usatvline Chapter 125 Another Road
Chapter 125 Another Road
Cheng Feng took out the Fish Intestine Sword from the fish's body and stabbed it into the fish's brain, stirring it around as he went.
The big fish froze instantly; its body was still twitching instinctively, but it was already dead.
Cheng Feng drew his Fish Intestine Sword and stepped onto the water's surface.
Black Bear followed closely behind, bursting out of the water. His eyes, hidden behind his sunglasses, were fixed on the short sword in Cheng Feng's hand.
He could guarantee that Cheng Feng was not carrying anything in his hands while underwater.
The sword just appeared out of thin air.
"Always in charge!"
The disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect and Old Man Jin quickly swam to Cheng Feng's side.
Just then, the big fish slowly floated up in the bloody water, rising and falling gently with the ripples on the surface.
Old Man Jin was amazed by Cheng Feng and Hei Xiazi, who had dealt with the big fish so quickly.
"Everyone, get out of here quickly, there might be more than one of these things."
As he spoke, Cheng Feng swam to his backpack, grabbed it, and led the way into the depths of the cave.
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly followed. If a whole group of such large fish came, they probably wouldn't even be enough to fill a gap between their teeth.
After swimming for several dozen meters, Cheng Feng and the others saw a huge stone gate standing in the water.
The stone gate is covered with carved patterns, and there is a gate-like structure at the top, which is both ancient and grand.
However, the entrance was blocked by a flat stone wall.
The group quickened their pace and swam to the stone gate in a few minutes.
After looking around, Hei Xiazi said, "I'll go check underwater."
Then, Hei Xiazi dove into the water and quickly returned to the surface.
"The bottom of this stone door is perfectly sealed. Let's look around for any mechanisms, otherwise we'll have to blow it open."
"Everyone, don't stray too far. If you spot anything in the water, call me immediately."
Cheng Feng gave a few instructions, still feeling uneasy, and the disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect readily agreed.
They then began searching for any possible mechanisms on either side of the stone gate.
After a while, everyone returned to Cheng Feng's side.
"Keep your head on, but you can't find anything on the left side."
"Nothing was found on the right either."
Hei Xiazi also shook his head at Cheng Feng.
It seems that this stone door cannot be opened normally from the outside.
"That's strange, how did those people get in?"
"A disciple of the Unloading Ridge Sect asked in confusion."
Cheng Feng looked to both sides, then pointed to the open tunnel on the shore.
"Get ashore first. If you can't get through the water, see if there are any other passageways on land."
After everyone had climbed to the shore, Cheng Feng wiped the water off his face and began to put on his clothes.
Seeing this, everyone followed suit, and after everyone was dressed, Cheng Feng said:
"Look around. The rock structure here is complex, so there might be another way to get in."
"Yes, Chief."
After receiving their orders, the five members of the Unloading Ridge team began searching for a way out along the shore.
Hei Xiazi stood still, looking around. His eyesight in the dark was better than that of an ordinary person.
You can see many details that ordinary people would not notice.
Suddenly, Hei Xiazi's gaze fell on a human-shaped stone statue.
"Son-in-law, something's up."
As Hei Xiazi walked towards the stone statue, Cheng Feng followed suit.
The two arrived in front of the stone statue, and Black Bear pointed to the statue's eyes and said:
"The statue's eyes just moved."
Cheng Feng stared intently, and suddenly the stone statue's eyes began to move, and the stone beads inside fell to the ground.
Suddenly, insects the size of mosquitoes began to fly out of the stone statue's dark eye sockets one after another.
"careful!"
Black Bear grabbed Cheng Feng's arm and tried to back away.
But Cheng Feng did not follow his force to leave, causing Hei Xiazi to lose his balance and return to Cheng Feng's side.
Then he discovered that the insects were actually bypassing the two of them.
Some poisonous insects that were too close to Cheng Feng suddenly died in mid-air and fell to Cheng Feng's feet.
"Everyone, take out the bloodstained parchment; there are poisonous insects inside."
Cheng Feng loudly reminded the group from the Unloading Ridge.
The members of the Unloading Ridge group methodically took out the parchment from their bodies.
One of them came to Old Man Jin's side, preventing the old man from being devoured by insects.
These unknown poisonous insects flew around the group several times, and many of them died directly from the blood seal's restraint because they got too close.
The remaining poisonous insects instinctively began to flee, quickly disappearing into the darkness.
"Alright, those bugs have flown away."
After hearing Cheng Feng's words, everyone put away the parchment.
Hei Xiazi stood beside Cheng Feng with his arms crossed, tilting his head and looking at Cheng Feng through his sunglasses.
"Young master, I'm becoming more and more interested in you!"
"Get lost, sir. If you were a beauty, that would be one thing, but what kind of interest would a grown man like me have?"
Cheng Feng glanced at Hei Xiazi with disdain, then left.
Hei Xiazi caught up with Cheng Feng with a smile.
“Young master, have you ever heard of a family surnamed Zhang? The blood of this family has a similar effect to the parchment you gave me.”
"There's no need to test me anymore. I have absolutely no connection with the Zhang family in Northeast China. In some ways, they're not even worthy of carrying my shoes."
The Zhang family was specially trained by the Queen Mother of the West to guard the Bronze Gate; in essence, they were just a slightly stronger family of tomb guardians.
As a direct descendant of one of the three human emperors, Cheng Feng would have to bow and pay her respects even to the Queen Mother of the West in person.
"It seems the son-in-law's status is far beyond my imagination!"
"Black Bear muttered to himself."
At this time, a disciple of the Unloading Ridge Sect found a crevice in a karst cave, which was very deep and whose destination was unknown.
When Cheng Feng and Hei Xiazi arrived here, they immediately noticed signs that someone had walked here.
"It seems that everyone ahead of us went this way, let's follow the crowd and go!"
The crack wasn't narrow; it was wide enough for two people to stand side by side.
Cheng Feng led the way, with a disciple of the Unloading Ridge Sect on each side behind him, their hands subtly resting on their pistols.
They will definitely draw their guns without hesitation if there is any danger.
The cracks were very winding, and you had to change direction every few steps. The ground underfoot was flat, so it must have been specially repaired at the time.
Passing through the crack, the group arrived at a tomb chamber hidden deep within a cave.
The space here is small, with nothing but a coffin placed in the center of the tomb.
The disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect stepped out from behind Cheng Feng, shining flashlights as they approached the coffin.
"Boss, there are two corpses here."
Cheng Feng and Hei Xiazi arrived at the coffin after hearing this.
Two men dressed in modern clothes were seen sitting with their heads down on the other side of the coffin.
The blood on their bodies had dried, but the bullet holes in their heads were still faintly visible.
Black Bear walked around the coffin to approach the two corpses, squatted down to examine them carefully, and said:
"He must have been dead for a day and a half. He was tortured before he died, and the fatal wound was to his head."
Then Hei Xiazi stood up and said:
"They must have been unlucky enough to run into another group of tomb raiders, and after being caught, they were subjected to interrogation."
He was eventually executed, and his body was deliberately placed here.
Cheng Feng nodded, completely trusting Hei Xiazi's judgment.
This guy earned an anatomy degree from a prestigious German university; his assessment of the time of death is absolutely accurate.
"From now on, kill anyone you encounter. Better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free."
As he spoke, Cheng Feng turned his gaze to the only coffin in the tomb.
Black Bear leaned lazily against the coffin, and casually opened the coffin lid after Cheng Feng finished speaking.
There was no body in the coffin, nor any burial goods.
The bottommost stone used to suppress the coffin had been moved, revealing an opening leading downwards.