Jie Ling Lu

The three of them had a hasty breakfast and started to pack their things. In fact, it was just dawn at the moment. Ji Xixi looked at his phone and found that it was not even seven o'clock in the morning. , Waking up early is not a burden.

Her things are the least prepared among the three. The backpack on her body contains flashlight batteries, some water and food, and the engineering shovel that was taken from the archaeological team camp at the tomb of Princess Hanling last time.

She kept it with her all the time. When she woke up in the hospital, everything on her body was neatly placed on the head of her bed, including the engineering shovel. The equipment of the archaeological team was configured according to professional standards, and the quality was natural. It is trustworthy, although it is a little bent because of supporting the stone gate, but it does not affect the use, so Ji Xi did not lose it in the past, and kept it by his side.

Xun Youling also packed up and came to her at this time. Seeing that she was about to say hello, Ji Xinxi saw Xun Youling put a watch on her wrist and said, "I don't know how long it will take to go to the tomb this time. There is no charging place in the house, and the mobile phone may not last long, so you wear this watch, and you will know the time at least when the time comes."

It is impossible to distinguish day from night in the tomb. If you can know the time, you will feel more comfortable, because losing the sense of time will amplify people's negative emotions. Ji Xinxi obediently asked Xun Youling to put on the watch, and then raised it to look at it After a moment, he raised his eyebrows and said, "It's pretty pretty."

"Hmph, don't look at whose taste it is, can it not look good?" Xun Youling said with a bright face.

Ji Xinxi put his hands back into his pockets, and said lightly: "Actually, the key is that my hands look good, and I just made them look better."

"Smelly shameless!" Xun Youling hugged his chest and retorted, with a slight smile on his lips.

"Let's go after packing up, block the door and be the gatekeeper?" Xun Nagan's voice sounded behind the two of them. He didn't have much on his body, and he carried a small satchel instead of the previous pair of flip flops for hiking shoes.

I thought I had to go down the mountain first, and then go to the waterway that Xun Nagan said before, but unexpectedly, I didn't take the road that went up and down the mountain before. Instead, Xun Nagan led the two people to detour from the east of the Taoist temple.

Although there were some doubts in their hearts, the two of them followed obediently. They were walking on a small path. In fact, it was not a road at all. It was just a dirt path that people often came back to walk, and it must have been a period of time that no one passed by. , so a lot of new weeds have grown, and they pierce people from time to time, which is not very painful but also a little annoying.

After walking for more than half an hour, the three of them went down to the foot of the mountain in the west, and saw a river at the foot of the mountain. A man who looked less than [-] was sitting on a stone by the river and waiting there. A flat boat is parked.

Xun Nagan saw the man say "Hey" softly, and seemed to be very surprised. When he walked up to him, he opened his mouth and asked, "Isn't it you who I called in the morning? Lao Zhang is an old acquaintance of mine. In the past, the punter I was looking for him all the time, although I didn't call him after a while, but it wouldn't be so perfunctory to me, would it?"

The young man got up quickly, took off the sun hat on his head and said, "You are Daoist Xun, right? Zhang Boliang is my father, and I am his son Zhang Chenghu."

"Are you Lao Zhang's son? Where is Lao Zhang? Didn't I promise him well when I saw him in the morning? Why did I call you here now?" Xun Naqian fanned the small folding fan in his hand as if it was against him. He was a little dissatisfied that Lao Zhang did not show up but sent his son.

Zhang Chenghu was not angry. Seeing that Xun Nagan was a little emotional, he hurriedly explained: "My dad didn't come on purpose. To tell you the truth, he was fine this morning, but when you went out this morning, when you got out of the boat, there was a It was hit by a battery car, although it didn't hit, but the person accidentally turned over in the field road next to it and broke his leg, so I didn't worry about delaying your business, so let me come over and help you."

As if he was afraid that Xun Nagan would be dissatisfied, he hurriedly added: "Don't worry, Taoist priest, I sailed with my father since I was a child, and now I rely on this for my own food. My hands and feet are no worse than my father's. My father said before coming." Now, this river is narrow and dark with many rocks, let me slow down and follow your command."

"Besides, to be honest, my dad is getting old, and he had a lot of problems with the boat in the early years. Now his body and bones are not as good as before. It's okay to say that he has changed to an electric boat on weekdays. The most important thing is strength, and now he is really powerful in this regard."

Zhang Chenghu's words have reached this point, Xun Nagan has nothing to complain about, and this time is waiting for no one, and there is no time for him to find a new boatman, so he put his satchel on the boat, Then he opened his mouth and asked: "How is Lao Zhang's injury? It's really enough for him to suffer this crime at his age."

Zhang Chenghu is very discerning. Seeing this, he immediately went over to help put Ji Xinxi and Xun Youling's backpacks, and answered Xun Nagan's question: "It sounds scary, but it's not that exaggerated. It's just cracked." Slits, being unable to get out of bed for ten days and a half months is not pleasant to say, but I think it's okay to fall, he is the most restless all day long, and now he can take such a rest for the last time, it's good for him The body is also good."

