twin moon

第148章 No.19幕 擎鹰山 五

Walking along the long and narrow corridor to the depths of the mountain for more than three miles, I just saw the end.What is presented in front of Ning Yue now is a square door.Although it has been underground for thousands of years, the straight metal door panel still reflects the light from the moon bead in the dark, and it is not known what material it is made of.

Granny Cen pressed her ears to the door, and listened intently with bated breath. After a long time, she breathed a sigh of relief and carefully pulled the handle by the door.

The seemingly heavy door slipped to one side easily under the gentle push of the old woman with one hand, silently opening a narrow gap that would allow one person to pass sideways, and then suddenly seemed to be stuck by something. Hold, no longer push or pull.Ning Yue stepped forward, only to find that behind the door were seven or eight spears and halberds as thick as arms, as if they didn't welcome outsiders.

The old woman turned her head and signaled the girl to lighten her movements again, while she was the first to dodge into the narrow gap.

The moment she stepped through the door, Ning Yue, who was hurriedly following her, suddenly became brighter.Although it was only a small part of the entire underground ruins, it was much more magnificent than any land palace the girl had ever seen.Not even the light from the bright moon bead could penetrate the large dark shadow above his head.

However, there is not a single pillar in the space that is the size of three or four Zichen Halls in Ye Kingdom.The girl opened her mouth wide, looking at everything in front of her in surprise.It is hard to imagine how the ancestors built this place deep in the mountains.

Soon, the countless dark gray shadows lying on the ground in front of her brought Ning Yue's thoughts back to reality.She took a closer look, only to realize that there were countless corpses in heavy armor!
The deceased had passed away for many years, and had already turned into jagged white bones, and the iron armor on his body was covered with crimson rust spots.It seems that a bloody battle broke out in the mountainside, and the weapons used to resist the gate were taken from the hands of these warriors.

Ning Yue only felt that the black eye sockets of those skeletons seemed to be staring at her all the time and was about to come over. A chill suddenly rose on her back, and she backed away with some fear.However, after this retreat, he kicked the other two corpses lying on the side of the giant gate, only a few feet behind him!

The appearance of these two people is obviously different from those of the previous corpses.Its body was not armored, and its muscles and skin had not completely decayed.Facing the gate, they still maintained their previous postures, as if they were closing the gate with all their strength, and their expressions were even more terrifying.It seemed that the gate at the entrance was blocked and sealed by these two people with weapons.

Ning Yue broke out in a cold sweat from being frightened on the spot.However, before she could make a sound in her throat, the old woman behind her covered her mouth:
"Miss, don't be afraid. These two are the last few people left behind when we passed here. If they hadn't risked their lives to save them, I'm afraid I would have died to say these things to you at this moment. But now is not the time to go into details , and then go forward, there will be a relatively safe small room, we will talk about it when we get there."

Granny Cen's voice was placed very softly, even if it was close to her ear, she could still only hear the general idea.

Looking at the corpses all over the ground, the girl finally understood why the other party was so cautious, and realized that no matter what dangers might be hidden in this darkness, they must not be underestimated.She didn't dare to be careless, she just lowered her head and continued walking without saying a word.

The empty underground space made it impossible to hide any small sound, even the "chacha" sound from the soles of the two people's shoes when they were walking could be heard very clearly.They could only walk as lightly as possible, stepping over one corpse after another.After finally walking to the small room mentioned by the old lady, entering and closing the door, a heart that was always on the back was finally let go.

Ning Yue had already held back her stomach full of questions, and opened her mouth to say:

"Mother-in-law, you said that the two people at the door were Zhihuo who walked with you back then, but what happened to the bones of the other land warriors? Their equipment seems to be quite sophisticated, why did they all die here? Could it be that you and Kunjie killed them? But the opponent is obviously superior in number, and it doesn't look like they were killed by a spell!"

"Miss, you guessed wrong this time. Those armored corpses were buried here long before we arrived. They should have encountered the same enemy as us. It's just that the other party may have underestimated the enemy because of their arrogance. Couldn't escape."

"What is too conceited?"

Facing Ning Yue's question, the old lady didn't answer immediately, but asked back: "Miss, do you know that a major event happened on the land more than a hundred years ago, which turned the entire Dasheng Dynasty upside down?"

The red-haired girl nodded hesitantly: "I seem to have heard Ziyin mention it. It seems to be called the Shuodi Rebellion?"

"That's right. According to legend, in those years, there was a Shuodi cavalry team with more than a thousand people. After capturing Yujing, they planned to detour through Suoyang Pass and go south to attack Weiliang. They drove into the Qingying Mountains, but disappeared. At that time, Wei Liang and Peng Guo gathered heavy troops to set up a defense line in the moon marsh, but they did not see any shadow of Di people. Therefore, the old man guessed that the corpses that fell outside were the Shuo Di cavalry who went south that year. It’s a mountain of iron that frightens the land people!”

