Seeing that Cheng Ying expressed her willingness to go into the water, Xu really didn't want Cheng Ying to take the risk. Suddenly, Peng Hu slapped his head and made a suggestion, actually planning to let Hui Jue go into the water to explore on behalf of Cheng Ying. As for Hui Jue...
"Amitabha." Seeing the bald man pointing at himself and seeing the other person suggesting that he go into the water, Huijue looked calm and clasped his hands together and said calmly: "Monks look down on life and death. Although the poor monk is not familiar with water, if he can do it for everyone before he dies, With these contributions, what does it matter if a poor monk dies? The Buddha said if I don’t go to hell, who will go to hell?”
Having said that, without waiting for anyone else to react, the monk strode toward the pool, as if he was going to sacrifice himself to explore the water!
"Hey, don't, don't, don't, don't, don't! Since you don't know how to swim, Bald Donkey, why are you still going down there with your sister? Are you looking for death!?" Sure enough, after learning that the monk couldn't swim, Peng Hu was shocked and hurriedly He dodged to stop the monk from committing suicide. It was only then that he realized that the only one at the scene who had the ability to explore the water was Cheng Ying. Even if the others knew how to swim, they actually did not have the extraordinary courage like Cheng Ying. Therefore, he hesitated for a moment. In the end, He Fei agreed to Cheng Ying's request for investigation.
"Okay, if that's the case, then you go down and take a look first, but remember, no matter what you find underwater, you have to come back before the end of holding your breath. So, the time is limited to 3 minutes, and you don't care after 3 minutes. Whether you come back or not, we will pull the rope, Brother Chen, take the rope off."
Facing He Fei's serious instructions, Cheng Ying nodded in agreement, took the rope from Chen Shuihong and tied it around her waist, then jumped into the pool.
Under the gaze of He Fei and other teammates, Cheng Ying took a deep breath and jumped straight into the pool.
The moment she jumped into the water, Cheng Ying felt her body go cold. It was certain that the temperature of the pool water was definitely lower than the air temperature, but it was only lower. It was not actually bone-chilling, which meant that her initial guess was correct. Yes, the water in the pool is by no means stagnant, but a circulating underground water. Next, relying on its excellent water properties, Cheng Ying began to dive.
As mentioned before, because the water in the pool is clear and not turbid, and the cat's eye flashlight is waterproof, Cheng Ying can clearly see the surrounding things during the dive. First of all, the pool is similar to a large well, which means that when you first enter the water, you will be surrounded by Cheng Ying had no other direction to move the wall, so she could only continue to dive deep into the water. It was not until she dived about 15 meters that Cheng Ying reached the bottom of the water. When she reached the bottom of the water, she saw a passage in front of her. A square passage similar to a tomb passage. Cheng Ying's heart moved. It seemed that He Fei was right. There was indeed a passage under the pool, but she didn't know where it led to. But she could find the answer soon. After all, her purpose of going into the water was to explore the situation, so...
The moment she discovered the passage, Cheng Ying did not hesitate and immediately got into it.
The length of the rope tied around her waist is about 150 meters, which means that she can continue to go deep into the channel for about 135 meters, and her ultimate holding time is close to 4 minutes. If nothing happens during this period, she can theoretically explore more. For a long time, at this moment, Cheng Ying was walking through the dark and gloomy tomb passage, moving straight like a fish. During the process, her eyes turned left and right according to the flashlight. She could see the accumulation of silt below, and even a large number of aquatic plants growing there. There was no doubt that, Thousands of years of underwater immersion have greatly changed the environment here. Although the overall shape is a tomb passage, many things that only exist in water have appeared here over time. While observing and thinking, Cheng Ying has swam hundreds of times without knowing it. meters, but saw that the front was still dark, and there was no sign of reaching the end. There was no denying that the overall underwater environment was clear, but the field of vision was ultimately limited, and the light beam of the cat's eye flashlight could not extend as freely as it did on the ground. The current visibility was roughly around 20 meters. , as the distance goes further and further, the rope stretches longer and is about to reach the end of the extension.
