Chapter 38: The Swamp

Wen Ember hurried away, only to see an extremely deep and vast swamp, in which Liu Xunyin was trapped, her face was pale, and the mud had reached her waist. Tang Qiqi was holding the branch to reach her with difficulty, and almost cried, when he saw Wen Yan, he was surprised and said, "Brother Wen, save my sister." ”

Wen Ember flew up and picked Liu Xunyin up, even if he did it lightly, it was still very difficult to cross this wide swamp. When he reached a safe place, he put Liu Xunyin down smoothly and took off his coat and draped it over her.

"Are you alright?" Wen Ember rubbed her frozen hands, her eyebrows full of worry, "What's the matter?"

"I don't know. Liu Xunyin shook his head in embarrassment: "It's obviously a wilderness here, and it softens as you walk." When I came to my senses, I found myself in a quagmire. ”

"yes. Tang Qiqi hugged Liu Xunyin, who was trembling, to warm her: "Xiao Mu and I walked in front, originally safe and sound, but in the blink of an eye, the flat ground behind us became a swamp, and there was no time to react." ”

"Xunyin, do you feel anything unusual?" Wen Shen asked after a moment of thought.

"I just felt the moonlight above me getting brighter and brighter, guiding me forward. Liu Xunyin frowned: "I can't remember, I was in a trance at that time, maybe because I was tired." ”

"It's not that simple. The landscape of Death Valley is so complex that the glacial lake doesn't exist during the day? Xiao Mu said: "In the future, everyone must walk together at night, and you can't go out alone." ”

Xiao Mu was right. Tang Qiqi responded: "Be careful in everything." ”

"Ladies and gentlemen, we've found the cave. Bai Wangshu shouted in surprise on the mountain in the distance.

"Let's go. Wen Shen helped Liu Xunyin up: "Settle down first." ”

The four of them picked up some dead branches along the way, and after walking for a long time, they saw the dark and damp cave in front of them, which was dark inside, and they could not figure out the situation, only the sound of gurgling water could be heard.

Ember was about to go into the hole to find out, but he didn't know what round object he kicked under his feet. He crouched down and gently brushed away the messy grass, only to see an old corpse, with a dagger stuck in his chest very deep, which he thought was a mortal wound.

He lowered the torch and illuminated it. Although the clothes covered by the corpse were tattered and covered with dust, the handwriting on the jade pendant on his waist was faintly legible.

"Shame. Ember muttered.

Bai Xu's face changed suddenly: "What did you say?"

"Uncle, what's wrong with you?" Bai Wangshu only felt that the person on his back was trembling in surprise, and seemed to have been greatly impacted.

"Shame. Wen Shen gently looked at the jade pendant: "This is a token of your Bai family, right?"

"Bai Yan is a traitor to the Kunlun faction, and in the early years, he wanted to seize the position of his brother's head of the family, but he was expelled from the division, and even the records on the family tree were erased. ”

"I've never heard of this man. Bai Wangshu wondered.

"You weren't born then. He hadn't been heard from for decades, hiding in Death Valley. Bai Xu sneered: "Bai Yan, you are delusional, and you are innocent of death." ”

"Since he is a traitor of the Kunlun faction, his bones will be disposed of by Mr. Bai, and I, an outsider, will not interfere much. Wen Shen got up and said, "I'll go in and take a look, you guys are waiting here." ”

"Be careful, there may be wolves. Tang Qiqi helped Liu Xunyin and admonished uneasily.

Ember nodded at her and walked straight inside. It didn't take long for everyone to hear his long echo from the depths: "It's okay, come in." ”

"It's a lot of progress to be able to find caves like this. Tang Qiqi lit the fire and smiled at Bai Wangshu: "Seeing that you are so adaptable, I won't call you a noble son in the future." ”

The firelight reflected on her face, and she looked very beautiful. Bai Wangshu's face turned red, and he touched the back of his head shyly: "I also found it in the direction that my uncle said, otherwise I wouldn't be so fast alone." ”

When he first entered the valley, he also guided the route all the way. Wen Yan was suspicious in his heart, but he just smiled faintly and said tentatively: "Mr. Bai seems to be very familiar with the terrain, with you, we are much more relieved." ”

"Death Valley is a forbidden place for the Kunlun faction, and I haven't been here before, so I'm not familiar with it. Bai Xu replied without humility or arrogance: "It's just that I am on Wangshu's back, so I can naturally see farther." ”

Could it be that I am overly worried? Wen Shen saw that his expression was calm, not like he was lying, and he secretly thought to himself in his heart, but still maintained three points of vigilance.

"Come and see. Xiao Mu held the torch and looked at the stone wall.

"Is there anything fun?" Tang Qiqi quickly got up and walked to him, only to see some handwriting carved on the wall, which was blurred because of the age.

"How crooked is this word. Tang Qiqi pouted and complained: "It's so ugly, I don't want people to see it clearly." ”

"Xu was engraved in vain, I want future generations to know who killed him. Bai Xu said leisurely: "It's just an inconsequential thing, you don't have to bother." ”

"Sir hasn't seen it yet, how do you know?" asked Ember as she looked at him.

Bai Xu didn't show any sense of panic, and smiled slightly: "There is no one around here, who else can he be." Wen Gongzi has been questioning since the beginning, but he doubts the old man?"

Bai Wangshu saw that the smoke of gunpowder was dimming between the two, and hurriedly said: "Uncle, you are too worried, Gongzi Wen is our life-saving benefactor." If you can't believe us, how can you suffer here? ”

Wen Ember leaned against the stone wall, his face was not shocked, he still had his usual cold look, but there was a little more vigilance in his eyes.

Seeing that the situation had not eased, Bai Wangshu whispered nervously again: "Uncle, Master Wen has a fatal injury, but it was obtained to protect us. You have always taught me that I will be rewarded for my kindness, how can I ......"

"Needless to say. Bai Xu waved his hand: "The old man has been crippled for decades, and his self-esteem is stronger than that of normal people, so he can't listen to the voice of doubt." Fang Cai was an old man who was excited and rude for a while, and looked at Wen Gongzi Haihan. ”

"It's okay, and it's because the words are inappropriate. Ember arched.

Bai Wangshu breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's good to solve the misunderstanding." ”

Wen Ember closed his eyes and carefully rubbed the strokes on the stone wall, and the font in his heart slowly took shape.

It is a sacrifice. Why did he write this? Wen Ember wondered in his heart, and tried to trace other words, but in vain.

Tang Qiqi took Liu Xunyin to the depths of the cave, and after making sure that the others could not see it, she took off her wet clothes and baked them on the fire.

The deeper I walked into the cave, the more I felt the sound of the water rattling. Liu Xunyin sat aside and looked around for a long time: "Qiqi, don't you think it's strange here?"

"Maybe there's a river behind the cave. Tang Qiqi wrung out the mud on his clothes: "Death Valley is full of wonders, I'm used to it." ”

Liu Xunyin felt that the source of the sound was wrong, and twisted the soil beside him in confusion, and felt very damp. She picked up rocks and chiseled the ground, and the further down she dug the soil, the more water it contained.

"I'm afraid there's an underground river here. She said with a frown.