Chapter 192: Two Exits
Zhuge Chalcedony stared at the two of us in a daze, and did not speak.
I breathed a sigh of relief, and even though the two of us didn't have much of a relationship, I didn't want someone to die in front of me.
If I hadn't been confused by Cui Hao's affairs, I would have followed Wang Wangyang to rescue him at that time.
After Zhuge Chalcedony calmed down for a long time, he got up from the ground and looked at the two of us indifferently.
"Where are we now?"
He rarely spoke, but this was the first time he had spoken to us.
Wang Wangyang frowned and looked around, shaking his head gently.
"I don't know, it's like a bank in the groundwater, and I don't know how we got here. Now it's just the three of us here, Cui Hao and the two people under you don't know where they were swept up. ”
Zhuge Chalcedony's cold face also crossed a trace of worry, but it quickly disappeared, nodded at us, got up with Wang Wangyang's support, and quickly walked to my side.
"Our cooperation."
His first words were to show me his intention to cooperate, and he extended his hand to me.
"There aren't too many contradictions between them, and I feel like we can work together through this place."
Zhuge chalcedony lit the surrounding stone wall.
"It can be seen that this place must have been artificially carved, and these stone rock walls do not look like they are naturally formed, and the surface is too smooth. Since it is artificially made, why did they go to great lengths to create such a large site, they must have their own purpose, and if it is speculated in disguise, then there must be an exit here. ”
Zhuge Chalcedony's words made me can't help but look around, according to his meaning, this is indeed an artificially created site.
In that case, then, according to his speculation, there must be a way out here.
I breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly beckoned Wang Wangyang to follow me, and we went around together to look for an exit.
Wang Wangyang squatted beside the current at this time, staring at the bottom of the water vigilantly, not knowing what he was thinking.
I walked up to him and found Wang Wangyang taking out the gravel from the shore and throwing it into the river.
When the stone fell to the surface of the water again, it did not sink directly, but floated on the water and rolled forward with the current.
"There's something wrong with the water here, it's too dense, it's not like normal water. It is impossible for the normal current to float all the stones, and of course the stones I chose are relatively light. ”
Wang Wangyang found a big stone and threw it down, and sure enough, the stone sank directly, and did not float forward on the water like the small gravel just now.
Wang Wangyang weighed the weight of the stone in his hand, and his brows furrowed even tighter.
"It's true that there is a problem with water, its density is higher than that of ordinary water, so it can float up a certain weight, the weight of this stone is about the same as a normal stone, it is not a special material, no wonder we can float on the water just now."
Wang Wangyang listened carefully to the flow of water and suddenly came up with an idea.
"Little prince, do you dare to take a risk with me?"
He stretched out his hand and pointed to the other side of the rushing water, which had sunk beneath the towering rock face, and did not know where it led.
"I think we can go underwater, it's like a stopover for us, and we can take a breath and go to our next destination. I think that since there is such a place under this water, then maybe there is more than one, we can continue to float down with the current, and maybe there will be other rocky beaches similar to this, Cui Hao and the others may be over there. ”
As soon as these words came out, I couldn't help but think about it. It's a different guess, but if we do, it's a gamble with our lives.
If there's nothing ahead, we'll have to suffocate underwater, but if we can find an exit or some other rocky beach, maybe I'll be able to bring Cui Hao back alive.
Seeing my hesitation, Zhuge Chalcedony couldn't help frowning, and he immediately shook his head, indicating his disapproval.
"This is a backup plan, I think your proposal is feasible, but it is too risky. We can't gamble the lives of the three of us and go on adventures with you. ”
Zhuge chalcedony pointed to the rock wall we had just observed.
"I think the best thing to do right now is to find out if there is a secret door on top of these rock faces, and if I can leave, I believe this is the exit. By that time I'll be figuring out how to figure out some rope and tie it to my body before I go on your adventure. ”
Wang Wangyang didn't make a sound, obviously moved by Zhuge Chalcedony's words.
I have the same idea, in this case, it is really not suitable for adventure. So we silently walked to Zhuge Chalcedony's side, and began to grope with him for the surrounding rock walls, trying to find a way to retreat.
However, after some searching, we still found nothing, and although the surrounding rock wall was flat, there was no hidden exit from it, as we had imagined.
