Chapter 6: The Cave
Zhu Jue was pulled aside by Qiushui, and suddenly stumbled, and it took a long time to stabilize his body, and he barely fell and ate. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
"What are you doing?" Zhu Jue asked Qiushui with some annoyance.
Qiushui still stared at the little boy closely, and said without looking back: "This is already the center of the Wild Boar Ridge, and it stands to reason that even hunters rarely go so deep, let alone such a little boy who is only ten years old?"
Zhu Jue thought about it, it seemed that this was the same reason, just now he was in a hurry, and he didn't think about it so much at all, but now that he thinks about it, he can't help but feel afraid for a while.
When the little boy heard the question, he quickly stopped sobbing and just silently stretched out his right leg. I saw that it was covered with blood, as if it had been scratched by some sharp weapon. The little boy raised his head and said in a pitiful tone: "I was separated from my father, and my right leg was injured and I couldn't move. Two brothers, can you help me get to my father?"
Before Zhu Jue could answer, he heard Qiushui immediately refuse: "I'm sorry, we have a long way to go, I'm afraid we don't have this time." ”
"What do you say, you also heard it just now, this boy is separated from his father, and he is also injured, if you leave him here, what is the difference between it and murder?" Zhu Jue immediately raised an objection: "I know you are suspicious, and I also think something is not right, but think about it, what kind of big waves can a child who has been injured make?"
Qiushui frowned, as if for the first time he had discovered that Zhu Jue was actually a person with such a strong sense of justice. To be honest, Qiushui didn't want to take risks, but after listening to Zhu Jue's words, he felt that there seemed to be some truth. If you can't even subdue a young child, what kind of rain city will you go to, and what kind of escort captain will you be?" So he nodded and said lightly, "That's it, but you have to carry him." When Zhu Jue heard this, he was immediately overjoyed, hurriedly stepped forward, slowly picked up the little boy, and then asked, "Come, my brother will take you to find Dad." Do you know where Daddy is?"
The little boy said "um", stretched out his finger to the east and said to Zhu Jue, "Dad must be in that direction." So, after helping the boy with a simple bandage, Qiushui and Zhu Jue walked forward step by step under the guidance of the boy.
On the way, Zhu Jue tried to joke with the little boy and asked the little boy many questions, such as how old he was, where he lived, and what he was doing here with his father. But the boy remained silent, except for the occasional pointer, the rest of the time like a dead man. Zhu Jue felt very depressed, but he thought that it might be because children were afraid of life, especially in this unfamiliar place, it was normal to be restrained.
As they walked, they came to a gentle slope. In front of you is an arched cave, and although the entrance is large, it is hidden by dense bamboo, and it will be ignored if you are not careful. The interior of the cave was very dark, and the sound of ticking water could be faintly heard.
"This is it. The little boy said.
"Are you sure?" Qiushui frowned. The little man nodded vigorously, then stopped talking.
Qiushui carefully inspected the entrance of the cave, pondered for a while, and then said: "This cave is smooth, not like a natural formation, and the light in the cave is dim, I don't think his father will be in it, there must be something wrong with going in." ”
Zhu Jue shook his head: "As the saying goes, save people to the end, send the Buddha to the west, it's all here, don't you want to send children in?"
Qiushui tried to shout into the cave a few times, but received no answer. Judging by the duration of the echo, the hole appears to be extremely deep, and the structure inside is complex and unsafe. But it is not a way to consume, in desperation, Qiushui waved his hand and led the way to the cave, and Zhu Jue in the back hesitated and followed in. It was so dark that you couldn't see three meters away even with a lantern. Fortunately, the cave is very spacious, so you don't have to worry about accidentally hitting something.
After walking for a while, Zhu Jue was also a little worried in his heart, he asked the little boy: "Little brother, are you sure your father is really here?" The little boy still didn't answer, Zhu Jue felt that something was wrong, and when he looked back, he almost didn't scare his internal organs. I saw that there was still a little boy on his back, and it was clearly a doll with an odious face.
"Qiu, Qiushui, no, look at this!" Zhu Jue hurriedly called Qiushui to come and see, Qiushui saw the things on Zhu Jue's back, his face suddenly turned green, and he hurriedly pushed Zhu Jue: "Get out quickly, there is fraud here!" Before the two of them had run a few steps, they suddenly felt empty under their feet, and before they could stabilize their bodies, they both fell. Immediately after, Zhu Jue felt that his eyes were dark, and then he lost consciousness.
I don't know how long it has been, it may only be a few minutes, but for Zhu Jue, it seems that a full few days have passed. When he slowly opened his eyes, he found himself lying on the cold ground, surrounded by a lot of hard things. He stretched out his hand and felt a round thing from behind his back, and when he looked closely, it was actually a skull, and it looked like a human skull.
Zhu Jue exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly got up. At this time, his eyes had slowly become accustomed to this dimness, and he could vaguely see that he was in a room of more than ten square meters. It was a room, more like a naturally formed cave, surrounded by the corpses of various animals, some of which had long since dried up, while others seemed to be fresh, with bright red blood stains on them, and a foul smell emanating from them. Zhu Jue looked up and found that he had fallen from the hole on the top, which was four or five meters high, and he would not work lightly, so it would be hopeless to go back the way he came.
"Qiushui, where are you?" Zhu Jue suddenly realized that Qiushui had fallen with him, but when he looked around at the moment, he couldn't find Qiushui, and he didn't know where he went.
shouted several times in a row, but there was still no response. Zhu Jue's nose was sour, and tears almost fell, he was just a young white-collar worker who had just graduated in the city, and he hadn't even killed a chicken, how could he have seen this kind of scene. Now he knew that all his previous courage was because he had Qiushui by his side and had a reliance in his heart, but now he was the only one left, and suddenly fear, despair and other emotions surged up, and he almost committed suicide by hitting the wall. Fortunately, Zhu Jue turned his head and suddenly found that on the other side of the room, there was a big hole in a mud wall, which was pitch black inside, and he didn't know where it led.
Zhu Jue suddenly realized, it seems that all parts of this cave are interconnected, as long as he tries a few more times, he will definitely be able to find a way out, rather than staying here and waiting for death, it is better to give it a go! With this thought, Zhu Jue carefully stepped over the dense pile of corpses and bones on the ground and climbed into the hole. It's just that he doesn't know what awaits him in the darkness ahead.