☆, The Fourth Letter
After passing through the woods behind the village, a very inconspicuous cave is hidden behind a huge boulder.
Just standing at the entrance, one can feel the gusts of cold wind coming from inside.
Jiang Yu suddenly and without saying a word rushed to Hualing’s front, and the bone-chilling wind was instantly blocked. Hualing’s mouth curled up slightly, and he followed Jiang Yu into the cave.
The cave was pitch black, and the only light was the paper lantern Hualing had just summoned.
Just now, outside, the paper lantern was still floating obediently in front of the two of them, but once they entered the cave, it hid behind Hua Ling, so that their field of vision decreased to just half a metre in front of Jiang Yu and radiated more than two zhang behind Hua Ling.
Hua Ling couldn’t help but laugh, and turned around to pat the paper lantern: ‘If I hadn’t brought you out this time, I wouldn’t have known that you were actually so timid.’
‘Goo——’ The paper lantern seemed to be a little aggrieved.
Hua Ling put a hand to his forehead: ‘Don’t be afraid, go to the front. As long as Xiaoyu is here, you won’t get hit.’
As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yu immediately exploded: ‘Who are you talking about getting hit?!’
Hua Ling ignored him and just nudged a certain lantern that refused to move: ‘Hurry up, do as you’re told.’
The small lantern floated unwillingly in front of Jiang Yu with a whimper.
The view suddenly became spacious.
It also allowed them to see the scattered piles of white bones in every corner.
‘Xiaoyu~’ Hua Ling deliberately lengthened his tone, ‘new discovery!’
Jiang Yu said unhappily, ‘I have a name, don’t call me randomly!’
Hua Ling sighed, ‘shh—the dead are great, don’t disturb the villagers who died before they achieved success.’
Jiang Yu suppressed the urge to cut someone up: ‘Shut up!’
After walking for about half an hour, they reached the end of the cave.
Hua Ling peeked into the pit on the ground and commented, ‘It’s bottomless.’