Carl slid down the rocky hill and landed deftly, shaking his head at us.

"There's a lot out there, this road, no." He said it in broken Chinese.

"What should I do?" Sun Si already had five or six charms hanging around his neck, and he also had a lot of them in his pockets, and he was asking in fear at the moment.

"The pit in the deepest part of the cave, there may be a road underneath." I say.

"Let's go, let's see." The road leads the way.

Our group came to the edge of the pit where Wang and I had quarreled before, and looked at each other.

It's dark underneath, and it seems to be bottomless.

"It's not very deep, you see." Wang Yiyi shone a flashlight on one side of the rock wall, "Look closely, there is a passage there." ”

Sure enough, less than ten meters below the pit, there was a secluded cave, and there was a slight murmuring sound.

The mouth of the cave below, unevenly stretched out stalagmites and stalactites, like a giant beast, is baring a mouthful of sharp teeth, opening its mouth and waiting for us to enter.

The others stopped talking, obviously not wanting to leave the cave they were used to and go to that eerie place.

"If we stay here, even if we don't starve to death, there is no way to continue searching for information, we can't find a way out." I said, asking Ning Alcohol, "What do you think?" ”

Ning Ol nodded in agreement, "Then go down!" Let's not give them a halt. He looked at the researchers and encouraged.

"Go back and pack your gear, let's go right away." Cangtu gave the order, and everyone hurried back to their tents and packed their bags.

Eventually, the tent was also put away, leaving only the bonfire, which was used as a light source, and still emitted heat.

Karl tied a climbing rope to a boulder at the edge of the pit, tied another stone to the other end of the rope, and threw it out, wrapping it right around a thick stone pillar at the mouth of the cave below.

I spoke before the king: "Karl will go down first and see the situation!" ”

I can't go first, if I go down first, if Wang Yiyi wants to attack Lu Xu, I can't do it at all.

Cangtu heard this and shook his head: "He is the most spiritual." ”

Fa Yi was visibly stunned for a moment, then tied a climbing rope around his waist.

We dragged the rope around him and slowly lengthened it, and he slid down quickly like a nimble monkey.

As our hearts beat faster, he landed lightly at the mouth of the cave.

There was a fire at the mouth of the cave, and he lit a match, until the first one was extinguished, and then he took a few steps deeper into the hole and lit another match.

With that, he checked the air below and gestured to us OK.

followed by Carl, Sun Si, Sister Ping, Su Jin, Ling Long......

I kept following Lu Xu closely, wondering who to let go down first.

After Ling Long was caught tightly by the remnants, I hurriedly pushed Lu Xu: "Quick, you are next." ”

Lu Xu is a little cowardly, he has been afraid of heights since he was a child. "This ...... Academician Ning let's go first! ”

I pushed him again: "Little girls are not afraid, are you ashamed?" ”

The king let out a heavy sigh of disappointment, behind me.

I listened to it with a tight heart, and it was very uncomfortable.

I don't want to get into trouble with him like this and have a dislike for him.

But Lu Xu is a human life after all, I must protect him, and I can't let Wang Yi kill innocents indiscriminately.

Lu Xu trembled, and finally tied the rope and landed safely.

"You don't have to guard against me." Wang Yiyi walked up to me and seemed to be speaking in my ear, "Between us, there is no need for this. ”

I turned my head to look at him, "I don't want to do that either." ”

He stared straight into my eyes, there was no anger in his eyes, no anger, only a trace of indifference and sadness: "You have to protect him, no problem, that's your problem, I'll protect you." ”

I still don't understand what he means, does he want to give up killing Lu Xu?

I asked expectantly, "You're not going to kill him?" ”

He shook his head and smiled, "Still want to kill, just hope, you don't blame me." ”

I sighed heavily and smiled, "You're not a conciliatory attitude." ”

It seemed that he also thought it was funny, and the two of us smiled at each other, and the familiar Wang Yi, the arrogant and caring, trustworthy young man, was back.

I looked at the entrance of the Rong Cave below, and Lu Xu was next to me.

I fastened the rope, wrapped it around my waist twice, hung the other end on the sling, and slid it down.

In mid-air, I suddenly had a terrifying feeling, afraid that a huge mouth would reach out from the dark abyss below me and swallow me up.

It doesn't seem like a long distance, but it's actually gliding fast and there's not much resistance on the rope, so when I'm about to hit the pillar, I need to dodge hard and help the pillar to land smoothly.

I looked back at the three people who were still on it, Cangtu, Wang Yiyi, and Ning Ol, faintly worried.

A bloated figure, it's Ning Ol.

His posture seemed so clumsy and cautious, and he was so fast that he slipped down the rope.

Seeing that he was about to hit the stone pillar, the person who greeted him below was Vaji, but he was a little thin, and I was worried......

It's not good, the rope around Ning Yu's waist actually loosened twice!

