After hearing what I said, Cui Hao and the others were obviously stunned.
Cui Hao was the first to speak.
"We didn't call you. At that time, we were all communicating about the situation below, and no one called your name again."
This is strange.
If none of them mentioned my name, where did that weird sound come from?
I gasped in horror.
On the contrary, Li Zhuang next to me looked not surprised.
"You don't have to worry. Once you enter, everything will be eliminated. Since you have the king's blood injected into you, you will naturally be attracted to the ghosts below. This is something that none of them have."
After saying that, Li Zhuang stood by my side without hesitation.
"Just swim forward. Even if you are bewitched by the things inside, it doesn't matter. I will always stay by your side and check on your situation. If there is anything wrong, I will drag you right away. Coming back."
Li Zhuang is different from us. He lived many years ago and has lived for so many years. He must have a better understanding of the ghosts underground than we do.
With Li Zhuang taking care of me, I feel a little more at ease.
Zhuge Chalcedony in the distance seemed to have been turning his head to look at the two of us, as if he was quite interested in the relationship between Li Zhuang and me.
He even swam secretly in our direction, as if monitoring our movements.
I just pretend I can't see it.
Then follow the guide in front and continue swimming forward.
Several times along the way, I was bewitched by the sounds below, and almost lost my mind, leaving only the obsession of the machine swimming forward.
But every time I have such an intention, Li Zhuang will take action in time to make me wake up.
I swam with them to the front of the cave entrance without any danger.
At this time, I finally saw the scene below clearly.
I never thought that there would be such a big hidden tunnel under the ground.
This tunnel has a circular shape, and it spreads forward to nowhere.
The tunnel is a full ten meters wide, which is more than enough for a few of us to go in side by side.
At this time, there was darkness below the extremely deep passage, and we couldn't even see any light.
Zhao Yueming’s voice rang in our ears.
"Next, we are going to enter the tunnel. Our target location is in front of us. We have to go in as soon as possible to find our position and direction."
After speaking, Zhao Yueming urged the guide again.
"Guide, please go back. We won't need your guidance from now on. The situation down there is very dangerous. It's safer for ordinary people like you to return to the shore."
This seemed to be something they had already discussed, so the guide just nodded after hearing these words and quickly swam along the way he came.
There were only six of us left around again.
Zhao Yueming pointed to the cave entrance ahead.
"In this way, we'd better stay in groups of two and move downstream, showing a side-by-side trend. This way, if some problems arise, we can get help in time."
After saying that, Zhao Yueming swam to Zhuge Chalcedony quite naturally.
"I will act together with Zhuge Chalcedony. The two of us often cooperate, so it is most suitable for us to act together."
As he spoke, he looked up at the rest of us.
"You make your own arrangements."
Cui Hao nodded and looked directly at me.
But soon he was blocked by Li Zhuang beside me.
"I'll follow the young prince. He needs my reminder all the time. Do you have any objection to this?"
Cui Hao nodded hesitantly and quickly turned around and went to Wang Wangyang's side.
After we were divided into groups, Li Zhuang suggested that our group should go to the end of the line.
"It will be more appropriate for the two of us to finish from the bottom and you to open the way from the front."
Zhao Yueming nodded and swam to the front of the team with Zhuge Chalcedony, and then the two of them opened the way.
Wang Wangyang and Cui Hao were caught in the middle by us, and their positions were relatively safe.
I'm just a little confused as to why Li Zhuang must ask us to take the rear.
But when I asked about the situation, Li Zhuang didn't say a word. He just shook his head gently at me, signaling me not to say more.
I said no more, but quietly followed the team in front of me and swam forward.
At this time, our surroundings were getting darker and darker.
We have entered the entrance of the cave, and the surrounding environment is extremely narrow. Although it is about ten meters in diameter, the farther we swim, the narrower the space becomes.
In addition, the darkness and silence under the ground also made several of us palpitate.
But fortunately, Cui Hao, a chatty person, never stopped talking from beginning to end. He kept talking to us about everyday things and even told us jokes.
It finally made our atmosphere lively and not as dull as before.
Halfway through, I noticed something strange.
Li Zhuang seemed to be worried about something and would often look back at us.
