Wow, this rough-around-the-edges pregnant wife is something else, she's incredibly ruthless!

Continuing up the stone steps, Meng Tong arrived at the third stone cave.

The luminous pearl still hung from the cave ceiling, but instead of gold and silver jewelry, rows of wooden cabinets were placed on the ground, each containing many precious medicinal herbs sealed with some kind of transparent glass or something similar.

And there are quite a lot of the fragrant blood lingzhi mushrooms that she picked today, taking up about a whole wooden cabinet.

The wooden cabinet was no ordinary wooden cabinet. Meng Tong didn't know what the specific material was, but the color and the smell it emitted indicated that it was not simple.

Wandering among the neat wooden cabinets, Meng Tong had become numb.

Because there are too many.

Standing in front of the third stone step, Meng Tong looked up, wondering what else was up there!

Feeling both excited and nervous, Meng Tong had a sense of treasure hunting.

Lifting her slightly long skirt, Meng Tong continued walking uphill, taking about ten minutes this time.

This time, the stone steps were exceptionally long.

When Meng Tong saw the familiar luminous pearl again, he had already arrived at the fourth cave.

Compared to the treasures and medicinal herbs below, this seems rather insignificant.

There were still rows of wooden cabinets, and on them were ordinary books, some of which were even missing pages or rotten.

Meng Tong picked up a book from the wooden cabinet at random, flipped through two pages, and found it was a travelogue with annotations written on it in red, simply saying "dog shit".

The handwriting was strong and powerful, with a free and easy style. Meng Tong could imagine the expression on the person's face when making the annotations.

A strange feeling welled up inside her. Meng Tong had actually stayed in this cave for a full half hour, and she had read many books.

The above annotations are all from the same person: "dog shit," "cow shit," and "pig shit."

In short, they all contain poop.

Meng Tong reasonably suspected that this person might like poop!

She pouted and put the book back in its place.

Meng Tong arrived at the fourth stone staircase, which should be the last one!

As the saying goes, the most exquisite things are always the most precious. What could it be?

Meng Tong continued walking upwards, and this time he saw the luminous pearl in less than three minutes.

He had expected some earth-shattering, divine object, but it turned out to be piles of things packed in bags. Meng Tong cut one open and saw that it was grain.

The entire cave was filled with sacks of grain, and for some reason, they hadn't become infested with insects or rotted.

Meng Tong grabbed a handful of unhulled rice, rubbed it in his hand, and sure enough, he smelled a medicinal aroma.

These are seeds, not food.

Who would preserve seeds?

Meng Tong's pupils dilated slightly. Could she have broken into the Great Wei Kingdom's seed bank or... the national treasury?

So much gold and silver jewelry, precious medicinal herbs, book annotations, seeds...

One thing after another, and the more Meng Tong thought about it, the more convinced she became that it was true.

This is probably something left behind by a former emperor. Does that mean someone is looking for it?

That's not how it's always written in novels; there are even stories of princes fighting each other over these things!

Considering the chaos outside, Meng Tong felt she had hit the nail on the head.

Since she's already here, there's no reason not to spit these things out.

With a slight narrowing of his pupils, Meng Tong waved his hand and all the seeds in the cave disappeared.

Instead of rushing back down, she looked at the stone steps that had reappeared.

Its location is very well hidden; even Meng Tong wouldn't have been able to find it unless all the seeds were collected.

Does the fact that it's hidden so deep mean that the most precious thing is hidden up there?

Meng Tong rubbed his hands together and walked towards the stone steps, which were long and winding, barely wide enough for one person to pass through.

Meng Tong walked for ten minutes and finally arrived at a cave.

Strangely, there were no luminous pearls or anything else here; in other words, it was empty.

Why am I somewhat disappointed?

Meng Tong wandered around for a while and was about to head back when he discovered an iron gate embedded in a stone in a corner of the wall.

With excitement, Meng Tong walked toward the iron gate and tried to push it twice, but couldn't open it.

Why is it embedded in the stone?

Meng Tong looked puzzled and reached out to push the edge of the stone.

"Clang clang."

The stone turned, revealing that the iron gate was merely a decoy.

Bending down to look into the stone door, Meng Tong saw a faint light and heard the sound of water.

Is this the peak, or...?

Confused, Meng Tong walked toward the faint light, and when she saw what was in front of her, she was shocked once again.

She could actually see the house Lu Chuan built and a patch of green that was faintly visible through the waterfall.

So she ended up going in circles and ending up back home.

Meng Tong was shocked, and the little one in her belly was also surprised.

All I can hear in my mind is his voice.

"Mother, we're home."

"Mother, Mother, we've struck it rich..."

"..."

……

After calming down for five minutes, Meng Tong finally realized she needed to find the exit and meet up with Lu Chuan and the others.

There is actually a cave behind the waterfall, but it is very small. Meng Tong can see it clearly with his flashlight, and it is also easy to find the exit.

Right at the edge of the waterfall was a stone gate covered in moss. Meng Tong tentatively pushed it, but it wasn't as easy to open as before.

Even with all her strength, she couldn't budge it an inch.

"My mother asked me to come."

The little guy suddenly spoke, and Meng Tong stopped what he was doing and asked him, "Why did you come?"

"Mommy, you can't look down on me! I'm really good now."

As they were talking, the stone door, which had been completely still, moved, and a dull friction sound rang out.

Meng Tong saw a narrow path that could only be passed by one person at a time.

"Mommy, come on over! Isn't baby amazing?"

"sharp."

A smile touched Meng Tong's fair cheeks as she gently stroked her belly with her right hand.

The little one was very happy and moved around a lot in Meng Tong's belly, just like a little fish.

Emerging from the path, Meng Tong stood at the entrance of the cave where his family had once lived, and the so-called stone gate turned out to be the place where they had slept.

That so-called protruding wall is actually the door.

Concealing her inner shock, Meng Tong turned and walked outside; she had to hurry and meet up with Lu Chuan.

Today really scared people to death.

Meng Tong wondered how the three of them would react when they saw her appear, and she was somewhat looking forward to it.

Over here, Lu Chuan and his two children had calmed down and were sitting obediently under the shade of a tree, all three pairs of eyes looking towards the cliff.

Only Bai Ye Yi Hu was pretending to sleep with his eyes closed.

An hour passed, and it had gotten dark. Lu Chuan was still holding the two little ones, looking towards the cliff.

In truth, he was suffering greatly inside; his deep, dark eyes were bloodshot.

My wife said we should just wait for her to come back.

“Lu Chuan, He'er and Yan'er.”