The Wine Shop of Eternity
Chapter 147 Meeting Acquaintances
Jiu Shen with Xia Xinyue on his chest landed on the grassy field outside the mysterious cave. The couple saw several corpses scattered everywhere which made Xia Xinyue a little surprised. Jiu Shen only glimpsed the corpses with an emotionless gaze before he walked straight towards the mouth of the mysterious cave.
“Master Sect Master, are you here for this cave?” Xia Xinyue was really curious about this. With the strength Jiu Shen displayed and his tall and mighty identity, what was inside this cave that suddenly moved his heart? He started speculating, but he really did not know what Jiu Shen was here for.
Jiu Shen turned his gaze to Xia Xinyue and replied in an indifferent tone. “This cave is the residence of a top expert, and hidden within its nest are countless high-level treasures. I'm here for the treasure, so don't ask any more and quietly follow behind me.”
Xia Xinyue felt impatience in her voice, so she immediately nodded her head obediently. In his mind, Jiu Shen was not someone who could be easily swayed by treasures, so his doubts increased when he heard his answer. ‘For what did he come here?’
Jiu Shen used his spiritual power to scan the passageway in front of them. He was able to sense that over a hundred cultivators had gone inside, but Jiu Shen was not worried that they would take the God Stone because he had seen the layout of this mysterious cave through his spiritual power.
This cave actually had ten levels in total, and the deeper it went inside, the more treasures they would find. However, hidden inconspicuously within this cave were many traps that could even threaten an 8th rank heavenly realm expert. And if not for a long time, this trap could have the ability to even kill a Nascent God Realm expert, but as many years had passed, the strength of this trap had been greatly reduced.
Along the way, the couple spotted several bloody corpses that met their end from the hidden trap. That was why their journey was rather carefree as most of the traps were already disabled by the cultivators who entered early.
Xia Xinyue hid behind Jiu Shen and held the tip of her robe when she saw how those cultivators met their end. Even though he was already a peak stage 7th rank Emperor realm expert, he was strangely meek and dependent if he was together with Jiu Shen. Furthermore, she could feel that her heart was calm if she was nearby, as if nothing was wrong as long as this man was there for her.
This was a strange and new feeling for Xia Xinyue.
He had been cultivating diligently in the Ice Cloud Sword Sect for many years and he had no idea about the relationship between men and women, so he could not understand the sensation he was currently feeling.
That time.
Shua! Shua! Shua! Shua!
Dozens of bone arrows suddenly shot towards them which instantly made Xia Xinyue turn pale in shock. He could feel the power behind these arrows and it was definitely enough to severely injure him and might even be able to take his life. Although his life was in danger, he believed that Jiu Shen could easily fend off this attack, so he simply let out a surprised cry without taking any further action.
“Ah!”
Jiu Shen did not even blink an eye as they faced the bone arrow, and before the arrow could pierce through their bodies, they evaporated into thin air, leaving no trace.
Xia Xinyue's eyes widened when she saw that and she couldn't help but glance at Jiu Shen in awe, surprise, and bewilderment. He did not even see how Jiu Shen moved, but the bone arrows could not even touch their shadows…
Originally, Xia Xinyue had wanted to ask how Jiu Shen had managed to crush that bone arrow, but when she recalled her words earlier, she immediately decided to swallow her curiosity.
“Please note your surroundings. We have reached the second level cave and this place is much more dangerous than the first level. Hidden traps here are many times more deadly than the previous one.” Jiu Shen grabbed Xia Xinyue's hand and pulled her closer.
Xia Xinyue nodded while pursing her lips.
Previously, Jiu Shen tried to control the space element to immediately enter into the tenth level, but it seemed like there was a powerful formation preventing him from using his power to control space. So he had no choice but to pass through all the levels and he even had to keep Xia Xinyue far away.
After walking for a few minutes, they could finally see the cultivators who had entered into the mysterious cave earlier than them. There were only a little over a hundred of them left and they all seemed to be in a miserable state.
After staring at them for a while, Jiu Shen was a little surprised because he saw some acquaintances among the group, but when he saw the wounds all over their bodies, he was shocked, Jiu Shen knew that they must be having a hard time surviving.
“Come go.” Jiu Shen pulled Xia Xinyue's petite hand, causing the woman to let out a light protesting sound, but she did not pull her hand from Jiu Shen's grip.
Hu Xiandao's ears suddenly twitched and he immediately turned to check on the situation, but when he saw Jiu Shen walking towards them, he could not help but feel a little surprised. “Lord Wine Jiu!?” He exclaimed in shock.
Hu Xiandao's voice was not very loud, but the volume of his voice was loud enough for everyone to hear, so these cultivators instantly turned around to see what was happening. And when they saw two people walking nonchalantly towards them, they felt a little anger in their hearts as they had gone through fire and water just to reach this place, but they both didn't even seem hurt.
The bald man frowned as he looked at the unharmed Jiu Shen and Xia Xinyue. He had been suppressing his anger ever since they entered this cursed cave, and now he saw that this couple was completely unharmed, and this made his anger soar, soar, so he stepped towards Jiu Shen and Xia Xinyue with red eyes.
“Friends, did you intentionally let us into the cave first to disable the trap for you? You two are unharmed as we have disabled all the traps in the first level! You wretched couple!” The bald man could no longer contain his anger as he said those cold words.
Jiu Shen did not even glance at him and continued walking towards the severely injured Scar Boss and his companions. To his surprise, they were all still alive and this left him a little confused, but when he saw Hu Xiandao standing with them, he suddenly understood what had happened.
Hu Xiandao must have protected Boss Scar's group from a first-rate trap.
Jiu Shen casually threw some healing pills at them and nodded his head towards Hu Xiandao as if he was praising his actions.
Hu Xiandao smiled foolishly as he looked at Jiu Shen's figure with an adoring gaze.
Not far from them, the neglected bald man glanced at Jiu Shen and Xia Xinyue with a murderous gaze.