Chapter 498: Chapter 466, I Thought You Were Going to Kill Me!_2
Upon hearing this, Yongwang ‘swooshed’ to his feet and walked to the stele, ready to turn it.
Daohua hurriedly stopped him, “Could there be someone behind the stone tomb?”
Yongwang shook his head, “No one is guarding it.” With that, he pushed with both hands and turned the stele slightly. Immediately, the stone tomb opened.
Watching Yongwang swiftly enter the stone tomb, Daohua quickly followed.
Inside the stone tomb, the first thing that met the eye was two stone sarcophagi; then Yongwang was seen searching along the stone wall, following which a stone door opened, revealing a winding passage leading downwards.
The further in along the passage they went, the wider it became, and soon they were in a spacious stone cave.
The cave was filled with iron ore that piled up like little mountains. Upon entering, Daohua felt the temperature in the air soar.
The stone cave connected to several passages, in a few of which Daohua could see the blazing firelight.
At this moment, intense shouts of battle and the clang of weapons came from one of the passageways ablaze with firelight.
Upon hearing this, Yongwang charged into it without hesitation.
Daohua failed to stop him and could only chase after him. As she approached the passage, the strong smell of blood hit her nose, and her heart suddenly skipped a beat. Could it be that those people had already started fighting?
The passage was smeared with blood, and several bodies lay on the ground, some in black clothing, some shirtless villagers.
At the end of the passage, another stone cave connected, and the sounds of battle were coming from there. Daohua quickened her pace but didn’t chase after Yongwang who had already run into the stone cave.
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When she got close to the end of the passage, seeing the bloody scene inside the stone cave, Daohua couldn’t help but close her eyes. After a few seconds, holding her breath, she opened them again and fired sleeping pills into the cave with her slingshot.
She didn’t target the men in black; she shot in every direction in the stone cave.
The exploded sleeping powder, catalyzed by the flames, evaporated even faster, and in a short while, the cave was filled with the scent of the medicine.
The cave was relatively enclosed, and very quickly, everyone who was fighting had collapsed to the ground.
Just as Daohua breathed a sigh of relief, she saw several men in black supporting each other as they ran into another passage. Thinking of the other exit they had mentioned previously, she hesitated for a moment, then followed suit.
The men in black knew her identity; she couldn’t let this information get out.
If the King learned that he had lost this armory because of her, the Yan Family would become the target of the King’s retaliation in the future.
Daohua cautiously followed them, and upon reaching the next stone cave, she carefully observed from the entrance, making sure no one was there before entering.
However, what greeted her was a flash of sword light.
Luckily, Daohua was quick to react, leaning back and swiftly twisting aside, narrowly avoiding the sword. However, her right arm was still slashed.
Daohua didn’t care about the wound on her arm; she rolled on the ground a few times and, before steadying herself, threw a handful of pills in the direction of the incoming sword.
“Hold your breath!”
A voice laced with anger and roughness rose.
Hearing this, Daohua threw another handful of pills in the direction of the voice.
This time, what she threw was not just sleeping pills but also Soft Muscle Powder, which would bring a person down upon contact.
Indeed, by the time her body hit the stone wall and stopped, there were consecutive sounds of bodies hitting the ground.
“Damn it, what did you do, you wretch?”
As Daohua tumbled to the ground, her hair came loose, and the men in black immediately recognized her.
After steadying herself, Daohua raised her slingshot, her expression guarded as she faced the two remaining men in black, “Don’t take another step forward, or you won’t be able to avoid the poison in my hands!” she said, slowly getting to her feet.
Seeing the composed Daohua, the two men in black who hadn’t fallen halted their approach.
Meanwhile, Daohua was internally tense and frightened, ready to enter the space at any moment.
Unexpectedly, one of the men in black went to move the body of a fallen comrade.
Seeing this, Daohua’s heartbeat nearly stopped.
The men in black probably thought that their comrade had fallen because of the sleeping powder, but in reality, it was due to the Soft Muscle Powder.
As the Soft Muscle Powder still hung in the air, the longer they stayed, the greater their chances of being poisoned.
If it weren’t for one of the men in black threatening her with a sword, ready to kill her if she moved, she would have liked to hit them with another pill.
“Bang!”
Soon, the man who went to move his comrade’s body also fell.
The moment the man in black collapsed, Daohua instantly shot out another pill.
Perhaps because his head was dizzy from inhaling the sleeping powder in the air, or maybe surprised by his comrade’s fall, the man in black did not dodge the pill.
The Soft Muscle Powder burst upon contact with his body, and despite holding his breath, he still fell to the ground, weakened.
Seeing all the men in black down, Daohua collapsed to the ground, her legs giving way beneath her.
After an unknown amount of time, noisy sounds came from the passage.
Startled, Daohua quickly stood up and hid behind an ironstone.
“Daohua~”
“Daohua!”
Hearing Xiao Yeyang’s voice, Daohua’s face lit up with joy. She quickly stood up and shouted, “Xiao Yeyang, I’m here!”
Soon, Xiao Yeyang’s figure appeared in the stone cave.
Upon seeing him, Daohua smiled and started to run over, but after only a step, her smile froze on her face.
“Whoosh!”
Xiao Yeyang’s knife spun out from his hand, flying straight towards Daohua.
Just as Daohua thought she was facing her end, a ‘thunk’ sound of a blade piercing flesh rang out beside her.
Daohua numbly touched her head, then saw a man in black, who was raising a sword, fall back, stiff.
“Daohua!”
After dealing with the man in black, Xiao Yeyang ran hastily toward Daohua. As soon as his hand touched her arm, she collapsed.
Xiao Yeyang quickly caught her, anxiously asking, “What’s wrong with you? Are you hurt?”
Daohua’s gaze was somewhat vacant as she mumbled, “I thought… you were going to kill me!”