Chapter 38: The Hot Springs in the Cave
The large number of caves is the characteristic of Xuecheng County, but its distribution is extremely uneven, and more than 90% of the caves are located in the southern part of the county.
The vast mountains and hills are undulating like turbulent waves, layered on top of each other, and boundless. Among the tall and low hills, some are just barren grass and dead trees, and they seem to be the same everywhere, and there is nothing conspicuous.
It's winter. In the afternoon, the sky suddenly blew violently, and heavy dark clouds rolled in, and soon covered the entire southern half of Xuecheng County.
Over the vast area, the sky became dark.
At this moment, a strange-looking figure flew from the distance and landed on a mountain less than a hundred feet high.
Bian Yao broke away from the waist of the night corpse, looking at the surrounding environment with excitement on his face, he was always interested in everything unfamiliar.
The cold wind swept past the two of them, and the night corpse looked up at the dense and low-hanging clouds in the sky, and urged: "Hurry up! The heavy rain is coming, go find a hole to hide first." ”
Bian Yao didn't hesitate, shook his head and followed behind the night corpse, walking briskly towards the bottom of the barren ridge.
"Am I going to practice here?" Bian Yao suddenly sped up and ran in front of the night corpse, turning his head and asking him.
"You're not happy?" said the Night Corpse laughed.
"It's all mountains, and we haven't seen a human figure in all this time, and we haven't found any strange beasts. Bian Yao replied.
"Little ghost, you're still tender! Just because you don't see it doesn't mean you don't. The night corpse patted Bian Yao's head and laughed.
One of the caves in the south of Cave City County is that there are many and dense caves! No one can say how many caves there are. It can even be said that there is a hole in seven steps, and a hole in ten steps, and there are countless of them.
No one or any record can describe the origin of these caves and how long they have existed.
I didn't feel it when I was carried by the night corpse and flew in the sky, but now walking on the winding ridge road, surrounded by countless caves, Bian Yao had an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Those dark holes are like bottomless mouths, spitting out fear all the time. A not-so-wonderful atmosphere enveloped the place, perhaps the breath of death!
It's so quiet! It's completely out of the woods. It would be nice if there was some noise coming from those holes from time to time, after all, it was a common sense phenomenon.
The caves here vary in size, from small openings that can't fit a person in, to large ones that are several feet in diameter. Every time he passed through a hole, Bian Yao would always take a second look, hoping to find something.
Suddenly, a thunderclap flashed in the sky, and thunder followed with a roar, resounding among the mountains.
"Papapa~", in the lightning and thunder, the raindrops can't wait to fall from the dark clouds.
The night corpse dodged into a cave with a high position and was not easy to enter the water, and Bian Yao also ran in, stood at the entrance of the cave and looked out for a moment, and then sat down against the cave wall.
"It's going to rain for days, why don't you find something interesting for you to do?" the night corpse stood against the stone wall, looking at Bian Yao with a smile on his face.
"Okay!" Bian Yao's answer was very crisp and refreshing.
"You use your dream clone to find out how deep this cave is, and if you don't get it right, you'll encounter something interesting. ”
Bian Yao stared at the night corpse silently, his eyebrows slanted, and he snorted lowly. He opened his mouth and asked, "Is there a strange beast in here?"
"Hehe~ You little ghost is interesting! How do I know if there is such a thing? Many caves here are unfathomable, and even I can't reach the end. The Night Corpse smiled helplessly.
"Then why don't you go with me?" The suspicion on Bian Yao's face did not fade, and he asked reluctantly.
"Okay, I'll come with you, just to see how much spiritual power you have?" said the night corpse with a smile, but he didn't make the slightest move.
Bian Yao only felt that for a moment in front of him, there was an extra person next to the night corpse on the opposite side, who looked the same as the night corpse, and smiled at himself.
Seeing this, Bian Yao didn't say anything more, sat upright and closed his eyes.
As soon as Bian Yao's dream clone appeared, he took the Wusha sword in his hand.
"Let's go, coward!" the clone of the Night Corpse teased, holding a luminous stone in his hand, and turned to lead the way into the cavern.
"You're cowardly!" replied angrily as he looked at his immobile body, but turned his head to find that the night corpse was smiling at him, and then glared at him a little, and then quickly chased after the old ghost's clone.
