After another tea time, there was no other vision in the cave except for the glowing light reflected.

Chu Qing stood aside and thought quietly for a while, bit his lip lightly, and then tentatively got into the hole, but only took a small step inside, and then squatted down carefully against the stone wall, using both eyes and ears, carefully listening and observing.

I saw that this is a deep stone cave, it seems to be naturally formed, the height and width are more than zhang, the stone wall is lit every other section, those lamps seem to be carved out of rock, and the stone wall is integrated, it looks like a palm that is only stretched out, the palm is upward, the fingers are slender and slender, and the lamp is burning quietly on the palm. Occasionally, as if the wind was blowing from the bottom of the cave, the lamps shook neatly towards the entrance of the cave, as if they had waited for eternity until now, and only now could they extend a friendly invitation to the people at the entrance of the cave.

Chu Qing squatted and watched for a long time, as if she felt that there was an unknown voice at the bottom of the cave, it seemed to be there and nothing, ancient and distant, like a low chant, and like a murmur, tugging at her heart and seeping into the depths of her soul.

Chu Qing mistakenly thought it was an illusion, so she raised her hands to cover her ears, closed her eyes and shook her head vigorously a few times, and then listened carefully, the voice seemed to be really gone, she was happy in her heart, and put down her hand, but after a while, the voice came again, as if she was calling her to the bottom of the cave in a language she didn't understand.

After a long time, Chu Qing finally stood up slowly, her eyes looked a little blurry, as if she was sleepwalking, she slowly took the first step, and then took the second step, the third step...... Just as she walked a few feet or so to the bottom of the cave, she suddenly heard a loud "boom" behind her, as if the entire stone cave was shaking, and she was even more unsteady on her feet.

Chu Qing was shocked, suddenly sobered up, and when he looked back again, he saw a boulder descending at the entrance of the cave, and it was too late to make any movements, and he could only see the boulder closing and compacting with the last gap in the ground. An isolated, closed breath arises spontaneously.

Chu Qing showed a frightened expression, turned around and ran back, and slapped the boulder hard, how could the boulder be like a mountain, and he was even more like a mayfly shaking a tree.

The voice at the bottom of the cave sounded again, as if it was ethereal in the air, Chu Qing panicked, and immediately wanted to escape, so he searched for a long time in a panic on the boulder, trying to find a glimmer of life, but in the end he didn't find a gap.

Cold sweat suddenly flowed out, Chu Qing leaned on the boulder in despair, sat down weakly, looked at the bottom of the deep cave with empty eyes, and his mind was even more blank, trying to remember why he came in, but it was like amnesia, as if he felt that he had been here all along. She pursed her lips unconsciously, she wanted to cry, she thought of Feng Shuzhu, she wanted to go back to think about Xiaozhu, but she found that these had become wishful thinking. The mood swings once again touched the old wounds, and her chest ached faintly.

The coolness coming from the boulder behind her clearly indicated that the road behind her had been completely blocked, and the bottom of the cave had become the only place of hope, but a sense of fear that was also absent lingered in Chu Qing's heart, and she secretly felt that there was an unknown demon king at the bottom of the cave, waiting for her to send her to the door with a hideous and terrifying smile.

In addition to regretting, she inadvertently saw a lamp on the stone wall, and in the quietly burning flames, two figures appeared for some reason, one was a girl with delicate eyebrows, and the other was a handsome and elegant scholar.

The girl's eyes were bright, and she said while thinking: "Does it mean that when you are thirsty, you should drink water, and when you drink water, don't think about the empty cup?"

The scholar was amazed and said, "Qing'er is really smart, but how many people in this world can not care about the empty cup?"

"I don't care, as long as my big brother is around, I don't think about what's in the cup. Chu Qing's eyebrows raised slightly, and she said happily.

As if there was an invisible force motivating him, Chu Qing suddenly stood up, his face showed determination, his right hand clenched his fist, as if to say to himself: "Yes, I just want to go out, I want to go back to Cangqing Mountain, return to the big brother, why be afraid of what is at the bottom of the cave." ”

But when looking at the bottom of the deep and dark cave, Chu Qing still hesitated for a moment, and then his back was close to the stone wall on one side, holding one hand in front and the other in the back, and walked forward cautiously.

