Chapter 642 - 640: There’s a Bomb on Her
"Grandmother, please run! This bomb could go off at any moment, and I don’t want you to die with me. You have to find Grandpa and live a good life with him," Jiang Yufan was on the verge of tears. At this moment, she suddenly didn’t want her grandmother to die with her, even though she was very afraid.
"Yufan, you silly child, you’re my only granddaughter. What’s the point of me living if you’re gone? I won’t leave," Wan Qi was a woman of feelings and righteousness, and no matter what, she wouldn’t leave.
Chen Tianlong was highly focused. He had to judge through the reaction in his chest which wire was dangerous. Technically speaking, this time bomb was connected by three main wires, much like a positive and negative. The only difference was, there was one positive and two negatives.
This added difficulty for Chen Tianlong. If he pulled randomly, it might directly detonate the bomb, and then they wouldn’t even know how they died.
However, as he watched the time tick down, there was only one minute left. At this moment, Chen Tianlong was holding a white wire, closed his eyes, and felt the danger. Seeing no reaction from his chest, he pulled decisively, and the wire snapped with a crunch.
Chen Tianlong took a deep breath and continued examining the second wire, quickly proceeding with the wire-cutting operation. There were only two wires left now, one safe and the other dangerous.
"Chen Tianlong, there’s no time left. Only ten seconds! Hurry up," Wan Qi suddenly shouted, anxious too. If the bomb wasn’t defused, they would all die. Although Wan Qi wasn’t afraid to die, she couldn’t bear for her young granddaughter to perish.
At this point, Chen Tianlong was drenched in sweat, and beside him, Jiang Yufan was extremely anxious. Saying she wasn’t scared was false, but at this moment, she couldn’t panic. She had to calm down so Chen Tianlong could concentrate.
In her heart, there was a warm feeling. After all, Chen Tianlong was risking his life for her. What was there to worry about?
Chen Tianlong didn’t speak, instead feeling the wire he was holding with his heart, while also counting down the seconds on the timer. At this moment, he seemed to feel his heartbeat trembling in sync with the seconds.
Three seconds left. Chen Tianlong still couldn’t sense if the wire in his hand was dangerous, and there was no time to hold the other one. But he trusted his intuition; if the one he held were dangerous, a reaction would typically occur immediately. Now, even with tension, it rarely affected his perception of danger.
Thinking of this, Chen Tianlong pulled forcefully. Just as time hit one second, the three of them closed their eyes tightly. Wan Qi hugged Jiang Yufan tightly, ready to die with her granddaughter.
Seconds later, when three of them heard no sound, they hurriedly opened their eyes. At this moment, Jiang Yufan was overwhelmed with excitement, tightly hugging Wan Qi, tearfully saying, "Grandmother... we’re not dead. This is great."
Chen Tianlong exhaled deeply, and collapsed to the ground. This time, it was thrilling but safe. Otherwise, it truly would have been dangerous, even though he used all his skills to escape.
"Thank you, Chen Tianlong."
Jiang Yufan said, releasing Wan Qi and then stepping down from the chair, wrapping her arms around Chen Tianlong. They stayed like that quietly, feeling each other’s warmth and heartbeat.
At this moment, Chen Tianlong felt a sudden flutter in his heart, perhaps because of the beauty throwing herself into his arms. He was just happy Jiang Yufan was out of danger.
"Alright, Yufan, let’s get out of here. Xue Kong and his men left earlier. I suspect when they don’t hear the explosion, they’ll come up with other ideas to harm us," Chen Tianlong remained vigilant, after all, Xue Kong hadn’t been caught. He felt things were far from over.
"Mhm mhm." Jiang Yufan obediently nodded, then stood up, reached out her hand, and said, "Come!"
Chen Tianlong was stunned, seeing this beauty reaching out to help him up. He smiled slightly, grabbed her soft hand, and felt a flutter in his heart.
Once all three stood up and prepared to leave, as Jiang Yufan took two steps, a chair behind her toppled with a crash. What was happening?
Chen Tianlong was startled, quickly looking over, and was shocked to see a thin string tied around Jiang Yufan’s heel. Without looking closely, it was completely invisible.
The string was tied right under the chair Jiang Yufan was sitting on. And under that chair was another time bomb.
"Oh no, there’s another bomb here, and it’s even more powerful," Chen Tianlong said, looking at the larger timer with numbers bouncing to 48. His eyes widened, and he shouted urgently, "Run!"
"Huh?"
"Ah?"
Wan Qi and Jiang Yufan were stunned. Wasn’t it already defused? How could there be another one?
They all thought this but before Jiang Yufan could react, Chen Tianlong grabbed her hand and started running frantically outside. As for Wan Qi, being skilled, her speed in escaping would surely be fast.
As he ran, Chen Tianlong thought if they tried to escape through the previous water route, they wouldn’t make it in time. Escaping in the water was impossible with only forty-plus seconds left.
Suddenly, he recalled a secret passage in the cave. If this was part of the secret passage, then according to the water route’s direction, the opposite must be the exit.
So, Chen Tianlong, with Jiang Yufan in tow, shouted behind them, "Grandmother, follow me, there’s a way here."
Without waiting for Wan Qi’s reply, Chen Tianlong dashed towards another room, knowing if his guess was correct, there would certainly be an exit here. Although it was a gamble, time was running out.
Moreover, this bomb’s explosion was not just potent on its own, but the cave was filled with various goods—many of which were factory supplies.
This meant these could be flammable and explosive materials. Once the bomb exploded, it could trigger a chain reaction.
Chen Tianlong didn’t believe Xue Kong, a man with such cunning, would rely solely on one time bomb to deal with two practitioners. But if combined with a cave full of flammable and explosive materials, that would be different. Even if you were a Profound Dao master, you would be blown beyond recognition unless you were a Celestial Dao master with a Vajra Invincible Powerful Qi Shield.
Indeed, when the three reached the other cave, there was a stone door ahead, seemingly blocked. Without hesitation, Wan Qi approached the stone door and gathered Qi. Chen Tianlong took Jiang Yufan to a safe spot nearby and silently counted down the bomb’s detonation time.
"There’s not enough time, only a dozen seconds left," thought Chen Tianlong. Their lives depended entirely on this strike from Wan Qi.
Wan Qi knew the importance of this strike and used all her ultimate skills.
"Wan Family’s Mountain Splitting Leg, Tenth Form!"
A powerful Qi blasted forth, accompanying Wan Qi’s Martial Technique, striking the stone door with tremendous force. A "boom" echoed, and with a crash, the stone door shattered into pieces, scattering everywhere.