After the mind-reading cripple junior sister, the entire sect rose to prominence.

Chapter 73 Stone Cave
Xiao Fang was shocked upon hearing this, and then stammered, "How...how could something have happened? It's impossible..."

He still felt that it was impossible for the disciples who had come here to learn to get into trouble. They were just here to learn, what could possibly happen?
Their Qingyue Sect is a legitimate and reputable sect, and they have very strict rules!

But before he could finish speaking, Meng Ling turned and walked away quickly, seemingly unwilling to say more.

For some reason, Xiao Fang could see a resolute air, even... murderous intent, in Meng Ling's slender and petite figure from behind!
This startled Xiao Fang, and he dared not say anything more, quickly following behind.

Meng Ling followed Mo Jiuwei's directions the whole way.

[Take a turn ahead.]

Yes, go into the woods, and there's a path there.

[This place is way too remote! Those people are really going too far, luring my senior sister here!]

[Further ahead, do you see that? There's a partially exposed hole behind the tree!]

Meng Ling opened her eyes wide and searched the place Mo Jiuwei had described. Her eyes were blurry from searching so much, but she finally found the cave entrance with great difficulty.

The cave entrance is on a rocky mountain, with a very thick tree next to it and some weeds covering it.

If Mo Jiuwei hadn't pointed it out, it would have taken her at least half an hour to an hour to find it on her own.

"Huh, how come there's a hole here?" Xiao Fang was dumbfounded.

No, am I a disciple of the Qingyue Sect, or are they disciples of the Qingyue Sect?
Why do they seem to know Qingyue Sect better than I do?

Ignoring Xiao Fang's complicated feelings, Meng Ling pushed aside the weeds, and the two of them, along with Mo Jiuwei in her arms, entered the cave.

Xiao Fang scratched his head, hesitated for a moment, but still decided to follow.

After all, Senior Brother Zheng had already given the order, and he had to keep an eye on them and not let them run around and cause trouble.

But as soon as she took a step in, Hu Jiu immediately grabbed Meng Ling.

“There are traces of an array here,” Hu Jiu said immediately. “Take two more steps forward and the array will be triggered, and the people inside will know.”

Meng Ling was taken aback, then flew into a rage, "They even set up a lookout array? What exactly do they want to do to Senior Sister!"

The purpose of setting up the formation here is obviously to keep the people inside alert, so they can respond promptly to any disturbances.

"I'll break this formation first."

Hu Jiu started making his move as he spoke.

He moved the two stones on the ground, planted a flag in one spot, and then pasted a talisman on it.

Soon, the array flags waved, a flash of light appeared on the ground, and then a crystal that had lost its spiritual power rolled down from the void.

"Okay," he said.

Meng Ling breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank goodness you came."

No wonder my junior sister specifically requested Hu Jiu's name; it turns out she was preparing it here.

Without wasting any time, they walked into the cave. There was only one main path, and they didn't see any forks.

After walking for most of the way, we could already hear faint conversations coming from ahead.

"...They're looking for her, and it's causing a huge commotion. What should we do?"

"We should... kidnap them together..."

"...Let's deal with that first..."

"...She'll wake up soon." The voice was intermittent and not very clear, but judging from the voice, there were at least four or five people on the other end.

These people all sounded quite young, so it wasn't hard to guess that they were mostly disciples from other sects who had come from Lunxue.

No, they aren't all disciples from other sects!
The fact that they could find such a hidden place so accurately and dare to do such a thing means that at least one person inside must be a disciple of the Qingyue Sect, or at least someone connected to a disciple of the sect.

Meng Ling and Hu Jiu exchanged a glance, both able to see the solemnity in each other's eyes, as well as the suppressed anger.

"how so……"

Xiao Fang murmured softly, her voice trembling slightly.

Hearing this, he was completely devastated!
Because what Meng Ling and the others said was actually true!

Xiao Fang could now understand what they were thinking. He knew that Qingyue Sect disciples must have been involved, otherwise how could they have found such a place?
Even they themselves didn't know there was a cave here.

"Don't make a sound." Meng Ling turned around, frowned, and glanced at him, reminding him.

Xiao Fang silently shut her mouth and nodded.

He'd been proven wrong and couldn't argue anymore, so he acted very obediently.

Seeing that he did not resist, Meng Ling then took out a stone—

The recording stone, once infused with spiritual power, will record everything in front of you, including not only images but also sounds.

The recording time is short; it will be forcibly terminated once the spiritual energy inside is exhausted.

Meng Ling held the recording stone and quickened her pace with Hu Jiu, but she was very careful not to make a sound so as not to disturb the other party.

At this moment, Chen Lan and two other young disciples were bound hand and foot, and their Qiankun bags had been searched and thrown into a corner.

The other two were a man and a woman. All three of them had injuries, but they were very insidious and almost invisible.

The other two were already on the verge of death, and even opening their eyes was difficult for them, but Chen Lan persevered.

She, Chen Lan, absolutely cannot die here. She must go back alive and see Jiu Wei again.

Jiuwei is still waiting for her!
"You're quite determined, aren't you? Since you can endure so much pain, I'll increase the intensity for you."

Standing opposite her were six cultivators, two women and four men. They chatted and laughed leisurely. Some had their arms crossed, some were leaning against the stone wall, and others held extremely fine gold needles in their hands.

The needle was thinner than a hair, and it was stained with specks of blood, left from the "execution" just now.

One of the male cultivators, with a dark face, blew on the needle in his hand, and the needle actually trembled slightly, like a leaf in the wind.

“Go ahead, that’s how it should be. If she hadn’t led the way against us, we wouldn’t have only received such a small amount of tuition this time,” said the purple-robed male cultivator.

"Hmph, she's just a disciple of a small, shabby sect. I heard that sect is not far from closing down. How can someone with such a background be valued by Master Ruan? Does she even deserve it?" said the pink-clad female cultivator.

“I think it must be related to the cultivation technique she relies on,” said the female cultivator in white.

"If you know what's good for you, hand over your cultivation technique quickly. Maybe we'll even waive your tuition fees, give you some medicine, and let you go back," said a short-haired male cultivator.

"That's right, you probably don't know, but your fellow disciples are looking for you everywhere, and it's already gotten to the Punishment Hall! Hahaha, doesn't he know that our Senior Brother Yu is the Grand Elder of the Punishment Hall's own son?" A short, fat male cultivator laughed, looking at the purple-robed male cultivator with a fawning expression.

The purple-robed male cultivator, named Yu Cheng, was an inner disciple of the Qingyue Sect. He had become a disciple of the Haomiao Garden and was a personal disciple of the Garden Master.

He is also the only son of Elder Yu of the Punishment Hall.

(End of this chapter)