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

There was a switch located on the wall by the two men which, when activated, would send the victims on the cliff edge plummeting into the abyss. At the same time, a massive boulder would crash down after them to seal off their escape. Besides the Level 2 maze, all of the other five levels were filled with cliffs of the five elements. Some were lit, some were dark. The Fire Cliff had nothing but raging flames at the bottom, so what laid at the case of the Metal Cliff?

Metal formed the basis of many weapons, just like how Metal of Ten-Thousand Poisons had turned out to be a dagger.

Could countless weapons by lying at the bottom of Metal Cliff? Whatever the case, Han Yunxi was sure it was an awful place. She saw Gu Qishao stuck in a stalemate with Bai Yanqing and suddenly thought of a plan.

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When Bai Yanqing saw Han Yunxi’s group approaching, he knew it’d be impossible to escape. His eyes settled on the hidden switch in the wall as he mentally prepared himself. This was the fastest switch in the maze and a single touch would cause the giant boulder to crash down at the same time the trap underfoot gave way. Even someone with Gu Beiyue’s speeds might find themselves hard-pressed to escape.

He’d like to see how many of his four pursuers could escape this trap!

Bai Yanqing gripped Gu Qishao’s vines and prepared to drag him over when two more vines flew out from Gu Qishao’s other arm to attack. Bai Yanqing sliced them away with his sword.

Gu Beiyue had already retreated to the rear of the party. He couldn’t help much now and might even end up burdening the group if he got poisoned. He took up his post on the sidelines, vigilant for any developments. Long Feiye was afraid to squeeze Han Yunxi by the waist, so his hand was resting on her shoulders. Their close quarters allowed her to block any poison coming for them with her poison storage space. Still, they didn’t go to help Gu Qishao, but stood back to watch.

If they guessed right, Bai Yanqing wanted to use the trap here against them. A crafty gleam shone in Han Yunxi’s eyes as she raised her hand to shoot needles at Bai Yanqing. Long Feiye raised his sword at the same time, aiming for Bai Yanqing’s hands. The attacks wouldn’t kill him, but it’d make him defenseless against Gu Qishao’s vines.

Bai Yanqing looked panickd, but he was quite cold and rational inside. He purposely evaded Long Feiye’s swod strikes and allowed the vines to wrap around his left hand.

“Heheh, I’d like to see you run rampant again!” Gu Qishao laughed as he gave a vicious tug, jerking Bai Yanqing over a few steps. Bai Yanqing clenched his jaw and held fast. Then he jerked at Gu Qishao’s vines with his right hand to tug the man towards him. Now both of them were near the location of the secret switch, but they’d ended up in a stalemate again.

Han Yunxi suddenly shouted, “Long Feiye, let’s go capture him!”

Although she hadn’t discussed her plans with him, Long Feiye could more or less guess her intentions. He used an aggressive, domineering air to say, “Gu Qishao, if you can’t do it, then get out of the way.”

It wasn’t clear whether Gu Qishao read their veiled lines, but he laughed and said, “Long Feiye, let’s make a bet. This old man will tie up that fellow like a zongzi in the time it takes to brew a pot of tea!”

Han Yunxi and Long Feiye both stopped worrying at Gu Qishao’s words. At crucial moments, this fellow was still reliable enough to understand what they meant. Gu Beiyue had seen through everything from the sidelines as well. He darted a quick look at the switch on the wall and smiled.

“Braggart!” Bai Yanqing fumed.

“Take this!” Gu Qishao sent out two more vines, one for each of Bai Yanqing’s legs. Actually, Bai Yanqing was perfectly capable of avoiding one, but he was soon caught completely. At this, Gu Qishao immediately retreated while pulling Bai Yanqing towards him. Bai Yanqing’s staggering steps soon left him standing on top of the trapdoor. His cold eyes grew amused at the sight, but he stopped struggling anyways to allow the vines to wrap around him. He was waiting for Han Yunxi and the rest to walk over.

There was a single needle hidden in his mouth. As soon as they approached, he would use to to activate the switch and send them all plummeting into the cliff below. He didn’t mind if he went with them!

Beneath was nothing but a sea of arrows, their sharp points raised to the skies! Between the arrows below and the boulder above, any victim would be stabbed through countless times.

Gu Qishao didn’t drag Bai Yanqing any farther but looked back at Long Feiye. “It was less than the time needed to brew tea! I won!”

“Heheh, so what if you’ve tied me up? You still can’t kill me!” Bai Yanqing goaded them on purpose.

“Don’t worry, this crown prince wasn’t planning on killing you. I’ll personally wait on you well,” Long Feiye said as he and Han Yunxi walked forward step by step. Soon enough, they would be in range of the trapdoor as well.

Bai Yanqing was waiting for this chance. He cackled coldly in his heart as he watched Long Feiye and Han Yunxi from the corner of his eye. Unexpectedly, Gu Beiyue suddenly threw a flying dagger at the secret switch at the same time Long Feiye and Han Yunxi halted. In a flash, cracks appeared in the ground beneath Bai Yanqing while a giant boulder came tumbling down from the air. Like a crack of thunder, it crushed Bai Yanqing beneath him while Long Feiye, Han Yunxi, Gu Beiyue and Gu Qishao chased after his falling form.

The speed of the boulder was terrifyingly fast. They’d hardly reached the bottom and seen what it looked like before they heard a loud boom.