The location of the 10th hole is a bit off, not on the main road, the closer you go, the more difficult the road becomes, and the road is overgrown with weeds all the way, and everyone has a hard time walking.

As soon as they turned onto the path, the horses lost their effect, but fortunately, there were many people, and most of them were young and middle-aged policemen, so Xiao Ling did not let them help. Among the three girls, in addition to Luo Ziyan, Zhu Ting and Li Xue's physical strength is also quite good, so it is not too difficult for everyone to travel all the way.

After walking for a long time, seeing that Luo Ziyan was a little struggling, Xiao Ling silently took all her backpacks and walked forward quickly. Luo Ziyan didn't even say thank you, he had already reached the front of the team.

Looking at Xiao Ling in the distance, Li Xue, who was following behind, just bit her lip a little and continued to hurry.

As soon as there were many people, the team was a lot more lively, and everyone was talking and laughing all the way. However, when they arrived at the entrance of Cave 10, they were immediately stunned - the entrance of the cave was very cramped!

The cave is about one meter four or five high, about one meter six or seven wide, and the whole cave entrance is like a big steamed bun that has been deformed, and some unknown small plants grow on the side. In addition, there is about ten centimeters of water in the exposed part of the canal, and the artificial diversion channel ends here.

"Isn't it, such a small hole?!" Zhu Ting immediately shouted: "Officer Li, didn't your intelligence say that this hole can be passed through?" ”

Hearing this, a grim-looking man immediately walked over, about thirty years old.

He wasn't excited at all, and said lightly: "Officer Zhu, such a big hole is enough for people to pass through, and besides, this part of the hole is narrower, the width and height of the inside have increased, and the road is not long, bend over, endure it and pass." ”

Zhu Ting glared angrily: "What if someone has claustrophobia?" Also, everyone is carrying equipment! ”

"There's no way around it!" Officer Li helplessly spread his hand at Zhu Ting.

Seeing this, Zhu Ting couldn't say anything.

But this is not a matter at all for Xiao Ling, who grew up in the mountains since he was a child, and the matter is coming, and it is useless to argue further, although the entrance of this cave is a little small, but it is not a big problem to pass through, so he persuaded: "This hole is not long, there is nothing else in it except bats, everyone be careful!" ”

Zhu Ting didn't want to say anything, so she ordered Officer Li to lead six people to open the way in front, Xiao Ling and a few people in the center, and he took the rest of the people to press the formation behind.

As Zhang Laohan said, the whole cave is like a rope hanging in the middle, low in the middle, high at both ends, and the water in the middle part is indeed not deep, just to the root of the thigh, the water at the entrance and exit is shallower, only over the ankle. During the crossing, except for some bat feces, everyone passed smoothly without any danger.

After coming out of the hole, it took another long time to reach the bottom. The bottom of the valley is completely different from the cliff, except for the various streams, most of the place is a pristine jungle, and the shade is very humid.

Fortunately, this rift valley is not very wide, and it is smooth all the way forward, and I didn't encounter the miasma that Zhang Laohan said halfway.

At dusk, a group of people finally arrived at their destination - Moon Gully.

In fact, this is not a part of the Great Rift Valley, because it is completely disconnected from the previous section, and everyone has walked for more than an hour after climbing a mountain beam.

The whole moon ditch runs north-south, about two kilometers long, and the shape is indeed very much like a crescent, the widest part is about six or seven hundred meters, and the narrowest point is a line of sky. A small stream about ten meters wide runs through the ravine.

The area on both sides of the creek is more than 10 meters wide and is full of rocks, followed by dense forests. This situation shows that flash floods are common here, and the areas without trees are formed by floods passing by.

The peaks on both sides of the valley are knife-sharp, steep and sparsely populated with plants. The spaciousness of the ravine doesn't feel much, but the cramped location gives people an inexplicable sense of oppression.

The group found a relatively spacious and flat spot on the edge of the stream and stopped, because it was already getting dark, and it would be more inconvenient to move if it continued, and it was a place for a lot of wildlife activities after dark, and God knows what would cause harm to people.

The work of setting up camp does not require many people, so Zhu Ting arranged for some of the rest of the people to prepare dinner, and the other to understand the surrounding environment while it was still dark. First, it can deal with emergencies, and second, the location of the blue hole has not been found. Xiao Ling was assigned the search task.

