By the next morning, we had penetrated deep into the hinterland of the Nanling Mountains. This area is the border between Hunan and Guangxi. Although it is not as large as the Qinling Mountains, its area is not small.
I couldn't help but have an idea in my mind. This place should have been a barbarian land in ancient times. Why would the dragon chasers build their tombs here? Is there any secret in it that no one knows about?
The boat traveled for another half day, and the water surface suddenly became wider. The river forked in front, and both sides formed an arc to surround a peach-shaped mountain ridge in the middle. Behind the mountain ridge, the two streams of water merged together again, shrinking into a river that was no more than five meters long.
Meter wide portal.
After passing through this portal, the water surface expanded again, this time extending directly to the bottom of a relatively tall mountain peak in the depths.
Wang Kui said that the terrain here is a treasure gourd, because the water surface in front is larger than this depth, so it is regarded as an inverted gourd, and the entrance we want to go is at the mouth of this treasure gourd.
I looked at the surrounding terrain. This is indeed a treasure land in terms of Feng Shui. The piece of water we are on is the "Mingtang", and the peach-shaped ridge passing by in front is considered the "Chaosha". The lower ones on both sides are
The small peaks are Qinglong and White Tiger. The Xuanwu behind them is round and in the middle and looks very thick. There is also Zushan Mountain in the distance. The pattern is very exquisite. It is in line with the saying "There is a light in front, a backing in the back, and a bright hall."
Water is like a bright mirror, and the Dragon Tower and Treasure Hall are indispensable. The blue dragon on the left, the white tiger on the right, in the middle should be Xuanwu, and the hidden dragon eye is really wonderful."
It has been confirmed that the era of chasing dragons was in the Shang and Zhou dynasties. At that time, the art of Feng Shui had not yet been fully formed. It is extraordinary to find a place with such a situation as the location of the tomb.
But I couldn't find the entrance here. The stone walls at the deep mountain peaks are smooth without any holes, and the water surface is also calm and waveless. There is no protruding woodstone at all. Where can I find the entrance?
Hearing my doubts, Wang Kui just smiled mysteriously and said that this is a very magical place. There will be wonders in the evening. He asked me to wait patiently. After we finish seeing the scenery, the entrance will come out by itself.
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I heard what he said about having a nose and eyes, so I had to hold back my temper. After waiting for more than three hours, the sun was almost setting. We had a hasty dinner, then sat on the bow of the boat and looked ahead.
When only half of the sun's face was left, the wonder Wang Kui mentioned finally appeared. A mist slowly rose from the water near the deep mountain peak, which was as colorful as a rainbow under the setting sun. It was very beautiful.
Of course, it's not just that. As the water vapor below rises, the rainbow turns into rolling colorful clouds. In the center, there is a round thing rushing upwards among the colorful clouds.
At this moment, strange sounds came from the center of the mist, high-pitched, loud, and ear-splitting.
"That looks like a dragon!" The fat man exclaimed in shock, which was exactly what I was saying. The pillar that kept twisting in the middle of the colorful clouds looked like a giant white dragon, with half of its body still in the water.
, seems to be struggling hard to break out of the water and fly into the air.
Wang Kui next to him smiled slightly and said: "This is the Water Dragon Yin, but it's not just that. You will see something even more magical later."
As he finished speaking, the dragon shape suddenly collapsed and turned into a huge circle that kept rotating on the water. This circle sometimes changed its position and sometimes rotated in the opposite direction. It was really magical.
"You see, this is the legendary Tai Chi halo. Doesn't it feel amazing?"
I nodded and let out a breath. This scenery is indeed breathtaking. I have heard of Tai Chi halo, but I have never seen it before. Moreover, it is even more similar to the one in the legend. It is as if it was created by high technology.
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"Where is the entrance?" I asked.
Wang Kui pointed ahead: "It's right there, you'll see it in a moment."
Sure enough, when the sun completely set, those strange phenomena slowly disappeared, but the water surface began to roll violently, and huge bubbles began to appear near the mountain peaks, and then we found that the water surface began to collapse downwards.
I suddenly realized that there must be an underground river down here, but the water here is connected to the small river outside. Even if there is an underground river, the water level will not drop too much, right?
At this time, Wang Kui asked me to look back. As soon as I turned my face, I found that the door we entered through had bottomed out. It turned out that the water here was much deeper than outside, and the water was flowing away quickly. The door was too narrow, and the water flowing in could not flow at all.
Lost water cannot be replenished.
"We have to hurry up. This situation can only last for ten minutes. After this time, we can only wait until tomorrow." Wang Kui said.
