Chapter 64: Entering the Cave

  Finally got rid of Shan Gui Sui, Qin Feng and Zhou Qin returned to the village chief's home in a sorry state.

  The village chief saw their wretched appearance and thought they had encountered a wolf, while Qin Feng didn't dare to tell him about the mountain ghost's affairs, fearing that he would be too afraid to go up the mountain afterwards. (Actually, the main reason is that even if he said it himself, the village chief would probably just laugh it off and take it as a story, and there was also a possibility of mistaking himself for a madman.)

  The village chief is now most concerned about Zhang Dalei's illness, and the rest are not taken seriously. Even when Qin Feng asked him to borrow a rope, he agreed casually, saying that he could take whatever he wanted, as if inviting a thief into his home.

  However, Qin Feng only took the hemp rope. After resting for half a day and preparing things, the two of them came to the cave in Lüzishan again early next morning.

  After yesterday's ordeal, Qin Feng was certain that the pit was the entrance to the treasure, otherwise Liu Qi Fang wouldn't have risked his life to set up so many irrational traps.

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  Thinking of Liu Qi's setup outside, the inside mechanism is even more unimaginable and dangerous. This time, Qin Feng deliberately bought a mountain knife from the grocery store here. Although it was a bit heavy, its effect was much stronger than that dagger.

  Qin Feng and Zhou Qin arrived at the entrance of the cave with their symptoms.

  Qin Feng took out a hemp rope and tied one end to the Chinese parasol tree next to him, while the other end was tied around his own waist. "Brother Zhou, I'll go down first to test the waters. If everything is fine, I'll call you over."

  Looking at Qin Feng thinking for himself, Zhou Qin sighed and was deeply moved in his heart. As soon as he finished speaking, he followed up with another sentence: "Qin Feng, why don't I go down first? My ears are good, and I can hear if there's any movement."

  "It doesn't matter who goes down, it's all the same," said Qin Feng, as he grasped the rope with both hands and crawled into the narrow hole.

  As expected, the pit was very deep. Qin Feng's feet stepped on the stone wall and slid down for about 15 or 16 meters before finally touching the ground.

  Although it was dark, Qin Feng could feel that the air flow here was very broad, and the humid air had a slight chill, which felt like an ice stab when inhaled into his throat.

  It's very quiet around, except for the faint sound of my own footsteps, I'm afraid I won't be able to hear any other sounds. The walls are still seeping with water vapor, and from time to time, there is a dripping sound falling to the ground.

  Seeing that everything was safe, Qin Feng shouted for Zhou Qin to come down. The two of them turned on their flashlights and slowly made their way inside. However, the light from the flashlights was far from enough to illuminate the surroundings at a depth of over ten meters underground. The beam of light would weaken and almost disappear after exceeding a distance of two meters. There was no other choice but to proceed cautiously by feeling their way forward.

  "Although the map indicates the location of the treasure, Liu Keyi didn't leave any clues about the scene setup in the cave, which makes it difficult for us!" Zhou Qin said to Qin Feng while following behind him, holding his gun and observing the surroundings.

  The echo was loud, proving that it was indeed very deep inside. Qin Feng stepped carefully along the wall, responding with a sentence after another, while being cautious about his surroundings.

  "Liu Qifang's skills we've all seen before, can't be taken lightly. There might be something in here even more dangerous than Shan Gui Sui, better to be cautious."

  。”

  Qin Feng suddenly remembered this sentence, and was about to remind Zhou Qin behind him. However, for some reason, after Qin Feng finished saying the sentence, there was no response from Zhou Qin for a while, making the dark and empty cave seem eerily silent.

  "Hey, Big Brother Zhou, did you hear that?"

  Turning around, Qin Feng shone the flashlight on his back. But it wasn't until he did that he almost burst out in goosebumps, and a terrifying feeling intentionally occupied his heart.

  How did this happen? Where is Brother Zhou?

