702: Chapter 691: Treasure Hunt 702: Chapter 691: Treasure Hunt “Hmm!” Song Yuxue looked worriedly at Song Yun in the distance, and then shouted, “Once the rain stops, come find us, okay!”
“I know!
I’ll come over later.
Right now, we’ve found a place to take shelter from the rain, so we’ll just hang out here for a bit!” Song Yun shouted back.
Seeing that Song Yun was alright, their worries gradually subsided.
To them, Song Yun had always been capable of anything, so since he said he was fine, they were sure all was well.
Therefore, Song Yuxue felt relieved and followed Song Yun toward the mountain pass.
Meanwhile, on Song Yun’s side.
Song Yun and Li Shishi were taking shelter just outside a cave, and then Song Yun looked at Li Shishi and asked, “You’re okay, right?”
“Yes, I’m fine!” Li Shishi’s clothes were slightly wet, but since they were all wearing waterproof jackets, they were not worried about catching cold.
“Since that’s the case, let’s take shelter here for now.
This cave…
it’s quite big!” Song Yun glanced around and said.
Li Shishi, curious, walked around the entrance of the cave and suddenly called out, “Song Yun, come here and look!”
Following the sound of Li Shishi’s voice, Song Yun ran over and saw writing on the wall a little further inside the cave!
The writing was simple, just four characters: “Treasure lies here.”
“You’ve got to be kidding me, this is too simple!” Song Yun looked at the four characters speechless.
Who would actually believe such a thing that someone had casually scribbled here?
“Song Yun, do you think there might really be treasure here?” Li Shishi’s eyes shined brightly as she looked into the depths of the cave.
“How could there be!
Look at the handwriting, it’s clearly been carved not many years ago, plus the script is in an ancient style.
Think about it, if it’s in an ancient script, then it must have been carved by someone from ancient times.
But since it looks so fresh, it can’t possibly have been done by ancients, right?
So there’s only one conclusion, it’s a fake!” Song Yun reasoned.
“But…
look at this place, there’s barely any human presence, so these characters, unlikely to have been touched by anything, looking new is completely normal,” Li Shishi said.
“Do you trust me or not!” Song Yun spoke earnestly.
“Sometimes yes, sometimes no.”
“That settles it, trust me now, there’s certainly no treasure here.
Do you really think you’d find treasure just by wandering into a random cave?
We’re not in a TV show,” Song Yun said, while his eyes unconsciously darted deeper into the cave.
Song Yun was uncertain whether treasure lay within, but having seen the treasure map before, he was inclined to believe that there might be something inside.
And considering the location of this cave, it was apparent one could reach it via the small path from the fork they had just passed.
Perhaps the missing piece of the treasure map depicted this very cave!
As for why Song Yun adamantly told Li Shishi there was no treasure, that was because a girl like Li Shishi would definitely drag you into a cave exploration once you told her about treasure.
Although Song Yun, who prided himself on being very experienced and had entered various caves in deep forests, had heard from his wily master that even after a thousand or ten thousand caves, whenever you face a new one, you should always maintain that one percent of reverence and caution.
Because there is no such thing as two identical caves in the world.
Just like women.
Of course, Song Yun ignored this last analogy from his master, but what the old man had said earlier was very accurate.
Song Yun had encountered a myriad of caves, big and small, deep and shallow, yet there had been several times when he had found himself in mortal danger in seemingly ordinary caves.
So, when facing this cave, if Song Yun were alone, he would definitely go in to check it out, but with two of them and to prevent this girl from acting rashly, not only could he not go in, but he also had to keep Li Shishi from entering.
However, Song Yun clearly underestimated Li Shishi’s curiosity.
“It’ll be okay, let’s just take a quick look inside,” Li Shishi pleaded, hoping Song Yun would agree.
“Not a chance, it’s raining, you know?
Rainwater seeps into the ground, becoming groundwater.
These caves are filled with underground rivers.
If you accidentally fall in, not even a god could save you!” Song Yun said.
“It’s fine, I have Song Yun with me.
In my heart, Song Yun, you’re even more incredible than a god!” Li Shishi gazed at Song Yun admiringly, “Just a little bit inside, just a bit.
I figure if there really is treasure, there must be traps, right?
If we don’t encounter any traps, then there’s no treasure and we can leave.
But if we find traps, then there must be treasure and we can go deeper.
What do you say, does that sound good?”
“No way!” Song Yun shook his head firmly, “If you get injured by some trap, how would I explain it to your parents, to Mr.
Li?”
“Song Yun,” Li Shishi tugged at Song Yun’s hand eagerly, pouting as she pleaded, “I just want to see if there’s any treasure.
How often in life do we come across something like this?
Please, let’s check it out for just a little while.”
“No,” Song Yun was resolute on matters of principle.
“Really?” Li Shishi looked at Song Yun with begging eyes, “If you take me inside, I will…
I’ll give you a kiss, what do you say?”
“That won’t do,” Song Yun snorted disdainfully, “Are you underestimating my principles?”
“Then I promise you, when we’re alone…
um, whatever you want to do to me, you can,” Li Shishi said, her head lowered shyly.
“Really?” Song Yun’s eyes lit up.
“Mm, really, I…
I already let you see everything last night…
since you’ve seen that, what’s there to fear?” Li Shishi became even shyer.
“Well…
people are naturally curious, and since you really want to explore, I can’t keep stopping you, but you must remember this: hold onto my hand at all times and don’t let go, okay?
Moreover, we’ll only go in…
a hundred meters.
If there’s no discovery, we’ll turn back immediately.
If you can do that, then I’ll take you inside.”
“Great, let’s go!” Li Shishi said, and took hold of Song Yun’s hand.
Song Yun gulped, considering whether his stance was a little too weak.