Lu Yaoyao’s brow furrowed tighter and tighter as she continuously combed through every clue she knew in her mind. It was like piecing together a complex puzzle, trying to deduce a reasonable explanation from it.
"If he really has some plot regarding the Flame Spirit Blood Pool, then why did he send me a message? Why make me run back and forth outside? What role do I play in his plan?"
Lu Yaoyao muttered to herself, but her eyes were getting brighter and brighter. Vaguely, it seemed that she was about to catch something.
"I left, he came in, but I couldn’t find him, so there can only be one possibility!"
It was like Lu Yaoyao was suddenly struck by lightning and saw the light; she quickly looked around, her gaze revealing a hint of surprise, and her heart couldn’t help but start pounding.
"Luring the tiger away from the mountain!!!"
A thought exploded in her mind.
"In this meticulously designed game of his, it seems I don’t have any substantive value. If making me run around is to divert some hidden dangers, that barely makes sense. But the fact is, I didn’t encounter any suspicious people or events."
"So, there is only one reasonable explanation. The place where I live is the indispensable key part of his entire plan."
It was as if she had cleared heavy fog to see the truth hidden within, and at this moment, Lu Yaoyao was inexplicably a bit excited.
She liked this kind of puzzle game.
"But the place I live in doesn’t seem to have anything special. Besides, it’s quite a distance from the Flame Spirit Blood Pool at the back of the mountain. So, what’s its purpose?"
Lu Yaoyao analyzed once again. She soared into the sky using Sword Flight, looked towards the direction of the back mountain, and then looked at the courtyard below.
"Could it be, there’s an underground passage? A passage leading to the Flame Spirit Blood Pool?"
Lu Yaoyao’s eyes suddenly brightened, because only this method could make sense.
Otherwise, why would they bother to lure this "tiger" away for no reason?
She quickly descended, trembling with excitement. First, she carefully inspected the barrier of the courtyard. Everything was intact, with no signs of damage.
"The less we have traces to follow, the more it shows something is wrong. This is called being too clever for one’s own good. Hehe, Daddy, here I come!"
Lu Yaoyao opened the courtyard door, her face flushed with excitement. She carefully closed the door and began playing a game of hide and seek...
"She’s gone, she’s finally gone!" Seeing the red dot on the array disc turn into five, Zhou Qing was extremely excited.
He hurried out and looked towards the pitch-black underground passage, not knowing when the second uncle would return.
Estimating the time roughly, Lu Yaoyao should have returned by now and would definitely be very angry with him.
Looking at the seven pieces of Flame Spirit Blood Ointment in his hand, he decided to give her the smallest piece as an apology.
After all, there were absolutely good things at the bottom of the main pool.
"Uncle, Uncle, I can hold out only until the first half an hour of the Divine Peak curfew; otherwise, there will be big trouble!" Zhou Qing said anxiously.
At this moment, he seemed to sense something, and quickly took out his identity token. Lines of words appeared on it.
[Old Fourth, where have you been? It’s already dark. Are you coming or not?]
It was a message from the Third Senior Brother, Yan Xiaohu.
He almost forgot that there was still someone outside responsible for receiving him, and he couldn’t fly with a sword right now.
Zhou Qing quickly walked a bit farther, then infused spiritual power into the token and began writing on it.
[Soon, soon, Third Senior Brother, please wait for me a while longer, but try to stay away from the Task Hall and other places, don’t let anyone see you.]
Soon, Yan Xiaohu’s message came again.
[By the tone of your message, given my understanding of you, you must be up to no good. Fine, just be safe. By the way, three hours ago, Lu was looking everywhere for you.]
After reading this message, Zhou Qing put away the identity token.
If the second uncle didn’t show up, he would have successfully taken the seven pieces of Flame Spirit Blood Ointment out by now.
In the end, he still couldn’t resist the temptation and was too greedy.
But such good stuff was worth the risk.
[Divine Peak, the curfew is near. I saw the patrol checking the register and notifying with tokens. With my lip reading skills, they are reporting your whereabouts to the stewards on the mountain. They will soon require proof of your location.]
Zhou Qing sat on the ground, looking at the message on the token, and sighed deeply.
"Forget it, forget it, wait for the next opportunity. Even if he comes back, there are still five Supreme Elders soaking up there. Unreliable second uncle!"
Zhou Qing couldn’t help but mutter. Then he looked up, using the Daily Reflection for today.
[Ordinary soil: This is a piece of soil with no particular value. But what no one knows is, there is something unexpectedly good hidden above this soil. But first, beware of the restrictions within; once triggered, the consequences will be unimaginable.]
Zhou Qing shook his head helplessly. It was like seeing a gold mountain in front but having no way to get it, really frustrating.
Then he wrote "Danger, taking a step back" in big characters on the wall, and hurried back the way he came.
After painstakingly climbing up the passage, Zhou Qing carefully moved the stone above his head and tentatively peeked out.
Seeing the candlelight in the distant courtyard, he finally relaxed a bit, exhaling a long breath. Just as he was about to stealthily climb up, he suddenly felt something was wrong.