Surviving In The Ancient Times With Limitless Supplies
Chapter 246: Locked Up

Chapter 246: Locked Up

As soon as Huan Yun said this, both of them fell into silence. Xu Xiang looked at her for a few seconds and said, "Since we can’t get the answer, let’s move on. Maybe we can find the answer we are looking for at the end of this corridor."

Huan Yun nodded to her and said, "Um."

Xu Xiang wanted to walk in front of her, but Huan Yun stopped her and said, "You walk behind me."

Seeing that Xu Xiang wanted to refuse, she quickly said, "I know more about this place than you. I can guess the function of those symbols, but you can’t. It’s safer for both of us if I walk on the front and scout the way."

Xu Xiang couldn’t refute her words, so she could only accept Huan Yun’s suggestion. She sighed helplessly and said, "All right. You should be careful."

Seeing that Xu Xiang had agreed, Huan Yun grinned, patted her chest and said, "Leave it to me."

Afterwards, the two walked cautiously down the long and dark corridor under the faint light of the luminous chopsticks. Under Huan Yun’s leadership, they avoided countless traps. After several hours, they finally saw the end of the corridor.

Huan Yun turned to look at Xu Xiang, and asked with a smile, "How is it? Am I powerful?"

Xu Xiang nodded to Huan Yun and praised her generously. "Mhm. You are very powerful."

Huan Yun was very happy to be praised by Xu Xiang. To her, being praised by Xu Xiang is equivalent to being praised by Xu Xuan. Xu Xiang looked at her silly smile and shook her head. Whenever she thought about something related to Xu Xuan, Huan Yun’s brain was always missing a screw.

Getting used to Huan Yun’s silly look, Xu Xiang ignored her and took a step forward. The moment Xu Xiang saw what was in front of her, her expression darkened. She came out of the dark corridor and stood on a high platform.

She looked down and saw many iron cages. Some cages hang from an iron chain connected to the stone ceiling, while some cages are neatly stacked on the ground.

She turned her head and looked to the other side, where many beds were neatly lined up in a row. Naked men and women were tied up on every bed. Their wrists were cut and basins were placed under their wrists to hold their blood.

Looking at those naked men and women, Xu Xiang knew they were not human when she saw they all had a pair of fox ears and a fox tail. She glanced at the foxes locked in the iron cages, and suddenly realized something.

’Are those foxes all are fox demons?’

When Xu Xiang was thinking about the reason they were kidnapped and who the kidnappers were, Huan Yun finally came out of her silly state. Seeing Xu Xiang lost in thought, Huan Yun walked up to her and asked, "Xu Xiang, what are you thinking about? Did you find any clues?"

Hearing Huan Yun’s question, Xu Xiang recovered from her contemplation. She looked at Huan Yun and said, "Look below."

Huan Yun was confused, but she still walked to the wooden railing and looked down. When she saw the iron cages, the beds and the fox demons who were locked up, she froze.

After a few seconds, she pointed to the fox demons and asked, "Have we discovered some dark secrets that no one knows?"

Xu Xiang frowned slightly, and seriously said, "I think the mastermind behind this matter is collecting the blood of the fox demon. But I can’t guess why they collect the blood of the fox demon."

Huan Yun looked at her and asked in surprise: "Fox demon? Are there any demons in this world?"

Xu Xiang nodded and said, "Besides demons, there are also cultivators and mutant beasts. Mu Yucheng is a cultivator and I have seen mutant beasts before. One is a venomous giant worm, and the other is a giant wolf."

Huan Yun turned pale when she heard Xu Xiang talk about mutated beast. Xu Xiang looked at her and asked, "Are you alright?"

Huan Yun held onto the wooden railing tightly until her fingers turned white. After taking a few deep breaths, she turned to look at Xu Xiang and nodded stiffly.

"You don’t look well." Xu Xiang said, while looking at her pale face.

After a few seconds, Huan Yun calmed down and said, "I just heard about the mutant beast, and I still have some lingering fear. After all, I was eaten alive by the mutant beast, and I died only a few days ago."

Xu Xiang understands that after going through such an experience, Huan Yun will be deeply traumatized. Anyone who has experienced being eaten alive needs a strong mentality to stay sane. And Huan Yun’s mentality is stronger, because she can still smile and live cheerfully after that kind of experience.

Xu Xiang just stood there, waiting for Huan Yun to calm down. After a while, Huan Yun said, "I’m fine now."

Xu Xiang looked at her and found that her face was no longer so pale. She nodded to Huan Yun and said, "Let’s go down."

Huan Yun nodded and went downstairs together with Xu Xiang. The staircase is built in a circular shape and planted on the stone wall. As they walked down on the stairs, they looked at the hanging iron cages.

Because of the sound of their footsteps, some fox demons opened their eyes. Those fox demons tremble all over at first, staring at the two of them with terrified eyes. But after a while, the fox demons found that Xu Xiang and Huan Yun were wearing coarse clothes like ordinary people. Seeing their appearance, the fox demons were no longer so scared.

One of the fox demons locked in the largest and highest iron cage watched them for a while. Seeing Xu Xiang looking at him, the fox demon sat up with difficulty. After the fox demon sat up, he transformed into his human form.