Chapter 643

"Big Brother, is this the entrance to the Doll Shanzhuang?"

Arriving near the cave wall where the two had emerged, one of them suddenly pointed at the wall and asked the person beside him.

"Why do you want to know this? Have you forgotten the rules of the Xiaoyao Cave?"

The other man, upon hearing this, did not answer, but gave off a warning tone.

"Hehe! Just curious, curious."

The questioner let out a light laugh and pulled a gold ingot from his bosom.

"Big Brother, this is just a small token."

"I'm not ignorant of the rules—it's just that I'm new here."

"You're new?"

The other man grinned greedily, took the gold ingot, bit into it, and confirmed it was real.

"This is indeed the entrance and exit to the Doll Shanzhuang—you mustn't go blabbing about it."

"Also! Inside the Xiaoyao Cave, no one except the Xiaoyao Marquis and the two Protectors and the Young Master is allowed to speak freely."

"Even talking to you now is a violation of taboo."

"From now on, neither of us can break this rule again."

Saying this, he tucked the gold into his robe and turned to resume his patrol.

But the questioner suddenly slashed him dead with one stroke.

Then he kicked the corpse into the Doll Shanzhuang.

"Huh? This sword technique feels familiar?"

Xiao Shiyilang, though holding Shen Bijun, had been watching the scene below closely.

Seeing the questioner suddenly kill his companion—and recognizing the sword technique as familiar—

He was just about to wonder who this person was,

When the man suddenly tore off the black cloak covering him, revealing a slender figure.

"Feng Siniang…"

Xiao Shiyilang instantly recognized her; seeing her prepare to enter the Doll Shanzhuang, he joyfully leapt down with Shen Bijun.

What if I defy the Qinglong Society?

"Siniang!"

Xiao Shiyilang landed beside Feng Siniang; seeing her swing a blade without hesitation, he casually blocked it and softly called her name.

"Shiyilang?"

Feng Siniang, upon seeing Xiao Shiyilang, was overjoyed—but then spotted Shen Bijun and pouted.

"So you're imprisoned, yet still have soft jade in your arms? How enviable!"

At that moment, Xiao Shiyilang was still holding Shen Bijun; hearing this, both immediately blushed and pulled apart.

"How did you get here? Don't you know this is the Xiaoyao Cave?"

Xiao Shiyilang was puzzled—how did Feng Siniang know he was trapped in the Xiaoyao Cave?

"Pfft, what of the Xiaoyao Cave?"

"If my mission points weren't low, I'd have destroyed this place already!"

Feng Siniang said dismissively.

"Mission points? What are mission points?"

Xiao Shiyilang had never heard this strange term before.

"I've joined the Qinglong Society—even if I'm just a regular member."

"But within the Qinglong Society, everyone can receive missions, earn mission points, and exchange them for divine arts, divine weapons, and more."

"You can even use mission points to post rewards."

Feng Siniang dropped a bombshell—she had quietly joined the Qinglong Society.

"But I'm weak; after all this time following Master Hua, I've completed a few missions, yet still lack enough points."

"You've joined the Qinglong Society!"

Both Xiao Shiyilang and Shen Bijun were stunned.

Shen Bijun had personally witnessed the Qinglong Society's assassins' uncanny stealth in Qixia Town and Tongfu Inn.

Coupled with the Qinglong Society's fearsome reputation, joining it was considered a great honor by all martial artists in Jiuzhou.

"Of course."

Feng Siniang, seeing Xiao Shiyilang's shocked and envious gaze, proudly lifted her head.

"If I hadn't joined the Qinglong Society and followed Master Hua, I wouldn't have gotten any intelligence."

"Otherwise, how would I have known you were captured and locked in the Doll Shanzhuang—and that its entrance lies within the Xiaoyao Cave?"

So all of this came from Qinglong Society intelligence!

It seemed the Qinglong Society collected intelligence not only on major powers across the land, but also on minor ones.

The Xiaoyao Cave might seem mysterious in southern Song, but compared to the Qinglong Society, it wasn't even a grasshopper.

"Enough! This place isn't safe to linger in—Miss Feng, lead us out!"

Shen Bijun remembered this was the Xiaoyao Cave—no one could afford to stay long.

Since Feng Siniang had slipped in silently, getting out would surely be easy.

"Yes! Siniang, hurry and take us out!"

Xiao Shiyilang knew this was the Xiaoyao Cave, but had no idea how to leave.

"Fine! Follow me closely."

Feng Siniang was supremely confident and immediately prepared to take the two of them away.

Suddenly, the area all around blazed with light, brightening up.

They saw that, at some unknown time, a dense crowd of people from the Pleasure Den had already taken their places.

In the distance, Lian Chengbi wore a strange set of red clothes, with two experts following at his side.

"You lot are quite something, actually escaping from the Puppet Shanzhuang."

Lian Chengbi gave a cold laugh and said,

"But here there are three hundred disciples of the Pleasure Den — do you think you can escape?"

"Snow Eagle, Spirit Dove — seize them for me."

Those two experts named Snow Eagle and Spirit Dove immediately led the Pleasure Den disciples forward.

Xiao Shiyilang was at the Grandmaster level of strength, yet he could not make out the details of Snow Eagle and Spirit Dove at all.

Clearly these two were stronger than Xiao Shiyilang.

At once Xiao Shiyilang pushed Shen Bijun toward Feng Siniang, preparing himself to draw the Cut-Deer Blade and hold these people back,

"Siniang, I'll hold them off — you take Bijun and go first."

Feng Siniang merely smiled and said to Xiao Shiyilang,

"Relax, they don't dare make a move."

Then, turning directly to Lian Chengbi, she called out sharply,

"Lian Chengbi, look closely — what is this!"

So saying, she pulled a token from her bosom.

This token was finely carved, with an entire azure giant dragon coiled upon it.

On its front were engraved three large characters: "November."

"This is? A Qinglong Society token?"

Although it was his first time seeing one, the sight of this exquisite token jolted Lian Chengbi awake at once.

He immediately called his men to a halt and asked Feng Siniang,

"You're from the Qinglong Society?"

"Precisely! I serve under Hall Master Hua Xi of the November Division — do you still dare seize anyone?"

Feng Siniang nodded and asked with an arrogant air.

The Qinglong Society's strength was extraordinary; under heaven, there was no longer any single force that could stand against it alone.

Even the Three Great Dynasties could not!

The Pleasure Den and the Immaculate Shanzhuang might sound like grand names.