Movie variety show soul travels between two worlds to become a rich man

Chapter 464 A Great Start - The First Extraordinary Treasure

"The ship is here, are you coming or not—"

Just then, with a shout from the old man driving the oxcart, Gao Dongxu and the others looked towards the river and saw a boatman poleing a wooden boat with a saddlebag pulling it from the back, heading towards the rocky platform.

"Hehe." Gao Dongxu chuckled, stood up, patted the dirt off his backside, and said, "Let's go, let's see what tricks these two old guys are up to."

A cold glint flashed in Wu Sansheng's eyes as he shouted at the old man, "Come on, right away—"

When Gao Dongxu and his group reached the shore, they saw that the flatboat was made of cement, and a very ordinary middle-aged man was standing at the bow, but his eyes revealed a cunning.

The boatman shouted and moored the boat against the rocky edge, but the old man driving the oxcart kindly said that there were many of them, so let them go first and he would wait for the next trip.

Wu Sansheng gave the old man driving the oxcart a meaningful look, then said thank you before following Gao Dongxu and the others onto the boat.

Wu Sansheng first negotiated the price with the boatman, then called for the boat to set sail. The middle-aged man rowed the boat very skillfully, and the boat quickly drifted out. When it reached the middle of the mountain stream and went around a mountain, a cool breeze suddenly blew in, and the view ahead opened up.

The scenery was absolutely stunning, with steep mountains on both sides and towering peaks that were simply breathtaking. Wu Xie innocently exclaimed in admiration as he took out his digital camera and snapped a lot of photos.

As for Wu Sansheng, he lit cigarettes with the boatman, chatted idly, and tried to get information out of him.

Gao Dongxu, meanwhile, had his arms around the slender waists of the two sisters, Ru Xin and Ru Qing, as he admired the scenery.

Suddenly, the boatman stopped the boat with a stern voice and said very seriously, "We are about to pass through a water cave. When we are in the cave, please speak very quietly, do not look into the water, and especially do not speak ill of the mountain god."

The group exchanged glances, becoming more alert, knowing that the boatman was about to cause trouble.

The ship rounded a cliff at the bow, and the cave appeared before them. However, it was not a cave at all, but a hole. It was only ten centimeters wider than the ship. What was most terrifying was its height. A person could not even sit down and could barely squeeze in.

Pan Zi cursed, "Damn, this hole is so creepy."

There was some light when you first entered the cave, but after turning a corner, it immediately turned into complete darkness.

"Turn on your flashlights—" Gao Dongxu gave the order, and everyone took out their high-powered flashlights and turned them on, instantly brightening the entire cave. The boatman's expression changed, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes.

The cave walls were smooth and damp, with a strange green hue, as if covered with a layer of moss.

Pan Zi suddenly gasped and exclaimed, "Third Master, this hole is unusual. It looks like a tomb raider's tunnel—"

Wu Sansheng reached out and touched the cave wall, cursing with a puzzled look, "Damn it, it really is a tomb raider's tunnel, round and square, it's been around for quite a while..."

At this moment, the boatman crouched down on one knee at the bow of the boat, using one hand to propel the pole, and began to explain the origin of this place.

However, the more he spoke, the more vigilant Pan Zi, Leng Feng, Er Pang, Fu Gui, Fu Sheng, and the others became. They placed their hands on their knives and guns, watching their surroundings warily.

Even the seemingly innocent Wu Xie, who appeared completely oblivious to the strange atmosphere, found his palms sweating profusely.

Just as Wu Sansheng and the boatman were arguing, Zhang Qiling suddenly waved his hand and whispered, "Shh, listen! Someone's talking!"

Apart from Gao Dongxu, everyone else was startled by his sudden action and immediately held their breath. Sure enough, they heard rustling sounds coming from the depths of the cave.

These sounds are very ethereal, and after being processed by the echoes in the cave, they give people a very magical feeling. You try to make out what they are saying, but you always feel that you can understand them and yet you can't.

