It was a sigh, a feigned sorrow.
Rong Yu remained silent, head bowed. If he had only suspected something before arriving at Yan Dan Gate, he was now certain that the matter was inextricably linked to them. Countless lies had been told, and from the moment they entered the front courtyard, none of the people present had let their guard down against him.
The coincidence of their appearance might mean that, in their minds, they had already identified themselves as the "intruder" implied by the previous signal symbols.
That's fine too. If he arouses suspicion, that person will be safer. He glanced at the bracelet on his wrist, then brought the teacup to his lips, covering the corners of his lips that were involuntarily curving upwards.
At this moment, Geng Qi was following someone to the entrance of a cave. On a black stone tablet taller than a person, there were three large characters: Bone Rock Cave.
The gilded characters were placed diagonally at the entrance of the cave, as if guiding people in the right direction. Without thinking much, Geng Qi slipped inside.
Unlike the pitch-black secret passage outside Gefeng Town, this cave was built extremely solidly, with a luminous pearl embedded in the cave wall at intervals. The light was not strong, but it was enough to see the way ahead.
The person who was following them disappeared once they entered the area, leaving only faint footsteps ahead. Geng Qi followed closely behind. The footsteps gradually became clearer and more frequent. Realizing that there might be something he was looking for ahead, he slowed his pace and cautiously approached.
Suddenly, his ears twitched slightly, and he heard a faint noise coming from behind. Startled, Geng Qi looked around and then lightly leaped to the top of the cave.
Fortunately, the cave passages here are spacious, but the ceiling is poorly constructed, with jagged, hanging rocks that make it impossible to spot someone hiding on top unless they are deliberately looking up.
The person who went in didn't come out again. Geng Qi heard the footsteps coming from the cave entrance getting closer and closer. Seeing the figure approaching, he suddenly jumped down, covered the person's mouth and nose, and pressed her against the cave wall, easily sealing her spiritual meridians. At the same time, he pressed her speech acupoint. He looked up, about to ask something, when he suddenly froze.
The newcomer still had a look of terror on his face, his eyes showing a hint of despair but even more so, resentment. The moment their eyes met, both of them were startled.
"Su Mo'er?"
Geng Qi's hand, which had been resting on her shoulder, instantly loosened, as if he had been burned by something.
He touched the female lead's body, will he get his hand chopped off?
She shook her head nervously, but didn't notice the other person's ghost-like expression.
Su Mo'er never expected to run into an acquaintance here. She was trapped in a desperate situation and had no way to escape when reality gave her such a big surprise. She opened her mouth but found that she could not make a sound.
"Uh...sorry." Geng Qi awkwardly reached out and released her speech-impairing pressure point and spiritual meridians, then lowered his voice and asked, "How did you end up here?"
Su Mo'er looked at her strangely: "Shouldn't I be asking you that?"
Geng Qi said, "I should be asking you that. Weren't you missing?"
Why would it appear in the secret cave of Yandan Gate?
Su Mo'er looked around to make sure no one was approaching before quickly recounting her ordeal in detail.
After listening, Geng Qi asked in surprise, "You're saying you were brought here by the people of Yan Dan Sect?"
Su Mo'er nodded: "That night, after Senior Sister Yuan and I left the manor, we split up. When we got near the inn where the Yan Dan Sect disciples were staying, we overheard some people talking. As we approached a dark alley, we saw the Yan Dan Sect disciples talking to someone, but we couldn't hear what they were saying."
He was knocked unconscious from behind.
It was dark that day, and she didn't actually see who was speaking. When she woke up, she found herself at Yandan Sect, which could be considered as them admitting their guilt without being asked.
Geng Qi understood.
No wonder the sect disciples went missing so deliberately. They didn't necessarily have to arrest one person from each sect to clear their names, but rather their plan was overheard, forcing them to take the person away.
As for why she wasn't killed to silence her, Geng Qi exclaimed: "Girl, you're so lucky. You truly deserve to be the female lead."
"Then how did you escape?"
The female lead has a cheat-like advantage, and he only asked a token question, but Su Mo'er's expression changed unexpectedly, "I... I'm pretty, is that not allowed?"
"..." The woman was indeed unreasonable.
During the brief delay, footsteps echoed again from inside the cave, very close to them. Geng Qi decisively led his men back up to the cave ceiling, and only after the men left did they jump down again and continue walking inside.
The cave was spacious, somewhat similar to the secret chamber they had encountered before. It also had a stone platform with a magic array carved on it. Geng Qi frowned slightly as he looked at the figures moving inside. To see them more clearly, he would have to knock them all out.
He squinted at a portion of the magic array visible on the stone platform, silently memorizing it. Suddenly, a person walked out from a stone door, shouting loudly, "Are you all tired of living?! Who put me in a coffin?!"
The familiar yet loathsome voice made Geng Qi's eyes widen as he looked at the person emerging from inside.
Su Mo'er exclaimed in surprise, "Yang Wei? He's still alive!"
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