Well of Mystery

A cloudy wind suddenly picked up, and a large thick cloud blew in, covering most of the full moon in an instant. One minute later, the moonlight was barely visible, and there was only unexamined darkness in the surroundings.

Bai Xiuqi struggled to distinguish the scene in front of him, and at the same time felt that Jiang Chenglu reached out and grabbed his arm.The two temporarily hid behind the bulrushes, waiting for the sound of the rushing wind to subside.

Suddenly, a bright light flashed in the dark night, and less than a second later, rumbling thunder sounded, shattering the tranquility of the swamp.

It turned out that a storm was coming.

With the bright lightning, Bai Xiuqi saw the floating corpses on the water folded their arms, crossed their hands in front of their chests, and floated in the water.

It wasn't until this time that he discovered that they were not entities, but a translucent smoke state.

Perhaps because they absorbed the energy of the moonlight just now, these floating corpses shimmered in the dark environment.It looks like a mysterious big fish covered in silver scales.

And they moved in exactly the same direction—one after the other, they returned to the cave.

Jiang Chenglu pointed to the sky, then pushed Bai Xiuqi's arm, motioning him to "follow quickly".

Indeed, the weather conditions did not allow them to procrastinate any further - looking at the thunder and lightning, the heavy rain would soon pour down, and if the corpse mud on their bodies was washed away, the old gods would discover their existence.

Thinking of this, Bai Xiuqi no longer hesitated, and hurriedly followed Jiang Chenglu to the cave.

Luzhou's description is very accurate - the entrance of the cave in front of him is only 1.6 meters, about [-] meters in height, and less than [-] meter in width.The walls of the cave are made of accumulated soil and appear to be the product of a collapse.

Water flowed in silently from the bottom of the cave, and the dim silvery-white halos from the floating corpses could still be vaguely seen in the darkness.

With no other choice, the two entered the cave one after the other.Almost at the same moment, there was another loud "bang" in the sky outside the cave, and heavy rain poured down.

It's really dangerous.

Bai Xiuqi and Jiang Chenglu smiled at each other, and then began to observe the situation inside the cave.

Unexpectedly, the interior of the cave is not completely dark.Maybe it was because of the dead bodies, clusters of cold green light floated in the air.

This is also the first time that Bai Xiuqi has witnessed a will-o'-the-wisp.

Lu Zhou once said that the cave is in the shape of a gourd.Where they stand now should be the Outer Hole.The outer cave is basically formed by ramming and rolling the soil. At the bottom of the cave, there is a hole slightly larger than the entrance. Half a stone tablet is buried in the soil next to it, and the word "Water God" can only be vaguely seen.

Continue to walk inward, it is the inner cave.

Bai Xiuqi followed Jiang Chenglu into the hole behind the stele, and his field of vision suddenly widened—the narrow wall of the rammed earth cave turned into a hard rock wall, and the height and width of the cave increased greatly. The cat waist moves forward.

From here is the main part of the cave, passing through the stone cave that looks like a corridor, the water temple must be in front of it.

Borrowing the green light of the will-o'-the-wisp, Bai Xiuqi found that there were two thick wooden pillars facing each other every five or six steps on both sides of the cave wall. The paint on the pillars was mottled. It was obviously placed here in ancient times to support the roof of the cave. strong structure.

Looking up, there are still some ancient fabrics entwined between the pillars, but it is a pity that it has been moldy for a long time, hanging down like vines.

The stone pavement under the feet has already been squeezed and deformed, and it is also soaked in water, so it is inevitable to stumble when walking on it.Bai Xiuqi staggered, supported Jiang Chenglu's waist with his right hand, and pressed his left hand on the cave wall, just in time to tear off a piece of old cloth.

Perhaps because of damp and mildew, the fabric feels sticky and slippery, which is very disgusting.

With Jiang Chenglu's support, Bai Xiuqi regained his footing, hurriedly shook off the rags that were sticking to his hands, but there were some dark substances that could not be wiped off no matter how much he rubbed them, and remained sticky in his palms.

What is this ghost?

Bai Xiuqi stretched out his hand and stroked it, feeling that the color was made of some tiny particles.

He bent down and wanted to put his hands into the stagnant water on the ground to wash, but he didn't expect that there were more similar fine particles floating on the water surface, converging into a froth, which had already stuck to his trouser legs.

What kind of powder is this, and how can there be powder in the cave?

Just as he was thinking about it, he suddenly felt itchy in his nasal cavity, so he quickly covered his mouth and nose, and forcefully suppressed three or four sneezes in a row.

Could this be...? !

Suddenly, his heart skipped a beat, and he raised his eyebrows.

In order to confirm this conjecture, he immediately picked up some powder and showed it to Jiang Chenglu.

Jiang Chenglu took it and licked it carefully, then licked it with the tip of his tongue, and then frowned.

