Help The Villainess Trapped in the Beast World's Drama (by Lotus Seeds) novel Chapter 359

Chapter 359: Chapter 351: Can I Ask You a Question?

Shen Li carried her to the mountaintop.

As they approached, Shen Tang realized this wasn’t an ordinary mountain, but a volcano crater, no wonder the surrounding air was stiflingly hot!

Shen Tang flipped off the fox’s back and landed on the ground; as soon as her feet touched the ground, her shoe soles almost melted!

Shen Tang looked down from the volcano’s mouth; it was pitch dark, and nothing could be seen.

She took two steps back, swallowed nervously, and turned her head to look at Shen Li, who had transformed into his human form, "The entrance to the Secret Realm you mentioned... wouldn’t be here, would it?"

"A few days ago, I detected energy fluctuations nearby, and the entrance marked on the map is here as well, it’s hardly wrong."

Shen Li walked up to Shen Tang, wrapped his arm around her waist, and comforted her with a smile, "Don’t be afraid, this volcano has been dormant for a hundred years, it hasn’t erupted; it’s just an extinct volcano."

Shen Tang was somewhat apprehensive, "Are you sure you want to go down today?"

Shen Li, "According to my observation, now is the time when the earthfire is sleeping; if we wait a while longer, the earthfire will become active, and it won’t be so easy to enter."

"..." Shen Tang gathered her courage, "Then how are we going down?"

The place below seems like a thousand fathoms cliff; jumping down would lead to certain death!

Shen Li chuckled softly, "Xiao Tang’er, hold on to me tightly."

Shen Tang held onto his waist, pressed against his chest, and could distinctly smell the faint enchanting fragrance on the man, captivating and bewitching.

His chest emitted a slight vibration, and the man’s low, pleasant voice came from above, "Close your eyes."

Shen Tang obediently closed her eyes.

The mountain winds whistled, he held her, and leaped forward.

The world spun, a sudden sensation of weightlessness, Shen Tang let out a piercing scream, her mind went blank, leaving only the instinct to cling tightly to him—this was even more thrilling than a roller coaster ride!

Shen Li looked at the female in his arms, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips.

Nine fox tails suddenly spread out, expanding several times, crimson like flames, resembling a blooming fiery lotus piercing the turbulent darkness, spreading a cascade of flowing fire amidst the black descent down the cliff.

The tips of the tails brushed through the air, swaying lightly, like evening clouds scattered by the wind.

The descent seemed to stretch into eternity; Shen Tang’s heart nearly leapt out of her chest, her ears filled with the howling wind and her own thunderous heartbeat, just as she thought this fall would never end—

A gentle laugh, mixed with the vibration from his chest, reached her ears,

"Alright, open your eyes now, we’re here."

Shen Tang felt her feet touch the ground, only then did she open her eyes, her breath gradually calming.

A thrilling ride, safely landed.

It was pitch dark all around, nothing could be seen, only the sound of something flowing could be heard, like the sound of water but much more muffled.

Shen Li raised a cluster of flames in his palm and casually tossed it into the air.

The flame transformed into a red nine-tailed fox, winding and drifting above them, illuminating the surroundings, scattering specks of light dust.

They were inside a massive underground cave.

To be more precise, this didn’t seem like a natural cave—the walls around were too smooth, with clear signs of chiseling, the top arched perfectly extending into the distance.

The air was distorted by the heat, yet Shen Tang no longer felt that unbearable heat, her earrings touched her face, inexplicably cool, forming an energy barrier shielding her from the volcano’s wild heat waves.

"This is a man-made cave!" Shen Tang exclaimed in surprise, "It must have been created by the Empire’s ancestors, who would have thought they built subterranean ruins at the volcano’s bottom; truly impressive."

"These murals have existed for quite some time; they might not have been left by the Empire’s ancestors; perhaps, there are predecessors." Shen Li approached a wall, gently touching the reliefs with his fingers.

Shen Tang walked closer to observe. The reliefs seemed to depict people performing some kind of ritual, wearing peculiar clothing, holding unrecognizable tools. At the center, there was a stone-made altar with a crystal-like object, emitting a seven-colored faint glow.

The two proceeded along the corridor; the mural’s content grew increasingly enigmatic, making one wonder if these depictions were real events or engraved stories.

What exactly do the murals describe?

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