Generation Z Mainland

Chapter 5 Mysterious Cave (2)

Early the next morning, Zhang Hanrui got up with difficulty. He didn't know what was wrong. Not only did he wake up with a headache, but his neck also felt sore. He guessed that it was because he had a wrong sleeping posture last night and had a stiff neck.
Chen Yiheng, who had also woken up early, noticed Zhang Hanrui's serious expression and quickly ran over to ask with concern, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Zhang Hanrui shook his head, smiled faintly and said, "It's okay, I just had a stiff neck last night."

At this moment, Chen Yiheng turned around and exclaimed: "Zuo Qihan, you're awake!"

Zhang Hanrui looked over following Chen Yiheng's voice and saw Zuo Qihan struggling to get up. He waved at Chen Yiheng who was about to go over to support him, "It's okay, I can do it myself."

Zhang Hanrui frowned and was about to say something to Zuo Qihan when he spoke first: "Arui, you don't look well, are you okay?"

Zhang Hanrui was stunned for a moment. "Ah? It's okay, are you okay? You were injured when we found you. Did Senior Yu Yuhan look for you again?"

Zuo Qihan smiled and shook his head, changing the subject: "Come to think of it, why did I feel like I was bitten by a mosquito last night? I woke up and found no swelling, which is really strange."

Zhang Hanrui seemed to remember something, and ignoring the shouts of Zuo Qihan and Chen Yiheng behind him, he turned around and ran out of the cave.

He looked everywhere for the Miao girl and asked Guan Junchen, who was doing morning exercises nearby, "Did you see where the Miao girl went?"

Before Guan Junchen could speak, he heard a girl's silvery voice coming from not far away: "Han Rui, are you looking for me?"

Guan Junchen pointed: "Look, where is it?"

Zhang Hanrui patted Guan Junchen on the shoulder and said, "Thanks, brother." Then he ran towards the Miao girl and pulled her away.

Behind him, Zuo Qihan walked out of the cave tremblingly and looked in the direction where Zhang Hanrui and the Miao girl ran.

"What are you looking for me for?"

The two stopped beside a nearby rock, and the Miao girl was the first to break free from his hand.

"Did you cast a love spell on Zuo Qihan and me?" Zhang Hanrui asked seriously.

"To be precise, I'm helping you. Since you can't do it, I'll help you." The girl shrugged.

Zhang Hanrui angrily grabbed the girl's collar, "How could you! Hiss~"

Zhang Hanrui's leg suddenly cramped and hurt. He let go of the girl and rubbed his painful leg. The girl tilted her head to look in the direction of Zuo Qihan, and he tripped over a stone.

"This Tongxin Gu allows you to sense each other, isn't that great? Hanrui, I helped you sense him, aren't you grateful to me?" Zhang Hanrui recovered and looked at the girl seriously: "You should remove it."

The girl looked embarrassed: "But you know, this poison has just been cast, so it's not easy to remove."

Zhang Hanrui suddenly grabbed the girl's thin shoulders with both hands and shook her vigorously: "You must have a way! Please! Siyin!"

The Miao girl frowned slightly when Zhang Hanrui called her name.

Zhang Hanrui realized that he seemed to have said something he shouldn't have said, so he quickly closed his mouth and let go of Siyin.

Siyin straightened her clothes at the shoulder that was wrinkled by Zhang Hanrui's grip and raised her head seriously: "Of course, it's possible, but it will be very troublesome to unlock my current ability. Please wait a few days. I need to prepare for the research."

"What about us?" Zhang Hanrui asked worriedly, looking at Zuo Qihan who was happily chatting with others.

"Don't worry, I told you, the Tongxin Gu is the least harmful type." Si Yin saw his worry and patted his shoulder with a smile.

Zhang Hanrui sighed and said, "I hope so."

Zuo Qihan, who was watching them chatting from a distance, asked curiously, "Who is that girl?"

Chen Yiheng replied: "I heard that it was Hanrui's old friend in the Miao tribe, and he also came here for some unknown reason."

Zuo Qihan asked doubtfully: "Miao?"

