When I heard this, I froze on the spot.
Although the disappearance of several of them is indeed strange, I can see that this old man seems to be talking about something different to me.
Seeing the confusion on my face, the old man sighed softly at me.
"Actually, when we first came to this tunnel, we vaguely heard footsteps and voices inside."
I was stunned because it was exactly the same sound I had just heard.
I quickly told the old man carefully about the tiny sounds I just heard in front of me.
After listening to my words, the expression on the old man's face became more solemn.
"Boy, that sound was not made by us. You must be careful when moving underground. How could we make such a loud sound? You can hear it from so far away."
As he spoke, he pointed behind himself again.
"And according to what you said, you heard a woman among us talking to us in detail at that time. But look at our team. Apart from my granddaughter, where are there any other women?"
I was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what the old man meant.
You know, even if she is his granddaughter, then this girl will not stop talking. Maybe it is the sound made by this girl?
Of course the old man saw my doubts, he nodded gently at me, and then sighed.
Then he slightly raised his fingers at the girl.
The girl walked up to us gracefully, and then opened her mouth gently.
The moment I saw her mouth, I was immediately stunned.
Because the tip of the girl's tongue was forked, and when the girl opened her mouth, she could only make a humming sound.
The sound was dilapidated, like a broken gong grinding the ground. It was extremely unpleasant. It was completely different from the girl's voice that I heard before, which was as thin and delicate as a melodious oriole.
"Old man, what's going on?"
The old man sighed slightly, and then pointed at the space here.
"Actually, it's time for me to introduce my identity to you. You probably know the four major families, and I am one of them. I am a descendant of the Wang family, and this is my granddaughter. The reason for this After this meeting, I wasn’t doing it for some so-called treasure.”
There was a doubt in my heart. If it wasn't for the baby, then why would this old man go into the deep underground at such an old age? Why wouldn't he be looking for trouble for himself?
The old man sighed softly, and then added something.
"I will go underground just for the sake of my granddaughter. She has become like this. The only way to solve it is under the ground. It is precisely because of this that I led the family to run This is a peaceful place, as long as we can find a way to get my granddaughters back to normal, I will take them out as soon as possible."
The Wang family is most likely a member of the same family as Boss Wang who came to Cui Hao before.
Moreover, Boss Wang's goal is also very obvious, most likely to usurp the power of the Wang family.
Anyway, we didn't agree to his request, so I simply told the old man in front of me about the situation at that time.
"Old man, so after you come down, your Wang family is in danger, and these people may also be thinking about it."
After listening to my words, the old man snorted softly with his nose.
"A bunch of rats are nothing. They are thinking about our Wang family. If the Wang family is really handed over to their hands, my generation will really be destroyed."
The old man shook his head gently, his eyes filled with gratitude.
"Thank you, young prince, for reporting the situation for me. I will be grateful to you in the future. But for now, I will help you find your companions. As for our purpose and the so-called things, there is no conflict, so I think we can Form a group and do things together.”
Although the old man spoke very politely to me, I could tell that he must have encountered difficulties.
Although I am no better than others in other aspects, in terms of exploring underground tombs, I am a bit better than the average person.
When the old man looked at the passage ahead, there was a hint of embarrassment between his brows.
Obviously, there is a special mechanism ahead that he cannot pass through at all, and he should have been wandering here for a long time.
So this is the purpose of his cooperation with me.
But no matter what the purpose is, at least our two goals are exactly what the old man said, and there is no conflict at all.
What he is looking for is to restore his granddaughter's body. As for what I am looking for, it is just the Princess Sword.
In this case, it would be easier to work together.
Coupled with the large number of them, maybe we can pass the obstacles ahead more smoothly and quickly.
Furthermore, I really need their help now. Help me find Cui Hao and the three of them as soon as possible. There is strength in numbers. If I am alone, I don’t know how long it will take to find them.
Thinking of this, I immediately nodded and agreed to the old man's request.
"Of course, no problem. I also hope to cooperate with you to pass through this weird passage to the next place as soon as possible. But the prerequisite for cooperating with you is that I hope you can follow me and find my companions. I would never abandon them here."
The old man nodded and agreed to my request with a smile.
Then, he urged several companions and subordinates beside him to use flashlights to search the surrounding corners as quickly as possible.
But a bit of uneasiness still flickered in my heart.
Because we have been delayed here for a long time, but we still haven't found a few of them.
After searching for a while, the old man's men came back dejectedly.
Facing my gaze, they all had a hint of helplessness on their faces.
"I'm sorry I couldn't find it."
The words of these people immediately made me feel even more depressed.
I really don't know what kind of power can make them suddenly disappear behind me, and I don't even notice anything strange.
The old man looked at me apologetically, and then suggested to me whether I could go ahead and follow them to crack the mechanism ahead.
Then think about it in the long term.
"Don't stay in this passage. This place is too weird. You can see that the sounds you just heard disappeared, but in fact, they will sound again. Then when the sounds sound, it may be too late. ”
I didn't understand the old man's words. Just when I was about to ask, I suddenly heard footsteps coming from beside us.
I immediately pointed the flashlight in the direction of the footsteps and looked over.
But the footsteps were clearly beside me, but I didn't see any people.
There was nothing around me, and there was no shadow passing by at all.
But unfortunately, the footsteps passed by me, and it was like there was someone I couldn't see, passing halfway by me.
Seeing this scene, the old man's face suddenly became extremely ugly. He immediately took my arm and prepared to rush forward.
However, before I could react, I suddenly heard bursts of singing coming from our side.
This song is sung by a woman, lingering around us, resounding quietly in the current space.
It instantly gave me a chill all over my body.
"Where did the singing come from?"
The sound was so weird that I couldn't help but step back half a step and stare cautiously at the direction the sound was coming from.
The old man finally lost all composure.
He shouted to the person under his command.
"Why are you still standing there? Why don't you leave quickly? Retreat now."
As he said this, he shouted at me apologetically.
"Young Master, I know that your companion is very important, but now you must save your own life first. If you don't leave as soon as possible, you will die here."
Before he finished speaking, he grabbed my arm and pulled me forward.
Although I didn't know why, the moment the sound sounded, the hairs on my back stood up, and I could vaguely feel that if I continued to stay in this passage, my life would be in danger.
I didn't dare to waste time, so I followed the old man obediently and rushed forward along the passage.
The few movements were not slow, but even so, the voice was still chasing behind me, like a person stuck tightly to our backs, not relaxing at all.
The sound rang in my ears, making me panic.
The old man kept speeding up his pace, and finally, I saw a vague ball of light in front of me.
At this time, two men were standing in the center of the light. They were holding flashlights and shining them in our direction.
After seeing a few more of us, the faces of these two men immediately showed surprise.
One of them even said hello to us.
"My lord, you are finally back."
But the moment he shouted these words, the second half of his sentence suddenly got stuck in his throat.
This guy looked at us with extreme fear and uneasiness. Then he suddenly backed away, grabbed the flashlight and grabbed another person, turned around and rushed back.
Seeing his appearance, all of us felt cold all over. I clearly felt that there must be something extremely terrifying behind us.
But the situation in front of us simply does not allow us to look back.
I immediately grabbed the old man, put him directly on my shoulders, grabbed the old man's granddaughter and continued to rush forward.
The old man waved his hand at me.
"I have pretty good physical strength. You carry my granddaughter on your back and keep running forward. The thing behind you is already chasing her. I can already hear his footsteps."
