Chapter 57: Ancient Ruins
After sitting and resting for a while, Liu Ye felt that he had some strength again, so he helped the rock wall and pulled Ouyang Gu to stand up, he didn't know what happened to the guy outside now, but William died under the bow and arrow, indicating that there was more than one enemy, and it might be dangerous to continue to stay here, and he had to leave as soon as possible.
But now his legs were as heavy as lead, and he could only move slowly against the rock wall. Liu Ye monitored his injuries, his body was full of penetrating wounds, although the blood in the palm of his right hand stopped, he still couldn't exert his strength, and his ribs didn't know how many were broken, but fortunately he didn't hurt his lungs and could still breathe normally. Compared to him, Ouyang Gu was in a much better state, only his left eye was bleeding, and there were no obvious external injuries elsewhere, but he was still unconscious.
"Calm down, calm down. Liu Ye kept saying to himself, now that Smith's life and death were uncertain, and Ouyang Gu was unconscious, he had to hold on until he successfully escaped.
He raised his left hand, and his magic intertwined into a hexagonal array, condensing a warm yellow ball of light hanging in front of him, illuminating the path ahead.
It appears to be an underground cavern with stalactite pillars hanging from the top, and although they are not obvious, there are traces of artificially carved ground that extend all the way down to the depths of the cave.
Liu Ye looked up, the place where they fell had been blocked by rocks, and it was probably difficult to return the same way with their current physical condition.
I can only move forward.
He stretched out his hand to recall the deadwood staff, gritted his teeth and endured the pain, and carried Ouyang Gu on his back against the wall and walked towards the depths of the cave little by little.
After walking for a long time, Liu Ye heard the faint sound of water coming from the front, and the stone walls on both sides gradually became damp, he was overjoyed and his spirits were lifted.
If there is an underground river, you should be able to find an outlet if you follow the water.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but quicken his pace.
"Wow-whoa-"
There was a turning point ahead, and the sound of water was getting louder and louder, as if it was close at hand.
He turned around excitedly, but a smile froze on his face.
The sound of water was not coming from an underground river, but a fountain with a dark blue mist.
It is a statue of the Virgin Mary, about three meters high, holding not a baby, but a beautifully patterned clay pot, and the sound of trickling water is the sound of the spring water flowing from the clay pot, and the spring water falls into the pool at the feet of the Virgin, forming a dark blue mist.
Liu Ye helped Ouyang Gu to sit down against the base of the fountain, this mist seemed to have a pain-relieving effect, they had only been here for a moment, and the injuries on their bodies were better than before.
Since the water mist is effective, will the spring water be more effective?
Thinking about it, Liu Ye stretched out his left hand to scoop up the water in the pool, but he caught it empty.
"Shhh
Poking his head out, Liu Ye saw his bright reflection in the pool, his face was full of blood and exhaustion.
There is water, why didn't you catch it just now?
Sensing something strange, he reached out again and peered into the pool.
Where the hand is submerged in the water, there are clear ripples, but there is no touch of water, as if nothing has been touched.
He tried to fish, but as soon as the water held up in his palm left the pool, it turned into a mist and dispersed.
After hesitating for a moment, Liu Ye immersed his right hand in the pool water.
Although it was a bit risky, he was right, and the terrifying blood hole in the palm of his right hand began to heal at a speed visible to the naked eye, and there was no pain.
Soon, the injury on his right hand recovered, and Liu Ye looked at the crystal clear pool water, and immediately made a decision in his heart.
He rolled over and lay down in the pool.
"Gollum. Liu Ye exhaled a string of bubbles from his mouth, this pool is very shallow, only about half a meter, and there are ancient words written on the stone wall, he doesn't know it, but he can feel that the words are filled with active magical power.
"I don't know what this place was originally used for...... Liu Ye looked left and right, and suddenly found that on the edge of the bottom of the pool engraved with ancient characters, there was a broken black cloth.
The material of the cloth strip is very special, unlike the regular material.
The strip of cloth is stained with blood, and it has not been blistered open, obviously left just now, could it be Smith? Liu Ye frowned, this news is mixed, if it is engraved by Smith, then the good news is that he is still alive, and the bad news is that the person who pursued him may also come here, that person can shoot William who is the same level as Smith with one arrow, and can also force Smith to this point, with the strength of him and Ouyang Gu, maybe not only will he not be able to help Smith, but it is likely to become a burden to him, and even become a bargaining chip for the enemy to blackmail him.
And if not...... Then it is still unknown whether the other party is friend or foe, and if you rush to find it, I am afraid that it will also cause unnecessary trouble.
But if it doesn't matter...... Liu Ye floated in the water with his eyes closed, and the injuries on his body quickly improved at an incredible speed.
"Ha, huh-" He got out of the water, recovered from his injuries, and tumbled out of the pool, gently dipping the left side of Ouyang Gu's face into the pool water.
