0p0 Chapter 463 A Gentleman's Revenge After 5 Years
Chapter 463 A Gentleman's Revenge After 5 Years
Xu Ning casually summoned a clone of the rock element and spread out his left hand.
Jinwu was utterly dumbfounded as a pebble appeared in his palm, transformed into a giant rock in a short time, and then disappeared back into his palm.
"The rocks cannot block my path, nor can they harm me..."
Xu Ning smiled and said, "Of course, I can't take care of too many people around me. Zhiqiong and Kong, you two can stay and rest for a while."
Kong immediately reached out and said loudly, "Paymon and I don't need Brother Xu's protection. We can take care of ourselves."
Zhiqiong also raised her hand in a panic and said, "I don't want to stay. Besides... besides, I still need to draw a map. Besides... I can still help you..."
Damn, it seems I really can't help these people. Those with the Divine Eye are all overpowered!
Zhiqiong could only turn her pleading gaze to Jinwu, "Sister Jinwu, please help me!"
Jinwu felt a pang of pity looking at Zhiqiong, but the danger on the western front was real, and he had just stopped these people from entering. He couldn't very well ask Lord Xu Ning to take her with him now!
"Cough, Zhiqiong, just this once..."
Before Jinwu could finish speaking, Zhiqiong seemed to remember something and suddenly pleaded with Xu Ning, "Don't leave me behind. I'll just squat in the gourd and watch porn or draw inside, okay? I promise I'll be quiet and won't gossip or discuss embarrassing things, frequency, or positions with Qingyi..."
Upon hearing this, everyone around Xu Ning looked at him with strange expressions.
You brat, are you trying to blackmail me?!
Xu Ning was furious, but immediately put on a smiling face and nodded approvingly, saying, "What you said is indeed a good idea. After all, that place is the safest place imaginable. But wouldn't drawing a map like that be a bit inaccurate?"
Zhiqiong immediately shook her head and smiled, "It's alright, it won't delay you at all."
In front of Jinwu, Xu Ning led Zhiqiong into his Dust Concealment Gourd, and inside, he made a threatening gesture at Qingyi, leaving Qingyi somewhat bewildered.
After coming out, Xu Ning smiled at Jinwu and said, "Now we're all set. Please take us to the entrance to the western route that was sealed off back then, Sister Jinwu."
Seeing that Xu Ning still insisted on going to investigate, Jinwu could only stand up helplessly and say, "Let's go, I'll take you there."
There was no Jinwu leading the way at the entrance to the western route. If you were careful, you could find some clues from the way the road was laid out. That's why Jinwu was willing to bring them here. After all, even if he didn't bring them, Zhiqiong's professional skills would have made it easy for him to find the location.
Xu Ning clasped her hands in thanks to Jinwu, "Thank you, Sister Jinwu. We'll go in now. Perhaps after today, we'll be able to solve the problem of the earth dragon turning over. At that time, I'm afraid Sister Jinwu will be busy again."
The rock elemental body hadn't been taken in yet. Xu Ning manipulated the rock elemental body to walk to the cliff face blocked by piles of rocks, stretched out a hand and pressed it on the pile of rocks. Then, streams of yellow energy flowed from the cliff face to the rock elemental body, slowly forming a golden scale.
The entrance to the cave was only blocked back then, not blown up, so the rock elemental body cleared the entrance after walking a few steps.
"Sister Jinwu, you go ahead with your work, we're going inside."
Although Jinwu was very worried, he was somewhat relieved after seeing Xu Ning's ability to control the strange mud and the power to wield the rocks.
Xu Ning's original intention was to have Katarina and Paimon enter the cave as well, so that he and Kong alone could handle all the obstacles in this giant rock abyss.
However, both of them refused.
Kong could only have Paimon stay close to him, and Xu Ning repeatedly told Katarina to come to him immediately if any situation arose.
According to Xu Ning's plan, no matter what monsters appeared here, with his and Kong's combined efforts, none of them should be able to threaten their lives.
Even if it were as Jinwu said back then, when the mine collapsed, he had his own rock elemental body and the desolate star summoned by Kong. As long as he could gain a little time, he could pull the people around him into his Dust Concealment Cave.
But the mine was extremely quiet, as still as a tomb.
This situation made Paimon a little nervous, and one of his little hands couldn't help but try to grab the empty arm.
When Katarina saw the little white-haired boy, she couldn't help but recall how Kolya used to grab her clothes when she was little. Her expression darkened slightly, but she quickly cheered herself up.
She knew that Xu Ning killed these Black Serpent Knights underground primarily for the benefit of Liyue, to prevent future miners from being harmed by monsters. As for her claim of avenging Kolya, it was merely a side effect.
Even so, she was still grateful to this guy who seemed to never stop drinking. According to Jinwu's description to her, in the outside world, Zhidong and Liyue were already at odds, to the point that they would fight each other on sight.
However, Xu Ning was still willing to take her with him as he traveled around the underground, so Katarina was very happy to find that her knowledge could help Xu Ning.
She has now given up the idea of dying, but before returning to her team, she still wants to use her knowledge to help him find the last bead and decipher the last message for him.
Katarina looked down at the cage of small birds she was carrying in her left hand, which Jinwu had specifically asked her to bring.
“The little thing has been lively and energetic, so the ventilation here is quite good. Can any of you put it in the space so that the poor little thing can fly for a while?”
Xu Ning moved aside a dilapidated overturned minecart on the ground, took the cage from Katarina's hand, and threw it into his spatial dimension.
"The mine carts on the surface, the sturdy support pillars every ten meters in the mine tunnels—it's clear that the people back then were very serious about building the mine tunnels. I wonder what kind of disaster they encountered..."
Kong sighed, tapped on the support pillar, then squatted down to look at a huge gear embedded in the ground. "There's such a big wheel. What part of the minecart is this?"
Xu Ning took the lumen lamp off his waist and examined the gears closely for a while before standing up with a solemn expression.
"It's not any mine cart. It's probably just a small part from some old friend..."
Seeing that Kong looked puzzled, Xu Ning prompted him, "Do you remember what happened behind me when I came out of that haunted house...?"
Kong stared at the enormous gear on the ground and exclaimed in shock, "It's that giant mechanical snake!"