ATPnovel Chapter 580 Intuition
Chapter 580 Intuition
Although Wei Xi wanted to remain indifferent to Yu Jin's suffering, it was truly strange that he was holding half of a fellow Daoist in his hands.
Wei Xi's mindset changed; she no longer refused to enter the gambling den.
Wei Xi was resisting the townspeople threatening him with Yu Jin's life.
After all, given the townspeople's brutality, if Wei Xi showed even a little sympathy, Yu Jin would suffer even more inhumane treatment.
Therefore, Wei Xi said he would give Yu Jin a quick death. It's hard to say whether this was heartless or a desperate gamble.
But Wei Xi did not expect that Cai Xin possessed the advanced technology to tear the primordial Yin and Yang energy in two!
It's too late to say anything now. Half an ember wriggled in Wei Xi's palm, and a dense pain was transmitted to her.
But Wei Xi knew that yielding at this point would mean all his previous efforts were in vain.
Just as Wei Xi was stubbornly resisting to the end, she was kicked into the gambling den.
It was powerful and heavy, and also carried some yin and yang energy. Even E Qiyu was brought in. Wei Xi couldn't believe it wasn't intentional.
No wonder they say that when a scholar encounters a soldier, reason is useless! Wei Xi originally wanted to negotiate with the townspeople, but now look what happened! Not only did he not get any benefit, but his backside will also be sore for two days.
"Cai Xin, why did you kick her in there?!"
"Is she really stupid or just pretending? When has our Master Wei ever been honest? If we let her keep dawdling, who knows what she might find to use against us? Su Jing, how many lives do you have to give her?"
"But you can't...she hasn't agreed yet."
"If she didn't want to come back, why would she have taken that half of the original Yin-Yang energy? After all these years, don't you understand Master Wei... She won't stop until she squeezes every last drop of value out of people. No wonder you're imprisoned here; you're a fool!"
Cai Xin spoke with sarcasm, showing no regard for the lives of the townspeople, and cursed everyone in just a few words.
Wei Xi, who had just gotten up from the ground, was filled with rage—this was a shameless sneak attack! A barbaric act! A cruel atrocity!
Ignoring Su Jing's ashen face, Cai Xin strode to the entrance of the gambling den, stretched his neck—with newly grown tender skin still visible on it—and threatened, "I don't know what it's like inside. But I know you too well. Don't even think about running away. Do you dare to leave without someone trying and finding a way out?"
Upon hearing this, Wei Xi's pupils contracted slightly, clearly indicating that his sore spot had been touched.
Cai Xin clapped his hands and laughed, then said, "Master Wei, please come in. I'll be waiting here for your good news!"
Wei Xi followed his example, carefully collecting the remaining... half of the embers, gave him a cold look, and turned to walk deeper into the gambling den.
As for the townspeople who were in an uproar, Wei Xi couldn't care less about them at the moment.
“Cai Xin is eccentric, but he’s the most difficult to deal with,” Wei Xi thought as he walked, the chain made of water dragging on the ground, making a monotonous sound. “He’s right. Even if I find the way without anyone trying, how dare I go out?”
"Of all these townspeople, only he saw through my concerns! Could it be that I really have some past with these people?"
Wei Xi suppressed this burgeoning thought: she had suffered a lot in the illusionary realm and knew that memory was not a solid fortress, so how could she accept the enemy's words completely?
Who knows if Dieji Mountain cut into her memory and used local materials to tailor-make an entire lie?
Ultimately, Wei Xi still didn't want to believe what the townspeople said. Otherwise, she would have already connected the upheaval in Dongyi and the secret realm outside Baoxiang City with these events, and seriously considered whether she had really died many times.
This subtle resistance will likely linger in Wei Xi's mind for a long time.
It must be said that self-deception is indeed Wei's signature act, and we might as well consider it evidence that she still has some humanity left.
Wei Xi had no intention of analyzing his thoughts. Compared to the auction house in Chongxiao City, the gambling den in Hulu Town was really not a good place to gamble away a fortune.
There wasn't a single candle lit on the path leading in from the gate; judging from the sound, the ground was probably paved with smooth stone slabs, and the unseen chains hitting the ground reminded one of the ghost messengers in ghost stories who escort the dead.
Thinking of this, Wei Xi's lips curled up slightly, clearly amused by his own thoughts. Dieji Mountain was indeed the final resting place of the dead, and on the other side of the chain was also a walking corpse, whose destination was even the land of reincarnation.
After all that, Wei Xi ended up playing the role of Ox-Head and Horse-Face.
But Wei Xi's smile quickly vanished; her intuition told her that something was wrong.
It wasn't a sense of being constantly watched, but rather an intuition that made Wei Xi's hair stand on end.
Wei Xi subconsciously gripped the chain on her hand, the bone-chilling cold instantly calming her down.
Trying to maintain a nonchalant demeanor, Wei Xi hesitated for a moment but still did not release [Threads].
Whether Si Zhenniang was telling the truth or not, there must be an ancient demon beast in Dieji Mountain.
If he were to release the [Pulling Silk] to lure out this demonic beast, Wei Xi didn't think he had the ability to drive a wolf into the tiger.
"At least not down here at the foot of Dieji Mountain," Wei Xi thought to himself. "The monsters and Hulu Town might be in cahoots. They'd rather burn me to death than let them get away with this!"
After thinking for a moment, Wei Xi felt that although there was something strange about this place, it wouldn't take her life.
After all, it makes no sense for ordinary people to start a fight as soon as they enter a gambling den.
Gradually, Wei Xi adapted to the dim environment and was able to see things with difficulty without using Yin and Yang energy.
It was a straight passageway, completely empty.
The improved visual acuity helped Wei Xi's fear subside slightly, and he also had the energy to use his five senses to search for anything strange.
No matter how hard Wei Xi searched, he could not find the source of this strange phenomenon.
Wei Xi became even more vigilant. The reason she had survived to this day, besides her quick wit, was mainly due to her keen intuition.
At this moment, Wei Xi was absolutely unwilling to let her guard down; all she could think about was how difficult it was to deal with the thing that had gotten entangled with her.
But there was nothing unusual in the blurry vision, no strange smells around, and the sounds were monotonous.
Just then, Wei Xi suddenly realized that E Qiyu had stopped moving. Could it be that she had run away while he was distracted?
Turning my head, I saw Qiyu following me obediently, looking well-behaved and not at all crazy.
Wei Xi frowned, his unease growing stronger.
"What exactly is wrong? Am I just imagining things, or is it a hallucination?"
Just as Wei Xi was about to look away, she suddenly noticed something unusual about E Qiyu.
The madman kept by the Hehuan Sect had his body taut, but his hands were clenched tightly, and upon closer inspection, they were trembling slightly.
In a flash, Wei Xi suddenly understood the source of that unease.
It's too crowded, this place is too crowded. Even I, Qiyu, a madman with only instincts left, felt fear.
In a moment of desperation, Wei Xi made a quick decision, drawing upon the Yin and Yang energy in his Qi Palace to stimulate his eyes to the point where he could see the Yin and Yang energy.
The face of a hanged ghost was pressed against Wei Xi's face, a tongue formed of yin and yang energy drooping from the corner of its mouth. (End of Chapter)