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"Wait a moment!" Just as Brother Yan and I had made up our minds to leave, the shadowy figure swiftly caught up with us and blocked our path.
The sky was darkening, and all we could see twenty or thirty meters ahead was a sea of thick fog. Seeing that the other party was a young woman who had ventured out at night, Brother Yan politely asked, "Miss, you're from House of Dust and Inquiry, aren't you? We met just now. May I ask what you want?"
"I'd like you to come with me. The Third Young Sect Master wants to see you." The girl stepped out of the darkness. Sure enough, she was the female disciple who had been signaling to us earlier.
Brother Yan and I exchanged glances. In our hearts, we both thought, It seems everyone's guess was right. A chorus of jeers and wild howls rang out.
Brother Yan was an old hand at this, after all. He said, "No. You attacked first and sent people to kill us, and now you want us to meet your Third Young Sect Master? Where in the world does that make sense? Besides, we don't even know whether this is a trap."
"Senior, ever since our Third Young Sect Master returned, the balance that had held for so long has shifted drastically these past few days. The Young Sect Master has already made his move against the Third Young Sect Master's faction. Most of the people in the sect who once obeyed the Third Young Sect Master have defected, and apart from me, who was working undercover, everyone outside the mountain gate has switched allegiance to the Young Sect Master." The girl hurriedly explained.
"What Young Sect Master and Third Young Sect Master? Where's your sect master? If