Chapter Forty-Seven: Swimming Against the Current

Wei Yi and Situ Nan were both taken aback after seeing the content on the font clearly. They didn't expect that the note they accidentally found would be from Li Mingyu's hand. This was a surprise to them

Wei Yi and Situ Nan glanced at each other. They were all very surprised in their hearts at the moment. Wei Yi slowed down his thoughts and said, "If you look at it this way, Li Mingyu is still alive. We need to get him to the rescue as soon as possible. ”

Situ Nan also relieved himself from his momentary surprise. He nodded lightly and said, "yes." Unexpectedly, we found a clue inexplicably. I think this bottle is coming down this river, so let's just go upriver and look for it now. Maybe he's not far ahead of us. ”

Wei Yi thought for a moment and said, "Don't be busy yet. Judging by the meaning of the note, he was in trouble. We need to be careful. ”

Situ Nan nodded, strongly agreeing with Wei Yi's statement. He also felt that Li Mingyu might be in some trouble, but his life was not necessarily in danger, otherwise, this note would not have a chance to be released.

Wei Yi put away the note, scooped the water bottle full of water, and carried it with him. Situ Nan searched around carefully again to see if there were any missing clues. But apart from a few strips of rags, nothing else. Seeing that there were no other clues, he went upriver with Wei Yi to find Li Mingyu.

The river was not deep at first. The river only passed Wei Yi's calf. But there are no walkable roads on either side of the river. The entire river flows directly down through this channel. There are only smooth rock walls on either side of the river. Wei Yi and Situ Nan could only wade through the water.

Wei Yi didn't dare to take off his shoes and walked barefoot. There was always a thick shadow in his heart that could not be erased. That night, that strange nightmare, really gave him too much fear. Although Situ Nan wanted to take off his shoes and leave, he was stopped by Wei Yi every time.

The feeling of walking in this underground river with shoes on is extremely terrible. From time to time, the soles of your feet slip. For safety reasons, Wei Yi used the previous rope to tie a circle around his and Situ Nan's waists, just in case.

In this way, although they are walking much slower, at least for the time being, safety is not a problem. Situ Nan was grateful for Wei Yi's carefulness, so he volunteered to walk a little forward. From time to time, he glanced ahead with his flashlight, carefully observing the situation ahead.

In this inky passage, their light was extremely dazzling. Wei Yi followed closely behind Situ Nan, and he didn't dare to slack off at all. He cautiously followed Situ Nan, glancing left and right from time to time.

It was extremely quiet, except for the sound of the river flowing and the sound of them wading through the air. Other than that, there was no other sound. Wei Yi used the faint light to check the situation in the river several times, but found nothing.

The water in this river is unimaginably clean. Even a little bit of aquatic weed is extremely rare. Only occasionally appear a few algae-like plants, clinging to the rocks at the bottom of the river.

These algae are the culprits that make it difficult for them to walk. Wei Yi once tried to pluck the algae with his hands. But you can't pull them off the rocks at the bottom of the river. And the algae seemed to cling to the rocks at the bottom of the river more tightly under his tugging.

This caught Wei Yi's attention. But he didn't have time to make more observations, so he had to continue on the road under Situ Nan's urging.

Gradually, the depth of the river became deeper and deeper. The depth of the river rose from barely below their calves to below their knees, and then below their thighs. After that, it gradually passed the position of their waists.

Wei Yi looked at the pitch-black space in front of him, where there was still no end in sight, and made a slight estimate. He said to Situ Nan: "We have to get ready for diving." The water is getting deeper and deeper, and you may have to dive to the front. ”

Situ Nan was stunned for a moment, and said with a wry smile: "That's troublesome." I'm a landlubber. I can't do diving. ”

Wei Yi was stunned and asked, "You can't swim?" ”

Situ Nan nodded awkwardly. He was very embarrassed and said: "When I was a child, I loved to play with water, but my family was in trouble and I couldn't afford to buy clean water. So I never learned to swim. ”

Wei Yi didn't expect Situ Nan to be a landlubber. But this situation is not uncommon. In the post-war world, clean water is at a premium. In addition to ensuring people's daily water supply, the government is a little stretched thin in other water projects.

