Chapter Twenty-Four: The Cave with the Flames
By the time he returned to the mine, it was already dark and he couldn't see his fingers, but he was lucky to be back here.
Ash was a very intelligent bird, and it flew to the woods near the mine as instructed by the woman, and then, for some unknown reason, it suddenly went berserk and threw the lamp to the ground and flew away on its own. Lamp Ke was hit hard, but he didn't feel any pain at all, it seemed that what the woman said was true, and this creature cover could protect him from harm. Lamp Ke stood up and saw that his injured leg was now completely healed, and his frustration couldn't help but feel better, at least he could walk back to the mine by himself. But which way should he go? He turned around in a circle, and there were trees everywhere, and it seemed to be the same on either side, and besides, it was already dark, and he couldn't tell the direction at all! In fact, even in the daytime, on a sunny day, it was impossible for the lamp Ke to find the east, south, west, and north. What should I do? That gray ash is so strange, why did he suddenly throw him off and fly away?
A gust of cold wind rushed through the woods towards Dengke, and Dengke's heart tightened. Looking around, there were dark shadows, and the trees were swaying with their teeth and claws, like devils trying to eat the lanterns. Deng Ke was frightened, and without thinking much about it, he walked towards a path. Anyway, let's get out of this scary woods first. But he gradually stepped into the depths of the woods, which made him feel more and more terrifying. But he didn't stop, he just wanted to keep going, his eyes always looking into the distance to see a little light outside the woods, but after walking some distance he saw a high mountain blocking the way. The mountain is too high to reach the top, and the huge rocks on the mountain are craggy and intertwined, and there are no trees growing bare. This must be a mine, right?" Deng Ke guessed as he touched the stones at the foot of the mountain. If it was a mine, he should have climbed this mountain to the mine, right? But this mountain was no less than the cliff he had climbed over once, and at that time there were two stone men who helped him, and he climbed it with all his strength, and then he did not wake up. Now, even with the help of four stone men, he would not be able to climb it. After this day's tossing, his spirit and ** have completely collapsed, he hasn't eaten anything since morning, and the continuous occurrence of strange things has made him ignore his stomach, and even ignore the fact that he is still a patient. It's a good thing he didn't think about it, otherwise he would have collapsed on the ground and touched his cold forehead to look terminally ill. He was concentrating on how to climb the mountain, but he didn't seem to have come up with a good solution. You see him hang his head and walk along the foot of the mountain. Could it be that he wanted to go down the hill to the other side of the mountain? How could it be? He just hoped to find a very gentle slope to climb up. But the foot of this mountain is very steep everywhere, and there is no way to get down. He wandered around, not finding a gentle slope but unexpectedly finding a cave.
There was a slight light in the cave, and Deng Ke curiously stretched out his neck to look inside, the cave seemed to be very deep, as if it was still very tortuous, and the fire was reflected on the cave wall, like a group of demons dancing wildly. Lamp Ke thought that someone must have lit the fire, maybe it was someone from the mines, and if that was the case, he could let the man take him back to the mines. Even if he didn't, he could at least stay with the man and wait until dawn before going back. It's better than him wandering aimlessly in the wilderness alone. But what if that man was a bad man? What if he and the Guardian tried to kill the lantern? Besides, why did he have to go back to the mines? Now that he was free, no one cared about him, he could run away and get out of the depression and go back to land. But he didn't know anything about it, and probably starved to death before he could find his way. He had nowhere to go now but to go back to the mines, where he could at least survive. After thinking about it, Deng Ke decided to sneak in and take a look first, anyway, he had a living soul shield body, and no one could hurt him. So he cautiously leaned in, and when he came to the turn, he first put his head out and looked in. It turned out that there was no fire and no people, and the flickering fire came from a well.
Deng Ke walked over curiously, he held the edge of the well with both hands and leaned down to look inside, when an invisible suction force sucked half of his body into the well. Below the well was a sea of fire, and the heat wave was surging, constantly beating on the cheeks of the lamp, and the lamp ke held the wellhead and desperately broke free. Somehow, the white light flashed, and with a snap, the lamp Ke was ejected out of the well. He looked at his body in amazement, the linen clothes had been burned in several places, but the skin was intact and still shining with a faint white light. He remembered the shroud of living beings that could withstand all attacks, and it was it that protected him from falling into the fire. But what's going on with this well? How can there be an ocean of fire down there? In a place like a depression, a fire seems to be a rare sight to see, and it's full of cold, and heat is a scarce source of energy for the people of the depression. They can't even drink hot water, and it's unbelievable that there's such a sea of fire here, and it's in a well!
Deng Ke stood up, he didn't dare to look into the well again. He hesitated for a moment, trying to exit the cave. As he turned to leave, he subconsciously glanced into the depths of the cave, and was immediately attracted by the appearance of another well more than a mile away from him. The mouth of the well glowed green, flickering slightly, illuminating the area around it. The toes of the lamp Ke turned to the position of the heel little by little, and began to move forward in small steps, slowly getting bigger and bigger, and finally stopped at the second well like a sudden brake. He didn't know whether he should look into the well again to see what was in it, and he hesitated when he suddenly noticed that there seemed to be a well in the deeper part of the cave that was glowing red. The distance between this well and the second well was farther than that from the first well to the second well, and it took Deng Ke about two miles to reach the well. Looking at the red well, Deng Ke wondered if there would be other colors of wells inside? Thinking about looking into the depths of the cave, he vaguely saw a little light, so he left the red well and ran over, and when he looked closely, it was a well with a faint blue light, and then it was pitch black when he looked into the depths of the cave, and there was no well and no light, only gusts of cold wind blowing in his face. Deng Ke took a few steps in the direction where the wind came, trying to see if there was a well inside, but through the light of the blue light, he found another road that did not have a cold wind but emitted heat. He looked into the road and seemed to see a small bright spot, but when he looked at it, he felt that there was no bright spot, and when he blinked again, it seemed that the bright spot had appeared again. He returned to the well, considering whether he should go back or choose one of the two paths to continue. Why don't you just go back and wait until dawn at the entrance of the cave to find your way back to the mine. But what if this road leads right to the mines? What if this is the only way back to the mines? Isn't it necessary to walk through here? But what if the cave does not lead to the mines, but to some terrible place, such as some monster's lair, or some demon's lair? I'm afraid that no one will know if I'm dead, let alone go back to my parents, Aunt Birch, Uncle Birch, and Shizun won't be seen, and the thought of never seeing Mute again makes him feel heartbreaking. How's Mute doing now? Is she still waiting for me in the house? She should have known that I fell into the sea and couldn't go back, so she didn't go back to say goodbye to her. What would she say to him? Will he know I'm here? He must have blown up my house? What would he tell his uncle? Wait, my uncle is my father's younger brother, so he is not my real uncle, and he has been lying to me! Damn, why did he take me to him? Let the chief kill me, they would think that Legus was dead, but why did they save me? I can't figure out! Would the chief know that I was here? He's in league with the Keeper, he must know. Then Aunt Hua's family should be in no danger, they must still be living a peaceful life on the land, I really miss them, will they miss me? They must be very worried about me. Thinking of this, Deng Ke smiled with relief, a strong desire to see Aunt Hua's family again cheered him up, he decided to continue walking, isn't there still a living soul shield?
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