"How's it going?" Meng Xiaolang squatted on the shore and asked immediately after I got into the water.
"It's so cold." My teeth chattered, and I quickly swam as hard as I could in the water. As soon as I stopped, I would feel frozen.
"Be patient for a little bit, and you will be fine soon." Meng Xiaolang said: "There must be nothing by the lake. If you want to find it, you can only look for it underwater. It's a pity, brother, my knowledge is limited. You have to explore it yourself. In addition,
, bring this with you, maybe it will be useful."
Meng Xiaolang handed me the small bamboo tube. I nodded to indicate that I understood. Then I moved back and forth and got into the water. It is strange to say that when I stayed on the surface of the water, the water temperature was very low, but once I got under the water,
It doesn’t seem that cold anymore. Searchlights can shine underwater
After a certain distance, the lake water was indeed very clear without any impurities. Biaozi and I dived three meters deep and began to look back and forth at the bottom of the lake. At this glance, we could see something wrong, because the bottom of the lake was too flat, like an artificial
The large pool looks nothing like a natural lake.
Wow...
We swam out about ten meters away, and when I looked through the diving goggles, I seemed to see a vague shadow passing by. It was definitely not an illusion, but when I turned around, I couldn't see anything. Biao
Zi gestured to me, indicating that he had also seen something.
This made me feel a little nervous, and the water temperature seemed to have dropped a little bit. He and I looked around, and just when the two of us turned our heads again to indicate that we found nothing, many shadows suddenly appeared around us.
.
Blurred human figures were swimming around like fish next to us. Those shadows were illusory and a bit ethereal, like old films released from the projector. If we stretched out our hands to touch them, we couldn't touch their shapes. The shadows seemed like
It is transparent, tangible and intangible.
Then, the shadows became clear one after another. Various people, including men and women, old and young, were almost exactly the same as those "people" floating on the water before. Biaozi and I carried weapons with us, but we just took them out
It feels a bit redundant, weapons are definitely useless against these shadows.
A shadow floated in front of me. It felt magical. Its shape suddenly became fuller, as if a figure on a plane suddenly turned into a three-dimensional image. This was an old Taoist priest with white beard and hair. He was very thin.
Like the purple from Badu Ancient Village
Like Zi Yang, he has a somewhat fairy-like demeanor, but his eyes are gentler and gentler than Zi Yang. There is no evil breath in his eyes, but there is an extra kind of persistence, as if he is still pursuing something after countless years.
The persistence that refuses to give up.
I immediately suspected that these were the people who had explored Laolong Lake and then died here for various reasons? The old Taoist priest was obviously not a living being. Only in the deep lake hanging at night, could he act like this?
The way appears in sight.
The old Taoist priest was suspended in the water in front of him. His body was shaking and changing. He seemed to be staring at us. After a while, the messy shadows around him sank to the bottom of the water, as if dormant. Only the old Taoist priest in front of him was left.
Taoist priest. He hovered for a while, turned around silently, and swam slowly forward. Although he didn't give any instructions, I felt that he was guiding us.
I gestured to Biaozi and then followed the old Taoist priest. Biaozi hesitated and pulled me behind. I thought clearly that if it was going to be detrimental to us, when so many shadows appeared, it would scare people unconscious.
In the past, the old Taoist priest must not have any malicious intentions. With this thought in mind, I followed closely. The old Taoist priest did not turn and swam almost straight out. After about thirty meters, I had approached the shore of the other end of Laolong Lake.
When I arrived here, I immediately understood the old Taoist priest's intention. On the wall on the lakeshore, there was a semicircular hole, completely covered by water. The hole was big enough for a person to get in, but the searchlight couldn't shine that far.
, cannot see the situation in the cave.
Suddenly, I seemed to hear a long sigh, and there seemed to be many hidden things in that sigh.
"This is it..." The shadow of the old Taoist priest slowly faded at the edge of the cave entrance, so faint that it was almost unclear, but the voice kept echoing in my ears: "Without immortality, how many years,
It's just a dream, go ahead..."
When the sound disappeared, Laolong Lake became completely quiet. The illusory figure of the old Taoist priest disappeared without a trace. What was left was the small semicircular hole.
There is no doubt that the shadow of the old Taoist priest deliberately brought us here and let us enter the cave. Biaozi and I temporarily surfaced, and our lips were already blue from the cold.
"Let's go in and have a look." I put aside my prejudice against Biaozi for the time being. We are companions in the water together and cannot be vindictive.
"Don't you think he lured us here on purpose?" Biaozi wiped some water and said, "Lao An asks me to do something, and I do it, but it's not Lao An's business now."
