Handing his sword, he turned to look at Jin An at the back and told him the reason why he suddenly couldn't stop.
Jin An found a slightly wider crack, exchanged places with the old Taoist priest, and walked to Xiejian. The first thing he heard was the sound of gurgling water. He looked surprised. Is there an underground river nearby?
There was indeed no road ahead of them, only an underground river flowing slowly.
Jin An looked at the underground river in surprise and said thoughtfully: "There is a dead end road. Since Xiao Ling Wang and the others were able to pass through here and did not go back the same way, it means that the underground river is not deep. Xiao Ling Wang and the others finally waded through the river.
Already."
Next, I sharpened my sword and tested the depth of the water with my ancient sword.
This underground river is indeed not deep.
Approximately to the waist position.
Subsequently, Jin An found several bloody palm prints on the rock wall of the river. It seemed that these bloody palm prints were left by the Feng Shui master who was blinded in both eyes. He felt all the way back to the underground river.
The three of them cleaned up and started to go into the water. They walked in the direction of the bloody palm prints. Plop, plop, plop, there were three consecutive sounds of water falling. Jin'an, sharpening his sword, all the old Taoist priests jumped into the underground river.
But just as he jumped into the underground river, the old Taoist priest whispered: "There seems to be something scratchy under the river. Old Taoist, I seem to have stepped on something!"
The three of them lowered their heads and got close to the water. Through the dark river surface, they carefully looked at what was under the water. As a result, Jin An's head jumped sharply when he saw it. One after another, the faces with their eyes open looked straight at them.
Staring at them underwater.
They are now crossing the river by stepping on the dead bodies.
It turns out that the underground river is not shallow, but that the underground river is full of corpses.
This unexpected scene shocked the old Taoist priest so much that the scalp on the back of his head flew up. He just stepped on a dead head. Unsteady, he almost stumbled and fell into the underground river. Fortunately, Jin An had quick eyesight and quick hands.
, I caught the old Taoist priest in time and didn't let him drink the bath water of the dead.
After Jin An helped the old Taoist priest stabilized, he boldly put his head close to the water again and took a closer look at the sunken corpses under the water.
This time when I was mentally prepared and observed carefully, I found several unusual places among the dead people piled up on the river bed.
"Old Taoist, Chi Jian, have you noticed that the skin color of these dead people is a little different? The skin is not at all like the pale white or the long-lasting black and blue of other dead people...The color of their skin looks like stone,
To say they are dead people is better to say they are stone figurines?"
“And have you noticed that these corpses are very hard? When we step on these corpses to cross the river, it’s like crossing the river on stones. There is no softness like ordinary corpses?”
Jin An said thoughtfully, while he continued to hold a torch and carefully look at each corpse in front of him and behind him.
The expression on his face was calm, and he did not feel timid about walking on a river of dead people.
If these sunken corpses really want to deceive corpses, it is impossible for the experts from Yujing Golden Tower, Zhenguo Temple, and Tianshi Mansion who are far more knowledgeable than him not to see that since those people are willing to go down the underground river and walk upstream, it means that
These piles of dead people are safe for the time being.
After listening to Jin An’s words, the old Taoist priest, who had regained his balance and no longer had cramps in his calves, said in surprise: “Little brother, are you saying these are not really dead people, but stone figurines used as sacrifices in the local palace?”
Jin An glanced at the old Taoist priest, neither admitting nor denying that since they descended into the underground palace, strange things have happened one after another in the underground palace. Since there is no danger for the time being, there is no need to create an excessively tense atmosphere.
but.
Stepping on the piles of dead people in a river valley, even as brave as Jin An, I feel very nervous. It is as scary as stepping on corpses even if I take a step in the cemetery. Sometimes I accidentally step on my ankle and get stuck.
It takes a lot of effort to pull out the legs from the dead man's armband.
The three-person team followed the bloody palm prints on the rock wall and began to swim upstream, one foot deeper and the other shallower.
The further you go upstream, the shallower the water level becomes. This is because more dead people accumulate in the river, and the dead people downstream are washed down from the upstream.
This underground river also had several forks. Fortunately, there were bloody palm prints as guides. In the end, the three of them successfully found a place to land.
As a result, as soon as they landed, they saw several boxes that were almost rotten and worn out. After being opened, they were thrown on the shore.
The old Taoist priest hurriedly rushed to those rotten boxes, but naturally found nothing.
The box is empty.
If there really was a treasure in Li Nian, it would have been taken away long ago.
"Little brother, there are still water stains under these boxes that have not been completely dried. These boxes were just fished ashore not long ago. The underground palace must have been cracked by the earthquake. There are many good treasures flowing underground from the depths of the underground palace.
The river fell out and we were a step too late." The old Taoist priest looked at the empty box on the ground and said sadly.
The three of them were all attracted by the rotten boxes on the shore at first. It was not until they re-examined the huge cave in front of them that they realized that they were now in an underground cave in a huge space. Perhaps it was because the underground river lasted for a long time.
The underground air was very humid, and many stalactites hung above their heads.
There are no traces of artificial carvings or mausoleum layout in this crypt. It should be that it was not originally an underground palace building. Such a temporary passage was created because the underground rock strata were shattered.
Listening to the sound of gurgling water in their ears, the three of them walked along the river bank in the darkness. After walking for about a stick of incense, they once again saw traces of human activities.
It was a very grand square. There were four bronze pillars standing on the square. Each bronze pillar had to be embraced by several people. Behind the four bronze pillars was a temple. The temple had a bright tower, high walls, and a moat... maybe it was because of the earthquake.
Cause the underground river to change its course. The water in the moat has dried up long ago, exposing the bare river bed and the dead people piled up on the river bed.
Those dead people are all the same as the dead people in the underground river, with weird skin colors, like stone figurines.
When the river no longer blocked their sight and they could clearly see so many dead people like stone figurines for the first time, Jin An and the old Taoist priest realized belatedly that they had just stepped on so many dead people along the way.
So bold.
As for sharpening the sword?
There was no change in expression along the way.
Crossing the square with four bronze pillars, the three of them stood in front of the majestic temple with high walls, Xuan Palace?
There is a bronze plaque hung high on the main entrance. Although it has a lot of patina, the word "Xuan Gong" can still be vaguely recognized.