It rained continuously for three days. When the sky cleared up, just as Qi Tiezui's divination said, Huo Xiangu found a path through Zhelong Mountain from the Bai people.

Not many people know about this trail. It was discovered by someone who went up the mountain to quarry rocks.

There is a lava channel in a cave under Zhelong Mountain. There is an underground river running through the mountain and flowing into the Snake River at the other end of Zhelong Mountain.

Just build a bamboo raft and you can pass.

Ye Bai also looked happy when he learned about this trail, and arranged for everyone to pack up their equipment and hit the road.

It had just rained and the temperature had risen. The mountain forest was surrounded by fog and the visibility was less than ten meters. People lined up in a long snake formation and entered the forest closely.

The old trees in the forest have thick roots, deep roots, and luxuriant branches. When you look up, you can't see the sky.

Qi Tiezui held the compass and kept checking the direction.

Fortunately, Huo Xiangu hired a Bai tribe member to act as a guide for everyone.

This Bai nationality is a young man. He was probably beguiled by Huo Xiangu's beauty and was driven by hormones before he dared to enter the dangerous Zhelong Mountain.

At noon, as they approached the foot of Zhelong Mountain, Ye Bai arranged for everyone to have a simple rest where they were.

Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle went to explore the road together. After a while, they came back and said that the mountain road ahead was steep and surrounded by miasma, and they could only move forward if they found a small path.

Huo Xiangu came to the Bai tribe and said a few words, then nodded towards Ye Bai.

Ye Bai waved his hand and told everyone to continue on their way, following the instructions of the Bai people and walking along a creek.

The stream was gurgling, and the flow became larger as it went downstream, gradually turning into a small river.

The river ahead merges into a dark cave, where the Bai people call the path.

Everyone built a raft on the spot and prepared to ride it through the cave.

Qi Xiaohei walked around in the forest, and when he came back he said: He found traces of wood and bamboo being cut down.

Ye Bai nodded, guessing that it was the Zhang family who did it before. However, their information was also sensitive enough, and they also knew that this path could pass through Zhelong Mountain.

A dozen bamboo rafts were quickly built. Ye Bai stepped forward to test the quality. They found that they were a little loose, so he asked someone to tie them with a few more thick ropes.

The river under this cave is connected to the underground river, and it has rained, so the water flow must be very fast. If the bamboo raft is not tied tightly, it will easily fall apart.

There were still a batch of bamboo rafts not ready yet, so Chen Yulou and Partridge Shao took the Xieling brothers and said they wanted to go into the cave first to explore the way.

Ye Bai didn't think there was any danger in Zhelong Mountain, so he nodded in agreement.

After all the bamboo rafts were ready, Ye Bai took Huo Xiangu on the first bamboo raft and entered the cave, followed by the others holding bamboo rafts.

This is a limestone cave. The water flow was slow at first. Everyone wore bright flashlights, but they could see the whole cave clearly.

The terrain inside the cave is very high and low. Some places are wide and some are narrow. The top of the head is composed of dissolved rocks that have been formed for more than a thousand years.

It's just that the cave is cold and damp, and except for the sound of gurgling water, it's unusually quiet.

The guys who came to attend the ceremony to present the king's tomb must be experts from each of the nine sects. These people held their breath and carefully observed their surroundings, and no one made a sound.

When he reached a shallow beach ahead, Ye Bai stretched out his hand to signal everyone to stop. He seemed to hear something.

After jumping off the bamboo raft, Ye Bai walked behind a rock wall and saw a nest of green-scaled pythons neighing in a low voice.

These are all small snakes, not big in size. After seeing the bright light on Ye Bai's head, they were extremely uncomfortable and immediately ran away. Some of them got into the water and disappeared.

The snake's nest was smelly, but Ye Bai found a snake slough here. Judging from the thickness of the snake's skin, there might be a python as big as a bucket living in the cave.

After warning everyone, Ye Bai set off on his way.

The bamboo raft hadn't gone very far when the waterway in front became steep and narrow, and the water flow was strong and rapid.

Ye Bai quickly asked the bamboo rafts to move apart to prevent the rafts from colliding.

They seemed to be driving deeper into the cave, and the temperature was getting lower and lower.

"Third Master, look at the top of your head, it's so beautiful." Huo Xiangu suddenly said.

Ye Bai also looked up above his head. Under the strong light, colorful and jagged and weird stalactites flashed past. They had different images and seemed like dreams and illusions. It was indeed a rare beauty.

Suddenly, the bamboo raft under his feet seemed to hit something, and it shook violently. Ye Bai quickly hugged Huo Xiangu in his arms to steady himself.

The bamboo raft broke out of the water and hit it hard again, causing a splash of water.

At the same time, two waterways appeared in front, and the bamboo raft made a 90-degree turn and went directly into the narrower waterway.

However, the bamboo raft behind did not hit any foreign objects and was swept away by the rapid current into another road.

Ye Bai's empty voice came from the cave: "Gather in the Worm Valley!"

The two groups of people separated.

Ye Bai didn't expect that he would be separated from the main force. Fortunately, there were Qi Xiaohei and Qi Tiezui in the main force. With these two in charge, he didn't have to worry too much.

After the bamboo raft was stabilized, Ye Bai let go of Huo Xiangu, but the girl was still holding Ye Bai's waist tightly.

"Xiangu, it's okay."

"Oh." Huo Xiangu was a little obsessed with the feeling just now, and quickly changed the subject: "Third Master, why are there two waterways? We can't get through Zhelong Mountain, right?"

Ye Bai shook his head: "I can't say for sure. If the Bai people are not lying, there should be only one waterway. It may be because of the rain that another small road will appear. I only hope that the destination of these two waterways is the Insect Valley."

On the other side, Qi Tiezui couldn't help but look anxious when he saw Ye Bai and Huo Xiangu's number one bamboo raft taking another route.

"Master Hei, what should we do? Can we still go back?"

Qi Xiaohei shook his head. With his skills, he was still able to turn the bamboo raft into Ye Bai's waterway.

But he is not the kid he was back then, doing things regardless of the consequences. Now, everything must be considered from the overall situation.

"You can't go back, don't worry, with the third master's ability, he will definitely be able to join us." After comforting Qi Tiezui, Qi Xiaohei said to everyone: "Brothers, be careful on the road ahead.

Let’s go to Insect Valley to wait for Third Master and Fairy Aunt first!”

On Ye Bai's side, the water suddenly calmed down and the bamboo raft moved forward slowly.

However, through the strong light, Ye Bai discovered that there seemed to be a strange statue on the river in the distance.

This is a huge beast head, like a tiger or a lion, with its bloody mouth open and roaring wildly, revealing its sharp fangs.

The river passes through the mouth of the beast's head.

No matter how you look at it, this thing is not normal.

No one would spend the money to build something like this here.

After getting closer, Ye Bai and Huo Xiangu lowered their heads and walked through here.

Huo Xiangu was about to speak, but was stunned by the scene in front of her.

I saw densely packed stone figurines hanging from the top of the river in the distance.

These stone figurines all had their hands behind their backs, posing in a tied posture, and their expressions were ferocious, as if they were frightened and tortured to death.
Chapter completed!