Chapter 247: Settling accounts, killing without pardon (1/2)

Chapter 247: Settling accounts, killing without pardon

Han Yunxi followed behind the white-robed man. The whole way, her detox system went off in response to countless poisons, but the white-robed man always avoided them ahead of time. The entire trip, they turned this way and that as they opened countless sets of hidden doors. It was certain that this white-robed man knew the way.

Just what kind of sacred personage was this man? Was he from the medical academy, or perhaps one of the remnants of the Poison Sect? Rumors had it that there were still traces of their members left in Medical City.

What was his motive in bringing her inside the Sky Pit?

Han Yunxi progressed smoothly with him, while it was Gu Qishao and his map that met with no end of troubles. Because they had a map, they were extremely careless. If not for Gu Qishao’s high-level poison skills and Mu Linger’s supply of poison insecticide, they’d probably long be dead by now. Currently, they had just escaped from a large, dense swarm of king cobras. Gu Qishao’s right arm was bitten to the point that no part of the skin was left unscathed. His bewitching red robes were drenched in fresh blood that gave off a terrifying stench. Mu Linger wasn’t in much better shape. Her back had been bitten multiple times, the blood from the bites turning it damp. It was impossible to tell the original color of her clothing anymore. Her martial arts were too poor to defend herself. Even though Gu Qishao tried his best, he couldn’t do anything against such a horrifying trap. After all, the Poison Sect had set these traps here during their time. All of the world’s poisons came from the Poison Sect, so one could imagine how dangerous things were.

The king cobra pit that they’d escaped from had been piled full of snakes. Even though Gu Qishao and Mu Linger had medicine to face off against them, their numbers were too overwhelming. The entire den of snakes had no place to put their feet or get a proper handhold. Not only did they have to avoid the king cobras’ assaults, but find the exit amongst the snake-covered walls. For a second, Mu Linger had even come close to giving up altogether. If she wasn’t here with Qi gege1, then she definitely would’ve given up.

If Qi gege wasn’t here, I’d definitely give up.

The one thing to rejoice over was that the king cobras were of a commonplace species. Mu Linger’s antivenom was adequate enough to treat the poisoned bites. Currently, they’d already finished ingesting the antidote. Gu Qishao was as tired as a corpse as he leaned against a wall. Mu Linger was equally exhausted and wish she could fall asleep right here and never wake up. Some time later, she finally spoke up. “Qi gege, where did your map come from? Were you tricked?”

If this map was real, then they should’ve smoothly passed through the maze already and avoided all the traps. By now, they would’ve already seen the poison beast! But they’d spent all that time trapped in the snake pit. Gu Qishao abruptly opened his eyes, a vicious glint in his eye. He seemed to have changed into another person entirely as he refused to speak.

Mu Linger grew impatient and crawled over. “Qi gege, what’s wrong with you?”

Gu Qishao took out the map and tossed it away without a second glance. Without a doubt, this map was a fake. Whether the real one had been stolen away by someone else or replaced with the fake by the head elder was unknown. In any case, now Gu Qishao’s entire person was unwell. Mu Linger looked at the map and creased her eyebrows. “Now what do we do?”

What a scary thing it was to enter the Sky Pit without a map?

Gu Qishao rose to his feet, completely ignoring the injuries on his back as he gave Mu Linger a helping hand. “There’s not much time, let’s keep going forward.”

“Not much time?” Mu Linger didn’t understand.

It wasn’t clear whether Gu Qishao had heard her question, but he didn’t reply. Instead, he led Mu Linger by the hand and kept walking.

“Qi gege, are you in a rush for time?” Mu Linger asked again. Sadly, Gu Qishao still didn’t reply. Mu Linger pouted and remained irresolute before finally giving up with her questions.

When Gu Qishao had the map in hand, his steps had been light and quick. He was so carefree that he even whistled along the way. But now he’d cast aside all his playful mood and unrestrained nature. Each step he took forward, he made sure to carefully observe all his surroundings so as to avoid another trap. The Poison Sect’s hundred traps were indeed vicious, but he still trusted in his own skills. Just as Gu Qishao and Mu Linger were preparing to leave the king cobra den behind them, footsteps sounded from nearby. Though the steps were very light, they couldn’t escape Gu Qishao’s ears.

“There’s someone there!” Gu Qishao said in a low voice as he narrowed his eyes.

Shocked, Mu Linger hastened to ask, “How could someone come so soon?”

As customs dictated, those who wanted to take the poison beast typically followed the representatives from Medical City down here and only made their move after the poison beast was drugged into unconsciousness again.

Why the difference this year?

As they heard the footsteps approach, Gu Qishao and Mu Linger hurriedly hid themselves behind a small sunken cavern on the side. Before long, Gu Qishao heard a familiar voice that caused his narrowed eyes to shine with a dangerous light.

“Long…Feiye…” There was a hint of smugness to his tone. He never expected Long Feiye to show up as well. That’s good, it’s time to take revenge.

“The Duke of Qin?” Mu Linger was surprised. Her first thought was whether Han Yunxi had come as well.