Uncle Jiu and the others had no intention of lingering.
Hearing my words, they nodded repeatedly and agreed without hesitation.
He spoke nervously, "Qin, Qin Ze, come out soon! This place is too strange."
"I, I and your Uncle Jiu will wait for you outside."
I nodded, without further ado.
Uncle Jiu and Uncle Wu, carrying Aunt Four, quickly exited the cave.
Inside the cave, the pine oil torch still crackled and burned.
The entire cave was illuminated a fiery red by the flames.
A sweep of the eyes revealed a ground covered in the corpses of dead yellow weasels.
There were also scattered bits of flesh and food.
As it was my first time in a demon's lair,
I decided to scout the area and check if there were any stragglers within the demon's lair.
The cave wasn't very large, and under my Heavenly Eye, I could clearly see the entire interior.
I walked along the cave for a stretch.
I discovered that the inner part of the cave had accumulated many bones.
The bones were scattered.
But I could vaguely discern cow bones, sheep bones...
The further I went, the more bones there were.
The ground was even covered with a layer of bones.
My footsteps crunched on them.
With so many bones, I couldn't tell how many animals these yellow weasels had consumed.
However, this wasn't the most important thing.
After all, yellow weasels were carnivores.
But what I never expected was:
As I neared the depths of the cave,
I discovered many human bones, human skulls.
These human skulls were arranged neatly in two rows, like trophies.
They extended all the way to the deepest part of the cave.
Seeing this, I was somewhat shocked.
With so many human skulls, I estimated that at least twenty people had met their end.
Among them, some skulls were particularly small.
Clearly, they belonged to children.
These vile beasts were truly despicable.
They didn't even spare the children.
My expression darkened slightly as I continued forward.
But just then, with a "swoosh" and "swoosh,"
Two yellow weasels, hidden amongst the bone piles,
Suddenly darted out and lunged for my neck.
Though I was observing my surroundings, I was also constantly vigilant.
The moment these two yellow weasels appeared, I reacted.
My body tensed, and my inner energy surged.
My Taoist energy was unleashed.
Gripping the fox claw in my hand, I thrust it towards one of the yellow weasels.
With a "ch" sound, the weasel was directly impaled in the chest.
The other one was sent flying with a single palm strike.
With two "cries" of pain, the two yellow weasels fell to the ground, whimpering...
"Beasts, you still dare to ambush me!"
I stared coldly at the two yellow weasels.
The one I had stabbed spat blood and quickly breathed its last.
The other one struggled a few times, then lay on the ground, hissing and howling at me.
Its eyes emitted a faint, ghostly green light.
Looking into its eyes, my spirit faltered for a moment.
The inner energy within me also suddenly became chaotic.
I shivered in fear and quickly averted my gaze from its eyes.
This beast was trying to bewitch me.
"Die!"
I hesitated no longer, rushing forward and striking a killing blow.
I kicked out, and the yellow weasel could not dodge.
It was kicked against the cave wall and died.
Looking at the two dead yellow weasels, my expression grew more somber.
Though these yellow weasels' cultivation was not high, they were not to be underestimated.
Although I only experienced a fleeting moment of dizziness, I knew very well.
In a critical moment, such a lapse could cost me my life...
I became even more vigilant.
Continuing forward, I looked for any stragglers.
But the further I walked, the more unusual things felt.
Because I sensed a fragrance emanating from the deepest part of the cave.
The fragrance was faint and pleasant.
However, the presence of such a scent in this old cave,
Did not relax me; instead, it brought a hint of gravity.
My steps also slowed slightly.
I had a premonition that there was a secret in the deepest part of this cave.
Step by step, in the entire cave.
Only my breathing could be heard, along with the crunching sound of my feet on the bones.
Soon, I reached the end of the cave.
The scent became even stronger.
A faint purple mist even permeated the air.
It was very thin, only visible under my Heavenly Eye.
Besides these, I also found much dry grass and fur piled on the bones.
Rabbit skin, deer skin, fox fur, cattle and sheep skin, and so on...
It seemed this was where these beasts slept at night.
But after walking a few more steps,
I finally saw the source of the fragrance.
It was a strangely enchanting purple wisteria.
It climbed the wall, entirely purple.
Each leaf was forked, about the size of a thumb.
The purple wisteria started from the pile of white bones below,
Growing along the wall, about two to three meters high.
Its main stem was only as thick as a pinky finger.
Although it grew in the lightless depths of the cave, it appeared remarkably mystical.
Under my Heavenly Eye, the entire plant exuded a faint purple aura and exotic fragrance...