Chapter 225

　”Young lady, the monk fled into this room, but suddenly disappeared. Do you know if there is another passageway here?”

　　Xiao Zhao looked at Zhang Weihao, who was exceptionally handsome in his white robes, and blushed slightly as she asked, “Are you really determined to pursue him?”

　　“This monk has committed countless sins and acts against heaven and reason. I will chase him to the ends of the earth.”

　　Xiao Zhao raised her head and stared at Zhang Weihao’s handsome face, thinking to herself, “He’s so good-looking, he can’t be a bad person. On the contrary, that thieving monk was about to kill me. I should help this young master.”

　　Zhang Weihao wasn’t sure if he was any different from Zhang Wuji, so he continued to ask for help: “Miss, if you know, please show me the way.”

　　Xiao Zhao bit her lower lip lightly, hesitated for a moment, and decided to make a decision that went against her mother’s wishes. She said in a low voice, “You saved my life. Okay, I’ll take you there.”

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　　”This mechanism is ingeniously designed! Who would have thought that the entrance to the secret passage would be inside the young lady’s bed in her boudoir?”

　　As soon as Zhang Weihao entered the secret passage, he grabbed Xiao Zhao’s hand and rushed forward.

　　After running several feet, he heard the sound of the iron chains on Xiao Zhao’s feet dragging on the ground and suddenly said, “Your iron chains are too loud and could easily alert the enemy. I’ll untie them for you now.”

　　”Young Master, this iron chain of mine is…” Before Xiao Zhao could finish speaking, several “clangs” were heard. This iron chain, made of black iron, which only a peerless divine weapon like the Heaven-Slaying Sword could cut, was easily broken by this incredibly handsome young man in white with his bare hands. This made Xiao Zhao completely forget her pretense, and her mouth opened wider than an egg. It was estimated that Zhang Weihao’s huge penis could be stuffed into it without any resistance.

　　”So you’re this good-looking. Hmm, you have some Semu (Central Asian) ancestry, you’re mixed race…”

　　”I…I am Xiao Zhao. Young master, you are so amazing. You must be a famous hero in the martial arts world.” Although Xiao Zhao was not very clear about the strength of the white-robed young master in front of her, she could break the black iron chain that could only be cut by the Heaven-Slaying Sword with her bare hands. She knew that his martial arts were extremely high, even more powerful than her own mother and her current master. In any case, based on Xiao Zhao’s observation, they definitely could not do it.

　　”My name is Zhang Weihua, courtesy name Lingyu. People in the martial arts world usually call me Zhang Lingyu, or Blood Prince.”

　　”Young Master Blood… Zhang Lingyu!” Xiao Zhao actually knew him, mainly because her young lady Yang Buhui liked to talk about this legendary number one young master of the martial arts world.

　　”I’ve only been to this part of this passage before. I believe there are other passages ahead, but I can’t find the mechanism to open the door.”

　　Zhang Weihao immediately put away the Xuan Iron Chain, which was a top-quality material for refining weapons.

　　After sealing it into the sealing scroll in front of Xiao Zhao, it began to reach out and feel around. In front of it was a rough stone wall with no gaps. It pushed hard against the rough surface, but it didn’t budge.

　　Xiao Zhao was completely dumbfounded, but she still honestly said, “I’ve tried dozens of times, but I still can’t find the mechanism. It’s really strange. I even brought a torch in to examine it closely, but I couldn’t find anything suspicious. So where did that monk escape to?”

　　Zhang Weihai took a breath, mustered his strength, and pushed hard on the left side of the stone wall with both arms, but there was no movement. He then pushed on the right side, and felt the stone wall shake violently.

　　He was overjoyed and immediately channeled his energy, pushing hard. The stone wall slowly receded, revealing an extremely thick, enormous, heavy, and solid stone gate.

　　After all, most of what we watch are TV dramas and movies, which are not very related to the original works. TV dramas and movies often do not describe the details and may even make many drastic changes.

　　It turns out that the secret passage at Bright Peak is ingeniously constructed, with some places using hidden mechanisms, but this large stone gate has no mechanisms at all. Unless one has superhuman strength or superior martial arts skills, it is impossible to move it. Although Xiao Zhao was able to enter the secret passage, her martial arts skills were insufficient, so she could only give up halfway.

