It was still Ghost Chen who took the lead, and we started to walk forward along the passage on the left. This passage was designed to be relatively high, and the walls were made of regular blue bricks. When we were in it, the ancient atmosphere hit our faces, mixed with

It has a musty smell that has never seen the light of day.

After walking forward for about ten minutes, a spacious staircase appeared in front of us. The staircase spread all the way into the darkness below. We couldn't see how long it was, but it was seven or eight meters wide. It looked very grand.

Professor Hao speculated: "This should be a very important passage, perhaps it is often used when holding some kind of sacrificial activities."

Xu Dachang asked: "Is 'Sama Ratoti' down there?"

Professor Hao said: "That's not necessarily the case. As archaeologists, we have to make bold guesses and be careful with our arguments. Before we see the truth, all our guesses may be wrong." Then we started to walk down.

Not long after, I heard a strange sound in my ears.

I didn't distinguish it at first, but Dr. Yang was more attentive. She listened for a long time with her ears perked up, and then suddenly said: "It seems to be the sound of water."

Xu Dachang asked in surprise: "Is there water down there?"

Dr. Yang shook his head and said nothing. We continued walking down. When we looked back, the road we came from was already as high as the sky, leaving only a vast darkness. Then, we reached the bottom of the stairs.

There is indeed water here, and the water buried the remaining steps. We put the four flashlights together and concentrated the light on one point. The range suddenly became much farther, and I could clearly see the environment we were in.

This was originally supposed to be a relatively large deep hall, with a typical square shape. The water here should not have existed originally. It was probably because the underground river at the bottom of the desert changed its course, so some water seeped in and was in the square shape.

The space gradually rose, submerging the stone steps.

We turned the light into the water again, and we could see clearly about three meters deep. At a deeper place, we could only see a piece of black water. I touched it and found that the water was clear and very cold.

The stink had long been gone, and the corpse oil in my hands had not been washed away yet. Now I only wore a pair of underwear, which was very convenient, so I took off my shoes and plunged into the water.

The uncle looked dumbfounded and said, "Little boy, you dare to jump down from this place, and you're not afraid of water ghosts?"

I curled my lips, enjoying the cool water, and said: "Come on, I think I am a three-year-old child." Not long after, the others couldn't help it anymore, and they took off their clothes one by one and got into the water. It was not about love or not.

It doesn't matter if it's clean, the main reason is that there are too many disgusting things on my body, such as spider blood and corpse oil, and my whole body feels numb when I think about it.

In the process of entering the water, Ghost Chen suddenly plunged into the water and dived.

I was quite surprised and said, "He also likes to swim?"

The uncle slapped me on the head and said, "What about snorkeling? He went under the water to investigate the situation. This place is flooded. The really important places should be under the water. Maybe the exit is also under the water."

I was stunned and said: "We don't have diving equipment, what should we do?"

"Let's check the situation first and then discuss it." The uncle said, indicating that we should not stay in the cold water for too long. When people are hot, their pores will sweat, and the pores all over the body will be open at this time, and then suddenly soak in the cold water.

In the body, the cold air in the water will penetrate through the pores, easily forming rheumatism, and slowly accumulating, it is easy to suffer from strokes and other diseases in old age.

We went ashore one after another, put on our clothes on the shore, and waited for Ghost Chen to come up. Originally, I thought it would take at least three minutes, but after five minutes passed, Ghost Chen didn’t even vomit a blister. I was anxious and couldn’t help but stand up.

, I looked into the water with a flashlight, hoping to see further. At this moment, I found a dark thing rising up in the water. The higher it went, the clearer it became. It was a figure.

I breathed a sigh of relief, and then the ghost Chen jumped out of the water and sat down by the stone steps, panting.

Professor Hao immediately asked: "What's happening next?"

Ghost Chen was wet all over. After breathing for a moment, he opened his eyes and said: "The seepage here is on the opposite side." He pointed to the only dark wall on the opposite side and said: "A vortex formed at the seepage.