Zhuge Chalcedony muttered a few words, took out the compass from his body, and then beckoned Wang Wangyang.
"I have to find out where our survival is, you help me set up a formation together, I'm too reluctant to do it alone."
Just when Zhuge took out the compass, Wang Wangyang's eyes fell on the compass carved from the emerald stone, and he couldn't turn away.
Hearing Zhuge Chalcedony's repeated urging, he came to his senses, but his eyes were still amazed.
"Zhuge chalcedony can actually have this treasure, sure enough, this person is not simple."
I stared at the compass curiously, I didn't know much about it, I didn't know what it was worth. But it can be seen that this thing is sold as a jade handicraft alone, and the price will not be low.
Seeing that I was puzzled, Wang Wangyang began to popularize science with me.
"To be precise, in our Yin and Yang Bagua fortune-telling department, we have also inherited a lot of good treasures. One of them is this jade compass, which is said to be quite precious, and it is a compass carved by ancient craftsmen in a special way, and the pointers on it are even carved out of extremely fine ice jade......"
Although this jade compass looks like it is carved from a single piece of jade, when this thing is in your hand, you can see the difference in the pattern on it. In fact, the jade of this jade compass is not a single piece, but through the superb skills of the craftsman, five different pieces of jade are integrated.
"In ancient times, there were gold, wood, water, fire, and earth, and these five pieces of jade were produced in the most abundant place of these five elements, and when they were gathered together, they could communicate with heaven and earth, coupled with the pointer composed of this icy jade, this compass can be said to be extremely accurate, even under the influence of the earth's leyline magnetic field, it will definitely not go wrong."
As Wang Wangyang spoke, he had already taken me to Zhuge Chalcedony's side, and the compass in Zhuge Chalcedony's hand also appeared in front of me.
Following the light of the flashlight, the surface pattern of this compass is indeed complex, and if you look closely, you can indeed see that there are five different colors on it.
It seems that it should be what Wang Wangyang said, a structure composed of five different kinds of jade. It's just that before I could take a closer look, Zhuge Chalcedony took this thing back, and quickly took out two things and stuffed them into the hands of the two of us.
"One of you goes straight ahead, the other goes to the bank of the river, place these two things at the edge, and I can sense the direction through them."
I nodded, and although I didn't understand, I still came to the edge of the river bank as he said, and placed the jade and copper coin in my hand on the ground.
As the two copper coins landed, Zhuge Chalcedony immediately closed his eyes, and there were words in his mouth, and the surface of the jade compass in front of him actually emitted a layer of silvery-white light, and then the Tianchi hands also began to rotate clockwise.
The pointer grew faster and faster, and suddenly stopped, and the arrow of the pointer pointed right at the edge of the riverbank.
Seeing this scene, Wang Wangyang was stunned, but before he could speak, the pointer actually turned again.
The next second where the pointer stopped, it pointed to the rock wall directly in front of us.
Zhuge Chalcedony was sweating profusely, and suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the compass, and then immediately returned the pointer of the compass to its place, wrapped it tightly in satin cloth, and stuffed it back into his backpack.
Zhuge Chalcedony wanted to get up from the ground, but his body shook and he almost fell back to the ground, so I hurriedly rushed over and grabbed his arm, so as to prevent this guy from being gnawed by a dog.
Zhuge chalcedony was like running ten kilometers, the clothes on his body were almost soaked with sweat, he looked up at me weakly, and stretched out his hand to point to the place where I had placed the jade copper coin just now.
"Get it back for me, this thing can't be lost, otherwise my jade compass won't be able to be used anymore."
I nodded, and Wang Wangyang and I took the jade copper coin that I had just placed on the ground and handed it back to Zhuge Chalcedony.
His gaze calmed down a little, and after a light sigh, he pointed to the river and the stone wall in front of him.
"Wang Wangyang, your guess is right. There is indeed an exit under the water, which is why my pointer is pointing to the bottom of the water, and that exit is much safer. ”
After speaking, his gaze fell on the stone wall again, showing a somewhat thoughtful look.
"However, there is an exit here, but it is more risky than the exit underwater, so it's up to you to decide which way to go, right?"
When he said this, the two of us fell silent for a while, and neither of us made a final decision.