"Junior sister, what on earth are you thinking about?" Li Qingyun growled in a low voice, his voice echoing in the empty cave, but he received no response. He leaned against the stone wall dejectedly, his mind constantly flashing back to his junior sister's abnormal behavior over the years.

Ever since the master disappeared five years ago, the sister seemed like a different person. Her originally lively and cheerful personality became silent and taciturn. She also practiced more diligently and even often went to the forbidden area in the back mountain alone, as if she was looking for something.

"Could it be that Master's disappearance is related to Junior Sister?" A terrible thought suddenly popped up in Li Qingyun's mind, but he quickly denied it, "It's impossible. Although Junior Sister's personality has changed drastically, she will never do anything to hurt Master!"

But, if it wasn't for the master, why did the junior sister do this? Why did she take Zhang Hao away?

Li Qingyun couldn't figure it out or guess what was going on. He only knew that he had to find his junior sister as soon as possible and find out the truth of the matter.

He took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and carefully observed his surroundings.

It was pitch black in the depths of the cave, with only a faint light shining in from the cave entrance. One could vaguely see some rubble and weapon fragments scattered on the ground, which should have been left over from a previous fight.

Li Qingyun followed the traces on the ground, hoping to find some clues.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in front of him. Li Qingyun was delighted and quickened his pace to walk over.

After passing through a narrow crack in the rocks, the view suddenly opens up.

This is a huge underground space with countless luminous pearls inlaid on the ceiling, illuminating the entire space like daylight.

In the center of the space, there is an altar made of white jade. Various strange patterns are carved around the altar, exuding an ancient and mysterious atmosphere.

On the altar, a woman in white was sitting cross-legged with her eyes closed and her hands in seals, as if she was performing some kind of ritual.

In front of her, Zhang Hao was lying quietly on the ground, pale and unconscious.

"Junior sister, what are you doing?!" Li Qingyun was shocked when he saw this. He roared, flew up and ran straight to the altar.

The woman in white slowly opened her eyes, with a strange smile on her lips: "Brother, you are finally here."

"Junior sister, what on earth are you doing?" Li Qingyun landed under the altar and glared at the woman in white. "Why did you bring me here? What on earth do you want to do?"

"Haha, Senior Brother, you are still so naive." The woman in white chuckled, stood up, and looked down at Li Qingyun. "I told you a long time ago that I want to take back everything that belongs to me!"

"What are you talking about?" Li Qingyun frowned, with an ominous premonition in his heart, "What do you mean by everything that belongs to you?"

"My life experience, my hatred, my..." The woman in white suddenly paused when she spoke here, her eyes fell on Zhang Hao, a complicated look flashed in her eyes, "And my lover!"

Li Qingyun was struck by lightning when he heard this. He looked at the woman in white in disbelief: "What did you say? Your lover? Junior brother... "

"That's right, Zhang Hao is the person I'm looking for!" The woman in white suddenly raised her voice, her eyes full of madness, "Only he can help me complete my plan!"

"What plan?" Li Qingyun felt more and more uneasy, as if something was going to happen.

The woman in white didn't answer, but just smiled coldly, then pointed at Zhang Hao and shouted: "Now, use his blood to open this door to hell!"

As soon as the words fell, the patterns around the altar suddenly burst into dazzling light, and the entire space began to vibrate violently...

The runes around the altar twisted wildly like activated venomous snakes, emitting a sickening blood-red light. Small pieces of gravel began to fall from the top of the cave, foreshadowing the imminent collapse. Li Qingyun was extremely anxious, but he did not dare to act rashly. He knew that the "plan" mentioned by the woman in white was not simple at all. If it went wrong, he and Zhang Hao would be left here forever.

"Junior sister, calm down! Let's talk it over. Why risk your life?" Li Qingyun tried to awaken a bit of rationality from the woman in white, but the only response he got was her even more crazy laughter.

"Speak nicely? Senior Brother, tell me, is there any truth in this world?!" The woman in white turned around abruptly, her clear eyes now bloodshot, as if she was accusing Master of some terrible injustice. "I begged Master to avenge my parents, but what did he do? He actually said that revenge would never end, and asked me to let go of my hatred! Haha, it's easy for him to say, but has he ever experienced the pain I feel?!"

Every time the woman in white spoke, her body trembled a little bit, and her tone became more and more excited. Li Qingyun then realized that the usually taciturn junior sister actually had such deep hatred buried in her heart.

"So you captured Zhang Hao and wanted to open the gate of hell? Are you crazy? Can you get revenge by doing this? Can it bring your parents back to life?!" Li Qingyun roared.

"Of course I know they can't be resurrected!" The shrill voice of the woman in white echoed in the empty underground space, carrying with it endless sadness and despair. "But I can't let their deaths be in vain! I will make those who killed them pay a thousand times the price! I will make the entire martial arts world be buried with them!"

"You..." Li Qingyun wanted to persuade him again, but was suddenly interrupted by the woman in white.

"That's enough, senior brother, you don't have to say anymore! I have made up my mind. Today, I will make the world a river of blood!" After saying that, she no longer paid attention to Li Qingyun, turned around, and gently stroked Zhang Hao's cheek with her slender hand.

Zhang Hao was still unconscious at this moment, his face was frighteningly pale. The woman in white looked at him infatuatedly, her eyes were as gentle as if she was looking at the most precious treasure in the world.

