93. The ancient building is really present
Hearing Sheng Shiyao's decision, he nodded intuitively, but suddenly came back to his senses, he said that he would go back first, meaning to let me wait here? Sure enough, he said, "Save two people from rushing back and forth, and you will stay by this boat and wait for us." After saying that, I turned around and walked down the mountain, I was in a hurry, and hurriedly stepped forward and grabbed his hand, "Don't, I don't want to stay here alone." Even I feel weak when I say it, but this is my true heart.
Lonely mountains and mountains, there are also ancient ships of unknown years next to them, even if he may only take half an hour to go back and forth, this half an hour is also torment for me. Where there is no Sheng Shiyao, I will feel a great sense of insecurity.
The indifferent gaze swept towards me and tugged at his hand, trembling slightly, but I still held on tightly and refused to let go, and finally he seemed to sigh lightly and said, "Come along." He pulled his hand down and pulled him down, and I followed him contentedly to achieve my goal. We returned to the raft and rowed to the opposite bank, and when we got close to the opposite bank, we saw Liu Yue looking there, and Zhou Tong and Liuzi were sitting there.
We briefly described the situation and paddled it back with them. When I paddled to the middle of the lake, a strange thought suddenly flashed through my mind, could it be that the boat would disappear after we came and went? I immediately tensed up at this thought, I couldn't figure out if this was a premonition or a cranky thought, and quietly looked at Sheng Shiyao's face, and said in my heart, Could he just be afraid of this situation and want me to stay there and guard the boat? If so, he must have discovered something else.
When we arrived at the opposite shore, Sheng Shiyao asked everyone to pull the raft to the shore first, and then went up the mountain, and I followed behind with a little trepidation, and when I saw that the boat was still in place, I was greatly relieved. Luckily, it was just a random thought, not a hunch. Thinking about it, I couldn't help but laugh, I was infected by Sheng Shiyao's "Dream Warning Theory", thinking that I really had the superpower of foresight, but in fact, where would there be such a god?
After Zhou Tong and the three of them looked at the ancient ship curiously, Sheng Shiyao proposed to continue up to see what could be found on it. No one objected, Zhou Tong offered to open the way by him, and his foot injury was almost better. But the way up the hill began to get steeper and not so easy to walk, and by then we were almost crawling against the rock wall. After climbing like this for nearly an hour or so, I heard Zhou Tong shouting on it: "Brother Yao, there is a cave here." ”
We all climbed to that position and shone our flashlights inside, and found that there was a lot of space inside, and there was no bottom. Liu Yue asked, "Do you want to go in and explore?" Sheng Shiyao shook his head and made an unexpected decision: "Let's go back to the ancient ship first." Everyone looked at each other, but they all obeyed the order and slowly descended the mountain, until they returned to the ancient boat, Liu Yue couldn't help but ask: "Brother Yao, why didn't we go into that cave just now to check, maybe it is a road to the outside." ”
Sheng Shiyao was silent, his face was gloomy. I looked up at the direction of the cave and replied for him: "The cave is bottomless, it may be the way to the outside, but it may also be the lair of the lake monster. ”
Sheng Shiyao glanced at me, I took that look as approval, and I didn't dare to say that I could guess his thoughts, but after following him for a long time, his thinking pattern could probably find some way. Originally, he called Zhou Tong and Liu Yue over, probably thinking that there might be a way out on this mountain, but he didn't want to find that cave. I have observed that the way up the mountain is cut off by the cave, and it is impossible to climb up, which is equivalent to blocking the hope of going up the mountain.
Everyone fell silent, the possibility I raised was very large, the lake monster was so large that it was unlikely to be cut down by me with a single sword, then it would definitely hide back in the lair after being injured. These two mountains are so close to the whirlpool, it is likely that its lair is on the mountain, of course, it is not ruled out that the lake monster is still lurking at the bottom of the lake, after all, this kind of thing belongs to the spirit of the lake, and may not survive without water. But until there is no way back, it is better to be cautious not to explore the cave yet.
Sheng Shiyao made a decision after contemplating for a while. He was going to use the boat to go into the lake alone, and bring three days' rations, that is, a day and a half of rowing at most, and then return. Liu Yue was the first to disagree, saying that it was too dangerous, this lake was so evil, it was difficult to guarantee that there were no other lake monsters and elves. This does make sense, if the lake monster is not in the cave on the mountain, but underwater, it will inevitably attack humans. Thinking of this, I also joined the ranks of opposition, claiming that if you want to act, you should act together, and don't do it alone, what kind of heroism is there at this time.
