13. Rock burial caves under the sand depression
Jin Sanye was already about to raise his feet and go up the mountain, but when he heard Chu Xin say this, he also withdrew back and came to the two of us.
"Little brother, shall we go up yet?" Jin Sanye actually asked my opinion, and he didn't even look at Jiang Can, as if he had forgotten that she was the famous wizard he hired from the local area.
And now I am a monster complex myself, how can I be afraid of these mysterious wild ghost pranks. If you ask me for an idea, you will naturally carry out the task to the end.
It's just that today's Chu Xin is a little too cowardly, which is not normal.
The mountains are mostly shrubs, and most of them are only half a man high, so there is nothing that can block the realization, so we don't have to worry about getting lost. It's just that since there is no road in this place, we must first observe its weirdness.
Liu Feng first made a discovery: the plants on this mountain, whether it is the bushes dotted here and there, or the vines all over the ground, seem to be thorny and extremely tough. He took out a Swiss army knife and cut it for a while before he got a small sample of each of them, and he was stabbed in the hand and bled out.
Liu Sheng turned on the flashlight to illuminate us, and the others squatted down together to observe the samples that Liu Feng had gotten.
Sure enough, the "bodies" of these plants were covered with large and small thorns, just like the mace, an ancient weapon. Although they are plants, these spines are extremely sharp. Liu Feng took the sleeve of his coat and only slid it lightly on it, and when he picked it up and looked at it again, the outer layer of cloth was separated by several openings.
In addition, the liquid that flows out of the fractures of these plants is actually black, and the smell is terrible. It's a pity that Zhu Dabao, who has the most sharp nose, didn't come over, otherwise he would definitely be able to tell us what it smells like and whether it is dangerous.
The good news is that we can roughly figure out why there are no traces of people walking on this mountain.
The bad news is that if we want to go up the mountain, we have to go through a blockade net of these "armed plants" and risk being scratched.
The reason why we say it is a risk is because we soon found out that the bleeding place on Liu Feng's hand was already swollen, and the blood squeezed out was all black with pale yellow pus. Because of this sting, I don't know how many white blood cells were killed in battle.
These spines, or perhaps the plants themselves, are poisonous and the toxicity is unknown.
Although it is winter now, everyone is wearing thicker clothes. But there is one place, the ankle, that is not protected in this way. And our ankles are the parts of our body that have the most opportunities to come into contact with these vines.
It is said that Shu Dao is difficult, but I didn't expect that there is such a difficult method.
Among our group, the only one who is not afraid of this plant is Jiang Can, the mirror person.
knew that it was such a terrain, and the leader should be Zhu Dabao, not Jin Sanye.
In Liu Sheng's backpack, there are first-aid bandages, but the ankles are completely wrapped up without affecting wearing shoes and walking, which is simply impossible.
The choice we had was to avoid the bushes while keeping the vines under our feet and making as much path as possible.
This time, we brought four shovels with us, but unfortunately with its rounded spikes, it was impossible to cut through the vines, and it was inconvenient to flatten or flatten them. We had to be patient, slowly, little by little, up the hill, not much faster than a snail.
Even with this care, I got several punctures in the ankle.
It doesn't hurt, but I feel a little sleepy.
Could it be that there is also an ingredient in the poison produced by this plant? Or, because of the bad rest lately?
I looked up at the others and saw that they were all lethargic and yawning. Of course, Jiang Can is not included. Since I am not the only one who feels sleepy, it is the poison of plants.
It's not good to go on like this. Don't go halfway, when you can't go up or down, we all faint on the ground. God knows if there will be any other moths on this ghost mountain.
I was worried, Jiang Can suddenly walked quickly to me, picked me up, and carried me on his shoulder.
It's a good idea, it's a matter of life and death, and I don't care about keeping it a secret.
Under the surprised gazes of the other four, Jiang Can carried me and hurried towards the mountain.
She had to find a safe place to put me down before picking up the others.
