Chapter 116: The Mural
In the light of the fire, huge murals appeared on the walls. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info It seems to have been around for a long time, judging by the thickness of the dust covering it and the degree of fading of the paint. Qiushui looked at several other walls, and found that they were also painted with murals, but the content on each wall was different, and judging from the connection at the corner, it seemed that these paintings were not independent, but connected together to form a complete scroll.
"Who would paint in such a place?" Lin Lin muttered as he touched the pattern on it.
"From the very beginning of my visit, I didn't think it was a natural place, but now it looks like someone has been here. It's just that I don't understand what the meaning of that man making a hole in the mountain is. When he said this, for some reason, Qiushui's mind appeared with the face of Yan Boshu.
"Since the man left the mural, it must be to convey some message, so let's take a look at what is on it first. Lin Lin proposed. Qiushui patted his head, thinking why he didn't think of it, and immediately raised the torch and carefully observed the murals on the wall. As I said earlier, the patterns on the four walls are interconnected to form a whole, so it took the two of them a lot of time to find the beginning of this scroll.
Judging from the content of the painting, it seems that there is a person who has lived in a monkey family since he was a child. Monkey tricking is an ancient acrobatic technique in the Sand Country, probably through the domestication of monkeys, so that they can make all kinds of funny performances, but later due to the continuous shrinking of the forest area of the Sand Country, the number of monkeys has also decreased sharply, and this line of work is often only passed on to children and not daughters, so it gradually declined. So it seems that this man has come all the way from the land of sand.
Further back, there are scenes of the man playing with the monkeys as a child, as if to express their intimate relationship. But for some reason, the man suddenly left the house one day with the group of monkeys, and then wandered around, earning a living by performing on the streets. But even so, he was often chased by officers and soldiers, and was humiliated by local bullies, and the monkeys were either captured or starved to death in the process, and their numbers were reduced by half.
Desperate in his heart, he left the sand country in order to find the ideal perfect oasis. He has traveled all over Shikoku and has visited many inaccessible places, but even so, it seems that he has not found a satisfactory place.
"What kind of place is he looking for?" Seeing this, Lin Lin asked suspiciously.
"Probably a pure land where there is no strife, and there is no law of the jungle. Qiushui thought about it, but in this world, whether it is human society or forests and grasslands, where is not the respect of strength, and where can the weak be provided with a real paradise?
Looking at it again, the picture behind it began to be a little blurry, because of the time that had passed, many parts could not be seen clearly, probably telling the story of him never giving up looking for it, and wandering the world with some remaining monkeys. When the picture became clear again, the man had really found the ideal pure land.
Judging from the picture, the man has become a rickety, gray-haired old man at this moment. However, the monkeys around him have multiplied by mating with each other, and their numbers are twice as large as at the beginning. It is not clear where this pure land is, but it can be seen from the picture that it is a huge forest, with green trees, babbling streams, and animals living in harmony with each other, all feeding on vegetables and fruits. It's just that for some reason, the picture is very dark, completely different from the previous ones, as if the author did it deliberately. In short, at the end of the mural, he and the monkeys settled down here, and lived a quiet and comfortable life.
Finally finished reading the mural on the wall, Qiushui exhaled and glanced at Lin Lin, and neither of them knew what to say for a while. The content of this mural seems to tell the story of the author and a group of monkeys looking for the Pure Land, but why is it painted here? The mountains near the Grand Canyon of Earl are all rocky mountains, which are not suitable for most animals and plants to live in, let alone in this hidden cave.
"Forget it, let's find a way to get out first, Qiushui, have you recovered some strength?"
Listening to what Lin Lin said, Qiushui tried to mobilize the Yuan Force in his body again, and found that the overall situation was much smoother than before, and the use of power was estimated to reach thirty percent of the original, but if he wanted to fully recover, he was afraid that it would take some time. Lin Lin nodded, it seems that she is also in this situation, but they are now trapped in the mountain, even if they fully recover, it is unlikely that they will break the rock formations tens or hundreds of meters thick and get out, and there are only three ways to get out: First, return the same way. It's just that the road they came down was steep and slippery, and judging from the time they had just fallen, the length was at least 100 meters, so it should be said that it was very difficult to climb up. Of course, as long as the two of them regain their strength, they can also give it a try. Second, wait for someone else to come to the rescue. This is obviously a slimmer chance than the first, because even if someone finds them missing, they will not think that they are in the mountain. Even if they find the cave, there are many forks in the hole, criss-crossing it, and the chances of finding it are slim. Third, it is necessary to find another way out. However, as soon as the two of them arrived here, Qiushui carefully inspected all corners of this room and found no passages. After weighing it, they decided to recuperate and try to return the way they came.
Just as the two of them were sitting quietly in the room, closing their eyes and concentrating, suddenly there was a noise from above.
"Could it be that someone came to save us?" Lin Lin hurriedly stood up and said in surprise. But Qiushui frowned, stared at the hole above the room, and said with a serious expression: "I think that things may be the opposite. ”
Before Lin Lin could understand the meaning of Qiushui, in the middle of the cave, a gray figure suddenly burst out and landed firmly on the ground, making a loud thud. Under the light of the fire, I saw that the thing was very large, lying on the ground close to a person's height, and I don't know how to pass through the narrow hole above without getting stuck. Then, the thing slowly raised its head, and the moment Lin Lin saw its face, the terrifying face that had passed her in the dense fog just now suddenly appeared in her mind.
"Ah, this is the monster in the fog!"