Chapter 129: The Ghost Strikes the Wall
"What are you doing, what are you looking for? Mu Yi didn't trust the other party, and it was very suspicious to find someone in such a strange place.
"I'm a mountain man from a nearby mountain, looking for pig arch fungus, other places are almost dug up, no one dares to come here, I took advantage of the night to look for it, but I didn't expect to fall into the pit. Bazihu replied fearfully.
"What is the pig arch fungus?" Mu Yi frowned.
"It's a mushroom that's our specialty here, and it's precious. Seeing that the other party was a person, and he spoke with a local accent, Du Juan became bolder, "Since you are a mountain man who collects mushrooms, let's take a look at the pig arch mushrooms you picked, don't say that you haven't found any of them." ”
"Yes, yes. The other party immediately took out the pocket pinned to his waist and opened it for everyone to see.
"It's really the arch fungus, I can testify. The cuckoo looked at it by the light of a flashlight, "But doesn't it take a sow to find it?
"There is an army stationed in the forest farm, I just came to try my luck secretly, the sow snorted wildly, how dare I take it." This obscene guy looked decrepit, "My family has been collecting fungi for generations, and there is a secret method to get the pig arch fungus without sows, but it is not as accurate as sows." ”
After listening to this person's explanation, Mu Yi combined what he saw and heard, but felt that there was no loophole in what the other party said. At the logging site, the skinny monkey just walked a few steps to the ground and pulled down, as if he was looking for some wild mushrooms.
"What's your name? There's no light underground, how can you walk so smoothly. Mu Yi frowned and asked, although he basically agreed with the other party's explanation, he still wanted to confirm it further.
"The little one's surname is Zhen, the cheap name is Lin Lin, and everyone I know calls me Lin Zi. The obscene guy replied very cooperatively, "We fungus pickers often come out at night, and have practiced a set of nocturnal methods, in fact, they are not smart eyes, or they rely on their hands and feet to explore the way, because they are skilled, so they are faster than others." ”
Hearing this, Mu Yi believed the identity of the other party in his heart: "Since you are a local mountain person, do you know what kind of place this is? ”
Hearing Mu Yi ask this, the other party shuddered suddenly: "You know, this is the tomb of Lord Mu, but I didn't expect the earthquake to shake this place open." I want to go out too, but I can't help it. ”
"Mu Wangye's tomb?" Mu Yi repeated strangely, "This is obviously what kind of card and what kind of cat, it is a karst cave washed out by flowing water, how is it a cemetery." ”
Mu Yi is now learning and using it, and he can't understand it very clearly, Zhen Linlin on the other side was also stunned, and hurriedly flattered: "I also heard from the old generation, saying that the princes in the palace of King Mu of the past dynasties are buried under this mountain, and it is also nonsense." You're definitely right. How can a pariah like me understand this? ”
The cuckoo exclaimed, "The prince of King Mu's mansion." Mu Yi, aren't you the descendant of Mu Wangfu? ”
"Your family lives underground. "Mu Yi didn't have a good airway, everyone walked in the cave for a long time, and they didn't see any ancient tombs.
The cuckoo stuck out his tongue in embarrassment, knowing that he had said the wrong thing. Mu Yi ignored him and her, and continued to ask: "Where did you come from, did you encounter anything?"
"There's a three-way opening in front of me, and I came from one of them, and I marked it. The mountaineer named Zhen Linlin pointed to the way he came, "It will be much more convenient for you to have light, since we can't pass these two roads, we can only take the third road." ”
"Okay, it's all about survival, and we'll be together for the time being. In the future, I will call you Linzi, and you can call me Mu Yi. Mu Yi nodded.
"Okay, okay, I'll call you Brother Mu, I don't dare to call your noble name. The skinny monkey squirmed.
"How old are you, and you still call me big brother. Mu Yi couldn't cry or laugh.
"I'm only eighteen years old. Zhen Linlin, who had a lot of wrinkles on his face, was a little embarrassed.
"What, eighteen!" said the three of them in unison, their faces full of disbelief.
"Ahem, then you're in a hurry. Mu Yi was also embarrassed to delve into this question, "Lead the way ahead, it's only serious to leave this ghost place early." ”
Lin Zi nodded in response, turned around and ran towards the way he came. With Zhen Linlin joining, the two girls were also a little bolder, let go of the arms wrapped around Mu Yi's body, and followed by his side.
After a short time, everyone arrived at the three-way crossing, and Lin Zi identified the entrance of the cave, and led the three of them through one of the passages.
After walking for a while, Mu Yi suddenly felt that something was wrong, this was not like a cave, there were many scratches on the walls of the cave on all sides, and it was not washed out by flowing water.
"Stop. Mu Yi raised his hand to stop everyone from moving forward, buckled it vigorously on the cave wall with his hand, and sniffed it again.
"What's wrong. Xiaowen has been worried about some ghosts coming in, and she doesn't pay much attention to her surroundings.
