"Where is the jade pendant?" Lu Qing asked.
Takeda Ichiro quickly said, "I can take you there, as long as you let me go!"
Lu Qing sneered: "Are you trying to negotiate with me?"
"No, no! Only I can find that place. Without me, you will never be able to get in!" Takeda Ichiro said anxiously.
Lu Qing pondered for a moment, then nodded:
"Alright! I'll let you go as long as you lead me to that jade pendant!"
Takeda Ichiro was overjoyed: "Great! I'll take you there right now!"
Lu Qing stuck a talisman on his head with his other hand:
"I'm warning you, don't try anything funny, or this talisman will condemn you to eternal damnation!"
Ichiro Takeda nodded repeatedly: "Don't worry! I definitely won't try anything funny!"
"Lead the way!"
Takeda Ichiro stood up and led the way.
Lu Qing and the others followed behind.
"Captain, do you really believe in this Japanese devil?" Liao Yan asked.
Lu Qing replied softly, "I believe in its desire to live."
But can he really live if he wants to? A hint of mockery flickered in Lu Qing's eyes.
"Brother Liao, don't look so down. Go tell the others not to lay a hand on Takeda Ichiro. We still need to find the jade pendant!"
Lu Qing winked at Liao Yan, and Liao Yan immediately realized what she meant.
"Yes, Captain. Don't worry, we know what we're doing!"
Liao Yan relayed Lu Qing's message to each person.
Lu Qing meant that before finding the jade pendant, Takeda Ichiro was still useful, but after finding the jade pendant, that might not be the case.
Ichiro Takeda, who was moving ahead, was secretly pleased when he heard Lu Qing's words.
Young girls are easily fooled.
The group followed Ichiro Takeda through the thick fog and arrived at the entrance of a cave.
"We're here! The jade pendant is right below!"
Lu Qing walked to the cave entrance and observed carefully. The poisonous fog at the cave entrance was indeed the densest, but it did not carry the heavy resentment that was present in the poisonous fog outside.
"Is this poisonous fog deadly?" Lu Qing asked Takeda Ichiro.
Ichiro Takeda shook his head: "It shouldn't be fatal. It will only affect a person's nervous system and drive them insane."
She speculated that the poisonous fog that had just emerged from the jade pendant was not that powerful; it was only after combining with the aura of vengeful spirits that it formed the deadly poisonous fog that could be touched.
Lu Qing became increasingly curious about the jade pendant.
"You little devil, come down with me and take a look. The rest of you stay up here and keep watch!"
Liao Yan quickly stopped him:
"Captain, this fog is poisonous. Let's go down with you!"
Lu Qing tossed the tree-vine figure directly to Liao Yan:
"Take this. I can hold off the poisonous fog at the cave entrance for a while, but the situation down below is unknown. I feel more at ease having you guard the entrance!"
"Alright then! Be careful!" Liao Yan said worriedly.
Lu Qing nodded slightly, then took out an octopus hook, embedded it in the ground, and climbed down the rope.
The cave wasn't actually that deep, less than twenty meters, but it was pitch black inside, which looked creepy.
When Lu Qing landed, Takeda Ichiro was already standing respectfully to the side, waiting.
"The jade pendant is just ahead, please follow me!"
As if he couldn't wait to lead the way, Ichiro Takeda led Lu Qing deeper into the area.
Lu Qing smiled and quickly followed.
Before long, she saw the true form of the jade pendant.
The jade pendant floated in mid-air, and poisonous mist spewed out from the center. As soon as Takeda Ichiro saw the jade pendant, he rushed over at top speed.
"Hahaha! Foolish woman, you've fallen for it!"
Ichiro Takeda stood in the direction from which the poisonous mist was being emitted from the jade pendant, inhaling the mist in large gulps.
As the poisonous mist entered his body, his soul became clearer and his power gradually increased.
"So these poisonous fumes are your nourishment!" Lu Qing nodded slightly, looking as if he had just realized something.
"That's right! But you've realized it too late. With it providing me with power, I will be invincible!"
Takeda Ichiro laughed triumphantly.
But he soon noticed that Lu Qing was calm and showed no sign of panic, as if he was not afraid of him at all.
"No! Why aren't you scared at all?"
"Your teammates are all up there, and you're all alone now? After I absorbed the poisonous fog, I could kill you with ease. You shouldn't be so calm!"
Lu Qing smiled slightly: "Kill me so easily? You little devil, who gave you that confidence?"
"It?"
Lu Qing pointed at the jade pendant, and the next second, a golden light flashed, and the jade pendant instantly fell to the ground.
At the same time, the toxic fog stopped being sprayed.
Takeda Ichiro was horrified: "How is this possible! How is this possible!"
"What did you do to my jade pendant?"
Lu Qing slowly stepped forward, picked up the bright red jade pendant, and began to examine it.
"You're relying on this to deal with me? Looks like I went too easy on you, causing you to misunderstand me a bit!"
As he spoke, Lu Qing put away the jade pendant, then cracked his knuckles.
"In order to clear up your misunderstanding of me, I have no choice but to stretch my body!"
Lu Qing slowly approached Takeda Ichiro. Just as Takeda Ichiro was about to escape, a golden light struck him down from the talisman that Lu Qing had just stuck on his head.
Lu Qing grabbed his neck from a distance and lifted him up.
"If I'd known you were up to no good, you little devil, did you really think I'd trust you so easily?"
Ichiro Takeda struggled fiercely, gritting his teeth as he said:
"No! You can't kill me!"
"Everyone says that the Chinese people are the most trustworthy. I've already led you to the jade pendant. You promised not to kill me!"
Lu Qing smiled slightly and left the cave without saying a word, then led Takeda Ichiro away.
When the team members saw her coming up, they quickly went over to her:
"Captain, how's it going? Did you find the jade pendant?"
Lu Qing took out the jade pendant and smiled, "Got it."
"But this bastard is really unruly. He's yours to deal with. Do whatever you want with him, even if you kill him!"
Lu Qing then handed Takeda Ichiro over to the others.
Ichiro Takeda roared, "Lu Qing, you promised you wouldn't kill me!"
Lu Qing shrugged: "Yeah! I promised not to kill you, but they didn't!"
Ichiro Takeda: "But you clearly ordered them not to kill me. You are the captain, they should obey your orders!"
Lu Qing sighed, feigning helplessness:
"I'm really sorry, I was forced into this role as team leader, they don't really listen to me!"
"How could you..."
Before Takeda Ichiro could finish speaking, Liao Yan chopped off his hand with a single stroke.
Liao Yan's sword was no ordinary sword; it could directly injure the soul. With this strike, Takeda Ichiro's hand was indeed severed.
"Why waste words with him? Kill this little devil!"
The crowd swarmed him and beat him for half an hour before Liao Yan killed him with a single stab.
As Takeda Ichiro's soul dissipated, Lu Qing clearly sensed that the evil spirits nearby were beginning to stir.
"Time is running out, we need to find the core of the formation quickly!"
"good!"
After confirming their location, Lu Qing and the others set off immediately.
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