Holding a lantern, guiding souls across, Lady Hou comes from the underworld.

Ren Fengjue and Xia Ximo stopped almost simultaneously, their gazes falling on the small patch of ground beneath their feet.

Only then did they discover that beneath the dungeon, there was another "dungeon".

The sound wasn't very loud, like chopsticks tapping on a stone, but it was very rhythmic.

The two exchanged another glance and began searching for an exit leading down below.

Sure enough, at the corner of the wall at the far end of the cell, a suspicious little hole was seen.

Ren Fengjue immediately bent down to examine it. Based on his experience and the wear and tear around the opening, he could roughly determine that it was just a window used for feeding food.

The area below was pitch black, with an unpredictable depth, so there must be someone important or dangerous hiding there...

"Who are those people down there?"

Ren Fengjue immediately asked a question, still harboring a sliver of hope that there might be traces of the Di people below…

However, after the question was asked, no one answered for a long time.

At that moment, a commotion began to come from outside the door, which meant that the gatekeeper had probably already relayed the message.

They chose to ram the iron gate directly; the vibrations echoed through the empty cell, making the situation seem even more urgent.

Xia Ximo frowned, staring at the commotion outside the door, while Ren Fengjue quietly stepped forward.

Suddenly, a faint and hoarse voice came from below.

"You...aren't from the Suspended Mirror Hall?"

Ren Fengjue was somewhat surprised to hear the voice from below.

Unable to immediately ascertain the other person's identity, he simply replied with two words, "No."

The man asked again, "Then what brings you in?"

Ren Fengjue: "Find someone."

The people below seemed to pause for a moment before asking, "Looking for someone from the Suspended Mirror Hall?"

Yes and no.

Upon hearing his words, the man gave a cold laugh, but offered his analysis: "That bolt won't hold them off for long. You dare to break into the Suspended Mirror Hall's prison; you certainly have some nerve..."

Ren Fengjue did not respond, but he saw that the iron door of the dungeon was already teetering on the verge of collapse and would indeed not last much longer.

He bluntly stated, "If we're looking for someone, we should definitely search the most 'dangerous' places. However, the fact that you're trapped in a place like this suggests that your identity isn't simple."

"You've got a good eye, kid..."

After praising him, the man continued, "Facing the iron gate, walk about ten steps southwest. There's a protruding stone on the wall. When those people break in, turn that stone. It might have a wonderful use..."

No sooner had he finished speaking than the sound of the bolt breaking was heard, and the people outside began to push open the iron gate and rush in.

Ren Fengjue hesitated, but considering his current situation—a fierce battle was inevitable no matter what—he might as well…

He quickly made a decision in his mind, walked briskly to the southwest, found the stone, and twisted it without hesitation.

Then, three loud rumbling sounds were heard, and three huge rocks fell from above.

One block blocked the main gate, while the other two blocked the passage from the punishment area to the prison cells.

In this way, everyone's path to survival is effectively blocked.

Those who had been so aggressive in trying to enter instantly lost their arrogance and were thrown into disarray.

"How...how could this happen?"

"It's all over! We're trapped inside and going to die!"

"What should we do, Deputy Hall Master?"

It turns out that, in addition to the members of the Suspended Mirror Hall, there was also a deputy hall master trapped inside.

Ren Fengjue heard it all clearly, but the deputy hall master did not reply.

Just then, a long laugh echoed from underground and clearly reached everyone's ears.

Everyone in the Suspended Mirror Hall was startled.

The deputy hall master finally spoke up, "Yuwen Ji, you are really capable. You were trapped here for so long, yet you still managed to bring in reinforcements from the outside."

The man called Yuwen Ji laughed incessantly, clearly very pleased with himself.

The deputy hall master immediately sneered, "Once the Azure Dragon Stone is placed, there will be no way out from here. We will all be trapped and die here. What is there for you to be proud of?"

Yuwen Ji slowly suppressed his laughter, but didn't care about his words.

"I've been imprisoned here for so many years, I'm used to it. I can eat anything to fill my stomach when I'm hungry. Hall Master Zhai, can you do that? Hahaha."

Ren Fengjue and Xia Ximo did not speak, but exchanged a glance.

It was clear from the voice of this Hall Master Zhai that he was not the one who accompanied the Three Holy Sons on their journey.

But who exactly is this Yuwen Ji below?

Clearly, he was very familiar with the layout of the dungeon, and given the way he was imprisoned, he must have once held a high position in the Suspended Mirror Hall.

Is it...

While he was pondering this, the crowd outside had already begun to descend into chaos.

Their will to survive made them like ants on a hot plate, and they even tried to push aside the boulder to escape.

However, by their very strength, the stone remained completely still no matter what.

"Don't waste your energy!"

Finally, Master Zhai could no longer contain himself and shouted a stern rebuke.

Despite their fear of him, the crowd knelt at his feet.

"Vice Hall Master, there must be another way out, right? We can't just wait to die here. Please tell us quickly, how can we get out?"

Zhai Tangzhu remained silent with a livid face, but Yuwen Ji, who was underground, spoke up.

"You'd be better off begging me than him... haha."

To be honest, most of these members of the Suspended Mirror Hall had only joined in recent years and knew nothing about the situation inside the dungeon.

They didn't even know who was being held down there...

Yuwen Ji's words left these people somewhat skeptical, but Ren Fengjue seemed to grasp something from them...

The person below has the compound surname Yuwen.

More than a decade ago, there was a prison official in the Dali Temple prison with a compound surname who was extremely skilled in using torture, making many bandits tremble with fear.

Later, I heard that he had offended someone and was demoted, and I never heard from him again.

The torture instruments and equipment in this dungeon not only resembled those of the Dali Temple prison, but also drew inspiration from the Ministry of Justice prison.

If one had not spent time in these prisons, how would one know this?

Amidst everyone's suspicions, Ren Fengjue, with his cunning mind, deliberately spoke up, saying, "Back then, Senior Yuwen left the Dali Temple prison and disappeared without a trace. Now, more than ten years have passed, and I never expected to encounter him in the dungeon of the Xuanjing Hall..."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the dungeon fell silent.

Even Yuwen Ji was momentarily stunned.

Although Ren Fengjue could not see Yuwen Ji's expression, he could roughly guess from the long silence that he had indeed guessed correctly.

"And who are you?" Yuwen Ji asked him.

Ren Fengjue didn't answer immediately, but Hall Master Zhai outside also became suspicious.

He had assumed that the people who broke into the dungeon were Yuwen Ji's reinforcements.

It seems they don't know each other now.

Hall Master Zhai frowned and asked Ren Fengjue, who was blocked in the prison passage by the Azure Dragon Stone, "What exactly do you want by breaking into my Suspended Mirror Hall's dungeon?"