After waiting for a long time, a set of footsteps sounded outside the room.
Mao Jing was the first to become alert.
"Someone's coming."
At those words, we all turned serious.
Pan Ling and Mao Jing stepped forward and peered outside through the crack in the door.
"It's people from the Secret Bureau!"
Mao Jing spoke, and Pan Ling echoed him.
"It's the Third Investigation Section, Daoist Feng Shuang and his team..."
As soon as they finished speaking, Feng Shuang's voice rang out from outside.
"Brother Xiao Jiang, Brother Xiao Jiang..."
After confirming their identities, Pan Ling watched through the peephole for a few seconds, then nodded slightly.
Only then did Mao Jing open the door. Zhang Yuchen and I were already exhausted beyond measure, and we were too lazy to even get up from the floor.
With a click, the front door opened.
"Daoist Feng Shuang, please come in!"
Mao Jing said.
This was not our first time meeting them, so there was not much need for formalities.
Feng Shuang also greeted us.
"Brother Xiao Mao..."
As he spoke, Feng Shuang entered the room.
He was still dressed in casual clothes, with a sword bag slung over his back. His team members followed behind him.
There were three of them, all people we knew and had met before: Da Li, who was even taller and sturdier than Zhang Yuchen; the thin and frail Xiao Chen; and a yellow-haired, punk-looking man with earrings...
The moment they entered, they saw Zhang Yuchen and me slumped on the floor, covered in mud and blood and weak beyond measure.
Feng Shuang hurried over.
"Brother Xiao Jiang, are you injured?"
"I'm fine, Daoist Feng Shuang. This is the Leng Family's stronghold. There are three more levels below..."
Daoist Feng Shuang nodded and waved at