frightfiction Chapter 280: Cave within a Cave
Chapter 280: Cave within a Cave
Bugs? What bugs?
"Brother Tai, what do these bugs look like?" Huanxi asked, looking at the two tigers without taking his hand away.
"Small ones, like the little bugs in the water."
Tai Ge thought for a long time before uttering a word.
In the water, small...
Plankton?
Don't drink raw water from the wild, as it contains a lot of bacteria. Running water is okay, but stagnant water has an awful lot of bacteria.
Is Tai talking about plankton or bacteria?
If we talk about bacteria, her blood has the effect of detoxification, which means that she has antibodies in her body.
But there were no instruments in ancient times, so how could we know whether it was true?
Looking down at Xu Qingzhao's face, the pain was a little less than before.
Huanxi was delighted and asked Taige:
"Are there fewer bugs in her body?"
Brother Tai and Xiao Huatou tilted their heads and stared at Xu Qingzhao for a long time without being able to make any sense of it.
Xiaoqing slid down from the pile of stones on the wall, put her head closer to Xu Qingzhao and said:
"Huanhuan, there are fewer bugs in her body."
There are fewer people, but not all of them are dead. Is that what you mean?
Huanxi was a little discouraged, but hope was rekindled. If he could kill some at a time, could he kill them all if he did it a few more times?
Xu Qingzhao had fallen asleep at this time. Huanxi covered her with a quilt and pulled a few animals over to discuss.
"Where's Xiaobai? Why haven't I seen him lately?"
Xiao Qing said, "Xiao Bai is a wolf. He went to develop his tribe."
She nodded happily. When children grow up, they will have to go out and explore the world. Living under someone's wings forever is not a long-term solution.
Besides, Xiaobai had drunk her blood, so he was more intelligent than other wolves.
The ancient sky had not been polluted by any industry, and the stars in the sky were particularly dazzling, densely packed together to form a dazzling Milky Way.
She built a fire nearby. It wasn't even June yet, but the night was still chilly.
If she were alone here, she would be a little scared.
In the light of the fire, Huanxi looked around the cave where Brother Tai lived.
The entrance to the cave is not very big, and there are some trees and weeds outside the cave that block the view of the entrance. After entering, you need to turn two steps in the dark cave to reach the current resting space.
The space inside is very large, about three meters high, and there are some raised platforms on the cave wall. Xiaoqing is now sleeping on a large step.
Xiaohua and Taige rested in the area below where there was some hay.
But later they were replaced with bedding.
The beddings were now dirty from sleeping. Huanxi shook her head, guessing that the two beds she brought this time were given to them again.
She had just noticed that the smoke from the fire she had lit was blowing from the inside of the cave out.
This rest space is not connected to any other holes, so where does the wind come from?
Is there some mechanism?
With nothing to do, she simply stood up and groped on the stone wall.
In the novels she read, the protagonists always stumbled upon many martial arts secrets or magical weapons in deserted caves, and if all else failed, they would find a peerless master as their teacher.
Imagination is beautiful, but reality is cruel. She touched the entire stone wall but didn't notice anything wrong.
"Huanhuan, what are you looking for?" Xiaoqing came over and asked.
"Xiaoqing, do you think the back of this is hollow or solid?"
She picked up a stone from the ground and started hitting it on the wall.
Dong dong dong
Dong dong dong
Brother Tai was also annoyed by her, so he got up from the ground and went over to butt her with his tiger head.
"What's wrong, Brother Tai?" Huanxi touched its head and signaled it to calm down.
"What are you knocking on?"
"I always feel like there's something behind this. Am I not looking for a mechanism?"
"I've lived in this cave for several years. How could I not know something about it?"
Suddenly, bang, bang, bang
Empty voice!
This is different from the previous one. The previous one was a solid dong dong sound, but now it is a hollow sound with a little echo.
Ignoring Tai Ge's nagging, she pulled out the weeds on the stone wall and swept away the fallen lime and ashes.
While doing this, the cloth wrapped around her hands loosened a little, and blood began to seep out.
Below the area covered by weeds and fallen rocks is a large stone seal, which looks like a yin-yang Bagua diagram carved by humans.
This……
It touched upon her blind spot in knowledge.
Looking closely, there seemed to be a stone protrusion in the middle. She instinctively reached out to touch it and accidentally got her palm blood on it.
It was only then that Huanxi noticed that the cloth strip on her hand was loose. She quickly walked to her package, took out the prepared cloth strip, and wrapped her palm again.
When I looked back, I found that a small hole had appeared on the stone wall at some point.
Huanxi swore: She really heard nothing.
Not only her, but even the animals in the cave did not notice when the cave appeared.
Huanxi swallowed her saliva. She didn't encounter any mechanism or anything just now, right?
"Xiao... Xiaoqing... did you see it? When did this hole come out?"
Xiaoqing used its tongue to sense the things in the cave and said:
"There's wind, but no temperature."
Huanxi understood what it meant. Since the snake could sense the heat in the air, it meant that there was no living thing inside.
Qing Zhao was still fast asleep. After a moment of careful consideration, she went outside the cave to find a thicker wooden stick. She wrapped the cloth strips around it, lit it, and walked towards the cave entrance with the torch.
"Brother Tai, Xiaohua, please take good care of her for me. Xiaoqing, let's go for a walk."
As he said that, he held the torch and stepped into the not very wide cave, with Xiaoqing following closely behind him.
Soon the man and the snake disappeared from view.
The two tiger heads outside looked at each other...
"Brother Xiaocao, isn't there anything behind you?"
Taige dug his claws into the ground, but still said with a stiff mouth:
"Nothing, where can I find anything..."
Xiaohua'er's eyes rolled around, and she walked to the sleeping Xu Qingzhao and leaned close to her.
Huanxi walked in the cave for nearly ten minutes. It was pitch black and she couldn't see anything inside. If she didn't have a torch and could see a little bit of her feet, she would probably be blind.
"Huanhuan, don't be afraid, I can see you." Xiaoqing's voice became even quieter in the quiet cave.
It is the voice of the heart, but there is no echo...
"Xiaoqing, can you feel how long it will take to reach the exit?"
"almost……"
After hearing this, Huanxi's steps became lighter, and faster was all that mattered.
After walking for half an hour, it was still pitch black.
Huanxi began to panic.
Because the torch is almost burned out. She can come, but how can she go back...
"Xiao Qing... Xiao Qing... didn't you say it would be soon? Why is it taking so long and there's no end in sight?"
Her voice echoed in the darkness, and the torch in her hand flickered. At this moment, Huanxi really began to panic...