Tired of traveling day and night, they finally found the news about Mu Lingzhu, but they encountered unexpected problems. Youya and Yu Siling were always in a state of tension. Although the conditions here are difficult, it is still a place to stay, allowing the two of them to sleep particularly soundly that night. Especially the drizzle outside, which is like hypnotic music that makes people intoxicated, and like a pair of delicate hands gently caressing their ears.
Because of the rain, the sky was still a little gloomy. After an unknown amount of time, the two of them got up lazily and simply took a few handfuls of rainwater to tidy up and felt refreshed. Youya pushed open the wooden window and was greeted by a slight chill mixed with the fragrance of earth. She wrapped herself in clothes and closed the wooden window.
Although there was a lot of firewood in the wooden house, most of it was already very damp. Fortunately, there were some scattered branches on the ground, which allowed them to light a fire to add some warmth. The two of them hugged their knees and sat beside the fire, rubbing their hands together, feeling very comfortable. They didn't know what they were thinking.
"I don't know how long it will continue to rain... I just hope it won't delay our trip..." Youya tilted her chin and looked at the bonfire in a daze. Hearing this, Yu Siling yawned, feeling sleepy again under the warmth, and said drowsily: "Yeah... I don't know what this old liar knows... I hope he won't hurt us and make us go through all the trouble in vain..."
"Old Mu!" "Old liar!" the two of them said. Suddenly they became energetic and jumped up. No wonder they always felt that something was wrong. It turned out that they had forgotten about Mu Fengchun. Fortunately, the rain was gradually getting better. Weak, the two opened the wooden door and rushed out...
"Sister Youya, the old liar is not here! What did you find over there?" Coming out of the wooden house, the two of them almost turned over the place where Mu Fengchun was last night, but they didn't find anything after walking around a few times. Half a figure, Yu Siling could only follow You Ya's direction. Youya shook her head, wiped the rain from her face, and said: "Mulao'er is not a fool. He would not have been out in the rain all night. Maybe he was looking for a place to hide from the rain. Look... there is a cave in front of him. Let’s go over and have a look…”
It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive in front of the cave. They were about to shout inside, but they couldn't help but cough due to the stench coming from the cave. "Sister Youya, can this old liar be able to stay like this?" Youya frowned after hearing this, feeling a little unsure in her heart. She covered her mouth and nose and looked inside, only to see the cave was completely dark. It's really hard to judge, but there's nothing that can provide light at the moment, so I'm a little impatient.
"Forget it... Just as a precaution, I'd better go down and take a look first. Sister Youya, it's not too late to get a torch and come back for support." After all, Hui Si Ling is a snake, and she is used to being in darkness. She is not afraid of darkness. Naturally, she has a unique way of perceiving the situation. The reason why Coi Yi was scared last night was because she had not felt the existence of living creatures beforehand. There are many detours in the depths of this cave, and it is easy to get lost if you can't see the route clearly. It is really not good for Youya to be in such danger.
"Then... A'ling, be careful, I'll be back soon!" Seeing Yu Siling covering her mouth and nose, groping forward into the cave, and disappearing around the corner soon, Youya no longer hesitated, turned around and ran away Back to the cabin.
When she got the torch, bamboo hat and coir raincoat, the sky just happened to clear up. Youya covered her mouth and nose and stepped into the cave. Although the entrance of this cave is not small, the space inside is not large, and it is also surrounded by the remains of various animals. Among the mixed animal remains, there was a humanoid skeleton that was very eye-catching. Youya examined it carefully and found that there was a layer of black flesh covering the surface of the skeleton, and the clothes he wore during life were stained with black blood. There were no signs of decay. He had obviously died not long ago, and the way he died was very strange, as if his body had been hollowed out by something.
The man was holding an ax in his hand, and the workmanship was similar to what he saw in the wooden house. He must have been the owner of the wooden house during his lifetime. After all, they were staying for one night, but Youya had no way to repay her, so she could only take off her bamboo hat and raincoat and cover it on the corpse, which could be considered as preventing the person from being exposed in the corpse cave.
Youya continued to move inside, and found another hidden cave entrance at an inconspicuous place at the end of the cave. Although the cave entrance was very rough, it was just big enough for one person to enter. Moreover, there was an arrow engraved in front of the cave entrance. The soil was still very fresh, and it seemed that Yu Siling had left it there specially. Youya held the torch in front of her and slowly followed in.
Youya was surprised at first. Although there were so many skeletons in the cave, they had long since rotted away. The stench should not be so bad. It was not until she entered the hidden cave entrance that she realized that the stench came from deep inside the road. came. It's just that this road is complicated and intertwined, extending downwards, like stepping into a bottomless pit. If it weren't for the mark left by Hui Siling, Youya would have been lost in it.
