Chapter 16: The Secret Path
Bai Yuxuan leaned against the stone wall, and began to think silently in his mind.
First of all, this cave is very different from the caves in those scenic spots that have been developed.
The karst cave space in the scenic spot is very large, not only high, but also very deep in depth, the width is also large, and there are all kinds of forks, all kinds of small caves set big holes, the space structure is very complex, it is not easy to explore clearly.
However, although the height of this cave is very high, more than 30 meters, and the depth is relatively deep, the width is very narrow, and you can see the opposite stone wall at a glance.
And I didn't find any forks or holes along the way just now, so where did Lu Zhentian and Zhou Xiwei go? Could it be true that it disappeared out of thin air?
If Lu Zhentian and Zhou Xiwei walked forward past Bai Yuxuan, then Bai Yuxuan would definitely find out, after all, he was not blind.
If the two of them stepped back and walked out of the cave, then they would definitely say hello to Bai Yuxuan, and they had no reason to leave the cave, after all, nothing had happened since they came in.
But for the sake of safety, Bai Yuxuan still turned around and walked outside the cave, and shouted the names of the two of them as he walked.
Not surprisingly, until he completely walked out of the cave, Bai Yuxuan did not find any trace of Lu Zhentian and Zhou Xiwei.
They must still be in the cave, Bai Yuxuan firmly believed.
In order not to waste time, Bai Yuxuan also ignored the extreme slippery ground and the danger of falling to the ground.
He quickly ran back to the place where he had just found Lu Zhentian and Zhou Xiwei missing, and carefully inspected the stone walls on both sides.
Since it is impossible for the two of them to move forward, nor to retreat, let alone fly into the sky, then there is only one possibility.
The stone walls on both sides are odd.
Bai Yuxuan slowly knocked on the stone wall in turn, and every time he knocked on a stone wall, Bai Yuxuan slowly shook his head, obviously not gaining anything.
Bai Yuxuan continued to tap on the stone wall without any strangeness, and he shook his head again.
Just as he was about to give up, there was a strange hollow sound from the stone wall under the knock.
"Bang bang bang", Bai Yuxuan confirmed again, yes, this stone wall does have a strange hollow sound.
Bai Yuxuan's heart was overjoyed, he pushed the stone wall hard, and the stone wall did not move at all.
So he stood up straight, kicked hard with his foot, and suddenly a crack opened in the stone wall.
Bai Yuxuan squatted down again and pushed hard, and a hole was exposed, accompanied by a foul smell.
THIS HOLE IS ABOUT 1.5M×1.5M AND IS VERY CLOSE TO THE GROUND.
Bai Yuxuan stretched out his head to look inside, but it was black and mushy inside, and he couldn't see anything clearly.
He gritted his teeth and went straight in.
As soon as he entered the entrance of the cave, Bai Yuxuan was dizzy from a sudden stench, and he barely stood up with his hands supporting the stone wall.
Bai Yuxuan observed this cave entrance, and he was surprised to find that this cave entrance did not seem to be excavated from the outside, but dug outward from here, it was really incredible, could it be that the stone wall was inhabited from the beginning?
Bai Yuxuan felt very ridiculous and shook his head unconsciously.
Instead of returning the hole to its original state, he walked straight forward.
After entering, there is first a gentle slope that slopes downward, and the slope is not large.
After Bai Yuxuan walked down, he found that there was a section of flat land, but the stench was more obvious, and Bai Yuxuan couldn't help frowning deeply.
It took another mile, followed by a turn.
After turning the corner, the scene in front of him made Bai Yuxuan's stomach churn violently, and he adjusted it many times before swallowing the vomit that had reached his mouth.
With the strong cramps in his stomach, and the blood red in front of his eyes like a layer of red cloth, Bai Yuxuan slowly moved forward step by step, because as long as he walked a little faster, Bai Yuxuan felt that the contents of his stomach would gush out.
Countless animal carcasses were scattered on both sides of the road, including wolves, pheasants, rabbits, snakes......
No wonder Bai Yuxuan hadn't seen any animals outside, maybe the animals in the entire Lost Soul Valley were here.
There were so many dead animals that they could only be piled up layer by layer, and the top layer had almost reached the top of the cave.
The animals apparently didn't die here at the same time, so the degree of decay varied.
The animal corpses piled up on the lowest layer have almost turned into white bones, and the corpses in the middle have also been highly decomposed, swarms of maggots are wriggling on the corpses to their heart's content, Bai Yuxuan suddenly had another chill, and covered his mouth tightly with his hand, these corpses are also the main source of foul smell.
The corpses on the top layer were apparently fresh from death, and some of the corpses had barely had any blood on them.
What the hell is this place?! Is it really inhabited?!
Bai Yuxuan asked these two questions from the bottom of his heart.
Under the dual stimulation of sight and smell, Bai Yuxuan walked forward step by step with extreme caution, because if he was not careful, he would be covered with maggots.
He didn't dare to run, as he wanted to get out of here as soon as possible, but it would be a real disaster if the high wall made of these animal carcasses collapsed.
Bai Yuxuan tried not to look at the mountains of corpses piled up next to him, looked straight ahead, and kept moving forward.
After about ten minutes, Bai Yuxuan finally left this part of the road that could be called a hellish scene.
He couldn't hold it anymore, and he held on to the stone wall with one hand, and vomited.
Bai Yuxuan vomited almost everything in his stomach, and spit out all the bile before he gave up.
He collapsed limply, tears streaming down his eyes from his violent vomiting.
In fact, this road is not long, about fifty meters, but the scene on this road, Bai Yuxuan may not forget it for the rest of his life.
After initially relieving the strong discomfort in his heart, Bai Yuxuan got up and prepared to move on.
The road ahead suddenly turned uphill again, as if the road was now specially opened for the storage of dead animals.
Bai Yuxuan climbed up, and the stench suddenly lessened a lot, but Bai Yuxuan gradually got used to the suffocating stench.
He looked up and saw something dozens of meters in front of him, which made him stand on the spot again, even more horrified than he had just seen a mountain of animal corpses.
About 30 meters ahead, there were small wooden houses, and the outside was fenced off.
Bai Yuxuan cowered and moved closer and carefully looked at the cabin.
The wooden house has only one floor, and the area is not large, about six meters in length and width, and three meters in height.
The hut had no windows, only a sturdy-looking wooden door, but the door was closed.
Bai Yuxuan stood in place and thought for a long time, and finally he decided to go forward and find out.
He tiptoed forward, his ears pressed tightly against the wooden door, I don't know if it was because the wooden door was too thick or there was nothing in the room, Bai Yuxuan didn't hear any movement.
Just as he was about to kick the door open, the wooden door creaked open.
The two looked at each other, and Bai Yuxuan suddenly felt that the blood in his body was surging to the top of his head.