"Then isn't this a blessing in disguise for us?" Lu Cha rejoiced for a moment. Suddenly, she seemed to have thought of something as her expression was filled with resentment, "Those senior brothers of Weapon Peak are really too much. I told them that Senior Brother Little Fatty Zhao's death had nothing to do with me. Yet, they refused to believe me and even attacked us."
Seeing the beauty's tearful look, Xiao Yi's heart instantly ached. "Little sister Lu, don't be sad. Justice is in the hearts of the people. Why do you have to care about those people who can't tell right from wrong? "
"But … Senior Brother Zhao's death, I am also very sad." Lu Cha wiped the corner of her eyes, "Even though his death has nothing to do with me, we are still fellow disciples after all. Why wouldn't they believe me?"
"Don't cry. I'm still here. I won't let anyone hurt you."
"Really? Brother Xiao? "
"Of course, my good sister."
Looking at the two of them who were leaning against each other, Zhu Yao could not help but want to roll her eyes. From their conversation, it was clear that the two of them were brought here by Weapon Peak disciples seeking revenge. She had long seen Xiao Yi's stud horse, but she never expected that Lu Cha was actually such a disgusting person as well.
Little Fatty Zhao was madly in love with her and even died to save her. It was one thing if she wasn't grateful, but now that she had turned around and pounced into Xiao Yi's embrace, and even said that it had nothing to do with her, Zhu Yao was even a little suspicious. Back then, when she was given her name, did her parents forget to leave out a word in the household register?
"Watch!"
Green Tea Bitch!
She immediately started to sympathize with Little Fatty Zhao. Hopefully, in his next life, he wouldn't be so ignorant of people.
Zhu Yao instantly lost the interest to go out and greet the two of them as well, as she walked into the depths of the palace. If she stayed with them, those two weirdos might stab her in the back and even think that she deserved it.
Yu Yan did not have the slightest bit of objection towards her decision. He was a cold person in the first place, and other than his own disciple, he was completely uninterested in anyone else.
Using his Divine Sense to explore, the situation of the entire palace appeared in his mind. However, there seemed to be some kind of barrier set up in the center, which even he could not see clearly.
"There seems to be something in the innermost part of this hall."
Zhu Yao turned to look at her miniature master on her shoulder in shock. "Master, are you a human-shaped detector?"
What was a humanoid detector?
"This place isn't big. Just use your Divine Sense and you'll know."
"…"
How was this not big? Zhu Yao was speechless. Although her divine sense could see a radius of several kilometers, currently, all she could see were walls. How did Master do it?
"Right!" Yu Yan reminded.
Zhu Yao turned into the right passage, and pondered for a moment. The place her master mentioned should be where the "Wood Spirit" resided. Although Xiao Yi had the protagonist's halo, he could not hold up against his master, this human-shaped cheating device. Furthermore, he had arrived earlier than them, so he would definitely be able to snatch it first.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but quicken her pace. The miraculous thing was that they didn't encounter any obstacles along the way, and they walked smoothly to the innermost layer.
However, he stopped in front of a huge door.
It was a very special door. There was a very strange demon beast carved on it. Moreover, it seemed to be alive as it kept moving around on top of it. The entire door was still glowing with a faint silver light. Although it was a door, there was no gap. There was no handle or anything like that to push it open.
"Master?" Zhu Yao could only look at her own cheating device for help.
Yu Yan frowned as he looked at this strange door as well. Pointing at the demon beast on top of it, he said. "An ancient mystic beast is sealed on top of this door. Most probably, the owner of this palace, in order to protect the item inside, intentionally used a formation to trap it here."
"Then how do we enter?" Zhu Yao was already a hundred percent sure that the Wood Spirit was inside.
"This formation is too repetitive, and there are three thousand small formations within this formation." Yu Yan frowned. "If you casually touch it, the mystic beast on top of it will be activated, and it will devour the intruder. Unless there's an incantation to enter, or the owner of this formation, it can only open this door. "
"Then is there no other way?"
"Unless we forcefully dispel this formation. However, this formation is complicated, dispelling it isn't something that can be done in a day." He turned to look at Zhu Yao.
Zhu Yao sighed. She understood her master's meaning. Most probably, by the time they dispel the formation, Xiao Yi and the rest would have already arrived. It seemed like he had no choice but to meet them. That damned main character aura.
In any case, she had to wait for Xiao Yi, so Zhu Yao was no longer in a hurry. Sitting in front of the door, she began to carefully inspect the door. The mystic beast on the door looked very strange. It had a green face and sharp fangs, its body resembled that of a leopard, yet, there were two pairs of long horns on its head. Its claws were like those of an eagle, yet, it had a tail that was as thick as a snake's. What was even stranger was, it had wings, and there were even three pairs of them. Its huge body took up more than half of the door, so it moved very clumsily.
Zhu Yao stood in front of the door and stared for exactly six hours. Her master, who had been researching formations the entire time, finally looked towards the end of the corridor. "He's here."
He could hear footsteps from afar. His pig-headed teammate was late.
"Yo, long time no see!" Zhu Yao, who was sitting on the ground, supported her head with a single hand, and greeted. The moment Yu Yan realized that they had entered, he had already returned to the jade pendant.
