I nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.
After briefly communicating the situation with Wang Wangyang, I followed them to observe the surrounding environment.
This is completely different from the weird golden jade forest I was in just now. This is a long tunnel with a quite empty space, but there is no light inside.
The reason why we can see our surroundings clearly is purely due to the few flashlights we hold in our hands.
"There is only a wall between this place and the forest just now, so we can effectively convey the information to you."
After Wang Wangyang finished speaking, he stared at the passage ahead warily.
"But when we came here just now, I seemed to vaguely see a figure, but the shadow disappeared so quickly that I didn't even see clearly what he looked like. Later, in order to show you the way , so the two of us didn’t chase him.”
Li Zhuang also nodded, obviously he also saw the shadow.
I suddenly thought of the guy wearing protective clothing that I bumped into in the woods before.
Maybe I saw the same person as they did.
I immediately told them the situation in detail. The two of them were silent for a while, and then shook their heads.
"No, what we saw is definitely not the same thing as you, because the shadows we saw at that time were very thin and were not wearing heavy protective clothing at all."
Our protective clothing is of good quality. It looks bulky when worn on the body, but overall it is relatively light and thin and does not hinder our movements.
Therefore, in order to better protect our bodies, none of us took off our clothes.
I took a look at the two of them. They were indeed a little fatter than usual in protective clothing. If they were really wearing these clothes, they would definitely be recognized.
I took a deep breath and looked at the tunnel ahead with confusion.
Just as a few of us were debating whether to move forward, we suddenly heard bursts of footsteps coming from the tunnel ahead.
Immediately afterwards, a voice sounded from behind.
"Someone."
I stared at the tunnel warily and quickly stopped in front of the two of them.
Cui Hao also carefully took out the glass cup from his body and stared carefully ahead, fearing that the owner of the voice would launch a sneak attack on us.
Fortunately, the sound only rang for a while, then suddenly disappeared from our ears, and then it never sounded again.
I looked at the three people beside me, winked at them, raised the sword above and opened the way in front.
And a few of them were chasing after me closely, quietly and slowly groping the wall with me, and walking forward quietly.
In order not to disturb the person in front of us who had just made a sound, we all turned off the flashlights and quietly groped the wall.
In addition to this, we tied ropes around each of our waists to prevent us from getting separated along the way.
In the middle of the trip, I lowered my voice to talk to them, for fear that I might accidentally lose track of a few of them.
We walked forward for nearly a hundred meters, and suddenly it suddenly opened up in front of us. There seemed to be a faint circle of warm white light in the passage ahead, flickering in front of us.
"Sure enough, there is someone. If I read correctly, this should also be the light of the flashlight."
I lowered my voice slightly and waved slightly at them.
"You should be careful and follow me. I will go ahead to explore the environment. You must not make any noise."
After saying that, I took the lead and took a step forward.
But as soon as I stepped out with my left foot, my body was dragged by a force from behind and staggered, and I almost fell to the ground.
"What?"
The person standing behind me is Cui Hao. Why is this guy holding the rope around my waist and not letting me go?
Upon hearing my question, Cui Hao's doubtful voice immediately followed.
"Young Master, what did you say? I didn't do anything!"
I was stunned.
Although Cui Hao, a fat man, is usually unconventional and unreliable, in most cases he is quite serious.
He often joked with me, but in extremely serious moments, he would never tease me about such things.
In this case, if he wasn't pulling on my waist just now, then what was it that suddenly tightened the rope around my waist?
After realizing this, I couldn't help but breathe a little lighter.
I immediately turned around, fumbled for the rope around my waist and pulled back.
But I suddenly discovered that the rope seemed to be a little longer. I turned around for a long time and didn't reach the end.
"Fat man, why did you make the rope so long?"
The rope on my body is fixed. If the rope suddenly lengthened, then it could only be that Cui Hao untied his own rope and could not touch the edge.
Only this time, I suddenly found that no one behind me responded to my question.
