Extra: The Valley of Unfeeling (Part 6)

Although Jue Ran was very curious about what was behind this Concealment Formation, she knew now was not the time for curiosity.

If it were just her and Zhongli Mei, they might have explored out of curiosity, but the safety of Ye Bufan's two daughters was at stake, so she dared not be careless.

"Two Young Misses, I think we should just give up and leave here quickly!"

"It's fine, no need to be so anxious."

In contrast, Ye Yaomei was very calm, "My Junior Sister's Formation skills are very impressive. She won't take long to break it…"

Before she could finish her sentence, Ye Luoshan had already begun to break the Formation.

It must be said that the little girl's Formation attainments were very strong. Although this Concealment Formation was of a high Rank and very complex, it didn't take her long.

After only two or three minutes, a wave of profound energy emanated, and then the Concealment Formation dissipated, revealing a stone door before the four of them.

Ye Yaomei first scanned it with her Divine Sense to confirm there was no danger inside, then reached out and pushed the door open.

The stone door was very heavy. After it opened, a stone staircase led downwards, and the air was filled with a musty smell, indicating that no one had been here for a long time.

The four, being highly skilled and courageous, stepped down the stairs. At the end was a stone chamber about twenty to thirty square meters in size. In the center, a person was hanging—to be precise, a human skeleton.

The flesh had long since rotted away, leaving only a bare skeleton suspended in mid-air.

What was surprising was that the skeleton's hand bones clutched a yellow parchment, on which small, blood-colored characters were written.

Other than that, the room was empty.

"Who is this person? Why were they locked up here with such effort?"

Out of curiosity, all four of them swept their Divine Sense towards the yellow parchment.

Upon seeing the content, Jue Ran's expression changed dramatically, and she knelt down at the skeleton's feet with a thud.

"Master, why are you here? Who harmed you like this?"

It turned out that the parchment was a blood letter, and the opening clearly stated, "This old woman, Ge Danhong, writes her last words here."

This person was precisely Jue Ran and Duan Feng's Master, the former Valley Master of Jueqing Valley, and the previous Grand Elder, Ge Danhong.

Over a hundred years ago, Ge Danhong suddenly disappeared from the Sect, her whereabouts unknown. Jueqing Valley searched for many years to no avail.

This was precisely why, when Ye Bufan and his group turned Jueqing Valley upside down, no Tribulation Transcendence Stage expert intervened—the only Grand Elder had gone missing.

Jue Ran had searched for her Master many times before, but to no avail. She never expected that over a hundred years later, the remains would appear in this secret chamber.

"Don't cry yet, see what the blood letter says."

In comparison, Zhongli Mei was calmer. He comforted the sobbing Jue Ran, and the group began to examine the blood letter.

The blood letter was not very long, about a thousand words. The group quickly finished reading it, and a chilling coldness shot from Jue Ran's eyes.

"This damned slut, not only is she shameless, but she's also so vicious!"

It turned out the blood letter clearly stated that back then, Duan Feng was secretly meeting with a Black-Clothed Man and was accidentally discovered by Ge Danhong.

Bound by Sect rules, she naturally reprimanded them loudly.

At that time, Duan Feng cried profusely, knelt to admit her mistake, and declared she would atone with death. After speaking, she attempted to commit suicide with a short dagger, and Ge Danhong quickly intervened to stop her.

But she never expected that all of this was fake, a mere act, intended to attract her attention.

Just as she intervened, Duan Feng and the Black-Clothed Man attacked together, sealing her acupoints. Later, they directly crippled her cultivation and imprisoned her here.

With her cultivation crippled and no hope of escape, Ge Danhong, in despair, left a blood letter, and then committed suicide here.

Duan Feng outwardly adhered to Sect rules, but secretly had an affair and bore a child with another. If it were just that, it would be one thing, but after her scandal was exposed, she actually betrayed her Master and ancestors, which infuriated Jue Ran beyond measure.

"I'm going to kill her, I'm going to avenge Master."

The enraged Jue Ran was about to go fight Duan Feng, but Zhongli Mei pulled her back.

"Don't be impulsive. Revenge can wait. Going now is just suicide. Besides, it doesn't matter if we die, but the two Young Misses are here. We must leave quickly now."

After these words, Jue Ran calmed down considerably. She first collected Ge Danhong's remains, then the four left the stone chamber and quietly exited the dungeon.

Soon after they left, a commotion arose behind them in Jueqing Valley, clearly indicating that their prison break had been discovered.

The four ran wildly, and about two hours later, they were far from Jueqing Valley, appearing in a wide valley.

Zhongli Mei stopped, checking their surroundings, "Why do I feel like something's not right?"

Jue Ran barely recovered from her grief, "What's wrong? Where?"

Zhongli Mei said, "Duan Feng locked us in the dungeon. Even if the two Young Misses are highly skilled, it shouldn't have been so easy for us to leave. Especially the Black-Clothed Man's cultivation is terrifying. With his Divine Sense, he should have quickly discovered our escape. It's impossible for there to be no movement until now."

Jue Ran frowned. As a Sect Master, she was naturally not brainless and also realized this problem.

"It seems so. To be able to escape Jueqing Valley so smoothly without being discovered by them, there are only two possibilities. Either they are not within the Sect, or they deliberately let us leave."

"Deliberately let us go? How is that possible?"

Although Ye Yaomei was intelligent, she was still young and lacked social experience, so she was a little surprised, "These things are rotten, why would they let us go?"

"It's cleaner to deal with you here; it won't leave any loose ends."

As soon as the words fell, three figures appeared before them: Duan Feng, Fu Haitao, and the masked Black-Clothed Man.

Fu Haitao burst into triumphant laughter, "How about it? Didn't expect it, did you? This was all my father's scheme. Now everyone in Jueqing Valley knows you've escaped. Killing you here, no one will know we were the ones who did it."

The more this fellow spoke, the more smug he became, his gaze lewdly sweeping over Ye Yaomei and Ye Luoshan, "You two little sluts, kneel and beg this Young Master now, and I might give you a chance to live."

Ye Yaomei spat fiercely, "Bah, you dog, I'll chop off your head and kick it around like a ball sooner or later!"

Duan Feng looked at Jue Ran, her expression cold, "Junior Sister, I originally intended to spare your life for the sake of our Sect, but you are so foolish as to discover that secret chamber. Now, you can only die."

"Betraying your Master and ancestors, worse than pigs and dogs! Even if I die, I'll take you with me!"

Jue Ran was incomparably furious and prepared to fight to the death, but Ye Yaomei pulled her back.

"Don't rush. Revenge can wait! Shanshan, I'll block them, you activate the Hundred Li Escape Talisman!"

Ye Yaomei was extremely intelligent. When she went back to rescue them, she had already made various plans, including being intercepted by Duan Feng and the others.

Given their current strength, the Black-Clothed Man was too strong. Fighting to the death would only lead to self-inflicted suffering. The best option was to leave first.

As soon as she finished speaking, Ye Luoshan immediately took action. As Ye Bufan's daughter, she certainly had no shortage of life-saving items. She directly took out four Hundred Li Escape Talismans.

"In front of this old man, can you escape?"

The Black-Clothed Man sneered and punched out fiercely.