Everybody was clamoring and fighting to be the first to jump into the coffin. Some people hesitated for a moment after stepping into the coffin, but others pushed their heads into the hole and followed suit. Others, perhaps because of their seniority, closed their eyes and put on an indifferent expression, disdaining to fight over the coffin, but their fingers were constantly tapping on their sleeves. The tips of their toes tapped the ground, their voices were urgent, not leisurely, but anxious. On the surface they looked calm, but on the inside they were more anxious than anybody else. Everybody's eyes were fixed on the coffin and the passage inside the coffin. Nobody paid any attention to Li Yijie.
Li Yijie was also tactful; he knew early on that nobody was willing to accept him as the 'Meng Zhu'. Letting him take the position temporarily was just an empty title. He was responsible for dealing with the Devil Cult, as well as dealing with the underworld's revenge. But as soon as his own interest was involved, he would run as far away as he could. Even if he gave orders, nobody would listen to him; he would only provoke hatred. But looking at everybody's fanatical expression and their actions, a strange thought suddenly flashed in his mind, "I have never seen anybody so anxious to sleep on the coffin." But right now there were more than one or two people who were anxious to enter the coffin.
In front of him there was a human wall. Li Yijie was both happy and worried when he saw the passage suddenly appear. He sighed, but suddenly his heart shivered. He remembered that Nangong Xue went to look for Lu Qian and Zhang Wuji, but for half a day she was nowhere to be found. What kind of demon or ghost was behind the village that could make the visitors suddenly disappear? If something happened to his martial sister because of his cowardice, he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life. Right now Demanding Life Chop was not as important as Nangong Xue. Quickly he turned around and dashed out. He only had one thought in his mind, which was to reach the back of the village as soon as possible and make sure she was safe.
The crowd of heroes was pouring into the ancestral hall. Li Yijie was the only one who was running in the opposite direction. But under the huge flood of people, his unsociable figure was already covered. He did not expect there to be so many upright people here. He struggled to push the crowd aside and ran faster. It was quite a while before he was able to break away from the crowd.
When Quan Xin rushed to the back of the village, her heart beat faster and faster. She murmured a prayer, but even she did not know what kind of scene she hoped to see. Regardless of whether it was her bloody body lying on the ground or the fact that there was no one in the field, it all boded ill. But if she was safe and sound, why hadn't she returned yet?
As they got closer to the back of the village, their hearts beat so fast that they felt like they were going to jump out of their mouths. Suddenly, a figure charged at him. He couldn't see clearly in the darkness, so he could only assume that it was an enemy who had ambushed him. The man dodged to the side and raised his arm to block the attack. He flicked his middle finger at the man's wrist, using the authentic Huashan Kungfu.
Li Yijie was still bewildered when he heard that person call out, "Shixiong, don't hit me, it's me!" It was Nangong Xue's voice. Li Yijie was greatly delighted; he held her hands and looked at her carefully. "Xueer," he said, "It's you! I thought you were an enemy just now, so I didn't control my strength. Did I hurt you? "
Nangong Xue laughed. "What?" she said, "You're looking down on me, saying that I couldn't even take one of your moves? In any case, we were taught by the same Master. You've had an extraordinary encounter, and now you're showing it off in front of me? "
Li Yijie had never been so grateful for the Heavens' blessing. He wiped the cold sweat off his forehead and said, "Thank the Heavens and thank the Earth, you're alright. If by any chance you were in danger, then I … I really wouldn't know what to do. "He was so happy that he wanted to pull her into his arms. But after thinking about it, he didn't want her to misunderstand him. He didn't love her, yet he still wanted to take advantage of her. He shouldn't have done that.
Nangong Xue could see that his anxiety was genuine, without the slightest bit of pretense. She knew that she still had some weight in his heart. She smiled sweetly and said, "Shixiong, are you … are you really worried?" "Yes," Li Yijie said, "I'm worried! How can I not be worried? You really scared me to death! " Nangong Xue smiled and said, "Oh, it looks like I really need to not see you a few more times in the future. Only then will you care about me a little more."
