Stealing the Pen: Kirin's Primordial Lotus

When they arrived at the foot of the giant tree, they found that there was nothing here but a bare tree without even a leaf. They walked around the tree but did not find any passage.

Huba frowned, he looked up at the giant tree and muttered to himself: "How is this possible?"

Yang Xueli also found it strange. She looked at Hu Bayi and asked, "Old Hu, are we in the wrong place?"

Fatty Wang scratched his head and said, "Could it be that this tree is just a cover? Is the real entrance hidden somewhere else?"

Hubayi said, "It doesn't look like it. If it was a cover, there would be no need to go to so much trouble to plant it here. I think we should find a way to go up and take a look." After saying that, he began to look at the giant tree, looking for a place to climb.

Ruan Hei looked at Hu Bayi who was planning to go up alone and said, "Captain Hu, take my disappointing apprentice with you! He is young and strong, and he can take care of you if you go up together."

Zhang Haike also spoke at this time, "Then I will send someone to go up with you to see if there is any way out. More people mean more strength." After saying this, Zhang Haike patted Zhang Xiansheng on the shoulder.

Huba found a place that was easier to climb, and said to everyone, "Wait for me, I'll go up and take a look first." Then he, Gu Cai and Zhang Haixian climbed up the tree trunk.

Hubayi climbed the tree trunk as nimbly as a monkey, and as he climbed, he alertly observed the surroundings. As he gradually increased in height, he was farther and farther away from the ground, but his curiosity about the tree became stronger and stronger.

But until he, Gu Cai and Zhang Haixian climbed to the top of the tree, they didn't find any holes or anything like that. Hubayi even wanted to climb a little higher to see if he could find anything, but he was blocked by branches. After all, the tree was too big, and Hubayi couldn't see outside the tree canopy at all. Helplessly, Hubayi had to stand on the top of the tree and look around for a long time, but still found nothing.

"That's strange. Did we guess wrong?" Huba said to himself, "Or is this tree hole not on the top of the tree but somewhere else?"

"Impossible!" Zhang Haixian's eyes widened and he immediately retorted, "If it's not at the top of the tree, then why didn't we see any holes or anything like that on the trunk when we climbed up!" He gestured as he spoke, with an expression of disbelief on his face.

After hearing this, Gu Cai nodded repeatedly, indicating that he did not find anything unusual during the climbing process.

Huba thought about it and felt that if the tree hole was not at the top of the tree, why did they climb up? But the problem was that they had already climbed to the top of the tree, but still did not find any clues.

Hubayi and the other two could only return to the ground and discuss what to do next! The three climbed down the giant tree carefully. It was not known whether it was because it took too long or the bark of the giant tree had been softened by moisture for thousands of years. Hubayi accidentally stepped on the softened bark and fell down immediately without a foothold.

Gucai looked at Hubayi falling in front of him, and before he could do anything, a long rope had already been circled around Hubayi's waist. Gucai looked up and saw that it was Zhang Haixian who was left behind.

Zhang Haixian tied the rope around himself and threw the other end to Gu Cai: "Go ahead!"

"Thank you!" Huba said gratefully.

"You're welcome!" Zhang Haixian said with a slightly childish face.

Yang Xueli and Wang Kaixuan were terrified when they saw Hubayi falling down! They thought Hubayi would fall down and die! They were relieved when they saw Hubayi being rescued.

"Thank God!" said Yang Xueli.

"Yeah! Fortunately, everything is fine!" Wang Kaixuan also said.

When Huba was hanging in the air, he seemed to see something.

Huba pulled the rope, "Gucai, shake me over there! I think I can see the entrance to the cave!"

Gu Cai listened to Hubayi's words, shook the rope in his hand obediently, and threw Hubayi onto a platform over there with force.

Huba rolled over and stood on the platform, looking at the hole covered by the money-destroying vines. He wondered why they didn't notice the platform here when they came up.

