Chapter 60: Ziyang Cave
The two of them didn't wake up completely until noon the next day. [】 went out and learned that they would gather in the meeting hall at night to give rewards for this mission. They could move freely during the day, but they didn't leave the city.
Lin Yu didn't know what they were doing, so he went to a tavern with Wang Hu to drink.
When they had just sat down, they heard many people talking in a low voice. Lin Yu used his soul power to carefully investigate, and they were almost all discussing the same topic.
There are rare treasures outside the Death Forest of the Empty Prison!
Seeing the mercenaries knowing that the greedy eyes were uninvoluntarily revealed, Lin Yu understood Zhang Kang's intention.
I'm afraid this is a rumor deliberately spread by Zhang Kang, encouraging the mercenaries to take the initiative to go there to achieve their goals.
Not only in the tavern, but also on the way back, people in groups of three or three in the crowd gathered together to talk.
This is even more true when returning to the palace, the mercenaries talked unscrupulously, wishing they could go to the empty prison to die in the forest to find treasure.
"Is there really a treasure inside?" Wang Hu asked Lin Yu in confusion when he heard so many people talking.
Lin Yu knew that Wang Hu was simple and could not know Zhang Kang's trick. He just shook his head and said, "I'm afraid everything is rumor. It seems that many people will take the initiative to go there."
In the evening, they gathered in the conference hall. As expected, Zhang Kang distributed a lot of gold bars according to the previous agreement.
Before Zhang Kang could speak, some mercenaries could no longer hold back and asked: "Where will you go next?"
"If we go to the Prison Forest Mercenaries, we are willing to go together."
"We only have a little treasure at that time."
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It was indeed a carefully woven lie. Lin Yu noticed Zhang Kang's strange smile, which was luring others to follow him to the empty prison to die in Lin.
Zhang Kang looked unconscious and smacked his lips and said, "I am indeed going to the Hunting Death Forest, but you also know that it is very dangerous inside. You can follow me, I'm afraid..."
As early as when they were fighting monsters on the road, they had already seen Zhang Kang's strength and treated him like a god. Now they heard that he was going to the Hunting Death Forest, and they even rushed to sign up.
All of this was expected by Zhang Kang. Seeing that the fish had already eaten, he began to slowly close the net.
"I'm afraid you have heard about the treasure, yes, I know the location of the treasure. We have been getting along well all the way from Hu Xiao City. I'm not a person who eats alone. If you want to go with me, stay what you don't want to go, just leave."
After Zhang Kang finished speaking, he sat down and kept scanning the crowd, and there were three breathing time on Lin Yu and Wang Hu.
After more than a dozen breaths, only one person left and was about to leave. Lin Yu and Wang Hu naturally stood on the crowded side and agreed to go together.
Zhang Kang nodded with satisfaction, waved his hand to signal everyone to calm down, and then said lightly: "Then everyone will have a good rest tonight, and we will set out tomorrow."
The crowd immediately burst into cheers, and everyone dispersed excitedly, and they were still talking excitedly on the way back.
When they gathered the next day, Lin Yu paid special attention to the person who said he had left yesterday had disappeared.
Lin Yu guessed that he must have encountered a poisonous hand, but everyone's attention was on the treasure, and they didn't notice that the magic claws were slowly approaching.
After leaving the city gate, as Lin Yu expected, it was not only Zhang Kang, but also two cultivators, a man and a woman. The two also brought a lot of mercenaries.
"There are many people and the power is great, and there are countless treasures inside. Ensure that everyone can get it and get it is enough to make us have no worries about food and clothing in the second half of our lives." Zhang Kang gathered everyone together and shouted loudly.
The charm of money is great, and the mercenaries cheered loudly, looking excited.
The three cultivators, obviously led by Zhang Kang, led everyone to march towards the death forest of the Kongzhu.
Behind the team, there were still ten ordinary people. They were not Prison Forest mercenaries, but they heard rumors in the city yesterday, and some of the more courageous ones followed them.
After walking for half a day, Kongzhu City completely disappeared from sight. The group of hundreds of people were already in the deep mountains.
The temperature in the deep mountains was very strange. In the morning, people were trembling with cold. The heat at noon came one after another, and everyone's clothes were wet. Many of them could not bear it and moved forward with their shirtlessness.
However, this strange weather still did not dispel their enthusiasm for treasure hunting. Especially Zhang Kang, whenever he saw everyone dejected, he would take the treasure out to talk about it and encourage everyone's morale.
Lin Yu had soul power wandering in his body, and this temperature was nothing to him. But he always felt a pair of eyes, staring at the team in the dark, and he didn't dare to do anything.
The more you go inside, the wetter the air will be. From time to time, a gust of wind blows, mixed with a strong smell of blood.
During the two whole days, they didn't know how far they went, and encountered three waves of ferocious beasts. With the joint efforts of the three cultivators, they easily resisted the past.
Seeing their strength, the mercenaries were even more convinced that the choice was not wrong this time. It seemed that they could easily get the treasure without any effort.
However, Lin Yu frowned. He knew very well in his heart that although he had walked hundreds of miles, the death of the empty prison lasted tens of thousands of miles. He encountered such a powerful ferocious beast on the outside, not to mention how terrifying it was inside.
