Chapter 168: Into the Cave
It turned out that after Li Dao killed the monster Split Sky in Taoyuan Village, he thought of all kinds of things, and vaguely felt that the wounding monster in this Qingyu Mine Cave might be related to the Split Sky. Pen, fun, and www.biquge.info
At the beginning, Li Dao was deceived to the village by the locust tree spirit in Taoyuan Village, and set up a banquet to prepare to murder him, but Li Dao saw through it and found that all the villagers in the village died.
At that time, Li Dao just felt that the murderer was very cruel, and he didn't notice anything until he met Yan Chixia in Lanruo Temple, and Yan Chixia told him the origin of the monster Split Sky and some of its habits, Li Dao began to suspect at that time.
It wasn't until he fought with the Split Sky and knew its true nature that he became more and more sure that the hurtful things in the Qingyu Mine Cave must be inseparable from the Split Sky.
This is not a random speculation, but an answer that Li Dao has come up with after careful scrutiny.
At the beginning, Li Dao searched for a secret letter in the silver wolf's lair, and learned that the monster in the Qingyu Mine Cave injured people, and the characteristics of the dead were recorded on it, which was disemboweled by an unknown object, which was later confirmed in the Qin Wangfu, and was associated with the tragic death of the villagers of Taoyuan Village, the two were so similar, which was the first evidence of suspicion.
Later, I learned from Yan Chixia that the monster Split Sky was not a monster near Taoyuan Village, it was from Lanyu Town, because it was harming people, it was met by Zhengyangzi of the Kongtong faction passing through here, and a big battle captured it, and brought it to Lanruo Temple in Taoyuan Village, and handed it over to his friend Wuwu Monk to suppress.
This means that the monster splitting the sky is not a monster near Taoyuan Village, but from the vicinity of the blue jade town, which is only a hundred miles away from Jinchuan Valley, and with the ability of the monster to split the sky, it is enough to come and go freely, so Li Dao is very suspicious that the cracked sky is from Jinchuan Valley, which is the second evidence.
The third evidence is that the real body of the cracked sky is a pangolin, the pangolin is known to be good at making holes, and it likes to live in the dark underground, which is its habit, and the green jade mine cave is also located in the depths of the earth, and the monster that hurts people is also entrenched in this cave, which is also a bit of a coincidence.
Therefore, based on the total clues, Li Dao judged that the wounding monsters in this Qingyu Mine Cave were likely to be the same thing as the Split Sky. But because it was just speculation, he was not convinced, and it was not until General Wang said all the signs in the mine just now that Li Dao was completely convinced that his judgment was right.
According to General Wang, those mining slaves were completely unguarded and died with their chests broken, and even some soldiers who went down to investigate the matter were killed in silence, and the monster was haunted, and he didn't know how it appeared, and he didn't leave any clues, which was very cunning.
There is only one possibility, that is, the pangolin infests the ground and suddenly attacks, so it can be quietly successful. Monster Splitting the Sky is the best at digging the ground, a pair of claws are extremely sharp, and they like to hurt people in secret, Li Dao is deeply aware of it, which is completely consistent with what General Wang said.
At this time, General Wang saw Li Dao's confident look, as if he was confident, and asked in surprise: "Could it be that Lord Fei knows the origin of the monster that hurts people?"
Li Dao nodded, and said with a smile: "There is a clue, if the guess is correct, I killed one not long ago." But it's very powerful, and I hope you're not like that here, otherwise it's a little tricky. ”
General Wang saw that Li Dao was vague and knew that he didn't want to say more, so he didn't ask more. summoned a soldier and ordered him to call a guard to stand by at the door, and then said to Li Dao: "Since this is the case, the general will not be delayed, so let's take the adult there." ”
Li Dao nodded, followed General Wang out of the tent, and the guards held torches in front of the way, and walked towards the depths of the canyon.
At this moment, it was already dark, the temperature of the desert had dropped, there was a little chill, a trace of mist came out of the ground, and the whole canyon couldn't help but look a little blurry and strange from a distance.
Li Dao's aura poured into his eyes and looked forward, seeing that the ghosts in front of him were surging and resentful, he couldn't help but snort coldly in his heart, sure enough, it was a place where ghosts and things were circling, and it seemed that there were still a lot of unclean things in the ground.
The further the canyon went, the wider it became, just like the general appearance that Li Dao had previously checked with his divine sense, and gradually approached the belly of the Hu, until he came to the river where the water was panting, General Wang stopped and said to Li Dao: "After crossing this river, walking dozens of miles ahead, is where the mining area is located, and the Qingyu Mine Cave is under a rock wall, which is easy to identify. After the previous accident, the army was stationed there, but at night there was always a strange sound, which was terrifying, and the army was panicked, and the general withdrew the army. I don't know why, as long as people don't go down to the mine, they have been safe, I will guess that the monster must have some concerns, adults must be careful when they go down this time, if there is anything wrong, exit the mine immediately, you can be safe!"
