Anecdote of the Yellow River

Chapter 24: A Shadow as Big as a Train (1)
We settled down and turned our eyes to the inside of the coffin again.

The ancient corpse was still lying quietly in the coffin, and a strange and bewitching blood-red flower emerged from the ancient corpse's mouth.The demon flower was about the size of a fist, blood-red all over, blooming layer by layer.It soon became the size of a flowerpot, blocking the face of the ancient corpse.

We stretched our necks curiously and looked at this demon flower with bated breath.

The petals of the demon flower have a total of nine layers, and when fully bloomed, it looks like a dazzling red lotus platform.In the center of this red lotus platform, the golden stamen is like a clenched fist.As the petals bloomed layer by layer, the golden fist seemed to slowly loosen its fingers.Then we unexpectedly discovered that in the palm of this "fist", there was a delicate and small bronze box.

It is hard to imagine that such a strange flower is hidden in an ancient corpse that has been dead for thousands of years.What is the origin of this demon flower?Why is it hidden in the body of the ancient corpse?For so many years, what nutrients did it rely on to survive?Why does this demon flower bloom after the coffin is opened?There are so many wonders in the world, even the knowledgeable Gu Mei Di can't tell the origin of this demon flower.

Of course, what we are more interested in is not the demon flower, but the bronze box in the stamen.Why is there such a bronze box wrapped in the stamen of the demon flower?What secrets are contained in the bronze box?

I licked my dry lips, and slowly stretched my hand towards the bronze box in the center of the stamen.

The bronze box glowed with a faint light, and my fingertips touched the box. Although I was wearing tactical gloves, I could still feel the slight coldness coming from the box.

My heart was beating non-stop, and I was so nervous that it almost popped out of my throat.

Just when I was about to pick up the bronze box, there was a sudden bang, and a cloud of scarlet misty pollen suddenly sprayed out from the stamen.I was caught off guard and was sprayed straight on, with pollen all over my head and face.Gu Meidi and Professor Ye also failed to escape, their hair tips and eyebrows were covered with pollen.

I couldn't help but sneezed loudly and rubbed my nose. Not to mention, the smell of pollen was really nice, so I couldn't help but sniff a couple of more.

Professor Ye patted the pollen on his body and said: "Tuobagu, you are too careless. Fortunately, this is not a hidden weapon, otherwise you would have given all nine lives here just now!"

Although Professor Ye didn't reprimand me severely, I still felt my cheeks burning hot. My actions just now were indeed a bit reckless.If the ancients had installed hidden weapons in the stamens or under the bronze box, I'm afraid I'd be dead on the spot now.Thinking of this, I couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Did you get the box?" Gu Mei Di asked me.

I spread my palm, and the delicate and small bronze box lay quietly in my palm.Observing this bronze box up close, I found that the workmanship of this box is really exquisite.On this half-inch-sized bronze box, there are more than ten miniature reliefs engraved. Even if you get close to it, it is difficult to see the content of these reliefs with the naked eye. You need a magnifying glass to see clearly.

A very familiar eyeball pattern is engraved on the top of the bronze box, and some tadpole-sized Xixia characters are engraved around this eyeball pattern, which we can't understand.

On the side of the box was a small clasp, made of solid gold, with a small ruby ​​set in it.From the appearance, this bronze box looks like an antique, unique and elegant jewelry box for ladies.

Professor Ye said: "Open it and take a look!"

I gently opened the buckle, and there was a snap, the box opened, and the contents of the box suddenly appeared in front of our eyes.Before opening the box, I tried to think about what would be contained in the box, but after much deliberation, I never thought that there was actually a yellow bronze key inside the bronze box.

The three of us stared blankly at the key in the box, and a question arose in our hearts at the same time, "Where is this key to?"

I carefully picked up the key and looked at it. Except for its unique shape, I really couldn't see anything special about this key.The only strange thing is that there is also a weird eyeball pattern engraved on this key.This has further deepened our doubts, what does this eyeball pattern represent?Why are there strange eyeball patterns everywhere?
Professor Ye asked me to put away the box and make plans when I got back to the bottom.

At this moment, there was no one on the platform of the Fishbone Temple, and everyone joined the battle group to snatch the treasure.

I looked around and wondered, where did grandpa go?

At this time, a chug sound was heard, a thick black smoke rose from the buttocks of the tin boat, and the boat sailed away from the platform.

I was overjoyed, it turned out that grandpa had already boarded the boat and was about to sail to rescue us.

The scuffle below continued to heat up. In order to avoid harming innocent people, Grandpa stopped the boat ten meters away.We still hang upside down and climb back along the bronze chain we came from.

Halfway through the climb, Professor Ye at the front suddenly stopped.At first I thought he was tired and needed to rest for a while, but soon I realized something was wrong. Professor Ye didn't stop to rest, but hung on the bronze chain in a daze.

"Professor Ye! Professor Ye!" I called out twice, but Professor Ye turned a deaf ear.

I freed up a hand and patted Professor Ye on the shoulder, "Professor Ye, what's wrong with you?"

Only then did Professor Ye come back to his senses. He pointed to the water pool below, speaking with a slightly weird tone, "There is something under the water pool!"

Professor Ye's simple sentence made me tremble violently.

I subconsciously looked under the pool, wanting to see what was under the pool.

After a while, I didn't find anything under the pool, and I couldn't see anything but the cold air.I was wondering if Professor Ye's eyes were blurred when suddenly there was a gurgling sound from the pool below.I quickly looked down, and something incredible happened to me. The icy river seemed to be boiling at this moment, bubbling and bubbling.Those who are still struggling in the water are like dumplings in boiling water.

