[The Orphan's Love Affair with a Beauty's Rivalry] (Volume 2, Chapter 152)

Chapter 152 Skull Pile

Harina said, "I didn't fall, I jumped down myself. The secret door up there is closed, and we

probably can't get back up."

Wuyue asked curiously, "Why did you jump down yourself?"

Harina replied without hesitation, "I didn't think much about it, I just jumped."

Wuyue sighed, "Harina, it would have been easier for you to find the exit and have a chance of survival if you stayed up there.

It's pitch black down here, I can't see anything. If we can't open that secret door up there, wouldn't you have just wasted

your life?"

Harina then thought for a moment and said, "What you said might have some truth to it. But it's better for me

to jump down and be with you than to stay up there alone. So be it, having you by my side is much better than dying alone

."

Silence filled the darkness, so quiet that even the other's pounding heartbeat could be heard.

He felt her grip on his hand tighten, then tighten even more, her fingertips almost digging into his palm,

causing a slight pain.

His hand, involuntarily, gripped even tighter.

The boundless darkness, coupled with the presence of a trustworthy companion, brought them both a sense of security,

significantly . They seemed to draw strength from each other, a spiritual strength. It was precisely this

powerful spiritual strength that enabled humanity to support and rely on one another, ultimately surpassing all animals to become the masters of

this magical continent!

Now, he and she would use this strength to face the boundless darkness and the unknown future,

searching for a glimmer of hope.

Wuyue trembled as he pulled out his tinderbox. Thankfully, after a series of life-or-death struggles, this precious item was still intact. In

the depths of the earth, in a place devoid of light, a tinderbox was more valuable than diamonds!

He lit the tinderbox and was immediately stunned by the sight before him!

Harina, however, didn't notice any of this. Her gaze was fixed on his face; in this life-

or-death situation , seeing that face again seemed to be the most important thing.

The flame flickered and then went out.

Harina sighed and said softly, "Wuyue, why aren't you lighting a tinderbox? Is yours out of fuel? I

think my tinderbox broke when I fell. What if yours did too…?"

Wuyue composed himself, trying to keep his voice steady, and said, "No, it's still lit

… You carried me for so long and fell from such a height, you really need to rest.

You close your eyes and go to sleep. I'll climb around and see if there's another way out."

He struggled to get up, intending to drag his broken leg to explore this terrifying place. The brief moment

of light had allowed him to see the general outline of the cave, and he planned to move to the right side of the cave wall to begin his search.

He had a broad knowledge of various subjects and planned to rely on his knowledge of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, and the art of divination to

try survive.

He knew that the hidden door above was at the top of the cave, isolated on all sides, not only difficult to climb up,

but also unlikely to be opened from the inside. It seemed that all the hidden doors in the cave were like this, allowing entry but not exit.

Was there a hidden door that could be opened from the inside? He pondered, struggling to move forward towards the cave wall

.

The wounds on his left foot and leg had reopened, bleeding profusely, causing excruciating pain. His fractured right foot was too painful to put any weight

on; he could only move forward by using his knee as a support, which was extremely awkward. He simply crawled forward on his stomach.

Harina was in pain all over and desperately needed rest. She also wanted to close her eyes and calm herself, to reflect on everything that had happened in

the past few days . Of course, she also wanted to savor that new and strange feeling in her heart, a

sweet feeling that had captivated her. She wanted to figure out what that feeling was...

However, she had never experienced anything like this before, and the more she thought about it, the more confused she became. She couldn't understand why she had become

so abnormal. In the darkness, that face vaguely flickered before her eyes. It seemed that all her unusual feelings were

because of him?

Hearing the heavy dragging of his body, she forgot her chaotic thoughts and quickly

got up to carry him on her back. Following his directions, they groped their way to the bottom of the cave wall.

Even this short distance of a few meters left them both panting heavily against the wall.

After resting for a while, she carried Wuyue again and groped along the cave wall for the buttons on the mechanisms.

Walking in the dark, stumbling and unsteady, was extremely difficult, so Wuyue had no choice but to relight the tinderbox.

Her eyes, long accustomed to darkness, couldn't immediately adjust to the sudden brightness. Harina slowly opened her eyes,

her gaze sweeping over his face before turning to the surroundings of the cave.

She was instantly stunned! She hadn't even noticed when she released Wuyue's hands, letting him fall to the ground!

Skeletons! Countless, haphazardly piled-up, withered bones!

Almost no complete skeletons could be found; skulls, femurs, and leg bones

were piled up haphazardly and irregularly. The two dark, eerie eye sockets on the countless skulls sent chills down her spine!

Just moments ago, she had been sitting atop this pile of skeletons, and she felt a chill run down her spine. Goosebumps

rose over her body, and she couldn't help but vigorously pat herself down, even the dust on her body appearing as if it were

the remains of dead people.

