Chapter 153: Abandoned Mine
The team seemed to be moving forward again, which made Zhao Yu a little disappointed. He would have wanted to rest for a while!
His legs still went limp, but he was able to barely stand up. Zhao Yu stood up and supported himself with his staff. It's not that he has to use a staff to support his body, it can only be said that after holding the staff for a long time, he has long been accustomed to using it as a support.
"Zhao Yu, are you okay now, can you still go?" Shen Mengting came over and asked.
Her tone was still gentle, which made Zhao Yu a little unaccustomed.
"Yes, I've rested enough, I should be able to. ”
"That's right! If you are a dignified magician who can't even rush the road, then what kind of legal profession should you be! Just give up and go home and farm!" Chen Tianhao sneered. He himself quickly stood up and walked around with Jiang Jingwen, who was being held hostage.
"You don't have to be so sarcastic! I'm telling you, my teammates are the best, and I don't need people like you to talk about them. Shen Mengting pointed at Chen Tianhao forcefully.
"Wow! I don't see you like your teammates, whether it's this girl or that boy. It seems like they all make you care so much!"
"You're right. Including that skinny archer, they are all the most important existence of my Shen Mengting. Of course, you can also be part of it. ”
"The recruitment matter is still waived, I don't have the time to play games with you!" Chen Tianhao shook his hand disdainfully, "I just want to find the treasure now!"
"Okay! No nonsense, let's continue our journey!" Shen Mengting said.
With this roar that crossed the sky, the group of five of them hurried to the road again.
Walking in the almost dark woods, Zhao Yu only felt that the hard days had come again. From time to time, he looked left and right, and couldn't help but look up at the sky. Fang Cai's rest did give him some strength back, but it was all temporary. He didn't know how long he would last.
When he looked at a star in the sky, a question came to his mind.
What time is it? Zhao Yu tried to remember the moment when there was still light in the sky.
I remember that it was almost dusk when they met the seriously injured Assassin Chen Tianhao. Jiang Jingwen also treated that person at that time.
Dr. Jiang's treatment lasted for a long time, and it was probably only after it was completely dark that the assassin was revived.
After that, it was Shen Mengting's proposal that it was not early, and everyone would rest in the tent! Zhao Yu followed this order, entered the tent and fell asleep. He predicted that it was already late at night.
After that, there was a time when the assassins held Jiang Jingwen hostage.
Following the lines of these occurrences, Zhao Yu roughly judged the time consumed. Eventually, he confirmed that the moment should be very, very late, and that it could be the early hours of the morning.
'Early in the morning!' Zhao Yu hugged himself tightly with one hand, he thought that he should be sleeping at this moment.
yawned dissatisfiedly, and Zhao Yu trembled his body unconsciously.
"What's wrong?Zhao Yu!Are you still tired?" Shen Mengting, who was walking around next to her, said with concern.
"Hungry! No! It's okay!" Zhao Yu quickly scratched the tip of his nose in embarrassment.
They continued to drive their way, with the Assassin Chen Tianhao guiding the way in order to allow his teammates to enter the line he knew. Of course, not only the communication on the journey, but also the occasional chat with Shen Mengting about daily life.
For example, Chen Tianhao will ask Shen Mengting's origin, but this question will naturally be rejected.
"I'm not going to tell you about us, didn't you say you weren't interested in knowing?"
"Yes! I said that. But ah, you're recruiting and talking to me. Combined with your previous actions, I find that I am becoming more and more interested in you. I can almost say that none of you are mediocre people!"
"You don't have to do this way, it's better to finish the task first and then talk about it!"
This is Shen Mengting's airtight refusal. Chen Tianhao also seemed to know that even if he continued to ask, it was impossible to know anything. So he simply didn't ask.
After that, they also talked about the 'treasure'. Shen Mengting asked if Chen Tianhao really got those treasures, in the face of such a huge wealth, where should Chen Tianhao go in the future?
