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Immediately, Demon Prince Ling Yuxuan stepped forward and tested the air near his nostrils with his fingers.
There was breath; he let out a long sigh. He then nodded at Ziyan, whose face showed tension and worry, to inform her that Strongman was not dead.
Instantly, Ziyan's expression relaxed.
Now, their most pressing concern was to quickly find an exit. It was impossible to return the way they came; not to mention the turbulent currents along the way. The whirlpool in the Deep Pool, resembling a giant suction cup, made it utterly impossible for them to rush out.
Even the highest level of extraordinary lightness skill would be useless; the memory of that powerful force was still fresh in their minds, and they knew they could not contend with it.
Therefore, they had no choice but to think of another way out.
The key was that from the upper end of this dark river, faint sounds could be heard, indicating that they must have split up at a fork in the path earlier.
The three of them were swept into this one; what about the other five? Before the Fire Ship fell, there had been a total of eight people on board.
Besides the three of them, there were also Yuwen Yu and Nangong Yu, along with two nameless Death Warriors who had signed a life-and-death contract as their guards.
Where were they now? What strange experiences had they gone through? Or had they already perished? These remained unknowns; their fate now depended entirely on destiny and chance.
At this moment, the cave was relatively decent; there was a natural opening above their heads, allowing some light in. Otherwise, they might not have been able to save Strongman just now!
Strongman remained unconscious. Ziyan approached him and looked him over; his body was intact with no obvious injuries.
Ziyan then instructed Ling Yuxuan, "Find a way to wake him up!"
"Okay!"
Ling Yuxuan replied with a single word and began to slap Strongman's cheeks back and forth. Although the force seemed gentle, continuous slapping would be enough for him to endure.
Ziyan couldn't bear to look any longer at the scene unfolding before her.
At least three to five minutes must have passed, and with Ziyan's keen eyesight and hearing, she could count that Strongman Wu Xiang's face had taken at least three to five hundred slaps from their own Monster. Finally, Wu Xiang woke up!
Upon waking, his instinct was to raise his hands to touch his burning cheeks, looking utterly bewildered.
Seeing the slightly swollen cheeks of Strongman Wu Xiang and his adorably dazed expression, Ziyan couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"So it turns out it's you two masters? May I ask where we are right now?"
After a few seconds of being stunned, Wu Xiang regained his senses and hurriedly asked the two masters in front of him.
"We are currently on the dark Riverbank. If it weren't for this master saving you just now, your little life would have likely been lost in this dark river."
Demon Prince Ling Yuxuan spoke seriously and succinctly about what had just happened.
"Wu Xiang thanks the master for saving his life."
Upon hearing this, Wu Xiang immediately stood up and deeply bowed to the Monster master.
"Enough, it's not the time for thanks. The most important thing now is to find a way to leave here."
Ling Yuxuan waved his hand and clearly stated what was on his mind.
"Yes, master."
Wu Xiang quickly nodded in agreement.
Next, everyone began to inquire and survey in all directions to see if they could find a possible exit.
Naturally, the first thought that came to everyone's mind was the large opening above them, through which sunlight streamed in. They hoped to climb out through that spot.
However, regrettably, after a serious height assessment, they found that they were at least nearly a hundred feet below that opening.
The opening was quite wide; otherwise, sunlight would not be able to reach the bottom from such a deep height. It would be inaccurate to call this a dark river; strictly speaking, it should be classified as a sinkhole.
The geology and sparse soil here conformed to the typical characteristics of karst topography.
This sinkhole expanded towards the west of the dark river, covering an area roughly the size of half a football field. Strongman Wu Xiang attempted to climb up the left wall of the cave but quickly failed. The small trees and grasses growing on the wall were uprooted by him and fell down along with him.
Demon Prince was also eager to try his hand at it. With his unparalleled lightness skill, he climbed nearly four or five times higher than Wu Xiang. However, the result that followed was identical to Wu Xiang's earlier outcome—he ended up falling back into the cave, clutching small grasses and thin branches.
Fortunately, he did not fall completely; his feet remained firmly planted on the ground, and Ziyan secretly breathed a sigh of relief for him.
However, both Wu Xiang and Demon Prince did not give up or slack off. They continued to leap and try again. Even if they returned empty-handed once more, they still relentlessly searched every corner.
Thus, the two gentlemen tried one side after another for nearly half an hour.
Suddenly, Ziyan, who had been quietly searching along the cave wall alone, heard Strongman Wu Feixiang calling from that direction: "Master, two masters, there's an opening here."
Ling Yuxuan on another rock wall exchanged glances with Ziyan, and they immediately leaped towards Strongman.
