sbdcsierra Chapter 86 Discovering the Entrance
Chapter 86 Discovering the Entrance
"There's a sniper behind me!"
They reacted quickly; someone shouted.
The remaining six people rushed out of their hiding place and scattered in all directions to escape.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the members of the Unloading Ridge faction unleashed a barrage of bullets, and soon three of them fell on their escape route.
Cheng Feng moved the muzzle of his gun and fired a single shot; a fleeing man fell to the ground, blood spurting from his head.
The remaining two were in two different directions. Cheng Feng quickly turned around and killed one of them.
The other person was too far away and was completely blocked by trees, so there was no angle for shooting.
Upon seeing this, Cheng Feng slung his submachine gun over his shoulder and leaped onto the branch of another pine tree.
He caught up with the man thanks to his agility, which was even greater than that of a monkey.
As he desperately tried to escape, Cheng Feng suddenly appeared out of nowhere and tackled him to the ground.
The man tried to resist, but he soon realized that what had tackled him was not human; its strength was probably comparable to that of a brown bear.
Cheng Feng pinned the man to the ground, restraining him with one hand, then grabbed his buzz cut and growled:
"Speak! Who are you people, and why are you following us?"
The man's face contorted in pain, yet he remained silent.
Cheng Feng knew this was a tough nut to crack, and it was practically impossible to get anything out of him in the short term.
Cheng Feng then snapped his neck, giving him a quick and painless death.
As Cheng Feng stood up, Chen Wenjin was leading everyone running towards them.
After reaching Cheng Feng's side, Chen Wenjin looked him up and down and whispered, "Are you alright?"
"I am fine."
After nodding in response, Cheng Feng addressed the members of the Unloading Ridge Clan:
"Clean up the battlefield, take away anything useful, and then we'll set off to leave this place."
The group acknowledged the order in unison and then returned to the ambush site to loot the corpses.
This group was prepared to go up the mountain, so they brought plenty of supplies.
What delighted everyone most was that their supplies were of better quality than their own, including tents and various high-end sleeping bags.
Everyone threw away their old junk and replaced it with high-end goods.
Firearms, however, were largely abandoned; with submachine guns available, semi-automatic rifles were completely outclassed.
After looting the bag, the group continued their journey towards the southern foothills of Changbai Mountain in the morning sun.
As the altitude increased, the temperature dropped, and each breath they took brought out a cloud of white mist.
Cheng Feng, who was walking at the front, was wearing a thin jacket. To some extent, the bloodline of the Yan Emperor gave him the ability to be immune to heat and cold.
"Cheng Feng, I really envy you. Look at me and Sister Wenjin, we're all bundled up and still don't feel warm."
Huo Ling wore goggles and covered her face completely with a scarf, speaking in a muffled voice.
Chen Wenjin did the same; she had already returned the Muchen Pearl to Cheng Feng.
Because once they start moving around, it won't be so cold, and it will also prevent Huo Ling from noticing anything due to unfair distribution.
"Envy is useless; this is my talent, and perhaps my future children can inherit it."
As he spoke, Cheng Feng glanced at Chen Wenjin unintentionally.
Chen Wenjin turned her head slightly to avoid Cheng Feng's gaze, but a hint of anticipation secretly rose in her heart.
After traveling for most of the day through the vast forests of Changbai Mountain, Cheng Feng and his group were finally not far from the Three Sacred Mountains.
After finding a high vantage point with a good view, Cheng Feng called a halt to the group.
Then he led Chen Wenjin and Huo Ling to the edge of the high ground and looked out at the Three Sacred Mountains in the distance.
These three sacred mountains are closely connected, and there are two smaller peaks on either side of them, so some people call them the Five Sacred Mountains.
"Cheng Feng, have you noticed anything?"
Chen Wenjin gazed at the three peaks in the distance and asked softly.
Cheng Feng did not reply, but instead used the methods of observing qi in his mind from the techniques of feng shui and the mountain-moving technique to make calculations.
