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Chapter 15 The Infinite Valley

At this time, the world of Tianlong was in the midst of spring and summer. The sun at noon was a little hot, and the parched earth on Wuliang Mountain exuded dry air.

Modern people have the habit of getting off work after half a day at work.

It was lunch break time. The living area was not fully powered yet, and the only portable generator was only for use in the management office. This resulted in most people spending their lunch break in their respective rooms after get off work.

The midday sun casts dappled light and shadow on the trees.

Occasionally, a breeze comes and makes the leaves rustle, making Wuliang Mountain seem extraordinarily quiet.

Suddenly, I heard the rustle of dead branches underground in the distance, followed by the sound of several more people's footsteps. The heavy steps made the dead branches and leaves rattle.

The people who came were none other than Shao Weijie, Fatty, and Dachun. Each of the three of them wore a jacket and carried a mountaineering bag.

Shao Weijie, who was leading the way, also held a map and compass in his hand.

"According to the map, we can see the waterfall through this forest!" Shao Weijie said.

"It's finally here." Fatty complained.

It turned out that the three of them took a lunch break at noon and when there were few people outside, they climbed out of the window of the house and sneaked out.

I walked carefully along the way for fear of being bumped into by someone.

Fortunately, this Wuliang Mountain is vast and sparsely populated, so they didn't meet anyone after they walked out of the Wuliang Sword Sect's range.

"I heard the sound of water, over here!" the fat man suddenly shouted, pointing to one side.

Shao Weijie and others walked more than ten steps in the direction pointed by the fat man, pushed aside the bushes, and saw a large waterfall.

The sound of the water in this waterfall is like thunder, surging and roaring. As the original text says, "It is like the Milky Way hanging upside down, pouring down from the high cliff, like a huge tide."

"It's so spectacular!" Fatty couldn't help but sigh.

Shao Weijie looked at the fat man and smiled and said, "Come on, fat man, sit down here and I'll take a photo for you as a souvenir."

The fat man was about to agree, but when he saw Shao Weijie's evil smile, he hesitated and said, "Forget it, I'll just take a selfie."

Shao Weijie said seriously: "Can you take a selfie to capture the majesty of this waterfall? Don't worry and let Brother Jie take the photo for you. Can I still take the opportunity to push you down?"

"Hey, when you say that, I'm even more worried!" The fat man quickly took a few steps back, staying away from the cliff.

"Stop teasing him."

At this time, Dachun took out a rope and handed it over, "Brother Jie, the rope has been fixed, shall we get off now?"

"Okay." Shao Weijie nodded.

Before setting off, Shao Weijie had told them the entire plan, but he had not yet said what he was looking for.

Shao Weijie locked the safety rope on his safety belt with a U-shaped hook and a figure-eight ring. Then he shook the rope fixed to the big tree on the cliff back and forth to keep it close to the ground, and covered the rope with grass.

Shao Weijie said: "Fat man, get off first!"

"Why!" the fat man said dissatisfied.

"Nonsense, you only weigh as much as you do. If you slip on it later, you must not knock me and Dachun directly down!"

The fat man thought it was the same and started descending along the rope without saying anything more. Shao Weijie followed, and Dachun came last.

After descending two hundred meters, the rope came to an end. Looking down, I could see the deep valley below filled with clouds and mist, and I couldn't see the bottom.

The fat man took a deep breath and shouted upward: "Brother Jie, the rope is over!"

Shao Weijie glanced down and sighed to himself that he was well prepared.

He hurriedly took out the rope end from his backpack and handed it to Dachun.

It turned out that among the three of them, one of them carried supplies, and the other two each carried a 200-meter rope. The big spring bag also carried tools for fixing the rope.

Soon Dachun fixed the rope on the rock wall: "Fat man, the rope is fixed, let's get off."

The fat man responded, took out a pair of hooks from his pocket, locked the rope around his waist, and continued to slide down.

Unknowingly, the two-hundred-meter rope reached the end again, and looking down, one could only vaguely see the bottom of the valley.

The fat man couldn't help but cursed: "Fuck, this is too damn deep!"

"Brother Jie, what should we do now?" the fat man asked.

Shao Weijie took off his safety belt, grabbed the gap in the cliff, and said, "What else can I do? Climb!"

At this time, they had climbed nearly 400 meters down the cliff. The cliff was less straight than before and turned into a steep slope, allowing people to climb down slowly.

Seeing that Shao Weijie and Dachun had begun to climb down by holding on to the crack in the cliff, the fat man gritted his teeth and loosened the safety rope to prepare to go down. He even yelled: "Brother Jie, let me tell you, just buying these ropes will cost you all the supplies."

But I have spent several years of my savings. Now you want me to risk my life. If you don’t give me more of the things below, I will risk my life for you!"

He really wanted money rather than his life, so Shao Weijie smiled and scolded: "Don't tell me how much I'll give you, if you can go down first, I'll give you all the valuables!"

"That's what you said!" The fat man was so excited that he stopped climbing and leaned directly on the cliff, using the mountaineering bag on his back to shuttle down.

This method is good.

Seeing that the slope below was basically gentle, Shao Weijie imitated the fat man's approach and attached his hiking bag to the cliff face, then lay on it and slid down.

