Chapter 099
The cave was very dark. Cheng Hui had the ability of night vision, but the darkness here was different from that elsewhere. It made him feel more like he had stepped into an absolutely dark space.
There was clearly a cave entrance behind him, and even with the small tree blocking the way, a lot of light could still enter the cave. However, that light was blocked at the entrance, as if some invisible thing was blocking all the light out.
"Be careful and follow me closely." Cheng Hui whispered.
Lin Qingyang: ...
Cheng Hui has said everything he wanted to say. When will he grow up?
It is certainly a pleasure to be taken care of by Cheng Hui like this, but if it always goes on like this, won't Cheng Hui feel useless?
Lin Qingyang was a little unhappy, but if he went against Cheng Hui at this time, he would only be suppressed forcefully.
He took a deep breath silently and made up his mind that when he got out of the ancient tomb this time, he must go into seclusion for a period of time and at least have the body of an adult. Otherwise, it would be too disadvantageous to remain a child.
The two entered the dark passage. The surface and both sides of the rock wall had been artificially leveled, making it smooth to walk.
Cheng Hui was originally very careful, fearing that there might be a trap, but as he walked, a light suddenly appeared in front of him.
He leaned over and took a look, and found that there was actually a secret room with two lamps lit in it, illuminating the entire space with bright light.
Cheng Hui: …???
That’s it? ?
He thought he was going to face the final boss, so he was on high alert all the way, but in the end, nothing happened?
It's not that there is nothing at all. It's similar to the room we saw underground before. There is also a table in this secret room.
There was a letter on the table and a jade slip next to it.
Cheng Hui picked up the jade slip out of habit. Usually, jade slips contained precautions, but he didn't expect something unexpected to happen. This jade slip actually resisted his spiritual sense.
To put it simply, this jade slip has a built-in lock and cannot be opened without a key.
Cheng Hui: …???
No...you obviously want to leave the things to future generations, what's the point of locking it?
Confused, he put down the jade slip and picked up the letter.
Fortunately, the letter was normal and not sealed so tightly that it couldn't be opened.
After reading the contents of the letter, he finally understood what was going on.
It turned out that this jade slip did not record any martial arts techniques, but rather a series of mantras.
And this string of mantras is exactly the mantra to close the black tower.
Yes, shut down the Black Tower.
This letter seemed to be left by the senior who had stayed behind to build the Black Tower. In his words, the reason he built this ancient tomb was because of the changes in the Xuanheng Realm at that time. He was almost dead at that time, so he simply invited several of his friends to build this ancient tomb.
Firstly, it is to leave a place for yourself to live, and secondly, it is to leave a way out for future generations.
Most of his friends have similar personalities to him. In Cheng Hui's words, they are relatively lazy. Therefore, after building this ancient tomb, seeing that the great changes in the Xuanheng world may cause his own family to fall into crisis, he simply brought his descendants to live here.
As for the fact that the younger generation would turn into small animals, it was also an accident at the time. The senior did not tell the specific details, but in order for the younger generation to be able to store them smoothly, they specially refined a black tower for them.
Time passed, hundreds and thousands of years went by. When the elder enlightened these stone sculptures, he promised to set them free after ten thousand years, but he also stipulated that only those who met the conditions would be qualified to enter here.
Anyone who can enter here must first be kind to small animals. If they cannot do this, they can only turn the entire island upside down to find this cave.
However, the dark passage before was not as safe as Cheng Hui imagined. In fact, if he did not have the aura of the two friends of that senior on him, he would never have been able to pass through that passage safely.
Simply put, Cheng Hui has become a great benefactor to the group of stone sculptures. If he wants, he can even use these mantras to force them to do things for him.
Cheng Hui: ...
"Don't say such villainous words." He looked at Lin Qingyang with a frown. What was wrong with this naughty kid? He had just finished telling him the contents of the letter, and he came up with such a bad idea?
Lin Qingyang was very dissatisfied: "You worked so hard to liberate them, don't you want them to pay anything?"
Cheng Hui's mouth twitched as he reminded, "The Ruby Fruit, the waterfall, and the giant spider, aren't these considered benefits?"
"Those are all the results of our own hard work. What does it have to do with them?" Lin Qingyang said confidently.
Cheng Hui: ...If you put it that way...it actually makes some sense.
Wait, how did I get led astray by this naughty kid?
He coughed dryly twice and said, "Don't forget, we can get some treasures from the stone sculpture after we go out. It's not a loss for us."
Lin Qingyang pursed his lips, and Cheng Hui heard him still muttering in a low voice: "It's a loss if it's not a loss, and it's a bargain for those stone sculptures..."
Cheng Hui laughed secretly. Why didn't he realize that Lin Qingyang was so "greedy" before?
He rubbed his head vigorously. "A gentleman loves money but earns it in a proper way. We've gained enough benefits. Any more would be greedy. Besides, benefits gained through coercion must be repaid sooner or later. Instead of that, why not make friends with these stone sculptures? More friends means more paths. Who knows when you'll get into trouble, and one of them will be able to help you out."
Cheng Hui was very confident about this. After his grandmother passed away, how was he able to work everywhere to support himself? Wasn't it because he had so many friends?
