Chapter 326: Mine Tunnel
Suchak's words, although they made me feel so weird and frightened for the first time after coming to Xiangxi Mountain, looked at the deep tunnel in front of me and didn't know where it leads.
I was determined to keep going and see where the tunnel ended.
This time, the two of them were speechless the whole time, holding the torch that was about to be extinguished in their hands, hoping that the tunnel would get shorter and shorter, and they could go further to complete the journey.
Unexpectedly, this time I walked through the tunnel for nearly three hours, although nothing strange happened during this time.
But according to the distance of this straight line, we should have traveled through the deepest part of the Xiangxi Mountains at this time.
Even if the distance is measured by footsteps, one step is nearly one meter and it is almost several kilometers away.
This makes me even more suspicious of the real purpose of the people who first excavated this tunnel.
It's just that when Suchak and I finally came out of the exit, we saw a secluded forest and mountain that the two of us had never seen before, which was more primitive and green than the edge of the Xiangxi Mountain.
Eight or nine towering mountains stretched out in front of you, and they were gray because the sky was not yet completely bright.
There is an indescribable weirdness and gloom echoing in the eyes.
There is a white mist between the mountains and forests, like a miasma, which makes people dare not approach.
At this time, I have never been so excited, because the black and white photo in my hand corresponds to the nearest towering mountain in front of me.
Vaguely comparing the blurred shadows of the mountains in the photo, the mountain in front of you is similar to the outline in the photo.
I realized that I was finally saved, and even forgot that the two of them had not eaten a drop of water for nearly two days since they left the hut, and they had eaten all the bread they had carried, and my stomach was already a little hungry.
At Suchak's reminder, I did not choose to go directly up the mountain, but packed up the expedition tools in my backpack in the jungle at the foot of the mountain, and he hunted a hare with a knife nearby.
Dew and lingering dark clouds overhead shrouded the deep mountains of Xiangxi, and I couldn't help but bite on the roast rabbit leg that I had taken off the campfire, thinking about what to do next.
And what is the purpose of my own here.
This black-and-white photo was apparently taken by the two fat and thin tomb robbers who rescued Xiao Nan back then, and the two of them could only find this mountain in search of the ancient tomb treasures.
Or maybe they had the same encounter with me and the fat man decades ago, and they were looking for the mountains of Xiangxi to break the curse.
After simply filling my hunger, I packed my bags and climbed this misty mountain in Xiangxi.
Because it was daytime, all the poisonous insects and wild monsters in the forest rarely appeared, and Suchak beside him was very worried, obviously a little worried about his daughter.
But I know that he also wants to give it a try, and wants to find traces of his daughter's disappearance in the depths of Xiangxi.
But what neither of us expected was that I found a pencil tied to a tree in the damp bush in front of me.
The wooden pencil was apparently half decayed, hanging from a branch and tangled in thin threads, as if someone had done it on purpose.
This made Suchak, who was originally depressed in his heart, nervous all of a sudden, which was really not a good omen.
An innocent little girl has been held hostage in the mountains for nearly six years without being heard from, but in fact, both Suchak and I after learning this story know that his daughter may have passed away a long time ago.
Naturally, I couldn't say these hurtful words, and I still hoped for a miracle in my heart like Suchak.
This time he was finally more anxious than me, desperately walking up the jungle full of fallen leaves, but this time he just ran a few steps but his face changed instantly, and he stood motionless.
I asked him what was going on, and I could see through the white mist in the jungle that his face was very pale, and I couldn't help but chuckle in my heart.
Immediately after that, his body actually sank half a meter from the woods, and then from his waist to his chest.
In the end, I almost watched him disappear straight from where he was, and just as I tried to run over to save him, I suddenly found myself in the same situation as he had just been.
I suddenly realized that I might have fallen into the trap of the Miao people hidden in the depths of Xiangxi, and the rapidly falling body even made me lose my mind.
There was a burst of air under his feet, and he finally fell into the hole in the ground.
When I opened my eyes, I realized that I had fainted, and it was Suchak next to me who shook me until I woke up.
Until his hands subconsciously groped for it and touched the cold object, he thought it was a sharp iron gun placed in a trap.
Unexpectedly, when I opened my eyes and looked at my feet, it was a section of railroad track full of rust, and I suddenly opened my eyes and even my mind was instantly cleared up.
I never dreamed that the two of them would actually return to the secret base that Suchak had mouthed out at the beginning, and this time it was obviously not where they were at the beginning.
Looking at the narrow mine tunnels on the left and right in front of you, section by section of railroad tracks were laid on the ground until they disappeared into the endless darkness.
But if we move with the railroad tracks laid on the ground, we will definitely be able to successfully escape from the mine left by the little devils in the mountains of Xiangxi.
I looked at the compass that came with the mechanical watch, and finally found my way in the dark tunnel, trying to escape with Suchak back into the familiar mountain forest.
The reason why I gave up the plan for the time being was because the task was half completed, as long as I found the blurred mountain in the photo.
Even if you waste more time, you can go back again when you are well prepared.
The two of us hugged each other and patted the dust off our bodies, and when we stood up, we realized that our pants had leaked and there were some slight abrasions on our legs.
I didn't care when I saw it, but I didn't expect to look at the dark and slender tunnels on the left and right sides in front of me for a second and forget the direction for a while.
I couldn't help but look down at the compass that came with the mechanical watch, and it took me a long time to find the right direction and move on.
The railroad tracks in the tunnel are not directionally marked, so if we go in the wrong direction, we may get lost in the belly of the mountain in front of us.
Judging from the current situation, it seems that the little devils have completely hollowed out this mountain in order to mine ore.
Otherwise, the railroad tracks under the minecart would not have stretched so far along the tunnel.
I began to wonder if the two young tomb robbers had come to the mountain to take pictures, whether it was a gold mine hidden in the mountain.
Thinking back to the black minecart found in the mysterious base in Suchak's mouth, it is not impossible to speculate in front of him.
The two of them limped through the darkness, thanks to the old-fashioned flashlight that the green dragon had in my backpack.
At present, the big problem of lighting has been temporarily solved.
The faint flashlight flickered on and off, and it was obvious that the power of the flashlight would not last long.
The two of us had to grit our teeth and speed up our march, hoping to get out of here before it got dark, and then think about it in the long run when we got back to the cabin.
The black-and-white photo was still subconsciously held in the palm of my hand, but when I reacted, I found that the photo had been inadvertently crumpled into a paper ball.