Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 55 Geyser
055 Chapter 55 Geyser

The little brother probably took a look and came over to bake the clothes together. After a while, the clothes were all dry. We put on the warm clothes. The fat man said with a smile: "Comfortable!" Then he got up and ran away. Looking at the body of the Zheluo Salmon, he curled his lips while looking at it, pulled out his knife, and picked it up for a while, then picked it up and looked at it. He said "tsk tsk tsk" on his mouth, "This thing has stab wounds on its body. This There are still bullet holes, don’t you think there will be several waves of people coming here?”

The little brother was holding a flashlight and looking at the surrounding environment. I walked with the little brother towards the fat man. I always felt that the picture of the fish was not very beautiful, so I kept hiding behind it. I really didn’t want to look at it, so I walked nearby. A fishy and smelly smell hit my face, and it was quite disgusting.

Suddenly the fat man let out a "huh" sound and said in surprise: "Here's a human head. Oh, human hands. Oh, they're all rotten. It's really miserable. They're still fresh. Alas, where do you think this fish swam here?" .”

The little brother said: "Under the water surface of this stone road, there should be other waterways that can be connected to the nearby underground river, and the underground river here is usually connected to the Jialing River. This fish should have swam from the river. The accumulation here The water was probably caused by the accident.”

It was almost done here, so the fat man turned around and asked him: "What's the matter? Did you remember how you left?"

The little brother said calmly: "Go this way." We followed the little brother straight into the stone path behind.It was pitch dark here, and I habitually grabbed the corner of my brother’s clothes. There were many stone figurines and animal figurines that had fallen sideways on the road. The figurines all had patterns of human faces and twin snakes. The cave walls on both sides were full of pits and cracks, and you could still see them. Some half-finished relief stone carvings, the fat man said: "This thing is really old and young, but it's not of much use."

I said to him: "Fat man, we are here to protect Wu Xie, so don't think about the underworld weapon or anything like that.

The fat man chuckled: "This is your hobby, fat brother, you know."

This cave is very big, and it is full of lifelike stone carvings. The stone path is very long. We walked inside for nearly half an hour. The cave was extremely quiet. The deeper we went in, the darker I became. The more scared I became. I was already grabbing the corners of my clothes. I switched to grabbing my arm, trembling.

As I walked, there was a stone wall in front of me, and at the end of the stone path was a small stone room with many broken headless stone figurines inside, surrounded by stone lanterns.

A large empty sarcophagus is placed diagonally on the coffin bed in the middle of the stone chamber. The stone of the coffin is like gelatin, white and translucent, and the lid of the coffin is open.

The little brother was looking under the coffin bed. There was a dark entrance about one meter wide. The little brother said to us, "This should be the entrance to the underground sewer."

I was also looking around, and suddenly I seemed to have stepped on something. I looked down at the ground and said, "Brother, there is a cigarette butt here, and it's new."

The fat man took a look and said, "Someone must have gone down there." He then took a look at the hole.

The little brother shined a flashlight on the coffin lid. There was also a human-faced double-bodied snake carved on it. The two snake bodies were wrapped around both sides of the coffin. The little brother said to us: "This carving is very delicate, but the tail of the snake is very delicate." The place is obviously unfinished, and it seems that this is a burial coffin, which may have been left over during the burial, or carved as a spare, and abandoned in this quarry."

I whispered: "Brother, there are all these patterns here, so it seems that the tree should be nearby."

The fat man asked: "What on earth is that tree? Tell me about it."

I simply explained to him: "Actually, it is a very huge sacrificial tree. Legend has it that it is a wishing tree, but I tell you, don't try to trick him. That thing is very dangerous."

The fat man said disapprovingly: "What's so dangerous about a broken bronze tree?"

I said mysteriously: "That's not true. Do you still remember those bronze bells? The tree and the bells have the same pattern. I guess they all come from the same place. Maybe the material is the same. Maybe there is something to do with it." The effect of hallucinations on people. From ancient times to the present, there have always been some people here. Because they came here to take bronze vessels, they went crazy after returning. Some committed murder, some committed suicide, and some went crazy and could not be saved. This requires blood sacrifice. The wishing tree sounds evil, so I advise you not to touch it."

