9. Cave paintings from more than 3,000 years ago
With the rapid fall of her body, Gu Yuexi's heart was inexplicably immersed in an extremely "active" state, as if in the next second, it would break free from the shackles of her chest cavity and "say goodbye" to her body.
Her brain was no better, groggy and hazy, and even her limbs were out of control.
"Plop." Just as she was overwhelmed and in despair, a loud sound of falling water suddenly sounded in her ears, and then the light vanished, replaced by the boundless darkness.
Of course, the darkness was not alone, and with it came the salty waters of the river, which at the moment, like restless ants, frantically poured into her ears and nose and pried open her mouth.
"Ahem......" Gu Yuexi was choked and couldn't breathe, and her eyes became extremely sour, but fortunately, her brain returned to normal.
Realizing that she had fallen into the water, her nervous heart was slightly relieved, although she was still not out of danger, but after all, there was a little lost hope.
Calming down, she swam desperately upward, and now her body was so weak that if she had been deprived of oxygen for a long time, she would most likely pass out.
Finally, at the end of her vision, there was a glimmer of light, which was extremely faint and erratic, like reality, and suddenly like a dream.
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On the other side, I don't know how long it took for Wang Wenyuan to gradually become conscious, but his body was still unable to move, so he couldn't open his eyes.
Fortunately, his sense of smell and hearing were very sensitive at the moment, which made him quickly perceive that there was a turbulent water around him, and there was an extremely strong fishy smell in the air.
Hmph, it's this obnoxious smell again. He whispered a whisper, and his mood hit rock bottom, but it was quickly replaced by a visceral ecstasy that his body was free to move.
Seeing this, Wang Wenyuan first stretched his slightly numb limbs, and then couldn't wait to open his eyes.
"Not good." With a shudder, his mood took another 360-degree spin.
Could it be that misfortune has struck again?
That's not it, imprisoned in a filthy iron cage, and a group of fierce red cancers crawling around the iron cage, no one will be happy!
But after trembling, Wang Wenyuan still forced himself to calm down, and now the cancer did not take his life, but imprisoned him, so why not calm down and find a way to escape?
Thinking of this, he simply grabbed the cage wall, squinted his eyes, and looked around.
Strangely, he heard the sound of the rushing water, but the water in front of him was surprisingly calm, like a mirror; In addition, he seems to be the only "prisoner" in this area, as he cannot see the other iron cages.
Wang Wenyuan's heart instantly cooled in half, thinking that he was just a mortal, how could he receive such a "courtesy"? It's really "flattering".
But the best is yet to come.
After about two minutes, a giant crab suddenly crawled towards him, and then, "gently" opened the iron door with its heavy crab claws, signaling him to come out quickly.
Wang Wenyuan was unmoved, the scene where the giant crab killed the saint before was still entrenched in his mind, making him instinctively have a sense of resistance to this behemoth.
Seeing that he hesitated, the crab reached into the iron cage and clamped it tightly.
Seeing this, Wang Wenyuan's body couldn't stop trembling again, and said in his heart that if the cancer wanted to kill him, I am afraid it would be no different from pinching an ant to death.
But he was wrong, and instead of taking his life, the crab deliberately relaxed its claws a little, and then slowly crawled to the side.
Wang Wenyuan looked at the unusual scene in front of him with a little puzzlement, his mood was quite complicated, and he didn't know what would be waiting for him next.
"Don't speak, hold your breath." Just as he was caught up in a chaotic state of thought, a majestic and deep voice sounded in his ears.
Wang Wenyuan hurriedly looked around, trying to figure out the source of the sound, but before he could look around, it turned dark in front of him, and at the same time, water with a fishy smell rushed into his throat.
He was so smoked that he coughed for a while, but he had no choice but to hold his breath and hope that he would surface soon.
However, to his disappointment, the cancer seemed to be still diving, so much so that after only 15 seconds, the surface of the water disappeared without a trace.
"Damn." Wang Wenyuan's heart immediately sank to the bottom, after all, he chose to hold his breath in a sudden situation, so the limit of his patience is about 40 seconds, if he can't breathe oxygen by then, he must be 100% explained here.
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Similar to Wang Wenyuan's situation, Gu Yuexi was also hovering between life and death at this time, although she was only four or five meters away from the water, but due to the bite of red ants, her body became soft, and she also had symptoms of fever and delirium.
"Ugh." Watching herself sink slowly, she actually sighed, thinking that the most desperate thing in the world is to face the imminent death, helpless.
