Tomb Raiders

A group of people gathered in front of this dying tree, which was less than knee-high. Looking closely at the part of the tree that had not withered, the green color was like washing, and there was a faint green light all over the body, but from the crown of the tree, it was a little bit darker. There are traces of scorched black, and there is a tendency to spread downwards as a whole, and even further downwards, occasionally some branches also show scorched black, which is incompatible with the overall blue color.

Just as Qin Zhaonan was about to reach out to touch it, Chu Yuyang knocked on the back of his hand. He withdrew his hand, curled his lips and said, "Is this tree the same as the one seen on the altar in front?"

Chu Yuyang nodded, folded a piece of dark grass and took a picture in the gap of the scorched part, and saw a few green spots, "It's probably the same, you see that the scorched part is exactly the same as what you saw before, it should be different. There will be mistakes, this is probably the tree..." He thought for a while, and then said: "It is the state of the tree when it was alive, and the scorched tree should be dead."

"We have no way to prove whether those trees are really dead, and it is also possible that the previous two trees are just dormant." Hanzhang seemed to have only this green color left in his eyes, he paused, and said: "No... Perhaps the patriarch and Shen Yingqing know."

Wen Hao was startled, and it took him a long time to digest what Hanzhang said, "You mean, the patriarch came to Zhao Tuo's tomb to find this tree?"

Since this tree also existed in the Nanyue king's tomb, it is indeed not ordinary. Apart from its strange appearance, what is so special about it that Zhang Jiao and Zhao Tuo would bring it to the tomb after death?Even though the two trees in front were dead or dormant according to Hanzhang, Zhao Tuo still built an altar for them, and the green tree in front of him attracted underground spring water for them. So important, there's no reason not to have any security measures in place...

The green part of the tree is dazzling. After staring at it for a long time, he couldn't even look away from it. Chu Yuyang felt a heart palpitation. He closed his eyes with great effort, and then turned to other directions. It was surprisingly quiet here. The more this is the case, the more vigilant Chu Yuyang becomes. The figure of Caicai just disappeared, so he probably won't let it go.

The cave grass, which was as bright as the day, allowed him to see all the scenes in the area of ​​the acre. Chu Yuyang stood up and looked around. There was no sign of anyone hiding, only an arched corridor on the left hand side, blocked by gray walls. The light is only projected a few meters away, and the line of sight is completely blocked by the darkness.

"Since the patriarch might be here for this reason, should we take it back?" Hanzhang asked Chu Yuyang.

Chu Yuyang frowned slightly and said: "Don't act rashly, and don't assert lightly. According to all signs, father and Shen Yingqing should come here more easily than us. If they really came to find this tree, It should have been taken away, there is no reason to stay."

"Maybe there are some clues that we haven't noticed that can connect them," Wen Hao sighed, and said, "Shen Yingqing also knew to leave some clues for Shen Liaobai, why didn't the patriarch leave even a word? In terms of strength, the Chu family is also one of the best in the industry, so can the members of the family not compare to a few Lingnan natives?"

"Have you ever thought about it?" Qin Zhaonan stood in front of a bunch of cave grass, and said, playing with his folding fan, "Maybe Uncle Chu doesn't want you to come here at all? He knows that this is a big deal, so he doesn't want to drag you into the water. Let's not talk about it Chu Yuyang is his only son. Just talking about you and Hanzhang, but he was raised by him since he was a child. His affection for you is no less than that for Chu Yuyang. If you know that the road you are about to take will be a dead end no matter what , how could he let you all come together?"

Chu Yuyang seemed to be touched by Qin Zhaonan's words. There was a trace of sadness in his closed eyes that was fleeting. It's not that he didn't think about what Qin Zhaonan said, but every time he thought of it, he would press it in his heart. No matter what , he will not give up looking for his father, just like what he said to Shen Liaobai before, if you want to see people, if you want to see dead bodies, since you have come here, when the truth is about to come out, he has no reason to retreat.

Seeing that he remained silent, Qin Zhaonan walked over and patted Chu Yuyang on the shoulder and said, "What I said just now was not intended to hurt morale. Uncle Chu had calculated everything, and Shen Liaobai would not even think that Shen Liaobai would bring a There are a lot of clues to find you, and that's why you followed their footsteps to come here, this is all predestined, since God's will is so, we have no reason to go against the sky."

Just then Chu Yuyang raised his eyes, pulled the corners of his mouth and revealed a faint smile, and said, "Qin Zhaonan, I've known you for more than ten years, and I've only heard you say this."

Qin Zhaonan resisted the urge to flatten Chu Yuyang. He who knows the current affairs is a hero, and such uncertain things like one-on-three are not done by smart people. He loosened his clenched fists, coughed twice and said: "Let's just take it as your compliment. For the sake of your admiration for me, I'll tell you what I just discovered."

