"This is..."
Elder Bai's expression shifted slightly. Though he had recognized beforehand that the chest was a divine artifact, he had not expected it to contain a young woman afflicted by a curse.
Moreover, the curse upon her was actually interfering with Yu Chen's cave-heaven divine artifact.
"Little sister?" Lu Ying had clearly not anticipated this either. He wanted to step forward, but Elder Bai grabbed him.
Seeing this, Lu Ying immediately turned to Yu Chen, dropped to his knees, and kowtowed. "Ancestor Master, please save my little sister..."
Before Yu Chen could respond, Elder Bai flew into a rage and cut Lu Ying off.
"You child, how can you do this? Are you trying to force your teacher's hand?"
"It is no matter." Yu Chen raised a hand. He could sense that the young man had hesitated just now, feeling that he had no standing to beg for help.
But Lu Ying understood even more clearly that Yu Chen was the only one here who could save his sister. In the end, he chose to kneel and plead.
"But, Teacher..."
Seeing that Elder Bai seemed to have more to say, Yu Chen shook his head and said softly, "The other party intended to make trouble for me from the very beginning. When all is said and done, Lu Ying and his sister suffered these things because of me. Had I not known, that would have been one thing. But now that I have seen it, I cannot simply stand by and watch them die."
"Indeed, the other party may have calculated that I would not leave them to die, which is why they deliberately placed a curse on this child, forcing me to give up the geographical advantage of my cave-heaven."
As he spoke, Yu Chen flicked a finger.