Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 233 Grottoes
233 Chapter 233 Grotto

From time to time, the little brother would look at the situation outside the cave, and he said softly: "When Wu Xie and the others left, they threw away the smoke used to drive away snakes. When these snakes think that there is no one here, they will gradually calm down, so let's hurry up." Time to get out of here.”

Wu Xie and the others set out towards the place where Uncle San's team was staying. Occasionally they heard the cry of snakes along the way, and they became alert.

It had been a while since they set out, and it seemed like there was no sound outside. I said in a very low voice, "Brother, it seems much quieter outside."

The little brother opened up a little of the small coat that was blocking the entrance of the hole, looked outside, and said softly: "There must still be snakes around, so be careful. We will go there quietly in a while." After that, he quietly put down his clothes and gave it to him. After I got dressed, the little brother said, "I'll go take a look first and then go out when I'm ready."

When my brother went out to investigate the situation, Wen Jin helped me re-tie my cuffs and wrap them as tightly as possible. To be honest, Wen Jin is a very nice person. She is smart and capable at work, and she is like the big sister next door in life. So A good person was poisoned by the Corpse Pill... I looked at her and couldn't help but sigh.

Wen Jin smiled softly and said, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

I frowned and said to her, "I'm worried about you."

After hearing this, she looked at me with soft eyes like a big sister, but her smile was sweeter. She didn't seem to care about this matter very much. Or maybe she had already thought about the ending over the past few decades. , and you have already opened your eyes to something?
Soon, the little brother recognized that there was no problem for the time being and it was relatively safe, so he asked us to set off.

Following us, we quietly descended into the water from the entrance of this dry well.

The little brother led us towards the entrance of the shaft where Uncle San and the others were walking. The snakes seemed to be more steadfast. At least the ones in the water here didn't cause trouble. The smoke they put out before leaving was pretty good, but we still Swim very carefully.

The mouth of this shaft is slightly higher than the one we hid in just now. The younger brother led the way and climbed up first. Then Wen Jin and Wen Jin held me up one by one, pulling me up. Because it required both arms to exert force, the wound was very painful. It was a bit painful to stretch, and the little brother kept looking at me worriedly. I was afraid that he would be worried, so I shook my head at him, smiled slightly and said it was okay. After Wen Jin also came up, the little brother picked me up and started to move forward.

Although I can't tell the difference between the east, west and north here, and I don't know whether to go left or right, I must have remembered the route they took just now.

I remember thinking before that the third uncle might have found the little brother's mark before walking to the front. I said to him softly: "Brother, since the third uncle is taking this route, there may be you on the way." Mark, have you found your mark?"

The younger brother said calmly: "No."

I said: "If they really follow the signs, they will probably find the entrance soon. If we want to pass in front, we have to pass in front of them so as not to hit them."

Wen Jin said: "If you really can't pass by quietly, you can only temporarily hide in the surrounding shafts. There should be places where the shafts are connected to each other, and there should be places where you can hide, and then look for opportunities. Bar."

Along the way, like Wu Xie and others, we passed two wells with water. Moreover, when we got closer to the water source, there would still be snakes squealing. Some distance away, I was added between them, so I was still very safe. Sensational.

It would appear that Wu Xie and the others had gone deeper, where they could clearly see severely damaged areas, with dried moss, vines and living tree roots visible above.

Those tree roots were entangled in the gaps between the stones and extended all the way down.

They crawled through the huge tree roots adhering to the well wall. This place is now a snake city. There are traces of snakes everywhere. It seems that some rotten and blackened snake sloughs can be seen in the tree roots. ...Now I just look at it and feel a little scared. It looks like the fresh white snake slough from before is more acceptable...

After walking in the shaft for a while, we felt that the temperature was gradually dropping. When we reached the roots of the tree where the snake was sloughing, Wu Xie and the others had already reached their destination.

Wu Xiejue walked for a long time, until he felt a little dizzy, and finally there was a faint light of fire in front of his eyes. Going a little further, he found that the temporary camp was a huge step-like reservoir, with six to It is composed of seven connected pools like terraces. Stone pillars and stone beams can be seen all around.

After they climbed down, they were surrounded by a whole rock wall. There were a large number of grottoes on the wall. The grottoes were very deep and large, like square stone caves, and they seemed to be connected by passages and stone steps. Between the grottoes, Corridors are formed between them.

I said to myself, this is good, since it is so difficult to pass, these holes are also good places to hide.

Wu Xie looked at this place and thought that it might be a temple used for religion, not just a water reservoir, and there were signs of human activity here.

They were closer to the fire, and the fire shone from the grotto. They walked up a flight of steps, passed through the passages between several grottoes, and soon entered a relatively spacious grotto. I can't tell how big it was inside. ,but

There were tents, sleeping bags, and a lot of equipment piled messily inside, as well as a campfire. There were two people sitting beside the campfire, with their backs turned to them, showing no reaction to their return.

They were all exhausted from walking along the way. Wu Xie was let down and he jumped a few times. He looked at the person who was dragging him away. He was so tired that he rubbed his shoulders and kicked the fire watcher. The two people kicked their legs and said, "Why don't you get up and make way for the mistress to sit down? What are you talking about like a piece of wood?"

As a result, the two people suddenly fell to the ground. When Wu Xie and the others saw it, they couldn't help but gasped. Their faces turned black, their eyes were wide open, and they felt as if they were dead.

