Zhao Mingyuan and a few others used all their strength, but they couldn't budge the huge stone blocking the entrance. Zhao Mingyuan held onto his last shred of hope and asked Autumn Beauty: "Is there another way out?"
Qiu Da Mei almost cried out: "There is only this road below, but from the top of the mountain, you can use vines to tie a rope and climb down." Do I need to ask you if I can walk from above? Zhao Mingyuan kicked the giant stone at the entrance of the cave with some frustration, then sat down on the ground helplessly.
After hearing the loud noise, Sun Peng and a few others also came out to check on the situation. Deputy Director Sun did not expect such an unexpected turn of events either. He looked around for a while before shouting at Zhao Mingyuan: "Old Zhao, if it's really not possible, then just stay here for now. We'll figure out a way to get you out after we've taken care of things upstairs."
As soon as Sun Baozi finished speaking, Zhao Mingyuan's flashlight suddenly flashed twice for no reason, and then the light from the flashlight suddenly went out. No matter how hard Zhao Mingyuan slapped the flashlight, he couldn't summon the light back. Qiu Dami said beside him, "Don't bother, it should be that the flashlight is out of battery."
Zhao Mingyuan angrily slammed the flashlight to the ground and shouted at Qiu Dami: "Don't you know how to prepare two extra batteries?" As soon as he finished speaking, two batteries appeared in Qiu Dami's palm. "How did you know I didn't have any?" Unfortunately, after Zhao Mingyuan picked up the flashlight, he found that the bulb inside was already broken.
Now they only have one flashlight left in their hands, but the light of this flashlight is not good, and it's even more eerie to fight alone. Zhao Mingyuan has always had a feeling that there is still a dead snake in the darkness, waiting to come out when Sun Baozi and others leave. Following Sun Baozi and others up may not necessarily lead to trouble, but staying here will definitely lead to trouble. Helpless, Zhao Mingyuan shouted loudly at Sun Baozi and several people: "Sun Juzhang, pull your brothers together and take us with you!"
Sun Baozi was easy to talk to, he smiled and said: "As long as you keep your mouth shut, whether you come or not is up to you." With Sun's words, Zhao Mingyuan and the others didn't care about anything else, they ran all the way and followed behind Sun Baozi and his three men.
He walked through the area that was littered with snake corpses again, and as he went further forward, the air grew thicker with moisture. He could also faintly hear the sound of running water. Since Da Mei was right behind him, Sun Baozi didn't bother to look at the map, and instead turned around to ask, "Da Mei, I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but what kind of place is this that gets wetter as we walk further?"
Qiu Da Mei replied from behind him: "In front is an underground spring, my uncle told me before that the spring water in front and the pool water outside are connected, both have problems. However, the spring water is not deep, just over the calf, and it's okay to wade through without drowning."
Sun Baozi and Qiu Dami were talking when the group had already turned a bend, the sound of running water suddenly grew louder, and after walking a little further, they saw that a pool of water blocked their path. This pool was as big as a swimming pool, with occasional bursts of water splashing up from the middle, which should be the spring water Qiu Dami mentioned.
However, it's not quite like what Autumn Beauty described earlier. The creek water is definitely more than knee-deep. Sun Baozi estimated that the deepest point was almost chest-high. Before he could say anything, Autumn Beauty exclaimed behind him: "When did this place become so deep? Last time I came here, it was only ankle-deep, and now it's almost up to my neck! Director Sun, I really don't know why the spring water here has become so deep? What do we do now?"
Sun Baozi didn't answer, he looked at the pool in front of him, then glanced at Yang Xiao and Yu Huo beside him, and asked Yang Xiao: "Old Yang, the water is so deep, can we still get through?"
Yang Xiao looked at the pool of water without saying a word, and after a while, he suddenly walked towards the creek. Sun Wuji thought it was too late to stop him, and saw that he walked along the pool of water, the water slowly covering his chest, and then Yang Xiao's body slowly reappeared. In less than two minutes, Yang Xiao had already reached the other side.
Yang Xiao squeezed the water off his clothes while saying to Sun Baozi, "Be careful when walking, just like with the outside water. Don't look down on shallow water, if you don't take a good step and fall into the water, even if you sit in the water, you'll never be able to stand up again."
Yang Xiao finished speaking, and Sun Baozi and the others looked at each other, not daring to easily walk into the pool. Finally, Yu Huo looked at Qiu Dami and said: "Originally it should be ladies first, but if you don't mind, then let's go together, just the two of us. Walking with a beauty always brings good luck."
Qiu Da Mei was slightly stunned and handed her flashlight to Zhao Mingyuan, then quickly walked a few steps to Rain's side.
