HBWnovel Chapter 051: Maze
Chapter 051: Maze
Chapter 051 The Maze
"Let go!" Lin Fei channeled all his inner energy and roared, shaking the earth.
"Bang, bang, bang!" Lin Fei's shout sent several jets of water shooting up from the icy pool, and several trees around it were snapped in two. Even though the bodies of demonic beasts are far stronger than those of humans, the white snake was still nearly knocked unconscious by Lin Fei's shockwave.
Compared to the White Snake, the disciples of Lao Jun Temple fared even worse. Ming Bao coughed up a mouthful of blood, and the demon-capturing gourd in his hand fell to the ground. The remaining few, whose cultivation was even lower than Ming Bao's, were so shocked that blood streamed from their ears and noses—their seven orifices were bleeding from the shock of Lin Fei's roar, and they barely managed to stay upright by sheer willpower.
"Tongue bursts forth like thunder in spring! Tongue bursts forth like thunder in spring! Good lad, how do you know this supernatural power?" Mingbao suddenly spat out another mouthful of blood, his body already swaying precariously.
It seems these guys from Lao Jun Temple didn't watch the sect competition, otherwise how could they not be wary of their own sharp tongue?
However, Lin Fei's current cultivation level is far beyond what it was during the sect competition. Even if they are on guard, unless they use all their true energy to seal their ears like Ming Lan did, they will still be affected.
"You little brat, I underestimated you!" Mingbao picked up the demon-capturing gourd, clutched his chest, and said angrily, "Fellow junior brothers, let's go!"
"Leave? Do you think you can leave?" Lin Fei sneered. Having already made his move, he had no intention of letting these guys go. Just as Mingbao had said before, this was deep in a valley. Even if they died here, they would soon be devoured by wild beasts, and there would be no one to collect their bodies.
"You think we only brought the demon-capturing gourd with us today?" Mingbao said, pulling out four small flags from his pocket. "Kid, you may be powerful, but you're still a bit short if you want to keep this Daoist here!"
After saying this, he threw the four small flags on the ground and stuck them in the ground. At the same time, several disciples of Lao Jun Temple helped each other back.
"Ding!"
"Congratulations, host, on completing the Rank D mission - The White Snake's Request. You have earned 2,000 merit points and 2,000 martial arts cultivation points. Hidden rewards have not yet been triggered!"
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A system notification sounded in Lin Fei's mind. With Mingbao and the others gone, Lin Fei's first mission was complete. However, it seemed that because he hadn't directly captured Mingbao and his group, the hidden reward hadn't been triggered.
"Hmph, trying to leave?" Lin Fei sneered, a murderous glint in his eyes. These guys were, after all, a considerable amount of experience points; how could he let them just leave like that? Lin Fei leaped forward and immediately gave chase.
"Junior brother, wait for me!" Minglan shouted loudly and followed after him.
Those guys from Lao Jun Temple were all seriously injured, so they couldn't possibly be faster than Lin Fei. Just when Lin Fei was about to catch up with them, things suddenly changed before his eyes, and all the disciples of Lao Jun Temple disappeared in an instant.
At the same time, a maze-like forest appeared before Lin Fei's eyes.
"Is it a maze?" Lin Fei suddenly remembered the four small flags that Mingbao had dropped on the ground earlier. It seemed that the maze in front of him was created by those four small flags.
"What are we going to do?" Minglan, who had also caught up, was trapped in the maze as well. She said anxiously, "Unless we open our eyes and can see through the maze, or open our ears and can follow the sounds outside the maze to get out, we're going to be stuck here today!"
Lin Fei also knew the power of the maze formation. Unless one was an expert in maze formations, or had opened their eyes or ears, it was impossible to easily escape from it. He hadn't expected that he had underestimated Ming Bao. A mere disciple of Lao Jun Temple actually possessed array flags capable of setting up a maze formation.
Lin Fei was nervous inside, but his face remained calm: "Senior sister, don't worry, with me here, nothing will happen."
For some reason, seeing Lin Fei's calm demeanor also calmed Ming Lan down.
"I hadn't paid much attention to him before, but this guy is really handsome!" Minglan blushed slightly as she secretly sized up Lin Fei, who was searching for a way to break the formation.
Lin Fei looked around, searching for loopholes in the maze, while also saying to Ming Lan behind him, "Senior Sister, stay close to me. This maze is a bit strange; it would be bad if we got lost again."
"Oh!" Minglan responded in a whisper, her face flushed as she followed closely behind Lin Fei, her eyes never leaving him for a moment, afraid of getting lost.
Lin Fei carefully observed the maze, trying to find its flaws. Unfortunately, solving mazes was not his forte, and after looking at it for a long time, he still couldn't figure it out.
"Hiss, hiss!" Just then, a snake's hissing sound came from behind. Lin Fei turned his head and saw that the white snake had also entered the maze at some point.
It must be said that the physical bodies of these demonic beasts are indeed incredibly strong. The white snake's severe injuries have mostly healed after taking Minglan's pills. However, its aura is still very weak, far weaker than before.
Seeing Lin Fei looking at her, the white snake was startled and hurriedly said, "Daoist Master, please don't misunderstand, I have no ill intentions. Daoist Master spared my life, I will lead you out of this maze as a way of reporting back to you."
"Oh, you know how to get out of a maze?" Lin Fei was somewhat skeptical. This python, which was over ten meters long, didn't seem like the kind of creature that had studied mazes.
Seeing Lin Fei's confusion, the white snake explained, "Daoist, you may not know this, but for you humans, this maze can confuse your five senses, and you need to open your eyes to see through it. But we snakes can sense the surrounding terrain through our tongues. Even if we can't see through this maze, we can still find our way out."
As she spoke, the white snake lowered its head to the ground, flicking its tongue as it sensed the location of the exit: "Taoist Master, please follow me."
Lin Fei and his companion followed behind the white snake, and sure enough, they successfully escaped the maze in no time.
"Thank you!" Lin Fei cupped his hands in thanks to the white snake.
"It's nothing. I'm just repaying your kindness by sparing my life, Daoist Master." With that, the white snake plunged back into the direction of the icy pool and disappeared.
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Because of the delay caused by the maze, by the time Lin Fei and the others came out, it was already dark.
"Those damned bastards!" Minglan stomped her feet in anger. "When I get back, I'll make sure they don't get away with this! I'll make my master go to Lao Jun Temple to demand justice, and they'll all be sent to Zhi Guan!"
"No need to wait until later!" Lin Fei sneered. "Those guys are seriously injured and can't run fast. Maybe we can catch up with them!"
Lin Fei and his companion quickened their pace and headed back. They did indeed catch up with Ming Bao and the others at the entrance to the deep valley, but what they caught up with were not living people, but a pile of corpses.