Fortunately, his luck wasn’t bad; right next to him was a square pillar. He grabbed the edge of the pillar and climbed up.
Looking down at the sunken area next to him, a cold sweat instantly broke out.
The sunken area was over ten meters deep, with the bottom filled with steel spikes nearly a meter long. If he had fallen, he would have been skewered like a honeycomb.
Li Xiu and A Fei stood on the central pillar, while Sha Chu had already released A Fei’s hand and was standing on a nearby pillar.
Li Xiu couldn’t see a thing. He carefully tested the edge of the pillar with his foot, discovering that all four sides were empty, leaving no path to walk on.
"Are you guys okay?" Sha Chu’s voice carried over.
"All good." Li Xiu heard Sha Chu’s voice and immediately understood: "There must be parts of this room that haven’t sunk. We have to jump to those unsunken areas to pass through this room."
"But how do we know which areas haven’t sunk?" Sha Chu attempted to use a chi, trying to illuminate the room with its light, but it didn’t work at all. The chi seemed as lifeless as a dead object, without any reaction.
Ye Yuzhen stood on a pillar, laughing heartily. He could see clearly and knew where the pillars were; it was easy for him to get out.
Li Xiu and his crew couldn’t see. If they randomly jumped in any direction, they’d likely fall and be skewered like a honeycomb.
"Although it’s a bit of a pity that I can’t personally take you guys down, watching you die is still satisfying." Ye Yuzhen suddenly spoke.
"So you’re here too," Li Xiu said.
"Heh heh, of course I’m here. How could I miss seeing you guys turned into a sieve? To tell you the truth, those sunken areas are filled with sharp spikes. Falling in is a dead end." Ye Yuzhen said mockingly, "Want me to tell you where you can safely land?"
"Sure, thanks a lot." Li Xiu replied with a smile.
"Heh heh, listen closely. Directly in front of you, two spaces away from the block you’re standing on, there’s another square pillar to land on. Go ahead and jump." Ye Yuzhen said with a sneer.
Ye Yuzhen really didn’t lie to Li Xiu; there actually was a square landing point there. But he expected Li Xiu wouldn’t dare believe him.
As long as Li Xiu didn’t trust him, regardless of the other three directions, any jump would lead to death.
He deliberately pointed out the escape route, effectively making Li Xiu too afraid to choose the safe path.
Yet, just as he finished speaking, Li Xiu jumped into the darkness, landing on the spot he mentioned.
"Thanks, pal. What’s next?" Li Xiu had A Fei jump over too, while Sha Chu jumped to their previous position.
Ye Yuzhen’s eye twitched in anger: "This guy is sharp. He must’ve figured I’d deliberately point out the correct direction. I don’t believe he still dares trust me. I’ll point out another correct direction and see if he dares jump again."
"Two spaces to the right is a pillar." Ye Yuzhen barely finished speaking before Li Xiu jumped again.
Once again, Li Xiu jumped exactly where Ye Yuzhen said, landing steadily on the pillar.
A Fei and Sha Chu also moved in turn, getting closer to the exit door.
"No way, is that kid pretending he can’t see and putting on an act for me?" Ye Yuzhen had long suspected Li Xiu could see, but upon thinking about it felt it was wrong. If he could see, he would’ve gone straight across; what’s the game?
"Then what?" Li Xiu’s voice came through again.
"I refuse to believe there’s anyone in the world who completely trusts their enemy." Ye Yuzhen sounded like a gambler pushed to despair.
After betting several singles and connecting on doubles, he refused to believe it wouldn’t be single again, decisively betting on doubles once more.
Ye Yuzhen pointed in the correct direction, and Li Xiu jumped without hesitation, landing on the pillar.
"Trying to play psychological games with me, huh? I’ll show you what real psychological battles look like." Ye Yuzhen was frustrated. He heard Li Xiu ask where to jump next and sneered: "Next, there are six pillars until you reach the other side. The sequence is front-left-left-front-left-front. If you trust me, just jump."
Seeing Li Xiu and his crew actually follow his guidance and jump across one pillar after another, Ye Yuzhen sneered inwardly.
Among the six steps, the first four were correct. He sought to use these four steps to trap Li Xiu in a gambler’s mindset, while the fifth step was actually to the right, not left.
If Li Xiu didn’t have a gambler’s mindset, he wouldn’t trust Ye Yuzhen’s guidance after four steps, leading to a dead end.
If Li Xiu did have a gambler’s mindset, then the fifth step would be fatal.
As for the sixth step, it didn’t matter; the fifth step was already a kill shot.
Watching Li Xiu lead A Fei and Sha Chu step by step, following his guidance for all four jumps, Ye Yuzhen’s lips curled into an evil smile.
"Sure enough, this guy has the gambler’s mindset, which means this step is his death step." Ye Yuzhen looked at Li Xiu, a voice inside him shouting: "Jump down, jump down, this is your fate."
To Ye Yuzhen’s surprise, Li Xiu finally jumped, but not to the left. He jumped right instead.
"What’s going on... Why would he jump to the right?" Ye Yuzhen shouted in disbelief.
He didn’t understand how Li Xiu managed to see through his plot. It seemed impossible; his plan was flawless.
"Pal, although I’m not that smart, you can’t treat me like an idiot, right? According to your words, jumping left would lead to the corner wall, while jumping right faces the door directly..."
Li Xiu’s words felt like a thunderbolt to Ye Yuzhen, his face flushed red. He had focused solely on the gambler’s mindset, never considering this issue.
Ye Yuzhen now wished a hole would open up to hide in. Such a basic mistake felt humiliating.
"Thanks, buddy. Without your guiding light, passing through this room would’ve taken much longer." Li Xiu had already led A Fei and Sha Chu through the door, giving a final thanks to Ye Yuzhen as he turned back.