With the help of Zhao Laodao and Jin Dascoo, I passed the internal test of Tang Laoguo and others without danger, and successfully obtained the quota of Yuanbaomen to participate in the culinary selection.

With Donald Guo's nod and agreement, Zhao Laodao helped me boldly plan the dishes for the competition. He first took me to Yuanbao Building in person, and asked Xu Dawan to advance 500 Yin Yuan.

500 Yin Yuan is equivalent to more than 50,000 yuan. What surprised me was not that Zhao Laodao dared to advance so much money at once, but why did he want all Yin Yuan instead of RMB?

Zhao Laodao took Yin Yuan and said to me: "You also prepare, I will take you to buy ingredients tomorrow!" ”

I was stunned and asked him, "Am I going too?" ”

"Go! There are a lot of things that need to be bought, do you want me to carry the old man back alone? ”

"No, no, I didn't mean that!" I quickly explained, "I'm actually trying to ask, where are we going to buy the ingredients?" Can I go too? ”

"Well, we're going to buy it in Yin City!"

"Yin City?"

"Yes, Yin City!" Zhao Laodao replied to me with certainty, "Most of the ingredients I need for this dish I want to teach you can't be bought in the yang world, so you can only go to Yin City to buy it!" ”

I was excited. Originally, I thought that I would have to defeat the competitors of other sects before I could hope to enter Yin City. I didn't expect that the competition hadn't started yet, so I could take a "one-day trip to the Yin City" first!

The next day, I drove to pick him up according to Zhao Laodao's instructions, and then the two of them went to Yin City together. I asked Zhao Lao where the knife car was going?

He said: "Lake Park, Youlanxuan!" ”

The entrance to the Yin City was indeed as the master said, it was in the Youlan Xuan. I've been there once before, and asking Zhao Laodao is just to confirm.

Zhao Laodao's face is much better than mine. This time, I didn't need to say a word at all, and Manager Sun took the initiative to greet Zhao Laodao very enthusiastically.

"Master Zhao! You're a rarity! What are your special instructions for coming this time? ”

"I don't dare to do it, I want to buy something."

"Hey!" Manager Sun flattered: "If there is anything that needs to be purchased in Yuanbaolou, you can just make a phone call, why bother to go there in person?" ”

"This time is different, I'm going to enjoy the moon!"

"Moon-watching?" Manager Sun was slightly taken aback and put away his smile. He said with a straight face: "Did you tell Xin Lao?" ”

"That's it! I said hello to Lao Xin in advance last night! ”

"That's good! Come with me, both of you! ”

When Manager Sun heard Zhao Laodao say this, he didn't ramble anymore and took us directly into the basement. It seems that "moon appreciation" should be a code word to enter the underworld.

However, instead of taking us to the pawnshop-like room this time, Manager Sun took us to a large living room. In addition to the two sofas, the most conspicuous thing is a large iron door on one wall. There are also two heavily armed security guards standing in front of the door, each holding a *** in their hands!

The iron gate is not like the usual iron gate, it is a round and heavy iron gate similar to a bank vault, with a particularly high level of anti-theft, no password and key, and may not even be able to blow it up. Could it be that behind the door is a vault? But what did Manager Sun bring us here for?

I looked at Zhao Laodao, he seemed very natural, he looked like an old god, and he seemed to be used to it. Since he is not in a hurry, I will wait patiently and see.

After a while, another small door opened, and it was indeed the thin little old man who had exchanged Yin Yuan for me last time.

As soon as Zhao Laodao saw him, he stood up and smiled: "Lao Xin, don't come to harm!" ”

Lao Xin also smiled and replied, "Yes! It's been a long time, Lao Zhao, you seem to be in good spirits! ”

The two old buddies shook hands warmly, patted each other on the shoulder, and greeted each other again. After the greetings, Zhao Laodao finally talked about the theme we came to today, and took out a hundred Yin Yuan.

Although Lao Xin chatted with Zhao Laodao very hotly, when it came to business, he was still not sloppy at all. He took Yin Yuan, looked at the color, counted the quantity, and then put it away.

He took out an envelope from his body and handed it to Zhao Laodao, saying, "I have prepared this road guide, take it!" ”

Zhao Laodao didn't open it, he put it in his pocket casually, and said to Lao Xin with a smile: "You do things, I don't worry!" ”

Lao Xin didn't say anything more, walked straight to the iron door, entered the password, and took out a key to twist it twice. Finally, he nodded to the two security guards guarding the door, indicating that the door could be opened. The two security guards were both big men, one left and one right, pulling and pushing the ground before the iron gate was opened.

