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In fact, it was not like what the green-eyed dwarf said, there was no way out, but rather, the cave entrance turned upwards like a well. If the distance between them and the cave entrance was not too far, they could easily climb over.

Jiang Bufan carelessly touched the wall next to him. There was a depression in the wall, and when he moved the fire piston closer, it looked like it had been dug by hand. There were traces of oil smoke and black smoke on it, as if there was an oil lamp there.

"This must be where the oil lamps are kept. It seems like someone came into this cave." Jiang Bufan quickly told Meng Xiaodie to take a look. After looking at it, Meng Xiaodie nodded with a smile, "It seems that our judgement is not wrong. They have been here before, which means they also think this is the way out."

"Since they found the cave, why didn't they go out? Instead, they all died in the underground castle, which is more than enough to say that this cave is a dead end. " The green-eyed dwarf splashed a spoonful of cold water on his back.

What the green-eyed dwarf said made sense. Since they were here, why didn't they go out? Was it really a dead end in front of them?

At this moment, Meng Xiaodie wasn't sure either. He held up the fire piston and shone it on the hole. There was also a dent, and it was not just one. Every two feet, there would be a dent, as if it was a place to put one's feet.

Meng Xiaodie said to everyone, "Look, our ancestors had already opened the stairs for us. You guys wait here, I will go up first to check the situation. If there are no problems up there, I will call you."

After climbing about forty to fifty meters, it became a flat cave. The flat cave was very low and people had to crawl forward on their hands and knees. The distance between them was not far, only ten meters or so, and the hole gradually opened up.

Meng Xiaodie stepped back, sending out a signal from below. After a while, a flame appeared. "This time, the green-eyed dwarf, the prawn, and then Shen Hong, Jiang Bufan's qinggong [1] were the first to arrive. With a few leaps, he appeared on the stage.

As they climbed over the low ground, their eyes lit up. In front of them was a spacious cave. Although the cave was not big, it was much stronger than the cave they had just passed.

There were many jumbled rocks in the cave, some big and some small, all covered with a layer of shiny red.

The green-eyed dwarf curiously picked one up and said, "Is this a legendary gem?"

"It's said that gems are volcanic rocks. Perhaps these stones are rubies." Jiang Bufan said.

The green-eyed dwarf smirked, "Aren't we rich? If we bring these rubies with us, I'm afraid we can buy the entire palace."

"People die for money, birds die for food. You'd better not touch this evil thought of yours. " Meng Xiaodie reminded him.

"Hehe, if we don't take too much, then we won't be able to take two of it." The green-eyed dwarf rolled his eyes and said.

"We are not out of danger yet. Whether we can find the exit is still unknown. Bringing this burden along would be tying ourselves up." Meng Xiaodie said calmly.

"It shouldn't be that exaggerated right? Isn't it just two stones?" The green-eyed dwarf chuckled.

"Greed wasn't enough to swallow the elephant. What Meng Xiaodie said was right. I remember there was a story of three brothers seeking a treasure. In the end, the boss died on the road because of greed for the gold." Shen Hong echoed.

"I'm not greedy. Hehe, I only take two. Not many." The green-eyed dwarf picked up two large pieces of red flashing stones and placed them in his bag.

Meng Xiaodie didn't say anything, but Jiang Bufan shook his head.

After resting for a while in the cave, he continued to walk forward. Not long after, the green-eyed dwarf tripped on something and almost fell down. He angrily hit the ground and started to shout.

"Bones, there's a human skeleton here." The green-eyed dwarf took a few steps back.

The few of them came over and took a closer look with the fire piston. It was indeed a human skeleton, and beside the skeleton was a rotted leather bag filled with red stones. Those stones were even more exquisite than the two stones the green-eyed dwarf had.

Meng Xiaodie smiled at the green-eyed dwarf, "See, this man was just greedy. He was carrying these stones and thought he could enjoy the prosperity, but now he is walking on the road to death."

"Green Eyed Dwarf, look at the stones they picked up, which one of them is not prettier than you? People are called gems."

The green-eyed dwarf took out the two red rocks from his luggage, threw them on the ground and said angrily, "Damn, why do I feel like something's wrong? I can't believe I can't find a beautiful gem here."

The green-eyed dwarf did not say anything, but he was secretly amazed. It was fortunate that he tripped over this unlucky fellow, otherwise, who knew what would happen if he took the stone.

There weren't that many gems in his pocket, and he shouldn't have died from fatigue by carrying those gems. Then, how could he have died here? Looking around, there were no traces of death. Perhaps it was because too long ago, those traces had already disappeared.

They didn't say anything else as they continued to move forward. After a hundred meters the cave became complicated and the walls became clawed. The rocks above were like daggers that would stick out and if they didn't pay attention they would bump into sharp stones.

The road was wet, too, and slippery with red glittering boulders, and before long they came upon two more skeletons, lying on either side of the cave as if leaning against a rock wall, and beside them a pile of glittering gems. Because it was damp here, the bones had already decayed. There was a layer of green spots on them, making them look extremely terrifying.

The further he went, the more bones he found, and there was a pile of gems on the sides of the bones. The more the green-eyed dwarf looked, the more his spine tingled. It was obvious that these people all carried a pile of gems and wanted to leave this place to lead a wealthy life. However, in the end, that was just a dream.

"These people didn't take many gems, so why did they die on the way? They shouldn't be dead tired. " Jiang Bufan said with a puzzled expression.

Meng Xiaodie also felt the same way. He also felt that it was strange, if they didn't die of exhaustion, then what would have sealed them here? Was there no path ahead? Was there really a dead end ahead?

At that time, something extremely terrifying must have happened, which was why they were able to keep these people here. Their bodies were not injured, which ruled out the possibility of being stabbed to death by foreign enemies, but if one looked carefully, the movements of those bones before they died were not very peaceful. Some of them acted as if they were escaping, while others used their arms to cover their heads. The movements of most of the corpses were extremely strange.