92. New discoveries
After listening to my remarks, Sheng Shiyao did not question it, but nodded and said, "Maybe, this lake has been around for hundreds or even thousands of years, and it is not surprising that there are spirits in the lake. ”
When I think about it, I feel creepy, such a sparkling lake can actually give birth to spirits. Fortunately, I couldn't see at the bottom of the lake just now, otherwise I would have been frightened when I saw the true face of the lake monster. Basically, at this time, I don't think of it as a docile fish, it can create whirlpools, and it can attack people, even if it is a huge evil fish.
I'm very worried about Zhou Tong's situation, obviously we were scattered, I'm afraid that the lake monster was stabbed by me and didn't leave, where it lurked, and then they ran into it. Judging from Sheng Shiyao's gloomy face, he was also very worried, but he didn't say anything.
After lying down and resting for a while, I regained some strength, and I could sit up with my hands propped up, and found that the fog had completely cleared, and our raft had actually rowed near the mountain, and the distance between the two mountains was only about 100 meters, and it seemed that the whirlpool caused by the spirit was probably close to this area. After measuring the distance, Sheng Shiyao decided to row the raft to the side of the mountain to take a look, maybe they were swept up to this vicinity, if there was a place to climb this mountain, at that time, the three of them must have chosen to climb it.
First row to the right of the mountain, we shouted around the side to find, found no movement, and rowed to the other side, this time did not shout before the voice of the person, listen carefully, it seems that Zhou Tong is shouting: "Is it Brother Yao and little sister?" I thought for a while, and quickly responded: "It's us!" There were immediately two cheers from there, and if I heard it right, it was from Zhou Tong and Liuzi.
When we got closer, we realized that the mountain on the left was indeed climbable, and the three of them were standing on it and waving at us. As soon as my heart was relieved, I was finally safe and sound, and no one was injured.
We went ashore and asked each other about the general situation. At that time, on the raft, the three of them were close to each other, so when they were sucked in by the whirlpool, they were rolled together, and in the panic, Zhou Tong roared, everyone tightened, and none of the three of them let go. Just when I thought that I was going to die this time, suddenly the suction of the whirlpool disappeared, and they immediately floated up from the bottom of the lake, and at that time they could no longer see me and Sheng Shiyao. Because you are in the lake, you can't take care of it too much, and your physical strength is limited, so you can only swim in one direction.
Not long after swimming, the fog lifted, and they saw the mountain, and then found that the stone wall was smooth, but there was a place to climb, so they helped each other to climb the big rock. After waiting for a long time to see us, the three of them began to be anxious, Liu Yue was especially worried, and wanted to go into the water to look for it several times, but they were stopped by the two of them, saying that with Sheng Shiyao here, there should be no accident. But having said that, they actually don't know the bottom in their hearts, and they have personally experienced the danger just now, so it is difficult to guarantee that the two of us will be thrown somewhere, or...... He was buried at the bottom of the lake.
It wasn't until we faintly saw a figure paddling a raft on the surface of the lake that all three of them were excited and shouted at the top of their voices to attract our attention. I looked at them in the moonlight, they were all embarrassed, wet into soup chickens, Liu Yue's long hair was glued to his face, his face looked extremely pale, and Sheng Shiyao's eyes were full of fear. I looked down at myself and smiled wryly, no better than them, and the water was still dripping from my clothes.
It can be said that among several people, Sheng Shiyao is the most calm, although his clothes are soaked and his hair is wet, but after seeing that the three of them are safe, he has returned to his usual indifferent appearance. Don't be surprised, when it is.
This shocking change made us no longer dare to stop in the middle of the lake at night, and since there was a big rock here to rest for a while, we would talk about it after tonight, and wait until dawn to investigate the terrain before making plans.
The whirlpool itself suddenly rose in the middle of the night, and after another toss, the sky was already white, and soon the sky was bright, and we also got a glimpse of the whole picture of the mountain next to us. The stone we are staying in now is very smooth as if it has been polished by the lake, and it is very likely that the whirlpool caused by the lake monster caused the lake waves to form. Not only this one, but also the side that surrounds the lake, is all polished, so we deduce that the lake monster must have lived for many years.
Zhou Tong patted his chest with palpitations and said: "Fortunately, my little sister has that shadow moon, otherwise we would all have to be killed by the lake monster, and it is really unjust to pity my old Zhou for twenty-eight years, and he will die young." ”
"Poof!" I was drinking water, and when I heard what he said, I immediately squirted. The sixth son next to him directly buried and said: "Lao Zhou, you save it, what about you who are still twenty-eight years old?" I see you've got it. Zhou Tong was furious: "Who said I was thirty-eight? I'm not even thirty years old, just twenty-eight years old, the same age as Liu Yue, but I'm just a little anxious. ”
Hearing this, I intuitively went to look at Liu Yue, only to see her glaring at Zhou Tong angrily, her eyes were spitting fire, Zhou Tong saw that she said the wrong thing, a woman's age is a taboo, so he quickly shut up. was made such a fuss by him, and the originally stagnant atmosphere became much more relaxed. We looked back and forth, and found that there was not much range of movement, only a few rocks could be stupid, and there was a rock wall up, and it was a little difficult to climb.
