latelenovela Chapter 390 Divine Gift
Chapter 390 Divine Gift
In a completely dark environment, the lights illuminated the spacious area.
A group of about twenty people walked along this black dragon vein.
"There are no signs of artificial excavation here; it should be a naturally formed underground passage."
Chen Wenjin surveyed his surroundings, illuminating some corners with his flashlight to avoid any unknown monsters lurking there.
The ancient python's supple body forced Chen Wenjin to be on high alert, even in places that seemed impossible to hide in.
There might even be ancient python corpses hiding there.
"Something's odd; if this is a branch of Lu, it seems too abrupt."
Old Cheng said it would take at least a month to reach the vicinity of the destination.
The mountains and rivers it traversed during this period were countless. Why did Lu choose to split off this branch to such a distant place?
The others in the group listened silently to the two women's discussion, the information of which left some people confused.
But Wu Sansheng and Xie Lianhuan understood that ever since Qi Tiezui left behind that Great Divination of Heaven,
The Nine Gates began to intentionally collect information about the Second Mausoleum in the World.
Among them, Wu Laogou, Chen Pi Asi, and Huo Xiangu became corpse dogs because of this.
Therefore, they also had some understanding of the gods among the thirty-three non-human beings.
The younger generation, including Wu Xie and Huo Xiuxiu, were very curious; they wanted to know what this so-called "Lu" was.
They also wanted to know the purpose of everyone's visit.
"Third Uncle, what does Aunt Wenjin mean by 'Lu'?"
Wu Xie leaned close to Wu Sansheng and asked in a low voice.
Xie Yuchen, who was standing next to him, also perked up his ears, though he himself only had a vague understanding of these matters.
"This is a long story, let's talk about it when we rest."
Although Wu Sansheng didn't provide an answer, he also seemed to have no intention of continuing as the riddle solver.
So Wu Xie didn't press the matter further.
The passage was filled with black rock, and there was nothing else in it.
A few hours later, Cheng Feng stopped in a flat area.
"Let's rest here for a bit."
Everyone found a place to sit down, and after resting their tired legs for a while, they started a fire to prepare food.
Unsure how long the journey would take, they all tacitly agreed to stop eating only until they were about 70% full.
After eating something, the group continued their journey.
At first, some voices could be heard in the group, but as time went on, everyone lost interest in speaking.
The monotonous darkness here unconsciously makes people feel depressed and inexplicably oppressed.
They continued walking forward for several more hours, and when everyone felt sleepy, Cheng Feng finally called a halt to the group.
After eating a quick bite, everyone found a place to rest.
Soon everyone except the three on watchmen fell asleep.
The first group of people to keep watch were Zhang Qiling, Wu Sansheng, and one of A Ning's team.
Originally, Cheng Feng thought that Zhang Qiling alone would be enough, but the others said that for safety reasons, two more people should be arranged.
Cheng Feng let them go; it was normal for them to be uneasy in this kind of environment.
Time passed second by second. An hour later, Zhang Qiling, who was standing by the fire in a daze, suddenly looked at the two people who were keeping watch with him not far away.
They were slumped over their backpacks with their heads down, seemingly asleep.
A hint of suspicion flashed in Zhang Qiling's eyes. He didn't know the people A Ning brought, but Wu Sansheng wasn't such an unreliable person.
He then stood up and went to stand in front of Wu Sansheng.
As he got closer, he heard Wu Sansheng's even breathing. Zhang Qiling pursed his lips, then raised his hand and nudged Wu Sansheng's shoulder.
Even though Wu Sansheng's head had been shaking several times, he still showed no signs of waking up.
He knew something was wrong, so he raised his scabbard and slammed it heavily against a nearby rock.
With a clang of metal against stone, the disciples of the Unloading Ridge Sect and Cheng Feng and the others instantly woke up and sat up to look at Zhang Qiling.
Cheng Feng quickly noticed something was wrong, because apart from their team, everyone else was still fast asleep.
There was no sign of him becoming conscious.
"Old Zhang, what's going on?"
Hei Xiazi and Cheng Feng came to Zhang Qiling's side together, looked down at Wu Sansheng who was sleeping like a dead pig, and asked.
Zhang Qiling said calmly, "They suddenly fell asleep three minutes ago."
"Could it be that they've been poisoned?"
As he spoke, Hei Xiazi took out the parchment used to remove the spell from everyone and covered Wu Sansheng's face with it.
After a while, Black Bear picked up the parchment and shone his flashlight on Wu Sansheng, saying:
"It's dawn, wake up!"
Seeing that Wu Sansheng still didn't react, Hei Xiazi shrugged helplessly, indicating that he had done his best.
"Let's wait and see; perhaps something interesting will happen."
Cheng Feng then led the two back to the group.
Chen Wenjin and the others gathered around and inquired about the situation of Wu Sansheng and the others.
"They didn't have any meteorite jade on them; they were affected by the black mist I mentioned."
Cheng Feng's answer was within everyone's expectations; Hei Xiazi had just confirmed that it wasn't poisoning.
The possibility of being influenced by Lu is then magnified infinitely.
"Old Cheng, do you have some other plans?"
Chen Wenjin knew that the meteorite jade in Cheng Feng's possession was more than enough to protect them, and could even be used to build a house for each of them.
Cheng Feng nodded and said:
“That’s right. I want to see Lu’s reaction through them, to see what his attitude is towards our arrival.”
Cheng Feng had already considered several possibilities.
For example, they might launch an attack on Cheng Feng and others during the Heavenly Gift period, or issue warnings through them.
Because they had the means to control this state, Chen Wenjin and the others didn't say anything more.
After calming down, rest while waiting for possible changes to occur.
Sure enough, just ten minutes later, these sleeping people began to wake up one after another.
Without saying a word, they packed their things, completely ignoring Cheng Feng and the others, and gathered together to head deeper into the dragon vein.
"Is this what they call a divinely bestowed state?"
Yang Xueli frowned as she looked at the crowd that had already walked forward.
Zhang Qiling watched those people leave on their own, a faint sense of unease creeping into his heart.
He was all too familiar with this situation; when these people woke up, they would find that a portion of their time had been lost.
Moreover, he had no recollection of what he had done during the period of amnesia.
"Don't rush to wake them up, let's follow them and see what's going on."
After hearing this, everyone started packing their luggage and then quickly followed the group ahead.
This time, Cheng Feng and the others followed behind, keeping a distance of about twenty meters.
Huo Xiuxiu looked at Wu Xie and Xie Yuchen with concern.
Her two friends walked in the front of the line with expressionless faces; that expression had never appeared on Wu Xie's face before.
So much so that Huo Xiuxiu felt that apart from the similar appearance, the person in front of her was completely unfamiliar in every other way.