When the morning light shines like the light of the Buddha shining on the border city, the sub-camp of the frontier is covered with silt everywhere, the camp tent is crooked, and the camp tent facing the entrance of the stone cave is washed aside, piled up messily, and it is covered with silt and sand.

The soldiers of the battalion came into battle with shovels to clean the camp of dirt. Taidong and Liu Zhentian took a few elite soldiers into the stone cave to find out before dawn, and at this time they had been walking in for almost an hour, and they still did not reach the end of the stone cave.

The floor of the cave is covered with thick mud and sand, and there is a sound of swishing when you step on it. Under the light of the torches, the muddy surface clearly saw the traces of being dragged by things, as well as dense paw prints.

Liu Zhen struggled behind Taidong, watching the unknown origin of the crawling marks and beating drums all the way in his heart. The further you go inside, the more traces of this kind become. Liu Zhen really couldn't hold back, took the torch in one hand, approached Taidong and asked, "Brother, do you notice the crawling marks on the ground?"

Taidong couldn't help but look around, observing the environment inside the cave. Raising his head to look deeper into the place, he said: "This trace should be crawled by a crocodile, and the end of the stone cave is the crocodile pool leading to the Yuanshan Mountain outside the city." ”

"Yuanshan Crocodile Pond? Are you saying that the stone cave in our barracks leads to the crocodile pond in the mountain col?"

Liu Zhen's face was shocked, and the few people who followed him stopped at the same time, and the sound of their breathing could be clearly heard in the quiet stone cave.

Panic and panic This is everyone's reaction after hearing Taidong's words, and under the blazing torches, everyone's faces are very ugly.

They didn't know what the depths of the stone cave were like, but when it came to the Yuanshan Crocodile Pond, people couldn't help but feel a chill on their backs.

Yuanshan crocodile pond, located in a col outside the side of the city, that is the bottomless abyss, below is the perennial green water secluded waterhole, there are many crocodiles in it, the world calls it the crocodile pool. The crocodiles in the pool are brutal by nature, and for countless years, they have accidentally fallen into the crocodile pool, and there are not a few people who have deliberately gone down to explore, but they all have only one result, that is, there is no return.

The water level of the crocodile pond is even more volatile, sometimes the water is not visible from above, and sometimes it can rise to a few feet from the edge of the abyss.

Taidong looked at the shocked crowd, and there was a hint of fear in his eyes, and the corners of his mouth twitched and continued: "Yes, because of this, the stone cave has only held death row prisoners for decades, and they are all chained. Although the pass leading to this place in the crocodile pond is blocked by sinking sand, it is not guaranteed that it will suddenly open one day, so for the safety of the barracks, the stone gate outside has been in a semi-closed state for decades, and there is a ban on entering for several zhang. ”

"I see, do we want to go in further?" someone behind them asked, this leads to the crocodile pool, the danger ahead is unknown, and to be honest, they hope to stop there.

Seeing that the paw prints on the ground were densely covered, they were already covered by water, presumably left before the water receded. Taidong looked at Liu Zhen, who was full of anxiety, and then looked at the few people who followed behind him: "Everyone decides whether to go in or not, the water rose last night was obviously higher than before, otherwise it would not have broken through the sand and poured into the stone cave." I can't guarantee whether there are crocodiles staying in it, with the strength of a few of us, it doesn't matter how many we encounter, I'm afraid that it will be difficult to do a litter. ”

What Tai Dong said is not unreasonable, this stone cave has just been halfway through, the mud and sand here have made it difficult for everyone to walk, I am afraid that the front will be thicker, and it will be more difficult to walk than here, if you encounter a crocodile, it will not be so easy to deal with.

Everyone looked at each other, in the heat

Sweating under the torches, Liu Zhen showed a trace of curiosity on his face at this time, and then looked at everyone and said, "I decided to take a look inside, maybe Mu Xiao is in a corner of it." ”

That being said, in fact, what he thinks in his heart Taidong naturally knows that a ban has blocked him from the stone cave door over the years, and this time there is an excuse for Mu Xiao, so it is strange that he does not take the opportunity to investigate deeply. It's just that Taidong didn't say it, and why didn't he think like this? Although he had heard the story of the stone cave, he had never seen it with his own eyes, so even if it was dangerous, he had to see what happened.

"Okay, since you want to look inside, let's go. Extinguish half of the torch and keep walking!"

Since entering the stone cave, Liu Zhen put down the thousand-man long hair frame and listened to Taidong's words in everything. Tai Dong is estimated to be more familiar with the stone cave than Liu Zhen, so Liu Zhen has no complaints, according to what Tai Dong said, after extinguishing half of the torch, there are only three burning at the moment, but it is enough to illuminate the way forward.

Everyone walked forward for a long time, and the road was safe, but the mud and sand became deeper and deeper the inside, and at this time it almost did not reach everyone's knees. Every step is very laborious, and even with the help of True Qi. Although it is faster to move forward with the help of True Qi, it is not a good thing to consume too much True Qi, and it is difficult to retreat in case of an accident, so it is the smartest choice to preserve your strength.

After passing through a hole less than two meters high, Tai Dong and the others finally came to a relatively wide place, this space was like a large room, and it seemed that the height was four or five meters, about two zhang wide.

The ground is thick with sediment, and the sediment left behind when the water recedes forms a funnel shape, with a small hole the size of a bowl in the middle, and a faint light penetrates.

"I'll take a look. One of them thought about stepping on the light port.

