Chapter 251: Chapter 251: The Sparrow Comes Last - Part 1
Just then.
Crack...
Crack crack...
The stones above their heads made a rending, crisp sound.
Qin Feng looked up to see those stones swaying precariously, ready to fall at any moment.
Crack...
Crack crack...
At that moment, the ground also began to crack.
Twenty meters away at the corner, Pei Yuanbing’s face revealed a cold smile as he observed Zhen Haoren up ahead and even further ahead, Qin Feng and Xue Xiaochan.
He took out a snake-head jade pendant and inserted it into the Eight Trigrams pattern on the cave wall.
"Boom!"
Accompanied by a loud noise, the three people ahead fell into a huge pit simultaneously.
As they hit the bottom, a vast amount of dust flew towards them.
Qin Feng, quick to react, embraced Xue Xiaochan and quickly formed a Golden Bell Shield with his Xuanhuang Qi, enveloping both himself and Xue Xiaochan within it, which left them untouched by dust.
As for Zhen Haoren, because he was completely unprepared, he was covered in dust from head to toe.
It was everywhere, in his nose and mouth.
"Ptui! Ptui!"
He kept spitting, trying to get rid of the dust in his mouth, but couldn’t clean it out no matter how hard he tried.
At this time.
Whoosh!
Whoosh whoosh!
The sound of metal friction against stone came from above.
Steel bars as thick as arms shot out from the stone walls, crisscrossing and weaving into a network of steel bars, which covered the top of the giant pit.
As such, the three people in the pit, even if they had wings, would find it very difficult to fly out.
Qin Feng knocked on the wall of the pit.
"Thump! Thump!"
The resulting sound was very muffled, indicating that it was solid.
He then looked up at the large steel bars above his head and said to Zhen Haoren, "Immortal Zhen, this place is much sturdier than the trap you set, that iron cage! You, by borrowing the hand of Luo Qiujue, lured me into Suolong Cave. You probably didn’t expect to be outplayed by Pei Yuanbing in the end, huh?
Now that both of us have fallen into Pei Yuanbing’s trap, it’s certain that we can’t get out, so let’s not struggle anymore and just wait here to die!"
"Wait to die? Ptui! Ptui!"
After spitting out two more mouthfuls of dust, Zhen Haoren said, "When the ground collapsed, you were able to use the Golden Bell Shield to keep you and your wife spotless.
That means you had the ability to hold your wife and not fall into this giant pit.
But in the end, you fell down here.
That means it was deliberate.
Although I don’t know what game you’re playing, today I’m sticking with you. As long as you can get out, I can follow you out."
"But I don’t want to get out. I want to see what tricks Pei Yuanbing will play," Qin Feng said with a smile.
Zhen Haoren returned a smile and said, "Then let’s watch together. I am with you all the way."
There was a moment during the collapse when Zhen Haoren also had the chance to escape. However, seeing that Qin Feng did not escape, he decided to follow him down.
He had previously anticipated that Pei Yuanbing might plan against him.
But he thought it would only happen after Qin Feng encountered the Black Dragon and was dealt with by it, and then Pei Yuanbing would make a move on him.
Little did he know that as soon as Qin Feng entered Suolong Cave, without even seeing a shadow of the Black Dragon, Pei Yuanbing made his move.
Zhen Haoren had some trouble understanding Pei Yuanbing’s tactics.
So he thought, why not join Qin Feng to see what exactly Pei Yuanbing was going to play?
Suddenly, rustling sounds came from above.
Qin Feng looked up and first noticed several snakes flickering their tongues in and out.
Then, he saw one snake head after another, followed by their bodies.
These snakes were flashy, coming in all kinds of species.
They wriggled their way in through the gaps in the wire mesh.
Seeing this, Qin Feng immediately released his Xuanhuang Qi, creating a Golden Bell Shield around himself and Xue Xiaochan.
As for Zhen Haoren, he couldn’t be bothered to care.
As the snakes slithered in one by one, Zhen Haoren said to Qin Feng, "Pei Yuanbing is playing ’Hundred Snakes Entwined’ with us, inviting all three of us to join in the fun.
You and your wife hiding in a turtle shell and not coming out to play together—isn’t that a letdown to his kind intentions?"
With that, Zhen Haoren pulled out a sharp, snake-shaped dagger from his sleeve.
It was the Spirit Snake Blade, capable of slicing through iron as if it were mud, extremely sharp.
Moreover, this Spirit Snake Blade was a magical artifact that could pierce through an opponent’s True Qi.
Zhen Haoren picked up the Spirit Snake Blade and without another word, stabbed at Qin Feng’s Golden Bell Shield.
The blade tip collided with the Golden Bell Shield.
"Bang!"
A muffled sound erupted.
The Golden Bell Shield remained undamaged while the Spirit Snake Blade’s edge got nicked.
Zhen Haoren was shocked! He stared at the nicked Spirit Snake Blade in his hand, his expression filled with disbelief.
"Your True Qi is this strong?" Zhen Haoren asked.
"Watch out behind you, that cobra is standing up, about to bite your butt," Qin Feng kindly warned.
Unfortunately, as soon as his words fell, the cobra opened its jaws and bit down on Zhen Haoren’s butt.
"Ah!" Zhen Haoren cried out, then cursed, "Damn it! You beast!"
Immediately after, he swung the Spirit Snake Blade in his hand and chopped off the cobra’s neck.
The snake’s body fell to the ground, wriggling. As for the snake’s head, it naturally remained clinging to Zhen Haoren’s butt.
Zhen Haoren reached out, pried the cobra’s head off, and then flung it to the ground with a smack.
At this moment, the other snakes began their assault on him.
Zhen Haoren moved with incredible agility, his Spirit Snake Blade sparking as he swung it, and snake heads flew up into the air before falling down like raindrops.
The entire pit was densely packed with writhing snake bodies.
The scene before her made Xue Xiaochan’s scalp tingle, and not daring to look any longer, she quickly buried her head into Qin Feng’s chest.
This action amused Qin Feng, who teased, "Aren’t we doing this the wrong way around?"
"What’s wrong?"
"My chest is as flat as an airstrip, neither gentle nor comfortable. It’s yours that’s truly satisfying to bury into, I’d be willing to do it for a lifetime."
"I’ll smother you!"
...
Zhen Haoren, who was outside battling a multitude of snakes, was extremely vexed.
Although the venomous snakes that Pei Yuanbing sent out couldn’t kill him, their bites were still very painful!
Their fangs were so sharp, so cutting. Some even had barbs on them, removing a chunk of flesh with each bite.
That kid Qin Feng, not only was he hiding in his shell and not helping, but he was also flaunting his affection.
It truly infuriated Zhen Haoren.
"Qin Feng, you forced my hand. If we’re going to die, we’ll die together!"
As soon as he said that, Zhen Haoren gathered all his True Qi in his right hand, then, mustering all his strength, he punched towards Qin Feng’s Golden Bell Shield.
He was determined to break Qin Feng’s Golden Bell Shield with one punch and drag Qin Feng down with him to deal with these venomous snakes.
