Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
They had endured a long journey of hardship. They were not in their best shape. Though Holy Princess and the others were still dressed in a fresh and bright way and they looked no less beautiful, they were not in a good mental state. They all looked fatigued and depressed, and the glow and life in their eyes had gone.
When she saw Lu Li, Holy Princess put on a warm smile on her cold face and a trace of light rose in her eyes. She followed Lou Shi’er over. She bowed and said, “Young Master Lu, we meet again.”
“Ha, ha!”
Lu Li clasped his hands. “Seasonable raining after ages’ drought, reunion with an old friend in a foreign land, enjoying the wedding night in bridal chamber and being the very best in a national examination, those are the four blessings. Meeting you here is like a reunion with old friends for me. We do need to toast to this occasion.”
“Ha, ha, ha!”
Lou Shi’er patted Lu Li’s shoulder in excitement and said, “Of course we will drink. When we get out, I will buy you drinks in the best tavern, and we will drink for three days and nights. Now, the critical matter at hand is—to pass this level. Brother Lu, you are talented. You solved the illusion and found us. I cannot even begin to describe how I admire you. Can you… solve all the tiers of the formation and pass this level?”
Holy Princess and the others all stared at Lu Li with ardent anticipation. They had been stuck here for months, leaving them in a fatigued state—both physically and psychologically. Though they were not having a mental breakdown, they were miserable.
“I am afraid that I am going to let you down!”
Lu Li forced a smile, “I can only solve the first tier illusion cast on the views. According to my observation, there are three tiers, and we can find the exit only after we have solved all three tiers of illusion.”
Lou Shi’er and Holy Princess’ smiles faded away. In their eyes, there was a trace of panic. The others were even worse. They were frightened.
Lu Li stayed calm and replied with a question, “The senior warriors in your sects must have given you instructions before you came to the Tomb of King Luna. Don’t your ancestors have experience at this level?”
“Yes, they do!”
Lou Shi’er explained with a forced smile, “But… the formation of this level is much more difficult than the past. Our experience is useless. Brother Lu, if you have no other way, we will be stuck here for a thousand years.”
“Much more difficult?”
Lu Li touched his nose. He must be the reason. The tomb watcher must have made the level more difficult by enhancing the formations. The goal was to trap them here for a thousand years to get back at Lu Li for challenging him.
“Young Master Lu!”
Holy Princess gathered herself up and begged, “Can you help me find the disciples of the Palace of Snow Mountain? We lost many disciples on the way. I’m worried about them since their whereabouts are unknown.”
“Well, I have met one of your disciples on the way!” Lu Li said with a heavy mind. “She… has killed herself. A disciple from the Cabinet of Cloud has committed suicide as well.”
“What?”
Holy Princess and the other female disciples with here were taken aback. Holy Princess pleaded, “Young Master Lu, can you take us over? We want to take care of our sister’s remains.”
“Let’s go!”
Lu Li waved his hand. This time, everyone had sped up. In a few hours, they had found that dead disciple. Holy Princess and several disciples from the Palace of Snow Mountain burst into tears of sorrow when they saw the miserable state the dead disciple was in. Holy Princess calmed herself down and put the remains into her Interspatial Ring.
“Young Master Lu!”
Holy Princess bowed solemnly and said, “Please help us solve the illusion in other places and locate our other sisters. I, Xue Jingya, will always remember your kindness.”
Lou Shi’er looked at Lu Li. He just nodded but said no more words of gratitude.
Lu Li thought for a while. “Holy Princess, I will try my best even if you don’t ask. Don’t mention gratitude or kindness. It is fate that brings us together. It is my honor that I can be of help.”
“Thank you, Young Master Lu!”
Holy Princess’ eyes reddened. If they were not in the Tomb of King Luna, whether with regard to status or ability, there would be a huge gap between Lu Li and Holy Princess. It would be hard for Lu Li to talk to her, not to mention let her bow to him. In the world outside, Lu Li might be able to help but even so, she would not be so humble or grateful.
Offering fuel in snowy weather was always better than putting the icing on the cake!
Besides, Lu Li’s words and deeds were befitting his position. He did not claim credit for himself, which left a favorable impression on Lou Shi’er and Holy Princess who, on the inside, had accepted Lu Li as their friend.
“Let’s go!”
Lu Li waved his hand and hurried forward. This time, he did not let out the immortal’s body because he was afraid to do so. Instead, he asked Blood Fairy to reach out from the Wicked Bead into his foot and to the ground. In this way, she could secretly solve the formation of illusion.
Inside, Lu Li was a bit disappointed.
He had thought after meeting Lou Shi’er and Holy Princess, they might have a way. They could pool their wisdom together and get out.
Judging by the looks of it, Lu Li could tell that they had no ideas. He found a group of people who turned out to be a burden. Now, he had to help them find their fellow disciples…
Lu Li did not do much when he had to solve the formations. He just stood there with his eyes closed. After a while, the views would change. The illusion veiling the scenes in an area with a radius of three hundred miles would be removed.
Lu Li found it bothering because they had only found five people after removing the illusion in many places in three days.
Of the five, three had passed away. Two were from the Pavilion of Misty Drizzle and one was from the Palace of Snow Mountain. Of the two living disciples, one was from the Cabinet of Cloud and the other was from the Palace of Snow Mountain. They were lucky that Lu Li and the group arrived in time because their mental state was so bad that they could lose their minds or kill themselves at any moment.
Nobody could tell where the end of this level was. What if it were boundless, and they had to spend years or decades to find everyone?
If it were not for the fact that Lu Li had given Lou Shi’er and Holy Princess his words, he would leave it alone. Lu Li was not a saint that cared about the general public. Why would he waste so much time and rescue some unnecessary souls?
Moving on, they would find disciples of the three sects every now and then. More often than not, they would find dead people. When one wandered away and was alone but had a weak mind, it was easy for that person to lose his or her mind and end up committing suicide.
Lu Li found some Stone Golems on the way as well. They had run out of energy and had collapsed to the ground, reduced to a pile of rocks.
“There are some people there. A lot of them!”
When the illusion of another area was removed, Lou Shi’er’s eyes glowed. Everyone used psychic power to check but Lu Li pulled a long face.
There were indeed a large group of over 10 people. However, half of them were disciples of the Cabinet of Cloud, Ling Feidu was among them.
Such an unnecessary rescue effort…
“Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh~”
This group rushed over. There were three disciples of the Palace of Snow Mountain and Pavilion of Misty Drizzle as well. They were over the moon to see Lou Shi’er and Holy Princess.
“Ha, ha, ha!”
From afar, Ling Feidu had begun to laugh. “Holy Princess, Brother Shi’er, finally, we meet again. But… your actions are beneath you. Since you can remove the illusions, why didn’t you come to us sooner? We almost went crazy.”
Holy Princess and Lou Shi’er looked at each other. They could see in each other’s eyes aversion and contempt. They had saved Ling Feidu. How could he do nothing but complain that they had come too late?
