Erdan never imagined that he would be washed out of an underground river by water, and that he would be at the foot of a mountain more than 2,000 meters above sea level.
This is a circular closed area with dozens or hundreds of stone figures standing around it.
These stone figures are just like the Qinling Terracotta Warriors and Horses. They look like living people, standing there motionless. Each one of them is carved lifelike and the image is very vivid.
Although the terrain is similar to that of Wangjiazhai, the cliffs are more straight, almost like a barrel, but the water hole that spurts out is like a waterfall, which can spray out more than ten meters away.
A deep pool fell in the center, which shows how high the water pressure of this underground river is.
After regaining his life, Erdan listened to the rumbling sound of water flowing next to the holes below, and slowly propped himself up.
With his mouth dry, he immediately drank the groundwater in large gulps. After he was full, his body slowly gained energy.
Touching the stone figures one by one, I found that they were covered with moss, and some were even covered with layers of insects.
Erdan withdrew his hand and found that he felt very uncomfortable, so he sat down and looked up at the sun in the sky. But about fifty meters above the entrance of the cave, there were many vines, blocking the sky and the sun.
, just like a natural awning.
The sun was shining through the gaps in the vines, so it looked a little damp down there.
Although the water in the underground river is very cold, Erdan's body has a regulating effect. After exercising in the alchemy furnace of Master Tomb Yun, his body has always maintained a constant temperature.
But now he is hungry, Erdan feels that his energy is recovering too slowly, and the hole of the water outlet is relatively small, and the hole where water flows out is impossible to escape. Now he needs to replenish his physical energy, and then find a way to leave when he has energy.
here.
Walking along the rows of stone men, Erdan had a great harvest and picked up a dozen wild duck eggs and two wild fruits.
But the clothes on his body were all wet. Erdan took them off and dried them on the stone next to him. In this wilderness, he walked naked into the pool and washed himself.
Suddenly, he yelled and stepped back. He was so frightened that his whole body tensed up, and he ran up while covering the thing.
After taking a closer look, he saw that an old turtle had bitten his gadget. Fortunately, there was no bleeding, which frightened Erdan.
"Damn it, you beast, you don't bite anywhere, you only bite my lifeblood. I'll kill you later if I don't catch you."
But what excites Erdan the most is that next to the pool, the old turtle that just bit him is now swimming to the rocks on the other side, lying there motionless, seemingly ignoring Erdan's existence.
"Damn it, you are so bold and dare to bask in the sun. I hope I don't catch you and roast you."
Erdan slowly walked around and looked at the old turtle, which weighed five or six kilograms. He was as happy as a child.
He thought that if he ate this thousand-year-old turtle, it would increase his energy tenfold. Erdan slowly and excitedly came to the old turtle basking in the sun, jumped up, clasped his hands together, and
Caught this old turtle firmly.
The old turtle was probably basking in the sun and was caught by Erdan before he had time to react.
After washing it, Erdan broke off a branch and used the jade dragon sword he carried with him to clean it.
It's just that it's more troublesome to make a fire now. There is no dry firewood, only wet leaves. It is impossible to make a fire.
But think about it, I don’t know how raw turtle meat tastes, maybe it’s more nutritious!
Erdan was just a little surprised that there was an old turtle in this place, which was really beyond his expectation.
While tasting the old turtle meat and eating a wild duck egg, Erdan felt very happy. Then he took a bite of the fruit and the taste was so good.
As the old turtle meat was swallowed into his stomach, Erdan found that his whole body was burning, as if something was entangled in his body. In an instant, his whole body seemed to be extremely floating.
Suddenly, there was a cool feeling in his nostrils. He wiped the blood from his hands, and Erdan smiled bitterly. He thought, this old turtle meat is so good, can he even make up for the nosebleeds?
After eating and drinking, Erdan stretched out and stared at these stone men back and forth.
After some observation, Erdan found that there were certain patterns in the arrangement of these stone figures, and he was wondering why these stone figures were arranged in such a mysterious place.
Thinking of the wisdom of the ancients, Erdan couldn't help but admire the experts from the past even more.
Carefully touching the eye of the stone man in front of him, Erdan discovered that the eye was actually a button, and he became vigilant at that time. After all, he had read too many ancient novels before, and he was afraid that it might be a fatal mechanism.
In order to find out, Erdan gritted his teeth and mustered up the courage to press it. He saw the stone men lined up in a row, slowly retreating as if the mechanism had really been triggered.
A straight passage is formed in the middle, about ten meters long, two meters wide, and about five meters deep. There is a ladder leading down next to it, but the bottom is empty and it is so dark that nothing can be seen clearly.
Looking at the scene in front of him, Erdan was instantly overjoyed and thought, could it be that this is the place leading to the outside?
For the sake of safety, Erdan slowly went down the ladder, stepping on the ladder step by step. After all, he didn't know what was underneath.
Just when his feet touched the ground, suddenly, two arrows were shot at him, making him tremble with fright and quickly climbed up.
Erdan, who was clutching his chest and escaping the disaster, was so frightened that he suddenly became a little cautious.
He did not dare to go down easily, but sat next to the passage, slowly thinking about how to go down to the passage below.
At this time, at the scene of the coal mine accident, the secretary of the provincial party committee and the leadership team came over. The rescue team was doing their best to search for Erdan's whereabouts, but unfortunately there was still no news about Erdan at noon.
As the director of the Third Affiliated Hospital, he introduced the situation of Erdan's surgery to the leaders. According to his experience, no one can survive in the water for such a long time. Moreover, the body is still under such pressure.
Just after surgery.
What the dean said is correct. After all, Erdan injured his ribs. Breathing underwater requires more energy from the chest. Coupled with the pressure difference, even professional divers, almost no one can do it.
Diving this deep directly after surgery.
Although the headquarters did not announce Erdan's death to the public, major media reported that Erdan's whereabouts were unknown and that full efforts were being made to search and rescue him. Moreover, the media all relied on official information to conclude that Erdan had died as a hero.
However, just as the headquarters was immersed in a sad mood, a woman walked in.
"Dear leaders, I am Li Erdan's friend. My inspiration tells me that he is not dead."
Gao Jinliang suddenly turned his head and saw Ye Yujiao, the wife of Ye Zhili from Shangwu County. At that time, he looked at her in shock.
"Governor Gao, I know that everyone is worried now, and may even think that Erdan has been sacrificed, but my feeling tells me that he is not dead, and is still alive."
Although Gao Jinliang didn't quite believe Ye Yujiao's words without any scientific conclusion, he still frowned and said in a low voice: "Mrs. Ye, can you tell me specifically, do you have any basis for your judgment?"
Ye Yujiao grabbed the map and explained to them, saying that according to the information provided by the headquarters, since the gap was blocked from the outside, of course, this was the only way to block the gap, so Erdan was not there.
Die before the gap is blocked. As long as the gap is blocked, the air pressure in the underground river will tend to balance.
If it reaches equilibrium, it will move along the direction of the underground river. She believes that Erdan will be able to find a way to escape, so she asks them to quickly send people to deal with the low-lying areas under the mountain, especially the areas with rivers around the mountain.