Chapter 172: A Mysterious Object of Worship
This discovery surprised me a little, and I didn't understand why Yuan An also had Uznamu in his hands. The second uncle was able to find those few pieces in the Acropolis of the Shan Huan Ancient Kingdom, which is already a great opportunity, could it be that the survival of this thing is much larger than I imagined? I thought about it and felt that it was wrong, judging from the expression of the second uncle just now, there was not a look of surprise on his face, it seemed that nine times out of ten, this Uzi Namu was given to Yuan An by the second uncle.
I wondered, but I didn't show it. I want to wait until I go out, and then ask the second uncle if I have the opportunity. In fact, this is about the personal relationship between the second uncle and Yuan An, so I didn't pay much attention to it.
Tian Laosi poured all the medicinal powder in the paper package into Yuan An's mouth, and fed him a few sips of water. After a while, Yuan An's face had returned to normal, and I don't know if it was the miraculous effect of this Uznamu, Yuan An, who was over half a hundred years old, looked more energetic than a few of us.
Yuan An let out a long breath, waved his hand at the fourth child, then stood up by himself, turned his head and smiled at us, "When people are old, there will inevitably be some problems with their bodies." ”
Lantern Xiao asked, "Uncle An, are you okay now?" ”
"It's okay, it's okay!" Yuan An nodded, "It's good to slow down!" Let's go, go on! ”
So, we moved on. As I progressed, I always felt that the stone steps under my feet were gradually shrinking, and I didn't know if this was my delusion. I kept reminding myself to pay full attention to my feet, but my eyes were always drawn to the dark abyss on the left.
Under such a high level of mental tension, my eyes wandered, and I soon felt dizzy and my heart was beating hard. I hurriedly rested against the stone wall and motioned for the people behind me to go first.
The second uncle came over and handed me the kettle, "How is it?" Tired? ”
I shook my head gently, my heart still beating wildly. Walking on the edge of such an abyss, although we had also experienced it when we were in Qilian Mountain, but at that time, the road under our feet was much wider than now, and we were not so afraid to walk. Here, I always have a crumbling feeling with every step I take.
I took the second uncle's kettle, took a sip gently, and I took it out, and there was not much water in the second uncle's kettle. I handed the kettle back, "Second uncle, I'm not tired, I'm just a little nervous!" ”
The second uncle smiled, "Anyone who walks like this will be nervous," he said, and helped me on the shoulder, "Relax, it'll be fine!" ”
Just as I was about to move on, I turned my head and suddenly saw two red lights under the abyss, which lit up instantly.
I was shocked, but when I looked at it again, I found that I couldn't find it. I looked at it carefully several times, and I found nothing unusual, and I couldn't help but shake my head, could it be that I was too nervous and hallucinating!
We continued along the narrow stone staircase, and after walking for a while, the stone staircase that had been sloping down began to become gentle, and I was relieved that the stone staircase should be nearing the end.
Sure enough, after walking a dozen steps forward. Tian Laosi greeted in front: "Everyone be careful of your step!" After that, I soon felt the stone steps disappear under my feet, replaced by a flat ground. At the same time, the road under our feet became a little wider. It made me feel a little more relaxed.
Soon, the stone wall on the right also came to an end, and now we were all left and right with a bottomless dark abyss, only a path one meter wide under our feet. My heart, which had just been a little relaxed, picked up again.
As I walked on it, I could still feel the faint flow of air, a hint of wind blowing, and I couldn't help but feel my body shaking, and my heels were constantly weakening.
Looking at the scene in front of me, I have a sense of déjà vu, such a route, I have walked, is on the road to the Nine Dragons Coffin in the deepest part of Qilian Mountain, where the Nine Dragons Coffin once gave me a huge shock, I don't know what the end of this road will be!
When I think of Qilian Mountain, I unconsciously think of the red-eyed giant snake that almost killed us! Thinking of this, my heart suddenly shook and my eyes were red! I instantly remembered the flash of red light I had seen in the abyss in a trance. I immediately had a feeling of palpitations, and my heart said no, it would be a miracle that there could be one of those things like the red-eyed serpent, we wouldn't always be so unlucky!
I was so cranky that I forgot the fear under my feet for a while. When I looked up again, I noticed a platform not far away. The platform now looks about the size of a classroom. Wenmo and they have already walked up.