Xiao Yi and Lu Cha were stunned, various interesting expressions surfaced on their faces at the same time. There was awkwardness, shock, and a hint of suppressed unwillingness.
"Why are you here?" Lu Cha asked hesitantly, the smile on her face a little forced.
"Ape feces!" Zhu Yao smiled as she waved her hand, and said especially sincerely. "Back then, when I was being chased by that demonic beast, I knew that you two would definitely come looking for me. Didn't we still bump into each other in the end?"
Xiao Yi and Lu Cha's expressions became even more awkward. Zhu Yao had intentionally said that. Little fatty Zhao had died for Lu Cha, and she did not even mind it in the slightest, so why would she think of saving her? They might even be scolding her for being stupid in their hearts.
"It's good that you're fine." As expected of the main character, Xiao Yi immediately recovered. After sizing Zhu Yao up, he realized that she was clean and tidy, and did not look like she was injured at all. On the other hand, Lu Cha and himself, after entering the palace, they had encountered many traps and formations along the way, and were already in a sorry state. He could not help but feel suspicious.
"Junior-martial niece Steamed Bun, how did you escape?"
Your sister's steamed bun! Zhu Yao resisted the urge to roll her eyes, and began to fabricate a half-truth, half-lie story. "I don't know either. I was chased by that demonic beast into a cave, and then, I seemed to have stepped on something that looked like a formation. When I woke up, I was already outside this palace. The terrain in this palace is complicated, and I have already been trapped here for more than ten days, yet, I can't find a way out. "
So she had already been here for more than ten days. It was no wonder she did not look flustered at all. Xiao Yi was at ease.
"Junior-martial niece Steamed Bun, do you know what's behind this door?" Xiao Yi discovered that strange door as well, and asked.
Zhu Yao shook her head. "I don't know either. However, this door is filled with formations, and I can't easily open it."
"What a strange door." Lu Cha's attention was shifted to the door as well, and with a raise of her hand, she touched the door.
"Don't touch it!" Zhu Yao loudly shouted to stop her. However, it was already too late, as Lu Cha's hand had already touched the door.
In an instant, the entire palace began to shake, as though some sort of mechanism had been triggered. That door emitted out an even more blinding light. The mystic beast on the door began to struggle intensely, and it looked like it was about to break out of the door.
Zhu Yao instantly had the thought of destroying Lu Cha, as she ruthlessly glared at the culprit. As expected, she was a pig-headed teammate!
Lu Cha knew that she was in the wrong, and weakly hid behind Xiao Yi's back. She even looked at her with a wronged expression, as though the one in the wrong was her.
Evil green tea bitch!
Right now, it was already useless to pursue the responsibility. Zhu Yao could only try her best to stabilize her figure, and anxiously waited for what was about to happen while holding her breath. It would be best if she did not activate that mystic beast.
Fifteen minutes later, the commotion finally stopped.
The light on the door slowly dimmed as well, yet, nothing happened. The three of them heaved a sigh of relief.
At this moment, the mystic beast on the door suddenly stretched out a beast head, as though it had directly leapt out from the door. Opening its bloody mouth, it let out a loud roar. That voice was very sharp, and it was unclear what kind of roar it was, yet, it carried a heavy sense of malevolence. When it entered their ears, it instantly caused them to feel dizzy. That mystic beast's two bell-like eyes swept past the three of them, and then, it stared at Zhu Yao who was the closest. "Password?"
Zhu Yao was stunned. Password? What password? Only a ghost would know, hey! Earlier, she wasn't the one who knocked on the door, so why was he asking her?
Seeing that she did not reply for a long time, the beast head approached closer and closer, and its mouth slowly opened. Zhu Yao simply felt a fishy stench assaulting her, and it looked as though it was about to bite her.
Password, password, it can't be …
"Open sesame!" Zhu Yao blurted out.
As if it would work!
The beast head was startled for a moment, and then, it fiercely glared at her. Its mouth instantly closed, and it shrunk back into the door. With a loud bang, that gigantic door slowly opened to the left.
The hell, it really worked!
This mystic beast couldn't be called Ali Baba, right?
Before Zhu Yao could even be shocked, a huge gust of wind suddenly blew from within the door, sucking them inside. Zhu Yao was not on guard, and along with Xiao Yi and Lu Cha, she was sucked in by the wind.
Her vision was instantly filled with darkness. It was as though she had fallen into a bottomless abyss, and she continued to fall. A gigantic pressure swept towards her, and Zhu Yao instantly felt as though her heart was about to split apart. That pressure was so strong, she was basically unable to resist it. It hurts! Even her consciousness had begun to waver.
"Calm your mind, and protect your Dantian." A clear and cold voice sounded. The pressure on her body instantly loosened, and she finally recovered.
Master …
Zhu Yao immediately circulated her spiritual energy to protect her Dantian, and maintained her consciousness. Only after a long while, did she heave a sigh of relief.
They were currently in a desolate land, and there was only dim light in their surroundings. Xiao Yi and Lu Cha were lying at the side, and most probably, they had fainted from the pressure earlier.
Suddenly, an aged voice resounded.
"This old man has waited for so many years, and finally, the fated person has arrived."
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