Chapter Ninety-Seven: Departure
At the entrance of the cave, the collapsed crater was still there, and the sharpened wooden sticks standing upside down inside were still pointing straight to the sky. We walked out of the maze and came back here.
In that labyrinth for the past few days, I've almost gone crazy. Seeing that Xiao Wu and the archaeologist's faces were not very good, I went over and patted Xiao Wu on the shoulder, Xiao Wu smiled at me, did not speak, but turned his gaze to the building in the distance.
In that labyrinth, there was a group of them, and now only the two of them remained, and the others remained there forever. For Xiao Wu, a college student who has not yet graduated, these things he has experienced are really too cruel.
The college students of that era were really the pride of the sky, unlike now, there were as many undergraduates as dogs, and masters were all over the place, and they could smash three or five college students with a single brick.
"Xiao Wu, go back, this is not for you. Your teacher is also weak now, so take him back. I sighed and said to Xiao Wu.
Xiao Wu still didn't speak, but looked at the archaeologist, wanting to hear his opinion. Before the archaeologist could speak, Kong Sanye came over and said to him: "Old stubborn, you are like this, let's go back with peace of mind, the road behind is more difficult, you don't think about yourself, but also think about Xiao Wu's doll, people are the only seedlings in the family, if something happens, see how you explain." ”
Kong Sanye's tone was quite flat at the beginning, but when he said "If something happens" later, his tone became stern.
After a long time, the archaeologist sighed and said to Xiao Wu: "Let's go, let's go back, this place is really not suitable for you, I shouldn't have brought you here this time, and I don't know how to explain to Lao Zhang's family when I go back, alas." ”
The archaeologist left, Xiao Wu carried the archaeologist in his arms, carried two backpacks, entered the cave entrance, bypassed the big pit, and went out. When I came in, I was full of confidence, but when I went out, I was a little embarrassed. Professor Zhang, who came with them, stayed here forever.
I believe that this cruel experience will make Xiao Wu mature as soon as possible. Maybe the next time I come to Qinchuan, I will be able to see him at the Provincial Museum.
The person in charge surnamed Ma saw Xiao Wu walking away with the archaeologist, his eyes were looking back and forth between me and Kong Sanye, and he looked like he wanted to say something.
"Brother Ma, if there's anything wrong, just say it directly, we are not outsiders, what can't be said." When I saw his appearance, I asked directly.
"Third Master Kong, you see, there are only four of us left here, two of us are still seriously injured, and we don't want to continue to move forward, let's just take half of it, and the other half is gone, can we also go out." The person in charge surnamed Ma looked at Kong Sanye with some fear, and said tremblingly.
Kong Sanye glanced at the person in charge surnamed Ma with some surprise, the person in charge surnamed Ma would be wrong, and hurriedly said to Kong Sanye: "Kong Sanye, you have a lot of adults, let us live, we really don't want to continue." Please don't tell the above, even when we too die. ”
Hearing them say this, I secretly rejoiced in my heart. I didn't know how to get them away, but now that I don't have to make excuses, they just want to leave.
"Okay, let's go, it's not peaceful outside, let's hide for a while after we go out." Kong Sanye sighed and said it very seriously. Although the words are more serious, they will not be scared to leave, and they have to thank Kong Sanye in their hearts, this is the skill of speaking, it seems that I am still far behind.
"Boss Ye, big head brother, big group brother, then let's go first." The person in charge surnamed Ma and another good one, two people supported the two sick ones one by one.
I know what he means by calling me Boss Ye now, it must be that the child is worried about his things that are not easy to shoot. I stepped forward and said to him: "Brother Ma, don't worry, you know the address and phone number of my store, you can go directly when it's convenient, as long as I'm here, I will definitely give you a good price." ”
Hearing me say this, the person in charge surnamed Ma was relieved and left with the three people satisfied. There are more than a dozen of them in a team, and I have been with them for a while, but now there are only a few of them left, and the rest of them will stay here forever.
This time I'm thankful to the mysterious forces, who did a good job, and everyone paid the usual amount in advance. This half of the remuneration is enough for an average family to spend for several years, so that after a person dies, a family will not even be able to eat.
Xiao Wu and the archaeologist left, and the person in charge surnamed Ma also left with their men. Now there are only four of us left, and the big head is done on the ground, and then he looks up and asks me, "Qiangzi, what are the plans for the next, we will listen to you now." How's Grandpa's side, any news? ”
The question of the big head pulled me back again. After cleaning up his mood, he also came over and sat down beside him, and told them all the information he knew, and while he was talking, Kong Sanye also came over and sat next to us, and supplemented some of my information, including the blood Gu worm and the Qinchuan blood river.
