What caught him off guard was that the water temperature around him suddenly began to drop, and human skin is extremely sensitive to such changes. Zhang Wenbin shivered underwater as he realized something had changed. Even more unexpected things happened: the buoyancy that had been rising disappeared, replaced by a mad rush of water flowing towards him from all sides. The originally calm water surface also began to change; if he were on the surface now, he would see a massive whirlpool forming, with all the water around the lake rushing towards this spot, just like when the plug at the bottom of a bathtub is opened.

  What made Zha Wenbin feel the terrible situation was that he had already started spinning with the water flow, getting louder and louder, his body in the water could no longer control itself, and he could only instinctively hug the huge stone, his mind a complete blank.

  In the chaos, he saw that the giant body of the three-legged turtle was also confused by the turbulent water flow, and its three legs were kicking helplessly in the air. After choking on who knows how much water, Zha Wenbin completely lost consciousness.

  In a daze, the sound of wailing echoed in his ears. With great effort, he opened his eyes to see a person wearing a golden mask standing on top of a crimson boulder, holding a golden staff in their right hand and muttering incantations.

  Under the golden mask, numerous robust men in full dress crawled on their hands and knees. On both sides, people kept carrying bronze vessels up the giant stone and pouring something into a yellow jade coffin. It was red, they were pouring in red, was it blood?

  Cha Wenbin was desperately searching for his own position, he wanted to see what was inside the jade coffin but found that no matter how hard he tried to move his body with his mind, it was completely immobile. Just as this internal struggle had reached a stalemate, the golden mask turned its head around, Cha Wenbin clearly saw a hint of sinister intent in its eyes, an intent that made him feel terrified and desperate, he wanted to escape but no matter what he did, he couldn't get away.

  When the golden mask began to approach itself, the screen turned and he came to the top of the jade coffin, with the unsealed coffin lid still placed beside it. Suddenly, a surge of red blood rolled in the coffin, and a face gradually emerged from the water surface, his features becoming clearer and clearer until Cha Wenbin saw clearly that the person was actually himself! "Ah!!!!" A sharp cry echoed through the entire valley.

  When he opened his eyes again, he only felt that the surroundings were light and the previous pressure had completely disappeared. He tried to move his joints, and his fingers were the first to react.

  Chilling, that's the only feeling after waking up. The coldness came from his palms and seeped into his heart. Cha Wenbin subconsciously withdrew his hands and wiped his forehead, which was covered in cold sweat. Underneath him was something hard and uncomfortable, like a stone, specifically a cobblestone.

  Zha Wenbin let out a long sigh, and it turned out to be just a dream. He shook his head vigorously and struggled to prop himself up. With his thoughts and observations, he found that he was no longer in the water at this moment. The spotlight on his head was still shining brightly, and indeed, German-made products were of good quality. The snow-white light told him that the battery was still very sufficient, it seemed that he hadn't slept for a long time.

  But where was this? The wet clothes and hair, like just being pulled out of the water, told me that I was indeed underwater. But now, where was the water? I was clearly at the bottom of the lake, but after putting down the sun wheel, a whirlpool came, and then I didn't remember anything.

  What about the three-legged frog? Cha Wenbin found that there was no shadow of the frog around him, and shouted: "Buddy, where are you?" There was no response. He shouted a few more times, still without any response. Cha Wenbin thought to himself, could it be that it had been washed away by the water flow? However, the lake's area wasn't very big, even if it had been scattered, it wouldn't have gone too far. Besides, with the frog's physique, even if it hadn't died, would anything happen to it?

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  As expected, a rustling sound of gravel and stones came from not far away. Following the sound, not far from himself, small rocks and sand were flying everywhere. A small hill was shaking non-stop, and soon, a golden back appeared, with seven prominent humps that made Cha Wenbin very happy.

  After the sand and gravel on its head were shaken off, it let out a "gulu" sound, and finally responded. It also discovered Zhang Wenbin's location, exerted itself, and jumped high to land beside him. Only when he touched the three-legged toad's nose did Zhang Wenbin feel that he had walked out of his dream, apparently it was buried under the sand and gravel.

  Such a large lake surface, how did it suddenly dry up in an instant? The wet footprints on the sand and stone tell me that just a short while ago this was still a vast expanse of water. The hot springs here were gushing out hot water, but in the blink of an eye they had become a desolate wasteland.

