"This place is so weird, it's like another world. There is no water inside, and there are murals on the walls... The people on the murals look so familiar, I seem to have seen them somewhere..." Wuxie's voice gradually became softer as he spoke. The more he looked at the people on the murals, the more shocked he became. The people on the murals actually looked 80% like Xiaochuaner!
On the shore, Xie Yuchen's hands were shaking as he held the walkie-talkie tightly. He looked at the lake anxiously, while Hei Xiazi was fiddling with the communication equipment beside him.
At the bottom of the lake, Wuxie continued to study the mural. There was a pattern of a human-faced bird on it. Apart from a human figure and these, there was no other information. Wuxie originally planned to leave, but at the moment of turning around, he seemed to remember something and suddenly turned around to look at the innermost stone door.
There were seven human-faced birds carved on the stone gate. Unlike other human-faced birds, the eyes of these birds were looking in different directions. Wu Xie looked at the direction of the eyes of the human-faced birds on the door and clicked the iron ring on the door in order. When his hand fell, the stone gate made a sound and slowly opened.
As the stone door opened, a dazzling light came out from the other side. Wuxie held up a flashlight and vaguely saw two figures in the light. Wuxie took cautious steps forward.
He saw the fat man and said to him, "Naive, I knew you would find me! But you're too slow, you made us wait for so long!"
"Fatty, brother, I missed you so much! By the way, how did you get down so deep without professional equipment?" Wuxie looked at them excitedly.
The fat man raised his hand and said loudly: "That was too thrilling, the two of us! We were both sucked in."
"Sucked in?" Wu Xie asked in surprise. "The water is sixty or seventy meters deep, how could it be sucked in so quickly? Also, you two have been here for so long, have you figured out what's going on with this building? And why does that portrait I saw at the door look so much like Xiao Chuan'er?"
Wu Xie finished speaking, and saw the fat man looking at Zhang Qiling. Zhang Qiling raised his hand and pointed behind Wu Xie, saying lightly: "Zhang Family Ancient Building."
Wuxie slowly turned around and saw that the stone door behind him had turned into a cave entrance at some point. The stone steps leading to the cave were blocked by clouds and mist and could not be seen clearly. Wuxie slowly walked forward until he was out of the cave and everything was in sight.
Countless buildings appeared before Wu Xie's eyes, forming reflections on the water. He, Fatty, and Zhang Qiling stood on a small stone platform. Wu Xie looked at everything in front of him and exclaimed in shock, "This... this is it!"
"The Zhang Family Ancient Building!" The fat man spoke for Wu Xie. "The young man outside has already seen it. As for these Yao villages, they were probably built to protect the Zhang Family Ancient Building. Later, a flood submerged it, and then formed the Yangjiaoshan Lake."
"So that's how it is. Did you go into the Zhang family's ancient building? And Xiao Chuan'er, isn't he with you?" Wuxie asked.
The fat man smiled and said, "We were just about to go in when you came. Xiao Chuan'er..."
At this point, the fat man covered Wuxie's ear and whispered, "Don't worry, he had a quarrel with the little brother and ran away from home. We said we would go look for him together after we got out."
Hearing this, Wu Xie opened his mouth wide, then whispered, "How can they still quarrel?"
The fat man nodded seriously. Wuxie turned to look at the silent Zhang Qiling and sighed. It had only been a short time since he left, and the family had already fallen apart.
"Let's hurry over there. I'll test the water first to see how deep it is." Wuxie said as he was about to go into the water.
The fat man held Wuxie and said, "No need, look."
As he spoke, the fat man picked up a stone from his side and threw it forward. Miraculously, the stone did not sink to the bottom of the water, but floated on the surface.
Wu Xie watched this operation in amazement, squatted down and touched the water surface, "This is too unscientific!"
"Gravity doesn't work here." Wuxie was surprised when he heard Zhang Qiling say.
Wu Xie looked up at Zhang Qi Ling with a look of disbelief on his face. The fat man patted Wu Xie on the shoulder and said, "Alright, stop imagining things. I've figured it out these past few days. There's no way to explain what's going on here."
As they were talking, Zhang Qiling jumped onto the roof in a few seconds. Fatty and Wuxie saw him and quickly chased after him. As soon as they reached the roof, they heard Zhang Qiling say that he wanted to go down and take a look. Then, Zhang Qiling broke the carved window lattice with one kick. Fatty and Wuxie followed closely behind him. After Wuxie went down, he saw a huge black figure passing by behind him and disappeared silently.
After entering the ancient building, the three of them slowly walked forward, only to discover that gravity had returned to normal after they entered. Wu Xie hadn't finished marveling when the fat man said, "If Newton came here to read, he'd probably have to wait like a wife waiting for a rock before an apple would fall. Hey, little brother, your Zhang family's waterproofing system isn't good enough. Why is it still leaking? It seems to be seawater..."
After saying that, the fat man touched the back of his neck. The others continued to walk forward without taking it seriously, noticing that a long fang was exposed from the place where water had just dripped. It was sharp, white, and ferocious, which made people shudder.
Wu Xie was about to go upstairs, but he turned around suddenly, and then saw the long fangs flash by. Wu Xie shouted: "It's not sea water, there is something else here!"
A single stone caused a thousand ripples. In an instant, the fat man and Zhang Qiling became alert, but there was no further movement.
Zhang Qiling frowned slightly and said, "Let's get out of here."
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"Wu Xie has absolutely no experience in deep diving. It's been so long since we lost contact. I have every reason to suspect he encountered some kind of danger underwater!"
"Our boss said..."
"If your boss wants to say something, just have him come and tell me in person. Otherwise, I'll go over and listen to what he has to say. Unless he gives me a reasonable explanation, I can't just stand by and watch like you guys while my friend's life or death hangs in the balance."
After saying that, Xie Yuchen left and headed towards Qiu Dekao's tent. Hei Xiazi followed closely behind him, and Aning had no choice but to follow.
In Jude's tent
Xie Yuchen looked down at Qiu Dekao with his arms folded across his chest. "He's been down there for a long time, motionless. He might have fainted at the bottom of the lake or had some other accident."
Qiu Dekao sat in a chair and slowly poured a cup of tea. He smiled and said, "If I'm not mistaken, he has now entered the right place and is looking for the right thing."
Although Qiu Dekao spoke in a gentle tone, he could not hide the madness in his eyes.
"What can be more important than a human life!" Xie Yuchen asked excitedly.
"Please be patient," Qiu Dekao said slowly. "If it's really too late, I will send people down to rescue him. I will not disregard the safety of my partners."
Xie Yuchen didn't buy it at all, "How can I trust you now?!"
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