In the blocked river, we had already prepared ourselves to face death.

But then a male voice suddenly came through, giving us a different feeling.

At that moment, I suddenly felt a sense of relief, but that feeling was quickly replaced by disappointment.

The fact that they called out the name of the leopard indicates that they are the people in black robes.

These people came to rescue the leopard, not us.

Hearing the shout, the leopard jumped up from the rock: "I'm right here! Is that Prickly Pole talking?"

"Haha, you're really lucky, you actually survived!"

The male voice responded again, and then our space suddenly brightened up.

I squinted and looked over there. A large hole had been blasted in the wall to our left. A tall, thin man in his early thirties was holding a searchlight and shining it in our direction. When he saw the mud pouring down from the ceiling, his face changed instantly: "Leopard, you old codger, you're really lucky. Judging by this, if I had come a few minutes later, I probably wouldn't have even been able to bring your body back. Don't just stand there, hurry up and get going!"

As he spoke, Magan raised a rope in his hand and began to pull it down with all his might.

"Ta-da!"

Soon, he pulled something nearly two meters long and shaped like a date pit out of the hole: "Don't just stand there, come here! I don't want to die here with you!"

"They're here!"

With a broad smile, the leopard waved to me and Miao Xiaoxian, saying, "You two, come with me!"

When Magan saw Miao Xiaoxian and me at the cave entrance, he immediately drew his pistol from his waist: "Leopard, who are these two people?"

"I don't know the woman, but the man's name is Duan Shenxing, the son of Boss Duan."

Leopard paused for a moment: "We have to take him up with us!"

"no!"

Without hesitation, Ma Gan replied, "My mission here is to take you up here alone; I haven't received any other missions!"

"I know the rules of your Rat Clan. All the missions are fake. You just want to make money, right?"

Leopard smiled at Magan: "Don't worry, you'll get your share of the money. I'll cover the cost of this little cub."

After hearing what the leopard said, Ma Gan thought for a moment and said, "If you want to bring people, that's fine, ten million each."

"Why the hell are you taking advantage of the chaos?"

The leopard was stunned for a moment: "The price has increased tenfold?"

“Friend, you need to understand, I came here at great risk. I could be buried alive at any moment! I was hired by Duan Jinyan, not one of your Black Robe people. If it weren't for the money, why would I take such a risk?”

The stubborn man replied, "That's the price. Pay up if you want to save him! You guys work for Boss Duan and make a fortune every day. Besides, this kid is Boss Duan's son. Surely he's worth at least ten million?"

"To be precise, he is only Duan's biological son, but Duan does not acknowledge him. This money can only go into my own pocket."

Leopard held out a hand: "Five million, and you can take the man out. I don't care about the women. If you don't agree, then I don't want any of them."

"Okay, let's make as much money as we can!"

Ma Gan nodded and pointed the gun at Miao Xiaoxian: "Girl, this cave is about to collapse. If you stay here, you'll only die. I'll do you a favor and give you a bullet to save you some pain."

What are you trying to do?!

Seeing Ma Gan's movements, I immediately stepped in front of Miao Xiaoxian: "Take her up with you, I'll pay for her share!"

"You'll pay? What will you offer?"

Ma Gan looked at me with disdain: "I don't even know you. What if you go up there and tell me you have no money? Even if I kill you, it's not a good deal! No way, I'm not doing this!"

Seeing Ma Gan's actions, I turned my gaze to Hua Bao: "If you're going to help someone, go all the way. Be my guarantor, and I'll pay for both of them myself, okay?"

Leopard glanced at me and said to Magan, "This little rascal is a skilled tomb raider with some savings. I can vouch for him."

Ma Gan licked his lips, smiled at me, and said, "Alright, it'll be the two of you, thirty million!"

I frowned immediately: "Didn't we just agree that it would only be five million per person?"

"Hehe, it seems you don't know what we Rat Clan do! We Rat Clan members are good at digging holes, but we never rob tombs or do such immoral things. Our main business is rescuing tomb robbers trapped in tombs or helping them retrieve the bodies of their companions. We do business by kicking people when they're down, and we make our money off people like you who have ill-gotten gains!"

Ma Gan smiled at me: "Since you and this girl are so deeply in love, I naturally have to seize the opportunity and raise the price! Young man, let me give you a piece of advice: in this life, life is the 1, and everything else is the 0 after the 1. Only when the 1 is there can the 0s be added to the brocade! If the 1 is gone, everything is in vain! This cave is about to collapse, and I can only give you ten seconds to think it over. Either I make a fortune, or you stay here and die rich!"

"No need to think about it, I'll pay for it!"

After listening to what Magan said, I gave my answer without even thinking.

I now have several hundred million yuan in funds, so thirty million yuan is not a very large number for me.

As Ma Gan said, it wasn't easy for us to get to this point. Now that we finally have a glimmer of hope, money is no longer important compared to life.

"Haha, the boss is very generous."

After hearing what I said, Ma Gan tossed the rope on the ground to us: "Give me a hand, let's pull it together!"

Upon hearing his words, the rest of us started pulling the rope together.

Soon, we pulled out the two date-pit-shaped escape pods from the cave.

Ma Gan walked to the escape pod, opened the bottom cover, and waved his hand: "I didn't expect there to be so many people in this cave. We only prepared two pods. Fortunately, there's no fat guy in this group. If everyone squeezes in, it should be enough."

I examined the escape pods that the hemp stalk had pulled down. They looked like two large date pits strung together with rope. The pods were lined with cowhide, and the ropes connecting them were hollow, with oxygen tubes running through them.

I looked at the escape pod, then at the cave behind it, and stared at him in astonishment: "This mountain is full of traps and mechanisms. How did you manage to avoid them and dig a tunnel out?"

"My sect is called the Rat Sect. Finding caves is our livelihood. These caves are not dug out, but exist naturally."

The skinny guy looked at me arrogantly: "If I didn't have some hidden skills, how would I dare to risk my life to come here and earn this money?"