Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1295: Peeping Crown

Wen Rong tiptoed into the hole dug by the demon.

Some people once questioned how a coward like her could reach the fifth level, but Wen Rong just sneered at this.

It was important to know when to do something, rather than taking risks all the time. It was enough to reach the fifth level as long as she met the standards. She didn't need any extra risks, nor did she want to stand out and attract attention. What she wanted most was to find a few good people, build good relationships with them, and then try to secretly open a keyhole for them.

Then, she could pass the scene smoothly just by relying on the points she got. As long as she was smart enough and didn't mess with the real mastermind, she would be safe.

Just like now, Wen Rong knew that she was very safe, even though the act of "stealing the sword" sounded like a dangerous thing.

The smell of soil penetrated into his nostrils. Wen Rong found the direction according to the route he remembered and discovered the rock wall that had been almost excavated.

"Haha, found it." Wen Rong took out the key from his sleeve.

What she didn't tell others was that this key didn't need to find the corresponding door. When she pressed the tip of the key against the wall, the rock walls that were blocking the way began to slowly move away, and then the special force used to seal the sword cellar also opened a gap, and Wen Rong easily stepped into the sealed sword cellar.

Wen Rong looked around excitedly. In the sword vault, swords with extremely fierce auras were sealed in black stones, with only the hilts left outside. Talismans written on yellow paper and cinnabar were pasted on the outside of the black stones in pieces, and they were even emitting a faint glow.

"The things I stole from this place are definitely enough for me to complete the mission... but it's a pity that I can't do it." Wen Rong put away the key, then touched his sleeve and took out a ball of smooth brown mud.

The magic sword "Qie Yue" was easy to find. Even among these bloody sword stones, the huge sword stone that was almost covered with talismans still had a blue light seeping out. Just looking at the sword made Wen Rong feel cold on her back. She now fully believed that these magic swords were not weapons that were famous in vain. In addition to killing countless people, they probably had other special abilities.

"It's so scary..."

Wen Rong muttered something, then reached out and touched Que Yue's hilt with the mud ball.

The mud ball began to stretch, and within a breath it had taken the shape of a sword. As the sword body was completely formed, a blue-green light seeped out from it. This was a long sword with a beautiful shape, and when Wen Rong held the hilt of this brand new long sword, he could still feel the murderous intent in it.

Fortunately, it’s not the real body.

Wen Rong was not surprised at all that the theft went so smoothly. She looked around again, suppressed the urge to steal another one, and returned along the same path.

"Wait, where's my way?"

When Wen Rong walked to the wall, she unexpectedly discovered that the passage she had opened had disappeared.

Normally, the passage opened by her key "keyhole" can only be closed with it, or if it is a normal lock, it can be locked with the original method. The problem is that she has no intention of closing the retreat route in advance when she enters through the wall.

"What kind of unexpected situation is this? Isn't it right?"

Wen Rong was not afraid of being locked up. Even if she went out from the inside, she could still use the key to open another door. What she hated were accidents. The "keyhole" that had failed once on Lu Ning had already failed once. How could an accident happen again this time?

Accidents mean danger, and danger means there is a high chance that she will die from them.

The calmness on her face disappeared, and her hand even trembled as she took out the key.

"It's better... just for some other reason." Wen Rong did not choose to open the door and leave immediately. She felt uneasy now, and if this uneasiness was not eliminated, her spirit would continue to be tense. She took out a packet of powder, quickly poured it into her mouth and swallowed it, and the trembling of her fingers stopped.

"Okay, okay, I..." Wen Rong looked around and suddenly felt something was wrong. Compared to when she first came in, the sword cellar was different. There must be something new, but she couldn't see it.

can not tell……

"Is it a demon?" Wen Rong asked tremblingly. Although she had used drugs to suppress her mental panic, her instinct still made her feel suffocated.

There was no response. The underground sword cellar was now like a tomb that had been prepared long ago, and she stepped into the tomb herself!

"Don't come out, don't come out... No, if the demon is here, wouldn't our plan be exposed? Why don't you take the sword? Ah, it's because you can't lift it, right?" Wen Rong pressed against the wall, his eyes constantly moving, paying attention to every change in the sword cellar.

