SFS Chapter 25 The Human Heart is Like a Curse
Chapter 25 The Human Heart is Like a Curse
Rumble~
The sound of a stone gate opening in the distance immediately drew everyone's attention.
"It's open!"
"Hahaha! It's done! We're rich!"
The group still didn't know what lay behind the stone door, but they were all eager to try it out.
Wang Hong, Wei Ziheng, Gu Chuan Lizi, and Sha Peng couldn't even wait for Lei Long's order; they had already stepped forward, ready to rush over.
Just as they were about to take action, they suddenly froze, their bodies trembling in pain.
"what!"
Sha Peng screamed and collapsed immediately. The others had slightly stronger internal energy, but they could only barely hold on.
Fortunately, Xiao Xuan had anticipated this, and when the stone door opened, he took advantage of the fact that no one was paying attention to get to Mai Shuangji's side.
At this moment, the poison took effect, and he immediately sealed four acupoints on his body: Qihu, Tianchi, Shenfeng, and Rugen.
Although the pain was no longer so intense, he still lacked strength. Seeing Sha Peng fall, Xiao Xuan also leaned back.
Then the others fell to the ground one by one, leaving only three people standing.
"You really did poison it!"
Wei Ziheng held on the longest, repeatedly saying that he had become indifferent to life and death and only wanted to solve the mechanism.
But with the truth right in front of him, how could he not be curious about what was on the other side of the door?
He endured the excruciating pain, raised his long staff, and thrust it forward.
Lei Long calmly sidestepped, and then Wei Ziheng pulled back, and a sharp blade shot out from the side of the staff, reaping Lei Long's head like a scythe.
Unexpectedly, the Thunder Dragon was prepared, and its huge body was also incredibly agile, quickly bending over to dodge the attack.
"puff!"
Wei Ziheng spat out a mouthful of blood, unscrewed his long staff, and aimed it at the thunder dragon.
Unfortunately, before the iron bead in the staff could be fired, Su Qing circled around him and killed him with a single palm strike.
"You old man."
Lei Long looked at Wei Ziheng's corpse, tilted his head, and spat.
"How could I not know the extent of your martial arts skills when I personally invited you?"
After saying that, Lei Long lowered his head towards Su Qing.
"The Xuan Yang Sect has even prepared substitutes for you. After the deed is done, they will use you to confuse the various factions. Blame yourselves for being greedy and getting on my pirate ship."
Then Lei Long slowly walked to the stone gate, bowed and said, "Guardian, please go first."
"Well done."
Su Qing also changed her previous flirtatious manner, and her tone became aloof.
"I will inform the sect leader then, and reward you with another Xuan Yang Divine Pill."
"Thank you, Master."
Lei Long kept his head down until Su Qing walked past him, at which point he chuckled and silently placed his hand on the hilt of his sword.
Xiao Xuan watched as the two walked into the doorway, then tried to prop himself up.
However, as soon as he exerted a little force, a strong stinging sensation spread throughout his body, penetrating his spine.
He glanced at Mai Shuangji beside him and saw that he was also trying to get up, but could only show a pained expression.
When the stone gate opened, Xiao Xuan took advantage of the fact that everyone's attention was not on him and quickly went to his side to remind him to seal the acupoints.
Mai Shuangji is a seventh-level martial artist. If even he can't withstand the Heart-Eating Gu, then I'm afraid I'll be helpless too.
"Damn it, am I really just going to wait to die?"
Xiao Xuan closed his eyes, intending to observe the condition of his body through breath control.
"what!"
Suddenly, a woman's scream rang out, and Xiao Xuan was surprised to find that he could use his strength again, and the pain was gradually subsiding.
Surprisingly, it wasn't Xiao Xuan who got up first, but Furukawa Riko, followed by Wang Hong.
"What?"
Upon seeing this, Xiao Xuan immediately pretended to be poisoned and died, quietly listening to the conversation between the two.
"Thunder Dragon was too slow! It hurt so much!"
Wang Hong was complaining when he kicked Sha Peng in front of him, only to find that the man was already dead.