Chen Tianhao's response was still a little indifferent, and he said that there was nowhere to go. Maybe he will find a place where no one is there in the future and live in seclusion, and then be comfortable from now on.
I didn't expect this assassin to have a flat heart!Zhao Yu listened to their conversation, thinking crankily in his heart.
Not only Zhao Yu, but also Qian Hao and Shen Mengting also sent sarcasm. But Chen Tianhao didn't care, he bluntly said that 'seclusion' was just a proposal, and he hadn't thought about what to do yet. It's just that if he really gets that wealth that fell from the sky, it will definitely make him not worry about food and clothing for the rest of his life.
Moreover, Chen Tianhao also proposed that he would definitely give the wealth to Shen Mengting and her team to repay the help given to him.
Qian Hao seemed to be a little happy when he heard it, and his pursuit of money has always been very explicit.
The team is moving forward in this atmosphere, which can be said to be not very quiet, but it is definitely not lively.
Soon they seemed to be at the edge of a wood, for there seemed to be fewer and fewer trees around them.
"There...... Is it a mountain cliff?" Shen Mengting squinted in a certain direction. After that, she turned around as if she was questioning Chen Tianhao, "Hey, do you recognize the way?"
Chen Tianhao didn't respond, he shouted at Shen Mengting to move on.
It wasn't long before they did come to a cliff where there was no road ahead, let alone trees.
There seemed to be a canyon ahead, and Shen Mengting looked down. It was late at night, almost pitch black, and she could barely see anything. Just as she was about to turn back disappointed, a sight caught her in the picture. She forcibly stopped twisting her head halfway and turned completely into the canyon in front of her.
Now if you take one more step, you will fall under the precipice. But Shen Mengting stood on the edge of the cliff and looked out, because somewhere in the canyon, there was an extremely empty place. Although the light was too dim for her to see completely. But she was almost certain that it was a cave.
"I believe you should have seen it!" Chen Tianhao behind him walked up slowly, and the sword in his hand was still against Jiang Jingwen's neck, and he didn't relax at all.
Shen Mengting lowered her eyes slightly, "This ...... Is that what you say......"
"Yes, this is the mine! I jumped out of here in the first place, so I have a very deep impression of this place!" Chen Tianhao said as he seemed to be pondering in his heart.
It was still because the light was too dim, and the moonlight on his back to the top, which caused his eyes to be dim. However, even so, Zhao Yu still read a thought in it.
That's fear.
Chen Tianhao focused on how he was attacked inside.
Upon entering the mine, two of his fellow Assassins suddenly attacked him without warning. No, it should be said that they have long had this in mind.
As for why he attacked Chen Tianhao?
In addition to the contempt that is usually revealed, there is more hope that the treasure can be shared by one less person. Therefore, they killed Chen Tianhao, who was a companion.
But Chen Tianhao did not deserve to die, he stubbornly withstood the attack and escaped from the mine. However, he was still very badly injured.
Running away anxiously, he thought he could run as far as he could. I don't know how long he ran away, but he eventually collapsed in the woods. Later, he was rescued by Shen Mengting and his party.
"Okay, you've already talked about this before, you don't need to emphasize it again, so as to highlight your tragic experience!" Shen Mengting shook her head slightly at Chen Tianhao.
And Chen Tianhao was not angry, he was already happy, "Okay! Since the mine has been found, then let's go in!"
"How do I get in?" Qian Hao's body writhed as he looked around from afar, "Near here...... But it's all ...... What a cliff!"
"I know there's a shortcut, you just have to follow the route that day!" Chen Tianhao looked full of confidence.
He then showed the way. Sure enough, continuing along the cliff to the east, they saw a small hill that had suddenly plummeted. Just walk down this road to reach the mine below.
After walking for about half an hour, they finally reached the canyon below.
"The environment here is quite clean!" Qian Hao couldn't help but interrupt.
