Chapter 121: Water Dragon
The secluded rift, unfathomable, leans against one side of the valley wall, and the other side seems to be reachable. However, the vertical smooth stone wall and the hollow hole at the bottom that cannot be reached out of the fingers are always stimulating everyone's heartstrings. Father Chen was the first to go down first, he put the iron boot toe and rope on his calf, and wrapped the long rope that Master Jin had tied around his waist, and at the same time loosened the rope and slid down.
Judging by his skillful movements, it seems that it is not the first time he has come here, but it is Master Jin and the others who have not adapted to it, and they almost slipped down several times! Fortunately, Master Yang at the top climbed the stone wall to stabilize the rope, so there was no more thrilling trouble. Even so, Jin, You, Zhang, and Master Zeng in the middle were shocked into a cold sweat.
Father Chen loosened the rope and lowered his feet at the same time, only to see him stretch out his leg and kick towards the stone wall, and the iron boot with the barb was deeply wedged into the stone crack. This is repeated, and it doesn't take long for the distance to drop by more than ten zhang. Slipping and slipping, he also took out a rivet from the package behind him and stuffed it into the crack in the stone, and twisted a flower buckle on the long rope to fix it.
The person above didn't know what he meant, so he slid for a distance, and then suddenly realized: it turned out that this stone wall was not vertical, and the more it descended, the more it became concave. Daddy Chen fixed the rope on the stone wall, which could spread the weight of many people to the greatest extent, and also fixed the people on the rope so as not to drift back and forth.
Although it seems simple, Daddy Chen's actions are quite neat. In addition, he is a handful of years old, and he can easily control such a dangerous situation, so I can't help but not admire Master Jin and others! But admiration is admiration, Master Jin and others have empty skills, and in the face of such a situation, they have no way to get started!
The iron boot toe worn on their feet, which Daddy Chen called "Ascending Hook", is usually a burden to wear on their feet, but it is especially practical in this environment. The former relied on the hook to climb to the sky, and he could also walk on the ground on the hanging wall, and he slid down in three or two strokes. On the other hand, the other four people never got the essentials, so they had to complain in their hearts. Master Yang at the top shook his head helplessly, while stabilizing the rope, while teaching them how to coordinate their limbs and how to use skill, slowly, they began to continue to move down.
I don't know how long it took, but the four people in the middle were so tired that they were sweating profusely. Seeing that the surrounding environment was getting darker and darker, I always felt that the rope was about to end, but when I heard the sound of running water below, I knew that it was still early!
I thought it would be a long time before I arrived, but I didn't think about it, but I suddenly heard a "poof", and then Daddy Chen's words came into my ears: "Okay, I'm here, be careful when you come down, this 'road' is very narrow, don't fall down!"
With a series of soft sounds, the other five people also fell to the ground. Master Jin stepped on the "long-lost" ground, and the whole person seemed to be about to collapse, leaning against the stone wall and gasping for breath. After resting for a while, I had time to look at my surroundings.
It's not so much a rift as a tunnel with no end in sight, but a gap in the top. When I didn't come down, I always felt that it must be very deep and cramped underneath, which made people feel very depressed. I didn't want to go inside, only to find that they were two different worlds from the outside.
The position of everyone is a stone platform protruding from the stone wall, which is naturally magical, like a plank road opened up by people. The cracks on both sides of the head had closed at the end of the line, but the long hole had been extending beneath the ground, and it was unknown where it finally led.
Standing on the stone platform, surrounded by intermittent cold winds, while the space beneath your feet is permeated with a hint of heat, this atmosphere is particularly amazing. Master You reached his neck and looked down, it was pitch black underneath, and he didn't know how deep it was. If you listen closely, you can also hear the slight sound of running water and the unknown "whoosh" sound, which is connected together, like a ball of bees lingering in the ear, which makes people feel very bored.
This is the half-middle and half-waist of the stone wall, and the light on the head hits down, and as far as the eye can see, everything can still see a rough outline. After resting for a while, Daddy Chen first got up and patted his buttocks, waved his hand to everyone, and said, "Okay guys, let's continue to hurry, this 'Water Dragon Surge' is a place of right and wrong, and it is not safe to stay here." We're going upstream now, and it's going to take us more than half a day to keep going. If you don't reach your destination before dark, you won't be able to see a way out~"
When they heard this, they arose and went with him. In the darkness, they held on to the stone wall, beside which were unfathomable cliffs, leaving only a square inch of foothold, and they had to be extremely careful with every step. And this "road" is not all smooth sailing, sometimes it breaks off while walking, and is replaced by a stone nest carved out by hand. These stone nests are very old, and it seems that this secret passage hidden deep underground was discovered decades or even centuries or earlier.
