Chapter 43 (1/2)

“Master Chen, that cat of yours is pretty bold,” Master Long said. Nobody could see his expression underneath the gas mask.

Chen Hao said with a bitter smile, “Master Long, I had only just obtained this cat not long ago and am in the midst of teaching it, so it still has the nature of a wild animal. I’d originally placed it outside, but it didn’t listen to my instructions and barged into the evil place. Err, this won’t affect anything, right?”

Master Long said, “Can’t tell for sure. But that cat of yours is not simple. From the looks of it, it must have sensed that there’s good stuff inside the Dragon’s Den and was attracted by it. Too bad though, dangers are hidden everywhere in an evil place. For a cat demon to actually dare fool around like that… if something happens to it, don’t be too sad, Master Chen.”

He sounded like he was gloating.

Even if it was a cat demon, it was still a demon, after all. It was harder to find a demon than a cultivator. Although he sounded like he didn’t care, he actually felt very envious. If Chen Hao were to lose this cat, it would make him feel much more comfortable.

Chen Hao was speechless. He silently wondered what good stuff could there possibly be in the tomb, such that this little fellow—whom even Master Long feared—dared to enter the evil place.

Ring ring!

Suddenly, several lights started lighting up, dispelling the darkness before their eyes, and revealing to them what was inside the den. Xue Chuang had come in with his men, and they were setting up the lights.

Narrowing his eyes, Chen Hao couldn’t be bothered about the black cat anymore. He sized up his surroundings.

This was a passageway, more than ten meters long and less than four meters wide. There were bricks piling up their surroundings. As it was right next to the waterbed, the walls in the passageway were filled with moss, the ground was wet, and there was even a piece of debris from the explosion on the ground. This passageway seemed like it had been abandoned for several centuries.

After careful observation, Chen Hao noticed that the moss on the wall was different from ordinary moss—it was a greenish-black color. Clearly, under the influence of the dark energy over a prolonged period, it brought about some changes in the moss, and it had turned into a new type of moss now.

“Be careful, everyone. You mustn’t touch anything here.” Master Long reminded.

Actually, he didn’t have to remind them. Xue Chuang and the rest were covered up like astronauts, and each and every one of them acted with caution for fear that they would be infected with the germs here.

“Master Chen, let’s continue walking. This is the Dragon’s Gate. Once we enter this gate, we’ll get to the outer palace. Under ordinary circumstances, there would be traps inside. Mm. Perhaps that black cat of yours has already helped us clear those traps.” Master Long’s tone was ambiguous.

Chen Hao’s mouth twitched.

Damn. I’ve already treated you with enough respect, yet you speak with such a vicious tongue. Why are you cursing my cat time and time again? Has my cat eaten your rice or drank your water? For you to dislike it so much.

As Chen Hao criticized silently, whatever fondness he had felt for Master Long disappeared.

Although I’m not quite fond of that glutton Blackie either, it’s my cat. I can criticize it, but others aren’t allowed to do so.

They continued walking and came to the end of a passageway.

Indeed, when they got to the end, they saw a wider space in front of them. They could vaguely see a palace now.

Chen Hao felt amazed that in the ancient times where technology was so not advanced, the people then could come up with such a major project. The wisdom and capability spent into constructing this were impressive.

After surveying his surroundings, Master Long said, “It’s less than a thousand feet. Seems like there’s paranormal activity in this Dragon’s Den. The method of construction of this den has changed accordingly. This is bad. If there are changes to the tomb, it’d be difficult to find the Dragon’s Coffin Chamber.”

Chen Hao said, “Whether we find it or not, let’s discuss after we pass through this external palace. The trap that you mentioned seems to be untouched. Could it be that it’s worn out due to old age and is not working anymore?”

Master Long snorted. “Unless the tomb has been destroyed, the trap will still be functioning. Mm. Let Manager Xue pull two cable lines, illuminate it, then look again.”

A moment later, Xue Chuang brought in his men to pull the cable lines and set up two laser lights.

Suddenly, the large external palace became incredibly bright.

Everyone was dumbfounded.

This was a palace with tens of thick pillars supporting the ceiling.

In the middle was a white jade walkway that went straight to the main door of the palace. On the left side was a pond, and surprisingly there were lotuses in the pond. Over the pond, there was a curved bridge.

On the right side was a square, and on the square, two rows of army weapons racks and tens of people could be seen standing on each side.