Xu Yuehuai and her companion waited there for a short while before three people arrived pushing carts up the mountain. Each of the three pushed a cart, their faces showing their dissatisfaction as they complained about the injustices they had discovered and wanted the matter to be resolved.

Xu Yuehuai glanced at the group of people and made up her mind. She turned to Yan Zhi beside her and whispered, "Wait for me here. I'll be right back."

As she spoke, Xu Yuehuai turned and left, without Yan Zhi even having a chance to remind her to be careful.

Xu Yuehuai circled around the group from behind and stood beside them. She had already scouted the location. As long as they passed through this area, their view would be blocked, meaning the people on the mountain couldn't see what was happening below. So, if she could just quickly and accurately knock these people unconscious, the problem would be solved.

Xu Yuehuai did indeed do what she wanted. These supply trucks were parked here, each filled with food, clothes, and other items. She glanced at them indifferently and then covered them up with her hand, her face showing disdain. Noticing that each of these people had a token on their waist, she took it off, gave one to Yan Zhi, and kept one for herself. As for the third one, she naturally threw it far away.

To prevent these people from waking up and running up the mountain to report this, the token had to be thrown away. As for why Xu Yuehuai didn't kill them...

They are just people trying to survive, and they haven't harmed anyone yet. They've simply chosen a completely different path, so why go to such lengths to kill them all?

Yan Zhi's eyes lit up when she received the token. "Wow, Ah Huai, you're amazing! You got the token without making a sound."

With the tokens in hand, entering the barrier became much easier, practically effortless. Once inside, they expected it to be just like what they had seen from the outside—heavily guarded, as if even a fly would have to go through layers of security. However, once they reached the summit, Xu Yuehuai discovered that there wasn't a single person guarding the place they had come from.

"Be careful. It looks like no one's here now, but those people might be watching from the shadows. We must be on guard." Xu Yuehuai kept glancing at Yan Zhi beside her as she spoke.

Yan Zhi nodded, chuckled twice, and said, "Don't worry, I'm not as weak as you think. Just watch, I might even be a bit stronger than you."

Yan Zhi's smile was somewhat forced. She had just been injured, and it was perfectly normal for her to be a little disoriented and unaccustomed to doing this.

Xu Yuehuai patted her shoulder and was about to walk out when someone suddenly came over. The two walked side by side, clearly just passing by without any particular purpose. "Who exactly is locked up in that dungeon? Why is Master so concerned about the people imprisoned down there? Could it be some high-ranking criminal? Or is it Xu Yuehuai?"

"Down there, all of them are Xu Yuehuai's old friends. Think about it, who is the biggest obstacle to the master's unification cause now? It must be Xu Yuehuai who is still alive outside. It is said that someone saw a group of people locked up inside, about six people, each of them quite good-looking. Five men and one girl. The girl is surrounded by men, isn't she ashamed?"

"Is that true? There really are that many people? Six people... Isn't that just one of their small teams? Didn't I hear a while ago that Qingtao Valley formed some kind of small team? That incident caused quite a stir, everyone knows about it!"

Yan Zhi grabbed Xu Yuehuai with one hand, shook his head at her, and said in a low voice, "Now is not the time to be impulsive. Maybe Quan Cang knew you were coming, so he set up this trap for you. Let's wait and see."

Xu Yuehuai snapped back to reality and hid behind the screen again. Just a moment ago, she was almost about to rush out and confront the two people to find out what had happened.

The two people, completely unaware of Xu Yuehuai and Yan Zhi hiding on the edge of the cliff, walked right past them. Yan Zhi finally breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes filled with worry as she looked at Xu Yuehuai. She pursed her lips and said cautiously, "What they said isn't entirely true. Don't worry too much. Maybe this is a trap. You should try to think more positively. Perhaps they set this up specifically to lure you out."

Xu Yuehuai looked at Yan Zhi with a serious expression, "I'm going to save them."

When Yan Zhi met Xu Yuehuai's eyes, she knew what she meant by talking to her about this. It wasn't asking for her opinion; it was that she had to go. Xu Yuehuai didn't go directly either. Instead, she earnestly explained to Yan Zhi why she had to go: "They were all locked up in that place because of me. If I really fight with Quan Cang later, they will inevitably become bargaining chips to threaten me. I need to rescue them first, so I can have a few more helpers."

"Of course, I didn't say I didn't support you. If you want to go, I'll go with you. Anyway, things have already come to this, how much worse can they get, right?"

Yan Zhi smiled, her eyes crinkling with dimples when she looked at Xu Yuehuai. Xu Yuehuai looked up and met her gaze, and smiled back.

After the two formed a united front, they began to investigate the location of the dungeon that the group had mentioned. Fortunately, the management of this place was not as strict as they had thought. Everyone could still gather together to drink and eat meat, and the atmosphere was quite relaxed. It was easy for them to find out any information.

Upon learning that they were currently imprisoned in a deserted dungeon, Xu Yuehuai and Yan Zhi both felt strange. "The more I think about it, the more I feel that this is a trap, a trap they want to lure us into. If it weren't for that, why would they be talking about things outside? It's really bizarre."

Yan Zhishi expressed utter incomprehension.

Xu Yuehuai didn't speak, but the expression on her face showed that she completely trusted Yan Zhi's judgment. So no one knew what was behind this matter or what would happen.

"Why don't you go down the mountain first, or find a place to hide? I can handle this by myself, you don't need to come with me."