Seeing that the rope around her waist was about to be used up, Cheng Ying hesitated, but at this moment, she saw the bones.
Ten meters ahead, there was a large number of unknown human skeletons soaking in water plants. Seeing this, Cheng Ying was not afraid, but continued to approach slowly. When she got closer, she discovered that the number of skeletons was quite astonishing. There are so many bones here, they are all corpses. The flashlight cannot cover them all. At least within the range of the light, there are human bones all around. The bones are piled up on the ground. It is estimated that there are at least 500. The actual number is second only to the original number. The burial hall, in addition, due to the large number of bones
There were so many that they piled up like a mountain, so Cheng Ying had to continue to dive up and increase the distance. It was not until she reached the roof that Cheng Ying could barely pass. At the same time, facing so many bones and corpses, Cheng Ying couldn't help it. Sakura was extremely courageous, but at this moment she was feeling very nervous. She was quite worried about the origin of the bones, and it is worth mentioning that...
As she walked through the tomb filled with bones, the rope around her waist gradually began to tighten. It was obvious that the length of the rope was about to be exhausted. At the same time, Cheng Ying had been underwater for about two and a half minutes, feeling the tightness in her chest. Cheng Ying knew that her oxygen was about to run out and it was time to turn back. Even if she didn't take the initiative to turn back, when the time came to 3 minutes, He Fei and the others would definitely pull back on the rope. Instead of being pulled back by the rope, they might as well take the initiative themselves. Swimming back, her only regret was that although she confirmed that there was a connecting passage at the bottom of the pool, she did not reach the end of the passage.
Cheng Ying thought so, but there is a saying that accidents often happen inadvertently.
(Well?)
Seeing that the length of the rope was about to be used up, and just when she was about to turn back, Cheng Ying discovered something. With the help of the flashlight, she saw a corner in front of the tomb passage. No, it was not a corner, but the wall of the well. There was a line in front of it. Basically the same vertical shaft wall when going down! Upon seeing this, Cheng Ying's heart moved, and she hurriedly untied the tight rope around her waist. She first got rid of the restrictions, and then swam hard to the corner. At the same time, she quickly rose up with the help of buoyancy, rising to the upper halo that represented the exit.
Meanwhile, by the pool.
After checking the time on his watch and confirming that the time had reached 3 minutes, He Fei turned back and ordered Peng Hu, who was holding the rope tightly by the pool: "Pull!"
Following He Fei's order, Peng Hu began to exert force and quickly pulled back the rope with Chen Shuihong who was also holding the rope. Within a moment, the rope was pulled back from the water by the two. However, He Fei, Peng Hu, Chen Shuihong and even What everyone did not expect was that although the 150-meter-long rope was successfully pulled back, when the rope left the water, Cheng Ying did not come out. The person who was supposed to connect the rope to Cheng Ying did not return to the water with the rope!
"***! Where is the person? Why didn't Cheng Ying come back!?"
"Where is Sister Cheng Ying? Where has she gone? Was the rope tied to her before?"
Sure enough, when they saw that the rope did not pull Cheng Ying back, everyone's expressions suddenly changed. He Fei's face instantly turned pale. Peng Hu was even frightened and shouted, and he and the equally frightened Kong Ling asked in panic. For a moment, The entire Shenzhou team fell into panic. Even Abdullah and other members of the Arab team were shocked by Cheng Ying's disappearance. Of course, there were exceptions, and the only exception was undoubtedly Zhao Ping. At this moment, when He Fei and others were collectively shocked, the man with glasses was expressionless and still calm. The reason for his overall calmness was very simple, that was because Zhao Ping was paying attention to other aspects.
The so-called care leads to chaos, which means that even if you are usually smart, rational and full of strategies, once the person you care about is in danger, it will be difficult for you to stay calm. And currently He Fei and others are in this state. At this moment, no matter what He Fei, Peng Hu or Tang Meng Kongling. They were frightened by Cheng Ying's inexplicable disappearance, so they lost their former composure. Even the newcomers were calmer than them. As for Zhao Ping...
