"Therefore I told him everything about you, and promised him to bring you here. He was so excited to hear what I said that he gave me the key. ”

"Oh! But why didn't he come out to meet us?"

"Yes. I also think it's very strange......" Bai Lang felt a little uneasy in his heart. "Something could be wrong, right? He and I made an appointment to meet here at 12 o'clock. ”

Shirahiro walked out of the cave and looked around, but he didn't notice any change. "Strange! Could it be ......" The uneasiness in Bai Lang's heart was even stronger.

It was 1 o'clock in the afternoon, and the old man was still nowhere to be seen. Later, the temple bell rang twice, but there was still no sign of the old man.

Whenever the bell rings, the past 15 years of history will come to Lin Li's heart. Although she felt excited, she also felt tired and pale.

"Take a break! Go up and lie down in the hammock. ”

Shirarou helps her climb into the hammock. Half an hour later, there was still no sign of the old man. The bell rang again at 3 p.m. Bai Lang was so anxious that he looked at his watch many times.

After another quarter of an hour, he saw that Lin Li had fallen asleep, so he walked to the beach where the boat was tied.

"Strange!" When I came ashore just now, I had dragged the boat onto the beach, but the boat was floating on the lake.

He found a wooden stick and hooked the boat over to see that the water in the boat, which was only 5 or 6 centimeters in the morning, was now as high as 40 centimeters.

"Ahh This boat is leaking, it's too dangerous! But the boat was not broken, strange! Wondering, he examined the boat, and found that a plank at the bottom of the boat was rotten, and upon closer inspection, he saw that it had been driven with only four nails.

"It's a strange thing, water seeps through the cracks in the boards, but ...... I remember I didn't have this plank. …… So...... Is it ......?"

Bai Lang's heart tightened, and he looked around, he thought, surprised.

"Is it old-timer...... No, in order to fulfill his promise, he waited for Lin Li for 15 years, and the only small boat he lent us was impossible.

"Otherwise, in this desperate place, there is another secret passage to Zhujia Village?

"If that's the case, somebody will come in. If not the old man, who would it be?"

Bai Lang walked along the beach towards the cliff. On the left, a waterfall hangs high, and the cliffs look like they've been polished. Don't say it's a human being, not even a mouse can reach the wall.

...... on the right, Bai Lang's eyes lit up, and under the steep cliff, there was a stone staircase that was artificially hewn.

The stone steps are covered in moss, and it is difficult to spot this shortcut without looking closely. I saw that the stone steps stretched upwards in a zigzag manner, and traces of manual chiseling could be seen.

Bai Lang took a closer look, and then stretched out his feet and stepped onto the stone steps, which were covered with moss, making it difficult to stand firmly. He grabbed the uneven part of the stone wall with both hands and carefully climbed towards it. It took a lot of effort to climb to the top of the cliff, and at a glance-

It's another beautiful landscape. The vast green field, which stretches to the bottom of the mountain, has a lot of white things moving. If you look closely, it turns out that the sheep are grazing there, and there is a small figure walking around the flock.

At one end of the field is Zhujia Village. I saw a white path that stretched all the way here, and there was no one on the road.

"The predecessor should have come here from Zhujia Village, but I didn't see anyone on the road at all, what happened?"

Bai Lang stayed on the top of the cliff for an hour, but still found nothing. At this time, twilight fell, and the sheep returned to the village.

"When! While! When ...... "bell for evening prayer rang out."

"Something may happen to the old man!" Shirarou was even more uneasy, so he followed the path back to the beach.

When he reached the bottom of the stone steps, he noticed that the lake had risen a lot, and the lowest stone steps had been submerged.

"Weird! How can the water of the lake rise and fall like the sea?"

Jumping down the stone steps, standing on the beach and looking around, you can see that the lake has covered most of the beach. Needless to say, the water of the lake is rising.

Bai Lang hurriedly ran back to the cave, and Lin Li, who woke up from the dream, found that Bai Lang was missing and was panicking. At this time, I suddenly saw him come back, and eagerly grabbed him by both hands and said:

"I'm so scared! Where the hell have you been? I thought you left me here! ”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but shed a few tears.

"I'm sorry, I just noticed something was wrong......"

"Haven't you come back yet?"

"That's what I'm talking about."

Shirarou said as he looked at the walls of the cave around him. At this time, the sun had set, and the cave was gradually darkening, but the traces of flooding on the cave walls were still clearly visible.

"Oh! It was as if the lake had been poured into a hole. ”

Bai Lang looked up and looked at the roof of the cave. There are also signs of flooding on the roof of the cave, indicating that the cave was once completely submerged.

"There should be no tidal phenomena in the mountains and lakes. However, from these traces, it appears that the lake has indeed been flooded. Why is that?"

The usually alert Bai Lang had no idea, the boat had been destroyed and could not be ridden at all, and if he didn't think of a way right away, the beach and stone steps would not be flooded in a long time.

"What to do?"

Bai Lang couldn't help but get anxious, because he didn't want the lovely Lin Li to worry, he hurriedly suppressed his anxious emotions and said with a smile:

"Miss Lin Li, the senior may have something important to do and can't come here on time, so let's go into the village to find him!"

"Okay, is it a boat?"

"No, the bottom of the boat is broken, and there is water inside."

Bai Lang said casually.

But when Lin Li heard this, she asked in surprise, "Then, how did we get out of here?"

"There is a path on the right cliff that may be a very difficult part for you, but it is not impassable, and I will help you get through it safely.

"No, I have a lot of experience in mountain climbing."

"That would be great. …… So, let's go! The two men ran out of the hole holding hands.

"Ahh

Lin Li exclaimed. It turned out that the beach had been flooded by the lake.

"It's okay, I'll take you over there."

Bai Lang gently picked up Lin Li, and just wanted to jump into the water, when suddenly, with a "boom--" sound, something passed by his ears, and at the same time, he heard the sound of gravel behind him. Then, gunshots could be heard in the distance.

said that it was too late, it was too fast, Bai Lang hugged Lin Li and rolled on the spot. "Boom--" The second bullet flew again, and the rubble flew up.

Bai Lang quickly pushed Lin Li into the hole, and then looked around, looking for the source of the gunshot. At this time, there is silence all around, except for the beat of the lake hitting the beach.

Bai Lang bent his waist and crawled to Lin Li's side, listening to the movement outside. As he poked his head out and looked at the twilight of the lake, the third bullet flew in, and a rock in front of him was splashed in all directions.