Chapter 96 The Truth Behind Mo Hannian's Gu Poison Lies Beneath Moonlit Lake

"Ah Li, wake up."

“Ah Li…”

In her hazy state, Ye Li heard someone calling her.

He barely opened his eyes and was met with Wen Yao's anxious and concerned face.

Seeing that she was awake, Wen Yao breathed a sigh of relief, "Ah Li, you're finally awake."

"Wen Yao?"

Ye Li sat up and looked at Wen Yao, who had appeared out of nowhere. She was suspicious. "How did you get here? Didn't you leave Kuangshagang with the other disciples?"

Wen Yao explained, "They had already gone out, but I was worried about you, so I came back."

Ye Li frowned slightly. "Then how did you get in?"

Xie Sixing said that a Shadow Token is required to enter Moon White Lake. Where did Wen Yao get a Shadow Token?

Wen Yao remained as gentle and composed as ever, and said softly, "I saw you standing motionless in front of the stone tablet just now, so I went to take pictures of you, but I was sucked in by a suction force."

He spoke so naturally, but Ye Li always felt that something was off.

Wen Yao, seemingly oblivious, looked around and asked, "Where's Xiao Wu?"

Ye Li's attention was diverted, and she also looked around.

In the four-sided stone passageway, wall lamps flickered with a dim light.

At the end of the long corridor, there was a faint light.

Is this under Moonlit Lake?

Mo Hannian clearly came in with her, so why isn't he here?

Ye Li got up from the ground. "Didn't you see Mo Hannian when you came in?"

Wen Yao shook his head. "When I woke up, all I saw was you lying on the ground."

As he spoke, he looked worriedly towards the end of the passage, "Is Xiao Wu in such a hurry to find the antidote that he's already gone in?"

This is in line with Mo Hannian's personality. Besides, the two of them had just had a fight, and he had lost face, so it was normal for him to leave alone.

"Xiao Wu's health isn't good to begin with, let's hurry inside and find him."

As he spoke, Wen Yao took a few steps forward, but Ye Li did not follow. Instead, her gaze darkened as she stared at his retreating figure.

Unlike Mo Hannian, Wen Yao was not aloof. Born into royalty, he was calm and cautious.

They've arrived in a completely unfamiliar place, with no idea what dangers lurk inside. Why was he so impulsive, rushing in without even asking any questions?

Was it because he was worried about Mo Hannian, or... was he not Wen Yao?

Ye Li was startled by her own thought.

At the same time, Wen Yao noticed that Ye Li hadn't followed. He turned to look at her and asked softly, "What's wrong, Li?"

Looking at his expression, which was exactly the same as before, Ye Li felt that she must be overthinking things.

Wen Yao was at least in the late Foundation Establishment stage and had a superior wood-type spiritual root. How could someone have taken over his body so quietly?

Furthermore, even if someone possessed his body, he would never know them this well.

"fine."

Ye Li stepped into the passage and followed Wen Yao toward the exit.

The passageway was not wide enough for two people to walk side by side.

The surroundings were eerily quiet, with the sound of footsteps echoing in the empty space.

Even more eerie was the fact that the surrounding walls and wall lamps were densely covered with totems shaped like human faces. These faces protruded slightly, with distorted features, exuding a chilling evil, and their eyes seemed to be able to see through people's hearts, staring straight at them.

These human faces reminded Ye Li of the faces printed on the stone tablet earlier. Could it be that they were the ones trying to squeeze out from outside?

For a moment, she had a chilling feeling.

They are all alive.

She shivered.

Soon, we arrived at the exit.

Wen Yao walked out without hesitation.

Ye Li looked at the light outside, hesitated for a few seconds, and then followed Wen Yao out.

-

The sky outside was extremely dark, like night.

Strangely, the sky above had a pale, bleak white hue, like water or mist, its boundaries indistinct in the dim light.

This should be the bottom of Moonlit Lake.

Looking around, this is an ancient village, but it has no vitality at all, like a dead city.

The houses are scattered about, and the walls are made of a kind of pale white stone.

In a normal village, most of the doors along a street face the same direction, but this place is completely different.

Some houses face the street, some have their backs to it, and some are angled towards an unknown direction.

The only thing they had in common was that each house had a huge human face carved on its wall.

The faces were twisted or grotesque, with bulging eyes and wide-open mouths, as if they were roaring silently.

Moreover, whenever Ye Li passed by, she always felt that those eyes would follow her, like a shadow.

This is the territory of the Wuqi tribe in the human world, so these human faces should be one of their totems.

It's as if every member of the Unawakened race wears a mask.

Whether it was due to totem worship or some other reason remains unknown.

Because the houses were built haphazardly, there were no clear paths, and most of the time they had to squeeze through the narrow gaps between the houses.

As the two walked one after the other, Ye Li suddenly heard a rustling sound coming from behind them.

Ye Li turned around abruptly, only to find nothing there.

But as soon as she turned her gaze back, she caught a glimpse of a blurry black shadow flash by and disappear into the house next door.

"who!"

Ye Li's shout made Wen Yao, who was walking in front of her, turn around. He looked puzzled and asked, "What's wrong, Li? What did you see?"

She was still staring at the house where the man had disappeared. "Someone's here."

Wen Yao guessed, "Could it be Xiao Wu?"

Ye Li shook her head as she thought of the figure. "If it was him, why would he hide from us? It's more like someone is following us."

After she finished speaking, she looked around at the houses. Because the place was located under Moonlit Lake, it was shrouded in mist, and the faces on the walls seemed to come alive in the mist.

Ye Li stared at one of the faces, trying to figure something out, when suddenly Wen Yao pointed in one of the directions.

"There's a fire there. Could Xiao Wu be there? Let's go check it out."

Firelight?

How come we didn't see them when they were loitering around here for so long?

Just as Ye Li was about to speak, her gaze suddenly fixed on Wen Yao's hand, and her pupils dilated slightly.

-

Meanwhile, at the exit of Kuangshagang.

As soon as Sangsang and her group came out, someone ran out carrying her skirt.

"Wait, wait for me."

Seeing Su Ying'er return, Sangsang was taken aback. "Why is it only you who came back? Where's Xiao Li? Didn't you go with Xiao Li?"

Faced with Sangsang's question, Su Ying'er calmly replied, "Sister Jiang Li said I don't have any spiritual power, so she told me to come back alone first and go down with Fifth Senior Brother."

Behind Sang Sang, another worried voice rang out.

"They were arguing just now. Will they get into trouble if they go down on their own now?"

A refined young man dressed in white was in the queue, looking worried.

The gaze slowly moved upwards, and who else could it be but Wen Yao speaking?