“I heard that sometimes, they’ll shut disciples and other sect members inside the Ling Xi Caves—like those who are experiencing a qi deviation or those who have resorted to unnatural paths. Do you think this might have been one of those situations?” After a long time, Yue Qingyuan made a noncommittal noise: “Oh.” Shen Qingqiu had received the cold shoulder, but he still squinted at a stretch of wall. “It seems that whoever this was wanted very much to leave,” he concluded. “They struggled for a long time before dying.”
