Aboard the treasure ship, Meng Xing and Yao Mei told Xiao Ran about their ordeal.
Not long ago, this group had paid a hefty sum to hire the siblings and several others to form a team.
The original agreement was simple: they only had to take the group to the Cloud Ridge Grottoes.
The pay was generous, and the group even had a Jade Treasure Ship. They had assumed the journey would be safe.
But not long after they actually set out, the group showed their fangs and demanded that they lead the way to the more dangerous Ancient Stone Ridge.
It was a notorious death zone in Changbai Mountain. They said an ancient deity had once fallen there, leaving behind the ruins of a divine battlefield. It was an extremely dangerous place.
How could they risk going there? What's more, they would have to pass through several restricted zones along the way.
So they argued with the group on the spot. But the others turned on them without warning and killed two of their companions right there.
Outmatched, they had no choice but to lead the way.
But the group grew more unreasonable as they went, sometimes treating them like cannon fodder and sending them ahead to scout.
There had originally been twelve of them. By the time they were halfway there, only four were left alive.
With the rumored Ancient Stone Ridge just ahead, Meng Xing and Yao Mei knew that if they went in, the two of them would almost certainly die.
So, while the others weren't paying attention, they suddenly jumped off the treasure ship and ran straight into the Soul Calling Mausoleum.
It was a death zone. Even treasure ships were affected there, so when the others saw them rush inside, they had to give