"Then the most important thing for us now is the Qinchuan Blood River that we are looking for, and grandpa is very likely to be over there, right?" After listening to me, the big head asked me and Kong Sanye.
"That's right, but the vicinity of that Qinchuan Blood River may be very dangerous." Kong Sanye nodded at the big head and said, "There will definitely be blood Gu worms over there, the danger of this thing is a hundred times more powerful than a handful of Gu worms." A few of you should know, last time I heard that you had seen thousands of Gu worms with your own eyes. ”
I thought of another question, which could be regarded as a potential danger, and said to them: "Zheng Wen is also here this time, and it is very likely that he will also arrive there." And according to Xiao Wu, Uncle Zheng is also one of the people in charge this time, I don't know if he will also come here. ”
Now we have more tasks, first to find the blood river of Qinchuan, then to avoid the blood Gu worm, but also to avoid Zheng Wen and maybe Uncle Zheng, but also to find the clues of grandpa, and finally find grandpa.
After some discussion, we didn't stop long, and directly got up and started looking for the Qinchuan Blood River. If it grows into a river, it will definitely flow in the lowest place.
After emerging from the labyrinth, we entered the primeval forest again. It was not too difficult to find a low-lying place in this forest, but the difficulty was that there was no road, and many of the plants in the forest were thorny, and it was not long before the clothes had become unshapely, and I finally knew why I saw the big head and the big clump that night, and their clothes became like that, and now we are no better than the two of them at that time.
Walking all the way downhill, it is easy to slip to it, and although there are many vines in the forest, they all have thorns on them, and if you are not careful, you will prick your hand. I walked for a long time, but I didn't go far, and when I looked back, I walked a short distance.
But it's much better than before, at least we walked down a little bit and saw the terrain here, and the previous labyrinth was actually on the top of the mountain. The summit of the mountain is a large flat area, and now if you go down, you will be descending the mountain, and if you reach the top of the mountain, you should be able to see the river.
In this mountain forest, it gets dark very early, and before the sun sets, I can't see it clearly. A few of us took advantage of the fact that the sun had not yet set, and quickly found a flat land to camp as a place to stay at night. After everything was done, it was already completely dark.
"Qiangzi, do you say that there are really no animals here, a bird has faded out of its mouth, and it has no meat to eat." The big head wanted to go and hunt a few game meats and come back to roast and eat, but after listening to me, he was frustrated.
This thing is also very strange to say, in such a large forest, there are no animals except for Napeng and Blood Gu Worms.
There was no way, and the big head had to eat dry food with us. Fortunately, Brother Li's daughter-in-law's pot of helmet buns has spiced and spicy ones, which are not tasteless, and even said that they can be regarded as delicious here.
Seeing Kong Sanye sitting alone and thinking about something, I casually picked up a piece of spiced pot helmet bun and walked over and handed it to Kong Sanye. Seeing that I was coming, Kong Sanye took the pot in his hand and took a bite of it and said to me: "Qiangzi, I think something is very wrong here, it may be difficult tomorrow, and don't forget the blood Gu worm." ”
Hearing the three words Blood Gu Worm, my heart also became heavy. The further down the mountain, the closer it may be to the Blood River, which means the closer it is to the Blood Gu Worm. We don't know who raised these blood Gu worms, what their purpose was, and how many years they have survived here.
This night, in this humble campsite, Datou and I kept watch for the first half of the night, and Datuan and Kong Sanye for the second half of the night. I didn't sleep well at night, and before dawn, I got up and asked Kong Sanye to sleep for a while and put him down.
"Qiangzi, what's wrong, didn't sleep well?" I walked over and sat down beside Datuan, who probably saw the dark eyes on my face and asked with some concern.
"It's okay, I'm just a little worried about grandpa." I grinned at him.
I wasn't in a very good mood, and I didn't have the heart to talk to Datuan, so I was silent for a while. In this dense forest, it is also very late in the morning, so there is not much time in the day to travel.
After dawn, we had a casual bite to eat, packed our luggage, and started hurrying. Now I haven't taken a step closer to the bottom of the mountain, maybe it's a step closer to the river of blood, maybe it's a step closer to danger.