The location of Swallowing Whale Island is very secretive. Not only is it difficult for outsiders to find it, but even Fuao on the "Golden Swallow" on the sea outside the island and the guards of the City Lord's Mansion are unlikely to get here through the three natural chasms. However, Liang Wude acted very cautiously, and even under such circumstances, he was still well prepared for emergencies.

After the arrangements were completed, Liang Wude said to Sima Rulan: "Miss Sima, please take us into the cave to get the treasure."

Sima Rulan didn't say much, and walked towards the cave with light steps. The Xiong family and his son followed closely with Hua Bushi, and Liang Wude followed with four pirates, a group of nine people. Go down the stone steps and enter the dark secret cave.

The stone steps go straight down, neither rugged nor steep, but surprisingly long.

As Hua Bushi walked down, he secretly counted the steps of the stone steps under his feet. He continued to count to one thousand eight hundred, but he still had not reached the end. At this moment, he could no longer see the entrance to the cave above. It was pitch black all around. He could only use The fire of the torch illuminates the path underfoot.

Judging from the height of the steps, after walking up to 1,800 steps, you have descended about 70 to 80 feet. You should have arrived in the belly of the "big whale" on Whale Swallowing Island, which is not far from the sea level. Too far.

The cave is only five or six feet high and not very wide. When walking in it, both sides and the top of the head are hard stone walls. People of ordinary stature such as Hua Bushi, Sima Rulan, Ma Wude and others can still stand up straight. Going down, the strong Xiong Bailing and Xiong Tiannan had to bend down and lower their heads to avoid being hit on the head by the roof of the cave.

It was of course very strenuous to bend the body and walk like this. After walking for a while, Xiong Tiannan couldn't help but asked: "Sister Lan'er, haven't you reached the place yet? How far ahead is there?"

Sima Rulan rolled her eyes at Mr. Xiong and said, "If you are afraid of being tired, go back now."

Xiong Tiannan felt bored and said calmly: "I'm just asking casually. Sister Lan'er is not tired, and of course I am not tired either."

The group continued to descend. When Hua Bushi silently counted the 2,200 steps, the space in front suddenly opened up. After a few more steps, the group had entered a huge cave.

If they had to crawl in the cave before, the Xiong family and his son would have to bend down, but now even if they grow ten times taller, they don't have to bend down, just because the top of the cave is at least ten feet high, and the entire cave is There is even a hundred feet square inside.

The belly of the "big whale" is indeed empty. It is hard to imagine on the top of the rock mountain that there is such a vast space in the belly of the mountain. And such a huge cave is obviously beyond the reach of human beings. It must be Naturally formed.

The light of the torch seemed much weaker in such a space. Under the light of the fire, only the four walls and top of the cave appeared in colorful colors, and even reflected a metallic luster. It's dazzling, as if you've entered a fantasy world.

When Xiong Tiannan saw this scene, his face turned pale with shock and he said, "Why don't we go to the underworld? Even the stones have such weird colors and can even shine."

Hua Bushi smiled slightly and said: "Master Xiong is really ignorant. The stones in this cave are of various colors, which only shows that this is a metal vein. There is nothing surprising about it."

When he spoke, there was disdain and sarcasm on his face. Xiong Tiannan was already very angry with Hua Bushi, and now he was even more unconvinced and shouted: "Who do you think is shallow and has angered me?" I'll kill you with my palm."

Hua Bushi smiled but did not answer, and the disdain on his face did not diminish. Xiong Tiannan saw this, and felt even more resentful in his heart. He raised his palm, wanting to teach this hateful guy a lesson, but he heard Liang Wude say: " Mr. Xiong must not be too meddlesome."

Liang Wude did not kill Sima Rulan and Hua Bushi because he wanted Sima Rulan to take him to get the details of shipbuilding and the secret book of Shaolin's stunts. Although he had entered the secret cave, he had not yet obtained the things. He should Xiong Tiannan cannot be allowed to grow in trouble.

He stopped Xiong Tiannan, then turned to Sima Rulan and asked, "Miss Sima, where are the things?"

Sima Rulan pointed to the distance and said: "It's in the stone room behind the altar over there. I'll just take you to get it."

In the center of this huge cave, there is a stone platform about ten feet high. It is in the shape of a pentagon and about five or six feet wide. There are stone railings on the side of the platform. Sima Rulan stepped on the stone steps and walked up to the stone platform. Everyone followed closely. Then he came to the stage.

The stone platform is paved with blue-black stones, with many strange patterns carved on them. They look a bit like flowers, birds, insects, fish, etc., but it is difficult to distinguish them clearly. In the center of the stone platform, there is a stone sculpture of a large snake, which is different from the previous one. The snake carved on the stone slab at the entrance to the secret cave is quite similar.

In front of this big snake stone sculpture are placed a tribute table and an incense burner, which are also made of stone. It can be seen that this is indeed an altar used by pirates in ancient times to worship the snake god.

