Queen of Nongmen: Hexagrams determine the universe

Chapter 417 The Cause of Death
Ye Qiongdan followed the traces and walked inside for another hour, and came to a slightly open place, where there were traces of a fire, and some fresh cooked bones were still scattered on the ground.

Ye Qiongdan guessed that Ye Qinghan should have slaughtered the prey here and grilled the prey to satisfy his hunger.

In addition, there are some traces of beasts around.

There was also a burly wolf that died beside the fire. The body had been almost eaten by other carnivores, and only a wolf head could be seen.

Ye Qiongdan turned around again, and found that there were many traces of other animals' activities around. These traces were very obvious, as if a pack of wolves had visited.

Ye Qiongdan walked forward along these traces, and found that Ye Qinghan had killed many wolves along the way, and occasionally there were some other ferocious carnivores. After walking for an hour, she found that she was lost.

You can see a strip of cloth tied to some trees around here. Judging from the newness of these strips, it should be left by Ye Qinghan not long ago.

Does he want to use these marks to judge which road he has traveled so as to avoid getting lost?
Ye Qiongdan followed these marks and walked straight forward. After walking for half an hour, he found himself walking back again.

Is there a formation?
This time, when she walked forward, she carefully judged the surrounding situation. After walking around again, she found that there was no trace of formation here, but she didn't know whether it was because of the magnetic field problem or other reasons. As soon as you walk into this area, your sense of direction will be disturbed, and you will keep turning in circles.

In the big circle she turned around, there were many skeletons scattered around. They should be people who accidentally entered the mountain of ghosts before. Because they couldn't get out of this strange place, they either starved to death or were killed by wild animals. ate.

"Ye Qinghan..." Ye Qiongdan shouted in the forest.

Her faint echo came from the surrounding mountains, lingering for a long time.

"Ye Qinghan..." She shouted again.

However, all she was left with was the echo.

This time Ye Qiongdan yelled as he walked, and walked a full circle, only then did he resign himself to his fate and found that Ye Qinghan was not here at all.

There are no fresh bones here, so it can be seen that Ye Qinghan did not die here, so how did he get out of this vicious circle?Where is he now?

Ye Qiongdan was a little anxious, she took a deep breath, forced herself to calm down, and observed everything around her more seriously.

In this untouched mountain, many ferocious beasts tried her, but without exception, they all died under her sword.

This time, Ye Qiongdan walked very slowly. Finally, she found a corner of a mask under a big rock by the lake.

She pushed the big stone away, and the complete mask appeared in her eyes immediately, she recognized it, it was the mask that Ye Qinghan wore on his face to hide his identity when he was doing things in the rivers and lakes.

It seems that he disappeared in this area.

An excited smile appeared on Ye Qiongdan's face, she held the mask tightly in her hand, and looked up at her surroundings.

Right in front is a quiet lake, where many waterfowl perch and drink water, and several meat-eating birds are pecking at the dead body of a crocodile.

The belly of the crocodile was cut open and died of excessive blood loss. Judging from the degree of decay of the corpse, the time of death should be within three days.

Maybe, this crocodile was beheaded by Ye Qinghan.

At this time, a deer walked to the lake to drink water. Suddenly, a crocodile hiding at the bottom of the lake rushed up, bit the deer by the neck, and dragged it to the bottom of the water.

The crocodile's bite force is very strong, how can the deer be the opponent of the crocodile?It didn't take long to be dragged to the bottom by it.

Ye Qiongdan stared at the crocodile and pursed his lips hesitantly.

Then, she searched around the lake, because she couldn't find any trace of Ye Qinghan's walk, so she had to go back to the lake.

I have already been to all the places I can go to, where is Ye Qinghan now?

Could it be that there is a mystery hidden under the lake?
But what mystery can be hidden under this lake?With so many crocodiles in the lake, who dares to swim down?Unless this ancient small country in the mountains had some unique secrets, the crocodiles in the lake were deeply afraid of it, and they were able to come and go freely in the lake.

There were no other clues left or right, Ye Qiongdan gritted his teeth and took a deep breath, found a place with deep water and jumped in, opened his eyes with difficulty at the bottom of the lake, and swam forward.

Several crocodiles rushed towards her immediately, she pulled out the soft sword at her waist, poured her true energy into the soft sword, and killed one of the crocodiles with one blow.

Seeing this, the other crocodiles retreated immediately.

The visibility under the water was very low, but Ye Qiongdan's five senses were excellent. She held her breath to identify the direction in the lake, and saw a long and narrow corridor not far away.

She swam towards that place, the surroundings in the corridor were pitch black, she could only touch the smooth water plants on the walls of the corridor, and move forward slowly.

Just when she couldn't hold her breath, a bright light appeared in front of her. She was immediately overjoyed, and swam forward vigorously. Finally, she surfaced in one breath and took a few deep breaths.

This place is completely different from the outside world. It is a relic with almost no original appearance. The tenacious vitality of plants, under the power of time, makes this place completely different.