He did not panic, but immediately picked up the rope and looked at the edge of the rope. Looking down, he saw that the edge of the rope was intact, without any signs of tearing or cutting. Seeing this, Zhao Ping seemed to understand, and then Then he lowered his head and looked at the pool again.
"Cheng Ying, where are you? Did you go to your place? Damn it!"
"Hey! He Fei, what are you doing? Wait, you're not good at water. Even if you get into the water, it won't be your turn. Get out of here and I'll do it!"
As if to verify some kind of speculation of the man with glasses, as the panic in his heart became more and more intense, just when Peng Hu stopped He Fei from entering the water and said that he would go down to search for it, Zhao Ping made a discovery beside the pool. In his eyes, a ball of The black color gradually became clear below the water, as if it was rising rapidly.
"Wait, look!"
"Well?"
Zhao Ping stopped Peng Hu from diving in time with one sentence. Not to mention, after Zhao Ping mentioned this, everyone also discovered the black shadow in the water. Through the clear water, they saw the black shadow rising slowly. As for the identity of the black shadow ?
It's Cheng Ying!
Wow!
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call! call! call! "
When Cheng Ying came out of the water and gasped for air, sure enough, everyone who had been panicked just now became speechless. They just stared at Cheng Ying climbing out of the pool. It was only then that everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and their hearts were filled with worry. The moment it was confirmed that Cheng Ying was back, she completely let go. If others were just relaxing, He Fei, who had been scared out of his wits for a long time, was obviously much more intense. As soon as Cheng Ying climbed out of the pool, He Fei hugged her. live! Just holding Cheng Ying and trembling!
Because he cared too much about Cheng Ying, when he saw that the other party was safe and sound with his own eyes, He Fei was as happy as everyone else, but the uncontrollable fear still prompted him to hug Cheng Ying uncontrollably, and his body was stimulated by extreme fear. She shook slightly, and the result was positive. Seeing He Fei hug her in an instant, Cheng Ying was surprised. To be honest, if it were another man hugging her, with Cheng Ying's cold and aloof character, she would She had already taken action without saying a word. Even if she didn't die, she would definitely be beaten to fractures, but He Fei was the only exception. Sure enough, when she found out that it was He Fei who was hugging her, Cheng Ying was startled at first, and then she quickly broke away with a blush on her face. , pushed He Fei away: "Hey, hey, what are you doing?"
"Uh?" After being questioned by Cheng Ying, He Fei finally realized what he was doing. Unexpectedly, he was so excited that he...
Seeing that he had lost his composure and seeing others staring at him, He Fei suddenly felt embarrassed. Fortunately, he was quite quick-witted and experienced in solving problems. As expected, after just a few seconds of embarrassment, He Fei directly changed the subject and pointed his finger. Rope asked Cheng Ying, "By the way, what happened just now? Why didn't you come back with Rope?"
"Yes, yes, sister Cheng Ying, do you know that we were almost scared to death just now, and we thought you were in danger underwater!"
He Fei's question is actually the question that everyone wants to ask at the moment. When he mentions it like this, how can anyone care about anything else? Therefore, they also cast questioning glances, and Kong Ling even echoed with a curious tone. Facing the collective questioning of everyone, Cheng Ying was very direct and immediately recounted the underwater encounter. At the end, she told everyone a good news, that is, the exit. found it!
It turns out that Cheng Ying had already discovered the exit when she passed the underwater tomb passage, and the exit was represented by the ascending passage similar to the well wall. In fact, the tomb behind was not submerged by water, but only A section of the tomb passage was submerged in underground water. As long as you can pass through the not-so-long underwater tomb passage, you can escape from the tomb passage through the well wall and enter another unknown area. When you discovered the well wall, Cheng Ying realized There must be an exit above, but the rope was exhausted. So, in order to explore as perfectly as possible, Cheng Ying untied the rope around her waist, and then floated up along the wall of the well, and finally surfaced smoothly. First, she gasped violently, and then... I found myself in an environment that was basically the same as the hall where everyone was. There was also a pool in front of me, and the scene was still an empty hall. The only difference was that compared to the hall where everyone was, Cheng Ying There is something extra in the hall where he is located, which is a door, a completely circular door.