On the top of the tribute table in front of the stone statue, there are eight large seal characters engraved: "The five elements come together, and the divine chariot appears."

The cave is very flat all around, and the altar is the highest place in the cave. When everyone stepped onto the stone platform, the light of the torches in the hands of the pirates immediately illuminated the entire cave, but they could only see the stone platform. At the back, there is also a stone staircase going down, leading to a stone door twenty feet away in front.

The stone door is located on the rock wall and is about ten feet high. It looks very conspicuous. Through the firelight, you can vaguely see a five-sided star protruding from the door. Two large characters are engraved on each corner, respectively. It is "Gengjin, Yimu, Sunflower Water, Lihuo, and Shutu", which is exactly the name of the five elements.

Liang Wude looked at the stone gate and asked, "Are the things in that stone gate?"

Sima Rulan said: "Yes, there are twenty-five stone chambers behind this stone door, which is where Tuoba Qingtian, the king of the East China Sea, stored his treasures in the past. But now those treasures have been moved away! Dad brought the sect's martial arts secrets and a complete set of The detailed shipbuilding plans are stored in it.”

Liang Wude nodded, turned around and ordered: "Hall Master Xiong, you and I will follow Miss Sima to get the treasure. The others will stay at this altar. Mr. Xiong, please watch over Young Master Hua carefully until we can get the treasure." When I came back, I let them both go."

Liang Wude said to let people go, but there was a fierce look in his eyes. When he really got what he wanted, how could he let people go? It was obvious that he wanted to kill people. Xiong Tiannan was not too stupid after all, and saw Liang Wude's look in his eyes. Li, he understood immediately and replied loudly: "You can go ahead, I will take good care of this boy named Hua and won't let him escape."

Hua Bushi was standing aside, but he looked at ease, as if he had not heard the true meaning of Liang Wude's words. At this time, Sima Rulan also turned back to glance at the young master, his bright eyes moving, and he said deliberately He swept across the bluestone ground in front of the big stone snake in the center of the altar.

Since being stopped on the road, Sima Rulan and Hua Bushi were both under the surveillance of a group of pirates. When they entered the secret cave and walked down the stone steps, Liang Wude, an old fox, followed them closely throughout the process. Behind him, Sima Rulan, not to mention wanting to speak to Hua Bushi, would be immediately noticed by Liang Wude even if their eyes met.

It was not until this moment that Sima Rulan met Hua Bushi's eyes for the first time when Liang Wude turned around and told Xiong Tiannan.

After a while, Liang Wude and Xiong Bailing escorted Sima Rulan down the stone steps towards the rock wall where the stone gate was located, while Hua Bushi, Xiong Tiannan and the four pirates remained on the altar.

In fact, there is no need for these many people to guard Hua Bushi. The young master does not know martial arts. Even if only one pirate is left to guard him, he will not be able to escape, and Hua Bushi has no intention of escaping. , he half-closed his eyes, lowered his head and pondered the meaning of Sima Rulan's hasty glance just now.

Xiong Tiannan stood next to Hua Bushi, stared at him sideways, and suddenly said: "You are just pretending, are you thinking of some trick?"

Hua Bushi said calmly: "What tricks can I have? Anyway, Mr. Liang Wu has already agreed to let us go after getting the things, so there is no need for me to do anything more."

Xiong Tiannan grinned and said: "That's right, you really don't have to worry at all. Anyway, Mr. Liang Wu will let you go soon. Hehe, I will also give you a special ride when the time comes."

Hua Bushi didn't seem to understand what Xiong Tiannan meant. Still with a smile on his face, he sat cross-legged on the floor, closed his eyes and collected himself.

At this time, Liang Wude, Xiong Bailing, and Sima Rulan had arrived at the rock wall in the distance, walked in through the stone door, and disappeared from the sight of everyone on the altar.

Xiong Tiannan thought that as long as Liang Wude came back, this boy named Hua would know that what he could get was not freedom at all, but death. The expression on his face would definitely be wonderful by then, and he would probably kneel down and beg for mercy. Xiong Tiannan Then you can say in a sarcastic tone: "I promised to give you a ride. Mr. Benxiong will never break his promise." Then slap his head flat with the palm of his hand.

As soon as this idea appeared in Xiong Tiannan's mind, he felt very excited. From being slapped by Sima Rulan in the Weitian Building a few months ago, to being chased and fleeing upstairs in RT-Mart, and even more... Mingxiangzhai was once again humiliated and humiliated by Hua Bushi's conspiracy with incense. Xiong Tiannan was about to suffer a loss as soon as he saw this "evil dog master". Now he can finally recover all his previous debts at once. It is really satisfying. .

However, time passed little by little, and the time for a stick of incense had passed. Liang Wude and the other three entered the stone door but never came out. Hua Bushi closed his eyes and rested, completely unmoved, but Xiong Tiannan could not sit still. He stopped and started pacing back and forth on the altar.

The four pirates also became anxious, and each one of them frequently looked towards the stone gate in the distance.
Chapter completed!