novelhk Chapter 343 The Key to Listening to Thunder
Chapter 343 The Key to Listening to Thunder
After exchanging a few words with Hei Xiazi, Cheng Feng took Chen Wenjin's hand and checked the time.
We realized it was already past 1 p.m., and after talking with everyone, we decided to rest here for a while.
At this moment, a light drizzle in the forest above caused the mist to begin to dissipate.
This poisonous fog is extremely domineering, but everything in the world has its counterpart; ordinary rainwater is the greatest nemesis of the poisonous fog.
The morale of Tian Youjin and the others, who were hiding in the cave and were feeling low, was greatly boosted upon seeing this.
"Hahahaha... Great! Even the heavens are on my side. The treasure of Thunder City should belong to me."
Tian Youjin stood at the cave entrance and laughed loudly; the light rain had truly been a great help to him.
Worried that the fog would rise again after the rain stopped, Tian Youjin and the others quickly packed their belongings and braved the rain to enter the woods.
But by this time they had already lost track of Cheng Feng and the others.
So they could only keep searching and trying to find some clues.
Unbeknownst to them, they embarked on a path completely opposite to that of Cheng Feng and his group.
After wandering through the woods for a long time, Tian Youjin's men called a halt to the group. He approached and said:
"Boss, we can hear running water ahead. The men are running low on fresh water, what do you think..."
Tian Youjin also understood the team's difficulties; they had lost a lot of equipment when they passed the puppet show stage.
"Let's replenish our water first, and then continue searching for the passage to Thunder City."
At Tian Youjin's command, the team quickly arrived at a pool of water, where one of the team members voluntarily collected the water bottles of his teammates.
Then he went to the water's edge and started fetching water, while the others stood guard with guns.
Anyone who has watched animal documentaries knows that all creatures are most wary when drinking water in the wild.
This is because this is when they are most vulnerable to attacks from predators.
"Boss, there's a situation!"
At that moment, the person fetching water suddenly stood up and shouted something.
After confirming that there was no danger, Tian Youjin was escorted by his men towards the pool.
"what happened?"
As they spoke, Tian Youjin saw several skulls floating in the pool, their snow-white bones devoid of any flesh.
It looks like it has been dead for a long time.
"Boss, these skulls floated up from underwater just now when I was fetching water."
"Underwater?"
Tian Youjin's mind raced, and then he turned to the person beside him and said:
"Xiao Liu, you're a good swimmer, go down and take a look."
Xiao Liu nodded, then went to the pool and jumped in.
A moment later, Xiao Liu returned to the surface of the water and said:
"Boss, there's a space down there with lots of corpses and stone statues."
"Come on, let's go down and take a look."
After making the decision, Tian Youjin and the others went into the water one by one and swam toward the discovered space.
While Tian Youjin was enthusiastically experiencing the hope brought by his adventure, Cheng Feng had already finished eating and continued on his way.
The internal structure of Thunder City was very complex. After Cheng Feng and the others left the lightning-attracting space, they passed through several small compartments and arrived at a passageway.
This place is much more rudimentary than the places we've been before.
Not only were there no blue bricks on the ground, but the walls were also just hastily leveled without any carvings.
Moreover, the further we went, the worse the ground conditions became; in some places, water had even begun to seep in.
"We're still heading downwards; it seems that the altar we saw before wasn't the deepest part of Thunder City."
The slope here isn't very steep, but it does indeed slope downwards.
After walking along this somewhat rushed passage for a few more minutes, the first fork in the road appeared ahead.
"Observe carefully and see if there are any traces left by Wu Sansheng and his group."
Since someone has been to Thunder City, there must be traces left behind, and this place isn't a vegetable market.
Even the smallest footprints have a chance of being preserved in sparsely populated areas.
The group then began a thorough search of the two intersections.
There are signs of people walking on both sides, but there are more signs on the left side.
After carefully observing the intersection on the left, Hei Xiazi stood up and said.
At this moment, Zhang Qiling walked out from the passage on the right and said:
"Human excrement was found on the right."
Cheng Feng chuckled and said:
“Very good, Wu Sansheng has marked the correct path. Let’s go to the right.”
As they entered a section of the passage that wasn't very deep, Zhang Qiling specifically pointed to a small pile of things beside the cliff face.
No one spoke; they simply quickened their pace and kept a slight distance from the small pile as they passed it.
But this pile of dung was just the beginning. The more people walked, the more piles of dung they found. Fortunately, so many years have passed, and the smell of this stuff has dissipated.
Otherwise, this passage would probably be the most difficult road Cheng Feng has ever encountered.
Finally, when the exit came into view, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
"Wu Sansheng and his group have been staying here for quite some time. I wonder if they have figured anything out."
Chen Wenjin looked thoughtful; the number of excrement piles also revealed something.
Of course, it is immoral to defecate in ancient ruins.
"When we get back, I'll have Zhang Qiling arrest him and torture him properly. I'll make him confess even how old he was when he started wetting the bed."
Huo Ling squinted and said fiercely.
Chen Wenjin said helplessly:
"It's best not to get involved in Golmud, otherwise it will only cause trouble for me and Lao Cheng."
"Hmph, then catch him wherever you want and torture him there. It would be best to catch him in the toilet. If he doesn't confess, throw him into the latrine."
Black Bear silently moved aside; the Huo family's proprietress was truly terrifying.
Cheng Feng wanted to laugh. She really was his little darling; every word and action of hers pleased him.
As they spoke, the group had already walked out of the passage.
"Is this the Thunder-Listening Artifact?"
Looking at the huge golden flower bud hanging upside down in this space, Chen Wenjin murmured softly.
This space is not large, only about 500 square meters, and it is surrounded by eighteen bronze pillars.
The walls were covered with willow-leaf shaped bronze pieces.
At the very center, the golden lotus flower crafted from the meteorite hung upside down in mid-air.
It faces a circular platform directly below, which looks quite spectacular.
"There's a box over there that Wu Sansheng and his men probably left behind. Let's go take a look."
Cheng Feng's words brought the four women back to their senses, and they followed him toward the central circular platform.
Upon arriving at the round platform, the group saw that the box was filled with cassette tapes.
Cheng Feng squatted down, picked up one of the cassette tapes, and found a note stuck to it after turning it over.
It contained some seemingly illogical words.
"This is Wu Sansheng's handwriting. These seemingly nonsensical words are actually a code."
After seeing the words on the tape, Chen Wenjin spoke softly.
"The blind man once said that coming to Thunder City could soothe all the regrets in people's hearts."
These magnetic tapes are the key.
Soon, Cheng Feng withdrew his hand and stood up, looking slightly regretful.
"It's a pity Wu Sansheng still had a trick up his sleeve. But how could he be so sure I wouldn't get angry?"
As he spoke, Cheng Feng looked at the thunder-listening artifact hanging above.
Cheng Feng knew why Wu Sansheng left these tapes behind.
He saw a glimpse of Wu Xie's future in the thunder he heard; at that time, Wu Xie was terminally ill and didn't have much time left.
So, Wu Xie's trip to Thunder City was arranged when he was still a little boy.
All that's left is for Wu Xie to arrive here according to his plan and use the Thunder Listening Artifact to cure his ailments.
Now Cheng Feng wanted to see if Wu Sansheng would come to Golmud and kneel down to beg for medicine for his nephew without the Thunder-Listening Artifact.