Tomb Raiders

The hill looked close at first, but it was far away in reality. In addition to the weeds on the road and the branches and vines growing all over the sky, it took a lot of effort to reach the hill. After climbing the hill, it was half a day later. thing.

The bright sun in the middle of the day made people feel hot all over. Panting heavily, Shen Liaobai wiped the sweat off his forehead and began to observe the terrain here. Unlike what he imagined, the hills they were on were almost within the range of vision. At the highest point, standing on the top of the mountain and looking far away, it is really a flat river, except for a few towering trees.

It’s just that the trees on the island are really tall and big. As far as the trees on the hills are concerned, the smallest tree has to be surrounded by three people, and a leaf is as big as two people’s palms, which is enough to show the intensity of life. Compared with the cemetery chosen by Zhang Jiao and Zhao Tuo here, it is simply a world of difference. If it weren't for chance to find this place, I am afraid they would have chosen to build the burial site here, not to mention the immortality of the corpse, it will be real Shen Liaobai would not be surprised if he was resurrected after thousands of years.

The water vapor here is also very sufficient, and there is always a thin mist around the body, but because of the bright sun above the head, the thin mist does not affect the sight. Shen Liaobai has only read a few miscellaneous books on Feng Shui, and he does not know the way, so He could only watch Chu Yuyang concentrate on observing, sometimes whispering something to Qin Zhaonan.

"Let's go southwest." Chu Yuyang and Shen Liaobai told the result of his discussion with Qin Zhaonan.

Shen Liaobai glanced to the southwest, except that the fog was slightly thicker, it seemed no different from other places, because of his trust in Chu Yuyang, he didn't question it, so he followed Chu Yuyang and prepared to leave Hill, and then head southwest.

The weeds on the hill had already been trampled down when they came up, but Chu Yuyang still turned his head to look at Shen Liaobai from time to time, and finally took his hand worriedly. Seeing his cautious appearance, Shen Liaobai endured He couldn't help laughing and said, "I'm not a child, so I won't fall on this path."

Chu Yuyang still held his hand tenaciously, and because of Shen Liaobai's warm palm, he finally felt relieved, he looked back at Shen Liaobai and smiled, and said: "You should also discover the Southwest The anger is more intense."

Shen Liaobai nodded, and said again: "Although the survival of the undead tree may have something to do with its anger, it doesn't mean it's there."

Qin Zhaonan weighed the folding fan twice in his hand, then suddenly opened it to fan the cool breeze, and said with a smile: "I always think that Master Shen is cautious and careful in doing things, why is it not as usual when it comes to the critical moment?"

Shen Liaobai has been in the excitement of recovering his body as before, probably because of this, he has neglected many details. His memory is amazing. Hearing Qin Zhaonan's reminder, he immediately thought about the scene he saw before. As soon as I thought about it, I immediately noticed something was wrong.

It stands to reason that the place with the most vitality will be affected by the surrounding plants or animals, regardless of its size or state, but that place, although it is not particularly clear because of the dense forest, is definitely a small open space , this is the difference from other places, this is the weirdness.

There is only a sea chart in the scripture bricks, and no map of the island. No one knows where the undead tree is. Maybe it is in the place with the most vitality, or it may just grow randomly in a corner of the island. Basically, both eyes are smeared, and time is tight, so I can only choose a method with the highest success rate to carry out.

The clearing was a short distance away from the hill, and when they approached, the sun was about to set, but fortunately, there were many cave grasses and shadow trees growing on the island, and as soon as the sun set, the trees shone brightly. In addition, if there seems to be no lingering fog, it really deserves the name of Penglai, the fairy island.

"It's been a very smooth journey." Qin Zhaonan yawned and said slowly.

Wen Hao pulled out a few medicinal herbs by the roadside, although he didn't know whether the medicinal effect was the same as the outside ones, let's stuff them into the medicine bag first, while he was busy, he continued Qin Zhaonan's words: "It's just that I met some larger animals and Insects are also very docile, and when they see us, they go far away, as if they are even more afraid of us."

Qin Zhaonan nodded and said with a smile: "After all, it is a fairy island, and the people who live here are all good-hearted cultivators, so there should be no blood."

Chu Yuyang did not relax because of their words. The closer he got to the open space, the more vigilant he became. Even the fairyland where the Queen Mother of Kunlun lived still had beasts that hurt people. Looking around, not letting go of any disturbance, one hand grabbed Shen Liaobai, and the other hand pressed the sleeve in the sleeve, so that he could attack quickly if there was any movement.