Li Yijie hurriedly said, "Absolutely not! Don't ever go missing again. I won't let you leave me again! " Nangong Xue's heart was filled with joy. She gently leaned her head against his chest and said, "I was just joking with you. Look at how anxious you are. I've been here all this time, and I didn't go missing on purpose. Let's never be separated again. I'll always be by your side, okay? "
Li Yijie was impulsive. As soon as he said 'never leave again', he felt that it was too easy to misunderstand. He was just thinking about how to get around it when Nangong Xue came to confess her love to him. He panicked and thought, "You can't do this, you can't do this." He hurriedly pushed her away gently and said with an embarrassed smile, "This … let's talk about it later … Xueer, you deliberately wanted to make me anxious, so you delayed coming back, didn't you? You can't do this again in the future. If you scare me, my life will be shortened by at least ten years. "
Nangong Xue knew that her martial brother was avoiding the question because he still didn't want to accept her. The fact that he hurriedly pushed her away was proof enough. She felt a little angry and said angrily, "What? Am I so insignificant in your heart? Do I only know how to throw a tantrum? I've made a big discovery. Come here, I'll show you. "
Li Yijie was anxious to resolve the previous awkwardness, so he could only follow her. After a few steps, they arrived at a small hill. Nangong Xue carefully pushed aside a patch of grass, revealing a dark, spiraling cave. It was exactly the same as what he had seen earlier. Nangong Xue said, "Martial Brother, look, I'm afraid this is the passage to the underground palace."
If Li Yijie had seen it earlier, he would have been overjoyed. However, he had already seen the entrance in the coffin in the Zhao Clan Temple. Seeing this place again, he only had doubts in his heart. He said, "Xueer, how did you know about this place?" Nangong Xue said, "When I first arrived, I noticed that the grass here was a little strange. When I got closer, I saw this cave. I suspect that Lu Qian and Xiao Xuan might have gone down from here. "
Li Yijie shook his head and said, "That's not very likely. I saw the entrance to the underground palace with my own eyes. It was really found under the Zhao Clan Temple." Nangong Xue didn't want her discovery to be so easily denied. She said, "Then perhaps this is a shortcut. Even if Xiao Xuan and Lu Qian wanted to harm people, they wouldn't put themselves in danger. Besides, you see, they didn't even cover the entrance. They must have gone down in a hurry that they forgot about it. "
Li Yijie said, "They came with us for the first time. How could they know about a shortcut? We've known Lu Qian for a long time. Although he has a bad character, he always does things flawlessly. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to sit in the high position of Qingtian Village's chief. With his cautiousness, he wouldn't have forgotten to cover the entrance. The more he does this, the more suspicious it is. Maybe this is a trap, deliberately revealing clues to lure people in. We can't fall into his trap! "
Nangong Xue's face immediately turned cold. She said, "So that's how it is. You're right. I was too rash. When I found a clue, I was so excited that I forgot to use my brain to think about whether or not there was a conspiracy. I shouldn't have messed up your judgment. " Li Yijie hastily said, "I didn't mean it that way …" Then, as if he had made up his mind, he said, "Even if this is a trap, I'll go with you." Nangong Xue was delighted. "Just the two of us?" she asked.
Li Yijie said, "Yes, I can't let you face danger alone. Even if this is a road of no return, we'll go … "Nangong Xue gently covered his mouth and said," Shixiong, don't say that. Don't say such inauspicious things. If we're lucky, we might be able to obtain the Death Seeking Strike this time. "Li Yijie held her soft hand. His heart swayed, but he forced himself to control himself." Alright, let's go. I'll go down first. You follow closely behind me. "
Nangong Xue nodded. She felt that with him by her side, she would have the courage to face any storm. As they were talking, they stood up. Li Yijie stepped into the tomb with one foot. Suddenly, he heard a cold laugh coming from behind him, followed by footsteps. He turned around and saw Liu Mujian swaggering toward him. His sleeves were fluttering, his beard was also fluttering, and there was a mocking expression on his face. Behind him was a large group of Yellow Mountain Sect disciples, but their numbers seemed to have decreased by half. Cheng Jiahua also came with them with an arrogant expression on his face.
