After hearing Ma Gan's explanation, I suddenly thought of a passage in the Judge's Record: "Are you from Mole Gate?"

The Molemen are a very special group within the tomb raiding profession.

They are experts in Yin-Yang and the Eight Trigrams, as well as in mechanical and secret techniques, but they don't make money from tomb raiding; instead, they make money from tomb raiders.

This group is both loved and hated in the tomb raiding circle.

The existence of the mole gate did indeed allow many tomb raiders trapped in the tombs to see the light of day again and escape with their lives.

Similarly, almost every tomb raider they rescued was swindled out of their fortune, and even if they survived, they were severely injured.

The wealth of tomb raiders is obtained by repeatedly risking their lives to retrieve items from tombs.

If the Molemen seize the opportunity, they can wipe out a tomb raider's life savings in one go.

Legend has it that the people of Molemen possess extraordinary skills and a special ability: they can clearly identify any pit or cave at the foot of the mountain after walking around it once.

After hearing my words, Ma Gan revealed a cunning smile: "That's a nickname given to us by our friends in the Southern Jianghu. After all, the more shameful a person is, the more they want to embellish their image. I know what kind of person I am. You don't need to try to get close to me. The 30 million rescue fee is not a penny less."

"Don't worry, you'll get your money back."

I glanced at the life pod that the muscular man had brought down: "Is this thing really reliable?"

"This is a piece of equipment commonly used by the Rat Clan, called a 'walking coffin.' The earliest prototype was to put a pointed cover over the coffin, and then use several oxen on the ground to pull the person trapped in the tomb up. In this process, if the passage collapses, this coffin is prepared for the trapped person!"

Ma Gan paused for a moment: "Later, my master modified the ground coffin into the escape pod we have now, which is towed by an engine, essentially a simple elevator, greatly improving safety... It's almost time, let's hurry up and leave, if we delay too long, we'll all perish here."

After finishing his sentence, Ma Gan led Hua Bao to the first escape pod: "There's a winch inside that can be used to close the hatch! Remember, once you're inside, don't try to open it yourself, otherwise you'll be risking your lives if anything goes wrong!"

"Splash!"

As Ma Gan was speaking, a large section of the cave ceiling suddenly collapsed.

I glanced at the crumbling cave and quickly called Miao Xiaoxian into the escape pod.

The escape pod that the stalk brought down was originally designed for one person, and the space inside was extremely cramped.

After I crawled inside, my body was pressed tightly against Miao Xiaoxian's, making it difficult to even breathe. Fortunately, there was a layer of sponge between the leather lining of the escape pod and the door, so it wasn't too uncomfortable.

Above our heads, there was a round valve connected to several iron chains fixed to the cave wall.

With Miao Xiaoxian and I working together, the valve activated the winch, which pulled up the cover below via the iron chain, closing it off with the escape pod.

About a minute later, the escape pod suddenly shook, and then I was pulled out, my head and Miao Xiaoxian's head collided.

"Clang!"

The sound of the escape pod scraping against the rocks outside was like a cat scratching at my heart.

Most importantly, there were no shock absorption measures on the outside of these escape pods. Miao Xiaoxian and I were like dice in a dice cup, constantly colliding with each other.

This kind of bumpy ride without any shock absorption is even more uncomfortable than riding in a car. This escape pod is not only bumpy, but it also rotates.

"when!"

With a muffled thud, my face slammed into Miao Xiaoxian's head. My lips were bitten raw, and my mouth was filled with the taste of blood.

In just a few dozen seconds, I felt dizzy and my stomach churned.

Suddenly, my body sank downwards, and the escape pod began to rotate.

"Buzz buzz buzz!"

A few seconds later, the sound of a diesel generator suddenly came from outside, accompanied by a male voice: "It's up, turn off the machine!"

"Ta-da!"

Immediately afterwards, we heard knocking sounds coming from our escape pod.

"Clang!"

Half a minute later, the hatch under our escape pod was suddenly opened, and a male voice came out: "What's going on? Weren't we supposed to go down to rescue someone? Why are you bringing up double-yolk eggs?"

Before the man could finish speaking, Duan Jinyan's voice rang out: "Leopard and the others might have been hacked. Get your guns!"

I was so dizzy from the bumpy ride that I hadn't even recovered when someone grabbed my feet and dragged me out of the escape pod.

When we entered the Miao Jiang Fairy Palace, it was around noon, and we didn't come out until the evening of the next day.

Having been underground for so long, my eyes had become accustomed to the darkness. Now, as the setting sun shone upon them, my eyes stung terribly, and my vision blurred with tears, making it impossible to see anything.

Before I could even adjust, a hand grabbed my wrist, flipped me over, and twisted my other hand behind my back.

Sensing this person's movement, I reached out and grabbed around, then picked up a rock and was about to throw it behind me.

"Crackling and popping!"

Before I could make a move, I heard the sound of an electric baton being turned on behind me.

"Well!"

The stinging sensation of the electric current made me let out a muffled groan, and half of my body went numb.

When I regained some feeling in my body, my hands were already tied behind my back.

Because I was lying on the ground, I didn't see what the person who attacked me looked like. I could only see his shadow elongated by the setting sun, holding a knife and preparing to stab me.

"etc!"

Just then, Magan's voice rang out: "I brought this person up, and the price has been agreed upon!"

"Damn it, why didn't you say so sooner!"

The man who attacked me cursed, "Bring your men up here! Why didn't you bail them out? I thought you'd been killed down there!"

"The people were added temporarily; when we came up, the area below was about to collapse!"

Magan came over and cut the rope binding my hands, pulling me up: "The situation down below is worse than we thought. This mountain will collapse soon, we have to leave immediately!"

I was helped up by the hemp pole, and only then did I take a look at my surroundings.

We were located halfway up a mountain, surrounded by an open area.

Just two meters away is the passageway that was just pulled out of us.

Besides, there were three strangers at the scene. Two of them were dismantling the generator and rope reel, and the other one was the man who had just attacked me. He was a bearded man in his early thirties.

Seeing me staring at the bearded man, Ma Gan patted my arm and said, "There are rules in our line of work. We always bring a fixed number of people. It's rare for someone to add people on short notice. He sees you as an enemy, so please forgive him!"