Chapter 471 - 267: Prince!
Chapter 471: Chapter 267: Prince!
Even though this person wore a mask, Xingzhi immediately recognized his voice.
Third Young Master!!
The Third Young Master, who had clearly been forced away by the Taiheng Sect, why is he here?
How could he possibly be here?
Noticing the shock and doubt in Xingzhi’s eyes, Chu Qing smiled and said:
"Are you wondering why I’m here? And not at the inn in Sword City? Waiting to take a counterattack against Taiheng Sect during the sword ceremony?
"Or quietly making my retreat...No, based on her understanding of me, she probably wouldn’t believe that I could leave Sword City like that...
"After all, with such a huge false accusation against me, there’s no way I can swallow it silently.
"So at this time, I must be contemplating in Sword City on how to fight back properly.
"To think she is this wary of me? Hasn’t she even checked the inn to see if I’m there?"
"..."
Xingzhi’s expression was gloomy. In fact, besides wondering why Chu Qing was here, his only concern at the moment was how he should get out of this cave.
Chu Qing paused before his voice once again reached Xingzhi’s ears:
"I don’t really know what kind of person she is, but ultimately, she’s definitely not a fool.
"At least she understands timing...
"After the incident in Brahma Shock City, our goals were aligned.
"It’s a shame that I took advantage and stayed directly at Cyan Simurgh Villa.
"Her understanding of this place surpasses mine, yet because I stayed here, she dared not come.
"She could only watch, with a few tricks up her sleeve...
"She knew who killed Enlightenment, so she deliberately left a Sword Enlightenment Institute plaque in Enlightenment’s room.
"Trying to divert my attention, thus temporarily unable to deal with the Cyan Simurgh Stone Shadow.
"And last night, the blame for Li Junmo’s death landed on my head for no reason.
"For her, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...Honestly, I was here today waiting for her, yet I didn’t expect you to come instead.
"How utterly disappointing."
The secret of the Cyan Simurgh Stone Shadow isn’t hard to guess, the strong winds and faint light hint that the mystery lies beneath Cyan Simurgh Peak.
However, descending here requires great courage.
Chu Qing might have missed the timing of the Cyan Simurgh Stone Shadow’s appearance, but thanks to Luo Wushuang, he happened to witness it and guessed the crucial point.
After last night’s incident, Chu Qing came directly here.
There were originally no Everlasting Lamps made from Mermaid Oil Ointment in this cave.
It was only after Chu Qing arrived that he lit them one after another.
As for the mechanisms, they were indeed in disrepair due to age.
Still, some of them were functional, and Chu Qing triggered almost all of them as he came, ultimately finding this place.
The stone door was originally shut, and it was Chu Qing who activated the mechanism.
Upon seeing that table, Chu Qing was somewhat surprised.
He had heard of this before, extremely complex, with too many hidden mysteries; solving it was not an overnight task.
So he wasn’t in a hurry but rather waited patiently on site.
Unfortunately, he didn’t wait for Prince Xue, but for Xingzhi instead.
Regarding the fact that Xingzhi didn’t even recognize he was a person sitting here, it couldn’t be said that Xingzhi was too foolish either.
Mainly because he had assumed beforehand that this place hadn’t been visited by anyone for years, and all the corpses he encountered were from people who came unknown years ago, now turned to dry bones.
Seeing a masked figure, with no face visible, sitting there silently, he subconsciously thought it was just another corpse.
Who would have thought that this was a living person?
And looking at Chu Qing sitting there, reading under the firelight, Xingzhi forced a dry laugh:
"What is Third Young Master talking about? The old monk doesn’t understand.
"Since it was you, Third Young Master, who found this place first, the old monk... shall take his leave."
As he spoke, he stepped back, trying to leave.
Chu Qing slightly raised his eyes, and an invisible aura enveloped Xingzhi.
Xingzhi’s body stiffened; the aura was chilling, as if any rash movement from him would result in a fatal blow.
He gritted his teeth:
"Does Third Young Master still have instructions?"
"When did you start colluding with the Celestial Evil Cult?"
After taking a glance at him, Chu Qing returned to reading.
The book recorded all methods of opening the Hidden God Table.
The early Chapters were statistics on the Hidden God Table, which, though not large, contained one hundred and eight mechanisms and seventy-two compartments.
The methods to access each varied, full of endless puzzles.
The whole book, from start to finish, meticulously documented all methods of opening.
Such was the case, Chu Qing didn’t need to take the table out but could open it right here.
He appeared to focus entirely on the book, not paying much attention to Xingzhi before him.
But Xingzhi knew it wasn’t the case. Chu Qing’s aura was deep, never loosening for a moment; even the small action of turning pages set him on edge.
Taking a deep breath, he said:
"The old monk doesn’t know what Third Young Master is talking about?"
"Oh."
Chu Qing softly said:
"Do you know Enlightenment died by my hands?"
"..."
Xingzhi was taken aback; he indeed knew this.
Prince Xue had told him...
But he didn’t understand why Chu Qing was saying this now?