The air in the corridor at the belly of the mountain was not very good. Qi Ning walked up the road. The little demon girl was chattering on his back. Qi Ning ignored her. After walking for half an hour, he finally couldn't hear her voice and turned to look at her. , I saw her head lying on his shoulder, and she had already fallen asleep.
She was seriously injured, and after all this tossing, she had obviously passed away from sleepiness.
After walking for half a stick of incense, I suddenly saw a stone staircase going up in front of me. I felt a little happy. I thought to myself that since there are stone steps here, there is probably an exit here. I quickened my pace slightly and walked up the stone steps. , there were about thirty or forty stone steps, and when I got to the point of getting stronger, I found that there was no way, and the way up was actually blocked.
Qi Ning suddenly felt disappointed. He did not expect such a result. He carefully put the little demon girl down and sat on the stone steps against the wall. The little demon girl was still asleep. He then walked up the last stone steps and looked up. It was discovered that what was blocking it was a large stone slab, not a heavy object like a rock.
The big stone slab looked quite smooth and bluish in color. Qining rolled his eyes slightly and immediately thought that this must be the exit. Since the secret passage in the belly of the mountain is very secretive, it was natural to block the entrance. It would not be possible for it to be open and bright. .
He was about to raise his hand to lift the stone slab when he suddenly thought that he still didn't know where the exit was. If it was in a remote place, that would be fine, but if it was located in some weird place, even in the dark-faced area, Under the eyes, I had to be careful. I put my ears on the bluestone, held my breath, and listened carefully.
There was dead silence, and no sound was heard.
Qi Ning waited for a moment, then raised his hands to hold the bluestone, and applied a little force, but it felt motionless. He frowned and applied some strength, but the bluestone was still difficult to shake.
Qi Ning thought that if it was just a bluestone slab, it would never be so heavy. Could there be another mechanism on it? But this was the only exit. If he didn't leave from here, he would be trapped in the corridor, so he wanted to mobilize his internal energy. , but I have experienced it before, and I don’t know if exercising my inner strength will cause the hot Qi to reappear, so I am a little hesitant.
But then I thought about it, there is that ice energy of unknown origin in my body. Even if the hot energy appears, there is no need to be afraid with the ice energy protecting my body. I will direct a trace of internal energy towards my palms, Dantian and other places. There was no feeling of discomfort in the meridians. Now I pushed a little bit, and the force reached the palm, and the bluestone board moved slightly.
Qi Ning was happy in his heart. Without hesitation, he used his inner strength to lift the bluestone slab little by little. Although he didn't hear any movement, he was still very cautious about the situation outside and did not dare to do anything. Making a noise, he moved the bluestone away little by little, revealing a gap. Finding that it was still dark outside, he gently put down the bluestone, grabbed the edge, raised his body slightly, and exposed his head.
It was quite dark outside, and strangely, there was a faint fragrance floating in the air. It was refreshing and elegant. Qining had been breathing the turbid air in the corridor for a long time, and suddenly smelled this fragrance. He immediately felt relaxed and happy, and his whole body There was a burst of ups and downs.
He made sure there was no one around, then he jumped out and looked around, with a look of surprise on his face.
This seems to be a boudoir. The room is not very big. There is a dental bed in the middle. The curtains are hung low. The furnishings in the room are quite simple, but they are extremely clean. They look almost spotless. He Looking back, I saw clearly that what I was holding up was not a bluestone slab. On top of the bluestone slab, there was a dressing table made purely of black stone.
He has seen many dressing tables, but one made of black stone is extremely rare. This dressing table is very beautifully made, and there is a bronze mirror hidden into the stone. There is no gouache jewelry on the dressing table, it is empty. The tent hanging over the gums was hung low, but it was opened to the left and right, with silver hooks hanging on it. There was no one above the gums.
Qi Ning frowned, not knowing whose residence this was, but one thing was certain, he was already on Lotus Peak.
He was thinking about going down again to take the little demon girl out, but then he thought, this place is very weird, and he is not sure where it is. It will be inconvenient to take the little demon girl out, so it is better to explore the surrounding situation first and determine where he is. position, it’s not too late to make any calculations.
And the little demon girl hasn't woken up yet. From the looks of it, it's not a problem to sleep for another hour. I'm worried that when I leave here to investigate the situation, the little demon girl may wake up early and leave here. She picked up the bluestone and moved it slowly. Go over and seal the hole again.
There is no doubt that this is a boudoir. Is this underground tunnel owned by women? Was the Flame Palm in the stone chamber carved by a woman
Qin Ning was full of suspicion, but without delay, he quietly walked to the door and looked out through the crack in the door. There was no one there and everything was quiet. Then he opened the door, went out, and took it with him. Holding the cold blade in his hand, he leaned forward and moved into the darkness like a ghost.
There were many corridors around. After passing through two corridors, he suddenly heard the sound of soft footsteps. Qining immediately hid behind a pillar. Soon, he saw three men with cloth turbans and black coats walking over. , all holding scimitars in their hands. When he looked at the clothes, Qining immediately recognized them as members of the Black Lotus Sect.
