C17 (1/2)
Chapter 17 - Trapping
The path to the third floor had indeed collapsed. Large rocks had fallen and blocked the way. It wasn't just a matter of a few rocks, but hundreds of meters of road had completely collapsed, cutting off all contact between the outside and the inside.
Liao Kezhi brought Chu Qianye and the others and walked toward a fork in the road. This road was narrow and dark, and there were no lights on the two sides of the road.
Liao Kezhi was at the peak of the Building Foundation Period, and had long gotten used to the environment of the Kuxin Cave.
He had originally wanted to bring Chu Qianye to the secret passage in the third floor, but Chu Qianye's actions successfully stirred up the emotions of the Sinners on the second floor. After thinking for a while, he decided to still not bring Chu Qianye to the third floor.
If Chu Qianye brought along the sect master's secret order, then the torture chamber would be completely finished if all the traitors on the third floor surrendered. Liao Kezhi could not take this risk.
Instead of entering the second floor, he had to let Liao Kezhi lead the way. He believed that Liao Kezhi could take care of this matter well, and there were several reasons for that: If Chu Qianye was not willing to let him go, then Liao Kezhi could make his move as he wished, and the other reason was to discuss how to ”amicably” solve the problem with Chu Qianye while they were still behind others.
He believed in his own strength. He had an overwhelming advantage against these two noobs, but that would mean that his life would be over, and he would either be silenced or forced to flee for his life. This was not the result that Liao Kezhi wanted to see.
Liao Kezhi stopped at a fork in the road and said: ”Senior Master Changye, there are many times when the Discipline Hall has been forced to do things that are critical to the Sinner. I hope that Senior Master can focus on the big picture and not create unnecessary strife within the Haoran Sect.”
Chu Qianye tilted his head and looked at Liao Kezhi. The problem with the Kuxin Cave is something that has been around for a long time, not just for our generation, nor is it something that was left behind by the previous generation, but something even older. ”
”The Kuxin Cave has existed for thousands of years, and the most qualified one has been in custody for nearly a thousand years. There are many disciples that have entered the Kuxin Cave because of grievances, and many people know this, and the Sect Leader is also clear. For many years no one has tried to really solve this problem. ”
Chu Qianye went silent. He knew that this problem was very thorny, but he did not expect it to be this troublesome. From Liao Kezhi's fearless tone, he could tell that the Discipline Hall knew that there was something wrong, but they were not afraid. It was clear that they did not think the Sect Leader had the courage to investigate everything.
Seeing Chu Qianye's silence, Liao Kezhi said: ”The Discipline Hall has gathered a small amount of spirit stones, Junior Master please accept it.”
Ten gold spirit stone cards appeared in Liao Kezhi's hands. This was the second time in Chu Qianye's life that he had seen such a huge amount of wealth.
Then, he had Liao Kezhi lead them to a dark and gloomy small alley. He purposely created a huge pressure so that he could disturb Chu Qianye and his will.
The threat was first, followed by the bullying of the giant gold coin. The torture chamber had put in a lot of effort to solve this difficult problem.
Chu Qianye said: ”I can't accept them, and my main goal this time is to find Junior Master Mu Aoao's father. If possible, I hope that we can help the Discipline Hall solve the problem of the Kuxin Cave, and try our best to not blow the matter up.”
Chu Qianye had never seen anyone before, but he was not a fool who used chicken feathers as tokens. Even if his master knew the details of this place, he was afraid that he would not make a big move.
After all, before he came to the Kuxin Cave, Tie Liuqing had already revealed some secrets and he was not completely clueless about the situation there. If Tie Liuqing really wanted to solve the problem of the Kuxin Cave, he wouldn't have allowed Chu Qianye, a Building Foundation Period disciple who had just taken in Chu Qianye as his master, to inspect the situation.
Chu Qianye reckoned that his Master had asked him to bring four junior brothers and sisters to the Kuxin Cave, and that the reason for that was because he wanted him to beat them up in the torture chamber, warning them not to go overboard, that was all.
But was it really tolerable for Sinner to continue being squeezed out by him? Chu Qianye also didn't know the answer. He wasn't some hero who helped out when there were injustice on the path, he was just an ordinary person, an ordinary disciple of the Haoran Sect.
When he was in the Outer Sect, for the past ten years, Chu Qianye had only focused on his cultivation, unwilling to ally with others, and unwilling to flatter anyone. He was just an unremarkable nobody, he had always thought so, and didn't become arrogant even after he became Tie Liuqing's disciple.
Liao Kezhi still raised the gold spirit stone card in front of Chu Qianye: ”Mu Aoao once inquired more about the whereabouts of her father. It's just that we don't know whether he is dead or alive. Mu Aoao had entrusted many people with this task, but what would they think if their Junior Master were to succeed? ”This is what it means to form enmity for no reason at all, Junior Martial Uncle.”
Shen Xuejun's ice-cold hands slightly moved. Not only did this little girl have courage, she was also very clever. She could tell how serious the problem Liao Kezhi was talking about was. The feeling of being the target of public criticism would not be good. It would bring about a huge crisis.
Chu Qianye took a deep breath and said firmly, ”I am a nobody and cannot become a hero, but I believe in words and deeds. I have to find Junior Master Mu Aoao's father, this is something that no one can change. ”
Chu Qianye admitted that the conditions given by Mu Aoao were extremely tempting. However, Liao Kezhi took out ten gold spirit stone cards at once, which was even more enticing than the price he had to pay. As long as Chu Qianye withdrew, these one hundred thousand Spirit Stones would belong to him, and would give face to the Punishment Hall.