A great man once said that politics is about making more friends and fewer enemies, and he felt that the same was true in life.
If it weren't for those friends, he probably wouldn't have been able to finish college... Oh yeah, he didn't finish either, he died in his senior year..._(:з」∠)_
"In short, you should try to make more friends in the future. Of course, I'm not saying that all bad people can be your friends, but you should keep your eyes open and make as many good friends as possible. You know, good friends can help you progress together. Do you understand?" He said, staring into Lin Qingyang's eyes.
Lin Qingyang nodded and understood. If he accepted a younger brother in the future, he would tell Ah Hui that he was his friend so as not to make him feel uncomfortable.
Cheng Hui put away the jade slip and the letter. He had already read the letter and it was useless, but he felt that since it had been kept here for so long, there must be something special about this piece of letter paper.
He and Lin Qingyang stepped onto the teleportation array in the corner of the room together. The moment they disappeared, the big spider on the island also disappeared.
On the distant sea, the small black dots formed by the islands also fell apart in an instant. Then, the bird was surprised to find that the island where it was suddenly became several times larger.
It stared blankly at the extra space and suddenly shuddered.
No... its island was originally very big, and it was very familiar with the scenery there, but for some reason it had mistakenly believed that its island was only that tiny.
Strange...
The bird tilted its head and thought for a while, but gave up when it couldn't figure it out. It thought it was a good thing that the territory became worse as it was before. It looked at the empty cave, smacked its lips, and thought, forget it, there was more than one big spider anyway, it could find other friends to play with.
If the big spider heard the bird's inner voice, he would probably burst into tears. It turned out that what he saw as bullying was just playing with friends in the eyes of the bird.
Big Spider: ..._(:з」∠)_
Bah! Playing is bullying!
Of course, the big spider didn't know all this. At this time, it had followed Lin Qingyang and the others and appeared in a hall full of stone carvings.
As soon as Cheng Hui appeared, all the stone sculptures turned their gazes involuntarily to him, their eyes filled with enthusiasm.
Cheng Hui: ...
Cheng Hui didn't know if he was too sensitive, but he always felt like he was the center of attention. There was no one in the hall—Lin Qingyang wasn't counted—so why did he feel like so many eyes were on him?
The most important thing is... he looked around, and the statues maintained their original movements and did not look at him.
Strange...
Cheng Hui scratched his head in confusion, and when he looked up, he saw that the old man's statue had just rolled its eyes.
Cheng Hui: ???
The old man was warning the stone sculptures outside not to cause trouble, and when he nodded, he saw the confusion written on Cheng Hui's face.
Old Man: ...
He coughed twice and asked gently, "How is it? Have you found the secret of the island?"
Cheng Hui nodded and took out the jade slip. The old man was very excited, staring at the jade slip intently, muttering, "Could this be..."
Cheng Hui suddenly felt that all the attention focused on him shifted to his right hand holding the jade slip, and he felt that even his skin began to burn.
Cheng Hui: ???
No, what's wrong with you?
He stretched out his hand to hand the jade slip to the old man, but it was suddenly intercepted by a white hand.
Cheng Hui:?
Lin Qingyang took the jade slip and looked at the old man expressionlessly: "Where is our reward?"
The old man was at a loss for words: "Are you still afraid that we will run away?"
Lin Qingyang curled his lips and said, "It was impossible before, but now it's hard to say. What if you really run away? Wouldn't our trip be in vain?"
Cheng Hui really wanted to remind him that their trip was not in vain and they had gained a lot.
But thinking of what Lin Qingyang said, he decided to give the decision to him.
After all, there was some truth in what he said. If they hadn't been lucky, they might have returned empty-handed. He didn't think of repaying the favor, but at a time like this, it wasn't shameful to take the benefits that he deserved.
The old man was already very excited, and after hearing Lin Qingyang's words, his eyes looked at the jade slip with such enthusiasm that they were almost burning.
"So... this really is, really is..."
Lin Qingyang said impatiently: "Yes, it is the jade slip you are thinking of. So, where are our things?"
The old man felt like he was almost suffocating. Ten thousand years had passed. Even if they were just a group of stone sculptures, they would have gained intelligence after being enlightened, the equivalent of becoming spirits. Ten thousand years trapped in such a small hall. If they hadn't been able to remain asleep for such a long time, they would have probably gone mad.
Now that the chance to escape is right in front of him, it is difficult for him to control his emotions.
The other statues also gave up their disguise and stared at the old man, as if expecting him to announce their imminent freedom.
The old man slowly took out... a large pile of things, including spirit stones, materials, and even two jade slips containing some top-level skills. He placed them all in front of Lin Qingyang: "Here, I give it all to you. As long as the things are real..."
Seeing that the old man had taken out rewards of sufficient size, Lin Qingyang didn't waste any words and directly handed the jade slip to him. Then he found Cheng Hui and let him choose the rewards freely.
Cheng Hui looked at Lin Qingyang with amusement, as if he was offering treasures, wishing he could give everything to him, and gently touched his head.
This child may have some distorted values, but he is really good at himself, so... he will work harder to educate him in the future and try to make him an honest and kind child!
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