Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 723 I'm Going! (4100)

"Brother Jin, can you explain to me what the ghost hole you are talking about is all about?"

Seeing that Jin Wei had finished talking with the young man, Wu Liang did not suppress his curiosity, and immediately stepped forward to ask.

"Why not, Wu Taishi saw the vortex?"

Jin Wei turned around and pointed to the vortex openly and said.

"Ah."

Wu Liang nodded.

"Then below is a bottomless pit that doesn't know how deep it is, nor where it leads to."

Jin Wei went on to say, "Every time there is a vortex, the sea level in this area will drop by as much as three feet within three days. At that time, many fish, shrimp, crab shells will be stranded on the beach, and many can be picked up. Edible sea vegetables, by the way, sometimes you can find good-looking corals, Wu Taishi should know that corals are valuable goods, if you find the right way to sell them, you can eat and drink for the family for several years without worrying about it!"

The sea level dropped three feet?
That's about ten meters!

At first glance, ten meters does not seem to be such a terrible height, but you must know that this drop is the height of the sea level in this area!
Wu Liang doesn't know much about oceans and tides.

But he also knows that seawater is a flowing liquid, and the ocean is a whole. To lower the sea level in this area by ten meters within three days will definitely not only affect this place, but also the entire East China Sea. The impact... Maybe the scope of the impact will be wider, but he is limited by his knowledge in this area, so he can't imagine how serious it is.

and.

The "nearshore zone" of the ocean is generally only 10-20 meters deep, which almost exposes all the "nearshore zone" in this area...

"How often does this happen?"

Wu Liang pondered and asked again.

"It only happens once in about ten years."

Jin Wei replied, "The villain was about the same age as Wu Taishi when he appeared last time, but the scene of that time is still fresh in the villain's memory. For such a big blue crab, the villain picked up a basket in an hour. , and there are all kinds of sea fish, which have been dried for several months and have not been eaten!"

While talking, Jin Wei made exaggerated gestures. Now that he is middle-aged, he is showing innocence that does not match his age, as if his age has returned to ten years ago. The excitement in his heart It goes without saying.

"So how many days will the sea level drop continue?"

Wu Liang asked again.

"After the mouth of the ghost cave emerges from the water, the vortex will no longer exist. If this lasts for a day at most, the sea will quickly rise back and submerge the ghost cave again. Waiting for ten years..."

Jin Wei said, "It doesn't have to be ten years, it may be 11 years, 12 years, in short, at least ten years, at most it will not exceed 15 years, this vortex will appear again, let's take this time as an example..."

Having said this, Jin Wei paused, counted for a long time with his fingers frowned, and finally gave an exact time: "If the villain is not wrong, this time is more than 11 years since the last time." The interval of four months, to tell Wu Taishi, in fact, we have been discussing about the coming out of the ghost cave since last year, but we have been looking forward and looking forward to it until today. "

"But I still don't understand, why do you call this bottomless hole hidden in the sea a ghost hole, but because of what weird things happened in this hole?"

Wu Liang continued to ask.

"It's nothing weird, it's just that someone once entered the ghost cave to find out when it was exposed, but when the sea level rose back, the people who went in didn't come out, and naturally they had no chance to come out again. .”

Jin Wei said solemnly, "The reason why we call this bottomless pit a ghost hole is because this bottomless pit has an incalculable volume. Wu Taishi, think about it, when this vortex comes out, the ghost hole is absorbing water, and it can absorb water in one breath. The sea level is sucked down by three feet. Isn’t this the ability of ghosts and gods? Therefore, some people called it a ghost cave, and others thought this name was quite vivid, so it naturally spread among us. "

There is some truth to this statement.

It is not difficult to judge from such a vortex. There must be a large amount of seawater pouring into the ghost cave right now. It really seems that the ghost cave is "absorbing water".

But what puzzled Wu Liang was.

According to Jin Wei, the ghost cave has always been there. Why is it not poured in even if it is submerged by sea water? Instead, it seems to be leaked or opened every ten years or so. Generally, you start to inhale a large amount of seawater... Although the time is not so fixed, there are actually certain rules.

