Zhu Tian: Starting from the Laughing Proud Yue Buqun

Chapter 173 Xiao Zhao, Daughter of the Purple-Robed Dragon King
"Left Envoy Yang, there's no need to look anymore. The entrance to the secret passage is right there."

Seeing that Yang Xiao was about to try to find the entrance, Xu Qing shook his head slightly and pointed to Yang Buhui's bed.

"The bed? Could it be under the bed?!"

Yang Xiao looked at the place Xu Qing pointed to and was stunned for a moment, but he quickly realized that the entrance to the secret passage was most likely under the bed.

He hurried over, lifted the bedding, and knocked on the bed board, producing a dull sound.

Yang Xiao's expression changed slightly, which meant that the bed board was not solid but hollow, and the dull sound was long and drawn out.

This means there's a lot of space below!
This really is the entrance to the secret passage!
Even though Yang Xiao believed Xu Qing's words, he couldn't help but be surprised after confirming them.

He lifted the bed board, revealing a dark, slanted passageway leading downwards.

"Master." Yang Xiao stepped aside and looked at Xu Qing.

He felt even greater awe and respect for Xu Qing. This secret passage was known only to the deceased leader of the Ming Cult, but Xu Qing discovered it after arriving at Bright Peak.

They were able to find the secret passage accurately, and even claimed that the complete "Great Shift of Heaven and Earth" manual was hidden inside.

Now, Yang Xiao also believes that the lost divine skill is really in this secret passage.

Xu Qing stepped forward, entered the secret passage, and glanced at Yang Xiao: "Let's go, Left Envoy Yang."

"Master, the Ming Cult has a rule that no one but the Master is allowed to enter the secret passage. Yang Xiao cannot violate the rules!"

Yang Xiao did not move, but instead honestly stated the rules of the Ming Cult.

Xu Qing nodded slightly. As someone in a position of authority, it was good that his subordinates followed the rules.

"Since I am the leader, I will let you in, so please follow me."

Xu Qing's words were forceful, making it impossible for anyone to refuse.

Yang Xiao was taken aback for a moment, but without hesitation, he cupped his hands and said, "Yes, Master."

The church rules dictate that everyone must obey the leader's orders.

The leader's commands supersede all rules.

This would not be considered a violation of religious rules.

The passageway was dark and deep.

Xu Qing was unaffected, and Yang Xiao, as a top-tier expert in the martial arts world, was naturally not unable to walk due to the dim light.

At this level, all five senses are amplified; darkness may affect vision, but it's not a serious problem.

The two walked one after the other into the dark passage.

"What do we do? They've found the entrance to the secret passage!"

At this moment, Xu Qing and Yang Xiao were not the only ones in the secret passage; Xiao Zhao, who had entered earlier, was also there.

She is the daughter of Dai Qisi, the Purple-Robed Dragon King. Dai Qisi was originally one of the three holy maidens of the Ming Cult's Persian headquarters. She was ordered to come to the Central Plains to steal the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth divine skill and bring it back to the Persian Ming Cult so that she could become the leader of the Persian Ming Cult.

But after so many years, she has experienced so much and has long forgotten her mission.

But she never forgot the matter of stealing the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth divine skill.

It wasn't for the position of sect leader, but simply to master the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth and thus increase his strength.

She knew that since she had never returned to Persia all these years, the main altar would surely send someone over again.

Once the messengers from the main altar learn of what she has done over the years, they will surely arrest her and take her back to the Persian headquarters to be punished.

Therefore, to guard against the Persian envoy, Dai Qisi once again sent her daughter Xiao Zhao to infiltrate the Bright Peak of the Ming Cult to find the secret passage and the whereabouts of the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth.

Xiao Zhao had been searching in secret for days and finally found the location of the secret passage.

She had gone in to search several times before and even encountered Cheng Kun, who almost caught her.

Fortunately, the secret passage was complex, and she reacted quickly enough, possessing exceptional lightness skills, which allowed her to escape.

Now, taking advantage of the fact that the Ming Cult members' attention was elsewhere, she once again entered Yang Buhui's room, intending to enter the secret passage to find the Great Shift of Heaven and Earth.

Unfortunately, Xu Qing also happened to be there.