Chen Yiheng answered: "Yes, but yesterday when you were unconscious, that sister asked Zhang Hanrui about the matter he was considering, and Zhang Hanrui refused."

Zuo Qihan thought thoughtfully: "Okay, I understand."

Yu Junxi said from the side: "If not, call him over and ask him."

Zuo Qihan hurriedly stopped him and said, "Forget it. It's their own business. There's no point asking so many questions."

Yu Junxi didn't say anything. At this time, Zhang Hanrui and Siyin also walked over here, and the other companions also woke up one after another.

Wang Junxi picked up a piece of fruit he had found yesterday, took a bite, and asked, "What should we do next?"

Zuo Qihan looked at him: "Nothing happened while I was away, right?"

Wang Hao thought for a moment and said, "Besides discovering that you suddenly fell unconscious, there is indeed something else..."

Zuo Qihan quickly asked, "What?"

"We met senior Yao Yuchen, who said he also entered this world by mistake and couldn't find the exit after searching for a long time." Wang Lujie continued.

Zhang Guiyuan also picked up a fruit and took a bite, and said, "He originally invited us to his place, but Zhang Hanrui refused." As he said this, he glanced at Zhang Hanrui who was sitting with the Miao girl Siyin.

Zhang Hanrui just remained silent.

Zuo Qihan frowned slightly, and then heard Yang Bowen ask, "Zuo Qihan, why did you suddenly faint?"

Zuo Qihan shook his head. "I don't know either. It could be the backlash from the fire dragon that Yu Yuhan hit me back that day, or it could be that I was injured by him before I left his castle. And it's strange. After I came out, I couldn't sense anything. I even felt like I was being carried and flying."

Zuo Qihan said this and looked at his brothers. They were all staring at him in amazement, feeling that everything he said was incredible.

"What's wrong? Are you shocked?" Zuo Qihan smiled after saying that.

But his brothers couldn't laugh. This guy had been seriously injured and even unconscious, yet he was talking about these things as if they were a joke.
Zhang Hanrui looked at Zuo Qihan with red eyes: "Zuo Qihan, do you know how worried we were about you when we woke up and found that you were gone?"

Zuo Qihan stood up and walked over to him. Fu Ziming, who was sitting next to Zhang Hanrui, quickly made room for him. As Zuo Qihan sat down, Siyin suddenly said, "Oh, Hanrui, please call my cell phone! I can't find it!"

Zhang Guiyuan finished his last bite of fruit and suddenly started looking for his phone: "How could I have forgotten my phone? Hey, where's my phone?"

Yang Bowen pointed to his pocket and asked, "Isn't it in your bag?"

Zhang Guiyuan: "Thank God."

Yang Hanbo suddenly realized: "Yes! We even brought our phones!"

Zhang Hanrui took out his phone from his bag: "Tsk, why is this still 2G network?"

Siyin suddenly took out her phone from her bag: "Here, I found it. I don't need it. Hey, why do I have 2G network?"

Zhang Guiyuan: "Ah! Are we unable to get out?"

Yang Jiahao: "Ah! I want to go home!"

Zhang Zhongyu: "I miss my sister!"

Li Jiasen: "Me too, I wonder how she is doing now."

Everyone was talking at once, causing Guan Junchen to yell, "Everyone, calm down!"

At this time, Zhi Enhan flew back into Zhang Hanrui's magic weapon and couldn't help but complain: "Can you please stop hiding in there for no reason?"

Zhi Enhan uttered from the magical instrument: "You can also hide in your book! Bookworm!"

Haohao was very angry: "Hey! Come out! I promise not to beat you to death!"

Zhi Enhan: "I don't want it! Only a fool would leave!"

Haohao: "You kid!"

Zhang Hanrui looked at Yu Junxi, and they both said almost at the same time: "Alright! Be quiet!"

For a moment, both Haohao and Xiaozhi hid in their respective magic weapons.

Siyin looked at her phone, which had no signal, and sighed before putting it back in her bag. "What are your plans next?"

Zuo Qihan looked at the sky and said, "I want to go to Yu Yuhan's place again."

Zhang Hanrui was frightened by his words: "You are crazy!"

