Thinking of this, Ding Gui immediately refused.
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Zhao, but we feel that we are too weak to be of much help. Let's just go our separate ways."
"Humph! The Master took the initiative to invite you, and you guys dared to refuse? Do you want to toast and then drink the penalty?"
Behind Zhao Wei, an old woman snorted coldly and said unhappily.
"Our Loose Cultivator Alliance is one of the most powerful forces in Hengyue City. If you offend our Loose Cultivator Alliance, do you think you will get away with it?"
Upon hearing this, Ding Gui and Ding Jie's expressions turned extremely ugly.
The two of them had a foundation-building cultivator as their backer, and on weekdays in Hengyue City, although they didn't act arrogantly, they lived a pretty comfortable life.
But now, someone actually dared to threaten them in the face!
What’s even more infuriating is that they really can’t afford to offend the person who threatens them.
So, the two of them looked at Meng Wan with implicit expectation, and added fuel to the fire with righteous indignation.
“Miss Shen, this man actually dared to threaten us!”
"That's right, this old woman said that, she simply doesn't take you and the Shen family seriously."
Ding Gui and Ding Jie actually had no bad intentions, they just didn't want to be used as a pawn by Zhao Wei.
I hope Meng Wan can raise her status and intimidate Zhao Wei who wants to force a team with them.
However, what met their eyes were a pair of conflicted and hesitant ones.
"But, my uncle repeatedly warned me before leaving that I should be careful with my words and actions outside and not make enemies for the clan."
Zhao Wei, who had been paying attention to the movements of the three people, was moved when he heard this.
It seems that this Miss Shen has some background.
He glanced at Meng Wan a few more times as if unintentionally, and took the initiative to smooth things over.
"Okay, Aunt Sun, don't scare your friends."
Zhao Wei scolded the old woman, looked at Meng Wan and the other two, and asked with a smile.
"You three really don't want to join my team? I have no ill intentions. I just think that more people will mean more strength. If we act together, our chances of escaping will be greater."
Ding Gui's face looked grim. Zhao Wei's words sounded nice, but in his ears, he sounded like he and the old woman were playing the good cop and the bad cop respectively, trying to force them to submit.
He exchanged a glance with his brother, and then looked at Meng Wan.
"Miss Shen, what do you think?"
Meng Wan tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Why not just follow Master Zhao first?"
Ding Gui was somewhat unwilling, but even if he had three guts, he would not dare to confront Zhao Wei, so he had to swallow his anger and said.
"In that case, we will respectfully obey your command. However, Master Zhao, please remember that we are not some random cultivators without any background."
Ding Gui's eyes flashed with a hint of warning, "We two brothers are disciples of Cui Yucheng, the deputy head of the Fiery Hall.
This Miss Shen is of great importance. I hope Mr. Zhao will not make any mistakes!"
A hint of coldness flashed in Zhao Wei's eyes, but the smile on his face remained gentle.
Miss Shen will not move until he finds out the truth.
But who are you two?
The so-called Fiery Hall only has two foundation-building monks in total!
There are a lot of small forces like this in Hengyue City.
"Brother Dao, what are you talking about? I, Zhao Wei, am just taking the lead and gathering all the cultivators present here together so that we can escape smoothly. Naturally, I won't do anything to your disadvantage."
Under Zhao Wei's organization, a temporary team consisting of dozens of Qi-refining monks was formed and headed towards the depths of the cave.
Meanwhile, deeper into the cave.
The foundation-building cultivators who were brought here by the power of the formation were not afraid after realizing their situation. Instead, they all looked happy.
"It's like searching for something without any effort, but it turns out to be the lair of the cave owner!"
"But this demon cultivator is truly vicious. If he wants to activate the formation and enter this place, he has to sacrifice human lives!"
Meng Wan, who wore a calm and resolute appearance, listened to everyone's discussion calmly. Thinking of the voice that had appeared in her mind before, a bold idea gradually took shape in her mind.
Is it possible that everything in the present moment is designed by that voice?
Maybe... the owner of this cave is not dead yet!
Meng Wan lowered her head, hiding the thoughtful look in her eyes.
This is not impossible. Demonic cultivators have many strange methods that can make their souls immortal.
After all, it is better to live a miserable life than to die. If you live longer, you may encounter some rare treasures, or a body suitable for taking over, and be reborn.
Of course, even if the owner of this cave was lucky enough not to die, he must be extremely weak and not far from death.
Even with the restrictions and mechanisms in the cave, it would be impossible to stop so many cultivators.
“Brother Shen, they have already started to move, let’s go too.”
Cui Yucheng urged Shen Yi, with a hint of fanaticism in his eyes.
Meng Wan nodded, but deliberately slowed down her pace and fell behind the crowd, frantically asking the previous voice in her mind.
"Senior, are you still there?"
"Senior, I am here to receive your inheritance. Where is it?"
"If you don't tell me, I'll keep asking!"
"Shut up!"
As if unable to bear it any longer, the voice in my head said angrily, "Stop making noise!"
Meng Wan was ecstatic in her heart, "Senior, you finally paid attention to me. I have come here according to your instructions. Where is the inheritance?"
The voice snorted coldly, "Why are you in such a hurry? You're already in the inheritance land, are you still worried that you won't receive the inheritance?"
"Senior, you don't understand this, right? Am I not anxious to see you?"
The voice in her mind fell silent again. Meng Wan was not in a hurry. She followed Cui Yucheng and walked to a fork in the road.
As soon as the two reached the fork in the road, they heard bursts of exclamations and roars coming from the depths of one of the forks, mixed with the roar of magical weapons colliding. It was obvious that someone was in trouble.
“Brother Shen, which way should we go?”
Looking at the two forks in the road before him, Cui Yucheng frowned and said hesitantly.
"Don't be impatient, let me think about it."
Meng Wan pretended to be thoughtful and asked in her mind, "Senior, which way should we go?"
"Take the one on the right."
This time, the voice in my head responded quite quickly.
"I've thought about it. Let's go left."
Meng Wan smiled slightly, "I just observed that more people seem to choose the road on the left."
The voice in my head was furious, "I told you to go right! Right!"
Cui Yucheng was speechless, "Brother Shen, aren't you being too careless? The sound of fighting just now came from this side."
"Haha, fighting only happens when there's a treasure. Otherwise, why would we fight for no reason?"
Hearing this, Cui Yucheng nodded thoughtfully, "That's true."
The two of them took the fork in the road on the left, while Meng Wan was soothing the voice in her mind.
"Senior, it's not that I don't listen to you, but I always like challenging things."
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