Just when she was about to walk out of the last road, she suddenly felt some light in front of her eyes. She looked around and saw countless phosphorus-like lights floating on the empty ground in front of her, emitting a light blue light. The whole space is extremely eerie.
Just when she was about to walk out of the cave to see what was going on, she suddenly heard a buzzing sound, and saw the phosphorus fire that was originally floating aimlessly swarming towards Youya. As Youya retreated, she swept forward with her torch, intending to drive back the phosphorus fires. However, instead of showing any intention of retreating, these phosphorus fires gathered more and more, illuminating the blue area in front of Youya, which was very dazzling.
As the phosphorus fire approached, Youya finally saw its true face, her face suddenly changed, and she exclaimed: "Fire-eating fireflies! Why are there fire-eating fireflies here!"
Although this firefly looks no bigger than an ordinary insect, it is actually a frightening character. Although it is said to eat fire, it does not feed on fire, but likes to eat heat. Normally, in order to maintain its physical strength, this firefly will fall into a dormant state, appearing harmless to humans and animals, emitting a faint gleam. But as long as there is heat approaching, they will reveal their fangs, sucking up all the heat in the prey and draining it of life.
The living environment of this fire-eating firefly is very special and cannot be exposed to the sun, so although it is scary, she does not worry too much about it, but Youya never thought that she would encounter such a thing one day. Thinking again of the remains of the woodcutter in the cave above her head, showing the posture of escaping from the cave, she suddenly understood something, and her face looked ugly. But there was no way out behind her, so she could only grit her teeth, fight to the death, and throw the torch in her hand toward the entrance of the cave.
These fireflies have lived underground for a long time, and their vision has naturally degraded. They can only feel changes in the outside world through their tentacles. At this time, they felt the "delicious meal" suddenly flying away, and they followed it in a buzzing manner. Only the tails of these fireflies were seen. The light became a little brighter after absorbing enough heat. After a few satisfactory turns, it lay on the roof of the cave and became quiet. The torch also completed its mission and was exhausted into a wisp of white smoke.
This abnormality only occurred in a short moment, but Youya was covered in cold sweat and did not dare to breathe. She quietly moved under the fireflies above her head, but these fireflies did not respond. Seriously After eating and sleeping, Yingsheng felt comfortable, and Youya also took the opportunity to bypass the insect swarm and go around to the other side. Although there were no torches, these fireflies still played a role in guiding the way. Youya boldly tried a few times, but when she saw that the fireflies really didn't respond anymore, she was completely relieved and looked for Yu Siling carefully. mark left behind.
Youya didn't know how Yu Siling escaped these fire-eating fireflies, and she was very worried, but fortunately there were no traces of a fight here. She must be safe and sound, but the mark left behind disappeared at the fork in front of her. trace!
The ends of the two roads in front of her were hazy. Youya really didn't know how to choose. She was afraid that she would choose the wrong road and get separated from Yu Siling, so she could only be secretly anxious. She tried to use the green mist to explore the surrounding environment, but found that In our environment, there are only rocks and soil, or the fire-eating fireflies that live on it. Moreover, the underground space has a great impact on the green fog. The green fog can reach a few feet and then it can no longer move forward. It can only move forward. It was taken back.
Just when she decided to choose a road to try her luck, she suddenly heard a humming sound, which echoed in the empty passage. She gripped the green snake staff tightly and slowly sneaked towards the sound against the wall. As she went deeper, the number of fireflies gradually became less and less. In the end, she fell into darkness. When she groped in front of her eyes again, she felt extremely cold under her palms, and she had already reached the end.
Could it be that I heard it wrong? Youya listened again, but never heard that kind of strange thing again. She could only kick a few times at the end in front of her in frustration, and was about to turn around and go back to another path to try again, but here, there was a thump. After a few kicks, that humming sound suddenly rang in his ears, and it sounded a bit familiar!
Youya was suddenly startled, and jumped back a few steps. She looked carefully through the dim light of the green snake staff, but found no one, and felt very strange. She followed the sound again and found that the stone wall here was actually very flat and smooth. However, the stone wall was very thick. No matter how many times she pushed and pulled it back and forth, it did not move at all. Just when she was about to forcefully break the stone wall, she suddenly... Feeling that there was something above her head, she reached out and touched it, and found that it was actually a hidden stone ring!
There is a saying: there is no place to be found after wearing iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get there. I didn't expect that the mechanism that opens the stone wall is actually in such an obvious place. It's just because it's dark in the cave and it's not easy to be noticed!
Sure enough, under the pull of Youya, the stone wall in front of her finally fell down, and the light rushed in along with the stench...
