Chapter 1129: Whos in trouble? (1/2)

Warning: Mild emetophobia alert. (No graphic details.)

The group of four had hardly walked a few steps before Han Yunxi muttered, “There’s poison up ahead. It’s not very concentrated, but it seems like someone’s been poisoned. Or not, it’s unclear.”

“Is it dangerous?” Long Feiye asked.

“No, it’s nothing like poison gas, so there’s no issues. It’s the same poison as you guys, so we should hurry up and take a look,” Han Yunxi replied.

But it wasn’t long before a disgusting stench reached their nostrils.

“What kind of smell is that?” Tang Li looked back. “Sister-in-law, this isn’t poisonous?”

“No. It’s a little like rotting corpses,” Han Yunxi was puzzled too. This scent was very strange, but the detox system didn’t set off any alarms.

“Gu Beiyue, be careful up ahead,” Long Feiye added.

As they walked past the equivalent length of the secret chamber, Han Yunxi’s group noticed a fist-sized hole on their right. Gu Beiyue carefully took a peek inside and sucked in a cold breath. He whipped his head back and exclaimed, “Princess, it’s not poison, but something big’s happened!”

“What is it? What did you see?” Han Yunxi felt uneasy, afraid that something had happened to Gu Qishao or Ning Jing. This tunnel was simply too cramped. They could only keep moving if Gu Beiyue led them on. Gu Beiyue immediately punched at the hole, causing the wall to cave in. Beyond was a tiny room illuminated from the light above. As it turned out, this was the place where Gu Qishao and Bai Yanqing had fallen during their fight.

But the scene before them stunned them. Instead of a room, it was better to call the place a frightening trap. Six iron pillars stood in the space, each of them covered with countless blades. All of them were pointing upwards, making the pillars look like cacti. The pillars made a circle in the center of the room, rotating at a steady rhythm at high speeds. The sight made it seem like a room of constantly rotating blades.

In other words, this was a horrifying meat grinder. Anything that fell inside would be diced to bits.

“Look at the walls!” Tang Li exclaimed.

They saw blood staining the walls above them, along with various pieces of flesh. It was clear that some of them were still fresh. In other words, someone had just fallen prey to these blades!

Han Yunxi’s face was all misery as she bore the urge to vomit, while Tang Li suddenly gagged and ran to the side, dry heaving. It would probably be a long time before he could eat meat again. Long Feiye and Gu Beiyue were both calm as they studied the room in detail. Han Yunxi suppressed her feelings of nausea before activating the detox system to check again. She was certain the traces of poison had come from these errant pieces of flesh. It was no wonder the detox system couldn’t give her a clear diagnosis with all these fragments scattered about. All it told her was that “someone” was poisoned, making her heart suddenly anxious.

She asked, “Long Feiye, are you guys certain that Gu Qishao...has an undying body?”

“Yes, you’ve witnessed it yourself just now,” Long Feiye was sure.

“But...but someone was just chopped to bits here. That person was poisoned too--with the same poison as you guys,” Han Yunxi stammered.

Bai Yanqing must have plenty of safeguards on hand to protect against poison. Only Long Feiye’s faction would be the ones getting poisoned! She was too afraid that the bits of flesh were Gu Qishao’s remains!

At her words, Long Feiye exchanged glances with the other men.

“He can even take the blow of Profound Frost Sword’s sword qi, much less these simple blades,” Long Feiye remarked.

Suddenly, Tang Li cried out, “Ning Jing!”

Ning Jing…

The poison gas from before had issued from cracks in the walls and covered all their surroundings. If Ning Jing was closeby, it was very possible for her to be poisoned! Could it be that Bai Yanqing had tossed the woman into this room after he was done using her? Tang Li gaped at them. For a second, the group didn’t know how to react. Abruptly, Tang Li gave a howl and ran into the room. Luckily, Long Feiye blocked him with his body and pushed him against the wall.

“It’s only a suspicion,” he said coldly. “Why are you rushing to your death so fast?”

Something as frightful as this meat grinder trap would lead to death as soon as the victim ran inside. There was no way to save them.

“Suspicion...it’s only, a suspicion…” Tang Li mumbled to himself.

Han Yunxi was standing right next to Tang Li and had to admit she was at a loss as well. She couldn’t accept the loss of either Gu Qishao or Ning Jing. She only hoped this was all a misunderstanding. A mistake!

Gu Beiyue shot a few flying daggers into the room. Though they were small, their strength was great, and soon knocked each of the six pillars sideways until they crashed into the walls. At this, the rotation stopped, breaking down the horrific meat grinder. As Gu Beiyue stepped inside carefully, he found no other traps and turned to Long Feiye. “It’s fine now,” he said.

Gu Beiyue and Long Feiye could always maintain their calm.