Chapter 69: The Grand Underground Castle
Lu Chaoyang was a spiritual mentor after all, so he had to be reserved. Even though he was anxious, he walked to the end neither hurriedly nor slowly. Seeing these bastards making trouble all over, and in the blink of an eye, they had harmed most of them, he no longer cared about being elegant and rushed over.
Ao Chengyi frowned. How could he have the nerve to bring such a brother to meet his wife?
"Brother, my sister-in-law is the best. Don't worry, I will definitely be filial to you and my sister-in-law in the future." Ding Jiajia had her mouth full of meat, but she didn't forget to say some flattering words.
Ao Chengyi's face was full of disgust. They had a son, so it was not the turn of such a stupid brother.
"Brother, from now on, if my sister-in-law says a word, I will go through fire and water for you. I don't want money or position. Hehe, just give me something to eat." Feng Tao showed his loyalty without forgetting to kick Ding Jiajia who was snatching food in front of him.
Ding Jiajia grimaced in pain but didn't move a step.
The other three friends quietly stayed away from these two guys. It would be fine if they just enjoyed the food, what a nasty thing.
Guo Zi was an honest child. He snatched a bowl from Ao Chengyi and said, "Brother, come and eat it. It's really delicious. I will obey your and sister-in-law's orders from now on. Even if it costs me my life, I will do it."
Ao Chengyi rolled his eyes at him and said, "We don't care about your life, so keep it for yourself."
Guo Zi chuckled and did not argue. After all, his life belonged to his elder brother and sister-in-law.
Lu Chaoyang was quite polite and poured a glass of wine for Ao Chengyi. "This wine is good. I know a few wineries. I'll go and see them when I go back. Does sister-in-law like to drink?"
Ao Chengyi thought of the past and smiled, "I like it." When she was two or three years old, she instigated him to steal alcohol to drink. The little girl was an alcoholic when she was young.
"That's good. Those wineries are all good. The things on the surface may have been looted, but the things in the secret rooms are hard to find except for the owners themselves. We should be able to gain something if we go there."
"Why don't we go straight to the winery after we get out? We can use the wine as a gift to our sister-in-law." Duan Jianghe suggested, and the other friends agreed.
Ao Chengyi shook his head, "I want to go back first. I can slowly pack up my things later. She's with a few other women, and I'm worried. It's too chaotic outside. If we're done here, I'll just go back."
The friends thought about it and realized that no matter how powerful the sister-in-law was, she was still a woman with a child. Even if there was space and a few friends, it would still be difficult. It would be better for them to go back and protect her.
"Then let's finish eating quickly, find the entrance, collect it and leave."
The friends quickened their pace, packed up after eating, and looked for the entrance to the castle under Lu Chaoyang's command.
I always thought it was underground, but unexpectedly, it was above.
They were asleep when they fell with the quicksand, so they didn't know how long they had been falling or how deep it was. Now they calculated that it was at least a thousand meters deep.
The entrance was right at the top of where they had hung the emergency light. When I knocked on it, it was empty, so I found it.
There is a mechanism at the top that can be opened from above. Therefore, if the person below wants to go up, the person above must open the mechanism and lower the ladder.
For those who are really good at it, there is no need to do that, just break it open with force.
After confirming again and again that there was no one or foreign objects on the ground, Ding Jiajia made a small cannonball and blew it up at a targeted point.
The explosion sound is very small, which is Ding Jiajia's specialty. He can make it explode however he wants, with precision down to millimeters, and the sound can naturally be controlled as well.
After the explosion, rubble filled the air. My friends hid directly in the carriage and drove into the passage.
It took a full half hour for the dust to settle.
Ao Chengyi went up first, and his friends followed closely behind, and were extremely shocked at what they saw.
This is a spire filled with Buddha statues, layer upon layer, ascending all the way to the top, where a massive Buddha head sits. The little friends don't recognize any Buddhas, not even a single one of them. Perhaps it's the unique spiritual pillar of the ancient Q Kingdom's royal family. Putting that aside, the construction here is truly impressive, the scene is truly grand, and the cost must have been high, requiring generations to complete.
"Can I take the things here away? They look like they should be very valuable." After careful observation, Ding Jiajia confirmed that it was made of gold and was solid. He was rich.
Lu Chaoyang took out a dagger and scraped off the yellow sand covering the tower, revealing its true golden color. "Brother, the tower is also made of gold."
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This is the epitome of grandeur. The tower is a hundred meters high and covers an area of nearly a thousand square meters. There are tens of thousands of Buddha statues on each floor. Forgive them for being poor, but it is hard to imagine how much gold was spent here.
Ao Chengyi glanced at them but didn't respond. "Let's go. We can't take these with us."
The friend looked regretful and said, "I was thinking of bringing it back as a gift for my sister-in-law. What a pity."
Ao Chengyi's brows twitched. Would his girl like it?
Outside the tower is a wide square with many sentry posts. In the middle of the square is a huge golden statue dressed as a king. It may be the royal family of ancient Q Kingdom, the king who originally built this place.
In addition to being made of pure gold, the statue is also inlaid with many gems, the largest of which is as big as a goose egg.
The little friends were so jealous, but they didn't dare to do anything without the big brother's order. They could only watch.
Across the square was the entrance to the castle, with many vehicles parked neatly around it. The small team did not move, but took out their own car and drove into the castle.
The inside and outside of the castle are all yellow sand, which is completely different. Here, there is lush greenery.
Even without sunlight or water, the flowers, plants, and trees here were lush and green, leaving the children stunned. "A new genetically modified species?"
Duan Jianghe shook his head, "Not really."
"It's very weird here, everyone be careful." Ao Chengyi took out more emergency lights and tried to illuminate the surroundings as much as possible. Darkness always makes it easier for dark things to move around.
This is underground, and acid rain has not been able to destroy it. Everything is still the same as before. The only strange thing is that there is no one in sight, but everything is neatly arranged, with no missing items or confusion, which makes people puzzled.
After walking through the castle's forecourt and into the gate, Ao Chengyi parked the car.
The door was not closed, and what came into view was a hall large enough to accommodate thousands of people, with staircases leading up on all four sides.
The stairs lead up to a corridor, from which one can overlook the entire hall. Ten floors rise, each nearly ten meters high. Aside from the dim yellow sand, there's no other color. The children suspect the entire castle is either made of piled sand or cast in gold, coated with a layer of sand over time.
The friend did not explore what material it was made of, but just carefully checked the room. There were hundreds of rooms on each floor. Looking at them one by one, they were all neat dormitories. The dormitories were very spacious and equipped with separate bathrooms. The lower five floors were four-person rooms, the middle three floors were two-person rooms, and the upper two floors were single-person rooms.
There was nothing special inside except the bed and personal belongings.
Ao Chengyi had no intention of accepting these, so he went downstairs and walked through the hall to the back.
The link below shows a simulated beach swimming pool, capable of accommodating a thousand people at once. It's truly a bold move, appearing in the middle of a desert. Even Lan Shiruo, who considers herself incredibly wealthy, wouldn't dare to do so. This goes to show the difference between the nouveau riche and those with a truly established background.
(End of this chapter)
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