Chapter 56: The Downpour (6)

The mountains in the northwest of Hexiang Town are connected in patches, and the height and size are evenly distributed. However, due to the poor vegetation in some mountains, landslides have been developed under the continuous washing of rain.

The already blurred vision in the heavy rain, coupled with the muddy mountain roads, made it even more difficult for them to walk. Like the common people, Yun Moxi, who only wore a waterproof hat, walked behind the leader, a pair of white boots and a white coat were also infected with the color of the soil.

A group of people walked around the mountain road, although it was raining heavily and the road was full of potholes, everyone did not complain in the slightest, and everyone walked very firmly. Because they have the hope of life in the whole town on their shoulders, and the prince of Yunbohou Mansion personally walks with them, a 'pampered' son is not afraid of hardship, what are they afraid of.

When the three mountains they passed by did not meet the requirements, Yun Moxi felt that the survey of such mountains was not a solution, because they had no extra time.

"It's not the way to go." Because the rain was too loud, in order to let everyone hear his voice clearly, Yun Moxi used some internal force.

The team leader agrees with Yun Moxi's opinion, they are too time-consuming. "This is indeed inefficient, I wonder if Yun Shizi has any good countermeasures?" The townsfolk who didn't know martial arts could only raise their voices and shout.

Yun Moxi thought for a while and said to everyone: "You are all the people of Hexiang Town, and you must know much more about the environment here than I do, especially the team leader. If you have any ideas or suggestions, please feel free to put them forward, and you don't have to be limited by who I am. ”

Having said that, everyone was still a little restrained, and under the push of everyone, the team leader was elected to speak on behalf of everyone about the situation of the mountains.

The team leader is a middle-aged man in his thirties, who is honest and not good at words. However, because he often hunted in the mountains and was very familiar with the situation in the mountains, he was sent by Wang Liuzhi to assist Yun Moxi.

"Since everyone has asked me to be a representative, then I will say a few words." The team leader smiled at everyone honestly, and then said: "The geology of the northwest mountains is actually similar, but some of the vegetation is dense and not prone to landslides, and some mountains are sparse in vegetation, so the opposite is true. The densely vegetated slopes are located far away, because the sparsely wooded slopes in front of you have been overexploited by the town's people for generations. ”

In front of me, there are indeed traces of mining in the mountains, and many trees have been uprooted, and this kind of harsh mining method that only takes it and does not return it will only make their descendants face an existential crisis.

"I don't think you're done yet."

"Yun Shizi is right. Among these mountains are two unique peaks, which are basically made up of rocks and do not have landslides. ”

"Are you talking about those two peaks?" Yun Moxi had already discovered these two peaks, although their structure was rocky, but these two mountains were not only high, but also steep, and in his eyes, they were not a good place to avoid floods.

The team leader looked in the direction of Yun Moxi's finger and affirmed, "That's right." ”

"These two pinnacles are not only high, but also steep, and the young men are fine, but they are too difficult for the elderly, women, and children. Besides, I don't think it's terrain enough to stick to it for a long time. Yun Moxi said his question, and after a slight pause, he continued: "However, since you have made this suggestion, there must be a solution. ”

"The people of Hexiang Town all know about these two stone peaks and precipitous wonders, but they don't know that they have other things."

There were many differences among the people, who had lived here for generations, but they had never heard of the wonders of these two stone peaks. "Don't buy it, how do you know what everyone doesn't know." Everyone was curious and skeptical about the leader's words.

"Our family has been hunting for generations, so we are naturally more familiar with the conditions in the mountains than you are." The team leader was a little unhappy with everyone's doubts.

"Then you can say it quickly, when is it now, you still sell it."

Although the leader of the team is displeased, he is a kind and simple person after all, and he does not care too much about others at this critical moment, otherwise he will not tell this secret.

"This was actually discovered by my grandfather...... There are two caves of different sizes in each of these two pinnacles. ”

"I know the cave on the left, but there is no cave at all on the stone peak on the right? In addition, the cave on the left is low, so it is not very useful to avoid floods. Someone in the crowd answered, asking questions.

There is a natural cave under the pinnacle on the left, which is not known to everyone in the town, but anyone who passes by the mountain will find its existence. Not only is the cave low, but it is also too small to be submerged by floods, and it cannot accommodate the entire town.

"That's because you don't know what's going on." The team leader pointed to the two stone peaks not far away and said: "These two stone peaks are actually one, you can see that their shape resembles the hump of a camel in the desert, but they are taller and thinner. My grandfather noticed that there was also a cave on the right pinnacle, which was more than three times larger than the one on the left, and one of the roads leading to the cave on the right was hidden in the cave on the left. ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, but they didn't expect that there was something else inside these two stone peaks. They also all believed that the team leader didn't need to lie at this time.

"You said one of the roads is in the cave on the left, so there are other paths?" Yun Moxi asked.

