Stefan hid behind a rock, waiting for them to change shifts. He knew the security would be the weakest


    at that time. He''d heard from Neil that their guards had a ritual-they would perform a Dragon Dance,


    their ethnic dance, when they wanted to change shifts.


    Soon, the six guards at the cave and the other six guards who were taking over started dancing, and


    Stefan took that opportunity to sneak into the cave through a side door.


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    The cave was small but deep, and there was only onemp in the dark cave. It was a karst cave with


    unique stctites that were shaped like the 12 zodiac animals-pig, dog, chicken, goat, tiger, and so on.


    "I''m sure there must be a dragon here since it''s one of the twelve zodiacs." Stefan eagerly walked into


    the deepest part of the cave. He could hear the sound of running water from time to time, and it


    sounded like the cry of a dragon.


    The deepest part of the cave was the highest part of it, and there was a stctite there more than ten


    meters high. It was shaped like a dragon, and it was poised over a stone pir. The dragon was gold in


    colour, and its scales, beard, and ws looked like it belonged to the dragons of fairy tales. It looked


    like a flying dragon that had been cursed into stone-it was amazing.


    Stefan stood beneath the dragon and stared up at it, awestruck. Was this the dragon he had been


    searching for? If it was, where was the dragon saliva? He looked around, and suddenly spotted a


    bronze-like cauldron at the highest spot in the cave, just below the dragon''s head. That cauldron was


    palm-sized, and was being held in the dragon''s ws. It looked like the dragon was drinking from it,


    and Stefan figured it was probably housing the dragon''s saliva. He couldn’t dwell on it too much


    because time was running out, so he rolled up his sleeves and trousers before climbing up the dragon.


    The dragon''s body was long and spiraled upwards, and the climb was steep and slippery.


    Stefan felt that he was pretty good at climbing, but he slipped and fell countless times; it was


    exhausting. After a while, he finally reached the upper body of the dragon. He reached out and took the


    cauldron, and saw a clear liquid in it. He didn''t have time to think about where it came from, and just


    held the cauldron to himself, preparing to climb down.


    Suddenly, he heard Neil''s voice a few meters beneath him. "Oh, my god! Man, you''ve got some guts!"


    Neil fell to his knees, holding his head anxiously. ’I thought you were joking, but you actually did it! The


    vigers are going to kill you for being disrespectful, I know they will!"


    Neil had given Stefan the map of the vige because of their agreement, and he also genuinely wanted


    to help Stefan. He knew the mountain paths were dangerous and the security outside the cave was


    strict, so he felt Stefan would give up and go back. However, Neil was still worried about him, so he told


    the guards at the memorial chamber that he wanted to pay respect to the ancestors then went to check


    it out.