Chapter Thirty-Six: Cave, Another Cave!

  Tang Qiuli took a torch and approached the place where the wind was blowing. As expected, the torch was blown by an unknown gust of wind, swaying unsteadily. On the side where the wind was coming from was a pile of rubble, which was also the epicenter of the Mountain Tiger's cluster hand grenade explosion. Everyone saw Tang Qiuli's expression and gathered around him, feeling the wind blowing, but it wasn't coming from the cave entrance.

  "Hurry, the ghost's bag must have tools in it. Bring them over and let's dig together to see what's behind this!" Tang Qiuli hastily directed, Shān Hǔ went over, flipped through two bags, and indeed found several exquisite tools, so everyone started digging in that direction.

  After clearing away a large pile of rocks, a small, dark cave entrance was revealed. The wind suddenly picked up, and there was a feeling of warmth, unlike the cold wind outside. Several people looked at each other in confusion, wondering what this hole was and how it had appeared. Even Mountain Tiger was taken aback by this unexpected discovery.

  Finally, after discussion, Qiusheng, Qiuquan and Xiaoling stayed on the spot to watch things, including being vigilant. Having had the experience of these devils suddenly rushing in, they didn't dare to be careless. Who knows if those blind guys would rush in again or some fierce beast would come in?

  Incidentally, deal with the corpses of those two devils, of course, leaving behind the gun belts and bullets on their bodies. Leave one shotgun and one 38 rifle for the three of them, along with three hand grenades. There aren't many left, as most were made into super explosives by Mountain Tiger.

  Tang Qiuli and Shantiger went into the cave to explore, bringing two guns and all the remaining hand grenades, just in case. The entrance was too small, so they enlarged it a bit, and one person could barely crawl in. Originally, Autumn Brother wanted to go, but he didn't want Tang Qiuli to take this risk, and after much persuasion, he finally let Tang Qiuli and Shantiger go together.

  It's possible that this matter is quite big, but Xiaoling didn't have to accompany Tang Qiuli together this time, and she didn't interrupt randomly. What can be said about this girl is that she knows how to distinguish between what's important and what's not, and she doesn't get overly excited or meddle in things that are none of her business. If a girl like this can't find someone suitable, then either the guy must be blind, or his brain must have been squeezed by a door frame!

  They've got everything they need, especially the torches, several of which they brought along. As she watched them crawl into the cave, Xiaoling's heart couldn't help but feel a sense of unease. To say she wasn't worried would be a lie. With her head pressed against the entrance, she saw a faint light gradually fade away and disappear into the distance. Suddenly, everything in front of her was plunged into an eerie silence and boundless darkness. She could no longer see the broad back of the person she cared about. Her heart suddenly felt an intense sense of loss, her nose stinging, tears almost welling up in her eyes.

  Xiao Ling shook her head, what's wrong with her lately? She's been crying a lot, especially when it comes to Tang Qiuli, and her heart has become particularly fragile. Is this what it feels like to be deeply in love with someone? Everything about him is more important than herself! Really, she can unhesitatingly use her own life to protect everything about Tang Qiuli. Xiao Ling believes in herself, really, when the time comes, she won't have a single shred of hesitation.

  Can't always shed tears, can't be a burden on Qiu Li, I was originally a strong person, it's all because of this scoundrel!

  At this time, Autumn Spring brother added firewood to the fire, and Autumn Life brother put away the scattered things that were all over the place. The tent was set up again, fortunately, nothing was seriously damaged, it was a blessing in disguise. The two of them didn't disturb Little Ling, they both understood her concerns. For a while, she couldn't see Tang Qiu and seemed to have lost her soul. Those two devils' corpses, the brothers carried them out and threw them into the mountain stream outside to feed the wild beasts.

  Xiao Ling hugged her knees with both hands, seemingly unaware of the two of them busy over there. A pair of bright and shiny eyes stared tightly at the cave entrance where Tang Qiuli and Shanyu went in. Her heart had long flown away with Tang Qiu.

  Tang Qiu didn't know that Xiaolong had been thinking about so many things in her heart, and they were all for him.

