Mystery Leaks

Chapter 78 Finding Insects in Jinpen Ridge (2)

"It depends on your luck. If you choose wrongly, you may lose the big bug." Huang Mao said.

I nodded. The underground water systems are connected to each other. Once the waterways diverge, you have to choose one to catch up. If you catch up, it’s okay. The more there are, so we must chase them accurately and in a timely manner.

Needless to say, if you choose the wrong one, you will lose it if you choose the right one for too long. Once the big bug passes through more than two forks, the hope is very slim.

At this time, Hu Lai suddenly stopped in front of a small hill, his expression changed slightly, and he said, "Wait a minute, I'll go ahead and have a look." After speaking, he ran up the hill alone.

The three of us looked at each other, Huang Mao looked at me, and said speechlessly: "You won't be hit by your crow's mouth, right?"

I was a little embarrassed. Seeing Hu Lai's face, there must be something wrong.

Hu Lai ran up the small hill, checked the compass carefully on both sides, and looked at the trees, water and soil on both sides, and ran back and said, "It's not very good, the waterway has branched."

As soon as these words came out, our hearts sank, and there was a one-half chance of chasing after him, and we might lose the big bug.

"Then we choose the waterway in Jinpenling, isn't it all right?" I tried to ask, and the insect exorcist hiding in the dark was almost sure that he wanted the big worm to go to Jinpenling, because there are big secret.

"The problem is that I don't know which one is going up the mountain and which one is leaving. Maybe both of them are going up the mountain." Hu Lai said, pointing to the front and explaining to us: "Look over there, there are some willow trees , indistinctly bifurcates into two directions, willow trees love water, and there must be a waterway below."

I looked in the direction he pointed, and I found some willow trees. At first glance, they were in a mess, but when I looked far enough, I found that they were still together at the beginning, and then branched. , extending in two directions.

Although the underground waterway is closed, it is relative, and there is water exchange with the surrounding soil layer. If there is too much water, the water will seep into the underground river, and if the underground waterway is dry, the water will be sucked up.

Water-loving willows clearly mark the bifurcation and direction of the waterway.

"Then which way are you going to go?" Huang Mao asked, only Hu Lai can make up his mind about this kind of thing, we are all outsiders.

"I'm going to chase one down to have a look. If there's no one, I'll come back immediately. You guys are waiting for me where you are." Hu Lai said.

"Are you going to separate from us?" I glanced at Ying's dimly dark sky, trembling with fear, which was completely different from my previous plan.

Hu Lai nodded, "I'm faster alone."

"Then go and come back quickly, whether you find it or not, you must come back before nine o'clock." Huang Mao urged.

Hu Lai responded, simply packed up some necessary things and chased after him, shuttled a few times in the forest, and disappeared.

Although Cao Nan and I murmured in our hearts, we couldn't say anything. After all, if we didn't separate, we could only choose one of the two. The probability was half, if we were unlucky, we would be wrong.

So, the three of us found a big tree as a backing, set up camp, and waited for Hu Lai to come back.

Huang Mao sprinkled some glutinous rice on the outside, and fed some more to the rooster.

Cao Nan and I loaded the blunderbuss, took off all the peach-wood and jujube-wood swords and hung them around our waists, just in case.Hu Lai walked in a hurry and didn't have time to set up the formation, but he promised to come back before nine o'clock, so it was not a big problem.

August is already autumn, and the daytime is no different from summer, but as soon as the sun sets, the temperature immediately drops, and it feels chilly if you wear a single layer of clothing.

We lighted bonfires for light and protection from wild beasts.

Time passed by little by little, and Hu Lai hadn't returned two hours later, and there was no light in the direction in which he disappeared.

Originally, the three of us chatted a few words occasionally, but gradually we stopped talking.Because it was already past eight o'clock, and there was less than an hour left before the time Hu Lai promised.

One minute and one second, the time gradually points to 08:30, and there is no sign of anyone, and then it is the agreed nine o'clock, and there is still no movement.

The three of us exchanged a look, but no one spoke, because there was nothing to say, and being late was definitely not a good thing, maybe something happened.

