Grassroots Travel: The Star Lord of Another World

Chapter 237 Starry Night Exploration

The noise gradually faded away, and Gao Xingchen and Nan Li walked side by side on the bustling street. The colorful lights reflected on their young faces, but could not conceal the lingering solemnity between their brows.

"Xingchen, what are you thinking about?" Nan Li noticed that Gao Xingchen was absent-minded and asked softly.

Gao Xingchen retracted his gaze and looked at the woman who had always been by his side. A warm feeling welled up in his heart: "Nanli, don't you think this is going too smoothly?"

"Are you talking about Sun Hao?" Nan Li was very smart and immediately understood Gao Xingchen's concerns.

"That's right," Gao Xingchen nodded, "He has been planning for so long, it's impossible for him to give up so easily. I always feel that he has some tricks up his sleeve."

Nan Li pondered for a moment: "What you said makes sense. We can't take it lightly. What do you want to do?"

Gao Xingchen's eyes flashed with determination: "Let's go to the animal training ground tonight. I always feel that there are secrets there that we don't know about."

As night fell, the animal training ground was immersed in silence. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li avoided the patrolling guards and sneaked into the animal training ground quietly. Under the moonlight, the once bustling arena now seemed particularly empty, filled with a strange atmosphere.

"Xiao Hei, go and take a look around to see if there is anything unusual." Gao Xingchen ordered in a low voice.

Xiao Hei understood what he meant and turned into a black shadow and disappeared into the night.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li carefully searched every corner, hoping to find some clues. Suddenly, Gao Xingchen stopped beside a rockery at the edge of the stadium.

"What's wrong?" Nan Li asked.

Gao Xingchen didn't say anything, but just squatted down and gently stroked a stone at the bottom of the rockery with his hand.

"This stone..." Gao Xingchen frowned. He felt that the stone was a little loose, as if it was some kind of mechanism.

He took a deep breath and pressed down hard on the stone.

"Rumble..."

After a dull sound, the ground next to the rockery slowly cracked, revealing a dark hole. A cold and damp breath came to my face, mixed with an indescribable weird smell, which made me shudder.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li looked at each other and saw shock and confusion in each other's eyes.

"It seems that we have found an incredible place." Gao Xingchen whispered, with a hint of excitement and uneasiness in his tone. The cave entrance was deep, as if leading to an unknown abyss. Gao Xingchen took out a night-shining pearl from his waist, and the soft light dispelled some of the darkness and illuminated the stone steps leading to the underground.

"Be careful." Gao Xingchen warned softly, and was the first to step in. Nan Li followed closely behind, with a gleaming dagger in his hand.

The stone steps were narrow and slippery, so I had to be extremely careful with every step. After walking for about an incense stick of time, I suddenly saw a spacious basement in front of me.

There was a stone table in the middle of the basement, with some scrolls and letters scattered on it. Gao Xingchen walked forward, picked up a letter, and looked at it carefully under the light of the night pearl. The letter paper was yellowed and the handwriting was sloppy, but the words "Beast Taming Conference", "Spirit Beast Blood Sacrifice", "Subversion of Star Domain" and so on could be vaguely recognized. There was a strange symbol at the end of the signature, like a monster with bared fangs and claws.

"What is this?" Nan Li came forward, her eyebrows slightly furrowed. Gao Xingchen didn't say anything, just handed the letter to her, and then picked up another scroll. There was a map drawn on the scroll, with some strange symbols and routes marked on the map, one of which was the monster pattern at the end of the letter.

"This map..." Gao Xingchen carefully identified the route on the map, his face gradually becoming solemn. "If I'm not mistaken, this should be a secret place on the edge of the star field. It is rumored that an ancient ferocious beast is sealed there. Could it be..."

"Could it be that Sun Hao is colluding with this mysterious organization and wants to use the beast taming conference to open the secret realm and release the ancient ferocious beast?" Nan Li took over his words with a hint of disbelief in her tone.

"It's very likely." Gao Xingchen said in a deep voice, "If this is true, the consequences will be disastrous."

At this moment, a light sound of footsteps came from above, accompanied by a low voice. Gao Xingchen and Nan Li's faces changed, and they quickly put the scroll and letter back to their original place, then dodged and hid behind a huge rock.

"Master Sun, are you sure the thing is here?" A rough voice sounded with a hint of doubt.

"Of course, I saw him hiding here with my own eyes." Another cold voice sounded, it was Sun Hao's voice, "Search carefully, if you find the thing, there will be a big reward!"

The footsteps were getting closer and closer. Gao Xingchen and Nanli held their breath, clenched their weapons, and waited for the best opportunity.

Heavy footsteps echoed in the empty basement. Sun Hao led the way, followed by three burly strangers. They all exuded a faint smell of blood, and it was obvious at first glance that they were not good people.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li hid behind a huge rock, not daring to breathe, for fear of alarming the newcomers. In the dim light, Gao Xingchen carefully looked at the three strangers. They were all masked, revealing only a pair of shining eyes, holding shining swords in their hands, and it was obvious that they were bloodthirsty.

“Master Sun, is what you said really that magical? Can it open the door to the star realm?” one of the strangers asked in a rough voice, with a hint of doubt in his tone.

"Of course, how could I lie to you?" Sun Hao smiled, but his tone was very sure, "This is information I spent a lot of money to get, it's absolutely reliable!"

“Hmph, I hope you don’t play any tricks, otherwise…” another stranger snorted coldly, his tone full of threats.

Sun Hao shuddered and quickly assured, "No, no, I don't dare to play tricks. Gentlemen, let's find the thing quickly. The sooner we find it, the sooner we can finish it."

As he said this, Sun Hao called on the three men to search the stone chamber. They overturned the stone table, smashed the pottery jars, and made a mess of the entire stone chamber, but they still couldn't find what they wanted.

Gao Xingchen and Nan Li hid in the dark and heard their conversation clearly, which made them even more confused. What could open the gate to the astral world? Could it be the secret realm marked on the map?

Curiosity drove Gao Xingchen to find out more information. He gently nudged Nanli, pointed at Sun Hao and others, then pointed at himself, and then pointed upwards, signaling them to go around from above. Nanli understood and nodded.

The two held their breath and crept back along the wall. However, just as they were about to leave the stone chamber, an accident occurred.

A huge black monster suddenly jumped out from the corner and blocked their way. It sniffed its nose, licked its lips with its scarlet tongue, and let out a low roar.

"Oh no, I've been discovered!" Gao Xingchen was shocked and thought to himself, this is terrible.

The monster had obviously spotted them, and it bared its teeth, revealing its sharp fangs. It approached them step by step, ready to attack at any time...