Chapter 12 A Night Visit to an Ancient Underwater City

It was a cool night, but luckily we wore thick clothes under our wetsuits. This is also in accordance with Uncle Qian's wishes, otherwise, it is estimated that it will be cold at this time. I used to feel a little hot when I was on the shore, but now it's getting cooler when I'm in the water.

Strange to say: when we first entered the water, the lake felt lukewarm. However, as the depth deepens, the temperature of the water becomes lower and lower. Although I was wearing a wetsuit, I found that the water temperature was a little cold at the moment. If it weren't for the fact that we were still swimming, we would have been shivering by now.

Since it was night, the water was almost the same shade as it was outside, and it was a little dark. Under the spotlight above our heads, we could clearly see the tiny particles of plankton in the water. But, despite this, the visibility in front of us is okay. This is still a little different from the turbid state of the previous news reports, and it also gives me a bottom in my heart.

It's not scary for people to be in an unfamiliar environment, it's scary to see nothing in an environment. If you can't see it, you can't see it, so you don't have a bottom, and if you don't have a bottom, you will feel sincerely afraid.

Since the visibility is okay, let's hurry up and move quickly.

Several of us were arranged in columns, almost one after the other. Uncle Qian opened the way at the front, followed by Duoduo; I, on the other hand, are behind Duoduo; The old ghost is behind me, and Qian Cheng, like every time, is the one who comes to the palace. A group of five of us went deep into the bottom of Qiandao Lake little by little, and went to the ancient city that was lost under the water.

At first, when we were close to the top, the water quality in front of us was still very clear. However, the further you go underground, the more turbid it becomes. At this moment, I vaguely saw something black in front of me. According to my estimate, it should be something like the roof of an ancient city building. However, due to the accumulation of silt over the years. Creates a layer of indefinite shapes.

The searchlight above us has a limited range, so the visibility is about three or four meters. No matter how far away, you can't see clearly. What can be seen is dense planktonic particles and boundless darkness.

At this time, Uncle Qian turned around and made a gesture to us. Signaling that we are approaching the bottom of the lake.

Of course, a few of us knew what was going on, and at the same time we were surprised, but also a little excited. So, the old ghost and Qian Cheng who were following behind were not far behind, and they sped up and swam forward, wanting to see the true face of this ancient city.

Just when everyone was happy, suddenly! An extremely bright light flashed over the water above us, and the face of this ancient city flashed at once. The visibility, which was only two or three meters, seemed to turn into daylight all of a sudden! This whole lost ancient city. All at once, it was presented to us.

Several of us were stunned!

This legendary Lion City, this scale is really not ordinary. The ancient buildings in front of us are still intact, as if they had just been built, except that they sit under the surface of the lake.

However, as we all know, where there are no people, after all, there is still no life. It looks extremely yin here at the moment. It makes us feel a chill through our hearts, and even a little chilling. This ghostly appearance. It's like a deserted "ghost town".

Because these antique buildings, all of which are very ancient art and cultural style, suddenly made me think of the "ghost town of Fengdu".

The ghost town of Fengdu was formerly known as the ghost city of Xudu, and its name was "Bazi Beidu" in ancient times. In the Eastern Han Dynasty and Emperor Yongyuan, the county has a history of nearly 2,000 years and is located on the north bank of the Yangtze River in Fengdu County, downstream of Chongqing. Due to its special appearance. It is a tourist attraction for Yangtze River cruise ship travelers.

The ghost town of Fengdu is also known as "Hidden Capital", "Ghost Country Kyoto" and so on. It is called a "ghost town" because it is famous for its various buildings and shapes of the underworld. In the ghost city, there are many buildings in the underworld, such as Hum Ha Temple, Tianzi Palace, Naihe Bridge, Huangquan Road, Wangxiang Terrace, and Yaowang Palace. It is a famous historical and cultural city that originated in the Han Dynasty and is said to be the place where the souls of the dead of mankind rest. It is not only a legendary ghost town, but also a treasure house of folk culture and art integrating Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, Zhang Daoling founded the "Five Buckets of Rice" religion. It absorbed a lot of witchcraft and became the "ghost cult" later.

In 198 AD, his grandson Zhang Lu established the Taoist "Pingduzhi" in Fengdu, which became the center of Taoist mission. Later, Taoism made up a "Luofeng Mountain", saying that it was the ghost capital governed by the Beiyin Emperor. This Beiyin Emperor is the seventh-level central god of Taoism, who is in charge of hell. In the Northern Wei Dynasty geographer Li Daoyuan's "Notes on the Book of Water", it is said that Fengdu is the forty-fifth place in the seventy-two blessed lands of Taoism.

When human society was still in ancient times, due to the underdevelopment of science, it was impossible to make a correct explanation when encountering some natural phenomena, and it was believed that this qiē was dominated by ghosts and gods. The Ba and Shu tribes are mainly composed of the Diqiang tribe, two tribes.

In the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, Fengdu was the capital of Bazibe, with the continuous exchanges between the two ethnic groups of Bashu, politics, economy, culture, thoughts, and customs penetrated each other, so there was a common belief in the religious god - Tubo, which was the first generation of ghost emperors of the Bashu ghost tribe. This ghost emperor lives in the hidden capital, and there are still relics of the "hidden capital" in Fengdu.

I don't know why it's so similar to the ghost town of Nafengdu? However, there is no time to dwell on these now. The most important thing is that we have to find our destination as soon as possible - the old house of the Qian family.

Just when we were confused, we saw Uncle Qian turn around and wave to us again. He told us in sign language, and we were there by turning a corner.

When a few of us saw him gesturing like this, we couldn't help but increase our strength sharply, and continued to follow behind Uncle Qian. After turning a corner from an ancient city wall, several people found a larger and grander building standing in front of them. Several people's eyes widened, and they couldn't help but be a little surprised by the situation in front of them.

At this moment, another light flashed, illuminating the large building in front of him clearly. Only then did we realize that this was the gate of the Lion City! On the tall lintel, there are two big characters engraved "Lion City".

The light was really a little weird, and Duoduo was a little panicked at this time. Uncle Qian saw everyone's worries, so he immediately explained: "That's lightning, don't worry too much." But it's about to rain, so we have to hurry up. Otherwise, as soon as the heavy rain falls and the water level rises, the water pressure we face will change. This is very bad for us! (To be continued......)