Chapter 326: Runes? (2/2)

”You should go that way, it possibly leads to an open path maybe,” Xukong suggested.

Lin Mu checked it with the map that he had in his mind and realized that the direction this tunnel was going was right through the center of the district.

'Doesn't this pass right below the manor then?' Lin Mu estimated.

~Trickle~

Lin Mu continued onward, and soon the sound of water hit his ears.

”Huh water?… of course the three rivers, they enter the ground when they reach the city!” Lin Mu exclaimed.

”The air is probably coming from a well, if you follow the water you should find a suitable path faster. The air should be good too there.” Xukong spoke.

Lin Mu nodded and followed this path. Not even a minute later he found the air clearing up, and becoming breathable.

~Huu~

”This is much better…” Lin Mu muttered.

Soon he found the underground river and saw the gushing water.

~Gulp~

But upon seeing the force of the water he knew he had to be careful, one wrong step and he could fall into the water.

There was a very narrow space to walk along which Lin Mu traveled and soon spotted the first opening. There was a rope dangling from the opening as well.

”That's a well, alright.” Lin Mu muttered.

From the well, Lin Mu could let his spirit sense exit out and take a look around.

”Oh damn, I'm right inside the manor…” Lin Mu realized.

The well that was above Lin Mu opened up in the garden of the mansion. He could even see a few guards patrolling around and these were even stronger than the others that he had seen outside. With even the weakest one of them being at the late stage of the qi refining realm.

”They got plenty of people indeed. Though if they really have these many, then they should assign some to the towns as well, then we wouldn't have had incidents like in the past.” Lin Mu muttered with a grievance.

Putting the matter aside, he continued on the path. But soon he felt something unnatural.

”Wha-what is this feeling?…” Lin Mu wondered.

There was a certain aura coming from one of the tunnels near him that was quite obnoxious. While it wasn't outright repulsive, it certainly did not feel comfortable to him. He curiously scanned it with his spirit sense and discovered something.

”Are those… runes?” Lin Mu discovered.

”What do you mean runes?” Xukong asked as he focused on Lin Mu's vision.

There he saw runes carved into the walls. Most of them had faded away, and some had crumbled with the dust and gravel lying on the floor.