The cave is narrow on the outside and wide on the inside, shaped like a gourd. The narrowest part of the cave entrance only allows one person to pass through, but it immediately becomes wider after entering.
For example, the place where Qin Hai and the others are located is about three feet wide and as tall as one person, and it's so dark inside that it's almost impossible to see, let alone looking in from the outside. If you're not used to the dark environment in the cave, you won't be able to see anything at all. thing.
So Qin Hai and the others hid behind the big rock and didn't have to worry about being seen by the person outside.
As the footsteps got closer and closer, a figure soon entered Qin Hai's sight. It was none other than the Shi Hu who led them up the mountain.
Shi Hu walked very carefully and tiptoed forward for a while. He happened to arrive in front of the big rock where Qin Hai and the others were, and stopped right here.
Qin Hai made a gesture to Shen Meng and the others, and a few of them quietly lowered their bodies and hid in the shadows behind the big rock. Miao Qing and Du Meiqi were so nervous that they even held their breath, and were too scared to move.
After a while, footsteps sounded again. Qin Hai looked over and saw that Shi Hu had already exited the cave.
Qin Hai whispered in Shen Meng's ear: "Xiao Qing and I went up to take a look. These people are mysterious and mysterious. I always feel a little weird."
"I'd better go with you. The old man's Miao Gu is very powerful. If anything happens, you won't be able to deal with it." Shen Meng said.
Qin Hai nodded and signaled to Miao Qing and Du Meiqi not to go out. Then he and Shen Meng quietly left the cave, following Shi Hu at a distance.
Shi Hu didn't even realize that there was someone following him and went straight back to Qingyun Temple on the mountain. Qin Hai and Shen Meng walked quietly to the back door of Qinglong Temple and listened carefully to what was going on in the room. Of course, Shen Meng was the main one. Listen, Qin Hai couldn't understand the old man's Miao dialect at all.
The sound of Shi Hu and the old man talking soon came from the room. Shen Meng listened for a while, then turned around and said to Qin Hai: "Shi Hu told the old man that he smelled the perfume left on us in the cave, so he was sure that we Already entered the cave."
At this moment, there was another conversation in the room, and at the end the old man yelled. Shen Meng's expression suddenly changed, and he turned around and whispered: "Shi Hu asked the old man if there really were five leaves in the cave. Damn it, the old man told him not to meddle in his own business. Shi Hu also said that the cave was just a snake cave, and if we let us in, we would die, but the old man yelled at him and told him to go down the mountain quickly."
"I knew there was something wrong with these people. Just wait here and I'll deal with that old man." Qin Hai was about to sneak into Qingyun Temple, but was grabbed by Shen Meng.
"Don't go. That person's Miao Gu is hard to guard against. No matter how good your skills are, it will be useless."
Qin Hai frowned and said, "Is that all?"
Shen Meng said: "We are not familiar with the place here, and safety comes first, so we try not to alert others. So I think we'd better go back to the cave first and come back later. Just say that we don't dare to go into the deepest part of the cave, and then go directly leave. "
Qin Hai pondered for a moment, then nodded in agreement with Shen Meng's opinion.
What Chen Meng said makes sense, not to mention that the old man's Miao Gu is indeed a bit difficult to guard against. He also brought Shen Meng and the three of them with him. If something unexpected happened, it would be difficult for him to protect the three of them by himself. Zhou Quan, so it is best to leave this strange village safely first.
However, just as they were about to return to the cave, a black cat suddenly appeared quietly at the back door of Qingyun Temple. It was the black cat raised by the old man.
The black cat looked motionlessly at Qin Hai and Shen Meng who were hiding in the corner. The deep cat eyes gave people a very scary feeling.
Shen Meng was so frightened that she couldn't help but take a step back. Qin Hai quickly waved his hand, signaling the black cat to enter the room.
Unexpectedly, the black cat not only did not enter the house, but suddenly meowed twice, then bared its teeth and made a purring sound.
Hold the grass!
Qin Hai was shocked. Is this still a cat? It has become a spirit!
Without any time to think, he directly put Shen Meng on his shoulders and quickly left in the direction of going down the mountain. The speed was extremely fast along the way, until he turned a corner and helped Shen Meng squat behind a dense bush.
Looking up again, I saw that the old man had appeared at the back door of Qingyun Temple, holding the black cat in his arms. The old man gently stroked the fur on the black cat, and stared at their location with a pair of cold eyes. His face was extremely grim.
In an instant, Qin Hai suddenly felt like he was being targeted by a poisonous snake. He hurriedly squatted on the ground, let Shen Meng lie on his back, and then accelerated away with her on his back.
Running fast, Qin Hai finished the half-hour journey in ten minutes. He put Shen Meng off his body only when he arrived outside the cave.
"That black cat is so evil, I just felt like it was going to pounce on me and bite me!" Thinking of the situation just now, Shen Meng was still a little scared.
Qin Hai glanced towards the mountain and said, "This place is very weird. You must be more careful. Let's go in. Let's go in and find Xiaoqing and the others first."
After entering the cave, the two of them adapted to the dark environment and quickly found the big rock from before. However, there was no one behind the big rock, and neither Miao Qing nor Du Meiqi was here.
"Where are Meiqi and the others?" Shen Meng asked in surprise, and then shouted several times, but received no response. Du Meiqi and Miao Qing seemed to have disappeared out of thin air, leaving no trace behind.
Qin Hai searched outside the cave but returned in vain.
"It's not outside. Have they gone into the cave?" Qin Hai said as he looked into the dark depths of the cave.
"No way, Meiqi is the most timid. She will definitely not dare to go in!" Shen Meng denied Qin Hai's statement without hesitation.
In fact, Qin Hai also thinks that this possibility is very small. Neither Du Meiqi nor Miao Qing is a bold person. If Xiao Nannan were here, he might dare to go into the cave to find out.
But there was no trace of them outside the cave. Could it be that they flew away out of thin air?
Shen Meng was so anxious that she stamped her feet and regretted repeatedly. Qin Hai was also very anxious, but he still calmed down and carefully looked at the situation in the cave.
It was so dark in the cave that he couldn't see his fingers. Even if Qin Hai had excellent eyesight, he couldn't clearly see what was going on deep inside the cave. The dark cave was like a monster's open mouth, capable of swallowing everything that entered it. Something like that.
Qin Hai took out his mobile phone and turned on the flashlight on it. The strong light immediately illuminated the cave.
"Look, there are footprints here!"
Qin Hai's eyes suddenly lit up and he helped Shen Meng to a puddle. Next to the puddle, several footprints stuck to the soil were clearly visible. Judging from the number and size, they should pay attention to the ones left by Du Meiqi and Miao Qing.
"They're in!" Qin Hai and Shen Meng looked at each other with horror on their faces.