"Purity is certain, even desolate. Otherwise, how could it be possible to hide the treasure inside!" Chen Tianhao pursed his lips and smiled. He was overjoyed, for he was so close to what he was looking for.
It didn't take long for them to walk to the mine, and it was a very, very dilapidated cave. The perimeter of the cave is quite spacious, with no trees or stone steps. However, it can be said that the area around the cave is really very dilapidated, and there are a lot of weeds left.
There is no life at all! This was Zhao Yu's first feeling.
As everyone approached the cave, they didn't forget to look up at the size of the cave.
"It's big!" Qian Hao twisted his neck.
The height of the cave is four meters, and the width of the cave is six or seven meters.
"This ...... This one...... Oops...... "Zhao Yu's throat was a little stuck, and he intermittently repeated words that he couldn't even understand.
"It's a big cave!" Shen Mengting sighed.
"I heard that this cave used to be used for soldiers to take refuge, that's why it's so big!" Chen Tianhao looked at the entrance of the cave, his eyes were quite bright.
"It shouldn't be right to say that!" Qian Hao turned his head to Chen Tianhao, "The caves are all naturally constructed, how can it be said that they are used for refuge, so they will fight like this? It should be said: 'Because this cave is large, it will be found for soldiers to take refuge'. ”
"Does it make a difference?"
"That's a big difference. Because there's a treasure in it, if it's really as you say, it's made and designed specifically for buried treasures. And if that's what I mean, it's that people were forced to put it in this cave at that time. Although the words are not much different on the letter, there is a significant difference in reality!"
Chen Tianhao looked at the large paragraph of Qian Hao's words, and he was 'humming' angrily, "This senior archer is really good at chewing words!"
Qian Hao seemed to want to say something, but a light cough stopped him.
"Ahem...... cough ......" Shen Mengting closed her eyes as if she was clearing her throat. Her cough continued for a moment, and when she opened her eyes again, she counted down the two men, "All right! I said men! If you have this energy, let's think about how to find the treasure inside!"
"I'm pretty sure I'm going to find the treasure inside. ”
"But what if you're preempted by your two Assassin 'companions'? after all, it's been two days since you escaped from the cave. Has the treasure been taken by someone else?"
"Just two 'people', can you take away the treasure?" Chen Tianhao looked at Qian Hao with cold eyes, "The organization originally sent us, but it only asked us to find out whether there was a treasure first. When they do find the treasure, they will send a large team of people to fetch it. So, regardless of whether or not my 'companions' have found the treasure so far, they will not be able to remove it for a while. ”
"Then why are you still talking nonsense here? Why don't you go into the cave to find it?" Shen Mengting seemed to be very eager to find these treasures.
"Let's go, you go first!" Chen Tianhao shook his head in the direction of the cave.
is still in accordance with the usual practice, because Shen Mengting is at the forefront.
"It's going to go. But before that, something has to be done!" As she spoke, Shen Mengting ran into the distance.
She drew her sword and cut down a tree. Then she threw the trunk of the tree high, and raised her sword and gestured it casually in front of her eyes. In the next moment, a few small sticks were born.
"Wow!" Looking at Shen Mengting's quick and neat performance that didn't drag the mud and water, Chen Tianhao couldn't help but open his mouth and sighed, "This woman really has two strokes!" He glanced at Qian Hao is playful, "I'm becoming more and more curious about her identity!"
"Don't be curious! If you have the conditions, you can explore it yourself!" Qian Hao glanced at Chen Tianhao casually.
Of course, Qian Hao is also feeling in his heart that Shen Mengting, this woman is definitely not simple.
Picking up a few wooden sticks, Shen Mengting walked towards the mouth of the cave. During this time, she also took out a few pieces of oilcloth from her coat pocket. Carefully tying pieces of oilcloth to wooden sticks, she was in front of everyone.
"Just use it!" Shen Mengting threw the wooden stick to the three men.
