Chapter 62: Nine Deaths and One Life

  Tian Qi subconsciously closed his eyes and immediately met with a violent impact. He was leaning against the wall, if not, he would have been knocked flying at this time.

  It's probably because of this that he feels his internal organs are churning, clearly not lightly injured. The head of the plant didn't gain any benefits either, the yin-yang mirror was originally a high-level artifact for restraining evil spirits, and with its hardness, the head of the root also painfully shrunk back quite a bit, swaying back and forth.

  Tian Qi wanted to take this opportunity to rush out, but he suddenly noticed that the three leaves on top of the three stems seemed to have life and were changing various postures. There were two white dots on each leaf, about the size of eyeballs, moving from time to time, just like a person's eyes following others.

  Tian Qi decided to take a gamble, he picked up the yin-yang mirror and smashed it towards Ye Zi. With three shrill cries, three leaves were smashed down by Tian Qi. This terrifying carnivorous plant turned black at a visible speed until it withered.

  The danger has passed, Tian Qi wants to get up, but a sharp pain in his chest makes him sit back down again.

  They say one mountain can't hold two tigers; with this terrifying plant here, it should be safe for the time being.

  No, it should be an animal. Judging from the three leaves that grow like eyes, the leaves are hidden near the main stem and command the three stems to attack. Even large predators like tigers and lions may become its meal if they are not careful.

  As he sat down to rest, Tian Qi calmed down and carefully considered the whole situation. If he went out rashly like before, what if he walked into another dead end and encountered some animal waiting there? He couldn't be that lucky every time.

  No one even knows how he got into the maze, which means that this maze was set up not to let people out, but to trap them here.

  Perhaps after so many years, some great masters have discovered the secret of the maze and escaped successfully, maybe leaving behind some hints for later generations.

  Tian Qi was resting and recovering his strength here, but he didn't expect that Chou Shen's stamina was even worse than his. Just now, he had barely escaped from the pursuit of a mutated beetle, and in front of him appeared a reptile-like creature that looked like a lizard.

  The beetle chased him for several turns, and just as he turned into another path, the beetle stopped advancing. Chou Shen discovered this situation and was about to breathe a sigh of relief when a lizard crawled out in front of him.

  No wonder the beetle didn't move forward, it turned out that Chou Shen had already entered the range of other animals.

  In the natural world, most animals have a sense of territory, especially those in the middle and upper layers of the food chain. In their living areas, there are few natural enemies, so this sense of territory is relatively strong. However, the beetle did not retreat, and from its appearance, it did not seem to be particularly afraid of this lizard-like creature, nor did it give up the opportunity to pursue its arch-nemesis.

  Chou Shen is now facing a situation of being attacked from both sides. He stands in the middle area, where the beetles have not launched an attack and the lizards are quiet, but judging from their appearance, as soon as Chou Shen steps out of the region, they will immediately launch an attack.

  Unable to advance or retreat, Chou Shen looked at the two ferocious animals and came up with a plan.

  He took a step forward, the lizard didn't move, and he took another half-step. The lizard crouched down, ready to pounce, and Chou quickly took another half-step forward. The lizard finally sprang into action.

  Just then, Qiu Shen turned around and ran away, and the beetle reacted very quickly and also pounced on him.

  Chou Shen turned his head to look at the already entangled beetle and lizard, then quickly left, not knowing how large the lizard's territory was, he didn't choose that direction.

  Just as Tian Qi and Qiu were deeply trapped in the maze, Ma Wen was anxiously waiting outside, and also anxiously worried were Yingying and Baozi in the temple.

  "Little fatty, look how long it's been, why don't we go out and take a look?" This was already the third time Yingying had said this to Pangzi.

  Fat boy shook his head, "I said sister Yingying, it's only been a short while, isn't it still several hours before dark? Let's wait a bit longer."

  Bao Zi did not forget Tian Qi's entrustment. He and Ying Ying must not go out before they return, and he had to persuade Ying Ying to stay.

  It's no wonder Yingying is worried, from the ancestral hall to the waterfall, it shouldn't take much time, two hours have passed and they should have returned already, Tianqi said they were just going to observe.

  "Maybe the buildings are more complex there and they want to observe them more carefully, who knows." Fatso knew he couldn't agree with Yingying.

