the ghosts head-on.

Having finally found her husband, she naturally wanted to leave this place first before dealing with the ghosts.

After shaking off the group of pursuing ghosts, they found a secluded spot to rest briefly.

Wen Qiao pulled Ning Yuzhou aside to check on him, asking, "Husband, are you hurt?"

Ning Yuzhou smiled and said, "No, when I fell into the Evil Spirit Abyss, my body was paralyzed, but thanks to Wen Guangun's protection. Later, I found a safe place to hide and planned to wait for you all to find me."

Everyone listened and thought he had been quite sensible; since he lacked the strength to confront the ghosts directly, he chose to hide and preserve his life.

No wonder Wen Qiao had confidently declared that he would be fine.

Wen Guangun, who had been lying on Brother Ning's shoulder, climbed onto Wen Qiao's body and rolled around in her arms. After being separated for so long, it missed Little Seedling a lot, even though it didn't lack food or drink with Brother Ning, its absence still made it sad.

Wen Qiao stroked the little iron-eating beast and praised it generously, "Wen Guangun is really great! If such a situation happens again, you must continue to protect Brother Ning!"

The little iron-eating beast was thoroughly pampered, feeling lazy all over, and mumbled "Mmm mmm mmm," momentarily forgetting to explain. Apart from protecting Brother Ning when they fell into the Evil Spirit Abyss, it was later thrown into a space by Brother Ning and didn't know what happened afterward.

It was only released by Brother Ning in recent days.

Although Ning Yuzhou described it lightly, everyone felt he had faced many dangers. Fortunately, he managed to find a place to hide and used an illusionary array to interfere with the ghosts' senses, allowing him to wait safely for their arrival.

Seeing that Liu Qingyun and the others were not surprised, Ning Yuzhou said, "The Evil Spirit Abyss is very dangerous. We should leave as soon as possible."

Shi Wuming agreed, "Absolutely, absolutely! We should leave quickly. If we encounter another ghost general or ghost king, we won't be able to escape." Then he complained, "Encountering a ghost general earlier was just coincidental; that place isn't even the ghost general's territory. If a ghost king suddenly appears, we'll all be doomed here. Let's go quickly."

Although this person was a bit talkative, his words were not without reason.

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Three days later, the group finally left the Evil Spirit Abyss and returned to the foot of Bone Mountain.

The full moon in the sky remained bright and round, showing no signs of setting, casting a bleak and eerie light characteristic of the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones.

Wen Qiao and the others turned to look in the direction of the Evil Spirit Abyss, recalling the monster that had flown out of it. They wondered if it had returned to the Evil Spirit Abyss and, thinking of their helplessness at the time, did not want to encounter it again.

Then, they crossed Bone Mountain and returned to the other side.

This Bone Mountain was not far from the Burning Hell Heavenly Prefecture.

Walking to this point, Baili Chi couldn't help but suggest, "Why don't we visit the Burning Hell Heavenly Prefecture? It would be best to rest there!"

However, upon hearing his words, Wen Qiao and the others paused slightly.

"Let's not go," Su Molan said tactfully. "The situation in the Burning Hell Heavenly Prefecture might not be good."

Baili Chi looked at them in confusion, "What do you mean by 'not good'?"

Wen Qiao said casually, "Oh, nothing much. We once entered the Burning Hell Heavenly Prefecture, and due to some matters, we blew up the city gate and escaped."

Baili Chi and the others: "..."

"Blowing up the city gate... What does that mean?" Sang Yufei swallowed hard and asked cautiously.

Wen Qiao said easily, "Just as it sounds, you know what I mean!"

No, they preferred not to understand!

Baili Chi and the others exchanged glances, their expressions toward Wen Qiao indescribable. They never imagined that these people were so bold, daring to challenge the Burning Hell Heavenly Prefecture and even blowing up its city gate. It seemed they ended up in the Evil Spirit Abyss to avoid being pursued by the Burning Hell Heavenly Prefecture.

Knowing this, Baili Chi and the others realized it was best not to go to the Burning Hell Heavenly Prefecture, otherwise, they would be implicated.

Liu Qingyun suddenly said, "We should return."

Return?

She looked at Ning Yuzhou and the others, "Everyone, our purpose for coming to the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones has been achieved. It's time to leave."

Hearing this, Wen Qiao and the others were not surprised and bid them farewell one by one.

Baili Chi asked, "How will you return? Do you need to cross the Small Nether River again? The last time we parted, I specifically asked a skeleton about it. The Small Nether River is not in a fixed location; it could appear anywhere in the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones. Even if you retrace your steps, you might not find it..."

Saying this, he couldn't help but worry about them.

Without the Bone Return Token, leaving was a problem.

Liu Qingyun and the others understood this, but they were powerless to help. They couldn't give away their Bone Return Tokens; they weren't that selfless.

Wen Qiao, Pei Qiyu, and Su Molan hadn't anticipated this situation either and were somewhat taken aback.

They looked at each other, hesitating for a moment.

Since we cannot turn back along the way, we can only search for the Little Styx within the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones. It’s uncertain when we will be able to leave the Thirteen Palaces of Dry Bones.