Xiangxi Shadow Chapter 53 The Mysterious Cellar
After realizing that the light in the distance was Chen Fangyuan, I couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat on the back of my vest, Qiu Yan and Long Quan knew that this old man was not quite right, but we didn't take precautions against him, fortunately he just had another purpose, not wanting our lives, otherwise, we wouldn't even have a chance to resist.
I was about to wake up Qiu Yan and them, but after thinking about it carefully, I hadn't figured out Chen Fangyuan's intentions yet, and the light was not necessarily him, maybe he was the same as me, and when he woke up at night and saw the light, he chased after him.
Thinking of this, I took out my clothes and pants and put them on, then took a dagger flashlight and quietly touched it.
There is no moon in the sky today, and there are no fingers in sight all around, and I am afraid that when I turn on the flashlight, I will be shocked by the bright light over there, so I can only smear and move forward.
The road was already slippery, and there were a lot of stones and stakes, and I tripped over almost every few steps, and before I had even walked a hundred meters, my clothes that I had just dried were already soaked.
Fortunately, the sound of my fall did not startle the other party, and I saw the light in front of me still staggering forward.
I slowed down and rubbed the soles of my feet against the ground, so that I fell significantly less often and didn't make too much noise.
Slowly, I had already gone deeper into the mountain bay, and the light in front of me was also invisible due to the obstruction of the mountain, so I was worried that I would lose it, so I sped up.
Who knew that as soon as I ran up, I hit a hard object head-on, and the hard object stuck motionless into the ground like a stump, and I was knocked to the ground by it.
I endured the pain and got up to see that it was really a stump, but strangely enough, this stump had no branches or bark, and it was only one person high.
I reached out and touched it, and I noticed something carved into the stump.
I was a little curious, so I turned on the flashlight and took a look, but this glance almost scared me to death.
On the stump was carved an elongated human face, fierce and vicious, and its eyes bulging as big as a billiard ball.
I rounded the stump and continued to chase forward, recalling the scene as I returned.
I instinctively compared the faces I had just seen with the faces I had seen before, and I found that although the two faces were different in shape and size, their charms were somewhat similar, especially the two bulging eyes and the large mouth with fangs exposed.
After running out of the mountain bay, I realized that the light was gone, so I stopped and allowed myself to continue walking against the mountain.
As I walked, I noticed that the same stump appeared on the road again, and there was more than one, it seemed to be standing every few tens of meters.
I was a little curious, and I was always wary of my surroundings.
Suddenly, I noticed two tree stumps standing close to each other next to the mountain, and when I walked over to look at them, I saw a path up the hill between them.
Instinct told me that the light was on this path, but then I hesitated.
I think I'm bold, I've never been too scared of monsters like Wushan Tusi and the big python, but now I'm scared, the dark night, the hideous and terrifying tree stumps, and the mysterious old man, this invisible fear makes me stop, and I regret that I didn't wake up Qiu Yan and them.
Just then, I heard a "thud" above the path, as if something heavy had fallen to the ground.
The sudden sound made me forget my fear, and I quickly ran up the path.
I hadn't gone far before I found myself in a clearing with stone bricks, and although there were a few weeds, I could tell that it had been a hall.
I hunched over a few steps towards the center of the hall and saw two black objects not far away.
When I looked closer, I realized that it was actually the entrance to a cellar and the wooden plank that had been covering the opening, and I thought it was the sound of the plank being lifted and smashed to the ground.
I didn't think much of it, and walked into the cellar in the dark.
It is a straight passage with stone steps underneath its feet and a wall made of stone, and it seems that it took a lot of effort to build this cellar in the first place.
After about thirty meters of descent, I suddenly came to a corner, and after passing this corner, the stone steps began to continue downward in the opposite direction, and after this corner, I saw a bright light.
The light came in through a door at the end of the passageway, and I hurried down against the wall.
As I approached the door, I held my breath and pressed against the wall, then slowly stuck my head over.
Who knew that as soon as I stretched out an eye from the door, I saw two "people" standing at the door, these two people almost scared me back, I covered my mouth and retracted my head, and after stabilizing my mind, I stretched out and looked at it again.
I saw in the dim light the two men with their heads bowed, one of them holding a spear in his hand, but strangely they were motionless, and they seemed to be two statues.
I moved cautiously, hooked my waist and quietly touched it, and when I looked over, I realized that they were indeed two statues, but they were carved out of wood.
I crouched down next to the statue and let out a deep breath, only to notice that there was a drawbridge behind the statue, and that the light was coming from a torch stuck in the drawbridge.
I hid behind the statue and walked out only after making sure there was no one in front of me.
When I approached the suspension bridge, I found that it was actually a sinkhole, with a circular night sky above it, a bottomless cave below, and on the other side of the suspension bridge, there was a torch and a stone gate.
I walked up to the drawbridge and tried it, and when I saw that the planks were still strong, I walked up.
Who knew that as soon as I walked from the drawbridge to the top of the cave, I heard a flutter below.
