Chapter 668: Discovering the Underground Castle

At dusk, the sky suddenly became overcast with thick clouds; it looked like it would rain soon.

The three of them discussed whether or not to head back.

Jian Yining suddenly recalled: "An entrance appears when it rains. Last time, I discovered an Air Raid Shelter that appeared out of thin air, but it vanished the moment the sky cleared."

Discovering the entrance is equivalent to finding the location of the Underground Castle.

But the position of the Air Raid Shelter is not easy to determine; there is nothing but reeds and water all around, with no landmark Architecture at all. One can only guess blindly... in an area of several hundred miles, it is so difficult!

Furthermore, it is about to get dark.

It is dangerous to be in the wilderness after dark. The two grown men are not afraid and can handle whatever comes, but Shi Youxuan is a woman, so one must consider whether her body can withstand it.

"Hanyu Ge, you take Xuanxuan back; I will look for it some more by myself," Jian Yining said.

Shi Youxuan: "It doesn't matter. You two don't need to worry about me; let's all look together."

Sheng Hanyu hesitated for a moment, but still agreed to let his wife stay.

The three of them turned on their flashlights and searched for the Air Raid Shelter through the dense curtain of rain.

Underground Castle.

Nianyin sat in front of the monitors holding Baobao, anxious but helpless.

She now regretted that only she had come out; there wasn't even anyone to help!

The child is too young, and since she remained in the Underground Castle to look after the Young Master, she could not go to the surface to leave a message.

But if she didn't go, and they found the entrance, the Ji Family's hard work of so many years would easily be destroyed in an instant.

Yet she could do nothing; she could only pin her hopes on them not finding it.

When the Underground Castle was designed back then, this design was specifically made to ensure their own people wouldn't get lost. It hadn't caused any problems for many years, but now, problems were appearing.

The rain fell harder and harder, with no sign of stopping at all.

The sky turned completely dark.

The area in front of the monitors was pitch black; Nianyin could see nothing.

The sound of the wind and rain outside was too loud, drowning out the voices of the few people, and now the monitors were basically useless.

Perhaps the noise coming from the monitors disturbed Baobao; the child, who had been very obedient these past few days, was now crying incessantly.

Nianyin had no choice but to turn off the sound on the monitors.

Consequently, Baobao stopped fussing and soon fell fast asleep.

The three of them wore raincoats, walking with difficulty through the mud, one step deep and one step shallow; the raincoats blocked the rain but did not keep out the cold.

Shi Youxuan was shivering with cold, her lips turning blue. She tried her best to keep her head down so her husband and A Ning wouldn't notice.

Even if they wanted to retreat now, it wouldn't be easy to get out; they could only grit their teeth and endure.

"Xuanxuan, your hands are so cold." Sheng Hanyu grabbed his wife's hand, feeling as if he were holding a block of ice.

He had the heart to take off his own clothes for his wife to wear, but with the rain falling so heavily now and no place to take cover, the idea of adding clothes for his wife was unrealistic.

He could only pull his wife into his embrace, attempting to shield her from more of the wind and rain.

"I'm sorry, it's all because of me," Jian Yining said guiltily.

Shi Youxuan: "Don't say useless things; conserve your energy."

So Jian Yining shut his mouth, and the three continued to move forward with difficulty.

They didn't know how long they had been walking; all three were exhausted, yet they couldn't stop because there was nowhere to rest.

The rain kept falling, as if there would never be a moment when it stopped.

There was no road at all, but they could only walk forward; walking could at least keep them a bit warmer.

The two grown men were a bit better off, but Shi Youxuan regretted not exercising more often; now her legs felt like they were filled with lead, and she could barely lift them.

Just as she felt the last bit of strength being drained from her body and she truly couldn't walk anymore.

Jian Yining suddenly shouted happily: "Look! The Air Raid Shelter!" He hurriedly ran forward.

An old entrance appeared right in front of them, exactly the same as the one he had seen last time!

The two of them also hurried to keep up.

