Chapter 775: Discovering the Entrance

"Ayuan."

"Xiaolin."

"Zhangshuai."

He shouted the names of his subordinates loudly, but the sound of the rain was louder, and no one responded to him.

The thick night all around was pitch black; opening a flashlight was useless, as the light only revealed a vast whiteness, and he still couldn't see anything.

His body was very cold, and the rainwater was icy.

Added to the fact that he had broken into a sweat while running for his life earlier, Zhu Yiwen soon felt his strength failing and that he could collapse at any moment.

He braced himself, not daring to shout anymore.

Since there was no result anyway, he shouldn't waste his energy; it was better to conserve his strength and wait for the rain to stop.

When he was dodging the fire earlier, he only hated that his parents hadn't given him two more legs; he hadn't thought about taking his backpack at all.

There was food and a raincoat in the backpack; if he had food in his stomach and something to shield him from the wind and rain on his body, he could increase his resistance.

However, there was nothing—absolutely nothing.

If this rain wasn't going to fall, fine, but once it started, it was endless!

He didn't know how much time had passed.

Zhu Yiwen felt as if a century had gone by, yet the rain still hadn't stopped.

Dawn had broken.

The pitch-black night gradually brightened, and the rain finally eased up a little.

He could no longer feel the temperature of his body, nor could he even feel the temperature outside; his teeth chattered incessantly, yet his body felt burning hot. He managed to keep from collapsing, relying on his strong willpower and his greed for the Treasure.

Finally, the rain stopped.

The east revealed a hint of fish-belly white, and the sun—which he had hated so much during the day yesterday but missed so much during the night—finally jumped out again!

"Ayuan."

"Xiaolin."

Zhu Yiwen walked unsteadily while shouting; there was no wind or rain now, but his voice was even weaker.

His throat was hoarse, and every word he shouted felt like a saw cutting into his throat; the dull, sharp pain felt as if he were being tortured.

"Cough, cough..."

It was no use; he really couldn't shout anymore.

Where was this?

There were no reference points around, and he couldn't tell where was where at all.

But Zhu Yiwen was clever; he knew that the place where the fire had started last night was the general direction, and the backpacks were all there too. If he was lucky, the backpacks might still be there.

He walked back following his memory, his head dizzy and heavy as if it weighed a thousand pounds.

But he knew he couldn't collapse now; if he collapsed, he might die here.

Relying on his super-strong willpower, Zhu Yiwen finally found the traces of the reeds that had been burned by the fire. He was overjoyed and was just about to follow the traces back when he suddenly widened his eyes!

Heavens!

An Air Raid Shelter appeared not far away.

It was exactly as Shi Youxuan had described; was that the entrance to the Treasure?

He sprinted over.

Upon entering the Air Raid Shelter, his full heart of hope was extinguished again.

It was bare and empty here; there was no entrance at all.

No, there must be a mechanism.

Zhu Yiwen's own Castle and Island also had many mechanisms set up; they looked plain and unremarkable on the outside, but they contained mysteries within.

"Head of the Family."

"Head of the Family, you arrived first? That's great; we were just about to go look for you."

Several people rushed in from outside; it was Ayuan, Xiaolin, and the others.

They were still useful for now, so he would keep them for a while; once the Treasure was discovered, these people would all have to die!

Zhu Yiwen made up his mind, but his face put on a look of joy at seeing his people again.

"Ayuan, Xiaolin... it's great that you are still alive. I worried about you all night. You are all people who have shared hardships with me; I have decided that once the Treasure is discovered, we won't distinguish between superiors and subordinates anymore. We are all equal; we will split it equally!"

The subordinates were grateful and flattered.

Several people worked hard to find the mechanism and the entrance to the Underground Castle.

But even after using all their might, they found nothing.

Zhu Yiwen remembered what Shi Youxuan had said: "Even if you find the entrance, it's useless; only if I or the Clan Leader are present can it be opened."

Since she could say such things, she must know where the entrance was.

Dungeon.

Shi Yuke went to the Dungeon in person and asked Shi Youxuan: "What way is there to open the entrance?"

She knew Zhu Yiwen had arrived in Jiangzhou, and her heart was filled with joy.

Her heart was happy, but her face showed nothing; she even said impatiently: "Ask, ask, ask—are you sick or something? How many times have I told you? And you still have to ask? Can't you understand human speech?"

"The entrance is in the Air Raid Shelter, right? Did you find it? You promised that once the entrance was found, you would release me and my aunt; you can't go back on your word."

Shi Yuke thought to herself: You still want to get out alive? You are being too naive.

However, Shi Youxuan was still useful for now, so she couldn't turn against her.

She smiled and said: "Good sister, of course I keep my word. They found the Air Raid Shelter, but there is no entrance."

Shi Youxuan: "There is an entrance, that is the entrance; if you can't find it, it's just because you are stupid."

Shi Yuke naturally did not believe her.

So she said bluntly: "There cannot be only one way to open the Treasure; you must have other ways to get in. I will give you three minutes to consider. If you don't tell me, that old hag will lose her life."

She opened a video.

In the video, a big man at least two meters tall held a two-meter-long machete, resting it above Ji Yingjie's neck.

Tears streamed down Shi Youxuan's face.

Her aunt had been strong her whole life; when had she ever suffered like this?

When had she ever endured such torment?

All her dignity was gone.

Shi Yuke was very pleased and urged: "If you don't want her to die, speak quickly."

Shi Youxuan closed her eyes, appearing to be thinking and struggling.

After a long while, she opened her eyes and said with determination: "I can tell you, but I have conditions."

"Go ahead."

Shi Yuke felt a surge of joy in her heart.

Shi Youxuan: "You must release the three of us; we will naturally tell you once we reach a safe place."

"No."

She refused flatly: "Shi Youxuan, don't even think about fooling me. I'm not a child anymore. If I release you and you don't tell me, who am I supposed to find?"

Shi Youxuan felt that she was not even as smart as she was when she was a child.

She reminded her: "My aunt is in your hands; do you think I would fool you?"

Shi Yuke was silent now. That was right; as long as Ji Yingjie was in her hands, she held a trump card.

"Fine, I agree."

She didn't ask Zhu Yiwen and made the decision on her own.

At the border between the Ji Family and the Feng clan.

Shi Youxuan, Nianyin, and Nianci were brought here.

Shi Yuke prepared to let them go, instructing them before they left: "You promised, you will tell me once you leave the Ji Family territory."

"Mm."

The three of them left the Ji Family, but did not enter the Feng clan territory; instead, they turned and walked into the Forest.

The environment in the Forest was complex, with poisonous snakes and wild beasts, countless dangers, but all of them were for outsiders.

For the three of them, the Forest was the greatest natural sanctuary.

They did not go far and hid inside the Forest.

Shi Youxuan kept her word. An hour later, she sent a message to Shi Yuke: "Tell Zhu Yiwen to walk from the very inside of the cave toward the outside. After thirty-six steps, stop. At a position one point five meters high on the left-hand side, there is a brick. Press the left side three times, press the right side three times..."

Before Shi Yuke could even be happy, another message came: "Then press the middle position, and a Face Recognition System will appear. The system requires the Clan Leader's face to personally identify it; it is useless for anyone else. If the system errors three times, it will automatically detonate, and everyone in the Air Raid Shelter will die."

Shi Yuke was so angry her nose was almost crooked.

She had originally thought that by letting one go and getting the method to the entrance, she would kill Ji Yingjie and leave no future trouble. Now, it was great—she couldn't kill any of them!