Chapter 21: Kirikawa, the Goddess, and the Imperial Maiden
Except for Wu Shixiu and Master Chen, the rest are all people from the police system, and we people really don't have anyone who is afraid of death.
After that, we lined up in a formation, because the cave was relatively wide, two people side by side, with two special police officers in front of the road, and everyone slowly entered the black hole in a straight line.
The cave was dark, like a bottomless pit, and from the moment you entered, you could hear the sound of droplets of water dripping from the darkness.
"Tick ...... Tick ......"
"What the hell is this place, it's dark and cold. It's almost dog days outside, but inside this cave it's as cold as a cold winter moon! ”
Hua Zhe and Shao Shuaibo were right behind me, and his voice trembled a little at the end.
Under the light of the light behind me, I also breathed a sigh of relief, and realized that I could see the water vapor, which showed how low the temperature was here.
"Lao Chen, I found that the temperature around me is getting lower and lower, if the temperature continues to drop, we will definitely not be able to stand it."
As soon as the division captain spoke, everyone stopped and looked at Master Chen.
Master Chen took out the compass and looked at it, then took out the gourd and a bowl from the yellow satchel, he poured out the clear liquid from the gourd, and then held a piece of rune paper between his fingers, and shook it slightly, the rune paper burned, and then put it into the bowl, and suddenly the water in the bowl was also glowing.
"Division Captain, you drink first, everyone can take a sip."
The division commander was right in front of me, and she passed it to me after she made it. When this runic water entered my mouth, I clearly felt a warm current slowly entering the esophagus down my throat and quickly spreading throughout my body.
I was afraid that Fu Shui might have an impact on Qin Niang, so I just symbolically put it on her lips, and then handed it to Hua Zhe behind her.
"Where is the location where Senior Sister drank just now?" Hua Zhe stared at the mouth of the bowl looking for lipstick marks, and after going around, he suddenly pointed to my mouth and said, "Wu Jie, you rascal, you actually fell in the mouth of my senior sister!" ”
"Smack!"
"Oops!"
Hua Zhe's head was slammed hard.
"Slip a little, or get out of here!"
Everyone drank the rune water one by one, but the five Wu Shixiu didn't drink it, and they didn't seem to be afraid of the cold at all.
The other party didn't drink it, and the division captain didn't bother to pay attention to it, this kind of talisman water will produce a comfortable warmth in the body, and soon dispel the cold around us, and we will continue to move forward.
After following the faint light in front of the Thousand Paper Crane on a sloping road, the Thousand Paper Crane suddenly stopped and circled in place.
At this time, the cave space in front of it suddenly opened up, showing a large space.
Strangely enough, I always had the sound of droplets dripping in my ears, but I didn't find any pools or stalactites along the way.
"Why doesn't this thousand paper cranes fly?"
The division captain looked at Master Chen.
Master Chen said to a special police officer in front of him, "This little brother, please use a searchlight to shine in front of you." ”
The SWAT nodded, and as he shone the light from the searchlight, we noticed that the light suddenly became shorter, or rather the range of illumination became smaller.
Directly in front of us, it seemed to be filled with a thick layer of black fog.
Master Chen said: "You may not be able to see clearly, but in fact, what we are facing in front of us is a very peculiar underground river, which is called Wuchuan. The existence of Kirikawa has always been a mystery, no one knows how it was formed, but don't look at it as fog, once a person touches it, it is like entering the water, the body will have a slight suspension, and there will be symptoms such as drowning. ”
"Can you swim through?" Kuroko asked.
Master Chen asked rhetorically, "Can you swim in the air?" ”
"What then?" The division captain asked Master Chen.
Master Chen shrugged his shoulders and said with a wry smile: "I have been immersed in Taoism for more than forty years, and even if I can't solve something related to Yin Yang Metaphysics, I can find a way to deal with it, but this foggy river is a natural barrier, unless you call the experts of the archaeological team." ”
As soon as the division commander was about to speak, I spoke: "The Kirikawa River is a natural barrier, similar to an underground river, and the position we are in now should only be a section of it, and there must be passages on both sides. Because it is a natural barrier, it is as deep and shallow as the rivers on our surface. So, just find a shallower place. ”
As I spoke, I took out a ping-pong ball from my satchel and threw it towards the black mist.
I have prepared the table tennis ball a long time ago, this thing will play a great role in the underground cave, this trick even the master of exploring the crypt all year round does not know, it belongs to the personal originality.
After crossing half a parabola in mid-air, it is suspended in mid-air, and slowly moves up and down in a wavy shape to the left.
"That's a shallow position!"
When Shao Shuaibo was talking, I had already taken Qin Niang's hand and walked over.
When the black fog was about to approach, the division captain hurriedly stopped me: "Wu Jie, are you sure you can?" ”
I turned to the division commander and smiled, "Hmm." ”
The ground under my feet was a little uneven, so I took Qinniang and walked as slowly as possible. As soon as I entered the black fog, I had the feeling of entering the river, and the black fog around me was like a river supporting my body slightly.
