85. Xuanwu Cave

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Wang LingJiao didn't have the time to pay them any more attention. Having rushed over, she took a look at it, then beamed, "Young Master Wen! They found it! The entrance!"

"I don't have a good feeling about this." said Jiang Yanli.

"Because I can feel that nothing's good will happen." said Jiang.

"You guys should be careful." she said with full of worry.

"We will survive, shijie." said Wei Wuxian with an assuring smile.

It was a hole in the ground, hidden quite well beneath an old banyan tree with a trunk as large as the hug of three men. The first reason as to why they couldn't find it was that entrance was rather small, not even five feet in width, and the second that the thick, tangled roots and vines weaved a firm web, blocking the entrance. Above it, there was also a layer of leaves and branches, mud and stone, and thus it was almost unnoticeable.

Pushing aside the rotten leaves and mud, cutting away the roots, and the dark, eerie hole had been revealed.

The entrance led to deep underground. The cold air plunged into everyone's face, sending chills down their back. Nothing was heard of the pebble that had been tossed inside. It was as though it had sunk into the sea.

"Will they really enter that?" asked Nie Huaisang.

"It's nothing safe just by looking at it." he added.

"They have no choice." said Nie Mingjue.

"We do have one." said Wei Wuxian.

"Only if we will all of them." he added referring to the Wens.

"Which is also not good." said Jiang Cheng.

Wen Chao was ecstatic, "This must be it! Quick, everyone, get down there!"

Jin ZiXuan couldn't hold it any longer. He spoke coldly, "You brought us here, saying that we'll be hunting a beast. Then, if I may ask, what sort of a beast is it? Informing us beforehand would allow us to cooperate with more efficiency so that we wouldn't be as confused as last time."

"Yeah, we don't even have any idea of what we are hunting." said Jin Zixuan.

"It will only be a miracle that Wen Chao is going to inform us." said Wei Wuxian.

Wen Chao, "Inform you?"

He stood up, first pointing at Jin ZiXuan and then at himself, "Just how many times do I have to make myself clear for you to remember? Don't get it wrong. You are only the cultivators who serve me. I'm the one who gives the orders. I don't need others to tell me their suggestions. I am the only one who directs the battle and commands the troops. I am also the only one who can conquer the beast!"

"Does he really think we're going to serve?" Jin Zixuan asked in disbelief.

"And he's the only one who can conquer the beast?" asked Wei Wuxian.

"That's quite impossible." he added.

"I bet he will be running away first at the sight of that beast." said Jiang Cheng.

People laughed at his comment.

He spoke the words 'only one' with great emphasis. The lofty voice and arrogant tone evoked both laughter and hatred within the ones who listened. Wang LingJiao scolded, "Didn't you hear what Young Master Wen said? Get down there, quick!"

"This woman is making me lose my patience." said Jiang Cheng.

"She's the only woman who can make my blood boil like this." he added.

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