Chapter 360 Luoyang Cave
After the mid-month gathering, Chen Chuan spent the following days not only accompanying his aunt's family, but also actively honing his newly learned skills in his spare time. Once he felt proficient in them, he would ask Instructor Wen for advice.
His mind could only last for three hours at first, but later on, it increased to more than four hours, and there was a trend of gradually extending it.
Before the end of the month, he had already mastered all the skills he needed to learn, one-third faster than originally planned.
And from now on, many things are beyond his control. It requires the coordination between essence, blood and spirit. He has not yet laid a solid foundation.
After another round of resonance, Instructor Wen said, "I've already taught you all the basic application techniques, but you're still some way from fully mastering them. This has nothing to do with talent. It's because you've just entered the third level, and your accumulation is still insufficient. Once you've accumulated more, you'll gradually be able to use them with ease."
He smiled and said, "I will now teach you some special training techniques. Please pay close attention..."
Because he was still in a state of spiritual resonance at this moment, he could feel the alienated tissues in Instructor Wen's body being pulled and operated at a unique rhythm.
Then he raised his hand and gently swung it into the air. With a bang, a thunderous roar rang in his ears, echoing in the atmosphere, and a cloud of mist seemed to appear on the back of his hand, but then quickly dissipated.
"This move is called Collapsing Cloud Hand. It's simple and practical. Because it requires a certain amount of buildup before launching, it's not often seen in actual combat. It's usually used to train the coordination of the body's various alienated tissues and strengthen the ability to integrate them."
Instructor Wen slowly withdrew his hand. "As long as the power of this move is maintained, the shorter the time it takes to execute it, the stronger the coordination ability will naturally be. Did you see my demonstration clearly just now?"
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "I see it clearly."
Instructor Wen said, "Then you can go back and try it yourself. This is the end of my guidance."
Chen Chuanshuo said: "Thank you, Instructor Wen."
"No need to thank me. I was asked by Old He to teach you." Instructor Wen said with a smile, "But I'm very happy to have met such an outstanding junior like you. Young man, go back. We'll see each other again someday."
Chen Chuan nodded, raised his hand, saluted Instructor Wen solemnly, then turned and left. When he reached the side of the car, he looked back and found that Instructor Wen was no longer there. He retracted his gaze, opened the door, got in, and drove away.
After returning home, in addition to practicing the newly learned skills, he occasionally went out for parties and entertainment with Ding Jiao and others. In the second half of the month, they were having another party, and a classmate suddenly proposed it.
"How about we go to Luoyang Cave and have some fun?"
But this statement aroused opposition from others.
"You're crazy! You know how many people have gone to this place and never come back."
"Isn't there a biography? The biography is about a fighter!"
Chen Chuan shook his head and said, "I don't recommend going there. No matter how good my skills are, I can only protect myself at best, not everyone."
Luoyang Cave is quite famous in Yangzhi. It is an underground cave. In the past, countless people went in and couldn't get out. Local people restrained their children from running there. Despite this, many people still go missing every year.
About twelve years ago, a foreign expedition team went in, but no one came out.
Because all the dead were foreigners, the Dashun government ignored it. But perhaps because of this incident, it became famous abroad. Foreign tourists and expedition teams often went there, some of whom escaped, while others were trapped inside.
But because of this reason, some hostels and other industries providing related services have gradually emerged in the area.
Ding Jiao said dissatisfiedly: "Hey, Miangua, how could you come up with such a bad idea?"
The classmate nicknamed "Miangua" said, "A few days ago, the newspaper reported that a team of more than ten people had entered the cave. They had even come out and said they would go again tomorrow. They were also said to be able to take people in to take a look around the entrance.
I think they've been in and out before, so I might as well follow them and take a look. There shouldn't be any danger up close anyway, and I can even chat with them later."
"It's too dangerous, let's just forget it."
"That's right, who knows if there's anything there?"
"My mother is saving money for me to marry a wife. If I disappear, won't it become saving money for my brother?"
Although some people objected, another classmate said, "Just look outside. It's okay if you don't go in. I've never been there in my life. Just watch the fun."
Ding Jiao was somewhat moved after hearing this, and turned to Chen Chuan and said, "Xiao Chuan, what do you think?"
Chen Chuan thought about it and said, "If you just want to take a look, then it's fine. I haven't been there before." There was no problem in going to take a look. He didn't have the ability to rescue the people who went in, but it was not difficult to prevent people from entering.
Ding Jiao said, "Okay, let's make a deal first. We won't go into the cave, we'll just look outside."
