Huang Xiao thought for a moment and said, "Although this place is concealed by a formation, Senior Li's abilities are unfathomable. Perhaps he found it by some other means? Whatever the case, he must have been here."
"All right, let's stop discussing this. Didn't he tell us to take what was here, then return the way we came? I want to see just what surprise awaits us," Ling Tianya said.
"Exactly. He must have meant this scroll, right? Doesn't it also say, 'Go back'? That must mean to return the way we came, right?" Tong Jiuyang said, pointing at the scroll in Huang Xiao's hand.
"That should be it!" Duan Siping nodded as well.
Clack, clack, clack...
Suddenly, a series of sounds rang out, startling everyone. Old Sun hurriedly said, "Let's get out of here! Three shichen are up. That stone gate is probably closing too. Hurry! We'd better take them with us as well. With their deaths, these grudges are settled. Let's find somewhere to lay them to rest in the earth!"
Without hesitation, Ling Tianya grabbed Tuoba Ao's corpse, Mu Jingfei took Fang Chongyi's corpse, Tong Jiuyang took Wan Qingteng's corpse, and Zhuge Zheng took Wu Longfeng's corpse, while Duan Siping supported Old Sun.
Old Sun had now lost all his power and was gravely wounded. Even walking was difficult for him.
Huang Xiao tucked the scroll into his robes, then reached out to support Qingfeng. Delivering that final blow to Tuoba Ao had taken a considerable toll on Qingfeng's mind, leaving him somewhat listless.
Once they rushed out of the passage and returned to the underground hall, the enormous stone gate, a zhang wide, slowly descended with a series of clacks. Finally, with a rumble, it dropped all the way down, sealing the passage, and the stone