Chapter 265 The Secret at the Bottom of the Lake
"I thought I would have to explain it here..." Xu Chuchu laughed.
This was the first time she felt genuinely happy in all these days.
She was in a very embarrassing state at this time, but Xiao Yu opposite her was still stunned.
First he lost his cultivation, then his relatives were trapped, Xu Chuchu has been depressed ever since.
Finally, I saw her smile again.
Xu Chuchu immediately saw the silly boy in a daze, and was so happy that she swam to his side and gave him a warm hug.
"Thank you for accompanying me, Xiao Yu."
"No, you're welcome..."
This surprise came too suddenly, didn't it?
…
For some unknown reason, the water receded much faster than it rose, and the two of them slowly fell to the ground as the water receded.
The originally magnificent room was in a mess after being soaked by water. The cushions and blankets were rotten, and the whole room seemed to be covered with a layer of dark cloth. There was also a foul smell because there was some silt in the water.
"It's still incredible," Xiao Yu said suddenly. "This room is higher than the outside, and there's air we breathe, so water shouldn't be able to get in."
Xu Chuchu thought to himself that you knew quite a lot even though you had never studied physics, so he explained, "I've thought about that too. It could be that there are cracks in the walls and roofs that allow gas to escape, which is why the water rises slowly and recedes quickly. It's just that we can't see those cracks."
"But whatever the reason, the people who built this underwater structure are truly remarkable. To call it a masterpiece of craftsmanship is no exaggeration." She added, "I don't think your father or the Grand Master could have built it."
"It's definitely not the emperor." Xiao Yu pointed to the wide wooden door. "This door is older than he is."
"Don't think about it for now, it's important to get out."
"good."
The two reached a consensus and quickly returned the same way.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they went out, they smelled a disgusting stench. Thinking about it carefully, it seemed to be the same as the one on Chen Zhaozhi just now.
Looking back at the road Chen Zhaozhi came from, he found that the ground was indeed covered with large areas of foul-smelling black mud, which should have been surged up with the water flow just now, but it has also slowly receded with the water flow.
"Is this some kind of excretion system?" Xu Chuchu felt like she was about to suffocate, and it was even more painful than when she was in the water just now.
When she thought that Chen Zhaozhi might have just walked through all this mud, she felt extremely sympathetic.
Although Xiao Yu didn't know what "excretory system" meant, he got the gist of it. He coughed lightly, bent over to study it, and then said, "No, it's not that. It's just ordinary mud. It might be smelly for other reasons."
Xu Chuchu also became interested after hearing this: "Then why don't we go this way? It's easier because we don't have to go through snakes. Look at the mud piled up on both sides, and the middle is clean, like a specially paved road."
"You're right, the left and right sides are lower than the middle." Xiao Yu touched the ground and paused. "How can this be such a coincidence? Did the builders design it this way on purpose?"
"After the flood recedes, there will be a way out?" Xu Chuchu was stunned.
Yes, is it possible that after the emperor occupied this underwater building, he found the mechanism for injecting water, but because no one stayed in the water, he never discovered this road?
"Let's go and take a look."
The two of them immediately walked in along the path cleared by the mud.
Unlike the snake road they took when they came here, there were many forks on this side, some branching into two, and some into three, but the mud was only on one path, clearly pointing the way for the two of them.
When Chen Zhaozhi came here, there might not have been mud to guide the way, so it took him longer than them.
"We're here." Xiao Yu stopped and stopped Xu Chuchu behind him.
In front of him was another room of about the same size as the snake house, but the ground was a deep pit covered with mud and bottomless. Several high and low stairs guided people inside.
"Before the flood, this place should have been a pool of mud. You can't see the path down here. I'm afraid Chen Zhaozhi swam here." Xu Chuchu said, "I now think the rising water mechanism was not to drown people, but to point out this path. The emperor must not know."
"Yes, this is the most critical part of the lake bottom." Xiao Yu turned around and asked, "Do you want to go in and take a look?"
"Need I ask? Of course I'll go!" Xu Chuchu said without hesitation.
This underwater building is already amazing, and what it truly protects must be even more precious. Now that it is in front of you, you must go and explore it.
Not to mention that even the Dog Emperor wasn’t found here, it’s really cool just thinking about it.
Xu Chuchu jumped down first after she finished speaking. As soon as she entered, she was overwhelmed by the stench: "I feel like I'm sacrificing myself to blow up a cesspool."
Xiao Yu couldn't help laughing: "Chu Chu, you are really interesting sometimes."
I don’t know if it was his illusion, but after the flood, Chuchu seemed to be more lively.
"If you can't stand it, you can rest up there. I'll go take a look." He added.
"Just kidding." Xu Chuchu refused, lit up her spiritual power, and walked down the stairs.
The mud pit was quite deep, but after walking for a while, you reached the bottom. After passing through a small archway, you came to another world.
This is another wide space with a flat road in the middle and tall, detailed stone sculptures of figures on both sides, more than one person tall.
Unlike the outside, there is no mud in here, the ground is clean, and the air has a sweet herbal smell.
It is so solemn and dignified that one might feel that it is very impolite to dirty the ground here.
"What do these stone statues represent?" Xiao Yu asked.
Xu Chuchu took a closer look and said, "I don't know. This isn't a person being worshipped. It should be a deity or Buddha, similar to the Eighteen Arhats in Buddhism. But I've never seen these before. Maybe it's from another sect."
As they walked and looked, they found that these stone statues had different postures, some were standing, some were squatting, and their expressions were also different, some were smiling, and some were ferocious.
The only thing that is the same is that everyone raises their hands high, holding a disc in their hands.
After passing through another archway, the two found rows of neat stone shelves embedded in the wall, filled with bottles, jars and some neat iron boxes.
Xu Chuchu randomly took a porcelain bottle and opened it. After identification, she found that it contained pure jade cream, which was a top-grade product for women's beauty and skin care.
Although I don’t know how long this plaster has been here, it has not gotten damp or rotted at all.
Her heart was suddenly moved. She knew she was beautiful, but who doesn't want to be more beautiful?
"So the medicinal fragrance just now came from here."
Xu Chuchu put the medicine bottle back. It was better not to take anything without knowing the situation.
But any porcelain bottle contains such a rare medicine, this room must be full of rare treasures. Fortunately, it was not found by the dog emperor.
"Chu Chu, come here." Xiao Yu's voice came from behind.
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