Along the way, I have encountered a lot of strange things, and Qi Lu is also a little bored, now I can't wait to get out of this cave as soon as possible, and then analyze what happened to Lao Wu in the past two days after returning to the office, hoping to find the answer from it.

Just as Qi Lu was thinking about it, he suddenly heard the sound of hitting water in the river behind him, and then felt that there was a yin wind blowing around, so he was so startled that he quickly turned around and shone the flashlight on the river.

There were ripples on the surface of the river, as if something was swimming underwater.

Qi Lu just wanted to get closer to see the situation under the water, but he heard a "bang", and a strange fish more than a meter long jumped out of the water.

"There are youkai!" Lao Wu's face turned white with fright, and he hurriedly pinched the short knife in his hand, and gave it a knife at any time when it pounced, resulting in the life of this little demon.

"Don't be nervous, it's not coming at us." Qi Lu calmly took a photo of the strange fish with his mobile phone.

It only took a few seconds for the strange fish to fall back into the river, and after another ripple on the surface of the water, it was silent, presumably swimming away.

Lao Wu knew that it was a false alarm at this time, so he withdrew the short knife and leaned over to Qi Lu to look at the photo of the strange fish on his phone.

Due to the poor lighting, the photo was not taken well, but the public was still able to recognize its appearance.

The strange fish was a bit like a carp, but its body was too large, its head was white, its lips were as red as cinnabar, and its body was covered with pale markings.

Although it has the body of a fish, it does not have a dorsal fin, and on its pectoral fin, it has two pairs of translucent wings like birds.

Jiang Wen muttered, "Isn't this a flying fish living in the ocean, how did it come to this underground river?" ”

Lao Wu had a surprised expression on his face, and he looked at Qi Lu, as if asking for his opinion.

Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, and said a little shocked: "It's not a flying fish, it's a Wen ray fish." ”

"Isn't the ray a type of flying fish?" Jiang Wenhao replied disapprovingly, he still remembered that in 2008, Wen Ray was the mascot of the Beijing Olympics.

Qi Lu shook his head, and then said, "This is not the kind of Wen ray you see, but a divine fish from Taiqi Mountain, it is Qin's favorite food. ”

"Chin?" Jiang Wenhao has traveled all over the country for the cause of archaeology, but he has never heard of a mountain called Taiqi Mountain. However, he had seen the records of Qin in ancient books.

In ancient times, Qin Zeng and Zhu Yin's son Gu killed the god Baojiang, and the Emperor executed them on the spot after capturing them in Zhongshan. After his death, Chin turned into a large osprey, and it is said that anyone who sees it will be a sign of imminent war in the area. Therefore, he is a fierce god in the eyes of the world, and people avoid him.

"Flying fish can't survive in underground freshwater rivers." Qi Lu's common-sense answer completely dispelled Jiang Wenhao's concerns.

"It's a pity, I knew I should have caught it, the dried meat of this fish can cure epilepsy, I can sell it as Chinese medicine, how can I make a small profit."

After muttering a word, Lao Wu shone the flashlight to the ground, and saw that the mysterious footprints disappeared after turning a corner in front, so he took the lead and walked to the front. The three of them chatted as they walked forward, skirting the limestone jutting out of the ground.

Just as the three of them were walking, they suddenly heard a very slight sound of footsteps behind him, Qi Lu immediately turned around, and through the faint light shining from the flashlight, he saw a black figure, which quickly floated out of the water and flashed again.

Lao Wu also discovered this strange figure, he took out the short knife again, and Qi Lu made a silent gesture to him before he could confirm what the situation was.

The flashlights of the three of them all shone into the water, but the light in the cave was too dim, and the lighting was still very limited, and the black figure lurking in the water was extremely blurred, like a mermaid lying on the bottom of the water, fluctuating slightly with the current.

Lao Wu's eyes lit up, and he whispered to Qi Lu: "Could it be a merman?" In that case, we must catch her, and we will be rich. ”

Qi Lu glanced at him with disdain and was silent, his attention was all on the black figure under the water, and he secretly prayed in his heart that it was not a monster. Qi Lu was not afraid of monsters, but he was worried that Professor Jiang would be in danger.

"There are tears in the pearl of the sea and the moon, and the blue field is warm and the jade is smoking." Hearing Lao Wu mention the merman, Professor Jiang was also interested, and after reading Li Shangyin's poem about the merman, he said: "If this guy is a merman in the South China Sea, then he will really make a fortune." You raised her at home, and her tears when she cried were pearls. ”

Lao Wu also responded with a smile: "Then don't I have to prepare a whip to whip her every day?" ”

Jiang Wenhao asked again: "It is said that the shark people can weave shark silk, is it true?" ”

"Hmm." Qi Lu replied: "The shark silk is a treasure of the Dragon Palace, ordinary people can wear it without dipping into the water, and walking in the river is like leveling the ground." ”

"Since it's a merman, then the spell or something won't work on her, I'll blast her out of the water first." Lao Wu, who was obsessed with money, picked up a big stone and was about to smash it into the black shadow in the water, wanting to scare her out of the water, and then think about capturing her.

Qi Lu waved his hand and told him not to act rashly, if Lao Wu missed and injured her life, then he would offend the entire Water Tribe, and he would be punished.

The black figure gradually floated up, and Qi Lu's expression became nervous. Just as the dark shadow was about to surface, he suddenly disappeared.

"What's the matter, ran away? I remember that mermaids don't become invisible. "The fat to the mouth has run away, don't mention how frustrated Lao Wu is.

Qi Lu replied: "Maybe she has already cultivated to the essence." ”

Lao Wu immediately asked: "Then you have noticed the demonic energy?" ”

"Nope." Qi Lu shook his head in disappointment.