Directly in front of the hall a hundred meters away, there was a strange round door erected there. Of course, due to the strange and gloomy atmosphere of the scene, Cheng Ying did not dare to stay here longer, let alone explore alone. She just took a few glances, and then Dive into the water and return the same way, and it is worth mentioning that in addition to Cheng Ying truthfully describing the exit environment, the pile of skeletons encountered along the way was naturally indispensable.
"Eh? Is there really an exit? Haha, you don't have to worry about being drowned now! Hey, He Fei, you and Zhao Ping, you two can do it. I didn't expect you two to be right!" As expected, after listening to Cheng Ying narrated that after learning that there was actually a connecting channel under the water and even being able to get out of the water, everyone was overjoyed. Almost everyone showed an expression of joy. In the joy, Peng Hu hugged He Fei and Zhao Ping at the same time, and held He Fei and Zhao Ping in his arms. One arm on the left and one on the right were placed on the shoulders of the two of them. Zhao Ping still had the dead face that had not changed for thousands of years, but He Fei smiled bitterly and said: "Okay, Brother Peng, don't praise me. In fact, I am just guessing. That's all, even though I guessed it right..."
"Wait a minute, Sister Cheng Ying, you just seemed to say that there are still bones in the tomb passage, but you didn't say the specific number?"
People are different, and their focus when facing problems is also different. Compared with the senior people who are currently focusing on exports, the newcomers care more about the pile of corpses. Among them, Gao Chengliang cares the most.
Just like now, as soon as He Fei finished speaking, Gao Chengliang twitched the corner of his mouth and asked Cheng Ying, with a frightened expression. Cheng Ying felt a little pity for this junior high school boy who was younger than Kong Ling, so she nodded in a lighter tone. He responded: "Well, there are indeed bones, and there are a lot of them, probably around 500."
"ah……"
When he heard that there were so many bones, Gao Chengliang, who was already timid, became even more timid. This time, not only was he timid, but even the seniors who had been beaming with joy just now had their expressions change slightly!
"What? More than 500 corpses? How come there are so many?" After learning the approximate number of skeletons, Peng Hu's expression changed. He Fei and others next to him also opened their eyes wide. As seniors who often see even ghosts, The corpses and bones would definitely not scare them, but the problem was that there were too many corpses this time. The actual number was second only to the number of corpses in the burial hall, and the large number was only second. What really made them concerned and even confused was that Where did these bones come from? Why the underwater tomb passage? Yes, if those skeletons were those of those who were buried with them, there would have been a burial hall before, where the dead were buried. It stands to reason that these bones should be in the burial hall, but why is there an underwater tomb passage? And there are quite a few!
"This is a bit strange..." Abdullah muttered to himself while keeping his brows furrowed. The three Ives next to him also knitted their brows. Somehow, compared to the Shenzhou team, the Arab team The team seems to be more concerned about these corpses. Although the reason is unknown, there is a saying that goes like this: an arrow must be fired when it is on the string. Since the underwater tomb passage is the only way to go deeper, no matter how worried they are, they can only face it. Reality.
"Come on, let's get into the water!"
As mentioned above, because he really couldn't figure out the source of the bones in the underwater tomb passage, He Fei finally gave up thinking and reminded everyone to prepare for entering the water. The result was positive. Under He Fei's reminder, everyone also gave up thinking and prepared. There is one more thing that must be mentioned, that is...
