Chapter 54: The Corpse in the Pool
Although this cave is vertically downward, it is not difficult to walk. It is surrounded by uneven wooden blocks, which is easy to rely on. But just after walking, the cave suddenly turned into stone. I felt that it had reached the bottom of the ghost locust tree, but after suddenly changing the environment, I couldn't tell where I was.
This cave is not very deep, it is almost fifty meters away, and there is a large stone cave below. As soon as I got here, I saw a man-built divine platform. Just like what I saw on it before, there was a bronze sculpture on it.
What shocked me was that there was a bronze giant door behind the divine platform, which was even larger than the two ones on it. However, the giant door has been opened now. I don’t have to guess that I knew it must have been made by the old man. It seems that he had already entered.
I was a little excited, not only because I felt that I was about to touch the core of the secret, but also because I was getting closer and closer to the old man. I am sure that he must be in a secret place inside this giant door now.
But what makes me feel a little embarrassed now is that the direction of the monster walking is the opposite of the bronze giant gate. I don’t know whether to enter the bronze giant gate or chase the monster.
After thinking about it, I still walked into the Bronze Giant Gate. Who knew where the monster was going, but behind the Bronze Giant Gate was bound to the secret end. Since the old man had already entered here, why can't I?
The space behind the bronze giant gate is not as huge as I imagined. It is still a naturally formed cave. It is just a stone statue built on both sides of the entrance. The two people kneel on the ground opposite, as if welcoming people.
I was about to walk into the cave, but suddenly I found a faint mark on the forehead of a stone man. When I walked over, I saw that it was carved by man and had just been carved.
After careful identification, it was a word "tian". I was a little confused. Who left the word "tian"? What does it mean?
I looked at the dark grotto and suddenly felt a sudden change in my heart. Could it be that the old man left behind?
I looked at this word carefully and finally found some mystery. If the two verticals on both sides of the word "天" are removed, it is the word "天". Doesn't it represent the surnames of my old man and I? And the two verticals are like the cave in front of me. Doesn't it mean that he has entered this cave?
I feel that my guess is not wrong, I just don't know who this mark is left for. Am I or someone else?
I walked into the cave carefully. It was very spacious, nearly three meters wide. I could occasionally encounter some tree roots on the way, and penetrated from the rocks above and penetrated deeper into the deeper place.
The terrain gradually became widening. I found some blood in some places, and there were bullet holes around the cave. Obviously, there was a fierce battle here before. It seemed that it was the group of blind people Chen. I thought to myself that my steps were speeding up unconsciously.
The deeper you go, the more mysterious the colors become. This cave seems to be formed naturally, but has been artificially cast, and the walls on both sides are covered with deep-colored murals.
Most of the pictures are figure paintings, composed of only some simple lines, without any beauty. There is a grand scene that caught my attention, and after reading this painting, I finally confirmed some of my previous conjectures.
The main scene of the picture is in the big pit under the Shenhu Lake. Many naked people are building the stone city. Below is the giant ghost locust tree. Each branch is covered with stone houses, which looks like it is built on a giant tree. But some pictures are something I have not seen before. The picture shows that there is a strange place among the giant ghost locust tree, which is completely a stone fort carved from this ghost locust tree. What is surprising is that from the picture shows that the building is floating, standing hanging on the top of the tree among the trees.
It’s a pity that I definitely can’t go up now, otherwise I must have a good experience.
The cave took a sharp turn and there was a stone staircase made by artificially cast, but it ended before it took a long time to walk. What was strange was that there was no road down here, only a small pool in the middle of the cave, and the surroundings were empty.
It was obvious that there must be something wrong with this pool. I hesitated for a moment and went down. The water here was not very cold, nor too deep. It was only at the base of my neck. I was fumbled around the pool, hoping to find an entrance to another place.
But before I found the entrance, I felt something round and fluffy. I knew it was a human head.
Maybe I saw too many dead people, so I didn’t feel much afraid at this time. I grabbed the man’s body with both hands and pulled him up from underwater.
This is a middle-aged man, about forty years old. He seems to have just died. His body is still intact and there is not even swelling. He will definitely not be soaked in water for more than twenty hours.