It looked like there was someone following us.
I quietly touched his arm while the people in front were not paying attention.
"Li Zhuang, is there anyone behind us?"
He winked at me and nodded slightly.
"Yes, be careful."
After saying that, he said no more and continued to drag me forward.
I turned and glanced back.
There was nothing behind us, except for the pitch-black passage extending toward the Emerald Jade Pool.
There was no sign of anyone inside at all.
I don't know why Li Zhuang is so sure. There are people behind me.
But since he said so, I didn't dare to delay. I could only watch carefully behind me to avoid a sudden attack from someone.
Our speed was not slow, and we soon swam another hundred meters away.
But halfway through, I suddenly heard Cui Hao exclaim.
Then, he struggled for a while, as if he was caught by something.
"Cui Hao, what's wrong with you?"
I was so surprised that I rushed over to help.
Li Zhuang rushed forward one step ahead of me, came to Cui Hao's side, grabbed his arm, and then reached out and flicked his helmet.
"Don't move, wake up."
Cui Hao's head was shaken from side to side by him, as if he was trying to break his neck.
I quickly moved over to try to slow down Li Zhuang's movements, but I suddenly discovered that there was nothing on Cui Hao.
So just now, Cui Hao seemed to be entangled by something. What was he struggling with?
An uneasiness suddenly rose in my heart.
I immediately took two steps back, stared at the two of them nervously and carefully, and said no more.
After Li Zhuang shook for a few times, Cui Hao finally woke up completely.
His face turned pale, and his body still couldn't help trembling slightly.
I approached Wang Wangyang and asked about Cui Hao's status.
"What happened to him? You two were swimming side by side just now. Did you notice anything unusual?"
Wang Wangyang's voice was full of confusion.
"There was nothing. Just when we were swimming forward, he suddenly started to struggle. And I heard him say things like get out of here and let me go. I couldn't figure out what was going on?"
I nodded and then swam in front of Cui Hao.
At this time, Cui Hao was gasping for air, staring around in horror, as if he was still afraid of something.
Zhao Yueming and the others also swam back.
A few of us gathered around Cui Hao, waiting for him to recover.
After nearly another minute, Cui Hao's breathing stabilized and his expression became somewhat calmer.
"I just saw something grabbing my hands and feet. My hands and feet were cold and I couldn't relax. Something was ready to pull me down."
As he spoke, Cui Hao stared at the soles of his feet in fear, as if something had really grabbed his ankle just now.
Li Zhuang spoke softly.
"Don't worry, there's nothing. When I rushed over just now, there was nothing on you. You probably saw an illusion."
But Cui Hao's expression was unusually firm.
"It's not like a hallucination. I really feel like something is grabbing me. This feeling is extremely weird. Anyway, you should be careful."
He shook his head with lingering fear, the expression on his face was serious, and it didn't look like he was joking at all.
I can't figure out what's going on?
For a while, our atmosphere became extremely gloomy, and none of us could figure out what to do next.
In the end, it was Zhao Yueming who took charge of the overall situation.
"Let's continue swimming forward. According to our previous detection status, we are only a hundred meters away from the entrance in front. After we stop, we can carefully figure out what is going on?"
With that said, Zhao Yueming took the lead in getting up and swimming forward to show off for us.
Since they were leading the way, Cui Hao naturally didn't say much, but he still kept looking left and right, as if checking to see if there were any figures hiding in the dark around him.
Seeing his appearance, I suddenly felt familiar.
It seems that when we entered here just now, Li Zhuang was in this state, constantly looking behind us to check the situation.
It's like knowing there's something behind us.
I suddenly had a vague illusion that Li Zhuang knew there was something behind us, so he acted like this just now.
I immediately asked Li Zhuang about the situation.
He waved his hand gently at me and shook his head.
"There are indeed things following you, but it's not what you think. Those things are not living people. Anyway, you don't have to worry about it. As long as I am by your side, those things don't dare to come over."
After saying that, Li Zhuang stopped answering my questions and swam forward without hesitation.
I swallowed.
Li Zhuang is not talking about one person, but a group of people.
In other words, there are a group of things following us in the darkness behind us, always ready to attack us.
