Chapter 41 Enter The Treasure Cave

The group of martial artists entered the small tunnel. As soon as they exit the small narrow tunnel, three dragons stood in front of them. Mu Dishi walked to the smallest dragon in the middle. He pushed the dragon forward, and the dragon slid from its current position onto the beautiful carved stone wall. The little dragon slid into the craved lily pond. After the statue is in position at the bottom of the craved lily pond, Mu Dishi stepped forward, took out the jade hairpin, and stick it into the small dragon's mouth. He walked back and stood beside Cao Wenyan.

The stone walled began to pulled back, creating dust in the small space. The many martial artists was taken aback.

Mu Dishi looked at Wang Zedong and said, "Let go of them, I have opened the door for you."

Wang Zedong, "Where did Mu Jiao Long hide my son?"

Mu Dishi said, "I don't know."

Wang Zedong, "If you don't tell me, I will kill them."

Mu Dishi said coldly, "Whatever." Mu Dishi began to move away from the group of martial artists and walked back to the small narrow tunnel.

Wang Zedong shouted angrily, "Mu Dishi, you come back here."

Cao Wenyan, "Leader Wang, if Mu gongzi knew, he would have said it a long time ago."

The martial artists rushed into the cave. As soon as the martial artists stepped into the cave, a hundred needles flew out.

Miao Mingzhu shouted, "Beware of poisonous needles!"

Wang Zedong said angrily, "That Mu Dishi knew that there would be a poisonous needles, so he didn't want to go into the cave with us."

Cao Wenyan said, "Leader Wang, don't be bias. Along the way, Mu gongzi has told us not to enter the cave many times, but everyone standing here insists on entering the Mu Treasure cave. Those who want to enter should know the risks, but they willing to take risks. You can't blame Mu gongzi."

Wang Zedong pointed at Cao Wenyan, "You have spoken for him more than once..." He looked at Cao Fengge. "Does Mu Dishi tell you the secret to getting in?"

Cao Fengge smiled and said, "Leader Wang, Mu Dishi will not tell me where to go. We are as clueless as you."

Cao Fegge picked up some stones and sent them to the front entrance, and an array of poisonous needles flew at them again. Cao Fengge looked at the front entrance and studied for a while. He smiled, and grabbed Gu Yingjie's neck. He looked at Zu Mingyang and said, "Guard Zhu, please step forward and turn those two dragons to face each other."

Gu Yingjie, "Mingyang, don't do it, you will die if the poisonous needle prick your skin." He looked at Cao Fengge. "If you kill me, the Gu will never let your household go."

Cao Fengge looked around and smiled, "Did anyone see me putting my hand on Gu gongzi's neck?" The martial artists remained silent. "You see... Gu gongzi, no one sees me putting my hand on you, so if I break your neck, no one sees me doing it."

Zhu Mingyang hurried forward, and a row of needles flew towards him. Gu Yingjie pulled Cao Fengge's hand away from his neck, he sprinted forward with internal force, pulled some rocks from ground, and threw them to intercept the incoming needles. Gu Yingjie flew to the dragon on the right, and Zhu Mingyang flew to the dragon on the left. The two used their internal force to turn the two dragons to face each other. Zhu Mingyang rushed to Gu Yingjie's side, but no needle shot out.

Cao Fengge smiled and said, "A true soulmate doesn't need direction, they can read each other's mind like a opening a book. Rare. Very rare." He put his hands behind his back and walked in front of Zhu Mingyang and Gu Yingjie. He stopped and looked at Gu Yingjie. "If I get through all this, I will sincerely go to Gu's family and apologize in person." He began to walk into the cave.

Standing in front of the entrance, the martial artists saw three different passageways inside the cave. The martial artists looked around, hesitating which passageway to choose.

Cao Wenyan looked at the three passageways and found that the left passageway was covered with with different marble floor mats of different colors. He could see that the white marble pads were connected to each other in some way, unlike other marble pads on the ground. He now understands why Mu Dishi told him to only step on only white marble. The white marble creates a tortuous path leading to the other end.

The middle passageway is filled with rocks and the right passageway is very flat smooth. There was a lot of discussion among the martial artists.

"Which way shall we go?"

"I don't know."

"There are traps everywhere in the cave, don't let your eyes deceive you."

"I think this rocks trail is the correct way leading us to the treasure."

"That smooth trail is just there to tricks us."

Many martial artists gathered their disciples and walked towards the middle trail. Other martial artists who disagree chose the smooth trail, but some martial artists waits for Cao Fengge to lead the way.

Wang Biming looked at Cao Wenyan and asked, "Which way will Cao gongzi choose?"

Cao Wenyan said, "Since I am younger, so I'll let you pick first."

Wang Biming interrupted, "You go first, the old man will sacrifice to the young man."

Cao Wenyan looked at his father and disciples. He said, "Follow me every step."

Cao Wenyan jumped down and stood on the first white marble square on the ground, and flew quickly to the second white marble square, and then the third, and so on. Cao Fengge and the Beixing Sector disciples hurriedly followed behind Cao Wenyan. Yueguang sectors and other martial artists hurriedly followed behind.

Zhu Mingyang looked at Gu Yingjie and said, "Yingjie, do you want to go in?"

