Madmen don't keep diaries

Chapter 504, 503 Cloudscape

Treasure?

Liu Weisen immediately perked up.

He quickly stretched his neck and looked up at the sky, just like Shunzi did.

My eyes were sore from staring, but I couldn't see anything except for the thick clouds.

Feng Xiuhu asked him, "Do you believe me?"

With red eyes, Liu Weisen said, "What's the point of saying all this at a time like this? Do I have any other choice but to believe you?"

Feng Xiuhu nodded: "Okay, then I'll take you to find the treasure."

After saying this, Feng Xiuhu gently tapped the ground with his cane, and a thick fog rose up, instantly covering the entire mountaintop.

From within the thick fog came the shouts of treasure hunters; some were panicked, anxiously calling out the names of their companions; others were overjoyed, shouting, "A clue! This must be the clue!"

Liu Weisen knew this was Feng Xiuhu's doing, so his panic only lasted for a brief moment.

With a thought, Feng Xiuhu conjured a row of ladders formed from mist in front of the two of them. The ladders grew longer in the wind and quickly extended upwards, soon disappearing into the clouds.

Feng Xiuhu looked at Liu Weisen: "Do you still have the strength?"

Liu Weisen gritted his teeth: "I can crawl!"

As if to show his determination, he took the lead and climbed up the ladder.

Feng Xiuhu followed closely behind when he suddenly heard a noise beneath his feet.

He looked down and saw that Shunzi had followed without saying a word.

Feng Xiuhu kicked him down.

Shunzi looked up in surprise: "Big brother?"

Feng Xiuhu said, “Liu Dashanren and I are inconspicuous, and no one will notice if we disappear, but you are different. You stay down here to provide cover. If anyone asks, just say we went down the mountain.”

Shunzi then understood Feng Xiuhu's good intentions—once the fog dissipated, only Liu Weisen and the others would disappear, which would alert the treasure hunters and make them suspect that the treasure had fallen into Liu Weisen's hands, inevitably leading to endless trouble in the future.

Knowing the gravity of the situation, Shunzi stopped following and only instructed, "Brother, be careful. If things don't work out, it's okay to abandon Liu Weisen."

Liu Weisen hadn't climbed far when he heard Shunzi's words. He froze for a moment, but then pretended not to hear and continued climbing.

……

How long does it take to climb from the ground all the way up to the clouds?
Without considering any external factors such as eating and rest, it would take at least several hours.

However, if all external factors are taken into account, this process may take one or two days.

Feng Xiuhu didn't think too much about it at first; he just wanted to get Liu Weisen promoted, but he forgot that Liu Weisen was just an ordinary person.

After climbing for only a few tens of minutes, Liu Weisen was almost exhausted, relying entirely on his willpower and obsession with the treasure to keep going.

Feng Xiuhu followed behind and suddenly noticed that Liu Weisen had stopped moving, so he looked up and urged, "Don't stop."

Liu Weisen gave a wry smile and was about to reply that he would rest for a while, but when he subconsciously looked down, the terrifying height made him dizzy and he almost lost his grip.

Liu Weisen quickly closed his eyes tightly and tried to take deep breaths to calm himself down.

Feng Xiuhu saw his predicament, looked up and muttered, "This won't do either. At this rate, how long will it take to get up there?"

Feng Xiuhu suddenly slapped his forehead: "Look at my brain, I've been stubborn again."

He pulled a cane from the back of his collar and pointed it at the air beside him—the mist instantly gathered, and an elevator appeared.

With a crisp "ding," the elevator doors slowly opened.

Feng Xiuhu jumped into the elevator, pulling Liu Weisen in with him.

Liu Weisen's legs went weak, and even though he was standing on solid ground in the elevator, he instinctively leaned against the wall and gripped the railing tightly with both hands.

He quickly surveyed his unfamiliar surroundings: "What—what is this?"

Feng Xiuhu rolled her eyes at him: "Country bumpkin, have you never seen an elevator before?"

Liu Weisen was speechless—he had seen elevators before, but never one like this.

He was about to say something more, but Feng Xiuhu had already pressed the button. Whoosh!
The elevator suddenly shot upwards at an extremely high speed. Liu Weisen was caught off guard and fell to the ground, unable to get up for a long time.

He wanted Feng Xiuhu to slow down, but he couldn't even open his mouth. He could only keep giving Feng Xiuhu meaningful glances—his eyes were bloodshot from being filled with blood.

Feng Xiuhu said to him, "It's obvious you didn't get enough rest last night."

Liu Weisen: "..."

Finally, just before Liu Weisen was about to faint, the elevator stopped.

The elevator ascended quickly and stopped just as fast. Due to inertia, Liu Weisen was thrown directly onto the ceiling and then crashed heavily to the ground.

Feng Xiuhu helped him up: "Who told you not to wear a seatbelt? Two points deducted."

Liu Weisen's mind was a bit muddled. He gagged a few times before asking, "What...what seatbelt?"

Feng Xiuhu pointed behind him, and Liu Weisen looked closely—a seat stood alone in the corner of the elevator.

Liu Weisen fell silent—he was quite certain that this thing hadn't been there before.

Ding--

The elevator door opens.

The two of them turned to look outside at the same time.

The first thing you see is a lake—and the elevator is "floating" in the middle of the lake.

Further afield, one can see mountains and dense forests.

Liu Weisen's pupils suddenly contracted.

Feng Xiuhu curiously poked his head out of the elevator and looked down at the lake.

The lake water was crystal clear, so clear that you could see the bottom, but the bottom was not the lakebed or riverbed—it was high in the air!

This lake is suspended high in the sky without any support or lifting.

Feng Xiuhu rested his chin on his hand in deep thought—but why couldn't he see these things when he was on the ground?

He tried to step out of the elevator and onto the lake. To his surprise, he found that there was no sign of sinking and his feet felt as flat as if they were on solid ground.

Relieved, Feng Xiuhu took a few steps and then ran towards the shore.

Seeing that he was about to run away, Liu Weisen dared not separate from Feng Xiuhu, so he quickly mustered up his courage, stepped out of the elevator, and chased after Feng Xiuhu.

……

The two rested temporarily on the shore.

Feng Xiuhu was particularly curious about this place, and looked around with his hands on his hips.

The lake in front, the path underfoot, and the distant hills and dense forests are all clearly visible, but the sky is covered by thick clouds, obscuring the view.

Liu Weisen squatted by the lake, scooping up a handful of water with both hands, the clear water slipping through his fingers.

He couldn't help but mutter to himself, "How miraculous... It feels like there's something solid beneath my feet, yet it looks just like ordinary lake water."

Feng Xiuhu walked over and said to Liu Weisen, "There's a big problem here."

Liu Weisen looked up at him.

Feng Xiuhu asked, "Haven't you ever considered that if the treasure really was left by the King of Nanyu, how could he, a mere mortal, have gotten here?"

Liu Weisen was also stunned.

Unless he can fly.

However, it should be noted that even among deities, not every god has the ability to fly.

So far, Feng Xiuhu has only seen two true gods with the ability to fly freely in the sky—the Goddess of Wind and Rain and the God of Mist.

This ability comes from the characteristics of its rules; the Goddess of Wind and Rain can control the wind, and the God of Mist can transform into mist.

Apart from that, even the fastest bird, the Jingzhe Lang, can only jump around on the ground.

(End of this chapter)