"It's not me saying it, Director Hugo, can you still tell inside from outside?" Sun Baozi looked at Hugo and Autumn Beauty with a neutral tone: "After all, they're foreigners, their class consciousness is just weak. Haven't you heard of bringing leaders along?"
At this time, Yugo had already taken Akihito into the water pool. As he walked, he smiled and replied: "Sun, I've always admired you, but if you have a bit more gentlemanly spirit... then you would be the most charming person I've ever seen..."
At the time of saying this, the water had already reached his lower abdomen. Just as he was about to continue walking forward, Autumn's foot stepped on a stone beside him, and the stone rolled away with her foot slipping, causing Autumn's body to tilt sideways like it was going to fall into the water. Just as her body was about to fall into the water, Yu Hao grasped Autumn's hair with one hand and grabbed her shoulder with the other, and forcibly pulled her up just before she fell into the water.
Autumn Dami, who had narrowly escaped death, was so frightened that her face turned pale and it took her a long time to react. After the shadow earlier, looking at the remaining half of the pond in front of her, Autumn Dami couldn't help but shiver and didn't dare take another step forward. After Yu Hao's consolation failed, he suddenly grabbed Autumn Dami and lifted her high up, finally, amidst Autumn Dami's screams, Yu Hao stepped through the pond one step at a time and put her down on the ground.
After safely crossing the Shui Tan with Yu Hao and Qiu Da Mei, Zhao Ming Yuan said to Sun Bi Zhi: "Sun Juzhang, are you going first or me..."
His words were not finished, Sun Baozi turned his head and said to him: "Old Zhao, it's not me who says you, at this time don't be polite. Let's get in the water together, but keep a distance, don't let anyone accidentally fall into the water and pull others down with them."
When they were talking, Sun Baozi had already gone into the water. Zhao Mingyuan saw that Sun Juzhang had walked a certain distance before also going into the water. The two little policemen followed, one after another, and went into the water as well.
Among these people, after Sun Wuzi entered the water, he walked the most steadily. His body weight of over 200 pounds made it difficult for him to fall even if he wanted to, as long as his feet didn't slip. As they watched, Sun Baozi had already reached the deepest part of the pool, with the water level above his chest. Just then, Sun Baozi saw a string of ripples on the surface of the water in front of him, as if something was swimming towards him from underwater.
There's no way there can be any living thing in this water! No matter whether it was knocking itself or struggling in the water, Sun Baozi would not have a good ending. Sun Baozi's head exploded for an instant, but he quickly reacted and swiftly pulled out the short sword from the water, slashing towards the direction of the incoming waves.
Just as the water wave was about to hit the short sword, the water ripple suddenly changed direction and passed by Sun Baozi's side, rushing towards the direction behind him. Sun Baozi shouted loudly: "There is something in the water! Be careful! If not, run back!"
His voice had just fallen when he heard a loud shout from behind Zhao Mingyuan: "What thing!" With this shout, Zhao Mingyuan swung the whip in his hand and, with the light of the flashlight in his other hand, struck the water surface. Then, the ripple on the water's surface went around him again and continued to move towards the position behind Zhao Mingyuan.
The two little policemen behind him were not so lucky. When Sun Baozi sounded the alarm, those two little policemen had just jumped into the water and immediately turned around to run back. Unfortunately, the second-to-last little policeman who jumped into the water was a beat too slow. Just as another little policeman had just run back to the shore, his feet slipped on a patch of ice, and with a "plop" sound, he sat down in the water pool. Although his body did not completely fall into the water, but then this little policeman's body suddenly seemed to be grabbed by some hole, and was dragged backwards into the water.
Although the little policeman was struggling constantly, he couldn't achieve any effect. Just as the water in the pond was about to submerge his neck, a golden light flashed by and hit the water in the pond beside him. Then, a blood-colored mass floated up from the water, and a huge python with the same color as the water appeared. The python's neck was injured, and amidst the broken scales, a bloody groove had appeared, and it was bleeding profusely.
Just as Yang Xiao was about to hammer in the second copper nail, the python's tail hooked around the little policeman's neck. Then the python's body flipped into the pool, and after a splash of water, the little policeman had been dragged into the pool. After that, he never came out again.
"Li Zhuang! Li Zhuang!" Zhao Mingyuan shouted loudly towards the pool several times, but got no response.
Zhao Mingyuan shouted at Sun Buzi: "What is that thing!"
At this time, Sun Dawei had already left the deepest water position, he desperately ran towards Yang Xiao's side and replied: "You still have time to study this, not me saying it, hurry up and run!"
Zhao Mingyuan only reacted now, following behind Sun Biao's butt, desperately running towards the opposite side. Just as he was about to pass the deep water area and had only a few more steps to reach the other side, he suddenly felt an unusual sensation in the water behind him. When he turned his head back, he saw that there was an additional long and thin shadow in the water.