Free Web NovelChapter 1234: Chapter 49: Xiya Temple
Amidst the harsh sound of metal scraping, Gos disappeared from Su Xiao’s sight again. As for why it’s "again," it’s because just a minute ago, Gos had vanished from Su Xiao’s sight through free fall.
At this moment, Su Xiao was hanging onto a string, with Elisa Herbert, who was caught by A Mu’s hand, becoming a real pendant. The group lowered themselves slowly but steadily.
About dozens of seconds later.
Bang!
A loud crash came from below, presumably from Gos hitting the bottom.
Soon, Su Xiao’s group reached the bottom of the metal shaft. Gos wasn’t injured from the fall. Just before landing, he mimicked Su Xiao’s earlier method by stabbing the knight sword at his waist into the metal wall, thus landing safely.
Upon reaching the bottom of the shaft, Su Xiao glanced around. There was a metal door at the bottom, engraved with incomprehensible patterns. The metal door showed no signs of rust, and there was a round hole at its center.
Using the light from a military glow stick, Su Xiao examined the situation inside the round hole. It was about fifty centimeters deep with a metal rod inside, likely the mechanism to open the metal door.
Su Xiao drew the Dragon Slash at his waist and stabbed at the metal door.
Clang.
Sparks flew, leaving only a very shallow dent on the metal door. This thing was extremely sturdy, protected by some sort of energy.
Su Xiao wasn’t unable to destroy the metal door. With brute force, he would need at least several hours, maybe even more.
After hesitating for a moment, Su Xiao inserted his left hand, wrapped in a metal armguard, into the round hole of the metal door. At the same time, he rested the Dragon Slash against his left arm, ready to sever it at the first sign of trouble. The reason he didn’t let Gos test it was that he didn’t trust the man.
Su Xiao grasped the iron rod inside the round hole, and a surge of energy enveloped his hand.
Bang!
The unknown energy inside the round hole surged violently, forcibly ejecting Su Xiao’s left arm from the hole.
Su Xiao flexed his slightly numb left arm, realizing that the door required a royal bloodline to activate. His gaze turned to Elisa Herbert.
Elisa Herbert noticed Su Xiao’s gaze. She first glanced at Su Xiao, then at the metal round hole, back and forth several times, before quickly shaking her head like a rattle drum.
"Open it."
"I won’t."
"You don’t have the right to refuse."
"I just won’t."
A few seconds later, with Su Xiao holding Dragon Slash in front of Gos, A Mu carried Elisa Herbert toward the metal door.
"Her Royal Highness!"
Gos roared, his facial expression changing rapidly. Although he wanted to stop A Mu, he was helpless. His strength wasn’t as great as Su Xiao’s, and he didn’t dare defy the royal family.
Watching the ’struggling’ Elisa Herbert, Su Xiao realized this wasn’t a viable path since there might be many more mechanisms requiring this Silly White Sweet Princess to unlock.
Su Xiao signaled A Mu to release Elisa Herbert and had A Mu and Bubu Wang block Gos’s view. He approached Elisa, looking directly into her eyes, causing Elisa to start avoiding his gaze.
Su Xiao grabbed Elisa’s delicate chin. Her skin was soft and smooth. Su Xiao said, "Look into my eyes." freeweɓnovēl.coɱ
"It’s... it’s too dark, I can’t see."
It’s undeniable that Elisa Herbert was not only inept but also cheeky.
"We need your help right now."
For a master of psychological interrogation like Su Xiao, he certainly had ways to get Elisa Herbert to comply.
"R-really?"
Elisa Herbert’s cheeks reddened, visibly tense. She had never experienced being needed before, and the physical closeness with a man felt unfamiliar.
"Of course."
Su Xiao had prepared a series of arguments, but this naive princess was so easily deceived that he didn’t even need to use them.
Su Xiao now understood the feelings of the Old King. Most princes and princesses were outstanding, even if they lacked special talents, they knew how to manage territories. But the emergence of someone like Elisa Herbert was indeed surprising, like a husky mixed in with a group of police dogs.
When the Old King learned about the state of the territory under Elisa Herbert’s management, his first reaction was: "Is this really my blood? How could my daughter be so useless? Did the queen have an affair, or perhaps the fetus’s head was injured during pregnancy?"
"So... why are we here?"
Elisa remained in a daze, knowing only that she was now underground in the Royal Palace.
"We are here to... uh..."
Su Xiao couldn’t exactly say it was to find the "Destruction Stone," though that was indeed his motive. It didn’t sound very noble or righteous.
"Your father is dead."
As soon as Su Xiao said this, both Elisa Herbert and Gos were stunned.
"Before he died, he entrusted me with something crucial to find beneath the throne. I can’t explain the details, but you need to know one thing: your father trusted you greatly, which is why he personally instructed me to bring you beneath the throne."
Indeed, the Old King had entrusted Su Xiao with a mission before his death, specifying that Elisa Herbert should enter beneath the throne. As for the Old King’s trust, let’s just say it was more about using this Silly White Sweet Princess as a tool.
"R-really?"
Elisa Herbert visibly believed him, yet Gos standing beside her did not. He wanted to shout, "Her Royal Highness, don’t believe this ’Devil’s’ lies."
"If that’s the case... then there’s no choice."
Elisa Herbert’s petite, fair fists clenched, a sense of responsibility welling up within her. Seeing this, despair washed over Gos’s face. His mouth opened and closed, thinking: if he wasn’t Elisa Herbert’s Guardian Knight, he would have yelled: "Are you stupid? How could you believe such suspicious words?"
With a smile, Su Xiao turned to look at Gos. Both Bubu Wang and A Mu also turned their gaze toward Gos. Their expressions turned chillingly cold, with a message quite clear: "Say another word and we’ll kill you."
Seconds later, the trio turned back to Elisa Herbert, their expressions warm, with Bubu Wang’s eyes seeming to convey... encouragement?
"I can do it."
With several deep breaths, Elisa Herbert’s trembling small hand reached into the round hole of the metal door, grasping the iron rod inside.
Energy surged within the hole, and a stinging pain spread across Elisa Herbert’s hand.
Click, click...
The mechanism behind the metal door started to operate, prompting Elisa Herbert to quickly withdraw her arm.
Rumbling, the metal door began to rise, revealing a pitch-black corridor ahead.
"Well done."
Su Xiao patted Elisa Herbert on the shoulder. Looking crestfallen, even though her heart was stirred by a sense of responsibility, the activation of the mechanism hurt. Unfortunately, this Silly White Sweet Princess was very afraid of pain.
He tossed his military glow stick into the dark corridor, dispersing some of the darkness. The corridor was constructed of a dark red rock, stretching straight ahead. Although deep underground, the air wasn’t thin.
Tap, tap, tap...
A faint tapping sound echoed from the distance ahead.
Su Xiao was the first to enter the corridor. As soon as he did, a prompt from Reincarnation Paradise appeared.
[Tip: Hunter has entered the hidden area, Xiya Temple/Tomb of the Undead.]
[Xiya Temple is a highly dangerous area. Treasure chest, World Source, and other rewards are increased by 20%.]
[Since Xiya Temple is a hidden area, to enter the Xiya Temple (periphery), the Hunter must consume 600 Paradise coins per hour. If Paradise coins are insufficient, the Hunter will be forcibly teleported to the entrance of Xiya Temple.]
PS: (There are two updates today, wasted mosquito needs to sort out the plot and speed up the story’s progress).
