I guard the world with the Lord of the Underworld

A few people did not get excited, but walked forward calmly at the original speed.

Sure enough, when he saw the entrance of the cave, Ye Chutang was the first to go out. After going out, he found that it was also a low-lying basin.

"Like an hourglass." After Hua Qingyao came out, he took a rough look at the terrain and said.

It was already dark now. Because it had snowed, the ground was very white, reflecting the moonlight even brighter, much brighter than usual nights.

So you can roughly see the surrounding terrain clearly.

If it is related to the terrain they came in from, it is really like a flat hourglass, walking from one side of the hourglass to the other.

Suddenly a figure flashed in front of him, and Lin Xi scolded, "Who is it?"

After saying that, he rushed over.

"Xiao Xi!" Hua Qingyao quickly stretched out his hand, but Lin Xi moved too fast and was a little far away from Hua Qingyao, so there was no way to hold him.

Hua Qingyao quickly caught up with him, and Ye Chutang and Shang Shixu immediately reacted and started running after him.

Lin Xi in front suddenly exclaimed, her whole body sank, and fell down.

Burrow?

Before Hua Qingyao could figure it out, he heard a crash behind him and looked back, just in time to see Shang Shixu stepping through the snow and sinking rapidly.

"Chu Tang, don't move!" Hua Qingyao exclaimed, but unfortunately it was a step too late. Ye Chutang descended quickly and disappeared without even making a sound.

Hua Qingyao frowned and looked around. It was quiet here, with only the faint sound of the wind blowing.

Hua Qingyao slowly calmed down, tested the ground with branches, and walked forward. When he reached the place where Ye Chutang fell, he looked down and saw that there was indeed a hole in the ground.

It's just that the hole is not big, and it's so dark inside that you can't see the depth at all.

Hua Qingyao used his flashlight to shine inside, but couldn't see the bottom of the cave at all. Hua Qingyao lay down at the entrance of the cave and shouted, "Chu Tang..."

It was empty inside, without any echo.

Hua Qingyao frowned slightly, took out a talisman, ignited it directly with his spiritual power, and threw it down.

The burning talisman slowly fell down, illuminating the situation in the cave.

The cave was indeed not spacious at first, but as it went down, it suddenly opened up. The talisman continued to fall, but suddenly it was extinguished.

Someone has tampered with it below, so I can't continue to look at it.

I don’t know who made such a hole and didn’t let anyone check it.

Now Ye Chutang's situation is unknown, and Shang Shixu and Lin Xi's whereabouts are also unknown.

Hua Qingyao stood up and slowly and tentatively walked to the place where Shang Shixu fell, which was also a cave. He shouted but there was no response. He tried using talisman paper, but he also couldn't check it even after reaching a certain depth.

The three caves are all in the same situation, and they are all bottomless.

If Ye Chutang and the others fell, Hua Qingyao was not worried about whether there would be any problems if they fell. They all had the ability to save their lives and would not be stumped by such a height.

Thinking of this, Hua Qingyao stood up. Since he could not find the three people at the moment, he first looked for the artifact nearby. If he got the artifact, it would be easier to find them.

Hua Qingyao slowly walked around the area, wondering if there were any caves or secret passages. Wouldn't the artifact be left carelessly on the ground?

Hua Qingyao was right, but after walking around the small basin, he found nothing.

The snow on the ground was quite thick, and I was tired from walking around.

Hua Qingyao was leaning on a rock, thinking about things. The sky was getting darker and darker, and the temperature was dropping quickly.

It was completely white, and there were many footprints made by Hua Qingyao in the snow. Although there was no snow, they were still there.

Suddenly, a figure flashed past quickly. Hua Qingyao didn't move, still leaning on the stone, as if he didn't see it at all.

Then, another figure passed by, seemingly a little slower than before.

Hua Qingyao still didn't move.

The figure flashed by again, one second slower than before, and a little closer to Hua Qingyao.

Hua Qingyao yawned and said speechlessly: "Is it fun? You ran three times, don't you know that I didn't see you, but I don't want to pay attention to you at all?"

After Hua Qingyao finished speaking, the figure that had just appeared suddenly disappeared, and calm returned to the basin.

Hua Qingyao did not pursue him, but said quietly, "You set up such a big trap to lure us here, don't you want to come out and have a look?"

The surroundings were still quiet, no one answered, and no one appeared.

Hua Qingyao slowly raised the corners of his lips and said with a smile: "Ge Hongjie, Mr. Ge, aren't you going to show up?"

"It doesn't matter whether you get out or not, there will be no change in the result. Since you like to be a turtle, then continue to be one." After Hua Qingyao finished speaking, he straightened up.

Just then, the sound of feet stepping on the snow came to my ears.

"Hua Qingyao, do you know that I set up the trap?" Ge Hongjie walked out slowly. He didn't come out of the cave where Hua Qingyao and the others came in. He didn't know where he came from. Hua Qingyao just saw him appear out of thin air. .

Hua Qingyao glanced at him and said with a smile, "Mr. Ge is finally willing to show up."

"Hua Qingyao, what do you mean by what you just said?" Ge Hongjie's eyes flickered, not knowing what he was thinking.

"It's not interesting." Hua Qingyao shrugged casually and said innocently: "I'm just saying, I know you set up a trap to lure us here. Is your purpose just to deal with us?"

"You knew it from the beginning." Ge Hongjie was very sure this time and asked in a cold voice.

"Of course." Hua Qingyao nodded, "Isn't it that you came to the institute just to provide us with the whereabouts of the artifact? You staged the scene specially to pretend that you were forced to hand over the map."

"Actually, you have a good idea. If I compromise, you can return to the Ge family. If I don't, you can get rid of us as planned. After all, we are enemies in your heart, right? ." Hua Qingyao stared at him and said slowly, not looking like he was in a hurry to find his companions.

"You also know that my temper is not used to people I don't like. If you use coercion to return to the Ge family, I will definitely not comply. If you continue to show anger and unwillingness, I will be fooled." Hua Qingyao spread his hands and raised his thumb again as if to acknowledge his good acting skills.

"Of course I have to cooperate. I'm going to take your map by force." Hua Qingyao pointed here, "I'm here to find you."

"Since you know, why do you do this?" Ge Hongjie didn't believe what Hua Qingyao said.

Hua Qingyao was just holding on.

It must be so.

Thinking of this, Ge Hongjie felt much better and said, "Hua Qingyao, do you think you can win if you say this? I tell you, it's impossible!"

"From the moment you step here, the outcome is doomed." Ge Hongjie gritted his teeth and said, "How much you have taken from our Ge family, I will make you pay back a thousandfold today."

"A thousand times?" Hua Qingyao thought for a while and said, "We don't have that much money."

"I don't want money, I want your lives!" Ge Hongjie showed a generous expression.

"Life?" Hua Qingyao was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Oh, it turns out our lives are quite valuable, what do you think?"

"It's not too late." Ge Hongjie sneered, "Today I will take back all the capital and profits."

Hua Qingyao shook his head helplessly, "That's no good. Since our lives are so valuable, of course we should keep them well. How can we give them to you casually?"

Ge Hongjie snorted coldly and took out a few talismans regardless of what Hua Qingyao said.