147: Chapter 147 Coward, how dare you come here?

This single sentence undoubtedly struck a nerve with Yan Ningrui.

The safe house was extremely well-hidden; even within the Dan Sect, very few people knew of its existence.

Yet Hu Yanhui was able to find it with such precision, which served as ironclad proof that there was a traitor within the Dan Sect!

However, Yan Ningrui took a deep breath.

"This old man is putting up a last-ditch struggle? Hehehehe..."

"What are you laughing at?"

Hu Yanhui looked at the suddenly laughing Yan Ningrui with confusion.

"Have you gone mad?"

"Hehehe,"

Yan Ningrui ignored his sarcasm and instead gazed at him coldly.

"This old man is laughing because you're getting desperate!! Logically speaking, since you already knew our plan,"

"You should have waited until we set out before closing the net."

"But now, you've become impatient!!"

"..."

Hu Yanhui didn't respond, merely looking down from above at the three people on the ground.

Then, Yan Ningrui spoke again.

"Let this old man guess why. Oh, is it just as Lord Song said—that the path we are taking is the correct one,"

"And so you've become afraid, haven't you?"

"Bullshit!!"

Hu Yanhui frowned and shouted in anger.

Then, he gave a sharp wave of his hand.

"Yan Ningrui plotted to harm Penglai and attempted to subvert it!!"

"This act violates our ancestral teachings!!"

"Detain all three of them!"

As soon as he spoke, over a dozen people rushed in from outside.

They forcibly pinned down Yu Lin, Mo Yu, and the third person.

But just as they were about to leave, Hu Yanhui said,

"You think Song Yiqing has the ability to survive? Ha, that tomb passage is enough to claim his life!!"

...

Meanwhile, on the livestream screen,

Fatty said anxiously,

"Lord Song, there's no time to lose. Let's hurry up and blast open this stone slab!"

"Let's go kill that Zhe Ningchuan first!!"

"That's right! Lord Song!"

Lin Tianyi also suggested at this moment. At the same time, he quickly summarized a viewer's analysis of the tomb passage from the livestream chat.

The difficulty of cracking it would be extremely high.

Instead of that, it would be better to retreat first.

Another important reason was that their current combat power had been invisibly weakened.

The Little Sword Saint Wang Xianzhi was not just a martial arts fanatic; she was also an indispensable main force in this temporary team.

Without her, the dangers they faced would increase.

Even though Lin Tianyi had made things quite clear, Song Yiqing shook his head slightly.

"Get ready, we're rushing through!"

"What?"

Fatty was stunned. He had already prepared himself to go and fight Zhe Ningchuan.

But the idea was rejected outright.

This left him feeling deeply confused.

But recalling Song Yiqing's various past actions, he gradually began to understand.

Song Yiqing was still the same Song Yiqing.

Value always came first!

If the risks and dangers of going back were far greater than staying the current course,

Then he would absolutely not do it.

Beside him, Lin Tianyi let out a long breath and shook his head slightly, but he said nothing more.

He only wanted to get the tuo luo flower; as for anything else, it could wait.

Everyone had their own thoughts and spoke no further.

Then, as Song Yiqing began to sprint forward, Zhang Qilin followed closely behind, carrying the silent Lu Ziliang in his hand.

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In the comment section,

[Holy crap?? He's really not going to save her??]

[Fine, fine, fine! Song Yiqing! It just has to be you. As expected, you're already friends fighting side-by-side, yet you just give up on her?]

[Cold-blooded. His cold-bloodedness is really on another level. I can't even see a single hint of him wanting to go back and save her.]

[He has absolutely no intention of doing that whatsoever.]

[Without Wang Xianzhi, I want to see how he's going to get through this mechanism-filled tomb passage in his current physical state!!]

[People! You can't be too selfish, or you'll really invite disaster!]

People online gradually began to attack Song Yiqing's behavior, but at this time, someone also looked at the problem from Song Yiqing's perspective.

[Everyone, I just want to ask one thing. If Song Yiqing went back, saved Wang Xianzhi, and then got trapped by even stronger enemies from Penglai,]

[What would happen if the Second Forbidden Zone failed again?]

[Would you blame Song Yiqing for being too sentimental about friendship? Or say he wasn't rational or ruthless enough?]

[What he is doing now is inherently a difficult choice.]

[On one side is all living beings, and on the other is just Wang Xianzhi alone.]

[Let me ask you, do you really plan to give up everyone else for the sake of one person?]

[It's an impossible choice, truly impossible!]

[But I would definitely not be as cold-hearted as Song Yiqing.]

[But isn't the premise of all this that he can actually solve the mechanism tomb passage in front of him?]

[Exactly! Based on Master Mo Yu's description, unless Song Yiqing was in peak condition and broke through directly, how could he possibly crack it? Don't make me laugh!]

[He clearly didn't choose either option!]

...

On the livestream screen,

Song Yiqing's gaze swept over the mechanisms one by one. The Feigong Mechanism Art was already quietly being activated.

"Xiao Ge!! Break that hole in the right wall!"

"..."

Zhang Qilin didn't speak, immediately utilizing his Fa Qiu Double Fingers.

His nimble fingers plunged into the hole, instantly disarming the mechanism.

Meanwhile, Song Yiqing used his Fingertip Blades with even greater speed, pushing golden needles directly into the holes in the wall to his front-left.

As the two of them dodged and shifted, they frantically disarmed mechanisms under Song Yiqing's direction.

Lin Tianyi, Fatty, and the others watched in stunned silence.

"Old Lin... didn't you say these mechanisms were very difficult? Why... why does it look so easy when Lord Song does it?"

"Whether it's difficult or not ultimately depends on the person."

Lin Tianyi shook his head slightly, looking as if he had already grown accustomed to this.

However, at this moment, Lu Ziliang, who was moving with the three of them, said,

"Unbelievable. We studied this mechanism tomb passage for five long years,"

"Yet the moment Song Yiqing enters, he starts calculating and cracking it on the fly."

"We?"

Lin Tianyi caught the subtext in the other's words. He clearly remembered that a rift had long since formed between the authorities and the people of the Jianghu.

Lu Ziliang also understood his tone of doubt and immediately explained,

"In the face of a common crisis, any conflict or rift can be temporarily set aside."

After he finished speaking, he was just about to continue following the group.

But suddenly, he felt a sharp sensation, as if his heart had been gripped.

Then, an eerie voice drifted down from above.

"Hee hee hee—Coward, how do you still dare to come?"

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