At this moment, Abe Kaku's face finally revealed genuine joy. He stroked the compass and laughed strangely, "Haha, haha, haha, good! Little kid, I was wrong about you. If you can lead us to the Niangniang Temple, it will be a great achievement. Not only will I let you and your lover go, I'll also give you a reward of 100,000 RMB!"

Niu Zaizhao lowered her head and said nothing. She struggled to break free from the gray-clothed man's grip and strode forward.

There was a rope tied between her and Liu Geyang, so whenever she walked, Liu Geyang had to follow. When passing by Abe Jiao, Liu Geyang spat in hatred, but he had been hit in front and his stomach still hurt. He was hunched over like a big shrimp and looked powerless no matter how he looked at him.

The half-volume of the ancient book in Abe Kakuichi's hand is called "The Legend of the Green Dragon Goddess". It records that during the Ming Dynasty, a dragon fell from the sky and was trapped in a crack in the ground. In order to pray for a long-lasting foundation, the imperial court built an underground palace at the place where the dragon fell, and the Goddess Temple was the entrance to the underground palace.

Although Abe Kakuichi could use a compass to locate the direction of Luolonggou, finding a small temple within a radius of dozens of miles was not easy. Abe Kakuichi had been asking students in the entomology department about scenic spots in the mountains, hoping to get information about the Niangniang Temple, but unfortunately, he had come up empty-handed. To his surprise, Niu Zaizhao actually knew the location. Abe Kakuichi hadn't mentioned this to Niu or Liu, indicating that she wasn't making it up. Therefore, Abe Kakuichi no longer suspected fraud and followed Niu Zaizhao without hesitation.

Sure enough, after walking about four miles, a knife-like mountain appeared in front of us, with a few wisps of milky white fog. In the fog, a thin line could be vaguely seen across the mountain.

When the group got closer, they found that the thin line was actually a cliff mountain road. It was called a mountain road, but in fact it was formed naturally due to the movement of the earth's crust, which caused the mountain to fracture and shift, forming a cross-section similar to a path. The widest part was 40 centimeters, and the narrowest part was only as wide as an adult's foot.

There is a river below the mountain road. The sound is like thunder and the water is fast. There are also rugged rocks in the river. If you fall into the water by mistake, you may fall to your death on the rocks and be swept away by the river. Your body will never be found.

As Abe Kakuichi looked at the steep cliffs and the rushing river, his expression became a little solemn.

"Mr. Niu, after this cliff is Luolonggou?"

Niu Zaizhao had been gone for so long that he hadn't even had a drink of water. His throat was dry and burning, and he had just bitten his tongue, so he answered reluctantly:

"It's still three miles past the cliff. We'll be lucky if we can get there before dark!"

Abe Kakui took out a compass, stood on the edge of the cliff and made some calculations, and finally said something in Japanese. Nine men in gray were in front, and nine were in the back. They sandwiched Niu Zai, Liu Geyang and Abe Kakui in the middle, lined up in a row, and set foot on the cliff road.

The mountain road was narrow, and Niu Zaizhao and Liu Geyang had difficulty maintaining their balance with their hands tied behind their backs. They had only walked less than 70 meters when they stumbled several times and almost fell. Niu Zaizhao could no longer walk, so he turned around and shouted to the people behind him:

"Untie us. It's just a small path. Are you afraid we'll run away?"

Liu Geyang also retorted: "That's not a good thing. If we fall down and die, you won't be able to find the Niangniang Temple even after crossing the cliff!"

Abe Kaku thought it made sense. These two people were the key to his finding the Niangniang Temple. He couldn't die now. Once he got there—humph! Abe Kaku gripped the handle of his cane and whipped out a gleaming katana. With two swipes, he severed the ropes that bound the two men's hands.