The fat man kept his mouth open, listening blankly, and then said, "Ah! Then we should hurry up and find the little comrade." I looked at him and smiled and said, "What, I'm afraid."

The fat man glanced at me and said, "Tch, you fat man, who am I afraid of? It's important for us to find someone, right? Well, tell me, what kind of buddy is he? What's the purpose of bringing him to a place like this?"

I thought for a while and said: "The purpose, if I guessed correctly, when that person came here before, he might have discovered that the bronze tree here has some kind of power, and this power...may be able to achieve something for him. It’s a wish, but he may not be able to realize this wish by himself. Maybe it’s because Wu Xie has some kind of connection with him, so he brought Wu Xie here. Or maybe there is something more evil here.”

The little brother said nothing but looked at me and sighed after listening.Then he looked around again. Both ends of the stone path were closed, and there was nothing to see. The little brother went to take a look at the hole and said to us: "Let's go."

We walked into the cave. The stone walls inside were very humid and green. Although there was no water, the humidity was very high. The stone path was rough and slippery. The boy told us to slow down.

It's even darker here, so dark that you can't even see your fingers. The stone steps are very steep all the way down.There was a strange smell coming from below.

After walking for a while, the color of the stone wall began to change. It was a red rock. When shining a flashlight on it, there was still light reflection. Then, the stone path changed its direction. After walking for a while, the faint sound of water began to be heard from below. , after passing several bends, the sound of the water became louder and louder, and some strange sounds were heard every once in a while, like a muffled sound. I don’t know what it was. The water flow here is very fast, and the smell is getting stronger and stronger. .Looking forward, the side of the mine tunnel widens, and the exit is right in front of me. A strong wind blows, and the little brother quickly reaches out to hold me, and the fat man also blocks me from behind, otherwise I will probably be blown away...

We walked downward for a short distance, and soon we walked out of the dark passage and came to a river beach. At the same time, a fast-flowing underground river appeared in front of us.

When I saw it, I couldn't help but said "Wow" and said, "What a big river, brother, how do we go now?"

The roof of this cave must be more than ten meters high. The walls of the cave are very smooth. You can't see the end from both sides. The water flow is very fast. The fat man stretched out his hand and touched it and said "Ouch": "This water is very hot. I can't get rid of my feet." Ah, this girl is so tender and can't be cooked." The little brother also tested the water temperature and frowned.

The little brother observed this place carefully. He looked at the bottom of the water and then at the rock wall, and said: "The iron chain on the rock wall on the left is connected to the iron lock under the water. If you keep touching the iron lock, you can reach the underground palace. The entrance, but the water temperature is too high. Do you remember the muffled sound just now? There may be an intermittent fountain here. Judging from the water temperature, it should have just erupted."

The fat man asked him: "Then how to get there, little brother, is there any other way around?"

The little brother shook his head.

I thought about it and said: "If it is an intermittent high-temperature fountain, as long as you know the current eruption pattern and the approximate location of the spring, it is still possible to pass through it safely. However, not all of them are regular. If you are not afraid of taking risks, wait Once the water is warm enough and your body can tolerate it, just rush over. However, it may erupt again halfway, or it may not erupt. If you are afraid of danger, just wait for a few eruptions, calculate the pattern of several eruptions, and make sure Probably we can go past the spring, but that would waste too much time. I only have these two methods, but I don’t know what the situation is over there. If I get into the water, it might not be easy to come back here."

The fat man looked at the little brother and said, "What about that, Dumb Zhang, you decide."

I pulled the frowning brother, looked at him and said, "Brother, don't worry about me, I can do it." The brother looked at me, but his expression was obviously still worried.I don't want him to worry, and he doesn't want me to be brave.

The little brother was stunned for a while, and finally made a decision and said: "When the water temperature is about the same, follow the iron lock."

After waiting for a while, until the water temperature was still very hot, but not enough to burn people, we started to prepare.

