"Why, have you done other dishonest things before?" Zihua asked curiously.
Zhao Zheng couldn't tell the truth, so he could only joke and say perfunctorily: "Well, I also carried water to the widow's house."
"After fetching water, did she leave you at home to drink tea?"
"Not only did we drink tea, we also spent the night."
"Oh, I really can't believe that you have done such bad things."
"If you are not romantic, you will waste your youth."
Just as the two were joking, the ground beneath their feet suddenly shook for a few breaths, causing ripples in the shallow water under their feet and rustling dust on the stone walls above their heads.
Zhao Zheng's smile froze, he looked at Zi Huan and wondered, "Do you feel it?"
"It's so obvious. Of course I felt it. I really didn't expect that we would encounter an earthquake here." Zihua raised her head and looked around with a serious look on her face.
"The amplitude doesn't feel big, so it should be fine."
"How far is it from here to the stalactites and jade liquid?"
"It's about the same distance as when we came here."
"Then don't look back and keep going forward. I feel that the stone walls here are quite strong and should be able to withstand a small earthquake." Zhao Zheng decided.
Zihua nodded and agreed to continue walking, but at a faster pace.
It was dark here, and an earthquake had just occurred, and Zhao Zheng did not want to stay here any longer. The two of them quickened their pace, and they rushed forward as if the wind was hanging from their feet.
The terrain in front began to extend upward, getting drier and drier, with no water. After walking for a while, two forks appeared in front of him, one left and one right. Zhao knew the road well and chose the left fork without hesitation. Continue.
Going down, there was another fork ahead. This time he chose the right fork instead.
Going forward, there are no more forks, and the road becomes narrower and narrower. At the end, there is a pile of rocks blocking the way, which is tightly blocked.
"Don't tell me I have to move rocks again. I don't like this job." Zihua frowned as she looked at the pile of rocks illuminated by candlelight.
"There is no need to move any more stones this time. The stones here are blocked here by the Baidong Sect. There are so many that they can't be moved in a while." Zhao Zheng shook his head, shook the candlelight in his hand, and illuminated the stones on both sides of his body with its light.
The stone wall seems to be looking for something.
"How can we get there without moving rocks?" Zihua asked.
"Break through the wall." Zhao Zheng discovered something, his eyes lit up, and he quickly walked to the stone wall. He patted a depression hard, "This stone wall is adjacent to the cave where the stalactite and jade liquid is located. As long as the stone wall is
Once it's penetrated, you can easily reach the other side and get the stalactite."
"You said it easily. This stone wall looks very thick. It cannot be penetrated casually. How much do you plan to pay me?" Zihua extorted money.
"You won't pay a penny, I will solve this stone wall." Zhao Zheng reached his back, pulled out the Zichu sword tilted to the right, and held it in his hand. He secretly used his inner strength and moved towards the depression.
The stone wall stabbed through.
"puff."
There was a muffled sound. The Zichu Sword, glowing with golden light, penetrated the stone wall easily, extending in for about three feet. It was not very deep as expected.
Zhao Zheng tested the truth and pulled out Zichu's sword. This time, he changed from straight thrust to horizontal cut. He slashed the sword towards the stone wall, drew a sharp horizontal line and tore a hole in the stone wall. He copied the cat and tiger, and then
He waved his sword three times and drew a "mouth" shape on the stone wall. He raised his foot and kicked the square stone, and with a strong kick, he kicked the stone to the opposite side.
The stone wall was broken open and a "kou"-shaped entrance was opened.
Zhao Zheng returned the sword to its sheath, dusted off the dust in front of him, leaned down, and illuminated the opposite side of the entrance with candlelight. From here, he could clearly see the stone wall opposite, which was bare and not worth seeing.
Along the way, Zhao Zheng was like visiting his own backyard. He knew this kind of things very well. Zi Huan was already used to it and had no unnecessary reaction.
"Let's go in." Zhao Zheng crossed the relatively spacious entrance, reached the opposite side, and looked to the left and right.
There are caves on both sides, the left side leads to the Baidong Sect, and the right side leads to the place where the stalactites and jade are located.
The entrance to this cave is guarded, but there is no one guarding the inside, so you can walk in safely and boldly.
Of course, this only refers to the usual situation. If there is an unexpected accident, there may be someone in this cave. It was to prevent such unexpected accidents that Zhao Zhengcai brought Zi Huan.
Even if the people of the Baidong Sect are tied together, they are no match for Zi Hua alone. The gap in strength between warriors is so terrifying, as insurmountable as the chasm.
Zihua then entered, and Zhao Zheng led the way holding a candle, illuminating the cave around him. As he walked, the shadow cast on the wall swayed, just like another person.
The situation that Zhao Zheng was wary of did not appear. The road was empty and quiet, with no one around. When he reached the end of the cave, a large closed iron door appeared, painted with red paint, with a lion head knocker on each side.
.Zhao Zheng thrust the Yiming Sword into the crack of the door, cut off the lock with a force, and pushed the door open in a big way.