Yang Xueli, Wang Kaixuan, Ruan Heidolin and Zhang Haike breathed a sigh of relief when they saw them get down safely, especially Yang Xueli and Wang Kaixuan. When Huba fell down just now, they felt like their hearts were about to jump out.

Hubayi finally stood firmly on the ground and breathed a sigh of relief. Just now when he was standing on the high ground, he felt his heartbeat speed up and was terrified. After his mood slowly calmed down, he said, "There is a tree hole up there, covered by vines. There is a bronze door in the hole, but the door is locked. We didn't notice this place when we three went up before, but I guess there should be a way to leave here."

Zhang Haixian was also reporting to Zhang Haike what happened after they went up just now.

Ruan Hei felt the bone up and down and found that there was no problem, so he felt relieved.

It was Hubayi, Gucai and Zhang Haixian who took the lead and went up first. They hammered nails into the platform, threw down ropes, and let the people below pull up by the ropes.

Zhang Qiling and Hua Yu flew up with Xiaohua, leaving behind Hei Xia Zi, who was crying, waving his handkerchief on the ground and saying in a mean way, "It's over. Love is just unreliable! Look at these two heartless and ungrateful guys. They just left me alone..."

Hubayi and Zhang Haixian walked into the tree hole together and carefully observed the surrounding environment. There was a faint fragrance in the tree hole, which made people feel comfortable and relaxed. They noticed that the walls of the tree hole were engraved with various strange symbols and patterns, which looked like ancient characters or totems.

Huba touched the patterns on the wall, frowned and thought: "What do these patterns mean? They seem to contain some kind of information or code. Maybe these murals can tell us."

After climbing up, Yang Xueli also walked to the depths of the tree hole, where she found a huge stone tablet. The stone tablet was engraved with dense words, which looked very mysterious. She approached the stone tablet and tried to recognize the words on it, but due to the dim light, she could only see part of it.

Wang Kaixuan was still hanging outside, his eyes closed, his legs trembling as he moved, climbing up with difficulty, muttering, "Ah... It's so high! What should I do if I fall down?" His voice was full of fear and anxiety, as if he would fall from mid-air in the next second.

After a while, everyone finally climbed to the top of the tree. Standing on the branches, they looked at the huge tree hole in front of them, and couldn't help but feel curious and expectant. What secrets were hidden in this tree hole? Under the guidance of Gu Cai, everyone carefully entered the tree hole. The tree hole was very spacious, enough to accommodate everyone at the same time. There was a mysterious atmosphere all around, which made people feel excited and nervous.

After walking a short distance, I saw that the inside of the tree hole was extremely empty, with spiraling wooden stairs on both sides.

Hubayi and Yang Xueli were holding the flashlights provided by Zhang Haixian and looking at something underground. Zhang Haixian was standing one step behind them with a knife in his arms, protecting them.

When Wang Kaixuan saw Hubayi, he acted as if he had seen something else and walked towards Hubayi and the others.

Wang Kaixuan came to Hubayi and Yang Xueli and felt at ease. At this time, he noticed a pile of old books in the corner of the tree hole. He picked up one and found that it contained knowledge about mysticism, astrology and ancient religious rituals. These books were obviously very old, but their existence proved that this tree hole had been lived in or used by someone.

The three of them discussed the stone tablet and the book, trying to decipher the mysteries contained therein. Uncle Ming and his friends found an empty space and sat down. Hua Yu and Zhang Qiling once again left Xiao Hua to Hei Xia to help take care of her.

Hubayi and his friends realized that this tree hole might hide the most important secret of the Hate Heaven Tribe, and solving this secret might help them find a way to leave Guixu. However, faced with so many mysteries and unknowns, they felt a little overwhelmed.

Just as they were lost in thought, a slight vibration suddenly came from the tree hole. The sound became louder and louder, as if the entire tree hole was shaking. Hubayi shouted in horror: "Oh no, what's going on?"