Zhuge Chalcedony stared at the two of us blankly, as if in a daze, and did not speak.
I breathed a sigh of relief. Although the two of us had no friendship, I didn't want someone to die in front of me.
If I hadn't been confused by Cui Hao's incident, I would have followed Wang Wangyang to rescue him.
After Zhuge Chalcedony calmed down for a long time, he got up from the ground and looked at the two of us indifferently.
"Where are we now?"
He rarely takes the initiative to speak, but this is the first time he talks to us.
Wang Wangyang frowned and looked around, gently shaking his head.
"I don't know. It seems to be a river bank in the underground water. I don't know how we got here. There are only three of us here now. Cui Hao and two of your men don't know what got involved. The place has gone."
Zhuge Chalcedony also had a trace of worry on his cold face, but it quickly disappeared. He nodded at us, stood up with Wang Wangyang's help, and quickly walked to my side.
"our cooperation."
His first words showed me his intention to cooperate and he extended his hand to me.
"There's not a lot of conflict between us, and I feel like we can work together to get through this place."
Zhuge chalcedony lit up the surrounding stone walls.
"It can be seen that this place must have been artificially carved. These stone rock walls do not look like they are naturally formed. The surface is too smooth. Since they are artificially made, why did they go to such great lengths to create such a large one? The venue must have its own purpose. If we speculate in disguise, then there must be an exit here."
Zhuge Chalcedony's words made me couldn't help but look around. According to what he meant, this was indeed a man-made place.
In this case, according to his speculation, there must be a way out here.
I breathed a sigh of relief and quickly asked Wang Wangyang to follow me. Together, we walked around and looked for the exit.
At this moment, Wang Wangyang squatted next to the water flow, staring at the bottom of the water warily, not knowing what he was thinking.
I walked to him and found Wang Wangyang taking out the gravel on the bank and throwing it into the river.
When the stone fell onto the water, it did not sink directly, but floated on the water and rolled forward with the current.
"There is something wrong with the water here. The density of the water is too high and it is not like normal water. Normal water flow cannot make the stones float. Of course, the stones I chose are lighter."
Wang Wangyang found a big stone and threw it down. Sure enough, the stone sank directly and did not float forward on the water like the small gravel just now.
Wang Wangyang weighed the weight of the stone in his hand and frowned even more.
"There is indeed a problem with water. Its density is higher than that of ordinary water, so it can float with a certain weight. The weight of this stone is about the same as that of a normal stone. It is not a special material. No wonder we were able to float it just now Float on the water.”
Wang Wangyang listened to the water flow carefully and suddenly came up with an idea.
"Little prince, do you dare to take a risk with me?"
He pointed to the other side of the rushing water, which was submerged under the towering rock wall, and he didn't know where it led.
"I think we can also go underwater. This is like a transit station for us. After taking a breath, we can go to the next destination. I feel that since such a place appears under the water, Then there might be more than one, we can continue to float down with the current, and there might be other rocky beaches like this, and Cui Hao and the others might be over there."
As soon as these words came out, I couldn't help but have a thought in my heart. This is another guess, but once we enter the water, we are gambling with our lives.
If there is nothing in front of us, then we will have to be suffocated under the water, but if we can find the exit or other rocky beaches, maybe I can bring Cui Hao back alive.
Seeing my hesitation, Zhuge Chalcedony couldn't help but frown, and he immediately shook his head, expressing his disapproval.
"This is a backup plan. I think your proposal is feasible, but it is too risky. We can't take the lives of the three of us as a bet and take risks with you."
Zhuge Chalcedony pointed to the rock wall we just observed.
"I think the best way now is to find out if there is a secret door on these rock walls. If you can leave, I believe this is the exit. By then I will try to figure out if I can get some ropes. Then tie it up and go on your adventure."
Wang Wangyang remained silent, apparently moved by Zhuge Chalcedony's words.
I have the same idea. In this case, it is really not suitable to take risks. So we silently walked to Zhuge Chalcedony, and together with him we began to explore the surrounding rock walls, trying to find a way to retreat.
However, after searching for a while, we still found nothing. Although the surrounding rock walls were flat, there was no hidden exit on them as we imagined.
