As the hexagonal key returned to the Kan position, the Bagua symbol above it faintly lit up with a golden glow. The light was very dim, barely noticeable unless one looked closely.
Upon closer inspection, it wasn't all the array positions that lit up. The light began from the Kan position, then the Dui position… one after another, with very short intervals, about a second between each. This made it appear like a seven-colored lamp, giving a dazzling impression.
However, as I watched, my eyes suddenly lit up. This should be a hint!
If it were meant to be bright, why not light up all at once, or flash in a rotating sequence?
It flashed with a pattern, a rhythm. If I still couldn't figure out it was the Bagua lock for closing the door, then I truly deserved to be captured by Li Zuoquan.
Thinking of how to close the door, I was so excited I almost jumped up. When the faint light lit up from the Kan position again, I focused my mind and began to silently memorize it as the light appeared.
After lighting up several times, the golden halo of light disappeared. I pondered, wasn't this the route map I had just taken out of the Kan position? I was so stupid, how could I not have thought of such a simple problem?
"Song Qingyun, why are you grinning there like an idiot? Say it out loud, let's all have a laugh."
Li Zuoquan's words interrupted my joyful thoughts. I slapped myself, how could I forget the danger? Damn it.
When I turned my gaze to Li Zuoquan, my eyeballs almost fell out. This guy had, without a sound, almost escaped the main hall, leaving only one array position. If he hadn't spoken, I would have been captured by him directly.
I had no time to talk to him. I quickly twisted the hexagonal key, determined to close the door before him, no matter what.
But the more anxious I was, the more mistakes I made. I only twisted it three times before turning to the wrong position. The hexagonal key returned to the Kan position again, making me almost cry.
I could only encourage myself in my heart, trying hard to control myself, not to get excited, and not to make any mistakes, otherwise, time would run out.
Seeing me fumbling with the hexagonal key again, Li Zuoquan also hurried to deduce how to navigate the last array position. He occasionally let out a ghostly howl to disturb my concentration, and several times I almost twisted the wrong position.
When the hexagonal key returned to the Qian position, I felt a slight tremor in the ground, and then the two bronze doors began to move slowly.
"It's done!"
I shouted excitedly.
Li Zuoquan, inside the door, naturally saw the doors slowly closing. His face, which had turned pale from excessive consumption of Yin energy, was now almost transparently white, almost revealing his inner organs.
"Heh heh, I'm still a step ahead! You can rest assured and search for the Hu Kui Seal inside at your leisure."
Hearing this, Li Zuoquan's complexion turned from white to red, and then completely black. He glared at me without speaking, but frowned and stared intently at the ground, as if searching for something. Sudan Novel Network
This made my heart skip a beat. Could it be that he had discovered the secret of the raised lines on the ground? If he had, it would be terrible.
Watching the two large doors move slowly, I was so anxious I almost jumped up and cursed. The doors had opened very quickly, but why were they closing so slowly, like a turtle crawling?
In fact, the speed of opening and closing was the same. It was just that I was too anxious, so I felt the speed was slow.
The only thing I could do now was to disrupt Li Zuoquan's deduction, to prevent him from leaving the Dui position before the bronze doors closed. Then I would have succeeded.
"Old Li, let's chat for a while. We might not have a chance to meet again. Do you have any last words you'd like me to pass on? For example, who will be your successor, who will inherit your property, or how many illegitimate children you have outside? Just say anything?"
"..."
Seeing that he ignored me, I changed my approach.
"Oh, my memory failed me. I forgot you're a lonely old man, a bachelor with no children. Then let's talk about how it felt when Li Rui shot you. Tell me about it..."
Upon mentioning Li Rui, Li Zuoquan's body trembled slightly, but he still didn't make a sound, still looking down and frowning as he deduced.
Although his movements were slight, I had been watching him closely, so it didn't escape my eyes. Seeing that mentioning Li Rui might work, I was delighted. I had finally found a way to deal with him.
They say you shouldn't hit someone in the face, or expose their shortcomings. Now it seemed that this Li Rui was his weakness!
It made sense. Anyone who was killed by someone closest to them wouldn't feel good, let alone Li Rui, whom Li Zuoquan considered the successor of the Li family.
Although I felt ashamed of my actions, I had to continue to 'rub salt into his wounds' for the sake of survival.
"I imagine that feeling must have been terrible. Don't worry, I'll avenge you. When I leave here and go back, I'll definitely call the police and have them arrest him. What do you think? I estimate he'll get at least life imprisonment, or perhaps the death penalty if it's serious. Am I being good to you?"
"..."
Watching the bronze doors closing with less than two meters left, I smiled triumphantly, ready to witness Li Zuoquan's final struggle. I didn't even need to say any more taunting words.
After saying so much, and rushing out of the array, my throat was almost parched. I watched coldly as the doors closed.
When the two doors were less than a meter apart, Li Zuoquan suddenly raised his head, a smile on his face, and said to me, "So that's how it is. It's the raised golden lines carved on the ground. Heh heh, kid, you're still too young to compete with me."
Hearing this, I was greatly shocked. He had finally found it. Seeing Li Zuoquan about to emerge from the Dui position, I blurted out a curse, but it was useless. The doors were less than half a meter apart. As long as they held for a few seconds until the doors were fully closed, even if he were a god, he would have to eat shit inside with me.
"Damn it, I'll risk it."
This was a moment of life or death. The only way to delay his emergence was to use the Tian Tui Seal. As I thought, so I acted.
I formed hand seals with both hands and silently recited the incantation.
As Xuan Yang Qi flowed into my hands, a light like a 40-watt light bulb rose from my hands. The moment the light appeared, it caught Li Zuoquan's attention.
"I really underestimated you. You still have this trick..."
I didn't reply, but earnestly condensed my Xuan Yang Qi. As long as I could block him inside the door, I would win.
Just then, a sense of dread washed over me. I instinctively glanced inside the door and saw that Li Zuoquan was only a few steps away from leaving the Dui position, while my Tian Tui Seal was only half-formed.
What scared me most was that I didn't know when he had condensed a ball of pitch-black Yin energy in front of his chest. The moment he left the Dui array position, he struck at me with the ink-black Yin energy ball in his hand, followed closely behind.
At this moment, the door had less than half a meter of gap remaining. If I couldn't withstand Li Zuoquan's attack, he would escape from inside with this opportunity. Mustering the last bit of my strength, I channeled all my Xuan Yang Qi to my hands. The Tian Tui Seal shone like a golden sun, slowly rising in my hands before I struck it into the bronze door.
Boom—
Humming—
I felt a powerful force rebound from my hands, and my body involuntarily flew up. Due to the massive loss of Xuan Yang Qi in my body, my eyelids felt heavy, and my body felt weak.
The moment I fainted, I heard Li Zuoquan shout loudly, "No!"
I felt relieved, knowing I had finally trapped him, and then I knew nothing more.