In fact, this cave is not small, in terms of height and width, it can easily accommodate an adult to enter and exit, but due to the relatively private location, coupled with the comparison with the huge mountain, it seems inconspicuous.

Looking into the cave, it was dark inside, in stark contrast to the bright sky at the moment.

Zhou Tianming checked the weeds on the ground, sniffed his nose and said that this hole should not be a den of wild beasts, because there was no sign of large animals around, and there was no animal feces or the peculiar fishy smell on the body.

I agree with him. Since it is not a lair of wild beasts, the danger factor is much lower, but people can't help but wonder what is in this cave.

We had flashlights on us, Zhou Tianming in front and me in the back, and walked cautiously into the cave.

After entering the cave, under the illumination of the pillar of light, we found that there was a different world inside the cave.

The walls of the cave are relatively smooth, and the road under your feet is relatively smooth, apparently carved out by hand. Moreover, the cave is extremely deep, and the space is also large, and the surrounding area gradually becomes empty from narrow.

After walking more than ten meters, a huge stone statue suddenly appeared in front of us.

Along with the dampness in the cave, I saw that the huge stone sculpture that appeared in front of me was about three meters high and more than one meter wide.

The face of the statue is like jujube jade, with dignified facial features, kind eyebrows and kind eyes, showing a solemn and kind appearance. Wearing a crown on his head, the crown droops down the jade in a row, the hair is high, and he is wearing a robe engraved with a flying dragon and a golden phoenix.

Holding a long board on both hands, it looks like a wish. He has an ornament on his chest, jewels on his shoulders, and sits on a throne. It has the majesty of ancient emperors, plus the peace of the mother of the country, giving people a feeling of indistinguishability between male and female.

This statue is obviously Mazu.

Mazu, according to legend, is the ancient Chinese sea witch, also known as: the Queen of Heaven, the Holy Concubine and the god of the sea, is a deity that is widely believed in the coastal areas, and all coastal people believe in it.

According to historical research, Mazu's original name was Lin Mo, Song Jianlong was born on the 23rd day of the third lunar month of the first year of Song Jianlong, and died on the ninth day of September in the fourth year of Yongxi of Song Taizong (987 AD) due to the rescue of shipwreck.

Not only in China, but in almost all coastal countries in the world, the legend of Mazu is circulated.

According to statistics, at present, there are nearly 50 countries and regions, and there are tens of thousands of Mazu temples that are separated from the ancestral temple in Meizhou, including Japan, South Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, and other countries, and more than 300 million people in the world believe in Mazu.

Even the relevant agencies of the United Nations have awarded Mazu the title of "Goddess of Peace", and Mazu beliefs and customs have also been officially included in the intangible cultural heritage of humanity by UNESCO, which shows its great influence.

It's not a religion, it's more like a religion!

Based on this objective reality, it is normal for a statue of Mazu, the god of the sea, to appear on this deserted island in the East China Sea. And the artificially built cave here must be the Mazu temple on the island that the mermaid has always said.

Strangely, the upper body of this Mazu stone statue looks quite normal, but the frightened half body looks like it has no legs, but a snake-like entrenchment. The lines of the statue are also blurred here, and it is not known if it was unfinished or if it had some other meaning.

In front of the statue of Mazu is a stone table with two thick sticks of paraffin wax at both ends, and in the center of the table is an incense burner, also made of stone, exactly like the one we saw in the village before.

Other than that, there is nothing else, not even the back of the Mazu statue is empty.

Seeing that there was no mystery in the cave, Zhou Tianming and I beckoned everyone in. The space in the Mazu Temple is huge, and the nine people standing in the temple are not crowded at all, but even more empty.

The fat man took out his lighter and lit the two coarse waxes on the stone table, and when the candlelight rose, his vision became clear.

Everyone was amazed, and they all said that they really didn't expect that this Mazu temple would be hidden in a cave.

The mermaid was very excited, and she said that she had come to the island to find this Mazu temple and pray for her father, who was sailing in the ocean.

Except for her, our group of people don't seem to be interested in Mazu, and they don't seem to be interested. It's no wonder that everyone comes from all over the world, except for mermaids, and they are basically inland cities, so they naturally don't believe in the sea god.

The fat man and I have never been interested in praying to God and worshiping Buddha, and when we saw that the cave had been explored, we didn't want to waste any more time, and told everyone that we should hurry up and look for the missing photographer.

The mermaid wanted to pray here, and the bear volunteered to stay with her. Hua Wuqian said that his physical strength could not keep up, and he was willing to stay.

After I told them to pray for blessings, I searched the surrounding beaches and saw if they could find anything.

Yesterday we searched the ridge, but we didn't look into the woodland beneath the mountain. Since most of the back mountain is connected to the sea, our main task today is to explore the woodland of the front mountain.

The remaining six men were divided into two, and the same soldiers were divided into two paths, using the ridge in the middle as the boundary, exploring the two areas respectively.

I definitely can't be separated from the fat man, I wanted to call the orange cat who was together yesterday again, but the orange cat was very determined to be with Xiao Maruko, saying that Zhou Tianming had difficulty taking care of the two girls by himself.

So he and Xiao Maruko, the enthusiastic eldest sister, and Zhou Tianming began to march towards the mountain forest of Fishtail, while the fat man and I climbed over the ridge, from the back mountain to the front mountain, searching for clues in the woodland we climbed yesterday.

I could clearly feel that after a series of disappearances, deaths, and desert island mystery events, everyone had begun to split up into small teams with a lot of ideas for going their own way.

Hua Wujian is obviously moving closer to the big bear, I don't know if it's because the big bear is born to give people a sense of security. The orange cat is tied to Xiao Maruko, and it is obviously a rhetoric that can't take care of the two girls.

He and Maruko are both cultivators, and it is very likely that the two joined the group together, but they just pretended not to know each other.

The split of the team is actually a rather terrible thing, it can make the cohesion disappear, and turn what was originally a common goal into a private goal from itself.

Especially when we are on a desert island at the moment, and sudden events are frequent, the impact of the split becomes more pronounced and alarming, which involves too much psychology and thick black science.

Of course, long before we set off, Fat Man and I both felt that this expedition team was not as simple as it seemed, and it seemed that everyone had a bad heart and a different purpose for going to the island.

From this point of view, division seems to be an inevitable trend. It's just that no one thought that the changes would come so quickly, and the disappearances and murders were completely beyond our expectations.

But the cruel reality at the moment makes it impossible for me and the fat man to analyze everyone's intentions, and the key is to find the missing photo maniac to avoid casualties and explore the whereabouts of the little stinky fart.

As for what the real purpose of everyone on the team is, we don't want to know. It's not that there is no curiosity, but it's that they don't want to make extraneous branches and wade into troubled waters......