"Not at all. When it comes to scheming, Brother Ding is the true master. My meager skills aren't even fit to tie your shoes."
Commander Wang retreated while waving his enormous blue claw to block Lu Bei's pursuit.
The latter charged forward with his saber. When he reached the bend, all he saw was the mechanism stone wall dropping down. Commander Wang bent over and waved goodbye, his phoenix eyes narrowing into slits as his smile turned eerily sinister.
If the Luminous Pearls on either side had been replaced with pink light bulbs, this would have been the perfect setup for inviting someone into a trap to discuss business.
Boom!!
A white saber flash slammed straight down, shaking the passage violently when it struck the stone wall.
Lu Bei hurried to the wall and felt around, but failed to find the mechanism. He cursed his bad luck under his breath. The stone passage was on the verge of collapse and could cave in at any moment. He had no choice. Breaking into a sprint, he ran toward another passage.
This was the so-called clear route Commander Wang had mentioned. It was obviously a load of nonsense. If he'd had any other choice, Lu Bei would rather have waited where he was for She Xuan's rescue than take this path.
Rumble—
The stone passage behind him collapsed at terrifying speed. Lu Bei dashed ahead, and after he escaped the area filled with dust, what awaited him was a maze-like pyramid Earthly Dao.
Three paths, three directions.
The classic three-way choice. Lu Bei had neither She Xuan's keen sense of smell nor Commander Wang's bizarre method of scouting paths. Drawing on his years of experience tackling endless exam questions, he chose the middle path.
Half a minute later, he came back out.