After walking for about ten minutes, halfway up the mountain, I saw a clearing with no grass. I shook my hand in front of Jiang Can's eyes to make her stop, and then pointed to the clearing.
"Little brother, I'm afraid it's not safe there!" The bug, which had not spoken for a long time, suddenly spoke, "If there is nothing growing there, it means that there is a problem down there." I think you might as well let this person controlled by Xiao Shi help you step out of a place to stay. ”
"I want to sit down and look at the wound on my foot", I felt that I was about to enter a dream, and hurriedly struggled and said: "After a while, you can also help me see, is there a way to cure the poison?" ”
"Well, since you insist, I don't object anymore. Xiao Shi, be careful for a while. ”
"Hmm", although Xi Shi's mouth promised well, he traveled faster under his feet, and in a blink of an eye, he arrived at the barren land. When I got there, I found that it was a saline-alkali land, the soil was soft, and there were scaly salt crusts everywhere, and I could even kick out crystal salt lumps with a kick.
In a place like this, if plants can grow, it would be a god.
Although my hanging heart was temporarily relaxed, I still stood in place for a while, and I felt that there was really nothing abnormal, so Jiang Can went to carry others again, and I will rest first.
I sat on the ground and slapped myself twice to regain consciousness a bit, and then I pulled up my pants to examine the wound.
It didn't matter, it startled me, and I almost got up again.
The white bandage that was applied to the ankle has now been "dyed" black. And between the clotted blood clots, there is still black blood oozing out......
Where is my foot, it's a sewer in a close-up.
I, no, I should say that Yu Tao's seemingly powerful self-recovery function, why doesn't it work at this time? Could it be because the wound was wrapped in bandages?
I hurriedly untied the bandage, exposed the wound, and then squeezed the wound with my hands to try to get the poison out.
I threw aside two black bandages with blood, and the blood seeped down the soil, and then, the black blood clots automatically opened, turned into blood, and joined the trickle......
Finally, I saw the blood flowing from the wound turn from black to red, and the stone in my heart fell to the ground, so I had the energy to look around me. As a result, I was surprised to find that the two bandages that I had thrown aside had turned white again.
I quickly reached out and grabbed them, and brought them to my eyes to take a closer look.
There was really no blood on it, and it was as clean as when it was first taken out.
What's going on?
I was still in a daze, the figure in front of me was shaking, Jiang Can came back again, carrying Chu Xin on his back, more than ten steps away from me.
I don't know if it's because of the need for "performance", or if Xi Shi is really tired, Jiang Can looks a little faltering and looks very struggling. And Chu Xin on her back seemed to have fallen into a coma, drooping her head, lying on Jiang Can's back softly, completely losing her previous heroic appearance.
I raised the bandage on my hand high and shouted at Jiang Can, "Beauty, come on!" ”
This beautiful sentence immediately had an effect. Jiang Can had a smile on his face, then raised his head, ready to say hello to me as well.
It was already dawn, and as she looked up at me, I saw that the smile on her face froze.
Jiang Can pushed back with both hands, threw down Chu Xin, and ran towards me with a serious expression.
What's wrong with it?
I was about to ask her when I felt a void under my buttocks, and the whole person fell downwards and fell rapidly.
Jiang Can, who flew over, just grabbed the bandage in my hand and was taken down together.
Before I could express my fear with a shout, a powerful current of air suddenly appeared around me, slowing me down and escorting me all the way to the "ground".
It was dark all around, and it seemed to be an enclosed space.
In this environment, the ordinary human eye is unable to play an effective role, and I can't see anything, so I have to let Fan Li find something that can shine from his "treasure house".
As a result, this guy brought me a flashlight about the size of my arm. This time, I really realized the benefits of "having a treasure in my home".
I picked up my flashlight and shone it on it first.
I saw countless holes, and in each hole, there was a black thing.
That thing, it looks like ...... Is it a coffin?
I held the flashlight up and hit it in front of me, and sure enough, the thing in the hole was a coffin.