"But if the two armies confront each other, there will be casualties between each other. Just now, the remains of Iron Heavy Mountain are all fallen outside, and there is nothing else. Who can wipe out all the elites of thousands of people in the mountain? Get out of the way?"

"Instead of asking who it is, it would be more accurate to say what it is..."

When she said these words, the expression on Granny Cen's face became more and more serious, and a few drops of cold sweat oozed out from her forehead. It seemed that the experience of the near-death experience still made her feel lingering, "No matter what those things in the dark What is the reason, now we can only move forward. Let’s rest temporarily in this small room tonight, as long as we can continue to keep absolute silence on the road tomorrow, we should not lead them out.”

"Won't it lead to anything?"

What the old mother said made Ning Yue feel more and more confused.But it seems Granny Cen doesn't want to talk about those things hidden in the darkness, let alone elaborate.

But the girl understood that continuing to make unnecessary guesses would only make her more nervous, and nervousness would cause trouble.She kept reminding her already exhausted self not to think too much, and to take a good rest before she could work hard to cope with the difficult road ahead.After all, as the old woman said before, every next step will be a matter of life and death, and there is no room for carelessness.

It is difficult to tell the day and night in the mountain belly, it seems that two or three days have passed, but it seems that only a few hours have passed.After waking up again, Ning Yue only felt her whole body was sore and limp, with a splitting headache.But he still gritted his teeth and continued on his way, hoping to get out of the underground as soon as possible and see the light of day again.

Along the way, the two passed through three more gates, descended hundreds of steps, and finally reached the deepest part of the ruins.Now, no matter whether you look forward or backward, you can see the darkness, as if you are walking in a cloud of ink.And the only thing that can be used to illuminate is the moon bead in the old mother's hand, and the surrounding ground illuminated by it.

The cracked lines on the ground are like road signs that will never be repeated, constantly changing under the feet of the two.Ning Yue suddenly had a little admiration for the old woman who was leading the way ahead - she didn't know how this memory from decades ago was so clearly engraved in her mind, and it is still hard to forget.

However, the problem soon came.After driving for about half a day, a large pile of rubble suddenly appeared in front of him, completely blocking the way.Those stones seem to be stalactites falling from the roof of the cave, but there has never been a severe earthquake in Qingying Mountains for decades.It is extremely unusual for so many stalactites to break and fall at the same time.

And if you want to avoid this pile of rocks, you have only two options, one left and one right.Granny Cen signaled the girl to stop and give herself some time to judge.For the first time, the face of the old woman who had been determined to move forward showed a look of hesitation.After all, no matter which path they choose at this moment, it may lead them to the depths of the unknown maze.If you are not careful, you will fall into a situation beyond redemption.

While hesitating, there was a sudden rustling sound from the passage on the right.Ning Yue's body immediately tensed up, she stretched out her hand and grabbed the old mother's cuff, but she didn't dare to speak, she just pointed to the darkness in the distance.

Granny Cen also raised the moon bead in her hand higher, so that the light could reach as far as possible.At the intersection of light and shadow, the gray-white shadows they saw were actually ugly humanoid creatures!
This time, the old man finally saw the whole picture of the monsters he had encountered back then, and couldn't help but gasp—only the skin on his body was rough and wrinkled, and it was lifeless white.On the neck was a small head that was out of proportion to the body, and the two pupils were as dull as dead people, as if they had been completely blind.

However, compared to ordinary people, these monsters act more like beasts, swift and powerful.Although it also has hands and feet, its forearms hang down to its ankles like an ape. With both hands and feet, it can walk on the ground even on steep rock walls.Before the old woman and the girl could see clearly, the monsters flashed past their eyes, and quickly hid in the darkness farther away, disappearing without a trace.

Ning Yue's heart suddenly rose to her throat, and she looked at the old woman in front of her, but she didn't even dare to breathe again.But since one of the roads has been clearly occupied by monsters, it seems that there is only one choice left for them.

So the red-haired girl followed Granny Cen's example, took off her shoes, and ran on the cold ground with her bare feet.As long as there is no sound, those creepy monsters who are close at hand will not notice the existence of the two.And now the only wish in her heart is that this nightmare can end as soon as possible.

It's just that things backfired, just when the two thought they had successfully bypassed those elusive monsters, Ning Yue accidentally kicked a piece of gravel the size of a human fist.She was already running very fast, but this time she didn't have time to retract the force on her leg, she kicked all three of her toenails to the point of cracking, blood was dripping immediately, making it impossible to move an inch.

The severe pain made the girl feel dizzy for an instant.She tried hard not to make a sound, but her body still trembled uncontrollably.After a while, he couldn't hold his breath anymore, and finally let out a short gasp from his throat.However, it was this almost imperceptible sound in the darkness that not only changed Granny Cen's expression, but also attracted the attention of those monsters in the darkness!
The old lady turned around immediately, supported Ning Yue who was almost unable to stand still, and dodged to the side.Before long, a few gray-white shadows flew over and landed exactly where the girl was standing before.After a miss, they immediately twitched their nostrils, as if they smelled a bloody shark in the water, and locked on to the injured target again!