  At this moment, the two brothers are moving forward with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

  The cave gets narrower as you go deeper, winding and slippery on the ground. The torch only illuminates a small area in front of your eyes, and it's pitch black above your head, making it impossible to see the top. Eventually, you can only pass through one by one, and even two people walking side by side can't squeeze through. As you walk further, the space suddenly opens up, like a vast empty hall. The wind blowing in is stronger, causing the torch flames to flicker wildly, almost extinguishing them. The dampness on the ground becomes heavier, and Tang Qiuli finds it strange that despite the cold weather, there's no frost, even with such heavy humidity.

  As they walked, a shallow little stream appeared in front of them, flowing in the direction they had come from, and then disappeared into a crack in the stone not far away, leaving behind only the gentle sound of running water. In this empty and quiet mountain cave, it seemed especially clear and mysterious. How was there still water? Where did this water come from?

  "Hu Zi, follow me closely, let's move forward again, it's probably going to end soon?" "Alright, I'll keep an eye on you, even a fly will call out to you!" The two of them chatted and continued moving forward, but unexpectedly, the cave came to an end. A stone wall blocked their path ahead. They lit torches and searched around, but there was nothing. It was just a large empty mountain cave. Tang Qiuli couldn't help but feel disappointed, having thought they would discover something unexpected, but now there was nothing at all!

  In my past life, I watched martial arts movies and TV shows, where there were always exciting places with valuable treasures, such as magical weapons, secret manuals, rare flowers and fruits, or gold and silver jewels. But this place is nothing like that! It's quite large, but the atmosphere is so heavy, not even guns and ammunition are allowed. Tang Qiuli was hoping to have an adventure here, to experience the thrill of martial arts in real life, and make this trip worthwhile.

  Tang Qiuli was lost in thought, when suddenly a loud shout came from the other side of the mountain: "Little Autumn, come quickly, come quickly!" Could it be that Mountain Tiger has discovered the treasure? Or perhaps some sort of martial arts secret manual? The commotion sounded quite exciting!

  Tang Qiuli hastily arrived at Shantu's side and saw that he was lying on a stone seam, his eyes staring intently at something outside. What's going on? What did you see? A stone seam is nothing to look at! How strange!

  Tang Qiuli saw that next to the mountain tiger, there was another stone seam, which was even bigger than the one the mountain tiger was lying on. He leaned his face over and took a look. He felt something was different. Why? The light inside and outside the cave was clearly different. Wherever his eyes went, he felt that the opposite side was much brighter, not like it was in another mountain cave. He could even vaguely see the reflection of snow and the wind blowing towards him wasn't cold at all, but rather warm. Could it be that they had reached the other side of the mountain? This cave must have gone through the waist of the mountain? No way, this is too abnormal!

  Even if this mountain cave is pierced through the waist of the mountain, outside it's bitterly cold weather, and now it's a snowy storm, how can there be warm wind blowing over?

  This is not normal, it's too abnormal, what's going on in front of me? Unfortunately, it's dark now and nothing can be seen clearly. I'm so anxious, this stone seam is too narrow, people can't pass through at all. My eyes are sore from looking, but still nothing is clear. There's no way, I have to go back first and come again after the sky brightens up tomorrow! I must figure out what's going on!

  Tang Qiuli thought of this, and then called out to Shan Hu, telling him his thoughts. Shan Hu expressed great approval, actually, he was also confused about the situation, it was dark and they couldn't see anything, just felt something was off. Like this, the two people followed the original path back.

  The return trip was much faster than the way there, and soon they saw the bright light at the entrance of the cave. Tang Qiuli told Shantiger to go out first, and as soon as he emerged from the cave, he felt a pair of soft small hands grasping his own. He looked up to see a pair of eyes shining like stars, looking at him brightly. In that instant, Tang Qiuli's entire being melted into those eyes. The brief separation had allowed him to read the meaning in her eyes, and he knew he would never forget this moment, the way this girl looked at him!

  Years later, according to the guards who were close to Tang Qiuli, when he was not fighting, sometimes on a starry night, he would gaze at the stars in the sky, lost in thought, silent and expressionless. The look on his face was heartbreaking and soul-crushing! They quietly asked the old men of the Blood Hand Gang and learned about this deeply etched story. When they encountered such a situation again, no one disturbed him, but instead kept watch over Tang Qiuli's safety from afar.

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