Chapter 59: The Ruined Palace (Third Update)

  A blur in front of his eyes, and when Yi Chi's eyes cleared up, he found that everything around him had changed.

  Forest, also see forest.

  However, when he saw the towering cliff tens of meters away, Yi Chi's heart, which had risen to his throat, finally fell back down.

  Although Yi Chi is not a road idiot or anything, who would be willing to walk aimlessly in a forest for half a day for no reason?

  Yi Chi carefully observed the surroundings, confirmed that it was just an ordinary forest, and then started walking forward.

  How to say?

  Yi Chi couldn't find any adjectives to describe the cliff he saw, it was just too high.

  Even with Yi Chi's current eyesight, he couldn't see the top of it. Looking around to both sides, it was a continuous stretch, and he still couldn't see the end.

  "It's really a big world, and there's nothing strange about it! Otherwise, how can you say that reading ten thousand volumes of books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles? You can't see such wonders in books." After Yi Chi sighed slightly, his eyes turned to the only cave entrance on this rock wall.

  It was a pit about ten meters square, with some ferns growing on both sides, looking very ordinary.

  But it was just such an ordinary hole that was the only one on this rock wall. At least, Yi Chi thought so.

  "It seems that Jian Nan should have entered here, so, do I want to go in and take a look?" Yi Chi looked at the deep cave entrance and hesitated.

  "Come on, what am I running from? It's just a small hole, isn't it? Not like it's some kind of dragon lair or tiger den. Just go in and get it over with." After saying this with great momentum, Yi Chi still couldn't help but take a nervous glance at the hole before finally walking past it.

  It's not that Yi Chi is timid, but the entrance of the cave gives him a feeling that's too ominous. Moreover, if Jian Nan also comes out from this entrance, wouldn't they just bump into each other? That would be terrible.

  Obviously, Yi Chi Zheng thought of this point and hesitated about whether to enter the cave.

  "Right, I'll change first and then talk. At least I won't let them recognize me." Yi Chi's eyes rolled around and he thought of the transformation technique. This ability was just right for this occasion. Although it couldn't deceive those powerful senior figures, but to deceive these guys who weren't even at the Dou Ling level, it was more than enough.

  Another puff of smoke flashed by.

  Only to see that Yi Chi had transformed into a gigantic, chubby cat, looking exactly like an enlarged version of Garfield. His round face looked rather comical, which was precisely the effect Yi Chi was going for - who would suspect anything from such an animal?

  With a self-satisfied air, Yi Chi lifted his front legs and then his hind legs, and walked into the cave with a genuine cat gait.

  ......

  From the outside, it should be pitch black in this cave, but that's not the case. After Yi Chi passed the first corner, there was a bright light, and now that light is shining into the cave from the other end.

  Yi Chi walked with a swaying gait, occasionally glancing around at the surrounding rocks and peaks, as if searching for something.

  After leaving the cave, Yi Chi still had an unwilling expression on his face.

  "Bastard, those were indeed deceiving, where are the inlaid night pearls or illuminating gems in this cave?! Truly a group of big swindlers, humph." Yi Chi thought to himself.

  Emotions are looking for these things, no wonder they always look and look, it has to be said that Yi Chi is still very greedy.

  Maybe it's because he didn't find the legendary gem, or maybe it's because he's not used to being in a cat body, anyway, all in all, Yi Chi is not in a good mood now, and who knows which poor guy will become his target for venting?

  Out of the cave, it turned out to be a huge and boundless square. On the square stood the remnants of buildings, as well as many broken weapons, all of which indicated that this place was once glorious.

  In addition to the huge palace in front, it further illustrates how glorious and honorable this place was in its heyday. Unfortunately, they have all become ruins now. With the broken illusion outside, Yi Chi can almost be certain that this place must have been looted clean long ago.

  "Damn it, where did Jian Nan go? This place is so empty, it's impossible not to see him!" Yi Chi looked around in confusion, but couldn't see even a single figure.

  "Has he already left?" He secretly guessed, but Yi Chi didn't give up. Even if he had already left, it wouldn't be bad to play a treasure hunt game. If they could really find some valuable things, then this trip wouldn't be in vain.

