96: Chapter 96 The Long Sleeping Palace 23

Although he knew very well that if the Man in Black Turtleneck before him were to unfortunately perish, he himself might not be able to escape unscathed.

However, to willingly hand over the life-saving item he had specifically kept for emergencies to this man, he was truly reluctant.

Yet, his words made the Man in Black Turtleneck feel as if he had grasped a lifeline, instantly seeing a glimmer of hope.

His eyes lit up suddenly. Enduring the excruciating pain on the back of his hand, an eager expression appeared on his face as he asked impatiently, "What do you want? As long as you can save my life, I will give you anything!"

The Man in the Suit did not speak, but the Man in Black Turtleneck seemed to realize that his previous words were somewhat inappropriate, so he quickly changed his tune: "I know a secret, a secret about this Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep. I can swear to you that this secret will definitely be of huge help to you!"

The Man in the Suit frowned slightly and hesitated, asking, "What secret?"

The Man in Black Turtleneck paused for a moment before lowering his voice to say, "I cannot tell this secret now. I can only tell it to you alone."

The Man in the Suit was even more suspicious, "If you don't tell me what the secret is, how do I know if you are lying to me?"

The Man in Black Turtleneck looked anxious. His voice was slightly deep, revealing a trace of unease: "I would absolutely never joke with my own life! This secret is indeed very important to you, but I really cannot say it out loud right now."

The Man in the Suit narrowed his eyes slightly, as if thinking about something. After a while, he seemed to have thought of something. After a moment of silence, he finally nodded and said, "Alright, I'll trust you this once. If you dare to deceive me, I will definitely kill you."

Having said that, he took a rose petal out of his pocket, looked at it with quite a bit of heartache, then finally turned his face away and handed the petal to Luo Yuejian, asking her to pass it to the Man in Black Turtleneck.

Luo Yuejian handed the rose petal to the Man in Black Turtleneck. She didn't care what secret the two of them had; if this secret was related to clearing the game, she would rather not know it.

"Just chew it up," the Man in the Suit said, "It can save your life."

Upon receiving the rose petal, the Man in Black Turtleneck impatiently followed the Man in the Suit's instructions, chewing it up and swallowing it.

In an instant, the burning wound on the back of his hand, where the Poisonous Insects had bitten him, felt as if a wave of coolness had washed over it, and miraculously, it stopped hurting.

He was immediately overjoyed, knowing that the toxin had been suppressed. He assured the Man in the Suit once more: "Don't worry, after leaving the tunnel, I will definitely tell you this secret. I will never let you down."

The Man in the Suit didn't say much more, "Let's go quickly. The situation here is unclear, and who knows what else might be here."

Luo Yuejian had been doing nothing, but hearing that they were leaving, she suddenly remembered something, "That oil lamp..."

That bronze oil lamp had previously attracted the Poisonous Insects with the scent released while burning, which had bitten the Man in Black Turtleneck, so he had directly thrown it away. At this moment, the flame had long since extinguished.

The Man in Black Turtleneck naturally understood what Luo Yuejian meant. This bronze oil lamp was clearly a key item, and leaving it discarded here so casually was certainly not appropriate.

A trace of gloom flashed in his heart, but he still lowered his voice and replied, "Understood, I will take it with me in a moment."

The journey was silent.

As a drainage channel beneath the Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep, this tunnel was not a straight line but rather winding and tortuous, with many fork roads. However, the Man in Black Turtleneck seemed to have his own unique method of judging the route, and they didn't stop along the way.

After walking for about two hours, the sound of water in their ears grew louder and louder. Clearly, this proved that they were getting closer and closer to the end of the tunnel.

Everyone was a bit excited. After all, walking for more than two hours in a pitch-black, cramped tunnel without any light was a feeling of despair that seemed endless.

After walking for such a long time, the psychological sense of oppression was indescribable.

Now that they finally saw the light of hope, the three players involuntarily quickened their pace.

Finally, after another quarter of an hour, they saw the light ahead.

A gust of moist wind brushed against everyone's cheeks. In that instant, nothing could be more refreshing than this coolness.

Everyone couldn't wait to crawl out of the tunnel. Having crawled in the cramped environment for more than two hours, their whole bodies were aching. Stretching out now felt uniquely satisfying, and even the Man in Black Turtleneck couldn't help but sigh with relief.

The Man in the Suit stretched his somewhat stiff body and let out a long sigh of relief: "Finally out. Where should we go next?"

His gaze fell upon the Underground River before him. This river flowed in the darkness, with a faint light shimmering on the water's surface. The drainage pipes of this Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep seemed to lead to this Underground River; clearly, the purpose of such a design was to facilitate water intake and drainage.

If they followed the Underground River, they would surely be able to leave this Underground Palace of Eternal Sleep soon. Unfortunately, the task for this game was not just to leave the palace; they also needed to find that thousand-leaf lotus.

"According to common sense, this kind of underground palace should be built upstream of the water," the Man in Black Turtleneck said, "So we just need to walk against the current of the Underground River, and we should be able to find the location of the main hall of the underground palace."

As he spoke, he glanced at Luo Yuejian, who was standing to the side. Luo Yuejian stood expressionless, as if everything around her had nothing to do with her.

The Man in Black Turtleneck turned to the Man in the Suit and said: "Thanks for before. If it weren't for you, I would surely be dead by now. I can tell you that secret I mentioned earlier now."

The Man in the Suit also subconsciously glanced at Luo Yuejian. Seeing that she had absolutely no intention of paying attention to the two of them, he exchanged a glance with the Man in Black Turtleneck, and the two of them tacitly walked a dozen meters away to converse in low voices.

A moment later, the two of them walked back, their expressions very calm; it was impossible to tell what had been discussed.

After greeting Luo Yuejian, the three of them began to move forward.

Luo Yuejian followed the Man in the Suit and the Man in Black Turtleneck, walking upstream against the Underground River. She was still a little panicked inside.

How is this game about to end again? She felt like she was about to win this round without really doing anything, how could that be?!

She had to do something.