Before I could react, a black shadow rushed up from below, it came out of the gap in the drawbridge, and then pounced on my face, I subconsciously blocked it with my hand, and after the thing hit my hand, it fell on the bridge, but after a while, it fluttered again, and then flew into the night sky above me.
It can come and go freely in the dark of night, and it is aggressive, and I don't have to think twice to know that this is a blood-sucking bat, and this is the first time I have seen a bat of this size.
Then it occurred to me that bats tend to live in groups, so there shouldn't be just this one.
As soon as I thought of this, the cave below made a fluttering sound as if to answer my question.
I smiled wryly and immediately ran back, but these bats were equipped with "radar" to locate and track me, and they were flying, so I could outrun them.
Before I could reach the door, I felt a gust of wind coming from behind, and the bats slammed down on my back like hail.
I didn't think much about it, so I put on the hood of my mountaineering suit, then covered my face with my arms and continued to run.
But these bats, like bees, soon filled the passage, and those who could not catch me and flew to the front turned their heads and flew at me head-on.
There was an interception in front and a chasing soldier in the back, and when I saw that I couldn't hide, I turned my heart out and took out the dagger.
I covered my face with one hand and waved my dagger in the air with the other, and the bats rushed at me with inertia after I scratched them, and in a few moments, my face was covered in bat blood.
The blood seeped into my eyes, and it was astringent and painful, so I had no choice but to close my eyes and wave the dagger indiscriminately.
Just when I thought I was going to die of exhaustion from these bats, I suddenly heard someone calling me.
I listened carefully, the cry came from the top of the passage, and I was happy in my heart, it was Qiu Yan and them!
I hurriedly ran towards them, and after a few steps, I saw two bright lights smashing at me, and the bright lights were about to hit me with a very high temperature, so I quickly dodged to the side and dodged.
At this time, I realized that these two bright lights were actually magnesium rods, and those bats seemed to be afraid of the temperature of magnesium rods and did not dare to approach.
Immediately after, Qiu Yan and Long Quan ran over.
When I saw them, it was like seeing a savior, holding their hands and being speechless with joy.
"He Zimu, you don't want to die, come here alone!" Before I could speak, Qiu Yan asked.
I didn't know how to explain it, so I put my index finger to my mouth and motioned for her to be quieter.
"Shhhh It's not just me who is running alone, let's not surprise him! ”
"I know, we found out that you and Chen Fangyuan were gone!" Qiu Yan replied angrily.
I wiped the bat blood from my face and asked in surprise:
"And how did you two get here?"
邱妍 says:
"There's no other way to go, I don't think you two will go down the mountain, so I looked for it this way, and then we found this path again, and we found here."
I saw that the bats were gradually dispersed, so I straightened my clothes and said:
"I woke up in the middle of the night, and when I came out to add firewood, I found that Chen Fangyuan was missing, and I saw a bright light here, so I chased after him.
This old man said that he couldn't find the way before, but now he actually found here, it seems that I guessed correctly, this Chen Fangyuan must have a ghost! ”
Qiu Yan looked down and asked me:
"Then let's keep chasing?"
I glanced at Long Quan and saw that he was holding a wooden stick in his hand, so I nodded.
When we walked to the door, I grabbed Qiu Yan and said:
"Do you have any magnesium rods? Take it all out! ”
When Qiu Yan heard this, she took out three magnesium rods from her trouser pocket, and Long Quan also took out three.
I took the magnesium rod, lit two, and threw it at the drawbridge, and only after making sure there were no bats did I lead them out of the doorway.
While crossing the drawbridge, on a whim, I pulled a magnesium rod and threw it down.
Unexpectedly, the magnesium rod actually fell straight down, without touching anything, until the light became smaller and smaller, and finally disappeared.
I stuck out my tongue and wondered how deep this sinkhole must be, if it would lead all the way to the center of the earth!
However, I didn't stay too long, and after looking at the bottomless cave, I took Qiu Yan and the others to the opposite side.
After entering the stone gate, I was still not at ease, so I pulled and lit another magnesium rod and placed it at the door.
After entering this passage, there was no light, and I thought to myself that sooner or later I would have to confront each other anyway, and I would not be afraid of startling the snake, so I turned on the flashlight and swaggered up.
The passage here is obviously not as good as it was before, and although there are still stone steps at the foot, there are no stones on the walls.
The passage did not continue down, but continued forward, and after walking a few hundred meters, three entrances appeared in front of it.
This passage is not like the cave we escaped from before, it is very artificial, and I thought to myself, who would dig such a long passage under this ground, and then set up three branches!
Walking a few dozen meters towards the fork in the road, I noticed a black shadow above each entrance, and that black shadow was like a tree root sticking out.
When I got closer, I saw clearly that the black shadow was clearly three skeletons, these skeletons were brown all over, and they seemed to reflect under the light of the flashlight, they seemed to grow out of the earthen wall, and they were half-poking their bodies with teeth and claws, as if to deter the people who were about to enter.