Chapter 16: Curiosity
For a moment, the weightlessness of the fall.
"Grab the handle!" Lao Xu's voice came along with the sound of the falling wind.
Palling and the pastor grabbed the bars of the iron cages with great ability—and they soon discovered that each fence had a movable handle on top of it.
Bai Ling suddenly felt the speed of the cage falling slowly, and her whole body was pressed to the bottom of the cage by a force—it seemed that the rope on the iron cage was beginning to tighten.
"Hard! Pull the handle off! ”
As Lao Xu spoke, a piercing friction sound came, Bai Ling and Mu Cheng turned their heads to look, only to see that there was an additional path of spark light in the dark tunnel - Lao Xu pulled down the handle and pried the iron claws outside the iron cage, and the narrow stone passage sparked dazzling sparks.
However, the iron cage had no intention of slowing down, at most the acceleration of the fall slowed down slightly.
Mu Cheng and Bai Ling didn't have time to think about anything, and in a panic, they also pulled down the handle on their side.
The speed at which the cage fell was noticeably changed.
After a burst of lightning, Bai Ling was slowly able to see the stone wall outside the iron cage - finally stopped the car.
It was only at this moment that Bai Ling finally felt the heart in his chest beating violently, and his hands trembled slightly.
"Master Xu......" Mu Cheng was a little short of breath, "this kind of thing...... Can you say it sooner next time? ”
"Huh?" Lao Xu glanced back at the two of them, "Oh, the front foot is still talking about going down the well, and the back foot forgot that the two of you haven't been here...... This way! ”
It's a different world underground.
Lao Xu, the torch from earlier, was left in the iron cage, and he carried a small lamp to look into the underground corridor.
It seemed to be even more cramped, and much hotter than above, and Bai Ling kicked over a bucket on the side of the road.
"Watch your step." Old Xu Tou said without replying.
The group continued to walk forward, only to find a wooden bucket of water in the aisle at a distance.
"It's so gray that you have to water it often." Lao Xu explained.
"It's quite well thought out." Mu Chengdao, "It's better to sprinkle water." ”
"In such a near-confined place, if the ash on the ground is raised, it will explode when it touches a spark." Lao Xu glanced at Mu Cheng, "You are so kind to be the steward here?" ”
Mu Cheng scratched his head and stopped talking.
Bai Ling sniffed the air underground.
Honestly, it's a dreary place, but the smell is much fresher than on the ground, which is weird...... Is it because the ground is sprinkled more frequently?
"Master Xu has worked underground before, right?" Bai Ling asked casually, "I see that you have come all the way, and you are familiar with it." ”
Lao Xu just grinned, "...... It's just a good idea. ”
Bai Ling didn't ask anything more.
Previously, Master Xu said that he only found clues that the children might be in the mining area last month, so from locking down the mining area to going down the mine, and then planning such a rescue operation, the energy consumed in the middle must be huge.
Under these circumstances, would a person with no experience in the mines be able to become so familiar with everything here in just over a month?
The three of them continued to walk inside, and after a while, Bai Ling heard the sound of banging and banging.
The voice was faint, but Lao Xu obviously heard it too—he suddenly quickened his pace, from a brisk walk to a trot, and when he passed a corner, he turned back to Bai Ling and Mu Chengdao, "You guys are waiting for me here!" ”
Mu Cheng and Bai Ling stopped instantly, and then listened to Lao Xu's footsteps and walked away.
The two waited for a while, and finally heard a cry of joy in the distance.
The cries of the children, as well as the cries of Lao Xu, echoed in the stone tunnels underground.
The only light source was taken away by Lao Xu, and it was pitch black, Bai Ling and Mu Cheng were leaning against the stone wall, and in silence, Bai Ling heard a slight sound from Mu Cheng's side.
"Is Brother Mu preparing to draw a knife?"
"Hmm." Mu Cheng said softly, "...... It's so loud that I don't know who it will attract. ”
"I think it's okay." Bai Ling smiled, "Since Lao Xu dares to cry with the children, I guess there is no one else in this well except us." ”
Mu Cheng was unmoved, "It's always good to be on guard." ”
Listening to the children's voices in the distance, Bai Ling suddenly remembered something and looked at Mu Cheng, "Is Brother Mu a family?" ”
"......" Mu Cheng did not answer.
Bai Ling continued, "I see that this Master Xu and Brother Mu are not much different in age, Brother Mu has been in Yuezhou for five years, and he is going to Zhuozhou again in the blink of an eye...... The family must also be reluctant. ”
Mu Cheng looked over—Bai Ling began to test again without words.
“…… You're talking too much. Mu Cheng was not fooled.
Bai Ling laughed, and when he saw that Mu Cheng didn't answer, he didn't mention it.
She reached out and touched the stone wall here, feeling a layer of dust rubbing on her hands.
When Bai Ling walked about four or five steps forward, Mu Cheng asked again, "Where are you going?" ”
"Just hang around here, don't go anywhere." Bai Ling said softly, "Just now, the lights were on, and I feel that the stone path here is quite deep...... It doesn't look like it was dug up by a human. ”
"Well, it should be mined on the basis of an underground natural stone cave." Mu Cheng said softly, "Don't run around, when the time comes, the cave will be connected to the cave, and you won't be able to catch it if you get lost." ”
Bai Ling answered, and his footsteps stopped.
After a while, Lao Xu came back with six children, the eldest looked to be twelve or thirteen years old, and had grown to Bai Ling's shoulders, and the youngest was probably only six or seven years old, less than Mu Cheng's waist.
When the children saw Mu Cheng with a fierce face, they were a little timid for a while, except for the boy who seemed to be the oldest among them, the other children shrank behind Lao Xu.
"Let's go." Lao Xu patted the children's shoulders, "Don't delay, your second and third uncles are still on top!" ”
"Huh!" The young man was the first to react, and rushed to the entrance with a few children, but Lao Xu didn't move, he looked at Mu Cheng and Bai Ling with the lamp, "You go up with them, there is a zipper under the iron cage, you have to pull it with the second and third children, and the cage can go up." ”
"Won't Master Xu go up with us?" Bai Ling asked.
Lao Xu replied simply, "You go on the first trip, and on the second trip, you will pull me on the top together...... Don't delay! ”
"Okay." Mu Cheng pulled Bai Ling and quickly chased after the children.
As he ran, Bai Ling turned back with some concern - Lao Xu didn't stand still waiting for them or follow, he had already turned around with the lamp and went deeper into the stone path.
The six children occupied almost half of the space of the iron cage, and Mu Cheng quickly jumped into the cage, and just as he turned to pull Bai Ling, Bai Ling had already closed the door from the outside.
Bai Ling grabbed the stone aside and struck it on the dangling chain.
There was a quick reaction from above—the chains that were loosely piled on top of the cage were pulled by the net and taut again, and the suspended cage began to shake.
"What are you doing!?" Mu Cheng grabbed the fence in the iron cage.
"It's too crowded in the cage, you go up first," Bai Ling said softly, "I'll come up with Master Xu in a moment." ”
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