It looks like a vine-like stem of a gourd or a creeper, and it leads from the canopy of a large tree to the surrounding area, but it looks the thickness of an adult's wrist, and it doesn't look like a vine of a plant.

I was fascinated by it, when I heard a few sharp bird calls in the air, and when I looked up, I saw seven or eight huge strange birds hovering in the air, obviously they had noticed us, and they might swoop down at any time.

I couldn't help but gasp when I saw the birds.

Damn! What kind of bird is this.

Look at the size of a few birds, two or three times larger than the average eagle, full of fiery red, with wings outstretched, three meters full, a pair of sharp talons outstretched, and a long colorful tail.

"What kind of bird is this?"

"I haven't seen it! Maybe it's unique to the underground space! ”

Yang Huiling pulled me: "You two are really husband and wife, didn't you notice that these birds are in a state of preparing to attack?" ”

I said, "You still understand the bird's thoughts?" ”

Yang Huiling glanced at me and didn't speak, Wu Jinghan helped her explain: "Sister Ling has taken zoology and also took a raptor breeding certificate, I can't listen to her mistakes!" ”

Before I could reply, I saw a big bird swooping down towards Wu Jinghan.

I quickly picked her up, rolled around, and at the same time pulled out the gun and pressed it twice at the big bird, but it didn't go off, and then I remembered that I forgot to shoot the bolt in a panic.

The big bird couldn't pounce, so it hissed and circled, and rushed towards Yang Huiling again.

Yang Huiling was so frightened that she stepped back again and again, how could a normal person have such an experience, it is estimated that she was also panicked in a hurry.

I wanted to rush over to help, but it was too late, and in a hurry, I had an idea, and I used the strength of the milk to use the pistol in my hand as a grenade and smashed it towards the strange bird.

This time, I used the strength to eat milk, and I also gambled when there was no way, and it is estimated that if I can't hit it, Yang Huiling will be seriously injured if he doesn't die.

"Smack!"

A crisp sound was heard, and the pistol hit the big bird's neck impartially, and it screamed and fell into the river on one side.

It was then that I realized that the head of this strange bird was very similar to the head of a monkey, and that it was not a bird at all. Oh, my God! It looks like a half-beast bird that guards the underworld in Greek mythology and legend.

At this moment, he didn't think much about it, he took a few steps to pick up the panicked Yang Huiling, and casually reached out to pick up the pistol on the ground, and he didn't care if it was broken, stuffed it into his bag, and pulled Wu Jinghan with the other hand and ran towards the big tree.

I thought to myself, birds of prey are good at attacking in open areas, for example, eagles mostly live in the savannah, as long as we are close to the big trees, we have a natural umbrella.

The three of them ran wildly, and I could hear the cries of strange birds above and behind me, and each scream made my heart tremble.

There are still 100 meters and 50 meters from the big tree...... Getting closer and closer, and at the same time, it was obvious that the speed of the two of them was getting slower and slower, and an ominous premonition gradually poured out from the depths of his heart.

Looks like we're going to finish this time!

At this moment, I heard a "woo woo" sound from the direction of the big tree in front of me, this sound was very strange, not like some kind of animal, but the kind of snail horn that I played when I was a child.

"The little snail is blowing, and the seagulls are spreading their wings when they hear it!"

I didn't slow down under my feet, but my heart was beating.

It's really strange every year, only this year there are many, what kind of strange thing is behind the big tree, how can it make such a strange sound!

Just wondering, I suddenly saw a person flash out from behind the big tree facing us, this person was thin, more than 1.8 meters, wearing simple clothes made of animal skins, and his long curly hair was pulled down to his chest, and he couldn't see his appearance clearly. If it weren't for him being topless, I'd have thought it was a woman.

He was blowing hard at us, holding something like a bull's horn in both hands.

It turned out that the voice was blown by him...... That's not right! This place is already very deep underground, and it is not a short distance from the exit, how can there be people?

"Wulu...... Woooo......oo

The man was blowing so hard that I listened to the sound of birds behind me, and it disappeared.

I couldn't help but glance back at the sky and see all the birds flying in the direction we came.

