Hearing her choked sobs, Yun Che softened. He reached out and gently wiped the dust-streaked tears from her face, his voice growing gentler.
"I came too late and let you suffer so much."
He supported the utterly weak Huo Jinshang as they slowly walked out of the stone cell. Zu Tangtang, who had been guarding the door, hurried forward and carefully took over supporting her.
"I'll take you to the rear hall to rest first. Leave what comes next to us."
Huo Jinshang nodded. Although he was still alive, his origin had long since been exhausted. To put it bluntly, if Yun Che had arrived a few days later, death would have been certain.
"Che, be careful. There's more to the Dark Soul Immortal Alliance than meets the eye."
"All right. Just focus on recovering. This will be over soon." Yun Che gently patted the back of her hand, reassuring her softly.
Only after Zu Tangtang had taken people to escort Huo Jinshang away did Yuezheng Xiangling approach and speak quietly to Yun Che.
"When we searched the dungeon, we found another secret cell in the deepest part. It's locked extremely tightly. We couldn't open it, and we didn't dare force the lock in case the Dark Soul Immortal Alliance had hidden a trap inside."
"Oh? A secret cell?" Yun Che raised an eyebrow. "Lead the way. I'll take a look."
Yuezheng Xiangling nodded and headed deeper into the prison. After passing through three corridors piled with instruments of torture, she stopped before a stone wall at the very end. The crooked runes unique to the Dark Soul Immortal Alliance were carved into it, and its surface was bone-chillingly cold to the touch. Clearly, a restrictive locking array had been laid upon it.
Yun Che took two steps forward, condensed