The carapace on the front legs of the albino spider might be as solid as a rock against the saber in the boy's hand, but it was useless in front of the dragon's claws, like paper.
With a gentle grasp of the dragon's claws, the thick front legs of the albino spider were smashed to pieces by me like a piece of soft tofu.
After screaming repeatedly, the albino spider finally did not dare to do it again and had no choice but to climb back to the roof of the shed again.
The danger was temporarily lifted, and it was only at this moment that we focused all our attention on the boy with the saber in his hand.
The boy looked about twelve or thirteen years old, not very tall, and very thin.
His clothes are very simple, and he seems to be from the villages around Daxinganling, but his face is very dirty and his hair is messy. He is like a beggar seen on the street. It is obvious that he has been trapped here. It's been a long time.
"Hey, kid, who are you? Why are you here?"
I asked while looking the boy up and down.
All men like beautiful women, even boys with no hair.
The boy didn't seem to want to talk to me at all. After giving me a fierce look, he turned around and stood between the two women, Liu Qiaomei and Liu Tingting.
"Hey, kid, let me ask you something. Are you mute?"
I asked again.
As soon as the words came out of my mouth, I felt that I might have offended someone. I quickly turned my head to look at Gouzi and found that he didn't seem to care at all. I was relieved.
"Xie Dongzi, why are you so fierce? Don't scare this child."
As soon as I finished speaking, I was scolded by Liu Tingting.
"Little brother, can you tell my sister why you are here and where is your family?"
Liu Tingting raised a hand, caressed the boy's head without fear of being dirty, and asked in a soft voice with a smile on her face.
The boy did not answer directly, but looked at Liu Tingting in front of him up and down, then turned to look at Liu Qiaomei in the same way, and then asked: "Sister, I have been hungry for several days, do you have any?" Is there anything to eat or drink?”
"Of course there is. Just wait a moment and my sister will bring it to you."
As she spoke, Liu Tingting hurriedly took off her backpack, took out bread, sausages and a bottle of mineral water and handed them to the boy.
The boy seemed to be really hungry. When he saw the food, his eyes suddenly lit up. He snatched it away and began to eat and drink by himself.
After about five or six minutes, the boy ate all the food in a hurry, and then he burped, patted his belly and answered the question.
The boy said that his name was Xiao Liuzi, and he came in with his father. Of course, it was not just the two of them, but as many as ten or twenty people who came in. But how many people were there in total? Xiao Liuzi also said Not sure.
He only knew that a man gave his father a lot of money at that time, and the father and son followed that group of people into the Greater Khingan Mountains.
When asked why he was alone, Xiao Liuzi couldn't help but look a little guilty.
In fact, it was because Xiaoliuzi was still young. After entering this underground fortress by mistake, he quickly became separated from the large group of people out of curiosity. When he came back to his senses and looked for other people, there was nothing but the place all over the place. No living person was seen except the corpse and the huge albino spider. As for how long he had been here, even he himself didn't know.
He also tried to find his father and other people several times, but no matter which path he took, the end result was to return to the starting point, and over time he gave up.
After listening to Xiao Liuzi's words, I turned my head and looked in front of Gate No. 3. I saw that it seemed to be only half-built, and the original cave wall was still in front of me.
And on the wall of the cave, several passages actually extended out. This must be the road that Xiao Liuzi mentioned.
As soon as Xiao Liuzi finished speaking, Liu Qiaomei on the side turned Xiao Liuzi around, took out a photo from her body eagerly and asked: "Xiao Liuzi, let me ask you, do you see this person in the photo?" Have you passed?"
The photo in Liu Qiaomei's hand was naturally that of Master Liu Ba. Upon hearing Liu Qiaomei's question, the rest of us all stared at Xiao Liuzi's face, waiting for his answer.
"Yeah, I've seen it."
Xiao Liuzi looked at the photo and nodded.
"What you said is true. Have you really seen this person?"
Since we got off the bus in Heihe, this is the first time we have learned about the whereabouts of Master Liu.
We were all very excited, not to mention Liu Qiaomei, who was Liu Baye's biological sister. We were so excited that we grabbed Xiao Liuzi's hands harder and harder.
"Oh, it hurts, it hurts!"
Under Xiao Liuzi's shouting, Liu Qiaomei realized that her subordinates had exerted too much force, so she hurriedly relaxed.
At this time, Xiao Liuzi raised his hand and rubbed his aching shoulders, nodded again and said, "It's true, this man gave my father a lot of money, so my father and I came together."
Although we don’t know whether Mr. Liu Ba is alive or dead, the news about him already makes us excited.
"Little brother, are these the roads you just mentioned?"
Liu Tingting pointed to the several uneven passages in front of her and asked Xiao Liuzi.
Xiao Liuzi nodded hurriedly and said, "Well, there are nine roads in total. I have walked every one of them, but I will always come back here in the end."
"Nine Palaces of Ecstasy!"
Liu Tingting frowned and said a few words heavily.
Naturally, I didn't know what Liu Tingting meant, so I asked immediately.
Liu Tingting said that this was an ancient burial formation and it was the first time she had encountered it. She had also read about the Nine Palaces Ecstasy Formation in the records of her ancestors.
Most of the words of the ancestors are short and difficult to decipher. The final explanation given by Liu Tingting is that these nine roads are all ways of survival and can lead to another unknown area.
But they are all dead ends. No matter which way you go, you will eventually return to where you started.
"Tingting, since you know what kind of formation this is, you must have a way to break it, right?"
Liu Qiaomei asked extremely.
Liu Tingting nodded when she heard this, then shook her head again, and said after much hesitation: "I don't know this either, I can only go through it again before making any calculations."
After saying that, Liu Tingting turned her head and looked at me, "Xie Dongzi, please accompany me to walk these nine roads!"
"Ah I……!"
I exclaimed.
"Why, you don't want to?"
"If you are willing, why wouldn't you be willing?"
After I came to my senses, I hurriedly agreed and followed Liu Tingting into a passage at the edge of the right side.
As we walked into the passage, it started to get darker and darker. It didn't look like there was a light on the other side of Door 3, so we had to take out our own flashlight for lighting.
The passage didn't seem to be very long. After following Liu Tingting for about two or three hundred meters, a bright light from the exit appeared in front of her.
As soon as we saw the light, Liu Tingting and I quickened our pace, and we walked out of the passage not long after.
As a result, just as Xiao Liuzi said, we returned to the starting point again. Liu Qiaomei and others were standing in front of us, looking at us in disbelief.
What’s even more incredible is that the passage we entered and exited through was actually the same.
Although I heard what Xiao Liuzi said and was mentally prepared, when such a weird thing really happened to me, I still couldn't accept it.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Tingting and I walked into the second passage, and a few minutes later, we walked out of the same passage again.
Then comes the third, fourth, fifth, and...
After walking out of the eighth passage, I was obviously a little broken, and Liu Tingting's face was even more ugly.
But even so, Liu Tingting still walked towards the ninth passage. Seeing this, I gritted my teeth and followed quickly.
This time, Liu Tingting deliberately walked extremely slowly, as if she was observing everything along the way.
She didn't know how long she had been walking, but Liu Tingting suddenly stopped, and the light of her flashlight shone directly on the uneven wall.