After a while, Ouyang Gu opened his eyes.
"You're finally awake. Liu Ye breathed a sigh of relief.
"Forehead......" Ouyang Gu rubbed his left eye, not quite used to the light here, "This is here?"
"I don't know, but the water healed us. Liu Ye patted the pool wall, "Do you know what this is?"
"I don't know," Ouyang Gu looked at the tall statue of the Virgin, squinted at the clay pot in her hand, and shook his head gently, "There are all kinds of wonders in the world, I can't recognize them all." ”
"That's right. Liu Ye patted his head, "There are a lot of ancient characters engraved on the inner wall of the pool, I don't know it, you can take a look." ”
"Ancient characters? I really know a little bit about that. Ouyang Gu squeezed out a smile.
However, when the two of them poked into the pool, the words on the walls were all gone, and only the crooked lines of English remained.
"How could it be gone?"
"Maybe it's some kind of one-time spell, it's not surprising that this pool of water is so magical that it's a consumable item, but what are you holding in your hand?"
"Picked up at the bottom of the pool...... Is it Smith?"
"Possibly, it means he has an intractable problem and needs help. Ouyang Gu pondered for a while and said, "But there is a worse possibility. ”
"What's the worst?"
"Well, this is a deliberate trap left by his enemies, trying to lure us into a trap. ”
Liu Ye's eyelids drooped, pursed his lips, and said, "Then you can't just leave it alone." ”
"Of course. Ouyang Gu grinned and pulled Liu Ye up, "You can't ignore the possibility of the first scenario just because it's dangerous. Since he is asking for help, we must go and save him. ”
Liu Ye stared at his eyes, saw Ouyang Gu's confident and clear eyes again, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
"What? Infected by my laughter?"
"Pretty much. Liu Ye smiled and walked to the other side of the fountain, "Then let's go, hurry up." ”
Ouyang Gu stroked his cheek and followed.
Behind the statue of the Virgin is a long staircase that spirals down into the darkness.
Liu Ye's heart moved, controlling the ball of light to move forward slowly, and the two of them went down the steps.
After a while, a dark figure suddenly appeared below, and he stood quietly in the middle of the road with his head bowed, his hands crossed in front of his chest, as if in prayer.
Liu Ye and Ouyang Gu cautiously touched it, and when they got closer, they found that it was just a statue, a tearful woman, wearing a headscarf, with a sad face, carved vividly.
"Statue?" Ouyang Gu frowned and squatted down, probing the bottom of the statue, "How can it be in such a place?"
"There seems to be no sign of movement. Liu Ye looked behind the statue, and there was no drag mark.
"That's what's even more unsettling. Ouyang Gu rubbed his eyebrows, "No one will carve a statue here, if it wasn't moved by someone, then ......"
Liu Ye had goosebumps on his body: "You want to say that it came by itself?"
"Hahaha, look at you're scared. Ouyang Gu smiled and leaned back, "Relax, there must be a reason why this kind of thing appears here, it's just that we don't know." Besides, you're a magician, and you're still afraid of ghosts?"
The corners of Liu Ye's mouth twitched, and at this moment, he suddenly felt that it was a good choice to let Ouyang Gu stay in a coma.
"Okay, okay, I'm not going to tease you. Ouyang Gu waved his hand.
Liu Ye snorted lightly and walked deeper with his head bored.
Following Liu Ye, who had a bitter face, Ouyang Gu looked back at the statue lying in the middle of the road, and glanced thoughtfully at the statue's feet.
The bottom edge is a little blurry.
After walking for a long time, the two finally came to the open field, which was a huge natural karst cave, and there was a halo of constantly changing colors not far in front of them, but they couldn't see what it was.
Liu Ye controlled the ball of light and spun around, trying to figure out the surrounding terrain.
"Ah Ye, your efficiency is too low. Ouyang Gu bit his tongue with a smile, raised his hand and summoned his wand, pointing at the darkness in front of him.
A brilliant firelight burst out, swirling and winding around the rock wall, rapidly extending upward, illuminating the entire deep valley in an instant, and there were many stone flowers growing on the blue-green rock wall, one cluster in the east and one in the west, shining in different colors under the light of the fire.
In front of them was a narrow stone bridge, supported only by a pitifully thin stone pillar, and dozens of meters below the stone bridge was a pool of water that could not be seen, and a waterfall erupted from the copper-colored deer head on the stone wall on the left-hand side, and fell into the pool below the bridge, splashing white water. On the other side of the stone bridge there was a closed stone gate with a blue pattern carved on it, a moon totem surrounded by a blooming flower, and fifty meters above the stone gate, a huge rock hung like a wild horse with its head held high.
There is a stone tablet standing next to the stone bridge, and the words on it are red and white, constantly changing their brilliance.
"Mondo di specchio" Ouyang Gu read the words on the stele softly, frowning slightly.
"What do you mean?"
"Italian, mirror world. ”