He spoke gently, comforting and patting her head at the same time. Mu Xiangwan sobbed slowly into calmness, still burying her eyes against his shoulder, not daring to look even once at that place.
Su Chaoyang looked down from the unsealed floor to see that it was indeed full of slithering pythons, both terrifying and disgusting.
Thinking of how the young girl had been threatened with such fear all these days, he felt a suffocating pain within his heart. Holding her tighter, he whispered, "It's okay, I'm here."
The floor was unsealed and underneath was indeed a snake pit. However, hidden beneath it was the entrance to a secret tunnel.
He watched as they skillfully prepared everything, and someone carrying a torch went down. Following the light, Su Chaoyang saw that it was indeed a dark secret tunnel.
Assuming that everyone would immediately go into the tunnel once it opened, he was surprised when some brought knee pads and wrapped them around both their legs.
