Chapter 31 The Palace
I can't tell you what kind of sound it was, but it felt very weird.
"What's that voice?" the black man asked the two of them worriedly with a hint of fear in his eyes.
"What could it be, there are no man-eating monsters on this island mountain, it should be some kind of animal or something. Lauren said indifferently, with a calm demeanor, as if she was used to seeing strong winds and waves.
Hearing Lauren say this, the black man breathed a sigh of relief, and his nervous expression relaxed a little.
Jiang Qingjiu felt that this voice was a little strange, but for a while he couldn't say the instinctive intuition in his heart. The little civet fell into the sea, as if frightened, and was curled up at this time, staying in the hat of Jiang sake.
The three of them rested for a while, and then hurried to the place where Lauren had said he had left the boat.
On the way, the black man introduces himself as Bill and asks Lauren if he has ever been to the island.
Lauren said she had never been to any other part of the island except to the beach where she stole passengers' money. After hearing Lauren say this, Bill seemed to be a little more nervous.
Jiang Qingjiu didn't care what the two of them said, he just wanted to find the ship quickly, leave here, and go to London, leaving him with little time.
Standing on a high ground over several of the island's mountains, you can see the back of the island.
The sky is cloudless, and the sea is calm. It was peaceful, but it didn't find the ship that Lauren was talking about.
Maybe he's lying, there isn't a boat at all, or maybe the ship has been driven away, but none of that matters, because the facts are already in front of you.
Lauren's face was a little embarrassed, and the two in front of him looked at him with questioning, and he stammered: "You have to believe me, there really is a ship." “
"Mr. Lauren, we've believed it once, but the boat?" said Bill, pointing to a stretch of beach in front of him, making an expression that he couldn't understand Lauren.
Lauren also shouted anxiously: "Now that everyone is trapped on this island, I have no reason to deceive you at all." “
Jiang Qingjiu smiled, he was the calmest now, Lauren's was indeed not wrong. "Let's go down and have a look. ”
The black man still didn't want to believe Lauren, waved his hand, and reluctantly followed the two down the steep hill.
When they descended to the bottom of the high ground, the three of them were already sweating profusely, and the temperature in this place really didn't look like what it should be this season.
The three of them stepped on the beach, and Lauren led the way in front, and kept whispering: "It was obviously parked here, why is it gone." ”
On the white sand, it is flat and smooth, leaving a series of intricate footprints.
After walking for a while, there was a river that stretched into the interior of the island on the flat beach in front of me. The deep riverbed was unnatural, as if something had forced it out.
"Was there a river before?" Jiang asked Lauren curiously.
He seemed to be surprised, and said hesitantly: "I don't have this river in my impression. How is this water flowing into it? ”
The water in the sea is indeed surging inside, but the current speed is not large, and it should not be visible unless you look closely.
Bill crouched beside the river, taking a closer look. "Will the ship go inside?"
I have to say that it is very possible, the river in front of me does seem to be squeezed out by the bottom of the boat, but Lauren also said before that what they left behind is only a very poor quality, many years of old fishing boats, will the old fishing boats be so strong?
Lauren patted her head and excitedly agreed, "You're right, Mr. Bill, I think so too." ”
Eventually, the three decided to go inside and see what was going on.
After walking along the river for a long time, and soon after entering the forest, the river disappeared, and there were three obvious scratches on the grass. It should have been left by the ship.
Lauren was happy as if she saw hope, and even in the condition of her injuries, she couldn't help but quicken her pace, and muttered: "This is the trace left by the ship, I don't know why it was dragged inside." Maybe it's the storm. ”
I don't know why, Jiang Sake immediately thought of the strange sound.
The further you go inside, the more lush the trees become, as if the inside is more full of life.
Suddenly, there was a thud from behind.
As if he had tripped over something, Bill lowered himself and rolled up his trouser legs to check. I saw a visible scratch on his calf. He frowned and let out an uncomfortable moan, as if in pain.
"What's wrong, what's going on?" asked Lauren, pausing in front of her.
Jiang Sake thought about Bill and walked back to Lauren: "Bill seems to have a problem. ”
Lauren waved his hand as if he was helpless, with cold sweat on his forehead, he sat down with difficulty, and the injury on his leg was already extremely painful at this time. "I'm waiting for you here. ”
"Are you alright?"