Zhuge Chalcedony muttered a few words, took out the compass from his body, and then greeted Wang Wangyang.
"I have to find a way out for us. You can help me set up a formation. It's too difficult for me to do it alone."
Just when Zhuge Yisui took out the compass, Wang Wangyang's eyes fell on the compass carved from green stone and could not turn away.
After hearing Zhuge Chalcedony's repeated urging, he finally came to his senses, but his eyes were still full of surprise.
"Zhuge Chalcedony can actually have this treasure. Sure enough, this person is not simple."
I stared at the compass curiously. I had no research on this thing and I didn't know its value. But if you can tell, if you sell this thing as a jade handicraft alone, the price will not be low.
Seeing my doubts, Wang Wangyang began to educate me on science.
"To be precise, in our Yin-Yang Bagua fortune-telling department, we have also inherited many good treasures. One of them is this jade compass. It is said that this treasure is quite precious, and it is a compass carved by ancient craftsmen using a special method. The hands are even carved from extremely fine ice-cold jade..."
Although this jade compass seems to be carved from a single piece of jade, once you hold it in your hand, you can see the differences in the patterns on it. In fact, the jade of this jade compass is not one piece, but five different pieces of jade integrated together through the superb skills of the craftsmen.
"In ancient times, there were metal, wood, water, fire, and earth, and these five pieces of jade were each produced in the places where these five elements are richest. Putting them together can communicate with the heaven and the earth. Coupled with the pointer made of this ice-cold jade, this The compass can be said to be extremely accurate, even under the influence of the earth's magnetic field, it will never go wrong."
While Wang Wangyang was speaking, he had already led me to Zhuge Chalcedony, and the compass in Zhuge Chalcedony's hand also appeared in front of me.
Following the light of the flashlight, the surface pattern of this compass is indeed complex, and if you look closely, you can indeed find five different colors on it.
It seems that it should be what Wang Wangyang said, a structure made of five different jade stones. But before I could take a closer look, Zhuge Chalcedony took the thing back, quickly took out two items, and stuffed them into both of our hands.
"One of you goes to the front, and the other goes to the river bank. Place these two things on the edge. I can sense the direction here through them."
I nodded. Although I didn't understand, I still followed what he said and came to the edge of the river bank, placing the jade and copper coin in my hand on the ground.
As the two copper coins fell to the ground, Zhuge Chalcedony immediately closed his eyes and muttered something. The surface of the jade compass in front of him actually emitted a layer of silver-white light, and then the Tianchi pointer also began to rotate clockwise.
The pointer was getting faster and faster, and suddenly stopped. The arrow of the pointer was pointing exactly at the edge of the river bank.
Seeing this scene, Wang Wangyang was stunned, but before he could speak, the pointer actually started spinning again.
The point where the pointer stopped for the next second was pointing at the rock wall directly in front of us.
Zhuge Chalcedony was sweating profusely. He suddenly opened his eyes and looked at the compass. Then he immediately returned the compass's pointer to its original position, wrapped it tightly in satin cloth again, and stuffed it back into his backpack.
Zhuge Yuxian wanted to stand up from the ground, but his body staggered and almost fell back to the ground. I rushed over and grabbed his arm to prevent this guy from being bitten by his father.
Zhuge Chalcedony felt as if he had run for ten kilometers. He was completely stripped and his clothes were almost soaked with sweat. He looked up at me weakly and pointed to the place where I had just placed the jade and copper coins.
"Bring this thing back to me. Don't throw this thing away, otherwise my jade compass will no longer be usable."
I nodded, and Wang Wangyang and I took our sides, brought back the jade and copper coins that we had just placed on the ground, and gave them to Zhuge Chalcedony again.
His eyes calmed down a bit, and after sighing softly, he pointed at the river and the stone wall directly in front of him.
"Wang Wangyang, your guess is good. There is indeed an exit under the water, that's why my pointer pointed to the bottom of the water just now, and that exit is safer."
After saying that, his eyes fell on the stone wall again, showing a somewhat thoughtful expression.
"But there is indeed an exit here, but it is more risky than the underwater exit, so it's up to you to judge which way to take, right?"
After he said these words, the two of us fell silent for a moment, and no one made the final decision.
