After they walked a hundred meters in, a fork appeared in the cave.
Xinyan looked at Mr. Gu: "Grandpa, which way should we go?"
Mr. Gu looked at the leather map in his hands for a while; the markings had already faded: "Let's go left. We'll have to rely on luck from here on."
They hadn't gone far before the path ended, but it was obvious they could feel a flowing breeze.
The two lightly tapped on the stone walls on both sides but found nothing unusual. Xinyan always felt there should be a surprise hidden here; after all, although the breeze was faint, they could feel it.
However, after groping around for almost an hour, they still couldn't find any mechanism to activate: "Grandpa, let's try the other passage. There might be a surprise waiting for us."
Mr. Gu no longer insisted: "Alright."
The two retraced their steps back but didn't immediately take the right passage. Instead, they went out to make two more torches from local materials before continuing their exploration.
