Chapter 394: Three hundred and ninety-three, the reason Chapter 394: Three hundred and ninety-three, the reason “They might have already encountered disaster,” Wei Lingfeng said regretfully, shaking his head. He had witnessed the power of the Resounding Spirit Snake and knew that Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen stood no chance against it.
“They will be alright,” Yuan Yixiu said with firm conviction in his tone, as if he were reassuring Wei Lingfeng, as well as himself. Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen were the most formidable cultivators he had ever seen; they couldn’t have met with trouble so easily.
Wei Lingfeng sighed, “Let’s go ahead and look for them.” Since he had entered with a resolution to face death, he had no more apprehensions.
“Okay!” Yuan Yixiu stepped toward the cave.
Footsteps approached from afar.
“Did you hear that? Song Shen, Qin Ning, is that you?” Yuan Yixiu shouted joyfully ahead. It couldn’t be the snake, as snakes do not make footstep sounds; it must be them.
“It’s us,” came the voice of Qin Yushen.
“I told you they would be fine,” Yuan Yixiu said happily. Although he had verbally expressed confidence, deep down, he had been extremely worried. Thankfully, they were unharmed.
Seeing Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen emerge from the depths of the cave unscathed, Wei Lingfeng was filled with astonishment, “You didn’t encounter the Resounding Spirit Snake?”
“No, it may have already left,” Song Yan Ning would certainly not tell Wei Lingfeng that she had made a contract with the Resounding Spirit Snake.
“Then let’s get out of here quickly,” Wei Lingfeng urged, worried the Resounding Spirit Snake might return, and they would truly be unable to escape.
“Mm,” Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen nodded. Although the snake was gone, the stench of blood lingered in the cave, which was almost unbearable for them.
Once out of the cave, Song Yan Ning took out two Jade Bottles of Thousand-year-old Stone Bamboo Pith and handed them to Yuan Yixiu and Wei Lingfeng, “These are for you.”
“What is it?” Wei Lingfeng took the Jade Bottle, opened the lid, and his eyes immediately shone with surprise, “It’s Thousand-year-old Stone Bamboo Pith!”
Song Yan Ning nodded, “We found it in the cave and divided it into four parts, one for each person.”
“Thank you!” Wei Lingfeng thanked her excitedly. He had no reason to doubt Song Yan Ning’s words, as she could have simply chose not to give it to him.
Pocketing the Thousand-year-old Stone Bamboo Pith, Wei Lingfeng handed over a key to Song Yan Ning, “This key is for you.” Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen had bid on a similar key at the Yuexi Auction House. In fact, the key he had auctioned was the one he put up for sale, hoping the person who got it would take him to find the door it unlocked.
“This key isn’t it…” Song Yan Ning took out her own key from her Storage Ring and found that the two keys were indeed identical, “This wouldn’t happen to be the key you auctioned off, would it?” Wei Lingfeng was also at the auction that day, and if this key were not from him, he certainly would not have let them bid on it without a fight.
Wei Lingfeng gave an embarrassed smile, “These two keys were passed down from my ancestors. The Wei Family has entered the Spiritual Realm several times but could never find the door that the key would unlock. So, I gave the key to the auction house to auction it off, hoping that the person who won the key would help me find that place.”
“What if the person who got the key also didn’t find that place?” Song Yan Ning asked curiously.
“I would find a way to take the key back,” Wei Lingfeng said with an awkward smile.
“So that’s why you wanted to team up with us originally,” Song Yan Ning understood why Wei Lingfeng had wanted to form a team with them.
Wei Lingfeng nodded, looking at Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen with an apologetic gaze, “I’m sorry!” If he could turn back time, he would not have been so cunning in front of Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen. Instead, he would have shown his most sincere side and become friends with them.