Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji were momentarily blinded by the brightness. After enduring so many crises in this dark chamber, this sudden burst of light seemed especially precious.

Wei WuXian raised his hand to shield his eyes, and after calming himself down, he strode towards the door, muttering, "Finally, I'm out! There were so many messes in this secret room."

Lan Wangji followed closely behind, his expression still calm, but his slightly rapid breathing revealed that the fierce battle just now had consumed a lot of his energy.

When I walked out of the secret room, it was already night outside.

The moonlight sprinkled on the barren land of the Wen family's former site, covering everything with a layer of cold silver gauze.

Wei Wuxian stretched out his body, loosening up his aching muscles, and turned to look at Lan Wangji: "Lan Zhan, even though I've revealed it, I still have no clue as to the mystery of the Yin Tiger Talisman's reappearance."

Lan Wangji frowned slightly, his gaze fixed on a collapsed building not far away. "The puppets and monsters in this secret room may just be the beginning. There must be a greater conspiracy behind this."

Just then, a breeze blew by, bringing with it a faint smell of blood.

Wei Wuxian wrinkled his nose. "Lan Zhan, do you smell that? This smell is a little off."

The two looked at each other and followed the direction of the smell.

In a remote corner of the old site, they found several bodies dressed in night clothes.

The corpse died in a very tragic way, with its throat cut by a sharp weapon and blood staining the ground red.

Wei Wuxian squatted down to check and found that there were no obvious signs of fighting on the body. It seemed that the person was killed instantly without any warning.

"Who are these people? There are no clear markings on their clothes, so why did they die here?" Wei Wuxian stood up and asked in confusion.

Lan Wangji carefully examined the corpses and found a token on one of them with a mysterious symbol engraved on it.

He handed the token to Wei WuXian, "I've never seen this symbol before. Perhaps it's related to the Yin Tiger Talisman."

Wei WuXian took the token and looked at it over and over again. "It seems that there are many forces involved behind this. These people are likely here for the Yin Tiger Talisman, but who knows who killed them."

Suddenly, Wei WuXian's expression changed as if he had thought of something. "Lan Zhan, the monster's appearance in the secret room earlier was too strange. Could it be that someone deliberately lured us in, hoping to use the monster to get rid of us and, by the way, get rid of these annoying people?"

Lan Wangji nodded. "That's possible. They're very careful and calculated. We need to be even more cautious in our next actions."

Just as they were about to leave, they heard noisy footsteps in the distance.

Soon, a group of people appeared in their sight. Leading them was a stern-looking middle-aged man, followed by a group of monks in various costumes.

The middle-aged man saw Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji, and a hint of vigilance flashed in his eyes: "Why are you two here? What does it have to do with these corpses?"

Wei WuXian crossed his arms and said with a grin, "We just arrived too, and were just about to investigate what's going on. But what are you doing here, running to the Wen Clan's former residence so late at night?"

The middle-aged man snorted coldly, "Hmph, I'm the head of Qingfeng Pavilion. I received news that there were unusual movements at the Wen family's former residence, so I came to investigate. I didn't expect to run into you two. You're acting so sneaky, it's really suspicious."

Wei WuXian looked at the middle-aged man coldly, "Qingfeng Pavilion? We act aboveboard, and there's no need to explain ourselves to you. But you, please stop being unreasonable."

The two sides were on the verge of a fight and the atmosphere was extremely tense.

Under the cold moonlight, Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji confronted the people from Qingfeng Pavilion. The air seemed to be frozen, filled with the smell of gunpowder that was about to explode.

Wei WuXian's lips curled up into an uninhibited smile, but his eyes were sharp. "Master Qingfeng Pavilion, we have no grudge against you. You are being so aggressive, I'm afraid you have other intentions, right?"

The head of the Qingfeng Pavilion had a gloomy expression, the hilt of his sword gripped so tightly that it turned pale. "Hmph, there have been frequent incidents at the Wen Clan's former site lately, and rumors of something related to the Yin Tiger Talisman are endless. The two of you appearing here, and in the same place with these corpses, how can I not be suspicious?"

Lan Wangji's expression was calm, yet he exuded an aura of untouchability. "You suspect others without any evidence. Is this how Qingfeng Pavilion operates? If you can't produce any evidence, please refrain from slandering us."

A cultivator behind the Qingfeng Pavilion Master jumped out, pointed at Wei Wuxian, and shouted, "Everyone knows that you, Wei Wuxian, have a deep connection with the Yin Tiger Talisman. Perhaps you are the one secretly manipulating all this!"

Upon hearing this, Wei WuXian threw his head back and burst into laughter, "Hahaha, this is hilarious! If I really wanted to control it, why would I leave you guys here to talk nonsense?"

As the two sides argued, people from Qingfeng Pavilion gradually gathered around, ready to fight at any time.

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji stood back to back, unafraid, ready to face the upcoming battle.

At this extremely tense moment, a snow-white carrier pigeon suddenly flew from the night sky and landed directly on the shoulder of the master of Qingfeng Pavilion.

The Pavilion Master was slightly startled, took the note off the pigeon's leg, and began to read.

After reading the contents of the note, the head of Qingfeng Pavilion's expression suddenly changed and his brows were tightly furrowed.

He was silent for a moment, then waved his hand, signaling the people behind him to retreat.

Then, he looked at Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji. Although his tone was still a little stiff, it was much softer. "Let's put today's matter aside for now. But this matter is not over yet. If I find out that you are involved in the matter of the Yin Tiger Talisman, I will not let you off easily."

After saying that, he hurriedly left with everyone from Qingfeng Pavilion.

Wei WuXian watched them depart and couldn't help but mutter, "What's up with Qingfeng Pavilion? They're just leaving like that?"

Lan Wangji pondered for a moment. "The message carried by the carrier pigeon must be something serious. Perhaps they have a new clue, or perhaps they have something more important to deal with."

Wei WuXian nodded. "Anyway, this Yin Tiger Talisman thing is getting increasingly complicated. Looks like we need to speed up our investigation and find out who's behind this."

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji decided to go back to the Cloud Recesses first to sort out the clues they had obtained so far.

Along the way, Wei Wuxian was playing with the mysterious token, trying to decipher the meaning of the symbols on it.

Back in the quiet room, Lan Wangji took out various ancient books to look for similar symbols, while Wei Wuxian contacted Xue Yang and Nie Huaisang to find out if they knew anything related.

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