Phew

Suddenly, the bottom of the mud and sand suddenly flipped over, and several crocodile tails exposed the muddy surface.

"Be careful!"

"Danger!"

Taidong, Liu Zhen and the others shouted at the person who walked out to remind him that it was too late. As the crocodile moved, the light mouth quickly collapsed, and the mud and sand flowed down to make a rattling sound.

A few crocodiles were several meters in size, and they almost filled the clearing in front of them. When the mouth of blood was wide open, the soldiers who walked out let out a terrible scream. A crocodile several meters long bit his calf and tore it off, and when it lunged forward again, it had already bitten his waist.

Bang

In a hurry, Taidong and Yoo Jin both slammed into the crocodile at the same time, and the other three retreated to the entrance of the cave. In the space at the end of the stone cave, several crocodiles attacked the two of them even more frantically. When the two palms struck at the biting crocodile, the sediment in the shape of a funnel completely collapsed.

The light instantly illuminated the space, and the crocodile that had been rushing towards the people of Taidong fell down at once, followed by the soldier who had walked out earlier.

A pit the size of a dinner table appeared in front of everyone's eyes, and a cry for help was heard below.

Taidong and the others walked into the mouth of the pit and looked down, a large splash of water splashed on the turquoise water surface under more than ten zhang, and after a few moments of tossing, except for a touch of red staining the water surface, they did not hear the person's voice, only saw the crocodile pool floating on the surface of the water with rough heads.

On the Yuanshan Mountain, Mu Xiao suddenly woke up in his sleep, and just now he vaguely heard the sound of someone calling for help, and when he woke up, it was already the sun shining all over the mountain, but he slept under the stone last night, and he didn't wake up for so long. When he crawled out from under the stone in a half-squat, Mu Xiao looked to the side

, I found that the woman in purple was sleeping peacefully against the tree, her scattered hair covering her face in the morning breeze, and her white hands were hanging down with their palms facing the sky. The slender legs stretched forward, without the slightest reserve that a woman should have.

"Didn't she leave last night?"

Mu Xiao remembered that he pretended to be angry last night, and wanted to come back to help her later, but he actually ordered him to get out. Later, seeing that Mu Xiao was unmoved, Qi Nian left in a huff. But now that it has suddenly appeared, people can't help but be a little puzzled.

"Hey, aren't you leaving, why are you coming back again?" Mu Xiao said grinningly and walked towards Qi Nian, but she didn't wake up.

A cool breeze blew, covering her face and the hair was gently blown away, revealing her white lips, which were actually a little purple. Mu Xiao strode out and squatted in front of her, but he didn't dare to reach out and shake her. After a few calls, I still didn't see her wake up, when I reached out to probe her under her nose. A cold air made Mu Xiao nervous, and Qi Nian at this time was not asleep, but fainted. The cold air emanating from her body had already covered the weeds beside her with a thin layer of frost.

"Damn, this is cold poison entering the body, it should be due to the bite of a crocodile. Mu Xiao muttered, now he can't think about it anymore, it's important to save people first. But remembering the scene of being brutalized in the cave, Mu Xiao's body trembled. This woman can't touch it, it looks like she'll have to figure out a way.

Looking around, there didn't seem to be any good way, Mu Xiao stiffened, took off her shoes, and when she unwrapped the wrap, a foul smell came from her feet. Mu Xiao couldn't help but tilt his head to the side and take a breath of air.

"I'm dripping the sky, it's all stinking and strong!" Mu Xiao endured vomiting and continued to untie the strip of cloth stained with pus and blood.

Qi Nian's heels turned out to be bloody and blurry, and it seemed that last night's injury was not as simple as it seemed. I'm afraid that the crocodiles in this pool live in a place with deep yin qi all year round, and coupled with the cold water in the pool, Qi Nian this injury is to attract cold qi into the body.

Mu Xiao rolled up the hem of her pants, and when she touched her ankle, a puddle of blood flowed from the wound on her heel.

The most important thing at the moment is to force the cold qi out of her body, otherwise this cold poison will spread to her internal organs and will definitely kill her. Anyway, she also brought herself out of the stone cave, although she almost died in the crocodile pool, she was still alive after all, and now seeing her like this, Mu Xiao has no reason not to save her.

Mu Xiao stood up and looked at her head for a while, and said secretly in his heart: Shouldn't the silver needle be on her head? Why didn't you see it. But looking at her cloaked appearance, Mu Xiao didn't bother to look for it.

Shout!

took out the dagger on his waist, pinched Qi Nian's fingers with two fingers, as if he didn't dare to touch more skin, looked at Qi Nian with his eyes closed and said: "I didn't mean to take advantage of you, if I don't do this, you'll be finished." ”

Mu Xiao said, two fingers tightly pinched her fingers, the dagger slashed across it as fast as it could, and a trace of dark blood oozed out of Qi Nian's fingers. Next, she swiped all her fingers, Mu Xiao helped her to sit upright, but Qi Nian in a coma couldn't do it at all, as soon as Mu Xiao let go, she fell to the ground.

There was really no way, Mu Xiao cut down two branches to support her body on both sides, and finally supported her temporarily.

Mu Xiao sat cross-legged behind her, his hands slowly stretched forward, and he stopped in the void two inches away from her body, and the golden halo suddenly lingered around Mu Xiao's body, slowly pouring into Qi Nian's back along his arm.

At this moment, I spare no effort to save her, and I hope that the girl in front of me will not destroy herself when she wakes up.