Seven Cubs, Seven Fathers, Zero Days Off novel Chapter 129

Chapter 129: Chapter 129: A Cunning Fox Indeed

The three of them were surrounded, unable to get any closer.

He gathered his power again and struck the ice wall.

"BANG!"

The ice wall was instantly shattered by the blow.

This time, the man in black finally saw what was inside. A smirk touched his lips. It really was a passageway!

He glanced at the three people trapped by his Spiritual Body, then turned and strode into the tunnel.

Watching the man’s retreating figure, Gu Fangqi cried out anxiously,

"Damn it, he went in!"

Huang Ziyue tried to give chase but was once again entangled by the black mist.

Bai Chaosi, however, simply stared at the tunnel, suddenly in no rush at all.

"Let’s deal with these Spiritual Bodies first!"

After a short while, the three of them managed to disperse the black mist.

As Gu Fangqi landed, he said,

"What now? We have to go after him!"

But Bai Chaosi stopped him.

"No need to rush."

He straightened his sleeves and wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth.

"Don’t worry. He won’t find it."

The other two looked at him.

"What do you mean?"

A wicked, sly smile—the first of its kind on his gentle face—touched Bai Chaosi’s lips.

"Does he think he’s the only one allowed to set traps, and we can’t lure him into one? There’s no such rule in this world."

Gu Fangqi still didn’t understand, looking at him with a puzzled expression.

Bai Chaosi explained unhurriedly,

"Actually, I lured him in on purpose. Down here in this underground abyss, the real danger isn’t this great hall, but the passages beneath it. To be precise, they should be called the Mist Cave. Once he’s in, I’m afraid it will be very difficult for him to get out."

"That’s why I walked up to the ice wall and then moved away, half-hiding, half-revealing. It was to make him guess for himself, so he would rush in eagerly without any suspicion."

"Are you serious?" Gu Fangqi asked. "It’s really the Mist Cave in there?"

He breathed a sigh of relief. "Then why didn’t you say so earlier? I almost followed him in."

"You didn’t ask," Bai Chaosi replied.

Gu Fangqi said,

"A true fox. So cunning."

Still, he asked,

"But even if it is the Mist Cave, how can you be so sure he won’t find his way out?"

After all, Bai Chaosi had managed to get out with Shen Yue and the Leopard before.

What if the man in black could get out, too?

Huang Ziyue had thought of this as well and looked toward him.

Bai Chaosi said with conviction, 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

"After I came back in, I noticed the great hall looked different. That’s when I realized this whole underground palace must have a mechanism that activates periodically, rearranging the positions of its various areas."

"When I saw the ice wall was perfectly intact, I became even more certain of my theory. It meant the man was still hiding in the hall and hadn’t found the entrance. I was also sure that the Mist Cave’s paths must shift along with the mechanism, becoming more complex and confusing. Therefore, even if I went in again, I wouldn’t necessarily find the right direction, let alone the passage we used before."

With that, he raised an eyebrow.

"For all we know, the tunnel he just entered has already become a dead end. It’s not the same path we took to get out."

Bai Chaosi knew a thing or two about mechanisms; otherwise, how could he have recognized the Gate of Life and Death at a glance?

Hearing this, the other two finally relaxed.

However, Gu Fangqi was a little curious.

"If the Mist Cave is so complex, how did you all get out back then? You found the exit and everything. Didn’t you get lost?"

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