Although Xuan Yuanjue's words seemed like scolding, there was actually deep concern in them. Shen Li swaggered forward. "I know. You should also be careful."
Sure enough, just as Shen Li had expected, even in this open - air maze, there were lighting tools. She took down the torch hanging on the wall and continued walking forward leisurely, occasionally looking back at Xuan Yuanjue.
"Walk faster. Let's get out of this maze quickly. I always feel that the atmosphere in this maze is a bit strange. It doesn't seem as simple as the so - called marriage maze on the surface."
Xuan Yuanjue had frowned tightly since they entered the maze. He always felt that there must be some secrets hidden here.
Soon, Shen Li found that it was getting darker and darker. The open - air environment above had turned completely black. They could only see the way ahead by the light of the torch in their hands.
Xuan Yuanjue took the torch from Shen Li and protected her behind him. "You watch out for the back. I'll look ahead."
As soon as they changed positions, a swarm of bats swooped down. Shen Li had to bend down and hide behind Xuan Yuanjue. She couldn't help sighing silently in her heart. Fortunately, she had changed positions with Xuan Yuanjue in time. She was most afraid of bats and the like.
Xuan Yuanjue felt a great sense of accomplishment. From time to time, he waved the torch in his hand to drive away the flying insects and bats.
Suddenly, Xuan Yuanjue stopped. Shen Li accidentally bumped her head into Xuan Yuanjue's solid back muscles. She rubbed her head discontentedly. "What's wrong? Did you find something?"
Xuan Yuanjue shone the torch forward, but the visible range was limited. The whole cave was so dark that Xuan Yuanjue could only clearly see the things within half a meter around him.
"The environment here is very different from when we first came in. I think there might be traps."
After all, this was a maze of Qimen Dunjia. Shen Li very much agreed with his words. Looking around, there seemed to be no gravel. So Shen Li could only take out the broken silver from her sleeve.
She blinked her eyes. "We'll know if there are traps or not by testing."
Saying that, she gently threw the silver out. Perhaps using a little true energy, the silver actually bounced on the ground like a skipping stone.
When the bouncing sound stopped, neither of them seemed to notice any abnormality, but there was a strange sound.
Xuan Yuanjue grabbed Shen Li's hand. "Did you hear that? It's different from the sound of the broken silver hitting the ground."
Shen Li also looked serious and nodded.
"I think there must be Qimen Dunjia or some traps here. Maybe the traps we triggered are far away and we just didn't see them."
Shen Li very much agreed with what Xuan Yuanjue said. After all, the broken silver couldn't bounce on every inch of the ground. But the broken silver was limited. If they didn't use it to test, it would be bad if they stepped on a trap.
Xuan Yuanjue took out a very long red thread from somewhere. He tightly tied it to a gold ingot. The gold ingot looked rather eye - catching.
Shen Li couldn't help laughing. She covered her mouth and said, "Is this your newly invented hidden weapon? Are you going to use it to deal with these Qimen Dunjia?"
Xuan Yuanjue just gave her a sideways look. He knew that Shen Li must have understood his plan. She was just asking on purpose. After laughing enough, Shen Li also felt a bit bored. So she said, "You use it to test. I'll help you guard."
Xuan Yuanjue nodded. For a moment, the atmosphere became a bit solemn, and they were standing extremely close to each other.
With a sudden force, the gold ingot in Xuan Yuanjue's hand flew out. Just like Shen Li's broken silver, it bounced on the ground. But with a pull of the red thread, it was quickly taken back.
He threw it on the floor half a meter in front of him. After finding no abnormality, he took a step forward.
But when taking the second step, suddenly there was a click. A big pit suddenly appeared on the road ahead, big enough to swallow two strong men.
Shen Li opened her mouth in surprise. "Sure enough, there are traps. Fortunately, we tested it. But how can we get across now?"
Xuan Yuanjue didn't say a word. He couldn't think of a way at the moment. If they used lightness kung fu, they might be able to jump across this pit. But Shen Li's kung fu was not as good as his. She might not be able to make it.
Shen Li silently took out two or three handkerchiefs and tied them together. This scene surprised Xuan Yuanjue. He asked doubtfully, "Why do you carry so many handkerchiefs?"
Shen Li replied indifferently, "When going out, one may accidentally get their hands dirty. I don't like using dirty handkerchiefs to wipe my hands. I'm also afraid that the maid might forget to bring them. It's better to carry them by myself. See, aren't they useful now?"
At this moment, Xuan Yuanjue couldn't help admiring Shen Li's foresight and intelligence. She was really a woman worthy of him.
Shen Li took out two flying darts and handed them to Xuan Yuanjue. "Can you use your internal strength to fit one dart into the other? I don't have as much strength as you. You have to do this."
Xuan Yuanjue nodded, squatted down, put the darts on the ground, and with a little force, it seemed that he had finished the task. He handed them back to Shen Li and watched as she continued to assemble them.
Soon, the handkerchief was tied to the other end. She threw it to Xuan Yuanjue. "Pull it and see if it's easy to break. The material of my handkerchief is very good and won't tear easily."
The handkerchief and the flying darts were tightly tied together. Xuan Yuanjue tried it and found it was really firm. Then he handed it back to Shen Li.
Without saying much, Shen Li accurately threw the flying darts into the rock ceiling right above the middle of the pit. She stretched her hands and feet. "Later, we'll swing across using this. If I had known there would be such traps here today, I would have brought some equipment."
With a brisk step, Shen Li flew over the pit like a swallow. She gently pulled the handkerchief and crossed the big pit.
Xuan Yuanjue was not to be outdone. Obviously, he jumped farther than Shen Li. But he clearly used a lot of force to pull out the flying darts. Fortunately, he still managed to jump across safely.
Shen Li crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Were you thinking of using it later?"
Xuan Yuanjue looked at Shen Li with a smile. "Little thing, you've noticed this too. What if we encounter another pit later? We have to be the first newly - wedded couple to get out."
Shen Li's face immediately flushed red. She turned around and didn't look at Xuan Yuanjue. "Who wants to be the first newly - wedded couple to get out with you? Don't dream. I came to this maze because I thought the Qimen Dunjia was interesting. In the end, I was forced in by you."
Xuan Yuanjue just looked at her with a smiling face and didn't expose her blushing face.
In the darkness, Shen Li was still a bit unaccustomed. Because the torch had been left at the previous position and they didn't bring it over.
She frowned. "What should we do now that we don't have a lighting tool?"
Xuan Yuanjue's handsome face suddenly got closer to Shen Li. Although it was not clear to see, she could clearly feel his breath on her face.
"Little thing, can't I light the way for you?"
Shen Li couldn't help rolling her eyes and pushed Xuan Yuanjue in front of her. "If you can light the way for me, then you go first."
Xuan Yuanjue pretended to be heart - broken. He covered his chest. "I didn't expect that the little thing has no pity for me at all. Pushing me to explore the way like this is no different from sending me to my death."