"Catching demons..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Zhang Xiaoxia became even more confused. When Zhuge Yexun was present, the three of them working together might not have been without a chance of winning.
But now, Zhuge Yexun had sacrificed his life to let them escape. Instead of seeking help from the Zheng Yi Sect, they were letting Zhuge Yexun go to his death before confronting a sixth-grade evil spirit...
Zhang Xiaoxia didn't understand why Ye Ling was doing this.
"This Bagua disk contains Zhuge Yexun's mark," Ye Ling smiled and threw the broken Bagua disk to Zhang Xiaoxia.
Zhang Xiaoxia caught it hastily and asked, "This Bagua disk was Zhuge Yexun's to begin with, so it's normal for it to have his mark, isn't it?"
Ye Ling chuckled, "But the aura of the mark within this Bagua disk is different from Zhuge Yexun's aura."
Zhang Xiaoxia's body trembled violently, "Master Ye, you mean..."
She dared not think further.
Ye Ling said, "The real Zhuge Yexun should have died long ago. The guy we saved just now has replaced Zhuge Yexun's identity."
"Replaced Zhuge Yexun's identity? How can this be..."
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Zhang Xiaoxia felt her worldview was about to collapse. She couldn't believe that the truth was actually like this!
"But why did he sacrifice his life to save us?"
Zhang Xiaoxia still couldn't believe it.
"Did he really sacrifice his life to save us?" Ye Ling sneered, "Although his acting was good, I didn't see even a shred of desperate resolve in his eyes just now."
"But we did escape..."
Ye Ling smiled, "That's because he knew that even without his help, I could still get you out. So he pretended to do a favor and gave us this Bagua disk, seemingly to hand down his legacy, but in reality, he wanted us to be scapegoats."
"I'm sure if we took this Bagua disk to the Zhuge family, the Zhuge family would attack us without hesitation."
Just now, Ye Ling had revealed the method for Zhuge Yexun to break the formation. Zhuge Yexun realized that Ye Ling was also a master of Qimen Dunjia and knew that Ye Ling's strength was no less than sixth-grade.
Perhaps because Zhuge Yexun was afraid of being exposed, or for some other reason, he changed his mind at the last minute and wanted to use the sixth-grade evil spirit as an excuse to separate from Ye Ling.
Unfortunately, Zhuge Yexun had ulterior motives and gave the Zhuge family's Bagua disk to Ye Ling, allowing Ye Ling to see through the deception.
Otherwise, Ye Ling, having never met the real Zhuge Yexun, wouldn't have known that the "Zhuge Yexun" from before was a fake.
If that guy had remained calm, Ye Ling would have eliminated the sixth-grade evil spirit and brought him out at that time.
Zhang Xiaoxia still didn't understand the intricacies, but she had grasped Ye Ling's general idea.
The Zhuge Yexun was a fake and had deceived them.
The fake Zhuge Yexun would not die.
Zhang Xiaoxia's mind became more and more confused. She shook her head repeatedly, pushing away the chaotic thoughts, and asked Ye Ling, "Master Ye, we're going back now to find the truth of this matter, right?"
Ye Ling nodded, "Yes, I deliberately brought you out because I wanted that guy to think his plan had succeeded."
"From now on, you follow behind me and don't do anything unnecessary. If you have anything to say, just say it in your heart; I can hear it."
Zhang Xiaoxia hesitated, "But there's a sixth-grade evil spirit over there. If we go back now, won't we..."
Ye Ling said calmly, "It's just sixth-grade, don't worry too much about it."
"J-just sixth-grade?"
Hearing Ye Ling's words, Zhang Xiaoxia was a little stunned, thinking she had misheard.
However, Zhang Xiaoxia then remembered that her master, Zhang Daoyuan, was a fifth-grade anomaly master!
When Zhang Daoyuan asked her to pick up Ye Ling, he had spoken of Ye Ling with immense reverence and instructed her to be extremely careful.
At that time, Zhang Xiaoxia hadn't felt anything special, but now she realized...
Ye Ling's strength was likely stronger than her master's, possibly even above sixth-grade!
Thinking of this, Zhang Xiaoxia also gained confidence and stopped asking further questions.
Seeing Zhang Xiaoxia suddenly full of confidence, Ye Ling didn't ask what she had thought of, saving himself the trouble of explaining. He directly led her to a deserted place, concealed her figure and aura with spiritual power, and then headed back towards the underground parking lot.
Zhang Xiaoxia had now given up thinking and quietly followed Ye Ling, returning to the entrance of the lowest level of the parking lot.
It was still pitch black inside, but the yin energy was much denser than before. Standing at the entrance, Zhang Xiaoxia could feel a chill.
Returning to this terrifying place with a different mood, Zhang Xiaoxia couldn't help but feel nervous.
Ye Ling's lips curved slightly, and he silently entered the barrier.
Zhang Xiaoxia followed closely behind.
"Wuying, why did you ask me to let those two humans go? They are both anomaly masters, and they would be much better sacrifices than these ordinary people."
Within the barrier, the sixth-grade evil spirit stacked the corpses lined up in a row back into the center of the formation, while speaking to "Zhuge Yexun" who was standing beside him.
As Zhang Xiaoxia entered the barrier, she saw Zhuge Yexun and the sixth-grade evil spirit standing together, and anger couldn't help but surface in her eyes.
They were indeed deceiving us!
The sixth-grade evil spirit didn't notice Ye Ling and Zhang Xiaoxia returning and continued, "However, that anomaly master had some skill. You were so badly injured, yet he could still save you. I was even planning to sacrifice you as well."
"Letting them go and letting them be my scapegoats is more in line with my interests than fighting with you."
Wuying smiled, "Speaking of which, the Zhuge family's Qimen Dunjia is too bizarre. Zhuge Yexun, with only third-grade cultivation, almost killed me. When I swallowed him, I couldn't catch my breath and had one foot in the gates of hell."
"Fortunately, a sucker saved me, otherwise I would have been refined into an evil spirit like you by the Master."
The sixth-grade evil spirit said, "What's wrong with being an evil spirit? Eating people can increase cultivation. When I was alive, my cultivation was lower than yours. How long has it been? I'm already sixth-grade, and you're still stuck at fourth-grade."
"I like the feeling of being alive."
Wuying stretched lazily, "The Zhuge family's Qimen Dunjia formation has been obtained. Hurry up and finish dealing with things here. Later, when they bring the Heavenly Masters of the Zheng Yi Sect back, we won't be able to leave."
"What are you afraid of? Within this barrier, with your Qimen Dunjia's support, I'll kill as many as they send."
Wuying said, "Don't underestimate that guy named Ye. Just now, when I was using Qimen Dunjia, he saw through my technique at a glance. His attainments in Qimen Dunjia are much higher than mine, and his strength might not be inferior to yours."
"If he brings the Zheng Yi Sect's Heavenly Masters, you'll be dead for sure."
The sixth-grade evil spirit sounded impatient, "I know, I know. I'll be done here soon. Use the Zhuge family's Qimen Dunjia to help me perfect this formation, and then we'll leave."
"Troublesome!" Wuying yawned, but still took out a black Bagua disk.
"Wuhou Bagua, Four Disks Return to Origin!"
Seeing Wuying and the sixth-grade evil spirit cooperating to inspect the sacrificial formation, Zhang Xiaoxia looked at Ye Ling and asked in her heart, "Master Ye... should we make a move?"
Ye Ling shook his head and said faintly, "He has someone behind him. We need to cast a long line to catch a big fish."