At least the Great Grandmaster!

"Sir, sir... If we had known you were such a master, we wouldn’t have dared to..."

Sui Yi was impatient with their deceitful pleas for mercy; a simple glance from her eyes made them shiver without daring to say more.

Sui Yi surveyed the underground stone chamber; to create such a deep chamber would require substantial manpower and resources. From their conversation she overheard earlier, it seemed they were engaged in human trafficking?

However, why is the temperature underground so high, and there are sounds coming from nearby; it seems there are other chambers along the corridor.

"In the Western Regions, is human trafficking as lively as yours common?"

Sui Yi’s question made the leading man’s gaze flicker, and he immediately said, "Actually, we only recently started this business, you are the first...."

He fell silent and collapsed.

Sui Yi silently turned to the second person.

The person tensed and immediately confessed quickly...

For instance, there are at least ten inns like this in this small town, mostly targeting outsiders, especially those from large cities in the Central Plains, regardless of gender, those who look good are drugged and trafficked to special forces...

"What if they don’t look good?"

Sui Yi’s casual remark caused the person to awkwardly reply, "Then we just rob them of their money...."

"I’m asking about the people," Sui Yi looked at them with deep eyes.

People... People.... This person couldn’t utter a word.

"If you directly kill them, there’s no need for such secrecy," Sui Yi said coldly, slightly curling her fingers.

Several people fell down soundlessly.

Sui Yi didn’t want to look at them anymore; their words seemed mixed with falsehoods as if revealing the truth would lead to their deaths. Since that’s the case, there was no need to ask further.

Sui Yi gently tucked her sleeves and walked toward the doorway. As she stepped out, she saw two empty stone chambers, which were the rooms she had rented for Shi Feixuan. Beyond those...

The fourth room was also empty, but the bed had been lowered by a mechanism, with disheveled bedding, indicating that the guest had been taken away.

Sui Yi dealt with some guards inside and proceeded further to discover a larger stone chamber.

This stone chamber was spacious, with more than twenty beds, seemingly...

"That inn?" Sui Yi frowned. That’s right, this old house wasn’t far from the inn, perhaps it’s already connected underground, with beds linked directly to this stone chamber. Anyone drugged is sent here directly, awaiting their fate.

Sui Yi glanced around, everyone had been taken, perhaps this group works in a timed manner, taking everyone at once to save time and energy. But it hasn’t been long.

Sui Yi stepped lightly, transforming into a shadow and flashing out of the chamber.

Quickly, there was a peculiar smell in the air... connected to a kitchen outside?

When Sui Yi saw the firelight through the door ahead, she quickened her pace, just as she entered,

Swish!

Sword light attacked.

The sword was fast, as quick as lightning, pure and unadorned Sword Qi.

Sui Yi sidestepped, her sleeve fluttered, she hadn’t acted yet, but the opponent had already suppressed the Sword Qi; his sharp, cold eyes paused.

"It’s you."

"It’s you."

Sui Yi glanced at Wu Xie, said nothing, and turned toward the vast central stone chamber.

Indeed it was a kitchen, a large slaughterhouse.

Piles of white bones were stacked in the corners, and remnants of terrifying bodies spread out on a large bloodied table, stripped bare regardless of age, placed atop it. More unconscious people were piled carelessly alongside...

There were brutal Western Region men slaughtered on the spot, still holding sharp knives.

One imagines these men had just been sweating profusely hacking at people’s heads, severing limbs, sorting torsos and organs...

Large bamboo baskets filled with body parts were dragged to the other side of the table; someone used a sharp knife to trim the flesh, tossing white bones into the corner.

Bowls of flesh were poured into large pots, set on fire... simmering into fragrance...

The stone chamber was mixed with a nauseating scent of blood and simmering meat.

Suddenly, a robe appeared.

Sui Yi withdrew her gaze, frowned, and looked at Wu Xie, slightly surprised.

But the other did not look at her.

Instead, he placed the robe on the chair in front of her and passed by. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

She didn’t know him well, only aware of his special background, supposedly from the same space-time as Liew Baiyi, having spent years in their timeline, now sharing this space-time with her.

Previously Sui Yi hadn’t fully trusted Liew Baiyi and still wouldn’t wholly trust Wu Xie.

However, Wu Xie had saved Natasha once, so Sui Yi didn’t view him as an enemy but not quite a friend either.

Both were taciturn, Wu Xie awakened the unconscious people.

His method was direct, pressing a finger to their temples.

Equivalent to a needle piercing nerves, bypassing all anesthetic effects, jolting them awake.

This method was straightforward but required immense control ability; too much pressure kills, too light is useless. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to vote on qidian.com. Your support motivates me. Mobile users, visit m.qidian.com for reading.)