Chapter 29: The Crystal Cave

After a while, the dark and slender fishing line went down.

Rey tied the line tightly around his waist and began to climb.

The mountain walls are high, but they are uneven, and there are many places where you can focus on them.

Coupled with the courage of Xichen and Ah Mao to rekindle for themselves and the strength of Liu Min to pull by the side of the cave, the location of the cave entrance is getting closer and closer.

It's finally up.

The entrance to the cave was large, and there was a faint glow of fire pouring out from it, like a portal to another world.

"Let's go, Rey, the dragon should be inside. We promised to wash the dust and see the dragon, whether we can find Liu Gang or not, this is my last journey. Liu Min's petite body burst out with infinite courage.

"Okay, let's look carefully in the cave."

The two walked into the cave.

The cave is extremely empty and huge, and the road ahead is endless.

"Knock, knock, knock."

The footsteps of two people echoed in the lonely cave.

The fire was still at the forefront, but a thousand rays of light leaked out, and it was not dark in the cave.

Unlike the mountain walls outside, the Dragon's Cave is so smooth that stepping on the ground is like walking on ice.

"Ah......h

Rey didn't take a steady step, and suddenly he stumbled.

"Be careful, Rey, it's too slippery in here." Liu Min held himself tightly.

The two men began to move cautiously forward.

Eerily clean in a smooth and flat cave.

There is not a single flower, not a single grass, only a cold stone wall that shines through.

There was no other sound here, only the footsteps of two people echoing through the cave.

Odd?

A strange feeling slowly rose in Rey's mind.

What's wrong?

Rey didn't know, no matter how smooth the cave was, it wasn't unusual. It's not the cave itself, it's the cave that conflicts with an idea in my heart.

The fire is still at the forefront.

The cave seems to have narrowed.

The smooth mountain wall that exuded a faint light was unobstructed, and there was no sign of life, let alone the shadow of Liu Gang.

Rey frowned slightly.

Deep down, I may still hope that Liu Min can find Liu Gang's traces.

"If you can't find it...... Liu Min seemed to see Rey's worry, "How many poor people have we seen who are obsessed with eternal life along the way." Liu Gang, Liu Gang is nothing more than one of them. It was he himself who gave up happy days......"

Liu Min gradually couldn't speak anymore.

Rey held Liu Min's little hand tightly.

"Rey, I'd like to take one last look at the dragon from afar, and then draw a picture to burn to dust." Liu Min continued as he walked slowly, "Then, then I will go back to the fishing village by the Qingshui River, Rey, you ......"

It's time for the game to be over, right?

Is this real-life journey through time just a game? Nothing will be left after it is over?

……

No, courage will stay.

Rey suddenly thought of Wash Dust and Mao.

Their courage planted a small seed in Rey's heart that would one day take root there.

Not just courage, but also feelings.

Rey, who has always been on a blind date in real life, is just to solve the problem of naturalization and regularization. He never understood that feelings are not just a few sweet words, but a lifetime of responsibility and responsibility.

"I'll always be by your side, Liu Min!"

Knowing that this was impossible, Rey felt that he had to answer that way.

Because it is never an eternal time, but every second that Liu Min is still by his side!

"Thank you, Rey."

The two hands were held tighter.

The cave really got smaller.

The front is getting narrower and narrower, and the straight rock wall is coming to an end.

The front of us is turning sharply, like a slide.

"Liu Min, is this like the cave under the cliff?"

I remember that the cave I climbed into when I and Liu Min fell off the cliff was also like this, but the rock wall was very rough, which made me extremely uncomfortable, and this slide looked much more comfortable.

"Hmm." Liu Min's voice trembled, and he hadn't come out of his excitement yet.

"I'll come first this time, let's be careful, the dragon might be down there."

Rey sat down on the slide-like rock wall first.

"Be careful."

With Liu Min's gentle voice, Rey let go of his hand.

The body began to slide downward, faster and faster, faster and faster.

There was the sound of the wind in his ears, and the firelight grew bigger and bigger in front of him, and the light-colored lines on the smooth rock wall flew sharply behind him, and the bottom of his ass became hotter and hotter, as if it was on fire.

A big hole appeared at the bottom of this slide-like rock face!

A huge stone like a stone door opened and closed horizontally across the entrance of the cave.

The speed of the slide had reached its limit, and the surrounding rock walls had already blurred into a blur, and only the entrance to the cave in front stood in front of me.

And the stone door outside this cave is still opening and closing, opening and closing......

Every time you open it, it's a light in front of you, and every time you close it, it's dark again.

The speed of the indomitable movement can no longer be adjusted, and the light and darkness in front of the eyes are flickering and darkening.

"Ah!!h

Rey cried out in horror that if the stone door closed when he flew into the hole, he would be crushed.

