"Those two spits were just instinct; it's a miracle I didn't drop you," Chen Qing said with dissatisfaction.

Shen Yanming didn't speak, but he conveyed the same meaning.

"Alright, alright, we'll talk about it later. Let's go see what's going on up there," Li Gangtie stepped in to smooth things over.

"Okay, okay." Yu Shui looked up, reached out and pushed hard, and opened the wooden lid.

Upon hearing the "clang," the group's eyes darted around.

Shen Yanming and Chen Qing put Yu Shui down, and both of them rubbed their arms and legs to adjust themselves.

“Judging from the sound, there should be space up there. Let’s go up and explore once it’s aired out,” Li Gangtie said.

None of them had any objections, but Yuan Jiasi was a little flustered. "Isn't it unnecessary to be so curious? What if we kill the cat?"

Li Gangtie smiled and said, "It's alright. If you're scared, you can wait here. Don't worry, we'll just go in, take a look, and come right out."

Yuan Jiasi shuddered and shook his head, saying, "No, no, I'll stay with you. At least I'll have some help." Leaving me alone, I was afraid.

The group exchanged smiles and said nothing more.

About fifteen minutes later, Shen Yanming and Chen Qing lifted Li Gangtie up high so that he could grab onto the hole above.

Li Gang braced himself with his iron arms and jumped into the cave entrance.

Then I discovered that the space above was actually quite large. Although I couldn't stand up straight, I could see that it was several tens of square meters when I bent over.

It was just empty, with nothing there. However, there seemed to be a passageway.

“Come on, come on up. There’s a passage here. Let’s explore it together,” Li Gangtie said, squatting at the entrance of the cave with his arms outstretched.

Shen Yanming and Chen Qing exchanged a glance and sent Yu Shui up. Li Gangtie then pulled people up from above to reduce the pressure on those below.

Next was Hara Yoshitsugu.

Finally, Shen Yanming and Chen Qing were in more trouble. Old Shen thought for a moment, then picked up Chen Qing and lifted him up.

However, the height wasn't enough, and Chen Qing couldn't reach the edge of the hole. At the same time, four hands reached down from above and pulled Chen Qing up.

As for Yuan Jiasi, he didn't understand anything and didn't dare to cause trouble, so he just waited on the side.

After Chen Qing went up, both of them shook their hands violently.

Sigh, pulling people up really tests your arm strength; if you're not careful, all your efforts will be wasted.

But anyway, it's good that the person has come up.

After resting, Li Gangtie looked at Shen Yanming and said teasingly, "Yanming, just keep jumping up like you did before. If we can hold you up, we'll pull you up. If we can't, just jump a few more times, or just wait where you are."

Shen Yanming raised an eyebrow and nodded: "Alright, the time to test Captain Li has come."

Li Gangtie originally intended to deliberately miss Shen Yanming's catch, letting him jump around a bit more. But after hearing what others said, he dared not cause any trouble.

If you can't handle this, it means you have a problem with your abilities, and people will laugh at you.

"Uh, when you jump, give a shout so everyone can get ready."

"Okay, no problem."

Shen Yanming took out a thermos from his backpack, twisted it open, took two gulps, and then put it back.

He himself didn't feel anything, but the four heads at the cave entrance were getting a headache from looking at him.

"These teeth are really good, and they don't even feel cold," Yuan Jiasi remarked.

Although the cup is insulated, the outside temperature is so low that the insulation effect won't be very good. He tries to avoid drinking water outside, afraid of freezing his teeth or upset stomach.

Shen Yanming smiled and said, "The salt water is at a good temperature, not enough to freeze." In reality, he had already replaced it with spiritual spring water from his space.

There was no way around it; after a whole morning of running around, he was pretty much exhausted. In his current state, he wasn't even sure he could jump up there.

Once he felt his body was full of energy again, he said to Li Gangtie, "Let's reattach my bag first, otherwise it will affect my performance too much."

Li Gangtie nodded: "You throw it up, I'll catch it."

Shen Yanming stood directly below the cave entrance and then tossed the bag upwards. Because it was full of things and very heavy, it didn't really go very high.

But Li Gangtie was agile; he reached out and grabbed the strap, forcefully pulling the backpack up onto the top.

It just rubbed against the ground a couple of times, got covered in dust, and was filthy.

However, no one paid any attention. Li Gangtie patted it twice and then put it aside.

Seeing this, Shen Yanming reminded him, "I've already jumped!"

"Jump! We'll catch you up there."

Shen Yanming bent his knees a few times on the spot, somewhat eager to try. When he was ready, he jumped up, but his outstretched hands were grabbed.

However, he was too heavy, and his arm hit the edge of the hole. But Li Gangtie and Yu Shui didn't let go, and pulled him up with all their might.

Once Shen Yanming's upper body was past the opening, he was no longer held back. He lay on the ground, inching forward little by little until he had pulled his long legs up as well.

Then he sat on the ground, rubbing his arm and wincing in pain: "My God, my bones are about to break!"

Li Gangtie felt a little guilty and reached out to rub Shen Yanming's skin.

As a result, Comrade Shen dodged: "Hey, you're strong, you'd better stay away from me."

Li Gangtie awkwardly withdrew his hand and said, "It's rare for me to be kind, and you still don't want it? You'll just have to bear with it."

Shen Yanming forced a smile, reached out and grabbed his bag, took out his thermos, twisted it open and took a couple of sips, then slung it behind his back and said, "Let's go, let's see what's going on, it would be best if we could find an exit."

“Alright!” Li Gangtie stood up, bent over, and led the way. The others followed behind.

The group followed the winding path, sometimes in complete darkness in the mountains, unable to see the way without a flashlight. Other times, they were on the edge of the mountain, able to see their way to the mountainside by the light of cave entrances.

It really is true, it's getting higher and higher.

After wandering around for another ten minutes or so, the group was finally able to stand up straight. Following the passage for a while, they discovered several large wooden crates inside a cave.

The dust on it must be three or four centimeters thick. And the wood is rotten and about to fall apart.

The group looked at each other, none of them knowing what was inside.

Yu Shui blinked and asked, "Captain, should we watch or not?"

Li Gangtie turned to Shen Yanming and asked, "What do you think?"

Shen Yanming was dumbfounded and looked at Li Gangtie: "You make the decision. It's fine if you don't want to see it. But if you do see it, be sure to take precautions."

Li Gangtie nodded, put on his mask and gloves, and walked forward.

Yuan Jiasi suddenly grabbed his arm: "Captain, can you not be so curious?"

Li Gangtie patted him on the shoulder reassuringly: "You've come all this way, so we have to see the results. It's alright, just stay away and you won't be affected."

Left with no other choice, Hara Yoshiji had to let go.

Li Gangtie carefully pried open the lock on the box with his dagger, then opened the lid with some trembling.

The dazzling jewels inside almost blinded Yuan Jiasi.