Jiang Liu gestured for the other five monks to follow, while the fat monk looked at the two Fourth Rank monks with a troubled expression.
One of the Fourth Rank monks scolded, "Just follow me!" After saying that, he went into the secret passage first, and the remaining monks followed. Jiang Liu was the last to go in.
After entering the secret passage for about three or four meters, the space suddenly opens up to a circular hall with four rooms arranged at large intervals, all with their doors tightly closed. Each room has an inscription above it: Xile Chamber, Dongtian Chamber, Wangyu Chamber, and Guichen Chamber.
Jiang Liu was completely baffled. What did this mean?
Without any introductions, the third-rank monk pushed open the first room door. Immediately, a noisy sound came from inside. The third-rank monk led the way and went in, with the other monks quickly following behind!
Jiang Liu observed for a moment, and seeing nothing unusual, followed him inside. Upon entering, he saw two rows of monks guarding the doorway.
The room was enormous, containing forty or fifty people. Among them were only a few men who looked wealthy, while the rest were scantily clad women playing cards with the men!
There are dice games where you bet on taking off your clothes, games of dominoes where you bet on drinking, all sorts of bizarre games, you name it, they can have it!
Jiang Liu now understands what this "playing around" means! Is this the ancient way of liberating one's true nature?
Seeing that Jiang Liu didn't seem interested in this place, the third-rank monk quickly withdrew and led him to the second room!
Upon entering, you'll see four monks guarding the entrance, followed by a cacophony of sounds of revelry. Inside, there are even more people—over twenty men and at least a hundred women, playing every imaginable game imaginable. It's truly astonishing! Did people in ancient times really have such extravagant entertainment?
Jiang Liu quickly left the room, and the third-rank monk followed, opening the third room and entering!
The third room was a bit strange; there weren't many people, only about twenty, and there were more men than women.
The women there were different from those in the previous two rooms. Some were elegantly dressed young women, while others were middle-aged women in their forties or fifties. Several couples were playing games, and almost all of them were monks. Several men were standing by and guarding them.
The monk explained that the people standing guard were the women's masters or heads of households, and they were afraid the women would fall.
Jiang Liu cursed inwardly and quickly retreated. This was truly an eye-opening experience!
The third-rank monk chased Jiang Liu out and then ran to the fourth room. As soon as Jiang Liu entered, he was stunned by the bloody scene inside!
The room was covered in bloodstains and divided into more than a dozen enclosures. In seven or eight of these enclosures, a man and a woman were fighting each other, some with weapons and some with their bare hands!
Upon closer inspection, several women were lying on the ground, covered in wounds and barely alive!
Jiang Liu stepped forward and helped one of the women up. The woman gripped Jiang Liu's clothes tightly, her voice hoarse and low, and said, "Young master, please, save me!"
Jiang Liu quickly took out a healing pill, crushed it, and put it into her mouth! Then he circulated his wood-attribute energy to help it dissolve! After a while, the woman's breathing became much calmer!
Jiang Liu put her down and then checked on the remaining women. He saved those he could, but two of them were already lifeless.
Seeing that Jiang Liu was busy treating the woman, the third-rank monk quickly left the room! The supervising monk in the room also quickly followed the third-rank monk out!
Jiang Liu ignored them. The entire tunnel entrance was now under Jiang Liu mental surveillance, so they couldn't possibly run far!
After a flurry of activity, Jiang Liu saw that the men were still fighting with the women. It was more of a beating than a fight, because the men didn't have any injuries at all!
One of them pointed at them, and they all immediately collapsed. The women stopped abruptly, walked out of the fence, and then hugged each other and wept bitterly!
Before Jiang Liu could even ask, they started chattering away about Jiang Liu origins! The more Jiang Liu listened, the angrier he became! He was filled with rage!
It turns out they were all from nearby villages or counties, some were just passing through, and some were from neighboring counties. The monks of Zengjue Temple sent people to capture them, or they were captured at the request of those young noblemen!
Some of the women who were arrested were unlucky, their families were destroyed, and others were lucky, their families managed to escape with their lives and flee to distant lands!
Once they're brought in, those who obey are put in the first or second room, while those who don't are put in this room to fend for themselves—basically, they're just waiting to be beaten to death!
It can be said that Zengjue Temple is the largest den of evil within dozens of miles!
Jiang Liu listened to their stories without saying anything. He simply took out some healing medicine and gave it to each of them to treat their own wounds. Then he left the room and stood at the entrance of the passageway, waiting.
By this time, the third-rank monk had gathered everyone in the secret chamber! More than half of them were monks, mixed with thirty or forty richly dressed men and several elegantly dressed women. These women must be the ones from the third secret chamber! They walked towards the entrance of the passage.