The cave was silent, and there was no movement except for the echoing of his own footsteps. I don't know if it's because I'm walking too slowly, or if this stone cave is really too long, Chu Qing only feels that this ancient and deep cave seems to be endless, although it has always been very spacious, but it twists and turns, and after turning in several directions in a row, except for probably feeling inclined to the ground, it is almost impossible to distinguish the direction.

In a trance, he only remembered that he had walked through hundreds of lights, and when Chu Qing had countless doubts and conjectures in his heart, the passage turned a corner again. Facing ahead, she stood up straight, showing a look of surprise, her fingers unconsciously put to her lips, and her eyes swayed from side to side at the same time, it turned out that there were two forks in the road in front of Huo Ran, deep and quiet, I don't know where it leads. Because of the encounter at the entrance, Chu Qing was confused about her choice for a while, she was afraid that once she made a wrong choice, she would be blocked by a boulder and retreat, and what was waiting for her might be a different ending.

A fork in the road is like a choice at the intersection of life.

Maybe heaven on the left and hell on the right;

Maybe the left is the tribulation, the right is the joy.

What's more, people are born with a fear of unknown outcomes.

So, in this ancient and deep cave, a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, with her hands pressed on her chest, her slightly closed eyes hidden under her thick eyelashes, quietly felt the heartbeat of this moment.

In the dark, there seemed to be a gust of wind drifting by, sending a "ding dong", "ding dong" melodious sound, that is a familiar sound, touched the heart.

The corners of Chu Qing's mouth curled, revealing a happy expression, and she listened carefully, it was in the cave on the left side, and there was a sound like spring water in a "sinkhole".

One drop, two drops, three drops...... , every drop is like a cheerful note, beating, beckoning itself.

Chu Qing didn't hesitate any longer, walked towards the fork in the road on the left, and after coming to the entrance of the cave, he leaned over and took a look inside, except for the narrower passage, the lights were very bright.

Chu Qing observed for a while, and saw that there was nothing unusual, so he gently bit his lower lip, lifted his footsteps, and walked in without hesitation.

At first, I only felt that the passage in the cave was a little narrow and a little depressing, but after walking less than a few feet away, the passage gradually became wider, and on one side of the stone wall, some murals appeared. After seeing those murals, Chu Qing was no longer nervous, but his eyes were full of surprise, and he looked at them one by one.

In the first mural, it depicts a flood of floods, where villages and fields have been submerged, and people are displaced and fleeing with their wives and children.

In the second mural, it depicts people who have no fixed place to live, who are besieged by floods, and who are attacked by poisonous snakes and beasts, and men and women cry.

In the third mural, a middle-aged man is seen, wearing a hat, a short coat, and holding a long-handled shovel (cha, equivalent to a shovel), standing in front of the crowd, as if calling a public gathering to discuss matters.

In the fourth mural, I saw the middle-aged man holding a long-handled shovel and began to lead everyone to dig a ditch to divert the flood water into the river.

The next mural, which is much longer than the previous ones, is a splicing of several scenes together. In the previous paragraph, at the foot of a mountain, the middle-aged man holding a long-handled shovel held a wedding with a beautiful woman surrounded by everyone. In the middle section, a man with a long handle leads the crowd away, and his wife stands at the entrance of the village and bids farewell in tears. Finally, the wife is seen holding the baby in her arms, waiting at the door of the house.

Seeing this, Chu Qing already knew in his heart that this was the story of Dayu's control of the water in ancient times told by his mother in his memory, and Dayu's wife in this mural was his ancestor ——— Tushan's nine-tailed sky fox.

Chu Qing's heart was surging, and he actually entered the underground palace to pay tribute to his ancestors.

The ensuing mural shows many scenes of war, including a wyvern with a huge tail and wings outstretched, a fierce god staring at a huge wave with round eyes, and a fat bear waving huge claws......

Chu Qing didn't wait to take a closer look, but quickened her pace and ran towards the bottom of the cave, at this moment she no longer had the slightest sense of fear, what was more than eagerness.

