"What did you say?!"

After the old chief heard Seki's question, his face immediately changed, as if he had heard something very remarkable.

Guan Yayoi and the others were also taken aback by the old chief's reaction. Sekiya hurriedly asked, "Chief, you know this place, right?" ”

"What, are you going to the Land of the Extreme Yin?" The old chief hurriedly waved his hand constantly: "I advise you, but don't go to that place!" That's not a place for people at all! ”

"We knew it was a bad place, but we had a research project and we had to go there to find out." Gong Yuling also followed to persuade the old chief: "I hope you can tell us truthfully if you know anything." ”

Chen Zilin and the others were also busy nodding.

The old chieftain, however, only sighed, and then turned and walked to the window.

The windows of the chalet are not large, but fortunately, the location is open, and it is the highest point on the island, and you can see the endless sea from here.

"See that over there?" The old chief pointed to a spot on the sea.

Guan Yasheng and the others leaned over, and saw a thin layer of water vapor on the sea surface in the distance, clinging to the sea surface, and the range was so wide that they couldn't see the end at all.

It was the opposite direction when they went to the island, so they didn't even know there was such a place just now.

The old chief's gaze began to deepen: "That's not water vapor, it's cold air." The water does not freeze even in sub-zero environments, which is why the aquatic life there is also resistant to low temperatures. But we're different, and we can't stand that kind of temperature when we get to that place. ”

However, Sekiya immediately grasped the point: "So, there are still people on our island who have been to that place, right?" ”

The old chief didn't nod, but he didn't shake his head either, he just turned to Guan Yayoi and said, "Listen to me, if you don't want to die, don't go to that place." Even if you go, you can't be a normal person anymore when you come back. ”

Sekiyayoi: What they want is an abnormal result! Therefore, she hurriedly grabbed the old chief's arm: "What kind of abnormal law is it?" ”

The old chief kept shaking his head: "Ordinary people can't imagine it. ”

This ambiguous answer made everyone a little confused, but no matter how much they asked next, the old chief did not answer, but just tried to let them eat.

Returning to the resting place, Sekiya and the others sat down for a small meeting.

Among all the people present at this time, the most anxious one is Sekiyayoi. She frowned and looked at Chen Zilin, who was sitting in front of her silently: "Didn't you say that you all contacted the locals and said it?" Why doesn't the old chief say it now? ”

"We did say that we would come here to carry out scientific research projects, but because we had to do a good job of confidentiality, we didn't explain it carefully."

Chen Zilin lowered his head a little ashamedly: "I didn't expect the old chief to refuse to answer our questions. ”

Gong Yuling leaned against the door and looked at the situation outside.

The people here became a little lively and curious because of their arrival, and many children pretended to pass by their doors casually. But the adults didn't dare to come closer.

"Something is wrong." After looking at it for a while, Gong Yuling turned to the people in the room: "The old chief must know some key information, but he refuses to tell us for some reason. I think maybe he's the only one who knows. ”

"So he's afraid of causing panic among the locals?" Cheng Lingsu frowned and said, "But we won't publicize it." ”

"Calm down." Gong Yuling's slender fingers rubbed his eyebrows: "I'll go talk to the old chief alone in the evening." ”

The matter has come to this point, and it is impossible to forcibly persecute others, so everyone can only hold their urgency first and wait for Gong Yuling's result.

In the evening, Gong Yuling took two bottles of fruit wine made by the locals and went to the beach. Sure enough, the old chief was now sitting alone on a reef by the beach, his old eyes looking into the distance—where the Extreme Yin Land was.

"Let's have a drink." Gong Yuling sat down beside the old chief very familiarly and handed over the fruit wine in his hand.

The old chief glanced back at him, "But don't think that if you get close to me like this, I'll say something to you." ”

"Let's abandon this question-and-answer model." Gong Yuling smiled: "As a young man, I want to hear the stories of your older generation. ”

Gong Yuling's words seemed to stimulate the old chief's nerves. His eyes flashed, and he suddenly took a sip of wine: "What are you going to do in the Extreme Yin Land?" ”

"Since it's an open and honest chat, there's nothing I can't say." Gong Yuling pointed to the distance: "Someone took something from there and made it into a chemical agent." Some of us were forced to eat that stuff and now ...... We're just trying to find a cure. ”

"Impossible!"