  With cat steps, Yi Chi didn't slow down this time and instead activated his 'Wind God Legs' to move quickly, leaving behind only a blurry afterimage at the original location.

  ......

  On the other hand.

  Yi Xing and the other two hadn't left, they were just in a dilapidated side hall located to the left rear of the ruined palace, so Yi Chi couldn't see them when he came in.

  At this time, three people were arguing fiercely. It can be said that they started arguing after the man in black left.

  ......

  Yi Chi, who was also searching for treasure nearby, heard the sound and cautiously approached.

  When he arrived at the side hall, Yi Chi had already figured out who was inside. After all, he had spent some time with Yi Xing, and Yi Xing hadn't changed his tone of voice when speaking, so Yi Chi naturally recognized him as soon as he heard him.

  "Hehe, it's really 'treading on iron shoes without finding a place', and yet I've found you all without any effort. Hehe." After giving a very sinister laugh, Yi Chi crouched down with his large cat body and carefully slipped through the broken hole in the wall of the side hall.

  "Does this count as digging a dog hole?"

  While drilling, Yi Chi couldn't help but feel nauseous and the speed of the drill also increased a bit.

  It wasn't until he actually entered the side hall that Yi Chi realized that even a side hall shouldn't be underestimated!

  It's true that it's a side hall, but in fact, its size is as big as a football field. The position where Yi Chi drilled in was just a corner, more than 100 meters away from the three people who were walking easily.

  Wiped away the non-existent cold sweat, Yi Chi transformed into a residual shadow again. After just a few flashes, Yi Chi landed on a horizontal beam directly above the three people of Yi Xing.

  After settling down in a stable residence, Yi Chi devoted himself wholeheartedly to that great career of eavesdropping.

  ......

  "I've said it before, we shouldn't have gotten involved with those people. Now look what's happened, if this doesn't go well, all five of us will lose our lives." The speaker was none other than Jian Nan, the one who had been following Yi Chi.

  "Not bad, it was also Young Master Yi who brought us here at first. Now you say, what should we do?" Sword North also echoed.

  One of them, Yi Hang, glared at the two with annoyance. "How come when it was time to take advantage of something, you two weren't so unwilling to come along?" he thought to himself. Then, he spoke up, "Fine, now you know it's my fault. Back then, when we were taking advantage of someone else's kindness, why didn't you two say anything? You didn't even yield to me a bit! Now that something has happened and we have to face punishment, you're aware that I'm the one who got you two to join in, huh?"

  "...". The two of us looked at each other, and couldn't help but feel a little awkward. To be honest, when they first got those benefits, they didn't think that much about it. After all, facing such great benefits, who would think about anything else? That's why they say that cultivators who practice alone are poor. As long as others are willing to give enough benefits, what's the harm in working hard for them?

  Even they themselves thought so at first, but when it came down to it, they were afraid.

  "Alright, we won't argue with you about that anymore. What's most important now is to help the master find the person with earth-level fighting skills. As long as we can find some clues, I believe the master won't take our lives." Jian Bei Qiang said calmly.

  "Hmm."

  He snorted in response to Jianbei's words, and as his older brother, Jinnan didn't dare agree with him.

  Seeing the two brothers' appearance, Yi Hang secretly sneered and said on the surface: "That's right, I was thinking the same way. As long as we handle things well, the master won't blame us."

  "If it's really that easy to find, we wouldn't still be searching for it now?" Jian Nan said sarcastically, still having opinions about Yi Hang.

  "That's enough! If we can't find it, everyone will be doomed. You're still saying such things, don't you want to live? We do!" Jianbei couldn't help but shout at his brother, who had been arguing with him all along.

  "Jianbei, don't forget I'm your older brother." Jian Nan said with a sharp gaze at Jian Bei.

  "Hmph, then don't forget that we're just adopted brothers, not biological ones." Jian Bei replied unyieldingly.

  As they were about to come to blows, Yi Xing, who was standing on the side, had an even more obvious look of disdain in his eyes, and he didn't have the slightest intention of intervening.