C197 In the Trapped Cave

Gazing at the roiling lava pool before him, Hsu Mu's face was instantly streaked with lines of dismay. He lifted the Copper Ear Mouse, eyes bulging, and demanded, "Is the treasure you spoke of down there?"

"Squeak squeak!" No sooner had the Copper Ear Mouse emerged than it zipped excitedly toward the depths. But upon glimpsing the molten abyss below, it recoiled in terror, darting back to safety