Professor Cao choked to death on the mural of Emperor Ai of Jin in the passageway; it felt like watching a TV show that gets abruptly interrupted by commercials.
After Emperor Ai of Jin entered the "gate," where on earth did he go?
What was his ultimate fate?
If Emperor Ai of Jin truly succeeded in his quest for immortality, did he actually attain it?
If he did become immortal, could he still be alive today?
And if he is still alive, where could he be?
Is he hidden in the mountains and forests?
Or concealing himself among the crowd, blending into the urban cities?
Or perhaps, still behind the "gate"?
Not only Professor Cao, everyone here wanted to know the outcome of Emperor Ai of Jin.
Professor Cao took a deep breath.
His curiosity about this place was intensifying.
Just as Professor Cao decided to continue forward,
"Click clack clack, creak creak creak, zzz zzz zzz..."
The signal of the walkie-talkie on Professor Cao’s waist connected.
Listening to the noisy static coming from the walkie-talkie,
after a while, a voice transmitted from the device.
"Old Cao? *cough cough* Is that you?"
Professor Cao was overjoyed at these words.
It seemed their current location was very close to the previous exploration team.
That’s why the walkie-talkie had found signal.
They could now communicate with the team.
The voice from the walkie-talkie was very familiar to them.
It was clearly Professor Zhou’s voice.
And Professor Cao is a national treasure-level expert in Dragon Country, highly regarded within the country!
Only Professor Zhou, being of the same level, would dare call Professor Cao "Old Cao."
Who else would have the courage?
Hearing Professor Zhou’s voice excited Professor Cao.
They had been friends for many years.
When he heard Professor Zhou was trapped and in danger at the bottom of the Ancient Tomb, Professor Cao was the most anxious.
As soon as he got the news, he immediately applied to go on a rescue mission.
Their friendship ran deep.
After hearing Professor Zhou’s voice, Professor Cao immediately asked, "Brother Zhou, we’re already down in the Ancient Tomb, just passed through a large Plant Forest. How are you guys doing? We’ll be there soon for the rescue."
Professor Zhou’s voice came through the walkie-talkie.
"We’re currently fine, no one is injured. We’re just trapped underground, unable to escape because of the Nine-headed Monster. We have a shortage of food and water!
It’s great that you guys can come, did you encounter any danger passing through the Plant Forest? This Ancient Tomb is really dangerous; you have to be careful!"
Professor Cao replied, "Don’t worry, we have master assistance. We’ve fortunately avoided danger along the way; we’re now coming to rescue you! Hang in there just a bit longer!"
After a brief conversation with Professor Zhou and after asking about the specific situation,
hearing that Professor Zhou was safe, everyone felt relieved and at ease.
Both Professor Zhou and Professor Cao are national treasures; any loss would be a huge blow to Dragon Country.
Now that Professor Zhou was confirmed safe, that was a relief!
Now that they knew Professor Zhou and the others were safe,
there was no reason to wait any longer.
Time to move forward and carry out the rescue.
As usual, Ye Jiuyun led the way in front.
Following the passageway and stairs downwards, soon a new soluble cave appeared before them.
In this vast soluble cave, without even entering, they could already hear the roars of a huge monster and the sound of enormous wings flapping.
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!"
Ye Jiuyun, knife in hand, said to the two professors behind him, "Professors, wait here for a moment, I’ll go in first and check the path before report back."
Prior to their arrival, they’d already learned about the presence of a terrifying Nine-headed Monster in the Ancient Tomb from Professor Zhou’s team.
It was this Nine-headed Monster that had attacked and trapped them.
Listening to the noise from the cave, it was clear that the monster was inside.
So, to ensure the professors’ safety, Ye Jiuyun asked them to stay put while he scouted ahead alone.
Professor Cao and the others nodded.
It was good for Ye Jiuyun to scout the path ahead.
Professor Cao said, "Mr. Ye, please be careful!"
and then they watched as Ye Jiuyun cautiously walked into the soluble cave with his knife.
After Ye Jiuyun went inside,
all was well until a few minutes in,
there was a sound of intense combat from inside the cave,
along with the clash of steel cutting through metal.
They started fighting inside?
Professor Cao and the others exchanged worried looks. Didn’t Ye Jiuyun say he would scout ahead first?
Why did he start fighting immediately without a word?
Professor Cao and the rest became anxious.
The Armed Police Captain’s tension rose as well.
Judging by the sounds, Ye Jiuyun was clearly engaged in combat with the monster from the tomb,
and the outcome was yet unknown.
But it probably wasn’t severe yet,
as if Ye Jiuyun truly couldn’t handle it, he would have certainly called for reinforcements.
But so far, Ye Jiuyun had remained silent.
Nevertheless, the Armed Police Captain decided to bring some people to check it out.
Although they lacked Ye Jiuyun’s terrifying combat capability,
their weapons were no joke.
In a necessary situation, they could still offer support.
With that thought, the Armed Police Captain led several people towards the cave.
the following moment, a figure emerged from within.
Everyone was startled at the sight of this person.
It was Ye Jiuyun, who had just been inside fighting the monster.
Why did he come out so quickly?
Professor Cao was also stunned.