Chapter 198 All Mortals Will Die 20
Jiang Yuelu was surprised at her immediate success.
Because his own kung fu skills were far inferior to those of these two, he was ready to explain things to them after being dodged once.
Leng Wenhan learned from Luo Yin and is a master among witches.
Although Tong Mian was a sickly person, he now had a new body. Although he was frozen stiff, it was much better than his previous weak body.
Now he has both masters in his hand, not because he is so strong, but because they trust him and are not on guard against him at all.
But...this can also be considered a kind of "strength", right?
It was not until their hands pressed tightly against the stone door that Tong Mian came to his senses, and he was confused and asked, "What are you doing?"
Leng Wenhan did not move, staring at the depression in the stone door.
That position is similar to a door handle in modern society, and their current actions seem like they are opening the door.
After waiting for a while, there was no response. Jiang Yuelu said to himself, "Am I wrong?" As soon as he finished speaking, the vines shook suddenly, and debris and dust fell from the connection between the stone gate and the mountain. The three people took several steps back and coughed continuously. The whole ground began to vibrate faintly.
Tong Mian yelled, "Such a loud noise, cough cough cough... No way - I hope it won't attract anyone!"
Jiang Yuelu saw the stone door slowly opening from the corner of her eye, and made a prompt decision, "Go in first!"
The three of them slipped into the stone door despite the shaking. The shaking didn't last long, and soon the door clicked shut. Several wizards heard the noise and ran over, and everything had returned to calm.
Several people were confused.
"What's going on?"
"The earth is shaking... Does that mean we shouldn't meet and discuss today?"
"Hey, this is not something you and I can decide. Let's not talk about it anymore. Since everything is fine, let's go down quickly..."
As they spoke, several figures slowly walked underground. When Jiang Yuelu and the others came here, they did not notice that not far from this stone door, there was a secret opening leading to the underground.
The wizards and them will eventually gather in the same place.
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On the other side, Jiang Yuelu and the other two were in darkness.
Once the stone door was closed, it seemed to completely isolate them from the outside world, and they could not even hear the sounds from outside.
The inside of the mountain was very humid. In the silence, the only sounds were the breathing and heartbeats of the three of them, and the sound of dripping water not far away.
"We can't walk in the dark, let's try to find a light source first." Jiang Yuelu patted the dirt on his hands.
Leng Wenhan casually summoned a little soul and used it as a night light.
"Let's take out everything we have and put it together to see if there is anything we can use." Jiang Yuelu said, and then he searched his pocket first.
The three of them put the things they took out of their pockets under the night light, and the cold and dim light illuminated a large area.
Tong Mian said: "Let me take a look at yours first. Jiang Yuelu, what is this?"
Jiang Yuelu: “…”
It seemed to be a doodle he had casually drawn in class. Tong Mian noticed that his expression was not right and was about to unfold it. Jiang Yuelu hurriedly tried to grab it, "Don't look at other people's things casually!"
"But I've already opened it." Tong Mian glanced at the painting, "You don't study in class, but paint beauties. Who is this you painted..."
The more Tong Mian looked at the pair of eyes, the more familiar they seemed. He still asked coldly, "Your Highness the Ghost King."
“…”
Tong Mian immediately put down the burning paper.
Looking at other things, they have nothing to do with learning. There are dice cards, jade and animal bones, all kinds of mess.
However, there are some things that can be used, such as flint and seasoning.
Tong Mian said: "Although they are very useful, I can't imagine where you would use them in school. We are in a witchcraft class, not a cooking school."
Jiang Yuelu said, "Why can't we cook? We can steal some ingredients from the cafeteria during lunch break, cook and eat by ourselves, and digest them by ourselves. It won't bother anyone."
Tong Mian gave him a thumbs up and said, "Brother, you are awesome. I thought I was already giving my uncle enough headaches in the academy, until I met you."
Jiang Yuelu smirked: "Thank you for the compliment."
