Return of the Phoenix Lady

A Da led the way in front, and the beasts followed behind. Han Xing followed the beasts and swam to the waterfall.

I only heard Ah Da's voice in the front: "The waterfall ahead will have great resistance. Although I have removed the barrier, it is still not easy to pass. Everyone be mentally prepared, follow me and rush forward!" After saying that, he turned around and swam forward suddenly.

Han Xing felt a powerful surge just a few meters from the waterfall, and the pressure around him grew. He couldn't help but feel a wave of doubt, but before he could think, the waterfall was right before his eyes. He felt like he was in a whirlpool, involuntarily carried along by the powerful current. Trying to steady himself, Han Xing gazed at the bottomless black hole below, and suddenly felt something strange. Ah Da and the others had already made it in, and the other beasts weren't far behind. Xiao Bai, who usually looked weak, had made it in with his agility. Xiao Hei, a restless creature, was no match for the waterfall. Little Silver, an aquatic creature, made it in with a whoosh. As the master of the beasts, he couldn't afford to be left behind.

Han Xing tried to control the water element. It was a little difficult at first, given the strong impact, but gradually, the water flow slowed down noticeably. Han Xing successfully controlled the water element. Just as she was about to reach the cave entrance and could vaguely see everyone, the water suddenly broke free from her control and rushed downwards madly. Han Xing was caught off guard and was swept under by the current without paying attention. She could faintly hear the screams of the beasts and, just as she was about to fall into unconsciousness, she realized that there was a black object above her, also sinking rapidly...

"Tick-tick-tick-tick-" Hmm, so noisy! What's that sound? Oh, right, where am I? Han Xing suddenly opened her watery eyes and looked into the pitch-black space, her thoughts returning to the time before she blacked out. Huh? Strange? Wasn't she swept under by the current? How did she end up in this pitch-black place? Han Xing tried to sit up, but was surprised to find she seemed to be sitting on something soft. She moved slightly and heard a muffled groan from below. Han Xing was embarrassed. Could anyone tell her why Yingchen was here, and why she seemed to be sitting on him?

Han Xing quickly got up, groped his hands to help Yingchen up, and said carefully: "Yingchen, are you...are you okay?" It's a pity that the divine fire cannot be used for lighting now, because the heat of the divine fire is too strong. He is fine, but Yingchen is not. I don't know how he is now?

"Master, I'm fine. Are you hurt?" Yingchen's voice sounded a little anxious.

"I'm fine! And why did you come down here too?"

"I... I was worried about the young master, so... I jumped down..." Yingchen said hesitantly.

Han Xing frowned and raised her little hand, "Bang!" The loud sound echoed in the empty cave.

Yingchen groaned again, rubbed his scalp which was hurt by the hit, and remained silent.

"Why are you so impulsive! This is what I taught you! In the face of unknown danger, run away as soon as you can! What about you! You can be very safe, but you like to go to dangerous places. Do you think you are an adventurer? Yingchen! You disappoint me so much!" Han Xing said angrily, then turned away and fell silent.

The cave was quiet for a while before Yingchen's low voice was heard: "Master, I'm sorry, I have implicated you!"

After hearing this, Han Xing not only didn't calm down, but became even angrier: "Yingchen! Do you know what you are saying? Do you know what I am saying? Implicate you? Do I, Liu Hanxing, really want to be afraid of you getting involved? You...you are really pissing me off! From now on, don't open your mouth! Don't say a word! Wait until I calm down before you say anything!"

Han Xing is very angry now, and the consequences will be serious!

Yingchen was completely silent. Han Xing was groping in front, and he followed behind dejectedly.

Suddenly, Han Xing stopped, and Yingchen nearly bumped into him, but luckily he stopped in time. Han Xing seemed to be searching for something. "Found it!" He pulled out a handful of fluorescent grass to illuminate the area. Yes, it was the wind-blown grass. It looked dim from the outside, but in the pitch-black cave, it was as bright as a small oil lamp. Han Xing nodded in satisfaction, then turned to look at Yingchen, and was surprised to see that Yingchen's once pristine white clothes were now scuffed and stained. Most importantly, there was a long wound on his arm, blood soaking most of his sleeve.

"You, you, you... why didn't you tell me you were injured!" Han Xing hurriedly pulled up Yingchen's arm and checked it carefully. After confirming that it was only a flesh wound and no bones were injured, he felt relieved and began to heal it with the element of light. By the way, he stuffed a few blood-replenishing pills into Yingchen's mouth.

Watching the wound slowly heal, Han Xing felt a little distressed and helpless. Not until his arm was completely healed did Han Xing stop, take a deep breath, and say helplessly: "You can talk now!"

It was completely silent, so quiet that one could hear each other's breathing. Han Xing seemed to be arguing with Ying Chen, but he remained silent.

Finally, an inaudible sigh was heard, and Yingchen said softly, "Master, Yingchen knows he was wrong."

"What's wrong?"

"I shouldn't have jumped down without thinking, I shouldn't have been so impulsive, I shouldn't have hurt myself like this, I shouldn't..." Yingchen's voice became smaller and smaller.

"Okay, okay, since you know you are wrong, let's forget about this matter. If you do it again next time, I will never forgive you! Now we can only find a way out. Let's go!" Han Xing interrupted Ying Chen and said.

"Yes, young master!" Yingchen lowered his head again, thinking dejectedly, Young Master, oh Young Master, what should I do with you?

Han Xing walked forward, feeling his way along the stone wall, while Ying Chen followed behind. The wind-blown grass could only illuminate a small area, so Han Xing still couldn't see the whole cave. After walking for an unknown amount of time, he finally reached the bottom. Han Xing frowned at the stone wall, as if he wanted to stare a hole through it.

"Master, what should we do now?" Yingchen was a little anxious. Why was there no way out? How could we get out?

Han Xing did not answer, but approached the stone wall and explored it carefully. Her intuition told her that this stone wall was not just a stone wall.

"Come and see!" "Young Master, what's wrong?" Yingchen walked over.

"Look, does this crack go from bottom to top?"

"Yes! Young Master, in other words, this is the Taoist sect?" Ying Chen said excitedly. Does this mean there is a way out?

"That's right, looking at the complex patterns on this door, it shouldn't be opened by brute force. Maybe there are some mechanisms. I just don't know how to open this door?" Han Xing began to think.