He hurried forward for dozens of feet, and seeing Huo Ran cheerful, a huge underground palace appeared in front of Chu Qing's eyes.

The underground palace is unusually wide, brilliant and magnificent, and the main hall can accommodate as many as two or three hundred people. In the center of the dome, there is a huge Tongming round stone, which is as bright as jade, contains the moon phase and stars, which is dazzling, and the flying goddess is carved around the Tongming round stone, which is lifelike. There are three stone bridges in the main hall like jade belts, divided into left, middle and right, all made of jade, the bridge deck is a double reverse curve, forming a wavy line bridge, and is equipped with exquisite white marble railing, which is particularly magnificent. The water under the arch is murmuring and crystal clear, and the size of the bridge hole is enough for small boats.

After crossing the bridge, there is a wide field, put a whole boulder and make a square tripod, four feet and two ears, the ancient text is engraved on it, and there seems to be a thick layer of silver dust incense ash inside.

There is a layer of Sumeru pedestal pedestal after the generous ding, up and down out of the astringent middle for the girdle, the fence is carved with auspicious clouds, and the pedestal is set up on the left and right of the pedestal.

On the pedestal, the door hole is formed by two stone pillars, the stone pillar resembles a Chinese table, there are auspicious clouds and strange beasts on the pillar, in the central part of the door forehead, there is also a stone carved fire bead, and the two stone dragons on the left and right become the posture of playing with the beads. There are two stone statues in the doorway, a man and a woman, the male left and the female right, the male elephant is burly, wearing a hat, wearing a short coat, holding a long-handled shovel in his hand, stepping on the monstrous waves barefoot; the female elephant has a graceful figure, beautiful appearance, wearing a half-arm placket, wearing a bandeau inside, wearing a long skirt wrapped in the body, holding a baby, and flying nine huge tails behind her.

Behind the two stone statues, a curtain of water is hung from the top of the cave, and the water splashes in all directions, which is crystal beautiful.

Such a beautiful scene, seeing Chu Qing's mouth wide, reluctant to blink, especially the huge clear round stone in the dome, containing the moon phase and stars flickering and changing, after watching it for a long time, I actually felt that it was not the moon phase and the stars moving, but the surrounding flying goddesses circling and dancing in the sky, as if they were in the scene, as if they were flying in the night sky, the breeze was blowing, as if in the deep sea that was calm and not rippling at all, the stars around him were shining and the moon shadows were shining, reflecting the charming face, and there was an indescribable joy in my heart, like a dream.

Chu Qing walked up to the stone bridge on the left, stood at the head of the bridge, held on to the railing, stood on tiptoe, and looked down. The dark river under the bridge is shallow and clear, there are many round stones of various colors in the river, there are small fish in and out between the stones, or swim alone, or in groups of three or two, look like a small loach in general size, the body is transparent, the internal organs are clearly visible, very magical.

A few small fish passed through the bridge hole along the dark river, Chu Qing also ran to the other side of the bridge, continued to watch, and looked in the direction of the fish swimming only to find that there was a canoe floating in the stone bridge hole in the middle, the boat was full of anchors and oars, and the body of the boat seemed to be old and soaked in the river water, the paint had fallen off, revealing the original color of the wood, and those small fish swam into the shadow at the bottom of the boat, and they were invisible.

Patting and stroking the white marble railing on the bridge all the way, Chu Qing came to the boulder Fang Ding, looked up from here, and felt that the two stone statues in the entrance cave of the Sumeru pedestal pedestal were extremely majestic and tall.

A twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, standing under the dome of Tongming, wearing an ice blue silk skirt, showing innocence, a pair of watery eyes, looking at two huge stone statues, the moon phase and stars on her head are changing, like a giant wheel that pushes time to shuttle, back to the era when the flood was raging, everyone was united, and the mountains and seas were moved. The sound of the rolling waves, the high-pitched and low sound of the trumpet, and the thoughts of the wife and children at the door of the house all converge together, like a piece of music that awakens the soul, shocking the soul.