I walked about a meter or two, and then I said to the people around me, "I suggest that everyone follow my footsteps, because this Kirikawa is of different depths, the front foot is shallow, and the back foot may be very deep." ”
With the ping pong ball judging the depth, although we walked slowly, we finally walked out of the Kirikawa.
"How did you know about this method?" The division commander asked me.
"My mentor has a close friend, he is an archaeologist with a certain status in the world, when I was in college, I would meet him when I went to my tutor's house for dinner, and he would always tell my mentor about his own experience, and I listened to it for a long time, and I remembered some of it."
The division captain patted me on the shoulder: "Sure enough, it was right to bring you in." ”
"Stop the ink, keep walking."
At this time, Wu Shixiu was very rare to take the lead in entering the darkness.
From the beginning of the cave, it became a rock cave, and in the middle of walking for a while, a suspension bridge suddenly appeared in front of us.
Hua Zhe stepped forward and rubbed his eyes: "I'm not mistaken, right?" How can there be a bridge here? ”
Wu Shixiu smiled faintly: "It was the foggy river just now, and now it's the suspension bridge, it's very symmetrical, isn't it?" ”
So saying, he stepped onto the bridge, ignoring us behind him.
"It feels like he's familiar with this place."
Hua Zhe's words made the division captain can't help but look at Master Chen beside him: "Old Chen, have you come in before?" ”
Master Chen shook his head: "I just determined the direction for Wu Shao before, and it wasn't this place that I entered, that place was a group of underground tombs, and we came out not long after we entered, and Wu Shao didn't dare to be interested in the things below." ”
"Tomb swarms? What age? ”
"I don't have much research on archaeology, and I just accompanied Wu Shao through the motions, and I don't know the specific age, but there must be thousands of years, and Wu Shao once said such a myth and legend."
The division captain obviously didn't mean to follow immediately, but asked Master Chen to tell the whole myth and legend.
"Legend has it that in ancient Shu there was a god tree called the Emperor Mulberry, which was planted by the Emperor before he became a god. The daughter of the Emperor of Heaven, Chang Huan, was romantic and innocent, and longed for life in the world, so she climbed down from the heavenly realm through the emperor's daughter Sang and came to Shu. Under her guidance, the ancient Shu people began to herd cattle and cultivate silkworms, and established a very powerful ancient Shu state. The ancient Shu kingdom lasted for more than 2,000 years, and the affairs of the daughter of the emperor in the world were finally discovered, and the emperor was furious and sent natural disasters to the ancient Shu kingdom. In order to resist natural disasters and protect her lover, the daughter of the Emperor resolutely ignited her soul and merged with the Emperor Mulberry, and finally resolved the catastrophe of the ancient Shu Kingdom. ”
"Hey, Lao Chen, I casually talk to you about the story, what are you talking to them? Come here. ”
Master Chen looked at the division captain, who nodded, and everyone followed.
When we got to the bridge, we all took half a step back.
"Are you sure this drawbridge can go? It's not going to break halfway through, right? ”
Hua Zhe is right, this suspension bridge looks dilapidated, and the planks in many positions have been obviously damaged, and it is really easy for people to fall into the abyss when they step on it.
"If you are timid, go home and drink milk." Wu Shixiu walked forward with four beauties.
Stimulated by Wu Shixiu, Hua Zhe was the first to walk up.
The suspension bridge can only be passed by one person, and I walked in front of Qin Niang at the moment, and my body squatted slightly.
Originally, I wanted to grab Qin Niang's legs with my hands and carry her on my back, but Qin Niang seemed to feel my thoughts and took the initiative to lie on my back, so that I easily carried her soft body on my back and went to the suspension bridge.
"Wu Jie, you just take care of the front, I'll watch from the back, in case there is any situation, I can take care of it."
"Hmm."
The division captain followed me, which touched my heart a little, I have not known her for a long time, and she has indeed taken good care of me along the way.
When I reached the third of the drawbridge, I took a special look down, and the bottom of the bridge was dark and bottomless!
"Don't worry, I'm in front, you just have to follow."
Walking, walking, Hua Zhe suddenly said, "Wu Shixiu, what are you doing walking so fast?" ”
This suspension bridge is a little shaky, and when everyone walks, they feel more or less burdened.
After a while, Hua Zhe was startled again: "Wu Shixiu, what about you?" ”
No one responded to Hua Zhe, and the sunspot in front of me was also close to Hua Zhe, and when the sunspot shone the light through, everyone was stupid.
In front of it, at the other end of the suspension bridge, there is a rock wall!
"What's going on? Why is there no exit from the suspension bridge? The division captain asked Master Chen behind him, "Old Chen, what's the situation?" ”
Master Chen smiled bitterly and said, "For the whole question, I suggest you ask Brother Wu." ”
Without waiting for the division commander to ask, I said to Kuroko, "Kuroko, you shine the light under the bridge." ”
Kuroko shone the light under the bridge directly in front of me according to my words, and the result was not only Hua Zhe, but even the always calm Kuroko burst into a foul mouth: "Die long!" ”