The Taoist priest took two steps forward and soon realized something was wrong.
He fell into endless darkness.
The Taoist Master quickly turned around and shouted Luo Jiutian's name into the darkness behind him.
No answer.
There is nothing left.
"Nine days!"
The Taoist priest jumped up and ran, the soles of his shoes hitting the ground, making a splashing sound.
It's like stepping onto dew-covered muddy grass in the early morning.
The Taoist Master stopped, prayed softly, and took out a Talisman of Everlasting Brightness.
Fortunately, it lit up.
The orange light immediately dispelled the darkness, and the Taoist priest bent down and shined towards the ground.
It's also pitch black under your feet, but compared to black soil, it's more like...
Gudu...
There was a slight sound like bubbles coming out of water not far away.
The Taoist priest recognized it.
He took half a step back and found that everything around him looked the same.
This is not the ground.
It's water.
He was stepping on a piece of water as dark as ink. Under the light, the water surface seemed to become a black mirror. Through the mirror, the Taoist priest saw his own face.
He frowned and brought the light source closer to the water.
The face became clear.
The Taoist priest held his breath.
That's not your face.
There was a pale face under the water, staring at him blankly with its black and white pupils.
***
Wen Ling opened his mouth wide and stared blankly at the mountain of bones.
"Wow," Qin Yin stood motionless, "Is this true?"
Wen Ling nodded slightly.
To be honest, if this was fake, it might be more scary.
"Who are these, can you recognize them?" Qin Yin turned around and asked.
Wen Ling shook his head in distress, then nodded again.
The two froze for a while, until a faint golden color appeared at the top of the cave.
"Hey!" Qin Yin shouted immediately, "Did you see it?"
Wen Ling looked intently, blinked, and then turned to look at the gecko on Qin Yin's body.
"gecko……"
Needless to say, the golden color revealed its original appearance, and the little gecko emerged from the gap in the cave ceiling and crawled towards them in a winding way.
Qin Yin quickly raised the gecko in his hand to greet him, "Quick, little gecko, your brother is back. How is it? Did you find the exit for us?"
The gecko didn't answer (of course), but quietly joined its little brother. The two geckos rested their heads against each other, as if they were communicating.
"What are they talking about?" Qin Yin asked subconsciously.
Wen Ling shrugged, as if to say: Why do you ask me everything? Do I know this stuff?
After waiting for a long time, there was no other reaction from the geckos. Qin Yin raised his head and used a flashlight to scan the gap where the geckos appeared.
"Will the exit be there?"
Wen Ling shook his head.
Qin Yin held up her chin and pondered for a while, then stepped forward and walked over.
"Hey!..." Wen Ling followed.
"Wait here for a moment," Qin Yin stepped on the loose bone mountain with one foot, turned around and said to Wen Ling, "I'll go up and take a look..."
Before they finished speaking, an obvious cracking sound sounded above the two of them.
The two stared at each other.
"Did you hear that?"
Wen Ling stared and nodded.
"It's near here," Qin Yin raised his hand and drew a circle above his head, "If there is any movement, the exit will probably be here!"
Wen Ling frowned, expressing doubt.
"It must be here," Qin Yin stretched out his arms, "Maybe...ah!"
In an instant, everything was turned upside down.
Wen Ling looked at the scene in front of him in shock.
The stone above the two people suddenly collapsed and shattered. Black rock debris instantly filled the entire space. Three powerful screams and Qin Yin's screams sounded together. Wen Ling coughed and waved away to block it.
The dust caught his sight, he rushed towards the screams and saw a mess on the ground.
"ah!"
She cried out in surprise.
Facing me was a familiar face.
The fool spat out the sand in his mouth in disgrace and looked around with squinted eyes.
"Is this...ahem...are we coming in? This is...asking for spirits?!"
The fool saw Wen Ling behind layers of dust. Wen Ling excitedly helped him up and patted the gravel off his head.
"Ask the spirit? Brother Fool, did you say ask the spirit?" Baomu's voice sounded from behind.
"Baomu! We succeeded!" The fool stood up, "I found Wen Ling!"
"Very good!"
Baomu landed near Bone Mountain, and the flashlight that fell aside reflected his gray appearance. Baomu climbed up from the ground with difficulty, and froze after a while.
"Who are you……"
"Baomu... stand up quickly..." This was Qin Yin's voice, "I have a broken bone!"
Baomu jumped up suddenly, and then realized that the soft black object under him was actually a person.
The object squirmed, revealing a face full of anger.
"Baomu! You deserve a beating!"
"Xiaoyin!" Wenling whined and ran over.
"Oh my god, Sister Xiaoyin..." Baomu crawled close to the two of them, looking at Qin Yin's pale face with a mixture of sadness and joy, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu...Sister Xiaoyin..."
"Are you okay?" The fool also ran over.
"Brother Fool, I broke Sister Xiaoyin's bones..." Baomu turned around and complained aggrievedly.
"What? Did you crush her bones?!"
"Well...it's all my fault..."
"What should I do? You are too..."
"Wait a minute, wait a minute," Qin Yin was helped by Wen Ling to sit up, and gestured to the two of them to pause angrily, "Who said it was Bao Mu who did it? I've already broken my bones."
Qin Yin reluctantly stood up with the help of three people. The two men looked at Qin Yin's calf fixed in the splint, and their eyes trembled, showing distressed expressions.
"What are you doing..." The dust on Qin Yin's face was wiped clean. Looking at the red eyes of the two of them, his anger was almost gone. "It's just a fracture. What's all the fuss about? Haven't you all had fractures?"
"We are men, can we be the same?" The fool wiped his eyes and retorted loudly.
"What's different..." Qin Yin muttered.
"Sister Xiaoyin, what did you do?" Baomu and Wenling put Qin Yin on the fool's back together.
"It's nothing. I was hit by a big rock. It's a work-related injury. I'm already going to ask the chief to ask for the consolation money," Qin Yin said in a formal voice, "What about you? How did you get here? Falling from the sky, that's enough."
Baomu and Fool glanced at each other, and Baomu said, "The three of us saw the gecko, so..."