Chapter 018 Don't Pick a Fight If You Can Die
After a whole morning of travel, they followed the river and crossed the mountain and finally reached the end of the river.
Or it should be said that it is just the end of the river channel on land. This river channel has become increasingly shallow since it crossed the mountain, and the width of the river channel has gradually become like a stream. After reaching the back of the mountain, it directly forks into several rivers.
These rivers flow in different directions, and for a moment the end cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Sang Mo looked up at the sky, and saw that it was even more cloudy.
[It’s going to rain heavily.] 】
[Speaking of the sixteen-character Yin-Yang secret technique and the observation of the celestial phenomena and the stars that were once rewarded, Tongzi, if you erase my memory, I can also become a complete newbie. 】
[This only proves that the host is smart and has an excellent memory. 】
[Ha, stop bragging about business, we both know each other very well. 】
[Tongzi was speechless and felt tired.] 】
[Why does this place look so familiar? Tongzi, does this place look like the layout of the outer perimeter of the Dead Man's Ditch? 】
[Dead Man's Ditch, now that the host mentioned it, it does seem to be very similar. The host suspects that this place is related to the Dead Man's Ditch? 】
[Probably. You’ll know once you go in.] 】
Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi looked at each other, and both grasped the key word: Dead Man's Ditch.
The world is so big that there are many places called Dead Man's Ditch. Some of them are nicknames given by local residents. For a moment, they couldn't tell exactly where the Dead Man's Ditch that Sang Mo was talking about was.
Hei Xiazi asked casually, "Sang Mo, I've seen you observing and sizing up, have you figured out anything?"
Sang Mo raised his finger and pointed to the sky, "Heavy rain is coming."
"We have to find the entrance quickly, otherwise we can only find a place to take shelter from the rain."
[I don't want to be soaked like a drowned fish, rolling around in the ground, and dying without decent clothes. 】
"......" You really keep talking about decency all the time.
Hei Xia Zi complained speechlessly, turned around and called to Wei Song, "How long will it take to get there? It's going to rain heavily soon, hurry up."
Wei Song pointed to a place in the diagonal direction and said, "There is a cave at the back of the mountain. If you pass through the cave, you will enter a karst cave. So hurry up and catch up."
The group quickened their pace. Sang Mo estimated that it would take another half an hour to reach the destination, so he took out his raincoat from his backpack and put it on.
The rainstorm will come first, so it is better to wrap yourself in a raincoat for safety.
The people who witnessed his operation said, "......"
Wei Song let out a long sigh, "Can you really predict that a rainstorm is about to fall?"
Sang Mo stretched out his palm and a drop of rain fell on it. "Look, it's raining."
"There are still about five minutes until the rainstorm arrives. It's pouring rain. The raindrops are probably as big as small hailstones. It's quite painful when they hit the skin."
Wei Song looked up at the sky, and a drop of rain hit the corner of his eye. The raindrop was indeed big, and he could feel the subtle weight of the raindrop falling on the corner of his eye.
Wei Song decided to believe it and said, "Let's run!"
The group started running, and Sang Mo fell far behind, holding a dogtail grass in his mouth, "It's a bad start."
"I have a feeling that I won't be able to die this time."
The system was speechless, but only the blind and dumb with excellent hearing could roughly hear what was said. As the running distance increased, the only thing that could be heard was the previous sentence.
Sang Mo was still walking slowly. Why was he in such a hurry? If he ran, wouldn't it seem like his raincoat was in vain?
Swish, swish, swish——
Torrential rain came pouring down, and the entire sky was covered with a layer of water curtain and rain mist. The heavy rain seemed to cover all sounds.
But they will die. 】
[If this place is really related to the Dead Man's Ditch, it would be dangerous even for Zhang Qiling and Hei Xiazi if they went in. 】
[We have to think of a way to get them to evacuate safely. 】
Hei Xiazi's eyes moved slightly. It was getting more and more interesting. The bait was getting bigger and bigger. Did he think that the life-saving grace could offset these suspicions and gain trust?
He and the mute ran all the way to the cave. During this time, Sang Mo did not tell them what was in his heart, but only said them when he got into the cave. Did he know that there is a distance to eavesdrop on others' thoughts?
It’s no wonder that Hei Xia Zi would make such speculations. If there were too many coincidences, it would seem that his motives were impure.
Sang Mo took off his raincoat and threw it on the stone beside him. The rain was too heavy and his trouser legs were wet. Sang Mo felt a little disgusted, but resisted the urge to change his trousers.
This cave looks like it was dug by humans, probably a back-up path left by the workers who built the tomb in the past.
Due to some reasons, such as crustal movement, the sealed cave entrance broke, revealing some of the scenery inside, causing the surrounding residents to break the entrance directly.
It seems that the villagers here have picked up a lot of things from the tombs, so they thought of coming here to break open the holes and continue to dig out some treasures to sell for money.
[This layout does look like a dead man's ditch. The tomb was built with the help of the natural caves in the mountain. There is no doubt that this tomb is from the Warring States Period. 】
[Wu Sanxing should have gone in, but he didn't find the real tomb. He suffered a great loss and returned empty-handed. 】
[Yes, it is a forbidden area after all.] 】
Forbidden area?
What is a forbidden area?
Hei Xia Zi looked at Zhang Qiling. He had heard that the Zhang family seemed to have some forbidden areas. Could it be that the Warring States tomb here was also one of the Zhang family's forbidden areas?
Zhang Qiling lowered his eyes slightly, but he had no relevant memory and had no clue for the time being.
The group passed through a natural cave and entered a dark tunnel. The water in the underground river under their feet was still flowing out slowly. If it was flowing water, it was not stagnant water.
It was dark all around, with limited illumination from torches and very low visibility to the naked eye.
Not long after, they came to an empty area. In fact, this was still a natural cave, but the space of the cave had been expanded by artificial excavation. Over a long period of time, the structure of the underground cave had also changed a bit, but the space was still wide.
As everyone saw, there was an underground river running across the river with a cable bridge on the surface. However, the end of the river was blocked by a wall, and the water flowed through the ground.
I think the tomb should be across the cable bridge, but it is a bit far and I can't see it clearly.
Wei Song pointed to the opposite side and said, "That's the entrance to the tomb, but I've never been in there, so I don't think it's the main entrance."
After all, the underground river should surround the entire tomb chamber, and they might have entered from the side or back.
"This cable bridge can carry three people at the same time. To be on the safe side, everyone should cross in turn."
The wooden cable bridge is very old and has some damaged planks. It hangs above the underground river, some distance away from the river below.
Sang Mo estimated that the distance was about five meters.
[There must be something in the underground river, such as a school of man-eating knife fish, a giant salamander, or a Huo's immortal worm? 】
[Maybe there are giant snakes, but they are probably not in this area. There are many underground rivers leading to different places, and they are all around the tomb. 】
[Let me think about how to actively send a sheep into the tiger's mouth? You can't die too deliberately, or the system will detect it as suicide. 】
[Pretend to break the wooden board and fall down? 】
"......"
"......"
[It's just that this death seems a bit miserable and too undignified. Never mind. As long as you can die, don't be picky. 】
The corners of Zhang Qiling's eyes twitched slightly, and he felt a little tired. Sang Mo was about to embark on the road to death again!
Hei Xia Zi looked at the mute with some sympathy and said, "This is the person you want to protect. You will be very busy in the underground from now on."
Busy trying to stop Sang Mo from dying, busy trying to prevent Sang Mo from committing suicide.
It was so speechless and outrageous that Hei Xia Zi was speechless for a moment.
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