A few people climbed the stone nest and crawled on the stone wall, all of them were practicing families, but in fact, it was not difficult. I walked forward intermittently, and before I knew it, I was walking for miles. Gradually, the crack on the top became narrower and narrower, and it seemed that it was about to close. The next step is to actually get into the tunnel.
While walking, Father Chen also described this tunnel to others, and everyone listened with relish. Only Master Yang, who walked slowly at the end, seemed to have heard enough of the former's words, yawning and throwing stones under the hurdle in boredom. He stared at the crack above him in a daze, not knowing what he was thinking.
This tunnel is called "Water Dragon Surge" and was discovered a long time ago. At first, people thought it was just an ordinary crack, but since the first daring person came down, they realized that there was a hole under it. As soon as he went back to tell the story, the news slowly spread in the local area.
As people explore and develop here, Shui Long Chung has slowly unveiled its mystery. Locals say that this mysterious cave runs through the entire Shenya territory, and it is said to be a cave, but it is actually an underground river. It originates in the north of the Fengya Forest, flows through the underground of the Lingfengkou Mountain Range, and further south, I don't know what place it is.
Although the Lingfengkou is covered with snow all year round and the climatic conditions are extremely harsh, the cliffs and valleys inside the snow-capped mountains are home to some rare alpine medicinal materials. This kind of medicinal material is rare in the world, and it is particularly useful for the treatment of some incurable diseases. Since it is difficult to climb to the south of Lingfeng Kou, the medicine picker faces such a harsh environment, and entering it is equivalent to nine deaths. Therefore, the price of those medicinal materials has been rising steadily.
As a result, more and more herb pickers did not hesitate to take risks, trying all kinds of ways to enter the interior of Lingfeng Kou, or bypassing the snow-capped mountains and going up the mountain from the north cliff where it was better to climb. As the people's exploration of the water dragon surge deepened, they discovered a terrible secret - this waterway that runs through the entire Shenya underground is actually connected to the Fengya Forest! There are also several holes that can directly reach the interior of the Lingfeng Estuary!
Of course, this is just some legends, and as far as Daddy Chen knows, it is just a secret passage. And the exit of that road just passed the Lingfeng Pass, and it was only a hundred miles away from the Fengya Forest. For Master Jin and others, it is enough.
And from Daddy Chen's words, I know that there is also a strange phenomenon in this water dragon surge, that is, every once in a while, there will be a big flood inexplicably upstream. Sometimes the water is so big that it fills up the whole water dragon, and if you are unlucky enough to be in the hole, you will die......
As we walked forward, time passed slowly, the cracks above my head had closed, and it was getting darker and darker. Only the sound of everyone's walking, panting, and Daddy Chen's intermittent speech could be heard echoing in the cave.
I couldn't help it, everyone's eyes suddenly lit up, and when I looked back, it turned out that it was Master Yang, who was at the end, who lit the torch. In this way, the field of vision is much wider, and even the opposite cave wall is clearly visible.
As far as the eye could see, there were all black and swarthy hard rocks, and the cave walls on the opposite side were dozens of feet away. Even with the torches, the distant scene was still engulfed in darkness. The whole passage is like a never-ending corridor, the quiet and eerie environment, coupled with the shadows of people with teeth and claws in the cave wall, can't help but make people's hearts feel empty for a while. It's like falling into a bottomless abyss, and it's almost maddening.
Master Zhang only looked up, didn't notice a landslide under his feet, Master You, who was walking in front of him, jumped over gently, but he was caught off guard and stepped on the air! Suddenly, in the exclamation, the former danced and slid down, but the stone wall was too slippery, and he was empty-handed when he grabbed it!
Seeing that Master Zhang was about to fall under the hurdle, at the last moment, Master You in front reacted, and touched his backhand from the back of his waist~ A light and shadow flashed away, and the soul destroying thorn was deeply inserted into the stone wall, and at the same time, he quickly stretched out his other hand and grabbed the collar of the former!