"Look, is this like the soil in a cave?" Mu Yi stretched out his hand and asked her to take a closer look.
"The walls of the cave are all smooth stalactites or limestone, and there is no soil," Xiaowen said this, her face couldn't help but change greatly, since this is not a karst cave, it is dug by man or animals.
"It's made of glutinous rice and clay. Mu Yi said with certainty, although he didn't know why he knew so well.
"Glutinous rice and clay, that's man-made. The cuckoo was a little excited, and it seemed to her that it was a psychological comfort to be able to see man-made things underground.
"It's really man-made. However, there are only two kinds of buildings made of glutinous rice and clay: the city wall and the cemetery, which one do you think it will be?" Mu Yi said as he threw away the ashes in his hand.
"Who will build the city wall underground, it must be a tomb, this is the cemetery of Lord Mu. Without waiting for the cuckoo to answer, the forest in front of him jumped to his feet, and slammed into the stone above his head with a thud, causing him to scream in pain.
"What should I do, will the zombies hide inside? The cuckoo grabbed Mu Yi nervously, and his whole body trembled.
"Don't care if it's a zombie or not, anyway, this leads to the tomb, it's not the place we should go, turn around immediately. Mu Yi decisively ordered.
The frightened people did not hesitate, and immediately turned around and stepped onto the road, preparing to find another intersection.
Everyone walked for a long time, and Mu Yi raised his hand again to make everyone stop.
"What's wrong? Xiaowen asked nervously.
"How long did it take for us to come in before we found out that there was something wrong with this cave?" Mu Yi asked with a frown.
"It doesn't seem to be long, it's only three or five minutes. ”
"That's weird, how long have we been running this way. Mu Yi said as he carefully observed his surroundings.
"Yes, it should have been a long time. The cuckoo said with a crying voice, "There is no fork in the road here, why can't you run back." ”
"Look here, this is where I used my hand before. Mu Yi pointed to the wall and looked overhead, "And here, the pit that Lin Zi hit with his head." ”
"We've been spinning in circles. Zhen Linlin shuddered, "Could it be a ghost hitting the wall!" ”
"Ghost hitting the wall?" Mu Yi hadn't heard of this term, but Lin Zi's explanation made him understand quickly, "You mean we're in a hallucination now?"
"I don't know, but I've heard the old people say that when you pass by the cemetery at night, if you get caught by a ghost, you will keep going around the grave until dawn. Lin Zi looked back and forth, not very confident in his judgment.
Mu Yi pondered for a long time, shook his head and said: "Unlikely, if it is a ghost hitting the wall, then we are falling into our own hallucinations, just like a dream, everything around us, including our companions, is unreal, just our own fantasies." Let's pinch ourselves to see if it hurts. ”
The cuckoo bit his wrist fiercely, grinning in pain: "It hurts, it hurts, it's not a dream." ”
Xiaowen was a little flustered and asked nervously, "What's going on? Why can't we go back and keep going in circles?" ”
"If you extrapolate from common sense, there are two possibilities. Mu Yi pondered, "First, we fell into a labyrinth-like tunnel, and the forks along the way were inadvertently ignored by us, so we kept turning through a circular passage. ”
"This is impossible," Lin Zi immediately shook his head, "What we mushroom pickers are best at is pathfinding, and from the echo of footsteps, I can judge the surrounding situation." I'm very careful along the way, there is no fork in the road. ”
"Since the first is impossible, it is the second case, where someone or something else can control the labyrinth, through some mechanism, and let us go around in circles. Mu Yi continued.
"This is impossible," Lin Zi continued to shake his head, "if there is a mechanism to move, there will definitely be traces or gaps that will not escape my eyes." ”
"It's not, it's not that, mushroom pickers, you can't see it clearly. "The cuckoo is a little impatient, and he can't find a way out for a long time, and no one can stand it.
"Then let's walk around carefully and see if there are any traces of a secret door or something. "For the sake of insurance, Mu Yi put forward the safest suggestion.
"Good. Xiaowen also agreed, and the four of them divided into two groups, carefully examining the cave walls on both sides as they walked, and returned to the original point after a while.
"It's a hell of a wall. Lin Zi's teeth chattered, convinced of his own judgment.
"Where the ghost is, will they come to eat us? Du Juan muttered quietly with a crying voice, and Xiaowen's face was also pale, and she grabbed Mu Yi's arm and looked left and right.
"How far have we come to get back here. Mu Yi was not affected by them, and was still thinking seriously.
"About thirty-three zhang, I have a memory. "Not to mention, although Zhen Linlin doesn't look good, his path-finding stunt is really nothing.
"Thirty-three zhang, that's a hundred meters, and every hundred meters we go back to the starting point? Mu Yi pondered carefully, and suddenly a strange idea appeared in his mind.
"Is there a disorder of time and space here?"