The two of them were filled with regret. They had been so busy watching the spectacle that they had failed to follow her out.
By then, Song Yaoyao had already ridden out of the city!
Following Guagua's directions, they arrived at a spot five li outside the city.
Trees lined both sides of the official road here. Following Guagua's instructions, Song Yaoyao headed into the woods on one side.
After going roughly an incense stick's worth of time into the woods, Song Yaoyao tethered her horse to a tree and continued deeper on foot.
Another half hour's walk brought her to a low mountain.
Song Yaoyao reached the foot of the mountain, and Guagua said:
[Host, this is the mountain.]
Song Yaoyao: [Guagua, this looks like an ordinary mountain. Is there some sort of hidden mechanism here?]
Guagua: [Exactly.
Host, do you see that pile of dried grass up ahead?
Clear away the dried grass, and you'll find a stone underneath. Step down hard on it, and a stone door will appear in the mountainside.]
Song Yaoyao: [All right, Guagua.]
Song Yaoyao did as Guagua said. After clearing away the dried grass, she found a stone, just as promised. She stepped down hard on it, and a door slowly opened in the mountainside.
Song Yaoyao took a protective suit out of her storage space and put it on. Who knew whether there was poisonous gas inside the cave? It was better to take precautions.
The cave was roughly seventy to eighty square meters in size, crammed with chests of all sizes.
Song Yaoyao stepped forward and opened one of the chests to look inside. Gold ingots filled her sight. She opened another, which contained all sorts of jade pieces and antiques...
*Heh, I never imagined I'd stumble upon such a