The incident happened suddenly, and before the rest of the people could react, Master You had already grabbed Master Zhang. Seeing that the former was only supported by a soul-destroying thorn, both of them were already suspended in the air! Everyone hurriedly stepped forward to help and pulled them back. This scared Master Zhang a lot, and when he looked back, the gravel that he stepped on fell straight down, and it was only after a while that the sound of "poof" falling into the water came. Judging by the time of falling, there should be more than 20 zhang deep at the bottom!
After relieving the old man for a long time, Master Zhang patted his chest and couldn't help but shout: "Grandma's, scared me to death! Fortunately, Brother You grabbed me, otherwise I would have to be crushed if I fell!" The rest of the people gave him a blank look, and prepared to continue on their way.
At this moment, Master You suddenly frowned, hurriedly stopped everyone, looked up and said, "Quiet! Everyone, did you hear any sound?" The rest of the people were also stunned when they heard this, and they all stretched out their ears to listen carefully.
In this strange environment, it is inevitable that we will be a little nervous, and if something really happens, we will not be able to eat and walk away! It's good not to listen to this, and I can't help but feel a "chuckle" in my heart when I hear it: the strange movement comes from under my feet, in addition to the sound of stones falling into the water in the tunnel, it is also mixed with other sounds. It was as if something in the water was attracted by the splash and swam towards it, and in a short time, the sound of the water became a loud one!
Master Yang poked out the torch and shone it down, but because it was too dark underneath, he couldn't see anything clearly. Only the sporadic reflections flickered, attracted by the firelight, and accelerated to gather in this direction. When everyone saw this scene, their hearts couldn't help but pound: no wonder when they first came down, they always heard movement in the water below, looking at this, could it be that there are a huge number of unknown creatures hidden in the water below?!
Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, and finally tacitly look at the demon mirror on their body - no reaction. But everyone knows it: living creatures that can move freely in the water and don't react to the Demon God Mirror are nine times out of ten......
Master You said what the rest of the people thought in their hearts: "Could it be ~ it's actually a water corpse!!" Except for Father Chen, these five people are all "masters" who have seen the world, and their intuition for corpse monsters is always more acute than that of ordinary people. If this is really the situation that Master You said, then how many water corpses must be hidden down here!?
In this way, Master Jin firmly believed in his thoughts: as expected, the client's judgment may be correct! Although this place is underground, but the water corpses are so close to the wind and the forest, it is difficult not to think that they are protecting. And with such a large number, there must be some kind of big conspiracy secretly planned here!
But after thinking about it, there are only six of them, and it's not enough for these water corpses to stuff their teeth! For the sake of today's plan, let's hurry up and leave here first! Seeing that Master Yang was so panicked that he wanted to extinguish the torch, Master Jin hurriedly interrupted: "Brother Yang, you must not! As soon as this torch is extinguished, our eyes will be blackened, and then more things will come! It is better to leave first while they haven't climbed up yet!"
When Father Chen heard this, he was even more shocked that the six gods had no master, and he hurriedly took the lead in speeding up his pace, urging everyone to leave quickly. Listen to him, and go a few miles further to the exit, and you must get out before the water corpses can attack!
The bright torches flickered incessantly, illuminating everyone's faces, and the six of them hurried away, just trying to find the exit as quickly as possible. And the water corpses below were looking for the fire above, and they kept chasing after it! Hearing the "uproar" movement getting louder and louder, even Master You, who had always been calm, couldn't help but sweat on his forehead.
Fortunately, there is still a height of one or twenty zhang below, and the cliff wall is wet/slippery, so the water corpse can't climb up for a while. Otherwise, if you add two more legs to them, you won't be able to escape the encirclement! In this way, the six figures on the stone path are rushing forward, while the group of water corpses below is struggling to catch up, and everyone seems to be racing against death, not to mention how nervous they are!
Running and running, seeing a faint light shining through the top in front of him, Father Chen looked at it, and immediately became overjoyed, and hurriedly exclaimed: "Everyone, hurry up! The exit is about to arrive......" When everyone heard this, they also breathed a long sigh of relief.
Unexpectedly, before the former finished speaking, he hurriedly stopped, and Master Jin, who was following closely behind, was not in a hurry, and almost knocked him down! Master Yang, who was walking at the end, saw that everyone stopped walking, and hurriedly shouted: "Seeing that the exit is imminent, what are you still doing in a daze......" He poked the torch forward, but he was so frightened that he quickly closed his mouth.
I saw that there was a protruding stone platform less than ten zhang in front of me, and in the center of the stone platform, there was a huge figure standing with its back to them!