"Xiao Ling, let's go around and have a look." Luo Ziyan walked to Xiao Ling's side, looked at Xiao Ling's eyes and said.

"You better stay with Li Xue and help prepare dinner, it's getting dark, this kind of place is not safe!" Xiao Ling said softly: "It's good for me and the meat ball monk to go and have a look." ”

"But I want to find the blue hole as soon as possible." Luo Ziyan felt a warm current in her heart, biting her lip and whispering.

Li Xue on the side saw it in her eyes, and suddenly felt a little gloomy, but she still walked over: "Zi Yan, let's listen to Xiao Ling, let's prepare dinner for everyone with peace of mind, the boys' adaptability is much stronger than ours, and they will inevitably be distracted when they go." ”

Hearing this, Xiao Ling nodded gratefully at Li Xue, smiled approvingly, and said to Luo Ziyan: "Ziyan, I understand your feelings, but now that we have arrived here, we are not in a hurry to meet at this time, and besides, Uncle Luo should only be under house arrest, which is relatively safe." If we are not fully prepared, it will bring unnecessary trouble to the rescue operation. ”

Although Xiao Ling's voice was not loud, for Luo Ziyan, his words were calm with an indescribable tenderness, and they were also full of magnetism! In Luo Ziyan's opinion, the boy in front of him is much more mature than before, not to mention handsome, and he is honest and kind, wise and strong. I have done so many things for myself and others, but I have never said half a word!

This kind of selfless enthusiasm and sense of responsibility are rare in this materialistic world!

Luo Ziyan suddenly felt that the prince she had fantasized about countless times seemed to have appeared.

Thinking of this, her heartbeat began to accelerate, like a deer crashing, not only her brain was messed up, but even her face began to have a fever. She didn't dare to look at Xiao Ling's eyes again, and after answering softly, she hurriedly walked away.

Li Xue didn't say anything, and after glancing at the two of them, she turned around silently and continued to arrange dinner for everyone.

"Meatball, monk, let's take a look around." Xiao Ling shouted at the two who were smoking not far away.

This ravine is not big, and since it is a blue hole, of course there is a water source, so it should be near this stream. Therefore, Xiao Ling and the three of them went downstream along the creek to find it.

"I've just seen that the southern end of this ravine is no longer passable, so the stream should eventually flow into the underground river." Liu Candao, who walked at the end.

"It should be, I heard Zhu Ting say that the police here have also used drones to search, and they have not found a blue hole on the surface." Wang Hui continued.

"In an hour, it's getting dark, and we'll have to get back in this time." Xiao Ling took the lead, and his pace was very fast.

After more than ten minutes, the three of them reached the end of the stream.

This is a small pool with an area of about 200 square meters, the water of the pool is crystal clear, and the field of vision is more than one meter deep, and you can also see the activities of those small white fish and plankton in the pool.

On the opposite side of the waterhole is a high cliff, and a small cave is exposed near the water, but only a small half is cut above the water, at most 20 centimeters, and the width is about 3 meters, like an oversized loaf of bread.

Because it was getting late, I couldn't see the bottom of the part of the water near the entrance of the cave, and it was green and gloomy. Judging from the ripples that slowly appear on the surface of the water, it is from here that the stream in the ravine joins the underground river.

"This should be it." Liu Can pointed to the cave and said, "Perhaps, the Blue Cave is hidden in this cave." ”

"My day, fortunately Zhu Ting and they brought diving equipment, otherwise we would have been fine even if we got here!" Wang Hui shouted.

Xiao Ling didn't say anything, he carefully looked at the situation around the waterhole.

There are many stones on the shore, large and small, of different shapes, but most of them have turned into pebbles, and only a few of them are still sharp.

Soon, Xiao Ling saw some fame.

"You see, some of the stones here have been moved, and although their surfaces are dry, they have obvious signs of being soaked in water, and must have been trampled by humans or animals."

"Hold the grass, there are really a lot of such situations, someone should have been here not long ago." Wang Hui muttered.

"If you look at the bottom of this pool, there are also some traces of stampede, although it is messy, but it is still very fresh." Liu Can said.

"It seems that Yu Zhenxing has already entered, and there are at least five or six of them!" Xiao Ling frowned and said slowly.