Dark Lotus
Ye Qingzhu suddenly opened her eyes. The effects of the medicine had not yet worn off, and her whole body was numb. Then, she noticed that she seemed to be in a very dilapidated wooden house, even worse than her family's storage room.
She struggled to get up from what appeared to be a bed, and just as she sat down, she heard footsteps outside the door.
Ye Qingzhu subconsciously reached for the silver whip at her waist, but to her surprise, her weapon had not been taken away. As the footsteps grew closer, she immediately used all her strength to lie in ambush by the door, ready to strike first if anyone entered.
However, the footsteps stopped at the door.
Ye Qingzhu didn't dare to make any rash moves. She believed that the other party wouldn't notice her. The next second, she stepped into the room. She immediately swung her silver whip at the man, but he seemed to have expected it and actually reached out and grabbed the whip.
Only then did she realize that the person with the lotus tattoo on their face was the one they had met before.
“Your aura is too strong; I could see it from outside the door.” As he spoke, he slowly released his grip. The man was a man who looked to be in his thirties, dressed in a black robe, and much taller than Ye Qingzhu.
"Who exactly are you? Where is this?" Ye Qingzhu still looked at him with hostility, not daring to relax her grip on her weapon.
The man didn't mince words: "This is the territory of the Dark Lotus Sect, inside the cave." He paused, seemingly thinking of a suitable way to introduce himself, "I am Xiao Wen."
A silence fell over the room. Ye Qingzhu was waiting for him to continue, but Xiao Wen remained silent.
"...Is that all?" she asked tentatively. The other person simply nodded. "Who would recognize you just by your name? Why did you bring me here?"
"Help me." Every answer Xiao asked was so brief that Ye Qingzhu couldn't believe it. If she kept asking him questions like this, she would go crazy. So, she sighed and said, "I also have very important things to do. I can't help you."
Perhaps because of the rejection, a hint of urgency flashed in Xiao Wen's eyes: "Your friends, they are in the hands of the Xuanjin Pavilion."
This hit the nail on the head regarding what Ye Qingzhu wanted to hear: "Continue."
“Xuanjin Pavilion is a place for doing business, so they must have arrested you for the bounty,” Xiao Wen continued. “That’s why I saved you.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Qingzhu silently reasoned in her mind: "That's not right... When did Jiangzhou issue an arrest warrant? We didn't see it when we were in the city."
"That's because we haven't had time to put it on yet." Xiao Wen looked at Ye Qingzhu and took out the wanted poster from his pocket. "As long as you're willing to help me, I will definitely rescue your friend."
Ye Qingzhu fell into deep thought. This person did not seem to have any ill intentions. He left her the weapon and did not drug her. If he had any bad intentions, she might not be able to open her eyes again: "Then tell me, what do you want me to do?"
"I want to ask you to help me kill the leader of the Dark Lotus Cult."
Ye Qingzhu could hardly believe what she was hearing, but after seeing Xiao Wen's eyes, she was certain he wasn't joking: "Wait, wait, who is the sect leader? Why do you want to kill him? And why do you think I can kill him?"
Xiao Wen lowered his eyes slightly: "The sect leader is Fang Lingfeng. He killed my family and is harming more people." As he spoke, he raised his head again, looking at Ye Qingzhu with pleading eyes, "I believe you because your aura is stronger than the other two."
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