"This ......" Zhao Yu took a wooden stick wrapped around the top end of the oilcloth, which was a little unclear.
"Ignite the fire source to the tied oilcloth, and you can use it as a simple torch!" Shen Mengting said, and took out the ignition utensils from her clothes.
"You're really careful!" Chen Tianhao was holding a wooden stick in one hand, while still holding a thin sword against the neck of others in the other.
"It's not like it! It's pitch black in this cave, if you don't take a few torches, can you go in and touch the street blindly?" Shen Mengting moved her mouth quickly. The torch in her hand had been lit, bringing some light and warmth to her surroundings.
The rest of the torches were also lit one by one, and a little fire appeared at the mouth of the cave.
Shen Mengting carried a torch and looked around at the mouth of the cave. She lifted the torch again and put it in front of her eyes to explore, illuminating the vicinity of the mouth of the cave slightly, and then took a deep breath, "Let's go!"
She was the first to lift her footsteps, and Qian Hao and Zhao Yu followed.
"What a place! I'm here again!" Chen Tianhao muttered to himself, and he burrowed into the dark cavern.
"Would you love to get in here?"
At this moment, Jiang Jingwen opened her mouth to ask.
Chen Tianhao was stunned for a moment, and then smiled mockingly, "How can you say it? If it weren't for the treasure inside." This cave is a nightmare for me!"
Seeing Jiang Jingwen's expression of wanting to vomit, Chen Tianhao also shrugged his shoulders, "What's the matter?
"No! But I'm very disgusted by people who put money first!"
"But the reality is that such a person can get along!"
"You ......"
"Hey, may I ask what are you doing standing at the entrance of the cave? Don't you want the treasure?" Shen Mengting shouted in the cave.
"It's coming!" Chen Tianhao said in a high voice. But he still said to Jiang Jingwen again, "I don't have time to talk now." Let's put the chat thing for later!"
"I didn't mean to talk to you!" Jiang Jingwen spat out.
"Don't be reckless with your mouth, let's go first!" Chen Tianhao pushed it again.
The two of them quickly followed the three in front of them. Although the cave is still dim, fortunately, there are a few torches, at least there is no problem to see ahead.
The five of them stepped into the cave** and began to explore it.
There didn't seem to be anything special about the cave, they walked inside for a few minutes, but they didn't see anything other than the walls.
"This place...... Is there really a treasure?" Qian Hao was almost at the forefront, and he waved the torch in his hand, constantly searching around.
For a moment, the torches were made by him like flying fireballs, wandering in the dark holes.
"Qian Hao, don't play around, this will attract attention!" Shen Mengting scolded.
Qian Hao no longer made any conspicuous movements, he obediently squared the torch, and his pace became steady, "Aren't I going to expand the search range? Also, walking in such a dark place is really uncomfortable." I'm just adjusting the atmosphere!"
"You have to adjust the atmosphere, there will be time for you in the future!" Shen Mengting glared at him.
Because the cave is relatively closed, their words and conversations are also full of echoes.
The echo seemed to be very penetrating, penetrating straight into Zhao Yu's eardrums. Zhao Yu felt that his ears were a little uncomfortable, so he used one hand to keep squeezing his ears.
Because he wanted to carry the torch, Zhao Yu also carried the staff behind him. He held the staff in one hand and used the other free hand to act.
It's really damp here!Zhao Yu shook the torch at will. He noticed that in addition to the artificial conversation, a few drops of water came out from time to time.
'Tick tick', and very regular!" He tried to regulate his breathing and continued on his way.
The scene in this cave was extremely familiar to Chen Tianhao. For it had been two days before that he had set foot here with two of his fellow Assassins.
Unexpectedly, now he would walk in this cave with another group of people. Chen Tianhao shook his head and followed the group of familiar and unfamiliar humans in front of him.
The five humans walked in the cave like this, cautiously observing their surroundings and not knowing what they were about to face.