Thanks to his good relationship with Gu, Luo Zuishan was quite familiar with the Poison Sect's forbidden grounds. He led Han Yunxi along a small path as they hurried towards the Sky Pit. They ran into a few guards along the way, but fortunately, they made it through safely.
By the time they reached the Sky Pit, it was almost dawn.
In the meager light of dawn, the Sky Pit looked like a giant volcanic crater. It was filled with lush green vines.
It didn't look like much from a distance, but Han Yunxi couldn't help but suck in a cold breath when she poked her head over the edge. The Sky Pit was so deep that she couldn't see the bottom. Even light couldn't penetrate it. After looking at it for a long time, one would think that it was a black hole that could suck everything in.
Han Yunxi's attention was on the Sky Pit, but Luo Zuishan couldn't find Gu anywhere. He sent out a few strange signals, but there was no response.
"It's already this time, he should have gone down," Han Yunxi said mildly.
"This …"
Luo Zuishan panicked and hurried forward to send signals into the Sky Pit. Unfortunately, there wasn't even an echo, much less a response.
Luo Zuishan was anxious, but he was still rational. He looked around and said without hesitation, "Let's go, quickly!"
Since they couldn't stop Gu in time, they could only take things one step at a time. Now that they'd lost the map, the medical academy's higher-ups would definitely tighten their defenses after the meeting.
There hadn't been so many guards on the small path before, but there were clearly more now. Who knew what other precautions the medical academy's higher-ups would take after the meeting? The entire Sky Pit might be surrounded.
If they didn't leave now and were caught red-handed, they wouldn't be able to clear their names even if they jumped into the Yellow River.
Leave?
Han Yunxi didn't want to leave, but the situation here was much worse than she'd imagined. There was no way down from such a big Sky Pit. If they wanted to go down, they'd have to leap through the air.
For someone who didn't know martial arts, this situation was very dangerous.
Han Yunxi really hated this body. She couldn't cultivate internal energy, so she couldn't even learn qinggong. What a piece of trash!
"Qin Wangfei, don't look anymore. Let's hurry up and think of another way." Luo Zuishan urged.
Han Yunxi was reluctant to leave, but she had to go. It was impossible for her to go down with her own strength.
This damned Gu, why didn't he bring her along when there was such a wonderful thing?
"Let's go!"
Of course, Han Yunxi was also very decisive. She decided to ask Tang Li for help. As for that domineering and unreasonable guy, she did not even want to see him for the time being.
Han Yunxi and Luo Zuishan were just about to leave when a white figure suddenly appeared in front of them out of thin air. The two of them were startled, but when they focused, they realized it was a masked man. His entire body was covered in only one color: snow-white robes, a white mask, and a white jade hairpin that held up his hair. Other than that, there were no other decorations.
The first rays of dawn appeared on the horizon and shone from behind the white-robed man, coating him in a faint layer of gold. In that moment, Han Yunxi seemed to see an archangel descending from the heavens.
But she quickly recovered her senses and marveled at the white-robed man's speed. It felt like he'd appeared out of thin air. Their surroundings were so empty, but she really hadn't seen where he'd come from.
White and black masks were the same. They came with ill intentions. But Han Yunxi couldn't sense any malice from this man. It wasn't until Luo Zuishan spoke that she recovered her senses.
"Who are you? How dare you trespass on my Poison Sect's forbidden grounds!" Luo Zuishan rebuked him like a master.
The white-robed man's eyes were like a thousand-year lake, quiet and reserved. He ignored Luo Zuishan, but bowed to Han Yunxi. "Miss Yunxi, I've offended you."
Miss Yunxi?
Han Yunxi almost didn't realize he was addressing her. She'd been married as soon as she transmigrated, so she'd long had nothing to do with the word "miss." Gu often called her "lass," which made her feel awkward. Now here came someone who called her "miss."
Since this white-robed man knew her name, he had to have some understanding of her. Why did he call her that?
But Han Yunxi had no time to consider this question, because the white-robed man had appeared behind Han Yunxi as soon as he finished speaking. He grabbed her by the shoulders.
One second, he was clearly in front of her, but the next, he was behind her. How powerful did his lightness skills have to be to achieve this kind of speed?
"What do you want to do?"
Han Yunxi didn't even have time to use her poison needles before the man's feet tapped the ground. In a flash, he'd retreated with Han Yunxi to the air above the Sky Pit.
This was great. Han Yunxi was about to make her move, but had no choice but to withdraw the needle she'd hidden on her finger. Right now, the two of them were high above the Sky Pit. If anything happened to this white-robed man and he accidentally let go, she'd definitely fall to her death.
Since she couldn't break free, Han Yunxi was too lazy to waste any more energy. She calmly asked, "Are you going to take me down there?"
Since this man knew her and had kidnapped her here, he had to have a favor to ask of her. He was aiming for her poison skills.
