Chapter 652 - 323 Considerate_1
Liang Jinzhao soothed Qian Yixiu, who was crying softly, without slowing his pace. Her tears fell onto his left shoulder, quickly forming a patch of ice. Frightened to cry any further, Yixiu shifted her head to his right shoulder instead.
Going up and down hills, traversing through caves, the following caves presented no danger and they made their way relatively smoothly. Owing to the delay earlier, it was completely dark before they reached Cave Sky Pool.
They didn’t dare to use their limited torches continuously for illumination and only ignited them in completely dark caves. Although there was no moon, luckily, the stars were bright enough to illuminate the path under their feet. Moreover, Monkey Brother, with his excellent memory, had firmly memorized the routes from his past journeys.
Still, an accident happened. On the way down a hill, Qing Feng slipped and rolled down the slope. Thankfully, the slope was not steep and the thick snow cushioned the fall, preventing any injury.
The next cave was the longest, over three hundred meters. After that cave, and another one, they would arrive at Cave Sky Pool.
Upon entering the cave entrance, they were hit by a wave of humid heat. Despite the warmth inside, the combination of heat, humidity, and stuffiness was uncomfortable.
Yixiu knew there was a hot spring in the center of this cave, exceptionally hot with one area bubbling continuously.
As they moved further inside, the cave widened, and upon reaching the center, they saw a pool with even higher temperatures. Even under the dim torchlight, vapor could be seen rising and condensing on the water’s surface—a mist so substantial that it reached the cave’s ceiling.
Liang Jinzhao and Wu Ming understood the danger and kept their distance from the pool, softly instructing the animals from the House of Animals to be careful not to fall in, or they would be scalded.
After passing the pool, they were startled by a loud cry from Shan Dian. Turning around, they saw Shan Dian, at the end of the group, already in the grip of a giant spider half a person tall, being dragged up the cave wall towards a half-meter wide hole at the top. Monkey Brother flashed by, pulling Shan Dian down. Wu Ming flicked his wrist, sending a dagger flying into the spider’s body. The spider paused for a moment and then vanished into the hole with the dagger.
The group wasted no more time and hurried towards the exit of the cave.