The Peerless Beauty Stuck With Me

Chapter 1708 - 1707: The Second World

The so-called moderation is only because the other party didn't provoke him, that's all."You're flattering me, where am I as outstanding as you say? From the tone of your voice, you're not angry with me anymore, are you?"

Shu Yi cautiously asked, fearing Tang Rao might say, "No, I'm still angry."

"What is there to be angry about? You're so temperamental, I'd be too busy being happy to be angry."

Shu Yi didn't quite understand what Tang Rao meant by this. It sounded like praise, yet it wasn't, making him feel a bit embarrassed.

The stone auction came to a tepid end. Later, Tang Rao bid on two more stones. He skillfully controlled the room; whether the stones had Purple Crystals or not, he bid on them. However, he kept a psychological grip on the bidders. Tang Rao succeeded; the stones he didn't win either had too few Purple Crystals to be worth it or had none, while the ones he did win were full of Purple. He just didn't agree to open the last two.

With so many eyes around, if they knew every stone Tang Rao picked was top-notch, they'd think he was cheating with a Divine Artifact. Though he did have such a thing, it's best kept to himself.

"A big harvest, great haul. I'll check those small stones. If there's something good, I'll pick some, if not, we should leave."

The big stones were already in Tang Rao's pocket. The smaller ones also required keen eyes, but Tang Rao wasn't worried. With Little Hedgehog, a kind of Golden Finger, it didn't matter if he had the eye or not; as long as Little Hedgehog reacted, he'd instantly know which stone was a treasure.

The small stones almost piled up into a mountain. This mountain looked disorganized, but when you really tried to pick from this pile, you'd find yourself unable to entertain any thieving thoughts.

The small stones were not expensive; they were the kind you paid for and bought right away. Tang Rao picked many, paid, and left without thinking of lingering.

"Going downhill?"

Seeing Tang Rao's substantial gains, Shu Yi asked him.

"Let's check the halfway point. Many covet those treasures; I want to see how they're managing to get the treasures out of the mountain."

Shu Yi had no objections; his thoughts aligned with Tang Rao's.

Stone gambling is a technical skill; some get rich from it, some go bankrupt. When people climb up, their mood is similar, but on the way down, there's a noticeable difference.

Shu Yi won a little, making him relatively content among the many stone gamblers.

The two walked and chatted to the midway point, where they saw three people at the cave entrance.

Yang Zhi was sitting on the side; he had tried his best to persuade them, but the other two wouldn't listen. They were not only trying to find a way into the mountain but also brought a large group of friends to brainstorm ways to get inside.

"I say, are you done yet? Whether there's a treasure here is still unknown, aren't you afraid your efforts will be for nothing?"

Hearing there was a treasure halfway up the mountain, more people arrived.

They all harbored dreams of getting rich, thinking that even if they lost in stone gambling, they'd make a final profit at the halfway point before leaving.

By the time Tang Rao and the others arrived, the midway point was crowded with people, and there were pits everywhere. The road, once good, was now difficult to navigate downhill.

"Wow, there are people really digging for treasure!"

With so many people at the midway point, Tang Rao knew now wasn't the time to find things.

The Little Hedgehog inside his portable palace began to stir again.

"Chirp chirp chirp chirp."

There's treasure, really treasure.

It wanted to come out, to prove its feeling was correct, but Tang Rao had cut off the portable palace from the outside world, so Little Hedgehog couldn't come out.

"Who would've thought a casual remark would be believed, be careful with your digging, don't strain your back before finding anything."

Tang Rao's words were not well-received by the crowd.

They were convinced there was a treasure here, and before they even found anything, they imagined how they'd spend the money from their newfound wealth. Tang Rao's words were like a bucket of cold water, chilling them to the bone.

"You're just a sour grapes, aren't you? You can't stand others doing well, hurry up and leave, don't block our way."

One of the treasure hunters, disliking Tang Rao's remarks, kicked a stone away and berated Tang Rao.

"Can't stand the truth?"

After muttering, Tang Rao whispered something to Shu Yi and quickly moved to a spot away from the crowd in the midway point.

"I have a way to get inside the mountain, but it's a bit dangerous."

What if there are things inside, like Divine Beasts or lava?

"If it's dangerous, forget it. Money is an external thing, no use having it if you can't enjoy it."

Shu Yi voiced what Tang Rao had long considered.

"Oh right, I almost forgot about Little Fire Ginseng."

Not having been injured for a long time, Tang Rao almost forgot about Little Fire Ginseng's existence.

"Buddy, besides roaming inside me, can you go into the mountain and see what's in the center?"

Tang Rao also had a try-and-see attitude; whether it could go inside depended on asking Little Fire Ginseng.

"Of course I can, I can go anywhere without limitation."

Speaking of these things, Little Fire Ginseng was quite proud.

Why did Tang Rao only think of Little Fire Ginseng now?

"Alright, take this with you, go inside and see what's in the mountain center."

Tang Rao gave Little Fire Ginseng a portable spy camera, small and easy to carry inside.

He couldn't wait for Little Fire Ginseng to come out and narrate; with high-tech, he only needed Little Fire Ginseng to go in, and he could see everything clearly.

With the order given, Little Fire Ginseng immediately drilled into the ground and disappeared. Within a minute, Tang Rao opened Illusion City, watching the footage Little Fire Ginseng brought back from afar.

The mountain was thick with rock layers, and after a few kilometers, the mountain's interior was suddenly empty. Little Fire Ginseng felt like it entered another world.

Seeing just a small section ahead put Tang Rao at ease.

After all, it would take a few kilometers of digging to find the mountain's hollowness, a task not for the faint-hearted.

Little Fire Ginseng's nimble body circled the empty mountain interior, transmitting everything it saw back to Tang Rao.

There was the sound of flowing water, but no treasures.

It seemed that aside from being empty, there was nothing special about this mountain.