A rare opportunity

What he couldn't understand was that without a stove, how would he boil water and cook?

Just as he was wondering, Jiang Wanzong came to a stone wall on the inner side of the stone chamber and pressed on a protruding stone on the wall. With a creaking sound, the stone wall split to the sides, revealing a two-foot square hole!

Li Yu didn't understand what he meant, and at this moment, he saw Jiang Wanzong stretched out his hand and pressed a protrusion on the cave wall, and a beam of flames shot out from the bottom of the cave! Although the flame was small, it seemed to be extremely hot, and its heat could be felt from a distance of about ten feet!

"This fire is from the core of the earth. You can use it to boil water and cook. But this fire is extremely fierce. Be sure not to get it on yourself, otherwise it will be difficult to put out!"

Jiang Wanzong said.

He then told Li Yu how to control the fire and how to close the fire hole until Li Yu successfully boiled a pot of hot water.

Finally, Jiang Wanzong stared at Li Yu and said sternly:

"Little kid, you have to remember that you are able to survive and stay here so that you can take care of Ma Ji! You must do your best to take good care of him. If there is any mistake, I will never forgive you! Also, the window on the door where Ma Ji lives should be closed on weekdays, and no one should be allowed to see his condition! Except for me and the four ancestors, no one else can be allowed to enter! Remember?"

Li Yu bowed and replied:

"Grand Elder, please rest assured. I will remember this!"

Jiang Wanzong stared at him again, then handed the key in his hand to Li Yu and turned away.

Li Yu knew that this key was the key to the door of the stone chamber where Ma Ji was, so he quickly held it tightly in his hand and followed Jiang Wanzong out of the cave.

Jiang Wanzong saw Li Yu following him closely, frowned, and said in a deep voice:

"Why are you following me? Just stay here and take good care of Ma Ji!"

Li Yu stopped hesitantly and watched Jiang Wanzong walk towards four old men who seemed a little impatient and were standing in front of a cliff.

The cliff had four grooves, just like the ones outside. The four old men took out their tokens, inserted them into the grooves, and then stepped into the big hole with Jiang Wanzong and disappeared! The big hole also disappeared and returned to its original state!

Li Yu couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. He rushed over and reached out to touch it. It was cold and hard, just like other cliffs! He still didn't believe it, so he knocked it hard with his hand and couldn't help but screamed "Ouch!" It turned out that he used too much force and knocked his fingers out of blood!

Li Yu couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. He really didn't understand how there could be a big hole on the cliff. It seemed that the only way to get out from here was through that big hole.

I couldn't figure it out, so I just stopped thinking about it. Since I was already here, I should make the best of it. Now that I was here, the most important thing to do was to choose a suitable place to live.

In his opinion, the most suitable place should be the tea room. However, Jiang Wanzong repeatedly told him to take good care of Ma Ji and not make any mistakes. Jiang Wanzong's words told him implicitly that only when Ma Ji recovered could he save his life. In order to be on the safe side, he decided to take care of Ma Ji nearby and live with him.

He immediately turned around and walked towards the cave where Ma Ji was. Halfway through, he suddenly remembered that there was nothing in the cave except a futon! So where should he sleep? Should he lie on the ground? Lying on the ground was fine for him, but at least he had to lay some straw on it, right? Otherwise, the Yin Qi from underground would surge up, and his body would definitely not be able to bear it.

However, when he looked around, he found that there was no soft straw to lie on as far as his sight could see.

Li Yu was helpless and thought that he could only live in the tea room. At least it was much warmer there.

He immediately turned back and walked into the cave that led to the tea room. After entering the tea room, he looked around to see where it would be most appropriate for him to sleep.

At this moment, his eyes suddenly lit up! It turned out that he had found several animal skins among the piles of pots, pans, and bowls! However, those animal skins looked neither tiger nor leopard, neither deer nor elk, but they seemed to be relatively large in size. The only drawback was that the hair was sparse and fine. Based on his knowledge, he had no idea what kind of animal skin it was.

He couldn't help but be overjoyed! With the barrier of these animal skins, the Yin Qi from the ground could not invade his body, so he could take care of Ma Ji nearby! But after thinking carefully, he didn't dare to make a decision on his own, for fear of causing displeasure to the four old men. So, he decided to wait for the four old men to come in and ask. However, he waited for a whole day and still didn't see the four old men.

Li Yu was afraid that Ma Ji might make some mistakes, so he kept running back and forth to check. Finally, he stomped his feet! Who cares? At worst, I can just take it back when the time comes!

He immediately rolled up the animal skins, carried them on his shoulders, and walked into the stone chamber where Ma Ji was.

Ma Ji still maintained the cross-legged sitting posture. Li Yu was not surprised because he had seen him sitting in this posture through the window all day long and it seemed that he had never moved.

Li Yuxian spread the animal skins in the inner corner of the stone chamber, and then he found that the animal skins were extremely soft and felt just like human skin! There were four pieces of animal skins, just enough for both the bed and the cover.

Li Yu packed up his bedding and yawned. Just as he was about to lie down to rest for a while, he turned his head and saw Ma Ji, who was in a daze. He couldn't help but shuddered. He thought: Ma Ji has been sitting there without moving. Could something have happened?

Thinking of this, why would he still feel sleepy? He hurried to Ma Ji and looked into his eyes. Seeing him look at him with a confused expression, he finally felt relieved and went back to his bed.

Lying on the soft animal skin, Li Yu couldn't fall asleep. This rare tranquility made him think about his future and destiny!

Since he traveled through time and space and was reborn, he had experienced many twists and turns, and suffered a lot. Now he was trapped in this so-called secret realm. Although he saved his life and gained a rare peace, he lost his freedom. He didn't know if he would have the chance to walk out of here and return to his home in the future!

He glanced at Ma Ji and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing secretly! He didn't expect that his fate would be tied to him. Is this lucky or unfortunate? Judging from the words and deeds of Jiang Wanzong and the four old men, Ma Ji's identity is extraordinary. He should feel honored to be tied to him. But he couldn't be happy no matter what! Perhaps because of the repeated blows, even he himself didn't believe that he could take good care of him.

He had a feeling that a huge danger was approaching quietly, which was why he wanted to live with Ma Ji.

He didn't want anything to happen to Ma Ji. Whether he could get out or not, being alive was better than being beaten to death! Only when alive could there be hope. A dead person would have no hope at all!