At this moment, I felt something crawling at my feet, my heart suddenly sank, and fear came over me instantly.
I subconsciously pinched Su Qiyuan tightly, and my whole body was shaking.
Su Qiyuan noticed something was wrong and asked in his mind, "Ling'er, what's wrong with you?"
I looked at Su Qiyuan tremblingly, then looked down at my feet. When I saw a green snake crawling on the back of my foot, I was so scared that I gasped, covered my mouth tightly, and my legs became weak and I could hardly stand.
Su Qiyuan saw this and quickly grabbed the snake's head. He then picked me up and said softly, "Ling'er, don't be afraid."
I hugged him tightly, my body tense, not daring to move.
After a while, Senior Shangguan said, "We can go now."
After hearing this, Su Qiyuan threw the snake in his hand away heavily.
Then he comforted her, "Ling'er, take a nap. I'll call you later."
I nodded gently in Su Qiyuan's arms, not daring to look at anything in the forest anymore.
In Su Qiyuan's warm embrace, I gradually relaxed, closed my eyes, and immersed myself in this temporary peace, as if isolated from the dangers of the outside world.
Su Qiyuan held me carefully and continued to move forward with the team.
I don’t know how long it took, but there was silence all around, with only the breeze rustling through the leaves.
Senior Shangguan suddenly said, "The place where I used to be in seclusion is just ahead. Let's go and take a look. If it's not there, we can look somewhere else." Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this.
When everyone got closer, Ye Ze looked at the ground and suddenly said, "There are a lot of footprints here."
When I heard the sound, I signaled Su Qiyuan to put me down.
Everyone stopped moving forward and began to look around.
As expected, there were many footprints. Senior Shangguan looked solemn and said, "Only the Sect Master can come here. Why are there so many footprints?"
After saying that, he urged everyone to be careful.
After walking a little further, I saw a tall cave in front of me with a stone door at the entrance.
Senior Shangguan stepped forward and quickly drew a formation with his hands. The stone door slowly opened with a dull sound that seemed to recount the vicissitudes of time.
Everyone held their breath and slowly walked into the cave.
As I stepped into the cave, a damp smell hit me in the face and a faint light flickered on the cave wall.
Senior Shangguan stepped in first, his eyes darting around with a frown on his face.
The footprints on the ground appeared particularly clear in the dim light, and were scattered randomly.
Ye Ze squatted down, carefully observing the footprints, and whispered: "These footprints are deep and shallow, and seem to come from different people."
Su Qiyuan looked around with sharp eyes and vigilance.
Suddenly, a low whistling sound came from the depths of the cave, as if something was lurking in the darkness.
Everyone immediately became alert and formed a circle with their backs to each other.
"Be careful, there may be danger." Senior Shangguan said softly.
As the sound got closer, a black shadow shot down from the top of the cave.
Everyone reacted quickly. Ye Ze swung his sword at the black shadow, while Su Qiyuan pulled me to the side to avoid it.
Senior Shangguan's eyes suddenly widened, and he shouted in a voice as loud as a bell: "We can't let the black shadow get out!"
His voice echoed in the cave with unquestionable majesty.
Xuan Lingzi quickly stood at the cave entrance, forming seals with both hands, gathering dark blue spiritual energy in his palms, and muttering something. The veins on his arms bulged, and spiritual energy continued to flow into the cave entrance.
The second brother and Baili Yanran stood beside Xuan Lingzi, holding swords and ready for battle.
Senior Shangguan held the sword in his hand, his eyes were as sharp as torches, and the sword shone with a cold light.
Ye Ze held a long sword, his eyes focused, and his feet moved nimbly.
The two of them rushed towards the black shadow like ghosts, and the swords they swung brought out a sharp sword wind.
Ye Ze seized the opportunity and quickly stabbed the black shadow from the side, while Senior Shangguan jumped high and slashed down with a swift sword.
The black shadow let out a sharp cry and rushed left and right in the cave.
It was extremely fast, like a flash of black lightning, dodging the attacks of Senior Shangguan and Ye Ze.
The rocks on the cave wall were knocked down by the black shadow, making a dull sound.
In the corner of the cave, Su Qiyuan was also observing the situation vigilantly, tightly protecting me behind him.
As Senior Shangguan and Ye Ze's attacks became more and more fierce, the black shadow's movements gradually slowed down.
It struggled in the cave, letting out cries of pain.
Finally, the black shadow was forced into the corner of the cave by Senior Shangguan and Ye Ze.
They attacked again, and the sword stabbed at the black shadow. With a strange cry, the black shadow was completely destroyed.
A burnt smell filled the cave, and Senior Shangguan and Ye Ze breathed a sigh of relief.
Xuan Lingzi also stopped outputting spiritual power.
Senior Shangguan sheathed his sword, frowning. With a solemn expression, he walked over to the group and asked in a low, puzzled voice, "Why is there a shadow here?"
After saying that, he looked at Su Qiyuan with a hint of expectation in his eyes and asked, "Su Xiaoyou, do you think this black shadow looks like the one in the woods?"
Su Qiyuan nodded slightly and said affirmatively: "The aura is the same."
Hearing this, the second brother said thoughtfully, "That makes sense. I've always wondered why the evil spirit in the woods attacked us."
While thinking, everyone walked deeper into the cave.
Soon, we came to a spacious circular cave.
Senior Shangguan looked around and said, "This is the end of the cave."
The dim light in the cave was like being covered by a layer of gauze, making everything around it blurry.
Strange lights flickered on the walls, dancing like will-o'-the-wisp, as if telling ancient secrets.
In the center of the cave stands a huge stone platform, engraved with various lifelike patterns in different shapes.
Everyone gathered around, their eyes wandering eagerly over the patterns.
Some patterns look like ancient characters, while others are mysterious symbols, each of which contains unique meaning.
Senior Shangguan stood beside the stone platform, his expression solemn. He spoke in a deep and powerful voice, "This pattern was left by our ancestors. Only the current sect leader can comprehend it."
The second brother stood on the stone platform, not paying attention to the pattern, and said in a low voice: "Little sister, there is no trace of our parents here.
I think my second brother doesn’t know what to say at this moment.
Senior Shangguan stepped forward, patted the second brother on the shoulder, and comforted him, "Don't be discouraged. Although we haven't found any trace of your parents here, we will definitely continue to search."
Ye Ze looked at his second brother, his heart filled with sympathy. He walked forward and said softly, "Brother Song, we will find uncle and aunt together."
After hearing everyone's words of comfort, the second brother looked up at the top of the cave, his eyes unable to hide his loss.
He sighed softly and said, "I thought I could find my parents here, but I didn't expect to find nothing."
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