C26 (1/2)

The forbidden area was a taboo in the Raging Blade Sect. Apart from the Grand Uncle himself, no one was allowed to enter.

He was only a step away from catching up to Jiang Shuo. Chen Xian stood at the edge of the wall, flustered and exasperated, not knowing what to do. After a while, the other disciples that were guarding the forbidden area returned. All of them were dejected, but they lost Sun Daoming.

Chen Xian's mood turned even worse. At this time, Li Yi, who had been sent to inquire, rushed back along with his eldest senior brother, Shi Gangwei.

When he heard that someone was trying to sneak into the forbidden area using his reputation, he immediately felt that something was wrong and hurried over. Seeing Chen Xian, his heart sank as he asked, ”Second Junior Brother, what happened?”

Chen Xian immediately told him the truth about Jiang Shuo and Sun Daoming breaking into the forbidden area. ”Big Senior, Master is inside the forbidden area, should we find a way to inform him?”

He shook his head and said, ”You can't enter the forbidden area. With Master inside, there won't be any trouble at all for the two of them. Assign more disciples to guard outside. Master will report the situation to him after he comes out. Then, the two will be the first to come out and be killed on the spot. As for the Hundred Flowers Sect … For the time being, do not fall out with them. We will see how the Hundred Flowers Sect is going to act, and then we will act accordingly. ”

As he didn't know the purpose of the Hundred Flowers Sect, he could only wait for the grand master to decide on his next course of action.

Chen Xian nodded his head and went to make the arrangements.

On the other side, Jiang Shuo was unaware of the Raging Blade Sect's rules regarding the forbidden area. He jumped over the wall, afraid that Chen Feng would catch up with him, so he buried his head and went deeper into the forbidden area.

At first, he was worried about encountering enemies, so he was extremely cautious on the way. But after walking for a while, Jiang Shuo didn't run into anyone. The large forbidden area was very quiet, and there wasn't a single person in sight.

Chen Xian, who was chasing him, didn't move. Jiang Shuo's tensed nerves loosened a little, and he hid in a corner to deal with his wounds. Only then did he have time to inspect his surroundings.

Similar to the rest of the structures in the Raging Blade Sect, although this house that was in the forbidden area occupied a wide area of land, its structure was extremely simple and it seemed to be extremely spacious and empty.

”This place is called the Forbidden Area. It has its own reasons, and you still have to be careful.” Now that he was in the forbidden area, Jiang Shuo naturally had to investigate it thoroughly.

A bone from each of the Dream Red Chamber's disciples was missing, most likely taken away by the killer. Jiang Shuo planned to start from this point.

He began to search the rooms one by one. The study, living room, bedroom, etc.

Two hours later, Jiang Shuo searched through most of the rooms, but he couldn't find a single person. He was standing in front of the last room, breathing heavily, resting for the moment.

It was a low building, dilapidated and covered in dust. It was nestled in a corner and was in stark contrast to other tall buildings. It was most likely a woodshed filled with miscellaneous items.

Not giving up on this last hope, Jiang Shuo opened the door and walked in.

It was filled with broken wooden tables and chairs, blocks of dry wood, and bookshelves on one side of the wall, with bowls and bowls covered in dust.

The situation inside the house was clear. There was nothing suspicious at all. Just as Jiang Shuo was about to leave, he saw from the corner of his eyes that a bowl on the bookshelf was clean and smooth, as if it was used frequently.

”It seems that this woodshed has been abandoned for quite some time. However, it doesn't have any oppressive smell. This is obviously not logical.” Sensing all sorts of strange things, Jiang Shuo stepped forward and bent down, touching the clean porcelain bowl. He tried taking the bowl, but he couldn't, so he tried turning it left and right.

”Whooosh.”

Jiang Shuo twisted the bowl to the left, and then the sound of a mechanism turning came from behind the wall. Following which the bookshelf shook and slowly opened up, rubbing against the ground to produce a dry, ear-piercing sound.

The bookshelves opened, revealing a hole the size of a person in the wall. Behind the hole was a flight of stairs that led straight down. On both sides of the cave, there was an oil lamp embedded in the wall every ten feet. The two strings of flickering flames extended all the way to the unknown darkness.

This place was definitely the secret location of the Raging Blade Sect, and Jiang Shuo was afraid there might be an ambush, so he carefully walked down.

The bare walls and the same scene gave Jiang Shuo the illusion that there was no end to the cave, as if he was walking in an animal's esophagus, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

At the end of the cave was a stone door. Opening it, Jiang Shuo saw a row of rooms. The room was made of rock. Only the front of the room was made of steel, and the iron gate was hung with heavy locks and iron chains.

As he continued along the corridor, he saw that the rooms on both sides of him were exactly the same. Just when Jiang Shuo thought this was a deserted prison, in the next room, he saw a person.

The other party was a middle-aged man, and he wore heavy iron cuffs on his hands and feet. When Jiang Shuo found him, he found him curled up in a corner on the hay, his back arched inwards, fast asleep.

”Who is he? Why did the Raging Blade Sect secretly lock him up here?” Jiang Shuo's heart was filled with doubts, and he decided to ask, immediately calling out softly, ”Uncle, uncle...”