Chapter 173 Fishing for Dragons
Zhou Wen felt that the iron chain was icy cold. Holding the chain was colder than holding an ice cube. It seemed that the cold air would penetrate into the bones.
Hui Haifeng laughed heartily and said, "Don't be afraid. The coldness from the chains can't harm your legendary body."
"Why is this chain so cold?" Zhou Wen held the chain again, feeling as if he had put his hand into liquid nitrogen.
Of course, this was just Zhou Wen's feeling. He had never tried to put his hand into liquid nitrogen.
Hui Haifeng said, "This cave is called Longjing, but there's no water underneath. Instead, there's a thick white mist. It's incredibly cold, and in some places, the temperature is even colder than liquid nitrogen. The iron chain extends into it, and it's been affected by the mist, becoming incredibly cold. If an ordinary person were to hold onto the chain, their fingers would probably freeze off in no time. However, someone with a legendary physique wouldn't be affected too much."
"What is this chain used for?" Zhou Wen asked as he pulled the chain up.
"Can you fish?" Hui Haifeng asked instead of answering Zhou Wen's question.
"I played it when I was a kid, just fishing for fun, I can't say I'm very good at it." Zhou Wen replied.
"Then you have to study hard. This iron chain is used to catch things, but not fish, but dragons." Hui Haifeng said seriously.
"Fishing for dragons?" Zhou Wen looked at Hui Haifeng in surprise, hoping he could explain himself clearly.
Hui Haifeng explained, "This chain was created by Master Ming Yuan to lure the dragon out of the Dragon Well."
"There's a dragon down there? What kind of dragon is it?" Zhou Wen became even more curious.
In this day and age, all kinds of mythical creatures may appear, but dragons are, after all, legendary creatures. They are probably mythical creatures that ordinary people will never see.
"I don't know. This is Master Mingyuan's inference. We have never seen it yet. However, the sound of dragon roars can indeed be often heard from this Longjing. Occasionally, strange light can be seen reflecting out from the Longjing." Hui Haifeng said.
At this moment, a lazy voice suddenly interrupted, saying, "No one has ever heard the sound of a dragon, so how do you know that it is the sound of a dragon's roar? I think that even if there is something down there, it is just a dimensional creature, and has nothing to do with the dragon in mythology."
In addition to Zhou Wen, there were three students in the laboratory, and the person who spoke was the third person besides Hui Haifeng and Jiang Yan.
He looked lazy, with his hands behind his head, lying on a chair with his legs casually placed on the table, looking very lazy.
"His name is Zhong Ziya, and he is also a student of my mentor." Hui Haifeng gave a brief introduction.
Zhong Ziya leaned back in the chair and casually greeted Zhou Wen: "Junior brother, you came at the right time. I used to be the one who took care of the broken iron chain. Now that you are here, I am free. I have to thank you for this."
"It's my duty." Zhou Wen didn't have any thoughts. He held the chain and continued to pull it up. He didn't know how long the chain was. Zhou Wen pulled it for more than ten meters, but the chain still didn't reach the end.
Moreover, the places where his hands were gripping felt increasingly colder, and even Zhou Wen, who had such a strong physique, could hardly bear it. He could only activate the Lotus Buddha Body Qi Technique to protect his hands and resist the terrible cold.
"Junior, you can't use Qi skills when pulling the chain. This is the rule set by the teacher." Zhong Ziya said lazily. Among the three people, he was the only one who called Wang Mingyuan teacher instead of the usual mentor.
"Is there such a rule?" Zhou Wen looked at Hui Haifeng and Jiang Yan.
Jiang Yan sat aside and read quietly, as if he didn't hear what Zhou Wen said. He felt as if he was oblivious to the world outside and was only focused on reading the books of sages.
Hui Haifeng was using some equipment to exercise. As he did so, he said, "Instructor Mingyuan did indeed stipulate this. We have no other options. Just bear with it. Fortunately, the cold air won't really hurt you. It'll just make you a little uncomfortable."
"What a weird mentor." Zhou Wen had no choice but to put away the Lotus Buddha Body and rely only on the flesh and blood in his hands to fight against the coldness on the iron chain.
The more Zhou Wen pulled, the colder his hands felt. His fingers were almost numb and unable to bend. However, Zhou Wen had no intention of stopping and continued to pull the chain.
Hui Haifeng, Jiang Yan, and Zhong Ziya all looked at Zhou Wen intentionally or unintentionally, as if they were watching something very interesting.
Zhou Wen kept pulling until all ten of his fingers were numb from the cold. His hand slipped, and the iron chain, which he had already pulled up for nearly a hundred meters, suddenly slipped down again.
Hui Haifeng and the other two just watched, no one said anything, and no one showed any intention of helping Zhou Wen.
Zhou Wen looked at the iron chain that had slipped down, but he didn't feel discouraged. He sat down to rest for a while. After the coldness in his hands dissipated and his ten fingers returned to normal, he stood up again to pull the iron chain.
This time Zhou Wen was stronger than last time and pulled the chain to more than a hundred meters, but he couldn't stand the cold and the chain fell down again.
After Zhou Wen's hands recovered, he went to pick up the chain again. This time, he pulled it out more than 110 meters, but it could not withstand the cold air on it and the chain slipped down again.
After pulling the chain repeatedly for seven or eight hours, Zhou Wen still couldn't pull it out completely.
When Zhou Wen wanted to continue pulling the chain, he saw a man crawling out of Longjing.
The man was wearing a cold-proof suit and a helmet on his head. After climbing up, he took off the helmet, revealing the gentle face of a mature man. He looked quite young, with long hair and a few strands of dyed white hair, which seemed to add a bit of mature masculine charm to him. He looked very much like the big stars in previous film and television works.
Zhou Wen thought it was a senior student, but then he heard Hui Haifeng say, "Teacher, you're back?"
"Is this Wang Mingyuan?" Zhou Wen looked at the man in front of him with some surprise, and was unable to accept it for a moment.
He heard from the princess that Wang Mingyuan was about to retire, and he thought that Wang Mingyuan should be an old mentor with white hair. He really didn't expect that mentor Wang Mingyuan would look like this.
"Is your hand okay?" Wang Mingyuan nodded slightly to Hui Haifeng and the other two, then naturally pulled Zhou Wen's hands. A warm force flowed into Zhou Wen's hands, dispelling all the coldness in his hands in a moment.
"Thank you, mentor. I'm fine now." Zhou Wen hurriedly thanked him.
Wang Mingyuan let go of Zhou Wen's hand, looked at him with a smile and asked, "How many times did you pull the chain in total?"
(End of this chapter)
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