Kitz's Equipment Slots

"Strange. Qin Hui had so many Black Guards with him. How could they all disappear together?" Qiao Rui said. "We're talking about a whole group, not just two or three people. Hiding their tracks couldn't have been easy."

"None of the sentries saw Qin Hui's group," Bai Xiaowen said. "That means he's still hiding somewhere deep inside Blood God Palace. I can think of one place."

Li Shuyi's eyes lit up. "You don't mean the Armory Secret Passage?"

"It's the only place that could hide so many people without the sentries throughout Blood God Palace spotting them," Bai Xiaowen said.

"But isn't the palace master the only one who knows about the Armory Secret Passage?"

Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "The Armory was built a century ago. What secret stays hidden for a hundred years? Besides, Qin Hui managed to master the Blood God Scripture. What else is impossible?"

Qiao Rui nodded. "Right. As the chief steward of Blood God Peak, Qin Hui must have had countless chances to learn how to open the passage. That's nothing compared with getting into the Armory itself, and I'd believe he could do that too."

"Then we'll go in and search. If we find even one Black Guard from Blood God Peak in the passage, we can follow the trail to whoever's leading them," Bai Xiaowen said.

"Should we tell Gu Yulian?" Qiao Rui asked.

Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "No. It's best to keep our pursuit of Qin Hui through the passage secret. He's spent years building his position on Blood God Peak; there's no telling what agents he's left behind. I'll prepare a backup measure, just in case."

With the Blood God Edict, Bai Xiaowen could now go anywhere among the three peaks and four valleys of Blood God Palace. He