On the underground river, Miao Xiaoxian and I sat in an inflatable boat, while Leopard was ten meters away, pointing a gun at my head.
If I were the only one on the ship right now, given my hatred, I would definitely choose to perish together with them.
But what the leopard just said was meant to kill us.
Besides me, there's also Miao Xiaoxian.
In order to destroy the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace, she has lost her people and her family.
Whether as compensation to her or to keep my promise to the clan leader, I cannot let Miao Xiaoxian pay the price for my impulsiveness.
Seeing that I was no longer making any rash moves, the leopard ran over in a few steps, jumped onto the boat, sat opposite me, and pointed its gun at me: "You little wolf cub, I just saved your life, and you're already thinking of cutting off my escape route. You really are Duan Jinyan's offspring!"
When I heard the leopard say that, I immediately got angry: "Don't mention him to me!"
"hehe."
The leopard chuckled coldly, then, hearing the monster's roar coming from the cave, it twisted its wrist.
"Bang!"
A gunshot rang out, and the bullet accurately struck the rope two meters away, causing the hovercraft to begin drifting downstream.
I saw the leopard start the boat, but Duan Jinyan didn't appear. I looked at him in surprise and asked, "Why are we the only ones here? Where is Duan Jinyan?"
The leopard turned on its flashlight and shone it on my face: "What, worried about him?"
I replied coldly, "I just want to hear about his death."
The leopard smiled and said, "Then you're probably going to be disappointed. Our plan is for both sides to leave separately."
Seeing the leopard's smile, I felt a surge of anger for no reason: "I've already broken off all ties with Duan Jinyan, why did you save me?"
“What happened between you two is a matter between you and your son, and has nothing to do with me! Even if Mr. Duan wants to kill you, that's his business! As his subordinate, I should help when I see his son in danger; it's my duty as a subordinate.”
Leopard paused for a moment: "To put it simply, as long as Mr. Duan doesn't give the order, I have no right to kill you. No matter how much trouble you cause, it's your own business."
I glared angrily at the leopard: "He's not a member of the Duan family!"
The leopard smiled indifferently: "Your anger right now is your own business."
Seeing my angry expression, Miao Xiaoxian turned her gaze to the leopard: "The passage we are in now is a special passage that Ping'an Village used to destroy the Temple of the Evil God. Even I, an insider, didn't know about it. I just stumbled in by accident. But how did you manage to prepare the boats here in advance? And how did you find this place?"
The leopard patted the hovercraft beneath it: "This boat wasn't brought in by us; it was prepared for me by your people."
Miao Xiaoxian's eyes widened: "Our people? Who are they?"
Who he is is no longer important.
Leopard smiled at Miao Xiaoxian: "I've heard that in the hearts of every villager, there is a desire to break free from the cage! Not only the people at the bottom, but also the people at the top! So there are quite a few people who want to destroy this place."
Miao Xiaoxian arrived relatively late and was unaware of the inside story, but I witnessed someone from Ping'an Village betraying them and helping Duan Jinyan and his group. I said in a deep voice, "Only the leaders of a few tribes in Ping'an Village know about this passage. Which one did you contact?"
The leopard didn't answer my question: "It's unspeakable to receive favors from others; it's a matter of chivalry."
After hearing the leopard's answer, I realized I couldn't possibly get that answer from him, so I asked a more practical question: "Where are you going to take me?"
"I haven't really thought about that."
Leopard shook his head: "I rescued you only on the way. Mr. Duan did not ask me to capture you, so I do not need to take you anywhere. Once we leave the danger zone, you will be free."
Seeing the leopard's lazy appearance, I inexplicably felt a surge of anger: "Where is Duan Jinyan? I need to see him!"
I advise you not to do that.
The leopard looked me in the eye and said very seriously, "Mr. Duan hates it when people try to guess his intentions, and you've interfered with his work several times, which has already touched a nerve! Back at the Ze Wang Tomb, I told you to stay away from this circle and never try to get into Mr. Duan's life! He's a man who follows the rules, but he's also ruthless. Even if you're his son, you've done so many things to upset him, and you probably won't escape death!"
I angrily retorted, "I'm not his son! I'm his enemy!"
"In that case, I can't take you to see him."
Leopard curled his lip: "If you go to see him as his son, only you will die! But if you go to see him as his enemy, wouldn't I become a traitor? At that time, not only you, but even my life will be in danger! Kid, you wouldn't be thinking of repaying kindness with enmity, would you?"
"Since you know that Duan Jinyan can even kill me and doesn't value your life, why are you still so devoted to serving him?"
Upon hearing what the leopard said, I began to try to win him over: "We can cooperate. As long as you lead me to Duan Jinyan and work with me to catch him, I can give you a lot of money!"
“I told you, Duan Jinyan is a man who follows the rules. Anyone who crosses his line will die a terrible death, but anyone who follows his rules will live a comfortable life. I don’t lack money, but what I’m pursuing is something you can’t give me.”
Leopard showed no interest in my suggestion: "I'm only telling you all this from an outsider's perspective, to kindly remind you not to provoke Mr. Duan again, or you'll die a horrible death! There are many ways to die in this world, but going through all the hardships to actively seek death is definitely the stupidest thing to do, don't you think?"
I retorted without backing down, "You really are a loyal lackey."
The leopard, far from being ashamed, said with pride, "Not just anyone can be Duan Jinyan's lackey. Even you, his own son, can't get close to him. That just proves I'm a capable person, doesn't it?"
When I heard the leopard say that, I knew I couldn't get anything from him, so I stopped paying attention to him.
"Boom!"
After drifting downstream for a while, we suddenly heard a loud noise in the distance, and at the same time, rocks began to fall from above us with a crackling sound.
Leopard glanced at his luminous watch and said irritably, "Damn it, we were three minutes late in evacuating to save you guys, and this place is going to collapse!"
As he spoke, he reached under the boat and quickly pulled up a waterproof bag with a rope. He took out several swimming goggles and some simple snorkels and handed them to us: "This cave is about to collapse. We need to be prepared to jump out of the boat at any time. These snorkels are two meters long and have floats at the ends so that the exit can float on the surface of the water for breathing. Once you dive too deep, there's no way to use them! After you go into the water, your fate is in the hands of fate. I will no longer take care of you."
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