I Can Strengthen Infinitely-Chapter 111 - 94: Purple Talent (2)

Finally, on the sixteenth swing, Youlan could no longer hold on.

"Don’t kill Sister Youlan! She can help you escape from Ten Thousand Flowers City!"

As the ice sword shattered, Youlan was temporarily unable to resist further, and as Qin Yuesheng was about to chop off her neck, Xuerong, who had been silent, suddenly shouted softly.

Qin Yuesheng’s movement halted abruptly, and the Evil-Subduing Saber had already left a blade mark on Youlan’s neck, with striking blood slowly seeping from the wound.

If Qin Yuesheng had withdrawn the blade a fraction of a second slower, the woman’s entire head would have been decapitated by him.

With the Evil-Subduing Saber’s blade pressed against her neck, Youlan’s body trembled slightly, though so faintly that it was difficult for others to notice.

Qin Yuesheng glanced at Xuerong: "Is what you said true?"

Facing Qin Yuesheng’s intense gaze, Xuerong’s fear got the better of her, and she couldn’t help but lower her head: "It’s true, Sister Youlan used to do such things. She is very kind and wouldn’t sell you out to others."

"Lead us safely out of Ten Thousand Flowers City, and I’ll spare your life," Qin Yuesheng retracted his saber, "How about it? I always keep my word."

Youlan looked at Qin Yuesheng, then at Xuerong and Chen Chun and the others: "Did you all come from outside?"

"You know the outside?" Qin Yuesheng was immediately intrigued.

A hint of sorrow appeared on Youlan’s face, as if she was recalling something.

After a few blinks, she sighed slowly and said, "Escaping Ten Thousand Flowers City doesn’t mean you can return to where you came from. Those who entered from outside can only return by walking through ’One Line of Heaven.’"

"One Line of Heaven? What’s that place?"

"There’s an underground palace beneath Ten Thousand Flowers City, with three inverted levels: the Sea of Red Spider Lilies, Dragon-locking Dao, and One Line of Heaven. Only if you successfully walk through One Line of Heaven can you return outside."

Qin Yuesheng asked, "Xuerong, do you know about this?"

Xuerong immediately shook her head: "I don’t know, but Sister Youlan surely isn’t lying."

"Why?"

"Everyone knows that although Sister Youlan is usually silent, she is the person least likely to lie in the entire Ten Thousand Flowers City."

Qin Yuesheng said nothing, realizing he couldn’t stake the lives and futures of his group just on the words of this little girl Xuerong, trusting this cold-faced woman.

People can hide their true intentions; who knows if she really wants to help us?

"Go inside first and tell me more about the underground palace," Qin Yuesheng grabbed Youlan by the neck and led her inside.

Now that their presence had been discovered, there was no need to huddle by the corner wall waiting for nightfall. They could just swagger inside to rest.

He had Chen Chun find some rope and personally tied Youlan up before he could slightly relax.

"Speak, what exactly is the deal with that underground palace?"

A group of people sat around Youlan, all looking at her expectantly, waiting for her answer.

"The Empress is the longest surviving person in Ten Thousand Flowers City. No one understands everything within it better than she does. I stumbled upon the underground palace, but before that, no one had ever mentioned such a place underground," Youlan said.

"Each level of the underground palace has unique landscapes and associated dangers. The Sea of Red Spider Lilies is filled with a large number of red spider lilies, emitting an extremely enchanting fragrance, causing anyone who smells it to easily lose their senses, becoming immersed until they perish of hunger or thirst.

Although the Dragon-locking Dao is merely a stone dragon, dragon roars can often be heard. If you aren’t careful, you might fall into the abyss below.

I haven’t been to One Line of Heaven, so I can’t give you detailed information."

Listening to Youlan, Qin Yuesheng stroked his chin. He had to admit that she didn’t seem to be lying about the underground palace, as her descriptions were vivid and coherent, unlike hastily concocted lies.

After some internal deliberation, Qin Yuesheng decided to take the risk and try.

Because if Ten Thousand Flowers City was inside the screen wall, leaving the city might not mean escaping the screen wall altogether. This question had lingered in Qin Yuesheng’s mind.

If they couldn’t, what would the group do outside Ten Thousand Flowers City?

If the exit was indeed within the city, missing out would mean never escaping the screen wall world.

Qin Yuesheng wanted to gamble on this chance.

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"The men are gone! The men who were locked up are gone!"

"Lili is missing, Ya’er is missing too!"

When the women of Ten Thousand Flowers City returned to their chambers from the Inner City, a tremendous commotion erupted shortly after.

Men, viewed as the most rare commodities in Ten Thousand Flowers City, were of great importance to every woman.

However, when the women returned to check on the imprisoned men, they found them gone.

This shocking discovery was akin to a bolt from the blue.

Instantly, most of Ten Thousand Flowers City became lively, with everyone rushing out into the streets, searching everywhere for the missing men and maids.

The uproar quickly reached Youlan’s residence. Hearing the consistent knocking from outside, Qin Yuesheng’s heart tightened as he turned to look at the cold-faced Youlan.