Catching Monsters

Chapter 551 Trap
"And then what?" Vulture frowned and said in a deep voice, "If what Tuoba Anyi said is true, and the other party is Xie Yifeng, his swordsmanship is quite good, the chances of successfully snatching it from him by force are probably not high."

"Tuoba Anyi, you said that you and Tuoba Kun encountered a trap, which is why you discovered the golden toad?" Jiang Yun asked, "Do you remember the location of the trap?"

Tuoba Anyi nodded repeatedly: "I remember."

After saying that, he looked around on the map for a while and then pointed to one of the locations: "Right here."

Soon, Jiang Yun had an idea and whispered a few words in Master Lingxin's ear.

Upon hearing this, Master Lingxin frowned, clasped his hands together, and slowly said, "A monk cannot lie."

Jiang Yun took a deep breath and reminded Master Lingxin, "Master, we've already come this far, why are we still worried about this?"

Unexpectedly, Master Lingxin looked resolute and slowly said, "This is my bottom line."

Jiang Yun glanced around and recognized most of the people present, including Xie Yifeng and Shan Tiangang.

It will probably be difficult to get close.

Jiang Yun could only say, "Master Lingxin, you just need to do this..."

Soon, Jiang Yun whispered something in Master Lingxin's ear, and after listening, Master Lingxin still frowned.

Xiao Jingzhi stepped forward, put his hands together, and said, "Master, you are a compassionate monk. If I can obtain this opportunity in the holy land, the world will not be in chaos."

"If it falls into the hands of those with ambition, the world will descend into chaos, and countless poor people will die."

"You're just telling a little lie to save the world."

Xiao Jingzhi, after all, was a person who had read extensively since childhood, and with just a few simple words, he gave Master Lingxin a reason.

Upon hearing this, Master Lingxin clasped his hands together and chanted, "Amitabha."

Seeing that Master Lingxin had agreed, Jiang Yun hurriedly said, "Quickly, cover your faces and search everywhere for Xie Yifeng and the other person."

"If you encounter them, don't reveal your presence. Just leave their side and then find us."

……

Most of the experts who entered the Holy Tomb were now wandering around aimlessly.

Occasionally, skilled individuals would spot the cave and enter it...

The cave is filled with various traps, ferocious beasts, and dangers, making it difficult for the group, who have lost their magical powers, to even escape.

But most people guessed that the golden toad mentioned on the stone tablet was probably inside this cave.

Many people have followed suit, hoping to find the golden toad.

Meanwhile, Shan Tiangang and Xie Yifeng were also trying their luck inside the huge cave.

What if good luck really comes, and a golden toad comes knocking on your door again, just like before?
During this time, many unfamiliar experts also walked past them.

However, for the time being, everyone is at peace with each other. After all, the golden toad has not yet appeared, and unless they are enemies, they would not fight each other inside.

Following the map in their hands, the two finally arrived at a fork in the road.

Both sides of the intersection are passable, but if you continue forward, you will be outside the scope of their half of the map.

"Continue inside?"

"I asked in a deep voice," said Shan Tiangang beside him.

Xie Yifeng nodded and was about to go deeper inside when he suddenly heard the sound of hurried footsteps fleeing in front of him.

Upon closer inspection, the two realized it was a monk.

"Eh, Master Lingxin?" Xie Yifeng recognized the other person; the two had crossed paths in their early years.

Xie Yifeng had a very good impression of Master Lingxin, because Master Lingxin was a well-known ascetic monk in the martial arts world and a true Buddhist practitioner.

"Master, what's wrong with you?"

Master Lingxin clasped his hands together, closed his eyes, and slowly said, "Just now, a group of thieves heard that I had a complete map of the Holy Tomb, and they actually wanted to kill me and take the map."

"Amitabha."

Upon hearing Master Lingxin's words, Xie Yifeng and Shan Tiangang's eyes flickered slightly, and they exchanged a glance.

Xie Yifeng then looked behind Master Lingxin and said, "These people, for the sake of a sage's opportunity, actually dared to lay a hand on a highly accomplished monk like you, Master."

“Master, we have long admired you. Since you have the map to the Holy Tomb, why don’t we travel together? If we encounter danger, we can look after each other, right?”

Dan Tiangang narrowed his eyes slightly, his hand behind his back already gripping a dagger. If this monk was ungrateful and unwilling to travel with him...

Then kill him and take the map from his hands.

"That would be best." Master Lingxin breathed a slight sigh of relief upon hearing this, and then said, "This map wouldn't be of much use to me, so let's give it to Xie Jianshen."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yifeng waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "How can that be?"