Hearing Yun Moxi's words, everyone thought that what the team leader said just now was indeed one of the paths, so everyone pricked up their ears and waited for the team leader's answer.

"That's right, there's another junction about three-quarters of the way around the right pinnacle, and this one my grandfather found when he entered through the intersection of the cave on the left. However, it is difficult to enter through the hole on the right. ”

If it is true as the team leader said, this is indeed a good place to avoid floods, and it is much better to stay in a cave than to be out in the rain. "Then we'll go and see it now, and I'll bother you to lead the way."

"Yun Shizi said seriously, this is what a villain should do, and besides, we are all for the sake of all the people of Hexiang Town."

"Then please lead the way."

The group followed the leader and walked to the bottom of the stone peak for about a tea time, and then entered through the cave on the left. The interior of the cave is made of natural rock, and some of the inner walls are even oozing water. However, at this time, there was already water reaching the ankles in some parts of the cave. According to the team leader, there was no stagnant water in the cave in the past, which shows that this stagnant water was also formed by continuous heavy rain.

The leader led everyone through the cave and stopped in front of a pile of stones of various sizes. "This is the junction that leads to the cave on the right."

These piles of stones are obviously deliberately made by people, and judging by the height of the pile, there is a person at the entrance of this cave, "You piled these stones here?" ”

"Well, yes." The team leader replied. "Originally, this place was blocked by a complete stone, but my grandfather went into the mountains to hunt and discovered this place by chance. Curious, he took my father to the cave again the next day, and worked together to find a way to pry the big stone open. Later, in order to prevent others from discovering the secret and to make it easier for them to enter, these small stones were found to seal the entrance to the cave. ”

Yun Moxi looked around and found that there was indeed a boulder not far from the entrance of the cave, presumably it was originally blocking the entrance of the cave. The ancestors of the team leader discovered the cave, and deliberately sealed the entrance of the cave to prevent others from discovering it, I wonder what is in the cave on the right that is worth hiding from them?

"Move the rocks out of the way, and we'll go in and have a look." Yun Moxi said to everyone.

The group moved the rocks with their hands, and they were also curious about what the cave on the right looked like.

There is a lot of strength in people, and it didn't take long for everyone to move the stones from the entrance of the cave, and a person-high hole appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and the light inside became darker and darker at a glance, and there was no end in sight. Yun Moxi motioned to the team leader to lead the way in front, and the group entered the cave before and after.

After entering the cave entrance, after walking for about ten meters, the cave became narrow, the width was just enough for one to pass through, the light became darker and darker, and the terrain gradually rose. Since everyone didn't know that they were going to enter the cave beforehand, they didn't prepare torches, and the environment at this moment couldn't see their fingers, except for Yun Moxi, the others could only grab the clothes of the other person and grope forward under the leadership of the leader.

Due to the instinctive fear of the dark environment of human beings, everyone coincides with you and me to try to relieve the oppressive atmosphere. Fortunately, this narrow and dark distance was not very long, and everyone walked about 20 meters to see a faint light in front of them, and the cave gradually became spacious.

The group walked about six or seven meters further, and the vision in front of them suddenly became clear, and a huge cave appeared in front of everyone. The size of this cave is enough to accommodate the people of Hexiang Town, and at this time, everyone's hearts are filled with different degrees of joy, and the people of Hexiang Town are finally saved.

Plants grow in the cave and there is a natural pool filled with water. The light of the cave is all shining down from a cut in the top of the cave, and the gap here must be another hole that the leader said. However, the cave is covered with vegetation on the outside, so the light that can penetrate is limited, and due to the rain, the light from the outside itself is insufficient, resulting in a relatively dark interior of the cave. But it is precisely because of the deep vegetation at the entrance of the cave, coupled with the angle of the cave itself, that the rainwater is blocked from drifting in, and only some of the rainwater flows slowly down the rock wall into the pools of the cave. According to the team leader, the pool in this cave should be living water, and the accumulation of rainwater in the extraordinary year, that is, the bottom of the pool must be connected to some river or underground water outside.

Yun Moxi took a closer look at the situation of the cave, thinking that it was indeed possible to move the people of Hexiang Town here to avoid the rain, after coming in all the way just now, he found that the terrain of the place he walked through was getting higher and higher, even if the water in the cave on the left gradually rose, it would not flood here, but it would be more troublesome to go out at that time, but at present, they could not find a better place than here. Because, if everyone is just moved to the mountain, the people of Hexiang Town will inevitably be drenched in the rain, and the bodies of the elderly, women and children are afraid that they will not be able to withstand the erosion of the rain for a long time. Before, he had only been able to do so when there was no better way, but now with this cave, things are different.

The place to escape the flood was found, but Yun Moxi still had a question in his heart that he had not found the answer. The question is that he has not yet found anything in this cave that is worth the trouble of the leader of the group to cover the entrance of the cave with stones, so as not to be discovered by others.