Chapter 1423 — Yu Xiaoke Is Poisoned; Tianlei Zhu Is Instantly Moved
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"Squeak, squeak—" Tianlei Zhu nodded, a little frightened, afraid that if Wei Zhao got angry he would no longer take it away from this place.
"Let's go!" Wei Zhao could not be bothered to squabble with a beast. He peeled Tianlei Zhu off himself and dropped it on the ground. "Walk on your own!"
"Squeak, squeak..." Tianlei Zhu wanted to cling to Wei Zhao again, because to it Wei Zhao's body was like one great spirit vessel, brimming with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth; if he let slip even a little of it, it would reap enormous benefit.
Seeing how cute Tianlei Zhu was, Yu Xiaoke could not resist reaching out to stroke it.
Suddenly, Wei Zhao's jade pendant sent out a warning signal. Wei Zhao was startled. Though he did not know what danger was coming, he still cried out instinctively, "Careful!"
"Ah!" Yu Xiaoke had not expected that the instant she reached for Tianlei Zhu, every hair on its body would stand on end and it would turn into a bristling little monster, pricking her hand until it bled. "Why is this little thing like a hedgehog?"
Yu Xiaoke hastily drew back her hand and put her finger in her mouth to suck at it.
"I didn't expect it to have a self-defense ability," Wei Zhao said with a smile and a shake of his head. The little creature had no power to attack, but it did have a power to defend. So the jade pendant's warning had been because Tianlei Zhu was about to prick Yu Xiaoke!
"Exactly. It won't even let me touch it once." Yu Xiaoke was caught between laughter and tears; she had only touched it once, and her hand had been pricked.
With Tianlei Zhu now in the party, Wei Zhao had no intention of going back to Zhang Lifeng's main burial chamber to disturb the master of this tomb. Everything that ought to be obtained had been obtained; Wei Zhao was not a greedy man, and his purpose in coming to this ancient tomb had been to find the Fire Spirit Sacred Fruit.
So when Elder Yu took away one Qi Gathering Pill, Wei Zhao had not felt much heartache, nor would he chase after him and fight to the death to get it back. For something of little use to him, Wei Zhao saw no need to waste his thoughts.
With Tianlei Zhu and General Weiwu in tow, Wei Zhao and Yu Xiaoke quickly withdrew along the passage of the Gate of Death. The way was safe and smooth throughout, and they met no danger at all. It seemed their earlier guess had been right: wherever Tianlei Zhu was, there was no danger.
They had retreated all the way to the exit where the Gate of Death met the Gate of Life when Yu Xiaoke suddenly felt a little dizzy.
"Male Thief... I'm a bit dizzy. Can we rest for a while?" Yu Xiaoke found it odd that she should be dizzy, but to her mind it was most likely because they had been in the tomb so long that she was short of oxygen.
"Oh? Dizzy?" Wei Zhao was startled. "How did that happen?"
The air in the ancient tomb was thinner than outside, true, but for someone like Yu Xiaoke, who often traveled through harsh environments, it should have had no effect. Even Old Hei was under no strain — how could Yu Xiaoke possibly have a problem?
So Wei Zhao was somewhat puzzled by Yu Xiaoke's sudden dizziness. Out of a physician's sensitivity — and especially given how many perils lurked in an ancient tomb — he still asked, a little tensely.
"I don't know either. Maybe it's the thin air in the tomb — a bit of oxygen deprivation?" Yu Xiaoke said, none too certain herself.
Wei Zhao nodded. Though he still had his doubts, for the moment there was no other explanation. After all, along the way, in the passage of the Gate of Death, no danger had appeared; otherwise his jade pendant could not have stayed utterly unresponsive...