The cause of his death was not an accident, but was killed, but someone killed. On his back, there was a dagger stabbing into his heart. It seemed that someone should have attacked him in the back with a fatal blow.
This corpse is full of doubts. What is his identity? Since he can successfully attack behind his back, it is probably the one who is familiar with this person, but since he is a familiar person, why should he attack him? It is definitely not an enemy, and he will not be unprepared for the enemy. Is it for money? Or some other reason? At least, the reason that can make a person have a murderous intention must be very special.
The only person who can attract my attention is this person's identity. Not many people can enter here. As we know now, only Tang sword man Lu Jinghong, who was the man from Zhang Si, came in. The two brothers of Wu Jun were blocked outside. Chen Xiaozi and Li Dalongtou are two possibilities. No one has seen him since Li Dalongtou disappeared, but I am sure he has come in, but it is unclear how many people he brought.
But no matter which side it is, internal strife here can remind people of many things and have a great impact on the development of things.
I entered the pool again, and this time I found the entrance smoothly. It was a man-built staircase, but it was flooded with water. I didn't know how long it was, so I didn't dare to enter rashly.
But thinking that everyone in front must have already entered, I was cruel and ruthless, and I also plunged into the water. Since they can all do it, I can do it too, so I comforted myself in this way.
Unexpectedly, this step was in a V shape, and it sneaked downward for about three meters before reaching the bottom, and then extended upwards.
When I was exhausted, I rushed out of the water. Before I could breathe, I felt a sharp pain in my head, as if I had hit something.
I felt like I raised the flashlight and looked at it, but I was stunned. This was a very large place. At first glance, it was filled with water. There was rock. There was only a gap of about one foot wide between the water surface and the rock. It was because I used too much force when I drilled out of the water surface and hit the rock above.
Moreover, there are tree roots everywhere here, the small ones are only as thick as arms, and the large ones are only as thick as half a meter. Compared with the giant ghost locust tree, these are probably only considered roots.
Walking in the water is not a good thing, because you can't see anything in front of you, you can only see a gap between the rocks and the water surface. If there is any danger in the water, you can't find it at all.
The only thing that makes me feel at ease is that the water here is not deep, and people can just show their heads when walking in it. Half a foot above is the rock, as if it was carefully designed.
Since I have come here, I can only calm down and walk forward. It is quiet here, only the sound of water when I walk around. Every few steps I walk, I will encounter some tree roots. At this time, I can only choose to turn over or drill underwater.
After walking about fifty meters, the rock wall behind me was no longer visible, and there was still no end in front and on both sides. I only felt that there were tree roots and water everywhere. Not to mention the direction, I was a little confused even where to go.
Take your luck! I thought to continue walking forward. After walking for half an hour, the roots around me gradually decreased until they finally disappeared.
Suddenly, some stone statues appeared in front of me. From the water surface, they could only see heads, which were very large in number, but they were arranged very neatly. They held strange-shaped weapons in their hands, like spears, and sickles, like Terracotta Warriors.
The only difference is that these stone sculptures have big ears, big noses, big mouths, and uneven facial features. They all have their eyes closed tightly, or they don’t evenly depict them, so they look very strange.
I suddenly thought of the corpse mountain I saw with Shuiyue before, all of which were made into statues. I suddenly became a little nervous. If these stone sculptures were all dead, it would be a little scary.
I moved to the side and wanted to bypass this stone sculpture, but soon I found that there were many on the other side. These stone sculptures seemed to form square arrays, each with a hundred seats, leaving only a gap several meters wide in the middle.
It seemed that I could only pass through the middle. I took a deep breath and walked slowly over. I got closer and found that it was not that scary. These stone sculptures were all closed and would not look so stressed.
But as soon as I walked to the middle of the stone sculpture group, a problem occurred. At this time, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew towards me, and then a "hehe" laugh came from behind me. The sound was sharp and gloomy, making people feel cold when they listened.
I swallowed, couldn't help but look back, but found something strange.
These stone sculptures face the front. When I walked by, they should have their backs facing me, but now I see one of them facing the direction I am, and not closing their eyes like other stone sculptures, but opening them emptyly, with a strange smile on the corner of their mouths.
Chapter completed!