Actually, Bai Lu's plan was profitable. Yunwen and I went to look for her together, which increased the possibility of finding her. After all, two people's perception is always better than one person's. There are some things that I can't notice, but Yunwen can notice. Leaving Yunwen in the house can only serve as a psychological comfort at most. In comparison, in terms of pros and cons, letting Yunwen follow me will definitely be more conducive to finding Yingchun.

She will certainly support it, so I have no way to refuse. As the saying goes, the minority must obey the majority. Even if it is dangerous, I can only take Yunwen with me and look for her with all my strength.

Afterwards, we sent Bai Lu back to the castle. I was equipped with a sword, and Yunwen followed me with a lamp. We went all the way underground. All the clues pointed there, so no matter how dangerous it was, we had to look for it. But I was also thinking that if we really couldn’t find it, or if we encountered something that was unfavorable to Yunwen and me, or even affected our life and death, we would retreat and not take risks.

This trip, in addition to giving an explanation to Bailu and Yunwen, also wants to repay Yingchun for stepping on the root of Daofu and saving my life from being devoured by it. I can't just do nothing about it, but in terms of her willingness, I'm not as eager to save Yunwen as they are.

We should treat everyone equally, but as time goes by, some discrimination will appear. It is hard to tell who is sincere to whom and who is just demanding something from whom.

We went down to an underground river with a trickling flow. It was cold and damp here, with a coast along the river. We had fetched water nearby before, but had never dared to go to other places along the underground river. Now, in order to find Yingchun, we could only move towards the inner side of the coast according to the direction of the clues.

This underground spring river flows from south to north, with the upper stream on the south side and the lower stream on the north side. The place where the mark was left before was close to the downstream direction on the north side. Therefore, Yunwen and I followed the riverside area and walked in this cave, looking forward all the way. Sure enough, there was new progress nearby. When we shone the kerosene lamp downwards, we could see circular footprints, which must have been left by the wooden man.

I guess it was also tracking Yingchun's whereabouts, and it must have known which direction Yingchun was going at the first scene of the incident. From this, we can judge that we did not go wrong.

There was a particularly damp and cold feeling under the cave, and there was a sizzling sound at the top of the cave. There must be a lot of bats lurking there. Yunwen and I had to slow down our pace. Also, because we were wearing too little, our teeth were chattering.

"Zhou Bo, if the creature that kidnapped Yingchun came from the cave, then why didn't it come to capture us but only attacked Yingchun? We made a lot of noise today, so logically, they should come to cause trouble for us." Yunwen said.

"I can't really explain it, but I found it very strange before. Yingchun seemed to be able to conjure up many things at will. I have never seen or dug ginseng since we went ashore, but Yingchun was able to find it without leaving the house. I did search around here, but I didn't see any signs of digging the land, which means the ginseng was not dug nearby. And the lotus leaves are also very strange. Have you seen lotus flowers since you came to the island?" I asked.

"No, I've never seen it. If there was, Sister Bailu would never let it go. After all, lotus seeds, lotus roots, lotus skins, lotus pods and even lotus segments have medicinal value. But I used the medicinal materials left by Sister Bailu these days, and not only is there no such thing, there is not even any smell of that kind. This means it has never appeared." Yunwen said.

"That's right. Lotus leaves, ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, fish, shrimp, crab legs, these things seem to have come for free. I think this is related to Yingchun's disappearance. Although I'm not sure now, I think there must be a connection between the two, and this connection is exactly the answer you want to know. Why did he only look for Yingchun and not us?" I said.

Yunwen nodded. We could only speak in a whisper, leaning close to each other's ears. After all, there were bats up there, and if one attacked us, it would be troublesome if we got malaria. Although we could talk in this way while whispering to each other, it was a bit tiring to talk while walking, so we stopped talking here.

After that, we walked in silence for two or three hundred steps, but we felt that we had walked out of the cave and arrived in another world. The sky appeared above us. We actually walked out. There was a floating bridge here, and we could see a lot of fire on the opposite side of the bridge. Yunwen and I looked at each other in surprise, with an ominous premonition in our hearts.

I thought again, could it be that they were a barbaric tribe, and they brought dogs with them when they came to find Yingchun, which caused me to misunderstand? Otherwise, where did all the flames come from?

There are mostly rugged rocks here, and the atmosphere is gloomy. There are many fires inside, and a familiar smell wafts in the air, which is the smell of mermaid cream. Iron chains can be seen connecting many stones, and there are many iron tools. The more I look at it, the more it looks like a tribe. I am getting more and more uneasy. I don’t want to go to the residence of the indigenous people on this island. That would be like a sheep walking into the tiger’s mouth.

After crossing the bridge, there is a road ahead, which is formed by paving stones in the water. If we go further, we will probably see people from the other tribe. We should think about it again before we are discovered. So I held Yunwen's hand and stopped her from going forward.

"What's wrong?" Yunwen asked.

"Don't move forward. The people ahead are probably the indigenous people of this island. They have a very high level of civilization. Just think about it, it was not until the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period that the iron smelting technology in our country was gradually improved, while the tribe ahead has clearly mastered it completely. This can only be achieved if their social system is relatively developed. In short, if they have a system, they will have soldiers and camps, and a certain degree of combat capability. If we go there, we will definitely be seeking death." I said.

Yunwen listened and looked at the iron chains, frowned, and said, "Are we going to go back like this? How are we going to explain this to Bailu?"

"Just say you can't find it. Listen to me, Yunwen, I know what you are going to say. You are going to say that if you are in trouble one day, I will definitely not rescue you, right? No, I have already thought about how to explain it to you. There is no fairness in the world. You are you, Yingchun is Yingchun, and Bailu is Bailu. How can they be compared? Everything I have done is to protect you and protect ourselves. Just because I can't save Yingchun doesn't mean I won't save you in the future. Do you understand what I mean?" I asked.

She lowered her head, as if she was also in deep thought. She nodded, but still said, "But Yingchun is so pitiful. If what you said is true, she should have been abducted by the tribesmen. I really can't imagine what would happen then."

"Everyone has his own destiny. Once we come to this island, life and death are commonplace. If God does not favor us, what can we do? Let's go, I have to go back. Otherwise, if we are discovered, we will be in trouble. We can only do what we can." I said.

Yunwen nodded and looked ahead with an apologetic look, as if all this was her fault. But she was just like that, so there was no need for me to argue with her. When she could figure it out, she followed me and muttered before leaving, "I hope Yingchun is lucky and can survive this disaster."

I pulled her back, thinking that we should not get into any trouble. As we were walking forward, we suddenly saw the floating bridge being pulled up by the iron cables on it. The sound of "thump thump thump" was endless. Yunwen and I were panicked. In this way, we could only swim across the river to reach the other side and go back to the original cave along the river road.

But let’s not talk about the cold river water for now. The most important thing is that the bridge was raised by control, which means someone was operating it. Since someone was operating it, and it was the first time we went back, it meant that some people wanted to keep us, so they deliberately raised the bridge.

Yunwen couldn't help but hold my hand tightly, and at the same time I felt a chill on my back. I glanced back curiously and my eyes widened immediately. What caught my eye was not only the spear, but also the guy holding the spear behind him.

It turned out not to be a human, but a standing hyena!