When night falls, you can still see a narrow sky in the canyon, which is like a river wrapped in stars flowing quietly overhead. The forest was not quiet, there were sounds of various insects, and occasionally there was a roar of wild beasts. I don’t know if it’s declaring to someone that this is its territory, or if it’s just a boring life in the jungle.
There were people sitting around a bonfire.
From collecting firewood to lighting the bonfire, Jian Mi took care of it all by himself, and he was sweating from the work.
"Jian Mi, please go back to your tent and rest. We have a meeting and there are some words you can't listen to." Ji Wengui said.
Jian Mi touched the back of her head and smiled honestly, "Okay, then I'll go back to sleep."
After watching Jian Mi enter the tent, Ji Wengui said aloud: "I summoned you for this meeting because I want to hear everyone's opinions. Well, let me talk about my topic first. We have found a clue, Yin Yue People The civilization and city are about to surface. Doctor Ning is here now and will join our archaeological team. You can say whatever you think in your heart without any worries. "
Several archaeological team members looked at each other, but no one said anything, and the scene was inexplicably quiet.
Ji Wengui said: "What are you doing? This is not a small matter, this is a big deal. Don't you have any idea in your heart?"
Ma Tongtong hesitated before saying: "Captain Ji, you said you wanted to know what we think, and I also want to know what you think."
Ji Wengui was stunned for a moment, "Xiao Ma, what do you mean?"
Ma Tongtong said: "If it hadn't been for Dr. Ning last time, we would have all died in the poisonous miasma. All of us here owe him a life. He came here just to protect us and offered to join our archaeological team, but you first You said you wanted to report to the leadership, and then called us together for a meeting to hear our opinions. So what do you think? "
Ji Wengui had a slightly unhappy look on his face, "What did I think? I was thinking about everyone's interests and the interests of the country. Although he saved us, it is true that we owe him a life. , But one thing comes to another. He came early and late, but he came just when we found important clues, and he even offered to join our archaeological team. Do you think this is a coincidence? Also, who is he and where does he live? , do we know him? We don’t know him at all, but we want him to join our team. When the city of Yinyue people and Yinyue civilization face the whole world in the future, should we say that he discovered it or we discovered it? of?"
Ma Tongtong's lips moved and she wanted to say something but didn't say it.
In the final analysis, it is still a word of benefit. If the archaeological team does not find any clues, they probably will not have such troubles and will get along with Ning Tao happily. But facing fame and fortune that could shock the world and put his name in the annals of history, that was another matter.
Ji Wengui said: "I said reporting to the leadership is just an excuse. The decision is in our hands. Since you don't say anything, let's vote by a show of hands. Those who agree with Dr. Ning's joining will raise their hands, and those who disagree will not raise their hands. Hands. Now the voting begins, who is in favor of Dr. Ning joining?”
Ma Tongtong raised her hand.
Except for her, no one else raised their hand.
Just when Ma Tongtong raised her arms high, Ning Tao had already reached the end of the canyon. A mountain several kilometers high stood in front of him. After climbing over it and not far ahead, there was the abyss area that he and Qing Zhui had discovered.
Ning Tao took out his cell phone and took a look. It was 10:03 pm, but there was no signal. After pausing for a moment and determining a route, he poured spiritual power into his legs and ran towards a hillside.
There is a ladder at his feet, which not only allows him to use the void to leap into the sky with the grace of a white crane, but also allows him to run faster and easier, and even create the "flying on grass" effect in martial arts novels. Although he wouldn't be able to run on the top of the grass, when he stepped down, the grass under his feet would first bend and then bounce up. The scene was like a flea jumping across the grass!
If there is a ladder under your feet, you can even use the void to gain strength, let alone grass!
Ning Tao climbed to the top of a mountain several thousand meters high at 11:03. The cold wind howled on the top of the mountain, the temperature suddenly dropped by more than ten degrees, and there was still snow in some leeward corners. It felt as if autumn had suddenly entered winter.
Ning Tao raised his eyes and looked into the distance. He quickly discovered the location of the abyss, and the mountain peak at his feet was its end. He observed the terrain and thought secretly: "If the abyss is a trench and this mountain blocks it, is there a hidden trench under this mountain? Otherwise, how could the brick Yang Chen picked up rush outside? go?"
The process of observing the terrain and determining the route was also a process of resting. After a few minutes, Ning Tao left a blood lock on the top of the mountain, and then ran down the mountain again.
At three minutes in the morning, Ning Tao arrived at the end of the abyss, which was only a few kilometers away from the foot of the mountain. Just like the last time, white mist shrouded the bottom of the abyss, making it impossible to see clearly what was going on below.
Ning Tao opened the small medicine box, pulled off an ordinary prescription with a blood lock on it, wrapped it in a ball of weeds, and threw it into the abyss.