However, just as everyone was drawn by the sound, the boatman hid in a concealed cave on the roof of the cave.

Wu Xie was the first to notice, and he shouted, "Third Uncle, the boatman is gone!"

“Pan Zi—” Wu Sansheng called out.

"I don't know, I didn't hear the sound of someone diving," Pan Zi panicked. "It's like the person suddenly lost focus just now."

"Damn it, we don't have any corpse energy on us, who knows what will happen!" Uncle San said in frustration.

At that moment, the boat suddenly shook. Panzi quickly grabbed a powerful flashlight and shone it into the water. The others also shone their flashlights into the water and saw a huge shadow swimming past.

"Sprinkle realgar—" Gao Dongxu knew it was a group of corpse beetles, so he decided to test whether realgar could suppress them.

Upon hearing this, everyone immediately opened their waist pouches, grabbed a packet of realgar, tore it open, and sprinkled it into the water.

"It works, but the realgar will dilute quickly..." Wu Xie shouted.

"My goodness... Third Master, this thing is way too big!" Panzi shouted at the dark figure still swimming around the boat in the water.

At this moment, Wu Sansheng looked at Zhang Qiling, as if seeking his opinion. Wu Xie saw this and immediately became very curious about Zhang Qiling.

Zhang Qiling's previously expressionless, stone-carved face suddenly vanished, and his eyes stared intently into the water, as if he were searching for something with complete concentration.

He raised his right hand and plunged it into the water with lightning speed, almost like a flash of white light. His hand was back in a flash, with a dark worm between his two unusually long fingers. He threw the worm onto the deck and said, "Don't panic, that was this."

Wu Xie looked down and was taken aback: "Isn't that a water beetle! So that big clump of shadow just now was just a large number of water beetles swimming by?"

“Yes,” Zhang Qiling wiped his hands with his clothes. Wu Sanxing stepped forward, stomped on the severed foot, picked it up, smelled it, and exclaimed in horror, “This isn’t a water beetle, it’s a corpse beetle. These insects eat carrion, and they’re especially abundant in places with dead bodies. The better they eat, the bigger they grow. Judging from this, there must be a place upstream where corpses have accumulated. And it’s not a small area.”

As he spoke, he looked at the dark cave ahead and quickly added in a puzzled tone, "But these things usually stay in places with lots of dead people and don't usually swim around. Why are there such a large group of them migrating together now?"

"It should be related to the strange sound we heard earlier. It probably means, 'Brothers, let's eat!'" Gao Dongxu said with a smile as he watched Zhang Qiling turn his head to look into the depths of the cave.

"Hehe, Young Master Gao, please stop joking at a time like this," Wu Sansheng said, looking at Gao Dongxu with a wry smile.

“No, he’s right, that should be it. The big one is probably nearby…” Zhang Qiling’s confirmation sent chills down everyone’s spines. They grabbed their flashlights and shone them around frantically, searching.

Just then, strange noises came from the depths of the cave again, and this time they were much closer than before. The sound was like the whispers of countless little devils, making everyone extremely uncomfortable. Everyone fell silent, and the atmosphere became extremely eerie.

Without saying a word, Gao Dongxu took out the Three Pure Bells from his spatial storage and started shaking it with spiritual energy.

"Ding-a-ling—Ding-a-ling—"

An invisible sound wave spread out in all directions from the center of the Three Pure Bells.

"Phew—what just happened to me?"

"That sound is suspicious..."

The sound of the Three Purities Bell brought everyone back to their senses. Gao Dongxu put away the Three Purities Bell and smiled at Zhang Qiling, who was staring intently at him.

"That voice can bewitch people..." Ru Xin and Ru Qing said with grim expressions. Just now, the two of them couldn't come back to their senses, their minds were filled with that voice.

