PDLP Chapter 319: Green Cave
Chapter 319: Green Cave
Xiao Yihuo had just taken a few steps and had not yet reached the door when, accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, Guan Ziheng pushed open the door and appeared in front of it, with worry in his eyes.
"Lezhi!"
Shortly after Lin Lezhi disappeared, the crowd crowded in the inn also dispersed. After realizing that Lin Lezhi was missing, they confirmed with Qingchuan and Liu Yunhe that he had not gone upstairs. Thinking that Lin Lezhi might have returned to his room, they hurried back.
result.
As soon as I reached the door, I saw Xiao Yihuo in the room, with a look of surprise in his eyes.
Qingchuan and Liu Yunhe also followed.
Although they had no idea what was happening between the two people in the house, they could sense that the atmosphere was a bit depressing.
Without waiting for Guan Ziheng to ask, Xiao Yihuo lifted up the two small bundles in his hands and took the initiative to say, "I ran into him downstairs. He said he just needed to return something from his clothes to me, so he came over. When I saw this small bundle, I remembered that when I saw General Cheng off today, Le Zhi also handed one to the general. I was curious, so I asked about it."
"But..." Xiao Yihuo paused for a moment and said seriously, "I haven't even asked yet, and you guys are here."
"Oh, that, that..." Guan Ziheng almost blurted out the answer mid-sentence, then changed his words and said ambiguously, "That's the book 'Four Strange Cases' that Le Zhi asked me to find for Brother He. He didn't want Brother He to leave with regrets. I have a partnership with a local bookseller, so it would be more convenient for me to do it."
The last time Lin Lezhi was at the gate of the county government office, he explained this matter to me.
When Liu Yunhe heard Guan Ziheng say this, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.
"I see." Xiao Yihuo's eyes flickered slightly, and then he expressed his gratitude: "Then I'll leave first. See you tonight."
"Oh... okay..."
After finally seeing Xiao Yihuo and his group off, Guan Ziheng breathed a sigh of relief.
"It was a close call. I almost exposed your identity as Wuyouke. Luckily, I reacted quickly. I don't think he has told Liu Yunhe and Qingchuan that you are Wuyouke yet. It's better to keep it a secret for now."
"Ah."
Seeing that Lin Lezhi's response was a little dull, Guan Ziheng didn't believe everything Xiao Yihuo said, so he asked, "Is this really all you talked about?"
Under Guan Ziheng's inquiring gaze, Lin Lezhi told the truth.
After hearing this, Guan Ziheng sighed softly and comforted Lin Le, "Wuyou, you've already informed him of the dangers of this matter, and that's enough. As for what he wants to do, that's his own business. Since he has made up his mind, there's nothing we can do to interfere."
Knowing that Guan Ziheng hoped that he would not be under too much pressure, Lin Lezhi tried hard to put on a smile and nodded.
But there was still uneasiness in my heart.
"Honestly, it's best to avoid people like him. It's exhausting to be around them. It's not something we absolutely need to hide, but he's a very thoughtful person. In just a few words, I got to the point where he wanted to know, and he almost got the inside scoop. Luckily, I was quick enough to react."
Guan Ziheng once again admired his own cleverness. Then, he looked at Lin Lezhi with a serious and firm gaze, not allowing Lin Lezhi to have any random thoughts. "Let me make it clear first, you can persuade Xiao Xu with this, but don't even think about persuading me. Since we are friends, we have to go all the way and return all the way."
After spending more than three months with Lin Lezhi, Guan Ziheng has been able to understand some of Lin Lezhi's temperament. He knows that Lin Lezhi naturally doesn't want him to follow him, so he simply doesn't plan to wait for Lin Lezhi's response.
He stood up and said, "There are so many people in this inn, most of them are probably here for you. I guess you can't go to the lobby to eat. I'll go find the waiter and ask him to make a few dishes and send them to your room."
After saying that, Guan Ziheng stood up and left the room.
With Guan Ziheng's departure, the room fell into silence, but Lin Lezhi's heart became more and more confused and anxious. He grasped the knife on the table, and his hand tightened unconsciously.
child time.
As agreed, all five of them appeared at the edge of the woods.
When they met, no one said much and they walked towards the mountains together.
Because the fog is not as thick as it was in the past few days, the mountains are no longer completely obscured by the fog, revealing the hard stone walls and the thick vines clinging to the stone walls.