Unexpectedly, as soon as the old chief heard him say this, he immediately shook his head: "No one can enter that place. You can't get into that place without a map, and if you go in, you're going to die. ”

"And how did you get in?" Gong Yuling then asked.

"I ...... back then"

The old chief only said three words, then stopped, staring at Gong Yuling with some dissatisfaction. Obviously, he was tricked.

But Gong Yuling just smiled slightly: "Since you have spoken, then just say it." ”

It seems that the wine is getting stronger, and it seems that it is because the secret buried in the heart has been too long...... After being silent for a while, the old chief really spoke slowly: "Okay, then I'll talk about it." ”

"At the time, I was young, but I was only a teenager. That one

The children of the time are not afraid of heaven and earth. The old chief winked at Gong Yuling: "Every time my father goes to sea, I will follow." Because I knew that as a future chief, this was something I had to do. ”

Gong Yuling nodded: "So you guys got to that place?" ”

"How can it be that easy?" The old chief waved his hand, and the pain in his eyes flashed: "I said it, that place can't be entered." But if it's only on the edges, it's okay. ”

For this answer, although Gong Yuling was a little disappointed, he still did not give up: "And then? ”

"In fact, for many years, I have always believed that there is a volcano in this extremely cold place. I don't know what the reason is, but on the day we went out to sea, the volcano erupted. ”

This is consistent with what they had come to when they were monitoring it in the air.

It turned out that back then, due to the volcanic eruption, the sea temperature in the polar shade had a brief period of rise. And just then, a storm pushed the old chieftain and his father's ship to the edge of the Extreme Shade.

According to the old chief's recollection, he saw many aquatic creatures on the surface of the sea that he had never seen before.

"It's a paradise that is beautiful." After many years, when the old chief spoke again, there was still a sparkle in his eyes: "I have lived at sea for many years, but I have never seen such a beautiful place. The water there is light turquoise and very clear, just like the jade that is most revered by the people of your country. ”

"The aquatic creatures below are brightly colored, a little weird but beautiful." The old chief shook his head: "At that time, we didn't know that we had reached the Extreme Yin Land, only that we had discovered a new sea area. ”

"So, my father brought back a lot of aquatic creatures, and he was going to let our people see and see them, and then find a way to develop the waters. We firmly believe that we can make a fortune with this new discovery. ”

When he said this, the smile on the chief's face was gone: "It's just that people's greed is always punished. ”

Gong Yuling asked curiously, "What did you do?" ”

"Those aquatic creatures left the cold and died. So I went back to the island, where my father and some of my uncles and friends ate them, and the next day I was going to set out again and go there. The old chief spoke, his tone becoming heavy, and he took another sip of wine.

"And after that?" Gong Yuling was a little anxious when he heard this, but he could only wait patiently for the old chief to continue.

"Then, they never came back." The old chief's tone became particularly heavy: "Moreover, all the other people who have not gone to sea but have enjoyed those aquatic creatures have fallen mad and died within a week. ”

"Haven't you found anyone until now?" Hearing such a result, Gong Yuling also felt a little regretful.

"Nope." The old chief lowered his head, his tone a little choked

"At that time, the adults in the village were panicking, we thought there was some curse or monster in that place. So this matter was secretly hidden...... But everyone knows that that place cannot be approached, and all those who approach will be cruelly punished. ”

Although the old chief's statement is somewhat superstitious, it is also excusable for people of their time.

"I know......" Gong Yuling nodded silently: "But to be honest, don't you want to know how your relatives disappeared?" ”

Gong Yuling's words suddenly made the old chief's expression freeze.

"You're afraid of retribution if you continue to explore the area?" Gong Yuling said a word to break the old chief's concerns: "Then what if we tell you that there are no curses and monsters in that place at all, just a relic left by ancient times?" ”

Gong Yuling's statement suddenly dealt a heavy blow to the old chief. He turned his head to look at Gong Yuling in shock, and said nervously, "What did you say?" Ancient ruins? What's that? ”

(End of chapter)

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