The Lost Soul of Southern Sichuan Chapter 5 The Cave
As we walked all the way, I gradually noticed that there were a bunch of people behind us who were silently following us.
So he said to the old horse: "Old horse, these bastards can't find the cave by themselves, and want to follow us to pick up ready-made." ”
The old horse glanced at me unhurriedly and said, "It's okay, let them follow." ”
It dawned on me and I said, "Oh...... You old fritters, you want them to be cannon fodder......"
Lao Ma said: "If it is really like what San'er said, that hole is so evil, we must not rush in, and it is the best policy to let these guys who don't know the depth test the water." ”
I nodded and asked San'er, "San'er, have you talked to them about the things in this Grandma Huang's cave?" ”
San'er shook his head and said, "No, I just said that there is such a cave with treasures in it." ”
I clapped my hands and sighed: "God help me, you uneasy and kind-hearted miscellaneous fish, no matter how good you are, can you still have the fox spirits of Sanbaozhai to be smart?" ”
Huh? I feel like I'm scolding myself again.
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After about half an hour of walking, we finally came to a cave, and they said that the three of them were fine, and the climbing road seemed to be easy, and I was so tired that I sat down directly on the ground. Although I used to live in the mountains, the mountain where my family lived was much easier to walk than here, and the road we walked for half an hour could not be called a road at all, it was basically all dirt slopes covered with vegetation, and there was no grip on the shoes at all.
I sat down on the ground and scolded, "This, return the land gods, I don't think the demons and monsters will come." Climb up to exhaust a person! ”
I read the contempt in the eyes of the three of them, so I scolded again: "What the hell Grandma Huang, living in such a place, is she the shopkeeper of a branch of Sanbao Zhai?" Don't have money to pay your rent? ”
The old horse kicked me, and San'er ran over to gag me, I pushed him away and scolded: "Your hand smells of sweat, you still slap me on the mouth, bah, baa......"
San'er said: "You can't talk nonsense, this is disrespectful to the third grandmother!" ”
I kicked him and scolded: "You are the remnant of feudal superstition after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and when you go back, I will tie you up to the police station and let you bewitch the people here." Bah, I can't wipe off the smell of your sweat......"
was scolding, the people behind them chased after each other, the old horse saw this, and like me, he sat on the ground with a sigh and shouted: "This is where people come, I'm tired, no, I have to rest for half an hour, hey......"
The group of people saw me and Lao Ma sitting on the ground, and laughed in a low voice: "It's really beyond my strength to go out to fish for oil and water with this little physical strength." ”
I held my head in my hands, and suddenly I felt very comfortable, and I saw that the floor was not too dirty, so I lay down.
"One, two, three, four......"
I watched them walk into the cave one by one, like sheep, and sure enough, it didn't take long......
I fell asleep......
"Ah——!h
I don't know how long it took, a scream woke me up from my sleep, I subconsciously stood up, and the old horse smiled: "Yo, the alertness is quite high." ”
I looked around, and there was nothing unusual, the old horse was next to me, Zhang Gen was playing with his mobile phone not far away, and San'er ...... Watching Zhang Gen play with his mobile phone.
I secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "How long have I been asleep?" ”
Lao Ma looked at his brand-name electronic watch and said, "Half an hour." ”
"And that scream?"
The old horse pointed to the cave, and when I looked into the cave, it was pitch black, and I couldn't see anything clearly.
"Ah——!h
There was another scream, this time closer, and I was so nervous that I didn't dare to look at the dark hole anymore.
I took a deep breath and muttered, "Is something wrong with someone?" Is there really such an evil sect? ”
I was suddenly hesitant to go in or not, and at this moment, the old horse appropriately teased, "What? Scared? ”
This sentence really aroused my fighting spirit, but I came to make a fortune, so I shouted: "Genhuo, San'er, let's go in!" ”
Who knew that San'er came over and knelt down directly, and his mouth began to chant non-stop, with a very pious expression.
I pushed him and asked, "Hey, I said Hei San'er, what are you doing here?" ”
San'er was a little angry and said, "My name is Bai San'er!" ”
I tried, but looking at his black face like carbon, it was true that this Bai San'er couldn't be screamed, so he changed his words and said, "San'er, what are you doing?" ”
San'er said: "Hurry up and kneel, if you don't pray to Grandma Huang, you will be trapped inside." Come on! ”
I saw his sincere face, and my chest tightened and I was short of breath. I pulled San'er up and said, "Lao Tzu doesn't bow his head to all cows, ghosts, snakes and gods, I don't worship, go!" ”
After that, he pushed San'er forward and pushed him directly into the cave.