As he spoke, Qi Lu heard a beast-like gasp behind him, and he was so shocked that he looked back and found that Professor Jiang was foaming at the mouth and his eyes were glowing green.

"Oh no, the professor has fallen into evil!" Qi Lu was excited, and quickly took out Zhang Lingfu and put it directly to Jiang Wenhao's head, and then transported the true qi of his whole body, preparing to cast a spell to drive away the evil things in the professor's body.

Who knew that Jiang Wenhao, who was possessed by an evil spirit, was not afraid of the power of the spirit rune at all, but as soon as he stretched out his hand, he tightly pinched Qi Lu's neck, and Qi Lu was suddenly pinched by him and his breathing became short.

"Oops, the spell doesn't work!" Qi Lu was so anxious that a cold sweat broke out on the top of his head, and he struggled desperately, trying to get rid of Jiang Wenhao's control. But Jiang Wenhao seemed to have changed as a person, his strength was amazing, and his hands were like iron tongs pinching Qi Lu's neck, making him unable to break free.

Seeing that Qi Lu was in danger, Lao Wu hurriedly rushed forward with an arrow step, and punched Jiang Wenhao in the back of the head!

"Don't" Qi Lu was afraid that Lao Wu's reckless actions would hurt the professor, so he hurriedly reminded him not to use force, but it was too late, under Lao Wu's old punch, Jiang Wenhao immediately let go of his hands and fell to the ground unconscious.

"The professor is so old, how can you do this!" Qi Lu squatted on the ground panting and complained about Lao Wulai.

"Don't worry, I'm in control." After Lao Wu calmly replied to him, he bent down and helped Jiang Wenhao up, pinching his middle with his index finger.

It took Lao Wu dozens of seconds to finally wake Jiang Wenhao from his coma, Jiang Wenhao saw himself like this and asked strangely: "What's wrong with me, did I pass out?" ”

"Professor, don't you remember what just happened?" Qi Lu saw that he looked innocent, not like he was pretending. So he said, "You just fell into evil and almost strangled me to death." ”

Jiang Wenhao's eyes widened, and he said with guilt: "No, Xiao Qi is really sorry for you." ”

Lao Wu said in a deep voice: "It's not an evil spirit, I didn't notice that there were aura fluctuations around me. ”

"Then why is this happening?" Qi Lu was shocked, and then said, "Could it be that the merman just now was making trouble?" ”

Lao Wu hesitated for a moment and said: "The air here is not well circulated, and the corpses of people and animals are prone to mold, perhaps it is because of some kind of mold that is easy to make people hallucinate." If the intruder inhales the mold in the fine dust, it will naturally be affected and act against common sense. ”

This explanation sounds reasonable, Qi Lu remembered the curse of the legendary Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen, and it is said that a total of 12 archaeologists involved in the excavation of Tutankhamen's tomb died mysteriously by the pharaoh's curse.

However, later French scientists found that it was because of the large amount of food in the pharaoh's burial goods, which formed a lot of mold dust in the tomb after decay over time. Those who enter the tomb inevitably inhale this fine dust, which infects the lungs and causes them to die.

At this time, Zi Qi Lu also panicked, fearing that he would encounter something ominous, so he quickly got up and urged the two to leave this place of right and wrong.

They followed the mysterious trails, and finally a hole nearly two meters high appeared in the place where the footprints disappeared.

"Damn, where did you get all those holes, did we go into the labyrinth?" Qi Lu no longer has a good temper, and he has already begun to scold his mother in his heart.

"Forget it, we've all come here, what's the harm in going in and seeing." At the critical moment, Lao Wu was calm, he took out his compass to identify the lower position, and walked into the cave.

Jiang Wenhao was old, and his physical strength was obviously a little overdrawn, he walked so much, and he was punched by Lao Wu again, he was already exhausted and a little out of breath, so he sat on the edge of the cave to rest, ready to recover his strength before continuing to move forward.

At this time, the team can't be dispersed, otherwise Qi Lu can't be held responsible when something happens. He saw that Lao Wu had entered the cave, so he gritted his teeth and helped the professor into the cave together.

Out of this cave, the new cave that entered was a dirt cave, and some garbage discarded by modern people had already appeared under the light of the flashlight along the road, and Qi Lu settled down and knew that they were approaching the exit.

Sure enough, after walking for more than ten minutes, the three of them walked out of the dirt cave without encountering any danger.

At this time, it was late at night, the bright moonlight was sprinkled, and looking at the surrounding scenery, Qi Lu found that they were at the foot of a mountain, and there was a small village not far away.

"Huh?" Lao Wu snorted, and turned around to look at the hole again.

Qi Lu asked him: "What, something is wrong?" ”

"It's not." Lao Wu shook his head and said, "I've been to this place before. ”

He pointed to the village at the bottom of the mountain and said, "This is Huangmiao Village, because there is a Liuxian Temple behind the village, so it is named." This cave is called Liuxian Cave, and it was rumored that this cave was often haunted, and I used to come here in the early years when I was not with you, and I wanted to get rid of the evil spirits here. Later, I found out that there were no supernatural events at all, they were all rumors. ”

After his explanation, Qi Lu really saw the eaves of an ancient temple faintly exposed from the trees not far in front of him, and then he knew that what Lao Wu said was true.

Liu Xian is just the folk honorific title for the long snake that has cultivated into refinement, but they didn't see any snake spirits in their expedition today.

"Forget it, let's rest early today, let's go out of the village and stop a taxi on the highway first." Qi Lu didn't want to make any extraneous branches, so after a short rest, he took everyone down the mountain road to the village.

But what they didn't know was that just as the three of them were leaving, a pair of shining eyes suddenly lit up in the dark hole. With a sneer of "hehe", the eyes disappeared, and the whole cave was shrouded in a strange aura again.