But sometimes, some things that seem powerless often give you a big reversal at the last moment.
For example, Gu Yuexi, who was about to pass out, inexplicably noticed that a tentacle was against her back, but before she could react, her body was "pushed" out of the water by a powerful force.
On the one hand, she was glad that she had a chance to survive, but on the other hand, she couldn't help but wonder what was sacred hidden under the surface of the water?
The roar of a yellow-haired monster, the presence of several tentacles, and extraordinary power were something she had never heard of since she was a child.
In a trance, she was smashed on the river beach by this huge force, and then fell into a coma.
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"Haha, I really didn't expect it, Miss Gu, her life is quite hard." About two minutes later, Li You'er actually walked to Gu Yuexi's side; She looked quite embarrassed, not only gasping for breath, but even the delicate red dress had a few damages, and even a few spikes were hung.
She first leaned down and briefly checked Gu Yuexi's injuries, then took out two dark brown pills from the package she was carrying and put them in Gu Yuexi's mouth.
"This herb is perfect for you, but it has some side effects." She said to herself as she glanced around.
Suddenly, as if she had discovered something, she walked straight to the water's edge.
At this time, the dark river water inexplicably became turbid, and, bubbling cold, like a glass of water at a constant temperature, a large amount of ice cubes were added in a short period of time.
"It turned out that it was Idamorti who saved her." Li Youer muttered, with affirmation and a little incomprehension between the words.
After a moment of silence, her gaze was drawn to a glimmer of light not far away, sometimes bright, sometimes dim, and at first glance, it looked like a candle flickering in the breeze.
Encouraged by curiosity, Li You'er slowly walked towards the light, anyway, Gu Yuexi hadn't woken up yet, and she was idle, so she had the right to move her muscles.
Bizarrely, the light was in the middle of the cavern, and just now, she happened to pass by there, but she didn't see anything.
With doubts, she stepped on the rough walls of the cave and quickly came to the middle of the cave.
"Why is it ......? A cave appears? Li You'er's eyes widened, and she said in her heart, could it be that this cave would be invisible?
"How is that possible?" She couldn't help but laugh out loud, laughing at her own imagination.
On a cursory look, she saw that the cave was funnel-shaped, with a small, narrow entrance, but the further you went, the larger the space; In addition, on the walls on both sides of the cave, there are several vague drawings.
The content of these drawings is simple: a group of black dwarfs running desperately towards the south, followed by a group of white savages; Wildlings come in a variety of species, ranging from one-eyed to horned, and they slash dwarfs with sharp swords, dismember them alive, and then brutally eat them.
Liyuer stood next to the drawing, and then recited a very awkward incantation, and then an incredible scene appeared, her eyes slowly turned from black to blue.
After that, she smiled slightly, then looked at all the drawings and gathered information.
After about 5 minutes, a lengthy text appeared in her mind, and after brain analysis, integration, and refinement, she quickly understood the central idea of the picture.
In short, in the middle of the 11th century BCE, three Bodhian tribes in eastern Bruckba entered the heart of Assam along the Brahmaputra Valley, where they sacked the Negritas, and if they dared to resist them, they reduced them to slavery and handed them over to the nobles and warriors at their disposal.
Because the Negritos belong to the dwarf black race, the Bodhians come from the Himalayan mountains with a harsh climate in the north, so they are referred to by the black dwarfs and the white savages, respectively.
The "one-eyed" and "horns" are largely artistic, probably referring to a blindfolded leader of the Bodhiya tribe and their main livestock------ yak, respectively.
Continuing inside, she made new discoveries, such as messy hieroglyphs, broken bones, charred charcoal, and fine bronzes...... And even, a wooden box?
"It's really strange that the wooden box more than 3,000 years ago can be preserved to this day." She whispered, walking briskly over to the box.
The box is about 50 centimeters long and 30 centimeters wide, the body of the box is dark red, made of sandalwood, although the cave is humid and stuffy, but the surface of the wooden box leaves no signs of decay except for a little ash and dirt.
"Oh?" While guessing what might be stored in the wooden box, she plans to pry open the wooden box and find out.
"Stop." Before he walked to the wooden box, a voice without temperature suddenly sounded behind him, needless to say, it was Gu Yuexi's slightly cold voice.
"What?" Li You'er smiled and turned around, but in her heart, she was slightly dissatisfied.
"Hand over the wooden box." Gu Yuexi said neatly, and a long knife glowing with cold light appeared in her hand.
"What if I don't say yes?" Li You'er's smile became stronger, and she said in her heart: What, have you tried to make a move?