He fell nearly two meters away from the rope, and at a very fast speed, with a 'bang', he slammed into the rock wall below the cave.

Underneath him, it's bottomless!

The rope was very tough, and it was not torn off by this falling force, and it was still tightly fastened around Ning Ol's waist.

We quickly lifted him up, his face was covered in blood and unconscious.

A few of us hurriedly put Ning Ol flat on the ground, and Sister Ping treated his wounds.

Fortunately, he just fainted, and the wound on his head was not deep, and after a while, he came to his senses, humming and chirping that his leg hurt.

He must have sprained his leg and was unable to move.

Cangtu and Wang Yi also came to the cave, and the rope was still in place, according to Cangtu, maybe it could be used in the future.

Carl carried Ningol on his back as we continued along the cave.

It's bigger and deeper than the cave overhead, the slope is downward, and gradually, there is the sound of water.

We followed the sound of the water all the way down, and walked cautiously for a long time, until we came to an underground lake.

Where the lake is located, the roof of the cave is very wide, and the inky black water surface is blown by the breeze to create layers of ripples, reflecting the flashlight, shaking on the top of the cave, which is a unique scene.

"Where is this? How do you get out? Lu Xu asked.

Immediately, Lu Xu's echo was heard, rippling on the surface of the water one by one.

Lu Xu immediately covered his mouth, and we all listened cautiously to the movements around us.

There was nothing, we continued to walk along the lake, not far away, the terrain began to rise, gradually, we walked along the cave, a little light appeared in the distance, and finally the day was about to be rebuilt!

But the closer we got to the light source, the more strange it became.

That's not the hole we thought it was, it was......

Another 'Gate of the Dragon'.

This is the name of Ningol, which is also known as the 'space-time rift' to create a strong air vortex.

The whirlpool was blowing in the wind, glowing purple-gold.

There is a stream more than two meters wide in the middle, and the two walls and the top of the cave are still strange rocks and stalagmites.

"This ...... Another one? Sun Si asked.

"Is this the same as the previous one? It's the same inside? "I can't believe it.

"Probably not." Ning said in prostration, he was being carried on Carl's back, "According to your description, the previous gate of the dragon should have collapsed. ”

I nodded as if I didn't understand, "Then ...... in this?"

"Find a place to camp first, and then study this thing." Cangtu said in front, urging us to move on.

We didn't stop because we were tired and needed to find the exit and make plans again.

Su Jin stopped and walked beside me, glancing back at the whirlpool from time to time.

"Don't worry, it's not going to go away." I said.

She ignored me, just didn't look back, and strode to the front of the group.

Wang Yi snorted, and seemed to be very incompatible with Su Jin.

Finally, the emperor lived up to his wishes, and when we were hungry, we finally walked to the entrance of the cave.

"It's a blessing not to get lost in this labyrinthine cave!" Sun Si was optimistic again, he sat happily on the ground, picked up the spring water on the ground, and washed his face.

This is a very small hole, the road we came from is very narrow, it is a small stream washed and corroded, five or six meters away from the hole, there is a suddenly open gourd-shaped space, just enough to accommodate us to rest.

I walked to the entrance of the cave and looked out, and found that there was an extremely narrow valley outside, and outside the entrance was a pile of rocks and trees, but they were not strong, probably because the cliffs on both sides were too high and there was too little sunlight.

I leaned out halfway and looked left and right, and the valley was not long, and at the end of the left side was the green tree cover, about downhill, and on the right was the narrower and narrower canyon, which closed together not far away.

It's a wonderful place, and unless a zombie falls from the sky, there is no danger.

When I returned to the gourd cave, everyone had set up camp and the campfire was burning.

The passage was well ventilated, and the gourd cave could provide a sheltered harbor, Sister Ping prepared food for everyone, and I patrolled around the spring next to the cave, and there was nothing abnormal, so I returned to the campfire to see Ning Ol's injuries.

Ning Ol's breathing was relatively rapid, and it seemed that he had collided with an internal injury.

"Academician, are you alright?" I asked.

The blood on his face had been cleaned, but he looked weak. Lu Xu was helping him and sitting by the bonfire to keep warm.

"It doesn't look good...... Lu Xu said, raising his head, he looked at me helplessly, asking for help.

I looked at Sister Ping again, and she shook her head: "Maybe the ribs are broken, I don't know if there is internal bleeding." ”

Ning Yu leaned beside Lu Xu and slowly spoke: "There is no internal bleeding, I don't have difficulty breathing, and the pain under my eyes is not intense." It's fine. ”

All of us sat around the campfire, and after a full meal, we felt the warmth of the firelight and the pain of peace.

"Academician, at your age, this kind of body, you really shouldn't follow us to suffer." I said, "I don't understand, why do you have to come?" ”

"I'm ......," he sighed, "I have my reasons. ”