Biaozi is right. The old Taoist priest's actions may seem to be a guide, but it may also be a temptation. But the feeling in my heart is very strong. I feel that there is an inexplicable feeling with the old Taoist priest.
The origin of.
At this time, Meng Xiaolang ran over from the opposite side and squatted down to talk to us. I told him, and Meng Xiaolang didn't hesitate much and let us in directly. Biaozi slightly expressed his dissent, and Meng Xiaolang frowned.
, said: "Time is very tight, please stop talking so much nonsense."
I don’t know what Meng Xiaolang meant when he said that time was tight. Anyway, when he said it, I felt a sense of urgency. After a brief conversation, Biaozi and I went into the water again, looked at the entrance of the cave, and then dived in.
The hole was a bit tilted and was completely filled with lake water. I carefully calculated the distance to make sure I had enough oxygen to return.
The sloping cave was about 200 meters long. We swam very fast, and the passage was not inclined very much. However, the route was so long that it must be very deep underground now. Then, the passage turned a corner, and the terrain also slowed down.
Slowly going upwards, after more than a hundred meters, I felt my body floating up, my head suddenly felt warm, and I emerged from the water with a bang.
Above our heads, there is a round space like a bubble, and the air quality is very bad. Biaozi and I were so freezing that we immediately climbed to the shore when we surfaced. The space was not big, only three or four people at most.
It is ten square meters, and there is also a semicircular hole on the opposite side. This hole is much better. The water in it only reaches your ankles, and you can walk through it without oxygen.
Having already arrived here, I had a vague feeling that the old Taoist priest was guiding us to the right path. At least, it would lead us to where we should go.
"Let's take a walk, it should be right."
"Don't think it's that simple." Biaozi snorted coldly, turned back and glanced at the way he came from, and said, "How did so many people die in the water?"
Biaozi's words made me silent for a while. What he said made sense. Regardless of whether the old Taoist priest had any malicious intentions, he died in Laolong Lake. I didn't think that I was more capable than him at all.
However, if we don’t take the road in front of us, is there any other way?
Regardless of whether Biaozi agreed or not, I packed up my things, looked at the entrance of the cave, and walked in. Biaozi had no choice but to follow behind, muttering all the way. This passage is not long, only about twenty meters.
Before reaching the end of the passage, the light shining out spreads infinitely, which means that the space in front is wider.
When I walked here, I felt that there was a mysterious attraction in the space in front of me. It was quite strong. My legs were almost out of control of my body, and I wanted to walk in. But when this feeling appeared,
There is also a vague crisis, as if there is an invisible and sharp knife on my neck at any time.
The two of us walked to the end of the passage one after another. The space in front of us was different from what we imagined. It was not particularly big, and it seemed like two huge hollowed-out stones had merged together. Judging from the route, we are now
The location should be underground at the edge of Ironwood Ridge.
This space is very simple, so simple that you can see all the way to the end at a glance. I always thought that the complicated terrain and unexpected circumstances caused the people who came to Laolong Lake to die one by one. But what can be hidden in such a simple space?
My eyes had completely adapted to the darkness. I didn't move forward, I just stood there and looked. At the end of the space where the light could reach, I vaguely saw a door.
A stone door is at the end of the space. Ziyang from Badu Ancient Village wanted to open this kind of door, but as I looked at it, I realized that the door was not closed. I don’t know why it cracked.
Make an opening.
I couldn't help but walked over. Although I couldn't hear any sound, I always felt that something kept calling me on the other side of the door. What Ziyang was pursuing was the secret behind the door. The door in front of him
, in fact it has already been opened.
After walking out for a while, I got closer and closer to the door. Biaozi behind me suddenly let out an ouch. I just wanted to look back, but my eyes were suddenly attracted by the symbols on the door. If the stone door is complete, then the above
The inscription on the bird's beak should also be complete, but there is a crack in the stone door, and the runes are also cracked.
"No!" Biaozi started yelling from behind, and I had to give up observing and pay attention to him instead.
The moment I turned around, a whistling sound that I had heard several times before and after erupted from the empty space. The whistling sound seemed to come from a very far away place, but it seemed to be able to penetrate the space. The whistling sound suddenly filled the air.
The whole space is sharp and miserable, stinging people's eardrums.
Biaozi hugged his left leg hard. His leg had stopped swelling, but it felt like a breath of air had been blown into it. At the same time, I felt a burning sting on the sole of my foot, and I suddenly regained consciousness.
In a daze.
I seemed to see jars, many jars, falling from all directions.