I took a step forward and gently held my second brother's hand, trying to give him some comfort.

Looking at his trembling body and tears streaming down his face, my heart was also infected by his deep pain and attachment to his father.

My second brother's hands were cold and trembling. He turned his head, his eyes full of sadness and helplessness. His tear-blurred eyes looked at me, as if he had found a ray of comfort in this desperate place.

I squeezed his hand with a little force and said softly, "Brother, we will definitely find a way to save Dad." Although my voice was trembling, it sounded particularly firm in this gloomy cave.

At this moment, Senior Shangguan looked at us and said solemnly, "Let's knock them out for now, and then place them in a safer and more conspicuous place."

This cave is very complicated. If we don't do this, when we continue to explore deeper, if something unexpected happens, it will be too difficult to go back and look for them, and it will also waste a lot of time.

Besides, they are in their current condition and have difficulty moving, so it is not safe for them to stay here.

Although the second brother was immersed in the pain of reuniting with his father but being separated from him forever, and was heartbroken, he listened to the words of Senior Shangguan.

He suppressed his inner grief, took a deep breath, wiped the tears from his face with his sleeve, gritted his teeth and nodded.

Everyone took action, and then several monks with deep spiritual power and precise techniques took action, using their clever strength to knock them out and try to avoid causing additional damage.

After settling these people, we headed deeper into the cave again. Everyone held their breath and carefully paid attention to the movements around them.

At this moment, Su Qiyuan's expression suddenly became stern. He raised his hand slightly, palm facing up. With his keen perception, he clearly felt a weak but not negligible breeze blowing gently.

"Wait!" Su Qiyuan whispered softly, signaling everyone to stop.

Everyone immediately became alert and quickly formed a defensive circle. They scanned the surroundings vigilantly, with their weapons slightly raised, ready to deal with any possible danger at any time.

Su Qiyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze fixed on the direction the wind was blowing from.

Su Qiyuan narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze like a sharp eagle's, tightly locking onto the direction where the wind was blowing.

Without hesitation, he took a deep breath and flew up, quickly approaching it.

As the distance shortened, the breeze became more pronounced, blowing on his face with a hint of moisture.

Then he saw a small crack. A moment later, Su Qiyuan flashed and landed steadily on the ground. He said, "If we break through this, we can get out!"

After hearing Su Qiyuan's words, everyone's tense expressions relaxed instantly and big smiles appeared on their faces.

Although everyone was suppressing their inner excitement and didn't dare to make loud noises for fear of causing unnecessary trouble, the gleam in their eyes and the slightly trembling bodies could not conceal their excitement at the moment.

Su Qiyuan looked around at everyone and made arrangements in an orderly manner: "Let's gather the unconscious people here first, and then look for the others."

Everyone immediately took action. At this time, Senior Shangguan lowered his voice and said solemnly: "We should move as quietly as possible and not make too much noise."

Those evil ghosts are elusive and if we are not careful, we may attract them. Then we will be in danger.

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded to show that they understood, with tension and vigilance revealed in their eyes.

Time passed little by little, and we moved all the knocked out people over.

I looked at the Shangguan seniors with a serious expression and said, "My second brother and I will continue to go deeper to find mother.

Seniors, please wait here. If you hear any unusual movement, immediately open the exit and escape. Safety is the most important thing."

After hearing what I said, the seniors all frowned slightly and fell into a brief period of thought.

After a moment, Senior Shangguan's gaze shifted to Master Xuan Lingzi and his disciple.

At this moment, Ye Ze understood and quickly said, "I will go with the young master and the others. I still have enough strength and can help transport those controlled puppets. Please let Master stay."

After hearing this, Senior Shangguan nodded gently and said, "Let's arrange it this way. Let Fellow Daoist Xuan Lingzi stay here so that we can take care of him."

Xuan Lingzi opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he just pursed his lips, slowly swept his eyes over the people he had just rescued, sighed helplessly, and finally nodded.

Then, we continued to explore the unknown cave ahead carefully.

Along the way, the eerie atmosphere became stronger and stronger, and those puppets appeared from time to time.

The second brother and Ye Ze knocked them out without hesitation, then returned along the original route and carried the knocked out puppets to the cave they had just come from.

This went on and on, time passed quietly, and I didn't know how much time had passed.

The second brother's steps became more and more hurried, and his expression became more and more anxious. Finally, he couldn't help but say, "Little sister, why have we come all this way and still can't see mother? Could it be that she..."

Seeing my second brother's worried look, my heart also tightened, but I still pretended to be calm and said, "Second brother, don't let your imagination run wild. We haven't searched everywhere yet."

My mother is a lucky person. She must still be alive and we will definitely find her.

But before he could finish his words, a strong and pungent black demonic energy suddenly surged from the front without any warning, like a ferocious beast that was ready to devour its prey, and it attacked us rapidly with endless pressure.

My eyes flashed, and I dodged sideways instantly, shouting to everyone, "Be careful!"

The second brother reacted extremely quickly. He swung the long sword in his hand and a sharp sword energy slashed towards the evil energy.

Su Qiyuan quickly erected a light curtain in front of us to block the invasion of demonic energy.

However, the evil energy came with great force, continuously impacting the light curtain like a black tide, causing ripples on the light curtain.

Upon seeing this, Senior Shangguan drew his sword and pointed it directly at the center of the evil energy to cut it down.

The demonic energy was wounded by the sword energy and began to cry out incessantly. Then, countless ghostly figures appeared and attacked us again.

Su Qiyuan formed seals with his hands, and purple runes continued to emerge from his palms, attacking the ghosts.

At this moment, a sinister sneer suddenly came from behind.

I looked back in horror and saw a white-robed figure slowly emerging from the darkness. He exuded a strong evil aura that made people shudder.

The man in white robes danced with his hands, and black light wrapped around his fingertips, instantly transforming into several black iron chains, which were whipped towards us with the sound of breaking wind.

Seeing this, the second brother shouted loudly and rushed towards the iron chain. The long sword in his hand collided with the iron chain, and fierce sparks burst out.