Also.

Not to mention whether all the sea water that has dropped ten meters from the sea level has flowed into the ghost cave, but based on the current flow of the vortex visible to the naked eye, it will flow uninterruptedly within three days and finally enter the ghost cave The seawater is still an incalculable astronomical figure.

So... where does this ghost hole lead to?

Where did the sea water that entered the ghost cave go?

This is also a question worthy of further study.

As a traveler from a later age, Wu Liang knows that the earth is round, and that most of the sea water on the earth is actually connected into one piece. He also knows that the earth is divided into three parts: the core, the mantle, and the crust The main part of the layer, and a little understanding of the main situation of these three layers...

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that the knowledge he knows is also wrong. After all, even in later generations, human beings still have no way to get in touch with the center of the earth, and they dare not say that they have fully understood the earth.

It is also because of this that people have produced various speculations, including an influential science fiction novel called "Journey to the Center of the Earth".

"Do you know when this ghost hole appeared, or when was it first discovered?"

Wu Liang pondered for a while, and continued to ask the bottom line.

"This villain can't say it well, but Qu County has always had three opinions."

Jin Wei replied, "One said that this ghost cave existed as early as when Pangu opened up the world, and it was the immortal cave of a certain god; another said that it was discovered by Jiang Taigong, and later Jiang Taigong sealed the cave entrance with magic, so as not to be disturbed by others." The demons living in it come out to harm people; some people say that this ghost hole leads directly to the underworld. After death, the soul will go down through this ghost hole. It is opening the channel to absorb the wandering souls of the world."

"..."

Wu Liang secretly analyzed these three folklore.

The first and third types were temporarily put aside by him. Although myths and ghost stories may not be helpful for archaeology, and may not be without reference, Wu Liang still prefers to start with legends that are closer to reality.

After all, the unknown gods and the underworld are all illusory and unreachable things to him.

But Jiang Taigong is real, and there are many historical facts for reference.

the most important is.

Now in his arms is the "Taigong Seal" supervised by Jiang Taigong, and Prince Chamu has confirmed that this "Taigong Seal" has undergone some unexpected changes after arriving on this island.

This made Wu Liang have to suspect that there was some unknown connection between the two.

and.

Even if it is only inferred from historical facts, this folklore can stand scrutiny: Jiang Taigong was the founder of Qi State. After years of management, he finally pacified Dongyi and became the king of this area.

The time, place, and characters are all correct, at least more credible than the other two legends.

"I don't know if Big Brother Jin has been close to this ghost cave back then, to see clearly what the entrance of the ghost cave looks like?"

Wu Liang pondered for a long while, then suddenly asked.

Jin Wei must have never entered the ghost cave. After all, he said that the people who entered the ghost cave never came back. However, people are curious, and not daring to go in does not mean that they will not get closer and observe carefully.

really.

"The villain did sneak away to see it without telling my father."

Jin Wei lowered his voice and said, "But I'm afraid Wu Taishi will be disappointed. The ghost cave doesn't look like anything special from the outside. It's just an ordinary stone cave about two feet wide. It goes down vertically, but extends inward at an angle, which is about the same slope."

Jin Wei made a hand gesture to draw the slope of the ghost cave, which is about [-] degrees, which is a gentle slope that even a human being can walk in smoothly, and continued: "And the inside of the cave is quite dry, not at all. It's like the traces that have just been washed by the sea... The villain only sees these, and when he looks inside, there is a black hole inside, and he can't see anything."

"As far as the entrance of this cave is concerned, do you think it is possible that this ghost cave was actually forged by hand?"

Wu Liang frowned slightly.

"This……"

Wu Liang's question obviously caught Jin Wei's attention. This was a question he had never thought about. After all, ghost caves are usually on the bottom of the sea. Besides gods, who else could dive into the bottom of the sea and carve out such a big hole?
But after a little recollection, he still shook his head and said, "The entrance to the cave is so rugged that there is almost no flat place. It must be impossible for it to be forged by hand, right?"

"understood."

