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

Ren Fengjue was not in a hurry to answer Hall Master Zhai's question. Instead, he asked Yuwen Ji below, "I cannot reveal my identity at this time. But why are you imprisoned here?"

Yuwen Ji paused for a moment, seemingly also trying to guess Ren Fengjue's identity...

A moment later, it was as if he understood perfectly.

"Even if you don't say it, I can guess that you must be someone from the imperial court..."

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Suspended Mirror Hall was also taken aback.

"Could it be another imperial envoy sent by the court?"

"The position of prefect of Liangzhou City is still vacant, and nothing has happened in recent months?"

"Then why did he come to our Suspended Mirror Hall?"

The speculation surrounding the matter has begun to complicate things...

Ren Fengjue deliberately didn't answer, but suddenly glanced at Xia Ximo beside him, and pulled her to a place where they sat down leisurely.

"Let them worry for a while, we'll sit down and rest."

Seeing his calm expression, Xia Ximo was also a little surprised, so she asked, "Do you know how to get out?"

Ren Fengjue said casually, "I don't know."

Then, as if teasing her, he asked seriously, "Miss Mo should have a way to split this Azure Dragon Stone, right?"

"..."

Hearing him speak so casually, Xia Ximo replied, "If I said I could, would you believe me?"

Ren Fengjue replied, "Of course I believe you."

Xia Ximo withdrew his gaze, but the corners of his mouth twitched slightly, as if he were smiling.

Ren Fengjue, with his sharp eyes, naturally noticed it as well.

Strangely enough, despite knowing that their situation was not clear, neither of them felt panicked at all.

He whispered again, "Even if we can't get out, I'm content with Miss Mo by my side."

Xia Ximo seemed not to hear him, and instead turned his head to the other side.

At this moment, Yuwen Ji spoke up again.

"Young friend upstairs, I'm now curious: who exactly are you looking for in this dungeon?"

Ren Fengjue composed himself and replied in the same tone, "I'm also very curious. How did a prison guard who was once feared throughout the Dali Temple prison end up imprisoned in a dungeon?"

Yuwen Ji was stumped by his question and remained silent for a moment.

However, Zhai, the hall master who was blocked on the other side of the Azure Dragon Stone, couldn't help but say, "Let me tell you, it's because of him that he offended the hall master!"

"It's ironic, really. He was the one who oversaw the construction of this dungeon, yet in the end, he only brought it upon himself..."

It's clear that there must be a past event involved, one that touches upon the entire Xuanjing Hall.

Yuwen Ji suddenly smiled, but there was a clear trace of sadness in his laughter.

"You're right, I brought this on myself..."

"I have no complaints about being punished here by the hall master."

Ren Fengjue suddenly remembered that the "Old Doctor" had mentioned the disappearance of the hall master.

He considered it for a moment, then immediately said, "I heard that your sect leader disappeared a year ago. Senior Yuwen, you wouldn't still be kept in the dark, would you?"

These words clearly startled Yuwen Ji.

He asked, "What? The sect leader has disappeared? When did this happen?"

Master Zhai did not reply.

Ren Fengjue continued, "Having been missing for a whole year, the Suspended Mirror Hall has long since changed hands."

Upon hearing this, Yuwen Ji couldn't help but curse, "Zhai Hui, you ungrateful idiot! The hall master has disappeared, why didn't you send anyone to look for him?"

Faced with the questioning, Hall Master Zhai merely let out a cold laugh and said, "You've already been expelled from the Suspended Mirror Hall by the Hall Master, so what right do you have to ask about these things?"

Yuwen Ji continued, "Then who is the current head of the Suspended Mirror Hall?"

Master Zhai remained silent.

Ren Fengjue had no choice but to answer for him: "The current Suspended Mirror Hall does not have a hall master, but only three so-called 'Holy Sons' who are in control of the entire Suspended Mirror Hall."

"What?!"

Yuwen Ji's voice began to tremble, and he cursed a few more times, each sentence more offensive than the last.

Finally, Hall Master Zhai couldn't hold back any longer and began to argue: "Yuwen Ji, you're short-sighted. What do you know? The Xuanjing Hall is so much better now than when you were in charge..."

"In the eyes of the people of the North, our Suspended Mirror Hall is 'always ready to help,' no longer like before, where we could only take the least amount of money and do the most dangerous things..."

"The road ahead is widening, and I believe that even if the sect leader were still alive, he would be very pleased!"

Upon hearing these words, Yuwen Ji gradually calmed down.

Then, he asked quietly, "Do you remember why 'Suspended Mirror Hall' was named 'Suspended Mirror'?"

"..."

This question, however, caused even Hall Master Zhai to fall silent.

Yuwen Ji continued, "I know you're not unable to answer, but rather unwilling to. In that case, I'll answer for you..."

"Back then, you, me, and the sect leader met at the foot of the mountains in northern Vietnam..."

That year, Yuwen Ji was demoted and wandered from the capital to the northern border, constantly being hunted down along the way.

He only realized after leaving the capital that he had secretly made so many enemies.

Many criminals were brought to justice under his torture, and after leaving Beijing, many people wanted to take his life.

Fortunately, he was in his prime at that time and had some martial arts skills, so he was not ambushed and killed halfway and left to die in the wilderness.

That day, at the foot of the mountains in northern Vietnam, a group of men in black intercepted his path.

This group of people clearly came prepared, and their teamwork was excellent.

Yuwen Ji was no match for his opponent and nearly lost his life. At the critical moment, it was Zhan Yi and Zhai Hui who appeared and saved his life.

The three hit it off immediately, and as they spent more time together, they found they were kindred spirits and became sworn brothers.

At that time, Liangzhou City was home to many wandering martial arts practitioners. Although the Marquis of Zhenbei was stationed there, the government did not take any action, so the people's lives were good on the surface, but in reality, they were not.

Having observed the people's sentiments, Zhan Yi deliberately asked Yuwen Ji and Zhai Hui, "Have you ever heard of the 'Suspended Mirror Bureau' of the previous dynasty?"

Yuwen Ji had worked for the government before, so he had heard about this to some extent.

The so-called "Suspended Mirror Bureau" was actually a "bright mirror" hanging over the heads of the officials.

No matter where any unusual activity occurs, it can be clearly observed.

Zhan Yi said that his father was from the Xuanjing Division, and he had practiced martial arts since childhood, hoping to become a Xuanjing Guard in the future.

However, after the current emperor ascended the throne, he abolished the bureau directly, and the Suspended Mirror Guard disappeared from then on.

After hearing Zhan Yi's words, Yuwen Ji suggested, "Although the Imperial Mirror Bureau no longer exists, we can set up a 'Mirror Bureau' in the countryside. Liangzhou City is in such a chaotic state right now, it's just what we need..."

The three hit it off immediately and established the Suspended Mirror Hall.

Zhan Yi was appointed as the hall master, Zhai Hui as the deputy hall master, while Yuwen Ji only wanted to be a "behind-the-scenes strategist".

"The original Xuanjing Hall was very pure; we would help the people and solve problems that the government was unwilling to deal with."

"Gradually, more and more people were willing to join us, and the things we encountered became more and more difficult."

"The turning point, however, began with a suggestion from Hall Master Zhai..."