Qin Zhaonan walked to the cave grass where he was standing just now, and motioned to Chu Yuyang to look at it. Due to the large amount of vitality brought by the water flow, the cave grass grew very lush here, and the huge leaves covered the branches completely. It was also much brighter than the one outside, so they didn't notice the dark soil in this piece.

Wen Hao twisted some soil and smelled it, and said, "It's blood."

"They may have been injured, so they didn't take that tree away." Qin Zhaonan said.

Chu Yuyang narrowed his long and narrow eyes slightly, and said, "It's also possible that they suddenly gave up on this tree."

"It's also possible," Qin Zhaonan agreed, "The old man said that if he touches this scorched tree, he may be punished by a fairy. Shen Liaobai thinks that the punishment is to become a monster like Zhang Jiao, so Uncle Chu must also know about it." , that’s why I didn’t take this tree away easily.”

"Hush..." Hanzhang made a silent gesture.

Qin Zhaonan immediately swallowed the rest of his words, because he also saw two small brown insects lying on the dark bloodstain. Their carapaces were the same color as the soil, so they hadn't been noticed before.The wings of these two brown worms were blood red. They trembled twice, and flew towards Qin Zhaonan's front. Qin Zhaonan's eyes were quick and his hands were quick, triggering the mechanism of the fan, and using the sharp point on the top to hit the worm's belly hard He stabbed down hard, and firmly fixed the bug in the soil, while the other one was cut in half by the blade before it attacked Chu Yuyang.

"It's a tongue-eating worm." Chu Qianyang said after examining it carefully.

Although the appearance is a little different, but in terms of details, it is undoubtedly a tongue-eating insect.In this way, it can be linked to the several mummy corpses at the entrance of the tomb. After the tongue-eating worm enters the host's mouth, it will attach to the host's tongue, absorb and bite the host's tongue, and then replace it. Eventually, the blood of the host is sucked out.It's just that tongue-eating insects are mostly aquatic, but the ones here can move on the ground and grow weird wings.

Qin Zhaonan pursed his lips, and said softly, "I've decided not to speak anymore."

There was the sound of flapping wings behind him, Hanzhang glanced at him, and said, "Even if you close your mouth, they will fly into your ears."

Qin Zhaonan grinned silently, turned to look at the edge of the pool behind him, and saw dozens of tongue-eating worms crawling up there, shaking off the water droplets from their wings, facing Chu Yuyang and the others, ready to go.There is a clearly visible water inlet in that pool, and it is also bubbling at this time.

Wen Hao held Mo Dao tightly, and said in a cold voice, "Isn't the pool here connected to the Liquan lake outside?"

Chu Yuyang twirled the blade with both hands, and said, "Back to the corridor at the back."

The group of people held their breath and retreated slowly. The tongue-eating insects were still lying on the edge of the pool and did not follow. The water curtain suddenly opened, and a huge and hideous fish head shot out from the water.

That strange fish came out of the water. Although it was huge, its movements were not slow at all. It probably ate up the corpses of its companions. It had grown to the size of an adult, and its short limbs were also very thick. He could feel the ground trembling slightly under his feet.

Tongue-eating insects should be the most fond of sucking the blood of aquatic animals, but at the moment they are all quietly staying aside. When the strange fish grows its mouth and roars, Chu Yuyang just saw that there is already a huge fish in the mouth of the strange fish. tongue-eating worms inhabit it.The strange fish rushed straight towards Chu Yuyang. Chu Yuyang's blade hit it like hitting a rock, and after two crisp sounds, it was bounced to the two sides.

The fish scales on the back of the strange fish became as hard as a rock, and because of this, it had no fear of the weapons of this group of people.The strange fish moved forward quickly, then jumped up in mid-air, and rushed towards Chu Yuyang. Chu Yuyang grabbed Wen Hao's Mo Dao and lay horizontally in mid-air. The strange fish was caught off guard, and his whole body hit the Mo Dao. This powerful force made Chu Yuyang retreat about ten steps before stopping.

The strange fish roared twice, and attacked Chu Yuyang again. When Chu Yuyang resisted it, Hanzhang had already shot several crossbow arrows at it, all of which were bounced off by the armor of the strange fish. When the fish and Chu Yuyang were fighting, the originally quiet tongue-eating worms also attacked Qin Zhaonan and the others. These tongue-eating worms that just came out of the water were much stronger in attack than the two just now. .

Chu Yuyang and the others retreated to the arched corridor, where there was no light from the cave grass, and they did not hold a canopy, so they saw a burst of darkness, so they could only fight and retreat. The situation was originally against them, and in the past After retreating about ten steps, Chu Yuyang touched a wall behind him, his heart trembled, and there was no way out.

The author has something to say: Updates in the middle of the night or something, I feel like I lost half my life. . . .