I walked in the darkness deep in the cave. As my eyes gradually adapted to the darkness, I was gradually able to see things around me clearly.
After walking for about half an hour, some murals began to appear on the cave walls, but the surroundings were too dark. What I could see with my eyes was only the general outline of the surrounding scenery. As for the details, I couldn't see clearly.
.
Therefore, I don't know what is painted on the mural.
Suddenly, a light shone from the depths of the cave, shining directly on my eyes.
The strong light made me couldn't help but block it with my hand.
After the light flashed on my face for a moment, it changed direction and hit the ground in front of me.
Through my fingers, I saw a figure in a black cloak walking towards me.
The distance between the black cloak and me gradually got closer, and I could see his face clearly.
It's a professor.
I opened my mouth, but I don't know why, but the word "professor" could not come out.
Eight years later, our previous teacher-student friendship has undergone earth-shaking changes.
But why was he also in this cave? Could it be that the fourth person hanging on the cliff that night was him?
What puzzles me is why such an old man who is nearly seventy years old still has such good physical strength.
"Zhou Cang, long time no see," the professor spoke first.
"Yes, it's just that this way of meeting surprised me." I looked at Professor Chen and said.
"Hahaha, no need to be surprised at all, we will walk a lot of paths together in the future," the professor said.
"Professor, I am not the Zhou Cang I used to be. I won't let you lead me by the nose. So if you want to use me to do anything for you, I advise you to give up on this idea as soon as possible." I was not polite.
said.
"Zhou Cang, this matter has developed to the current situation. It is no longer as simple as profit. Our internal research institutions have discovered some signs. Behind this astrolabe, there may be a huge conspiracy of extraterrestrial civilization hidden.
That's why the eight major families would hide all these astrolabees at the cost of extermination." The professor said slowly, but every word was very clear.
There was no trace of deceiving me at all on his face.
"Zhou Cang, I will be seventy years old after this autumn. Do you think a seventy-year-old man with a well-off family will still pursue any interests?"
The professor's words successfully touched my heart.
Or maybe my ears are relatively light.
"Professor," I finally called him, "I want to know what the conspiracy of extraterrestrial civilization is?"
The professor glanced at me, pondered for a moment, and then said: "This is top secret. At the level I am at, I have no right to know yet, but I can tell you everything I know."
I looked at the professor and nodded.
"Zhou Cang, let's talk as we walk. After all, the Chen family's Guiyuan Pill has limited effectiveness, so we don't have much time. We must get out of this cave before the Guiyuan Pill's effectiveness is used up." The professor said, looking at him.
Then I made a gesture of please.
I didn't hesitate and walked towards the depths of the cave.
"Professor, why is there poisonous gas in this cave? Is the geological environment here special, or is it intentional by the Yufu tribe?" I also turned on the hernia light, and then walked half a foot behind the professor.
Position, he said to the professor.
"Zhou Cang, my first words may scare you." The professor said, looking at me mysteriously.
"Professor, it's okay. I've gone through so much, what else can't I bear?" I said to the professor.
"The cave we are walking through now is probably a passage similar to a black hole." The professor said.
"Similar to the properties of a black hole, what do you mean?" This sentence really shocked me.
"Yes, currently human beings' understanding of black holes is actually very little, and it is limited to visual observation. But you know, due to the limitations of the structure of our eyeballs, what we humans can see visually is very limited, such as
, we cannot see the four-dimensional world." The professor said slowly: "We have actually been here decades ago, and many people were sacrificed at that time. Later, with the help of the Yufu tribe, the Chen family
We researched the Guiyuan Pill, so we were able to enter this cave."
"So, the discomforts we experience in our bodies are actually similar to our reactions in outer space?" I asked tentatively.
"Yes, Zhou Cang, you are indeed smart, and you can understand everything at once," the professor said.
"Professor, can you continue to tell us what the conspiracy of extraterrestrial civilization is? Do they want to use the astrolabe to do anything detrimental to mankind?" I continued to ask.
"Specifically, extraterrestrial civilization actually refers to the Sirians," the professor said slowly.
"Sirius?" I repeated.
"Yes, we suspect that in fact, the Great Sacrifice held every three hundred years or so is for the Sirians to absorb information from the earth through the astrolabe, but we still cannot know what specific information it is. We can only collect the eight astrolabees, and then
Only by performing a great sacrifice can we truly understand the purpose of the Sirians." The professor's words were a huge piece of information for me.
But his words made it impossible to clarify the relationship between the several forces entangled in this matter.
For example: If this is really the case, then why are the Zhou family unwilling to cooperate? My grandparents, parents, and even Zhou Cang give me the feeling that they are always pushing me out.
Therefore, the professor must have concealed some important information.
However, I couldn't ask more questions at this moment, for fear that if I asked too many questions, I would cut off the line of getting more astrological information from him.
"Professor, what is the sanatorium at the foot of Sangpu Mountain used for?"
I can only tentatively ask questions one by one that I currently don’t understand.
"Your grandma's sister insisted on building that sanatorium. We don't know exactly what it does," the professor said.
"How is this possible? I met Wang Zhishui there. How is it possible that you don't know the function of this sanatorium?" I looked in disbelief.
"Zhou Cang, your grandma's sister has a much higher status than me in our organization, and all my direct leaders must obey her orders, so I really don't know. Please believe me, I'm not lying to you.
It's necessary," the professor said.
"You mean the owner of that nursing home is my grandma's twin sister?"
I asked as if I suddenly grasped the key point.
"Yes, have you been to that sanatorium?" the professor asked.
"Yes." I said with a heavy face.
"Basically no outsiders can enter that sanatorium," the professor said.
"It must be an accident that we were able to go in." I said.
In this case, the woman who looked very similar to grandma that night in the courtyard with the brass door knocker of the nursing home must have been grandma's sister.
"Professor, the reason why I went to that sanatorium was because of your guidance." I stopped and looked at the professor and said.
"Zhou Cang, what do you mean by that? I can't even enter that sanatorium, so how can I guide you there?" The professor was walking in front of me, but when he saw me stopping, he also stopped.
, and then turned around.
"However, I only found out about the existence of that nursing home after I received your call at that time. It was also because of you that I bumped into grandma's sister in the room with the copper door knocker."
As I said this, I was suddenly startled.
"Zhou Cang, I really didn't. Why did I ask you to go to a sanatorium? And the rules are very strict there. Even a living young man, not even an insect, can fly in." The professor said.
If not the professor, there is only one other person capable of doing this.
I was thinking in my mind, but before I could say the name, I heard a familiar "gurgling" laughter coming from the top of the cave.