Chu Qing couldn't help but kneel down, respectfully facing the stone statue above, bowing three times and bowing nine times, and muttering a prayer in his mouth: "Ancestor Jiao Mother (Note: Dayu's wife is the nine-tailed fox named Nujiao of the Tu Shan clan) King Yu is on the top, and Chu Qing, the descendant of the Tu Shan clan, sincerely visited, because of fate, he strayed into this place, and was blessed by misfortune. ”

After praying, Chu Qing stood up and walked around the boulder square ding, climbed the Sumeru pedestal from the left stamped steps, stood in front of the doorway, and knelt down to worship the stone statue of his ancestors. Get up and look back from the pedestal, the boulder square tripod and the stone bridge are all at the foot, and the round stone is clearer when you look up at the dome. At this time, it was found that the huge Tongming round stone was irregular, the hemispherical surface was slightly inclined to the direction of the base, and the prominent hemispherical surface was as bright as jade, and the internal dou turned and the stars shifted, and the moon phase changed. The stone walls of the main hall are cylindrical, and hundreds of lights burn quietly on the stone walls, compared to the lights in the passage when he came.

Chu Qing turned around again, walked to the stone statue of Nujiao, held the stone carved skirt with one hand, looked up, at this time the head of the stone statue could no longer be seen, the top of his head was only to the knee of the stone statue, and continued to walk a few steps, behind the graceful and gentle body of the female Jiao, the nine-tailed scab, covering the sky.

Behind the two stone statues, a curtain of water was hung straight from the top of the doorway, the water droplets were crystal beautiful, falling in a small pool, the bottom of the pool was green, Chu Qing squatted down, and used his hand to pluck the clear water in the pool, and suddenly a piercing chill came, and he hurriedly shook his hand, shook the water droplets, and brought it to his mouth to warm up.

In the midst of doubt, suddenly the entire hall darkened, and all the lights on the stone wall were extinguished at the same time, and the darkness swallowed up the entire space. Only the bright round stone of the dome of the main hall is still as bright as jade, and it looks very bright in the dark, because the protruding spherical part is slightly biased to the direction of the pedestal, so the brilliance of the bright round stone is like a stage spotlight, and a pillar of clear light shoots down, shining the two stone statues and Chu Qing in it.

Chu Qing looked back along the pillar of light, only to see that in the Tongming round stone, the moon phase and star dou change was accelerating, since entering the main hall, the moon phase has always been the waning moon, and at this time, it gradually formed a full moon, and the surrounding star dou gradually faded and disappeared under the light of the full moon, and finally the full moon filled the entire Tongming round stone.

Chu Qing was seeing it, and suddenly felt an indescribable chill hitting the back of his neck, and he was immediately startled, took a step back, and turned to look at the small pool. I don't know when the water curtain hung down from the top of the door hole also disappeared, the stone wall behind the water curtain was revealed, smooth and abnormal, like a dark blue night sky in the moonlight, and then a white nine-tailed fox gradually appeared, the whole body was snow-white without variegation, the body was full of a full moon, as if in the moon palace, the blood-red eyes, burst out of the terrifying anger. After a while, the nine-tailed fox slowly raised its right paw, and a cold mist rose in the small pool below at the same time, and then the water in the pool seemed to be boiled, tumbling and boiling. A fresh and elegant fragrance spreads, later, a piece of round green duckweed separates from the water, duckweed sticks out of a long branch in the middle, it is a flower, the lotus actually gradually opens into a pale pink lotus, like a dazzling jade plate, holding up the ice muscle jade bone of the Lingbo fairy, the most peculiar thing is that there is a small box in the lotus, it seems to be silver, the pattern is simple.

Chu Qing was not curious, resisted the cold, walked to the edge of the pool, squatted down, and reached out to get the small box, but it was a few times to try. When he was hesitating, he felt that the pillar of light behind him had changed, and when he looked back, the moon phase in the clear round stone was gradually changing, as if it had changed from the full moon to the waning moon, and the water curtain on the top of the door began to drip water, and the lotus petals in the pool were gradually closing.

Chu Qing knew that if he didn't retrieve the small box, after a long time, he would sink into the pool again and leave, so he was in a hurry, twisted his body, endured the pain in his body, and showed his true appearance.

