Artisans in Tunli

Chapter 55 Mysterious Cave

When we got out of the airport, we saw Jiang Nianqing and Zhang Feng were already waiting for us outside.

Standing behind Jiang Nianqing was a middle-aged man in a Taoist uniform. He was tall and straight, his eyes were piercing, and he probably was his ex-husband, Mr. Zhuge.

"Thirteen, how is the tattoo recovering?" I didn't expect Jiang Nianqing to talk to me first, and I replied shyly that it was okay.

"Okay, everyone here has met me before, so I won't introduce myself anymore. I'm your captain, so if you have anything to discuss with me, don't blame me if you lose your life." After speaking, he turned around Lead us to the parking lot.

I thought to myself, this Jiang Nianqing is really suitable to be a leader, not to mention his temperament.Just that look, there is a kind of aloof majesty.

"She looks so scary." Juanjuan whispered next to me, and I quickly patted her hand to signal her not to talk nonsense and be careful not to be overheard.

We got off the plane in Nanjing, so we had to drive for a while.

An hour later, everyone settled down at a hotel near Sanmao Peak.When I was in the car with Zhang Feng, I began to speculate about the disappearance of the master.In the end, it was concluded that there was a high chance of being kidnapped by the Soul Sect.

Originally, when the master came to Jiangsu, he was called by Tao Ming to meet Lianhua, and Lianhua had also been kidnapped by the Soul Sect before.We thought that the master might be taken away by the Soul Sect after meeting Lianhua for a period of time.

"It's been thirteen. If you think about it again, the master will not appear in front of you by himself. Let's make a good adjustment and wait for Mr. Zhuge to calculate the approximate location."

Zhang Feng seems to be a little different from before, and he can't tell what is different.It was as if he suddenly became terribly calm, and he couldn't see a smiling face for a day.

"Brother Feng, what's wrong with you? Are you feeling unwell?"

"No, it's just that I'm not in a good mood. That's enough. I don't want to eat dinner. Go and eat by yourself." After Zhang Feng finished speaking, he lay on the bed, closing his eyes as if he had fallen asleep.

No, there must be something going on here.

From the few words I saw in his diary before, I knew he must have done something.But I can't ask, it's like those who have calculated other people's lifespans feel like they can't say what they want to say.

During the meal, I told Jiang Nianqing about these things.She thought about it for a while, and said to me to watch her carefully, but she didn't have anything to say.

"Tomorrow, we have to dress up like tourists. Don't be too high-profile to attract attention. Lao Wu will be here tomorrow morning, and we will have everything ready for use. Let's just look for it as we walk."

After Jiang Nianqing finished speaking, he walked back to the room by himself. I didn't eat much all day, and this evening I just ate and drank a lot.Juanjuan asked in surprise beside me: "Brother Thirteen, are you a jerk?"

I gave her a blank look and said, I can't say when I will be able to eat well tomorrow, maybe I won't be able to eat in the future.After hearing what I said, she seemed to think that what I said made sense, and quickly picked up the roast goose leg in the bowl and stuffed it into her mouth.

Early the next morning, Jiang Nianqing woke us up.Mr. Zhuge has already calculated the extremely shady place above Maoshan, and it is within this range without accident.

I glanced at the map and found that this location is in the southeast direction of the forest park. There is no road on it, so I don't know how to get in.

"Let's just walk in the normal way. If there are no accidents, we will arrive at this area around three or four in the afternoon. Everyone should bring some food, and Old Wu has also prepared some. "After Jiang Nianqing finished speaking, he told everyone to prepare to leave.

We are about to walk from the "Taoist Square", and my backpack is still light.Old Wu is heavier. The pots, pans, field cooking utensils, and food weigh at least forty to fifty catties.But looking at the expression on his face, he seemed to be fine.

"Is Lao Wu in such good health?" I asked Juanjuan in a low voice.

"He used to be a scout, he's amazing!"

No wonder looking at him, I always feel that there is a sense of righteousness. Liu Chunli is still quite smart. With such a professional arrangement in the team, it is likely that there will be no problems when entering the mountain.

Everyone walked up the mountain unhurriedly. Juanjuan was always clamoring for a rest, but Jiang Nianqing ignored her.When I finally got to the "Half-mountain Earth Temple", I refused to leave no matter what I said.Throwing the backpack to the ground, he sat on the bench beside him, panting heavily.

"Okay, let's all take a rest." Jiang Nianqing told everyone helplessly, looking at Juanjuan, she didn't know what she was talking about at the moment.

"What is this?" Xiao Qi didn't seem to have a problem at all, as if someone walked up with him behind his back.Looking in his direction, it turned out that he was looking at a small altar.

"This is an altar, where the Lord of the Land is enshrined." I explained to her, hoping that I could trick me into getting a piece of chocolate.