The brightness of the luminous stone is okay, enough to make the vision of the two of them expand four or five feet away. Bian Yao held the Wusha sword tightly and walked to the left of the night corpse with solemn eyes.
This cave was much deeper than the one Bian Yao had ever entered! The two of them walked in for about two pillars of incense, turned several corners, and found nothing unusual.
"This hole is so deep, what do you think will be inside?" Bian Yao asked in a low voice as he walked.
"It's hard to say, maybe there's nothing, and you may find some strange spirit fruits or spirit grasses. However, the most likely encounter is of course the alien beast. The Night Corpse's voice was also a little lower than usual.
In this way, after nearly half an hour, the two of them were still walking slowly in the cave.
"Why do you feel warmer and warmer?huh~" Bian Yao whispered in surprise, suddenly reached out and touched his slightly wet neck, looked up at the top of the cave, and found that those bumps on the stone wall were actually hanging dense water droplets.
"Nothing, probably a hot spring in front. The night corpse paused slightly, turned his head to look at Bian Yao, and said with a smile.
Bian Yao's curiosity was very strong! There would be a hot spring in the cave, and he had heard about this kind of thing, but he had never seen it, and his pace couldn't help but speed up a little.
The two of them walked forward for about a quarter of an hour, and found another corner in front of them, and the ground around the corner was very damp! Under the light of the luminous stone, the gray cave wall could be faintly seen glistening with sparkling water.
"Slow down, be careful, there may be strange beasts ahead. The Night Corpse slowed down and whispered a low warning voice.
Bian Yao was startled when he heard this, and suddenly slowed down and began to tiptoe forward.
"Is it an exit?" Bian Yao walked in front of him slightly. When he turned the corner, he suddenly noticed that there was a mist not far in front of him, and he could see a hazy light through the mist, and he was very surprised.
"It's supposed to be Luminous Rock. The Night Corpse followed closely behind Bian Yao, staring at the foggy passage in front of him, and opened his mouth to say, "Any hot spring in a cave is often surrounded by some luminous rocks, and the luminous stones are made from the processed luminous rocks. ”
"Can we sell it?" said Bian Yao's face with joy.
"Luminous Rock is extremely hard! Although the Usha Sword in your hand can slash, it takes a lot of effort to cut through the entire rock, so you should dispel that thought. The Night Corpse whispered, slowly moving forward.
Soon, the two of them cut through the mist and found that the cave had suddenly become spacious and bright. After a few steps, a small bubble pool appeared in front of me, and the mist was steaming above it.
Around the hot pool, more than a dozen rocks of varying heights are erected, shining brightly through the mist.
It is also strange to say that this circular hot spring pool is directly and just across the passage, blocking the path of the cave. If you want to go deeper into the cave, you have to pass over the waterhole.
Fortunately, this abrupt hot spring pool is not large, the diameter is less than three zhang, and Bian Yao can still jump over.
The two of them carefully looked around a few times, but found no trace of the strange beast or any traces left behind, and then calmed down a little.
Bian Yao walked a few steps to the edge of the pool, squatted down and tried to put his hand into the pool, and found that the hot spring water inside was very hot.
"Do you want to jump over?" Bian Yao turned his head to look at the night corpse.
"You don't have to jump, you can walk on water. It's just that I don't know if there are any strange beasts lurking in this water, so let's jump over. The Night Corpse stared at the surface of the hot spring and said cautiously.
After Bian Yao listened, he hurriedly bent down and searched around, picking up a few stones. Then he walked to the waterhole and smashed them into the water one by one.
The night corpse laughed and sighed helplessly, but couldn't help but stop it, and his eyes couldn't stop scanning the water.
"Hehe~ It seems that there is nothing hidden inside. When he stood in the waterhole and looked at it for a while, he suddenly grinned.
"Don't risk it, jump over. After the night corpse finished speaking, his figure suddenly flickered, and he reached the opposite side.
After Bian Yao hesitated for a while, he also dispelled the idea of treading water. He jumped sharply and landed smoothly on the other side of the waterhole.
In this way, the two of them did not stop any longer, and continued to walk towards the depths of the cave.
However, after a few breaths, the seemingly calm water suddenly rippled, and then a strange-looking head slowly emerged from the water.
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