Chapter 17 They found the cave where her body was hidden!
Bai Xiaosheng didn't hear clearly and turned his head, "What did you say? Who redeemed the sword?"
Ye Li stared at Sun Yun, hoping that once he spoke, the truth would come out!
"It's Leaf..."
"Fourth Senior Brother!"
A voice, trembling with sobs, rang out from not far away, "Fourth Senior Brother, where are you?"
Bai Xiaosheng's attention was diverted, "That voice is... Junior Sister!"
Ye Li was just one step away from telling Bai Xiaosheng that it was she who redeemed the sword!
Unfortunately, Bai Xiaosheng had already rushed towards Su Ying'er, completely unaware of what he had missed.
"Junior Sister! The Misty Camphor Forest is very dangerous now, why did you come back!"
Su Ying'er ignored Bai Xiaosheng's words and nervously pulled him around, looking him up and down, left and right, before letting her tears fall.
"Senior Sister Hongye said there was something strange happening in the sky above the Mist Camphor Forest and that no one was allowed to enter. But I was worried about you, so I secretly came in to look for you. I'm so glad you're alright!"
Bai Xiaosheng was touched, and his smile became more genuine. "Are you stupid? Even if something happens to me, what can you do by coming in?"
Su Ying'er raised her tearful eyes, "There's nothing I can do, but I'll protect my fourth senior brother with my life and stand with you through thick and thin."
It's impossible not to be moved when a girl with no strength would risk her life to protect you.
Looking at his kind junior sister, Bai Xiaosheng felt guilty for having doubted her before.
Ye Li is indeed far inferior to her junior sister.
Bai Xiaosheng grasped her hand. "Ying'er, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have put you in danger for someone as cold and heartless as Ye Li. Let's not look for Ye Li anymore, let's go back now."
Upon hearing this, Ye Li's earlier excitement vanished.
Ha, even if Bai Xiaosheng knew that it was she who redeemed the sword, so what? He might still hide it for the sake of his junior sister, just like before.
Enough already, it's been so long, and you still haven't seen through these people?
Losing hope, Ye Li turned to look for Nie Hongye, when she suddenly heard a gasp.
Sun Yun pointed to a spot not far away and exclaimed, "Why is there a hole in the ground here?!"
underground cave...
Ye Li's pupils dilated; it was the place where her physical body was placed!
The group stood at the entrance of the cave. Although it was broad daylight, the sunlight could not penetrate inside.
Below the steps, a chilling atmosphere pervaded the air.
Su Ying'er tugged at Bai Xiaosheng's sleeve, "Fourth Senior Brother, this place looks rather eerie. I doubt Second Senior Sister would stay in a place like this. Let's leave first."
Sun Yun chimed in, "Yes, yes, let's wait for Senior Sister Hongye and the others to come in before we talk about it."
Bai Xiaosheng frowned, about to speak, when he suddenly noticed that the compass in his hand was moving.
The direction it points is directly towards the cave!
"No! Second Senior Sister is in here!"
Ye Li, who had already walked a short distance, stopped in her tracks when she heard the voice behind her.
Turning around, I saw Bai Xiaosheng go down into the underground cave alone.
Ye Li quickly went back and stood in front of him, "No! That masked man is very likely inside, you can't go in alone!"
Bai Xiaosheng didn't hear her warning; he had already started walking down the aisle with his sword in hand.
He looked at Su Ying'er and said, "Sun Yun and I will go downstairs. You wait for us on the ground."
"Why-"
Su Ying'er watched their retreating figures, her face grim.
Ye Li could see it clearly; her expression wasn't one of worry, but rather of vigilance.
So, Su Ying'er knew her body was down there?
Oh no, Bai Xiaosheng is in danger!
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underground.
The two walked for an unknown amount of time, and the surroundings grew increasingly quiet, the deathly stillness sending a chill down their spines.
Moreover, they didn't know what was going on in this cave, they couldn't see where the steps led, they could only see the ground beneath their feet, and even the path they came from was pitch black.
Sun Yun swallowed hard and said in a trembling voice, "Senior Brother Bai, should we go up first? I have a feeling this place is very eerie."
Bai Xiaosheng also sensed that something was amiss here, but the more he sensed it, the more he wanted to find Ye Li as soon as possible.
He had a premonition that Ye Li's reason for being here was definitely not ordinary.
"Brother Sun, if you're scared, you can go up first. I'll go down alone."
Sun turned around and looked back; the road he had come from was dark and desolate.
They've been walking for almost half an hour. If he goes back by himself, he'll be scared to death.
He could only bite the bullet and say, "It's too dangerous for you to go alone. I'll go down with you."
The two continued downwards.
They had been walking for almost an hour and still hadn't found the entrance.
Ye Li followed behind them, watching them repeatedly turn back and spin in circles, her brows furrowing.
She realized that they were under an illusion and could not see the real exit.
She tried to remind them several times, but they couldn't hear her and kept going around in circles.
As time went on, Bai Xiaosheng also realized that something was wrong.
He stopped. "It seems like we've gotten lost in a maze."
Sun Yun jumped up and hugged Bai Xiaosheng, exclaiming, "A ghost? There's a ghost?!"
Believe it or not, there really is a ghost here.
Bai Xiaosheng pushed him away. "What I mean is, we're under an illusion spell and can't see the right way out."
"Illusion? Senior Brother Bai, you're at the Foundation Establishment stage. What kind of illusion could possibly stop you?"
Sun Yun suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "I know! Ye Li doesn't want us to find her, she's doing it on purpose!"
Ye Li almost laughed at his stupidity. If she didn't want them to look for her, couldn't she just kick them all away? Why did she have to use illusion magic? Besides, illusion magic isn't the orthodox path, and righteous immortal sects don't practice it.
Bai Xiaosheng naturally knew this as well. He shook his head and said, "Our Lotus Sect only cultivates Master's Ten Thousand Lotuses Paying Homage to the Sect Technique. If we cultivate other techniques in private, it would be disrespectful to Master. Ye Li would not do that."
At this point, his expression turned serious.
Could it be that Ye Li was also trapped here by the illusion, which is why she sent a help talisman to her sect?
I had a bad feeling.
Bai Xiaosheng remained silent, which made Sun Yun even more frightened. "Senior Brother Bai, what are you thinking? You haven't turned into a ghost too, have you?"
He looked around and began to have second thoughts. "Why don't we go up first and wait for Senior Sister Hongye and the others to arrive, so we can come down when there are more of us?"
Bai Xiaosheng remained silent, but he was also considering his options.
Even Ye Li, in the late Nascent Soul stage, couldn't face this predicament, so how did he and Sun Yun manage to resolve it?
If that incident hadn't happened, he might have considered taking the risk for Ye Li, but Ye Li was so indifferent to him, what reason did he have to sacrifice himself for her?
On the other side, Sun Yun, receiving no response, began to ramble incoherently, "As long as we're alive, we can always rebuild. Ye Li is arrogant and unruly. Even if she helped you redeem your sword, she's not worth you risking your life for..."
Bai Xiaosheng was stunned. He looked at Sun Yun in disbelief. "What did you say?"
Sun Yun was so frightened that he couldn't think straight and didn't react for a moment. "Huh? What did I say?"
Seeing his bewildered look, Bai Xiaosheng thought he must be out of his mind and had said something wrong. He had personally heard Ye Li's cold words and had personally seen Ying'er holding his sword, so how could he be wrong?
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