It dawned on me that the strange bird was afraid of the "horn" in his hand, and from this it seemed that he was saving us.

But who could this man be?

I stopped, my hands still holding the two beauties tightly, but my eyes were staring at the people standing against the tree.

When I looked at it again, I still couldn't see the man's face, and I couldn't judge how young he was, but he was dark and muscular, and I noticed that the green tendons on my calves were popping out, so I judged that I was at least forty years old.

Could it be that they are from the last expedition again?

Quite possibly!

Thinking about it this way, I no longer panicked.

I took a deep breath to relax my tense nerves, deliberately slowed down my speech, and whispered to him, "You...... Hello! We're here to investigate......"

As soon as the words came out, I realized that I was still a little nervous.

The man put down the horn-like thing, but instead of looking up at us, he tilted his head and turned his face sideways to us.

Wu Jinghan and Yang Huiling gasped and looked at me, their faces full of question marks.

I thought to myself, I didn't know there would be anyone here, let alone him!

The man turned his face sideways for seven or eight seconds, and then lowered his head again.

"Hello! Excuse me...... Are you from the previous expedition? ”

I thought to myself that he might have been living here alone for a long time, and his psychology was greatly shocked, and even distorted, and suddenly he saw three people, and he naturally became vigilant. Aren't there stories of wolf children in Britain and India? The children who were raised by wild beasts, even if they later returned to human society, could not adapt.

So I decided to take the initiative and find a way to get him to take off his defenses and make sure we were safe.

I took the initiative to mention the expedition, as long as he was a member of the expedition team back then, he should have reacted, who knew that after I finished speaking, he still kept his head down, as if what I said had nothing to do with him.

"You...... Do you know Song Jiaming? I spoke again.

The man still didn't respond.

Yang Huiling was also a little anxious, and whispered to my ear: "He may not be able to hear the sound!" ”

As soon as these words came out, the man actually laughed.

"Hehehe-he—" he flicked his messy hair, "how did you get here?" ”

The man's voice was hoarse and deep, and his accent was extremely heavy, a bit like that of Sichuan or Yunnan, and I had goosebumps all over my body when I heard it.

"We are from the expedition team, and there are fifteen people here, but we just encountered some giant centipedes, and we and our teammates were separated."

Now that he had spoken, a stone hanging from my throat had finally landed in my stomach - as long as it was human, it was not terrible!

Who knew that when I finished speaking, the man didn't say anything more, but turned and walked towards the small mountain on one side.

I cursed, what kind of person is this! Obvious mental problems.

Yang Huiling whispered to me again: "I spoke in a very low voice just now, and he could hear it - did you pay attention, from beginning to end, he didn't look at us." ”

I whispered back, "I'm paying attention, too...... Why? ”

"I thought he couldn't hear it just now, but now it seems likely that he can't."

I nodded, and the two of them hurriedly followed.

"You...... You've lived here alone for a long time? ”

The man walked very slowly, and we always kept a distance of three or four meters from his back, and I replied without words.

"I can't remember whether it's more than ten years or more than twenty years, and now I'm the only one left."

Calculating the time, it is even more correct, which shows that he was indeed a member of the expedition team that year.

He walked very slowly, bypassing a few big trees, and there was a huge gap in front of him, which was a gap between two mountain peaks, and the gap was only a little more than a meter, but it was very wide inside, and some daily necessities were scattered on the ground.

A small table made of stone slabs, a few porcelain jars, unnamed bronze utensils, and a stone stove on one side, on which a bronze pot was sitting, and below it was a pile of ashes and smoke.

He walked to the stove step by step, slowly bent down, and after touching it, he sat down on a square stone.

I heard Yang Huiling say that he was blind just now, I still don't believe it, I think he may just have a problem with his legs and feet, after all, this kind of environment is extremely harsh, and it is difficult for normal people to survive, let alone be blind.

But now it seems that there is really something wrong with his eyesight.

After groping and sitting down, he reached out and touched it again, and tried several times before he found a handle on the top edge of the bronze pot. In the process, I noticed his hands.

His fingers were unusually long, but they were covered in scars and calluses, and they were abnormally bent, and it was obvious that they were severely deformed.

