Invincible Little School Doctor

Chapter 1416: Chapter 1416: What? There’s a Third Person in This Secret Passage? (Part 1)

Entering from the position marked on the map, Ye Haochuan once again saw that arrow. The location the arrow pointed to was precisely the direction Ye Haochuan had just come from. No wonder the map said to walk in the opposite direction of the arrow.

It seems like the person who drew the map set a trap to lead others away.

Following the map’s instructions, Ye Haochuan slowly advanced in the alley.

The few lines on the map indicate some directions without mentioning traps, so Ye Haochuan had to be cautious.

Half an hour later, Ye Haochuan realized he had walked at least ten kilometers. Yet, not a single trap had been encountered along the way.

”At this fifteenth fork, I should turn left!”

By the time he reached this area, it was completely a maze. Ye Haochuan was quite fortunate the map briefly introduced how to navigate here; otherwise, who knows how much trouble it would have been.

”Huh? This footprint seems freshly made!” Ye Haochuan’s attention was suddenly drawn to a footprint on the moss.

Judging by the size of the footprint, it should be a woman’s.

”Could it be her?” Ye Haochuan’s expression turned strange.

In the whole Cold Pond, it seemed to be just the two of them; no guessing was needed.

Originally, both were here to look for something, and Ye Haochuan had guessed that they might be searching for the same place. But as their paths differed, Ye Haochuan thought he had guessed wrong.

It now appeared they indeed came for the same site. But the entrances they searched for weren’t the same, nor were the routes they took.

Ye Haochuan speculated that probably Fan Qingqing took the right path. Because the entrance he took was obviously a ”back door”: someone discovered the treasure here and then drew this route.

Yet Ye Haochuan couldn’t quite understand why, if one came to ”overturn things,” one would draw a map for future generations. Did the ”overturning” fail?

Cloaked with such doubts, Ye Haochuan continued forward. At the next fork, he noticed that Fan Qingqing’s footprint pointed in a different direction than the map indicated.

Ye Haochuan thought for a moment and ultimately chose the direction indicated by the map. Since Fan Qingqing could reach here, she must have something to assist her.

Furthermore, he had arrived precisely according to the map’s markings without encountering any danger. Following the map was much safer.

After passing several more forks, Ye Haochuan once again found Fan Qingqing’s footprints.

”The last corner!” Soon, Ye Haochuan arrived at the alley corresponding to the final word on the map.

Beyond this, there were no further records on the map. From this point, he’d be on his own.

”Huh? Is that Fan Qingqing?” Suddenly, through another alley, Ye Haochuan saw a figure quickly moving forward.

Ye Haochuan wanted to call out to her, but before he could make a sound, Fan Qingqing’s figure had already disappeared around the corner.

Contemplating for a moment, Ye Haochuan finally decided to abandon the last instruction on the map and follow the alley Fan Qingqing had walked through.

The reason for this change was also because the map had no more instructions. After this fork, the next route required his own decision.

Instead of debating there, it seemed wiser to follow Fan Qingqing; she might know the way further.

However, after only a few steps, Ye Haochuan suddenly felt a chill. A dangerous sensation instantly permeated his whole being.

The next moment, a red fire dragon suddenly emerged from the wall, charging at Ye Haochuan.

Ye Haochuan, shocked, hurriedly retreated several steps. Despite using the Great Yan Step, his retreat was still slower than the speed of the fire dragon.

”Heaven-Penetrating Barrier!”

As the fire dragon was about to devour him, Ye Haochuan quickly invoked the Heaven-Penetrating Barrier.

Bang~

The fire dragon was instantly flung away, while Ye Haochuan felt half of his Spiritual Energy had been consumed in that moment.

This was only because he had quickly exited that zone, leaving the fire dragon powerless. If he had taken it head-on, the fire dragon might have directly drained his Vitality.

Damn, which lunatic set up this mechanism? Does it have to be so overwhelmingly powerful?

Ye Haochuan was almost in tears.

The fire dragon’s attack was entirely comparable to the strike of a Nascent Soul Mid-Stage expert.

”That’s not right, when Fan Qingqing passed through here earlier, why did she encounter no attacks? Yet I do?” Ye Haochuan remarked in frustration.

Could it be these alley traps also depend on luck?

Feeling helpless, Ye Haochuan had no choice but to backtrack and follow the map’s marked direction.

This alley was quite long; Ye Haochuan walked for a full ten minutes before he vaguely saw the end. At this moment, he suddenly heard an elderly voice coming from the alley’s end.

”You’re not from the Xue Family? Who are you? How did you find this place?”

Nani? Is there a third person in this hidden path?

Ye Haochuan felt strange and grew cautious.

”Shouldn’t I be the one asking you this? Why are you in Senior Yin’s Secret Treasury?”

It was a woman’s voice, but Ye Haochuan was shocked to find that the voice wasn’t the somewhat raspy sound of Fan Qingqing, but a clear, bright, and very charming voice.

Hearing this, Ye Haochuan suddenly froze.

”Qingyin? How is she here?” Ye Haochuan said dazedly.

On the other end of the alley, the owner of the elderly voice seemed somewhat surprised too, but moments later, laughed heartily and said, ”Are you the descendant of the Secret Treasury’s owner? Haha, I’ve been waiting here for hundreds of years, finally waiting for you!”

The one who uttered that elderly voice was a ragged old man. His entire body had become a mere skeleton wrapped in skin, looking terrifyingly eerie.

”You... were waiting for me?” Fan Qingyin said in surprise.

”Indeed! I unintentionally learned of the Secret Treasury of an ancient Great Power here and searched relentlessly. I finally found it, enduring countless hardships to reach here. But was stopped by a door, unable to proceed.

I searched for decades outside, to no avail. Finally, I decided to wait here. Unexpectedly, I really have waited!”

Stopping briefly, the old man then spoke coldly to Fan Qingyin, ”Little girl, hand over the key to that door, and I can ensure a quick death for you!”

As he spoke, he unleashed his imposing aura.

Fan Qingyin’s body trembled instantly; the old man’s cultivation was surprisingly as strong as that of a Nascent Soul Late Stage. Facing such a powerhouse, she, with her Core Formation Mid-Stage, couldn’t withstand even one attack.

”I...” Fan Qingyin hesitated, but moments later, her expression turned resolute. She gritted her silver teeth and said, ”No, this is the Secret Treasury Senior Yin left for me, and I’ll never give it to you, not even in death!”

”Hmph, do you think just because you won’t give it to me, I won’t get it?” the old man snorted coldly, ”Fine, if you’re unwilling to hand it over, I’ll just kill you first, then take it from you!”

Before finishing his words, he suddenly waved his dry, stick-like hands, and a Spirit Qi Great Sword condensed out of thin air, striking toward Fan Qingyin.