In Another World, Everyone Want to Kill Me!

Chapter 398: A Way Forward

Yue Mingxuan casually took out several articles of clothing from the bracelet and tossed them forward one piece at a time.

At that moment, however, he suddenly realized a serious problem.

The Dumdum Gun was not designed solely to attack intruders.

The noise it produced was so loud that it would inevitably attract attention.

Its true purpose was not merely to eliminate enemies.

Its greater purpose was to alert allies nearby.

The moment he realized this, Yue Mingxuan let out a quiet sigh, understanding that he had fallen into the trap’s design.

Still, there was nothing that could be done about it now.

He quickly neutralized the Dumdum Gun mechanism, collected the device into the Hidden Jade Bracelet, and then hurriedly pulled Xie Yunlan and Shang Qinghua into hiding.

Sure enough, it was not long before large groups of search teams began patrolling back and forth through the area.

If the number of guards had been at its lowest earlier, then at this moment it seemed that the Nine Abyssal Gate had mobilized every available person they could spare.

Yue Mingxuan even caught sight of Rong Zishen rushing about in every direction.

If the purpose of this trip had not been to rescue Tang Youyou, Yue Mingxuan would have wanted nothing more than to step forward and tear Rong Zishen to pieces, only then easing the hatred burning within his heart.

The debts between him and Rong Zishen had already reached a point where they could never truly be settled.

Every old grievance and every new hatred would have to be repaid by Rong Zishen one by one.

After harming the people around him, there was no way Rong Zishen could avoid paying a price.

Yue Mingxuan was never the type of person to simply let matters go.

"It seems that the defenses of the Nine Abyssal Gate are even more formidable than those of The Black Archon," Shang Qinghua sighed.

Trying to break through such an environment and rescue someone would be an extremely difficult task.

"I understand now."

Yue Mingxuan’s gaze suddenly settled on a secret passage marked on the map.

The passage appeared extremely inconspicuous, yet someone had outlined it with a dark crimson line.

Yue Mingxuan did not understand its meaning, so he examined it carefully and soon discovered that the secret passage was actually right in front of him.

How had the person who drew this map managed to predict his actions so accurately?

The more he thought about it, the more unsettling it seemed.

Yet Yue Mingxuan knew he had no other choice.

If he did not follow this secret passage, it seemed there truly was no other route available.

Therefore, without any hesitation, he grabbed Shang Qinghua’s hand and ran toward the entrance of the hidden passage.

Seeing this, Xie Yunlan quickly followed behind them.

At present, Yue Mingxuan was leading two people who were unfamiliar with the route, yet he felt no burden at all.

Both Xie Yunlan’s and Shang Qinghua’s qinggong were considerably better than his own, so neither of them could be considered a hindrance.

"This place really isn’t easy to find. How does this map even contain something like this?" Shang Qinghua asked in confusion.

"I don’t know either. A marking this obvious should have caught my attention long ago," Yue Mingxuan replied with a sigh.

"At least you’ve noticed it now. That’s not too late."

Shang Qinghua had no intention of blaming Yue Mingxuan.

He merely offered a few words of comfort.

The passage had been marked with red ink, but Yue Mingxuan still had no idea what that signified.

Although he was filled with questions, he continued along the route regardless.

The path appeared somewhat dangerous, but for the moment, he could not identify any actual threats.

"Careful!"

Shang Qinghua suddenly grabbed Yue Mingxuan and pulled him back.

A figure had appeared directly in front of them.

"It’s you?"

Yue Mingxuan stared at the person’s face, his expression filled with surprise.

The person standing before them was not Rong Zishen.

It was Hua Fengyun.

"How did you find your way here?"

Hua Fengyun was equally shocked upon seeing Yue Mingxuan.

"This place is..."

"This is the secret chamber of the Dongyue Hua family. No one except members of the Dongyue Hua family should be able to find it."

Hua Fengyun’s expression became extremely complicated.

"You’re saying this place belongs to the Dongyue Hua family?"

Yue Mingxuan was even more astonished.

Wasn’t this location inside the Nine Abyssal Gate?

Could it be that the secret tunnels of the Dongyue Hua family were actually connected to the Nine Abyssal Gate?

"Which direction did you enter from?"

Hua Fengyun pointed toward a direction completely opposite from the one Yue Mingxuan had emerged from.

Yue Mingxuan’s surprise deepened even further.

He had always assumed that area was nothing more than an ordinary wall.

"The place where you appeared just now, I originally thought there was nothing there at all," Hua Fengyun said.

"Still, since you’ve managed to appear here, I suppose it must be fate. After all, finding this place is no easy task."

Hua Fengyun’s gaze swept across the three of them, and the complexity in his eyes only grew stronger.

"I thought this place would be some part of the Nine Abyssal Gate..." Yue Mingxuan sighed.

The thought of Tang Youyou still suffering inside the Nine Abyssal Gate filled his heart with sorrow.

"Does the Dongyue Hua family have any other secret passages?"

Although he knew asking this question might not lead to any useful answer, Yue Mingxuan asked it anyway.

"Well..."

"This concerns human lives. I sincerely hope you’ll tell me."

Yue Mingxuan’s expression suddenly became extremely serious.

Hua Fengyun had never seen Yue Mingxuan look so solemn before.

Unable to resist, he nodded.

"Alright. I’ll tell you."

It turned out that the Dongyue Hua family possessed quite a number of hidden passages.

Among them was one passage that, judging from the approximate distance, seemed to correspond exactly to the route marked on the map.