Chapter 553: Strange, who put out the fire? (1/2)

Chapter 553: Strange, who put out the fire?

Before Gu Qishao could finish, Long Feiye coldly cut him off. “Gu Qishao, you still haven’t come with your lordship to settle scores with those old Medical City coots. Why are you in such a rush to die?”

As he spoke, he actually pulled out his sword, using the momentum from the motion to fly upwards with both Han Yunxi in his arms and Gu Qishao dangling below until he found another patch of cliff wall to drive his weapon in. This was solid rock, pure stone with no dirt mixed in. The sword in the surface made for a completely firm grip. Seeing this, Gu Qishao rejoiced and stuck in another dagger. This time, the blade remained stable. Han Yunxi gave a long exhale and finally let go of his hand.

She turned back to Long Feiye and murmured, “You’ve worked hard.”

Long Feiye’s expression was cold. He didn’t reply, but lowered his head until his chin was resting against her forehead.

What’s that supposed to mean?

Perhaps only Long Feiye himself knew. In any case, Han Yunxi was suddenly engulfed in his scent, her heart and mind content. Meanwhile, the mountain rumbled around them like an angry god, rocks and dirt tumbling past them constantly. Han Yunxi’s group was only safe for the moment, because it was likely the tremors would dislodge their life-saving rock if this kept up for any longer. Their only ways back were even now buried in flames, so all they could do was wait for rescue. But none of them knew if Chu Xifeng and Tang Li would arrive before their rock crumbled.

Gu Qishao stared at the raging flames beneath them while lost in thought. Han Yunxi leaned against Long Feiye’s chest, her heart oddly calm despite their desperate situation. She recalled a certain saying—when you were with the person you liked, you’d be brave enough to face life and death. Perhaps these were her feelings right now. As for Long Feiye, he stared off into the distance, deep in thought. Despite hanging over imminent death, none of the three felt any dread or fear.

Suddenly, Gu Qishao cried out. “Look there! The fire’s out!”

Long Feiye and Han Yunxi both stared blankly in his direction, completely uninterested. Even if Chu Xifeng and Tang Li came as fast as they could, they wouldn’t have put out the flames so soon. Gu Qishao must have been joking because he was bored.

“Hurry and look! The fire’s out, it’s out!” Gu Qishao was greatly moved and even went to tug on Han Yunxi’s sleeve. Long Feiye had kept quiet the entire time when Han Yunxi was holding onto Gu Qishao, but now he turned snappy.

“Let go!”

Han Yunxi, on the other hand, suddenly exclaimed, “The fire’s really out! It’s actually stopped!”

Long Feiye glanced towards the secret tunnels and saw that the flames there had actually disappeared! What’s going on?

“Gu Qishao, go take a look!” “I’ll go take a look!”

Both Long Feiye and Gu Qishao spoke at the same time. Next, Long Feiye stuck out his leg, allowing Gu Qishao to leap up and kick off it with a ferocious push to soar into the air towards the tunnels. When he reached the entrance, he discovered that the flames inside were completely gone. He shouted towards Long Feiye, who flew over with Han Yunxi in his arms. All three of them landed with their hearts still in their throats. Could the sudden disappearance of the flames simply be a trap?

Still, this was the only way back. Standing here, they could fear that the earthquakes in the area were getting stronger. It felt like the entire underground palace was going to cave in at any moment. Without further discussion, the trio came to a tacit agreement. Long Feiye shielded Han Yunxi as he brought up the rear, while Gu Qishao scoped out the path ahead. They evaded falling rocks as they hurried through the tunnel, spotting piles of stone and dirt on the sides. It seemed like someone had stifled the flames that way.

This was a very intelligent way to put out the fires, because it didn’t need water and wouldn’t produce too much smoke. Once the flames were out, Han Yunxi and the rest could escape directly through the passageway without waiting for the air to clear. She felt that whoever had put out the flames had given care to help them rather than set a trap. If they really had ill intentions, they wouldn’t need to take so much cares to clear the tunnel. Trapping them on the cliff or in the abyss would’ve been enough. Of course, she was too busy escaping to think any further than that.

The closer to the exit they ran, the stronger the tremors grew. Half of the tunnel had caved in by the time they made it to the entrance; fortunately, there was still enough room for them to squeeze past. But once they left the second set of tunnels, they discovered that the exit out of the secret chamber was block fast by boulders. The area was shaking so badly that it was hard to even stand upright in the room. Fragments of rock and dirt fell incessantly from the roofs as if trying to drown them in stone. This place was even more of a dead end than the cliff!

“Look after her!” Long Feiye said sternly. Gu Qishao didn’t react at first, but after seeing Han Yunxi’s embarrassed expression, he knew what was up.

He purposely moved to stand behind her and said, quite happily, “Don’t worry!”

Long Feiye released Han Yunxi and found the location of the original exit. Then he spread out his arms and punched forward, shattering the boulders there to pieces. Seeing this, both Han Yunxi and Gu Qishao sucked in a cold breath as they exchanged glances. It was as if they were thinking the same thing: don’t provoke this man if you can help it.