Feng Ruoxing left as soon as she said she would, without any intention of lingering.

Whether or not that woman called out to her was not something she was concerned with.

As Feng Ruoxing strode towards the door, the woman suddenly shouted, "Wait, stay with me a little longer."

Feng Ruoxing ignored her, reaching for the doorknob. Just as Feng Ruoxing was about to open the door, the woman suddenly said, "Don't go, I can tell you a secret about the hospital!"

Although Feng Ruoxing stopped, she didn't turn around. "What secret?"

The woman said quietly, "It's that once you enter a ward, you're a patient, and you can never leave."

"If you don't believe me, you can try it. As soon as you open the door, there will be someone outside blocking you."

Ghost blocking the door!

A common occurrence in the world of术道 (Shu Dao, esoteric arts).

It refers to a situation where someone accidentally enters a room and suddenly discovers that the lock can move, but the door won't open. That means there's a ghost holding the door shut from the outside, preventing you from leaving.

At this time, you can't turn around easily, otherwise, you might see something behind you.

For example, a rope hanging from the roof beam.

Or a figure sitting in a chair.

Feng Ruoxing stood still, her hand on the knob. The woman said, "See, you can't get out, can you? The thing you're wearing around your neck doesn't work through the door."

"If you want to get out, you have to open the bottle and smear a little blood on the door seam."

"Smearing blood on the door seam" is indeed a common trick used by esoteric practitioners.

However, Feng Ruoxing had no intention of doing that.

Feng Ruoxing slowly turned around to look at the woman. "You want to keep me here?"

The woman smiled sadly. "Wouldn't it be nice to stay here with me? There are so many people here to keep us company."

Feng Ruoxing had lost her patience to talk to her. With a slight flick of her right hand, the Dragon Spine Short Blades slid out of her sleeve. Feng Ruoxing gripped the hilt and thrust the blade backward, immediately piercing through the door.

Feng Ruoxing gripped the hilt and pulled it forward, and a wisp of green fire rose into the air along the tip of her blade.

Before the woman could react, Feng Ruoxing's figure split into three, each rushing towards a different direction. The flowing light from the Dragon Spine twin blades flashed, and three bursts of green fire erupted in the ward.

Before the fire sparks dancing in the air could dissipate, Feng Ruoxing's three figures merged back into one, standing in front of the woman with her back to the door.

Feng Ruoxing didn't know any secret techniques of dividing herself; it was just that after her Shura Quick Sword reached the Earthly Fiend Realm, it had become so fast that it reached the point where "a person passes and leaves an afterimage", which was why three Feng Ruoxings appeared.

Feng Ruoxing held up the Dragon Spine twin blades and said, "Thank you for telling me where those people are. One was sitting on the bed, one was hiding under the bed, and one was standing in the middle of the room. Did I get it right?"

Feng Ruoxing said indifferently, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"

The woman screamed, "You killed them? How could you kill them?"

"If anyone here dies, that person will come in. We're all finished."

Feng Ruoxing took a step forward. "Who are you talking about?"

The woman was already huddled in the corner with her head in her hands. "How could you kill them? That person is really coming."

Feng Ruoxing reached out and grabbed the other's hair, pulling it up sharply, revealing a face full of scars underneath.

Half of the woman's face looked as if the skin had been peeled off and a layer of red scabs had grown back. Even Feng Ruoxing was slightly taken aback.

Before Feng Ruoxing could speak, she heard the sound of iron chains rattling at the door. When she turned to look, an iron hook covered in dark red rust was already hanging in front of the ward window.

The woman screamed, "He's here! That's his hook. If you go over there now and stand in front of the hook yourself, he won't kill you. At most, he'll take something from you."

"If you get dragged out by him, you're doomed."

Feng Ruoxing looked at the dark corridor. "When will he make his move?"

"One incense stick's time!" the woman whispered. "He only gives the people in the room one incense stick's time to consider. After one incense stick, he'll start killing people."

Feng Ruoxing raised her hand, and as her five fingers flicked outwards, five spirit talismans simultaneously stuck to the door seam.

Although the iron hook outside trembled violently, it couldn't break through the door.

Feng Ruoxing said in a deep voice, "After one incense stick's time, I'll throw you out first. Your life or death outside will depend on yourself."

"If you don't want me to throw you out, tell me the secret of this place."

The woman said, "Can you really save me?"

Feng Ruoxing looked into the woman's eyes. "Whether I can or not depends on whether you cooperate."

The woman looked at the door, then at Feng Ruoxing, and finally made up her mind.

"My name is Luan Jingchu, and I'm in the same generation as the Luan Jingfan you're looking for."

The same generation of sisters that Luan Jingchu spoke of meant that she and Luan Jingchu should belong to the same family but different branches.

"Our Luan family were originally constables in the Six Doors. After the Six Doors disbanded, the whole family moved here to live in seclusion."

"In this chaotic world, how could there be any peaceful days? The Luan family only lived peacefully for a few years before they had to become bandits on this mountain."