Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 2082 - 2145: I’m Staying Here
"Alright, even though you insist I shouldn’t be involved in this, I still want to stay here!" Li Yifei said somewhat shamelessly, and just as he finished speaking, Zheng Feihu’s face twisted ominously, and he seemed ready to make a move. But then Li Yifei took off the backpack from his shoulders and pulled out a stone slab from inside, tapped on it twice with his fingers, making two clinking sounds, and said, "There’s no way out of it. Since I have this thing, I can’t exactly avoid getting involved."
Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan both noticed that, at the moment the stone slab was brought out, Zheng Feihu’s pupils shrank sharply, and he stared fixedly at the slab, his voice trembling slightly as he asked, "Where did you get this?"
Li Yifei replied, "Found it on the road."
"Give it to me!" Zheng Feihu shouted angrily.
Li Yifei shook his head and said, "Ninth Brother, this is my possession. The way you’re asking is quite impolite."
Suddenly, a few figures burst out from different directions in the woods, including Shen Tianfang and others. Li Yifei observed that this time, six people emerged, but a man around thirty was missing.
As Shen Tianfang and the others came out, their eyes also fixated on the stone slab in Li Yifei’s hands. After staring for a moment, Shen Tianfang coldly asked, "Where did you get the key?"
"Key? Oh, are you referring to this map?" Li Yifei tapped it twice more, holding it with one hand, and said, "Found it on the road."
In his heart, he thought, so this thing is indeed a map! Turns out Sang Ye didn’t speak the truth; his explanation was too vague, leading Li Yifei to have little expectation for this stone slab.
Shen Tianfang directly reached out, and said to Li Yifei, "Give me that key."
"Seventh Brother, you’re acting like this too. Although we’re brothers and don’t need formalities, your words make me uncomfortable," Li Yifei said while flipping the stone slab in his hands, still wondering why this thing could be considered a key.
Shen Tianfang and Zheng Feihu exchanged a glance, the former’s mouth twitched a few times, and he said, "Yifei, give me this thing; keeping it with you won’t do you any good."
"I haven’t said I won’t give it back, but my return was because of this. Yet, Seventh Brother and Ninth Brother, your attitude makes me uncomfortable. We’re family, and despite the effort I’ve gone through to find you, you don’t even give me a good face and try to chase me away directly; as a brother, I feel uneasy."
Shen Tianfang and Zheng Feihu’s expressions shifted slightly, and Li Yifei continued to say, "But anyway, you’re still my brothers, so I can’t really get angry. While thinking about this thing, I came to ask you whether it’s useful..."
"What will it take for you to hand over this key to us?" Shen Tianfang’s eyes flashed with a complex emotion.
Li Yifei glanced at the sky and said, "It’s not much, just tell me what you’re doing here. Once my curiosity kicks in, I can’t control it; I believe the brothers recall that during one task, my curiosity led to quite a huge incident afterward..."
After a few minutes of standoff, Li Yifei refused to give up the stone slab, making Zheng Feihu almost want to act multiple times, but it seemed they realized that the current Tenth Brother is not who he used to be; Li Yifei has advanced too fast, had Zheng Feihu attempted further, he would have been kicked away.
Shen Tianfang asked in a deep voice, "What will it take for you to hand over the stone slab to me?"
"Let’s do it like this!" Li Yifei raised his voice and then said, "We’ll go in together. My wife and I are already here, so why not spend an extra day or two to check out this island; it’s too mysterious, and I won’t feel satisfied without seeing what’s inside this Hall of All Beings."
As soon as he said that, the six people opposite him emitted a palpable murderous intent, and Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan immediately felt it. It was true once again; these people got angry. Li Yifei chuckled inside; no matter your reasons, I insist on entering this Hall of All Beings. After all, the key is with me, and the people across can’t beat me, why shouldn’t Li Yifei be allowed in?
Thinking of this, Li Yifei took a step forward, his imposing presence burst out instantly; an invisible force similar or different from murderous intent. But in any case, Li Yifei’s strength was more formidable than the six opposite him. As he took this step, the six had no choice but to retreat two steps, as their murderous intent rapidly contracted to block Li Yifei’s aura.
"Brothers, I don’t mean to disrespect you, but now I’m curious. My wife and I want to go inside to have a look. Of course, you may choose not to enter; as I don’t know your tasks, but my wife and I have to go inside and see. If there’s a treasure, I gain some insight. I’ve been looking for a handy weapon, perhaps I’ll find one inside." Li Yifei spoke while handing the stone slab to Xu Shanshan, saying, "Put it in my bag; we’ll go find the keyhole or something."
