Hearing the words of the bearded man, everyone frowned, instinctively wanting to refuse. For some reason, they felt unsafe being with them…
But before anyone could speak, the bearded man continued, “You’re looking for those rare flowers and grasses, aren’t you? There might be some inside. There’s strength in numbers, and we can help you look later.”
“No need, you can go ahead. We’ll just explore outside.”
Upon hearing this, something flashed in the eyes of the male and female leads, and they looked relieved.
The bearded man also appeared disappointed. After a while, he said, “Alright then.”
Soon, the group parted ways, and Ming Li and her companions gradually disappeared into the forest.
Seeing this, the male and female leads exchanged a look.
“Let’s go.”
“Okay.”
As they spoke, Shi Lan subconsciously touched the ancient whistle hanging around her neck and followed Liu Ting unhurriedly into the dark cave.
After walking for some time, the three found a mechanism at the foot of the stone wall. With a gentle press, the cave began to shake.
Before long, the stone wall in front of them automatically moved aside, revealing a long staircase.
Seeing this, the three walked onto the stairs without hesitation.
Not long after they left, the cave began to shake again, and the entrance disappeared.
Meanwhile.
“Did you feel that? Why was the ground shaking just now?” Shen Ge looked at the ground beneath his feet and frowned, speaking.
Hearing this, everyone was stunned.
After a while, Xiang Hanxin said, “It might be a natural phenomenon. It should be fine.”
“Huh? There’s a cave here too?” After walking for a while longer, Kang Yue suddenly noticed something and quickly said, “And these tracks on the ground aren’t natural, are they?”
Hearing this, everyone quickly gathered around. They indeed saw a dark cave entrance not far in front of them. Moreover, there were several huge depressions on the ground in front of the entrance, as if something had been dragged along the ground. Through careful observation, everyone found that this cave entrance also had issues; it looked like something had erupted from the mountain, which was a terrifying thought, utterly eerie.
Seeing this, everyone looked at each other, completely bewildered.
Suddenly, Tang Lie from the group suggested, “Should we go in and take a look?”
“We don’t know what’s inside. What if there’s danger?” Hearing this, Kang Yue looked at Tang Lie who had spoken and shook her head, saying.
Tang Lie said carelessly, “If there’s danger, we’ll just run.”
Kang Yue, “……”
In the end, everyone decided to explore the cave.
Ming Li narrowed her eyes as she looked at the mountain cave. Before she could stop them, everyone had already walked into the cave.
Seeing this, Ming Li could only follow.
After walking inside for some time, Tang Lie, who was walking at the front, suddenly heard something and stopped abruptly.
Seeing him standing still, with his ear pressed tightly against the stone wall, everyone looked at him with confusion and asked, “What are you doing?”
“Shh!” Tang Lie made a shushing gesture and said softly, “Come here quickly, I think I heard a strange sound.”
Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment. Snapping back to reality, they all crowded over, imitating his action, pressing their ears tightly against the cold stone wall.
After a short while, everyone heard something, and their expressions changed in unison.
“Why is there a flute sound here……”