Granny Cen hurriedly leaned over to put on the girl's shoes and socks again, intending to slightly cover up the smell, and immediately pulled her up and staggered to her feet.But right now, the girl couldn't control the strength of her injured foot on the ground, and a series of bright footsteps sounded in the empty mountainside.

For the monsters behind them, the sound was like a torch erected in the darkness, completely revealing their positions.

Accompanied by the increasingly heavy breathing between the mouth and nose, the old woman realized that she must find a way to escape as soon as possible, and decisively opened her mouth to break the long-standing silence:

"Miss, now that you have been discovered, you must not stop!"

"Grandma, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. If I had just been more careful when I walked—"

Ning Yue was full of self-blame and remorse, and finally understood why the other party told her repeatedly before.The tears that had been suppressed all the time burst out of his eyes.

The old man could only comfort him by stroking his back with his palm:
"No one can predict this kind of thing in advance. It's just that it's not the time to give up hope! These monsters can't see, they can tell the direction only by sound and smell. If I remember correctly, there should be an underground river ahead, maybe we can Get rid of each other there!"

Hearing what he said, the girl really heard a faint sound of water flowing in her ears.She knew Granny Cen was planning to use the sound of water as a cover, but she couldn't suppress the despair in her heart:
"How to throw it? These monsters run too fast—even if the river can block it for a while, it's hard to guarantee that they won't follow us all the way out of the mountain!"

"These monsters are probably the same as my Cangyu clan. They are all ancestors. It's a pity that because of some wrong changes to their bodies, they are completely trapped in this dark underground, relying on prey that occasionally intrudes. It has survived until now. Miss, you don’t need to worry, the wind, rain, thunder, lightning, birds and insects in the outside world will make these monsters at a loss. As long as we can find a way out, we will definitely be able to get rid of them!”

While speaking, the two had already turned a sharp bend ahead.The sound of water suddenly became deafening, and a raging underground river lay before their eyes without warning.

The sound of water also slowed down the following monsters.Ning Yue finally had a chance to turn her head and look behind her, only to see those ferocious monsters huddled shoulder to shoulder by the roaring water in the darkness, there were hundreds of them!

"There is a road over there!"

Granny Cen pulled the girl up again and ran towards a natural stone bridge over the river.On the cliff on the other side of the stone bridge, a ray of moonlight is shooting in through an imperceptible gap—that is the exit they are looking for, and that is their last hope to leave here!
But fate will often deal another heavy blow when people see hope.When they got closer, the two discovered that the widest part of the stone bridge was no more than half a foot. As soon as they stepped on it, they heard a few crisp sounds from the rocks under their feet, and then several pieces of gravel of different sizes collapsed, falling into the dark of the river.

Seeing those gray-white shadows also gropingly moving towards the direction of the stone bridge, the old lady immediately stuffed the light source in Ning Yue's hands into Ning Yue's hand, and then stepped back from the bridge:
"Miss, this bridge can't bear the weight of two people at the same time. You first cross the river with the moon bead, and leave behind the old man!"

The red-haired girl also understood that the situation did not allow her to delay any longer, so she stretched out her arms to maintain her balance without thinking too much, and tremblingly walked towards the narrowest part of the bridge.Fortunately, there were no other accidents, and she finally crossed the bridge and reached the other side.

As soon as she got off the bridge, Ning Yue turned around and raised the moon bead in her hand, trying to illuminate the old woman.However, the moment she turned her head, the stone bridge she had just walked across turned into countless fragments before her eyes without any warning, and completely collapsed!
Huge boulders fell into the river one after another, arousing several water columns as high as ten feet, and also put Granny Cen standing on the other side of the bridge in a desperate situation, with no way out!
"Mother-in-law!"

Amid Ning Yue's cries, Lao Ma was immediately swallowed up by the gray-white monsters that swarmed forward.Amidst the sound of the surging water, the girl could not hear her own voice, let alone the roar and struggle on the other side.Suddenly, in her blurred vision, she saw an old hand that was stained red with blood protruding from the crowd of monsters.Exhausting the last bit of strength, the hand waved feebly towards the other side of the river a few times, then slowly lowered it, and was submerged in the darkness again.

The rushing water drowned out Ning Yue's crying, and also concealed her footsteps.She knew that Granny Cen had used her last strength to urge her to leave, and she also understood that this was the only chance for her to escape in exchange for her life.

So the red-haired girl stepped forward again with her heavy feet, and ran towards the direction of the beam of moonlight in front of her with her last bit of strength.It wasn't until an open woodland appeared in front of her that she realized that the man-eating monsters behind her had never caught up and could no longer threaten her.

Ning Yue suddenly felt that all the strength in her body was drained, she sat down on the ground and burst into tears.Two bright moons, one large and one small overhead, were gradually covered by thick clouds, and it rained heavily.The rain splashed on her face, like dots of hot fire, making the girl realize that she was still alive.

However, the person who has been taking care of her and protecting her in his own way is never seen again.

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