Now was not the time to think about those questions.
He searched everywhere Bai Yao had indicated for the mechanism that opened the Secret Passage's door.
"What do we do? My brother won't be in danger, will he?"
Bai Yao was almost beside herself with anxiety, inwardly blaming herself for falling into someone else's trap. There had only been the two siblings to begin with, and now her brother had to face the danger alone. If anything happened to him, she would never forgive herself.
"Found it!"
Just then, she heard Jiang Hao's voice, and her beautiful eyes lit up. The moment he opened the Secret Passage, she scrambled inside, paying no attention to what he said behind her.
The Secret Passage below was pitch-black and full of twists and turns. Most importantly, the stench of blood was much stronger here than in the main hall.
With so little light, they occasionally stepped on something soft. They did not need to think to know what it was.
After walking for who knew how long, they finally saw a sliver of light ahead. They emerged from the Secret Passage, only to be stunned by the sight before them. A group of creatures was actually trapped between a man and a beast. Blood and corpses lay everywhere in the enormous chamber, and the mountain-sized beast was devouring the creatures' bodies as though no one else were there.
At the far end of the chamber sat a young man in ancient clothing, leaning on a broken sword. His entirely white hair reached the ground, and a fist-sized hole pierced his chest, yet no blood flowed from it. His eyes were vacant, as though he were dead.
Yet no one here dared make a reckless move. Did they think he was dead? No, he