Qi Ning's heart trembled. What he was most worried about was that the exit was located in the Black Stone Palace, the lair of the Black Lotus Sect. Just as he was walking around, he had already faintly felt that he might have arrived at the Black Stone Palace. At this time, he saw these sects. Everyone, it will be confirmed.
The corridor at the center of the mountain goes upwards, obviously leading to the top of Lotus Peak. According to Qin Ning, the top of Lotus Peak is the Black Stone Hall, the main altar of the Black Lotus Sect. There cannot be other buildings.
Three members of the Black Lotus cult walked past quickly. Qin Ning frowned. Seeing that they were about to disappear into the darkness, he followed them without hesitation.
He practiced Xiaoyaobu, but he had already learned a very advanced set of Qinggong. At this time, he was following behind, really quietly.
The three congregants walked through two corridors and stopped in front of a door. Qining looked over and saw only two guards in front of the door.
Only one person was heard saying in a deep voice: "The Holy Envoy has ordered that everything in the Black Stone Hall be doused with fuel. You should prepare immediately."
Both guards bowed their heads and said yes, and one couldn't help but ask: "Why do you pour oil on it? Are you... going to burn down the Black Stone Palace?"
The man sneered and said: "Eight gangs and sixteen sects of thieves have surrounded the Black Stone Palace and will not evacuate. It seems that they want to besiege us to death. The Black Stone Palace is the holy land of our Black Lotus Sect. They must not be allowed to go there." Even if they are burned to ashes even if they step even half a step inside, they will not be able to desecrate the temple."
The guard immediately said: "We have many of their hostages in our hands. Do they not even care about the lives of these hostages?"
"What do you think these people are?" The man said: "Half of the captured hostages are the leaders of various gangs. The Han gangs seem to be together, but they are just a group of rabble, fighting among themselves. We I’m afraid many of these hostages want them to die here.”
The guard also sneered and said: "Since they want the hostages to die, we will let them do it."
"Sprinkle the fuel first. If the gang of thieves never retreats, when the Holy Envoy gives the order, we will light the fire. I will live and die together with the temple."
Several other people all said in solemn voices: "I swear to live and die with the temple!"
The three congregants then turned around and walked back. Qining immediately hid. After the three congregants left, he looked over again and heard one person say: "I'll get the fuel. You wait here." "
The remaining guard nodded, and the other one quickly left. When Qi Ning saw the two guards clinging to the door, he immediately thought, these people clinging to this place, could they be the hostages captured in this room
He was not clear about the situation of the battle, but after hearing the conversation between several people, he had vaguely concluded that the heroes had trapped the Black Stone Palace, but many hostages had fallen into the hands of the Black Lotus Sect. According to that, the hostages' Their identities are also unusual.
Qining thought, now that the Black Stone Palace is full of people from the Black Lotus Sect, it is absolutely impossible for him to stand out and leave the palace alone.
It looked like this Black Stone Palace was going to be burned down. If he stayed in this Black Stone Palace, he would naturally be burned alive.
He could naturally go back to the corridor under the dressing table in the boudoir and avoid the fire. However, once the Black Stone Palace was burned and destroyed, the entrance to the cave would be completely blocked, and neither side would be able to get out, and the heroes would not be able to help. In order to clean up the ruins after the collapse, he and the little demon girl will have no choice but to starve to death in the corridor.
The only hope of survival is to find those hostages and rescue them if possible. There is strength in numbers. Even if they cannot defeat the Black Lotus Cult by then, but everyone is eager to win and work together to break through, that is not the case. impossible.
If this is really a place where hostages are imprisoned, it is naturally a God-given opportunity. Perhaps because they are in the Black Stone Palace, the guards are a little relaxed. If they miss this time, they may never have another chance.
He thought for a moment, and in a flash, he had already pressed against the wall and slowly approached there, like a ghost. The Black Lotus cult members did not notice it. There was no fire in the corridor, and it was very dark. It was only about ten steps away. Yao, Qining took a deep breath, kicked his feet, and rushed towards the guard like a cheetah.
The guard felt the strong wind coming, so naturally he didn't expect that there was anyone else in the Black Stone Palace. He turned around and saw a black shadow rushing in front of him, with a pair of cold eyes staring at his throat. The guard immediately knew that something was wrong. , it was too late to resist, and just as he was about to sound the alarm, there was a flash of cold light, and the cold blade had pierced his throat, and his voice was immediately blocked in his throat and could not be uttered.
Qi Ning's attack was crisp, accurate and ruthless. The guard's eyes suddenly shot out, full of horror. Qin Ning had already pulled out the blade from his throat, and the guard staggered and fell backward.
Qi Ning then looked at the door and saw that the door was very thick and made of black wood. It was actually locked. He looked in through the crack in the door and saw that there were several vertical holes in the room. Lampposts, I could clearly see that there were dozens of wooden pillars erected in the house. On each wooden pillar, there was a person tied up. Look at the clothes of those people, they were members of the Eighth Gang and the Sixteenth Sect.