Rainbow Valley, a dark, enclosed cave.
A pleasant female voice drifted over from afar, carrying the faint, lingering echo peculiar to a long, narrow passage:
"Why are you being so cautious? Even if Qin Mo has made a breakthrough, he's still only a seventh-rank martial artist."
"Heh, cautious?" A carefree chuckle rang out, followed by a rather easygoing male voice. "Am I being cautious? I think I've already got plenty of nerve."
"Qin Mo left this place two days ago."
"Seventh-rank isn't worth worrying about, of course. But, Yu Lan, take a guess: why did that little fellow find his way straight here as soon as he entered Rainbow Valley?"
"You mean the Soul Ring?"
"Mm. I suspect the Soul Ring is in that boy's hands. Even with a map, no one would make a beeline here so directly, without stopping along the way. Most likely, someone is guiding him in real time."
The cave stretched on, long and narrow. As the voices spoke, two sets of light footsteps approached from afar.
As the footsteps drew closer, two figures gradually appeared inside the cave passage.
A small orb of light floated behind them, illuminating their appearances.
The woman was beautiful, with a well-proportioned figure. She wore Western Regions attire and, even in winter, exposed her toned abdomen and a broad expanse of snowy-white skin.
The man was handsome, with a hint of carefree irreverence in his eyes and brows.
Yu Lan pondered for a moment.
"I read in an ancient text that if it really is the Soul Ring, then a Sage resides inside it."
At her words, the carefree look in Qin Weijiu's eyes faded, replaced by a trace of reverence.
"I'm being cautious precisely because I know that."
Yu Lan hesitated slightly. "Then what about Qin Mo?"
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