(Sorry, my darlings, I posted the wrong chapter at the beginning of the last one. It was the one before I made the changes. I've re-uploaded it now, but the last paragraph has been slightly altered. Sorry again [heart emoji])
"ah--"
"My lord, spare me!"
"Ahhh—"
Inside the dark cave, Ye Luo's shrill screams echoed through the confined space.
At this moment, in the place that Yun Si Ning called "Spider Cave".
Ye Luo lay prostrate on the ground, trembling incessantly.
Suddenly, a chain wrapped around each of her limbs and neck, and five chains tightly bound her.
The chains pulled, and Ye Luo's body remained suspended in the air.
There were faint electrical currents flickering on the chains, and the skin where she touched the chains had turned charred black.
Ye Luo clenched her teeth tightly; the pain that went deep into her bones made it incredibly difficult for her to speak.
"Sir...sir..."
"I have searched with all my might... but I can't find it at all..."
Ah~~~
She had barely finished speaking when the chains binding her tightened suddenly.
"Click"
"Crunch"
The sound of bones cracking rang out; the chains on her feet were actually crushing her bones.
Ye Luo wanted to scream, but the suffocating feeling in her neck made it difficult for her to make a sound.
"You don't actually think that the Fish Spirit Realm trash you captured from Sword Screen Mountain is the person I'm looking for, do you?"
A faint, ethereal voice came from above, but no one could be seen.
"What……"
“The person I asked you to find left Jianping Mountain several days ago, and the one you captured is her junior sister.”
"This...how is this possible..."
The pressure on the chains increased further, and Ye Luo's eyes bulged slightly as he nearly lost consciousness.
"Uh-huh~~~"
"ah--"
Just before she was about to lose consciousness, the tension on the chains loosened.
Freed from the pull of the chains, Ye Luo's body slammed directly onto the hard ground.
At this moment, her limbs were a bloody mess, and a deep ligature mark was left on her fair neck.
"My lord, Lin Youyou is guarding outside that little thing's cultivation grounds, how could she not be the one you're looking for..."
"You mean I was lying to you?"
"This servant wouldn't dare!!"
"Although we don't know why Lin Youyou is guarding there, Qingyu from Jianping Mountain has indeed set off for Si Yiqi's tomb."
"I originally planned to ambush them on the road, but I didn't expect Lin Youyou to actually send someone to protect me."
"That……"
Ye Luo's voice was as faint as a whisper.
"If the person I captured wasn't Qingyu, why did Lin Youyou react so strongly?"
"That crazy woman, when has she ever explained her reasons for doing anything?"
"Such a reaction is simply because she is worried that if she does not take good care of her junior sister, she will not be able to explain to Qingyu in the end."
"We follow the Great Way, which speaks of desire but not of emotion."
"Too many emotional entanglements will only become a shackle on Qingyu in the end."
“If Lin Youyou doesn’t even understand this principle, the position of hall master will change hands sooner or later.”
Then, the sound stopped abruptly.
"grown ups?"
Ye Luo tentatively called out.
Her master was elusive, appearing and disappearing without a trace.
"We just received news that Si Yiqi's tomb has been opened."
"All the candidates selected from the six branches of Xinglong Pavilion have now entered the program."
"Apart from Jianping Mountain Qingyu and Chai Yanchen of the Four Symbols Divine Sect, the others are nothing but second-rate trash."
"Now, the Prisoner of Heaven Pavilion has gained momentum."
"If we were to allow them to obtain this most crucial inheritance, it would be the worst possible outcome for us."
Upon hearing this, Ye Luo immediately understood the meaning behind her words.
"My lord, please give this servant a chance to atone for my sins!"
"This time, as long as it can help you, sir, I will do anything, even die a thousand deaths!!"
"Um?"
A low, amused murmur came from the air, and in an instant, Ye Luo shuddered.
It felt as if a gaze was sweeping over her body, and she felt a fear that came from the depths of her soul.
"Whoosh!"
The chains swayed, pulling Ye Luo's body up into the air once more.
"Uh~~"
She groaned in pain; the spider silk covering her body was already tattered, and most of her skin was exposed.
"Ye Luo."
This time, the ethereal voice seemed to be right next to her ear, as if that lord was already standing beside her.
"I'll give you a chance, of course."
"But you must understand that my patience has its limits."
"Do you think that your cultivation level, which is only at the near-peak of the Serpent Core Realm, is particularly valuable?"
"No...no..."
"Ugh, ugh ugh ugh~~~"
Ye Luo only managed to utter half a sentence before the chain around her neck was loosened and stuffed into her mouth.
At the entrance of the chain, he charged wildly, and in an instant, Ye Luo was rendered speechless, drops of blood dripping from the corner of his mouth.
"Do you know that beneath the so-called dragon marrow, all are ants?"
"In the cultivation world, if you don't have the cultivation level of the Dragon Marrow Realm, or don't have a backer in the Dragon Marrow Realm, you will ultimately be nothing more than a piece of fish on a chopping board."
At this point, she changed the subject.
This is your last chance.
"If Qingyu truly obtains the inheritance when Si Yiqi's tomb is sealed..."
"Then, we have no choice but to let her take the inheritance with her... and turn to ashes."
"Don't worry about Lin Youyou and the others. I'll stop the people from the Prison Wind Hall. Just focus on assassinating Qingyu. Can you do that?"
"Mmm~~"
Ye Luo was unable to speak, and could only nod frantically.
"If we fail."
The voice was faint and soft. Ye Luo felt as if something was stroking her lower abdomen, like a person's hand.
"What my Xinglong Pavilion has in abundance is the means to torture people."
"Don't worry, you'll experience ecstasy before you die, and in the end, you'll be squeezed dry, leaving not a single drop."
He stroked Ye Luo's lower abdomen and gently pressed on it.
"Waaaaah, waaaaah~~"
"Remember the fear you have now, and don't let me down again."
"Oh, right."
The man seemed to remember something.
"If you find Qingyu's junior sister, don't ask me for permission, just kill her."
After saying this, the mysterious voice completely disappeared.
"Bang—"
As the man left, the chains binding Ye Luo also quietly disappeared, and she fell to the ground once again.
Feeling the pain coursing through his body and the tearing agony in his mouth, Ye Luo's expression was somewhat dazed.
She, a near-peak expert in the Serpent Core Realm and a demon king, was nothing more than a fish to be slaughtered.
However, even so, Ye Luo couldn't muster the slightest thought of resistance.
"Qingyu...Qingyu..."
She kept repeating the name in her mind.
"If you don't die, I will be doomed forever!"
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