Xu Yuehuai took the jade pendant in her hand, wiped away the dried bloodstains, let out a long sigh, leaned against the wall, and lowered her head, making it impossible to see her expression.
Ji Yue stepped forward with concern, took the hand in hers, and sprinkled the medicinal powder that Cixi had just taken out onto it. Xu Yuehuai felt a dense, stinging pain, and coming back to her senses, she inwardly mocked herself for what she was doing.
Everyone had long since disappeared, and she clung to a slim chance, lost in melancholy and wistful thoughts.
"Yuehuai, are you alright?" Ji Yue appears to be a carefree girl, but she is actually quite sensitive. She could tell that Xu Yuehuai's mood had been fluctuating greatly, which was inextricably linked to the jade pendant. As a friend, she wanted to show her concern.
...
However, a pair of eyes were secretly watching Xu Yuehuai, unbeknownst to everyone, including Xu Yuehuai himself.
The blood she dripped onto the ground was all absorbed by a mysterious force. "The blood of a super-talented genius is indeed extraordinary..."
...
Xu Yuehuai snapped out of her daze, her expression returning to normal. "I'm fine, thank you."
Xu Yuehuai glanced at her bandaged hand, her emotions inscrutable.
They were delayed here for some time, and some of the people trapped in the room came out one after another. One of them looked around and said, "It seems that this is the first test. However, we have lost quite a few people in this first test. Everyone should try to stick together in the future so that we can help each other if there is any danger."
The person who spoke was the young man who had just been organizing things outside.
The young man was dressed in extraordinary clothes and possessed a natural air of refinement, making him appear to be a prodigy cultivated by some family.
Many people had no objections, but one of them noticed Xu Yuehuai and the others standing in the corner. He looked them up and down with an unfriendly gaze, and before anyone could speak, he pointed at Xu Yuehuai and said, "I agree with what you said, but this person should die!"
Xu Yuehuai and his group became the primary targets.
"How did they get in! Didn't they say this place was inhabited by evil cultivators? Could they have used our presence to say such things?!"
Everyone was somewhat dissatisfied at this point. Xu Yuehuai and the others hadn't done anything, and in fact, they had initially been targeting this matter, yet they had managed to sneak in together. This caused a huge sense of disappointment among those who had put in a hundred times the effort to get in, and even lost their lives inside.
Cixi was the first to lose his temper. He pointed at the group of people with righteous expressions and said, "You still have the nerve to say that? We only stayed to persuade you to leave. If it weren't for that, we would have left long ago!"
"Do you think everyone wants to come to this place? I was forced to come by my old man. I didn't want to come at all, and I almost lost my life in there! Only you blind people would treat this thing like a treasure!"
Cixi finished speaking in one breath, and the leader's face turned black, then white, then green, which was quite a sight.
"You! You! This is utterly disgraceful!" Most of those who remained were members of gangs and families, well-educated from a young age, and skilled at arguing. They were rendered speechless by Cixi's words.
The other, more astute person reacted and snorted coldly, "Now that you're in, it's your business what you say, but tell me, is it true that you came in?"
The man wouldn't let go of the fact that Xu Yuehuai had come in, saying, "She didn't put in any effort, yet now she wants to share what we worked so hard for! Why should she?"
The man was dissatisfied, and most people sided with him.
Xu Yuehuai and his two companions were isolated and helpless.
Yueying never participated in this matter from beginning to end; he stood aside, adopting an attitude of indifference.
It's not that no one wants to talk about him, but when they think about the fact that Moon Shadow is backed by the Moonless Sect, they can't afford to offend them. Even the guards following behind them are people they can't afford to offend.
Cixi blushed with anger at that person and was about to retort when someone jumped out and said, "Let me talk, let me talk. Everyone, calm down first. Instead of arguing here, why don't we hurry up and recover our spiritual power? That way, we'll have the strength to deal with any danger we encounter later, right?"
The speaker was the same boy Xu Yuehuai had just met. He was very curious about Xu Yuehuai and felt that Xu Yuehuai and the others were not like that. It was his intuition, and he trusted his intuition.
"My name is Linghu Zhou, the young master of the Linghu family. If they are truly villains, you are welcome to come and cause me trouble after we get out!" Linghu Zhou was handsome and used his identity as the young master of the Linghu family to vouch for Xu Yuehuai and the others.
Many people began to waver again.
During this time, Cixi looked at Xu Yuehuai and quietly asked her, "Sister Xu, do you know this Linghu Zhou? Why is he speaking up for us? Could he be a bad person?"
Cixi now sees everyone as someone who wants to harm her.
Ji Yue, who was standing on the other side of Xu Yuehuai, rolled her eyes when she heard him say that.
"Since... Young Master Linghu has spoken, we should naturally give him face, but we will absolutely not let them get anything for nothing!" The man spoke with righteous indignation, which moved many people.
At this moment, a clear, cold voice rang out, "Gentlemen, the three of us will stay here. You can explore on your own, while we will remain where we are. Is that alright?"
Xu Yuehuai knew that if there really was an opportunity here, it would be unfair to the others if the three of them hadn't done anything, so she had no objection to it. She just didn't know what Cixi and Jiyue thought.
After saying this, Xu Yuehuai looked at the two people beside her.
Cixi waved her hand and said, "This godforsaken place almost killed me as soon as I entered. I have no interest in exploring it."
Ji Yue said calmly, "I have no objection either."
The young man who had spoken first, seeing their frankness, began to feel that they had gone too far. "You... don't have to do this. Let us go up for an hour first, and then you can go up. That way, you won't have come for nothing, and we can take what we're supposed to take."
The young man's words were met with no objection from those around him. An hour was enough for them to choose the best inheritances, and if they wanted the rest, they could have them.
After they finished discussing the matter, the group left, unaware that the last few words he uttered would later save their lives.
After they left, Cixi plopped down on the ground, propped his chin up with his hand, and said listlessly with a hint of confusion in his eyes, "So boring. I don't know why the old man insisted on bringing me to this place."
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