Chapter 485: Chapter 485. I’ve Found It This Time!
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation | Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
Su Qing immediately opened her eyes and walked over to Zhou Bo with Xiao Zeyu. “Martial Uncle, have you found it?”
Xiao Zeyu held up a torch for Zhou Bo. Zhou Bo pointed at the Crooked Neck
Tree beside him smugly. “Do you see anything different about the tree rings on that tree?”
Xiao Zeyu went over to check it out when he heard what his uncle’s master said. He could see that it was indeed different from a normal tree ring. In fact, this Crooked Neck Tree was planted here by someone.
Among the lush trees, a withered tree stood out.
“This is designed according to the five elements and eight trigrams.”
Zhou Boxing hurriedly looked at Xiao Zeyu and pointed at the tree ring for him
to see.
“Yes, there is indeed something hidden.”
Xiao Zeyu could tell from his uncle’s master’s reminder that he was also proficient in the five elements and eight trigrams. If his uncle master raised his head, he would immediately understand the direction of the entire mechanism.
“If you press this button, a suspension bridge will appear above Five Poison
Valley.”
He confidently pressed a black dot in the center of the Eight Trigrams, which was the switch for the mechanism.
Sure enough, Xiao Zeyu’s judgment was correct. The moment he pressed the button, a loud crack could be heard. A suspension bridge fell from the sky and connected to Five Poison Valley.
-This marvelous mechanism must have been created by Qin Tie, but why did he make this mechanism for the Fifth Ghost?”
Zhou Bo was sure that Qin Tie had made this mechanism, but he did not understand why he had made this mechanism to lock him up. Was it to defend against the Five Ghosts?
Or had he already become one of the Five Ghosts?
If it was the latter, it would be very dangerous.
“Let her go over first.”
Su Qing was afraid that there was still a chance on the suspension bridge, so he went over to pull Qin Yuer up. She untied the rope tied to her leg and pushed
her in front.
If Qin Yuer didn’t want to die, she had to lead the way obediently. Qing’er only wanted to go singly, not in pairs.
Xiao Zeyu told Su ding that there was no need for Qin Yuer to lead the way. He and his Martial Uncle had already seen through the mystery of the bridge.
“We don’t keep useless people.”
Su Qing looked at Qin Yuer, who staggered to the side of the bridge and stopped. She reminded Qin Yuer coldly.
Qin Yuer shuddered when she heard Su Qing’s words. She had personally witnessed Su Qing killing Ghostmother and the Four Ghostly Kings. He had also said the same thing, “Don’t leave useless people behind.”
Qin Yuer took a step forward with great difficulty. She had seen the Ghost King walk across this bridge, so she remembered that she should walk alone, not in pairs. Su Qing was behind her with her sword. If she took a wrong step, thousands of arrows would pierce her heart. She had to walk the right path.
Su Qing looked at the pitch-black Five Poison Valley. Under the moonlight, it exuded a sense of mystery and terror, like a demon with its mouth wide open, ready to devour people.
■What was going on in Five Poison Valley? Setting up such a sophisticated mechanism and using the Five Poisons to guard the door, could it be that the treasure that the Fifth Ghost had collected over the years was hidden on the
other side?’
This time, she had picked it up!
Seeing that Qin Yuer was safe and sound, Su Qing and Xiao Zeyu followed behind. Zhou Bo was teaching the ten soldiers how to walk.
The group safely crossed the suspension bridge and arrived at the opposite side of the valley. They felt that this valley was darker than the other side. The towering trees blocked the moonlight in the sky. The weak light from the torch could only shine under their feet and was useless in this pitch-black valley.
“Everyone, rest here first. I’ll take a look again.
After crossing the valley, Zhou Bo told everyone to rest. He continued to look at the next mechanism.
The usually conceited old man was extremely cautious this time.
Su Qing couldn’t help but be curious about Qin Tie, whom she had never met before. Perhaps he could really make the mold she wanted.
