StarNovelChapter 1676 Stefan hid behind a rock, waiting for them to change shifts. He knew the security would be the weakest at that time. He'd heard from Neil that their guards had a ritual-they would perform a Dragon Dance, their ethnic dance, when they wanted to change shifts.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtSoon, the six guards at the cave and the other six guards who were taking over started dancing, and Stefan took that opportunity to sneak into the cave through a side door.
The cave was small but deep, and there was only one lamp in the dark cave. It was a karst cave with unique stalactites that were shaped like the 12 zodiac animals-pig, dog, chicken, goat, tiger, and so on.
"I'm sure there must be a dragon here since it's one of the twelve zodiacs." Stefan eagerly walked into the deepest part of the cave. He could hear the sound of running water from tto time, and it sounded like the cry of a dragon.
The deepest part of the cave was the highest part of it, and there was a stalactite there more than ten meters high. It was shaped like a dragon, and it was poised over a stone pillar. The dragon was gold in colour, and its scales, beard, and claws looked like it belonged to the dragons of fairy tales. It looked like a flying dragon that had been cursed into stone-it was amazing.
Follow on Novᴇl-Onlinᴇ.cᴏmStefan stood beneath the dragon and stared up at it, awestruck. Was this the dragon he had been searching for? If it was, where was the dragon saliva? He looked around, and suddenly spotted a bronze-like cauldron at the highest spot in the cave, just below the dragon's head. That cauldron was palm-sized, and was being held in the dragon's claws. It looked like the dragon was drinking from it, and Stefan figured it was probably housing the dragon's saliva. He couldn’t dwell on it too much because twas running out, so he rolled up his sleeves and trousers before climbing up the dragon. The dragon's body was long and spiraled upwards, and the climb was steep and slippery.
Stefan felt that he was pretty good at climbing, but he slipped and fell countless times; it was exhausting. After a while, he finally reached the upper body of the dragon. HE eached out and took the cauldron, and saw a clear liquid in it. He didn't have tto think about where it cfrom, and just held the cauldron to himself, preparing to climb down.
Suddenly, he heard Neil's voice a few meters beneath him. "Oh, my god! Man, you've got sguts!" Neil fell to his knees, holding his head anxiously. 'I thought you were joking, but you actually did it! The villagers are going to kill you for being disrespectful, I know they will!" Neil had given Stefan the map of the village because of their agreement, and he also genuinely wanted to help Stefan. He knew the mountain paths were dangerous and the security outside the cave was strict, so he felt Stefan would give up and go back. However, Neil was still worried about him, so he told the guards at the memorial chamber that he wanted to pay respect to the ancestors then went to check it out.
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