The Folk Song of the Qingquan Case in the Northern Song Dynasty

Looking around, Gan Qing suddenly felt his hairs stand on end.The secret passage was originally narrow, but gradually became wider, and even the ceiling of the cave was a little higher.And looking around, there is nothing blocking it.However, there was no one in sight.

Xiangquan really disappeared into the darkness, even though the space was so narrow.

Unreasonable!Ganqing felt like his heart was about to jump out of his mouth, and his body was covered in cold sweat.He turned around blankly to look at the appearance of the earth wall, and then he dared to confirm that this place was indeed the place where he and Xiangquan separated.

What about Yixiangquan people?

Gan Qing heard the panting of the monster in the distance much more clearly than what he heard at the entrance of the cave just now.He knew he was very close to the monster, but he didn't know how close, at least not in sight.He didn't dare to make any noise, for fear of scaring the snake.Darkness always brings people fear, but Qianqing's sense of fear suddenly increased at this time.Without a partner, the enemy is unknown, and he has no martial arts.He tremblingly held the torch and looked around, calling Xiangquan's name in a low voice.

No one ignored him.

Ganqing felt his whole body was stiff, he carefully walked a few steps deep into the cave, looked around, and took a few more steps.It looks exactly like a child who has just learned to walk, for fear that if he runs too fast, he will fall severely.

A doubt arose in his heart.A very shallow, but lingering doubt.About this monster in the dark, and about the whole incident in Wu Village——so the doubts have not been completely dispelled.

Regardless of fear, he really wanted to see the monster.

"Yi Xiangquan! Where are you! Come out quickly! I was lazy and stayed up there for a while... Come out quickly!" Qian Qing called desperately in a low voice, a little helpless.The monster's voice was in the distance, but he didn't know how far away, Gan Qing didn't dare to rush forward.He held the torch farther away from him, trying to brighten his view.

Qian Qing secretly made up his mind that if he couldn't find Xiangquan after staying for a while, he would run out of the cave by himself.

He was walking forward and stopped suddenly.There is a thin line in front of the legs, it is very thin, because Qianqing's steps are small and slow, so he can feel the obstruction of the line.It was at his knee, blocking the way.If you don't look carefully, you can't see it.Gan Qingye had good eyesight. When he bent down to look closely, the thread was tightly stretched, connected to the walls on both sides, mixed into the wall, and could no longer see clearly.

Qianqing was extremely surprised and didn't think otherwise.I lit it with fire, and stepped over the line, I just felt my heart fluttering, as if I had crossed the taboo line.He only took a few steps forward, but when he heard the monster's panting sound getting louder, he stopped quickly and planned to turn back.

I blame myself for staying at the entrance of the cave for too long, now I have to find Xiangquan first.Since I can't see clearly...

Ganqing looked around in fear, but seeing nothing, he closed his eyes tightly and only used his ears to catch the sound.Everything was silent, the wind and snow were silent, but he could hear clearly—except for the panting of the monster, he seemed to be able to hear faint voices.

It's like the voice of Xiangquan.

He is talking?where?

Ganqing felt baffled, but his heart was still filled with ecstasy. He looked around carefully again, only to see a hole in the far wall, like a doorway, close to the entrance.It turned out that he was too nervous, walked too much just now, and missed this side hole.

This is an obvious fork in the road, it is still relatively close to the entrance, and it is not too far from the place where he and Xiangquan separate.Maybe it was because Xiangquan was looking around while waiting for him, only to find that he walked in through the side hole.Qianqing listened attentively, and felt Xiangquan's voice coming from the cave, it was real, but he was the only one.Immediately, I was very happy, and ran towards the side hole in three steps and two steps, cursing in my heart, why is Yi Xiangquan running around for nothing!

The end of the main road, where Qianqing was facing, became pitch black due to the lack of firelight.That's where the monster is, and the side hole is closer.He happily ran for two steps, but he accidentally tripped over something, lost his footing, and fell hard to the ground.

What tripped him was the thin line just now.

And Qianqing turned back this time, so happy that he didn't see it at all.As his whole body fell, the torch fell in front of him all at once.Gan Qing quickly stabilized his body backwards, but "ba da" suddenly fell to his buttocks.

The broth splashed on the ground with a bang, steaming hot and full of fragrance.It mingled on the dirty ground and turned into mud balls along with the dust!

Qianqing has not recovered yet, he just feels that the thin thread is being pressed under him.He wanted to stand up, but he heard a rumbling sound on the top of his head!When he raised his head in surprise, with the faint light of the fire reflected, he could clearly see——

Something is falling fast from the top of the cave!

Gan Qing was stunned, and at this moment, a loud sound like a heavy object falling to the ground reached his ears.A huge fence was suddenly pierced to the ground, less than a foot away from Qianqing, and a cloud of dust flew up all around in an instant, as if a thick gray-black fog rolled in, surrounding it all at once.Gan Qing was choked by the flying dust and coughed non-stop. The surrounding area was filled with smog and he couldn't see anything clearly.

There was a blur all around.He was in a daze, and just wanted to turn over and stand up.But at this moment, he heard Xiangquan's voice.

"Clean up!"

Hearing the sound, Gan Qing was almost weeping with joy, and no matter how much smoke and dust entered his mouth and nose at this moment, he simply howled loudly: "It's okay! Where are you?"

If you clean up your words, you will immediately regret it.

He is too loud.

I could only hear Xiangquan whispering something in the distance, but Qian Qing ignored it.Because he heard a low gasp coming from not far behind him.Getting closer, getting closer, mixed with a nasty stench.

Accompanied by the panting sound, there was a burst of irregular, heavy footsteps.

Shocked, he subconsciously got up in a hurry, but was shocked to find that he couldn't move his left foot.The dust gradually receded, and he glanced at the fence in horror, his head buzzed, and his face turned pale.

The gate is made of horizontal and vertical wooden slats, with a sharp lower end, which can penetrate deeply into the ground when dropped.And one frame of the crossbar... happened to get stuck on Qianqing's ankle.

He moved vigorously, although he was sure that he was not injured, but he couldn't pull his foot out at all.The ankle is the thinnest part of the whole leg, and the heel is too long, but the fence fits just right, only the ankle was stuck just now.

Qianqing turned his back to the depths of the cave.He suddenly realized that the gate is used to block, it is a mechanism.The exit and the side hole are on the other side, and there are thin lines on the ground to prevent monsters from running out.If someone overwhelms the string, the gate will fall, thus preventing the monster from advancing.

The exit, side hole, and torch are all on the other side of the fence, while Qianqing is on the side of the monster.He was sweating profusely, and kept moving, but he could hear the heavy panting and footsteps approaching behind him, as if they were right next to his ears, and the distance was only one or two feet away.

Ganqing pulled out Mrs. Xu's dagger from his sleeve at once, not daring to turn his head back.

His whole body has been engulfed by a huge sense of fear.

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