After the agreement was reached, the next day, Chen Chuan drove with five classmates, while Ding Jiao and four other classmates drove a two-wheeled motor vehicle to Jiashan in the southwest.
Jiashan is one of the three mountains in the legend of Sanshan. Luoyang Cave is located on the western foot of Jiashan. It was originally a remote place and was not repaired much during the period of great development. There was only a garrison here, which was later abandoned. Only in the past ten years, foreign expedition teams have frequently come here, and a market has gradually formed.
However, there are rarely any ghost stories or the like in this place. This may be because there are few people around and there are not many residents. Even if some do appear, they will not affect the outside world.
When the group arrived at Luoyang Cave, they found that it was not as deep, narrow and restricted to strangers as they had imagined, but a very large opening, more than 20 meters wide and more than 10 meters long and high.
There were quite a few people and stalls gathered at the entrance of the cave, and people were coming in and out from time to time.
Chen Chuan took a closer look and found traces of artificial excavation on the edge of the cave. It seemed that the cave was not formed completely naturally, but no one had studied this before.
Coincidentally, when they arrived, the expedition team was just about to go down. There was a large group of people gathered around, pointing and talking. They must have all come to watch the fun.
The expedition team members were all wearing professional equipment, including anti-collision helmets and lighting headlamps on their heads, hook ropes hanging around their waists, and bulging backpacks on their backs. They all looked like foreigners, about twelve of them, which was quite a number.
Chen Chuan listened to the conversations around him and heard that these people were hired by a wealthy businessman.
This should be good, because one of the people was surrounded by the crowd and was repeatedly reminded and instructed by his companions. There were also two fighters next to this person who were responsible for security.
After preparing for more than half an hour, these people checked their equipment again and then entered the cave one after another while people around them watched. Some people followed them in spontaneously.
One classmate was eager to try, saying, "Are we just going to watch? Why don't we just go in and take a look? We'll just walk a little way and then come out."
Chen Chuan saw that there were always people guiding people in and out, so those places should be safe. He went to take a look first to confirm that there was no danger. Finally, he walked around near the cave entrance and came out after walking less than a hundred meters. Even those who were leading the way would not let him go deeper.
But even so, the students were very satisfied and it was worth bragging about when they got back.
After coming out, since we were already here, we decided to go hiking again.
The southeast side of Jiashan Mountain is very suitable for mountain climbing. There is also an old temple on it with large peach trees growing on it. You can also see small green hills and lakes in the distance. The scenery is very nice.
It is the time when peaches are ripe. You can pick them as much as you want by paying some money, but you can't waste them. The students ate them to their heart's content here and only went down the mountain to go home in the afternoon.
After Chen Chuan returned, he put the matter behind him. A few more days passed, and there were only five days left in the vacation. He was already preparing to return to the central city.
But on this day, Ren Shu suddenly called.
"Mr. Chen, we've received a commission from the Government Affairs Office. It seems like a strange story, but we can't confirm it, so we'd like to ask you for your advice."
They were very confident in their own abilities, and generally, they would not accept commissions with unclear circumstances if they could avoid it. However, this time, it was entrusted by the Government Affairs Office, and Chen Chuan happened to be here, so they tried to ask him for a solution.
Chen Chuan said: "Mr. Ren, please tell me the details."
"Well, there was an expedition team a few days ago..."
Chen Chuan's heart moved slightly, and he said, "You mean it's from Luoyang Cave?"
"Mr. Chen, have you heard about it too? Yes, it's that incident. There were two expeditions before and after that. The last one was fine, but this time something went wrong, and only three people came out.
This was nothing, it was common there, but then something strange happened..."
He paused, "Twelve years ago, a foreign expedition team got lost there. Have you heard about that, Mr. Chen?"
Chen Chuan said: "I also know about this matter. Although I was young at the time, people were talking about it everywhere. I just don't know some of the details."
Ren Shu said, "These two things are related, because someone discovered that the three people who came back this time were not the group that went in a few days ago, but... the group that went in twelve years ago."
"The group that went in twelve years ago?" Chen Chuan paid more attention.
"Yes! These three people were among the group that disappeared twelve years ago. When asked, they had no idea that twelve years had passed outside. They only remembered that they had only been in there for three days."
Chen Chuan asked, "What else?" If that was all, Ren Shu wouldn't have called. There must be other reasons.
Ren Shu said, "The three people who returned were also shocked when they learned about the situation. They said they would go back to look for their families, but that very night, all of them were dead. Their flesh had been removed, leaving only bones. Even the things they wore had become tattered and rusty..."
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll come over and take a look."
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(End of this chapter)
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