This place is actually a large cave used to house rock burials!
I shone my flashlight to my feet again, and then I realized that I had not yet reached the ground, but had landed on a high stand made of wood. This elevated highway was not built from below, but from the mountain behind me, diagonally upward.
The supporting structure of the raised platform is complex and looks sturdy. The place where I was standing was not very large, square, no more than three meters long and wide, and there was not even a handrail.
If it was me in the past, after discovering the "truth" here, I should have weak legs and stomach, kneeling on this platform, waiting for fate to decide. Fortunately, I came here after so many adventures and saved enough confidence.
Of course, even though I was much bolder, I still didn't dare to take one more step forward or backward, left and right, and walk to the edge of the platform. Not many people will take the initiative to experience freefall without any safety guarantee. At least, I'm not one of them.
Come to think of it, this platform is specifically for picking up things. The air flow that enveloped me was also naturally formed, like an invisible transportation pipe, sending what fell from above to this platform "safely".
I don't know what era of civilization built this platform, and the clever designers perfectly combined human wisdom with the power of nature to create this unique and great project, which is really admirable.
It's a pity that no matter how good the people are, they can't resist the pig-killing knife of the years, and now they are also dusty and dusty.
I was sighing when laughter suddenly came from the cave.
All kinds of laughter, maniac, sneer, giggle, snicker, smirk, smirk...... There are men, women, old and young, coming from all directions, rushing in and penetrating everywhere.
I used my flashlight and did a quick sweep, but I didn't see anything.
At this time, someone spoke, it was a young woman: "Hey, this silly boy, is he looking for us?" What kind of treasure is it in his hand, it can shine, and he will take it and see it later. ”
"Don't mess around, maybe it's used for soul rejuvenation, take a few more photos of you, and your soul will be scattered, and you can no longer hide here and harm people!" A man with a loud voice came over and poured cold water on her.
"The soul is scattered, the soul is scattered, and I am tired of this dark day." The woman was unimpressed.
"Old Fan, now we can send it", the insect suddenly spoke, as if he was very excited, "So much delicious, haha!" ”
"Who's talking?" The woman who had just spoken actually heard the voice of the bug, "Everyone be careful, there is something strange about this stupid boy!" Do you want to see what's going on before you do it? ”
"Eccentric? More than that, I want to see who's delicious, haha", the loud man's voice got closer and closer.
I felt a strong fishy smell coming towards me, and I knew that this guy was rushing over, but there was nowhere to hide on the platform, so I had to close my eyes.
A cool sensation permeated the body.
Then, I heard the worm laugh: "It's so comfortable!" ”
"Ah, could it be that Lao Kang was really eaten by him!" The young woman shouted loudly, "Lao Kang, are you okay?" ”
There were several thick fishy smells, and I shivered several times in succession, but then I felt energetic, and the previous tiredness was swept away.
"Stinky boy, why do you even want to rob us of our food", the insect began to complain, "It's all your fault Lao Fan, what are you teaching him these skills for?" Are you really tired of being alive and want to be annihilated in his body? ”
"It's not what I taught, it's an instinct in his body!" Fan Li didn't want to be wronged and came forward to explain.
The smell of wind gathered at me became more and more, like moths to a fire, endlessly. It's a pity that they are moths, and I am the one that burns more and more.
"Stop!" With a loud shout from the young woman, the invisible "attack" suddenly stopped.
"Who are you?" The woman asked me, "Is it the wizard Li Yuanhao who came to destroy us?" Could it be that he really found the spell of immortality and lived until now? ”
What, Li Yuanhao, is she talking about the founding emperor of Western Xia?
I shook my head, just as I was about to tell her that the capital of the Western Xia Kingdom no longer existed.
At that moment, two objects suddenly hit my shoulders and bounced off my feet. Something had fallen from it again, but this time it wasn't a person, it was something else.
I looked down and saw that my god, it was two small bundles of explosives!
I saw detonators and sparkling leads!
Moreover, the lead is almost burned to the end.