Yang Jiahao looked at Zuo Qihan worriedly: "Brother, have you forgotten how he beat you? What if you go and can't come back?"

Zuo Qihan smiled and said, "It's okay, don't worry, he won't hit me hard."

Wang Junxi clicked his tongue: "Who gave this kid the confidence?"

Zhang Hanrui protested, "No! I don't agree!"

Wang Hao agreed, "I don't agree either! It's too dangerous for you to go! Besides, your injury hasn't fully healed yet."

Zuo Qihan shook his head and prepared to stand up: "I have something important to ask him."

At this moment, a voice came from the cave entrance: "I heard someone is looking for me?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the people coming were Yu Yuhan and Yao Yuchen.

Wang Hao was stunned: "Yao Yuchen? You..."

Zuo Qihan stood up and looked at the two seniors who were coming over: "Yu Yuhan?"

Yu Yuhan chuckled and said, "Chi Yan, do you have something to talk to me about?"

Zuo Qihan looked at his companions and said to him, "I want to talk to you alone."

Yu Yuhan smiled and gestured: "Okay, this way please."

Zuo Qihan was about to follow him when Wei Zichen grabbed his hand and said, "Brother."

Zuo Qihan touched Wei Zichen's head comfortingly: "It's okay, don't worry." After saying that, he gently pushed Wei Zichen's hand away, turned around and followed Yu Yuhan away.

Yao Yuchen watched Zuo Qihan follow Yu Yuhan to another place. He turned to look at the others and said, "My friends, you must be very curious about what secrets he has, right?"

Zhang Hanrui said disdainfully: "Would you be so kind as to tell us?"

Yao Yuchen waved his hand: "Oh, don't say that. After all, we are all students of Z College. It's normal to care about your juniors!"

Zhang Hanrui stared at Yao Yuchen and said, "Care? Sorry, I didn't notice." Yang Hanbo asked, "You... don't have any other requests, do you?"

Fu Ziming leaned closer to Yang Hanbo and said, "I always feel like something is weird."

Yao Yuchen held up his chin and said, "It's okay to tell you, after all..."

Yang Hanbo clapped his hands: "I knew it..."

Yao Yuchen added: "Hey, I haven't finished speaking yet, don't be anxious!"

Wang Hao held his forehead and said, "Are you going to tell me or not? I'm so anxious!"

Yao Yuchen said with a smile: "Zuo Qihan and you are not the same kind of people!"

Guan Junchen asked in confusion: "What do you mean..."

Yao Yuchen continued, "You also heard that Yu Yuhan called him Chi Yan. That day, two children were healing him, but they were bounced back by the energy in his body, right?"

Haohao came out of the magic weapon and shouted, "Are you spying on us?"

Yao Yuchen raised his eyebrows and said, "You are on Yu Yuhan and I's territory. It's hard not to see you. The power in Zuo Qihan's body cannot be underestimated. After all, he is the vessel of the Holy Fire of the Spirits."

Haohao asked: "The Holy Spirit Fire? Didn't that thing disappear five hundred years ago?"

Yu Junxi asked curiously, "Elf Holy Fire? What is that?"

Haohao didn't answer him, but stared at Yao Yuchen.

Yao Yuchen continued, "Oh, it seems Zuo Qihan didn't say anything. The Elf Fire is a great thing. Whoever obtains it will gain all the fire elements. We also thought that the Elf Fire disappeared 500 years ago, but unexpectedly, the Elf Fire was sealed within Zuo Qihan's body by his parents. In order to seal the Elf Fire, his parents almost exhausted all their energy to create a container, and this container is... Zuo Qihan."

Zhang Hanrui sneered: "Oh, do you think... we will believe you?"

Yao Yuchen looked at Zhang Hanrui and said leisurely: "Believe it or not, wait and ask him, then you'll know."

Haohao was stunned: "I didn't expect that Zuo Qihan is actually the container of the Holy Fire of the Spirits!"

Yao Yuchen continued to explain: "Moreover, Zuo Qihan's parents were very cunning. In order to prevent others from taking the Holy Spirit Flame, they cast a spell. If Zuo Qihan died, the Holy Spirit Flame would be gone."