"This humble monk only obtained the map of the Sacred Tomb by chance and came in to see the legendary Sacred Tomb," Master Lingxin said, taking out two maps and handing them over. Although Xie Yifeng said it wasn't appropriate, his hands were quite honest, and he quickly took the maps.

Dan Tiangang, who was standing nearby, quickly came over and, after a careful inspection, confirmed that half of them were fine.

This is truly a timely help!
Dan Tiangang asked in a deep voice, "Master, how did you obtain this map?"

Clearly, Shan Tiangang still harbored some doubts.

Master Lingxin casually replied, "I obtained it by some chance. By the way, I just saw the Golden Toad in the passage and it was captured by a group of people."

"It's a pity that I am all alone, while the other side has a large number of people and is powerful, so I don't dare to get too close."

Upon hearing this, Xie Yifeng narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Master, how many people are on the other side?"

"There were probably three or five people, but they were far apart, so I couldn't see them clearly."

After a moment's thought, Xie Yifeng said, "Please lead us there, Master. Once we have gathered three golden toads, we can enter the sage's coffin together."

"Together, we will receive the opportunity of the sage."

In fact, Xie Yifeng was initially wary of Master Lingxin, but after the other party directly gave him the map of the Holy Tomb, that wariness was basically dispelled.

The three walked for about the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, and just as they were about to continue forward, Xie Yifeng's expression suddenly changed slightly.

Their feet slipped, and instantly, a trap appeared. Although he and Shan Tiangang had lost their magic power, they were still top experts and quickly grabbed the cliffs on both sides.

The two of them immediately looked down.

This is a square passage with a diameter of two meters and an unfathomable depth. A cold wind blows from below from time to time, as if there is something dangerous lurking below.

"Quickly, grab my hand." Master Lingxin's voice rang out from above.

The two quickly grabbed Master Lingxin's hand.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, Jiang Yun, Tuoba Anyi, Vulture and his group appeared all around and held Master Lingxin down firmly.

"What do you want?" Upon seeing this, Shan Tiangang's expression changed slightly, and he shouted, "Jiang Yun!"

Jiang Yun squatted beside the trap, squinted his eyes, stared at the two men, and said, "Gentlemen, the golden toads you are carrying should be returned to their rightful owners."

"You may not know this, but the golden toad in your hands was obtained from this trap."

"Down there, there is a rather ferocious spider demon."

“If we throw you and this monk down there, you’ll probably become food for that spider.”

Upon hearing this, Xie Yifeng's face turned icy cold: "Jiang Yun, what exactly do you want to do?"

"It's simple, hand over the golden toad, and I'll spare the lives of the three of you," Jiang Yun threatened.

Upon hearing this, Shan Tiangang couldn't help but glance down. His heart skipped a beat; what if Xie Yifeng was unwilling to hand over the golden toad...?

The three of them were thrown down. With Xie Yifeng's skills and swordsmanship, he might be able to escape, but he might not be able to leave alive.

Xie Yifeng frowned, and after pondering for a while, he took out the golden toad from his arms and threw it forcefully.

Jiang Yun reached out and grabbed the golden toad, then glanced at the people around him and said, "Retreat!"

Soon, except for the monk Lingxin who was still holding onto the two men's arms, Jiang Yun and the others quickly retreated.

Knowing that Xie Yifeng was quite strong, they ran a great distance in one breath. After confirming that Xie Yifeng was not chasing them, Jiang Yun said with some regret, "It's a pity that Master Lingxin firmly disagreed with killing them... Otherwise, if they had been thrown into the cave of that spider beast, they would have been severely injured even if they didn't die."

The vulture beside him shook his head and slowly said, "It's already quite rare that Master Lingxin agreed to help you deceive people."

"He would definitely not agree to let two more lives be lost because of his fraud."

"After all, they are monks, and they are not quite the same as us."

Jiang Yun listened to the vulture's words and nodded slowly. That made sense. In fact, Master Lingxin had to keep up the act and stay behind to clean up the mess so as not to ruin his reputation.

At the same time, Master Lingxin had already pulled Xie Yifeng and Shan Tiangang out of the trap.

Xie Yifeng took a deep breath and said gratefully to Master Lingxin, "Thank you, Master. If you hadn't caught us, we might have already fallen into that trap."

"Amitabha." Master Lingxin put his hands together in prayer.

Xie Yifeng gritted his teeth and said, "Just wait, I'll tear Jiang Yun to pieces sooner or later..."

Just then, a low growl of a wild beast suddenly came from the trap below.

The three quickly looked down, and from the depths of the pitch-black trap, six blood-red eyes swiftly crawled up from below.

"Oh no, how did it get out? Run!"

The three men's expressions changed drastically. Xie Yifeng instinctively grabbed Master Lingxin's hand and ran away as fast as he could.

(End of this chapter)