Not to mention the others, Zhang Bei and Xiao Guan went down and found that there were four directions below.
Any slight mistake could lead them to get lost in the mud.
Fortunately, Xiao Guan led the way, and the two of them went through one waterway after another.
Among Zhang's family's unique skills, there are naturally skills like "Turtle Breathing".
They could hold their breath for a long time, so even in the mud, they weren't afraid of suffocating.
Of course, this didn't mean they wouldn't breathe at all.
If they were trapped down there for long enough, they would still suffocate.
Under Xiao Guan's guidance, the two of them soon arrived at the exit of a water pool.
When they came out, their bodies were covered in mud.
"It's so itchy? What happened?" Zhang Bei was a little surprised.
Xiao Guan said, "The mud is poisonous!"
Zhang Bei's mouth twitched. Luckily, his bloodline had returned to its ancestral state, and the bloodline's enhancement.
gave him the ability to detoxify. Otherwise, he would have needed Xiao Guan's help.
After leaving the water pool, Xiao Guan headed straight ahead.
This was a stone chamber, and there were many boxes and some earthenware jars inside.
There were no other useful things. Zhang Bei kicked over one of the boxes.
He found some books inside and took a look.
"They are all third-rate secret manuals."
Zhang Bei said regretfully.
Xiao Guan said, "These secret manuals were all collected by the Zhang family in the past.
Although they are third-rate, they are still considered precious by people in the martial arts world."
Zhang Bei pouted and discarded the secret manuals.
"Do you know where there are good secret manuals?" Zhang Bei asked.
Xiao Guan nodded and said, "Deep inside!"
Zhang Bei didn't say anything, he just followed Xiao Guan.
Now that he knew Xiao Guan was the future Little Brother, the future Zhang Qi Ling, he had complete trust in him.
Not to mention they were each other's only friends.
"Then let's go, but what about those people?" Zhang Bei asked.
Xiao Guan said, "They can leave directly if they want. If they come in, their path is different from ours.
There's not much danger there."
As he spoke, Xiao Guan continued to walk forward, and Zhang Bei followed behind him without hesitation.
The two of them passed through the corridor. There were still a lot of boxes, and many earthenware jars, etc.
However, they were all scrap, at least to them.
After following Xiao Guan through several corridors, they came to a stone chamber.
There was only one path in the stone chamber, and there were a lot of collapsed boxes.
However, Xiao Guan didn't walk towards that path, but came to the other side of the wall.
There was a small hole in the wall, a very small hole.
At most, only a baby could squeeze through it. They couldn't get through it with their size.
"Are we going through here?" Zhang Bei asked.
Xiao Guan nodded and said, "That side leads to another area, we're going to another place.
It's relatively safe and faster to go through here."
After finishing, Xiao Guan's bones began to creak, and his entire body was slowly shrinking.
Eventually, his entire body became like a baby, much smaller.
"Shrinking Bone Technique!"
This was a mandatory skill for the core members of the Zhang family.
In the past, Zhang Bei was slow and clumsy, and he couldn't learn it no matter how hard he tried.
But now that his aptitude had been upgraded, he had no problem with the Shrinking Bone Technique.
"Creak, creak!"
Soon his body was also shrinking rapidly, and his whole body became much smaller.
Xiao Guan glanced at Zhang Bei, didn't say anything else, and directly squeezed through the small hole.
Zhang Bei followed closely behind. Although the small hole was small, it was a piece of cake for them who had mastered the Shrinking Bone Technique.
It seemed that the hole was specially prepared for them, the core members of the Zhang family.
After entering, the direction of the small hole suddenly changed by ninety degrees.
It was completely different from the other entrance they had seen before.
After they came out of the small hole, there was a large passage.
However, the passage was full of collapsed stones.
Sometimes they blocked the way, and they had to move the stones or climb over them to get through.
"There aren't as many corpses here?" Zhang Bei said.
Xiao Guan said, "Few people come here."
"With the Zhang family's skills, they could totally dig tunnels, right?"
Zhang Bei asked his question.
The Zhang family were the ancestors of tomb raiding. Digging tunnels was just routine for them.
"The old patriarch set up a deadly poison here. If you forcibly dig it open, the poison will spread.
Even those with special blood will die."
Xiao Guan explained to Zhang Bei.
Only then did Zhang Bei realize why they didn't dare to dig tunnels.
Without Zhang Nian and the other four interfering, Zhang Bei felt much more relaxed and his ears were much quieter.
But just as they had passed through a pile of rubble.
"Boom, boom!"
The entire passage suddenly began to shake violently.
Large rocks were falling, as if there had been a huge earthquake.
And as the walls peeled off, large amounts of black gas began to erupt from the walls.
Fortunately, the violent shaking didn't last long.
But even so, the entire passage was almost completely destroyed.
The terrifying poison gas was spreading madly, Xiao Guan immediately covered his nose and mouth.
"Go!"
After finishing, Xiao Guan immediately retreated.
Looking at the black mist-like gas, Zhang Bei also knew that this path was impassable.
Although they had special blood, their detoxification ability had limits.
Once they were trapped in it, they would also be poisoned to death.
So Xiao Guan retreated without any hesitation.
"This doesn't look like an earthquake?" Zhang Bei said.
Xiao Guan said expressionlessly, "Zhang Hai Ke and the others must have encountered trouble.
I just heard the sound of the bat whistle."
The bat whistle was a special way of communication used by the Zhang family. The sound of the bat whistle was very far-reaching.
It could travel very far, but Zhang Bei hadn't heard it before.
It shows the gap between him and Xiao Guan.
"Damn it, those guys are good for nothing but causing trouble." Zhang Bei cursed.
Xiao Guan said, "We'll go save them."
As he spoke, Xiao Guan took Zhang Bei down another path. It seemed that he was very familiar with this place.
Zhang Bei didn't object. In this underground world, there was no path that this guy didn't know.
However, they didn't return the way they came.
"There's a path ahead, you can leave but you can't enter. The previous path must have been blocked."
Zhang Bei didn't ask Xiao Guan but explained first.
"It's hard to imagine you're only thirteen years old. Otherwise, I'll just call you Little Brother, you're more mature than us at your age."
Zhang Bei said with a smile.
"Whatever, Xiao Guan is just what you guys call me, I don't have a name." Little Brother said.
Zhang Bei was silent. Little Brother had no father or mother since he was a child, and even after returning to his family, he didn't have his own name.
Xiao Guan was just the nickname given to him by the person who raised him.
So it didn't matter to him whether he was called Little Brother or Xiao Guan, it was just a title.
"From now on you're called Little Brother! At least you're the Little Brother in my heart."
Zhang Bei put his arm around his shoulder and said with a smile.
"You're older than me!" Little Brother said.
Zhang Bei said nonchalantly, "So you're called Little Brother, not Big Brother."
Little Brother's mouth clearly twitched, but he didn't refute, still with that indifferent expression.
Zhang Bei laughed heartily, put his arm around his shoulder, and walked towards the distance.
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