Fu Ziming looked at Yao Yuchen and said, "Who knows whether it's true or not?"

"Only Zuo Qihan himself knows whether it's true or not," said Guan Junchen.

Yu Yuhan stood opposite Zuo Qihan, looking at him with interest: "Chi Yan, what do you want to talk to me about? You don't want to talk about how I can take out the Holy Flame, do you?"

Zuo Qihan said seriously: "Ask you to take the holy fire? Impossible. I want to ask you, what did you say about me and A Rui that day? I want to know what happened between us!"

Yu Yuhan pretended to be embarrassed: "Well..."

Zuo Qihan yelled, "Tell me!"

Yu Yuhan was stunned by his sudden momentum, then said, "Alright, since your injuries haven't healed yet and you're still in such a pitiful state, I'll tell you, you and Zhang Hanrui have mutually exclusive powers. If you get close to him, all your powers will be transferred to him until all your powers are transferred. Conversely, if he gets close to you, all his powers will be transferred to you!"

This time it was Zuo Qihan who was stunned: "What!?"

Yu Yuhan said with a hint of embarrassment: "Ah, you two shouldn't have met. To use the words of the TV series, you are each other's life and death."

Zuo Qihan clenched his fists: "Impossible! You are lying!"

Yu Yuhan said helplessly: "Believe it or not, it's up to you. I just want to try to see if I can take out the Holy Spirit Fire directly."

Zuo Qihan roared angrily: "Don't even think about it!"

Yu Yuhan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Oh, it was just a little joke. I won't take advantage of you when you are in trouble. If I want to take the Holy Spirit Fire, I have to wait until your injury is healed."

As he was speaking, a bird flew towards Yu Yuhan and said something in his ear.

At the same time, Zuo Qihan felt a sharp pain in his chest. He hurriedly held onto the rock wall beside him and barely managed to stand steady. Yu Yuhan glanced at Zuo Qihan and asked, "Hey, what happened?"

Zuo Qihan glared at him: "None of your business!"

Yu Yuhan raised his eyebrows: "Why don't you go back and see your friends, especially your life and death tribulation."

Zuo Qihan yelled, "They...what did you do to them?"

Yu Yuhan said he didn't know either. He just said, "Go and see for yourself... Oh, no, I haven't finished talking yet!"

Zuo Qihan didn't have the patience to listen to Yu Yuhan's words. He ran directly to the cave and found several people fainted, including Zhang Hanrui. He ignored the pain in his body and ran over to help Yang Jiahao, who was closest to him and collapsed on the ground in fear. He asked hurriedly: "What happened?"

Yang Jiahao cried and said, "Brother, not long after you left, Brother Hanrui asked Senior Yao Yuchen about you. Senior Yao Yuchen told us that their purpose was to make something famous."

Zuo Qihan asked doubtfully, "Holy Fire of the Spirits?"

Yang Jiahao cried, "Yes, and then, Brother Hanrui disagreed. He said that even if you are a vessel or a human, you are an inseparable part of us, our partner and family. He would never agree to the seniors taking the Holy Spirit Flame, because if the Holy Flame leaves you, you will die, and if you die, the Holy Flame will disappear. Brother Jiasen said that he doesn't care about the Holy Flame, he only cares that you are okay. Brother Yang Hanbo said the same thing, as well as Brother Fu Ziming and Brother Zhang Guiyuan. But somehow the brothers' words angered Senior Yao Yuchen, so he injured the brothers and disappeared."

Zuo Qihan punched the ground and roared: "Too much!"

Yu Junxi watched Zhi Enhan and Haohao checking and treating their injured companions: "Xiao Zhi, Haohao, how are they?"

Haohao: "Fortunately, Yao Yuchen didn't kill him. Let's wait and see after they rest for a while."

Zhi Enhan: "Are you sure he's our senior? He's attacking his own junior like that!"

Haohao: "The injuries have stabilized. Luckily, Zhang Hanrui's butterflies came out to block them. Otherwise, they might not wake up tonight."

Zhi Enhan: "What? That's ours!"