"Does your god live in it?"

I nodded to him, and then thought about whether to go to the temple to burn incense or something, after all, it is a holy place of Taoism.

Just as he was about to leave, Jiang Nianqing stopped him.She said, she will leave in a while, don't delay here, there will be plenty of time to worship in the future.

Since she said so, I had to agree.I simply took out three sticks of incense from my backpack, lit them, and bowed three times in front of the statue.

Even if it is not a festival today, there are many tourists on the mountain.

Most of them just feel the atmosphere of this Taoist holy place, and there are very few people who devote themselves to cultivating Taoism.

We rested several times along the way, mainly because Juanjuan rarely walked so much and couldn't get used to it for a while.It wasn't until after five o'clock that I finally saw the Maoshan zipline.The location calculated by Mr. Zhuge is in this area.

I thought to myself, I don't know if Mr. Zhuge's calculation is accurate, if I find some women's toilet or something, it will be embarrassing.

"There are not many people here, let's go here and enter the mountain." Lao Wu spoke a Beijing accent and led us down a fork in the road.

It turned out to be going down the mountain. I thought it was going up the mountain.That's fine, according to my current physical strength, going up the mountain should be tough enough.

I was walking in the middle and accidentally stepped on a stone. My body suddenly lost my balance and I fell straight down.

Old Wu didn't like it, so he stretched out his hand to stop me.But I was far away from him, and with the acceleration of gravity, he was also knocked over directly. The two of us rushed down like we were playing on a slide.

Fortunately, I only slid a distance of 20 meters, fell down a fault more than one meter high, and was stopped by a tree.

Old Wu stood up like a carp and wanted to talk about me, but his opened mouth suddenly closed.He pointed to the fault that fell just now and said to me, "Look, there is a hole here?"

At this time, everyone hurried over and asked us if we broke it.I hurriedly said, fortunately, it was not a rock but a lump of grass underneath, otherwise my waist would be broken.

Jiang Nianqing looked at the unexpectedly discovered hole in front of him for a long time, then turned around and said to us:
"This cave is very hidden, you can't see it from above, and you can't detect it from below," she said, pointing to a large protruding rock in front of the cave. "There are dense forests on both sides. If it weren't for Shisan, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to find it for a while."

I nodded and looked around.The surrounding environment seems to have been seen before, but I can't remember it.

There are nine peaks, nineteen springs, six caves, and 28 pools on Maoshan Mountain. I don’t know if this cave is included.But just because of the sparse vegetation in front of the cave and the lack of wind and water, it should be very evil.

I squatted on the ground, pawing the soil on the ground, and found that there were a lot of lime-like things in it, as well as sand and some black plant ash.Not to mention whether the lime is lime or not, the plant ash alone must have been placed here artificially.

Carefully studying the connection between these things, Jiang Nianqing squatted beside me at some point.I told her that the plant ash must have been deliberately scattered at the entrance of the cave, and the specific effect was unknown.

"Plant ash is moisture-proof, lime is anti-corrosion, this sand can condense mist, so it is said that it condenses the essence of heaven and earth. These signs show that there should be a place for raising corpses nearby!" Xia Juanjuan's words reminded me, like in the movie Similar passages have also appeared.

"Is there a zombie in this cave?" Old Wu asked suspiciously from the side.

"In my opinion, it's not a zombie. It's a more powerful one, a wet corpse." Zhang Feng hurried over, and immediately frowned when he found the dirt in my hand.

"Zhang Feng, do you have something bothering you? I think you are frowning." Xiao Qi's words made Xia Juanjuan lean back and forth amusedly.Jiang Nianqing was on the side, and smiled helplessly.

But Zhang Feng still had a dark face and said nothing.

"Thirteen, practice Qi and see if there is any evil spirit in the cave." Jiang Nianqing looked at the dark cave and said to me.

After getting the order, I immediately closed my eyes and focused my attention until the breath and body were integrated, and I felt that there was nothing strange in the cave.

After hearing me say there was nothing unusual, Jiang Nianqing said to everyone: "Take a break, eat something to replenish your strength, and let's go into the cave to have a look in two hours."

Rest is rest, and I dare not relax my vigilance.He took out the Vajra Amulets from his pocket and pasted them around the entrance of the cave.Then he took out the incense burner and placed it by the hole, inserted three sticks of incense, and then returned to everyone, and began to eat the bowl of noodles brought by Xia Juanjuan.

After eating, everyone seemed to be a little sleepy. Old Wu told everyone that they should sleep for a while when they were sleepy. He was on guard, and he didn't know when he could sleep at night.

Before he finished speaking, my eyelids closed heavily.

"Get up! Thirteen! **!"

