Chen Si's pupils shrank, and he felt that the dark wind in the cave was getting colder and colder, as if it was blowing from the underworld.
He couldn't understand what Gao Liyao meant by this, and when he was about to ask again, he suddenly heard a burst of whispers.
“^**gaO%…#&戢鈈…*&%*魹鎾…”
If you listen carefully, the voice is very close, as if it is lying next to your ear, and you can feel the slight breath.
"Did you hear anything?"
Gao Liyao raised his eyebrows and asked, "What's the sound?"
By this time, the voice had gradually faded away.
Chen Si's face was so cold that water dripped from his face, and he felt increasingly that there was something evil in the cave.
At this time, there was a glimmer of light coming from the end below. It was the signal light set by the captain and others.
According to the guidance, the two landed safely.
The bottom is flat and quite wide.
Chen Si stepped on it with his feet. The ground was very hard and it was a large piece of granite.
After listening to Gao Liyao's words, he felt that the team did not think it was that simple, and he began to pay attention to the expressions of each team member. He always felt that the eyes of the three people who went down first were a little erratic, and their expressions were slightly strange.
He kept it in mind and continued to stand in the corner silently.
Seeing that all five people had arrived, Team Zhang clapped his hands and said, "Let's keep going. After another two hours of walking, we will find a wide place to camp."
After hearing this, no one raised any objection, and they all followed Team Zhang on their way quietly.
The cave environment on the lower level is obviously much more complicated than the one above. There are many branching cave entrances. Some caves will become lost as you walk, and some are connected to other cave entrances. If you don't pay attention, you will get lost.
Along the way, Ma Yan also collected rock and mineral specimens in the cave, classified them one by one and kept them in her backpack.
Collecting geological and biological samples is the main responsibility of the exploration team, which takes a lot of time, so the exploration process is much slower.
Two hours later, everyone has only moved forward a short distance without making much progress.
Seeing that everyone's physical strength had reached the limit, Team Zhang found a ventilated area, placed solid fuel in the center to light a fire, and arranged tents for several people to set up around the bonfire.
After running around for a day, everyone was no longer in the mood to talk and fell asleep one after another.
Chen Si was also very tired. He got into his own small tent and wrapped his body tightly in a sleeping bag. After a while, he started snoring.
Perhaps because of Gao Liyao's words, Chen Si could not sleep peacefully, but was half asleep and half awake.
His consciousness seemed to be wandering in the cave, and every deep corner and every dark hole seemed to have a gravitational pull, tempting him to explore.
There were murmurs coming from all directions in the cave, a steady stream that hadn't stopped since he entered the cave.
“覦迪……#&崮鍗ZUi鎾慁nie……*&*”
The words were familiar, but hard to hear.
Chen Si pricked up his ears and listened carefully, and the voice began to become clearer.
"...Chen Hao Xuan Si Dong #ZhOng Yu% Xuan Zhuzhi"
Suddenly, the whole world was spinning, and an inexplicable force hit Chen Si's head hard, as if it was going to tear him apart.
"Damn it, you're not awake yet! It's time for us to keep vigil!"
Chen Si opened his eyes suddenly, saw Wang Er lying on top of him, and touched his cheek blankly.
Burning pain came, and five bright red fingerprints hung on it.
"Did you hit me?" Chen Si asked blankly before he could recover.
Wang Er raised his chin, "Why, you don't accept it?"
Chen Si shook his head, untied his sleeping bag and stood up.
"You did the right thing, I shouldn't have slept in a hole like this."
After that, he walked to the bonfire and added some solid fuel.
Wang Er originally thought that this baby had delicate skin and tender flesh, and was very delicate, so he couldn't help but take a high look.
He spread his legs and squatted next to Chen Si. He took out a piece of steamed bun from his arms, broke off half of it and gave it to Chen Si, and ate it himself.