When he walked in and took a closer look, he realized that the two were dummies made of something stuffed into the diving suit. The two heads were two inflated black waterproof bags with two eyes glued on them. The piece of chewing gum is flat, with two stones stuck in the middle to serve as eyeballs, the lens is blurred while wearing a gas mask, and the nerves are sensitive. At first glance, it seems that it is really happening.

Wu Xie picked up the dummy and moved it to the stone gate. He asked the people next to him, "What is this for?"

One person said to him: "Hey, it's for scaring snakes. The snakes here are so damn smart. If there are only a few people, something will happen. So we don't dare to let people come down to look at the camp, but it seems they can't tell the difference yet." Real people and dummies, block the door with this, so you can sleep more soundly at night." Then someone took out a yellow smoke bomb and threw it into the bonfire, and suddenly thick smoke rose. I guess, this It's the smoke used to repel snakes that my brother mentioned.

Then they slapped the equipment on the ground with branches. As they slapped, they continued: "This is sulfur, used to repel snakes."

Those people slapped her again, but there seemed to be no movement, and then they sat down in confusion.

Someone took out a few more simple dummies tied up with branches from the equipment on one side, took off their own clothes, put them on the dummies, and then piled them on the door and the collapsed opening.

After all this was done, the atmosphere over there really relaxed.

I saw the blind master, who was adding firewood to the bonfire, and then distributed it into several piles.

Their place was bright red by the fire, and those people took off their gas masks one after another.

Wu Xie hadn't picked it yet. Someone saw that he didn't pick it, so he said to him: "Just pick it, it's okay. These snakes are very strange and will never be near fire. Besides, we just checked and it's basically fine."

Now Wu Xie felt a little relieved. He took off the gas mask and his field of vision was much clearer. Wu Xie said that after wearing this thing for six or seven hours, his face felt like it was melting. This time he felt much refreshed. It was a pleasure to see everything, and I finally got to see the true face of Uncle San’s guys.

The little brother suddenly said: "Girl, can you still leave?"

I said, "Okay."

The younger brother added: "When we get near them later, find a place for you to hide while I find a way."

Wen Jin immediately said: "Okay."

Wu Xie looked at Uncle San's guys and found that, as Pan Zi said, except for two or three old faces, they were all new people this time. It seemed that Uncle San really didn't have many old guys.

They all said hello, and the man who just explained to him said to him: "My name is Mop, and I brought these boys."

Wu Xie responded politely. He felt a little uncomfortable listening to this person's tone, but he couldn't tell what was wrong. He knew that these people were all brought by him to hang out with his third uncle.

Wu Xie looked at the black glasses again, still looking carefree and content, eating happily and looking at him.

Then he looked at the other people around him. Many people took off their shoes and were roasting their feet. Suddenly, the whole place was filled with the smell of sore feet. Wu Xiexin said, this is the damn smell. There is no need for dummy snakes to get in. Not coming.

When I saw this scene, my little hand that was being held by my little brother suddenly trembled, and I suddenly wanted to retreat... My face changed... I really can't imagine what it must be like in their neighborhood... But for my brother, this... just Just put up with it, I've put up with the stench in the ancient tomb, the smell of feet can't be worse than that of rotting corpses...

The little brother looked down at me. Although he said nothing, he could guess what I was thinking and raised the corners of his mouth slightly.

At this moment, the third uncle sat next to Wu Xie and handed him something to eat. The two of them looked at each other and couldn't help but laughed bitterly. The third uncle said: "You are so ridiculous, he Damn it, if you weren’t my nephew, I would really want to beat you to death.”

Wu Xie looked at the third uncle in front of him and found that he had swept away the depression he had felt when he was in the hospital. He was in high spirits and seemed to have returned to his former heroic self. He couldn't help but said with some relief: "You are the one Beat me to death, and I will follow you even if I am a ghost. Third uncle, let’s not talk secretly in plain sight. I know your nephew and I have nothing to do with it. If it were you, could you just let it go? "

The third uncle lit up a cigarette, took a long drag, and said with a wry smile: "Okay, third uncle, I admit defeat. You have the same moral character as your father. You look weak, but you have a stubborn temper on the inside." If it's going to kill you, I won't say anything to you. You're here anyway, and I can't push you back now."

Wu Xie smiled brightly and asked him: "By the way, what happened to you? How did you end up in front of us? Didn't Pan Zi say that you would wait outside for the signal?"

The black blind man said with a smile: "I can't wait any longer. Your third uncle knows that Wen Jin is here waiting for him, and he only has so much time. How could he still wait for your signal?" Then he patted his third uncle on the shoulder and continued: "Three uncles. Master, your old man is too affectionate. We can’t tell you have such a big heart when we sing karaoke in Changsha.”

The third uncle slapped his hand away, glared at him, and explained: "When I heard the old woman tell me that Wen Jin was waiting for us in front, I realized that this might be my last chance to see Wen Jin in this life. . I can't miss it no matter what, otherwise, your third uncle and I will really live my life in vain, so I can't take any risks. To be honest, as long as your third uncle and I can see Wen Jin this time, I will do it right away. I am willing to die."

Wu Xie was agitated after hearing this, and looked at him inexplicably and said, "Wait, did you listen to the old woman? No way... So, she... also... gave you a message?"

The black blind man looked at Wu Xie and smiled.

The third uncle nodded and told Wu Xie the situation of his meeting with the optician.

(End of this chapter)