I was still afraid that the tree monster would come back and cause trouble again, so after the little antelope left the house, I took a deep breath and reluctantly climbed out of bed, staggering and followed him out.
The door was unlocked, so I pulled it open with a slight tug. The dull bells outside the door were still ringing, and I counted about twelve of them carefully.
The sound of the bell was very dull, and every sound seemed to hit the pit of my heart, making me more or less breathless.
I held the door frame and adjusted it for a while before I managed to get over the uncomfortable tension.
I raised my eyes and looked outside, and found that the "Broken Leaf City" that the little antelope mentioned was actually a real underground city. The top of my head was not the sky, but black and gray rocks.
It's very dark in here. If every house hadn't lit a torch, it would have been hard to see.
I looked up and saw that Suiye City was very large, and its overall structure was somewhat similar to the ruins I had seen before. Although the houses were old, they were far from dilapidated.
The skin of the people here is a strange gray-white color, which is a kind of sickly white. Perhaps it is because they have not seen the sun for a long time. Compared with the slightly healthy black skin of the little antelope, there is a huge contrast. .
When I went out, the whole city was in chaos. Countless people were running around in the city. Some people were shouting words that I didn’t understand at all. However, even if I didn’t understand, just watching You can also guess from their expressions that they are probably in some kind of trouble.
I didn't have much strength in my whole body. After standing against the door frame for a while, I planned to go back to the house and lie down for a while. I was going to wait until my strength recovered a little and then think about any other ways to get out of this damn place.
But at this moment, a scrawny old man suddenly appeared in front of me.
This old man has a very strange appearance, with high cheekbones, deep-set cheeks, and two big dark circles under his eyes, as if he hasn't slept in a year. Half of his mustache is white, and the other half is black. There is not even a ounce of flesh in the whole body.
After the old man appeared, he grabbed my wrist. Don't look at the old man's hand. His hand was very strong. One hand seemed to be an iron drill and he held my hand tightly.
I was a little surprised and couldn't help but ask: "Old man, what is going on with you?"
I asked a bit guiltily because I wasn't sure whether the old man could understand what I was saying.
But what I didn't expect was that the old man actually spoke to me in Mandarin: "You are finally here! What he said is right! You are finally here!"
The old man spoke in such an excited tone that when he said the last few words, his lips began to tremble a little.
However, the old man's sudden words completely confused me. I looked at him and asked, "Who is he? How did he know that I came back here?"
The old man didn't seem to hear what I was saying, and he tried to pull me out with all his strength.
I hurriedly shook off the hand that was grabbed, and said at the same time: "I mean, old man... can we have a good talk if we have something to say? What on earth do you want to do with a hammer and a stick? Are you trying to kill me? Where to pull it?"
Seeing that I was about to throw away his hand, the old man hurriedly said: "Go...go...go...if you don't go, it will be too late! It's already...it's already started..."
I was stunned and asked hurriedly: "What has already started? What is too late?"
Seeing that I still didn't leave, the old man became a little anxious. Perhaps because of excitement, his hands began to tremble slightly and said: "They have found that place. If we let them complete the ceremony, all our efforts will be in vain." . He is waiting for you, hurry up... follow me quickly!"
It was okay if the old man didn't say anything. The more he talked, the more confused I became. I couldn't help but ask: "All my efforts have been in vain? Who is he? What is all this going on?"
The old man listened to me asking questions non-stop, and said a little impatiently: "Why are you always like this? Why do you have to break the casserole and ask to the end? Now is not the time to talk about these things. If you want to understand what's going on here, If it’s okay, just come with me!”
After saying that, the old man stopped holding my hand. He threw me away first. Although he turned around and walked away, this old man was really amazing. He didn't even look back when he left.
"Hey! This old man... Damn, he has a weirder temper than me..." After I muttered something in a low voice, an indescribable sense of curiosity suddenly arose in my heart.
So, without thinking too much at the moment, he took a deep breath and followed the old man towards the east of Suiye City.
The structure of Suiye Ancient City is high in the west and low in the east, with the south flourishing and the north declining. However, from the overall architectural style, the houses in the east are obviously shorter than those in the west and south. If nothing else, the people living here should They are some of the lowest level people in Suiye City.
The sound of the bells continued, and every twelve sounds were still a stage. The dull bells reverberated throughout the underground space. The sound waves bounced back after touching the walls, one after another like the howls of primitive beasts.
And everyone in Suiye Ancient City seemed to be summoned by the strange bell, and they all walked out of their homes and ran towards the center of the ancient city.
After the two of us walked eastward against the flow of people for a while, the old man suddenly turned around and started walking northward.
Compared to the east, the north of Suiye City is more desolate. Apart from a few low houses, there are only pieces of dead rocks that don't even grow moss.
The old man's pace was very fast, and he seemed to have no intention of stopping and waiting for me. I was still injured, especially my waist. Every time I moved, it seemed like a thousand needles were pricking me, but even so, I didn't say anything. What, just gritted his teeth and followed closely.
Fortunately, the old man took me north for about ten minutes and stopped in front of a low house.
I looked at the old man's stopped figure and asked in surprise: "What, old man? Are we here?"
The old man did not speak, but knocked on the door of the low house with a rhythmic "dang-dang-dang...dang-dang...dang-dang-dang..." several times.
It was not long before someone inside said softly in Chinese: "Who is it?"
The old man lowered his voice and replied: "It's me! Old Sixth!"
After the old man finished answering, the door did not open, but the man inside asked again: "How many chickens did the weasel catch when it came out of the hole?"
When the old man heard this, he said: "The old hen crossed the street without eggs!"
When the people inside heard what the old man said, they softly said "Yeah", and then asked: "It's been a cold day for a few days, is the wind strong outside?"
The old man leaned against the door and replied in a deep voice: "The wind is not strong...the flag is not even fluttering!"
"Very good!" As soon as the word "good" came out, the door of the low room opened with a creak.
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