  Cha Wenbin looked at the three-legged toad, hoping it could provide an answer to this question. It seemed that there was no hope, even if it understood, he couldn't understand himself. But how did he dream of such a strange scene? Just as he was thinking about it, he felt a chill in his buttocks, similar to the feeling on his hand before. Turning back, a jade coffin with a fluorescent glow all over its body was behind him. Cha Wenbin immediately dodged to the side, wasn't this thing what he saw in his dream? Moreover, on the back of the jade coffin, there was something very familiar: the bronze sun wheel!

  The first image that came to his mind was the last scene of his dream, where he was lying inside the jade coffin. The one who dominated everything was a person wearing a golden mask. Who was that person? He had never met such a person in his memory, but the staff in his hand, thinking of this, Cha Wenbin casually took out the staff brought by the three-legged toad from his pocket and took a closer look, it was indeed this thing!

  The staff in his hand fell to the ground, how could this be? The two things he obtained in his dream were real, what about those kneeling people? What about that crimson giant stone? And what about that golden mask? Most importantly, was the self-lying in a coffin filled with blood also real? He didn't dare think more, just wanting to leave quickly, hastily picking up the staff on the ground and turning around to leave. But the bronze wheel he brought himself was still embedded in the jade coffin, so he thought of taking it out.

  On the back of the jade coffin, there is a circular recess, which was carved using intaglio techniques. This recess seems to have been carved according to the size of the bronze wheel, so it fits perfectly with the latter. However, this time it wasn't as difficult to grasp as it was in the water, and with just a simple lift, the thing came up.

  The jade material used for this coffin should be top-grade, under the irradiation of the spotlight, the light can even penetrate part of the jade, allowing Cha Wenbin to see that there is a black shadow under the coffin lid, this shadow is also slightly trembling, it's unknown whether it's liquid or if it's actually alive.

  Cha Wenbin wasn't afraid of ghosts, to him they were just a normal occurrence. What he feared was that dream, because dreams often served as warnings. If you knew there was a landmine with a pull-string in a jar and opening the lid would trigger it, would you still open it? I think most people would choose to give up. It's like Pandora's box - once opened, it can't be closed again, and leaving it alone might just keep everything intact.

  Just as he was about to turn around and leave after taking down the bronze wheel, a loud rumbling sound suddenly came from beside him, the ground beneath his feet began to shake incessantly, and rocks continued to fall from above.

  "Earthquake?" This was the first reaction in Zhang Wenbin's mind. The area had been prone to earthquakes since ancient times, and this was his second time experiencing one after going down into the well. Zhang Wenbin hugged his head and squatted down with the momentum, thinking that he would immediately retreat once the tremors passed.

  The shaking around him continued, and Cha Wenbin felt his body slowly rising. The reference points that were originally at eye level with him began to drop lower. Looking down, a huge red rock was supporting him, the three-legged toad, and the jade coffin as they slowly ascended. Wasn't this the same rock he saw in his dream? Would the golden mask appear too? Before he could think about these things, amidst the whistling of rocks, Cha Wenbin clearly heard a mournful "Wooo" cry. As the rock rose higher, the cries grew louder, and the earth's tremors became more intense.

  Mong Yue and Zhuo Lao Han were rowing a rubber dinghy in another river when the water suddenly churned up, the mountain shook violently, and the small boat nearly capsized. The four of them had to lie down on the boat to protect their vulnerable parts, with Mong Yue being hit by several falling rocks on his back, fortunately not too big, just a bit painful.

  Chaozi and Zhuo Xiong were originally in a deep sleep, but they were suddenly awakened by this violent shaking. The two were shocked and lost their color. What made them even more at a loss was that a huge crack had already spread out under their feet...

  The rocks around him began to fall continuously, and fortunately, those stones fell around him, none of them landed near the jade coffin. It seemed that there was a force protecting this small area. He tried his best to stabilize himself, when the boulders rose to about two meters high, "Bang" sounded, and the originally solid rock on his head cracked open, and then gradually stopped.

  As the commotion around him gradually subsided, Cha Wenbin finally stood up and looked up to see a faint light appearing. "Light!" Cha Wenbin exclaimed!

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