The small country located in the deep mountains has been destroyed for a long time, and the outsiders don't know how it died. The cities in this country are still there, but they are covered by vegetation, which looks a bit gloomy.

The wooden house had already collapsed to the point that only a few big pillars remained, while the house made of stone could barely see its original appearance, but there were a few bright yellow flowers blooming in the cracks between the stone bricks in the house.

There are still some skeletons scattered around here. These people have been dead for a long time. Ye Qiongdan stepped forward to pick up a few bones and looked at them. After finding that the cause of death could not be identified, he put the bones down.

After searching around, she found traces of Ye Qinghan's walking past. Seeing this, she breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that she guessed right, Ye Qinghan really passed through the bottom of the water.

"Ye Qinghan..." She put her hands around her lips in a trumpet shape and shouted loudly.

After a while, she was echoed again.

She could only look around while following the path he walked, shouting his name loudly.

Because she was so engrossed in shouting, when she turned around, she accidentally fell into a deep open field. Fortunately, she grabbed a vine with quick eyes and hands, which avoided the tragedy of breaking a bone.

She firmly grasped the vine in mid-air, kicked her feet on the stone wall behind, moved down step by step, and jumped into the deep grass when she was close to the ground.

The snake in the grass was disturbed and swam away.

Ye Qiongdan stepped on the surrounding tall grass with his feet, stepped out a road and walked forward. This place is like a Roman Colosseum built underground. The seats are arranged in a ladder shape from high to low. In the middle is A round platform for sacrificial offerings, on which a statue of a god carved in stone is placed.

There was a skeleton under the statue, half hidden in the weeds. Ye Qiongdan walked to the skeleton and found pictures carved on the stone brick floor. Based on the content of the pictures, she guessed what the painters wanted to express.

The painting says that in the depths of the mountains stands a small country isolated from the world. People living in this small country have a special ability to avoid crocodiles at the bottom of the lake, and the corridor at the bottom of the lake is the only passage connecting this place with the outside world. , People are used to living in this small country, and they are also used to the rooted culture here, and few people will leave here to live outside.

One year, the queen of this country gave birth to a son. On the day the son was born, mudslides occurred in many places in this small country. Many people died in this natural disaster. The territory of this small country was reduced by one-third .

The wizard in charge of the sacrifice said that the one who was born into the royal family was not a prince, but an evil spirit that climbed up from hell, which would bring disaster to the whole country and make this small country disappear from history.

The emperor of the small country was very shocked after hearing this, so he sent someone to send the child to the most remote corner of the palace, and ignored him ever since.

A year later, the queen gave birth to another son, and the weather was good this year. The king of this small country believed that this son was a god-given son who would bring good luck to the country.

The emperor was very happy. When the youngest son was one year old, he held a large banquet and told her people at the banquet that her youngest son would be the king of this country in the future.

The people in the palace are used to meeting with wind and wind, and after hearing the emperor's declaration in front of everyone, their attitude towards the eldest prince became even worse.

The eldest prince lives in the palace like a lowly slave. He lives in a dilapidated woodshed, wears worn-out clothes, and eats dirty and poor food every day. The only thing that can give him comfort is to live with him. A mouse in the woodshed.

He often gave the mouse something to eat, and over time, the mouse was no longer afraid of him, and was very docile in front of him, just like a pet.

Ten years passed like this. One day, the eldest prince heard that he could reach the outside world by walking through the tunnel at the bottom of the lake, so he found an opportunity to leave here with his mouse and went outside. wandering.

When he came back again, another ten years had passed, and he brought his mouse back here. At this time, he had profound internal energy and martial arts, and none of the guards guarding the palace were his opponents, but all became his subordinates. defeated.

In the end, he alone almost killed nearly half of the guards in the palace, and then took the heads of the old emperor and his own brother, and became the new emperor of this small country.

After becoming emperor, the first thing he did was to issue a decree that everyone in this small country should raise a mouse.

The number of mice raised by each family must be calculated according to the head of the family. If a family has one less mouse, then that family will execute a person.

The people were panicked and frightened by this decree, and expressed their incomprehension.

The new emperor told the people that the mouse is a very spiritual animal. At the beginning, he took the mouse that he grew up with to the outside world, and entered a school to learn martial arts. Unfortunately, he had no background in the school. , qualifications are not very good, often bullied.

One day, the mouse who had been with him for many years suddenly stole a martial arts cheat book for him. After he practiced this martial arts cheat book, his martial arts made great progress ever since.

When he finally had the strength to stand proudly in the Jianghu, he first taught those people in the Jianghu who bullied him severely, and then returned to this small country in the mountains, wanting to take back everything that belonged to him. The previous old emperor and his younger brother were killed.

Under the tyranny of the new emperor, the people dared not speak out, so they could only raise mice obediently.

Then, one day, a large-scale plague suddenly broke out in this country, and soon, the country perished.

Ye Qiongdan sighed after reading the pictures carved on the stone bricks.

(End of this chapter)