Then we were surprised to find that a huge black vortex appeared under the pool.According to visual inspection, the diameter of the black vortex is about 20 meters, like a black tornado, spinning rapidly under the pool.Looking down from the top, it looks like a huge eyeball, and it looks like a hell gate leading to death.

The current swirled continuously, and a black abyss gradually appeared below.Below the abyss, a huge black shadow seemed to emerge.The black shadow was very vague. From the outline, it looked like... like a long train.I opened my mouth wide in surprise, how could there be a train under the abyss?Could it be that this is a space-time vortex?But I quickly ruled out this absurd idea, and shook my dizzy head. The black shadow in the abyss is most likely some kind of monster in the Yellow River. Could it be the legendary iron-headed dragon king?

Just when we were stunned, a thick black mist floated out from under the abyss.The black mist turned into a strange hand in the air, covering the heads of the barbarians under the black coffin.All the light sources were swallowed by the black mist, and the savages screamed in terror.In the face of wealth and life, many people still chose life. They no longer cared about the scattered treasures, and fled in embarrassment one by one.

The black mist was as thick as ink, and quickly enveloped the fishing boat and the No. 20 people in it.For a while, the wind was bleak, we couldn't see what was going on inside, we could only hear a series of creepy screams.

"Quick! Go back to the shore!" Professor Ye yelled, and crawled towards the Fishbone Temple first.

We don't dare to stay for a second now, and with all our strength, we crawl back with a huff.

The screams continued, and the black mist was like the devil's mouth, devouring all living beings.

Grandpa also noticed this situation, turned the bow of the boat in a hurry, and drove back to the shore with full horsepower.

We climbed down from the top of the Fishbone Temple and got together with Grandpa.

Although Gu Meidi and I have been traveling with Professor Ye for so many years and have seen many storms, our little faces are completely pale with fright at this moment.

The screams stopped abruptly, and the black mist slowly settled on the water, and it did not dissipate for a long time.

We stared blankly at the cloud of black mist, neither of us spoke, not even daring to take a breath.

After an unknown amount of time, the black mist finally dissipated.The vortex under the pool also disappeared, and the water surface slowly returned to its previous calm, as if nothing happened just now.

But when the black mist dissipated, we were stunned by the scene on the water.

The surface of the water was empty, everyone and everything disappeared.

The twenty barbarians and the two blood-stained fishing boats completely disappeared from our sight as if the world had evaporated.

The dark wind blew across the water, and the black coffin hanging in the air seemed to be speaking silently.

It's all so weird!

Weird beyond all our imaginations!

The only thing we can speculate is that the black mist engulfed those people, swallowed everything.

Perhaps the savages and fishing boats were swept into the abyss below the pool by the black mist, never to be found again.

Time seemed to stand still and freeze at this moment.

I rubbed my eyes hard, and I even wondered if I had a dream, a weird dream.However, when I opened my eyes, I found that this was not a dream, but a reality, a living reality!
Professor Ye took a long breath and broke the silence, "It's a good thing we weren't on the water just now, otherwise we might have reported to the Palace of the King of Hell by now!"

I asked Gu Meidi, "Have you seen clearly what is under the abyss?"

Gu Meidi shook his head, "It was so foggy at the time, how could I see clearly! I only saw a vague black shadow under the abyss, and that black shadow was huge. I never expected that there would be so many strange things hidden in this Yellow River cave. Weird thing, this time it really came to the wrong place!"

I suddenly thought of a question, "Do you think the black shadow under the abyss is related to the black coffin? Why did the black shadow never appear before, but when we opened the coffin, the black shadow appeared Has it appeared? We know that there are rare monsters guarding the tombs in some ancient tombs, could the shadow in the abyss be a monster guarding the tomb?"

"Hmm!" Professor Ye nodded and said, "Your analysis is not unreasonable, maybe that black shadow is a strange fish like the Iron-headed Dragon King, maybe it's a thousand-year-old bastard, maybe it's other unknown creatures, who knows! "

Looking at the gradually calming water surface, my heart is full of waves. How many unknown secrets are buried in this cave?Who is the owner in the coffin?Why did he choose the cemetery here?What is the origin of the strange flowers in the mouth of the ancient corpse?Where will the key in the bronze box lead us?Under the abyss is the cave of monsters or another strange time and space?
In just one day, we experienced wave after wave of thrills together.Countless questions swirled and danced in my mind, but we were at a loss and had no clue.I feel like if I continue to think about it, my head is really going to explode.

At this moment, the only feeling I have is fatigue, deep fatigue, and I feel that my spirit and body are falling apart.I sat on the ground slumped, looking at the dark water in silence, unable to tell what it was like.

Although we desperately want to leave this ghostly place, we are still very afraid of the dangers below the pool, so Professor Ye suggested that we stay in the Fishbone Temple to rest temporarily and make plans in a few hours.

After all this tossing, we were sleepy and hungry. Fortunately, the fishing boat full of funerary objects was still parked on the shore. There were a lot of meat, fruits and vegetables on the fishing boat, which was enough for us to fill our stomachs.I went to the boat and brought two roast geese and two bottles of sake back to the Yubone Temple, and I didn’t bother to pay attention to it, so I laid them out on the spot.

We are in this gloomy fish bone temple, drinking sake while tearing roast goose, this feeling is really weird.

I bit the fat goose leg and sighed: "These things were originally intended to be given to the King of the Yellow River by those barbarians. In the end, these things were not sent out, but they gave their lives to the King of the Yellow River. It is ironic to think about it." ah!"

(End of this chapter)