"Hao, don't worry. After I have my revenge, I will take you away from this place of trouble. We will find a paradise, live a life of men farming and women weaving, and never worry about worldly affairs again..."

As she spoke, she leaned over and kissed Zhang Hao lightly on the lips. Then, she stood up suddenly, her eyes became extremely determined, and she bit her finger, dripping a drop of blood on Zhang Hao's forehead.

In an instant, a sudden change occurred!

Zhang Hao, who was originally unconscious, suddenly opened his eyes, and a strange red light flashed in his black pupils. He sat up suddenly, grabbed the woman in white by the neck, and said in a hoarse and cold voice:

“Who… are you…?”

Zhang Hao suddenly opened his eyes, and a strange red light flashed in his black pupils, like two flames burning. He grabbed the woman in white by the neck, and his voice was hoarse and cold, like a devil from hell: "Who... are you..."

The woman in white was obviously stunned by Zhang Hao's sudden change. She stared blankly at the originally weak man in front of her, feeling the dangerous aura emanating from him, and forgot to struggle for a moment.

"Hao, you...what's wrong with you?" Li Qingyun was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly stepped forward to pull Zhang Hao away, but was knocked back several steps by Zhang Hao's backhand.

"Don't touch me!" Zhang Hao roared, staring at Li Qingyun fiercely, as if he was the unforgivable enemy.

Li Qingyun covered his chest and looked at the scene in disbelief. He had never seen such a terrifying side of Zhang Hao. The usually honest and simple junior brother seemed to have turned into a bloodthirsty demon at this moment.

"Senior Brother, I... I'm fine..." The woman in white came to her senses and gently patted the back of Zhang Hao's hand, trying to calm his agitated emotions.

However, Zhang Hao pushed her away, stood up staggeringly, and scanned everything around him, finally his eyes fell on the altar emitting a strange red light.

"This... what is this place? What... did you do to me?!" Zhang Hao's voice was hoarse and low, filled with endless anger and fear.

"Hao, you...you don't remember me? I'm your senior sister!" The woman in white had tears in her eyes and looked at Zhang Hao pitifully.

"Senior sister?" Zhang Hao sneered, "I don't even know you! And you, don't think I don't know what you are up to!" He pointed at Li Qingyun, his eyes full of disgust and hatred, "What on earth do you want to do by bringing me here?!"

Li Qingyun opened his mouth, wanting to explain, but he didn't know where to start. He had never seen Zhang Hao so crazy before, and he didn't know how to make him believe that all this was to save him.

"Hiroshi, listen to me, we have no ill intentions..."

"Shut up!" Zhang Hao shouted angrily, interrupting Li Qingyun, "You are all liars! You all want to take advantage of me!"

As he spoke, he suddenly held his head in pain. Blurry images kept emerging in his mind, giving him a splitting headache.

The images were chaotic, with the hustle and bustle of modern cities, the love and hatred of ancient rivers and lakes, and... a woman in white, smiling at him tenderly...

"Ah!" Zhang Hao roared in pain, suddenly fell to his knees, and tore his hair with both hands.

"Hao, what's wrong with you?! Don't scare me!" Seeing this, the woman in white hurried forward and tried to help Zhang Hao up, but Zhang Hao grabbed her wrist.

"It's you... it's all you..." Zhang Hao raised his head, staring at the woman in white with his scarlet eyes, a strange smile on his lips, "You... are the culprit of all this..."

Zhang Hao's painful roar echoed in the empty altar, like the wail of a wounded beast. The woman in white, Li Qingyun, was extremely anxious, but did not dare to approach easily. The blood red in Zhang Hao's eyes gradually faded, replaced by deep confusion and pain. He hugged his head, and those unfamiliar fragments of memory were like sharp knives, cutting wantonly in his mind.

"Why... am I here? Where on earth is this?" Zhang Hao murmured in a low voice, his voice full of fear and helplessness.

Seeing this, Li Qingyun's heart softened and he wanted to go forward to comfort her, but was stopped by the woman in white.

"Let him calm down." The woman in white whispered, with a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

Zhang Hao struggled to stand up, staggered a few steps, and almost fell. He looked around and found himself on an ancient altar. The altar was surrounded by dense forests, and continuous mountains could be vaguely seen in the distance.

"Where...is this place?" Zhang Hao's voice trembled, like a lost lamb.

"This is Luoxia Peak, the forbidden area in the back mountain of our Xiaoyao Sect." The woman in white said softly, with a barely perceptible tremor in her tone.

"Xiaoyao Sect? What is that?" Zhang Hao looked confused. He tried desperately to search his mind for memories of "Xiaoyao Sect", but found nothing.

"Hao, you... really don't remember?" The woman in white looked at Zhang Hao pitifully with tears in her eyes, "I am your senior sister, Li Xueruo!"

"Senior Sister? Li Xueruo?" Zhang Hao murmured to himself. These two words stirred up a ripple in his mind, but he could not piece together a complete picture.

"You... are really my senior sister?" Zhang Hao looked at the beautiful woman in front of him, his heart full of confusion and doubt.

Li Xueruo nodded gently, tears rolling down her cheeks: "Don't you remember? We grew up together, practiced together, and..."

Having said this, Li Xueruo suddenly stopped and a look of pain flashed across her face.

"Together for what?" Zhang Hao asked. He was eager to know his past and why he came to this strange place.

Li Xueruo bit her lip and hesitated for a moment before she slowly spoke: "We...experienced that family massacre together..."

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