As soon as the iron door opened a crack, a cool breeze poured in from behind!

This wind came suddenly and strangely, making people unprepared. Even a person like me who has practiced Yin Gong can't help but shiver when he is blown by this gust of Yin wind. However, several other people seem to have been on guard for a long time, bowing their heads when they should be bowed, and covering their hats in advance.

After the iron door was fully opened, I realized that there were two security guards standing behind the door. However, they wore thick military coats, cotton hats, and gloves. It's easy to understand, otherwise you wouldn't be able to stay in such a stormy place. After the security guard in the door confirmed with Lao Xin, he let Zhao Laodao and me enter the door, and then closed the iron door again.

Behind the iron gate, it is not a vault or a silver vault at all, it is actually a natural cave!

This cave is very similar to the one I have been down in Wind Valley Ridge before, and there is a large black cave in the innermost part, and the wind is constantly blowing outward. It's just that this cave is bigger, and the ground has been artificially modified, paved with tiles, and it looks very smooth.

The floor tiles are specially made, and they are arranged very regularly, and when you look at it from a distance, it is obvious that it is a formation arranged around the exit of the yin vein. Not only are there arrays on the ground, but the walls of the cave are also covered with various charms and hundreds of talismans. This arrangement seems to be very cautious, and it is supposed to prevent the ghosts inside from escaping.

However, the exit of the yin vein that should be guarded against the most is not blocked by anything, and there is not even the most basic setting such as tying ghost ropes and copper coins!

Zhao Laodao led me to the edge of the Yin Vein exit, glanced inside the cave, and then asked me, "Do you know what's down here?" ”

I nodded and replied, "Yes, it's the Yin vein." ”

"Well, it's good to know, so that I don't have to bother to explain."

"But, Master Zhao!" I also looked down at the bottomless pit and asked him with a sad face, "This hole looks so deep, how are we going to get down?" ”

Zhao Laodao smiled and asked me, "Do you know how to swim?" ”

"Will it be a little ......" I was stunned for a moment, not knowing what he was doing when he suddenly asked this?

"That's enough!"

Zhao Laodao buttoned his collar tightly, checked the things on his body, and put all the important things in his inner pocket. I didn't know why, so I had to follow the example and get ready to "swim in the water".

"Maybe there's a pool at the bottom of the cave!" I think so.

But I haven't had time to ask Zhao Laodao, how deep is the pool below? Do I need to take off my shoes? He jumped and jumped.

"Jump with me!" He shouted this sentence in mid-air.

At this time, I can't be fooled or hesitated, since he has jumped, what am I still standing for? So, I gritted my teeth, my heart was horizontal, and I jumped!

When a person jumps down from a height, he will definitely experience a sense of weightlessness. Because the human body is subject to gravity all the time, the heart, brain, and sensory cells throughout the body have become accustomed to this state. But when you are suddenly not affected by gravity, your heart is still pumping blood according to the usual pressure, and when the blood reaches the brain, the blood vessels in your brain will inevitably feel more pressure than usual, which is called "weightlessness".

Thankfully, the weightlessness was short-lived, and I soon felt an updraft supporting me from below, slowing me down. Normal people may think that this is the air flow inside the cave, but I am keenly aware that this air flow is actually very pure yin qi!

Zhao Laodao was about ten meters under my feet. He clasped his hands to his chest, his body straightened, and maintained a very chic posture of falling under his head and feet. But because of my lack of experience and how to control my body posture, I kept struggling, rolling and tumbling, and my head began to feel a little dizzy.

The further I fell, the denser the yin qi became, and my downward trend continued to slow down. When the yin qi had even become viscous as a liquid, I felt a pressure squeezing against my chest and abdomen, making me feel a little uncomfortable. At this time, it was really as if I was swimming in the water!

I tried to flick my hands twice in the breaststroke position, and seemed to find a feeling that I could barely control my body posture and stop rolling around.

And just like that, after about twenty minutes of descending, I finally saw a bright light appear below. At the end of the bright is a large piece of white stuff, and I can't see what it is?

"Smack!"

"Smack!"

With two soft sounds, Zhao Laodao and I fell to the bottom of the cave one after another, and the sense of weightlessness disappeared. It turned out that the white thing was a soft cushion to prevent people from falling from it. In fact, with the slow deceleration of the final stage of the Yin vein, there would not be much danger at all.

Zhao Laodao looked experienced, and when he fell, he directly stood firm on the soft cushion. I fell because the mat was too soft.

"Are you alright?" Zhao Laodao asked me.

"It's fine!" I shook my head, and at the end I smiled and added, "It's actually quite fun!" ”

"Hahaha!"