After a while, Cheng Feng spoke up: "This is a rare terrain where three dragons converge."
The dragon's energy spread from three directions, converging at the three dragon heads, truly a masterpiece of nature.
At this point, Cheng Feng squatted down and drew a Later Heaven Bagua on the snow with his finger.
"The three sacred mountains' dragon heads gather together, forming the three trigrams of Qian, Xun, and Kan."
According to the principles of feng shui and dragon veins, there must be a connecting passage between these three peaks.
Two of the sacred mountains served as burial sites, while the main tomb chamber was located at the convergence point of the central dragon veins.
This small sacred peak is the closest to us, and the entrance shouldn't be too high.
We'll enter from the small sacred peak, and then take the passage to the main burial chamber.
After making his decision, Cheng Feng stood up and looked at the two women.
"What are you looking at us for? You've already made your decision, are you going to try to sabotage us?"
With that, Chen Wenjin turned and walked towards the place where the Unloading Ridge group was resting.
He then called to the group to continue their journey.
Huo Ling was filled with admiration as she watched Chen Wenjin command Cheng Feng's men.
"No wonder Sister Wenjin didn't explain our relationship with Cheng Feng; it turns out it has such a clever use."
While she admired Chen Wenjin for her ability to seize opportunities, little did she know that her sister Wenjin was already the true head of the household.
The members of the Unloading Ridge Clan did not complain at all, and their morale was high.
This was their first time working alongside the foreman, and they were all determined to show Cheng Feng their capable side.
As the saying goes, a horse will die if it runs too high.
From their vantage point, Cheng Feng and the others saw the Three Sacred Mountains as if they were right in front of them.
However, in reality, they only arrived at the foot of Little Sacred Mountain around noon on the second day.
Holding hiking sticks provided by an unknown force, the group began their ascent of Little Sacred Mountain, one step at a time.
While observing their surroundings, Cheng Feng whispered a reminder to the two women to watch their step.
The members of the Unloading Ridge faction behind them supported each other to prevent casualties before even entering the tomb.
After half a day of climbing, Cheng Feng and his group finally arrived at the mountainside of Little Sacred Mountain before it got completely dark.
Cheng Feng stopped and carefully observed the surroundings before pointing to a cliff face several hundred meters away:
“There are traces of man-made objects there, which should be the entrance to the Xiaoshengshan burial mausoleum.”
After saying that, Cheng Feng led the way toward the cliff, and the others quickly followed.
They soon arrived at the cliff face.
Cheng Feng wiped away a layer of snow from the cliff face, and sure enough, a stone wall carved with a centipede dragon appeared before everyone's eyes.
The stone wall is about two meters high and one and a half meters long, and it looks extremely neat.
It formed a stark contrast with the pitted and uneven cliff face next to it.
"This is the sealing stone of the underground palace. During its construction, in order to block this entrance, someone inside would use horses to drag it to the gap."
As he spoke, Cheng Feng ran his hand along the edge of the sealing stone and sure enough, there were tiny gaps.
"Send out a brother who knows explosives to blast this sealing stone open with explosives."
Cheng Feng gave an order, and then a person stepped out from the group.
"Boss, my subordinate Lu Yang is the best at handling explosives among the brothers. You can rest assured that this matter is entrusted to me!"
After hearing this, Cheng Feng patted him on the shoulder and said, "Okay, be careful."
After Cheng Feng and the others from the Unloading Ridge group had moved some distance away, Lu Yang took out explosives from his backpack.
After carefully adjusting the dosage of gunpowder, he solemnly placed the explosives on the sealing stone.
He lit the fuse and dashed behind the rocks where everyone was hiding.
With a muffled thud, the sealing stone broke in two and rolled down the mountain, revealing the entrance behind it.
Suddenly, Cheng Feng felt a chill run down his spine. Sensing something, he looked up and shouted:
"Avalanche! Everyone, get into the tomb!"