95: Chapter 95 The Long Sleeping Palace 22

"It should be," the Man in Black Turtleneck mused. "If this Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep has an Underground River, perhaps after we find that thousand-leaf lotus, we can leave through the Underground River."

"I previously thought that the thousand-leaf lotus must be a dried flower or some kind of symbol, but thinking about it now, it might be a real flower," the Man in the Suit said, his expression thoughtful.

"The thousand-leaf lotus is generally related to Buddhism. The 'Śūraṅgama Sūtra' mentions it: 'At that time, the World-Honored One emitted a hundred-jeweled fearless light from the crown of his head; from within the light, a thousand-leaf precious lotus was born, upon which a Buddha manifestation sat in the lotus position.'"

The Man in Black Turtleneck explained, "Its main purpose is to serve as an offering to the Buddha, or perhaps as a lotus pedestal of some sort."

He actually had some knowledge in this area, so when he first heard that the requirement for this instance's mission was to find the thousand-leaf lotus, he had already secretly formed some guesses in his heart.

Later, in the passageway, he encountered several murals one after another, and the content depicted on these murals was without exception related to gods and Buddhas. This discovery undoubtedly made him feel a bit more certain about his inner suspicions.

However, because he had his own little agenda before, he hadn't shared the information he obtained with the other players. Now, in this situation, he didn't mind telling the Man in the Suit about this news.

After listening to his account, the Man in the Suit was silent for a moment, appearing to be thinking about something. After a while, he said slowly, "Let's leave the tunnel first. If it is related to Buddhism, then the owner who built this Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep must also have been a believer in Buddhism. Once we get out, we can focus on looking for clues in this regard. But for now, our top priority is to leave this place as quickly as possible."

Once he finished speaking, both of them said nothing more and continued to crawl forward in silence.

Luo Yuejian had no objections either. In such a cramped environment, with the Man in Black Turtleneck leading the way and the Man in the Suit bringing up the rear, she was sandwiched in the middle with absolutely no space to stretch her limbs. She didn't even know how to cause trouble and just wanted to leave this tunnel as soon as possible.

However, just a quarter of an hour later, an accident suddenly occurred. The Man in Black Turtleneck, who was walking in the very front, let out a "hiss" without any warning, followed immediately by a painful curse.

Before the others could react, he acted as if he had been electrocuted, quickly throwing the bronze oil lamp in his hand away with great force.

"What's the situation?" the Man in the Suit behind him asked nervously, not knowing if some accident had been encountered in front.

The Man in Black Turtleneck kept his head down, clutching his hand tightly, appearing to be enduring immense pain. After a long while, he managed to squeeze a sentence out through gritted teeth: "Damn it, I was bitten by a Poisonous Insect."

His face was as pale as paper, and cold sweat beaded on his forehead; his situation looked quite dire. Because in the passageway earlier, he had already used up his life-saving item, which was that substitute doll that could replace him with another player.

Now, encountering this sudden accident, he clearly had lost his last reliance.

Hearing his words, Luo Yuejian was also shocked: "Ah, how could you be so unlucky?"

She was just surprised and asked casually, but the Man in Black Turtleneck suddenly felt a sense of despair in his heart.

Because he realized that all of this was Luo Yuejian's calculation!

Thinking about it now, with Luo Yuejian's calm and cautious personality, if she really wanted to do something, how could she have made it so obvious?

Therefore, the only reason is that she simply didn't want to be the first to enter the tunnel and lead the way; it was only because she had long ago seen through his little agenda that she deliberately acted eager.

And Luo Yuejian's act of handing him that bronze oil lamp without hesitation undoubtedly meant she had already figured out that those pitch-black Poisonous Insects that had disappeared earlier were very likely still remaining in the tunnel in large numbers.

Therefore, her behavior of handing him this lit bronze oil lamp to lead the way was clearly premeditated!

Such scheming and foresight made the Man in Black Turtleneck shudder.

Just what kind of opponent had he encountered this round?

At this moment, the audience in the livestream room evidently shared the exact same thoughts as the Man in Black Turtleneck.

"Ah, how could you be so unlucky?"

"Hahahaha, I'm dying laughing."

"It's really too funny, hahahahaha."

"Moon Goddess pretending to be surprised: 'How could you be so unlucky?'"

"Hahahaha, I would call this the best taunt."

"Moon Goddess is really too cheeky. I feel like the Man in the Suit might not have realized this was Moon Goddess's handiwork before, but after she said that, even a fool would understand, hahahaha."

"It's so mentally draining. Seeing that you don't understand her deeper meaning, Moon Goddess even specifically points it out to you, hahahaha."

"Damn, Moon Goddess really knows how to make people break down. I think the Man in Black Turtleneck has already lost all will to live."

"I love Moon Goddess! She's so skilled and cheeky; this move is just too cute, ahhhhh!!!"

"Moon Goddess's move is very detailed. She precisely controlled the Man in Black Turtleneck's psychology, advancing by retreating, setting people up without blinking an eye..."

"Although it's hindsight, I felt something was wrong at the time. Moon Goddess isn't the type to wear her emotions on her sleeve; it was fake at a glance."

"Yes, I also felt it was weird at the time. Clearly, the Man in Black Turtleneck didn't understand Moon Goddess, otherwise, he wouldn't necessarily have fallen for it."

"Nothing else to say, Moon Goddess is amazing!"

After hearing these words, the Man in the Suit's heart tightened abruptly, and he sucked in a cold breath. Because he knew clearly that the insects that had swarmed out in the passageway earlier, judging by their color and other manifestations, were definitely highly toxic.

Doesn't that mean the Man in Black Turtleneck is a dead man?

But one thing the Man in the Suit understood very clearly was that if the Man in Black Turtleneck really died, he probably wouldn't survive either.

After all, with Luo Yuejian's strength, wanting to take his life would be as easy as flipping a hand.

At the very least, if he were in Luo Yuejian's position, he certainly wouldn't want to go through so much trouble to clear the game when there was clearly a simpler method.

Therefore, the Man in Black Turtleneck absolutely could not die.

After thinking these things through, the Man in the Suit gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice, "Give me a reason to save your life."