Boom, boom...!
Just as Xu Taiping and Blade Ghost prepared to strike again, two thunderous crashes rang out in succession, and the two of them were pinned beneath the enormous palm shadow as well.
At this sight, the sliver of hope that had just risen in Zhu Yan, who lay prone on the ground, was abruptly snuffed out.
He sighed and secretly transmitted his voice to Blade Ghost and Xu Taiping:
"You two experts, if only you had listened to me and acted sooner."
Blade Ghost said impatiently:
"It would be even better if you could shut up!"
If Zhu Yan had not rashly attacked just now, they would never have needed to attack Lu Yu.
Rebuked by Blade Ghost, Zhu Yan immediately wore an expression of utter disbelief.
Just then, Lu Yu, whose expression was rather unpleasant, suddenly looked coldly at the three of them and said:
"Since you two value loyalty and friendship so much, you can go down the shaft with him!"
As he spoke, Lu Yu forcefully beckoned again. Xu Taiping and Blade Ghost slid across the ground, finally coming to lie prone beside Zhu Yan.
Xu Taiping and Blade Ghost exchanged a glance, both their eyes revealing relief.
Lu Yu then walked behind the three of them, folded his arms across his chest, and called out:
"Everyone below, come up at once!"
At these words, accompanied by a series of muffled rumbles, the mine slaves captured by the Jade Appraisal Pavilion came rushing out of the mine shaft one after another.
Each of them carried an enormous cloth bag on their back.
Zhu Yan frowned and explained to Xu Taiping and Blade Ghost through voice transmission:
"These mine slaves must be digging for ancient porcelain and ancient jade near the shaft entrance because their cultivation