As both of them reached Wu Xiang's side simultaneously, Ziyan became overly excited and almost lost his footing and fell.
However, in that very moment, both Wu Xiang and Ling Yuxuan reached out simultaneously and grabbed Ziyan with both hands.
Ziyan looked down at the ground and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air. If he had fallen directly to the ground just now, he might not have died, but his backside would definitely have felt a painful impact.
Once the three of them crouched at a small opening in the cave wall, they found that the top of the cave was covered with vertical vines and fine grass, completely obscuring the small opening. Therefore, it was impossible to notice this small opening from inside the cave.
Lifting the vines, they peered through the small opening into a deep, bottomless sloping incline.
No risk, no gain. With no other way out, they could only take a chance on this small opening; it was better than waiting for death.
Wu Xiang volunteered to be the vanguard and go down first to investigate. Of course, as a Death Warrior level guard, this was also his duty.
Thus, Wu Xiang tilted his body and slid down the deep slope feet first.
In an instant, Wu Xiang disappeared into the cave before Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan. After at least a quarter of an hour, a dull "thud" echoed from the depths of the small opening.
It must be that Wu Xiang had landed safely. The two immediately held their breath, waiting for news from Wu Xiang at the bottom of the cave.
Sure enough! Not long after, they heard sounds of someone striking the rock wall from the bottom of the cave.
This method was much more effective than shouting with their voices. Because of this, Ziyan and Ling Yuxuan received his safe signal and message almost instantly.
Ziyan exchanged smiles with her Demonically Charming Man, and then Demonically Charming Man tightly embraced Ziyan, leaning down as they both slid down through the small opening.
The further down they went, the darker it became, but when they reached the bottom, they unexpectedly fell from a vertical drop.
Fortunately, Demon Prince was well-prepared. As soon as he felt his feet completely lose contact with solid ground, he quickly activated his lightness skill and safely landed while holding onto Ziyan.
At that moment, they saw a spark. It was none other than Wu Xiang, who had used his flint to ignite a pile of unknown firewood.
As Wu Xiang continuously added firewood to the bonfire, the flames grew larger and brighter from their initial flicker...
With keen eyes, Wu Xiang noticed a large number of fire starters scattered around the cave walls not far away. She immediately moved forward, took one, and returned to the bonfire to light it.
At that moment, Ziyan and the other two were stunned by the scene in the cave.
They found themselves in a spacious secret Cave, where no sunlight penetrated.
However, they saw three large stone doors appearing along the southwest wall of the cave. In front of the doors lay several human skeletons.
Where could these three doors lead? At this point, Ziyan had a vague intuition that since this place was artificially constructed, it must be closely related to the second batch of treasures they had discovered years ago.
Because just before the Fire Ship disaster, Ziyan clearly remembered their location. They had fallen into the Deep Pool before the waterfall.
Thus, the answer was obvious. This place was where they had accidentally stumbled upon the vicinity of the treasure due to the incident with the Fire Ship.
At this moment, she and her companions must be very close to that batch of treasures; perhaps it lay behind any one of these three doors.
However, how the owners of these skeletons died and whether they were connected to the officials who delivered that batch of treasures remained unknown.
"Be careful; there are definitely many traps inside."
Ling Yuxuan whispered a reminder to Ziyan and Wu Xiang. The three of them couldn't help but become serious and heightened their vigilance as they cautiously approached one of the stone doors.
They did not separate but instead simultaneously examined each of the three stone doors. The exteriors looked almost identical, showing no signs of abnormalities.
Just as Demon Prince decided to unleash his explosive power at one of the stone doors from a short distance, suddenly, without anyone exerting force, the middle stone door began to emit a rumbling sound on its own.
Everyone quickly stepped back.
They saw the stone door open, and two men ran out from inside.
Upon closer inspection, they realized it was Yuwen Yu, who had been swept away by the rapids during their earlier encounter in the dark river.
The crowd exchanged glances, and Yuwen Yu was suddenly startled.
When he recognized the familiar faces, a forced smile appeared on his face.
Wu Xiang understood and stepped forward to help him support one of their own guards.
"Be careful, he seems to be poisoned..."
Yuwen Yu quietly reminded Wu Xiang. However, that was all he could say; in the next moment, he collapsed to the ground with a thud.
Everyone was taken aback!
Ziyan and Demon Prince Ling Yuxuan approached Yuwen Yu. Ling Yuxuan helped him sit in his arms, and upon closer inspection, they noticed that Yuwen Yu's complexion had turned a purplish hue, showing symptoms similar to those of the guard he had just supported out.
Clearly, he too had been poisoned.
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