C435 Secret passage
C435 Secret passage
And Qin Shaojie had specially given Wu Meng a keepsake, if he held this object and looked for Wen Ya, he would be able to get help from Wen Ya. As for the Japanese Empire, Qin Shaojie had promised Wu Meng and the others that he would settle this matter well and give them a safe place to live. Of course, time was something that Qin Shaojie could only say as soon as possible. After all, even if the Nether Sect were to make a move, some things still required time.
As for Qin Shaojie, Wu Meng and the others, they too brought Elder Ye and the others along with them as they followed Han Feng towards the Prophet.
Elder Ye and Gauguin were also rather interested in Prophet. After all, they had only heard of this power in the legends. Only Han Cheng had a face full of resentment. His cultivation had been completely crippled by Qin Shaojie, and even his dantian had been destroyed, causing the profound veins in his body to be crushed. Under these circumstances, it was almost impossible for him to practice martial arts again, unless he met a true Supreme Realm cultivator or a Grade Eight Alchemist.
But on the entire journey, Han Cheng did not have the slightest bit of regret in his heart, even if he did not have the slightest cultivation level, he had still attempted to kill Han Feng in order to take revenge. Unfortunately, these little tricks were completely useless in front of Qin Shaojie and the rest.
As they were on their way to Prophet, the entire Japanese Empire was also stirred. The news of Zhou Yuan's death had finally been leaked out. After all, after having disappeared for so long, the army that he brought out had never returned. It was impossible for the ministers in the imperial court not to investigate, but after inspecting it, they did not expect that the insufferable Zhou Yuan would actually be killed by someone, and only his burnt bones would remain when they found him. If not for the special mark on Zhou Yuan's bones, no one would be able to kill him.
There were more than a few corpses that they had found. Although Wu Meng and the others had burned those corpses to death, it was still impossible for them to burn those corpses to ashes. After careful examination, everyone actually found out that all of the people Zhou Yuan had brought out were already dead. Just what sort of huge matter was this? Even the old emperor, who was on the verge of death, was alarmed. When he immediately checked Zhou Yuan's Life Plate, he finally confirmed the news: Prince Zhou Yuan had fallen!
Countless news had spread throughout the imperial city. Countless troops were marching in different directions. All of this was too sudden, but everyone could feel the anger of the entire empire! To kill a prince, what kind of insane thing was this? Without a doubt, he wanted to become the enemy of the entire Japanese Empire.
However, amidst this boundless rage, a few changes quietly happened to the Japanese Empire as well. This change was a change in power.
Although Zhou Yuan was not the crown prince, the power he wielded was enough to make the crown prince not dare to even scratch his eyebrows. There were even people guessing that the person who had assassinated the crown prince in the Sun Moon Altar was none other than Prince Zhou Yuan. After all, only he had the guts, and only he could suppress this matter in the end. After all, it was not that his eldest son couldn't become the crown prince, it was because of the pain that Zhou Yuan's heart had suffered all these years.
And now that Prince Zhou Yuan had died, the immediate beneficiary would be the crown prince. From now on, he could rest in peace!
Of course, all of this was just a common rumor. The changes in the upper echelons did not have much of an impact on the commoners.
It was just that as the storm was brewing, Zhou Yuan's sudden death this time was far too strange, and many people had vaguely sensed that there was something wrong with the atmosphere! This Japanese Empire was going to change the weather.
and the others did not care about these things at all, and after travelling so fast, they were finally getting closer to the Prophet.
He seemed to feel a familiar aura.
Stopping, Qin Shaojie looked at the hill in front of him, and said slowly. His words caused Elder Ye and Gauguin's hearts to sink, and immediately, the Qi in their bodies slowly dissipated. Their journey was relatively safe, and they did not encounter any difficult people, but Prophet was located far away from the city's hustle and bustle, in the remote depths of the mountains, the most common sight to appear in this kind of place was the home robbing bandits. Although everyone was skilled and bold, they were still quite careful along the way.
Hmph, come out. Do you want us to do it ourselves?
Elder Ye and the rest did not feel that there was anything different about this seemingly normal hill at the start, but due to their trust in Qin Shaojie, they quickly replied. To be able to avoid the detection of the two of them, if there was truly someone within the hill, their strength would likely not be weak.