"Thanks to you, sir, otherwise I would have been terribly scammed!"
"Shh!"
Riko Furukawa's attitude was somewhat disdainful, and she immediately scolded:
"Quickly, get into ambush! The Thunder Dragon is about to emerge!"
"He certainly didn't expect that the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind. He thought he was cooperating with the lord of Fusang, but he never expected that you would turn around and find me."
Upon hearing Wang Hong's words, Xiao Xuan slowly opened his eyes and discovered that Mai Shuangji was also silently observing the two of them.
Xiao Xuan and Mai Shuangji knew that Lei Long had cooperated with the Japanese pirates, and that Furukawa Riko's method of sealing acupoints to resist poison might have been taught by Lei Long.
However, unexpectedly, Riko Furukawa turned around and sought cooperation with Wang Hong, intending to eliminate Lei Long.
"Because of Lei Longsang, he always has his own ideas. He betrayed the Xuan Yang Sect this time, and he will betray the Yin Yang Division next time."
Riko Furukawa chuckled and looked at Wang Hong in front of her. She was only referring to the first point. The second point was that Wang Hong was much easier to control than Lei Long.
"Hurry up!"
"Wait." Wang Hong's eyes flashed with a fierce light as he looked at Xiao Xuan, who had fallen to the ground. "Let me check if he's dead first."
"you!"
Ignoring all advice, Wang Hong drew his dagger and walked towards Xiao Xuan, bending down slightly and looking at Xiao Xuan coldly as if he were a corpse.
"That girl is the one I want, and my apprentice is just doing things for me."
With that, Wang Hong took a deep breath and thrust his short knife at Xiao Xuan.
He doesn't care whether Xiao Xuan is alive or dead. Anyone who offends Ghost Blade King Hong will only face death.
Unexpectedly, a sword sheath came flying towards him, deflecting his short sword.
"this?!"
Wang Hong was immediately alarmed. He saw the man beneath him suddenly rise up from the pillar, followed by several sword strikes.
As Xiao Xuan stood up, he drew his Cold Steel Sword. He was prepared and, unexpectedly, swept the sword across Wang Hong's chest with two strokes.
Then, Xiao Xuan used the finishing move of the Black Dragon Twisting Pillar to flip himself back and stand on the ground, coldly looking at Wang Hong.
"You're actually wearing inner armor."
"You didn't suffer any poisoning?!"
Wang Hong's eyes widened, and even Furukawa Riko, who was standing next to him, looked at Xiao Xuan in surprise.
"you..."
At this moment, Mai Shuangji also stood up and dusted himself off.
Seeing that he had also stood up, Riko Furukawa gritted her teeth and said:
"I knew this Thunder Dragon wasn't clean; this must be one of the accomplices he hired."
Upon hearing this, Wang Hong immediately pulled Mai Shuangji closer and said:
"Brother, we're all in this for money. You're a wanted criminal anyway, so why don't you join me and make a name for yourselves in Japan! Let's kill this kid first!"
But he didn't know that Mai Shuangji was not Lei Long's confidant.
With a rip, Mai Shuangji tore off the veil covering his face. Then, he slowly removed the short knife from his waist and took out two short daggers from his boots, finally revealing his true identity.
"Finally, I can be myself again."
Upon seeing this, Wang Hong and Riko Furukawa were taken aback, but they instantly understood what had happened.
"You're not Zhang Qianyou! You're an undercover agent!"
"Who's your brother? I'm your grandfather!"
Mai Shuangji flashed forward, instantly advancing several meters, making it difficult even for Xiao Xuan to catch his figure.
Upon seeing this, Wang Hong immediately pulled out another short knife from his sleeve, using both knives to defend himself.
"Dual swords? Even if I gave you four arms, you still couldn't defend against my moves!"
"Brother Gu!"
At this moment, Riko Furukawa's gaze shifted between Wang Hong and the stone gate. Seeing that Wang Hong was being forced to retreat by the two daggers in Mai Shuangji's hands, she immediately flew towards the exit.
"The Japanese pirates are running away! I'll leave Wang Hong to them!"