But now, she had to make sure that he was not one of the Fifth Ghost’s people. Otherwise, she would not dare to show him the blueprint of the mold. If the enemy made the mortar first, it would not be worth it.
Su Qing and Xiao Zeyu didn’t sit down. They stood guard for the old man, one on his left and one on his right, holding torches to light up the place.
“Martial Uncle, why don’t you rest first? We’ll look for him again at dawn.” Qin Tie and Zhou Bo were like two masters fighting each other. They were both top figures in the field of traps. It was far more difficult to crack than to set up traps. If they made a wrong judgment, they would die.
In this dark sky, he couldn’t see clearly and was afraid that something might go wrong.
“Alright, let’s wait until dawn!”
Zhou Bo nodded. This time, he wasn’t stubborn. Experts who set up traps could make use of terrain, swamps, rocks, mountain ranges, vegetation, and forests to set up traps, making it impossible to guard against them.
It was not easy to judge in the dark, so this was not a matter of forcing oneself.
This time, they had sent ten personal guards to help. They were divided into three shifts. Su Qing, Zhou Bo, and Xiao Zeyu were leaning against a tree to sleep.
Qin Yuer was tied up again. She curled her body in humiliation. There was hatred in her eyes, but more so, anxiety. She looked up at the dark forest and gritted her teeth.
A slight sound came from the depths of the forest. Su Qing and Xiao Zeyu suddenly opened their eyes and looked toward the direction of the sound.
A tiger came out of the woods and growled threateningly at the intruders.
“Ouch.”
The tiger’s roar shook the sky and earth as if the ground of the valley was trembling.
“Even a beast is disturbing my rest.”
Su Qing saw that it was only a tiger. She shot the flexible sword she had obtained from the fake Qin Tie at the tiger, stabbing it directly in the butt. It was so painful that it cried out and pounced toward Su Qing. Xiao Zeyu’s blade pierced through its paw. This time, the tiger no longer dared to be arrogant.
What kind of person was this? He didn’t give it any face at all! If he stayed any longer, he would be skinned alive. Running for his life was more important. Su Qing’s soft sword was stuck on the tiger’s butt as it dragged its injured foot and ran.
“This is great.”
Zhou Bo’s eyes lit up when he saw the tiger run away. Xiao Zeyu immediately understood what his uncle’s master meant.
Isn’t it better?
Wherever the tiger ran, it would be safe. Tomorrow, it would be safe to follow the bloody palm print.
“Unfortunately, the sword was taken away by the tiger.
Xiao Zeyu felt sorry for Su Qing. That flexible sword was a famous sword. It could cut through iron like mud and was easy to keep. It was just right for Su
Qing.
“I’m fine.”
Su Qing did not mind and went back to sleep. It was as if it was not a treasured sword but an ordinary sword. She was not in a hurry at all.
In the early morning, everything was revived. Birds combed their feathers in the dew and sang happily.
Su Qing opened her eyes on Xiao Zeyu’s shoulder. She had slept on his shoulder the night before. The moment she opened her eyes, she saw Xiao Zeyu’s deep eyes. He had obviously been awake for a long time, but he didn’t move because he was afraid of waking her up.
“You’re awake?”
Xiao Zeyu asked Su Qing with a smile. He raised his hand to help her tuck her hair behind her ears. His movements were very gentle. His warm fingers brushed against Su Qing’s smooth skin, causing ripples before reluctantly moving away.
“You didn’t sleep?”
Su Qing nodded. Seeing that Xiao Zeyu’s eyes were a little dark, she asked him in distress.
“I slept for a while.”
Xiao Zeyu replied with a smile. He really didn’t sleep much? How could he dare to sleep peacefully beside Five Poison Valley?
Zhou Bo had been awake for a long time and had already finished practicing a set of Taiji Fist. Seeing that Su Qing and Xiao Zeyu were awake, the old man asked them,
■’Should we start looking for the mechanism immediately, or do we look for it after breakfast?”
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