My family has been wielding knives for generations, but now it's my turn to wield a pen!

"This is roughly the location!"

Following his memory from last night, Jiang Xiaobai carried Chu Qingci to the place where pearls glittered before putting her down.

The two searched the surrounding area carefully, and Jiang Xiaobai finally focused his attention on a rocky area.

One of the stones clearly protruded outwards.

"Could there be something more to this scene behind that rock?"

As he spoke, Jiang Xiaobai arrived in front of the stone, took a deep breath, mobilized his sixth-grade internal energy, and slammed his palms down on it.

boom!

With a muffled thud, the stone remained motionless.

Jiang Xiaobai was instead knocked back two steps, his hands went numb, and his arms trembled slightly.

"So hard?"

Jiang Xiaobai shook his hand and looked at the stone again, his expression showing some resentment.

"Move aside, I'll give it a try!"

Chu Qingci's calm voice rang out from the side.

Jiang Xiaobai didn't think much of it and stepped aside.

Chu Qingci stepped forward and placed one hand on the stone.

The next moment, Jiang Xiaobai felt an astonishing power erupt from Chu Qingci's body.

boom!

The rock exploded on the spot, sending rubble and dust swirling in all directions.

hiss!

Jiang Xiaobai gasped, his eyes widening as he stared at Chu Qingci in shock.

This woman...

Isn't he still poisoned?

How could a single palm strike have such great power?

Chu Qingci was also taken aback for a moment. Noticing Jiang Xiaobai's gaze, a slightly unnatural expression appeared on her face: "Oh, I... have recovered a bit today!"

"No wonder!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded in realization, without having any further doubts.

As the dust gradually settled, Jiang Xiaobai looked at the rocks again, his expression turning to surprise.

Indeed, there was something else behind that rock.

A pitch-black hole appeared before the two of them.

"There really is a cave?"

Jiang Xiaobai quickly arrived at the cave entrance, peeked inside, and found that the cave looked quite deep.

"Let's go in and take a look!"

After Chu Qingci finished speaking, she took the lead and walked inside.

Jiang Xiaobai naturally followed closely behind.

Although the entrance to the cave is narrow, it gradually becomes more spacious once you enter.

Moreover, the ventilation inside is excellent, unlike the cold and damp feeling of ordinary caves; instead, it feels refreshing.

The two continued forward and soon reached the end.

There are clear signs that people live here.

There was a stone bed against the wall on the right, and a wooden cabinet next to it.

In addition, there was a low table and several rotten prayer cushions on the ground.

Chu Qingci stopped and looked around carefully.

Jiang Xiaobai walked to the other side, and after a moment, a surprised voice rang out: "Hey, there's a zither here!"

Chu Qingci turned her head and saw Jiang Xiaobai pick up a guqin from the corner.

Although the guqin was covered in dust, it was well preserved.

Jiang Xiaobai blew on it twice, then wiped it with his hand, revealing the exquisite body of the instrument.

"This instrument looks pretty good!"

Jiang Xiaobai flipped through the pages and quickly noticed two small characters engraved on the tail of the instrument.

"It has another name!"

At this point, Jiang Xiaobai leaned closer to take a look and asked, "Huang Ting?"

"Huangting?"

Upon hearing this name, Chu Qingci quickly walked to Jiang Xiaobai's side.

When she took the guqin, she glanced at the spot Jiang Xiaobai pointed to and indeed saw a somewhat blurred mark.

Huangting!

"Does this person have a background?"

Jiang Xiaobai couldn't help but be curious when he saw Chu Qingci's reaction.

"have!"

Chu Qingci nodded gently and said, "Huang Ting was a senior of our Cangfeng Sect, and can be considered my grandmaster!"

"This person possessed exceptional talent and was the sect leader of the Hidden Edge Sect at the time. It was he who later recommended the current royal family, ultimately leading to the unification of the Great Hua!"

"That amazing?"

Jiang Xiaobai looked surprised after hearing this.

"But then, something happened!"

Chu Qingci nodded gently and said, "Grandmaster Huang Ting had a junior sister who was taken as a concubine by the emperor at the time."

"Our grandmaster was unwilling to accept this, so he relinquished the position of sect leader and personally stormed into the palace to take his junior sister away!"

"After that, the two disappeared without a trace and never appeared again!"

"Good heavens!"

Jiang Xiaobai was secretly alarmed upon hearing this.

This Master Huangting is incredibly audacious; he even dared to snatch the emperor's concubine.

"It was precisely because of this incident that a rift developed between the royal family and our Hidden Edge Sect!"

Chu Qingci continued, "It wasn't until the previous emperor left an edict in our Cangfeng Sect in an effort to mend relations that the situation between the two sides finally eased!"

"I see!"

Jiang Xiaobai nodded in realization, but his expression still looked somewhat strange.

He hadn't expected that there was such a past between the Hidden Peak Sect and the royal family.

"Furthermore, our Hidden Edge Sect's Hidden Edge Strength used to be something that could be cultivated independently!"

To Jiang Xiaobai's surprise, Chu Qingci continued, "But the cultivation method of the Concealed Edge Force was taken away by Grandmaster Huang Ting as well."

"Therefore, even now, the Hidden Edge Force can only be passed down internally and cannot be cultivated independently according to the prescribed methods!"

"Could there be a cultivation method for concealing one's sharpness here?"

Jiang Xiaobai's eyes immediately lit up.

After saying that, Jiang Xiaobai quickly went to the wooden cabinet and started rummaging through it.

But when the cabinet door was opened, it was completely empty.

Undeterred, Jiang Xiaobai searched around the stone bed and low table again.

But the cave was so small that he could see right to the end, and he had searched almost every accessible spot, yet he still found nothing.

"No?"

Jiang Xiaobai's expectation gradually turned into disappointment.

Chu Qingci also looked around for a long time, but found no trace of any cultivation technique.

Just as she was about to look away and leave, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly remembered something: "By the way, where did that pearly light come from last night?"

"It's probably something like fluorite!"

Chu Qingci spoke.

"I think we can come back again tonight."

Jiang Xiaobai's eyes flickered slightly as he said, "Then, let's follow the light of the pearl and see if we can find anything else!"

"Can!"

Chu Qingci nodded slightly.

"Let's go back first!"

As Jiang Xiaobai spoke, he came to Chu Qingci's side, picked her up again, and used the "Nine Crossings of Wind" technique to rush out of the cave.

But as soon as he left the cave, Jiang Xiaobai suddenly remembered something.

That's not right!

This woman just shattered a rock that big with a single palm strike.

As things stand, they are perfectly capable of acting on their own.

Jiang Xiaobai's expression immediately turned awkward.

Chu Qingci, who was leaning against him, had obviously thought of this as well, her face flushed with embarrassment.

"Young Master Jiang..."

After a moment of silence, Chu Qingci said softly, "Why don't you put me down?"

"Fine, I've already hugged him!"

Jiang Xiaobai coughed lightly.

"Um……"

Chu Qingci softly replied, "Then let's do it this way!"