Going up the mountain this time is not only to track the pythons, but also to face all kinds of evil spirits who don't know what their plans are, and even the insect exorcist hiding in the dark. He is probably more important to Hu Lai than ghosts. Danger.

There is only one python and two exorcists, the contradiction is obvious.

Another hour passed, after ten o'clock, and it was almost midnight, but Hu Lai still didn't come back.Although Huang Mao didn't say anything, he started to walk around non-stop, obviously he was also in a hurry.

Not to mention Cao Nan and I, looking at the dark jungle around us, our hearts trembled.

After another half an hour, I couldn't bear it any longer, so I asked, "What should I do, why don't I go to him?"

Huang Mao shook his head directly, "No, I don't know how to track waterways, so I have no way of knowing the route he took. It's too dark to track footprints, so I don't have the conditions at all."

I was speechless, so I could only wait, and maybe there was still hope in waiting, it was just a delay.

If we leave blindly and come back in vain, nothing will happen.

So, we had to forcefully suppress the anxiety in our hearts, as well as the tension about the dark jungle, a little bit.

Twelve o'clock...one o'clock...three o'clock...until the east was faintly pale, and the rooster crowed in the morning, but no one was seen.

Hu Lai did not return all night!

The three of us stared at each other until dawn, when the cock crowed it was an order, and Huang Mao immediately turned on the flashlight and said, "Let's go, find Hu Lai!"

Cao Nan and I packed up our things a long time ago, turned on our flashlights and ran in the direction Hu Lai left.

Huang Mao was still very careful when it was still dark, but when the sky was bright, he speeded up.

This chase lasted for two hours, Huang Mao squatted down in front of a clear big footprint, and said: "Hu Lai's footprint!"

I took a look, and it was nonsense, the toes were obviously longer than the usual footprints.

"Hu Lai left at about six o'clock last night, and he promised to come back at nine o'clock, so he could only walk for an hour and a half, and here is a two-hour journey, so he exceeded his time." I analyzed.

"That's right, he should have turned back half an hour ago." Cao Nan also said.

"I must have found something, maybe I caught up with the python." Huang Mao said.

Then we continued to chase, and half an hour later, something horrifying happened. Huang Mao found a fresh footprint behind Hu Lai's footprint that obviously did not belong to him, and followed him all the way.

Our hearts suddenly sank to the bottom!

"Something is staring at Hu Lai!" Huang Mao finally couldn't help but his face changed drastically.

"Isn't it human?" My heart beat violently. If I could leave footprints, it would be terrifying if I wasn't human.

"Try it and you'll know!" Cao Nan had an idea, grabbed a small handful of glutinous rice and threw it into the strange footprint.

What surprised us happened, as soon as the glutinous rice was thrown in, it slowly turned gray.

I saw the cold air whizzing down my back, and the footprints smelled like corpses.

The thing that is eyeing Hu Lai must be something from the corpse change, maybe it is a zombie.The last time we dug up a white-haired zombie under the locust tree, we could faintly see a big zombie behind it.

Hu Lai is in danger!
"Chase!"

Huang Mao gritted his teeth and let out a low shout, and increased his speed a lot. Because there were not only Hu Lai's footprints, the traces were much clearer.

Huang Mao took the lead, and Cao Nan and I ran all the way behind, panting from exhaustion.

About half an hour later, Huang Mao climbed up a small hill and stopped, staring blankly ahead with a look of shock on his face.

This is a discovery!

Cao Nan and I looked at each other, and rushed up with the strength of breastfeeding. When we saw it, we couldn't help but grow our mouths.

Tens of meters away from the hillside, there is a large deep water pond. At this moment, a large black hole appeared at the bottom of the cliff wall of the water pool. There was not a drop of water left, only thick silt was left emitting a rancid smell under the scorching sun.

"What...what happened to Xiaoyuetan?" Cao Nan was shocked.

"Do you recognize this pool?" I asked hastily. This place is already at the foot of Jinpen Mountain, but it is close to the south, separated from Beichang by a Jinpen Mountain. I have never been here before.

Cao Nan nodded: "I came here with my father before, and my father said that this pool is very evil, and there are big fish eating people below; I didn't expect to do it!"

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(End of this chapter)