  Qin Feng took a few steps back, his flashlight trembling as it shone on the road ahead. There were no other lights on the road, and Qin Feng's hair stood on end as he whispered: "Brother Zhou... Brother Zhou..."

  The sound echoed inside for a long time, like a ghost crying, and Qin Feng's own hair stood on end when he heard it. He thought to himself: This is bad, Brother Zhou won't be...

  Qin Feng didn't rush to think about it, because he knew that trouble had already arrived. Zhou Qin's disappearance caught him off guard, and he had no choice but to stop in his tracks, turn off the flashlight, listen for any movement around him, and see if he could find him.

  Water seeping out of the rocks made a "drip, drip" sound. Qin Feng held his breath and didn't dare to make a sound. The surroundings were quiet and still, without any footsteps. He lay on the ground with his ear to the side, listening carefully again, but he still didn't hear any movement.

  "This is strange, a living person suddenly disappeared...” Qin Feng muttered to himself, if Zhou Qin had noticed something was wrong, he would have shouted, but not only did he not make a sound, there wasn't even any movement, this made Qin Feng puzzled.

  The dark cave was cool and eerie, with goosebumps all over his body. Qin Feng stood up courageously, took a deep breath, told himself there was nothing to be afraid of, then turned on the flashlight and shouted again.

  "Big Brother Zhou..."

  "Big Brother Zhou..."

  Still no response, this made Qin Feng anxious, if he had any accident, it would be hard to explain. He had no other choice but to continue searching step by step with his flashlight in the darkness.

  At this moment, Qin Feng had just turned on his flashlight and suddenly discovered a figure appearing in front of him.

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  The beam of light was very weak in the dark cave, and it was almost impossible to see two meters away. Qin Feng found that the black shadow was slowly approaching him, without any movement, the twisted shadow cast by the slanted beam of light looked a bit like Zhou Qin's shadow, so Qin Feng called out softly: "Brother Zhou, is that you?"

  That black shadow did not respond, but continued to approach Qin Feng.

  Qin Feng suddenly realized something was off, the cold sweat on his forehead had already dripped down to his neck. He furrowed his brow and glared with his eyes, gripping the mountain opener tightly in preparation for that figure. His heart was pounding violently, his trembling hands were drenched in cold sweat, as if this moment had been frozen in darkness forever.

  "Big Brother Zhou..."

  Qin Feng shouted a warning again, but the black shadow had no response. Except for his own echo wandering in this dark cave, all that was left was the fear of being suppressed by his desperate attempts.

  After all, Qin Feng was also human and had limited experience, not yet as calm and composed as Master Qin. He couldn't help but feel afraid of the current situation. The dark shadow was getting closer and closer, already within the range that Qin Feng's flashlight could illuminate.

  Suddenly, the figure stopped at the edge of the flashlight's range, and Qin Feng vaguely felt that the figure was staring at him, causing his inner fear to erupt.

  "Who are you?" Instead of moving forward, he took a few steps back, keeping a certain distance from the figure.

  The black shadow still had no words, standing there motionless, staring tightly at Qin Feng, which made Qin Feng feel a dead man's breath moving.

  No time to think about it, no matter what, he had to stake his life to find the answer. With a swing of his mountain-opening knife, Qin Feng exerted explosive power and slashed at the black shadow with a "brush" sound.

  When a person is frightened to a certain extent, they will bring out their innate instincts, which in psychology is called an instinctual reaction. Now Qin Feng was like that, originally holding the heavy machete with one hand was strenuous, but now it seemed as if it had turned into plastic, Qin Feng swung and chopped with ease, quickly running forward while shining his flashlight on him with one hand, and attacking with the machete in the other.

  With such a powerful blow, if it hit its mark, the thing would definitely be either dead or seriously injured. But just as Qin Feng was about to strike the black shadow's neck with his mountain-opening knife, he suddenly stopped in shock and withdrew his hand.