Chapter 151: The Shadowlands (2)

As I walked, I suddenly noticed that there were obvious droplets of water on the four walls of the passage, which seemed to be close to the groundwater. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

In the underground areas of mountainous areas, there is generally groundwater, and in some places there are even underground rivers. The water level of the underground river is high and low, which can generally be seen in the caves. I saw droplets of water on the walls of the passage and knew that I was close to the water table.

This is a good thing, no matter how Ying'er hides, she will not hide in the underground river, after all, the underground river water is very cold, and after people go in, they will not be able to stand it for a while.

Moreover, she is a girl, and she should not stay in the icy underground river water.

I picked up my pace and ran as fast as I could towards the underground river that might exist. Generally speaking, wherever there is an underground river, there is bound to be the sound of flowing water. So when I told to move, I didn't forget to use my ears to help me determine the location of the underground river.

I ran for more than 10 minutes. Then I discovered a terrible fact -- I was lost.

What I didn't expect was that this place was not the same as Dongfang Yonghao said, it was the Land of Shadows. There is still some way to go to get to the Shadowlands. I'm lost in this passage now.

I stood there and began to think about it, trying to figure out how I could have gone wrong. It seems that there is only one passage, but once you encounter a turn, many of them become two, and there are many such cases. I may have not been able to choose the right path at some point, so I haven't been able to find the Shadowlands for ten minutes now.

I took a deep breath, trying to banish the anxiety in my heart, and quietly remembered the bends in the passages I had passed before.

My memory is pretty good, and I can remember most of the places. I slowly mentally drew out the passage here, and then slowly found out what might be wrong from the inside.

It's just that I've never been here, and I don't know exactly how to go through those bends, so I tried to think about it for a long time, but to no avail.

Then I closed my eyes and turned off the flashlight. I decided to use my ears to find my way to the underground river.

The sound of the water flowing in the underground river, I can definitely find it.

I slowly strengthened my hearing with the True Qi in my body so that I could hear the sound of the water.

It worked, and I slowly heard a hint of water in my ears, which was faint, but enough for me to find my way.

Following the sound of the water, I quickly adjusted my mindset and began to search for the Shadowlands.

In fact, with the guidance of the sound of the water, I can almost directly find the Shadowlands without much effort.

But when I came to the Shadowlands, I realized that this was truly the Shadowlands. Because here, the air is filled with water vapor, and all the light shines out, and it is a blur. Not to mention seeing your own shadow, even if you want to see your palm clearly, you have to stare carefully to get a rough look.

I was in a hurry to find Ying'er, so I started searching here. Sure enough, there is an underground river here, but the temperature of the water in this underground river does not seem to be low, on the contrary, I tried it, and it is warm. It's no wonder it's full of moisture.

I tried to shout Ying'er a few times, but the echo was very close, this underground river is not wide. Ying'er didn't know if she was here, and I didn't hear her answer.

The underground river probably flows from north to south, and I observed that the underground river is quite flat, and it is not a very dangerous section as the information says. So I slowly looked for Ying'er along the underground river, and then I called her name as I walked.

I walked for less than half an hour, and I walked almost 10 kilometers before and after. At my current speed, I could have been faster, but I was worried that I would miss Ying'er if I was too fast, so I could only slow it down a little.

I never found any trace of Ying'er, as if she had never been here at all. Supposedly, there were several people in their group, and they were going to leave some traces anyway, but now, I haven't found anything.

Didn't they go downstream, but upstream?

I was secretly anxious, and almost without hesitation, I turned around and hurried as fast as I could, heading up the underground river.

If I get it wrong, it's miserable. I'm getting farther and farther away from Ying'er now, and if she encounters any danger, I'll be to blame.

This is also due to the fact that I have not entered such a place, and I have no experience in looking for people in such a place. If I had stopped and looked for the traces they had left behind, this would not have happened.

My speed was at my limit, and the True Qi in my body was used by me almost unreservedly. It only took me a few minutes to get back to the place where I had come to the underground river. I took a breath and immediately crouched down, lit up with a flashlight, and took a closer look at the ground.

As I expected, there were really some vague footprints on the ground, in addition to the footprints I had left behind. When I look at the direction of those footprints, they are really heading upstream of the underground river.

I felt relieved that I must have found the right direction this time.

I stood up, adjusted my breathing, and headed for the upper reaches of the underground river. But just as I was about to go, I heard a faint voice.

It was the sound of human breathing, not much, it seemed very weak, and I don't know what was going on.

I immediately ran towards the place where the breathing was coming from. I was fast, and in the blink of an eye I was at the place where the sound came from.

Then I froze, because there was no one here, and no breathing could be heard again.

Did I hear it wrong? Or am I hallucinating?

I wondered in my heart, and when I was secretly on guard, I suddenly shouted, "Is anyone there?" ”

I shouted violently, secretly infused with true qi, and the sound was like thunder, coming out from afar.

Before my voice was over, I heard a faint breath in my ears again. The voice was not far behind me, and it was still moving.

I jerked my head back, not caring that I couldn't see clearly in front of me, and pounced on the sound of breathing.

