Chapter 23: A Hole in a Cave
The group of eleven people set out from the camp and walked west through the mountains and forests along a small road, all the way up, the terrain getting higher and higher. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoThere was an endless mist in the mountains and forests in the morning, the sun did not have enough time to heat the earth, and the dew dripped from the low bushes from time to time, making the road ahead a little slippery and hindering the speed of travel.
It took about two hours, and the crowd finally came to the location of the ruined temple under the guidance of the pile. Feng Ping finally knew that the stake was definitely discovered for the first time.
Between the tall trees and the low shrubs, countless vines of different thicknesses intertwined and formed a barrier. Feng Ping got closer and found that there was no gap in this barrier, and he couldn't see the situation on the other side from this side.
This is really a bit strange, it stands to reason that this vine feeds on the nutrients of the trees, and will depend on these tall trees to live, and there is no reason to be so entangled with each other. Moreover, such a dense vine wall needs so many nutrients that it should have eroded the surrounding trees long ago, which seems to be really unusual.
Feng Ping walked around the vine wall for a long time and didn't find any entrance, it seemed that it was a circular barrier composed of vines with a diameter of about 500 meters. At this height, it should be more difficult to climb over it with the equipment on your back, so you have to find the entrance they created last time.
It didn't seem to be the first time that the stake had come, and with a shout, he led everyone north along the barrier, and after walking for less than two minutes, he found the entrance. The entrance has been artificially covered, and it seems that their organization has a strong sense of secrecy about this discovery, and it is very strict in every detail.
It is said that the entrance is actually a dog hole with a diameter of about half a meter, and a group of eleven people drilled through it with difficulty, and the pile was too big and even stuck several times, and it took two scratches to drill through it.
It wasn't until he drilled the hole that Feng Ping still had a glimmer of hope that it was natural and long, and it wasn't until he found that the wall of vines was half a meter thick that he dispelled this idea. Natural growth is absolutely impossible to form such a situation, since it is man-made, then it can only show that this temple does have an unknown important role.
The world inside the vine barrier is very ordinary, and in the circular space with a diameter of 500 square meters, a small and small ruined temple stands there alone. There are already many holes in the roof of the temple, and you can only vaguely see the appearance of the year from the glazed bricks and tiles that have been mottled. In addition to the four pillars still firmly supported, the windows that have long since been disagreed with and the broken brick walls show the ravages of time.
When the group walked into the temple, they saw a statue of a Taoist priest standing there holding a Taoist bun and holding a dust, which seemed to be a Taoist temple, not a temple.
The temple is very simple, except for the statues, which seem to be able to see every corner at a glance. There are several piles of thatch in the corner, and there are three stone futons on the ground. I didn't see where the entrance to the tunnel was as the pile said.
The stake seemed to know everyone's thoughts, walked to the side of the futon on the far left, squatted down and pushed the futon away with force. It turns out that the entrance to the tunnel is hidden under the futon, and it seems that these three futons are also to hide the entrance.
Now that the entrance has been found, there is no need to stop too long, and everyone is preparing to enter the tunnel according to this. The stake said that it was very dark below, although there was only one road that was not wide, but in order to avoid getting lost, it was simply lined up in an order. So he shouted: I will be the first to go down, after Ah Bao's mat, in the middle in order, they are Lu Li, Lu He, Professor Qu, Chen Xiaoxiao, and Jiang Lai. Speaking of this, his face suddenly changed and asked, "Where is Jiang Lai?!" ”
When everyone heard his words, they realized that Jiang Lai didn't seem to be in the temple, so they hurriedly scattered around to look for it. Except for the Taoist temple, everything else in the barrier is visible at a glance, and there is nothing empty, didn't Jiang Lai come in?
Before the pile drilled out of the barrier, he heard Professor Qu say: "When he first came in, Jiang Lai was the first to drill through the barrier, and then Ah Bao and us, it is impossible for him not to come in." Chen Xiaoxiao next to him also nodded in agreement.
"It's weird, such a big place, since it's in, there's no reason to disappear now. Have you already gone down into the hole? Thinking so, Feng Ping looked at the bottomless tunnel under the futon.
The stake also seemed to think of this, and suddenly turned around and asked Feng Ping: "It seems that you two know each other when I heard his words yesterday, but what about others?" The tone was indescribably hideous.
This made Feng Ping a little wronged, they had seen each other, and they were on the same side. No, both sides, just one sentence in total, how do you know where he went. replied very angrily: "I have met him once, there is no intersection, don't look at me, I have been following the army, where do you know." “
Obviously, Feng Ping's words were not believed, and he was just about to ask further, but he was stopped by Bao, only to hear Bao say: "Feng Ping was invited by the boss, and it will be of great use in the future." When the boss of that guy came, he said that we don't need to care, even if it disappears, it won't affect our actions, and the most important thing now is not to waste time here. Since that guy was able to find the hole so quickly, he must have come prepared, and he can't let him ruin our plans. “
The stake seemed to want to ask Feng Ping, but after looking at Bao's expression, it seemed that he had to give up. glared at Feng Ping fiercely, and then took the lead to go down to the cave.
Seeing that other people also went down to the cave one after another, Feng Ping walked to Ah Bao's side and was about to thank him, when he heard Ah Bao say: "Don't thank me, complete your accusation." “
Although Feng Ping didn't know what he needed to do until now, since he said so, he was exempt from thanks, so he turned around and jumped out of the hole.
Seeing that the light of the flashlight in front of him was getting farther and farther away, Feng Ping turned on the flashlight to keep up while observing the surrounding situation.
This is a dirt pothole, and the distance of jumping from the futon is about one meter, and from here it should be about 20 degrees downward. The work of the stairs and the surrounding walls is very rough, and it seems that only a passage has been dug out without any repair, and it is thought that it should be a civilian project.
Descending the steps, the tunnel has become more and more spacious, from the previous diameter of about 1.5 meters to a diameter of 3 meters, if it is a private digging, it seems that it has also cost a lot of financial resources. I didn't go far to a small room five meters square, the room was boxy, and I could see it at a glance. There are a series of things inside, such as cabinets, tables, chairs, beds, etc., as if someone lived here a long time ago. It's just that this room is transparent at a glance, and there is no way to continue, and it seems to be a hidden entrance again.
I dipped my tongue in some saliva and put it in the room, and I even felt the wind. Before, because I was walking with the people in front of me, I didn't worry about oxygen all the way, and this should be about five meters underground compared to the broken temple, why not only is there no problem with oxygen, but there is also wind. What the hell is going on.
There was a noise behind him, and Po finally came to this room. At this time, I heard the stake say: "Now that the people have arrived, everyone from here down is hung with a climbing rope to prevent them from being separated." ”
After speaking, without waiting for everyone's reaction, he buckled a protective rope for mountaineering around his waist, and then threw the other end to everyone.
Hearing what the pile said, everyone seemed to be very puzzled except for Bao. This underground passage, just such a road, and it is all flashlights, how can it be lost? It's just that since the leader said so, he can't refuse.
Ten people buckled the safety rope accordingly, and the stake walked to the front of the cabinet. After fumbling twice, he pushed the cabinet open. As soon as he opened the pit, Feng Ping felt a strong wind blowing, and there was a whistling wind from the hole!