Chapter 985: Listening In (II)
Li Zhouwei’s brows rose as he opened his golden eyes, staring at White Banyan and Dingjiao. Both demons appeared truly shocked; they were not faking it. A flicker of surprise crossed his face, then wave after wave of doubt surfaced, Is this the real Li Xunquan, or a fake... If Li Xunquan was killed in Dianyang City, why is he here... and who did this? What is the Dragon Clan’s intention?!
Questions flashed through his mind like lightning. Dingjiao glanced at him and asked softly, "Li Xunquan? I am Dongfang Dingjiao. My grandfather is Dongfang You... who bound you here?"
The voice below paused, trembling with barely contained pain, and rasped, "Uncle[1]...? The pain is unbearable... I beg you, Uncle, loosen the bindings!"
Li Zhouwei listened in silence. Li Xunquan had clearly only caught half a sentence and had mistaken him for Dongfang You. Dingjiao seemed frustrated because no matter how many times he asked, the man kept repeating his plea for the bindings to be loosened.
Fifteen minutes passed before Dongfang Dingjiao asked again, "What binds you? How long have you been here?"
It seemed Li Xunquan had reached the limit of his endurance. His voice turned sharp, piercing all three of their ears, "The Fuxi[2] Binding Lin[3] Cord... Where is Yao Chenlin?! Loosen the bindings!"
"Hmph..." Dingjiao grunted as his brows furrowed. It was clear that the mountain god had once again been shaken to death. Endless wails rose from below, while Li Zhouwei observed quietly.
The white serpent dragon paused slightly and said softly, "My demon energy is running low. Let's head back up first."
The spirit artifact beneath his feet slowly began to rise. White Banyan also withdrew his spell, and the noise and wails vanished. Li Zhouwei glanced down at the bottomless abyss.
Dingjiao seemed a bit gloomy and said quietly, "Minghuang, I only heard there was something strange here. It was said that a senior was imprisoned underground. My clan never speaks of it, so I decided to investigate. I never imagined it would be him..."