The Snail Princess and Her Benefactor

Chapter 212 Stone Box

Hua Chao walked down the stairs step by step, and the torch in her hand lit up the dark cave little by little as she stepped down the stairs.

In the flickering light of the fire, Hua Chao saw that the cave was not big.

There was a rectangular stone bar inside, which looked like a bed, but there was nothing on the bare stone bed.

There was a stone altar right in front of the stone bed, on which was a dusty stone box.

There was nothing else in the entire cave, but the stone box was covered with dust, and it was impossible to tell what color it was.

Hua Chao walked down the stairs a few steps and came to the altar, Ling Mi followed closely and stood beside her.

"Sister, there is indeed something in this cave. I wonder what is inside this stone box."

Ling Mi looked at the stone box in front of her in disbelief.

"Whatever it is, let's just open it and take a look."

Hua Chao handed the torch in his hand to Ling Mi and gently blew away the dust on the stone box. The dust flew up instantly, choking the two people and making them cough.

"Cough cough..."

"Cough cough..."

"Oh my... this dust is so thick, I wonder how many years it has been here!"

"For such a damp cave to have such a thick layer of dust, it must be very old!"

"Wow... so there really is a treasure inside!"

"That's not necessarily true, but since it's hidden in such a mysterious place, there must be some unspeakable secrets in it!"

Hua Chao said this and began to blow gently at the stone box.

"Pfft... pfft..."

As the dust gradually decreased, the stone box gradually revealed some color.

Hua Chao saw some black and purple color appearing in one corner of the stone box.

I quickly wiped it with my fingers, and saw a piece of black and purple rock exposed.

It is the same color as the strange black and purple rock seen in the cave.

"It's really weird... Why is it the same color as the black and purple rock below?"

Ling Mi couldn't help but exclaim and moved the torch in her hand closer, making the black and purple color more eye-catching.

Ling Mi reached out to open the stone box, but Hua Chao hurriedly grabbed her hand.

"Ling Mi, don't worry... We don't know what's inside yet. Hide aside for a moment, and come over after I open it."

"elder sister……"

"Be obedient... In case there are hidden weapons later, it won't hurt two people at once."

"Ah...then don't open it. It sounds too dangerous."

"Ling Mi, just listen to me and don't say anything more..."

"you……"

Hua Chao looked back at Ling Mi. Ling Mi didn't dare to say anything more. She stood obediently in the corner holding the torch.

Hua Chao then gently brushed away the dust on the stone box, revealing its original color.

The rectangular stone box doesn't seem to have any lock or anything like that.

Hua Chao looked carefully for a way to open the stone box, but the entire stone box looked square and there was no place to put force.

There were no handles or anything like that, and the four sides were bare, with only a barely visible gap, proving that this was a stone box, not a square brick.

Hua Chao squatted down and looked at it carefully, but there were only some strange patterns on it.

There was no visible means of pulling open this strange stone box.

Hua Chao held the stone box with both hands, trying to pry it open with force.

Even though the fingers of both hands had lost their color from exerting too much force, the black and purple stone box did not move at all.

Hua Chao continued to exert force with his hands, trying to move the stone box, but even after using all his strength, he was unable to move it at all.

The stone box seemed to be connected to the stone altar, even though it was clear that the stone box and the altar were not the same color.

It looked like there was just a black and purple stone box placed on a milky white altar, and it didn't look like they were connected at all.

"Lingmi, hold the torch higher."

"Oh……"

Lingmi turned the torch in her hand, trying to make the box in her hand shine brighter.

Hua Chao tore off the corner of his clothes and carefully wiped the dust off the stone box.

After removing the dust bit by bit, Hua Chao saw some simple images gradually emerging on the stone box.

It seems like telling an interesting story.

A few small crosses on a simple small dot and a few lines outline a few little people, and it is obvious to see which is a boy and which is a girl.

Hua Chao walked around the stone table and observed the pictures on it with great interest. An interesting story gradually emerged before his eyes.

It's like a little girl and a little boy, living happily on a crescent-shaped island.

Turning in another direction, it became two people being tied to a stone pillar at the same time, as if being tortured, with thunder and lightning striking the two of them.

Hua Chao couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart when he saw this. What did this mean?

Could it be that the love between the two people is not favored by their elders, and someone is trying to stop them from falling in love?

Hua Chao continued to move around the stone table, and this time a picture of two little men separated and heading in opposite directions appeared before his eyes.

One fairy looked like a conch, and the other had a big head and short and strong limbs. It was hard to tell what kind of animal it was.

This scene suddenly made Hua Chao feel somewhat familiar. Could it be that he had seen this scene somewhere before?

Without having time to think too much, Hua Chao returned to the direction where he originally stood.

When I looked down, I saw colorful flower patterns printed in front of me. There was a little girl sitting among the flowers. She looked very beautiful.

The girl had a very gorgeous flower on her head, and there was something standing next to her.

Because it was covered with dust, Hua Chao couldn't see clearly what it was?

So he picked up the corner of the clothes in his hand and wiped off the dust bit by bit.

What appeared before Hua Chao's eyes was a monster covered with thorns and with wings sticking out of its ribs.

The pterosaur covered with crystal thorns that had just appeared in the cave immediately appeared in Hua Chao’s mind.

Could it be that the pterosaur is the pet of the girl depicted on the stone box?

So who is this girl?

Why was her portrait and her story carved on a stone box and hidden in a dark and damp cave?

"Sister, what did you find? I think you should move faster. If the monster comes back later, you and I won't be able to escape."

Ling Mi's words brought Hua Chao back to reality from his chaotic thoughts.

The most important thing right now is to escape from this dark and damp cave, rather than standing here studying the ancient paintings on the stone box.

"Okay, I'll try again right away and see if I can open it."

Hua Chao picked up the corner of his clothes and wiped the dust off the top of the stone box bit by bit.

A picture that was beyond her comprehension gradually emerged.

The two crescents face each other, but each occupies a corner, as if they can never be together.

A man was tied tightly to a stone pillar with iron chains, as if he was sealed there.

The man lowered his head and looked exhausted!

Hua Chao took only one look and suddenly felt as if thousands of steel knives were scraping her heart and lungs!

Her heart felt as if it was torn out, and the pain made her want to vomit.

"Wow……"

Hua Chao spat out a mouthful of blood, which sprayed directly towards the portrait of the man on the stone box...