Chapter 249 Book 5 Snake Tongue
Dungeon of the Azure Feather Sect
Late Night, Beneath the Inner Peak
The silence of the dungeon was oppressive, broken only by the occasional drip of condensation from the moss-covered ceiling. The air was cold, heavy with moisture, and the scent of rusted iron and stone. Deep below the sacred mountains of the Azure Feather Sect, where even moonlight dared not intrude, two figures moved in perfect silence.
Li An's delicate fingers, unshackled and free, pulled her sleeve back into place. Her expression was calm, her breath even. Beside her, Elder Xhin Haotian quietly nodded and slipped back into the shadows of his cell, careful to make the metallic clinks of his chains sound natural. In truth, the locks on his manacles were long since undone—thanks to Li An's skill and strength, something no one in this land could even comprehend, much less resist.
