Chapter 104 Injured and Fainted
"How can this not be soil?"
Luo Yin wondered if she had lost her memory; the two of them had clearly fallen into the mud pit.
If you fall down and find that what you're standing on isn't soil, then what is it?
No, they shouldn't be in the mud pit anymore, right?
After failing to find anything, the four Hosen who had been chasing after them all the way in decided to return the way they came.
After all, it was inefficient to carry two elderly people, and besides, they discovered where Luo Yin's backpack had been left.
I need to go back and discuss this with my superiors!
Where did these two people go? And what's the deal with the golden nanmu wood that Qin Chuan and Liu Cheng mentioned?
There were clearly traces of them underground, so how could they have disappeared in just a few minutes?
“We arrived at roughly the same time, so I don’t think it could be any other problem. Perhaps, as Lao Meng said, there’s some kind of hidden mechanism down there, and it might be a smokescreen to mislead us.”
Grandpa Meng nodded and began to deduce the divination using the Bagua compass.
He rarely uses this, but when he does, it's for real.
As the only two people who hadn't gone down there, Captain Feng and Grandpa Chen were completely bewildered by what they heard from the two of them.
Blind Chen was alright; he maintained his cold expression and remained silent, keeping aloof.
After Captain Feng questioned both parties again to confirm that there was no evidence of any physical ailment causing them to misjudge or that they had been poisoned and had made a mistake in their gaze, he fell silent.
Qin Chuan and Xiao Liu were trained by him personally, so they definitely wouldn't make mistakes.
But Old Du and his colleagues wouldn't do something deceptive for no reason.
That makes no sense at all, so why bother!
But since neither of them was lying, it can only be true.
"They shouldn't be lying; what you saw is all true." Finally, Chen Dong had to give the concluding remarks.
"What?"
"It's true, there really is golden nanmu wood." This was Old Du's conclusion after hearing his old friend's final word.
"I told you we weren't mistaken, there really is!" Xiao Liu could almost smell the stale, musty wood. If he didn't know the organization's rules, he would have broken off a piece as evidence.
"Yes, what you saw is real. The same place had two different reactions, which explains why we didn't see the two of them."
Hearing his bizarre yet reasonable speculation, the people around him, including Hosen who was the first to understand, speculated.
"That means that maybe the place they fell into the first time is the place we went to the second time, while the place we fell into the first time was completely different from theirs."
Everyone nodded, thinking that this made sense.
"How did you do that?"
Old Master Meng, who was standing next to him, suddenly opened his eyes. He regained his usual demeanor and said with a serious expression.
"I know why. If I'm not mistaken, it's still that thing."
He pointed with an inscrutable expression at the path the group had taken.
"Stone array?"
"Yes, do you remember what I said before? The Kan trigram is full, which is like water, and thus represents danger."
“I noticed the strange feng shui orientation here before, and when I was doing the calculations, I just thought it was a divination for turning bad luck into good and for turning misfortune into good fortune. But now I see that it’s giving us some pointers. Old Chen, you’re the most familiar with mountains and landforms, why didn’t you remind me?”
As Old Meng pondered this, he suddenly realized that someone was an expert in this field.
Chen Dong, who was named, looked completely innocent. "I thought you guys knew."
"No way, you old codger, you're still using that old trick, huh? You're really something!" Old Meng was so angry that he started talking without thinking.
Old Du, who had been trying to persuade him, couldn't help but recall his perverse sense of humor.
I was thinking, if we did it the same way as before, would we even survive?
Old Meng couldn't stand the dawdling and asked directly, "Hurry up and stop with the pedantry, what's going on? Tell me!"
"Heavenly secrets must not be revealed!"
Old Chen's tone was somewhat sullen, but he added at the end, "Don't worry, nothing serious will happen to them."
The others felt somewhat relieved when they heard his assurance, realizing that he must have calculated it in private.
But now he's keeping his mouth shut, and it seems there's no way to figure it out except by figuring it out on his own.
Everyone's attention inevitably turned to Qin Chuan and Huo Sen.
"That's about enough. You can go down now. Remember, don't be surprised by anything you see along the way, and protect yourselves."
Old Chen poked the ground with his stick, signaling them to hurry up.
Upon hearing his words, the two men, after the others had tried it, immediately grabbed their packs and jumped into the mud cave.
"Splash!"
The two moved nimbly and landed successfully, only to find that the landscape below had indeed changed again.
"This... this, if I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I really wouldn't have believed it."
Qin Chuan was once again amazed by the wonders of the world. It was like a magic trick. Who knew that he would see a natural stone cave below.
At head height, even a flashlight beam can't penetrate.
"Captain Huo, are you sure I'm not seeing things?"
Qin Chuan, who was beginning to have some doubts, looked at Huo Sen and saw that he also had a look of surprise on his face, so he realized that Huo Sen was not surprised.
"It is indeed different from before, and it seems to be just as Old Chen said."
Hossen spoke, his tone quite shocked.
"If that's the case, then we have no idea where they are!"
"Don't worry, since Old Chen knows they're not in danger, let's hurry out and find a way."