"Cui Hao, fat man, why don't you speak?"
The surroundings were still quiet, without any sound.
My voice sounded quite empty and calm in this tunnel.
I realized something was wrong, so I quickly called Wang Wangyang and Li Zhuang.
But the two of them seemed to disappear behind me. No matter how I called, no one responded to my question.
I had goosebumps all over my body.
I immediately grasped the rope tightly and tried to catch the three of them.
But I soon discovered that I had already caught the end of the rope, but the three of them had not shown up until now. The ropes on the three of them had all been untied.
At this time, I couldn't care less about the light and sound in front of me. I had to turn on the flashlight to see what the hell the three of them were doing.
So I immediately pushed away the flashlight and pointed it at my side.
Just one glance, and my whole body became cold instantly.
Because I was the only one in the passage at this time, and the three of them were not behind me at all.
The long tunnel was empty, and the three of them could not be seen at all, but when Cui Hao answered my question just now, he was still standing behind me.
How could it suddenly disappear in such a short period of time?
I swallowed nervously.
But it seemed that because of the lighting on my side, a warning voice suddenly came from the passage in front of me.
"Who's behind us?"
Immediately afterwards, a series of footsteps rushed towards my location.
After hearing the shouting, I breathed a sigh of relief.
Since you can ask me who I am normally, it means that the light in front of me is definitely not caused by the monster underground.
Maybe it was the four major families who came here first. Even if they were not members of their families, they were at least alive.
I didn't care much, so I hurriedly turned the flashlight and looked in the direction where the sound came from.
The footsteps were hurried, and they quickly rushed in front of me.
I clearly saw that the leader was an old man with a white beard. The moment the old man saw me, his eyes widened in shock.
"It's you, why are you here?"
The moment I saw this old man, I just felt confused, as if I didn't recognize him.
As if he noticed something was wrong with my expression, the old man smiled.
"I know your grandfather, and naturally I also know your name. You are now in Chang'an, and you are quite respectable."
As he spoke, he looked at my side curiously.
"Since we have all heard the news and come to the bottom of this deep pool, then it must be no surprise that you come here with your ability, young master."
As he said that, the old man's eyes showed a bit of admiration.
"However, we are family members who came here together. I really didn't expect you to have such courage. You can break into such a place alone and even come here. It's really impressive."
I felt guilty for a while after being told by this old man.
I didn't come down by myself. There were obviously companions following me.
It's just that they are missing now.
But it's obvious that the old man in front of me has a pretty good impression of me. Maybe I can negotiate terms with him and ask their people to follow me to find Cui Hao and the others.
Thinking of this, I no longer wasted time, but immediately bowed slightly to the old man.
"Old sir, I don't know your name. I'm really sorry, but I am short-sighted, but there is something I hope you can help me with."
After saying that, I immediately pointed behind me and tugged on the rope around my waist.
"Just now, I entered this tunnel with my three other partners. In order not to get separated halfway, we tied ropes around our waists."
Speaking of this, I couldn't help but feel cold in my heart.
As soon as I saw the rope in my hand, I was very worried about the safety of the three of them.
I really can't figure out what kind of situation caused the three of them to suddenly disappear behind me, and even the rope was untied.
"Just now, the three of them were still standing behind me, but in the blink of an eye, there was no movement from the three of them. When I shouted to the three of them, I didn't get a response, so I just Turned on the flashlight."
After hearing my words, the old man's eyes suddenly became a little cautious and careful.
"You mean, what did your three companions just disappear in this tunnel?"
When he said these words, the old man's figure trembled and he immediately waved to his companions behind him.
"You guys, please turn on the strong flashlight immediately and take a photo of the surrounding area to see if there are any traces of living people."
As he said that, the old man immediately walked up to me, grabbed my arm and pulled me to his side.
Then, he quickly shook his head at me.
"Boy, if I were you, I would never stay in this tunnel. This place is actually very weird."
