I nodded, calmed down, and continued walking forward.
Sure enough, as Professor Zhang said, the thing that has been following us has never done anything else except patting Qian Zhiqi's arm. It has no intention of harming us, but we know that there is such a thing that has been following us.
We finally feel uncomfortable in our hearts.
Although my eyes can no longer see the breath or see those things, the yin energy and intuition I feel in my body tell me that it has been following us.
The corridor began to become narrower and narrower, and we could barely pass alone. Fortunately, none of us were fat, otherwise whether we could pass would really be a problem.
In addition to the smooth road under our feet, the walls on both sides began to become rough and uneven. The friction made our clothes rustle, and the straps of our backpacks might get caught on the protruding stones.
"Professor, are we about to leave?" Qian Zhiqi, who was walking at the end, suddenly said, "Why do I feel like we have entered a cave?"
He has been carrying someone on his back all this time, and his speed has not slowed down. His voice is not breathless at all. I can't help feeling a little impressed by his strength.
"Probably so!" Professor Zhang answered him uncertainly, "We seem to be on a cliff now."
The corridor became narrower and narrower, and it became more and more difficult to walk all the way up. We hunched over and bumped against the rocks on the top from time to time, so we had to lie down and crawl forward using our hands and feet.
Fortunately, after crawling only a few hundred meters, the corridor had reached the end. The light of the flashlight fell on a dark and empty space, and I found that this place could already stand up.
I stood up, turned around and bent down to pull up Professor Zhang, who was at the front, and then reached out to pull Xu Wenying. Qian Zhiqi was carrying Fu Jie and followed closely behind Xu Wenying. He didn't look strange.
It's just that Fu Jie's condition doesn't look very good. His face is pale, his eyes are closed tightly, and his hands hang helplessly in front of Qian Zhiqi.
My heart sank involuntarily, and I opened my mouth to call out Fu Jie's name. He suddenly opened his eyes, met my gaze, and smiled weakly.
After Qian Zhiqi climbed up with Fu Jie on his back, pulled by Xu Wenying and I, he did not put Fu Jie on the ground, but looked forward and said: "I thought it was dark everywhere after leaving this tomb passage.
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Fu Jie seemed a little embarrassed to be carried by Qian Zhiqi in front of me and Xu Wenying. He struggled slightly and said, "Qian Zhiqi, let me down. I can walk by myself."
"Come on, you will slow us down by walking by yourself. This ghost place is too evil. This is the first time I have encountered so many messy things. Besides, you are so light, you might as well hurry up while I carry you on my back."
Find a way out." Qian Zhiqi replied, lifting Fu Jie's body upward.
"Hmph! Snap!"
As soon as Fu Jie finished speaking, I clearly heard an unconvinced snort and a slap on the arm.
I thought it was Xu Wenying who was quarreling with Qian Zhiqi again by stroking his arm. When I turned around, I was surprised to find that Xu Wenying had walked behind Professor Zhang at some point, with her back to us, and followed the light of Professor Zhang’s flashlight towards the front.
Looking into space.
"Wenying, why did you hit me again! I..." Qian Zhiqi exclaimed at the same time, but before his voice fell, he closed his mouth tightly with a look of panic on his face.
Apparently he also discovered the fact that Xu Wenying was facing away from us in front.
Qian Zhiqi turned to look at me in horror. I shook my head at him and said, "Let's go quickly!" Then I raised my hand and touched Fu Jie's forehead. Fortunately, the fever had gone away. The weakness was probably due to blood loss.
Caused by too much.
"I really don't want to stay in this damn place for a minute anymore!" Qian Zhiqi said as he lifted Jie up again. He turned back to Jie and said, "No, just lie down like you did at the beginning. Don't fall down."
, why are you so heavy again!"
"I didn't move. Otherwise, I'd better come down and walk by myself!" Fu Jie said.
We walked behind Professor Zhang and Xu Wenying and looked forward according to the light of the flashlight.
"Tick-tock! Tick-tock!" A clear sound of dripping water came from the dark space.
"This looks like a cave. Look, there are many stalactites and stalagmites on it." Professor Zhang passed the light of his flashlight across the space in front of us.
This cave seems to be about the size of a football field, with large and small stalactites and stalagmites hanging from the top of the cave. There are also many large and small stone pillars in the cave, dividing the entire cave into many small spaces.
The stalactites and stalagmites are of different colors, and when the flashlight light falls on them, they shine with five-color light.
The sound of dripping water comes from those stalactites and stalagmites.
The abundant underground water slid down from the stalactites and stalagmites, shining with crystal light, and fell to the bottom of the cave. Strangely, there was no water at the bottom of the cave, only large and small pits and puddles created by those water droplets.
depression.
"This hole goes downwards, and there is an exit ahead. Let's go!" After observing for a long time, Professor Zhang said.
The ground was very slippery and covered with a thick layer of gelatin, which was green in color. It was as slippery as stepping on a slug. It felt very uncomfortable and had a faint fishy-sweet smell.
Professor Zhang stopped and squatted down to observe the gelatinous objects carefully with a flashlight. I also looked down curiously, and saw the tangled and twisted texture of the green gelatinous matter under the light of the flashlight.
It looks a bit like hyphae.
After a long time, Professor Zhang took out a military dagger from his body, carefully scraped off a thin layer of gelatin and placed it in the palm of his hand. He stood up and looked at Fu Jie, and said with joy on his face, "Fu Jie is saved."
I looked at the gelatinous substance in the palm of Professor Zhang's hand. It was a small transparent lump, quivering like jelly, green in color, but shining with silvery white light.
"What is this?" I asked Professor Zhang curiously.
"Nether Moss can replenish qi and blood, and is also the best medicinal material for treating injuries and poisons." Professor Zhang's eyes flashed with excitement, "I didn't expect that there would be such a thing here. You will collect more later and use the empty mineral spring.
Put it in a water bottle, this is a rare treasure. It is said that even on the black market, it has a price but no market, and you can't buy even a tael for ten thousand dollars."
Professor Zhang's words made our eyes widen. We didn't expect that this slippery and lost thing could be such a valuable medicinal material.
"Zhiqi, put Fu Jie down and expose the wounds on his body." Professor Zhang walked towards Qian Zhiqi and Fu Jie carrying the ball of moss. This chapter has been completed!