The Zhu family members, who had been determined to take down Qi Cheng and Fang Yun, were all taken aback when they heard the voice coming from the void.
Their expressions immediately changed drastically.
It wasn't that they saw the corpse of the Zhu family patriarch.
The Zhu family patriarch had been swallowed by the Ghost King Seal, leaving no corpse behind.
Rather, it was because they clearly sensed the rapid decline in the Zhu family's yin energy and ghostly aura.
"Junior Sister." Qi Cheng looked up in surprise when he heard Wei Qinghe's voice.
Then Wei Qinghe came running, riding on the Azure Frost Sword.
The hazy night added to the woman's mystique.
Wei Qinghe dropped the Frost Sword and the Jade Sword on the ground, which flew into her hand together.
Wei Qinghe said again, "The Zhu family patriarch is dead."
If the Zhu family had previously doubted that they had misheard, they no longer doubted it.
The oppressive aura and sword intent instantly enveloped the scene, and the Zhu family members were terrified upon seeing it.
They all shamelessly dropped their weapons and obediently knelt down on the ground.
"Fairy, have mercy! We were forced into this!"
“We know nothing; we are just following orders.”
Qi Cheng gripped his longsword tightly; he and Fang Yun had not found Qi Lan.
They had placed their hopes on Wei Qinghe, but Wei Qinghe appeared alone.
"Where are the newly captured girls being held? Have they been immediately offered to your ancestor?"
Qi Cheng dared not think any further. If Qi Lan had been brought back and handed over to the Zhu family patriarch, she would probably be in grave danger by now.
Some timid people immediately began to answer:
"The newly captured women won't be offered to the patriarch so soon. They need to be nurtured for a while."
"Yes, yes, they will be delivered to the Ancestor only after they have absorbed the Yin energy and ghost energy."
"Don't worry, she's safe." Fang Yun comforted Qi Cheng, also feeling relieved.
Qi Cheng's despair was gradually replaced by hope.
Qi Lan was just captured and won't be immediately handed over to the patriarch, so he's still alive.
However, the Zhu family continued, "If someone is good-looking, they will be sent to the head of the family..."
Just then, another loud bang was heard, as if a collapse was taking place.
"It's the direction of the dungeon!" the Zhu family members cried out in terror.
"Could someone have broken into the dungeon?"
After they finished speaking, all eyes turned to Wei Qinghe and the other two, filled with apprehension.
The sound had only just been heard when the three of them were already there.
To this day, they still can't imagine how this woman could have killed their ancestor.
But the increasingly thinning ghostly and yin energy was telling them that this was the truth.
Even if the ancestor wasn't killed by the woman, he was already dead.
It seems the people who came this time are not ordinary.
"Could it be Daoist Fuyue?!"
Qi Cheng's heart was in his throat. "Perhaps we've found Daoist Fuyue."
The direction of the dungeon is where the captured people are imprisoned, isn't it?
The three of them immediately mounted their swords and headed towards the dungeon.
The Zhu family members knelt on the ground with a sigh of relief. "Daoist Fuyue! Did you hear that? Daoist Fuyue has come too."
"Young Master, which fairy did you offend that even Daoist Fuyue came?"
"Although Daoist Fuyue is the most powerful sword cultivator among the younger generation, our ancestor is no simple man either. Perhaps our ancestor was killed by Daoist Fuyue."
"Could it be that someone even more powerful than Daoist Fuyue has arrived?"
"It's over, our Zhu family is finished."
"Let's get out of here while they're away."
Quite a few people still thought of escaping, wanting to take advantage of the fact that Wei Qinghe and the others were too busy to pay attention to them.
Unfortunately, just as they were about to escape, they were stopped by a formation.
Wei Qinghe had already guessed all of this, so naturally he wouldn't give the Zhu family a chance to escape.
...
The dungeon had collapsed deep inside.
Many of those arrested have been rescued.
Qi Lan, Zhong Shuo, and others are comforting the frightened innocent people.
Having experienced life and death in the dungeon, and then being disturbed by the eerie and ghostly atmosphere, everyone was terrified.
"What exactly is that monster?" Zhong Shuo stood in front of Qi Lan, ready to protect her at any moment.
"Daoist Fuyue will definitely be able to kill that monster, and we will leave safely." Qi Lan had never met Daoist Fuyue before.
However, she believed in the abilities of Daoist Fuyue.
Her brother has come to see her too; she's about to meet him.
Silver light shimmered amidst the ruins as ice elemental power erupted, covering the entire dungeon with a thin layer of ice.
"Sister!" Qi Cheng's excited voice trembled slightly.
Hearing that familiar and long-lost call, Qi Lan's eyes reddened. She turned around in surprise and saw Qi Cheng flying over on his sword.
Qi Cheng immediately controlled the sword to move downwards, and before the sword reached a suitable position, he jumped off the flying sword and staggered towards Qi Lan.
"Brother..." Qi Lan ran towards Qi Cheng without caring about anything else.
The brother and sister looked at each other, their eyes filled with tears.
Qi Cheng frantically pulled Qi Lan into his arms and patted her back repeatedly.
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, your brother is here."
"Brother, I'm not afraid. I know you will come to save me."
Qi Lan smiled and quickly stepped out of Qi Cheng's embrace.
“Brother, I’ve grown up now. Even if you’re not by my side, I can protect myself. We even met Daoist Fuyue.”
"Daoist Fuyue said that my brother sent him to save us."
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