But he replied with a sentence that was angry and did not pay for his life: "You are a burden to follow." ”
Our faces turned green on the spot, but we were afraid of his deterrence, and we dared not speak out. In the end, he silently carried the ancient boat down the mountain and put it into the lake, seeing Sheng Shiyao getting on the boat alone, he suddenly felt that he was pushed behind him, and only heard Liu Yue say: "Brother Yao, take her with you, in case you encounter anything, she has the Shadow Moon Knife, and you can block it at a critical time." ”
Why do I hear this so awkwardly, as if I am a shield, dedicated to keeping out demons and monsters. Sheng Shiyao glanced at me, turned his gaze away, and said, "Because she has the Shadow Moon Knife, she can protect you if there are any dangerous creatures on this mountain." ”
"No, Brother Yao," Liu Yue suddenly raised his voice, "If you can't come back, even if a few of us can block the dangerous creatures, we won't be able to get out of this hellish place." Zhou Tong also helped when he heard this: "Brother Yao, you can take your little sister with you, there are three of us here, wait for my old Zhou to find some firewood and make a fire, ordinary spirits are afraid of fire." I think this lake is really evil, how can it be safer than you to stay on this mountain, many little sisters follow you, and there are many helpers. ”
There was a black line on my forehead, they were discussing my whereabouts, why didn't anyone ask my opinion? As soon as he rolled over this thought, Sheng Shiyao turned his eyes to me and asked, "What do you say?" All four pairs of eyes were staring at me, and under such pressure, it was impossible for me to shake my head, so I could only nod and say, "Come with you...... bar. ”
I don't know the blessings and misfortunes ahead, and I am very weak-hearted. But thinking about it, at least with Sheng Shiyao by his side, he can comforted a lot psychologically, otherwise the four of us stay here, and when there is really any danger, I am really not sure that I can deal with it calmly.
Decide to make the trip immediately, Sheng Shiyao repeatedly warned them not to enter the cave until we returned.
With the equipment of the ancient ship, I don't know how many times better than our raft, not to mention the safety, the direction can be better controlled. Coupled with the fact that there is no whirlpool, the lake is calm and the boats are rowing fast.
After paddling for several hours, I noticed that some aquatic plants began to appear on the surface of the lake, and slowly I saw lotus leaves and lotus flowers, and the scenery was really beautiful. If it weren't far away, I really wanted to reach out and pick a lotus flower. Gradually, I felt that the scene in front of me seemed to be somewhat familiar, and I remembered it after just thinking about it, this is what I saw in my dream, and I couldn't help but be surprised, is there really this place? Then there will be that ancient pavilion in front of you? I quickly squinted and saw a blurry image.
Immediately excitedly told Sheng Shiyao about this discovery, he sped up the rowing of the oars, and soon the blurry image was clear, I couldn't believe it, it was really like in a dream, it was a double-storey ancient pavilion with four corners. In addition, lanterns are hung at the four corners of the upper and lower floors, and even in this daytime, you can see the fire inside.
It was a surprising and strange scene, and it was a reminder of the prophetic nature of my dreams. I muttered and asked, "The lantern is on, could there be someone in this ancient building?" "At this time, even if an ancient person comes out of it, I won't be surprised. After waiting for a while, I found that Sheng Shiyao was silent, turned his head to look at him, and saw that he looked at the ancient building with a worried expression, and forgot to row the oars in his hand, and our boat stopped in the middle of the lake, next to the blue leaf lotus, and there were dozens of meters away from the ancient building.
I nudged him and asked, "What's wrong?" You okay. I thought he was also shocked by the fact that the ancient building really existed, but he said something that surprised me very much, he said: "I seem to have been to this place before." The first reaction in my mind was how could it be, and then I saw that he looked serious, not like he was joking, and wondered if he had really been here, but why did he act like a stranger to the forest and the green lake before? It's not logical at all, and there's no reason for him to lie to us.
"When did you come?" After much hesitation, I picked out a key question to ask. Confusion appeared in Sheng Shiyao's dark eyes, and after a while, he shook his head and said, "I don't know, when I saw the pavilion you painted on the ground last night, I had a sense of familiarity, and when I saw the real ancient building at this time, this feeling was even stronger." But I don't have the impression that I've ever been to this place at all. ”
"Will it ...... Could it be that you, like me, have dreamed of being here? Although the probability of having the same dream is very small, it may not be impossible, but Sheng Shiyao overturned my assumption, "I once mentioned to you that I am a light sleeper, and it is basically difficult to sleep, so I never dream." ”
I don't agree with this answer, light sleep doesn't necessarily mean that you won't dream, I was also in light sleep when I dreamed of this ancient building, and he didn't say that after using me as a pillow, sleep became better, it was probably a dream at that time, and he forgot it? When I put forward my opinion, he said categorically, "Anyway, I don't dream, so that's all for the discussion." If there's anyone in there, we'll go up and see if there's any. ”
Yes? Go up? My heart trembled inexplicably, and I instinctively resisted his decision. I can't blame me for being cowardly, but anyone who sees an antique pavilion in the middle of the lake with lanterns hanging around it will make their hearts furious.