Stunning Dragon Wife
Chapter 585 - 584: Waterfall

Chapter 585: Chapter 584: Waterfall

As they continued to advance, not only did they not feel tired, they each became increasingly energetic.

The surrounding trees also grew denser and denser, as if they had entered a primeval forest.

By the latter half of the journey, they had hardly encountered any wild animals.

"Is the air here too good?"

Chu Xiaoxiao exclaimed excitedly.

Xue Ying also chimed in agreement.

"I’ve been to quite a few deep forests, but I’ve never seen an environment like this before."

Everyone was captivated by the scenery around them.

They didn’t notice that danger was slowly approaching them.

Soon, they arrived in front of two tall mountains.

The mountain walls were a thousand meters high, with very few trees and a bare surface, completely different from the landscapes they had encountered before.

On the mountain walls, there were many traces of attacks, one could say they were ruins.

Between the two mountain walls, there was a crack over ten meters wide.

At that moment, the sun was setting, and traces of the sunset could be seen through the gap.

The source of the creek also stemmed from within the crack.

There was no complete road ahead, only stones of various sizes and shapes scattered in the water.

"This is it."

Zhang Xiaoshan, who was leading the way, handed the ancient painting back to Master Gu.

"Look, the final destination of your ancient painting is right in front of these two mountain walls, and this is as far as I can take you."

Master Gu took the ancient painting, looked at it, and then compared it to the direction of the mountain range, his eyes filled with ecstasy.

"Yes, this is the place."

"If we get past this crack, we’ll be able to find the lost shrine."

"That’s great."

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiaoxiao was also overjoyed and made a promise to the elder in the long robe.

"Master Gu, we entirely rely on you this time. As long as you can find the Spiritual Object to connect my grandfather’s meridians, the Chu family will be grateful to you for generations."

Master Gu chuckled.

"Mr. Chu is a hero of the Yanxia Martial Arts lineage. It’s my honor to heal his injuries, so there’s no need for thanks."

Ye Feng, who was behind them, looked around vigilantly, his expression filled with solemnity.

Clearly, he had sensed something.

"What are we waiting for then, let’s go in and have a look," urged Guo Heng.

Xue Ying’s attention was entirely focused on Zhang Xiaoshan.

Master Gu then said to Zhang Xiaoshan

"Kid, keep leading the way."

Zhang Xiaoshan showed a frightened expression and said hesitantly,

"This, this place looks very dangerous, and your ancient painting did not record details about it. I don’t know what’s inside, I, I’m scared to go in."

"Then, then I don’t want the 500,000 reward anymore, just let me go."

"Hmph."

Sun Heng snorted coldly.

"Kid, you think you can come and go as you please? Weren’t you acting all mighty in the village?"

"Now you want to leave? Impossible."

Master Gu also said fiercely to Zhang Xiaoshan.

"Kid, stop the nonsense. You go first and scout the path for me."

"How, how am I supposed to scout the path for you? This is sending me to my death, isn’t it?"

Zhang Xiaoshan was visibly terrified.

Xue Ying would be more than happy if Zhang Xiaoshan were dead, as it would spare her the need to act, so she added fuel to the fire.

"Miss Chu, I agree. Let this kid go in first and scout the situation, we’ll wait outside."

"Hah."

Ye Feng entirely had the mindset of watching a spectacle.

"You, you all..."

Zhang Xiaoshan still wanted to speak.

Guo Heng had already pulled out a black gun from nowhere.

The gun was pointed at Zhang Xiaoshan.

"Kid, stop talking nonsense. I’m going to count to three. If you don’t go inside, I’ll shoot you dead," he said.

"I..."

Zhang Xiaoshan’s face was full of frustration and fear.

"Kid, cut the crap. If you go in on your own, there’s still a way out for you. If Guo Heng shoots, you’ll be dead instantly. Choose for yourself," he said.

"You... you guys are ruthless."

Zhang Xiaoshan’s face was full of sorrow and anger.

He twisted his body, ready to walk towards the crevice.

"Kid, wait a moment," he said.

Zhang Xiaoshan was just about to walk away when Master Gu called out to him.

Then he pulled out a small bottle.

As soon as he opened it, a dark, small worm crawled out. With a flick of his finger, the worm stuck to Zhang Xiaoshan’s neck.

Immediately after, the worm burrowed directly into Zhang Xiaoshan’s skin.

"What... what is this thing?" he asked.

Zhang Xiaoshan showed a terrified expression, and everyone else looked puzzled.

Master Gu said proudly.

"This is a Corpse Worm I’ve refined. It needs to be nourished with fresh blood every twenty-four hours. Otherwise, once it acts up, it can devour you so completely, not even your bones will remain," he said.

"Go in and scout the situation, then come out and report back to us. If you try any tricks, I’ll activate the Corpse Worm immediately, which will make your life worse than death," he said.

Hearing this, Chu Xiaoxiao’s face turned deathly pale.

Zhang Xiaoshan was even more agitated.

"You guys are too... too malicious!" he exclaimed.

"Hmph, a man must be ruthless. Go on," said Master Gu nonchalantly.

Zhang Xiaoshan then clumsily hopped across the large stones on the water’s surface, entered the crevice, and disappeared from everyone’s sight.

"Hmph, a bunch of fools," he scoffed as soon as he was out of sight.

He circulated his True Qi.

In a matter of seconds, the Corpse Worm that had recently merged into Zhang Xiaoshan’s body was forced out by him.

But he didn’t kill the Corpse Worm directly, as doing so would alert Master Gu and the others to his feigned weakness and fear.

Hold on, sneakily grow stronger.

"Woof."

The crevice was long, and it widened as he walked.

Zhang Xiaoshan had walked about a mile or so.

The span of the crevice had grown from the previous ten or so meters to several hundred meters.

The small creek beneath his feet had turned into a large river.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."

An extremely violent and loud water noise came from ahead, accompanied by thick mist under the rays of the setting sun, making the visibility chaotic.

Zhang Xiaoshan no longer needed to hide anything and directly performed the Swimming Dragon Steps, moving agilely towards the front.

Finally, a waterfall appeared before Zhang Xiaoshan’s eyes.

The two mountain walls had completely merged together at this point, forming a waterfall several hundred feet high and about twenty to thirty meters wide, plunging from the cliff.

Beneath the waterfall was an incredibly deep green pool, surrounded by a chaotic world.

"How come this feels off?" he pondered while standing on a large rock, his brow furrowed.

"Silence..."

Yes, it was too quiet.

Besides the flowing water, there was no other sound.

There were no birds on the mountain walls, no fish in the water, as if it were a world of death.

"Dammit!"

In the next instant, an incredibly frightening scene unfolded before his eyes.