Along the way, Yu Qing would still take out the map from time to time to see where they had reached. He could not possibly not know where he was being led.
The trend was upward all the way, until they finally reached the green route area, which also meant they had reached the shallowest layer of the underground palace.
After rushing through the green route area for a while, the woman in white appeared again, waiting for them up ahead.
To be honest, the three brothers really envied her. Nan Zhu clicked his tongue, “That is really convenient of you. You do not even need to walk. You can appear wherever you want inside the underground palace.”
His words were slightly exaggerated. The prerequisite for appearing anywhere was that there had to be ghost foetuses nearby.
But it was more or less that meaning. It was indeed convenient.
The woman in white got straight to the point. “This batch of over a hundred people who came this time is a bit strange.”
Nan Zhu, “Strange? In what way?”
The woman in white gestured towards the map in Yu Qing’s hand. After drawing close, she pointed on the map, “You are here now. They are just ahead, hiding in the passage behind this corner. Over a hundred people are crouching there, not speaking or moving.”
Yu Qing was suspicious, “What does that mean?”
The woman in white, “I do not know, so I said it is strange.”
“They ran in here and are hiding without moving. Then what did they run in here for?” Yu Qing muttered to himself, pondered briefly, then waved his hand, “Let’s go, take a look.”
The woman in white reached out to block him, then pointed at the map again, “I have already gathered over a hundred ghost foetuses waiting here. In a moment, they will transform into the appearances of those demon cultivators and you lot, and go over together to actively provoke and attack. You mix in among them, make a slight move, and immediately retreat. The ghost foetuses will cover your retreat. You immediately turn into this nearby intersection. There will be ghost foetuses transforming into walls to block it. It should be enough to prevent them from catching up to you, so you can rest assured.”
“Not bad, not bad.” Yu Qing nodded repeatedly. However, he then waved his hand and said, “Do not act rashly yet. Let us go over and take a look first.”
The woman in white, “Look at what?”
Yu Qing found it strange, “Do you not want to know why they are hiding there without moving?”
The woman in white fell silent for a moment, then replied, “No.”
Yu Qing said with a helpless expression, “Why do you always want us to personally rush up and fight? What if they are hiding there to ambush someone else? What if, without us interfering, they are about to fight another group to the death? Then there is no need for us to ruin their good deed, is there not?”
Nan Zhu looked at him askance, the muscles at the corner of his mouth twitching slightly.
The woman in white fell silent again.
Yu Qing directly put away the map, walked around her first, and waved to signal. Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie followed.
The woman in white silently turned around and followed behind the group.
They were already close to where the Sinan Office people were hiding. Before long, they arrived.
Reaching the corner, knowing that a group of people was hiding on the other side of the corner, Yu Qing estimated that they had already heard the footsteps of his group approaching.
To show there was no hostility, “Ahem!” He deliberately coughed heavily, then stepped out and turned the corner.
Turning the corner, he shone his glowstone towards that side. He immediately saw the group crouching there, and also saw a pile of weapons pointed at him, as well as pairs of fiercely vigilant eyes.
When Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie followed and appeared, the Sinan Office crowd took a look and discovered it was those three fellows again.
Yu Qing drew a bit closer. He was about to introduce himself when his gaze suddenly froze, staring at Jin Huahai’s face. He felt it looked familiar. Thinking that these people might be from the Sinan Office, he immediately remembered who it was. He immediately understood that Jin Huahai’s ghastly appearance was due to makeup. He immediately smiled, “Is this Mr Jin Huahai? It is me, A Shiheng. You escorted me when I went from Liezhou to the capital for the imperial examination. I am A Shiheng. Do you remember?”
Having guessed that the people who came were from the Sinan Office, he had not expected to also have an old acquaintance. That made things even easier.
The woman in white, who had not yet appeared on the other side of the corner, could only see Yu Qing’s trio and could not see the Sinan Office people inside. Upon hearing this, she was already stunned, looking at Yu Qing in shock and suspicion, not knowing what he was trying to do.
Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie were also stunned, discovering that this Old Fifteen really looked like someone who had seen the world. He could actually run into an acquaintance inside a tomb?
“A Shiheng?”
Someone on the Sinan Office side muttered, followed by a commotion.
For the entire Sinan Office, the name “A Shiheng” was truly not easy to ignore. He was the fiance of the Earth Mother’s disciple. They might not say it to his face, but who had not gossiped about it behind his back?
Not to mention he was also a great talent famous throughout the world.
Jin Huahai was quite helpless, discovering that it was truly a case of fearing what would come. Was this silly bird brain-damaged? He was already pretending not to know him. Why did he have to charge up like he was seeking death?
He really wanted to ask Yu Qing right now, what do you want me to do?
“Go, check whether they are ghost foetuses transformed.” Jin Huahai tilted his head to signal. He still had some experience in this regard.
Two people immediately went over. Yu Qing actively extended his hand to let the two inspect him.
Only one person inspected, while the other was on guard.
The woman in white slightly shifted her body, pressing her back against the wall on the other side of the corner to avoid being seen by the two who came out.
Not only Yu Qing, but all three brothers were inspected. Only then did the two retreat and indicate they were real people, not transformed by evil spirits.
Only then did Jin Huahai walk out from the crowd. He came before Yu Qing and looked him up and down. He said unhappily, “How did you run here? Is this a place you should be?”
