"Streamer, be careful!"
"Watch out for traps and poisoned arrows below!"
"Oh my god, great god brother, I'm so worried about you!"
"Streamer, take my advice, don't go down. Anywhere with treasures underground is definitely dangerous!"
"Great god, if you need money, I'll give it to you. I don't want to lose you in this world!"
"Naughty one, keep up, and protect your master well, then you'll get delicious food!"
"Where is Po Tian Ying..."
In an instant, bullet comments flooded the live stream. Some were teasing, some were bystanders joking, and some genuinely held their breath for Cheng Xiaofan.
To be honest, Cheng Xiaofan's heart was also in his throat.
As he descended, holding the solar lamp, he silently chanted in his heart, "Ancestors, I am your descendant, Cheng Xiaofan. I am not here to steal treasures, just to satisfy my curiosity. No matter how many treasures are stored here, I will not touch them! I swear on my conscience to all my ancestors, though I like money, a gentleman obtains wealth righteously. I will never take what is not mine."
However, just as he thought this, he felt something was wrong. If it was something left by his ancestors, and he happened upon it, wasn't it intentionally left for him by his ancestors? If he didn't take it, wouldn't his ancestors blame him?
Upon reaching the bottom of the basement, he found himself blocked by a stone door. Carved on the stone door was a line of text: "Let the horses return to the mountains, and the weapons be sheathed. May there be peace in the world henceforth!"
Cheng Xiaofan inserted the wood-chopping knife into the crack of the stone door and pried hard. With a creak, the heavy stone door slowly moved open a gap. Seeing nothing out of the ordinary, he then tucked the wood-chopping knife to his waist, put down the solar lamp, gripped the door crack with both hands, and pushed it aside.
As the door slowly opened, the viewers in the live stream started posting bullet comments again.
"That's strange, why are there no hidden weapons in this underground secret room?"
"Is it because our streamer has good luck, and all the hidden weapons malfunctioned when he arrived?"
"Great god, your luck is truly amazing. The only thing that disappoints me is that I was prepared to support you financially, and it seems there's no hope!"
"The ones upstairs are all wasting my time. This Bai Mang Lake is located in the heart of a primeval forest. There are plenty of fierce beasts here, who would dare to come here casually!"
"One remark awakens the dreamer! The person upstairs is right. There's no need to set up any traps here!"
Immediately, the stone door was opened by Cheng Xiaofan. He picked up the lamp and walked in. This was a standard basement, estimated to be about two hundred square meters, filled with weapons. Swords, sabers, iron rods, double halberds, axes, serpent spears, swords, and more. Unfortunately, with the passage of time, these weapons were all rusted, and some were unrecognizable. The entire basement was filled with these items.
Seeing everything before him, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but say emotionally, "My ancestors must have fled here when they were pursued by the Wei army. They originally wanted revenge, but as time passed, their hearts gradually calmed down, and they longed for a peaceful life! No one in this world gives up a good life to live on the edge of a knife! Perhaps, before my ancestors left Bai Mang Lake, they built this underground room and sealed all their weapons here!"
Saying this, Cheng Xiaofan put down the lamp and bowed deeply to the weapons, saying loudly, "Esteemed ancestors, your descendant Cheng Xiaofan has arrived and pays his respects!"
*Thump!* Cheng Xiaofan knelt down. Naughty, who had followed him in, also knelt down like his master.
"Jeeeee!"
Just then, Po Tian Ying also flew in. It couldn't kneel, so it head-butted the ground!
"Esteemed ancestors," Cheng Xiaofan said, kneeling on the ground, "I can imagine that when you were opening up Zhuxi Village, because it was remote and the land was barren, your lives must have been very hard. I, Cheng Xiaofan, swear here that in my generation, I will make Zhuxi Village the world's number one golden village, so that everyone in the world will be proud to be from Zhuxi Village!"
"I didn't expect the streamer's ambitions to be so grand!"
"I thought I had overestimated the streamer, but I still underestimated him!"
"What a touching scene. Great god, you're not just saying this out of impulsive passion, are you?"
"Whether the great god's words are true or false, to have such a dedication is truly remarkable!"
"The problem is that our generation can't even say such things anymore!"
"Let's send some rewards and bless the streamer's wishes to come true!"
...
Half an hour later.
Cheng Xiaofan appeared outside the Wanghu Tower.
"Hee-haw!"
A strange animal cry attracted Cheng Xiaofan's attention. It sounded like the neigh of a horse? Cheng Xiaofan climbed over the slope and found thirty-six dark red horses at the foot of the mountain, swishing their tails and grazing on withered grass. The horses looked emaciated and weak.
"Weapons sheathed, horses returned to the mountains. Could these horses have been bred from the soldiers of Eastern Wu back then?"
There are two sayings in the countryside: "A family won't sell their guard dog even if they starve," and "A farmer won't slaughter their draft ox even if they starve." Similarly, for ancient soldiers, warhorses were never easily slaughtered. There were no horse farms in the southern Anhui region. These horses could only have been bred from the warhorses of Eastern Wu.
At this moment, the viewers in the live stream, upon hearing Cheng Xiaofan's words, immediately started posting bullet comments.
"So these are descendants of the warhorses of Eastern Wu. Seeing them, I can't help but feel a sense of reverence!"
"Why are these horses so skinny? They're not eating the lush green grass in the distance, why are they eating this withered grass here?"
"The person upstairs, what do you know? This is a primeval forest, animals divide their territories. Clearly, these horses are too weak to compete with other wild beasts and have been driven to this corner!"
"Streamer, think of a way to help these horses. Good deeds will be rewarded!"
"Streamer, you're a descendant of the soldiers of Eastern Wu, after all. You have a connection with these horses, you can't just turn a blind eye!"
"The ones upstairs are worrying too much. The great god in my heart is as soft as cotton candy. How could he not help these horses when he sees their plight!"
Glancing at the bullet comments, Cheng Xiaofan couldn't help but smile and say, "Everyone, don't worry. The moment I saw these horses, I felt a sense of kinship, and I naturally won't abandon them."
As soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Xiaofan's gaze turned cold. When the soldiers of Eastern Wu withdrew from this area, they would have certainly kept the horses by the lake shore, not deep in the mountains and old forests. After all, fierce wild beasts often roamed in the mountains and forests, which would harm them. The only reason they would be here is that the surroundings of Bai Mang Lake have been occupied by some fierce wild beasts, forcing these horses to leave this area. The Bai Mang Lake area must not become a paradise for those wild beasts.
"Po Tian Ying!"
At Cheng Xiaofan's command, Po Tian Ying immediately flew to his side. Cheng Xiaofan instructed, "Po Tian Ying, lead those horses to Bai Mang Lake!"
"Jee!"
Po Tian Ying responded with a chirp and flew towards the group of dark red horses.