A few minutes later, a door of convenience opened at the bottom of the abyss, and Ning Tao walked out of the door. There was a certain risk in doing so, but he was unwilling to tie the medicinal rope to the cliff. He didn't know where he was going, and he didn't know how long he would stay. It would be very troublesome to go back and get the rope. Then there is the boldness of the skilled man. He did not dare to do this before, but now that his strength has greatly increased, he has the confidence to do so, because even if there is a quagmire under his feet, he can use the ladder under his feet to use the void to jump out, or simply turn back and go in. Convenient door back to the clinic.
Outside Fangzhi Gate is not a quagmire, but a rocky beach. Ning Tao used the weak light of the mobile phone screen to take a look. The stones were not large in size, but there were many in number. This confirmed his previous guess. This place was once a trench, and then evolved into a river. Usually, the stones in the lower reaches of the river are very small, because they were swept here by the current, and the big ones became smaller due to collision and wear along the way.
Even though he knew that this was the end of the abyss, Ning Tao still walked in the same direction. He didn't go far before he saw a nearly 90-degree vertical cliff. There were signs of collapse on the cliff. The collapsed rocks blocked the end of the abyss, like a steep hillside. If there really was a ditch that washed a brick from here to the outside, and then Yang Chen picked it up, it would have to be here. However, to prove this point, a huge amount of landslides would need to be excavated. He obviously has neither the interest nor the ability.
Ning Tao left the end of the abyss and walked forward along the abyss with the help of the weak light from the mobile phone screen. This time he came fully prepared. There was a power bank growing in the small medicine box, which could charge his mobile phone.
Every time he walked a certain distance, Ning Tao would wake up the sight and hearing skills of his eyes and nose to investigate. Sometimes he would even take out the earth-seeking inkstone and pour some ink to see if there was any spiritual soil in the surrounding area.
At 3:15 in the morning, Ning Tao arrived at the place where he and Qing Zhui discovered the White Jade Holy Lotus. He jumped over several quagmires along the way. If he hadn't learned to have a ladder under his feet, and could use the quagmire to walk on flat ground, he wouldn't have been able to get here.
The quagmire that gave birth to the White Jade Holy Lotus is still there, but the White Jade Holy Lotus has moved to Jiange Cave. Standing by the quagmire, Ning Tao couldn't help but recall some scenes of that day in his mind. Qing Zhui in the form of a snake demon, the snake tail covered with scales, and the King Kong-like Shennongjia savage.
Ning Tao smiled bitterly, "Qing Zhui is my destined concubine. It's not that I don't want to... But when I think of her snake demon form, I just..."
In some cases, there is a place where you really can’t be stubborn.
Ning Tao shook his head and cleared out some messy imaginations in his head. Then he took a breath, poured his spiritual power into his legs, and jumped into the quagmire. His right foot is in front and his left foot is behind. The moment the toe of his right foot touches the surface of the quagmire, it's like a trampoline is placed under his feet. It bounces up again, and then his left foot is in the quagmire again. At the previous point, his body leaped up again, and he jumped over the quagmire in a few steps.
After passing the quagmire, Ning Tao continued to run forward.
It was pitch black in the abyss shrouded in thick fog, and the light emitted by the mobile phone screen could only illuminate a range of two to three meters. But in this harsh environment, Ning Tao ran at a speed of more than 30 kilometers per hour. In the thick fog and darkness, the shaking mobile phone screen was like a will-o'-the-wisp, floating uncertainly.
At 4:17 in the morning, Ning Tao stopped. There seemed to be something in the thick fog ahead, motionless. His sixth sense also suddenly captured the feeling of approaching crisis, clearly and sharply. He held his breath and awakened the sight and smell of his eyes and nose. Thousands of smells flooded into his nostrils in an instant, including the rotting smell of the swamp, the smell of rocks, the smell of feces, and the smell of Shennongjia savages! His eyes also saw a colorful innate gas field, which was far more powerful than the human innate gas field.
It was obvious that the thing hidden in the thick fog was a Shennongjia savage.
Ning Tao suddenly became nervous. A Shennongjia savage could not threaten him, but if that guy attracted a group of friends with his roar, it would be a different matter. At the same time, he was a little excited to find the Shennongjia savages, which meant that he might be getting closer to the ruins of the city of the Yinyue people. It took a lot of effort to get here, but you can’t go back, right
Ning Tao calmed down quickly. He turned off the screen of his mobile phone, then held his breath and crept forward. He was carrying a rifle with twenty bullets in the magazine. But he didn't pull out a gun, just an ordinary prescription with a blood lock on it. If he is discovered, his shooting will also attract more Shennongjia barbarians. Moreover, killing the Shennongjia savages was never an option for him. He would not kill the Shennongjia savages unless it was absolutely necessary.
In the thick fog, the colorful and overly powerful innate weather field is getting closer and closer...