The entrance to the cave grew bigger and bigger in the eyes, and when the stone door opened, the light in the cave was already piercing the eyes. Flickering light and dark, flickering light and dark......

Just as the stone door was about to close at its maximum, Rey flew into the hole.

"Boom!"

The stone gate was closed again.

Rey leaned behind the heavy stone door and shouted, "Liu Min! Liu Min! ”

There was no doubt that no sound came.

This time, his luck is not bad, but it is difficult to say whether Liu Min can come in smoothly, and Liu Min must not be allowed to take this risk.

"Liu Min! Liu Min! You must not come down! I'll help you watch the dragon! I'll help you draw! Don't come down! Rey continued to shout at the top of his voice.

The voice echoed behind him!

The heavy stone gate is like an impermeable wall.

The closed stone door didn't open again!

Rey collapsed beside the stone gate, Liu Min would definitely slide down, and he would definitely hit this wall.

What to do? What to do?

Just as Rey was at a loss, there was a faint grinding sound outside the heavy stone door.

Liu Min still came down.

"Liu Min! Liu Min! Rey shouted with all his strength, "Stop, stop!" ”

"Boom! Boom! Boom! ”

There were a few muffled noises from the stone door.

"Liu Min! Liu Min, are you alright? Rey shouted as he leaned against the stone door.

“…… Not...... I'm fine...... When I saw a closed door in front of me, I was secretly prepared. Liu Min's voice came slightly through the stone gate.

That's great! That's great!

"Rey, I really want to get in...... I want to finish this journey myself......" Liu Min's faint voice reached Rey's ears again.

"Okay, okay, I'll find out if there's a switch."

The stone gate is very large, like a hill blocking the entrance to the cave, and it will definitely not be opened without a switch.

Turning around, Rey realized that the cave was very bright, and the ground was still smooth, even smoother than the outside.

And this cave is completely exposed, and the top of the cave is a brilliant starry sky!

In the dark Peach Blossom Valley, the surrounding mountains cover the sky and the earth, and there are no stars and moons, and there is no light.

And here is a special angle, all the mountains are wonderfully shining overhead, the brilliant night sky is overhead, and even the half moon shines in.

The ground was as smooth as ice, and the cold light of the stars and moon scattered on the ground, shining like crystals everywhere.

Behind him was a huge space, with a towering starry sky overhead, and the cold moonlight shining obliquely in.

Stepping on the ground, every step is like stepping on a crystal.

There was silence all around.

It's as if there is no life in a huge world made of crystals.

As he walked, a sleek, large platform appeared in Rey's field of vision.

The smooth platform as a whole exudes a light blue light, without the slightest impurity.

Rey grabbed his dagger and stabbed it into the rock wall of the platform, crawling towards the top of the platform little by little.

Every few climbs slid down a short distance, and as the dagger continued to plunge into the rock wall, the large, unmarked crystalline platform began to crack slightly.

Fortunately, it finally climbed up.

The top of the platform is unusually bright, and this is the center of the entire cave.

The stars shone overhead, unobstructed, and the moon gradually rose.

There was no dragon on the platform, and in the center of the platform, a small black stone stood out abruptly.

The stone is completely dark and completely black. Neither the bright starlight nor the dazzling moonlight can penetrate it. Like a drop of ink on a white canvas, it looks out of place with the crystal-like rock walls around it.

Strange stone, I don't know what kind of mechanism it is.

Rey walked towards the center of the black stone, and the huge stone door behind him was gradually out of sight.

The moonlight overhead grew brighter and brighter, and the light scattered from the surrounding rock walls became more and more dazzling.

The stone was in front of him, and Rey carefully leaned down and grabbed it.

The moon rose completely, and a bright moon appeared completely overhead.

The stone is not heavy, and it is easy to grab it.

A rumbling sound gradually came behind him, and the stone door seemed to be opened.

It's just wonderful.

Just as Rey was about to greet Liu Min, he suddenly noticed that something was wrong around him.

The huge cave seems to be getting smaller?

The cave slowly shrank its own space, and Rey, who was in the middle of the entire cave, suddenly felt that the beautiful crystal walls around him were gradually approaching him.

Not only the surroundings, but even the full moon above the head gradually became a little bigger.

This cave has shrunk?

Is it the stone in your hand that is doing the trick?

I don't know if Liu Min came in.

Just as Rey hesitated to throw away the stone, the cave stopped shrinking.

Although it has not changed much from when I first entered, the cave must have shrunk a little.

“…… Call...... Whew......"

Rey, who was about to call out Liu Min's name, suddenly found that he couldn't make a sound, and only a chaotic voice remained in his mouth.

"Ding-dong."

The black stone in his hand landed on the ground emitting a faint white light, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

A figure slowly appeared in Rey's line of sight.

This man who came out of the heavy stone gate......

It's not Liu Min!