In the past, Wen Rong had encountered various difficulties. After all, the distribution center would not allow tourists to pass through easily by simply being timid and dodging. When she really realized that she might be isolated and helpless, she finally began to try to analyze the current situation.

"I don't like being threatened. I just want to be in a safe environment and get through any possible crisis smoothly." Wen Rong's palm slowly wiped across the rock wall. "I'm not good at fighting, and I don't have a strong reaction ability, but if you really want to fight, I will accompany you to the end... Hey! You don't want to see me take action, do you? I will launch a very powerful attack!"

Still no one answered.

"Nothing to talk about?" Wen Rong slowly squatted down, and the scratches began to extend along the place where her fingers touched.

  Wen Rong felt a little angry. She thought that this demon was simply looking down on her - but how dare it look down on her? The key in her hand, the basis for her to reach the fifth level, was not something that a little demon in a scene could despise!

After taking out another packet of medicine powder and pouring it into his mouth, Wen Rong gently knocked on the ground with the key.

"Open."

As the decree fell from his mouth, all the sword stones made a slight sound, and then, overlapping whistling sounds were heard in the sword cellar. All the suppressed swords began to ring together, and the fanatical murderous aura instantly covered the sword cellar. Under such power, a corner of the black robe was finally lifted up by the sword energy and was noticed by Wen Rong.

She had not noticed before that there was a man in a robe standing there, although her eyes had clearly swept over him many times.

“Once again, things have changed.”

After being discovered, the demon finally spoke.

The robe was cut into pieces by the sword energy, but there was no specific human body under the robe, but a body like a scarecrow formed by dead branches and leaves. In the middle of this body, an exquisite silver lock was hanging in the air.

"Originally, I would not have made any move if you left. The changes are only minor and will be restored after you leave." The demon said, "Why are you so nervous?"

"I don't believe it." Wen Rong stared at the demon, "I have done a lot of cheating and deceiving things. I don't believe in an empty promise at all. When I turn my head, you will attack me."

"Humans are really strange." The demon used his dry hands to straighten his tattered hat. "Without any signs, they actually imagine the worst. You disgust me, and so does the key in your hand."

"Are you qualified to say this?" A somewhat hoarse voice came out of Wen Rong's mouth. This voice mixed with Wen Rong's original voice, and a keyhole shape appeared in her right eye.

The demon was stunned for a moment, then pointed at Wen Rong with one arm.

"Eternal..."

"The secret palace."

All the sounds were silent in an instant, and the vibration of the sword energy also froze in the air. Wen Rong held the key in his hand and staggered towards the demon, but the demon seemed to be still and did not move at all.

Wen Rong walked up to the demon, staring at the silver lock hanging in the air with her keyhole-shaped pupils.

"A lock, a powerless lock... is not qualified to say such things to me. Be thankful that you will not die, because your insignificant story is not qualified to be included in my palace."

She inserted the key into the keyhole, twisted it and pulled it out. The key brought out a group of silver bubbles, which fell to the ground and were crushed by Wen Rong's foot.

Then, she turned around, walked back to the wall, put all the patterns spreading along the ground back into the key, then cut open the wall and walked back to the original cave.

Only after the keyhole disappeared from Wen Rong's pupils did cold sweat begin to flow down his forehead.

"It really didn't do anything... No, I have to run quickly and report the success of the plan!" She touched the sword on her back, wondering when she put it on her back, but her nervousness immediately overwhelmed this thought, and she hurriedly ran towards the exit.

Lu Ning was squatting at the exit of the passage. Before she saw anyone, she heard Wen Rong's voice coming from inside: "Help, help, help..."

"?"

Lu Ning didn't understand what had happened to Wen Rong that could make her so panicked, but as a precaution, she still drew her sword and prepared to launch another "dishonorable murder" into the cave.

However, when Wen Rong ran out of the cave in a panic, she didn't see anyone in her evil eyes.

"what happened?"