"Your boy is very thoughtful and has a good temper. I'll go and see him after this trip is over. We've known each other for a long time." Xun Naqian said with a smile.

Seeing that Xun Nagan finally showed a smiling face, Zhang Chenghu's face was also relaxed, which meant that he had taken over the job, and he didn't have to be so cautious in the future.

Under Zhang Chenghu's friendly reminder, the three of them boarded the boat. It was the first time Ji Xinxi had seen this boat. The hull of the boat was very narrow, and the two of them were crowded side by side, so the three of them sat in a vertical row, with their own backpacks. at their feet.

After confirming that the three of them were seated firmly, Zhang Chenghu stood at the bow of the boat, propping up the ground on the shore with a pole, and with a strong effort, the boat left the shore and slowly drove forward along the river.

Zhang Chenghu's skills are indeed the same as he himself said, sitting on this boat is very stable, only when he is avoiding the reefs in the river, he will feel a slight shaking.

In general, Ji Xinxi felt pretty good during this first boat ride experience, and even looked around curiously. After a while, Ji Xinxi, who was staring at the bottom of the river, suddenly felt that his surroundings were dark, and when he looked up, he found that it was The boat has entered a cave along the river.

There is a searchlight hanging on the bow of Zhang Chenghu's boat. Now that he entered the cave, he couldn't see his fingers around him, so he had already turned on the light when he was at the entrance of the cave.

It can be seen at a glance that this cave is naturally formed. The upside-down stalactites are in disorder and hang upside down above the water surface. In many places, people have to lower their heads to avoid even sitting, which makes it even more difficult for the river, which is difficult to travel by boat. Difficult, only now did Ji Xinxi understand, and it is no wonder that Xun Nagan was dissatisfied with Lao Zhang's temporary replacement. The terrain here, if the boatman is not careful, the boat may capsize or get stuck. Naturally, the more familiar the road, the better.

But Zhang Chenghu is not too old, and his temperament is very calm. It is the first time he entered this boat, and the boat is still controlled steadily, and he handles emergencies in an orderly manner.

Ji Xinxi looked around the surrounding environment, thinking that if she didn't know that she was going to the tomb, she really felt that she was visiting some tourist attraction at the moment, so she wanted to talk to Xun Youling when she felt happy, but Seeing Xun Youling sitting in front of her with her back straight, her hands supporting the seat under her, she was staring straight ahead.

I have known Xun Youling for so long and I have never seen her look so serious. Ji Xinxi thought in his heart that Xun Youling couldn't drink water when he was in the princess's tomb. My son probably has a psychological shadow on the boat.

She poked her head and looked at Xun Youling from the side, and sure enough, she saw that the other person had a solemn expression and her lips were tightly pursed. Ji Xin wanted to make a few jokes, but silently dismissed the idea that Xun Youling was so scared, and stretched out her hand to hold it. One hand of the other party comforted: "Don't be afraid, if you fall, I will definitely pull you back as soon as possible."

When Ji Xinxi touched her, Xun Youling couldn't help being startled, and then heard the other person's words, opened her mouth and said, "Can't you expect me to order? Do I have to fall?"

Her mouth was not convinced, but her expression relaxed a lot, and her straight waist relaxed. Ji Xinxi looked funny, and complained in her heart that she was a dead duck with a hard mouth, but in the corner of her eyes, she saw a sudden and fast splash on the water. across.

But under the limited light of the searchlight, he quickly disappeared, leaving only circles of ripples on the water surface. Seeing that Ji Xinxi suddenly stopped talking and stared at the water surface in a daze, Xun Youling became nervous again, and opened his mouth to ask: "What's wrong?"

Ji Xinxi didn't see what it was, and when the water lines disappeared, he didn't see any strange movements again. He thought that he was too nervous, and it was probably just fish and shrimp at the bottom of the river. After all, if there was anything , Xun Nagan has been here so many times before and will remind you in advance before coming in.

"It's nothing, a fish swam past just now, and I looked fresh." Ji Xinxi smiled, and patted Xun Youling on the shoulder reassuringly.

Xun Youling breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and Xun Nagan in front suddenly interjected, "What's the matter? Has Xiaochun's fear of water not changed yet?"

"Daoist Xun, why is Xun Youling afraid of water?" Ji Xin asked curiously after hearing the words.

"This~ When she was young..." Xun Nagan was interrupted by Xun Youling just after he finished speaking.

"Old man, don't talk too much!" Xun Youling blushed and leaned forward because of excitement.

Standing at the bow of the boat, Zhang Chenghu also heard the conversation of several people, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, I have always sailed the boat steadily, and I promise I won't let you fall."

Xun Nagan was interrupted by Xun Youling, so he simply stopped talking and started chatting with Zhang Chenghu.

Seeing this, Xun Youling also put her heart back to the original place, but in a blink of an eye, she saw Ji Xinxi looking at her with good eyes, and there was a sparkle of curiosity in those eyes, she frowned and pursed her lips for a while to resist, and finally sighed , propped his chin and said reluctantly: "That's all happened when I was a child."