Chapter 148: The Underground Channel of the Underground River
Mao Tianlin took the lead and walked into the passage of the Death Gate.
"Master Qi, slow down."
Shen Yuan reminded from behind, "We are not familiar with this place and it will be very dangerous to rush in hastily."
Although it is slow, it is still traveling faster than usual. That light is very strange. It is definitely not the fire of whale oil in the channel. It is very likely that it is man-made. But! Who emits the light?
Mao Tianlin stopped and said, "Footprints."
Everyone looked down at the ground, and sure enough, a series of wet footprints had not evaporated completely. From this, it can be seen that the light source just now must be man-made.
The source of the footprints turned out to be the underground river next to it. There was a large pool of water on the river bank. This person probably climbed ashore from the underground river and wanted to go to the end of the Death Door, but he may have spotted us and turned back in a hurry.
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Looking up again, there is a fork in the road ahead. Although the footprints on the ground are getting lighter and lighter, the water stains on the clothes are still obvious. This water stain shows that the person did not go straight, but went to the Jingmen on the left.
"Maybe it's my sister!" Wu Zijin suddenly said.
I also thought about this. Except for us and Wu Zipei, no one else came in here, and the footprints were very small, without shoes, and belonged to women. The light must be the light from her wolf fang flashlight, but Wu Zipei
Why has she been hiding from us? What on earth does she want to do?
Mao Tianlin looked at Shen Yuan and asked, "Do you want to chase him?"
Shen Yuan was very confused and said: "Seventh Master, she must know some secrets here, otherwise she would not disappear rashly. Moreover, I have already stated that everyone gets what they need, but she still avoids us and acts alone. From this we can conclude
, she wants to monopolize something here, and it’s very likely that we also need this thing.”
"Soul summoning order!" Mao Tianlin said.
"Not sure."
Shen Yuan said: "But don't worry, the triangular ancient jade is in our hands, we are in control of the overall situation, and Tianxiumen is good at hiding, chasing her will waste a lot of our time and energy. Now we are still acting according to the plan, she
Sooner or later he will show up."
"What about him?"
Shale pointed at Wu Zijin and said: "He and his sister are in the same group."
"None of my business!"
Wu Zijin quickly clarified his relationship with Wu Zipei: "I can't control what my sister wants to do.
, haven’t I been looking for her all the time!”
"Who knows if what you said is true."
Shale said: "Maybe you two have agreed upon it early, one will act alone, the other will mix among us, and finally we will cooperate inside and outside."
"Lezi, don't talk nonsense!"
Wu Zijin quickly expressed his stance, "I really don't know what my sister is going to do. Grandpa Shen, you have to believe me."
"Okay."
Shen Yuan didn't seem to want to waste time on this matter, saying: "Zijin, the reason why you and your sister can come in is because I want to repay the kindness of Tianxiumen. I hope you don't take the kindness to yourself."
"Why did she come out of the underground river?"
I looked at the large pool of water on the river bank and wondered, "Is there something in the underground river?"
"Maybe it's to avoid us." Shale said.
"Just to avoid us, it shouldn't be possible to sneak in the water,"
Shen Yuan glanced at Mao Tianlin and said, "Master Qi, please investigate."
Mao Tianlin nodded, took out the Wolf Fang flashlight, bit it in his mouth, and descended from the water stain into the underground river.
Five minutes have passed and Mao Tianlin has not come out yet.
I sat on the bank of the river and looked at the underground river from time to time: "Old man Shen, after so long, will something happen to Master Qi?"
Shen Yuan shook his head: "Probably not."
"It's been more than five minutes."
I pointed to my watch and said, "Can he hold his breath for so long?"
Shen Yuan nodded, "Don't worry, Boss Ye. The fact that Master Qi didn't come back so soon means there must be something fishy in the underground river. You should take this opportunity to have a good rest."
Half an hour passed, and Shen Yuan, who had always been calm, felt a little uneasy. Suddenly, ripples appeared in the underground river, and Mao Tianlin's head finally came out.
"How is it, Master Qi?" Shen Yuan asked impatiently.
Mao Tianlin climbed out of the river, pointed to the underground river and said: "There are secret passages deep in the river, which are very complicated."
"really……"
Shen Yuan said: "Where does it lead to?"
Mao Tianlin shook his head and said: "The passage is too long, there is no end in sight, and it extends in all directions. I don't have enough breath, so I can only turn back, and it will probably connect to the entire Eternal Life Palace."
I was not too surprised to learn that there are passages to the underground river, because the underground river next to each passage is basically
They are all flowing, some rapidly, some gently, but the source cannot be found, which means that these rivers come through secret passages.
Moreover, there are whirlpools at the junctions of some forked roads, indicating that that location is a secret passage. I just didn't expect that these secret passages would be so complicated.
"Master Qi, you can't even do that!"
I asked in surprise: "How can Wu Zipei be a girl?"
Shen Yuan said: "Tianxiumen has entered Taoism through immortality and is good at breath control. Boss Ye, it seems that the person who strangled your neck in the Jingmen underground river should be Wu Zipei."
"But why is she always in the underground river?"
I wondered: "Swimming in the water can't be faster than walking on the road, right?"
"You have to ask Wu Zipei herself. Maybe it's to avoid the dangers in various passages, or maybe she wants to find something in there."
Shen Yuan stood up and said, "Okay, let's stop making random guesses. The truth will always come out. Let's continue setting off now."
"You came in through death's door."
After crossing the first fork in the road, I asked Wu Zijin: "What is there here?"
Wu Zijin recalled it, scratched his head, and said: "I don't know, there may be Pansy and Chongchu, but... those Pansy and Chong may also be in Jingmen. There is no sense of direction at all. I
After hearing the sound of your gunshot, I didn't pay attention to which way I turned and just followed the sound of the gunshot."
"Did you turn a corner after seeing Pansy and Hu Chong?" I asked.
Wu Zijin thought for a long time and said: "It should be gone. I remember that after I took Pansy the Pansy, I kept walking forward following the sound of gunfire without turning any further, and then I saw you being forced into the underground river by the insects."
"You have to think clearly."
I said seriously: "You came in through the Door of Death. This is for sure. At that time, you said that you also saw the worms and pansy. If there are worms at the door of death, then we must find the pansy first, otherwise we will encounter the worms.
Insects, we are in danger."
Wu Zijin's face was tangled, as if he was constipated, and said: "Brother Ye Zi, I really don't remember that clearly."
"Don't worry, Boss Ye."
Shen Yuan said: "Viola paniculata and worms are mutually reinforcing and incompatible with each other. Where there are worms, it is generally easy to find pansy paniculata."
When I heard Shen Yuan say the word "reassured", my heart started to feel anxious again.