Chapter 1138: Gu Qishao, can you do it? (1/2)

Mu Qingwu might be righteous, but he wasn’t stupid. Even if he really lured the princess and His Highness onto a certain pathway, would Bai Yanqing actually let him go, feed him the antidote, or take away the dynamite packs?

Impossible. Bai Yanqing was the kind of person who threw people away once he was done using them. Anyways, even if Bai Yanqing was willing to save him, he would never hurt Han Yunxi and the rest for the sake of his own life!

“Your Highness, princess…” Mu Qingwu wanted to tell them to avoid the right-hand path because it was trapped, but the ceiling of the stone room suddenly opened up to reveal a flaming torch falling down! Only then did Mu Qingwu realize he’d fallen for Bai Yanqing’s trap! Bai Yanqing never truly trusted him at all. His aim wasn’t to lure the princess’s group down that pathway, but to use the explosives strapped on his body to kill them all in one blow!

Detestable!

Mu Qingwu was already out of strength from the effects of the poison, so there was no way for him to dodge. Even thought he was crouching on the ground, there were still dynamite sticks strapped to his back!

He could only raise his voice and shout, “I have dynamite on my body, get away! Hurry!”

Han Yunxi’s group was shocked!

Seconds before the flames hit, Gu Beiyue abruptly shifted Mu Qingwu out of the way and caught the torch by its handle. Meanwhile, Gu Qishao had already rushed into the ceiling’s secret passage to give chase. Their reactions were so fast that it exceeded Bai Yanqing’s expectations. Unless they knew about the secret passage beforehand.

But how is that possible?

There was no time to think. Without any hostages, he couldn’t gain any advantages from Han Yunxi so he chose to fled. It would be best to lead her group into a different trap instead.

After Gu Qishao started the chase, Gu Beiyue tossed the torch aside and flew up after him. Long Feiye prepared to follow with Han Yunxi, but she took time to tug out some antidote and toss it to Mu Qingwu.

“Here!” she cried. She had no idea whether Mu Qingwu was aware of the Li Clan’s destruction, but his honesty had earned him this much. If they hadn’t ran into the blueprint by chance, they would never have known about the secret passage above the stone room, much less of Bai Yanqing’s ambush. And if the torch had burned Mu Qingwu, an explosion in such close quarters might even cause all the rocks above to crush them to death.

Despicable Bai Yanqing, he’s even resorting to these kind of methods!

Long Feiye and Han Yunxi soon caught up with Gu Beiyue. Meanwhile, Mu Qingwu gaped at the antidote in his hands before realizing he should take it. He hadn’t expected to survive this encounter and was prepared to face death. It took him a while to recover from lying on the ground. As he sat up, he quickly got rid of the dynamite sticks tied to his body. He wanted to chase after the princess and the rest, but stopped after some hesitation.

With Bai Yanqing’s undying body, even his dynamite sticks wouldn’t help! He’d only be bringing them trouble. Without a choice, he could only stay put and wait.

At this moment, Han Yunxi’s group was in hot pursuit of Bai Yanqing in the secret passage! The tunnel did a turn midway before heading down again, with space getting narrower as they went. Gu Beiyue was fearful of Bai Yanqing’s poisons and kept a healthy distance. Moreover, Han Yunxi was still pregnant and being supported by Long Feiye, so the trio left Gu Qishao to cover the main chase.

In multiple instances, Gu Qishao’s vines managed to brush against Bai Yanqing, but couldn’t stop him from escaping. Going down was always faster than climbing up. At the very least, he wouldn’t lose track of Bai Yanqing here even if he didn’t nab the man.

Han Yunxi’s group was clear that this tunnel would lead to a stone room located on Level 3 of the maze, which only had one door and one pathway upon exit. If they could stop Bai Yanqing before he fled the room, it would be the best scenario. Unfortunately, Bai Yanqing activated a secret switch as soon as he landed in the room and shut the secret passage behind him. By the time Gu Qishao kicked his wall through, Bai Yanqing had already slipped out of the room.

Thank goodness there was only one possible pathway beyond the exit.

“Actually, I can bring you with me!” Gu Beiyue said seriously.

Gu Qishao arched a brow at him and silently refused, but the next second Gu Beiyue grabbed his hand and started running. His speed was as fast as the wind as they chased after Bai Yanqing. It was very easy for Gu Beiyu to catch up to the man this way, but Bai Yanqing suddenly released a cloud of poison powder behind him. It forced Gu Beiyue to make a hasty retreat while Gu Qishao met it head on and kept chasing.

Han Yunxi and Long Feiye quickly caught up, allowing her to deal with the powder before they continued the chase.

“Your Highness, princess, there’s a trap ahead. It’s the five element Metal Cliff of Level 3,” Gu Beiyue muttered.

“Understood,” Han Yunxi grew guarded.

By the time they saw Gu Qishao in the distance, it was to see him eached for Bai Yanqing with one of his vines. The latter had blocked it, and beyond both men stretched the deep cliff. Unlikely the brightly illuminated Fire Cliff of Level 1, this one was completely dark.