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Rong Hua raised her eyebrows. She didn't even know what mine Rushing Thunder was in. Could it be that only Duan Canghai knew about it?

"I'm not too sure either. The emperor said that there is a rare mine here for me to bring over to clear the wasteland. After that, he will give the general's manor 20% of the ore." What Duan Canghai said surprised everyone, they didn't know what was going on either.

Rong Hua rubbed his chin, feeling that something was off. Once again, he looked around at the remaining mercenaries. These people were all very silent. A man like this was the most suitable candidate to be a killer.

Could it be that the Emperor was subtly trying to get rid of Duan Canghai?

Thinking of this, a cold shiver went down her spine. If this was really the case, then the royal family of the Eastern Continent would collapse very soon.

"Boss …" Long Zhui Yun wanted to speak, but hesitated.

Rong Hua asked, "What's wrong?"

"Boss, if I have nowhere else to go, would you let me follow you?" Long Zhui Yun asked out of nowhere.

"You won't have a place to go?" Rong Hua thought he was joking.

Long Zhui Yun used his soul power to communicate with Rong Hua: "Boss, do you remember when you told me to go home and check on my pets? My father discovered a secret, and that was that the person who left the spy imprint in the companion's mind was the Emperor's trusted aide.

I think the emperor's uncle may want to kill himself. When that happens, the royal family of the east continent will definitely change. "

Rong Hua couldn't help but laugh: "You don't have that much confidence in the royal family?"

"It's not that I don't have confidence, it's just a matter of course. Right now, the royal family is rotten to the core. Once that happens, I won't have a home anymore." Long Zhui Yun was a bit emotional.

Rong Hua understood what it meant to have no family matters. If the royal family of the east continent was finished, then those nobles would be suppressed. They might even be worse off than ordinary people.

She reached out and patted Long Zhuoyun's shoulder, "Don't worry, you're my brother. I'll definitely split half of what I have to eat with you."

They did not promise any wealth or nobility. After all, those were just floating clouds, and it was only through tribulations that one could truly live.

Long Zhui Yun said with a smile, "The happiest thing in my life is to be kicked by you!"

"Cough, cough …" Rong Hua was a bit embarrassed.

Long Zhui Yun looked around and said, "There seems to be another secret to this mission."

"What?" Rong Hua was stunned.

"I heard that there's some sort of secret in this area, and I think General Duan came here for this secret as well. Otherwise, isn't he a fool to come throw his life away when he knows what the Emperor is thinking?" Long Zhuoyun winked his eyes.

Rong Hua rubbed her chin. Maybe there really was some secret. Otherwise, why would someone use such a powerful magic plant to guard the entrance?

She was still considering whether she should tell Duan Canghai or not. If she were to tell him, would he believe her?

Just as he was hesitating, Duan Canghai had already given the order to continue advancing forward.

The more they walked along the mine tunnel, the more complicated it became. There were even many forks in the road, and at the end of each dead end was a very large space. There were some underground magical beasts, either mutated rats or scorpions.

Along the way, everyone was exhausted. However, what made them even more dejected was that they arrived at the last dead end.

"Strange, is there no other way?" Rushing Thunder felt his way back and forth in front of him.

Rong Hua walked over to take a look, the natural cave walls, there weren't any traces of man-made excavations.

Could it be that the person who left the magic plant behind knew that this was a dead end, so he went back to retrieve the mining tools? Or perhaps there was a hidden path that they had not found.

"Oh no, there are magical beasts!" Someone shouted.

Rong Hua turned to look, that was a strange demon beast, snake head, lizard body, there was a thorn above the neck, every thorn had a black ball on it.

"This is the Explosive Serpent Lizard. Everyone be careful." Li Daoyi shouted.

Rong Hua's eyelids jumped. This Raging Snake Lizard wasn't easy to deal with. Even though its body wasn't even a meter long, the black balls on its spikes could explode, and each one was as powerful as a grenade.

"It would be great if a five hundred year old Serpentine Lizard could collect all of the balls." Some began to daydream.

The Magic Staff in Duan Canghai's hand moved, drawing a circle in the air, and that circle instantly formed a bubble, trapping Rong Hua within it.

Long Zhuiyun poked it with his hand. "This is the general's shield. You'll be safe there."

Rong Hua frowned, "I'm going out to battle, how can I break it?"

"I can't break it. Since the general is protecting you, then don't move recklessly." Long Zhui Yun wasn't jealous at all.

"But I'm stronger than you! Why would I protect you instead of protecting you?" Rong Hua wasn't polite at all when she spoke.

Long Zhui Yun looked at her with hidden bitterness. "Boss, what the general is doing has a reason. Perhaps he's afraid that you'll become a vanguard and he'll let you have a good rest?"

"This …" Rong Hua was speechless.

BOOM! With a loud bang, a huge hole was blasted through the cave wall. It turned out that the Serpentine Burst Lizard had thrown out an explosive bullet when it was attacked from all sides.

Duan Canghai warned, "Be careful, focus on its eyes and abdomen."

The fight on the other side was extremely lively, and Rong Hua's side was extremely depressed. Although she didn't know why Duan Canghai was so good to her, the only thing she knew was that she couldn't help her, that he couldn't even break through this bubble.

"Rumble …" The Serpentine Lizard threw out a few more explosive bombs.

"It's out of luck. Hurry, keep fighting!" Rushing Thunder shouted excitedly.

However, the Raging Snake Lizard's temper was as explosive as a bomb. It let out a long hiss as it charged in and then self-detonated at Rong Hua's side.

Rong Hua's expression turned cold as she summoned the Bloodthirsty Demon God to support her weapon, hoping to block the explosion. However, he underestimated the power of the explosion. Her body was sent flying by the air current from the explosion.

Duan Canghai leaped up and hugged Rong Hua, "Are you alright?"

"No …." "I'm fine!" Rong Hua's face was slightly hot. Duan Canghai was too perfect.

The two of them landed on the ground. Unfortunately, before they could say anything, someone shouted, "General, there's actually a brick wall here."

Duan Canghai put Rong Hua down as he quickly walked forward.

So, this wasn't a dead end, it was just a trap that had been set up by someone.

Duan Canghai didn't rush in. Instead, he turned around and said, "The Duan Clan will follow me and the rest of you will go in. If you're lucky enough to return alive, you can go to the Chamber of Commerce to collect your mission rewards. If you're unlucky enough to die, then you can only blame yourself."

A maid asked, "General, did you know that there were ruins here?"

"That's right!" Duan Canghai admitted it without hesitation.

The mercenaries' eyes immediately lit up. None of them wanted to leave, but one of them asked, "General, if you take something inside, do you want to hand it over?"

"No need, if you can obtain something then it's fate that you don't have to hand it over. If someone kills you for the treasure then I won't interfere. Everything will be according to the rules of the secret realm exploration!" Duan Canghai no longer had a smile on his face, nor did he have a warm aura.