Tomb raiding: It all started with the kidnapping of Yin Xinyue

The retreat wasn't particularly slow.

Partridge Whistle and Old Foreigner brought up the rear. Seeing that most people had retreated, they fired their last bullets and then retreated to Li Xiaohu's side.

"Little Tiger, let's retreat!" Partridge Whistle shouted.

"Whoosh!" Li Xiaohu nodded, bent down, picked up Erhu and Yaohu who had returned, and lifted them upwards.

Erhu and Yaohu nimbly climbed to the top of the palace using the centipede-shaped mountain ladder.

Li Xiaohu leaped onto the Centipede Mountain Ladder, then used the Scorpion Climbing technique, standing almost vertically on the ladder, and in a few steps reached the top of the palace!

The old foreigner followed closely behind Partridge Whistle.

Just as Partridge Whistle left the ground, swarms of poisonous insects and mirages crawled to the bottom of the Centipede Mountain Ladder, piling up on top of each other, trying to climb up the Centipede Mountain Ladder as well.

Partridge Whistle quickly climbed up, and after reaching the old foreigner's hand, he kicked away the centipede-shaped ladder, finally managing to escape the underground palace safely.

The poisonous insect demon that followed fell back into the underground palace along with the ladder.

The swarms of poisonous insects and mirages lost their target and instantly became chaotic, wandering aimlessly in all directions.

Everyone looked up from above.

Like a colorful ocean of insects, it undulates in this dark and gloomy underground palace.

"Little Tiger Brother, Partridge Whistle Brother," Chen Yulou asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Partridge Whistle waved his hand, indicating that everything was fine.

Li Xiaohu frowned and glanced at Chen Yulou, then said indifferently, "Thanks to you, I'm fine for now."

Chen Yulou was immediately at a loss for words, feeling as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.

Partridge Whistle sensed something was amiss and stepped forward, saying, "Brother Chen."

"We don't know if there are any poisonous insects or monsters in this mountain stream. Let's hurry and leave this place."

Chen Yulou took one last look at the scattered clothes in the underground palace, nodded heavily, and ordered, "Let's go!"

The remaining bandits from the Unloading Ridge faction fled from the palace roof as if fleeing, rushing towards the Centipede-shaped Mountain Ladder and desperately climbing upwards.

No one wanted to look back at that terrifying hell of poisonous insects.

Li Xiaohu, standing at the back of the group, sighed helplessly as he watched Chen Yulou's retreating figure.

Chen Yulou's arrogance ultimately brought him irreparable losses.

Partridge Whistle then walked to Li Xiaohu's side, sighed, and said, "After this battle, I believe Brother Chen will learn his lesson."

As he spoke, he wrapped his hands around the Sky-Piercing Rope.

Finally, he nodded affirmatively to Li Xiaohu.

He observed Li Xiaohu the entire time today.

He naturally knew that Li Xiaohu had warned Chen Yulou multiple times before.

However, he also knew that Chen Yulou was arrogant and conceited and would not listen to a word, which ultimately led to such a big mistake.

If it weren't for Li Xiaohu.

Their losses will only be more severe!

Li Xiaohu smiled indifferently, picked up Erhu and Yaohu to check their condition, and after confirming that neither of them was injured, he put them up the Centipede Mountain Ladder.

He glanced back at the dark bottom of the ravine one last time, then turned and climbed the ladder.

On the way up.

Li Xiaohu suddenly smelled a strange fragrance. Looking in the direction he was looking, he discovered a cluster of bright red herbs growing on the cliff face not far away.

At first, I thought it was the pearl umbrella made of medicinal herbs, which was the entrance to the Yuan Dynasty general's tomb in my memory.

But upon closer inspection, he realized it wasn't; it was just a simple cluster of chicken blood vine.

Just as I was about to look away, I suddenly noticed a peculiar cluster of plants under the chicken blood vine.

"Thunder Vine?"

A thought suddenly popped into Li Xiaohu's mind, and he moved to the side.

Unable to move the centipede along the mountain ladder, it had no choice but to take a risk and climb up the cliff next to it, slowly moving towards the direction of the chicken blood vine.

Upon getting close, it broke off the entire cluster of thunder vine below and put it in its mouth.

Finally, they returned to the Centipede-shaped Ladder and continued climbing upwards.

...

The summit of Ping Mountain.

Luo Laowai, Hong Guniang, and others had been waiting there for a long time.

Finally, the first brother of the Unloading Ridge faction climbed up.

but.

Hong Guniang immediately noticed the look of fear on his face and realized something was wrong. She quickly stepped forward, pulled him up, and asked, "What happened down there?"

The brothers looked like they had just survived a disaster, their expressions still showing signs of shock.

After a long pause, he finally spoke, "Poison, poisonous insects!"

"Poisonous insects?" Luo Laowai pressed, "Poisonous insects down there? How's the chief's head?"

“Boss, Boss, your head is alright…” the brother replied.

Upon hearing this, Luo Laowai breathed a sigh of relief.

"Where's the scoundrel?" Yin Xinyue suddenly asked loudly, startling the brother.

"A scoundrel?" The brother frowned, puzzled.

"It's Li Xiaohu!" the girl in red asked anxiously.

The brother nodded and replied, "We were able to evacuate safely this time thanks to Brother Xiaohu."

"He's at the very back, bringing up soon."

The group quickly turned to look at the edge of the cliff.

The others climbed up one after another.

Chen Yulou also arrived late. When Luo Laowai, Hong Guniang, and the others saw that he was alright, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

but.

When the last old foreigner and Partridge Whistle had climbed up.

But Li Xiaohu was still nowhere to be seen.

"Sect Leader, where is Li Xiaohu?" Hua Ling couldn't help but ask.

Partridge Whistle said in confusion, "He's right behind me."

The old foreigner standing nearby chuckled and teased, "You little junior sister, you don't even care about your senior brother coming up, but you're concerned about outsiders first!"

Hua Ling said irritably, "I don't have time to mess around with you."

"Didn't you see how worried they were?"

At this moment, Yin Xinyue and Hong Guniang both walked to the edge of the cliff and looked down.

Jin Yunu and the Long-faced Arhat also lay on the edge of the cliff, constantly peeking out.

“No.” Hong Guniang suddenly stood up and said to Chen Yulou, “I have to go down and take a look.”

As he spoke, he turned over and stepped down the Centipede-shaped Mountain Ladder.

Yin Xinyue also wanted to go down, but she was afraid of this bottomless abyss.

After thinking for a moment, Partridge Whistle said, "I'll go down with you."

At this time.

An indistinct voice unexpectedly rang in everyone's ears.

What are you going down there for again?

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Chapter 43 - Chen Yulou's Self-Reproach! (Please leave a review and flowers~)

Hong Guniang and the others looked over upon hearing the sound.

It turned out that Li Xiaohu had climbed up from the bottom of the ravine, with a bunch of medicinal herbs in his mouth.

Erhu and Yaohu climbed ashore first, and rubbed against Jin Yunu and the long-faced Arhat.

The young woman breathed a sigh of relief, but still feigned anger and asked, "Where have you been?"

"Why are you only coming up now?"

Li Xiaohu smiled slightly, a herb dangling from his mouth.