Super Soldier in the City-Chapter 1225 - 1273: Attempt

However, Li Yifei did not dare to scrutinize that person carefully. If the other party knew he had such thoughts and if his guess turned out to be right, there was a high chance they would kill to silence him.

"Clan leader Li, what’s wrong?" the elder asked gently.

Li Yifei was inwardly alarmed; he had merely experienced a slight change in his heartbeat, yet the elder had noticed him. This really showed the extent of the gap in their strengths.

"Nothing much, just feeling a bit anxious."

The elder smiled slightly and said, "No need to rush, this matter is not urgent."

Li Yifei nodded, said nothing more, let his breath calm down, and did not look at the person who might be the leader again, simply waiting quietly for Xu Shanshan and the others.

After over two hours, Xu Shanshan and the woman in black robes and mask both stopped working. The elder immediately asked, "How did it go?"

The woman in the black mask shook her head, while Xu Shanshan frowned and said, "I don’t understand; the True Qi kept trailing my own True Qi around, there was no effect at all."

The elder nodded and seemed calm this time, saying, "That’s normal. If that stone wall could be opened easily, it would imply that what’s inside is not very precious. The harder it is to open, the more it proves the value of what’s inside."

"So tired! It’s like they were sucking away all my True Qi." Xu Shanshan came over to sit beside Li Yifei, speaking somewhat wearily.

Li Yifei held Xu Shanshan’s hand and said, "Then rest a bit, no other issues, right?"

"No," Xu Shanshan nodded, then sat down to recover her True Qi. Innate Vital Energy, unlike regular True Qi, recovered quickly, and it wouldn’t be long before Xu Shanshan’s True Qi was replenished.

The black-masked woman sat between the elder and another black-robed figure. The three of them didn’t say much, seemingly aware of what the outcome would be.

After resting for an hour, Xu Shanshan and the black-masked woman had recovered and once again approached the stone wall; two hours later, they both retired again.

Xu Shanshan unhappily said, "Are you guys setting us up? This stone wall seems like a bottomless pit that just absorbs True Qi."

The elder spoke, "Yes, this stone wall can absorb Innate Vital Energy. The Innate Vital Energy of one person is not enough, so we asked you to come. We suspect that it requires sufficiently strong Innate Vital Energy to fill it up and then the Stone Door can be opened. However, this is just our speculation; you may use other methods without necessarily having to keep filling it with True Qi."

Xu Shanshan snorted and said, "You guys came here first, so you should have tried other methods, right? You should at least share that with me, to save some effort, right?"

The elder sighed and said, "We were the first ones here, and it’s not just our first time here. But so far, aside from thinking of pouring Innate Vital Energy into it, we honestly haven’t thought of any other feasible method."

Hearing this, Li Yifei was inwardly shocked. It turned out they had come here more than once, but there had been no information on this from the Huaxia side, showing just how formidable the Noah’s Ark Organization was.

Xu Shanshan unhappily said, "But it feels like no matter how much we fill, we can never fill it enough. Continuing like this will just exhaust me to death. It’s really no fun. Can’t you find a few more people with Innate Vital Energy?"

The elder chuckled and said, "Miss Shanshan, there are very few people in the world who possess Innate Vital Energy, and even fewer who can harness and utilize it. Despite our organization existing for so many years, we only have one, and there are a few others who, even though they possess Innate Vital Energy, have destroyed it by losing their virginity too early, so it’s even rarer."

Xu Shanshan exclaimed "Ah" and then exchanged glances with Li Yifei.

The elder continued, "Once Innate Vital Energy fully matures, loss of virginity doesn’t matter, but the fear is losing it before it’s matured; that would ruin it. Nowadays, society develops too fast, young people try such things too early, and some promising talents are destroyed like this, alas..." he said, sighing deeply, seeming a bit agitated.

Xu Shanshan rubbed her nose, gave a hehe laugh, and asked, "Then am I considered matured?"

"Yours has certainly matured. Once Innate Vital Energy reaches the realm of externalizing, it is considered to be fully matured."

"Hehe, you scared me," Xu Shanshan stuck out her tongue.

Li Yifei’s face darkened; talking about this, was this not alluding to personal matters between the two? But as this was his own family affair, Li Yifei was not afraid of them knowing.

Meanwhile, his thoughts drifted to Jiang Ningxiang, the little girl; he would have to explain this to her later so she didn’t mistakenly lose her virginity to a boyfriend someday, which would be really bad, given that such incidents are highly probable with young people nowadays.

The other party apparently was prepared for a long-haul conflict here, then they took out food and water, and everyone started eating together.