Most of the things were swept in by the vortex, but according to the structure below, there should have been an extremely important thing placed here, and it may have been swept into the seepage. I have to look for it." After a pause, he

He looked at us and said, "Which of you has the best water quality?"

Xu Dachang shook his head and said, "I can hold my breath for a minute, is that okay?"

Ghost Chen shook his head, looking very serious.

In the end, my uncle betrayed me and pointed at me and said, "The little boy can hold himself underwater for three minutes."

I doubt whether I am his nephew after all.

Ghost Chen heard the words, nodded, stood up and said: "You come into the water with me." Then, regardless of whether I agreed or not, he sorted out two ropes, handed one of them to me, and motioned for me to tie it around his waist.

If there are eddies underwater, then the underwater environment is bound to be harsh, so using a rope is the safest way. After Ghost Chen and I put on the ropes, Ghost Chen took the lead in entering the water. I thought about it and said to the uncle: "You are a pedantic nephew asking for honor."

Traitor!" Then he followed him into the water.

Among our flashlights, only one was waterproof, so after entering the water, the waterproof flashlight was always in the hands of Ghost Chen. I followed him and swam forward. As I moved forward, I felt a pulling force coming from the water.

I lead forward, that force should be the power of the vortex.

With the light in Ghost Chen's hand, I squinted hard in the water to see what was going on below. Everything was shrouded in the depth of the water. I could only vaguely see a black shadow in the center, which seemed to be

A platform, something probably once placed on it.

Apart from that, there is nothing.

Soon, I saw the water seepage that Ghost Chen mentioned. It should be a passage, but it was somewhat collapsed and deformed, so it became an irregular hole. There were many stones of different sizes at the entrance, mixed with certain

Among these utensils, I saw a lot of things with unknown purposes, mixed in the cracks of the rocks, making the irregular openings even narrower.

Ghost Chen pointed at something mixed in between the rocks and motioned for me to search for it. Like a swimming fish, he slid into the depths along the eddy, while I searched carefully at the edge.

These things have weird shapes and should be special items used for sacrifices, so I can't tell any clues. However, after being disassembled, the image of the soul-turning mirror should be an arc-shaped triangle, which is easier to identify. I immediately looked at it in the dim water.

Start searching for triangular objects below.

Unexpectedly, not long after, the originally stretched rope belonging to Ghost Chen next to me suddenly loosened and floated dangling in the water.

I thought it was Ghost Chen who was coming back, so I subconsciously raised my head and opened the door. As a result, I was stunned. Deep in the irregular diving mouth, Ghost Chen's figure had disappeared, leaving only one

The flashlight emitting yellow light was scattered among the rubble, and the rope wrapped around Ghost Chen's waist became empty.

I was so shocked that I almost vomited out. I didn't care to look for it anymore. I hurried forward and swam forward. First I picked up the flashlight, and then I checked the break of the rope. It was cut by a dagger.

Why did Ghost Chen cut the rope?

Where has he gone?

I held my breath, and it was almost gone. If I walked forward, I might drown, but I just hesitated for a moment and couldn't help but swim forward. The ghost Chen is also a human being. He is not a god. People can swim in the water.

After holding it in for a long time, I knew very well that Ghost Chen could not do this for no reason, he must have discovered something.

The length of our rope is limited. The only reason why Ghost Chen cut the rope is because he wanted to swim farther.

What's in the distance?

Why did he throw down the flashlight?

I thought about it for a long time and there was only one explanation, that is, this flashlight was left to me intentionally by the ghost Chen, because that kid had a secret skill and could see in the dark. Perhaps his purpose in giving me this flashlight was to let me

I followed him, maybe he let me use the flashlight to return.

I couldn't imagine what he was thinking, so I could only swim forward.

Sure enough, after picking up the flashlight, I paddled forward twice, and the rope tightened, and I couldn't swim anymore. So I gritted my teeth, imitated Ghost Chen, and cut the rope directly, and then

As I swam forward, there were various objects scattered among the rocks along the way, but most of them had turned dark due to years of soaking in groundwater. They were neither silver nor gold, so I really had no interest in them.

At this moment, I suddenly heard someone talking.
Chapter completed!