Lin Yan wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead and let out a long breath: "Good guys, do you usually go this far when exploring?"
Jiang Heng smiled: "I don't usually do that. I had nothing to do that day. I was just wandering around when I was depressed, and I walked a little further without realizing it."
Xiaoxiao explained: "During that time, the old village leader passed away and entrusted the entire village to Jiang Village Master. Jiang Village Master was worried that he could not do well, so he refused for a long time."
Jiang Heng shook his head helplessly: "Don't mention it anymore, it's all over."
Xiaoxiao nodded repeatedly: "That's right! Look how well the village is taken care of by you now! Don't belittle yourself!"
Shi Lingyao looked around: "I don't see anything strange here."
As he said this, his mind power subconsciously spread out and surged in all directions.
This time she not only expanded far away, but her power of thought gradually seeped deep into the ground like flowing water.
Just listen to Jiang Heng say: "It's not here, you come with me."
As he spoke, he turned around to lead the way. Shi Lingyao raised his feet and was about to follow, but paused for a moment.
She thought she discovered what was strange about Jiang Heng.
The group of people walked around the lake for a small half circle and turned to one side into the forest. This was not an ordinary forest, but more like a mountain forest, and the road gradually went upwards.
There was no road on the ground, so they followed Jiang Heng in various twists and turns. Almost everyone was confused and didn't know where they were.
But when they turned a corner ahead, a narrow hole suddenly appeared.
Jiang Heng pointed to the entrance of the cave: "This is it, we need to go in."
As he spoke, he took out the torch from his bag and lit it.
Shi Lingyao's face was calm, and her mind power had not been withdrawn, and she could clearly "see" them approaching the target they found along the way.
Jing Hexuan also took out a torch, lit it, and walked to her side.
The entrance to the cave is extremely narrow, barely enough for one person to pass through. It would probably be difficult for a fatter person to pass through.
Jiang Heng took the lead, followed by her, followed by Jing Hexuan, then Xiaoxiao, Zhang Xing holding Shi Bao, the three of them came to the back, and the huge white tiger followed leisurely at the end, stepping into the narrow entrance of the cave one by one.
Although there were torches for illumination, the line of sight was not very clear. The passage was not only narrow, but also very low. Except for Xiaoxiao, everyone else in the group was tall. They were short and had their heads hunched over, making walking very awkward.
The mountain wall is rugged and rubble, and there are no traces of artificial chiseling. This is probably a passage formed by the spontaneous splitting of the mountain.
I don't know what Jiang Heng thought at the beginning, that he would get into such a passage, and let him discover such a huge weirdness.
Jiang Heng walked at the front, his voice low: "We'll be here soon. In my mind, it only took half a cup of tea."
Shi Lingyao knew that his time estimate was accurate and it was indeed coming soon.
I don’t know how long we walked. This narrow and dark environment made everyone lose the sense of time, and their bodies were so sore that they became numb.
"arrive."
Jiang Heng's low voice had a slight echo.
It was obvious that they were in a very empty and huge space.
Everyone walked out of the narrow and short passage one by one.
Everyone ignored the inspection of the environment and acted in unison to stretch their waists and stretch the bones that had been curled up for a long time.
In the dimness, you can even hear the crisp "kababa" sounds that alternately rise and fall.
Shi Bao asked in a low voice: "Mother, can I speak?"
Shi Lingyao: "Okay."
The white tiger came over and rubbed against her. His long tail hooked back and wrapped around her calf.
Lin Yan muttered in a low voice: "Master Jiang, you are really good. In this environment, you can actually go to the end. I believe you said that you are very free."
Li Yue clicked his tongue and gave him a reproachful look.
Unfortunately, the light was dim and Lin Yan didn't notice it.
Jiang Heng was complained about, but he smiled in a good-natured manner, without explaining, and said softly: "This is it."
Only then did everyone bother to look around.
The illumination provided by the two torches was very limited, and one could only vaguely see what seemed to be a very huge space, with no end visible at a glance.
Jing Hexuan took out another bundle of torches and distributed them to everyone.
Now all seven people present had torches, and the light of the fire made the room much brighter.
She saw Jiang Heng glance at Jing Hexuan and then looked at her, with a worried expression on his face: "I can't tell where this place is, I just feel bad."
Upon hearing this, she turned towards the direction indicated by Jiang Heng.
The crowd spread out holding torches, and their vision became much clearer.
In the dim light, it can be seen that this place is a huge cave. As far as the eye can see, there is no boundary at all, giving people a feeling of endless emptiness here.
What can be seen is that there seems to be a building not far away.
"I was alone last time and didn't dare to go deep. I just walked around the periphery and nothing happened."
Jiang Heng said, shining the torch over there.
She pondered for a moment: "Go and have a look."
Hearing this, Li Yue took the initiative to go to the front to explore the way.
They were alert and approached slowly with torches in their hands.
As they got closer, the details of this building gradually came into view.
Unlike any building that everyone has seen in the past, the style of this area of houses is really weird.
The houses are all one-story, very low in height, and the roofs are all flat. It seems that they are all made of huge stones. They look rough and simple, giving off a heavy atmosphere.
The group approached cautiously.
As they got closer, they could clearly see that these houses were like cities where people lived, with neatly planned streets and houses neatly arranged in a square and square layout.
Lin Yan asked in a low voice: "Who would live in a cave like this that never sees the light of day?"
Zhang Xing was also puzzled: "It looks like there are quite a lot of people."
Li Yue looked back at Jing Hexuan and saw him nodding, so he pushed open the door of a nearby house.
The door was ajar, and the door panel had traces of time. In this kind of cave, where there is no sunshine all year round, it is dark and humid. The door panel was corroded and dilapidated. When Li Yue pushed it open, he let out a squeaking scream.
The furnishings in the room were simple and neat, with no sign of being scattered. There was even a bowl on the table.
Shi Lingyao took a closer look and saw that there was a layer of dark marks on the bottom of the bowl. It was probably some food that had been left for a long time and eventually dried naturally.
They randomly checked a few more rooms. The atmosphere of life inside was very weak, but the things were arranged fairly neatly. Just like in the first room, it seemed that a certain time in life was suddenly frozen, and human beings were taken away. Leave.
Li Yue concluded: "It seems that the people who live here left in a hurry."
Lin Yan added: "And he left on his own, with no signs of fighting or dragging."
Zhang Xing asked the question in everyone's mind: "What on earth is this place?"
There is such a mysterious tribe near the imperial capital, and it is a strange thing that no one knows about it.
Shi Lingyao thought for a while: "Let's go inside and take a look."
