"Uncle Ximen, what happened?"
The crowd abruptly stopped, and Qin Shaofeng immediately pulled Ximen Bingning over to Ximen Lingzhong's side.
Seeing that they had something to discuss, Luo Ying promptly set Ximen Lingzhong down.
"This is nearly the limit of the distance I can endure. I cannot escort you any farther. After you leave, I will find a way to enter this tomb manor from over there and seek that sliver of a path to survival." Ximen Lingzhong pointed at a crack in the nearby mountainside.
"That place can lead into the mountain?"
A sharp glint flashed through Qin Shaofeng's eyes, and a thought could not help arising within him.
Since others could return to the Land of Shining Stars from inside the mountain, would it be easier for them to find a way out after entering from this side?
"It can indeed lead inside, but it is not as you imagine."
Ximen Lingzhong was, after all, an old fellow who had lived for so many years. He saw through Qin Shaofeng's thoughts at a glance.
"This mountain is simply far too vast. It is not a place you could have completely explored before. If your cultivation can reach the Divine Star Position, perhaps you can go in and take a look around. Otherwise, do not go inside seeking death."
Ximen Lingzhong took a deep breath.
"Ning'er, after you leave with him, you must obediently listen to him. He is already your husband, so he certainly will not harm you. Do you understand?"
"Teacher..."
Ximen Bingning's voice choked with sobs.
"Go! All of you, go! Let me watch you leave."
Ximen Lingzhong's voice had grown weaker and weaker, as though he might perish at any moment.
Was that crack in the mountainside truly an entrance into the mountain?
This doubt