I saw a white three-tailed fox, with a pair of ice-blue pointed ears and blood-colored eyes, standing proudly by the pool. The three-tailed fox looked at the small silver box on the lotus, then turned around, shook the three huge tails, rolled up a strong wind, swept the whole pool, stirred up a ripple on the water surface, the small silver box seemed to be picked up by an invisible hand, shook on the lotus, and was thrown down to the edge of the pool, with a sound on the ground, making a soft sound, but it was not damaged at all.

At the same time, Chu Qing had changed back into a human form, only to see that her lips were purple, her face was pale, bloodless, and she was squatting on the side with her arms clasped and shivering, it seemed that she was attacked by the extremely cold qi, which caused her old injuries to worsen.

Chu Qing squatted aside for a long time to relieve himself, and then gradually regained his strength, frowned tightly, looked back at the small silver box that was thrown aside, and tried hard two or three times before he stood up and walked over with a somewhat stumbling step.

At a distance of several feet, Chu Qing felt that he had walked for a long time, and beads of sweat the size of beans oozed from the corners of his forehead. When she came to the small silver box, she slowly crouched down again.

Just as she reached out to pick up the small silver box, the cold mist in the pool gradually subsided, and the lotus flowers withered instantly, and the branches and stems broke and fell into the pool water, and the pond was full of broken pieces, and some of the leaves were broken, and some were rolled into a black ball.

The water curtain on the top of the door has returned to its original posture, and the water splashes have fallen, and some have splashed on the broken pings, rolling into a grain of water droplets, which are crystal clear and moving, like tears slipping from the corners of the beauty's eyes, as if sad for the decay and withering of this full pool.

The image of the nine-tailed fox on the stone wall behind the water curtain gradually became foggy in the water curtain and finally faded.

The bright cobblestone of the dome of the main hall has also restored the moon phase and stars at the beginning, and it is still quietly changing.

The hundred lights on the stone wall seemed to be ignited at the same time, and with a "soaring" sound, the flames rose again, illuminating the entire space.

As if nothing had changed at the beginning.

The chill subsided, Chu Qing squatted on the ground, curiously picked up the small silver box, shook it lightly but couldn't feel any weight, so he held it in the palm of his hand, looked at it carefully, and stretched out a finger to gently pick it on the lock, and the lid of the box opened lightly by itself.

Chu Qing's eyes flashed, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly, revealing a smile. I saw that inside the box lay a skeined bracelet that looked like a stone but not a jade, and a small key that was as dark as iron.

Chu Qing picked up the bracelet and looked at it carefully, only to see that the bracelet was as warm and delicate as white jade, the carving was extremely delicate and smooth, the two twisted wires were really coiled around each other like dragons, and the inner wall of the bracelet was engraved with the words "finger wrapping soft".

"Ding",

A pleasant sound came, and the sound was extremely slender, like an aftersound, echoing in the ears.

Chu Qing looked down and saw that he had accidentally dropped the small key in the small silver box to the ground. The small key did not bounce off after hitting the bluestone ground, but stuck firmly to it.

Chu Qing's curiosity rose again, reached out and picked up the small key, frowned slightly, thinking that ordinary keys are outside the box, and how can this key be hidden in the box, and the appearance of this small key seems to have been seen somewhere, the length is only the size of the little finger, the handle of the key is slender and cylindrical, and the tooth flower is very strangely open at the top, and there is only a square notch, not like the common key with multiple tooth flowers and open on the side, and carefully checked again, and did not find any handwriting, so he did not study it carefully, so he simply put it with him and ignored it.

Chu Qing took the small silver box again, looked through it carefully, and confirmed that there was nothing else, so he took it in his hand and searched around the waterhole for a long time, but he didn't find anything, and he lost his excitement in an instant.

I looked left and right, and suddenly felt a little tired, so I walked to the foot of the stone statue of Nujiao and sat down, leaning on the skirt of the stone statue, quietly looking at the bright round stone of the dome of the main hall, with the change of the moon phase and stars inside, the eyelids gradually became heavier, and I beat my spirit several times, and tried to open my eyes, but finally fell asleep.