Xu Shanshan naturally followed his instructions, took the stone slab, and was about to put it back when Shen Tianfang snorted and said, "Since you want to go in, then go in, but life and death are out of the question, I’m not responsible."
"Agreed?" Li Yifei raised an eyebrow, chuckled, and said, "Sure, you don’t need to worry about our safety, and if you encounter danger, I won’t just stand by."
Shen Tianfang and Zheng Feihu’s faces darkened. Zheng Feihu wanted to lose his temper, but Shen Tianfang stopped him, saying, "Give me the key, I’ll go open the door."
Give it to him? Xu Shanshan looked at Li Yifei with a questioning expression. Li Yifei frowned, took back the stone slab, and said, "It’s just the same when I open it. It’s not that I don’t trust you, it’s just that I’m afraid if Seventh Brother opens it, he won’t let us in. You said we can’t force our way in, right?"
Zheng Feihu’s breathing became rough as he shouted, "Damn it, Li Yifei, are you never done?"
"Why, Ninth Brother, is my request too much? Just tell me where to put the slab, and I’ll put it there. Are you worried I’ll place it and the door won’t open?"
Zheng Feihu was about to speak, but Shen Tianfang raised his hand to stop him. Li Yifei could clearly see him grinding his jaw and said, "Alright, go tell him where the key should be placed."
Immediately, someone stood up and walked towards the hall door behind Li Yifei.
Li Yifei breathed a sigh of relief. He still didn’t want to get physical with these people. Even though he wasn’t worried about safety, he wasn’t keen on fighting to the death with former buddies.
Tilting his head slightly, Li Yifei asked, "Only six people, aren’t we missing one? Don’t need to wait for him?"
Shen Tianfang said, "No need to wait, he’s not coming."
Dead? The muscles at the corner of Li Yifei’s eyes twitched, his heart slightly shaken. Losing a comrade, even if it was someone he wasn’t familiar with, always left a bad taste in Li Yifei’s mouth. However, when these people mentioned that person, they had no sympathy at all; on the contrary, their emotions were quite normal, which made Li Yifei unable to accept it.
But right now, these people showed neither sadness nor joy. As the person walked by, Li Yifei felt a notably cold aura emanating from him, making him uncomfortable.
Li Yifei turned his head and saw that person walk to the entrance of the Hall of All Beings, pull out a dagger from his waist, and cut his wrist. A stream of black blood oozed out. Although this cut was right on the arterial vein of the wrist, there was no dramatic splattering of blood, even though quite a lot flowed out.
He dripped the black blood on the ground in front of the Hall of All Beings’ door. Once there was enough, he dabbed the blood onto his fingers using his good hand and began to draw symbols on the door.
The symbols had no discernible pattern, seeming more like casual scribbles, but Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan quickly sensed something different. The black blood marks on the door were slowly disappearing, as if being absorbed by the door.
The door was massive, and he painted the symbols from one side to the other with practiced ease, like someone who had rehearsed countless times, completing the entire process seamlessly.
Li Yifei focused his attention, sensing the changes within. Suddenly, it was as if a mighty force emanated from the door, different from True Qi, instilling a sense of awe and fear within him.
What could possibly be inside? And who would create so many anomalies, deviating from the outside world, here? When Li Yifei encountered those, he instinctively felt that this place was evil. But was that really the case?
As the man’s Scrawly Handwriting was completed, a large amount of his blood had flowed, probably over two pounds by now.
Yet the man showed no sign of pain; his complexion was just getting paler, but his hands moved faster. Li Yifei glanced back at Shen Tianfang and the others, who were all fixated on the door, oblivious to the wellbeing of their comrade.
"This... If he doesn’t stop the bleeding, this man will die." Li Yifei silently contemplated, with that much blood loss, how could anyone recover? Especially since the man didn’t look healthy to begin with.
Nevertheless, with Shen Tianfang not stopping him, Li Yifei refrained as well, despite the man being his comrade, since they still intended to kill him.
It felt like minutes had passed, maybe even over ten, as if time had suddenly come to a halt. Li Yifei saw that the man finally finished drawing, stamping the door with two bloody handprints, and shouted some strange words that Li Yifei didn’t understand.
Screech—a grating sound came from the door, and a mighty aura emanated, forcing Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan a few steps back, while the man who drew the symbols was flung away directly. Shen Tianfang and the others also retreated six or seven steps under the force emitted from the door, barely stopping.
A mere door possessed such a formidable presence? Li Yifei’s eyes flashed with surprise, as after the bloody handprints took hold, the bottom seam of the door suddenly sank, revealing a pit.