　　Zhang Weihai didn’t know how much strength Zhang Wuji could have after mastering the Nine Yang Divine Skill, but his strength this time was no less than ten thousand jin. The force of this push was enormous, and he was able to push it away. If even he couldn’t do it, it was hard to imagine the true combat strength of Yang Dingtian and Zhang Wuji.

　　After the stone wall moved back three feet, Zhang Weihao pulled Xiao Zhao and slipped inside. He wasn’t afraid of Cheng Kun’s sneak attack at all. With Cheng Kun’s strength, he could stand there and let him hit him at will, and it would be difficult for him to break through Cheng Kun’s defenses.

　　After passing the stone wall, there was another long passageway ahead. The two walked forward and felt that the passageway was sloping forward and getting lower and lower. After walking about fifty feet, they suddenly found that the path forked into several branches.

　　Zhang Weihua was naturally not Zhang Wuji. He didn’t need to try each step one by one. He directly used the Eye of Time, as if he already knew about the secret passage. He directly pulled Xiao Zhao to the correct path. After walking for five breaths, they suddenly heard someone cough lightly to their left. Although they immediately suppressed it, it was already very clear in the quiet night.

　　”This way!”

　　Zhang Weihao rushed towards the leftmost fork in the road.

　　The path went up and down, and the ground was uneven. Zhang Weihao kept turning left along the path, walking down in a spiral. The path became narrower and narrower until it could only accommodate one person, like a deep well.

　　Suddenly, he felt a strong gust of wind pressing down on his head. Zhang Weihao grabbed Xiao Zhao’s waist and leaped down. As soon as his left foot touched the ground, he lunged forward. With a loud “bang,” mud and pebbles fell everywhere.

　　”That was close! It must have been that bald thief hiding nearby, pushing a big rock to smash us.”

　　Zhang Weihao had already turned back from the slope, his right hand raised above his head. After only a few steps, his palm touched the rough stone surface above his head.

　　Cheng Kun’s voice could be faintly heard coming from behind the stone: “You little thief, you’re lucky to have a girl by your side today. No matter how strong you are, do you think you can push this big stone? One isn’t enough, let’s add another one.”

　　All that could be heard was the sound of iron prying stones, followed by a loud whoosh as another huge rock was pried off.

　　It pressed down on the first boulder.

　　The passageway was only wide enough for one person to turn around. Zhang Weihao reached out and touched it. Although the boulder could not completely seal the entrance to the passageway, it could only allow one hand to stick out at most. His body could not possibly squeeze through.

　　”Young Master, what should we do now?” Xiao Zhao naturally knew that she was only one step away from the task her mother had given her, but unfortunately the road ahead was blocked and it was difficult to get through. Now, even returning the way she came was difficult.

　　”They’re just two stones. Let’s see what I can do.”

　　Zhang Weihao immediately began forming hand seals, touching the giant rock with both hands to unleash his magic. A lot of mud and sand rushed down from the rock. The two giant rocks, each weighing several thousand kilograms, were stacked together, and even with the strength of nine oxen and two tigers, it would be difficult to pull them apart.

　　However, after Zhang Weihao used the natural power that he could control at the Innate Realm, namely the Sage Art Chakra, to manipulate the earth element to create two giant rocks, they quickly decomposed into the original earth element and soon condensed into the Earth Flow Wall. This is Earth Release: Earth Flow Wall.

　　”What… what kind of martial art is this?” Xiao Zhao herself knew martial arts, and her strength was not bad, far surpassing Yang Buhui, but she never thought there was such a martial art that could directly melt a boulder weighing tens of thousands of pounds.

　　”Celestial arts? Alright, it’s not a big deal. If you want to learn, I’ll teach you. I can tell you you’re not favored in the Ming Cult and must be bullied a lot. From now on, just come with me and be my maid.”

　　“Monk Yuanzhen, Chengkun, I’m not interested in knowing your name, but do you have any other tricks up your sleeve? If not, prepare to die here.”

　　“Boy…you…what is your name…” Yuanzhen was panting heavily outside the boulder. He must have been exhausted from trying to pry the two boulders after his serious injury. After catching his breath, he asked Zhang Weihao’s name and identity, but he was too weak to say anything more when he got to the word “name”.