"What do we do now?"
Xuanwu asked grimly. Couldn’t blast open the entrance, and surely they couldn’t move the stones one by one?
Azure Dragon sighed and said helplessly, "If we don’t want to be buried alive, we can only move the stones one by one and clear the entrance."
Xuanwu: "..."
"You want , the Guardian God Xuanwu, to move stones?"
Azure Dragon helplessly said, "You can choose between being buried alive and moving stones yourself."
Without thinking, Xuanwu replied, "Then I’ll move the stones."
The two huffed and puffed as they started moving stones.
"If this gets out, where are we going to put our faces? On Luoshen Mountain, we caused rivers of blood and scared those nothing-but-trouble types out of their wits. And now, we’re being played around by this kid Qin Yi."
Xuanwu was so angry inside that he was almost grinding his molars to dust.
Azure Dragon had a wry smile on his face. They were revered as gods by people. But now the gods were doing manual labor, who could make sense of that?
"However, I’m still glad that Qin Yi was born in Longxia. If he were our enemy, we’d be in big trouble."
Xuanwu grinned disdainfully, "Trouble my ass, I could squash him with one slap."
"He’s so young now; he’ll definitely grow. His future is promising!"
Xuanwu frowned and said, "But honestly, I’ve never seen such an audacious and troubleso kid."
......
anwhile, after eating and drinking to his fill, Qin Yi took out the map Qing Jian had drawn for him earlier.
Qing Jian felt uneasy. Had Qin Yi realized that the map was fake?
Qin Yi unfolded the map and frowned, "Qing Jian, I’ve been walking for half a day, and I haven’t found the way out. Don’t tell you gave a fake map?"
Qing Jian breathed a sigh of relief. It seed Qin Yi hadn’t discovered it.
If he admitted it now, Qin Yi would likely beat him to a pulp, so he quickly said, "Impossible, maybe you just went the wrong way?"
"I followed the path you drew." Qin Yi was just a bit suspicious and couldn’t confirm the map was a fake.
Because he hadn’t finished walking along the path Qing Jian drew before Azure Dragon and Xuanwu caught up with him.
Qing Jian mustered his courage and said, "Just follow the path I drew, and you’ll definitely find a way out. But this place is so complicated that you can’t afford to take a wrong step."
Qin Yi nodded, put away the map, and said, "Thanks for your hospitality, farewell!"
Qing Jian let out a big sigh of relief, luckily he didn’t get caught.
"Qing Jian, I’m telling you! If I find out this map is fake, I’ll strip you naked and throw you in a crowded place for everyone to see."
Qing Jian shivered; he knew Qin Yi’s personality wouldn’t hold back from doing what he said.
However, Qin Yi had stolen his master’s lifeti collection. He absolutely couldn’t let him leave Azure Dragon Mountain, or how could he face his master?
Qin Yi left with the map.
"Master?"
Just as he walked out, Qin Yi heard the voice of the Blood Flood Dragon, which startled him.
Qin Yi ford words with his qi and asked, "How did you get back?"
The Blood Flood Dragon explained everything!
Qin Yi hesitated for a mont, then couldn’t help but laugh loudly, "Well done!"
Who would’ve thought the Blood Flood Dragon was this cunning, but... he liked it.
Qin Yi arrived at the foot of Azure Dragon Mountain, looked back at the mountain top, and muttered, "Old Azure Dragon, this young master is out of here, never coming back to this godforsaken place, farewell forever!"
He had overheard Azure Dragon and Xuanwu earlier. They planned to call back their apprentices for a detailed search tomorrow, so he had to leave before dawn.
Qin Yi looked around carefully, making sure no one was around, and then circled to the southeast of Azure Dragon Mountain, pushing aside a huge stone to reveal the pit underneath.
This was where he had hidden all the stuff he looted from Azure Dragon.
Qin Yi took out a piece of cloth from his body and bundled up the items.
He hid the real treasures here, planning to sneak back and retrieve them once things blew over. He had prepared a fake setup to prevent being caught by Azure Dragon and the others, but he was still tracked down.
Luckily, he had set up a fake, or else Azure Dragon would’ve taken all these treasures.
The cloth was taken while Qing Jian was distracted with cooking, sneaked from Azure Dragon’s room.
Once back, he absolutely must craft a space treasure as carrying items like this was too troubleso.
With everything bundled up and strapped on his back, Qin Yi took out the map and followed the path Qing Jian marked.
......
anwhile, Azure Dragon and Xuanwu finally cleared the entrance.
The two walked out of the cave and looked up at the star-filled sky, suddenly feeling like crying, full of grief and indignation.
Given their status, being tricked repeatedly was utterly disgraceful.
Azure Dragon had a peculiar look on his face, "It’s so strange, the qi signal clearly disappeared here, where could Qin Yi have hidden?"
"Shut up!" Xuanwu was in a rage, "I’m never believing in your so-called qi tracking technique again, having , the mighty Guardian God Xuanwu, trapped like a groundhog in a cave."
Azure Dragon awkwardly said, "Then what do we do now? Do we keep searching for Qin Yi or call it off?"
"Call it off! We’re going back. Qing Jian’s map for Qin Yi is fake, without the correct route, he won’t be able to leave here anyti soon. Tomorrow we’ll summon all your apprentices, and even if he hides in a rat hole, it won’t help," Xuanwu said angrily.
Azure Dragon nodded slightly. Xuanwu had a point. The area around Azure Dragon Mountain was too vast, and even with their extraordinary cultivation, finding the sly foxlike Qin Yi was no easy feat.
Xuanwu suddenly thought of sothing, and his face changed, "Old Dragon, do you think Qin Yi might discover the map is fake and go back to find Qing Jian? If pressured, he might draw a real one, and Qin Yi could genuinely escape."
Azure Dragon’s face changed too, and he dashed toward Azure Dragon Mountain like a bolt of lightning.
Xuanwu followed closely behind.
In no ti, the two returned to the courtyard, where Qing Jian, seeing them enter, hurriedly paid his respects.
"Did Qin Yi return?" Azure Dragon asked.
Qing Jian respectfully said, "He did return, ate his fill, and then left!"
Azure Dragon and Xuanwu’s faces turned a shade of green and then pale.
Azure Dragon was furious, "Ate his fill? This kid thinks my place is a free buffet? Cos when he likes, eats, and then leaves."
Xuanwu’s eyes almost flared with anger, as they were stuck like groundhogs in a cave while this guy feasted here, so outrageous.
Azure Dragon said in a deep voice, "Did he ask you to redraw the map?"
"No, Qin Yi hasn’t discovered that the map is a fake yet."
Xuanwu taunted, "Seems like the kid can make mistakes too, even with a thousand plans, one might slip."
Azure Dragon also sighed with relief, because if Qin Yi got his hands on a real map and left, those treasures of his would be as good as lost.
"When did he leave?"
Qing Jian thought for a mont and said, "Almost an hour ago."
Azure Dragon was slightly taken aback, "How long was he here?"
Qing Jian replied, "Roughly two to three hours."
Azure Dragon and Xuanwu exchanged glances, their faces showing disbelief.
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