Chapter 152 - A Rescue Attempt Failed

Old Hu quickly comments. "We need to go there now! If he is even half as stubborn as your younger self he will likely get himself killed. You were fortunate that fate had you pick another, but he is not a dragon, and that technique is not meant for humans even if we are the superior species."

"Look, I am sure it is fine. Even if he is as stubborn as my younger self, he is not self destructive... Never mind, we need to leave now!" Emperor Rin then answers as he quickly stand after the other two already are.

As he stands up Old Ji asks. "How could you let your grandson go there? You know how dangerous it is there from personal experience. Did it just skip your mind, or what?"

However before the emperor could reply, Old Hu chimes in adding. "Even if he does have the system, and has had it his whole life, that still may not be enough to protect him especially when considering that your descendants do not have theirs as powerful as yours.."

Quickly saying his piece Rin answers. "Look, while the dangers may have skipped my mind at the time, it does not mean I forgot. Either way, if I did not trust him I would not have sent him there. After all that place is my home. Also to correct your earlier statement he has only had if for less than a year, the system I mean, and he actually used to have a dragon king bloodline, however I removed it because I figured it would hind his future which is true, but I guess if I had not maybe it would have saved him now."

Old Hu quickly comments. "You are telling us he only had it for less than a year, and you still let him go in there? Ugh *Sigh. Well all we can do now is hope that he is alive, and try to save him."

Old Ji agrees saying. "I agree, there is no use in getting worked up over the past. Thus let us focus on the future to try saving those we can."

While the two are speaking, Rin quickly works on opening the portal. As it opens, the three quickly jump through, and instantly noticing the warmth of the planet.

Wanting to make sure that the Emperor understood, Old Ji says. "My friend, I do not mean to make you feel bad, but you do realize that the dragons who raised you are the strongest dragons in existence, at least that we know of and not some weaklings like petty wyverns. Honestly, it is amazing that you even survived as most if not everyone else would have died. If your grandson is still alive after this, you should definitely try to be more careful with him in the future."

"I know, and understand. It was not my intention to harm him but instead to help him." Rin comments as the group starts moving forward very quickly.

Once the three arrive at the fork in the road, Rin says. "I am not sure about this at the moment, I mean the test varies based on who enters, if we go in we might not be able to survive let alone save him. I will go in, but you both should wait back here. If anything should happen and I call out, please pull my body back alright?"

His two friends quickly nod as they form a rope of chi around him and back to their hands. Then Rin starts walking in quite briskly as he does not want to waste a seconds time, and as he walks to rope extends as it is fed chi from his friends.

As the emperor Rin moves through the tunnel he is slowed down as the pressure grows more and more. Walking through he sees the blood on the ground, but notices it is dried and has already turned a brownish tint on the ground. Seeing this causes him to wonder. 'If this blood is dry, then either he died ahead or already left this place, as the chances of him succeeding especially as a mortal are near if not zero.'

Either way, he continues moving on as he is pressured farther and further down, until he as well is down to his knees. Now crawling through the tunnel seeing more and more dried blood, he wonders. 'How could he have made it so far, did he really succeed? Even I do not think I will make it much farther. I guess it really is true that if fate has something in store for someone it will come to them so long as the conditions are met if their are any.'

Eventually brought to his belly, with only saving his grandson in mind, he notices the blood trail stopped. Figuring that he could not have finished without bleeding his way through, the emperor coats his hand in chi and tugs the line to get their attention. Then is quickly pulled back through the tunnel until he can once more stand on his own. 

Once at a point where he can stand he tugs on the rope once more to have his friends stop pulling, and he stands up with some effort before running back to them.

Getting back to his two best friends, he reports. "All that was in the tunnel was dried blood, and I could not get more than a few meters more forward. Likely he made his way out of this tunnel, since there is practically a zero percent chance that he made it through. Thus we should be fine, besides, from what I know of this place if one is fated with this place they will be brought out if they are nearing death so as to allow them to try again. Since he chose it he is either fated, or unlucky."

Hearing his explanation of what was in there, Old Ji asks. "Should we look in the other caves for him? Although if he is not in this one, it at least removes the most threatening cave from the list."

Not wanting to reveal the contents of the caves anymore than he already had long ago which was basically just the trials of them and nothing of their insides, Emperor Rin answers. "No, we should go. I will be back in less than a week to pick him up anyways, and since he is not in the location we all worried of, than it will be just fine waiting. If nothing else, his experience here will certainly last a life time."

With that said, the three friends then exit the cave very happy that they did not have to find their friend Rins' grandson dead, or worse. Either way, Rin opens the portal back, and the three teleport back to the palace.

Meanwhile back inside the cave, Yueliang is still reading all the characters written on the wall completely immersed in what is written. Although something kind of interesting is the fact that their are no chisel nor paint marks, just marble stone making up the shape of the characters as if it grew that way, and indented as if it were natural as well.

Having finished the first third or so of whatever is written, he gets up, and moves so as to continue reading. With the first third finished, he starts wondering why a story was written here in this cave, however he does not let it change his focus. Trying to absorb every bit of knowledge is his goal, especially considering that if he did not, than he would have just wasted all of his earlier effort in getting here. That being said, it was quite painful and exhausting.

Reading over the content he notices a pattern, but having not yet finished the story, he cannot be certain what it yet means. The more he reads, the more he feels like he is connecting with the story, as if it were his past, and he is reading his journal or something.

However back in the castle a figure can be seen pacing back and forth in a room feeling very curious what is taking so long. Thus she starts heading for the throne room for answers to her questions.

Quickly making her way to the throne room, she sees a portal and watches as the three men walk into the room. Thus she walks over to the emperor and asks impatiently. "Daddy, where were you? Also, where is Yueliang, and why is it taking so long for him to come back?"

Turning around to see his daughter as the portal closes her father answers. "Little Ai, calm down first. I just went to see him, and Yueliang is just fine. Also, I told you it would be a while, he is cultivating in the immortal caves."

Hearing his response, Ai Lans face subconsciously shows an expression of terror as she remembers her time back there. Then comments. "Does he really need to be cultivating right now? I mean there is plenty of time right?"

"No there is not, because he has to restart before he turns 22. Anyways, the week should be over before you realize if you find something fun to do. Now I still have to get back to my friends, I will talk to you soon ok." The emperor replies.