Li Yifei wanted to use this chance to see what these people looked like, but whether it was the elder, the mysterious man, or the woman with a covered face, when they ate, they only lifted their masks slightly, never revealing their faces. Only the elder showed a tuft of white beard while eating.

This can only be considered a feature, after all, there are many men with white beards in this world. Unless he fought with them, Li Yifei would only recognize this elder, but by then, recognition would be almost useless.

After eating, the sky quickly darkened, and the inside of the cave turned pitch black. Wu Chang took out a battery-operated lamp, and the whole cave lit up.

Xu Shanshan and the masked woman tried again for two hours, but still to no avail. That was all for today.

"Brother-in-law, come outside with me," Xu Shanshan tugged at Li Yifei.

"Is there something wrong?" asked the elder.

Xu Shanshan rolled her eyes and said, "I’m just wondering, you all eat and drink, don’t you ever need to go to the toilet?"

The elder was momentarily speechless and said, "Be careful, the mountain wind is very strong at this time."

Xu Shanshan pulled Li Yifei out, walking all the way to the cave entrance, where indeed the mountain wind was very strong. A few meters away from the entrance, it felt as if one could be blown away.

Li Yifei immediately said, "Shanshan, let’s stay here, it’s too dangerous outside."

"Okay!" Xu Shanshan agreed, and relieved herself right in front of Li Yifei. After finishing, she leaned close to Li Yifei’s ear and whispered, "Brother-in-law, there is definitely something strange about this door."

"Oh?" Li Yifei looked at Xu Shanshan with confusion.

Xu Shanshan whispered again, "I feel that it’s not absorbing our Innate Vital Energy."

"Then what is it?" Li Yifei was quite surprised. Since there were people with Innate Vital Energy within the Noah’s Ark Organization, they must have tried it as well. Did they really not notice, or were they deliberately deceiving him and Xu Shanshan?

"I’m not sure, but I just feel something’s off. Therefore, I’m no longer channeling my Innate Vital Energy into it. I can’t fall for their trap."

Li Yifei thought for a moment and said, "You’re right, you understand this matter better than I do. You make the decision."

"Hmm." Xu Shanshan nodded, then frowned slightly and said, "Also, I just felt that person’s True Qi. It felt very familiar, somewhat similar to Ningxiang’s Innate Vital Energy."

"Ningxiang?" Li Yifei was stunned for a moment.

"Yes, although that person’s height is similar to Ningxiang’s, she is a bit fatter, and her chest is higher than Ningxiang’s. Otherwise, I really would have thought she was Ningxiang."

Li Yifei thought a bit and said, "That’s impossible, right? The difference in Innate Vital Energy should not be large. If you felt her Innate Vital Energy, then it should be similar to Ningxiang’s."

"Yes, that’s very likely. But no matter what, I cannot fall for their tricks. This time, we will not help them open the door. Since we have remembered the route, wouldn’t it be better to sneak back here ourselves later? Once Ningxiang’s Innate Vital Energy is properly formed, we wouldn’t need them then, right?"

"Let’s do that. It saves us a lot of trouble. Since they have been studying it here for so long, it’s completely normal if we can’t open it either,"

Xu Shanshan nodded repeatedly and said, "Exactly, even if we can’t figure it out later, it’s still better than letting them benefit."

"By the way, Elder Murong and the others have not shown up, I wonder if they followed us down?" Li Yifei expressed his concerns.

"I think it’s unlikely. That Great Formation is too mysterious, and we had to crawl horizontally for so long when we came down. The chances of them catching up are too slim. Anyway, we are not going to help them open it, so it doesn’t matter if they don’t come."

Li Yifei thought it made sense; as long as they didn’t help open the door, it didn’t matter if Murong Yuanqing and the others didn’t come.

When the two talked, they kept their mouths close to each other’s ears. This way, they could prevent others from hearing them. Plus, with the fierce mountain wind and its loud noise, they felt more secure while talking.

Once back inside the cave, they found a spot and set up a tent. They had been carrying the tent all along, and using it in the cave was just as practical. It would be uncomfortable to lie directly on the ground otherwise.

While Li Yifei and others were setting up the tent, the elder and a few others also went out in turn, obviously needing to relieve themselves too.

However, when the masked woman went out, unlike Xu Shanshan who had company, she went alone. This seemed to indicate that their organization was not chaotic; at least these experts were quite normal.

Once inside the tent, Li Yifei and Xu Shanshan cuddled together and fell into a deep sleep. If their adversaries wanted to deal with them, they certainly wouldn’t use stealth, so they didn’t need to worry.