The speed increased significantly this time, and the three of them slipped to the bottom of the cliff in no time.

The waterfall hanging on the cliff on the left pours down like a jade dragon and merges into a large lake. Except for the tumbling place where the waterfall pours in, the rest of the lake is like a flat mirror.

"It would be a waste of money not to take pictures of such a beautiful scenery." The fat man took out his mobile phone and took a few selfies, then handed it to Dachun and said, "Here, record a short video for me."

Shao Weijie joked from the side: "Why don't we wait here for you to change into women's clothes? This beautiful scenery may help you become an Internet celebrity!"

Hey, the fat man smiled awkwardly and put the phone away calmly.

Shao Weijie glanced at him sideways and said: "It's almost five o'clock now, and our brothers didn't bring tents. If you don't want to spend the night in the open air tonight, don't waste your time. If you want to take pictures, there are many behind you.

Chance."

The fat man responded, and then the three of them prepared to separate and search along the cliff.

Shao Weijie added: "The three of us searched along the flowers and trees, especially in the hidden places on the cliffs, looking for rocks that could be pushed and swayed."

Even if he searched all the memories in his mind, Shao Weijie could not determine the specific location of "Langya Jade Cave" unless he waited until dark and the moon came out for guidance, but who knew whether God would cooperate and let the moon come out tonight.

It’s better to rely on yourself! Shao Weijie thought to himself.

Fatty and Dachun each searched in one direction, while Shao Weijie was exploring nearby.

He broke off a branch and searched around among the flowers and trees. Whenever he encountered a rock, no matter how big or small, he would try to push it with his hands.

The entire lake is about more than a thousand meters wide, and the three of them have to explore at least four to five hundred meters before they can circle around the entire lake.

The sun has turned west, and the sky is getting darker. It is difficult to find during the day, but it may be even harder to see clearly at night.

Shao Weijie couldn't help but feel anxious. Their time was limited, and if they didn't go back for a long time, an accident might happen.

It seems that I still haven't thought carefully about it.

Shao Weijie was thinking about it and pushed the rock in front of him hard while his eyes scanned the front.

"This piece has been pushed. Now try the front piece. You have to turn on the flashlight."

Suddenly he felt the rock under his hand shaking. Shao Weijie thought it was an illusion and increased his strength.

The rock came back in a flash, and the sound of vine stems breaking could be heard at the bottom of the rock.

Shao Weijie hurriedly took out his flashlight and held a wooden stick in his right hand to clear away all the vines and weeds around the rock. Then he pushed the wooden stick against the rock and the rock slowly rotated, revealing a small hole inside.

By the light of the flashlight, Shao Weijie looked into the cave.

There is only a space of about one meter in size inside the cave. The ground is paved with a bluestone path, which slopes downward in depth. At the end of about tens of meters, a copper-iron gate can be vaguely seen.

Finally found it! Shao Weijie sighed.

He turned around and walked out of the bushes. He looked around a few times and found no trace of Fatty or Dachun. There were only some faint lights in the grass. It seemed that they were still searching seriously.

Shao Weijie shouted to the floodlights on both sides: "Fat man, Dachun, stop looking for me, come here quickly!"

Dachun and Fatty heard the sound, walked out of the bushes, found the direction, and ran towards him.

The fat man took a flashlight and approached the rock. He peered into the cave and said curiously: "Brother Jie, is this what we are looking for?"

Shao Weijie nodded and walked sideways through the entrance of the cave, followed closely by Dachun and Fatty.

There should be no one inside the cave all year round, the road is damp, and the surrounding air smells of rotting earth.

The fat man looked around with a flashlight and muttered to himself, but did not say anything out loud.

The three of them went lower and lower, and finally came to the end.

This is a door made of copper and iron, with a ring on it and inlaid with upside-down door nails the size of a rice bowl.

This is an antique.

The fat man thought to himself that he had only seen this thing in some ancient towns and scenic spots, but those were not as elegant as this ancient door.

The fat man finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked suspiciously: "Brother Jie, you didn't bring us to rob the tomb, did you?"

Tomb robbery? Shao Weijie was stunned.

Isn’t this Zhongnan Mountain? This is Wuliang Mountain, and it’s so difficult to steal all the tombs.

Shao Weijie replied: "Among the three of us, although you are a fat man, there is no beauty, so how can you be a tomb robber? Besides, can you memorize the words 'Search for the dragon and share the gold to see the winding mountain'?"

The fat man's head is full of questions. Where are these things? Are they next to each other?

Shao Weijie ignored him and worked with Dachun to push the door open. After a few steps, there was another small door in front of him.

Pushing the door open again, the three of them finally entered a stone room.

The entire stone chamber was circular in shape, with hazy light coming from the left. A huge crystal was inlaid on the stone wall. The light came in from there. Fish and shrimps swam past the crystal from time to time.

"We'll open an underwater world here and we'll give it away. Just squat at the door every day to collect the tickets." The fat man suddenly thought of it.

Shao Weijie rolled his eyes at him and continued searching indoors.

There is nothing else in the room, except for a stone table and bench on one side. There is a bronze mirror standing on the table. Next to the mirror are some female items such as combs and hairpins.
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