Chen Si glanced out of the corner of his eye, and saw the firelight shining on Wang Er's face, which turned red as if he was thinking about something. His mouth was chewing heavily, and only the bonfire danced in his eyes.
"You said during the day that there are gods under the cave. Where did you hear that?"
Wang Er took a sip of water, swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth, and replied: "The ancestors in our village have said this for generations, below the ghost cave is where the gods live. We mortals are not allowed to go there. If we disturb the gods' practice, we will be arrested and taken to refine human elixirs." .
I think you are the fairest baby, hehe, you must be liked by the god. "
Chen Si was speechless. It turned out to be a folk legend.
There are many local superstitions like this. In the final analysis, it is just human beings' reverence for nature. He has encountered it before on outdoor adventures. It is completely unbelievable and he is too lazy to pay attention to it.
Seeing Chen Si's face full of disbelief, Wang Er became more energetic, leaned closer to Chen Si, and lowered his voice and said: "Little boy, don't believe it, this cave is very evil, my grandfather has been down here before. I met a god and he told me about it himself!"
These words made Chen Si interested, "Then tell me, what's going on?"
Wang Er chuckled twice and continued: "It was about seventy years ago, before I was born, there was a food shortage in the village, many people starved to death, and all the edible grass roots and bark in the mountains were stripped clean. Our family all started to dig up the soil and eat it.
My grandfather was the leader of the young people in the village. He had no choice but to lead a group of people to carry tributes and go down to the cave to pray to the gods, hoping that the gods would reward the village with food.
But after this, they never came back. The villagers kept watch day and night at first, but they dispersed after a while. According to the old people in the village, they violated the taboos of the gods and were cooked and eaten by them. , everyone accepted this statement, and no one dared to go further to investigate.
Just when everyone thought they were dead below, one night two months later, my grandfather came back with a group of people! They carried a heavy bag of nugget gold, saying it was rewarded by gods, and threw it in front of the village chief so that he could exchange it for food in the city. "
Chen Si touched his chin and thought for a moment before he understood. This kind of underground cave is washed by groundwater all year round. If there is a gold vein upstream, it may be carried into the cave by the water flow, which is not unusual.
But how could those villagers survive underground for two months? Even if they ate the sacrifices, they wouldn't be able to hold on for so long.
Either Grandpa Zu deceived Wang Er, or Wang Er exaggerated.
Chen Si didn't say much and listened silently to Wang Er's words.
"Thanks to my grandfather, all the villagers had food, and the food shortage was naturally solved. But the group couldn't remember what happened underground, and except for my grandfather, everyone else became stupid. Stupid, some of them even went crazy later.
I actually think that my grandfather still remembers it, but he just doesn’t want to say it.
Another half year passed, and the matter gradually subsided, but something strange happened again. "
Wang Er took another bite of the bun, but couldn't swallow it, so he poured saliva into his mouth.
Chen Si snatched half of the bun from his hand and asked, "What's the matter?"
Seeing Chen Si's appearance, Wang Er smiled proudly and said, "Grandpa Zu and the others saved the village. The clan elders wanted to erect a monument to mark their merits. This was originally a good thing, but the villagers were in trouble when they were engraving the words." .
Six people came back at that time, but Grandpa Grandpa insisted on adding seven. The villagers did not notice it at first, but when Grandpa Grandpa said it, they suddenly realized, yes, there were indeed seven people who entered the cave at the beginning! How come you forgot all about it?
But no one remembers the name of the remaining person, which family he belongs to, and when he was left in the cave. It seems that he never existed in the village.
All the villagers were very upset, saying that the sacrifices were not enough, so the gods asked someone to stay. So an unmarked grave was built, and now people in my village burn incense every year. "
This Wang Er said it with a nose and an eye, and it didn't look like he was lying.
After hearing this, Chen Si took a deep breath, fear arose in his heart, and his intention to retreat became more and more serious.
He looked around, seeing all kinds of strange stalactites staring at him like distorted faces, and something seemed to be crawling in the darkness.
