Back when several bizarre murders occurred in Qingyun Town, I had suspected that the people from Ping'an Village had already arrived in Qingyun Town, and the appearance of Miao Xiaoxian further confirmed our suspicions.

Originally, our trip to Golden Bull Cave was just to compete with Wei Shengnan and her group, but it eventually escalated into a direct confrontation with the Black Robe. Not only did it involve He Hai and his gang, but now even the people from Ping'an Village have arrived.

I know that Song Laosan's suggestion is the best solution so far. After all, apart from the bull's head, the Golden Bull Cave is of no significance to us. Staying here will only make our situation more dangerous.

Having made the decision to evacuate, I pointed to the cave inside: "I agree to evacuate, but since we're already here, we might as well go in and take a look. I need to know what kind of structure the Golden Bull Cave is, as this will be of great benefit to our search for the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace."

"You don't need to go to all that trouble, I already know the location of the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace..."

Miao Xiaoxian glanced at Song Laosan but didn't continue. "Come with me. We'll talk about this when we get to a safe place."

"No, I still have to go in and investigate whether this place is related to the Miao Jiang Immortal Palace!"

I didn't agree to Miao Xiaoxian's request. Instead, I snatched Song Laosan's flashlight and resolutely walked inside.

My claim that I wanted to explore the Golden Bull Cave was just an excuse. My real purpose was to go in and warn Butterfly Man that there was nothing left there and that lingering there would only lead to danger.

Although the Butterfly Man knocked me unconscious in the cave not long ago, he has saved me so many times, so I'm going to go in and remind him, as a way of repaying his kindness.

Seeing that I was determined to enter the cave, Song Laosan and Miao Xiaoxian had no choice but to quickly follow. Song Laosan quickened his pace, leaving Miao Xiaoxian behind, and asked me, "Xiao Duan, are you in such a hurry to enter the cave because you have a backup plan and have sent a second team in?"

I glanced at Song Laosan and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"We've known each other for so long, you should know I'm not a fool!"

Old Song cut to the chase: "When we saw the rope left by the people ahead, you dared to climb up without checking it, and you didn't seem surprised or shocked that there were people ahead of us. This means you knew who they were! And when you saw Miao Xiaoxian just now, your eyes were full of surprise, which means that when you called for help earlier, you weren't calling for this little girl! So who exactly are the people ahead?"

When I saw that Song Laosan had seen through my secret, I stopped pretending to be stupid, but I also didn't tell him the truth: "You don't need to know, just come with me."

Seeing that I acquiesced, Song Laosan did not press the matter further: "It seems that you have really grown a lot while I was away. Even I didn't realize that you had orchestrated such a big scheme."

Since we're not on the same side now, it's not a bad thing to make him seem more mysterious to me, so I ignored him and sped up to run ahead.

The tunnel is cone-shaped, with a large exit on the outside, but the passage becomes narrower as you go further in.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a gunshot rang out, amplified several times by the funnel-shaped cave, making my eardrums ache and prompting me to quicken my pace.

The sound of gunfire ahead indicates that the Butterfly Man must have encountered some danger.

As I ran, a few more shots rang out from inside the cave, and then there was complete silence.

The sudden cessation of gunfire gave me a bad feeling, and I subconsciously quickened my pace.

I quickly ran to the end of the cave, where there was an exit of about one square meter. I turned on my flashlight, bent down, and crawled inside.

It was a messy space inside.

The reason this place is described as chaotic is because countless enormous stone pillars stand in this space, and the air is filled with the same vein-like vines that we saw when we first entered this cave.

Standing in this vast space, I swept my flashlight around but couldn't see the butterfly man's voice. I could only shout, "Hey! Can you hear me? Tell me your location!"

"Your location..."

"Location……"

There was no response from the butterfly man except for my echo.

At this moment, Song Laosan also came in. Since I had taken the flashlight, he could only use a kerosene lighter for light. He squatted down and examined the area, then pointed to the right and said, "There are footprints on the ground. They went in that direction!"

I shone my flashlight on the ground and saw a barely visible footprint. I quickened my pace: "Let's go take a look!"

Miao Xiaoxian followed us into the cave and, seeing how rashly Song Laosan and I were acting, exclaimed helplessly, "Be careful, there's more to this place than just the Flowing Water Rock!"

At that moment, Song Laosan and I were each wearing only underwear. The two of us looked like wild men from Shennongjia, running wildly through the stone forest.

After running about twenty meters, I could smell the blood in the air. I shone a flashlight on it and quickly found the source of the smell.

This is a huge bat.

Its wingspan is at least one meter long, its body is covered with a thick layer of down, its head is almost as big as a human head, and its outward-facing nose is disgusting to look at.

The bat had several bullet holes in its body, and it was still bleeding. It must have been the culprit behind the shooting.

The further you go, the more bat carcasses you see on the ground.

Looking at the fat, bloated bats, Song Laosan rubbed the goosebumps on his arms and asked, "There's not a single living thing to be seen underground. How do these things survive?"

"There!"

I shone my flashlight into the air, and there was a large bat perched on a vine, greedily sucking up the liquid inside.

"Flutter!"

Perhaps startled by my bright light, the bat suddenly swooped down from above.

I saw the bat's flight path, gripped the dagger in my hand, and threw it with all my might.

"Pfft!"

The throwing knife struck the bat precisely on the head, causing it to plummet through the air and crash at my feet.

"Splash!"

I stepped on the still convulsing bat, pulled the knife out of its head, and before I could even get up, I heard the sound of bats flapping their wings in the air.

Get out of the way!

Miao Xiaoxian, who had caught up, let out a low shout and sprinkled a handful of pungent powder on me and Song Laosan. Then she threw a porcelain bottle far away.

"Whoosh!"

The bats in the air smelled the aroma emanating from the porcelain bottle and immediately gathered in that direction.

While I was dodging the bats, I caught a glimpse of a huge shadow in the distance. I shone my flashlight in that direction and discovered that a corner of the cave had been completely filled with flowing rocks.

The Butterfly Man was now suspended in mid-air by the tentacles of the Flowing Water Rock, his fate unknown.