Haohao: "I haven't seen you summon them either!"

Zhi Enhan: "Are you here to cause trouble?"

Yu Junxi's ears hurt from the noise: "Stop! Stop! Stop making noise!"

Zuo Qihan turned around and asked Haohao: "Haohao, what is the Holy Fire used for? Why do they all want it?"

Haohao explained: "The Holy Spirit Fire is one of the five divine artifacts of this world, and it is also an important key to unlocking the other four divine artifacts. It can be said that with the Holy Fire, you can obtain the other four divine artifacts. These five divine artifacts have been silently balancing the order of this world."

Zuo Qihan was puzzled: "But isn't the Holy Fire in my body?"

Haohao: "Your parents...are they often on business trips? They're always gone for a long time?"

Zuo Qihan: “Yes!”

Haohao: "They're not on a business trip. They've come here to use their special abilities to replace the Holy Fire to maintain order here. The moment you truly awaken, you'll be the one maintaining order here. This also means you may not be able to return..."

Zuo Qihan subconsciously looked at his friends around him: "Then they..."

Haohao: "They can definitely go back. After all, they don't belong here."

As they were talking, Zhang Guiyuan and the others gradually came to their senses.

Zhi Enhan patted Zhang Hanrui's back excitedly: "Hey, Zhang Hanrui, ah Zhang Hanrui, you're finally awake! If you don't get up, I'm going to slap you in the face!"

Zhang Hanrui was speechless: "Give it to you for your ability."

Zuo Qihan felt someone pat his back and subconsciously touched it: "So... I am the key?"

Haohao: "Well, you can say that. So you are a key protected person now. If you get caught, it will be game over for us!"

Ji Eun-han: "Can you tell us something we want to hear? What do you mean by 'we are all game over'? If you are game over, we are not game over either."

Haohao: "Is this the point? Shouldn't the point be Zuo Qihan? He has an important responsibility!"

Zuo Qihan had no way to deal with the two elves, and said helplessly: "Okay, okay, stop, both of you stop arguing, okay!"

Zhang Hanrui looked at Zuo Qihan seriously and asked, "Zuo Qihan, are you really the container? Yao Yuchen said that you will stay here forever. Is that true?"

Zuo Qihan was silent...

Zhang Hanrui shouted loudly: "Tell me!"

Li Jiasen also walked over and asked: "Zuo Qihan, is the reason they want to take you away really because you have that holy fire?"

Zhang Guiyuan also came over and took Zuo Qihan's arm and said, "Can you please not stay? Can't we go back together?"

Si Yin, who had been watching the show silently, couldn't stand it any longer and said, "What are you talking about? I've already said that he is the key to balancing the world order. He also wants to go back, but this is not something he can decide!"

Zhang Hanrui suddenly seemed to remember something and turned to Siyin and said, "Siyin, what was that witchcraft you taught me last time?"

Siyin: "Last time... that was a long time ago, I forgot."

Zhang Hanrui: "The one that can clone people?"

Si Yin was speechless: "Brother, are you okay? How can I copy people's Gu..."

Zhang Hanrui said confidently: "This is definitely possible. Let him replace Zuo Qihan, okay? Let Zuo Qihan go back with us!"

Si Yin was truly impressed by Zhang Hanrui. She held his shoulder and said, "Have you... read too many novels? Or have you watched too many TV dramas? He can't leave. This is what he has to take on. Do you think this is just playing house?"

Zhang Hanrui: "Is it just like you have to become a saint?"

Si Yin: "Yeah, it's karma, there's nothing I can do. I finally convinced my family to let me go out and play, and then I ended up here for no apparent reason, even trying to help you. As a result, I lost three of my Golden Cicada Gu. Refining this thing is so difficult!"

Zuo Qihan couldn't stand the constant discussion around him and suddenly shouted: "Enough!"

Everyone was startled by Zuo Qihan's sudden roar and shut their mouths.

Zuo Qihan sighed and said, "Let me be alone for a while..."

Having said that, he ignored the shouts of his companions behind him and walked towards the cave alone...

"To be continued"

(End of this chapter)