Liu Mujian laughed coldly and said, "Alliance Head Li, how are you?" Li Yijie was extremely embarrassed, but he was still a senior, so he couldn't just ignore it. He pulled his foot out and also cupped his hands in greeting. "Liu Shibo, little nephew is doing very well. May I ask what advice you have for me?"
Liu Mujian said, "Old Man has to admire himself. Just now, when everyone knew they found the passage to the tomb, they all rushed toward the Zhao Ancestral Temple like a swarm of bees, but there was one person who desperately tried to squeeze his way out. Who here doesn't want the treasure? It's really strange. Old Man is old and my eyesight is blurry, but this little friend of mine from the Cheng Family has good eyesight. He recognized our Alliance Head Li with just a glance. I thought it was strange, so I brought him and other disciples here to take a look. I wanted to see what kind of urgent matter Alliance Head Li had to deal with right now. Sure enough, I didn't come here in vain. It's not that Shibo wants to take advantage of my seniority, but I have to say a few words to you. Young people are too hot-tempered, and they can't keep their cool. "
Li Yijie said, "Little Nephew is afraid. Please forgive me for being slow-witted, but I don't know what Shibo means." Liu Mujian said, "Alliance Head Li's forbearance is not good, but his acting skills are admirable. Even I have to give you a thumbs up. Everyone is too slow and only knows how to bury themselves in hard work, unlike Alliance Head Li who keeps quiet and makes a fortune. On the surface, you pick up a hoe and work with everyone, but in fact, you're just passing time, chatting with your little lover and looking at the moon. In the dead of the night, that's Alliance Head's world, you can show off your skills! "
Li Yijie's heart was shaken. He said, "You want to say that I already knew the whereabouts of the secret passage, but I didn't say anything. You deliberately waited until the night to sneak in, thinking that you could quietly obtain the Death Slash?"
With a cold laugh Cheng Jiahua said, "We are well aware of it, why should we pretend to be innocent? I must say, Alliance Head Li's strategy is really good! You deliberately divided us into two groups, weakening our forces separately. Then whether you want to obtain the Death Slash or the Death Slash, since there are fewer opponents, your chance of success will be much higher. But you are careless; you didn't expect that you would still be unable to defeat that devil Jiang Liechen, did you? This is called, man proposes, God disposes! "
When Li Yijie received the news that the Death Slash was in the Shaolin Temple, he was very anxious and had no choice but to order Nangong Xue to lead the troops as quickly as possible. But he also didn't want to delay the excavation of the Death Slash. Therefore, he divided them equally. It was definitely not as complicated as Cheng Jiahua said. Even when dealing with people, he had never used that kind of profound scheming. He could not help but say, "This place is at the back of the village, the distance is rather far, perhaps it has nothing to do with the Death Slash. Taking ten thousand steps back, even if I really found another way, so what? Didn't you also find a passage at the Zhao Clan Shrine? Why don't you say that the first person who discovered it had an ulterior motive? "
Liu Mujian said, "That's not the same, at least that person shouted loudly and spread the news. If he can go down, we can also go down. If we are one step ahead, one step behind, it's not a big problem, we can call it even. But Alliance Head Li's side is different, not only you did not say anything, perhaps this passage is also a shortcut. You did not have to spend any effort, yet you were ahead of everybody else. How can we accept this? If we were in each other's shoes, would you accept this? "
Li Yijie said, "So that's how it is. Then I am afraid I will have to disappoint you. This is not a shortcut, but a dangerous path that is full of danger. If we go in, we don't know if we can come out alive … "
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