While the two men were arguing, Leng Wenhan had already quietly lit the torch. There was nothing else in the cave, but there was plenty of wood, so he made a few torches using the local materials.
After lifting it up, the cave became much brighter.
Looking back, they were always near the stone gate. Tong Mian glanced at the door and said, "Now tell me, how do you know the combination lock of this thousand-year-old door?"
Jiang Yuelu then told her conjecture that the tree man and the wizard were kneeling together.
"Looking at the material of this door, it is quite old, and there are murals carved on it from a long time ago, which shows that there must be a connection between the two. Is it possible that the person who built the stone door at the time expected that future generations would be very anxious when they came and could not open the door, so he used the murals as a hint? Anyone who knows the inside story will definitely understand the deep meaning."
"Since there are both wizards and tree people on the mural, maybe one person from each tribe will be needed to open the door."
Tong Mian said: "So you let the three of us go together? That's not right, aren't we all wizards?"
Jiang Yuelu shook her head, "I'm not."
"And do you remember, when I was in Tree People Girls' High School, I gained a large number of followers. They were all tree people. They... uh, can be considered to be related to me."
If Jiang Yuelu hadn't mentioned it, Tong Mian would have almost forgotten that he was still a registered god. Looking at his current young appearance, he felt mixed emotions.
Other people’s seventeen years old vs. my seventeen years old.
He waved his hand and said tiredly, "That's awesome, bro. No need to say more."
Jiang Yuelu smiled and looked at Leng Wenhan in front of him. He suddenly stopped moving and asked, "What's wrong?"
Leng Wenhan said: "I don't quite understand."
He rarely showed a confused expression, so Jiang Yuelu and Tong Mian walked over and saw him staring at the stone table and stone bench, as if thinking about something.
Jiang Yuelu said: "Maybe someone was resting here and built this."
Leng Wenhan shook his head, "But they are too delicate."
Tong Mian exclaimed, "What do you mean?"
Jiang Yuelu understood what he meant and looked at the table and stools. Indeed, although this table and stools were not as good as the furnishings of the Leng family, they were already the best things carved out of this natural world.
When I think about it this way, it feels strange.
Jiang Yuelu looked around. "No other part of the cave has been polished, only the tables, chairs and benches have been repaired very well. It's really not normal..."
It's like one or two chaise longues suddenly appear in a bare house.
He walked to the front of the stool, and Tong Mian asked curiously, "What are you going to do?"
Jiang Yuelu said: "If you want to know what they are thinking, it is best to repeat what they have done. No matter how strange the tables, chairs and benches are, they are always things used by people."
"I'll sit down and give it a try."
He imagined himself as the person who entered the cave that year, sat on the stone bench, picked up the teacup and teapot on the table, poured tea for himself, and then spilled the tea. Sure enough, he saw some dead leaves on both sides, and the color was darker than the surroundings. Leng Wenhan squatted down, touched a handful, crushed it at the tip of his nose and smelled it.
He looked up and replied, "It's tea."
Is anyone sitting in this cave drinking tea?
Tong Mian said: "Then I don't understand, what is there to drink here? To see the scenery? To enjoy the quiet? To think about life?"
Jiang Yuelu didn't have any idea, but he put down the teacup and looked around with all his thoughts: "This place seems to be the most sunken part in the cave."
The whole cave is like a basin, and the stone table and stone benches are built in the center of the basin.
Jiang Yuelu was puzzled and decided not to think about it anymore. He had something important to do right now, so he asked, "Didn't you say that we can hear what they are saying in this secret room?"
Tong Mian also said: "Yeah, it seems like it's about to start, why is there no sound?"
At this moment, echoes suddenly came from the cave.
"Now that everyone is here, let's get started..." A strange voice that had never been heard before echoed in the cave. The faces of the three people changed instantly. Tong Mian even ran around quickly and checked everything. When he came back, his face became even more solemn.
