Chapter 41: The Great Change in the Cave
Hailong Village finally returned to its former calm, and Qi Lu also recovered quickly in less than a day after taking Pan Taohua.
After resting for a few days, Qi Lu discussed with Lao Wu to go to sea again to find this mysterious dragon. This time, they didn't disturb the villagers, but rented a boat out of their own pockets, and even Ding Xiaolan hid it in the dark, so they secretly sailed out to sea.
The blue sea is as soft as silk, with slight ripples. Maybe it was because the Kunlun gods in the dark didn't want the outside world to disturb them to find the divine dragon, Qi Lu chuckled lightly and handed a note to Lao Wu.
Lao Wu looked at the latitude and longitude written on the note, and couldn't help but smile and said, "This is the coordinates of the island and reef we discovered last time, right?" ”
"Yes." When he was chatting with the dead Xu Chunlin when he went to sea that time, Qi Lu had secretly marked this sitting mark in his mind.
Lao Wu then adjusted the compass and sailed towards the depths of the sea according to this coordinate.
Arriving at the destination quietly, Lao Wu stopped the boat and walked onto the deck, looking at the endless sea and saying, "I don't see any islands and reefs." ”
"If this reef had always existed, it would have been discovered by fishermen." Qi Lu smiled and said, "Last time, it must have been this dragon who deliberately used divine power to bring that mysterious island and reef to the surface. ”
"So what do we do now?"
"What else can I do, of course I dived into the sea to find it."
"That's all it can be."
The two of them took off only a pair of short pants, and jumped into the sea one after the other. After diving down for more than ten meters, I saw the island and reef lying quietly on the bottom of the sea.
The two stood as if they were on land, unaffected by the current. Lao Wu actually spit out bubbles like a fish and said while breathing: "Sure enough, it is at the bottom of the sea." ”
"Then let's find that cave and go down." Qi Lu's words in the water were different from those of Lao Wu, and they seemed to have an echo effect similar to that in the valley.
"Do you have the strength to support it?" Lao Wu asked with concern, except for a waterproof flashlight for each person, they didn't bring any diving equipment, not even a diving suit.
"Okay, it should be able to adapt to the water pressure on the bottom of the sea."
"I'm not at ease, let me use my divine power."
"That's not going to work!" On land, Qi Lu was afraid that people would jump up in a hurry. "This comes at the cost of your life, and you should never use it until you have to."
"It's not that serious, haven't you used it once before?" Lao Wu said disapprehantly: "Besides, this time I will only use it slightly, and it will not hurt my muscles and bones." ”
Qi Lu immediately understood the meaning of his words, so he nodded slightly.
Old Wu Li pinched the magic trick in the water, and recited a spell in his mouth, which was a water avoidance trick that only the gods living in the heavenly realm were qualified to use. The sea was invisibly parted by the spell, and a dry path appeared between them and the cave at the bottom of the reef, and the two of them walked as if they were walking on the ground.
Walking into the cave, it was still the same as their last adventure, the cave was extremely dry, and there was no trace of water erosion anywhere. At that moment, the singing they had heard so many times came from the depths of the cave. It's just that this time the song is full of joy, as if welcoming an old friend who has not been seen for a long time.
Lao Wu frowned and said, "This dragon's taste is too boring, it's obviously a man, but he wants to pretend to be a woman to sing." ”
Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, he didn't quite agree with Lao Wu's point of view, but no matter whether the owner of the song was the dragon or not, they could only go deep into the cave to find out for now.
In the blink of an eye, they came to the place where many dead villagers had died, and unlike the last time they had seen, these corpses did not float, but were deliberately placed neatly on both sides of the cave one by one, with a path in the middle for the two to walk side by side.
The corpse's facial expression was serene, except that its mouth was open, and its body no longer emitted the terrifying green glow.
People who drowned should not have such a serene expression, Lao Wu squatted down and began to check, and found that some of the dead young people had torn clothes on their shoulders, and there were bruises on the skin on the back shoulders that had been scratched, and he said with palpitations: "Xiao Qi, these scratches don't look like they were scratched by people. ”
Qi Lu also noticed this detail, and he said thoughtfully: "The claw marks are very sharp, and they are not caused by dragon claws. ”
Lao Wu continued: "Judging from the shape of the deceased's mouth that is not closed, I have a bold guess. ”
"What do you think is ......" In fact, Qi Lu also thought of the reason, but he couldn't believe this fact.
"These people were sucked away before they died, so the sea water did not pour into their bodies, and the temperature in the cave was low, so the corpses could remain for a long time without decomposing."
Qi Lu was speechless, and according to Lao Wu's judgment, then the souls of these villagers could only be sucked away by the divine dragon lurking in this mysterious cave. Then a new question arises, if the dragon sucks the souls of the villagers, which contradicts what it said on the shore.