After walking in fear for a long time, I felt like I was about to have an arrhythmia! Seeing a wide platform in front of me, I took a few quick steps to it, and one of them rolled over and fell to the ground, gasping for air. The body relaxes, and the various sensations in the body seem to have just returned. I felt a chill on my back against the ground, and then I realized that I didn't know when, the clothes behind me were already wet with sweat, and my legs were still trembling slightly, which was the result of too much muscle tension.
After lying down for a while, I sat up again, gently rubbing my legs and looking around.
It was an isolated platform surrounded by darkness, and the only thing that connected to the rest of the world was the path we had just walked. This is very similar to what we see inside Qilian Mountain, except that there is no huge Nine Dragons Coffin here, but I can also see something not far ahead.
I saw that Wenmo and Tian Laosi and others had already walked over to check the situation, so I also stepped over. I saw that in the depths of this platform was a long stone table, and on the table were some metal utensils and clay pots, but they were no longer visible. Next to the stone table was a wooden shelf, not decayed, but already broken and broken, and now completely unrecognizable. There is a statue of a stone man on each side of the stone table. Both statues are in a kneeling position. Their hands are raised upwards to support a circular stone plate above their heads.
I can think of the fact that this should also be a place of worship, and the stone figures on the left and right should be two lampstands, and the stone plates above their heads should be used to place the lamp oil, but it has long since dried up.
Lantern Xiao looked left and right, touched the things on the stone table, and found that there was really nothing to take, so he clapped his hands and said, "What is this offering table to worship or something?" ”
I saw that the stone figures on both sides of the stone table were kneeling facing forward, so I said, "The object of worship should be in front of the offering table." As I spoke, I walked around the stone table and walked to the front.
After taking two steps forward, I shone my flashlight on it, but all I could see was darkness, and I looked up again, but I found nothing. I saw Wenmo walking next to me, so I asked, "Boss, what do you say is in front ......of you?"
But before I finished speaking, I saw Wen Mo's face change suddenly, and then said in a deep voice: "Stop!" ”
Before I could react to what was going on, my left foot in front of me suddenly disappeared, and in an instant I lost my center of gravity and fell forward with a crooked body. I screamed and tried to retreat but it was too late, my heart almost stopped beating with fright, and it was dark in front of me.
At this moment, I suddenly felt that my waist was pulled hard, and this time the force was very strong, and my body immediately stopped falling. I turned my head and saw that the person who was holding me turned out to be Wenmo. Lantern Xiao and the others found out about the situation here and hurried over to help, and suddenly I was pulled up again, I subconsciously took two steps back, and the cold sweat on my forehead flowed.
"What's going on?" Lantern Xiao asked strangely, and at the same time he looked at the place where I was standing just now, and he immediately exclaimed, "Damn!" How can this TM have a big hole in the earth! ”
"Hole in the ground!" I was shocked, and I hurried over, and when I saw it, I immediately scolded: "Who would have thought that those ancient ancestors would worship a hole in the ground, it's too tricky, I didn't pay attention to my feet just now, and I almost fell to death!" This group of people are insane, why do they worship this! ”
When I said this, I couldn't help but feel moved, thinking to myself, could it be that there is something special about this cave? The Void Eye suddenly came to my mind! I hurriedly and cautiously walked to the edge of the cavern and lit my flashlight downward, but soon I realized that this place had nothing to do with the Void Eye, it was just a huge pit.
When I looked closely, I also found that there were many traces of man-made excavation in this cave, and they even found a stone staircase that spiraled down the edge of the cave. I probably guessed that the object of worship for these ancestors should be under this cave.
After the thrilling journey just now, everyone's physical strength was greatly consumed. And we don't know the situation under this cave, so after discussing with the second uncle, Yuan An decided to rest in place first, recover his strength, and then enter the cave to investigate.
My physical strength was really a little overdrawn, and after hearing the decision to rest in place, I threw down my backpack and leaned on it, wiping the cold sweat that could not stop oozing from my forehead, which was a sign of physical weakness. Fortunately, the team doctor of the Yuan family's team is still there, and he is one of the few survivors in the Yuan family's plan at this time. He sent each of us some chocolates and he told us that this was his last stock, in which case the calorie intake was not enough, beware of low blood sugar.
At this moment, we can barely get enough food, but there really isn't much fresh water.