NOVPUBBut at this moment, there was no use in blaming anyone; he could only find a way out as soon as possible.
He could wait, but Hanbing couldn't!
He glanced at the cage and found that the frame was pitch black and felt as hard as iron. When he touched it, he realized it wasn't iron but some special metal material.
He looked around again and found no door, and naturally, there wasn't any lock either.
The only opening seemed to be at the top. When he looked up, he discovered that the wooden board above was also made of special metal material!
To open the top undoubtedly required a switch, but the switch wasn't inside the cage!
In other words, unless someone from Lingyue Palace released him, he wouldn't be able to escape on his own!
Fortunately, Zhuge Dongming wasn't aware of his current situation. If he knew, he would probably only let out a long sigh!
He thought that if Su Chen came to request the Mysterious Ice Flower, the people at Lingyue Palace would at most refuse, but wouldn't harm the boy.
But Su Chen never thought to ask for it; stealing it was his first idea!
He didn't anticipate that Su Chen would accidentally enter the miss's boudoir and see her body!
Su Chen also had his considerations. The Mysterious Ice Flower was too important, almost life-saving. How could others be willing to give it to him? It was more reliable to take it himself!
Just at that moment, a series of footsteps sounded, and then a graceful figure appeared from a passage inside.
"How is it? Feeling better now?"
Ling Yao looked at Su Chen inside and laughed teasingly:
"Dare to peek at me bathing, and then daring to steal from the Medicine Pavilion, you have some nerve!"
"Why are you here?"
Su Chen saw the woman in front of him and couldn't help but widen his eyes. Wasn't she knocked unconscious by him? How could she be here?
Then he realized that he had hit too lightly, and she was only pretending to be unconscious.
A bitter smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, thinking that beautiful women couldn't be trusted!
He also understood that the trap must have been set by this woman!
"Entering your room was really a misunderstanding. Stealing from the Medicine Pavilion was out of necessity; I hope you can forgive me."
Su Chen clasped his hands in a respectful gesture and said, knowing that he was at fault in both matters.
"Oh? Out of necessity? I'd like to hear how."
Ling Yao sneered twice, completely not believing Su Chen's words.
Seeing him reminded her of the embarrassing scene from earlier, and she couldn't help wanting to give him a lesson!
"A friend of mine is severely injured, his internal organs heavily damaged, and his life hanging by a thread. Only the Mysterious Ice Flower can save him!"
Su Chen did not hide the reason and explained it aloud.
"If that's the case, then you can take the Mysterious Ice Flower. Why did you steal the Ghost Beard Grass too?"
Ling Yao said sarcastically.
"I have another friend whose legs are crippled; only the Ghost Beard Grass can heal them. I happened to see it, so I..."
"So you couldn't resist taking it too, huh? Seems like you have a lot of friends!"
Ling Yao mocked, even more unwilling to believe his nonsense.
"Hand it over!"
Ling Yao reached out her lotus-like arm and said indifferently.
Su Chen had no choice but to reluctantly take out the wooden box from his chest. After all, this was Lingyue Palace and the items were hers. He had no choice but to give them.
Ling Yao took the wooden box and then extended her arm again:
"There's another one!"
Su Chen slowly took out the jade box in response to her words and handed it over helplessly.
Ling Yao grabbed one end of the jade box but found Su Chen gripping the other end tightly, not letting go.
"Can you give me the Mysterious Ice Flower? I will agree to any of your conditions!"
Su Chen pleaded.
Giving away the Ghost Beard Grass didn't matter, he could think of another way to find it for Pei Man; it wasn't urgent and a few years' delay wouldn't matter too much.
But the Mysterious Ice Flower was different. Hanbing had only a few days left, making this flower his only hope!
Ling Yao heard Su Chen's words and couldn't help but look at him. His pleading eyes were filled with a mix of longing and hope!
Seeing such a gaze made Ling Yao's heart flutter, giving birth to a trace of sympathy!
No, this guy must be acting! She must not be deceived! 𝓃ℴ𝓋𝓹𝓊𝓫.𝒸𝓸𝓂
"You think I would believe you?"
Ling Yao exerted force and instantly snatched the jade box away, then turned to leave.
After a few steps, she couldn't resist looking back, seeing his gaze filled with despair!
Her heart seemed to be clenched by something, making it hard to breathe. So she quickly sped away from that uncomfortable place.
After she left, Su Chen slumped to the ground. She didn't believe him, and he understood that, but what about Hanbing?
And he was still trapped in this prison with no sunlight in sight!
He was extremely anxious yet had no solution!
Calm down! He needed to calm down! There must be a way!
He must not give up. If he gave up, then Hanbing would have no hope at all!
But after a while, his mind was still chaotic and unable to calm.
Cultivation! Only cultivation could bring peace to his mind now!
So he sat cross-legged on the ground and silently began to operate the Nine Yang Divine Technique. Soon, he entered that profound state...
.....
By now, it was deep into the night, and Ling Yao was lying in bed, unable to sleep, her mind filled with the image of that annoying guy's gaze!
That sorrow, that despair, lingering in her mind...
Even if everything he said was true, she couldn't give him the Mysterious Ice Flower. It was too important, a life-saving resource at critical moments!
Still, she tossed and turned, unable to sleep, feeling extremely frustrated.
Forget it, I'll let him go in the morning!
After all, not holding him accountable for peeping at her and stealing from the pavilion was already quite lenient...
.....
"Ah~~~!"
Suddenly, a long howl rose from the dungeon, shaking the whole underground so hard that it seemed to tremble!
A surge of formidable True Yuan burst out, extinguishing the surrounding candlelights and causing dust and small stones to fall from the walls!
Fortunately, the underground chamber's walls were thick and the space was enclosed; this prevented others from being alerted!
Otherwise, this commotion would have awakened everyone in Lingyue Palace!
In the darkness, Su Chen couldn't help but let out a bitter smile. He didn't expect to break through to the Half-step Meridian Expansion Realm here in the dungeon!
Yet, he wasn't overly joyful. He was still imprisoned, cut off from the daylight.
What good was it to break through to the Meridian Expansion Realm?
Unless he could escape the cage himself to save Hanbing, which seemed impossible...