I decided to go to the other side to inspect it, but I was afraid that the lake monster was still playing ghost under the water, and if this kind of lake monster did not die, it was likely to return to take revenge. So let Zhou Tong and the three of them wait in place, and Sheng Shiyao and I went over to investigate. As the leader, Sheng Shiyao is naturally not a problem, but as for me, because I have the Shadow Moon Knife that no one can use, I have become a new force in this team. There will always be a little bit of a sneaky little tsundere in my heart, and I finally don't play soy sauce anymore.
Soon I arrived on the other side, and I thought that the mountains here would be similar to those there, but I found that they were very different. At the foot of the mountain, there was a clear clearing surrounding the mountain, and Sheng Shiyao and I glanced at each other, and went down from the raft to the foot of the mountain. After walking along the surrounding clearing, after walking for about five minutes, yellow mud began to appear on the rocks, and gradually weeds grew. After walking up a few dozen meters, we both froze, and more than ten meters in front of us, there was an object three or four meters long lying horizontally, covered with a layer of black cloth like a tarpaulin.
This view is man-made, which means that there have been human traces on this mountain. It's just that from the appearance alone, we really can't see what is covered under the black cloth, and as soon as we connect the things before and after in our minds, we naturally think in a weird direction. Could it be that the lake monster is hidden under the black cloth? How big is it? This mountain can't be the lair of the lake monster, so why don't we walk into the nest of the spirits?
This thought suddenly felt hairy on his back, Sheng Shiyao was about to step forward to investigate, I pulled his sleeve and shook his head at him, he raised his eyebrows at me to ask, I said in a trembling voice: "That...... That could be...... Lake monsters! He was stunned, and said with a smile but certainty, "It's not that." I asked incredulously, "What could that be?" "What is it that is so big? It was still covered with a cloth, and something suddenly flashed through my mind, ah! It won't be ...... It won't be ...... Coffin it!
Looking at the length and width, as well as the height, they are all very similar, and I guessed that the ancients made a maze to block the world, so it is very likely that the coffin under the black cloth is the coffin of the ancients after their death! But aren't people buried in the ground when they die? Why is it just in the open air? I was still hesitating, Sheng Shiyao had already broken free from my hand, strode forward, and without any hesitation, he uncovered the black cloth, revealing the true face of the object underneath, and I immediately opened my mouth wide and froze in place.
Three steps and two steps ran to him, opened his eyes and took a closer look, it turned out that under the black cloth was not a lake monster, nor a coffin of the ancients, but a wooden boat! Judging from the condition of the ship, it is very old, it should be some age, but it is very well preserved, there are stones under the bottom of the boat, and there seems to be a layer under the stones, and the ship is surrounded by cotton wool-like things, plus the outside is covered with a black cloth similar to a tarpaulin, and the wood is not rotten at all.
Sheng Shiyao tried to pull it, and it was very strong, many times better than our raft. It's incredible, a lonely mountain has not only traces of people, but also a ship hidden here, what does it mean? Does that mean someone has ever been here? And we're not the first to get out of the maze and cross the Green Lake? Judging from what we can see, this or this group of people is much more prepared than we are, not only with a small boat, but also with certain protective equipment, just like this black cloth.
I saw Sheng Shiyao squatting there studying the material of the black cloth, and bowed his head and asked, "What?" Did you find anything? He pointed to the bottom of the boat, "There is also a layer of this fabric underneath, which is obviously waterproof, but this material is not like the kind of waterproof cloth we use now, and the relative fabric density is higher." It is almost wrapped into a confined space, which is a good protection for the ship's wood from being corroded by rain and ground moisture. ”
"Then this man must want to come back and use the boat again." I would venture to guess that otherwise the ship would not have been protected so well, wait, the man hid the ship here, so how did he leave? Swim? There is no way anyone can swim without using the boat. There was another ship with him, and when he left, he didn't think it was necessary to use both ships, so he hid one here? This is a good possibility, but there is another possibility that it is...... The man is still somewhere on this mountain.
I told the inference, I thought that Sheng Shiyao would give a look of appreciation and encouragement, but I didn't expect him to look at me with the eyes of an idiot, and only after seeing me furious in my heart did I say: "This person doesn't exist at all." "I don't understand, what does it mean to not exist? He said that judging from the condition and wooden structure of this ship, it is not a modern ship at all, and he cannot be sure of what age it is, but it is conservatively estimated to be more than two or three hundred years old.
No one can survive for so long, so the owner of this ship must have been buried in the ground. I wondered if the owner of the ship would have been buried on this hill and settled here when he died. He looked up at the rocks upward, squinted and pondered, and finally said, "I'll go back and bring them over first." ”