"If he was with me, why would I come looking?"

Shi Shengtian looked at Lei Zhenming, and couldn’t help but feel angry in his heart:

"How dare you ask?

"If it wasn’t for your recklessness, how could you have triggered the mechanical puppets?

"If not for that, how would the child be lost?

"How did you all end up here? Quickly, explain truthfully!"

Lei Zhenming immediately interjected:

"Senior, don’t be angry, don’t be angry.

"How could I, Old Lei, have thought that touching the statue would cause a battle to ensue?

"If I had known, even with a hundred guts, I wouldn’t have dared to touch it.

"Wasn’t I just trying to boost Miss Wei’s courage when she was frightened by the statue?

"We were pushed back by the statue during the scuffle, accidentally triggered a mechanism, and couldn’t return, so we fumbled our way here.

"But according to Senior Shi, was Mr. Shi also lost in the chaos?"

"...Hmm."

Shi Shengtian frowned deeply.

Lei Zhenming’s heart skipped a beat.

He thought to himself, could Shi Cheng have followed them?

How could they not have noticed all the way?

Logically, even though Shi Cheng’s martial arts are not bad, it shouldn’t be enough to escape the notice of all of them.

After all...

Thinking to this point, he shifted his gaze and said with a smile:

"How about this, Old Lei cannot shirk responsibility for Mr. Shi’s disappearance.

"Let me help Senior find Mr. Shi."

"Hmph."

Shi Shengtian sneered: "I..."

He paused slightly and raised his eyebrows, scanning the surrounding relief carvings, then nodded:

"You have a good heart, so I’ll leave it to you."

"Alright."

Lei Zhenming nodded repeatedly, wanting to ask a few more questions, but didn’t want to complicate matters.

He immediately reminded:

"Senior, you shouldn’t look at the relief carvings here.

"They have a deep demonic nature in them..."

"Stop talking nonsense, go find the person quickly!"

Shi Shengtian snorted coldly, swung his sleeve, and a burst of inner strength surged out.

Lei Zhenming’s body staggered back a few steps but didn’t dare to say more and could only laugh along:

"Alright, alright... this junior will go now."

After saying that, he glanced at the few people behind him, and immediately, a group of people dashed out of the hall, met with Qi Dingtian and others, and then left leisurely.

After a few people disappeared completely, Shi Shengtian looked at Qi Dingtian:

"Why did you transmit sound to have me agree to him just now?"

"To save some effort."

Qi Dingtian smiled: "Listen to what I have to say..."

...

...

Lei Zhenming led a group of elite fighters from the Nanhai martial world, leaving the two halls, one bright and one dark, and arrived in the outer corridor.

Just a few steps out, he heard someone whispering:

"Are we really going to look for that Shi Cheng?"

Lei Zhenming nodded slightly:

"We must find him... but after this.

"Otherwise, if he meets Su Mo, things might go awry!"

On hearing this, everyone exchanged glances, and someone said in a deep voice:

"From Shi Shengtian and the others’ unharmed appearance, that statue shouldn’t have hurt Su Mo and the others.

"But why didn’t they act together?"

"I wanted to inquire just now... but feared arousing Shi Shengtian’s suspicion."

Lei Zhenming gently let out a breath:

"However, no matter what, this is also a good opportunity."

Speaking to this point, he turned back to look at the few people present with a slight smile:

"The relief carvings within the secret chamber, if you look at them closely, will cause one to lose their mind and fall into martial arts comprehension.

"He has us looking for Shi Cheng while he stays there. After my reminder, how could he not be cautious of the carvings?

"Thus... we only need to wait a little longer, and they will be at our mercy!"

"Hmph..."

At the end of Lei Zhenming’s words, a cold snort was heard:

"Even if they are not entrapped by the carvings, if we all rush forward, they might not be opponents."

Hearing this, Lei Zhenming gave that person a thoughtful look, lightly shaking his head:

"Don’t underestimate that Nanhai Martial Elder."

"Then in your view, how should we deal with them?"

Another person asked in a deep voice.

Lei Zhenming hesitated slightly and then said:

"The monks from Jingang Temple are known for meddling in others’ affairs.

"They are useless, so we can kill them completely.

"There is some connection between the little monk and Su Mo, so we can spare his life temporarily and plan later.

"Qi Dingtian and Su Mo are closely related, which can throw his mind into chaos. Beat him half to death, take him hostage, and even lure Wei Ziyi, making Su Mo act cautiously.

"Lastly, there’s Shi Shengtian..."

"Shi Shengtian is a martial arts expert. If he could be swayed to our side, he would be of great aid!"

"However, this man is the Nanhai Martial Elder, eccentric and ruthless. He once went on a killing spree in my area. If not for the Island Master’s prohibition, I would have led a team to hunt down this old thief long ago. This man won’t easily cooperate with us."

"Indeed."

Lei Zhenming nodded:

"This man is formidable and must not be underestimated... so when we strike later, focus on killing him first.

"A single blow should be fatal, but don’t damage his face.

"Later, take his head and hand it to Miao Shouqian!"

"Brilliant!"

"Marvelous!"

"Everyone says that Lei Zhenming is brawny and straightforward, who would have thought he is so full of cunning schemes? Along the way, even Su Mo didn’t notice anything amiss."

"Then let’s kill the elderly first, then find the younger one. Make Su Mo lose a significant aid!

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