"Help, help... No, nothing, it seems like they didn't catch up." Wen Rong ran to Lu Ning, gasping for breath and turning his head to look behind him.

"You... forget it." Lu Ning saw the sword behind her, "We should be able to move on to the next step..."

"Let me take a breath!" Wen Rong said with lingering fear, "You don't know, I saw a demon in the sword cellar. It should be the one you saw in the woods behind the mountain. It can hide its whereabouts! I forced it out, but I felt I couldn't beat it, so I quickly opened the door and ran away! It didn't even chase me!"

"Calm down, the demon is waiting for you?"

"It wasn't waiting for me. I suspected it went in with me. But this guy was very cunning and hid himself. I thought I was going to die." Wen Rong let out a long sigh, "But I still ran out quickly. I am still very confident in my ability to run away. But what should we do now? Now that the demon has gone in, it should know that what we took out is fake. How do we implement the plan later?"

"What we take out is the real thing." Lu Ning said.

"Uh... is this okay?"

"Although Uncle Peng said that we can not let the disciples of Zhenjian Villa chase us, it is actually better to do the opposite. Let some people pretend to chase us so that it will be more realistic. In that sword cellar, even demons can't easily enter and exit without your means, right?"

"Of course, I locked the door when I left." Wen Rong said proudly, "Just like my key can open any door, as long as it is 'locked' by it, it can't be opened without some effort."

"Then why are you running so fast?" Lu Ning was puzzled.

Wen Rong was stunned for a moment: "Of course I'm afraid that the demon is really capable of breaking it. After all, I have encountered such an accident as you."

"That makes sense... Let's go. When you run out of that door over there, people from Zhenjian Villa will chase you. But it's best not to count on their acting skills." Lu Ning pointed. "Have you rested well now?"

"Okay, let's go." Wen Rong tightened the sword behind him, then took a deep breath and rushed out. After waiting for a moment, Lu Ning followed behind.

Wen Rong was indeed quite talented in running. She immediately hid in a corner after she went out. Lu Ning almost lost her after a few turns. If she hadn't used her demon eyes to keep an eye on her position, she would probably have lost her. She heard the shouts of the disciples of Zhenjian Villa, all of which were "catch the thief". It must be said that her acting skills were really poor.

Following the predetermined route, Wen Rong ran to the place where the masters that Lou Lingzhu had arranged to meet were gathered. Those were a few old houses in Zhenjian Villa that were usually unattended. From here, one could run into the dense forest. Although there were no roads, it was very suitable for escaping, and...robbery.

Wen Rong moved quickly, and at this moment, Han Younian probably also captured those assassins.

Just as Wen Rong was about to climb over the wall, a thunderclap suddenly sounded in the rain, and then Wen Rong screamed and fell from the top of the wall. Then, a figure jumped onto the top of the wall.

"Ha, you little thief, what good stuff did you take from Zhenjian Villa?"

The figure jumped down from the wall and reached out to grab Wen Rong, but unexpectedly, Wen Rong rolled in the darkness and disappeared.

"Oh?"

After the attack missed, the figure immediately threw out a few caltrops, then untied a whip from his waist and whipped in the direction he remembered. However, after these moves, he could not find any trace of Wen Rong.

Only Lu Ning, who followed over, saw that Wen Rong had already moved to the other side of the courtyard wall with a strange movement, then took out the key and was about to open the door on the wall.

Several invited experts have already started to move, surrounding the man who suddenly appeared. But Lu Ning vaguely felt that something was wrong - this person seemed to really come to catch a thief.

The people invited by Lou Lingzhu were of course very powerful. One of them quickly approached with his Qinggong skills and pinned the man to the ground with a single grab. But the man who was pinned down also shouted, "Are there any accomplices? Damn you, a bunch of thieves——"

Lu Ning immediately flew towards the direction where Wen Rong was escaping. The man who intercepted her did not have any demonic aura on him. If he was not a demon, then Wen Rong would not have lured the target out.

At this moment, lightning flashed across the sky. In that moment of brightness, Lu Ning seemed to see that the branches in the forest were like a network of blood vessels, extending toward the sky.