"There is a pungent smell." Shen Liaobai, who was following closely beside him, said suddenly.

Hearing this, the group of people smelled it vigorously, but they didn't have Shen Liaobai's keen sense of smell, so they could only smell the fragrance of the surrounding flowers and plants.Shen Liaobai's sensitive facial features are affected by the tattoos, but the tattoos are currently recovering, so Shen Liaobai's perception is much weaker than usual, otherwise, depending on how close they are to the open space, he should be able to detect them very early Something is wrong with the air.

There is only a row of trees between them and the open space, Chu Yuyang just winked at Qin Zhaonan, Qin Zhaonan immediately put away his laughing appearance, clenched the fan in his hand, and walked through the trees into the open space first, the three behind him closely Then passed through.

Shen Liaobai also passed through the gap between the trees before he saw that it was not an open space at all, but a huge deep pit, which could not be reached at a glance. As far as the bottom of the cave is concerned, only sporadic glimmers of light can be seen as far as the eye can see.

Chu Yuyang found a stone and threw it down. It took a long time for Shen Liaobai to vaguely hear the sound of the stone falling to the ground. The cave is indeed deep, but it would be okay to connect the ropes brought by the four of them before going down. .

"The smell came from here," Shen Liaobai said with a frown, "This smell is very familiar, as if I've smelled it somewhere."

Chu Yuyang patted Shen Liaobai's cheek and said, "Let's take a rest first."

After walking for almost a day, the group was a little tired. Wen Hao went to the side to gather some firewood and lit a small fire. The seaside is used to strong winds, but it didn't seem to affect the island. Shen Liaobai only wore a pair of clothes. He didn't feel cold even in a thin coat, and he was still thinking about the familiar smell with his back against the big tree.

Chu Yuyang broke up the dry food and handed it to his mouth, saying, "When will your stubborn temper change?"

"It's sulfur stone," Shen Liaobai frowned, and said happily, "Hanzhang once smelled it to me in Zhangjiao's tomb, but the smell here is more pungent."

Chu Yuyang stuffed dry food into his mouth and said with a smile: "Since you have figured it out, let's eat well."

Shen Liaobai took a bite of the dry food, and was suddenly a little discouraged, because the news didn't seem to help them at all whether they wanted to go down to the cave. He chewed the things in his mouth carelessly, and kept his eyes on the direction of the cave. Hei Jun's cave entrance reminded him of the open mouth of the last surviving anaconda in Zhao Tuo's tomb. This was the first time he felt fear since he went to the island.

There is no doubt that they will go down to the cave, he believes in Shen Liaobai's intuition, just like what he said before, everything in it is predestined, and they can't afford to waste time, since they have chosen this path, To go on without hesitation, success or failure also depends on it.

However, the time to go down to the cave was set in the early morning of the second day. They hoped to see the interior of the cave more intuitively with the help of sunlight, and the rate of climbing mistakes during the day would be lower.

The four of them spent the night in the forest. When the sunlight passed through the gaps in the leaves the next day, the four of them stood at the edge of the cave and looked down. The rope can reach the bottom, and the rough stones protruding from the cave wall can be used as a foothold, so the four climbed to the bottom smoothly.

At the bottom of the cave, there is a passageway as tall as a person, but unlike the tomb passageway, this passageway has not been decorated in any way, and there are protruding rocks on both sides, so the sunlight cannot shine into the passageway. Shen Liaobai squinted his eyes for a while to get used to it. In the darkness in front of him, Chu Yuyang took out the canopy for safety's sake. This thing can not only illuminate, but also can warn of the upcoming danger incidentally.

Chu Yuyang still took the lead, and Shen Liaobai followed behind him carefully avoiding the gravel next to the cave. This passage is not long, and soon they saw the exit. When they came out of the passage, they were all submerged in the dark In the environment, only the canopy in Chu Yuyang's hand was still emitting a green and permeating light.

The group of people didn't dare to walk around, so they could only stop at the exit of the corridor and hold the canopy to look around for photos, but this insignificant light was too weak for the endless darkness in front of them.

Qin Zhaonan was just dangling in the air with the bonfire bored, when suddenly a red light flashed in front of the bonfire, he was startled, and asked, "Did you see it just now?"

A group of people stared at the place where the red light swayed just now, and nodded silently.

Qin Zhaonan patted his chest and said calmly: "What, scare..."

His words stopped abruptly, and Shen Liaobai was startled. Turning to look at him, he saw a man sticking out from under his flaming gauze bag.