When something is abnormal, there must be something wrong. When Yuzhe personally allowed him to go to the dungeon, Tu Nian hesitated.
For Yuqing, there was no evidence to detain people, and he could simply refuse them entry to the dungeon on the grounds that it was a forbidden area. However, Yuzhe agreed without thinking and even threatened them with such serious consequences.
As Tu Nian listened, he couldn't tell for a moment whether he was just a coward or the Yuqing Sect really didn't do such a thing.
"Why, you don't dare to answer?"
Yuzhe walked towards her with his hands behind his back, his eyes indifferent and condescending, "Weren't you just talking so sweetly, saying that I, Yuqing, had detained your people?"
Even though Nie Yanchen didn't know what he was thinking, he knew that he didn't have any good intentions towards Tu Nian, so he pulled Tu Nian back before he could get close.
"The disciple did not respond, because the intrusion into the sect and the search for the person were all done by me."
Protecting Tu Nian behind him, Nie Yanchen looked at him coldly, "Whether it's going to the dungeon or making amends, that's all my business. If you're talking to her about this, I'm afraid you've found the wrong person."
Yu Zhe had anticipated this, and calmly averted his gaze. "Excuse me for being blunt. Those imprisoned in that dungeon are all guilty of heinous crimes. Sect Master Nie's attitude makes it difficult for me to let you in with confidence."
"If I accidentally cause a villain to appear, I, Yuqing, cannot bear the blame."
Yu Zhe's words were very clear. Either Tu Nian would go to the dungeon alone and bear the consequences of this incident; or the three of them would return empty-handed and be branded as provocateurs and troublemakers from then on, and Xu Ziqiao's whereabouts would remain unknown.
Nie Yanchen was caught in a dilemma and it was difficult for him to make a choice immediately, but Tu Nian was different. She understood the problem and stood in front of Nie Yanchen with a side step.
"Master Yuzhe, please open the dungeon door."
Hearing this, a barely perceptible smile flashed across Yuzhe's calm face, and he immediately raised his hand in the direction of Bian Shiqing.
The latter understood and quickly went to the pier at the entrance of the dungeon. As he knocked on it, the originally flat ground next to the pier actually sank down, revealing a dim stone staircase.
Yu Zhe said calmly, "I'm sure you haven't forgotten how to get down to the dungeon yet, so I won't ask anyone to follow you."
Tu Nian nodded, "That's natural."
"Disciple!"
Seeing that Tu Nian was really going to go to the dungeon, Nie Yanchen immediately reached out and grabbed her arm, shaking his head with a heavy face. However, Tu Nian slowly pulled her arm back and gave him a reassuring look.
"Master, don't worry. I've been to this dungeon before when I was still in Yuqing. There's no danger in there. I'll be back once I find my brother."
Nie Yanchen's brows were almost twisted into a knot. "You know that's not what I'm worried about."
Tu Nian certainly knew what he was thinking, so she turned her head and looked at Yu Zhe, "According to Venerable Yu Zhe, if I can't find the person, it means I am slandering Yu Qing, and I must give up my cultivation. It is indeed reasonable, and I should even thank you for not killing me."
"But if I find it, what will happen to Master Yuzhe?"
Their eyes met, and Yuzhe lowered half his eyelids and said calmly, "I, Yuqing, have never detained any disciple from the Snow Valley, so how can I say I've found him?"
"Then perhaps we are really overthinking it."
Tu Nian's face darkened and he said nothing more. He asked Nie Yanchen for Xu Ziqiao's jade pendant, said hello to Chu Qiurong, and went straight into the dungeon.
"Junior Sister..."
Chu Qiurong watched her enter the pitch-black dungeon, her face full of worry.
Yu Zhe stood aside and said lightly, "She will be out in less than half an hour at most. You two don't need to bother her. Just wait."
Yu Qing's easygoing nature in the eyes of others, however, was seen by Chu Qiurong as gloating. He was furious and spat at Yu Zhe with a cold face, "Whether I'm annoying or not is none of your business. Hypocrite."
"Qiu Rong."
Before Chu Qiurong could say anything more outrageous, Nie Yanchen called him back and said, indifferent to his mood, "Even if you have something to say, wait until Xiao Si comes back. She loves to hear this."
Lingyun and Fengqi didn't make it to the main event after all. When they arrived, the situation had already been under control.
Lingyun understood what had happened and was very surprised by Yuzhe's response.
You know, Xu Ziqiao is indeed imprisoned in the dungeon now. He is so bold as to let Tu Nian investigate. Did he do something or does he have other tricks up his sleeve?
Lingyun couldn't see through it, nor did he dare to ask in person, so he had no choice but to stay outside the dungeon with doubts like everyone else, waiting for Tu Nian to come out of the pitch-black cave.
And the answer to this question is only known to Tu Nian, who is in the dungeon.
"It really can't be used."
In the boundless darkness, Tu Nian's slightly frustrated voice was heard.
As expected, the searching talisman that was originally working well outside the dungeon had now lost its effectiveness. It was wrapped limply on the jade bead, and the entire talisman was extremely dim.
Helplessly, she had to put away the jade pendant and the search talisman, and took out a firefly grass from the mustard seed for lighting.
Walking up the dark stone steps, he saw three narrow corridors that led to nowhere. Without thinking much, Tu Nian randomly chose one and walked straight in.
"Do you know where he is being held?"
As soon as she took a step, Bo Qiu's voice came from her waist.
Tu Nian answered truthfully: "I don't know."
"So is there another way to find him?" Unlike his usual laziness, Bo Qiu's voice was low and serious.
Tu Nian said: "Maybe, but I haven't thought of it yet."
"So you don't know where the people are, and you don't have any plan, yet you just come down here like this!?" Bo Qiu was really annoyed this time.
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