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Chapter 1088 - 1060: Mechanism Stone Room

Chapter 1088: Chapter 1060: Mechanism Stone Room

If he were true to his style, Li Chen would definitely cause a commotion first, take An Xiu away, and teach the people here a lesson. If anyone were to block his way, he’d kill them effortlessly, making it perfect.

But for some reason, Li Chen had an ominous intuition in the depths of his subconscious.

His intuition told him not to do that, or serious trouble would ensue.

Li Chen had always placed great trust in his intuition, so he chose to hide for the time being and refrained from acting directly.

He truly wanted to see what this place was all about and why they had kidnapped An Xiu.

Li Chen’s current strength was incomparable to before, yet he retained his caution and wouldn’t reveal his trump card unless absolutely necessary.

It was this caution that allowed Li Chen to survive until now.

The saying "plans change" is always relevant, so Li Chen habitually kept a backup plan in place for any possible changes.

Disguising himself, Li Chen infiltrated the center of the settlement at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye.

Even from a distance, Li Chen could tell that was the core of the entire settlement.

It was a stone house completely different from the surrounding buildings. Unlike the wooden houses around it, this stone house was built exceptionally sturdy; even by his standards, apart from aesthetic shortcomings, it was even more solid than skyscrapers in the city.

Surprised, Li Chen saw many people entering the stone house, and their clothing was noticeably different from the ordinary people he saw in the Miao Village.

"Let’s see what tricks you’re up to,"

With a flash of his figure, Li Chen was suddenly on the roof of the stone house.

Using True Qi to infuse his fingers, he silently drilled a small hole in the roof of the stone house and began to investigate.

"This time, we must not make any mistakes. We’ve been planning for so many years, and it’s finally about to succeed. Once completed, it will be the day our Miaojiang Gu art truly reigns supreme. At that time, forget about those armies outside; even those hidden freak martial artists won’t be able to stop us!"

"Absolutely, this time, we must not make any mistakes!"

"Remember, no mishaps until the plan is complete, no matter what!"

Upon hearing the conversation inside, Li Chen’s eyes narrowed slightly.

Vaguely, he felt that there was something familiar about the people inside.

When his gaze fell on one individual’s face, an expression of realization appeared.

The man sitting at the head—wasn’t he the leader of the group that attacked An Cheng’s village?

"No wonder he looks so familiar... That man seems to be called Miao Zheng," Li Chen squinted slightly.

He didn’t know what these people were planning, but he understood one thing: after the last incident, they hadn’t given up and were scheming again.

"Last time, we wanted to find someone to make an example of, but who would have thought that King of the Netherworld was so strong, annihilating our Super Gu and even stealing the Gu King larva. Damn it!" A man suddenly exclaimed with a grim face.

Hearing this, Miao Zheng’s face also grew a bit sullen.

"Miao Jie, are you expressing your dissatisfaction with me?" Miao Zheng said menacingly.

"I’m sorry... Clan Leader, I misspoke!" The man named Miao Jie turned pale and immediately slapped himself hard in the face, drawing blood from his lips, showing that the slap was anything but gentle.

"Forget it." Seeing Miao Jie strike himself so hard, Miao Zheng’s expression eased slightly.

"You’re right, last time, I was indeed careless," Miao Zheng said indifferently. "Although our plan is about to succeed, we’d better remain cautious afterward."

"The most reliable method is to test ’its’ power using martial artists. We’ve heard legends but have no idea how strong ’it’ really is, so we should proceed carefully."

"Clan Leader is right!"

"I agree!"

Seeing everyone start to agree with him, Miao Zheng nodded in satisfaction. "Alright, that’s it for today. Go about your own business. Remember to gather information from outside. Also, keep An Cheng’s daughter closely watched!"

As he spoke, Miao Zheng’s face turned vicious, "This time, I want to make that old man An Cheng wish for death!"

"Yes!"

The meeting ended, and the crowd dispersed, each leaving the stone house.

Miao Zheng, however, sat alone in the room without moving.

After a long while, Miao Zheng silently walked to the corner of the stone house and silently opened a hidden door leading underground.

Li Chen watched this but didn’t act recklessly.

Not until another considerable amount of time passed did Miao Zheng emerge from the hidden door, carefully glancing around before closing it and walking out of the stone house.

Li Chen glanced at the doorway of the stone house, where someone was indeed standing guard.

Fortunately, he had never intended to go through the front door.

Encasing his hands in True Qi, Li Chen began the manual dismantling of the house.

For him, dealing with this stone house was a one- or two-step process. But to avoid alerting the people in the settlement, he slowly started digging on the roof.

Even Miao Zheng would never expect someone to infiltrate this place through this method, right?

After finally excavating a passage large enough to enter, Li Chen jumped down directly into the tightly sealed stone house.

He quietly approached the door and, upon confirming that no one outside had noticed him, began to examine the surroundings.

This stone house indeed contained secrets. Not only were there strict guards, but inside there were many mechanisms. One misstep could trigger numerous traps at once.

These mechanisms could alert outsiders and hide dangers that even made Li Chen feel cautious. He guessed that these traps might conceal deadly Gu insects.

Fortunately, he had already solved more complex traps; he wasn’t foolish enough to touch these rudimentary ones.

Without hesitation, he opened the secret door Miao Zheng had carefully guarded and silently went down.

What Li Chen didn’t expect was that beneath the stone house, there was a vast space.

And as soon as Li Chen entered, he was frozen at the sight of what lay inside.

"What... what is this?!"