Xiao Zhao overheard their conversation and quickly hid in the secret passage.

After all, she had infiltrated this place as a maid, and had already been suspected.

Both hands and feet were bound with extremely hard shackles.

If Yang Xiao were to see her sneaking around in Yang Buhui's room again, her life would surely be in danger. She had been praying that Xu Qing and the others wouldn't find the secret passage, but as Xu Qing and the others entered, their footsteps grew closer and closer.

Xiao Zhao felt increasingly flustered and anxious.

"I'm doomed! I'm going to die!"

Xiao Zhao crouched in front of the stone gate. To reach other parts of the secret passage, she needed to find the mechanism.

After so many days, she still hadn't found it.

Now, she was truly trapped in front of the stone gate.

Soon, Xu Qing and Yang Xiao arrived at the stone gate and saw Xiao Zhao.

"Xiao Zhao! What are you doing here!"

Yang Xiao's expression changed, his eyes turned cold, and he grabbed Xiao Zhao by the neck and lifted her up.

He had long suspected that Xiao Zhao's behavior was suspicious and somewhat abnormal.

Unexpectedly, this ugly woman actually found his Ming Cult's secret passage. Such behavior must mean that this woman is harboring evil intentions!
"Master, please don't kill me! I wandered in here by mistake! Please don't kill me!"

Xiao Zhao was terrified. The ugly features on her simple disguised face trembled, revealing an incomparably beautiful, pure and lovely face.

Even in this dark secret passage, Xiao Zhao's stunning beauty could not be concealed.

Yang Xiao was momentarily stunned, but quickly recovered and coldly shouted:

"Very well, with such stunning looks, yet you disguise yourself as an ugly woman and infiltrate the Ming Cult, who exactly are you? Speak!"

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me!"

Xiao Zhao kept begging for mercy.

"Alright, Left Envoy Yang, put her down." Xu Qing said. He had noticed Xiao Zhao as soon as he entered the courtyard.

It's not surprising that this woman was here.

Hearing Xu Qing's words, Yang Xiao finally suppressed his murderous intent and put Xiao Zhao down, but his hostility did not diminish in the slightest.

Xiao Zhao disguised herself as an ugly woman and appeared in a secret passage known only to the cult leader. He didn't believe that this woman didn't have bad intentions!

"Thank you, sir. Thank you, cult leader."

Xiao Zhao fell to the ground, ignoring the pain in her buttocks, and quickly thanked him while trying to breathe deeply.

Yang Xiao used a lot of force when he grabbed her neck.

It nearly suffocated her, making her almost feel the approach of death.

"Are you the daughter of Dai Qisi, the Purple-Robed Dragon King?"

Xu Qing revealed Xiao Zhao's identity in one sentence, and both Yang Xiao and Xiao Zhao were shocked.

She's the Dragon King's daughter!?
Yang Xiao was moved, never expecting that Xiao Zhao had such a background!
Xiao Zhao was even more shocked, as only her mother, the Purple-Robed Dragon King, knew her true identity.

This new cult leader was able to directly reveal her identity!
This is too scary!

In that instant, Xiao Zhao felt as if Xu Qing had seen right through her; the cult leader's gaze was too sharp!
"Yes!" However, she didn't dare to deny it, but nodded in agreement.

They were caught red-handed and their identities were revealed. If they continued to hide it, they would probably lose the lives they had just managed to save.

She wasn't stupid; it was best not to lie in front of this mysterious and powerful cult leader.

She really is the daughter of the Purple-Robed Dragon King!

Yang Xiao's eyes trembled when he saw Xiao Zhao admit it.

He carefully examined Xiao Zhao's face, and the more he looked, the more he realized that Xiao Zhao's appearance resembled Dai Qisi, the Purple-Robed Dragon King, in his memory—both were stunningly beautiful.

Back then, Dai Qisi was known as the most beautiful woman in the martial arts world, and many people in the sect admired her.

Unfortunately, Dai Qisi fell in love with Mr. Yinye, Han Qianye.

This surprised many people. Then, the Purple-Robed Dragon King actually wanted to leave the Ming Cult in order to marry Han Qianye, which was truly insane.

It's truly a case of a beautiful flower stuck in cow dung.

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