The fat man grinned and tried to get off his feet. He kept making various burning sounds in his mouth, "Ouch...ah...oh..." Then he slowly started to get ready to go into the water and said to me: "Brother Fatty, let me test the water for you, don't worry. , wait a little longer, don’t burn yourself, let’s swim as soon as we go down.” I looked at him and nodded.

In fact, I am afraid of burning things, but... okay... I admit that I am trying to be brave again. In fact, my heart is pounding. I don’t know if I can withstand such hot water. After all, everyone has different tolerance. I use my hands It hurt so bad after I tried it, so I kept squatting on the side and tried to test the water temperature after a while.

After a few more minutes, the fat man started to walk slowly into the water. Although he was still grinning, he could barely accept it. The little brother stood up and walked to me, and said to me softly: "Let's give it a try. "After a while, the little brother pulled me and walked slowly into the water. He could barely accept it, but for me, it was still a bit painful. I frowned unconsciously. The fat man also said to me: "Girl , don’t worry, if it doesn’t work, we’ll just wait.”

The little brother pulled me, and I slowly walked in with my eyes closed. After a while, I was completely submerged in the water. This temperature was much higher than what I could usually tolerate. My body really hurt. I couldn't help but shed tears. I just gritted my teeth and kept going. Now, I feel like I’m really getting ready. My brother looked at me with distress.

Now we were all soaking in the water. My brother pulled me and started swimming along the iron chain. The water flowed around me and I felt a little hotter. After swimming for a while, I slowly got used to it.

We swam out for some distance, and suddenly there was a loud noise behind us. We knew that the fountain started to erupt again. Fortunately, it was still some distance away, and it would take some time for the new hot water to melt into the water, but we were following the flow, and the hot water was very hot. It will melt soon, and the little brother shouted: "Fat man, hurry up." He quickly said to me: "Girl, hold your breath." I quickly held my breath, and the little brother pulled me and dived in, and continued to swim forward.As we swam in the back, we sprayed water, and the hot water began to spread continuously. It sprayed to the top of the cave and rained down. It was scary to think about it.

The little brother brought me up for air after a while, and I was chased by the hot water and swam several hundred meters downstream.

Suddenly the little brother stopped. There was a huge cliff in front of him. There was a roar like thunder below the cliff. This must be a huge waterfall. He quickly took me to swim to the edge of the waterway, grabbed the wall of the cave with all his strength, and continued The current carried us out for several meters before we stopped. When Fatty saw us stopping, he quickly braked and shouted, "What's going on now?"

The little brother looked at it and asked the fat man to grab the underwater iron chain and walk along the chain. The little brother told me to hold on tight and don't let go, so he took me to dive. The hot water was getting closer and closer, and we were getting closer to the cliff. It came closer and closer, and after a while, the water rushed and the feet were empty. The little brother was hanging in the air holding the chain with both hands. I hugged him tightly with both arms and held his clothes tightly with my hands.

After a while, the fat man rushed over, holding the chain and gasping for air. The little brother said to me: "Girl, don't let go." Then he led us slowly to the cliff at the other end of the chain.

As we approached the edge of the opposite cliff, my brother grabbed the chain with his left hand and stretched out his other hand to hold me, allowing me to use his body to grab the chain independently. The process was quite difficult. I was scared and too strong. It wasn't enough. I had to rely on my brother to pull me up with his right hand to reach the chain. Fortunately, the chain was relatively thick, so I could dig my hand into the hole on the chain. After the brother confirmed that I was steady, he quickly rolled over to the cliff. He turned around and reached out for me, pulling me up. After the fat man moved to the edge of the cliff, the little brother also pulled him up.

I was exhausted. My brother hurriedly checked to see if I was okay. He hugged me first because he was afraid that I would be cold. As soon as I leaned on him, I started to feel confused. They were afraid that I could not bear the cold and the heat. Come on, the fat man hurriedly looked around and found something that could make a fire. After a while, the fat man lit a small bonfire and slowly warmed up.

(End of this chapter)