"Xiao Liu, come on up. Let's squeeze in and get to the other side quickly."
Wang Qiang moved his butt, squeezed out a small gap, and patted the partition next to him.
With a smile on his face, Xiao Liu stretched out his hand to push the wooden boat into the lake.
"Look at this person's consciousness. Xiao Liu wants to help us. It's okay. I have an engineering shovel here. It can do a few strokes. Come up here quickly!"
Wang Qiang turned around and reached out to pull Xiao Liu.
Xiao Liu remained unmoved and pushed the wooden boat deeper into the lake.
Seeing that the lake water had reached his knees and slowly reached his chest, everyone on the boat realized that something was wrong.
"Xiao Liu, what's going on with you? Catch him quickly!"
Mr. Lu turned around and stretched out his crutch.
Xiao Liu is Mr. Lu's youngest student and one of his most valued students.
Because it is really rare for these young people studying archeology to be willing to take root on the edge of this desert and conduct research for several years or even decades.
But now it's like he can't hear himself speak.
After pushing the boat out with both hands, with a relieved smile on his face, he lay back and fell into the deep water. A string of bubbles emerged and soon disappeared.
"God bless!" Mr. Lu trumpeted and almost threw himself into the water. Fortunately, Li Li beside him quickly caught him with his quick eyes and hands.
Without saying a word, Bai Lu jumped directly into the lake to save Xiao Liu.
The old man came out this time and brought two of his most popular disciples, one Xiao Chen and the other Xiao Liu.
Unexpectedly, all the way up to now, there have been two human tragedies in which a white-haired person gave away a black-haired person.
Mr. Lu's eyes darkened and he fainted.
"Old Lin, Xiao Liu fell into the water, and Mr. Lu also fainted!"
Lin Yi stood at the bow of the boat, paying full attention to the movements on the lake and having no time to care about what was happening at the stern.
Wang Qiang's voice behind him made him react.
When he turned around, he saw the unconscious Mr. Lu collapsed next to Li Li. Xiao Song and Xiao Shi were lying on the stern of the boat, calling Xiao Liu's name.
"Liu Tianyou! Liu Tianyou!"
The lake surface has long since returned to calm, with only ripples floating from the bow of the boat.
Bai Lu poked her head out of the ripples and shook her head at everyone on the boat.
"It's strange. There was water under our feet before and after us. When I went down, there was nothing at the bottom of the lake."
Wang Qiang stretched out his engineering shovel and pulled Bai Lu up.
Li Li followed the previous process, unbuttoning Mr. Lu's clothes, gently caressing his chest, and pinching his philtrum with his other hand.
Academician Zhou is also helping from behind.
"Wait a minute, Li Li, open Mr. Lu's collar!"
Lin Yi suddenly said nervously.
Li Li was stunned for a moment, then pulled away Mr. Lu's collar, and a dark red eyeball-shaped mark suddenly appeared on Mr. Lu's chest.
It was exactly the same as the red mark found on Du Ping's body before.
"Isn't this the mark on someone's body? Is it Lao Lin?"
Wang Qiang pointed at Mr. Lu's chest and shouted in shock.
Lin Yi nodded.
"Consultant Lin, why do I also have this mark on me?"
Academician Zhou opened his collar.
Sure enough, a dark red eyeball mark also appeared on Academician Zhou's left chest.
No matter the position, color or size, there is no difference from the one on Lu Lao's body.
"How could this happen? When I helped Teacher Zhou touch it, there was no such thing!"
Academician Zhou's assistant Xiao Shi shouted excitedly.
"Brother, I."
Abdul opened his clothes, and this shocking eyeball mark appeared on his chest.
"Ah! I, I have it on me too!"
Xiao Song screamed.
Then everyone on the ship began self-examination. The result was that everyone was infected and no one was spared, including Lin Yi himself.
"What's going on? What's going on, Consultant Lin? How could this happen?"
"Will we, like Teacher Du, become a walking zombie and never be able to leave this desert in this life?"
"Consultant Lin, I know you have a way, please help me!"
Several people behind him started making noise together, and the wooden boat began to shake violently.
Wang Qiang, Li Li, Abu Du and others tried their best to maintain balance, and also blocked Xiao Song, Xiao Shi and others who had almost lost their minds.
"Why are you panicking? If we fucking die, let's die together. What's wrong with you now?"
Wang Qiang shouted angrily, silencing them all.
He grew up very quickly along the way, and his legs and feet became weak from the first time he was surrounded by wolves.
Now I can take charge of my own business.
When several people saw the fierce-looking Wang Qiang, they immediately restrained themselves a lot.
"We must believe in Consultant Lin's ability. He can take us out of dangerous places every time. Don't get into trouble!"
On the contrary, Bai Lu showed a maturity and calmness that was not consistent with her age and status.
Several experts around him also comforted each other, and they finally calmed down.
"Don't make any noise. We are not only at the center of this Feng Shui bureau, this is also an altar. Our current identity is the sacrifice."
Lin Yi whispered behind a few people.
"Sacrifice"
As soon as the word came out, Wang Qiang immediately changed his tune.
"Remember, don't shout if anything happens next time!"
After speaking, he turned his face and whispered to Lin Yi:
"What's going on? Why does a good person become a sacrifice? Sacrifice or something? To whom?"
Lin Yi was silent for a moment and pointed to the opposite side with his finger.
"When we get there, the answers to all the questions will be revealed!"
Everyone on the entire wooden boat remained silent as they sailed toward the other side little by little.
The mist in front of him gradually dissipated, and a line of white marble stairs appeared in front of him. The end of the stairs led directly to the snow-white palace.
Lin Yi jumped out of the boat and hugged the bow. Everyone helped each other and got out of the wooden boat.
Everyone looked at each other and walked up the white jade steps together.
There are 99 steps in total. Before you go up one step, the steps behind you will immediately disappear into the clouds.
After walking a few steps, the lake behind me was no longer visible, and the clouds and mist surrounding me made me feel like I was in a fairyland.
It wasn't until everyone reached the front of the palace that they finally saw its true face.
Looking from a distance, there are nine gates in total. In fact, there are three gates in one layer, with a total of three layers. Each layer is obscured by clouds and fog, so the view is not clear.
The shape of the palace is simple and elegant, with an old-fashioned style. The three palace doors are open and unsuspecting.
The light in the left hall is the most dazzling, with several ever-bright lamps hanging on the four walls, illuminating the place as if it were daytime.
The contents inside are even more dizzying.
There are mountains of gold and silver ritual vessels and sacrificial vessels all over the place, and there are countless jades and treasures of all kinds.
The dome, walls and floor all exuded the color of pure gold, making it difficult for anyone to open their eyes.
Even the few experts who thought they had seen the world were stunned when they saw this scene and couldn't move.
Any piece of it taken out will definitely be a national treasure and can be placed directly in the most conspicuous booth of the National Expo.
Lin Yi was also attracted by these rare treasures, but he subconsciously observed the surrounding layout and saw the problem:
This palace has a side hall on the left and right, and the main hall in the middle.
The layout is more like a tomb chamber with two ear chambers.
(End of chapter)
