C60 (2/2)

Puff, a black whip suddenly flew out and struck the figure. That figure's reaction was fast as well, and upon seeing the black whip fly out, it immediately flipped over and flew back to the stone platform.

The black whip didn't hit the figure, but it inadvertently retracted back. It returned to the body of the person in the black hole. It was actually that person's arm. That person was Xiao Li. The reason why he had asked Zhao to activate the mechanism so carefully was to prevent Yin Sun from ambushing him from hiding in the shadows. Indeed, Yin Sun had launched a sneak attack on him, which made Xiao Li even more cautious. When he entered the black hole, he would hide in it and peek at what Yin Sun was up to. This would give him a precautionary measure, but he didn't expect there to be only one entrance to this secret place.

Yin Sun reacted quickly enough and fled. Xiao Li didn't tarry any longer and immediately followed the two into the cave. He already knew that this was the only way for Yin Sun to enter the secret chamber. Since he hadn't been able to launch a sneak attack, he chose to enter the secret chamber and find someone to hound Yin Sun.

The three of them passed through a long dark cave. No one dared to make a sound as they were afraid that the enemy would sneak attack them. The passage seemed endless. Everyone walked very slowly as they were afraid of encountering any traps. The three of them quietly walked in the dark cave for an hour before finally arriving at the other end of the cave.

When Xiao Li and the other two looked out of the cave, the first thing they saw was an open field, with a radius of several miles. Then, they saw a huge cage made of black iron, filling the entire field.

Xiao Li took off his mask and had a look of shock on his face. Old Zhao also did not expect the secret location to be like this. He too had a look of surprise on his face. Only Lieutenant Shen Bu knew what was going on here, so she remained silent. Xiao Li and the others were not only shocked by the iron cages, but also by the many small children who were trapped inside. There were many children here, but none of them made a sound. It truly made people feel strange, especially when they saw their frail bodies. Their hearts were filled with sympathy.

When Xiao Li saw this, he couldn't help but tense up. With Xiao Ying locked in such a place, she must have suffered a lot. He really didn't know how she was doing right now.

Seeing their shocked expressions, Lieutenant Shen Bu smiled slightly and said, ”Let's go, we have to find someone to take care of this quickly!” Then, he took the lead and walked down through the hole.

Xiao Li and Old Zhao followed him down. Old Zhao seemed to understand Xiao Li's thoughts and said to Shibai, ”What's the use of keeping so many children here? All of these were sent by Lou Guang to rob us, right? ”

”These are the core strength of our Lou Guang Sect. We want them to receive the best training since they were young so they can serve us in the future.”

Old Zhao said, ”You locked them in cages. That's the best training method?”

”You don't need to worry about that, Brother Zhao.”

As Xiao Li listened, he looked carefully at the children in the cages and saw that they were all looking at them warily and fearfully. In addition, they were scattered in the cages, each of them occupying a small area far away from the others.

Old Zhao said, ”Since Brother Shen is unwilling to say, then forget it. Let's hurry up and find someone.”

Shen Bu replied, ”Alright, I don't know where Brother Xiao's niece is locked up, so we have to find her one by one.”

Xiao Li was anxious, so he took the lead and walked to the row in front of him. As he walked, he looked at the children in the cages and saw that they were dressed in thin clothes and their bodies were shivering from the cold. There was nothing in the cage, it was empty except for those children. It made people shudder. What kind of training was that? It was simply torturing those children.

Old Zhao was also saddened when he saw this. He said to Lieutenant Shen Bu, ”You have tortured these kids to such a state. Are you even human?” Although it was summer, there was still a bit of cold air on Mount Qilian. Even ordinary adults had to wear some spring clothes to warm themselves, but these children only wore some thin clothes. It truly made one feel sorry for them just by looking at them, not to mention that they were as thin as firewood.

”The heavens will descend upon us,” said Lieutenant Shen Bu. ”We will first have to exhaust ourselves and starve to death, so we need to endure the trials before we can grow up. We want elites, not rice buckets. Even the slightest bit of suffering would not be enough for us to work for the sect in the future.”

Old Zhao said, ”If you want the elites to be chosen, you don't have to make all the children suffer. If they can't bear such hardships, won't they die!?”

Lieutenant Shen Bu said, ”Since ancient times, how could a person who has achieved great feats not be covered in blood?” If they can't even endure this little bit of suffering, and are useless in this world, then they might as well just die. ”

Xiao Li had been watching the kids in the cage from the side, and when he heard what Lieutenant Shen Bu had said, the anger in his heart had already rushed to his head. Xiao Li had been watching the kids in the cage from the side, and heard what Lieutenant Shen Bu had said, and the anger in his heart had rushed to his head.

This time, Xiao Li used his true strength to hit Lieutenant Shen Bu, making him spin several times on the ground. Blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth, and a buzzing sound resounded in his head. He pointed at Xiao Li and said, ”You, you, what are you doing?”

Old Zhao, who was standing beside him, could not help but comment, ”Good fight, this kind of person is like a beast.”

Lieutenant Shen Bu said angrily, ”Hmph, you are all amazing, right? There are more than a thousand cages here. If you have the guts, then save all of these children! I'm telling you, this is the top of Mount Qilian. The only way out is the dark tunnel that we used.