Of course, it wasn't as simple as being impassable. There were forks in this path, and forks within forks. It was very likely that one would get lost inside, but there wasn't any danger. If one wanted to come out, they could only go back the way they came. Otherwise, no matter which fork they chose, they would be stuck in a loop inside …
Elder Yu frowned, but didn't say anything- there was nothing he could do in a situation like this.
"There's no difference between the two paths … Hm?" Xiaoke was about to say that there was no difference between the two paths, but when Old Hei pulled the light closer, he saw that there were some words written on the walls with chalk- or rather, irregular code names!
"There's writing here!" Lingshan saw the symbols on the wall as well.
"Perhaps it's a code left behind by the tomb robbers!" Old Hei walked over as well, nodding. "But forgive my poor eyesight, what do these symbols mean?"
Blackie was a veteran grave robber in the Thief Sect, but he had never seen the symbols on the walls before.
"I've never seen it before either …" James shook his head after looking at it- he wasn't as knowledgeable as Old Hei, so he couldn't see anything.
"Male thief, aren't you very good? You were able to walk the right path before, why aren't you talking now? " Elder Yu turned to Lin Yi, "Young one, if you bring us in, you'll get a lot of benefits!"
Lin Yi didn't say anything, because Lin Yi wasn't sure which path he could take! Lin Yi stood in front of the two passageways, and the jade didn't send out any warning signals in one of them. This meant that there was no danger in there.
The other path, on the other hand, had a strong warning signal, meaning that it was very dangerous!
According to common sense, Lin Yi would definitely choose the path that didn't have any warning signals, but Bojia's information made Lin Yi hesitate.
The first path had no danger, so wasn't it the dead end that Bojia was talking about? There wasn't any danger, but it wouldn't work.
The other dangerous path was obviously not a dead end because there was no danger in the dead end.
For a moment, Lin Yi found it difficult to make a decision. After all, if he didn't choose the safe dead end, he could only choose the dangerous path. This was equivalent to going into the tiger's den despite knowing that there was a tiger in the mountain.
"This path isn't dangerous, but I'm afraid it's a dead end." Lin Yi said as he pointed at the path that was not dangerous. He then pointed at the path beside it, "This path has a very strong sense of danger, but it should be the right path, because the path to the underground palace will not be smooth sailing."
"What do you guys think?" Elder Yu asked Old Hei after hearing what Lin Yi said.
"That …" Old Hei was actually leaning towards the safe path first. After all, even if there was no danger, it wouldn't be too late to turn back. This was the safer way. He hesitated, "Since there's no danger, why don't we take a look? If it doesn't work, we'll take another path.
"Okay, you go then, I'll wait for you here," Lin Yi said faintly, "If there's anything in there, I won't take a dime, I'll give it all to you."
Lin Yi felt that Bojia had no reason to lie to him. They were only friends, there was no conflict of interest, so Lin Yi couldn't be bothered to walk with them.
"Let's go take a look then!" Elder Yu's eyes lit up. Lin Yi's words made sense, but nothing was absolute. What if this path was the right one? Lin Yi wasn't a god, he couldn't predict the future. Even without Lin Yi's participation, he could easily get what he wanted!
So Elder Yu didn't even think about it before he agreed.
With Elder Yu's approval, Old Hei and James still chose to explore the path, although they didn't have the support of the couple. In order to prevent getting lost, they chose to scatter lime powder along the way to mark the path so that they could return safely.
Xiaoke was hired by Old Hei, and naturally, she had to follow him. Lin Yi didn't stop her, since there was no danger in there at all. As long as they marked the path, it'd just be a wasted walk.
Old Hei and the others took the searchlight, and after they left, Lin Yi could only turn it on and put it aside. The light wasn't as bright as before, but Lin Yi didn't go far.
"What do we do now?" Lingshan whispered to Lin Yi after Old Hei and the others left.
"Sit here and train, wait for them to come back, they probably won't be back for a day or two." Lin Yi said mockingly, curling his lips. In Liu Bojia's information, it was mentioned that this path was dug using the gaps between the underground palace's main passageway. It was intricate and complicated. It would take at least a day or two before anyone would realize that they had taken the wrong path.
"Are you sure that path is the wrong one?" Lingshan asked, worried.
"Probably." Lin Yi smiled. It wasn't that he trusted Liu Bojia, but it was impossible for there to be no danger on the way to the underground palace. There was clearly something wrong with that path.
Lingshan nodded. "This mission is going to be tough. Do you have confidence in dealing with that Elder Yu?"
"Nope." Lin Yi said straightforwardly. "But if he takes the medical notes and doesn't give it to me, I'll have to fight him to the death."
Lin Yi's eyes flashed with decision- the medical notes were Xiaoxiao's only hope. No matter how strong the opponent was, Lin Yi had to fight him!
"You came with us just for the medical notes?" Lingshan didn't understand why Lin Yi would change his mind all of a sudden. He said he wouldn't come, but he changed his mind right before they left. It really was for the medical notes.
"The higher-ups should be able to find a cure for Xiaoxiao's illness." Lin Yi didn't hide it. There was no need to hide things like this.
"I see …" Lingshan nodded enviously. She felt that Feng Xiaoxiao was very blessed, and Lin Yi treated her like this. Even if she couldn't come back to life, she'd still be happy …
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