A roar came from the depths of the cave and disappeared in an instant. The surroundings were eerily quiet. The two walked a little further. Unlike the Bone Rock Cave, the cave here did not lead to the end. It forked ahead, with five entrances leading to unknown places.
Upon closer inspection, even the cave walls and passageways were quite different. The ground beneath one's feet was smooth and flat, revealing a rare Soul-Locking Stone. This type of stone could trap a person's soul. It was pure black and bone-chillingly cold. Standing inside the cave felt like being buffeted by a biting wind.
"Which way?" Geng Qi asked.
The sound came suddenly, and he couldn't tell which cave it came from. The passages were all winding and had no idea where they led!
Before Rong Yu could speak, he added, "Let's just take any route."
He looked up at the leftmost passage and was about to take a step when suddenly his wrist was tightened and someone grabbed him. He turned his head in confusion and saw Rong Yu looking up in the opposite direction from him.
"You're going this way?"
Rong Yu simply held him without saying a word.
Geng Qi gradually focused his gaze and also sensed that something was wrong.
Behind the rightmost passage, the faint sound of human breathing could be heard. Although very weak, it was quite noticeable in this cave, which was as silent as a tomb, compared to the silence of the other passages.
He suddenly smiled, and with a flick of his finger, a ball of fire appeared in front of him, quickly darting into the cave towards the source of the breathing sound.
"Ah! Ahh! Who! Who's burning my butt with fire!"
A figure screaming as he fled from behind the passage bumped into the arsonist at the cave entrance. Upon seeing the somewhat familiar face, Geng Qi's eyes widened in surprise: "Yang Wei? What are you doing here!"
Yang Wei was also stunned.
Overall, he only met Geng Qi once, but he was someone he had coveted, and he remembered him very clearly.
The scene became somewhat awkward. Yang Wei, looking completely lost, paced around for a moment, then took a half-step back into the cave before turning back to look at his men: "Hey, your people!"
"..."
From the passage he had emerged from, a head hesitantly popped out. When he saw Geng Qi, his eyes lit up slightly. When he saw the person standing half a step behind him, his eyes flashed even brighter. He quickly came around from behind and cupped his hands to Rong Yu, saying, "Grandmaster Uncle."
Geng Qi: "..."
The female lead is truly omnipresent.
When the male and female leads were in the same frame, he subconsciously looked at the person beside him. Seeing that he only nodded slightly, he turned his head and asked, "You two... how did you end up together?"
Yang Wei's awkwardness was written all over his face. He turned his head away and said, "I saved her."
Geng Qi was slightly surprised and looked at Su Mo'er questioningly. The man had already stood respectfully beside Rong Yu and nodded, saying, "It was indeed him who saved me."
"Weren't you with that young master of the Yan Dan Sect? How come you were saved by him again?"
You should know that unsolicited kindness is either a sign of malice or theft!
His face was full of distrust. Su Mo'er glanced at Yang Wei and said, "I lost something. When I went back to look for it, the cave had collapsed. It was the cave we went to before. I was accidentally discovered by the disciples of Yan Dan Sect. I ran into him when I was running away."
"..."
Geng Qi took out a red necklace from his storage bracelet. "Is this the one you lost?"
Su Mo'er stared wide-eyed: "How did it end up here?"
"I..." Just as he was about to explain, a gaze fell upon him from the side, a gaze that was definitely not friendly. Startled, Geng Qi waved his hands repeatedly and said, "I didn't take it, I found it in the Bone Rock Cave!"
Ignored by her, Su Mo'er took the things from his hands with a strange expression.
He took her things, so why is this person trying to explain himself to his grandmaster?
After confirming that the items were undamaged, she sincerely said, "Thank you."
Geng Qi coughed dryly and said, "No need."
Rong Yu was still staring at him, and Geng Qi felt utterly helpless.
Damn it! He's the one who got scammed!
Knowing that it was something the female lead cared about, he couldn't just throw it away, could he?
Fortunately, Rong Yu didn't ask any unnecessary questions. After staring at him for a while, he let him go and turned to ask, "Why are you here?"
Su Mo'er said respectfully, "It was Yang Wei who brought his disciples."
All eyes turned to Yang Wei, Yang Tianhui's own son, who was their enemy. Why would he be so kind as to save someone?
Yang Wei stiffened when he was spotted by three people: "I didn't mean to do anything! I... I brought her here to lure you here... no, to tell you..."
He looked frustrated, seemingly unsure how to explain, and opened and closed a folding fan in his hand.
Su Mo'er continued, "He wanted to release what was inside the cave to lure you here. He said he wanted to expose what Yan Dan Sect was doing, and he was the one who lured away the guards outside the cave."
"Oh?" Geng Qi said, "Such an important place, how could you so easily lure away the guards who were assigned to guard it?"
Yang Wei said urgently, "I didn't lead them away! It was you."
"..."
"Everyone in the entire Yandan Sect is looking for you. Even the guards here have been transferred away, and I tricked the few remaining ones away."
The sect activated the Nine Heavens Ambush Formation, presumably because they knew the group couldn't escape. Even if they were discovered here, they couldn't let the news get out.
Geng Qi asked, "Why did you do this?"
"I just don't want them to keep making the same mistakes."
Geng Qi was still skeptical, and stole a glance at Su Mo'er, "You wouldn't have taken a fancy to Miss Su again, would you?"
"You're talking nonsense!" Yang Wei suddenly glared at him: "I'm not like that..."
"Not what? Not such a superficial person?" Geng Qi laughed, "Back in Gefeng Town, who was it that had their men book the entire Crescent Moon Pavilion to invite me for tea?"
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