Zhang Kang and the other two took out the map from time to time and compared it with the surrounding environment. Finally, on the morning of the tenth day, they said to them: "Fifty miles ahead, it is the location of the treasure, Ziyang Cave. We will rest here today and make a concerted effort tomorrow."
After ten days of traveling around the clock, I finally heard the news of the treasure. They cheered and took out their own wine pots and began to drink and celebrate.
Lin Yu calculated in his mind that he had already entered the air prison and died nearly two thousand miles away. However, since the third day, he had not encountered any ferocious beasts again. Under his calm appearance, he felt even more of a crisis.
No words all night.
When it was still dark the next day, many mercenaries started to get in a turmoil, packing their bags and getting ready to go.
After about half an incense stick, Zhang Kang saw that they had already packed up, so he shouted: "Start set off now."
It was like a general. After he finished speaking, he guided the crowd and continued along the rugged mountain road.
At this time, Lin Yu saw Wang Hu around him walking in the bush for ten days and had lost weight. It was not because his body could not bear it, but because he knew in his heart that this was a trap, he was worried and had not eaten much for several days.
"It's almost here. You'd better eat something, otherwise you won't have the strength to resist when you encounter any danger." After Lin Yu said that, he took out the barbecue from his bag to fill Wang Hu's hunger.
It was not until the sun was over three o'clock that they climbed over the last mountain and arrived at the place Zhang Kang said.
All around were high mountains that were towering into the clouds, and the mountains were surprisingly abrupt, and there was not even a living creature. Under the impact of the years-long rain, the rocks turned yellow.
They were at the foot of the rugged mountain, with no place to shade the sun, and even their feet were scorching hot.
Sweat began to slide down his cheeks quickly, as if they had just come out of the water. They surrounded Zhang Kang in the center and followed his instructions.
"It's here, that's right. Everyone searched separately to see if there were any words carved with 'Ziyang Cave'." Zhang Kang put away the map and told them.
Seeing that everyone had dispersed, Lin Yu and Wang Hu also walked to the stone wall together and began to search.
"Brother Lin Yu, what is the purpose of Zhang Kang gathering us here?" Everything seemed to be true. Wang Hu could no longer tell the difference, so he whispered to Lin Yu.
In fact, Lin Yu didn't know it in his heart, but what he could be sure was that there must be their people in the dead forest of the empty prison. Otherwise, just three cultivators would never dare to enter without authorization.
"I don't know, so it's better not to speak. Their ears are very sensitive. If they are discovered, we may be the first to suffer." Lin Yu replied in a low voice.
Now with them, Lin Yu feels safer. If he survives alone in the dead forest of empty prisons, he may face more crises.
He planned to follow these people first and see what they were selling in the gourd. He could also take this opportunity to get familiar with the dead forest of the empty prison and prepare for finding the thousand-year-old ice chrysanthemum in the future.
All the mercenaries had dispersed, and the three of them were also carefully investigating.
About a stick of incense came, an excited voice came from the northwest corner: "I found it, I found Ziyang Cave, I found where the treasure is."
It was like a thunder explosion. When everyone heard it, they immediately rushed to the sound. With just a few breaths, the corner was already drained.
At this time, Lin Yu also walked over and followed the direction of everyone's fingers and saw the broken wall with the three big words "Ziyang Cave" written on it.
But those three words became extremely blurred and had been eroded by rain. If you don’t observe carefully, you will not be able to find it even if you walk by the side.
There are only these three words on the wall, and there is no hole, let alone baby.
Zhang Kang and the other two also came over at this moment, and everyone consciously made way for a passage. But everyone had put in their efforts, and several of them had already taken out the bags from the bags and started preparing.
Seeing that Zhang Kang had not spoken for a long time, Lin Yu used his immortal consciousness to scan it and found that a ban was set up on the left of the three characters. If it could not be broken, it would be difficult to open it.
Zhang Kang took a step back, and the other two cultivators had already begun to be lucky. They took out their weapons and bombarded the stone gate.
"Bang", "Bang", "Bang"...
Explosions sounded, and the gravels on the stone gate flew around, and they were immediately covered by yellow dust.
After a few coughs, most of the dust fell. Seeing that the stone door was still intact, there was no sign of damage.
The man and the woman were very angry and were about to take action again, but Zhang Kang stopped him in time.
"This door has been banned, so it is impossible to break through. All yours will be out of the way and let me do it."
After Zhang Kang finished speaking, he signaled everyone to scatter. After a moment, a huge open space flew out.
Take out a piece of jade from the sleeves and input spiritual energy at the same time. The jade immediately flashed out a ray of light, and the misty aura emanated from it.
A colorful light gathered, and in the blink of an eye it surrounded the three words "Ziyang Cave". The originally blurred font slowly lit up and flashed with golden light, which was very dazzling.
The mercenaries covered their eyes one after another, and only heard the rumbling sound, and they had no idea what had happened.
It was not until dozens of breaths that the golden light slowly retreated. The entire stone gate appeared in everyone's sight again. The originally closed stone gate is now open. [】
Chapter completed!