Elder Zhang was furious upon hearing this. His eyes widened like eggs, and his face turned bright red with bulging veins.
Not far away, the tree spirit walked up to Gu Ze.
"This old man has an extraordinary bearing. Do you know his identity?"
"I don't know, and I'm not interested."
"You're really confident, but let me remind you, you can't see into someone's heart. Don't be fooled by his outward kindness."
"Thank you for reminding me."
Suddenly, Qi Guze's heart pounded. He knew Xu Yuehuai was in an emergency, so he quickly turned around and said, "What are you two dawdling about?"
Seeing this, the Ying family steward jumped out and pointed at Qi Guze, saying, "Elder Zhang, this man said he would kill you. You must teach him a lesson."
Elder Zhang was naturally furious at what the Ying family steward had said, but he knew that Qi Guze's cultivation was far superior to his own. Rather than risk a conflict with him, he decided to use the weaker party as a show of goodwill.
Thinking of this, Elder Zhang casually struck the top of the Ying family steward's head, killing him instantly without even a chance to utter a sound.
Then Elder Zhang clasped his hands and bowed to Qi Guze, saying, "Master, you don't need to pay attention to his words, and you don't need to explain. I've known him for a long time. He's a scoundrel who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. It's just a pity that I saw through his trick of using someone else to kill. He really deserves to die."
Qi Guze didn't pay attention to Elder Zhang's words. What he was worried about was who would tell him Xu Yuehuai's whereabouts after the Ying family steward died.
He was right. The Ying family steward knew the spatial boundaries like the back of his hand. Without his guidance, finding Xu Yuehuai would be harder than climbing to heaven.
Qi Guze strode forward and grabbed Elder Zhang by the collar, his expression furious. "Who told you to kill him?"
Elder Zhang looked terrified and didn't dare to breathe. "I'm sorry, I didn't know. I meant well. Please let me go."
The tree spirit stepped forward and said calmly, "If you want him to release you, you have to take the place of the dead man and help him find the person he's looking for."
Elder Zhang looked at Qi Guze with sincerity, "No problem, I'm quite familiar with this place, I can help you find the person you're looking for, please trust me."
Upon hearing this, Qi Guze said urgently, "There's no time to lose, let's set off now. You lead the way, and if you try anything funny, I'll make sure you die a horrible death."
After saying that, the three of them continued on their way.
Although Fu Ziyi claimed that he only suffered minor injuries, Xu Yuehuai knew very well that no one could escape unscathed in such a massive explosion, and she was extremely worried about Fu Ziyi.
"Thank you for your hard work, Fu Ziyi. If you need any help, please let me know. You are not fighting alone. Don't forget that I'm here for you."
"Okay, got it."
The entire space was dark, so Fu Ziyi had to change his strategy. He placed his hand on the wall and moved it slowly, trying to use his sense of touch to find clues to open a way out.
The sound of hands rubbing against the wall was unusually loud, and combined with the two people's breathing, it made the atmosphere in the whole space very oppressive.
Xu Yuehuai's mood plummeted. She began to have wild thoughts: what if she couldn't get out? She still had so many things to do, and there was Fu Ziyi, a good man whose life shouldn't end here.
Thinking of this, Xu Yuehuai shifted her body, intending to work together with Fu Ziyi to find a way out.
But as soon as Xu Yuehuai reached out, she pressed on a strange round object.
"Is that you, Fu Ziyi?"
"What?"
Was that your hand I just touched?
"Where is it? Don't move, it's not my hand."
The two men's other arms clasped together with difficulty in the air, and under Xu Yuehuai's guidance, Fu Ziyi found the circular object.
After careful examination, Fu Ziyi discovered that the circular object and the wall were not a single piece; there was a gap between them, and it could even rotate. This indicated that the circular object was deliberately installed by someone, like some kind of switch or mechanism.
Fu Ziyi's tone was somewhat reproachful, "In the future, you must discuss any actions with me first, and consider your teammates, okay?"
Xu Yuehuai paused for a moment and then said, "Alright, I got it. What do you think that round object is?"
"There are two possibilities: one is a mechanism, and the other is a switch. Do not act rashly before you understand it."
"So conservative? We've been here long enough, I think it's better to become more radical."
Fu Ziyi also wanted to get away as soon as possible.
It's a pity he just expended a lot of spiritual energy; otherwise, he might have been able to use his spiritual energy to set up a protective shield and activate the switch in front of them.
After some thought, Fu Ziyi concluded that there was only one way: to quickly restore his spiritual power, then have one person provide cover while the other activates the switch to resolve the current mystery.
Fortunately, his spiritual power had recovered by half. Fu Ziyi said in a calm tone, "Listen, I'll build a spiritual power protective shield. You turn it on. No matter what the result is, don't panic, understand?"
Xu Yuehuai said excitedly, "Okay, no problem."
Then, Fu Ziyi endured the excruciating pain from his wounds and erected a protective shield around the two of them, while Xu Yuehuai slowly turned on the circular switch.
To their surprise, the walls did not change after the switch was turned on. Instead, a strange smell, like some kind of pollen, came out from above.
After a while, Fu Zi also felt a fever in his head and realized that they had been poisoned by gas.
"Oh no! Lie down right now! There's poison gas!"
"the same as you."
On the other side, under Qi Guze's strict supervision, Elder Zhang obediently helped them find Xu Yuehuai's location, but Zhang said that his ability was limited and he could not break through the obstacles at the entrance.
Elder Zhang pointed to the wall and said, "Master, only you can break through this barrier."
As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Guze simultaneously unleashed a powerful burst of pressure with both fists, blasting a hole in the obstacle that was as tall as a person.
Ignoring the overflowing poisonous gas, Qi Guze was the first to rush into the cave.
With the tree spirit behind him, Elder Zhang did not take any drastic actions.
After the air circulated, the poisonous gas dissipated, but Xu Yuehuai and Fu Ziyi were already on the verge of death.
They were successfully led out of danger by Qi Guze, but they were already poisoned.
"Yuehuai, wake up!"
Qi Guze knelt on one knee and gently patted the face of the woman in his arms, his brows furrowed with worry.
Hearing the call, the person in her arms slightly opened their eyes, felt the familiar scent of the person in front of them, their lips parted slightly, but they could not resist the poison and fell into a deep sleep.
"You're a tree spirit, you should be more than familiar with the poisonous gas in these mountains!"
Qi Guze glanced behind him and said.
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