"Well, you little slut, you dare betray the Xiong family just because you found some random man. Aren't you afraid of being punished by the family rules, having your skin peeled off and your heart ripped out!"
When the old woman saw the handsome Xu Le, she automatically imagined the Xiong Youdou sisters submitting to this man and betraying their family's interests, so she cursed him without any politeness.
Upon hearing this, Xiong Youdou immediately released the old woman, knelt down on the ground, and pleaded, "My master spoke rashly in a hurry; please forgive her disrespect!"
Xu Le continued walking, not responding to Xiong Youdou's request, a cold smile appearing on his lips.
The old woman looked at the terrified Xiong Youdou. Although she was puzzled, the backyard was a place of family secrets, so she naturally could not let Xu Le, an outsider, go in.
"don't want!"
Xiong Youdou tried to stop the old woman, but although she was old, she was extremely agile. She took two light steps and leaped out, using her cane as a spear to forcefully stab Xu Le in the back.
Bang!
Like fireworks exploding, the old woman's body exploded into a cloud of blood mist in the air, bound by an invisible psychic force, and lay flat on the ground.
"master!"
Xiong Youdou stared blankly at her dead master and called out once, tears streaming down her face. Although the old woman was extremely strict with her, she had been with her for more than ten years, and her death at this moment caused her unbearable grief.
"I only pamper you because you have some good looks. Remember this: you are nothing but my slaves!"
Xu Le's icy words echoed in the courtyard. Xiong Ying, who was leading the way, went limp, her pants slightly damp. Xiong Youdou, who was lying on the ground staring blankly at the drifting blood mist, heard these words and subconsciously touched the collar around her neck, letting out a miserable laugh.
Then, she slowly stood up, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and followed.
In the backyard, there were no plants planted, only a huge ancient well in the center, with dragon patterns carved on it. The dragon on the wall was biting its tail, but it had been damaged by the erosion of time.
There were no wooden buckets or water-scooping utensils beside the well; it seemed that the well was merely a decoration.
On the well wall, two characters were written in small seal script: Secret Well
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Chapter 214: The Secret Realm
Xu Le had already received the news from the two sisters, so he naturally knew that this was the location of the Xiong family's secret realm. Due to its special location, the Xiong family's loyal guards were sent to protect it. Apart from that, this village was where some of the Xiong family's retreating disciples and ordinary people lived together, hiding the secret realm.
"Grandma Bear!"
Shouts rang out from outside, accompanied by a flurry of footsteps.
Xu Le had no interest in wasting time with them, so she lightly jumped into the ancient well. The two sisters exchanged a glance and followed her.
Thump!
With a crisp, muffled sound, the calm water surface did not ripple; instead, it passed straight through like an unreal scene.
In the dark space, the only source of light was three enormous, faintly glowing orbs in the sky, emitting light from an unknown height.
Xu Le controlled his body; the dim light had no effect on him. Feeling the unbalanced gravity of the space around him, a familiar feeling surfaced in his heart.
This world is like outer space, with a large number of boulders floating around. The boulders are of different sizes, some as small as debris, and some as large as mountains. They are covered with plants, and in some places there is a dense forest. The forest is quiet, but you can see a few reptiles moving among the branches.
"There's something alive! Interesting!"
Xu Le initially thought he had returned to the hellish space, but after seeing the living plants and animals, he rejected the guess. He enveloped himself with his mental power and slowly flew up, taking the two sisters with him.
The dark space was like a vast universe. Although there were living beings, Xu Le sensed a strange energy radiation that permeated the space. If a person with a weak constitution entered, they might die instantly. Even if someone with a strong constitution entered, they could only exist for a longer period of time. If they did not exit when they reached their limit, they would also perish.
This is why the Xiong family didn't send out all their personnel to search; after all, it would be a waste of talent, and even the Xiong family couldn't afford to do so.
Most of the floating rocks in the vast space were ordinary pebbles. Occasionally, one could find pebbles with plants growing on them. Xu Le scanned them with his divine sense and found that they were just herbs that could strengthen the physique of ordinary people, and were not of much value.
"You're really poor. No wonder your Xiong family is still so stupid. Even you, the eldest daughter of the Xiong family, are being used as pawns!"
Xu Le's disdainful words made Xiong Youdou feel dejected. He thought about how he had risked his life for the Xiong family, only to be used as a pawn and thrown out for personal gain. It was a sad thing.
"Master, there seems to be something over there!"
Xu Le looked in the direction Xiong Ying pointed and saw a golden foxtail grass growing on a piece of gravel, swaying in the dark space and emitting a golden glow that dispelled the darkness.
"interesting!"
Xu Le had just scanned the area with his divine sense and found no foxtail grass. It wasn't that he couldn't find it, but rather...
Xu Lefei bent down to pull up the foxtail grass, but the gravel on which the foxtail grass was rooted suddenly trembled. A monster pounced out of the dark void, and the foxtail grass moved with it, growing right at the tip of its tail!
The monster was pitch black, resembling a combination of a scorpion, a crab, and a lizard. Its ugly skin began to change color like a chameleon, turning dark red. The method it had used to hide was mimicry.
Just as Xu Le was about to use his telekinetic power to shatter the monster's brain, he discovered that the monster had no brain at all; its body and soul were superimposed, existing in a very strange way.
Xu Le grabbed its giant pincers, kicked it unconscious, and threw it into his inner world, since it was a very good research subject.
Xu Le already knew that this dark space was full of all sorts of disguised monsters. Their way of survival was a mystery. The only thing he knew was that once a human entered, they would disguise themselves as dazzling treasures to lure the human into their trap.
After walking tens of thousands of meters, Xu Le encountered several more monsters and also collected some strange medicinal herbs. Although he didn't know their effects, Xu Le still planted them in his inner world to analyze them.
Ding ding ding!
The melodious bell jingled, its sound reaching the ears of the three. The presence of a bell in this dark space was surely ominous.
Xu Le flew several miles following the sound before spotting a silver bell tied with a red ribbon floating and swaying, emitting melodious music.
"Secret treasure!"