Wu Xie was shining a powerful flashlight around aimlessly when he glanced up and immediately screamed in fright, "Ah—Third Uncle—"

Everyone hurriedly raised their flashlights and looked at where Wu Xie was shining his light. They saw a blood-soaked face hanging upside down, its two eyes staring dead at them.

It was the boatman, now only his upper body remained. A large black worm was gnawing at his intestines from the cave ceiling, occasionally twitching its head. Wu Xie was completely terrified.

vomit--

Fusheng was so disgusted by the sight that he felt like vomiting. The others also looked extremely grim.

Perhaps because of the bright light, the giant corpse beetle squeaked, flung the corpse aside, and pounced directly on Panzi's head, its two large talons digging into Panzi's scalp.

Master Pan was indeed a remarkable figure. In this situation, he flipped his left hand, and before anyone knew it, a military knife was in his hand. He then used the knife to pry open the corpse beetle under the insect, digging it out directly.

The corpse beetle let out a miserable squeak from somewhere. It couldn't withstand the force of the blow and was pushed away by Pan Zi's punch. This whole series of events happened in the blink of an eye. The huge corpse beetle went straight for Wu Xie's face.

"Snapped--"

Gao Dongxu moved quickly, and a dagger appeared in his hand without him even noticing. He plunged it directly into the corpse beetle, killing it instantly. However, the corpse beetle did not die and continued to bar its fangs and claws.

"Ahhh... You scared me to death, Panzi, you bastard, you almost killed me—" Wu Xie's face turned deathly pale with fright, and he jumped up and down with lingering fear.

Gao Dongxu then grabbed the hexagonal bell at the tail of the giant corpse beetle with his other hand and pulled hard, pulling out a white, pasty-looking piece of stuff.

The corpse beetle, which was baring its fangs and claws just moments ago, was rendered powerless in less than a second. It casually tossed the beetle corpse onto the boat and then, with unparalleled precision, used a dagger to pry out the centipede, half of which was exposed and hidden inside a hexagonal bell.

Gao Dongxu's series of lightning-fast movements seemed like he had done it countless times before, leaving everyone dumbfounded. Zhang Qiling stared intently at Gao Dongxu, and it had to be said that Gao Dongxu had given him far too many surprises.

"This, what is this?"

Everyone looked at the hexagonal bell in Gao Dongxu's hand. Wu Xie widened his eyes and asked curiously.

"The hexagonal bell; the seductive sound just now must have come from it."

The crowd crowded around and looked at a fist-sized, hexagonal, sealed copper wind chime that was covered in a thick layer of verdigris. All six sides of the wind chime were engraved with dense incantations.

Gao Dongxu shook it slightly, producing the same sound as before. However, the one he heard before was very ethereal, as if it were drifting from the shadows. This one sounded very real. It seemed that the bell was the source of the sound, but it needed to be combined with the empty echo to have a bewitching effect.

"A divine weapon!"

Wu Sansheng's eyes immediately lit up as he shouted. Having been involved in tomb raiding and trafficking for so many years, he had seen some rare treasures with special abilities. These rare treasures were known in the industry as divine artifacts.

"One doesn't qualify as a divine artifact, but if there are dozens or hundreds, then it truly is a divine artifact." Gao Dongxu smiled as he took a box out of his backpack, put the hexagonal bell inside, and then stuffed it into his backpack.

Zhang Qiling's pupils suddenly contracted as he looked at Gao Dongxu, his clenched fists trembling slightly.

"Dozens? One almost made us lose consciousness, what would happen if dozens went off at once..." Wu Xie said with a wry smile.

"Oh, I almost forgot. What were those three rings after that? They were so clear and melodious, calming and soothing..." Wu Sansheng subconsciously looked at Zhang Qiling, but seeing Zhang Qiling staring at Gao Dongxu, he frowned and fell into deep thought.

"Put the insect carcass on the bow of the boat. Fugui, you go row—" Gao Dongxu immediately gave the instructions. "Everyone, stay alert and get out of here as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)