Volume 1: The Jianghu is the main thing, who is the guest? Chapter 36: The Crypt
Miracle.
Li Muchan never believed in miracles before, because he felt that such things were just fantasies, the fantasies of the weak. When a person is powerless, he always habitually places his hopes on these two unrealistic words.
But now he believes it a little.
Li Muchan was lying on the ground, curled up, his muscles twitching constantly and still shaking and spasming. The pain in his back, along with the piercing pain in the five fingers of his right hand, tormented him all the time and kept him awake.
But he was laughing, grinning, laughing silently, tears coming out of the corners of his eyes, and his body was shaking.
Because he is still alive.
Under the numerous killing calamities one after another and in the traps that were almost life-threatening, who would have thought that he, a person who should have had the least chance of survival, was actually still alive and well? This in itself is an incredible thing.
Li Muchan propped himself up, with a line of blood on his forehead from the self-sacrificing collision just now; he took off his gloves with great effort, and his five fingers were already rubbed to a bloody mess, with his nails broken and turned outward, and even the bones could be seen. It was a horrible and shocking sight.
Horrible!!!
Li Muchan took a deep breath. The pain was real, and being alive was also real, but what he felt now was more of an indescribable sense of satisfaction, an unprecedented sense of relief, and a release from a long-suppressed feeling.
He has been silent for too long.
If he has nothing, has learned nothing, and knows nothing, then he will have no complaints even if he grows old in the countryside, lives in a secluded place, or dies in the market, because he has never known the world outside.
But he has honed his skills and developed great ambitions, so how could he live in mediocrity?
Compared to the mediocre life that is uneventful, unchanging, and has no end in sight, Li Muchan would rather choose this kind of brutal fighting with flesh and blood, swords and knives.
Even if I die on the spot and my soul returns to the hatred, I don't care.
This is what he wants... Jianghu!!!
Li Muchan wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and looked at the stone wall not far away. There was a hole on the stone wall. That was the exit through which he had just escaped, or it should be said that it was a portal, a hidden secret door.
The rolling waves of fire kept overflowing, and the trap was like a huge furnace, burning all life within it. Countless charred corpses turned to ashes inside, and the screams just now were still echoing in the ears.
Li Muchan did not dare to hesitate, stood up, and carefully paid attention to everything around him.
I don't know where this place is, it looks like a long acupuncture passage. Every few steps on the wall, there is a fist-sized glowing stone, which emits a faint light that is blue and purple, and is very strange.
Li Muchan immediately picked a direction, held his breath, and rushed out silently.
After about a cup of tea, he suddenly heard the sound of flowing water coming from deep within the acupuncture point. He was immediately refreshed and subconsciously slowed down his pace and reached over very carefully.
When they reached the end, the view suddenly opened up and Li Muchan's eyes widened.
“This… this is…”
What came into view was a strange underground cave, with the walls decorated with pearls and several stone lamps with ancient charm standing in it, burning forever.
But the most shocking thing was that under the lights, there were countless gold, silver and jade articles piled up, as well as boxes of weapons that had long been rusted and mottled. A large apricot-yellow flag with spider webs and dust was inserted diagonally on the top, revealing three words that were already a little blurred:
【Money Help】
Li Muchan's eyes sparkled, and his heart was moved. It seemed that this was the so-called "Secret Treasure of the Money Gang". And those outside were just a trick to deceive people; to make everyone think that it was the treasure left by Shangguan Jinhong, and no one thought about it anymore.
Looking at the jewels and treasures filling the cave, Li Muchan was also shocked. In comparison, those above were probably only two or three tenths of what was here, so he had to give up the small for the big.
Is this the strong foundation accumulated by the "Money Gang" that once dominated the martial arts world, commanded both the black and white worlds, and swept across thirteen provinces?
His eyes wandered, and the more he looked, the more frightened he became. There were simply too many treasures here, so many that they could not be counted. Whoever got hold of them would not only become rich enough to rival a country, but he would also be crowned a king.
The sound of water was caused by a water curtain two meters wide and three meters high hanging on one side, which fell from above and merged into the undercurrent, making a splashing sound.
It's incredible.
Someone actually managed to dig such a cave under the city of Chang'an, and was able to introduce running water and allow air circulation. It was truly... a miracle of nature.
However, if it is the "Money Gang", it may not be difficult to imagine.
Don’t forget the four words above the money: “Control ghosts and communicate with gods”.
Money can make anything possible. With such enormous wealth, any skilled craftsman can use it to his advantage.
Li Muchan held his breath and walked around the dungeon first, making sure that he was the only one there. Only then did he let down his guard and looked around carefully.
In addition to gold, silver and jewelry, many holes were carved out on the huge stone wall on one side to display various rare treasures. A quick glance showed that there were at least a hundred items, and the names of each item were even written below.
Li Muchan was amazed. Not only were there some rare treasures, but also martial arts secrets and magical weapons.
[Huashan School, Thirteen Qingfeng Styles
Xingxiu Sea, Tantric Mahamudra
Kunlun School, Nine Flying Dragon Styles
Bashan Sword House, dancing willow swords in the wind
Fairy Yunmeng, Tianyun Wuhuajin
Famous Sword, Yajiu
Famous Sword, Daxia Dragon Bird
……】
Li Muchan swallowed hard, these were all unique skills and secret techniques of each school.
Fortunately, not everything was on it. Only a small part of the more than a hundred holes were filled. I didn't know whether they were taken away or had never been put there.
But even so it's amazing enough.
"Is this a mockery?" Li Muchan thought secretly.
It is of course a mockery. Things that are regarded as treasures by countless people in the world and are priceless are now placed like goods in this place where there is no sunlight, covered with dust and no one cares about them. Isn't this a mockery to the people of the world?
In a trance, Li Muchan could almost see Shangguan Jinhong sitting on a high chair in the past, looking down with contempt and disdain at the struggles for fame and fortune among the people in the world with a domineering and breathtaking spirit, and treating the heroes of the world as nothing.
“It’s amazing!”
This wall alone is enough to cause a catastrophe in the martial arts world and bring about unrest.
He casually picked up the sword named "Daxia Dragon Bird" and drew it out. The moment the sword came out of the sheath, a cold emerald green light burst out, which made Li Muchan's face turn cold and his skin shiver.
The knife was of a strange design, a long straight blade, nearly four feet long, with a blade more than two fingers wide, and a ring-shaped handle with dragon and sparrow patterns inside.
"The sharp weapons of the ancient times, the Zhanlu of Wu and Chu, and the Longque of Daxia."
There is also an inscription on the knife.
“What a good thing!”
But Li Muchan was just marveling at himself when he suddenly heard the sound of fighting coming from the acupuncture point he came from.
Li Muchan's face changed, and he quickly glanced around, trying to find a hiding place, but his eyes finally fell on the water curtain on the side; it would have been better if he hadn't looked at it, because when he looked at it, he found that there was actually a stone lamp behind it, and it seemed that there was another space. He immediately flicked his sleeves, cut off the water curtain in the middle, and slipped in.
It turned out to be a woman's boudoir.
The room was decorated extremely luxuriously with bronze mirrors, red candles, soft couches and fragrant beds, as well as screens and curtains.
The noise of fighting was getting closer.
"boom!"
Two balls of golden light flew straight into the underground cave, instantly knocking a gap in the golden mountain. Pieces of gold flew in all directions, blasting out in all directions and making countless crisp sounds.
Li Muchan hid behind the water curtain just as she heard a sneer in the underground cave: "Xiaoxian Shangguan, your journey has come to an end!"
