Chapter 20: The Dragon's Pressure, Jiang Hua's Promise
Chapter 20: The Dragon's Pressure, Jiang Hua's Promise
"Shirley Yang, are you okay?"
Jiang Hua immediately went over to help her up, and shook off all the army ants that were trying to climb onto her body.
"Um... I'm fine..."
Shirley Yang struggled to stand up, looked at the surrounding environment, held her forehead and asked: "Where is this?"
"It should be in the underground passage of this ancient city."
Jiang Hua said angrily: "Shirley Yang, were you stupid just now? I asked you to walk or not, which is more important, your backpack or your life?"
For some reason, Shirley Yang, who had always been strong, felt a little aggrieved after hearing Jiang Hua's words.
"But... there is a Dragon Bone Book in the backpack."
"So what about the Dragon Bone Book?"
"This dragon bone book is very important to me." Shirley Yang looked at Jiang Hua and said seriously.
"More important than your life?"
"Correct!"
Shirley Yang said stubbornly.
"You're just a big fool, you know that?"
Jiang Hua rolled his eyes and couldn't help cursing.
Shirley Yang turned her head and murmured, "You don't understand, you don't know anything..."
"How come I don't know? Isn't it just looking for the Zhuchen Pearl?" Jiang Hua said nonchalantly.
Shirley Yang turned her head abruptly and looked at him, her eyes showing a hint of shock, and then a cold look.
"Who are you? Why do you know about the Zhuchen Pearl?"
"It's not a secret. Legend has it that the Taoist monk who moves mountains goes to tombs only to seek the elixir of immortality and does not take a penny of the treasures."
"And this 'immortal elixir' is the legendary Zhuchen Pearl, also known as the 'Phoenix Gallbladder'."
"And you are the only descendant of the Taoist Master Banshan, Miss Yang, am I right?"
Shirley Yang looked shocked.
"How did you know?"
"Don't worry about how I know this. I can tell you that even if you get all the Dragon Bone Books, you will never be able to find the Zhuchen Pearl!"
"impossible!"
Shirley Yang said with determination: "This is the only clue my grandfather left me. As long as we decipher the oracle bone inscriptions on it, we will definitely be able to find the legendary Zhuchen Pearl!"
Jiang Hua rolled his eyes, feeling somewhat helpless. Why didn’t he realize before that this stupid girl was so stubborn?
"This dragon bone heavenly book was created by King Wen of Zhou after he saw the Zhuchen Pearl and performed divination. He then engraved its information on the dragon bone heavenly book. Therefore, there is no information about the Zhuchen Pearl on it, only its information!"
After hearing this, Shirley Yang's face turned pale and her body was a little shaky. These words were a big blow to her.
If the whereabouts of the Zhuchen Pearl is not recorded in the Dragon Bone Book, then where is the Zhuchen Pearl that the Zagrama people have been searching for their entire lives?
Jiang Hua hurried over to support her.
"Are you OK?"
Shirley Yang's face was ashen, and there was no life in her eyes.
Jiang Hua said helplessly: "I'm really scared of you. I know the whereabouts of the Zhuchen Pearl. I will take you to find it in the future, okay?"
Hearing this, Shirley Yang's eyes lit up.
"Jiang Hua, do you know the whereabouts of the Zhuchen Pearl? Where is it?"
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"The place where the Zhuochen Pearl is located is very dangerous. I can't tell you now, otherwise you will run there and die." Jiang Hua said seriously.
Shirley Yang frowned: "I am not afraid of death, I must find the Zhuchen Pearl."
"Then I can't tell you even more." Jiang Hua said calmly.
Shirley Yang suppressed her inner excitement and said calmly: "Jiang Hua, as long as you tell me the whereabouts of the Zhuchen Pearl, I can give you anything you want!"
"No."
Jiang Hua rolled his eyes and said, "I told you it's dangerous there. If you go there now, you'll definitely die."
"But I can promise you that as long as I am confident enough, I will take you to find the Zhuchen Pearl, okay?"
Shirley Yang breathed a sigh of relief.
At least Jiang Hua had relented and agreed to take her to find the Zhuochen Pearl.
"How long will that take?"
Shirley Yang looked at him nervously. It wouldn't take decades, would it?
Decades later, she was long dead.
For those who are cursed by the ghost hole, their blood will turn golden, causing them to suffocate and die. They will be in great pain and will not live past the age of fifty!
She watched her grandfather die with her own eyes.