Wei Yi himself was also in school, thanks to others, he had the opportunity to learn to swim and dive. It is indeed difficult for ordinary people to have the opportunity to learn. He was speechless for a long time, not knowing how to answer. And even if he wants to teach it now, diving is not something that can be taught in a moment.

Situ Nan said generously: "It's okay, don't worry." We don't know what happened before. If you really want to dive, let's talk about it. No, I'll go back and find a place to wait for you. ”

Wei Yi thought about it, and it could only be like this. As they spoke, they continued on their way. The river is still getting deeper and deeper. After some further walk, the water was so deep that it was gradually reaching their necks. Wei Yi was afraid that Situ Nan would accidentally drown, so after discussing with Situ Nan, Wei Yi took the lead. Situ Nan pulled the rope that Wei Yu tied to his waist and followed closely behind.

Thankfully, for the rest of the journey, the water would not continue to rise as soon as it reached their mouths. Wei Yi and Situ Nan were able to cross the river without any danger. Further on, the water slowly began to become shallower again.

This made Wei Yi breathe a sigh of relief. Along the way, the situation of Situ Nan's landlubber really worried him. In this dark underground river, if Situ Nan accidentally drowns, then he may not be able to save it if he really wants to.

Wei Yi led Situ Nan and walked for another distance, and in a blur, with the help of the light of the flashlight, he vaguely saw a small hole on the stone wall in front of him. He took a few quick steps and took a closer look. It was discovered that there was indeed a cave ahead.

Wei Yi looked at the size of the hole and made a rough estimate. The hole was not big or small, just enough for the two of them to walk into.

He hurriedly pulled Situ Nan and swam towards the entrance of the cave. As soon as they walked to the side of the cave, Wei Yi was surprised to find that this was another extremely deep passage. He shone his flashlight into the depths of the passage. The light of the flashlight pierced the darkness, but it never reached the end.

Wei Yi hesitated slightly. He looked over the river at the entrance of the cave and looked into the distance. The gentle flow of the river is filled with a faint layer of mist. Through this layer of mist, Wei Yi found that the distance of this river was also so deep that there was no end in sight.

He used the light of his flashlight for a long time, but he could only illuminate part of the area, and he couldn't see it at all if he was far away.

Wei Yi didn't know whether to continue walking down the river, or whether he should turn around the passage in front of him and explore along the way. He hesitated in his heart for a long time, but he still couldn't make up his mind.

If you go down the passage, what if Li Mingyu is on the other side of the river? After all, the water bottle was going down the river. But they couldn't tell the source, and they couldn't rule out that the water bottle had been dropped from the hole.

Wei Yi faced this fork in the road, weighing left and right, but he had no clue and fell into silence for a while.

Situ Nan wrung out the clothes on his body, and saw that Wei Yi didn't speak, and he didn't think much about it. He found a random place to sit and sat down. Suddenly, he jumped up with an "ouch" sound. Wei Yi was startled and hurriedly ran over to check.

Situ Nan snatched the flashlight from Wei Yi's hand and shone on the ground behind him. He suddenly leaned down, picked up something, and looked at it carefully. Wei Yi felt strange, took a few steps forward, and leaned next to Situ Nan to take a look. It was found that what Situ Nan had picked up was just a few slightly sharp stones.

Wei Yi chuckled lightly and patted Situ Nan's shoulder, just about to tease Situ Nan's bad luck. Situ Nan wanted to find a treasure, and suddenly said to Wei Yi in a loud voice: "Look at the position of these things. Like someone has camped here? ”

When Wei Yi heard him say this, he hurriedly took the flashlight and checked it carefully. Around where they stood, there were many fragments of stones. But strangely, they are all stacked in an extremely neat and orderly manner. There are several large stones that are stacked in a circle in an orderly manner. It seems to be specially designed for people to sit down and rest.

Around these stones, there are a few broken stones scattered around. In the circle of stones, there is a large pile of rubble that looks like an earthen stove.

Wei Yi walked to the stove-like stone pile in a few steps, and reached out to touch it. A layer of charcoal dust rubbed against his hands. This discovery instantly solved the problem he had been struggling with just now.