Swimming is a skill that not everyone can master. Among them, He Fei is a typical landlubber. There is no denying that he can dive and swim in a decent way in life and death situations. However, when there is no danger, He Fei can Unable to activate my hidden swimming skills! Otherwise, he would not have allowed Cheng Ying to enter the water before, but would have gone down by himself. Because of this, he had no choice but to be led by Cheng Ying to dive with him. Chen Shuihong was responsible for carrying Kong Ling, who was also poor in water quality. The others were slightly better. , whether it is Peng Hu, Zhao Ping, Tang Meng, Taomei or even Gao Chengliang, these people can swim. Although the water quality cannot be compared with Cheng Ying, they can barely protect themselves without the care of others, so the last one, Hui Jue, who is not good at water quality, can swim. It can only be left to the Arab team, so...
After the preparations were completed, Cheng Ying took a deep breath and jumped into the pool with He Fei first. Soon others also jumped in. Finally, the crowd disappeared into the pool.
Gulu, Gulu...
Sneaking in the dark underwater world, for a while, figures in the water shuttled and swayed endlessly. Under the leadership of Cheng Ying, everyone followed. With his arms sliding, Zhao Ping was following closely behind Cheng Ying who was carrying He Fei. It was Peng Hu whose speed was the same, while Tang Meng and Tao Mei followed Peng Hu, followed by Gao Chengliang and Abdullah. As for Chen Shuihong? Unfortunately, the fat man's water quality is excellent, but because he is currently carrying the ethereal spirit, his speed is limited, and he is surpassed by others one after another. Fortunately, he is not the only one who is unlucky, the short Arab team member Osborne The man's speed was also reduced because he was carrying Huijue, and in the end they both fell at the end of the team. Fortunately, both of them had good water skills, and there was no danger underwater, so both parties were relatively calm and were currently sneaking with one arm at a constant speed. .
Just as Cheng Ying described, after sinking about 15 meters, the team turned into the tomb passage, officially sneaked through the tomb passage, and soon came to the pile of bones and corpses at the edge.
When he saw with his own eyes the mountains of bones in front of him, as expected, except for Cheng Ying, He Fei's pupils shrank slightly, and Zhao Ping and others next to him also showed surprise, even though they had already learned it from Cheng Ying's mouth. You know, there is a big difference between what you heard and what you saw with your own eyes. As they got closer to the mountain of bones and corpses, everyone was forced to ascend. They tried to climb as high as possible to avoid the bones. While passing by the mountain of corpses, He Fei lowered his head. Looking down, what comes into view is the
A large number of skeleton heads without flesh and blood, although they are just skeletons, but the empty bone sockets are like eyes staring straight at him, which makes He Fei feel hairy in his heart, and He Fei's reaction is actually equivalent to that of all senior people. If we had to pick out exceptions, then Tao Mei and Gao Chengliang would naturally top the list. Tao Mei was a little smarter. When passing through the mountain of corpses, she grabbed the corner of Peng Hu's clothes and simply closed her eyes. Therefore, under the leadership of Peng Hu, he successfully passed through the Mountain of Bones and Corpses, but Gao Chengliang was frightened to the point of peeing. When he passed by the Mountain of Corpses, he was obviously scared to death, but he lowered his head to observe due to curiosity, and then he warmed his crotch on the spot. A faint yellowish liquid spread out from the boy's crotch, and was then met head-on by Abdullah who was following him.
"Gululu!"
Seeing a ball of yellow coming towards him, with bubbles popping out of his mouth, Abdullah was immediately shocked. He quickly used his body to cover Ives, and used himself as a shield to protect Ives. Of course, this is not the point. The point is, as the crowd entered the mountain of corpses, they were about to reach the end, because the mountain of corpses was originally located under the well wall. It was said to be so, and it was also true. Soon, when everyone started to feel uncomfortable holding their breath, Cheng Ying took the lead and ascended, Zhao Ping and others who followed him also entered the well wall through the corner, and then slowly ascended, but...
Just as the group of people were approaching the corner, Haller's expression suddenly changed, and his old face was instantly covered with fear! The reason for the sudden change in the old man's expression is very simple, that is, the detection of spiritual consciousness, or...
In his consciousness, which was open all the time, he just discovered something, a sudden spiritual wave! ! !