Wu Liang nodded and fell into deep thought again.

"By the way, Wu Taishi, I remembered something again. I wonder if it's what you want to hear."

Jin Wei suddenly said in surprise.

"Anything I want to hear, please tell me."

Wu Liang withdrew his thoughts.

Jin Wei then recalled and said: "When I sneaked to look at the entrance of the cave, I saw a few birds flying out from the depths of the ghost cave. The birds were about a stroke long, and they were gray and inconspicuous. I don’t know this kind of bird, but I’m sure it’s definitely not a common seabird by the sea, they flew out of the ghost hole and went straight up into the sky, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.”

"There are living creatures in the cave?!"

For Wu Liang, this was absolutely explosive news.

"The villain can't be sure whether the bird flew in after the ghost cave was exposed, or it was inside the ghost cave..."

Jin Wei added rather rigorously.

But Wu Liang had his own judgment in his heart.

Jin Wei didn't know this kind of bird, and he was sure it wasn't a seabird, so it probably shouldn't have flown in after the ghost hole was exposed!

and so……

Is this ghost hole connected to other places?
Or is there really something hidden in it?
But if so.

Where did the people who went into it before and never came out again go? Why didn't they come out the next time the ghost cave was revealed?
This ghost cave is really extraordinary!
"Brother Jin, are you sure that this ghost cave will be exposed in three days?"

Wu Liang asked in a deep voice.

"good."

Jin Wei nodded.

"After the ghost cave was exposed, it took a day for the sea water to rise back quickly, without exception?"

Wu Liang asked again.

"Usually this should be the case, but the villain can't guarantee that..."

Jin Wei nodded again.

"That is to say, we only have twelve hours at most to enter the ghost cave to investigate, and in order to prevent the sea tide from rising too fast, we have to withdraw to Yuzhou Mountain in advance, and the time will be shortened a lot..."

Wu Liang is already planning the next thing.

Tian Heng's mansion will continue to be investigated, and the ghost cave will also need to be investigated. There is no conflict between the two.

However, the time for the ghost cave to be exposed is limited. After passing this village, there will be no such shop, so the priority is higher.

"Wait a minute, is Wu Taishi planning to enter the ghost cave?"

Wu Liang's reaction startled Jin Wei, who was on the side, and urged him again and again, "Wu Taishi, please think twice, not to mention what is in the ghost cave, once the sea water rises back and submerges the entrance, Wu Taishi will never come back." I can't come back, if something goes wrong with Wu Taishi, the villain can't afford it!"

Among other things, more than a dozen children in Qu County are still in the hands of the Juren army. If Wu Liang really can't come back, no one will listen to Jin Wei's explanation, let alone Wu Liang is still an official directly under the imperial court. What other effects will there be.

"Young master, this old man also thinks that this matter needs to be discussed in the long term and should not be taken lightly."

Yu Ji also hurriedly stepped forward to persuade him.

Not just him.

Even the backbone of the other Huan army stepped forward to remonstrate with worry:

"Young Master, even if you really want to take risks, Wei thinks that you should not personally risk yourself, so you might as well order Wei to lead a few people to investigate. Wei is not without progress following you, and you will definitely bring back the news you need."

"Yes, son, what Yu Ji said this time makes sense. I am the best at scouting news, and the people under my command are also very clever. Why don't you teach me how to do scouting!"

"Wu Youcai, this time... is different from the past, you should think about it again."

"Gentleman, wherever you go, you can go as a concubine."

"Talented brother..."

The "ghost cave" is indeed very different from the places I have been to before. This is an unknown bottomless pit that may be flooded by sea water at any time. If you don't pay attention, you will end up with ten deaths and no life. It is impossible for everyone not to worry.

In fact, Wu Liang understood this without their persuasion.

Therefore, although he is planning this matter, he has not yet made up his mind. He is a person who is brave enough to take risks, but taking risks and dying are completely two different things. Isn't it good...

Just at this time.

"Whether you go or not, I must go!"

Suddenly, the witch's unusually firm voice came from the side.

(End of this chapter)