As the ancients planted trees for posterity to enjoy the shade, the mistakes of the forerunners paved the way for the caution of those who followed.
Ten sturdy men had cleared the path and tested for traps ahead, leaving Lu Bei and She Xuan to ride in comfort as they found a brutally blasted cave on the eastern side, successfully entering a pyramid-like ruin.
In the parlance of the trade, this was known as a thief's hole.
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