  Time passed minute by minute and second by second, the sun had already shown signs of setting, but still there was no sign of the two returning.

  Yingying couldn't wait any longer and started packing her things.

  "Are you going out?" asked the fatty.

  "Uh, it's getting dark and they still haven't returned, something must have happened to them!" Yingying's voice was urgent, although Tianqi had told her to wait for their return before he left, but she couldn't wait any longer.

  Pangzi got up and walked behind Yingying, using the Tianqi to let Chou Shen teach him a move, hitting Yingying's neck.

  "Sorry, little sister Yingying, don't blame me, fatty. If you must blame someone, blame that Tianqi kid." Fatty knocked Yingying unconscious and then helped her into her sleeping bag.

  Tian Qi was afraid of this situation, so he secretly taught Bao Zi a move.

  But by then the sun had already set, and Tian Qi and Qiu Shen still hadn't returned.

  But soon came the sound of knocking on the door.

  "Why is it just you, where are the other two?" Last time they met, Tian Qi told Ma Wen that when he knocked on the door, he would press the agreed-upon signal, so as soon as Bao Zi heard the knock, he knew it was Ma Wen and immediately opened the door. However, standing outside was only Ma Wen alone.

  "Stop gesturing, I don't understand what you're saying. Is something wrong with Tian Qi and Qiu Shen?" asked the fatty anxiously. Only Yingying could roughly decipher Ma Wen's meaning, but she had just been stunned by anxiety a moment ago.

  Ma Wen nodded at Fatso's words, but then shook his head again.

  "What do you mean? Has something happened or hasn't it?" Fatso also became anxious.

  But Ma Wen was also anxious, his voice hoarse, and his fingers swiped faster on his phone.

  Fatso waved his hand and said, "Alright, alright, I give up. I don't understand what you're trying to say anyway. Let's talk about it when Yingying wakes up." Fatso thought to himself that he hadn't used too much force earlier, so Yingying would probably only be unconscious for half an hour.

  Ma Wen also had an innocent face and could only wait.

  "You damned fatty! Why did you hit me!" Yingying's first words after waking up were to find Fatty and demand an explanation.

  Fatso hid behind Ma Wen's back, "Sister, don't blame me, it was Tian Qi who made me do this, and also Ou Shen taught me this move. If you want to blame someone, blame them, I have nothing to do with it."

  "Hum! I'll settle the score with you later!"

  Yingying woke up and saw Ma Wen, but didn't see Qi Ge and Qiu Shen Xue Chang, her heart sank, and she didn't have time to settle accounts with Pangzi anymore.

  It took about twenty minutes for Yingying to finally understand what Ma Wen wanted to express.

  Qige and Chou Shen unexpectedly walked into the building by themselves, as if possessed, and Ma Wen's shouts from behind were unheard.

  Ma Wen didn't know it was a maze, in his eyes it was just a strange building.

  Yingying couldn't sit still anymore and pulled Ma Wen to go outside.

  "How dare you, you still want to knock me out? You can trick me once, but don't think you can trick me twice. Do you believe I can beat you so badly that you won't be able to get up for three months?"

  Blue big eyes, neat and tidy hair, lovely mixed-blood little girl.

  But at this moment, the fat boy's heart rose with a chill, and his eyes had already told him that this was not a joke. If he really dared to do so, the next moment he would only have to bear the pain of being beaten, and it would be very severe.

  "Then wait, we have to prepare too, just going out like this is no different from going to send ourselves to death!" The fatty was helpless, since he couldn't persuade Yingying, he could only follow her. Moreover, Ma Wen had already brought news that they were indeed in trouble.

  But unexpectedly, Ma Wen strongly disagreed and stood at the door, blocking the way.

  "Ma Wen, I know it's dangerous, but if we don't go to rescue them, it will be even more dangerous! Hurry up and take us there!" Yingying was very annoyed, having just passed the test with Pangzi, she didn't expect another one with Ma Wen. If it were Pangzi, she could still handle him, but as for Ma Wen, how could she possibly deal with him? Besides, if Ma Wen were to get serious, she wouldn't be his match either.

  But no matter how much Yan said, whether threatening or begging, he just didn't agree, and his meaning was very clear: it was extremely dangerous there at night, and going would only mean death.