Chapter 185: The Source of the Secret

The discovery of these two bodies makes it impossible to judge whether the bricks lied or something else. Xiao Mao thought for a while and said, "I still think that bricks should tell the truth." ”

"If he is telling the truth, then we should think about the current situation."

"That's probably the secret hidden in this well." Xiao Mao turned his head and looked down: "Let's go around again and explore the situation again." ”

We dropped the body and walked down the stone steps. After about ten meters, the stairs came to an end, and below the stairs was a well-groomed ground that was very flat.

This flat ground is a mixture of stone and rammed earth, and it is very strong to step on, and it is ten meters past, and as far as the eye can see, I seem to see a bridge.

The bridge spans a rift valley about seven or eight meters wide. The rift is not very deep and not very long, but it is stuck at the end of this passage, and if you want to continue forward, you have to cross this rift. The rift valley is seven or eight meters wide, and the stone walls on both sides are almost vertical, and without this bridge, it may take a lot of effort to climb back and forth.

It is a chain bridge, with a total of five strong iron cables, that crosses the banks of the rift valley. There must have been planks on the cables, but they have been removed.

The rope is sturdy and should be able to climb through. Xiao Mao looked beside the iron cable, and I crouched on the ground and looked down at the bottom of the rift.

There was no water below the rift, and it looked empty, only a few scattered rubble. Xiao Mao looked at it for a while and felt that there was nothing unusual.

I can't guess how much area there is on the other side of the bridge when I cross this bridge, but when I got here, my panic may have lessened a little, and my courage has increased. Xiao Mao chose an iron cable, made simple protective measures, and then hooked the iron rope with both hands and feet at the same time, turned over, and began to climb towards that side with both hands and feet.

Xiao Mao climbed very smoothly, and the iron cable, which was seven or eight meters long, quickly climbed over. After Xiao Mao crawled over, I also followed him to crawl that way, and the two of them converged on the opposite bank, without any danger.

After climbing this way, I heard a very soft sound of running water. The ground in front of you is untrimmed and remains untouched. There are many interlaced ditches on the ground, and the ditches are very small, but there are many of them, like cobwebs. The ditch is full of slow-flowing water, intertwined into a dense network of water.

"Let's stop here for a moment." Xiao Mao took off the backpack on his body and sat on the spot. We walked for such a long time, although there were no twists and turns, but the psychological pressure made people feel tired, so I sat down and smoked a cigarette together.

"We don't know how far we have to go." I smoked a cigarette and shone my flashlight forward, but the light spread in the distance, and the scene in the distance was blurry and indistinguishable to the naked eye.

"If we go too far and we don't get to the end, we'll have to think of another way to deal with it."

When Xiao Mao and I came in, we didn't plan to stay in it for too long, so the backpack was basically a rope and some equipment and tools, and there wasn't much water or food. If the journey is too long, you have to rearrange it.

After resting for about half an hour, we continued to walk forward, Xiao Mao asked me to keep a distance of about ten meters from him, he walked over to confirm that it was okay, and I followed again.

The ditches under your feet are next to each other, and there is water everywhere, so you have to be careful when you walk on them, otherwise you will slip and slip. I was already cautious, but as I walked, my feet slipped, and I fell into a pool of slowly flowing water.

The ditches are very narrow, and the water is not deep, and while slipping, both hands reflexively press in the water, trying to support their bodies.

The water was very cold, and the moment my hand touched the water, I grabbed a clump of filament. I couldn't see what was in my hands, but it was a very bad feeling of the wisps tangling between my fingers. I kicked my legs like an electric shock and rolled crookedly to the side.

The movement here immediately attracted Xiao Mao's attention, he had already walked a few meters away, and as soon as he heard the sound, he turned around and ran over.

With the help of Xiao Mao, I hurriedly stood up and picked up the flashlight that was thrown on the ground, and it was not until this time that I saw a hair wrapped around my finger.

"There's something down that ditch."

The two of us ran to the ditch, where the water was so clear that we could see the underwater scene clearly when the light shone down.

A clump of hair, I saw a clump of hair slowly drifting in the water.

