Who let him join the Sword Sect?!-Chapter 708 - 372: I’ll Kill You All When I Get Out_3
The white shadow is not an assault technique, but a kind of detection and captivity Dharma method.
Its principle is similar to the warning arrays engraved at the Righteous Path sect gates, but even more exquisite.
The white shadow turns into chains, tightly wrapping around the severed palm, then begins to tighten.
Handhand senses his power starting to fade away, just like when being chased by the shadow in East Mushroom Valley.
With most of his power sealed, he really becomes a snow leopard, a snow leopard with less lucid eyes.
"Damn it."
Handhand curses, gasping as he climbs up from the ground. Shivering, he wonders how to escape this maze-like Ice Vein Corridor.
Never mind refining the Earth Vein, not freezing to death is considered success.
He looks at the wooden plaque returning to its original state, and exhales another breath.
"Miemie, is it? I'll kill you too once I get out."
While Handhand adds new enemies to his mental notebook, Mei'Er and Qiao Lezhi's voices emerge from a dug-out ice mound.
Qiao Lezhi, "See, it's not my fault, there's something wrong with this place, everyone gets lost here. I say forget looking for a living creature; let's just open the box directly."
Mei'Er, "Weren't you the one who suggested finding a living creature to explore?"
Qiao Lezhi, "When I said that, it was just random. Now that I've thought about it, since our fellow Sword Sect members left the treasure here, there shouldn't be any problem."
"How could our own people deceive their own kind, don't you agree?"
Mei'Er, "I think you're just lazy."
Qiao Lezhi, "Hahaha, Mei'Er, you're spot on."
Those two are joking around, while Handhand is panicking.
Listening to their conversation, it sounds like they're from the Sword Sect.
And now he's just a crippled, useless snow leopard, with hardly any skill to withstand those two Sword Sect bullies.
Handhand wants to hide first, but the ice is too slippery; unable to stand firmly, he falls with a thud, and the more he panics, the less he's able to get up, writhing in place like he's doing street dance.
Of course, the racket he caused draws Qiao Lezhi and Mei'Er's attention.
Qiao Lezhi, "Hey? There's something inside the cave."
At the crucial moment, just as Qiao Lezhi and Mei'Er are about to see him, Handhand stops doing street dance and pretends to fall over, showing his belly, stiffly twisting, intending to meow a bit cute to bluff his way through.
But...
How does a snow leopard call?
Unable to recall, Handhand tries to make his expression appear clear and pure, then meows.
"Meow~"
Theoretically, this trick should work.
But unfortunately, he was faced with Qiao Lezhi.
Qiao Lezhi starts to think.
It's unclear what she's thinking, but the thirty-something Qiao Lezhi, looking at the seemingly innocent and cute snow leopard, says something that feels thirty degrees below zero.
"Are snow leopards tasty?"
Mei'Er & Handhand, "?"
"You're a bit extreme, not everything can be eaten," Mei'Er advises.
"True," Qiao Lezhi nods.
However, Handhand has just breathed a sigh of relief when he sees Mei'Er draw her long sword.
"How could there possibly be a snow leopard in such a place? Odd occurrences indicate the presence of a demon; better to slash it with one sword to avoid trouble later."
Handhand, "?"
Though he doesn't know what's happening, it seems to differ from his expectation.
Nonetheless, Handhand proves his worth as Handhand; he flips over, pleading with pitiful whimpers while pointing to the opened box behind him.
Mei'Er's sword hesitates for a moment.
"Did you come out of the box?" Mei'Er asks.
Handhand nods vigorously.
Since there's nothing in the box, he might as well improvise, first trick those two into believing he's the treasure, live a while longer until the white shadow seal loosens...
Then I'll kill you both!
Mei'Er still points her sword at Handhand, glances inside the box, and finds it indeed empty.
She remains silent, seemingly involved in some psychological struggle; moments later, she puts away her sword.
"Alright then."
Finding a sliver of hope, Handhand huffs coldly, thinking this greedy foolish woman cannot resist cute things.
But before he can act cute again, Handhand suddenly feels his paw tightened, as if caught by someone.
Upon realizing, he finds himself being shoved into a large cage by Mei'Er, gripping his hind leg.
The cage is engraved with "Beast Taming Sect Product, Definitely Premium," and sparks fly around it.
Mei'Er glares at the snow leopard.
"Though I don't know what's going on, you'd better confess honestly! Where did you hide my Yellow Book?"
Handhand, "..."
Damned Sword Sect lunatics, once I get out, I'll kill both of you first!