After looking around and finding nothing else, the two walked toward the only path leading outside.
After the two left, the huge stone cave they had stepped on began to ripple.
The air suddenly became thin, and in the blink of an eye it was as if it had been covered by tons of soil.
It became a solid earthen wall!
What was that sound?
Huo Sen, who was walking behind, immediately said this. Qin Chuan heard his question and hurriedly ran over, only to find that the way they came was gone.
They were completely blocked off, and their exit was gone.
"So, is this the reason why they haven't been able to find it?"
The two remained silent for a while, then Qin Chuan said in a low voice.
"No rush. Knowing the nature of the team leader, they will definitely save themselves. Besides, there's that young comrade with them. At least they have company and are probably looking for an exit right now."
"Okay, let's find a way out first."
The momentary panic vanished in an instant, and the two groups then began their perilous escape from the underground.
Following the clues they had pieced together, one side began searching deeper into the inner perimeter, carefully avoiding the surrounding creatures. Luo Yin, staying close to Mu Chen, noticed that the closer they got to the inner perimeter, the more frequently the exploding insects appeared.
She told Mu Chen about what she had discovered, and Mu Chen said he understood and warned her to be careful from now on.
Luo Yin understood that by following her, she was gradually veering off course and ending up in a dead end once again.
"Huff, what another dead end? Captain Mu, our flashlights are almost out of power."
Luo Yin rhythmically and quickly adjusted her breathing rate, but the frequency of her heartbeat was not something she could control with a single thought.
"Let's turn it off first and rest before we leave."
Mu Chen's tone was firm, seemingly unchanged from before.
But her face grew paler and paler, her lips were dry, and she leaned weakly to one side.
She was completely devoid of her previous guard and vigilance. Team leader Mu was in very bad shape, but she knew she couldn't fall. If she fell, there was no way she could get the two of them out on her own.
"Huff~ Huff~"
After waiting for a few minutes, Luo Yin's emotions calmed down considerably, in addition to getting used to her surroundings.
"Team Leader Mu, this place seems quiet. Let's rest for a bit while I scout out the surrounding area."
"Okay!"
"I'll rest for a bit first!"
Mu groped his way in the dark to re-bandage himself, wrapping the wound several times to remind himself of the pain.
Luo Yin shone her flashlight, and apart from the lack of an exit, even the insects were gone.
However, she still quietly followed the passage and touched the wall in front of her.
It has a rough, sturdy, and heavy appearance, and is covered with a layer of mud wall. If you hit it hard, only some slag will fall off.
It doesn't look like a simple layer of mud; there must be layers inside.
Recalling that they had previously deliberately broken through a dead end and emerged from there, it seemed that this time it wouldn't work.
She clapped her hands, stood up, and prepared to call the wooden team leader to leave.
But as soon as she touched the wooden frame, she saw her body tilt to the side, and it looked like she was about to fall headfirst to the ground.
"careful!"
Luo Yin rushed over and hugged the person, only to find that the person had gone limp.
Luo Yin's heart skipped a beat, realizing something was wrong. She quickly called to her, but found that she couldn't wake her up.
"Team Leader Mu, Team Leader Mu, wake up!"
"Ouch, it's so hot, it's getting hot."
Ignoring everything else, she turned the flashlight back on and found that the team leader looked terrible.
His eyes were tightly closed, his face was deathly pale, and even his lips were turning white.
Luo Yin was startled, but when she realized that Luo Yin was still breathing, she didn't actually faint.
She took another look at her face, and after seeing the bandage that was constantly oozing blood, she understood what had happened.
"Oh no, it must be due to a wound infection."
But she has nothing on hand now. She lost her backpack, and she took the medicine that Captain Mu had with him. Could it be that it didn't work?
She quickly pulled the person up and took the bag off her back.
Mu Chen, who was still somewhat conscious, grabbed Ling's backpack to prevent her from taking it.
"Don't move, I'll get you some medicine."
Mu Chen, with his eyes half-closed, stared at her intently.
Seeing that the pulling force on her hand had not lessened, Luo Yin looked up and removed her hand, only to find that she had fainted again.
"Ouch, be careful, be careful."
Luo Yin quickly found something to put behind her head, then took off her coat and covered her with it.
You absolutely must hold on, or what will I do?
Luo Yin muttered to herself, finally taking out the medicine bottle and feeding each of them a dose.
They are all good things; treating external injuries, stopping bleeding, and reducing inflammation should not conflict.
After she ate it, she was still drowsy and showed no signs of waking up.
Luo Yin didn't want to go through all that trouble. Although she didn't know what time it was, she was tired after being busy for so long.
He simply fed her some more water, and then fell asleep next to her.
Luo Yin slept very soundly, and she kept waking up to check her injuries.
First, touch the forehead to check the body temperature.
Give her some more water and check the surrounding area for any signs of the exploding insects.
Fortunately, her condition has stabilized a lot, which is the only good thing.
Luo Yin didn't know how many times she woke up, but she probably slept for several hours. When she yawned again and looked at her forehead, she found that she was awake.
"Team Leader Mu, are you awake? How are you feeling?"
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