Chapter 230 Another Surprise
Azhuoxin said what many people thought in their hearts but did not dare to say publicly.
However, the atmosphere in the entire cave changed immediately after he said this, and a sudden change began quietly.
Although everyone seems calm, there is actually an undercurrent.
Wen Wan noticed with her sharp eyes that many hands were reaching into the sleeves, and she didn't know how many people had deadly weapons hidden in their sleeves.
Azhuoxin chuckled disdainfully, "I advise those who want to take action now not to be hasty."
He raised his hand and pointed to the top of the cave, and everyone looked up in the direction of his finger.
It turned out that there was an eight-sided palace lantern hanging on the top of the cave. There was a picture painted on each side of the lantern. The contents of the pictures were various, including flowers, birds, fish, insects, and stories about people.
There was clearly no wind in the cave, but the palace lantern was slowly turning.
Azhuoxin said loudly, "Today's auction will be held in a deep cave. Before that, please find a way to get to the designated place."
The information he gave was just this one sentence.
"By the way," Azhuoxin added, "when the palace lanterns go out, everyone can show off their skills. Don't show mercy. The fewer people who reach the designated location, the greater the chance of obtaining the treasure."
Upon hearing this, everyone became alert.
Wen Wan stared at the palace lantern, wondering how long it would take for it to go out.
But reality did not give her time to react. Almost at the moment when Azhuoxin's voice disappeared, a short arrow shot towards the palace lantern.
The palace lanterns went out, and as if causing a chain reaction, the copper oil lamps around the cave also went out at the same time.
The light in the cave was not very bright to begin with, and now it was pitch dark.
"Come closer to me!"
King Anding roared and grabbed Wen Wan and Ashao's arms on the left and right.
After all, he is a veteran who has been through many battles and he can keep his composure at critical moments.
At the same time, rumbling sounds and screams continued to be heard all around.
The air was filled with the pungent smell of blood, and no one knew how many people were injured and bleeding.
When Wen Wan smelled the pungent smell, her eyes went dark and she could not see anything.
This feeling...
So familiar.
It was as if she had experienced a similar scene before, but she really couldn't remember the details.
In just a few breaths, beads of sweat appeared on Wenwan's forehead, and a vague picture seemed to flash deep in her memory.
The screams in my ears, in a trance, turned into the gasps of a dying struggle.
Just when Wen Wan thought she was about to remember something, a fluorescent light suddenly appeared in front of her eyes.
A night pearl appeared in front of her, and with the light, a rabbit mask magnified in front of her eyes.
It's Winn.
Wen En said nothing and stuffed the night pearl into her hand.
Prince Anding was also stunned. Just as he was wondering, he saw the man in the rabbit mask approaching and asked softly, "Are you Prince Anding?"
King Anding frowned, as if wondering whether it was appropriate to admit his identity in front of a stranger.
"Your Highness, there's no need to keep me at a distance. I have no ill intentions. I simply wish to cooperate with you. This place is dangerous. Your Highness is a veteran of battles and has extensive experience. You should know that at times like this, having a friend is always better than having an enemy."
Prince Anding still stared at him vigilantly, but Wen Wan quietly tugged at his sleeve.
"Your Highness, we are few in number and clearly outnumbered compared to the others. We are likely to become the target that others will want to capture first."
"Why don't we pretend to be together? With more of us, we can have a deterrent effect on outsiders."
Wen Wan found a reasonable reason to persuade them, thought about it, and added, "As for them, we shouldn't trust them completely."
Upon hearing this, King Anding vaguely saw someone killing someone with a knife in the light of the night pearl.
Just as Wen Wan said, in such a chaotic time, the team with fewer people immediately became the priority target of others.
King Anding's eyes darkened and he said, "Okay."
The temporary cooperation was reached, and Wen En and Wen Wan both secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Wen En and his men gathered together, and those who had originally wanted to come in this direction saw this and avoided this place again.
But after a moment, the copper oil lamp that had been extinguished lit up again.
But the scene in the cave sent chills down the spine of everyone who saw it.
There were originally nearly a hundred people, but now only half of them remain.
There was a lot of blood on the ground that had not yet dried up. Some people fell in a pool of blood, having already lost their breath.
Wen Wan's face turned pale, but she forced herself to remain calm.
"The number of people is wrong."
As Winn's right-hand man, Minz quickly discovered the abnormality in the cave.
Upon hearing this, the others also began to pay attention to the number of survivors and corpses. The two combined were still less than twenty people.
Prince Anding saw this scene and was puzzled. "What's going on? Did they dispose of the body in such a short time?"
Wen En raised the corner of his mouth, but did not answer. Instead, he looked at Wen Wan and asked gently: "Sister...what do you think?"
He is such a good boy. He goes to his sister when he has any problems.
Wen Wan glanced at him, silently accused him, and then patiently helped him to clear up his confusion.
She lifted the blanket on the floor and stepped lightly on the ground.
Different carpets made different sounds when they were uncovered.
Winn suddenly realized, "Is there something fishy going on here?"
"Yes." Wen Wan nodded and said, "From the moment I entered this cave, I noticed that these carpets were placed according to the positions of the Five Elements and the Eight Trigrams. There is a gate of life and a gate of death."
Upon hearing this, King Anding seemed to have thought of something.
He looked over to where they had been sitting and saw a few pools of blood on the carpet, but no body at all.
Ashao also reacted and felt a surge of fear.
"So, the reason you were so eager to have us change seats just now was because the place where we were sitting was the dead end?"
A Shao didn't dare to think about it. If it weren't for Aunt Wan's quick reaction, they would have fallen into the underground mechanism and been hanged.
King Anding's pupils also shrank. He had reached his current position by fighting hard. He had experienced battles big and small, and it was not the first time that he had saved his life from the hands of the King of Hell.
He never forgot the scenes of fighting to the death with his brothers on the battlefield.
But those are all excellent soldiers and strong men.
There is a reason why they survived the danger, and it is only natural.
This time, it was thanks to a woman's wit that she escaped danger.
This was simply unbelievable for a traditional ruler like King Anding.
Compared to the shock of King Anding and Ashao, Wen En seemed much calmer.
Under the mask, he couldn't help but smile brightly.
I haven't seen her for a long time, but she is still the same girl, looking weak but always able to surprise people.
It’s a good thing that she didn’t become a woman in the harem who depends on men.
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