Fleeing from famine? Not a chance; the divine healer's wife made her fortune.

The riddle is solved, and the obstacles are overcome.

Su Yunlan's gaze was fixed on the indistinct lines on the rock wall, her fingers gently stroking the rough stone surface, trying to find a clue.

This map is less of a map and more of an abstract drawing, with winding lines that intertwine like earthworms and are occasionally adorned with strange symbols that leave one completely baffled.

The air inside the cave was stuffy and damp, carrying a pungent, earthy smell that made it hard to breathe.

Everyone held their breath, their eyes fixed on Su Yunlan, hoping she could create a miracle.

“This… looks like some kind of ancient totem,” Xiao Yuhan broke the silence, pointing to one of the spiral symbols. “I’ve seen similar patterns in ancient books; they seem to represent… a water source?”

Su Yunlan shook her head, her delicate brows furrowed. "It doesn't seem like it. Look here," she pointed to another intersecting line, "If this is a water source, then what do these intersecting lines represent? Moreover, the way these symbols are arranged seems more like the trigger sequence of some kind of mechanism..."

The two held their own opinions, and neither could convince the other.

A tense atmosphere spread between the two, and the others dared not breathe, afraid of disturbing their train of thought.

Time passed second by second, and the atmosphere in the cave grew increasingly heavy.

“I think…” Xiao Yuhan pointed to an inconspicuous symbol in the lower left corner of the map, “This symbol looks a lot like the shape of the valley we encountered before.”

Su Yunlan followed his finger, examined it carefully for a moment, and slowly shook her head. "It doesn't seem like it. There was a huge rock at the entrance of that valley, but there isn't one here..."

“But…” Xiao Yuhan was about to say something more when Su Yunlan interrupted him, “Wait, look!” A glint flashed in Su Yunlan’s eyes as her fingers moved rapidly across the rock face, connecting several seemingly unrelated symbols. “If we arrange these symbols in a specific order…”

Her voice grew softer and softer until it was almost a murmur.

Everyone held their breath, not daring to make a sound, for fear of disturbing her train of thought.

Su Yunlan's finger hovered over the last symbol. Suddenly, she raised her head and looked intently at everyone. "I understand!"

Before anyone could react, she grabbed Xiao Yuhan's hand. "Come with me!"

The group followed her through a winding passage to a hidden stone chamber.

In the center of the stone chamber, there stood a...

In the center of the stone chamber, there stands an ancient stone platform.

The stone platform was covered with strange symbols, which bore a striking resemblance to the patterns on the rock face.

Everyone looked at each other, stunned for a moment.

"What...what is this?" Xiong Da scratched his head and asked in a muffled voice.

His rugged face was filled with doubt, and his thick eyebrows were furrowed.

The damp air in the cave made him feel uncomfortable, and he unconsciously tugged at his collar.

Silence spread through the cave, and the atmosphere grew heavy once more.

Su Yunlan and Xiao Yuhan both stared intently at the stone platform, trying to find some clues.

"Could it be... that this stone platform is the 'mechanism' indicated on the map?" Xiong Da suddenly asked, his tone tinged with uncertainty.

His words startled everyone, and Su Yunlan and Xiao Yuhan both turned to look at him.

Xiong Da rubbed his hands together somewhat awkwardly. "I...I was just saying..."

“No, what you said makes a lot of sense!” Su Yunlan’s eyes lit up, and she quickly walked to the stone platform to carefully observe the symbols on it.

“Look,” she said, pointing to one of the symbols, “this symbol is exactly the same as one on the map! If you arrange the symbols on the map in order, they correspond exactly to the positions of the symbols on the stone platform…”

Su Yunlan's voice grew increasingly excited. She reached out and touched the symbols on the stone platform in the order shown on the map.

The moment the last symbol was touched, the stone platform suddenly emitted a dull thud, and then the walls of the stone chamber slowly opened, revealing a passage leading to a deeper part.

The passageway was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

A cold wind blew from the depths of the passage, carrying a putrid smell that sent chills down one's spine.

“This…” Xiong Da swallowed hard, his burly body trembling slightly.

Mo the hunter also subconsciously tightened his grip on the hunting knife in his hand, staring warily into the depths of the passage.

“Let’s go,” Su Yunlan took a deep breath and stepped into the passage first. “We have no way out.”

Xiao Yuhan followed closely behind, and Xiong Da and Mo the hunter also mustered their courage and followed.

The passage was pitch black, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

Su Yunlan took out a tinderbox from her spatial storage and lit a torch. The dim light illuminated the path ahead.

The passage is winding and it is unknown where it leads.

The air was thick with a damp and putrid smell, making it feel suffocating.

"Wait..." Su Yunlan suddenly stopped and stared intently ahead.