Bill looked up with a smile, but his face quietly changed as he did this. It was this thing that wounded him, a human hand bone!
"Ahh What is this. ”
In the distance, Lauren let out a gaffe. Jiang Qingjiu turned his head to look over, only to see Lauren carrying a series of skulls in his hand, and he didn't know where he found these things.
After Bill treated his wounds, the three found that the further they went, the more human bones they were, and that the trees had absorbed the nutrients of human corpses.
What happened in this place, how could there be the remains of such a person, could it be an ancient burial place?
The scratches on the ground were still extending inside, and the three of them had to be bold enough to continue walking inside.
The light ahead seemed to be much brighter. The moment you stepped out of this forest, you could see more than a dozen ships lined up everywhere. These ships prove that Lauren's words are true.
But what surprised the three of them even more was that there was a huge palace complex in front of them, all of which were made of huge white stones, but they looked magnificent and magnificent. It's like the mysterious ancient city of Atlanta portrayed in the movie.
"My God. My God. Lauren almost fainted with some excitement, "An ancient city. What did you see, a mysterious ancient city!"
Jiang Qingjiu can also understand why he is so excited, the ruins of an ancient city may not be able to represent anything, but the things in it, take out a few pieces at will, maybe they are all national treasure-level antiques, buy a few, it is estimated that you don't have to worry about it in this life.
For some reason, Bill said, "The boat is there, so let's get out of the boat and get out of this place." “
Lauren was unhappy at this time, his face changed, and the treasure and the wealth of the rest of his life were in front of him, wouldn't it be a pity to give it up like this.
"Don't forget the remains outside. Bill reminded sensibly.
Speaking of which, Lauren was like a deflated ball, he was right, those people probably craved the antiques in it like himself, and then died here. But he was a little unwilling, so he tried anyway.
"I'll go in by myself. Lauren seemed to have a lot of determination, and said, "You can go first, and some of the boats here can be pushed by one person." “
With that, he resolutely strode in.
The black man did not follow, but asked, "Mr. Wine, what are you going to do?"
Jiang Qingjiu always felt that the strange sound came from here, and the remains outside also proved that this place was not a good place. But there is a thought in my heart, just like when I was in the small villa area, the sound of the 'evil spirit' in my head was 'going in' at this time.
"I need to go in. Ginger sake decided so. I took a step forward and walked over.
Bill froze in place, then ran after him and asked, "Are you also greedy for the treasure inside?"
"That's not it," Jiang said with a smile.
Bill didn't ask why, and from the moment he got on the boat, he felt that there was something unspeakably unusual about the Oriental man in front of him, called wine. But what exactly, he himself does not know.
For some reason, Lauren walked a few minutes before the two of them, and besides, he still had a wound on his leg, but now he was nowhere to be seen, and Bill said that Lauren must be addicted to all kinds of treasures.
At the center of all the buildings was a trident, and Bill bowed to it.
"Do you know this?" because of Bill's actions, Jiang Sake asked curiously.
Bill looked at the huge trident sculpture and said with a solemn expression: "This should be the artifact of the sea god Poseidon, although I don't believe in Greek mythology, this place has an indescribable divinity, I can't help but want to worship it from the bottom of my heart." “
Jiang sake ignored the fact that this place has a unique aura, just like Bill said, this place is extraordinary.
Suddenly, from the other direction, there was a loud shout,
"Found it, I found it. “
Jiang and sake rushed over.
In front of him was a large stone door with a height of five or six meters, and at this time, the stone door opened a corner slightly, and Lauren's laughter came from inside.
Bill was a little hesitant, after all, the two had a bit of an unpleasant quarrel because of their disagreement. Jiang sake turned sideways and entered it, and Bill had to follow in.
The moment they stepped through the door, both of them were almost shocked by what they saw. I saw that in the huge palace, there were mountains of all kinds of beautiful jade, precious stones, gold and the like. These things shine brightly, making the whole palace look colorful and shining.
And Lauren was lying among the gold and silver jewels, with a comfortable look on her face.
Hearing footsteps, he sat up and laughed. "I thought they were really gentlemen who didn't love money, but it seems that you and I are like-minded people. “
Just as he was laughing, Bill's expression suddenly changed,
Jiang Qingjiu reminded: "Don't move!"