According to the location drawn on the map, there was indeed a crack in the stone that was hidden under the vines and shaped like an irregular door. Mist was drifting out.
If the fog had not drifted outward, if I had come here on a normal day, I would only see the natural patterns on the rocks and would not think of anything else.
Lin Lezhi searched around the crevice and found a protruding rock the size of a palm that was attached to the mountain wall among the weeds.
Turn gently.
The stone wall made a buzzing sound.
"Be careful."
Xiao Yihuo heard the sound of the mechanism turning first, his eyes became alert, and he spoke out to remind everyone.
After a while.
The stone wall moved back, revealing a space just wide enough for one person to pass through.
"I'll go in first. If everything is alright, you can go in later."
Xiao Yihuo did not hesitate. When he said this, he had already walked into the cave. Lin Lezhi wanted to follow him in, but was stopped by Liu Yunhe.
Although there was worry in Liu Yunhe's eyes, it was Xiao Yihuo's decision after all.
After Xiao Yihuo confirmed that it was safe and an echoing voice came from the cave, Liu Yunhe removed his blocking hand and entered the cave entrance ahead of everyone else.
Entered the hole.
The inside was not as narrow as the entrance, but was particularly spacious, enough for five people to walk side by side. When they reached the end, they found another hidden mechanism, opened the passage, and went out of the cave.
As soon as we came out of the cave, we saw the overlapping mountains. Unlike the mountains outside, the trees growing between the mountains were hard fir trees.
This also explains where the fir trees in Huaifeng Village come from.
Basically, every time you pass a fork in the mountain road, there will be several forks in the road.
Without a route to guide you, and with fog condensing between the mountains, finding the correct route would be extremely difficult, and no one knows what will happen if you take the wrong path.
but……
Now they had no choice but to follow the route left by Qi Xi.
The only part that made him feel relatively at ease was the part that Lin Lezhi had written down at the beginning.
Walk around a corner.
Lin Lezhi paused, his eyes becoming serious as he said, "From here on, we will follow the route Qi Xi left behind. Everyone, be careful."
After Lin Lezhi's reminder, everyone became cautious and slowed down their pace.
After walking for about half an hour, they finally arrived at a cave. Although they didn't encounter any danger along the way, they still couldn't feel at ease.
Standing outside the cave entrance, the stone walls inside the cave are glowing with a faint green light.
It seemed as if there were pairs of eyes staring at them in the cave, which was very creepy.
The wall was green, and the faint green light as big as an eye made Liu Yunhe feel creepy. He was walking in front with a proud look, but then he quietly hid behind Xiao Yihuo.
"This...this cave...can't there be a dead body buried in it? Why is it glowing green?"
Not only was Lin Lezhi fearless, he walked directly into the cave. He also found the green eye closest to him, covered it with both hands, and put his eyes between the raised gaps of his palms to look inside.
Liu Yunhe was frightened and immediately stepped forward to pull Lin Lezhi away from the cave wall.
"careful!"
Lin Lezhi smiled slightly and said, "It's okay. There's no corpse in here. The light isn't emitted by the will-o'-the-wisp, it's fluorite."
"fluorite?"
"It's a glowing stone. The more sunlight it absorbs during the day, the brighter it becomes at night. If you cover it with your hand, you can see it more clearly. Come and try it if you don't believe me."
Knowing that Liu Yunhe was afraid, Lin Lezhi put his hand on a stone and asked Liu Yunhe to lie on his hand and look. Liu Yunhe looked at Lin Lezhi uncertainly, and then did as Lin Lezhi said and looked through the gap between Lin Lezhi's palms, but he only took a look and immediately took it away.
I don’t know whether he opened his eyes or saw it.
Xiao Yihuo's hand touched one of the fluorites, and he rubbed it lightly with his fingertips, feeling the cold and somewhat rough touch. His eyes darkened, as if they were even thicker than the surrounding fog.
Guan Ziheng was a little scared at first, but after hearing Lin Lezhi say it was fluorite, he was not so scared anymore.
"I know this. I read about it in a book. This stone glows green all over and can glow in the dark. If it's exposed to sunlight, the light shines even brighter. It's considered a rare spiritual treasure and is known as the Night Pearl. I didn't expect there to be so many in this cave. No wonder Guo Yong and the others were willing to take the risk to get in. This is far more precious and valuable than gold and silver."