I was puzzled, I wanted to ask it cracklingly, and I was worried that it would annoy him.

The old man should be a member of the scientific expedition team back then, and when he is blind, he can survive for 20 years, which is very powerful, and it is not easy!

The old man's hands were covered with calluses and were badly deformed, which I think may have something to do with his blindness in addition to his age.

It took him a lot of effort to pour the gooey from the pot into a broken porcelain jar, and the whole process took five or six minutes, and several times I couldn't resist wanting to help.

"Do you eat?"

We waved our hands almost at the same time, and thinking that he was blind, quickly added, "We are not hungry...... Don't eat ......."

He was not polite, picked up the porcelain jar, picked up a wooden stick on the side of the stone, and took a big bite to eat and drink. Seeing this scene, my heart was sour, I remember that there used to be an old bachelor in the village, who often said to people: When people are old, they have to die.

At that time, many people persuaded him and scolded him, isn't there another saying in China: It is better to die than to live.

It was also on a cold winter day that the old bachelor's house caught fire, and he even saved the money for cremation, and later many people in the village said that the fire was lit by himself, the purpose was to seek death......

At this moment, I seem to understand what the old bachelor said back then, imagine if the old man on the other side was replaced by me, would he have the courage to live?

I was stunned, Wu Jinghan suddenly ran over, and the bag of beef jerky was torn open and handed to the old man.

"Old ...... Old man, this is beef, you can eat it! ”

Wu Jinghan turned around, and I saw that her eyes were moist.

The old man took the beef jerky, first put it in front of his nose and sniffed it, then stuffed it whole into his mouth and devoured it.

This is even more poignant.

"I still have it in my bag! You eat slowly! Wu Jinghan's voice was already choked.

The old man ate four packets in one go, waved his hand, and signaled that he would not eat any more.

Wu Jinghan handed over another half bottle of mineral water, the old man took it, took a sip, then put the bottle to the side, and shook his head:

"It's still delicious from the natural spring water here!"

He actually laughed as he spoke, but it sounded like the sound of the north wind in a bridge cave in winter.

"Ahh

Caught off guard, Wu Jinghan grabbed my arm hard, Yang Huiling's body also trembled obviously, I just wanted to ask what happened, I saw Yang Huiling pointing to the old man's face, and looking along her fingers, I saw an extremely hideous and terrifying face, and the most terrifying thing was two empty holes.

The old man was not only blind, but to be precise, his eyes were gouged out, leaving only two black holes, which looked very terrifying.

"Old man, you ...... How are your eyes blind? ”

I swallowed a few mouthfuls of saliva to restrain my heartbeat.

The old man's laughter stopped abruptly, and he lifted his dirty and long hair, and asked sharply, "Isn't it terrible?" ”

I hurriedly replied, "No! No! I...... I'm just curious. ”

The old man's mouth moved, and he replied softly: "It's okay, I prefer honest children!" I remember a long, long time ago, there was also a person here, and it seems that it was also from some team, but unfortunately...... It's a pity that he didn't listen to my blind man and went into the forbidden land of the living. ”

As soon as my heart calmed down, I jumped to my throat again.

"What? Do you ...... You weren't part of the expedition back then? ”

"Never said I was!"

I just felt that the back of my head was electrified, and I kept saying to myself, "A long, long time ago, there was a person here, it seems to be some team", which is very informative!

First of all, he was not part of the expedition team of Professor Song and Li Guozhi.

Secondly, he came to this deep underground before the expedition back then.

I couldn't help but look at the old man a few more times, wondering who he was! How can you live in a place called Nine Springs! Thinking of the previous Luo Luo bird, the centipede more than a meter long, and the huge strange bird just now, there should be other terrifying creatures hidden in the dark, thinking about this, my heart felt even more unbelievable.

A blind old man has lived in this harsh environment for more than 20 years, and it seems that he has fully adapted to life here.

This person should not be simple!

The old man was full of food and drink, covered his hands and put them to his mouth.

"Woo-woo-"

He even blew a hooligan whistle.

I remember when I was in junior college, many male students who didn't learn anything liked to sit on the side of the road on campus and blow their whistles like this to the girls in the past, so behind our backs, we called them hooligan whistles.