Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved-Chapter 622 - 601: One More Update

"Senior Brother, catch—"

Inside the dungeon, the Disciples of Ghoul Ravine who had just left in a rush forgot to take the keys with them. With some effort, a disciple from Qiandao Temple in the adjacent cell used a broken bamboo pole to hook the bunch of keys and threw it towards the opposite cell.

The people in the opposite cell were already waiting. They caught the keys and immediately opened the cell door. Though days of imprisonment in the dungeon had exhausted them, the desire to get out invigorated everyone’s spirits.

Soon, the people inside the dungeon had opened their cell doors and walked out. The outside was in chaos, and no one would notice the scene inside the dungeon at this time. Two mages helped each other out, nearly exhausting all their energy just to walk. They then opened two adjacent cell doors, which confined four of their senior fellow disciples.

"Save Master first—" The Master was their backbone. As long as he was there, there was still hope for Qiandao Temple. The disciples of Qiandao Temple locked in the dungeon all came to their senses, looking towards the two disciples walking towards them. No one spoke; all eyes turned towards their Master, filled with hope.

"Master—" Some had already reached the dungeon entrance, and the disciples of Qiandao Temple couldn’t wait to open the cell door.

Another two immediately took the keys and opened the cell door of the eldest senior brother.

Master Huo Yi looked up, but there was no hint of joy on his face. Seeing the eyes of Qiandao Temple disciples gathered on him, he sighed inwardly yet remained motionless.

"Master, while they are in chaos, we should leave this place," said the disciple who opened the cell door. Under the dim firelight, his face was not visible, and his clothes were so dirty that their original color could no longer be discerned. Standing up was purely a matter of willpower.

"Everyone go back—" Master Huo Yi slowly spoke.

Master Yu Sheng had just stepped out of the cell when he heard his Master’s words. He doubted his hearing and looked at his Master in astonishment, who was sitting inside the dungeon.

Before he could speak, Master Huo Yi clearly spoke again.

"Everyone, back to your cells—"

Everyone stood frozen on the spot. What had the Master just said? Telling them to go back to the cells?

"Master—" In his urgency, Master Yu Sheng spoke out. He took a step forward, but how could they possibly go back now when they had just managed to...

"Yu Sheng, go back—" Master Huo Yi said firmly.

The entire dungeon fell silent. Although they did not understand Master Huo Yi’s intention, no one spoke again. They looked at each other reluctantly and returned to their cells.

"Master—" Back in his cell, Master Yu Sheng still could not comprehend. This was an excellent opportunity for them to escape. "Why don’t we leave? They are spread thin at the moment, we could..."

"Yu Sheng, if we leave now, we won’t be able to deal with that thing. Only after the Ghoul Ravine engages with that thing, then we will..." Master Huo Yi steadied his mind. He would need these people and the united strength of Qiandao Temple to subdue that thing.

Master Yu Sheng immediately had an epiphany. The gleam returned to his eyes, and he nodded vigorously.

"Don’t worry, Master, I’ll tell the junior brothers to conserve their energy," Master Yu Sheng said, about to turn around when Master Huo Yi, from the other side of the cell, grabbed his sleeve and gave him a look.

"Take this, it will help you—" said Master Huo Yi, placing something into Master Yu Sheng’s hand.

Master Yu Sheng, surprised upon seeing what was in his hand, immediately looked up at his Master. How could such a thing be given out so casually? He knew well that this type of pill was a treasure coveted by mages, and the small bottle in his hands contained at least twenty to thirty pills, which couldn’t be produced in less than a decade.

"Distribute it," Master Huo Yi said, without further explanation.

Master Yu Sheng nodded at this and quickly walked out with the items, heading toward the other cells.

...

"Ah—"

"Ah—"

The screams rose and fell, as two disciples of Ghoul Ravine who had fled in different directions instantly became food in the mouths of the black monsters. Aside from the scattered shreds of clothing that fell to the ground, not even their bones remained.

The number of Ghoul Ravine disciples at the dungeon entrance was dwindling, and the highest-ranking disciple leading them had a pale, ashen face, despairingly watching the monster step by step approaching him from the darkness.

"Brother, run, run..." The Ghoul Ravine disciple behind him shouted loudly, but the man in front couldn’t move at all, terror had firmly nailed his feet to the ground, his whole body rigid.

"Ah—" The disciple instinctively let out a cry of terror, the pain of being torn in half vividly entering his brain, every nerve; then, the next moment, the Ghoul Ravine disciple was horrified to find himself still on the ground, not having moved an inch. The monster hadn’t attacked him?

The next moment, that disciple suddenly found another person appeared in front of him, blocking the monster for him.

"Young—Young Master..." The Ghoul Ravine disciple was excited and trembling. It was truly the Young Master; he hadn’t mistaken him. It was the Young Master who had saved his life.

The young man’s slightly frail body appeared very tall in the eyes of everyone from Ghoul Ravine, like a steadfast sea-calming needle.

"Take people and leave..." the young man said coldly.

The Ghoul Ravine disciple behind him was startled, then quickly calmed down and immediately led everyone to leave swiftly from one side.

The young man coldly observed the monster.

That this thing had found him so quickly was unexpected to Yin He. But it was bound to happen sooner or later, perhaps because these Ghoul Ravine disciples had exposed their whereabouts.

However, Yin He was not afraid. Sooner or later it would happen, and besides, he would have sought out this thing himself if it hadn’t come for him.

The black monster seemed to recognize Yin He. It emitted a different sound from within the darkness, as if to say, finally found you, finally found you.

Yin He snorted coldly. Ever since he entered Ghoul Ravine, he understood why this thing had come looking for him in the Sword Tree Forest.

This thing shared similarities with the ghosts of Ghoul Ravine, and the constitution of Ghoul Ravine’s people made them more susceptible to attracting these beings than the average person. Plus, he carried the bloodline of the Master of Ghoul Ravine, and he also possessed a special talent, thus they had mutually benefited from each other initially.

Yin He thought that if Master Huo Yi hadn’t intervened, he would have been too young at the time to make sound judgments, and his strength now would far exceed what it was.

Now, however, what he needed to do was to destroy the thing in front of him and protect the people of Ghoul Ravine.

Yin He’s gaze narrowed slightly, coldly blocking the extending tentacles of the black monster.

The black monster, clearly not content, extended its tentacles again. The young man still stood in place, coldly blocking them. He didn’t really blame Master Huo Yi for meddling; after all, without Master Huo Yi, he would not have met Zheng Nianru.