Yu Qing smiled, “How did I run here? Whatever reason you ran here for, that is the same reason I ran here for. What, you do not know that the cloud chart the Zhong family presented to the Earth Mother was given to the Zhong family by me?”
Having seen people from the Sinan Office here, he was certain that the Sinan Office had indeed already deciphered the cloud chart.
The woman in white on the other side was dumbfounded.
Jin Huahai and the others were all shocked and suspicious. Cloud chart?
They did not know that the Sinan Office chief had already obtained the cloud chart.
On this trip, they thought it was related to the cloud chart. They thought they were here to find the cloud chart. They had not expected that the cloud chart was already in the chief’s hands. Then did this not mean they were directly heading for the legendary immortal paradise?
Seeing their reactions, Yu Qing could not help but be suspicious, “What, you have all reached here and still do not know?”
Jin Huahai quickly raised his hand to stop him, “A Shiheng, shut your mouth. We do not know what you are talking about, and you should not say any more.”
Such a major secret, just hearing it made one’s heart pound with fear. It was simply terrifying them. If they knew things they should not know, they were really afraid of being silenced afterwards.
A few sentences ago, he had still been planning to silence the other party.
Yu Qing, however, would not stop until he shocked people to death. “Not say? I have already found the location of ‘Xiaoyun Jian’ one step ahead of you. Are you sure you are not interested?”
“…” Jin Huahai was completely speechless. The entire Sinan Office crowd was dumbfounded, as if struck by heavenly thunder.
Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie were also dumbfounded. They really wanted to ask Old Fifteen what was going on. Had he taken the wrong medicine? He actually told such a secret to people from the Sinan Office just like that?
The woman in white with her back against the wall also had a feeling that she had misheard.
After being dumbfounded, the Sinan Office crowd was all terrified.
Seeing that Yu Qing was about to say more, Jin Huahai immediately pushed his palm out and shouted, “Shut up! Do not say any more. The location of Xiaoyun Jian can be told when you see the chief!”
With so many pairs of ears listening, if he really said it out loud, if he really let so many people hear it, what then?
Yu Qing immediately clapped his hands in agreement, “Mr Jin is absolutely right. Then I must trouble you all to escort me out of here as soon as possible.”
As soon as these words came out, Nan Zhu and Mu Aotie’s expressions twitched. They estimated that the entire Sinan Office crowd would now desperately escort him.
The woman in white with her back against the stone wall was completely dumbfounded. She had never dreamed it would turn out like this. The people who ran here, fighting for their lives, were all here for Xiaoyun Jian. Human nature was greedy. How could someone actively expose a treasure to share with others?
She had previously used this to threaten Yu Qing. Who knew that Yu Qing would turn around and stab himself in the back.
After the shock, she also suddenly reacted. She immediately turned around and showed herself. Her two eyes stared deadly at Yu Qing, and she said word by word, “A Shiheng, how dare you play me!”
Her tone was so cold it made one feel as if they had fallen into an icy valley.
Thinking of what Yu Qing had previously said about why they should first see the side with more people, the reasons he gave were one after another, so convincing that even she had deeply agreed. After all that fuss, the reason he charged towards where there were more people was because there is strength in numbers, because it was a good umbrella for him.
Thinking that she had previously guided them all the way here to meet, the woman in white was so angry that her entire body was trembling, her fists clenched tight.
Jin Huahai showed himself upon hearing the voice. Looking at this woman, he asked suspiciously, “Who is this?”
Yu Qing, “She might be the wife of Guan Fengyang, ‘Yun Xi’. She used some evil technique to live until now. I do not understand it either.”
“Ah!”
Quite a number of people gasped in shock.
Many Sinan Office people immediately ran out to look. They all understood that if she really was Guan Fengyang’s wife, then would she not have lived for several thousand years.
Seeing that everyone was somewhat fearful, Yu Qing especially emphasised, “Everyone, do not be afraid. She is currently a ghost foetus transformation. Her strength is not as great as everyone thinks. Otherwise, we would have lost our lives long ago.”
At this point, Jin Huahai did not care about anything else. He said in a deep voice, “Let’s go, leave this damned place, get out!”
Since he had already obtained the location of Xiaoyun Jian, bringing Yu Qing out was the top priority. Why would he still need to care about any mission from above? Bringing the person out would be a great merit. Naturally, there was no need to continue taking risks here.
Who knew that Yu Qing hurriedly pulled him back and asked him, “When you came in, did you not notice the entrance passage was a bit strange?”
Hearing this, Jin Huahai stopped and asked, “It was strange. Do you know what is going on?”
Yu Qing pointed at the woman in white, “The entrance is completely under her control. I do not know what moving technique she used, but she can quickly manipulate those stone blocks. Trying to exit from the entrance will probably be extremely difficult. I know where another exit is. Come, follow me.”
Hearing these words, the woman in white immediately guessed what he meant by another exit. When Yu Qing’s trio had stopped at that collapsed area, she had deliberately appeared to interfere.
Because earlier, Yu Qing had been holding incense in his hand, muttering something about the patriarch manifesting. She had observed this and was somewhat worried.
Now it seemed her fears had unfortunately come true. This fellow had indeed noticed.
What she found most unacceptable was that the map with the exit marked on it was one she had personally drawn and provided herself. Thinking of this, she suddenly felt like she was about to vomit blood from anger.