I rolled my eyes at him, secretly blaming him for not telling me earlier. I hurriedly got up, picked up my equipment and prepared to go into the water.
But then I saw Xiao Jiu and Ban Cun Tou walking leisurely towards the cabin. I asked them what they were doing, weren't they going to follow us in? But Ban Cun Tou said: "Little Prince, it's okay if you plan to swim in, but
We are planning to go in by boat."
I watched him walk into the cabin blankly, and I had the urge to scold him. Sure enough, every kind of master has his own kind of servant. Each one of them was breathing hard when he spoke, and I only told him the reason when he was almost anxious to death.
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The boat had slowly started to move. At this time, a hole appeared under the deep mountain peak, which was five meters wide and could just accommodate the ship. It seemed that the ship had been specially selected, and it was not too big or too small, just right.
That is to say, as soon as the boat sailed less than ten meters into the cave, the water behind it rose rapidly, and soon the entrance of the cave was submerged.
However, the space inside is large enough. The top of the cave is several meters above the water. The top of the boat will not touch the top of the cave. However, some stalactites hanging down in some places still need to be avoided. At this time, we have to stop the boat.
Come down and slowly knock off the stalactites above.
Finally, I couldn't bear it any longer, so I asked Wang Kui why we had to go to so much trouble. It would definitely be much faster if we went directly underwater than by boat. Although the water was a bit cold, it was still within the tolerable range. Why should we sacrifice the good for the weak?
Wang Kui smiled and looked around. A searchlight was set up at the bow of the ship, but it was still dark inside and there was no end in sight. "Do you know why the leader of the Seven Stars failed? And why so many people died?
"Wang Kui asked.
I shook my head. I had only heard of this matter, and I didn’t know exactly what the process was. Of course, there must be a reason for this, but what does it have to do with whether we take the boat or not?
"Of course it is related. You see the water here is clean and clear, but do you know what is under the water?"
"What? You wouldn't have told me that there were piranhas or something like that in the water?" I said with a smile.
Wang Kui shook his head and said: "I haven't heard of piranhas here, but they may be more terrifying than piranhas. Forget it, I won't say it, so as not to cause psychological burden to you. In short, just be careful.
Be sure not to fall into the water during this section of the journey, otherwise you will be in trouble."
"Hey, please finish what you said. I'm very brave and won't be afraid. Don't leave!" I was so angry when I saw Wang Kui getting into the cabin without looking back. He was panting heavily before he spoke.
, but in the end he at least told the truth. Now that he has aroused people's curiosity, he himself remained silent and said nothing, which made people feel as awkward as possible.
I stood up and looked at the cave. It seemed like it was naturally formed. Although we know what era the dragon driver was from, we don’t know his identity, so we can’t estimate the size of the tomb. But I think
, since this is the tomb of the Dragon Chaser himself, his hiding place must be very secretive and difficult to find. Even if he knows where it is, he cannot easily get there. It is definitely possible that it is very dangerous.
At this moment, the ship's hull suddenly shook violently and then suddenly stopped. I lost my footing and fell onto the deck.
"What's going on? Why did the ship stop?" Fatty and Monkey ran out of the cabin yelling. These two guys looked careless. They had been drinking and eating in the cabin just now, and now they were full of anger.
The oily, soupy water was probably caused by what I did just now.
I got up from the ground, not knowing why. I glanced around and saw Wang Kui and the others walking out. Xiaojiu looked at us helplessly and said, "It seems that the propeller is stuck on something. Someone has to go down and fix it."
one time."
"Of course I have to do this kind of thing." The fat man grinned, picked up the tools and prepared to go into the water.
But Wang Kui stopped him, signaled to Xiao Jiu, and saw him trotting into the cabin and quickly came out with a box in his arms. When he opened it, it turned out to be a complete set of diving equipment.
"There's no need for this, right? Don't you all believe in me, Mr. Gua, about my water nature?" The fat man muttered with a fat face. This guy loves to show off. At this time, he probably thought that others were looking down on him.
He remembered what Wang Kui had not finished talking to me before, and he felt uneasy in his heart. He quickly said to the fat man: "Just put it on if I tell you to. They will never harm you."
After hearing what I said, the fat man put on his diving suit with a resentful look on his face, put on his hood and diving goggles, and got into the water with a splash.
Originally, this should not be a difficult thing to solve, but the final development was beyond my expectation. We waited for more than ten minutes and the fat man still didn't come up. Fortunately, he brought an oxygen bottle down, so we could endure it.
Wait patiently.
After about five minutes, a large number of bubbles suddenly appeared in the river water. As soon as we saw it, we felt that something was going to be bad. This was a sign that the oxygen mask had fallen off, and something must have happened to the fat man down there.