Sensing something, Shushu was a little confused. He immediately told Lu Li about it via telepathy. After discussing it, the two decided to go and see what was going on.

At this moment, Tianluo's role came into play. As a mutated spiritual plant, the solid stone wall that Shushu and the others saw was no big deal to Tianluo.

Soon, Tianluo found a weak point. The vines thinned and crawled into the gap. After groping around for a while, they moved down a rock, revealing a dark passage behind it.

Seeing this, Lu Lishu didn't hesitate for long. He immediately shrunk his size and squeezed through the small hole.

After they had all left, Tianluo put the rock back exactly as it was and carefully covered up the traces.

Apart from the two people involved and Teng, no one knew that two people had once escaped from here.

Meanwhile, Lu Li and Shu Shu, walking in the passage, were also cautiously feeling their way forward.

The passage wasn't very large, and it was mostly upward-sloping with few forks. Plus, with the help of the glutinous rice ball, they reached the end of the passage in no time; beyond that was a cliff.

Yes, it is a cliff. Who would have thought that the end of the passage would be on the mountainside, with a deep pit created by hand below, and the sound of clanging and banging could be heard.

Hearing the sound, the two thought they had crawled into the place where someone was digging a hole again, and cautiously peeked out.

Unexpectedly, this one glance shocked both the brother and sister.

The reason was that the creatures digging for ore in the giant pit below were not human cultivators, but all sorts of spirit beasts, many of which were cubs.

Just like the human cultivators, these spirit beasts, including the cubs, were all forcibly fitted with beast rings.

Most importantly, these spirit beasts may resist more fiercely than humans, so their injuries are more obvious.

Many of them had their skin torn and bleeding, clearly indicating they had been beaten but had not received any medical treatment. Their fur was mixed with dust and blood, making them look extremely wretched.

Some of the babies are so weak that they look like they could die at any moment.

But the guards acted as if they didn't see anything. If any of them slowed down even slightly, the spirit whip would lash out fiercely, making Shushu's eyes turn red with envy.

If it weren't for the overall situation, she would have wanted to blow these people up right now. Lu Li beside her also had an extremely ugly expression.

However, Lu Li was more composed. After taking a deep breath, he quickly regained his composure and asked Shushu via telepathy, "Junior Sister, is what you sensed down there?"

These words immediately brought the angry Shushu back to his senses. Remembering the important matter, Shushu felt a little embarrassed and quickly and carefully sensed the situation.

After a long pause, Millet replied, "It's not down there; it should be on the cliff opposite."

It must be because the distance in front of her was a straight line that her senses led her down this path. This could be considered a drawback of the innate skill of the treasure-hunting rat clan, Shushu sighed.

After glancing down at the situation below and then at the faintly visible holes in the opposite stone wall, neither the brother nor sister were confident that they could pass through unnoticed under such circumstances.

So the senior and junior disciples exchanged a glance, and without saying a word, they turned around and walked back together. They were going to look for a way to get to the other side.

As for the spirit beasts below, the senior and junior brothers and sisters can only take it one step at a time and see if they can find an opportunity to help them if they can. Beyond that, they can only leave it to fate.

Thinking of this, the senior and junior disciples felt somewhat helpless, but they didn't slow down and quickly moved through the narrow passage.

Fortunately, the passages were indeed interconnected, and with the help of sensors pointing the way, the senior and junior disciples finally found the correct route after several dead ends and successfully reached the other side.

Compared to the calm and peaceful situation over there, things are not so peaceful here.

After encountering an ambush in the passage for what felt like the umpteenth time, and successfully dodging it each time, the senior and junior disciples were somewhat bewildered and involuntarily stopped in their tracks.

Just as they were thinking about how to find out who was behind the attack, Tianchen volunteered, his face full of excitement.

Shushu and Luli didn't know why it was so excited. After thinking for a moment, they listened to its self-recommendation and let it go over, while they stayed where they were and waited for its message.

Before it left, it asked Shushu for a lot of invisibility talismans and concealment talismans, and also took away Tianluo Zisu, two fire spirits and one snow spirit, as well as Lu Li's natal sword, which it had taken the liberty of joining in.

The group of little ones rushed out with the momentum of moving mountains and filling seas, leaving Lu Li and Shushu staring at each other in bewilderment.

There was also a lingering worry that the commotion these guys were making would attract the attention of those below, so they hurriedly sent them a message through the contract.

After receiving assurances from each of them, Shushu was completely relieved.

Squatting idly in place, she took out two spirit fruits, one for herself and one for Lu Li, and leisurely began to nibble on them, displaying a rather carefree and leisurely mood.

Seeing this carefree little girl, Lu Li was also pleased. A smile and warmth appeared in his eyes and brows, and he joined in eating the spirit fruit.

Of course, they weren't completely at ease. While munching on the spirit fruit, they also carefully observed their surroundings and the situation below, remaining vigilant at all times.

Just as the senior and junior disciples finished eating the tenth spiritual fruit, a sound finally came from the passage that had been completely silent.

Along with them came the chattering voices of the little creatures that had left through the contract, all within their minds.

All the sounds came at once, making the unprepared Shushu feel as if hundreds or thousands of ducks had appeared in her mind, making her head ache.

Helplessly, he reached up and pressed his head, then used his spiritual power to go through it again, and the discomfort completely disappeared. Shushu also took the opportunity to figure out the information that everyone had sent back.

The next moment, she froze. To make sure she hadn't misheard, she turned her gaze to Lu Li beside her.

When Lu Li met her questioning gaze, he immediately understood what she meant, and nodded helplessly to confirm that she had not heard of it.

Then, both the senior and junior disciples couldn't help but twitch their lips slightly.

Then, the little guys came back too.

Not only did they return, but they also dragged a long string of various spirit beast cubs behind them. To be precise, they were all dragged back by Tianluo.

Looking at that large group of furry creatures, some from the fox clan, some from the tiger clan, and some from the winged clan, which were all tightly bound and had their mouths covered, I estimated there were at least twenty or thirty of them.

We were crammed together, dragged along in the narrow passage, with no end in sight.

Seeing this, Lu Li and Shushu were both speechless for a moment.