Fortunately, the girl, Duoyan, often ventured out at night during blizzards to search for and protect cattle and sheep from wolves

, and she was quite brave. After a while, she gradually regained her composure, hurriedly walked to a shrine, removed a

rotten, carved wooden panel, and immediately prostrated herself on the ground, devoutly kowtowing

nine times to the shaman statue in the shrine.

She drew her knife and chopped the panel into more than ten long strips, holding one up for Wuyue to light, using it as

a makeshift torch.

Looking around, they saw they were standing in a massive grotto, nearly thirty zhang long and

seven or eight zhang , with a dome about five or six zhang high, resembling a spacious hall capable of holding over a thousand people. The cave walls

were surrounded by four tall niches and murals. The dome, still dimly lit by the torchlight, was covered with bas-reliefs of figures in

various , appearing primitive and ancient.

Behind them, in the center of a mural, was a woman with a dignified face, a broad forehead, and a full figure. Her red lips

were upturned, her left arm raised, her left hand making a gesture of holding a flower in front of her chest, while her right hand hung at her knees, pressing down on something blown by the wind.

The goddess, with her robes flowing, eyes slightly lowered, and face turned slightly to the right, wears a yellow short-sleeved jacket and a green skirt.

A swastika-shaped green stripe adorns each side of the collar, and a long, floor-length green pleated ribbon hangs from her arm, seemingly billowing

to the right in the wind, lending the static image a sense of dynamism. She appears ethereal and otherworldly, as if she stepped

right , lifelike and vivid.

In the upper right corner of the goddess image is a flying apsara, with a seated child to her right. To her left is

a tall, imposing war god, adorned with a golden hairpin, armor, and wielding a curved sword. Judging from his size, the war god

is only half the size of the goddess, followed by the flying apsara and the child, who appear to be her attendants.

Compared to this relatively well-preserved and exquisite mural, the other murals, shrines, and dome reliefs are

dilapidated , often headless or missing limbs. No complete statues can be found, but the outlines of their clothing are still

discernible—simple and ancient, quite different from that of the Central Plains and nomadic peoples, and more

similar .

Wu Yue was puzzled. This was strange; this was clearly the territory of the Chahan tribe, so how could there be

traces left by the Jurchens?

The two passed through the huge cave and came to the opposite cave wall. He groped around for a while and finally found

a mechanism button, which made him very excited!

The stone door slowly opened with a clattering sound, but he was still disappointed!

Inside was just a slightly smaller cave. In the center was a statue of a female war goddess

, fully armored and wearing a blue cloak. The statue was tall and majestic, holding a helmet with a blue peacock feather stuck in the top, riding a

tall warhorse that was also fully armored, and carrying a long-handled scimitar in its pouch. She looked awe-inspiring and invincible!

Zhou

Yun stood on the banks of the Ashi River, sword in hand. Both she and her horse were clad in heavy armor, gleaming black, like a

war god conquering the primordial world. Her blue-purple cloak fluttered in the wind. A powerful eagle circled overhead,

then suddenly swooped down, snatched a fox scurrying across the riverbank, and soared into the sky!

"Neigh!" Amidst the high-pitched, stirring neighing of horses, the strong, sturdy black steeds reared up,

ready to pounce! Both man and horse exuded a murderous aura!

She gazed eastward, her eyes flashing with a greedy, wolf-like light. She wasn't looking at Wuyue, for Wuyue

should be in the distant southwest. The direction she was looking towards was the land she longed to conquer—the coastal

region , long occupied by the powerful Nuzhen Warka tribe. This very fact fueled her burning passion!

A series of clattering hooves approached, followed by a booming voice asking, "Princess Qitian, are you considering the campaign against

the Warka tribe?"

The Second Lord, Wotaigen, hurried up behind her, dismounted respectfully, took the reins, and began

to explain the situation of the Warka tribe.

As a long-time retainer of Princess Murong, he had keenly discerned that Princess Murong had lost her former vigor, and that

the invincible Princess Qitian before him might soon become the new master of this vast land.

This was Acheng, the heart of Murong's territory.

On the open field behind Zhou Yun, the Second Tyrannosaurus Army was training rigorously,

spending half the day on skill and physical training that pushed the limits of human endurance. They were currently practicing various heavy cavalry assault tactics, the thunderous sound of hooves ringing out intermittently,

high-pitched and rhythmic.

Like her mother, besides her desire to dominate Wuyue, she yearned to conquer more land. Now that he

was nowhere to be found , she had no other options, and her ambition to conquer land swelled to an extreme degree. Her body seemed like a

massive, active volcano, constantly needing to unleash enormous energy to avoid complete collapse. Right now, this large volcano,

spewing , was about to erupt, hurtling towards the top of the Valka tribe!

Based on past experience, wild boars targeted by this tiger, no matter how sharp or strong their tusks

, were doomed. Would this time be an exception

?

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