"I'll have to trouble Miss Yunxi to open a path for this one. If I've offended you in any way, I hope you can forgive me," the white-robed man was still very polite.
"How can I forgive you? You'll give me half of the poison beast you catch? "Han Yunxi smiled.
But the white-robed man didn't even think, but simply replied, "Alright."
"Then how can I trust you?" Han Yunxi asked again.
This time, the white-robed man's answer exceeded Han Yunxi's expectations. He smiled as well. "Even if Miss Yunxi doesn't believe me … you have to believe me."
So speaking, he tightened his grip on Han Yunxi's shoulder and moved as fast as lightning. His figure flashed by like a shadow as he disappeared into the darkness of the Sky Pit.
"Qin Wangfei!"
Luo Zuishan cried out anxiously. He wanted to take another look, but he couldn't.
It was over. If Gu found out that he'd brought Han Yunxi here to be kidnapped, Gu would probably beat his old bones to death.
Luo Zuishan was so anxious that he didn't know what to do. Without a choice, he could only return to the medical academy first.
As Luo Zuishan predicted, it wasn't long before the entire Sky Pit was surrounded by guards. Both to prevent trespassers and those who'd already entered from leaving.
The people who'd entered the Sky Pit were already scattered throughout the maze-like underground caverns filled with hundreds of poison traps. Right now, they had no time to worry about the situation above the Sky Pit.
Han Yunxi was brought all the way to the caverns by the white-robed man. As soon as they touched down, Han Yunxi viciously stomped at the man's foot. She felt that her speed was already very fast, but who knew that the white-robed man was even faster than her? He actually dodged her foot.
"Heheh …"
Han Yunxi turned to look with a fake smile.
The white-robed man looked at her, but didn't get angry. "Miss Yunxi, let's go."
Han Yunxi nodded. She pretended to be careless as she reached out to brush back her scattered hair. It was this movement that sent a poison needle flying towards the white-robed man's face!
But the white-robed man actually caught the needle with his hand. Although they were very close, his movements were so fast that Han Yunxi didn't even see the process, only the result.
Despite being ambushed a second time, the white-robed man didn't get angry. He even gave the needle back to Han Yunxi. "Back to you."
Han Yunxi curled her lips. She didn't even spare it a glance. This was simply an insult to her assassination weapon!
Just how much did this white-robed man understand about her? Why did he seem to know her every move so well?
Just who was he?
And why did he call her 'Miss Yunxi'?
"Miss Yunxi, let's go this way."
There were three paths in front of them that led into the unknown darkness. The white-robed man chose the rightmost path and took out a night pearl to illuminate the way.
Didn't they say they'd let her lead the way? He'd chosen his own path.
"Why are we taking this path?" Han Yunxi asked seriously. She'd long activated the detox system and hadn't detected any traces of poison.
Perhaps there were no poison traps at the entrance, or perhaps there were poisons here that the detox system couldn't resolve. She cherished her life, so she was very cautious.
"Intuition," the white-robed man smiled warmly. "Let's go, we won't be wrong."
Han Yunxi assumed that he'd push her to the front to be in danger, but he actually walked in front and shielded her behind him.
Wasn't this the best chance to launch a sneak attack?
Han Yunxi had already taken out her poison needles, but hesitated before putting them away.
Forget it, let's see what this fellow wants to do first.
She was certain that he hadn't brought her down here simply to lead the way.
They hadn't walked far into the rightmost cave when Han Yunxi's detox system gave off its first warning.
There was snake venom 300 meters ahead of them. Judging from the nature of the snake venom, it was a living poison. In other words, there were poisonous snakes 300 meters ahead of them, and there were quite a few of them!
Han Yunxi was about to warn the white-robed man when he suddenly stopped and groped around on the wall. It wasn't clear what secret button he'd touched, but a stone door suddenly opened up in the wall beside them. Behind the door was another pitch-black path with no end in sight.
"Hey, you know the way!" Han Yunxi exclaimed, her tone filled with anger!
The white-robed man was as gentle as ever. Even through the veil, she could feel his faint smile as he said, "Miss Yunxi, you can choose to walk on your own or follow me."
"Just why did you bring me down here? You're lying to me! "Han Yunxi demanded. Didn't he say he wanted her to lead the way? Wasn't he aiming for her poison skills?
"Come with me, you'll understand," the white-robed man said again.
"You!" Han Yunxi fumed. This fellow was simply playing word games with her. He was certain she wouldn't leave, but still gave her a choice.
The white-robed man walked through the stone door first, then walked further and further away without looking back. He really didn't wait for Han Yunxi.
What exactly did this guy want from her?
Han Yunxi narrowed her eyes. She hesitated before quickly chasing after him. Fine, I'll go with him. Who's afraid of who?!
The white-robed man glanced back at her without any wariness …
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