"No one."
Another voice sounded, and it was obviously not the same person as the previous one. "Hey, how many years have we not gathered together? You called us all here this time. Did something happen in Ghost City?"
"Ghost City? Haha... It's a joke that a few minions occupy a hilltop and claim to be the king. Do you think they are worthy of us sitting together to discuss things?"
"Yeah yeah……"
The voices of men and women, young and old, continued one after another, echoing in the cave, and the ripples of water reflected by torches and souls made it look like a dream.
Tong Mian asked: "...Is there a ghost?"
Leng Wenhan shook his head. He knew very well whether there were ghosts or not. These voices were all from humans, not ghosts.
As they talked, the sound continued to ring out. Jiang Yuelu hummed and leaned down, "Don't you think that we can listen most carefully from our position?"
Tong Mian tried it and said, "It really is."
The sound heard by the stone table was the clearest and the volume was the loudest. Jiang Yuelu thought about it and simply lay on the ground with his ear pressed against the ground. "Bang!" There was a loud noise and he almost died.
He stood up, rubbing his ears and seeing stars. He retched a few times before recovering. "I think I know what this cave is used for."
Tong Mian and Leng Wenhan both looked at him.
"It's used to monitor people."
He went back to sit down again. "Sitting in this position, I can hear what the people in the room below are saying. The cave is so rough, it doesn't matter, no one lives here anyway. But I've been eavesdropping for too long, so I have to make some arrangements for myself, so I have this stool and table."
Tong Mian said: "They seem quite leisurely, even sitting here drinking tea."
"Did you hear this news from those two tree people?" Jiang Yuelu asked.
Tong Mian nodded.
Jiang Yuelu wondered, what role did this room play in history?
If it was just a short-term eavesdropping, there would be no need to build a stone table and stone bench. Since they were built, it means that the surveillance lasted for a long time. Was it the tree man who was monitoring the wizard, or was it the wizard who was monitoring the tree man?
As he was thinking this, he was patted on the shoulder by someone, who asked coldly, "I'm talking about you."
I?
Jiang Yuelu immediately heard a familiar voice, "The Jiang family has been relatively well behaved these days. Do we still need to monitor them like before?"
OK, surveillance again.
You spy on me and I spy on him? We are a loving family?
Tong Mian joked, "Your recent behavior is considered to be well-behaved. I'm afraid this gentleman is speaking for you, right?"
Jiang Yuelu could tell that this was the gentleman who had fought with Xia Yi today. She didn't understand why he said that, so she gestured, "Keep listening."
Logically speaking, being so close, the people below would be able to hear their voices to some extent. But Jiang Yuelu tried, and no matter how they jumped and shouted, the people below were still like deaf and could not hear a thing.
They speculated that the cave might have special sound-collecting devices.
Just like now, the elders are still talking about things they think are confidential without realizing it.
"Are they different?"
"Yes, yes..." The teacher was still thinking about the strange incident in today's class. He wanted to say something, but felt that less trouble is better. "That's right, the second son of the Jiang family is becoming more and more rogue and scoundrel. If this continues, I'm afraid he will have no chance to take the wizard exam."
"Oh? You actually hope he will pass the exam?"
"Of course I'm not..." The gentleman sighed, "It's just that Jiang Rihu has no hope, and if Jiang Yuelu doesn't have any hope either, the Jiang family line will probably be extinct from now on—"
“Bold!”
The person who was speaking slammed the table and it seemed as if he was shaking it to pieces. A "crash" sound spread throughout the cave.
"What did the Jiang family do a hundred years ago? Has everyone forgotten it?! Even if they were wiped out at that time, it was a bargain for them! Our ancestors were merciful and the gods forgave them for their annihilation. Now they have two children, which is great! To your surprise - to your surprise -"
"Have you ever thought about taking the exam to become a wizard?!"
"Do you want to make their clan rise, or do you want to kill the God of the Void?!"
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