I was woken up by Lao Wu's yelling. I looked at my watch and found that I had slept for more than three hours.Jiang Nianqing also seems to be a little different, he clearly agreed with Lao Wu to sleep for two hours, why did he wake us up now?
"No, you listen to me first." Old Wu was sweating profusely, as if it was the first time I saw him sweat so much today.

"Just now when you slept for more than an hour, Zhang Feng suddenly told me that there was movement in the cave and that he was about to go in. I thought about waking you up, but he went to stop me. In the end, I had no choice but to compromise. Then, just follow him and walk in. After walking for a while, there are three forks in front of you."

"I miss you all in my heart, so I looked back. When I turned around, I found that this kid was gone. I yelled for a long time and no one said anything, so I came back to look for you after thinking about it. In the end, I didn't care how I left. , I can’t even get out.” When he said this, he swallowed.

Juanjuan quickly handed him a bottle of water. Lao Wu took a few sips and then continued: "I was confused at that time. I thought about whether I met a ghost and hit the wall. I used the native method from our hometown to use the child's urine to Splashing in front. Sure enough, it slipped out after a while, and then woke you up."

Now I can be considered balanced in my heart, and I am not the only one who is a child in my feelings.

Jiang Nianqing was also a little suspicious, and looked at Old Wu with a question mark on his face.Seeing that everyone was silent, he blushed and said in a low voice, "I don't like chattering very much, I've been in three meetings, and I haven't had a girlfriend yet."

Seeing Jiang Nianqing pick up his backpack, he ordered everyone to change their clothes. This cave is isolated from the outside world. The temperature may be low, so try to wear as much as possible.

"Put the useless things in the entrance of the cave for now, and get the flashlight ready." Jiang Nianqing turned on the flashlight, counted the number of people, and walked inside.

It has been discussed at the beginning, and Zhang Feng is responsible for guarding the outside, but now it seems that we can only walk forward first.

After hiding in the dark cave, I began to practice Qi, and occasionally put Snickers bars into my mouth.I found that the heat of this thing is really scary, but it’s a bit scary.Continuously replenishing energy in this way can definitely offset the energy consumed in refining qi.

The first section was relatively easy to walk, but as we walked, the cave began to narrow, and the uneven walls gradually sloped downward.The rocks on the cave wall can also be felt, and there is a layer of crystal clear water vapor.

Behind Jiang Nianqing were Xiaoqi, Juanjuan, me, Yin Mei and Lao Wu. I thought about it and decided that this position should be the best arrangement.

Sure enough, before walking too far, the three forked roads mentioned by Old Wu appeared.The way I came here before was considered safe and sound, but once I got here, I found something was wrong.In the hole in the middle, a strong hostility is turbulently exuding.

I don't know if there are really zombies in it. If it's a ghost, I don't have to be afraid at all.But if it is the wet corpse mentioned earlier, I am afraid it will be difficult to deal with.

I came with a bag of sticky rice, but I also hope we won't use it.For Taoist priests, ethereal ghosts and ghosts can be terrifying.But I think the unknown is the creepiest thing.

Thinking of this, I hurriedly asked Jiang Nianqing to stop, and told the strangeness of the middle hole, it is best to let her make a decision.I also took the opportunity to turn the Taoist robe over, tightened the belt, and hung the mahogany sword on the back again.

"Only the hole in the middle, does it have a strange smell?" Jiang Nianqing asked me.

I nodded and saw her thinking for a while, then turned to us and said: "We are here this time to break into the danger. I don't think there is anything worth seeing in the holes on both sides. Let's do it well." Get ready for battle, go straight to the middle." As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes instantly turned into four pupils, which scared me a lot.

"Wait a minute, aunt, do you want me to go ahead and take a look with my mobile phone?" Jiang Nianqing was stopped when I heard Xiao Qi call her aunt who was about to have a seizure.

"You can just call me auntie, I almost forgot about you, then you can try." Jiang Nianqing turned the other pair of black pupils back.

Xiaoqi quickly walked to the front of the cave, took out his newly bought mobile phone, turned on the video recording mode, and then controlled the mobile phone to float into the cave.

After a while, the phone floated out.Then Xiaoqi said: "There seems to be a long distance ahead, and the range I can control is only 30 meters at most."

Everyone looked at the video on the phone, but found nothing.But looking at the final position, the narrow cave seemed to suddenly open up.

Jiang Nianqing ordered everyone to prepare their weapons and start entering the cave.I saw that Juanjuan didn't have anything, so I took out two talismans from her pocket.A vajra body protection and a heart purification talisman.After thinking about it, everyone should give it.

After dividing the talismans, Jiang Nianqing was the first to walk into the narrow cave.I am tall, and I have to stoop to barely pass.

When he had just walked more than ten meters, Old Wu who was walking at the end suddenly shouted:

"Go! There's something behind!"

(End of this chapter)