The cold wind blew from the depths of the cavern, carrying a rancid smell that made me shiver.

I felt a strong sense of unease that there seemed to be many secrets hidden beneath the cave.

The burly man seemed to feel the chill too, and looked around uneasily with a frown, rubbing his arms together.

Qin Yujie, Lei Zi, and Lone Wolf also clenched the weapons in their hands, ready to deal with emergencies.

At this time, the burly man shuddered and said, "How can it be so cold, I wasn't like this at all when I came here before, and I didn't have these smells." ”

"Seriously, I'm a little afraid to go ahead, brothers, why don't you go ahead"

"That's how I came in, and there's an underground river down there."

"I don't know how long I've been floating in the river, I'm afraid it will take at least a few hours."

I looked up into the depths of the cave, which was dark and mysterious, as if it was hiding endless secrets, and took a deep breath to try to calm my inner turmoil.

"Now that we've come here, we can't give up easily."

I said in a deep voice: "You must continue to move forward and find the entrance to Dayu's tomb." ”

Qin Yujie, Lei Zi, and Lone Wolf all nodded, expressing their agreement with my decision, encouraging each other, and preparing to move on.

However, at this moment, the burly man suddenly grabbed me, his eyes full of fear and unease.

"Sealed ...... Brother Feng, I'm ...... One thing suddenly came to mind. ”

He stammered, "When I was rafting in an underground river, I seemed to see something strange. ”

"What's that?" I frowned and continued to ask.

The burly man swallowed and recalled with difficulty: "I...... I'm not sure, but it seems to be a shadow of some people."

"They loom in the water, as if they were ...... It was like they were chasing me. ”

When I heard this, my heart sank, could it be that there was someone else in this cave who was secretly observing us besides us?

Or are those shadows not people at all, but some unknown monster? Or even dead people?

Take a deep breath and try to stay calm, the situation is getting more and more complicated right now.

Not only do we have to face unknown dangers in the cave, but we also have to watch out for other forces that may exist.

"Whatever it is, we have to be careful."

I said in a deep voice, "Everyone be vigilant and keep going." ”

The group cautiously continued to move forward, always vigilant, and did not dare to relax in the slightest.

As we went deeper, the cold smell in the cave became heavier and heavier, and the rancid smell of the river water became stronger and stronger.

Soon after, we finally came to the edge of the underground dark river, which was about tens of meters wide and the water was raging and bottomless.

There is a thin layer of mist on the surface of the river, making it difficult to see the situation on the other side, and the river is extremely dark.

Looking at the dark river in front of me, I frowned, and Lei Zi looked at it for a while and said, "It seems that we have to find a way to cross the river." ”

However, at this moment, a strange sound suddenly came from the depths of the dark river, accompanied by a yin wind that became even stronger.

I immediately looked vigilantly in the direction of the Dark River, and saw that something in the darkness was slowly approaching.

Immediately afterwards, it was found that in the dusk of the river, there were some dead floats, that is, dead people.

Everyone was a little surprised to see so many dead people suddenly floating out of the turbulent waters of the Yellow River.

I turned around and said to the plum blossoms following behind me: "Plum blossoms, fish out a few dead bodies and check them." ”

In response, the plum blossoms stepped forward from the back of our five-person team and walked towards the turbulent Yellow River.

A dead drift floated under the feet of the plum blossom standing, was picked up by the plum blossom, and thrown on the shore.

I walked up to the dead drift first, crouched down, and began to scrutinize the bodies.

The corpses were highly decomposed and unrecognizable, and their clothing was tattered and emitted a disgusting stench.

It was a male corpse, and judging by the condition of this corpse, it was clear that it had been soaked in water for a long time.

The corpse was carefully examined, trying to find some clues, however, due to the body's severe decomposition, it was almost impossible to identify the identity and cause of death.

Just as I was deep in thought, the burly man suddenly shouted in horror: "Brother Feng, look at that corpse!" ”

I looked in the direction of his finger and saw another corpse floating in the river.

And the corpse was holding something tightly in his hand, and before I could speak, Meihua had already taken out the corpse.

I gave up looking at the dead corpse in front of me and walked over and carefully removed the object from the corpse's hand.

This is a piece of jade pendant, although it is also stained with mud and putrefin, but its original luster and delicacy can be vaguely seen.

The jade pendant is carved with some complex patterns, which seem to contain some kind of deep meaning, all of which are ancient characters and symbols that cannot be understood at all.

Judging from the material and age alone, there must be thousands of years, could it be that these things are from the tomb of Dayu?

He took the jade pendant in his arms and put it in the pocket of his outdoor suit, ready to study it carefully after leaving the cave.

At the same time, I also became interested in the identities and causes of death of these dead in the Yellow River.

Who are they? Why did you die here? What kind of secrets are hidden in Dayu's tomb?

I stood up, my eyes swept over the other dead floats on the river, and a strong uneasiness welled up in my heart.

The appearance of these dead people undoubtedly added more weirdness and horror to this cave.

"We need to cross the river as soon as possible."

"But at the same time, be careful of the corpses and don't let them touch us," I said in a deep voice. ”

After observing it, Lei Zi found that there was a crack in the stone on the opposite bank, looming among the stones.

"Xiaolin, if we follow this river and go downstream, is it possible to leave here?"

"Look, does that crack in the middle of the stone lead to the ground or some other place where there is water?"

"The Yellow River is so turbulent, it stinks and there are so many corpses floating in it, maybe the water is full of toxins."

I looked in the direction that Lei Zi was pointing, and I did see a faint crack between the stones on the opposite bank.

However, to determine whether this crack leads to the ground or other places with water, it is not enough to look at it with the naked eye.

"Leizi, you're right, we do need to be careful about whether or not to go downstream along the river."

I muttered, "But the circumstances of this rift are unknown, and we can't take any chances. ”

"So what do we do now?"

The burly man asked a little anxiously, "You can't stay here forever, can you?" ”

"The river water is not necessarily a problem, after all, I have been soaking in the river for so long, do you see that I am okay now?"

I ignored what the burly man said, but looked at the plum blossom and took a deep breath, trying to calm the anxiety inside.

Now the situation is really tricky, but I can't mess around, and after thinking about it for a while, I said, "Meihua, can you go to the crack and investigate the situation?" ”

Plum blossom nodded, jumped on a huge rock in the middle of the river, and after standing firm, jumped up and landed on the opposite bank again.

She walked swiftly in the direction of the crack, and in a few moments, she returned, with a hint of solemnity on her face.

"Master, the crack is deep, and there seems to be the sound of water flowing inside."

Plum Blossom said: "But where it leads, I can't be sure, it's likely to lead to the underground river." ”

I frowned, the situation was much more complicated than I expected, there were too many unknowns.

If there is water in the cresmet, it may lead to another place, but it may also be a dead end.

"We've got to figure out how to get to know the cracks."

"But at the same time, we have to be prepared to cross the river." ”

I turned to look at Qin Yujie and Lone Wolf, both of whom nodded in agreement with my decision.

"Lone wolf, you, Leizi, and Meihua go together to prepare some ropes and tools for crossing the river, we have to make sure that nothing goes wrong."

Lone Wolf and Plum Blossom left in response, and each began to get busy, while Qin Yujie and I stayed where we were, continuing to observe the situation on the river.

No one cared about the burly man, let him stand alone and watch, and no one noticed the burly man's meaningful smile on the corner of his mouth.