The man looked behind him, then looked ahead, struggled in his heart, and finally raised his feet to catch up.
"Hey, don't walk so fast, wait for me, I'm scared!"
"Okay, if you're scared, just go back and don't follow us!"
It was not until Er Laizi's voice came from a distance that Li Mingxi finally let go of his anxious heart.
God knows how panicked she was when she heard people say there was movement just now. She was afraid that they would come looking for her again. How embarrassing it would be then!
Even if she could explain that she was just strolling around here, she had already discovered their secret. According to convention, this group of people would never let her go so easily. By then, she might even have to drag him along to look for her.
Looking at the dark cave ahead, Li Mingxi felt that she couldn't just sit there and wait. Judging from the noise they made looking for something just now, it was possible that these people would stumble upon something and find it. Then, she would be at a loss, as she had gone to such great lengths to come out, only to find nothing after all!
But how can she get these people out in such a short time? She can't try to play tricks, right?
Besides, Xiaode and Xiaoyi are still outside, and they will be exposed by then!
After thinking it over again and again, she really couldn't come up with any good solution. She could only try her best to scare them. Who knows, Er Laizi and the others might just run away out of guilt!
Li Mingxi did it right away and walked towards the direction where the others had just gone.
Just as she was about to reach the place where she had found the button before, someone in front of her spoke again.
"Brother Mazi, didn't you come here last time? Tell us all about it. Is this the place?"
Ma Zi nodded. "That's right. However, when we came here last time, there was nothing here. Why does this place look a little different now?"
"What's the difference? I think there are probably other people who are also eyeing this treasure. Speaking of which, we are still too late. Look at this place that has been smashed. I wonder how many people have been here before!"
Hearing people say this, Er Laizi became a little unhappy. "Alright, forget it. We're already here. What's the point of you always talking about the past? Besides, whoever wants to come can come. What does it have to do with us?"
"We didn't stop you from coming, it's just that you don't dare, right? Even with a few of us here with you, you're still scared. If that's the case, just stop talking. I really don't know what else to say!"
Seeing that Er Laizi seemed to be angry, the man who had been muttering and complaining just now quickly apologized.
"I'm sorry, brothers, don't be angry. I was just saying that, I'm not really complaining. Besides, aren't we here? I haven't heard anyone say that anyone in our team has dug up anything before. In my opinion, that thing is probably still there!"
Seeing the two of them talking nonsense, Gouzi said impatiently, "Alright, alright, stop talking nonsense. What are you doing? Are you still looking for something? Come over here and take a look inside!"
After saying this, without waiting for anyone to do anything, Gou Zi went in first.
As he walked in, he kept sighing, "Are we looking for the right place? Why does this place feel so wrong? Why are there so many rocks in it?"
Er Laizi also stepped in. When he heard this, he immediately agreed.
"That's right. I also think there's something eerie about this place, especially these stones. They look a bit like the tombstones used by people who died in the past!"
Hearing this, someone next to him immediately spoke up, "No way, Er Laizi, don't lie to me, I'm timid and scared. You said this is a tombstone for the dead?"
Er Laizi nodded. "That's right. You all know that my ancestors did this kind of thing. When I was a child, my grandfather told me that many people died here before liberation. Now there are so many tombstones here. Could this place belong to those people?"
Upon hearing this, Ma Zi patted Er Lai Zi's arm and said, "Come on, stop talking. You scare people all the time. This shouldn't be the kind of thing you're talking about. Didn't the captain and his men come here last time? They didn't say there was anything in here!"
Seeing Mazi questioning him, Erlaizi became unhappy and immediately started to argue.
"Ma Zi, what you said is wrong. It's normal that the captain and the others don't recognize this thing. Besides, I'm not wrong. It's right. Look, there are words on it!"
As he spoke, Erlaizi pointed at a stone and spoke to Mazi.
"What's written on it? Do you know it?"
Er Laizi was very unhappy when he saw someone questioning him like this, and he immediately wanted to speak up to let others see his ability.
Unexpectedly, before he could even open his mouth, Ma Zi grabbed his arm.
Er Laizi looked at him doubtfully, "Hey, why are you pulling me for no reason?"
Ma Zi glared at Er Lai Zi. He really didn't expect that this guy was so stupid. He was usually quite smart, but now he said this. What's the matter? Is he afraid that people don't know that he knows a few words?
It means that the social atmosphere has changed now. Otherwise, if it were before, the words Er Laizi just said would definitely be enough to be criticized!
He still remembered that Er Laizi was not criticized because the team leader stopped him. Otherwise, he would not know whether he would still be alive now!
As soon as Gou Zi saw that Er Lai Zi actually knew what was written on it, he was so excited. Maybe the words on it were related to the treasure?
Seeing that Ma Zi was stopping him from speaking, he became a little anxious.
"Brother Mazi, what are you doing? Since Erlaizi knows it, just let him tell you. Maybe it says something about the treasure."
The others didn't care much at first. Besides, it was normal for Er Laizi to recognize the words on it. Everyone knew that his grandfather was one of the few educated people in their village. It was only later, when it came to Gou Zi's generation, that the family fell into obscurity!
As a result, now that Gouzi said there might be something about treasure written on it, it would be even more impossible to let it go!
Look, everyone is looking at Er Laizi with curiosity.
"Er Laizi, why don't you tell me? What Gouzi said just now makes sense. What if the words above are the key to finding the treasure?"
"The brothers are all counting on you!"
Ma Zi didn't expect Gou Zi to use such a trick. Now he said that the words on it were the key to finding the treasure. If Er Lai Zi didn't tell them, they would definitely think that Er Lai Zi was selfish and deliberately concealed it from them!
He didn't know that this dog was so scheming. He looked inconspicuous, but in the end, he actually had such an idea.
No, he has to figure out what this guy Gou Zi has been doing recently and why he has become so scheming when he gets down the mountain!
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