My hands quickly grasped a soft object and it felt warm. This must be the human body, and I feel like my judgment will not be wrong. So I hurriedly said, "Is it Princess Ying'er?" I was sent by the Queen Mother ......"

Before I could finish my sentence, I heard a man say, "I am the princess's guard, let me go first, my shoulder is about to be crushed by you." ”

I heard the voice of the man, and knew that this person was a woman, so I let go of my hand, shone a flashlight on her, and said with a smile: "It turns out that it is the princess's guard, and I was sent by the Queen Mother to find you." How's it going, is the princess okay? ”

The woman looked to be in her thirties, dressed in a military uniform, and had the demeanor of a soldier. But it's a little petite, and it's more like an average housewife. She looked at me now, with a look of suspicion. Listen to her say: "I was separated from the princess, and I finally found this place. You are the part, how can you come to find the princess alone? ”

I laughed and said, "I'm under Charlene, the god of the moon." ”

The woman believed me a little: "You are a man of the moon god, no wonder you dare to come here alone." Your name is Dongfang Yonghao, right? I've heard of you for a long time, and today I finally met you, and sure enough, you have a special skill. ”

I was stunned for a moment, then shook my head and said: "I'm not Dongfang Yonghao, Dongfang Yonghao is now protecting the moon gods." My name is Jin Cang, and I was brought from the capital by the moon god. ”

The woman smiled and said, "Count yourself honest." Actually, I know Dongfang Yonghao, and I know that you are not Dongfang Yonghao, just to test you. If you lie, I won't believe you anymore. ”

I laughed: "Now, can you tell me where the princess is?" ”

The woman smiled: "Then you apologize to me first, you pinched me just now." Besides, I'm the princess's guard, so how can you do anything to me? Be careful I tell the princess and let the princess punish you. ”

I laughed, "I'm sorry just now, I was reckless." But is the princess safe now? We hurried to find the princess and take her back. By the way, how did you end up here alone? Is it really separated from the princess? ”

A hint of anxiety flashed in the woman's eyes, and she said, "When we protect the princess and came here, there were five more people. With the princess, there were six of us. But as I walked, I found that there were fewer and fewer of us, and in the end it was just me and the princess, and the princess's other personal bodyguard. The princess was worried that they would get lost, so she asked me to come back to them. I didn't expect that as soon as I arrived here, I heard your voice coming, I quickly hid, but I didn't expect to be discovered by you. ”

I nodded, "So, there's only one guard left with the princess?" Then we must hurry over to find the princess, lest there be any more accidents, and then it will be difficult for us to explain to the queen mother." ”

The woman nodded and said, "I'll take you there, it's easy to get lost here, and our people are all separated." By the way, my name is Qin Zhenzhen, what's your name? ”

I smiled and said, "My name is Jincang." Sister Qin, let's hurry up, I'm worried that the princess will be in danger. ”

Qin Zhenzhen said: "Come with me, don't be too far away from me." Otherwise, it's easy to get lost. ”

I knew that the sight of this place was too poor and it was easy to get lost, so I answered and followed Qin Zhenzhen closely.

This Qin Zhenzhen is a very talkative person, and he kept talking to me along the way, which made me know a lot of previous things.

It turned out that after Ying'er and the five guards encountered the enemy, they ran to those passages in order to take refuge. Originally, they planned to wait for the enemy to leave before going out, but the enemy actually threw a grenade into the passage where they were hiding, and completely destroyed the passage. The six of them, who had lost their way out, had to come to this land of shadows. I want to find another way out so that I can escape.

It's a pity that they came in a hurry, and they didn't bring flashlights and other lighting items, and after walking a distance, they found that there were many fewer people. When Qin Zhenzhen and the others found out, there were only three of them left. So Princess Ying'er ordered Qin Zhenzhen to return the same way to find the three guards who were separated.

Although Qin Zhenzhen is a guard, she is still a woman after all, so after walking here, she is afraid. In addition, I suddenly ran back here before, which scared her, so she thought of avoiding me as much as possible.

After everything was clear, Qin Zhenzhen said with a smile: "Your speed was so fast just now!" Even I, who have practiced for a few days, can't compare with you. To be honest, I can't think of anyone in this Shadowlands who can compare to your speed except for the princess herself. ”

I wondered: "Has the princess also practiced kung fu?" Or does the princess have any special tools to increase her speed? ”

Qin Zhenzhen said: "The princess is a disciple of Emei, although she has not followed her master for a long time, but she is also a big disciple of Emei." ”

I understood, "Well, no wonder you say your princess is fast." Compared to you, the princess has now learned Emei's advanced kung fu, so she will have a fast speed. ”

Qin Zhenzhen smiled: "That's right, that's why I said that only a princess can compare with you." By the way, Kanecang, did you bring something to eat? We hadn't eaten anything for a long time, and the day before yesterday the princess caught a few small fish in this underground river and let us eat a meal. ”

I took out some food from my backpack and handed it to Qin Zhenzhen, saying, "I knew you needed food now, so I had some to prepare." ”

Qin Zhenzhen took the food, but instead of eating it immediately, she said to me, "When we see the princess, let's eat together." ”

I smiled: "You eat first, eat well and hurry." I still have food in my bag. ”

Qin Zhenzhen picked up the biscuits and other dry food I brought and ate them in a big gulp. As we walked, she ate and walked for fifteen minutes.