Opening the red iron door, the inside suddenly became clear. It was a stone house excavated by hand. It was two feet high and ten feet wide, forming a circle. There was a square stone platform in the center of the stone house, with a downward depression around the stone platform.
Paths paved with white marble connect the two. There is a strange bowl-shaped stone table on the stone platform. The table is like a big funnel, catching the mysterious liquid falling from above.
Looking above the stone table, we saw strips of stalactites and stalagmites hanging upside down from the roof of the stone house. They were white, shaped like a pagoda, and about ten feet long. They were wet, with a drop of milky white liquid at the end that was about to fall.
That liquid is the magical stalactite liquid.
With the help of candlelight, Zhao Zheng could clearly see the situation inside the stone house.
"I don't know how much stalactite is left here, I hope there is more." Zhao Zheng's eyes were burning, he prayed aloud, and walked quickly towards the bowl-shaped stone table along the white marble passage at his feet.
When we got closer, we used candlelight again and saw that there was a milky white liquid at the bottom of the bowl-shaped stone table. It was about a small bowl, not too much. The liquid was similar to milk, but more viscous.
"It's okay, barely enough for two people." Zhao Zheng was quite satisfied. He dropped a few drops of candle tears on the stone table, fixed the candle on it, then lowered his head to untie the bamboo tube hanging around his waist, intending to remove the stalactite jade.
All the liquid is swept away.
Zihua was walking around the stone table, looking up at the stalactites hanging from it, and wondered: "There are so many stalactites in the world, why can the stalactites here drip miraculous liquid?"
"I don't know about this. If you really want to know, you might as well ask the people from the Baidong Sect. They definitely know more about this stalactite than I do." Zhao Zheng said nonchalantly.
"I guess the secret should be inside the stalactite. Maybe there is some mystery inside." Zihua pointed at the stalactite and said.
Zhao Zheng had untied the bamboo tube, squatted down, and stretched the bamboo tube to the "bottom" of the stone table. There was a stopper there. Pulling out the stopper would allow the stalactite and jade liquid inside to flow out. He used
He held the plug with his fingers. It was very tight. While twisting the plug, he asked, "Are you trying to break the stalactite?"
"You guessed it, I really have this idea." Zihua admitted, and it didn't sound like she was joking.
"This won't work. It's okay if we take away a little stalactite. Anyway, it will be produced here again after a while. But if this stalactite is broken, the source of the stalactite will be cut off. This pair of Baidong sent
They said that the loss is too great and they can't bear it," Zhao Zheng objected.
"Huh, let me see, it would be a disaster if this stalactite was left alone. Think about the two competitions you saw today. In the first competition, one man's arm was wasted and he was left with a lifelong disability; in the second competition,
In a martial arts competition, a person's stomach was opened by a shovel, and his life or death was uncertain. If this stalactite had been kept, the Baidong Sect would definitely continue to compete in martial arts every year, causing countless tragedies." Zi Huan snorted coldly.
"What you said makes sense. If this stalactite is destroyed, the source of the dispute will be cut off. There will be no need for the Baidong Sect to hold competitions every year in the future. But if such a naturally formed thing
It's a pity to destroy it." Zhao Zheng looked up at the stalactites and said with regret.
"What a pity. As the saying goes, human life matters. No matter how good a stalactite is, human life is not important."
"Okay then. Just do as you say. After I take away the stalactite liquid, I will destroy the stalactite." Zhao Zheng nodded in agreement, tightened his strength on his hand, pulled out the plug, and used it.
The bamboo tube caught it.
The milky white stalactite fluid flowed out and fell into the bamboo tube. The water level in the stone table lowered, leaving a water mark.
Zhao Zheng filled up all the stalactite liquid until no more liquid dripped, then he took back the bamboo tube, covered it with the lid, and tied it firmly to his waist. He pulled out the candle on the stone table and stepped back.
After a few steps, he pointed to the stalactites above his head and said, "Sir bodyguard, please."
"Be careful and don't get hurt by the gravel." Zihua warned, her beautiful eyes widened, she flew up, and swung her whip twice at the stalactites in mid-air. After swiping the second whip, she
With the force of the whip swing, it bounced back and landed on the ground again.
After two crisp sounds like the sound of firecrackers, the stalactite suddenly shattered and fell with a crash, smashing the stone table below into pieces. Large and small gravels rolled all over the floor, and some of them rolled in.
Under the stone platform.
The stalactites that were regarded as treasures by the Baidong Sect were so closely protected that they were gone, leaving only a section of the stone root still on top.
Both of them were very interested in what was going on inside the stalactite. They checked the rubble for anything special, but couldn't find anything. They looked at each piece of rubble and found nothing special.
Zhao Zheng raised the candlelight and looked above his head to check the remaining stalactite roots. This time he found something.
"Zi Huan, look if there is a special stone on top." Zhao Zheng pointed to the top of his head and said.