Li Dao nodded and said, "Thank you for the general's reminder, I will be careful, you go back." ”
General Wang instructed again, and then led the guards to return the way they came, he couldn't help too much with this kind of thing, since Li Dao was sent by His Royal Highness the King of Qin, he must have the ability, and he had tried it just now, but he was not too worried in his heart.
Li Dao saw that General Wang and his entourage were walking away, so he prepared to cross the river, this river was rushing endlessly, it was more than ten zhang wide, and he did not know where the source came from, and passed through this canyon, just dividing this gourd-shaped canyon into two halves from the middle.
Fortunately, there was a wooden bridge built on the river, so Li Dao didn't use the sword to fly over, hurriedly walked onto the wooden bridge, and inadvertently looked at the river, and suddenly felt terrified, only to see a huge grimace on the river facing him smiling weirdly.
Li Dao was frightened and a fireball technique was condensed, blasting towards the river, only to hear a loud "boom", the fireball exploded on the river, and the huge force instantly cut off the river, the water splashed into the sky, the jade chips flew in all directions, and the grimace disappeared.
Li Dao was suspicious, suddenly heard a frog crowing, looked up into the distance, and saw that on the bank of the river, a toad the size of a millstone was looking at him angrily, as if protesting.
Li Dao saw clearly at this time that there was a strange human face on the back of the toad, and he couldn't help but laugh dumbly, he was suspicious, and regarded a different kind of ghost-faced toad as a monster.
This thing is an ancient species, a kind of giant frog, usually lives in the undercurrent of the earth, catches fish and snakes for food, has a fierce temperament, and is extremely aggressive towards people, but it is very rare, and few people have seen it.
The reason why Li Dao knew this thing was because when he was traveling in Beihai, when he was passing through a desert island to pick an elixir, he accidentally found a savage tribe, and the sacred beast enshrined in this tribe was this thing, so he was extremely impressed.
This thing is named the ghost-faced toad because it has a natural face on its back, which looks extremely weird. It's just that it can be seen in this Jinchuan Valley today, it's really quite rare, Li Dao guessed that this river is actually a huge underground dark river, and only this canyon is the bare part?
It seems that only this kind of speculation can explain the origin of the ghost-faced toad, so it seems that there are many secrets in the underground of this canyon, and it is definitely not what you see in front of you.
Since it was a false alarm, Li Dao didn't stay anymore and continued to walk towards the other side, but the ghost-faced toad was extremely angry, as if he wanted to seek revenge on Li Dao, and jumped over very quickly, and attacked Li Dao with a roll of his tongue.
Li Dao's face suddenly turned cold, and he blasted forward with a fist, and the violent force suddenly twisted the tongue of the ghost-faced toad into a cloud of blood mist, and the thing screamed in pain, knowing Li Dao's horror, he didn't dare to continue to provoke, and hurriedly jumped into the river and disappeared.
This thing is not a demon beast, Li Dao didn't bother to chase and kill it, he withdrew his fist and took a few steps to the opposite bank, at this time his face became solemn, and a yin qi shrouded his body, making him very uncomfortable.
This yin qi may not be noticed by ordinary people, but it feels that the temperature here has dropped a little, and it is gloomy, but Li Dao is a monk, and he is extremely sensitive to this kind of thing, and even a trace of it can't escape his detection, it seems that stepping into this place is the territory of ghosts, otherwise there will be no yin qi, Li Dao began to become more careful.
Walking forward for hundreds of meters, Li Dao found that the yin qi was getting thicker and thicker, and at the same time, a wave of resentful howls sounded in his ears, as if it was the howl of the suffering injustices in hell, making this place more and more terrifying and weird.
If ordinary people were here, they would definitely turn their heads in fright and go back the way they came, but who is Li Dao, he is a foundation building monk, and he has even killed real ghosts, and he is afraid of the fluctuations caused by the gathering of these resentful spirits.
Countless miners and soldiers were killed here, their souls were not reincarnated, they were imprisoned here, and they were not allowed to be reborn, and the monster had a strong ghostly aura, and it must have been scattered here from time to time, and over time it became this gloomy picture, and with the passage of time, this place will become a ghost completely.
Li Dao seemed to have no ears, ignoring the sound of the devil crying at all, but speeding up and running forward, dozens of breaths of work, he had already advanced dozens of miles, not far in front of him there was a rock wall standing there, it seemed to be a pass in the canyon, unusually eye-catching in the dark.
Li Dao's eyes were sharp, and he saw a cave located under the rock wall, with a strange shape, like the huge mouth of a monster, concave inward, dark and black, as if it was leading to the depths of hell, which was terrifying at a glance.
Li Dao approached quickly, looked at it slightly, and felt the ghostly aura in the cave, and knew that this was the entrance to the green jade mine cave, so he jumped into it without hesitation, and at the same time sacrificed the mustard ring, and a colored circle of light surrounded him, which was gorgeous, illuminating the cave brightly.