"Let's go." Wu Zhiyuan's sword fell to the ground and handed the hilt to the woman.

Seeing that things had changed like this, the woman expected that she would not be able to continue to stay by Wu Zhiyuan's side, so she asked sternly: "I just want to ask you, have you ever liked me during the time we have been together?" ”

This question stumped Wu Zhiyuan, he didn't know how to answer, at the beginning of their acquaintance, Wu Zhiyuan always thought that she was the Moon Shadow Fuxian, even if he liked it, it was because she had the identity of the Moon Shadow Fuxian on her head, and now he knew that she was not the Moon Shadow Fuxian, and even an enemy who threatened him, but Wu Zhiyuan couldn't give up. After a moment of silence, he shook his head slightly.

The action of shaking his head is not necessarily a denial, it can also mean not knowing, Wu Zhiyuan shook his head at this time It belongs to the latter, but the woman understood the former, a trace of sadness and disappointment flashed on her face, she stared at Wu Zhiyuan for a moment, did not take the long sword he handed over, and turned to leave.

After only a dozen steps, the woman turned around and said to Wu Zhiyuan: "The black-haired monster I saw just now is the legendary Mahu, and they are very sensitive to sound and moving objects. Take care of yourself. With that, he turned around and left.

Wu Zhiyuan looked at her back and refused to leave, and he had mixed feelings in his heart, which was very uncomfortable.

After standing for a long time, Wu Zhiyuan walked in the opposite direction, he wanted to do his best to clean up his mood and find a way to get out of this hole. Otherwise, even if you don't starve to death here, you will become a feast for Mahu.

Wu Zhiyuan is very familiar with the term "Ma Hu", when he was a child, his parents used "Ma Hu" to scare him, even now, he often sees his parents use Ma Hu to scare the crying children, saying that if you cry again, the cry will attract Ma Hu, Ma Hu eats children, whenever he says this, the child will suddenly stop crying, very effective.

Later, when Wu Zhiyuan followed the fifth uncle to read and write, he saw a record about the origin of "Ma Hu" in the book, which roughly said that Yang Guang, the emperor of the Sui Dynasty, planned to go to Jiangdu to play, so he ordered the Yuntun general Ma Shumou, that is, Ma Hu to dredge the Yellow River into the Bianhe River, so that its dragon boat can pass guò. Mahu accepted the order to dredge the river, but he was violent and murderous, and extremely cruel to the migrant workers. He used the Iron-Footed Wooden Goose to test the shallowness and depth of the river in the dredging, but the Iron-Footed Wooden Goose could not get through, so he killed the people who dredged the river for being disfaithful. The people were so afraid of him that they often used his name to stop the children from crying. Passed around, "Mahu" became "Mahu".

Wu Zhiyuan realized that the original "Ma Hu" was just a rumor, and his prototype was just a cruel person, but he didn't expect that today, more than ten years later, he actually saw the so-called "Ma Hu" in the legend with his own eyes.

The collision of allusions and reality makes Ma Hu's true identity more confusing, everything has a reason, it is not groundless, the Ma Hu in the allusion is ferocious and tyrannical, but the Ma Hu that Wu Zhiyuan saw really feeds on children, so he believes that what he sees with his own eyes is the true face of Ma Hu.

Wu Zhiyuan walked along the stone path near the side of the stone wall, and there was a shallow stream flowing under the opposite stone wall, and the ground in this cave was high on one side and low on the other, so the waterway was separated. Otherwise, the cave is full of streams, and Wu Zhiyuan can only move forward with water.

After the tea time, Wu Zhiyuan walked to the end of this hole, and there were several forked holes in front of him, no matter which hole he entered, he would eventually return to this fork, and these holes were simply connected.

The hole that leads to the ground is above this fork, and Wu Zhiyuan looks up and can see that the light outside is bright, and it seems that it is already dawn.

The woman was so quick that she must have escaped from the hole.

After making sure that there was no trace of Ma Hu around, Wu Zhiyuan once again looked around for a big stone that could be raised, which was the only way to climb out of the hole. But after looking around, I didn't find any stones that could be moved, and there wasn't even a single piece of gravel in the cave.

He plunged his long sword into the crack of the stone and tried to pry off a few large stones, but the stone on the stone wall was extremely hard, and due to the excessive force, the long sword in his hand actually "snapped" and broke into two.

At this time, even the last hope came to naught, and Wu Zhiyuan sat on the ground a little depressed and gasped for breath. This night of water and rice did not enter, coupled with the high level of mental tension, now that I relaxed, I suddenly felt hungry and thirsty.

There is nothing to eat in this cave, but the stream can quench your thirst. Wu Zhiyuan walked to the shallow stream, picked up a handful of stream water, and hesitated again as soon as he brought it to his mouth, the source of the stream is unknown, and it is unknown whether the water is poisonous or not, and there are seven or eight skeletons placed next to the stream in front of him, and the water quality may be polluted.

Wu Zhiyuan pondered for a moment, and for the sake of safety, he finally did not drink the water in the shallow stream. He was just about to get up when the rumbling of the stream in front of him caught his attention.

"Hundred rivers from the east to the sea", which means that all rivers eventually flow eastward and join the sea, which refers to the rivers on the ground, but the stream in this cave is originally an underground undercurrent, making a "whoosh" sound, indicating that it is also flowing, where does it eventually flow?

All the inner holes in the cave are connected together, and the flowing water in the hole will not always circulate. Thinking of this, Wu Zhiyuan hurriedly stood up and walked forward along the direction of the stream.

The stream in this hole is extremely clear, you can see the water at a glance, the bottom of the water is a clean stone, there is no moss and aquatic weeds, the stream flow speed is not fast, but it is very obvious, Wu Zhiyuan followed the flow of the stream, walked through two inner holes in a row, and found that the stream finally flowed into the bottom of a stone wall.

The water from the upstream stream continued to flow in, but the water level under the stone wall did not rise, indicating that there must be a secret passage under the stone wall leading to the outside of the cave.

The water flow speed is not fast, but when it rushes to the bottom of this stone wall, there are still a lot of bubbles, Wu Zhiyuan stands on the side of the stone road, unable to see the situation at the bottom of the stone wall, can only see the white bubbles constantly rising.

Now it is basically determined that there is a secret passage under this stone wall that leads to the outside, and as long as this secret passage can accommodate a single person, you can use this secret passage to exit this cave.

Wu Zhiyuan didn't know the nature of water, and after thinking about it for a long time, he made up his mind, he went directly into the water from a position where he could see the bottom of the water, and he didn't even take off his shoes and socks.

After his feet entered the water, Wu Zhiyuan suddenly felt a piercing coldness, the underground undercurrent did not see the light of day, the stream was unusually cold, he cautiously moved forward, his eyes watched the changes under the water.

I saw that the stones under the water were clearly visible, and if I moved a few steps further, I could not see so thoroughly, and the underwater scenery became darker and darker, which was caused by the gradual deepening of the water. Wu Zhiyuan slowed down, testing the depth of each foot.

Suddenly, he slipped forward under his feet, sat down in the water, and then leaned down with the current, all the way to the tunnel under the stone wall.