Illuminated by the firelight, a passage suddenly appeared ahead...

door.

"This..." Xiong Da's eyes widened. "What is this?"

Su Yunlan didn't speak, but silently walked to the stone gate and carefully observed the patterns on it.

"This... seems to be..." Xiao Yuhan's voice trembled slightly, "An ancient divine beast... the Taotie..."

Su Yunlan's gaze was fixed on the stone gate, where the Taotie pattern carved on it was so lifelike that it seemed as if it might leap out of the stone gate at any moment and devour everything.

Xiong Da and Mo the hunter stared nervously at the stone gate, not daring to make a sound.

The dampness and putrid smell in the air grew stronger, as if foreshadowing something ominous.

“This stone gate might be the last key point on the map.” Su Yunlan’s voice was calm and firm. She reached out and gently touched the Taotie pattern on the stone gate.

Instantly, the stone gate trembled slightly and made a buzzing sound, as if some power was surging within it.

Xiao Yuhan looked at Su Yunlan with admiration in his eyes.

He gently put his arm around Su Yunlan's shoulder, and Su Yunlan leaned against him. In an instant, a sweet atmosphere filled the cave.

Both Xiong Da and Mo Liehu silently turned their heads away, pretending not to have seen what was happening, but their inner tension did not lessen.

“Okay, let’s continue following the map.” Su Yunlan straightened up.

The group followed Su Yunlan through the stone gate and into a narrow passage.

At the end of the passage, a rushing mountain stream suddenly appeared.

The bridge over the mountain stream was rickety and looked like it could collapse at any moment.

Below the bridge lies a bottomless valley, where a cold wind blows, carrying with it biting chill and endless fear.

"This...this bridge..." Xiong Da swallowed hard, his voice trembling slightly, "Are we going to cross it?"

“We have to go,” Su Yunlan said firmly, her eyes showing no hesitation.

Xiao Yuhan followed closely behind, standing firmly beside her.

“Let’s go,” Su Yunlan took a deep breath and stepped onto the rickety bridge first. The bridge surface creaked and groaned as if protesting their arrival.

Xiong Da and Mo the Hunter exchanged a glance, their faces showing tension, but they ultimately decided to follow.

Just then, Mo the Hunter took a deep breath and strode onto the bridge. The bridge trembled even more violently, but he did not back down. Instead, he quickened his pace.

Mo the Hunter took a deep breath and stepped onto the rickety wooden bridge first.

Instead of being as cautious as others had expected, he strode forward with peculiar steps, sometimes fast, sometimes slow, sometimes stepping on the edge of the bridge, sometimes landing in the middle.

Every step was incredibly precise, as if it had been calculated meticulously.

The bridge continued to creak, making a teeth-grinding sound, but miraculously, it did not shake any further.

His keen eyes scanned the bridge surface, like a cheetah tracking its prey, searching for a safe foothold.

He was not reckless; rather, he relied on his years of experience traversing the mountains and forests, as well as his keen insight into subtle changes, to discover the pattern of this dangerous bridge.

Xiong Da stared in disbelief, his rugged face filled with astonishment. He couldn't help but exclaim, "Old Mo, how... how did you do that?"

Hunter Mo didn't turn around, but said in a deep voice, "Follow my steps, don't hesitate." His voice was deep and powerful, carrying a convincing strength.

Xiao Yuhan glanced at Su Yunlan, gave her a reassuring look, and then followed closely behind Mo the Hunter, carefully stepping onto the wooden bridge.

Su Yunlan followed closely behind. Although she was nervous, she showed no sign of it on her face and walked with steady and firm steps.

Seeing that the three had already walked some distance, Xiong Da became anxious and followed Mo the hunter's steps onto the wooden bridge.

The wooden bridge began to shake violently beneath his feet, and he turned pale with fright, large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.

"Don't panic!" Hunter Mo turned to look at Xiong Da and said in a deep voice, "Follow my steps!"

Xiong Da took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and followed Mo Hunter's steps one by one.

Every step felt like walking on a knife's edge; a single misstep could send you plunging into an abyss.

The wind howled, the bridge swayed, and everyone's hearts were in their throats.

Finally, after a long and perilous trek, everyone safely crossed the wooden bridge.

Xiong Da plopped down on the ground, panting heavily, still shaken.

"That was close, that was close..." he muttered to himself, his back already soaked with cold sweat.

However, before everyone could recover, the scene before them stunned them once again.

All that could be seen ahead was a vast expanse of white, shrouded in thick fog, so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face, like a chaotic world.

This area is not marked on the map; it seems to have appeared out of thin air, full of unknown dangers.

Su Yunlan frowned as she looked at the misty area ahead, and whispered, "Be careful, this place..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a sudden sound…