Elder Huo Ling immediately cried out in alarm before she could finish, “No way, no way, then aren’t you going to become a concubine? Someone like you deserves a man who is completely devoted to you!”
“They’re already divorced…”
“That’s still not okay. Why would you want something another woman doesn’t even want?”
“That’s not really it…”
…
The next morning, the daoist sects all gathered on Golden Peak. The Righteous Sun Sect’s elders started to open up the secret dungeon. Zu An was then surprised to discover that the so-called secret dungeon was actually hidden in the Wordless Edict!
The Wordless Edict opened up, and a group of daoists performed a ritual. Streaks of black and blue light shone from the book, casting out a wormhole-like gate of light nearby. The qualified candidates bid their sects goodbye, then entered the gate one after the other.
Chu Chuyan and Pei Mianman also secretly said goodbye to Zu An. Zu An wanted to suggest that they work together inside, but he was worried that his suggestion would produce the opposite effect. The two were good friends, though. If they really encountered something, they would know what to do.
When people were finished entering, the portal disappeared. The Wordless Edict returned to normal. The gate would open up again half a month later. As for what they could acquire in the secret dungeon, that would depend on their own luck.
Because the Wordless Edict now belonged to Jadefall Palace, Wan Tongtian and Elder Huo Ling guarded it together to prevent something from happening to it, lest danger befall the disciples inside. The other sects were worried, so they also placed experts nearby.
Zu An felt a bit more at ease when he saw that.
...
After leaving Golden Peak, he intended to say something to Yan Xuehen, but he didn’t see her anywhere. He assumed that she was probably hiding from him, so he could only return to his own place out of helplessness.
When he returned, he saw that Xie Daoyun was lying in bed asleep. He found that a bit strange. Suddenly, he frowned and stared deeper inside.
A woman with hair that cascaded down her back like a waterfall walked out, remarking, “Tsk tsk, our Sir Zu is pretty blessed, no? He has a beautiful mistress wherever he goes.”
“Big sis Yun!” Zu An exclaimed happily. He saw the beautiful woman behind her too and said, “Honglei! So both of you came.”
Qiu Honglei said with a smile, “It almost feels as if we’re disturbing your happy time.”
Zu An replied with a smile, “What are you saying? You two know why Miss Xie came here too. I was just worried that you two would be noticed by those daoists.”
Yun Jianyue said with a snort, “In my eyes, those daoist sects are nothing at all.”
Zu An couldn't help but ask, “You might not be worried, but what about Honglei?”
Yun Jianyue rolled her eyes and retorted, “Doesn’t she still have you? If the two of us worked together, I refuse to believe that anyone could do anything to her.”
Qiu Honglei was speechless. Master, this isn’t what you used to say when you tried to stop me and Ah Zu from getting together…
Zu An said with a laugh, “That’s true.”
“Ah… It pisses me off just thinking about it! Honglei had a chance of looking around that daoist secret dungeon too, and then we could have just looted all of those daoists’ treasures. That would have been really exciting to see,” Yun Jianyue said. She was a bit upset, especially since today was the day the others had gone inside the dungeon.
Zu An asked curiously, “Just how did those Emptiness Isle people escape? Did you find out why?”
“I haven’t had time yet. There’s something more important to take care of right now,” Yun Jianyue said with a cough.
Qiu Honglei seemed to have woken up from a daze. She said, “Ah Zu, actually, we came here today because we needed your help with something. We need you to rescue someone for us.”