However, even if Elder Ye and Gauguin were to shout loudly, there was nothing else on the hill. Even if Elder Ye and Gauguin were to personally go there, they would not be able to discover anything. This was just an ordinary hill, with no signs of human life.
I'll do it, you guys be careful.
Just as Elder Ye and the others were suspecting something, Qin Shaojie spoke out, and then, he slowly released the Qi in his body and walked up the hill, looking around.
The hill was only about 100 feet tall and its circumference was only 1000 feet. It was not large, and there were a lot of plants on it. From time to time, the sound of small insects' hooves could be heard, making it look like nothing out of the ordinary. If it was because of Qin Shaojie, even the experts at the peak of the Earth Origin Stage would not be able to discover this abnormality.
As expected, after circling the hill slightly once, Qin Shaojie finally found a rock in a patch of vegetation on the hill.
Everyone looked at each other as they stared at the rock and felt a sense of loss. There were stones everywhere and nothing abnormal about it.
Only Qin Shaojie's pupils shook a little. This stone was extremely small, and even if placed on a person's body, it would still be difficult to detect. This stone was not a simple stone, but was something Little Seven carried around with her.
This aura was very weak and ordinary people would not be able to detect it at all. Even if they did sense it, they would never mistake it for their own smell, and even if they discovered this stone, they would not be nervous about it. Therefore, this thing was quite useful.
Now that Xiao Qi had already been arranged by Qin Shaojie to return to Nether Sect, she was afraid that they would already be assisting Nether Sect in investigating the Bloodthirsty Great Array, so this stone was definitely not left there by the current Xiao Qi. Along the way with Xiao Qi, she had only used this stone once, and that was when they were at the border of Japanese Empire, she had placed it on the body of a fatty.
That fat man was not the one that was sent by others, he was the rich merchant who sent Han Feng in front of them!
However, this place was extremely desolate and the surroundings were completely devoid of people. It was simply not a place where merchants would come and go, and since they knew Han Feng, you are the Prophet, then that Shang Jia must also be an expert from the Prophet. Qin Shaojie would only tell others that he had met several people when he sensed the aura of the stone.
From the looks of it, the stone was not intentionally placed here. It was clear that this was the last place that Shang Jia would appear at.
So this was actually a small-scaled formation.
After circling around the hill a few times, the corner of Qin Shaojie's mouth formed an arc, thus, as he circled the hill, he realized more and more that there was something fishy about it. It was not a simple hill, but an array formation that was laid out around the hill. This array was extremely well hidden and was constructed using plants and vegetation. Ordinary people would only seem to be looking for plants and vegetation, so how could they find it? Even an expert array master like Qin Shaojie had to expend a lot of effort to find it, so it was likely that no one else would be able to find it.
In the end, Qin Shaojie's gaze landed on a spot at the front of the hill where Shi Yan was. This Shi Yan was formed of three small stones, and the surroundings of the small stones were overgrown with weeds, he did not look conspicuous at all, but Qin Shaojie still moved his feet and slowly walked towards them, then slowly squatted down.
I ask Old Gauguin Ye to protect the two of them.
Qin Shaojie said to Elder Ye and the others in a low voice, then he held onto the small stone in the middle, and lightly guided the Profound Spirit Qi in his body, and then with a sudden force, the stone that looked to be only the size of a palm actually seemed to have a thousand kilograms of strength, and even when Qin Shaojie moved it, it was rather strenuous.
Just as everyone was astonished, they heard a rumbling sound. Soon after, they saw that at the very front of the hill, the ground seemed to have split apart as a ravine quietly appeared in front of them.
Seeing that, Qin Shaojie also retreated, and then he and the others carefully looked at the deep ravine.
This was a secret passage!
After looking around, Qin Shaojie said with a deep voice. After that, he looked towards the secret passageway and discovered a few drops of blood at the entrance. This blood had already dried up, so it seemed that it had been quite some time.
Could it be that fatty who was disguised as a rich merchant?
Everyone follow me, be careful.
After pondering for a while, Qin Shaojie also activated his own profound energy. He then transformed it into a ball of flame in his palm and started burning it.
Seeing that, Elder Ye and Gauguin followed behind him, bringing Han Feng and jumped into the secret passage …