But I didn't see the princess, nor did I see anyone else. So I was a little anxious: "Sister Qin, where is the princess, we have all walked so far, why haven't we seen them yet?" ”

Qin Zhenzhen was also a little strange: "Yes, it wasn't so far originally, I remember that I walked for less than ten minutes, but now we have ...... Could it be that something happened to the princess? ”

I was secretly anxious in my heart: "It's possible, we have to hurry, if the princess and they encounter an enemy, if they can't beat it, they will definitely escape along the upper reaches of the underground river here, let's speed up." ”

Qin Zhenzhen said with some embarrassment: "But I really can't run, or you go to save the princess alone, I'll stay here and wait for you?" ”

I thought about it for a moment and immediately shook my head: "No, it's too dangerous here, and I'm not at ease if you stay here alone." That's it, Sister Qin, if you don't mind, I can carry you on my back. I have a lot of strength, and I walk alone on my back, which is the same as walking on my own. ”

Qin Zhenzhen hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "Okay, I really can't walk, so I'll trouble you." ”

I squatted down and said solemnly, "Hold me tight, I'm fast, be careful to bump you down." ”

Qin Zhenzhen really climbed on my back and hugged me. I didn't have any other thoughts at this time, so I took a big stride and ran upstream as if I were flying.

Compared to Qin Zhenzhen, who is just an ordinary person, my speed is completely two concepts, and they cannot be compared. So it only took me a few minutes to run the distance that Qin Zhenzhen and I had just run in about fifteen minutes. And I feel like I could have gone a little faster, but considering I'm carrying a guy on my back, I have to slow it down a bit.

As we all know, no matter what tool you sit on, once the speed is too fast, people will feel uncomfortable, not to mention that Qin Zhenzhen has to endure bumps now.

I kept running at a certain speed, and the river in front of me gradually became steeper, and it looked like there was going to be a big slope ahead.

Qin Zhenzhen said at this time: "There seems to be movement ahead, I'll shout and try......" She spoke, and immediately shouted: "Princess? Is that you? ”

There was an echo here, and I heard the echo coming back from far away, and I stood still, ready to be quiet and listen to the possible response.

"Sister Qin, we're here!" A voice came from a distance, and it was really guessed correctly by Qin Zhenzhen, the princess was in front.

I immediately picked up my pace and ran towards the voice.

Qin Zhenzhen hurriedly said: "Let me down first, let the princess see it, it will be misunderstood......"

I immediately stopped, put Qin Zhenzhen down, and said, "Can you still go?" Let's go over and have a look first, and you come later, don't worry. ”

Qin Zhenzhen nodded, and I ran away. When I came to the place where there was talking, I saw a large skylight—a natural hollow, and a ray of sunlight shone through it, illuminating a place about a foot in size.

It was a dry place, and there were two women sitting here, as if they were the ones who had just spoken. My arrival made one of the women very nervous, so he stood up and shouted at me, "Who are you?" What about Sister Qin? Did you kill me? ”

I smiled and said, "I came here with Sister Qin, I was faster, and I came over first." Who is Ying'er among you? The Queen Mother told me to come to you and take you out. ”

The woman who spoke breathed a sigh of relief: "It turned out that the Queen Mother sent us to save us, I thought the enemy was catching up." What about Sister Qin? Didn't she just speak? Why can't you pay it back? ”

I looked back, the light was too dim to see clearly, so I could only shout: "Sister Qin, hurry up!" ”

Sister Qin answered from afar, and she didn't feel like she was coming towards us. I was anxious, and said to the two women in front of me, "Wait a minute, I'll help Sister Qin." ”

After I said this, my figure flashed, and I had already left here. When I returned to the place where I put Sister Qin down just now, I turned on the light of the flashlight and saw Sister Qin sitting on the ground with a painful face, without taking a step at all.

I secretly screamed "it's broken" and hurriedly stepped forward: "Sister Qin, did you twist your foot?" Or is there an injury somewhere else? ”

Sister Qin smiled: "My foot is sprained and I can't walk." You don't have to worry about me, just take care of our princess. ”

I sighed secretly, reached out to pick up Sister Qin, and strode towards the skylight.

When I came to the skylight and saw Qin Zhenzhen's injury, including me, the remaining three people screamed together. The shoes on Qin Zhenzhen's feet were covered with blood stains. It seemed that her foot had already been injured, but she didn't say anything.

I had a first-aid kit with me and said, "Your foot hurts badly, take off your shoes and I'll bandage you." ”

Qin Zhenzhen's face turned red and said, "Let Liu Mei help me, you ...... Just give me the first aid kit. ”

Remembering that I was a man and that she was a woman, I smiled and gave her a first aid kit, then took a few steps back and waited quietly for them to bandage their wounds.

The woman I talked to was named Liu Mei, and the rest of the woman must be the princess. I wanted to say hello, but when she didn't look up, she didn't seem interested in talking to me, so I had to give up.