It seemed that only by finding the divine dragon could he get all the answers, so Qi Lu took the lead and walked forward.
Lao Wu asked in the back: "What to do with these corpses?" ”
Qi Lu was stunned for a moment, and after a little thought, he said, "We can't transport them back to Hailong Village for burial, so let's let them sleep here forever." ”
Lao Wu sighed and didn't say anything more, and followed Qi Lu to find the divine dragon.
After passing the 28-night Thunder Pond Divine Array painted on the cave wall, the cave became much narrower, and the narrowest part could only allow one person to pass.
As they walked, they used flashlights to shine on the stone walls on both sides, and saw that there were many brightly colored murals depicted on the walls, which had not faded with the passage of time.
Qi Lu checked the contents of the painting and found that there were many strange-shaped creatures in the painting, as well as some strange flowers and plants that the world had never seen.
Lao Wu said behind him: "The content of the paintings is to describe the deeds of the Kunlun gods. ”
"Hmm." Qi Lu nodded, browsed the murals all the way, and finally reached the top of the cave, and his eyes suddenly opened up. This is a cave with nearly 100 square meters, and the surrounding rock walls are very smooth, with obvious traces of chiseling, and it seems to be an expansion on the basis of the original small cave.
The cave was clean, there was almost nothing, except for a pale cyan stone table in the center. Lao Wu recognized the material of the stone table at a glance and said, "This table is made of green jade from Kunlun." ”
Qi Lu nodded silently, his expression became more and more serious, he saw a broken ancient book on the table again, and when he got closer, he found that there were three words shaped like tadpoles written on the yellowed cover.
Qi Lu gasped, he had recognized the title of this book: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"! And the cover of this book is exactly the same as the cover of the electronic version of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" in Lao Wu's laptop, which should be from the same bookmaker's hand.
There is more and more evidence that the owner of the cave, that is, this divine dragon, is inextricably linked to the Kunlun Sacred Mountain. How did it survive the last catastrophe? The suspicion in Qi Lu's heart became stronger and stronger.
Lao Wu looked at the cave and muttered, "Why didn't you see that dragon, does it have another hiding place?" ”
"I don't know." Qi Lu stretched out his hand to take the book in his hand, but found that the ancient book seemed to be connected to the stone table, and he couldn't move it at all.
Qi Lu was stunned, and he was afraid that forcibly taking the book would cause damage to it, so he had to retreat and turn the pages of the book, wanting to see if the content inside was the same as the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" on the computer.
But the reality disappointed him again, let alone the pages, he couldn't even open the cover, and all the pages seemed to be glued together with all-purpose glue.
"Let me try." Seeing Qi Lu's embarrassed face, Lao Wu stepped forward to get the book. As soon as he took it, he pinched the book in his hand.
"How so!" Qi Lu complained, unable to calm down any longer.
Lao Wu smiled slightly, he knew the reason, so he said: "Because your true qi has been lost, you can't touch it." It seems that this book is only available to the spirited. ”
Qi Lu smiled bitterly, he didn't take it seriously at the beginning, and now he really hates the monster Demon Kui. Without true anger, he is afraid to do many things and can't do what he wants.
Qi Lu gasped, he had recognized the title of this book: "The Classic of Mountains and Seas"! And the cover of this book is exactly the same as the cover of the electronic version of "The Classic of Mountains and Seas" in Lao Wu's laptop, which should be from the same bookmaker's hand.
There is more and more evidence that the owner of the cave, that is, this divine dragon, is inextricably linked to the Kunlun Sacred Mountain. How did it survive the last catastrophe? The suspicion in Qi Lu's heart became stronger and stronger.
Lao Wu looked at the cave and muttered, "Why didn't you see that dragon, does it have another hiding place?" ”
"I don't know." Qi Lu stretched out his hand to take the book in his hand, but found that the ancient book seemed to be connected to the stone table, and he couldn't move it at all.
Qi Lu was stunned, and he was afraid that forcibly taking the book would cause damage to it, so he had to retreat and turn the pages of the book, wanting to see if the content inside was the same as the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" on the computer.
But the reality disappointed him again, let alone the pages, he couldn't even open the cover, and all the pages seemed to be glued together with all-purpose glue.
"Let me try." Seeing Qi Lu's embarrassed face, Lao Wu stepped forward to get the book. As soon as he took it, he pinched the book in his hand.
"How so!" Qi Lu complained, unable to calm down any longer.
Lao Wu smiled slightly, he knew the reason, so he said: "Because your true qi has been lost, you can't touch it." It seems that this book is only available to the spirited. ”
Qi Lu smiled bitterly, he didn't take it seriously at the beginning, and now he really hates the monster Demon Kui. Without true anger, he is afraid to do many things and can't do what he wants.
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