Chapter 40 - 40
Just then, Gongyi Xiao had also thought of grabbing a random disciple and using them as a weight, but it was only a fleeting idea. Since Shen Qingqiu went ahead and did it on his own, Gongyi Xiao breathed a sigh of relief for not having to knock out someone from his own sect. The two of them walked out together. Seeing Shen Qingqiu gather the black robe closer around himself again, Gongyi Xiao felt as if there was a lump in his throat.
Gongyi Xiao couldn't help but feel sorry for him. Though Shen Qingqiu was a Peak Lord, there was nothing he could do about being imprisoned and disgraced. Not only that, he could only cover himself up with the clothing of the same person who humiliated him. It really made people sigh with regret and pity!
Shen Qingqiu saw that Gongyi Xiao's eyes seemed to flicker with sympathy and something like grief and indignation. He could only react by remaining expressionless.
Suddenly, Gongyi Xiao said, "Elder, please take it off!"
Shen Qingqiu: "..."
What?!
Without waiting for him to recover, Gongyi Xiao already started to take off his own outer robe. Shen Qingqiu was considering whether or not he should throw a critical hit at him to wake him up, but Gongyi Xiao had already taken off his outer robe and presented it to him with both hands. He said, "Please wear this one!"
Shen Qingqiu suddenly saw the light.
Oh, so this is what he meant. Even though Luo Binghe's clothes were black, the clothing was similar to the person. It had the same low-key extravagant connotation that the protagonist himself did, and all in all, it was still very conspicuous if he wore it. If he changed into a common white robe, it would be quite beneficial to his escape, right? Gongyi Xiao was too thoughtful.
He resolutely took off Luo Binghe's outer robe and changed into Gongyi Xiao's. Before he left, he thought a bit and folded Luo Binghe's clothes neatly before placing it onto the floor...
After leaving the water dungeon, he initially felt that the path wasn't all that difficult to walk. But the further they walked, the more he felt that Huan Hua Palace's maze was indeed very terrifying. It was all one cave connected to the next, one path interlocked with the next, circling nine times with every three steps, circling around until it made someone's head spin. Gongyi Xiao's back was clearly right in front of him, but he only narrowly avoided losing him on several occasions. If it weren't for the fact that Gongyi Xiao knew the distribution of the water dungeon's guards and their daily schedule like the back of his hand, who knew how many teams of patrolling disciples they would have run into by now?