The scene is still vivid in my mind.
"Five years at the latest, one or two years at the earliest."
Jiang Hua pondered for a moment.
This time is naturally an exaggeration. With his strength, as long as he absorbs enough dragon energy, he doesn't have to worry about the dangers in the Insect Valley.
After all, he is a man with cheats! Shirley Yang breathed a sigh of relief. Five years?
That should be acceptable.
At this time, there are more and more desert army ants on the ground.
They discovered the intruders and emerged from every corner of the wall. They continued to gather together and surrounded Jiang Hua and the other person.
"Not good, Jiang Hua, what should we do now?"
Shirley Yang's face changed slightly when she saw the desert army ants gathering together. These army ants were no joke.
They are not even afraid of lions and tigers.
In the face of the huge number of desert army ants, even the king of beasts has to avoid them.
But Shirley Yang didn't realize that, unknowingly, she had already regarded Jiang Hua as her backbone.
Jiang Hua looked at the hole above his head.
Sand is continuously filling in from the cave entrance. It seems that it is impossible to get out of the cave.
This place is at least several dozen meters away from the ground.
If they want to get out, it seems they have to find another way out.
Jiang Hua didn't care about these desert army ants. After all, they were just some ants.
"Don't worry, I have a solution."
Jiang Hua comforted Shirley Yang, then took out the Red Dragon Order from his arms and infused his true Qi into it. Suddenly, a wild aura emanated from the Red Dragon Order.
The pressure of the dragon!
This is a new function that was unlocked after the Red Dragon Order was taken by the Jiang family's ancestor after absorbing a large amount of Zhu Jiuyin's residual thoughts.
For a moment, the surrounding desert army ants, as if they had seen their natural enemy, frantically drilled into the wall and never dared to show their heads again.
"what is this?"
Shirley Yang said in amazement. When Jiang Hua activated the Red Dragon Order just now, she seemed to see a real dragon soaring in the clouds.
The dragon roams the world, intimidating the four seas!
Then the surrounding desert army ants fled one after another.
What kind of treasure is this?
"This is a treasure passed down in my family!" Jiang Hua laughed, then took the Red Dragon Order back into his arms.
Seeing that Jiang Hua didn't want to explain, Shirley Yang curled her lips slightly and didn't ask any more questions.
"So how do we get out now?"
Jiang Hua pondered for a moment and said, "This ancient city must have been built on an underground river, otherwise it would not have been able to support an ancient city, and these underground passages are likely to connect to some of the core buildings of the ancient city."
"For example... a sacrificial temple or something like that..."
"As long as we follow the underground passage, we can find the core building. There must be an exit in it..."
Shirley Yang nodded in agreement.
So the two of them continued walking forward along the underground passage.
There was a rustling sound coming from the surrounding walls, which should be the desert army ants feeling uneasy.
On the one hand, they have sensed the intruder.
And the queen ant is also constantly giving orders, asking them to attack the invaders.
On the other hand, the desert army ants could feel that there was a very terrifying aura on that human being, and this aura made many of the desert army ants unable to muster the slightest thought of resistance.
That's a dragon!
The legendary beast!
The pressure it releases is not something that tiny ants can withstand even after thousands of years.
The entire underground passage is built with blue-black stone slabs and is covered with a large number of murals, most of which depict sacrificial scenes.
"Jiang Hua, this mural seems to be offering treasures and slaves to the Queen of Jingjue. Look at the Queen of Jingjue depicted above. She is wearing a veil and has an eye symbol." Shirley Yang said, pointing to one of the murals.
Jiang Hua nodded, "This ancient city is probably a vassal state of the Jingjue Kingdom. The stone statue with giant pupils we found in the ancient city can prove this."
"Do you think this ancient city was destroyed by desert army ants?" Shirley Yang speculated.
"probably not."
Jiang Hua shook his head. "The desert army ants are indeed scary, but there are a large number of humans living here. It is basically impossible for the army ants to develop to their current scale underground in the ancient city. Those people are not fools."
"Then how did this city get destroyed?"
"It's probably because of the natural disaster."
Jiang Hua sighed, "In fact, many countries in the Western Regions were destroyed by natural disasters. Especially here is the Black Desert, and sandstorms may break out at any time."
While the two were chatting, a creaking sound came from in front of them, which sounded creepy.
Jiang Hua and Shirley Yang stopped talking.
They stared ahead with serious eyes, and a sense of uneasiness arose in their hearts...
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(End of this chapter)