Chapter 1655: Chapter 1741: Prince Joseph
Su Xuan appeared very frightened, patting his chest as if he had been greatly startled. Seeing Su Xuan like this, to be honest, Joseph’s feelings towards him had already diminished significantly.
"If you don’t give me an excuse that can convince me, I swear, you will die miserably!"
Joseph said as he took out a silver coin, threw it out, and then, with a bang, fired a shot that directly pierced the coin. To say that his gun technique was accurate would be quite truthful, as after all, a coin is so small, and yet when thrown out, he could shoot and hit the target with such precision, which was something really admirable. However, in Su Xuan’s view, this guy was simply too smug, actually firing a gun in the desert, without fear of attracting the surrounding wolf packs.
Of course, Su Xuan was eager for him to fire a shot. He felt the Quicksand group was nearby, but because Quicksand’s hiding skills were so good, it was really not easy to find them in a short time, something Su Xuan absolutely believed.
But unexpectedly, this fool actually fired a shot, which was simply helping me. There were definitely hidden sentries in this vicinity, so with this gunshot, as long as it could draw out the hidden sentries, I could easily follow the vine to get to the melon.
"Lord Joseph, truly remarkable gun technique, you must be the Hundred-step Piercing Ximen Qing!" Su Xuan said with an admiring tone. After Su Xuan finished speaking, Joseph scratched his head, feeling that something was off, thinking what the hell is this Hundred-step Piercing Ximen Qing, why does it not sound quite right?
"Stop flattering me, I’m telling you if you don’t explain yourself clearly, I’ll make you look like a sieve today!"
Joseph said angrily.
"Well, it’s like this, actually this matter is very simple. The reason why Dragon Gate Inn has been able to exist in the Great Desert for a hundred years without collapsing is most importantly because it is mobile. As for its mobility, it means it can move underground. During the wind season, it can sink underground, known as the Underground City. After the wind season, it automatically surfaces. You should understand what’s going on!"
Su Xuan determined that these people did not know the secret of Dragon Gate Inn. Dragon Gate Inn has always been a place filled with legends. According to what Bu Daming told him, not many people could stay at Dragon Gate Inn for more than a year. The reason is simple: the expenses at Dragon Gate Inn were too high, averaging hundreds of thousands a day. Such high expenses, staying for a year, even rich people would become poor, so not many people would stay there for a year.
So the ones who really knew the secret of Dragon Gate Inn were actually only Su Xuan, and besides Su Xuan, the Blade Emperor and Sword Saint should know as well. This dragon vein talk was something these foreign invaders naturally couldn’t understand.
Hence Su Xuan could easily fool them, making them utterly confused in no time.
"So that’s how it is!"
Joseph and the others one by one understood, just as Su Xuan had predicted. As expected, they didn’t really understand, as Dragon Gate Inn was originally a very mysterious place. Although many scholars have made various conjectures about the reason Dragon Gate Inn hasn’t collapsed for a century, those were all just guesses. No one really knew what was truly happening.
They had been wandering in this desert for many days, never finding out where Dragon Gate Inn was. So when Su Xuan provided this reason, they were very willing to believe it was true.
"Then how can we find their lair!"
Joseph asked eagerly.
"Don’t worry, let me think. I was in this area before, so I know!"
Su Xuan began checking the surroundings as if judging by the reference points. Actually, this place was a bit of a distance from Dragon Gate Inn, but according to what the Blade Emperor had mentioned before, Quicksand’s headquarters should be around here.
Su Xuan pondered about exactly where it was.
Releasing a surge of Dark Strength, feeling the changes around him, soon Su Xuan sensed that beneath the sand surface not far away there really was a living creature, and his heart was filled with excitement, thinking it must be someone coming out to check the situation after hearing the gunshots.
Su Xuan deliberately walked towards that spot, and the person hidden beneath the sand dared not move an inch, thinking no one could find him.
Unwittingly, Su Xuan arrived beside him, then looked around with a helpless expression.
"Damn it, where on earth is it, why am I so stupid!"
Suddenly he drew his Longsword and stabbed it into the sand.
"Ah..."
A miserable scream echoed, the next moment a man jumped out, and Su Xuan pretended to be so shocked that he tumbled away.
"Damn it, Lord Joseph, it’s the people from Dragon Gate Inn, this is Dragon Gate Inn’s hidden sentry!"
Su Xuan hurriedly said, and in the next moment, a black chain whizzed out, entangling the man. With a flick of his right hand, the man was pulled out and thrown heavily under the hooves of a horse ridden by a bare-chested man. A pull of the reins, the horse reared up its front legs and stomped down hard on the man’s body.
"Ah... help, help!"
The hidden sentry was truly crying, having thought he had hidden well enough, never expecting that while he was secretly pleased with himself, Su Xuan’s careless sword thrust stabbed him directly in the thigh, resulting in his tragic situation.
"There really are hidden sentries, kid, I’m giving you a chance, tell me where your hideout is, or I swear I’ll make you look like a sieve with my gun!"
Joseph said with great confidence, still quite excited. Initially worried that if they couldn’t find Dragon Gate Inn, it would be troublesome, as it was very dangerous. If a sandstorm hit, they would absolutely have no place to bury their bodies. Never mind the sandstorm, they were already dehydrating now, and if they couldn’t replenish water in time, they could die of thirst.
Joseph and his group were airdropped into this desert, and it had been a journey filled with heavy casualties. Even the fool piloting the helicopter encountered a tornado upon entering the desert, resulting in the helicopter being taken down. Joseph’s losses were enormous, having underestimated the might of this desert.
"A man can be killed but not humiliated. I will never speak!"
