I guard the world with the Lord of the Underworld

The four of them were worried about any hidden pits or cracks on the ground under the snow. Ye Chutang held a branch in one hand and held Hua Qingyu's hand tightly with the other, keeping him closer to them for fear of stepping on something and causing an accident.

Hua Qingyao was walking when he suddenly said, "I think the snow is pretty good."

Ye Chutang looked back at him and asked with a smile, "Do you like snow?"

"It's quite beautiful." Hua Qingyao said with a smile, "When this is over, let's go skiing."

"Okay." Ye Chutang responded, but he was not so optimistic in his heart.

Will they still have a chance to go skiing this winter?

Nowadays, the situation is getting more and more complicated. How can it be solved so easily?

Everyone knew about this. Hua Qingyao said this. Ye Chutang frowned and turned to look at Hua Qingyao.

Seeing Hua Qingyao carefully exploring the path with branches, there was no other expression on his face.

Seeing Hua Qingyao like this, Ye Chutang's brows furrowed even more.

As if feeling Ye Chutang's gaze, Hua Qingyao raised his head, glanced at him, and gave him a big smile.

Ye Chutang swallowed his gloves and reached out to touch Hua Qingyao's cheek. His fingers were slightly cold due to exposure to the cold air.

Ye Chutang rubbed it twice and said, "Don't think too much, nothing will happen."

"Okay." Hua Qingyao smiled at him and continued walking forward.

We soon reached the basin and came down a slope without any accidents.

Hua Qingyao took off his gloves and threw out a talisman. The talisman immediately burned, turned into ashes in the air, and fell to the snow.

"There is nothing around." Hua Qingyao said. The talisman showed that there were no spirits.

"Xiao Xi, find a seat." Hua Qingyao turned to look at Lin Xi and said.

"Copy that." Lin Xi immediately used her own power to establish a relationship with the trees in the basin. The trees would tell her if there was any abnormality.

Soon, Lin Xi opened her eyes and pointed, "Boss, there is a cave over there, and there is something abnormal inside."

"Huh?" Hua Qingyao looked in the direction of her finger. It was completely white and there was nothing there. It must have been covered by heavy snow.

"Take a look." Hua Qingyao said, stepping forward cautiously. The closer he got, the slower his steps became.

Hua Qingyao used branches to explore all the places they could step on along the way.

Rub it down hard, fearing there is some trap hidden underneath.

Lin Xi used branches to pinch the stone wall, one after another, and heard layer after layer of snow falling.

Lin Xi hurriedly stepped back, and then noticed that there were dead vines blocking the entrance of the cave, and the falling snow had blocked the entrance.

If it weren't for her ability and letting the surrounding trees tell her, she really wouldn't have been able to discover the cave.

Shang Shixuan stepped forward and quickly removed the dead vines at the entrance of the cave. Hua Qingyao took a flashlight and looked inside, but found nothing unusual. It was just an ordinary cave.

"Go in and have a look." After Hua Qingyao said that, he was about to enter, but was pulled down by Ye Chutang, who then went in first.

Hua Qingyao smiled softly and followed Ye Chutang in. The cave was unexpectedly dry, and there was no feeling of humidity.

There is not even a feeling of stuffiness, which shows that this cave has vents.

And it must be air convection, always circulating.

"Old Shang, you have to follow closely and don't lose it." Hua Qingyao warned worriedly.

"I know, I know." Shang Shixu responded helplessly. He didn't even take a flashlight, so the light didn't affect him at all.

Hua Qingyao followed Ye Chutang and looked around with his flashlight. After walking for more than ten minutes, he finally came to a fork in the road.

Both sides are dark and there is no hint at all.

There were no plants inside, so Lin Xi couldn't ask for directions.

"Boss, do you want to separate?" Lin Xi asked.

"No." Hua Qingyao responded, "This place is too weird. It's better for everyone to move together. If we make a mistake, we may have to turn around and start again."

"We still have compressed biscuits in our bag, which can last for a while. If it doesn't work, we can wait until the supplies are fully replenished before coming in." Hua Qingyao stood very cautiously, putting safety first in everything.

After saying that, he took out his dagger and made a mark on the stone wall at the fork, so that he could circle around when he came back if the path was wrong.

"Which way should we go first?" Hua Qingyao asked several people.

Shang Shixu and Lin Xi didn't say anything, obviously waiting for Hua Qingyao or Ye Chutang to make a decision.

"This way." Ye Chutang reached out and pointed casually to the left.

"Okay." Hua Qingyao quickly made a mark, and then followed Ye Chutang to the left intersection.

After several people walked for more than ten minutes, a fork appeared again, and there were still two passages. Hua Qingyao looked at Ye Chutang, who looked at Shang Shixu and Lin Xi who were silent, obviously still waiting for him to make a decision.

Ye Chutang took Hua Qingyao's hand and continued to the left. Hua Qingyao quickly made a mark on the stone wall.

The few people just walked like this, not knowing how deep the hole was, but they had already encountered six forks.

When there was a fork in the road again, Hua Qingyao was about to ask for a choice when Lin Xi suddenly exclaimed: "Boss, look quickly."

Hua Qingyao turned around and his expression changed. On the stone wall not far away, what appeared were the marks Hua Qingyao had made along the way.

Each mark was marked in order. The number on this fork in the road was actually one, which was the first fork in the road they encountered.

Hua Qingyao looked around in surprise. They had been walking to the left. Did they turn back?

Maybe it's possible. After all, they all chose the left side. Maybe it's really... wrong!

Hua Qingyao looked at the fork in the road carefully again, a chill rising from the bottom of his heart.

This was not at all the first fork in the road they entered.

Except for the marks on the stone wall which were carved by him, the surrounding environment was nothing like the first fork in the road.

How did the mark he made end up at this intersection?

Hua Qingyao couldn't help clenching his hands.

Ye Chutang gently patted Hua Qingyao's shoulder to signal him to relax, then walked over and looked carefully at the mark left by Hua Qingyao.

The mark was carved with some kind of sharp blade, but there was always a sense of inconsistency.

Ye Chutang took off his gloves and reached out to touch the mark. The stone wall of the cave was cold, and there was a fine grainy feeling around the mark.

Ye Chutang took back his hand and turned to look at Hua Qingyao, "This was just engraved on it."

Ye Chutang was very sure. After hearing this, Hua Qingyao also took off his gloves and touched it. He let out a sigh of relief. It was indeed the carving that had just been made.

"Scared me." Hua Qingyao couldn't help exhaling and said, his nervous palms were sweating just now.

"Boss." Lin Xi also noticed something unusual and hurriedly came over.

"The person who carved this was in a hurry and didn't clean up the surrounding stone chips." Hua Qingyao rubbed his fingers, which were stained with stone chip powder.

Lin Xi looked at Hua Qingyao with confusion, as if Hua Qingyao hadn't wiped it clean all the time?

Hua Qingyao smiled and explained: "This cave is very dry and has good ventilation. You can feel the wind passing through here."

"Especially here at the fork in the road, the wind is stronger. If I was the first to carve it, after so long, the stone chips would have been blown away, how could there be so many." Hua Qingyao said, looking at Ye Chu Tang.

It was Ye Chutang who was more careful and noticed, otherwise he really thought they were going in circles.

"Let's keep walking," Hua Qingyao said.

Since someone wanted to induce them to move forward and deliberately disturb their direction, they must be approaching their destination.

Hua Qingyao and others continued to follow Ye Chutang's original choice and walked to the left passage, all the way to the left.

They continued walking for more than an hour, and when they turned a corner, a strong wind blew in. It was much stronger than the wind just now. It was obvious that they were about to reach the exit.