Still no one spoke, Jiang Chenglu took out something from his arms and shook it towards Bai Xiuqi.Bai Xiuqi immediately understood, and nodded fiercely at him.

The two stood there for a while, Bai Xiuqi looked at Jiang Chenglu, and Jiang Chenglu lowered his head in thought.After a while, Jiang Chenglu took out his broken mobile phone from his pocket, and quickly pressed the keyboard.

One minute later, the cell phone in Bai Xiuqi's pocket also vibrated, and he received a message from Jiang Chenglu.

They cannot speak, but they can use mobile phones for silent communication.Although the signal in the cave is bad, the Bluetooth connection is not hindered.

After just a few minutes, they quickly reached a new tacit understanding and continued to move forward into the depths of the cave.

The stone corridor full of ghost fires will soon come to an end, if it is not for reminding himself not to speak, Bai Xiuqi may have let out a sound of exclamation——

What appeared in front of him was a huge stone hall the size of a school basketball gym.Unlike ordinary limestone caves, there are no large-scale stalagmites and stalactites. The smooth cave walls are covered with bubbles, which are the characteristics of lava caves.

But what really surprised Bai Xiuqi was that he finally saw the water temple.

As a painter, Bai Xiuqi has been sketching everywhere with his teacher since he was a student, and has traveled far and wide to many places after graduation.He has never seen thousands of temples, but there are always one or two hundred.But he had never seen a temple of this shape—it was simply integrated with the cave.

There is a huge bronze censer about ten steps in front of it. There are two or three steps behind the censer. There are four huge wooden pillars standing on the steps, directly supporting the rock on the top of the cave, and directly using the top of the cave as a temple. roof.

Between the towering wooden pillars are old carved partition doors, all of which have faded in color, and each door is tightly closed, and the scene inside cannot be seen.

But Bai Xiuqi could still feel that there was something hidden behind the door that he didn't want to see.

Because the cave was filled with a strong stench.

This was not the first time Bai Xiuqi had smelled this stench, and he was quite sure that it was the smell from a decaying corpse.

He still wants to move on.But Jiang Chenglu stretched out his hand to stop him, motioning him to stay outside the temple and wait for orders.

One to attack, one to stay behind—although this was the decision they had discussed through their mobile phones just now, but at the moment of parting, Bai Xiuqi still couldn't help but grabbed Jiang Chenglu's arm, frowning nervously.

Jiang Chenglu lowered his head and saw the faint green light of ghost fire reflected on Bai Xiuqi's handsome cheeks, feeling melancholy and unreal.He suddenly felt his heart skip a beat, and something hard seemed to start to melt.

It will be all right.

He silently said these five words with his lips, and left a relieved smile, and then turned around and walked towards the incense burner without waiting for Bai Xiuqi's response.

The stench of the corpse was very strong, but to Jiang Chenglu, this smell was nothing.

Although a considerable part of his memory has been lost, some things have already subtly infiltrated into the bone marrow.He knew that he used to walk in a more intense breath of death than this one, in a sea of ​​blood... Although he couldn't remember what was the cause of the past tragedy, at least all the things in front of him now were important to him. , are just a piece of cake.

He walked quickly up the steps.

The old partition door was ajar, and it seemed that it would make a sharp creaking sound when pushed lightly.Jiang Chenglu glanced back and confirmed that Bai Xiuqi had hid in a hidden place, then took a deep breath, and simply kicked the door open carelessly.

The dilapidated wooden door creaked sharply.In an instant, a piercing wind gushed out from the door, blowing open all the other doors, and the will-o'-the-wisp swayed in the cave, and the sky was dark!

When the light stabilized again, Bai Xiuqi, who was hiding in the distance, could see clearly what was going on inside the door——

It was a spacious and tall stone hall.Countless green will-o'-the-wisps hang high above, illuminating the decay of a room.In the center of the hall stands a statue of a god whose face cannot be seen clearly, the head of which is entangled by hanging rags.There are cobwebs everywhere on the walls and floors, layer upon layer, like silver frost.

What really makes people feel astonished is the "thing" placed in front of the statue.

Bai Xiuqi remembered that Jiang Chenglu reminded more than once that those goblins and ghosts should not be called "things".But at this moment, he couldn't think of any other words to sum it up besides "things".

It looked like a large couch, but it wasn't made of wood, metal, or other common materials.Bai Xiuqi saw bones, muscles, hands and feet mixed together...

It was a human body made of corpse parts.All the victims who disappeared in this swamp in the past with "no bones left" were all prostrate here.

Perhaps the subjects that only appear in Dali's surrealist paintings have become reality in front of our eyes.Bai Xiuqi was so astonished that he almost forgot his fear, and when he came back to his senses, Jiang Chenglu had already walked straight towards the couch.

Due to the light, Bai Xiuqi in the distance did not notice any other movement on the corpse bed.But Jiang Chenglu could see it very clearly - there was a beautiful long-haired woman sitting in the place of the human head.