Chapter 39 The end
When we rushed over and saw it, we suddenly felt a little incredible, because we clearly saw a man-digged corridor on the inside of the mountain wall diagonally opposite. There were neat steps made of stones, gradually extending downwards in each grid.
What's strange is that the walls on both sides of the aisle are full of reliefs, and many of them are exactly the same as the murals we saw in the slanting palace in front. I suddenly had an unknown premonition in my heart, and I always felt that something would happen next.
Everyone didn't have time to rest anymore, so they immediately turned back to get their backpacks and equipment. This should be a major discovery. The end of the aisle might be the tomb we were looking for.
This aisle should be built for less than a few hundred years. It is covered with moss and dirty mud. It will slip if you take two steps. We have to support each other and take every step very carefully.
In addition, Professor Wu was worried about some mechanism trap, so we should pay special attention. If we notice something is wrong with the steps under our feet, we should promptly notify others to avoid it.
As soon as we say this, our nerves became even tighter. We were panicked and panting after taking a few steps. Only Han Sen was calm and took the initiative to lead the way for everyone.
When exploring in the wild, psychological quality is the most important thing, and good skills may not necessarily work. People like Han Sen who often survive in the wild have long developed strong psychological quality, so they can calmly face any seemingly dangerous situation.
After walking for a long time, a curve finally appeared in front of me. As I guess, the end was almost the end, but unexpectedly, an unexpected situation suddenly happened at this time.
Just when everyone was not careful, a few things that looked like lynx suddenly rushed out of the aisle.
We were all shocked because these guys who looked like cats and tigers were very terrifying at first glance, with gloomy eyes, their long beards and sharp nails on their thick claws, shivering.
However, according to common sense, animals like lynx basically do not appear on islands, especially in the hot areas, they cannot adapt to the climate.
If you think about it carefully, I think these may not be ordinary lynxes. If you guessed that, most of them were tame animals trained by Guigumen to guard the cemetery. Because we had seen those red-haired beasts outside, so we have a basis for thinking this way.
But when I saw Professor Wu's face suddenly became very panicked, and I said tremblingly: "Don't move around, these things are Guoli Cats. If we are entangled by them, we don't even think about leaving here alive today."
I asked in surprise, "Guoli Cat? What's this? I think they don't seem to be different from lynxes."
Professor Wu shouted to me, "What do you know! Guoli Cat is a corpse evil spirit, and she lives by eating corpse oil. I have seen these things in the ancient tombs in Xianyang. You must not have a head-on conflict with them, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable."
We stood on the steps in horror and watched the rooster cats circling around us, and they walked slowly like admiring prey, with a hint of coldness and unpredictable cunning in their eyes.
Uncle Long asked Professor Wu carefully, "Does we have no way to get out? Are we not standing here waiting to die? What if they attack us?"
Professor Wu replied: "There is a precedent. If you encounter a Guoli Cat without using tribute to lure them away, you must not act rashly, otherwise you will be besieged."
Shu Long said: "There is still something? Then let's get some tributes as soon as possible. Isn't it just for food? I still have some in my bag." As he said that, he was about to flip through the bag and get something out.
Professor Wu waved his hand and said coldly: "It's useless, the tribute they want is a dead body..."
Everyone's expressions suddenly became stiff. They never thought that these Guoli Cats were so terrible.
Jin Hu quietly took out the machete, as if he was preparing to fight to the death. I don’t know why the Guoli Cat left such a deep impression on him in Professor Wu’s eyes, but what he said was definitely not a joke, so I quickly held Jin Hu down and prevented him from acting rashly.
Among all of us, except for the missing Qin Xuanling, Jin Hu has the courage to gain life at critical moments.
Those Guoli cats jumped up and down among us, with very agile bodies. From time to time, they would look at you with strange little eyes, making us at a loss.
Just as everyone was almost dying, a flute sound came from the tunnel, crisp and loud. In the blink of an eye, the Guoli cats were quickly lined up in a row and squatted in the aisle like standing in a military posture.
I looked left and right but couldn't find anyone nearby. I wondered what was going on. Is there anyone who could send a message from thousands of miles away?
But after a careful look, I was surprised to find that there were many artificial round holes on the wall on the left side of the aisle. I saw that they were almost as wide as adults' shoulders, and a head was slowly sticking out in the highest hole.
I looked at the sticking head and looked familiar, and I seemed to have seen it somewhere.
I tried to recall it for a long time and suddenly realized, isn’t this exactly Qin Xuanling?
I immediately shouted excitedly: "Old Qin, why are you here? Where have you been there during this period?"
Everyone looked up when they heard this and were surprised to see Qin Xuanling coming out of the hole.
Qin Xuanling jumped out of the hole, held a flute in his hand and stood in front of everyone with a radiant spirit, "I've been waiting for you here for a long time."
We looked at each other and didn't understand what he meant. Could it be that he had expected us to come here long ago?
I asked him: "Old Qin, how did you come here, and how did you know we would come?"
Qin Xuanling said mysteriously: "I can't explain it clearly to you for a while, so let's talk about it later. In short, I will keep leading the way for everyone next."
Professor Wu continued: "So you have already explored a good way for us? What is going to go down from here?"
Qin Xuanling said: "I have been down there once, but I have encountered some trouble below and I still need your help, so I'll wait for you here."
I didn't feel a little strange. He disappeared for a long time. Now he suddenly came out and said he wanted to lead the way. Is it he planned in advance, or is there another reason?
Professor Wu and I wanted to ask a few more questions, but Qin Xuanling interrupted us directly and said anxiously: "It's too late, we need to go down quickly and talk about other things later."
We had to give up. According to his personality, he rarely became impatient. It seems that the problems he waited for us to solve must be very important.
Everyone was calming down their emotions and just about to set off, but when they saw that the Guoli cats were still squatting in the spot, they were so scared that they took several steps back.
What's amazing is that Qin Xuanling stepped forward and waved his hand. The Guoli Cats immediately walked away and then disappeared deep in the aisle.
We were all stunned and Jin Hu said in a daze: "Old Qin, what's going on? Did you call these things like love to block us?"
Qin Xuanling replied with a smile: "It's not as complicated as you think. They are the tomb-guarding and taming beasts here. I just used some way to make them listen to me." As he said that, he raised the flute in his hand.
Jinhu shrugged at me and curled his lips, "A great man is a great man!"
I suddenly remembered the dream I had in the underground space before, and suddenly realized that Qin Xuanling's life experience did not seem to be as simple as it seems. There should be many secrets behind this person.
I saw him walking in an orderly manner in front of him, his pace was very steady, as if he had already understood the environment here very thoroughly.
I really wanted to come over and ask him what happened between me, but he didn't give me a chance, just took us around and kept walking.
I thought I had finished the end by passing the bend just now, but I didn't expect that there was still a long section behind it, and it continued to extend downwards. Later, the steps became steeper and steeper, almost becoming a straight line.
When we reached the end with panting, almost an hour had passed. In the blink of an eye, another spacious volcanic cave was presented in front of us. The dark environment revealed a little gloomy. I wonder what would be discovered here.
But after a closer look, I found that the cave was not simple. Since the light was very dark when I first came down, and the flashlight had obviously insufficient electricity after several days of consumption, I didn't see clearly the surrounding situation.
Chapter completed!