Chapter 375
Chapter 375 Abandoned Haunted House
After leaving Ji Sheng Hall, Hexi never stopped advancing towards the other courtyard in Yan Jing city’s eastern outskirts .
Inside Yan Jing city, you couldn’t fly with your sword, so Hexi exhausted her qinggong . At xu shi [1], Hexi was able to see the area three li north of the eastern outskirts .
A small unremarkable hill sat here . An official road led up to the eastern side of this hill, but because it was night time, people on the road had long since been scarce .
On the west side of the hill, there was a house that seemed to be particularly gloomy and shabby .
From far away, in the dark night, one could only see a yellow piece of paper that was stuck to black painted doors . The piece of paper fluttered about in the wind whenever it blew .
There weren’t any decorations at the door nor was there a plaque . Even the eaves were sunken in, exposing a fist-sized hole .
The whole house seemed to have merged into one with the surrounding night . Just by looking at it would cause someone to feel a type of gloomy cold .
If an ordinary person were to be walking along this official road and happened across this residence, they would definitely think this was an abandoned haunted house . They wouldn’t have any interest in checking this house out .
The white moon brocade robe Hexi was wearing had already been changed into agile black clothes .
She didn’t use any spiritual energy, just her qinggong to jump over the wall . All her actions were soundless, even the bats hanging on the eaves weren’t disturbed by her presence .
Using the map Hexi took from shopkeeper Qin, Hexi quickly made her way through the house .
And along this road, Hexi saw many martial artists hidden inside the house .
At the very least, they were at high-rank Foundation Establishment stage . Every one of them was holding their breath and concealing themselves in the main courtyard, seeming as if they were patiently waiting for something .
What surprised Hexi the most was the fact that this entire residence was separated by a boundary .
The front yard was eerie . The martial artists were all hidden in secret places, not speaking and not moving . While the back yard was filled with patrolling martial artists . At times, one could even hear their boisterous laughter and conversation .
The map shopkeeper Qin gave her indicated that the location of the basement was in the back yard .
This allowed Hexi to be convinced just a bit more of this map’s authenticity .
Relying on the Purple Abyss Vine’s unique ability, Hexi was able to quickly break through the boundary and travel through the back yard’s various houses .
In the time it took to burn a stick of incense, she was finally able to locate the basement’s entrance which was similar to an ancestral hall .
The simple jade slip was lightly inserted into the notch at the entrance of the basement . As the basement began opening, a murky and moist smell along with the pungent smell of blood assaulted one’s senses .
Hexi’s body flashed into the basement . After walking for a moment, she saw an iron door .
This iron door seemed to be very thick and didn’t seem to have a lock or chain . Evidently, this door needed to be opened from the inside .
Hexi pushed against the door but found out that it didn’t even move an inch and the light in her eyes dimmed a little .
Suddenly, Xie Chongming’s harsh face flashed through Hexi’s mind . The corners of her mouth raised up and she quickly took out a disguise from her space, putting it on her face .
In the space of a few breaths, the originally beautiful youth transformed into a grizzly bearded old man .
Even the greedy glint in Xie Chongming’s eyes was imitated to perfection .
Although her build couldn’t be changed in such a short period of time, this disguise would be sufficient inside the dusky basement .
Hexi softly knocked on the iron door . Soon after, a square hole appeared on the iron door .
A guard peered out of the hole and at once, he saw the disguised Hexi’s impatient face . “Why haven’t you quickly opened the door? Until what time do you want me to wait here?”
[1] xu shi – a period of time between 7 and 9 pm
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