He happily turned to Situ Nan and said, "That's right, someone must have been here." Look at this, they've gone too far here. ”

Situ Nan stepped forward, examined it carefully, and said, "Let's choose this direction." Just now we were swimming against the current. If they were out of here, they would have gone down in the direction of the current, but we hadn't run into them before. And this water bottle is flowing down from the upstream again. I think we should choose this path. ”

Wei Yi felt that Situ Nan's analysis was very reasonable. Although there are other possibilities, there are enough clues for him here. Moreover, even if they didn't find any other clues in the rest of the journey, they could have turned back and continued upstream along the river. For now, it is imperative to find a direction to pursue as soon as possible.

He nodded and said, "You're right. It's just that in this way, doesn't that mean that someone has already found Li Mingyu before us? So why did Li Mingyu send this distress letter? ”

Situ Nan couldn't figure out the key to this. He pondered for a while and said, "Let's look for it along this road first, let's pay attention to it on the way." In case something happens, we'll come back along the way. ”

Wei Yi thought about it, and there was really no other better way right now. He found a place to sit down, and said, "Okay, listen to you, let's rest and catch our breath." I don't know how far I'll have to go for a while. ”

Situ Nan also found a place to sit down. He said slowly, "It's nothing to go far. But we don't have anything on us now, and if we don't have anything to eat, we'll both starve to death sooner or later. ”

Wei Yi was also worried about this problem. He touched his belly, which was already a little hungry, and said slowly, "You say, who will throw us all to that place?" I thought about it for a long time, and I didn't have a clue at all. It stands to reason that we just entered the cave at that time, and we were just dizzy for a while, how did we end up in such an inexplicable place? Moreover, it was not only a few of us who were in the cave at that time, but there were also other people. What about them? Where will they go? ”

Situ Nan shook his head. He couldn't figure out the crux of this. It's a good thing to be attacked, and it's all people you feel you can trust. When I woke up, I was in such a strange place. I lost all my belongings. There was nothing left except a flashlight that I didn't know who left behind. It's just unbelievable.

If someone usually talked to him about such a thing, he would definitely say that the person was lying and making up stories. Because it's just so bizarre. Even now, he still has a sense of unreality in his heart, and he can't believe what he is going through.

But now it's all happening, they've experienced it firsthand, and it's going on. And Situ Nan's doubts are also Wei Yi's doubts. Wei Yi patted Situ Nan on the shoulder and encouraged: "If you come, you will be safe." Let's just get on with it. Maybe there's something good waiting for us to pick it up. ”

Situ Nan smiled at Wei Yi and said, "You are very similar to that kid in Nangong. All so optimistic. Alas, I don't know how he's doing now. He has a lot of ideas. If he were here now, maybe we could have a better way. ”

Wei Yi couldn't give a good answer to this question. He also wanted to know where Nangong Rong was now. He remembered and felt the punch very clearly. Nangong Rong's weird smile at that time, he felt creepy when he thought about it now. That kind of Nangong Rong is too weird.

He glanced at Situ Nan and asked, "Do you really believe that Nangong Rong will not betray us and have a black hand behind our backs?" ”

Situ Nan didn't think about it, and immediately said with great certainty: "He will never." He's not that kind of person. I know him well. I saved his life, and he saved mine. I had a lifelong friendship with him. None of us will betray anyone. In the kind of situation you're talking about, I don't believe he could have done it. There must be something wrong with this. ”

Wei Yi pondered for a moment and stopped talking. Nangong Rong, although he has only been in contact with it for a short time, he really doesn't look like a despicable villain who will do the trick behind his back. Moreover, in the depths of Wei Yi's heart, he was extremely reluctant to believe that the person who knocked him out with one punch would really be Nangong Rong.

But that's what he saw with his own eyes. Hearing is false, seeing is believing. He saw it with his own eyes, and he felt it with his own eyes, how could it be wrong?

But when he thought about it, Situ Nan would actually experience the same thing as him. This had to make him begin to doubt whether the scene he saw was true or false. Among them, there must have been something that he didn't know about had happened. But what exactly could that be? Is there anything in this world that can change people's five senses?

Wei Yi was silent, and Situ Nan stopped talking. The two of them just sat quietly and rested for a while. After recovering his strength, he got up and continued on his way. In any case, the road has to be continued.

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