"Miss You!" As soon as Xun Rong left, the spell controlling Yin Fan naturally failed, and he immediately ran towards You You, anxiously asking, "Are you alright?"
"I'm fine." You You shook her head, glancing at him from head to toe. "But Boss Yin, are you alright? Are you injured?"
"No, it's just that I can't move for the time being," Yin Fan replied, clenching his fist and looking indignant. "That bastard Xun Rong, I knew he wasn't a good person, but I didn't expect he'd been using us all along."
"What exactly happened?" Lin Feng also walked over quickly. The scene just now was really... shocking. They didn't know what had happened. "Was that Xun Rong who just left? He's a cultivator?!" Only cultivators have the ability to fly.
"That bastard has been using us all along, and he's the one who led us to this godforsaken place," Yin Fan said angrily, recounting what had just happened.
Xun Rong is skilled in magic and is a cultivator. Therefore, the white mist before he fell here, and the earthquake at that time, were likely caused by him. His purpose was probably to enter this so-called ancient ruin. As for the reason, it's presumably because this place requires a woman to guide you in. It's rumored that many ancient ruins and secret realms have such restrictions.
Lin Feng and the others were also furious after hearing this. They had been inexplicably transported to a maze and had spent ages trying to find their way out. Now they realized that Xun Rong had deliberately separated them. Yin Fan was probably transported with the two of them because he was standing too close to You You at the time.
"If this is indeed an ancient ruin, there must be danger. We need to leave here quickly," Lin Feng analyzed in a deep voice.
“Okay!” You You nodded and stood up. She had the same idea. “Xun Rong said there is a secret passage to the west. We should be able to leave from there.”
“That guy is cunning and scheming, even daring to plot against noble ladies. What he says may not be true.” Yin Fan was probably still furious from the journey and reflexively became suspicious. “Hmph, I think even his name is probably not real.” The Xun family is a prominent family in Shangyang, and there are noble ladies in the family. They don’t need to trick them into coming in.
“I think he’s telling the truth,” You You analyzed in a deep voice. “He’s already achieved his goal, so there’s no need for him to trick us anymore. Besides, if he really wanted to kill us, he could have done it on the way, instead of leaving it until the end.” Xun Rong did use them, but he probably didn’t intend to kill them. Otherwise, with his abilities, he could have just kidnapped a noblewoman, instead of pretending all this time. That’s why she asked him about the way out at the end.
Lin Feng had also thought of this, and nodded, saying, "Then let's set off quickly and leave this place first."
Without delay, the teammates crossed the pool and headed directly to the west. There was a passage there that looked like a cave, with a small river flowing slowly through the middle. The water in the pool came from this passage.
The presence of water proved that this place did indeed lead to the outside, so I quickened my pace. Perhaps it was because I was about to leave, but the closer I got to the water, the fresher the air felt, and even the fatigue from days of traveling seemed to dissipate.
The river water was crystal clear. Although there were no fish swimming around, there were some green plants growing on it, and you could vaguely see colorful flowers blooming among the green leaves. You couldn't tell what kind they were, but they looked a bit strange.
You You glanced at the child a few more times, but the next moment she saw Liu Qing step over and scoop up a large handful like cutting leeks, then hand it over with a silly grin, "Miss You, here...for you!"
Youyou: "..." She didn't intend to pick it.
"Thank you..." She could only say thank you, then realized that although the flower was small, it looked exactly like the lotus-shaped thing that Xun Rong had taken from the pond earlier, and...
"Huh? Are there words on this flower?" She looked closely at the center of the flower.
Lin Feng, who was standing next to him, also turned his head to take a look, but his divine line instantly froze. "This is not a word, it is a magic talisman!"
"What?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the once vibrant flowers suddenly turned into withered grass in her hand. Not only that, but even the patches of flowers and grass in the river seemed to have been invaded by something, turning completely yellow and withered in an instant.
The next moment, a strong wind blew in from the cave, as if something was spreading wildly. The originally abundant pure spiritual energy was instantly swept away and replaced by a violent and turbulent aura that filled the entire space.
Youyou felt a sudden jolt in her heart, a sense of foreboding washing over her.
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Beyond the ruins.
Xun Rong flew out of the gap in a huff, and the black-clad man waiting outside immediately went to greet him.
"Master, you're back... What happened to you?" The man was stunned when he saw his master, who was disheveled, with a flushed face, and clearly in a sorry state.
Xun Rong's lips twitched, as if he had thought of something. He took a deep breath and gritted his teeth, saying, "It's nothing, it's just that something unexpected happened along the way."
"That Pure Spirit Lotus Platform..." The man was taken aback.
"It's in my hands!" Xun Rong replied, but his face turned even uglier, dark red with a hint of grime.
The man in black glanced at the other man's unusually furious expression. A tickle ran through him, and he finally managed to reply, "Congratulations, Master." He was curious—why was the other man so angry after getting the goods?—but he dared not say, dared not ask!
Xun Rong turned back and glared at the direction of the ruins again, his fingers instinctively tightening around his cuffs, his anger growing stronger. After a long while, he said, word by word, "Back to the mountain!"
"yes!"
Just as the two were about to turn and fly away, a deafening roar came from behind them. The once peaceful ground below suddenly began to sink massively, and even the distant mountain swayed as if about to collapse. Several crimson beams of light burst from the earth, shooting straight into the sky. Like sharp blades, they sliced cracks into the ground. A bright red array appeared in the sky, so large it blotted out the sun, and within the array, something was faintly being unraveled.
This is……
"Damn it! They actually broke the restrictions in the ruins!" Xun Rong's face turned pale, and he was both angry and anxious. Those were ancient restrictions!
"Oh no!" The man in black's expression changed as well. "Once the restriction is lifted, the guardian beast will surely awaken! What about that female cultivator inside...?"
Before he could finish speaking, something was thrown at him. He caught it instinctively and realized it was the Pure Spirit Lotus Platform from before. In a flash, he landed towards the ruins at an even faster speed than before, leaving behind only one sentence.
"Take your things back with you, I'll go take a look."
“But Master, your current health…” Gong Quan was stunned for a moment, and just as he was about to stop him, the other party had already disappeared.
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