Having dealt with everything, Jiang Lu did not spare another glance for the roomful of sin. She turned and slowly stepped out of the gloomy secret passage.
The instant she emerged from underground, she flicked her pale hand through the air.
A cluster of pure, biting spirit fire suddenly fell, sweeping through the entire passage.
Blazing spirit fire rose and spread, scorching away the darkness and sins filling the chamber.
Such a filthy place, steeped in blood and sin and breeding wickedness, should never have existed in this world.
When the others finally saw her come out, they let out a breath. "Junior Sister Jiang, have you finished investigating?"
They had nearly thought Junior Sister Jiang had abandoned them and run off.
"I'm done investigating. Senior Brothers, do you want to burn this place down?" Jiang Lu looked around. The bandits' corpses had long since vanished; presumably, the others had already dealt with them.
Lu Lingfeng shook his head and looked around.
"Though this was where the Black Wind Stronghold bandits lived, the stronghold has an exceptionally rare stretch of flat ground. All the buildings here are intact, and the three of us have already destroyed all the weapons within."
"If chaos truly rises across the land, this place may become a shelter for some of the common people."
Jiang Lu was deeply moved by his words. "Senior Brother is right. You truly are a model of the righteous path."
The group made their way down the mountain, dismantling the confusing formations one by one along the way.
After glancing up at the Black Wind Stronghold hidden among the mountains, they mounted their horses and headed for their next destination.
"Huh, there are people ahead." A man dressed in a green fitted outfit spotted the group slowly approaching them.
Jiang