The first thing Shi Youxuan did after hiding inside the cave was sit on the ground; she had no strength left at all.

Sheng Hanyu took off his raincoat, removed the down Bulletproof Vest he was wearing, and ordered his wife: "You put this on."

"I won't!"

Shi Youxuan looked at the vest with disdain: "It's so ugly, I don't want to wear it."

Sheng Hanyu:......

Fine.

She was right; this vest was indeed quite ugly.

The workmanship was rough, and the style... where was there even a style?

It was barely recognizable as a vest.

This vest was handmade by Shi Youxuan!

She had spent a month on it, from the initial enthusiasm to the final disappointment and giving up, and it turned out like this.

But Sheng Hanyu didn't mind it being ugly and had always worn it underneath; in this kind of weather, it came in handy and was very warm.

Although the handiwork wasn't great, the fabric and down used were the best; it was as lightweight and warm as could be.

"Put it on. Never mind whether it's ugly or not, as long as it's warm."

"I'm not wearing it, it's so ugly. You should wear it yourself; I'm not cold."

The husband and wife declined each other.

In truth, Shi Youxuan didn't really dislike it for being ugly; she and her husband had the same thought—they didn't want their loved one to freeze.

But in the end, she still could not be more stubborn than Sheng Hanyu, and after being forcibly put into the Bulletproof Vest, she was no longer cold.

Jian Yining used fluorescent stickers to mark the outside of the Air Raid Shelter, so there would be no fear of not finding this place after the rain stopped.

The three of them held flashlights and walked inside.

Apart from water stains and gravel, there was nothing on the ground!

The Air Raid Shelter was not deep; they quickly reached the end, then walked back, but still did not discover an entrance.

Could it be that this is not the place?

Regardless of whether it is the entrance, being able to shelter from the wind and rain here is not bad either.

They took out self-heating convenience meal boxes, a pump-style liquefied gas canister, a small pot... and mineral water from their backpacks.

Very quickly, they were eating hot food inside the Air Raid Shelter; once full and satisfied, their strength immediately recovered quite a bit, so they continued to search for the entrance.

Such a mysterious place, there is no reason for it to be completely useless, right?

Sheng Hanyu paced back and forth a few times, then suddenly went to the middle position and stomped hard with his foot—the ground emitted a "hollow" sound.

"It's empty underneath." He lowered his voice, and the three of them were instantly energized.

The judgment was correct; this is the entrance!

Since it is an entrance, there must be a mechanism, so where could the mechanism be?

The three of them searched carefully along the walls, stroking the damp walls inch by inch, not missing a single spot.

The three of them had a combined IQ of over five hundred, but after staying in the Air Raid Shelter for several hours studying it, they still had no clue.

The rain stopped, though no one knew when.

The moon came out.

A bright, full moon hung in the sky, and the cold moonlight shone in, casting the reflections of the three of them onto the ground.

"I can't take it anymore, my waist is about to break, I need to straighten up." Shi Youxuan stood up, moved around, and stretched.

Suddenly, she widened her eyes, staring intently at the stars in the sky, lost in thought.

"Hanyu, Hanyu."

"A Ning, you two come over and look quickly."

"What time is it now?"

Shi Youxuan was somewhat excited, so excited that she was incoherent.

The two of them went over and stood by her side, also looking up at the sky, but after looking for quite a while, they didn't find anything worth looking at.

"What are you getting excited about for no reason?" Jian Yining asked.

Shi Youxuan pushed Jian Yining to the entrance and said, "It's ten minutes until three o'clock, you stand there and don't move, you are not allowed to move at all."

"Why? Alright then."

Jian Yining stood there as expected, without moving at all.

Shi Youxuan often did many strange things; at the time, it felt inconceivable, but afterwards, there was always a reason for it, and it was often correct.

Sheng Hanyu leaned close to his wife's ear and whispered, "What did you discover? Don't tell me it was calculated based on the Big Dipper Seven Star Array Map."

Shi Youxuan:...

"How did you know?"