Fellow Daoist! That scoundrel has written a new book again.

Chapter 563 The Foolish Woman

What happened that night left Wu Wei with no warmth whatsoever; instead, he felt a chill that ran deep in his heart.

No matter how incompetent his junior brother may be, he is still a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.

He died so easily from the sword of Luoye Yaoqiu.

There is only one possibility—he did not intentionally stand in front of me, but was caught off guard and teleported to the side of Falling Leaves Inviting Autumn's sword.

Zhu Wuyao's magic is extremely strange.

In the days that Wu Wei was consolidating the various forces of the Juque Sect, he did not forget to investigate how Zhu Wuyao had infiltrated the Juque Sect.

He roughly pieced together Zhu Wuyao's infiltration route.

coincidence.

It seems to be a series of coincidences.

By infiltrating Jiaoling, she transferred the array's lock on her to the disciple who happened to be climbing the mountain. If he hadn't been vigilant enough, he probably wouldn't have noticed Zhu Wuyao's presence even after she had entered the room.

This method of transferring contact seems similar to the process of the sect leader's junior brother suddenly teleporting in front of him to shield him from danger.

Is it really the Fallen Leaves Inviting Autumn that's behind this...?

What benefit would she gain from doing this?

Moreover, does Zhu Wuyao really have the ability to use teleportation arrays to forcibly teleport Nascent Soul stage cultivators?

Wu Wei began to speculate cautiously, recalling how Zhu Wuyao had broken through multiple layers of formations with just one sword strike.

Could it be that this person is not only skilled in divination and swordsmanship, but also in the art of formations?

It has never been revealed to the outside world, so people in the martial arts world do not know about it.

What's next for Fallen Leaves Inviting Autumn?

A variety of questions arose in my mind.

However, no reasonable explanation could be obtained for any of them.

The small teleportation array set up on the table suddenly started to operate. Wu Wei was startled and stood up, taking several steps back and setting up his defenses. When he saw the document delivered to the table, he breathed a sigh of relief and sat back down at the table.

Upon opening the document, Wu Wei was still somewhat shaken.

His gaze fell on the character "墨" (mo), and he asked in confusion:

"A secret room has been discovered beneath the bed in the sect leader's residence..."

Under the bed?

Such a secluded location?

Wu Wei immediately got up, ready to investigate and see what was in the secret chamber below.

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"Sect Leader, this secret chamber seems to have been opened and closed multiple times recently."

"There was no dust covering it, but it seemed to be very old, with signs of aging on the edges and dust still in the crevices."

Upon hearing his subordinate's report, Wu Wei frowned.

He stepped forward to observe, cautiously releasing his divine sense to survey the surroundings. He probed closer to the secret passage, only to be astonished to discover—

The passageway to the secret room did not appear to be protected by any formations.

Beneath the now-private bed lies a secret room without any defensive measures.

He did not rashly continue to probe his consciousness deeper.

"Go down and see what's going on inside."

"Yes!"

The sealed room was forcibly pried open, and the smell inside was extremely unpleasant.

Before long, the disciple who had gone down to investigate returned, vomiting, to report:

"Sect Leader, down there... down there is a mentally challenged woman..."

The expressions of the people present were somewhat complicated. They looked at each other, their eyes seemingly filled with mockery.

Such a configuration certainly sparks the imagination.

There was no protective array placed beneath the bed; the madwoman had been seen entering and exiting multiple times in recent days…

Furthermore, since the disciples of the Juque Sect are not many good people to begin with, they would naturally think about the former sect leader's "romantic affairs".

However, this does not include Wu Wei.

While luck certainly played a part in his rise to his current position, his inherent cautiousness and distrust were equally crucial factors.

If she were just a woman, why hide her in a secret room? She could have just brought her out openly.

Unless... this woman has a special identity.

They may know certain secrets, or they may be of noble status and not be known to outsiders, or they may have a special physique that is beneficial to the practice of martial arts.

"There's no spiritual energy fluctuation; she's just an ordinary woman?"

"That's right, they can't even fast, and their appearance is extremely ugly!"

"Ah……"

Wu Wei sneered.

Although his junior brother was mediocre, he was probably not stupid.

Why would they choose a woman who has neither spiritual power nor good looks, and deliberately hide her in a secret room under the bed in the sect leader's residence?

The moment the gaze swept over the disciples in the room, their eyes narrowed as they speculated about the former sect leader's secrets, the warning in his eyes instantly silenced them, and they dared not continue their whispered laughter.

"You wait here, I'll go down and take a look."

After saying this, he went alone into the secret room.

The disciples who remained in the sect leader's quarters dared not show it on their faces, but privately they were speechless at the sect leader's "seriousness," and even secretly pondered in their hearts—

Why did Sect Leader Wu go down to see for himself? Was he curious himself?

Meanwhile, on Wu Wei's side...

As soon as he entered the secret passage, he frowned slightly. There were no markings on the stone walls on both sides, but it looked like it had been carved out a long time ago.

Could it be that there was some secret treasure hidden here, but it was all taken away in the end?

The scent of filth wafted from ahead.

Wu Wei held his breath and continued walking forward.

Until he saw the mad and foolish woman his disciple had described.

This person covered his face with his hair and showed no signs of spiritual energy. He seemed to be just an ordinary person, yet he was imprisoned by methods that were excessively cruel and even unnecessary for ordinary people.

But...that's not right.

It's wrong to imprison a mortal in this way, and it's also wrong that there are no signs of abuse on the person's body.

"Heh...hehehe..."

The woman let out a foolish laugh, seemingly out of her mind, and struggled to lift her head, revealing a terrifying face covered in scars.

Wu Wei was not fooled by appearances at all.

He was certain that his junior brother wouldn't have locked a woman in a secret room without a reason.

"Stop pretending, he's already dead."

……

After half an hour of conversation, Wu Wei gained nothing; the woman seemed determined to feign madness.

Or perhaps he has truly become mentally impaired...

Because he had never seen a normal woman willing to make herself look so disheveled.

Perhaps being mentally impaired has other uses.

But Wu Wei felt that this person might have lost his usefulness, which was why he had become like this.

He dared not easily let go of the woman.

Yes, even though the woman before him was so disheveled, filthy, and mentally unstable, Wu Wei still dared not easily release her from her restraints.

Think for a moment.

He gathered a powerful spiritual force in his hand, determined to kill the woman instantly, annihilating her body and soul, so that everything would be alright.

Even with danger looming, the woman seemed to remain completely unfathomable.

Wu Wei felt that he might have been overthinking things.

That doesn't prevent him from eliminating the problem completely.

A powerful spiritual force was thrust forward from the palm, a force strong enough to obliterate the woman's body and soul.

Just then, a sudden change occurred.

Suddenly, a highly concealed array appeared around the secret chamber, blocking the deadly attack.

The chains that had bound the veiled woman for over a thousand years... finally changed. With a piercing "clatter," the runes on the black chains dimmed, and her hands trembled as she slowly clenched her fists.

He heard a soft chuckle.

He met a pair of extremely calm and clear eyes.