Gu Yingjie said, "In that cave, there is nothing we want, and nothing belongs to us. We shouldn't enter."

Zhu Mingyang said, "I will try to recover my strength as soon as possible. Once I have recover about seventy percent of the inner energy, we can leave here."

Gu Yingjie smiled and said, "I will guard."

Zhu Mingyang sat cross-legged on the ground and began to regain his internal strength.

Gu Yingjie saw Miao Mingzhu walking out with four Yueguang disciples. He asked, "Why come out?"

Miao Mingzhu said, "Is not like I want to come out." She left with the four disciples.

When Ma Jingguo and Yan Zhanjin reached the foot of the mountain, they encountered an unexpected scene. There are dead bodies and wounded people everywhere. They found that the leaders of six sectors were helping the wounded. They got off the horse and walked towards Fu Yuanjun.

When Fu Yuanjun saw Ma Jingguo, he was also surprised. He asked, "Ma-xiong, what are you doing here?"

Ma Jingguo asked, "Fu-xiong, where is Mu Dishi and Wang Biming?"

Fu Yuanjun, "I don't know. People here said they entered the cave."

Ma Jingguo looked around and saw Cao Yanmei who was about to go up. He quickly followed Cao Yanmei behind.

Yan Zhanjin asked, "What about Mingyang and Gu gongzi?"

Fu Yuanjun said, "I heard that Wang Zedong used them to force Mu ge to take them into the cave."

Yan Zhanjin turned around, "Ma…" Ma Jingguo was nowhere seen. He quickly looked around, but he couldn't see Ma Jingguo. "Where is Ma Xiong?"

Fu Yuanjun, "He is here..."

Yan Zhanjin said, "He must have gone up with other people."

Fu Yuanjun took Yan Zhanjin's hand and said, "Yan Yisheng, it's dangerous to go up. I suggest you stay where you are and help the injured martial artists. If you go, you will become a burden to others. Believe me... you stay here is the best choice for you and them."

Yan Zhanjin sighed deeply. Then he ran up the mountain.

Fu Yuanjun shouted, "Yan yisheng."

Yan Zhanjin smiled and waved, "Please take care of Xiao Bai for me, and I will proper thank you when I come back."

When Yan Zhanjin got up to the trail, he saw dead people everywhere. He walked slowly, and then he stepped on a rock suddenly, the rock pressed down, and everything around him sank. His foot fell into a puddle of mud. He felt his body sinking slowly.

Ma Jingguo sent a vine to wrap around Yan Zhanjin's waist. He flew over a branch and pulled Yan Zhanjin out of the sinking mud. He held onto Yan Zhanjin's waist and put him in a safe place.

Ma Jingguo asked, "What are you doing here?"

Yan Zhanjin said, "Mingyang and Gu gongzi are somewhere up there, I want to see if they are safe."

Ma Jingguo asked, "You will not give up on him?"

Yan Zhanjin said, "Why did I give up when you didn't give up chasing Mu Dishi?"

Ma Jingguo said, "Our situation is different."

Yan Zhanjin, "Let's go."

The two men walked for about half an hour, they came to a bridge, and saw many Beixing Sectors disciples injured.

Yan Zhanjin grabbed Ma Jingguo's hand, "Wait, don't go any closer."

Ma Jingguo asked, "What's the matter?"

Yan Zhanjin said, "I smell a strong poisonous gas." Yan Zhanjin looked around. He pointed to the plants on the pot. "These are a poisonous tress that can release poisonous pollens into the air." He raised his head and pointed. "Look up. That's another poisonous tree, and it also releases poisonous pollen." He smiled bitterly. "The people who do this are smart." He walked over to the three trees and he picked up two leaves. He handed Ma Jingguo one leaf. "Just put it in your mouth, don't chew."

A martial artist reached out to Yan Zhanjin. He begged, "Help me please."

Yan Zhanjin said, "I'm sorry. I can't help you." He quickly followed Ma Jingguo across the rope bridge and walked to the other side.

After a while, they met Cao Yanmei and the five members of Beixing sectors.

Ma Jingguo asked coldly, "What are you waiting for?"

Cao Yanmei looked up at Ma Jingguo, "Why are you here?"

Ma Jingguo replied, "Same as everyone."

Yan Zhanjin asked, "What or who are you waiting for?"

Cao Yanmei, "My father and my brother."

Ma Jingguo looked at Cao Yanmei, "Your brother will leave you some clues to go inside the treasure cave, right?"

Cao Yanmei, "Why should I tell you?"

Ma Jingguo suddenly become angry with Cao Yanmei's question. Ma Jingguo reached out to grab Cao Yanmei, but she hit his hand away. The five people and Cao Yanmei began to fight Ma Jingguo. Ma Jingguo injured the first three men. Then he punched Cao Yanmei, and Cao Yanmei slid to Yan Zhanjin.

Yan Zhanjin shouted, "Ma-xiong, stop it right now."

Ma Jingguo yelled at Yan Zhanjin, "You are not my xiao shushu." He looked coldly at Yan Zhanjin. "Who the hell are you, to give me order?"

Ma Jingguo opened his fists and rushed towards Yan Zhanjin. Miao Mingzhu paralyzed Ma Jingguo's action by sticking a needle to the back of Ma Jingguo's head, and Ma Jingguo fell to the ground.