The Untouchable Ex Wife by Mizuki Sei
Chapter 1676

Chapter 1676

Stefan hid behind a rock, waiting for them to change shifts. He knew the security would be the weakestat 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, andStefan took that opportunity to sneak into the cave through a side door.

The cave was small but deep, and there was only one lamp in the dark cave. It was a karst cave withunique stalactites 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 intothe deepest part of the cave. He could hear the sound of running water from time to time, and itsounded like the cry of a dragon.

The deepest part of the cave was the highest part of it, and there was a stalactite there more than tenmeters high. It was shaped like a dragon, and it was poised over a stone pillar. The dragon was gold incolour, and its scales, beard, and claws looked like it belonged to the dragons of fairy tales. It lookedlike 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 beensearching for? If it was, where was the dragon saliva? He looked around, and suddenly spotted abronze-like cauldron at the highest spot in the cave, just below the dragon's head. That cauldron waspalm-sized, and was being held in the dragon's claws. 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 muchbecause 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 wasexhausting. After a while, he finally reached the upper body of the dragon. He reached out and took thecauldron, and saw a clear liquid in it. He didn't have time to think about where it came from, and justheld 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! Thevillagers are going to kill you for being disrespectful, I know they will!"

Neil had given Stefan the map of the village because of their agreement, and he also genuinely wantedto help Stefan. He knew the mountain paths were dangerous and the security outside the cave wasstrict, so he felt Stefan would give up and go back. However, Neil was still worried about him, so he toldthe guards at the memorial chamber that he wanted to pay respect to the ancestors then went to checkit out.