There was a long-dead body in the water, which happened to be stuck in this ditch. Under the continuous washing of the water, there was no flesh left, only bones and hair remained. The clothes on the corpse were mottled and messy, and it was impossible to tell what kind of clothes it was, but with the two corpses in front of him as a foreshadowing, the identity of this corpse could basically be determined.

This must be one of the three people sent out by Lu Fangding three and a half years ago. Xiao Mao and I don't know any old black sword or anything, and we can't tell who is who, but I'm sure that this corpse must be one of the three people.

"It's okay now, no need to look back and forth." Xiao Mao shook the crowbar in his hand in the water and said, "All three of them are together." ”

The corpse was fished up, the flesh and skin of the corpse were rotten, and even the residue was washed away by the water, and the cause of death should not have been discerned. However, when I fished out the body, I saw that the back of the body's head had cracked its skull. The radioactive cracks were clearly visible in the bones, and the wound in the back of the head was killed by a single blow, and the deceased was killed by a hard object such as a stone.

The human skull is actually very hard, stronger than the bones of the rest of the body, and I thought to myself, what a feud it must have to be to be smashed in the back of the head.

"Let's go." Xiao Mao put away the crowbar, turned his head and looked ahead: "I think I'm about to make a discovery." ”

I followed Xiao Mao and walked carefully through the ravines covered with water. By the end of the ravine, the ground was still watery, and our shoes were soaked.

This time, we walked up to thirty meters, and the space seemed to have come to an end.

At this moment, my heart began to beat violently for no reason, and although I couldn't see anything, I always felt as if there was an indescribable aura wafting around me. The formless and insubstantial breath is like a mountain, and I am a little out of breath.

"Are you feeling flustered?" Xiao Mao covered his heart and said to me, "My heart is beating very hard. ”

"What's here?"

I looked up and saw that the space was indeed at the end, and there was no way forward left or right. This result makes me feel a little unacceptable, I have worked hard to get here, but there is no way out, and there is nothing to discover.

"It's already here, it's not a few steps away, let's take a look."

We were separated by some distance until we were close to the stone wall, and we saw a door. The very hidden door, only more than a meter high, almost blends in with the dark stone wall, and if you don't walk in front of it, you may be overlooked.

This little door is the only thing we find now, and we go through the other places again and return to this small door.

I looked at this small door, and felt that there were still very clear traces of carving on it, which had to make people suspect that this small door was dug directly out of the stone wall. Because this confined space is almost unaffected by the outside world and is completely isolated from natural weathering and other phenomena, it is impossible to determine when the small door was carved based on these carved marks.

On the small door, there are no patterns and words, and without these, the age and origin of the door are completely mysterious.

The only thing that is certain now is that no one will go to such great lengths to carve out a door in such a harsh environment, and since this door exists, it has a reason for its existence.

When Xiao Mao and I stood by this small door left and right, the inexplicable and unprovoked panic almost covered all my thoughts. No one knows what is inside this small door and where it will lead, but this feeling of panic is enough to show that behind the small door, there must be a place of right and wrong.

In front of you, there are only two paths, either go in or go back. We are faced with a dilemma, there is bound to be danger in entering, and if we don't get in, we will not be able to find any clues.

The small door seems to hide all the secrets of this huge space.

"I'll go in and have a look." Xiao Mao observed by the door for a long time, sorted out the things on his body, and left his backpack: "I'll be back as soon as possible." ”

I know Xiao Mao's temper, and even if I argue with him now, it is impossible to convince him.

The breathless aura that makes people feel like it's coming from inside this small door. Xiao Mao smoked a cigarette outside, took out a small bottle of Erguotou, poured two sips, and handed me the wine bottle.

"Don't worry, I haven't eaten for nothing for so many years." Xiao Mao bent down slightly and walked in through the small door, which was only more than a meter high.

I watched Xiao Mao walk forward step by step, and I always felt very awkward in my heart, but I couldn't say what was awkward.

Xiao Mao walked forward for more than ten steps, suddenly stopped, and turned back again. When I was two or three meters away from the door, he said to me through the small door, "Let me tell you something." ”

"What's the matter?"

"After I go in, if I don't come out again, you won't go in again for the time being." Xiao Mao's body seemed to shake slightly, and said to me very seriously: "Remember my words, you must not come in again." ”