When San'er saw that he had actually stepped into the cave, he simply didn't worship, folded his hands and prayed to the surroundings: "Grandma Huang is not strange, Grandma Huang blesses ......"
I looked at him a little funny, and said, "San'er, I said don't pretend, you don't have a little fear in your eyes, what are you worshipping?" And it's so religious......"
Three said: "I'm not afraid, I used to be a soldier, I have seen a lot of life and death, I am not afraid of death, and I am not afraid of demons and monsters." But when you reach other people's land, you have to abide by other people's rules. ”
I said, "People say awe and awe, but you don't have fear now, only respect, isn't it a bit nondescript?" ”
With that, I stepped in, but with this one foot, my heart tightened, and the feeling of facing danger that I had not felt for a long time enveloped me again.
I stopped in place instantly, and San'er looked at me and asked, "Shopkeeper, what's wrong with you?" ”
I looked at the three of them and said, "My gut tells me there's danger here. ”
The old horse burst out laughing and said: "Zhang Gensheng, Zhang Gensheng, didn't you just say that people are feudal superstitions, and you don't bow your head to any cows, ghosts, snakes, and gods, why are you scared in just a few seconds?" ”
Blame me for being young and vigorous at the time, so brave and ruthless, when I waved my hand and said, "Afraid? Lao Tzu is not afraid, if he is afraid, he is not a hero! ”
San'er said in a timely manner: "I'm afraid it's okay, you worship Grandma Huang in front of the cave, after all, when you get to other people's realms, you have to give people the least respect......
I scolded, ", what a tendon...... Broken, forgot to bring a flashlight......"
This is really a big mistake, there is no light in it, but how to move forward.
Who knew that at this moment, a ray of light shot out from behind me, and I turned my head to see that the old horse was actually holding a flashlight in his hand. He stopped, rummaged through his bag, handed each of us a handful, and said, "You shopkeeper, you really don't have any brains, I want to follow you to get oil and water, and the daylilies are cold." ”
I scratched my head embarrassedly, took the flashlight, and continued walking.
The first five or six meters of this cave are quite wide, but the further you go, the steeper the width drops, and further forward, you can only allow two thin people to pass side by side, so we can only line up in a row, and the three children take the lead, and the old horse is behind, in the words of the old horse, he is just here to supervise the work, and once something happens, he can turn around and run.
Old vixen!
Because of San'er's pious and reverent heart, he walked so slowly that the speed of our team as a whole was slow.
When I had nothing to do, I looked around the cave with a flashlight, and there were no snakes, insects, rats, and ants as I imagined, nor dark and damp as I imagined, and the walls of this cave were very dry and smooth, as if they had been carved by fine workmanship.
And every few steps there will be some door-shaped timber standing against the cave wall, I took a closer look, these door-shaped timber is not close to the roof of the cave, it seems that it is not used for support, probably for decoration. I took a closer look at a wooden pillar near me by the light of a flashlight, and there were indeed some carvings on it, and I could vaguely see that it was a four-legged animal with a tail. It's just that maybe it's too old to be seen clearly.
I muttered, "Who is this who is so idle to make these decorations in such a wilderness?" ”
When the old horse heard this, he also took a closer look at it with a flashlight, nodded and said: "It is indeed a decoration, I think this is probably made by a hermit in ancient times, although this place is desolate, but it can also be regarded as green mountains and green waters, plus it is very hidden, it is better to escape from the world." ”
Zhang Genhuo also looked at it and said: "Why does this wood look so oily, it's a pity not to make firewood, otherwise it must be very easy to burn." ”
I shook my head when I heard this, Zhang Genhuo is really still a stupid boy. However, the wood here is indeed soaked in grease, and it should be treated to prolong the service life, and it seems that the fire prevention measures in this cave are very well done, otherwise I think that with a little spark, all the wood here can be set on fire.
I shouted San'er: "Hey! San'er, do you have any impression of this place? ”
San'er replied in front of him: "No, I said that I was confused at the entrance of the cave at that time, and I don't know how to get to those treasures. ”
"Ah——!h
Another scream came, and I found myself a little numb, and in this dark environment, it was natural for people to be a little afraid, maybe there was no real danger, but some timid people were frightened.
Further on, the front suddenly became open, and we walked in and found that it was actually a room ten meters square.
We spread out and moved our muscles and bones a little by the way.
Lao Ma walked to a wall, groped for a while and said: "The wall here has obvious traces of artificial carving, it can be seen that this room must be artificially excavated, you see these pillars, the texture is hard, deliberately selected to prevent insects and ants of Nanmu, and all have been treated with tung oil, this kind of antiseptic treatment, in ancient times was very popular, but it is also very costly." ”