Yellow River Craftsman

Chapter 32 A Shadow As Big As a Locomotive

Professor Ye said: "Open it and take a look!"

I gently opened the buckle, and there was a snap, and the box creaked open, and the contents of the box suddenly appeared in front of our eyes.Before opening the box, I tried to think about what would be in the box.But after much deliberation, I never thought that there was actually a yellow bronze key inside the bronze box.

The three of us stared blankly at the key in the box, and a question arose in our hearts at the same time: "Where is this key to?"

I carefully picked up the key and looked at it. Except for its unique shape, I couldn't see anything special about this key.The only strange thing is that there is also a weird eyeball pattern engraved on this key.This has further deepened our doubts, what does this eyeball pattern represent?Why are there strange eyeball patterns everywhere?
Professor Ye asked me to put away the box and make plans after returning to the shore.

At this moment, there was no one on the shore of the Fish Bone Temple. I looked around and wondered, where did Grandpa go?

At this time, there was a chug sound, and thick black smoke rose from the buttocks of the iron boat, and then the boat slowly sailed away from the shore.

I was overjoyed, it turned out that grandpa had already boarded the boat and was about to sail to rescue us.In order to avoid being harmed by innocent people, Grandpa parked the boat more than ten meters away.We still hung upside down and climbed back along the bronze chain we came from.

Halfway through the climb, Professor Ye at the front suddenly stopped.At first I thought he was tired and needed a rest.But I soon realized that something was wrong. Professor Ye didn't stop to rest, but hung on the bronze chain in a daze.

"Professor Ye! Professor Ye!" I called softly twice, but Professor Ye seemed to turn a deaf ear to me.

I freed a hand and patted Professor Ye on the shoulder: "Professor Ye, what's wrong with you?"

Only then did Professor Ye come back to his senses. He pointed to the water pool below, speaking with a slightly weird tone: "There is something under the water pool!"

Professor Ye's simple sentence made me tremble violently.

I subconsciously looked under the pool, wanting to see what was under the pool.

After a while, I didn't find anything under the pool, and I couldn't see anything but the cold air.Just as I was wondering if Professor Ye's eyes were blurred, there was a sudden gurgling sound from the pool below.I quickly looked down, and something incredible happened to me. The icy river seemed to be boiling at this moment, bubbling and bubbling.

Then we were surprised to find that a huge black vortex appeared under the pool.According to visual estimation, the diameter of the black vortex is about 20 meters, like a black tornado, spinning rapidly under the pool.Looking down from the top, it looks like a huge eyeball, and it looks like a hell gate leading to death.The vortex continued to rotate, and a black abyss gradually appeared below the vortex.Below the abyss, a huge black shadow seemed to emerge.The black shadow was very vague, and from its outline, it looked like... like a long train.

I opened my mouth in surprise, how could there be a train under the abyss?Could it be that this is a space-time vortex?But I quickly ruled out this absurd idea. I shook my dizzy head. The black shadow in the abyss is most likely some kind of monster in the Yellow River. Could it be the legendary iron-headed dragon king?
Just when we were stunned, a thick black mist floated out from under the abyss.The black mist turned into a strange hand in the air, covering the three fishing boats head-on.The black mist was as thick as ink, and quickly enveloped the three fishing boats in it.For a while, the wind was bleak, and we couldn't see what was going on inside, we could only hear a series of creepy screams.

"Quick! Go back to the shore!" Professor Ye yelled, and crawled towards the Fishbone Temple first.

We don't dare to stay for a second now, and we muster our strength to crawl back.

The screams continued to float out, and the black mist was like the mouth of a devil, devouring all living beings.

Grandpa also noticed the situation ahead, hurriedly turned the bow of the boat, and drove back to the shore with full horsepower.

We climbed down from the top of the Fishbone Temple and got together with Grandpa.

Although Gu Meidi and I have traveled all over the world with Professor Ye in the past few years and have seen many storms, but at this moment our little faces are completely pale with fright.

The screams stopped abruptly soon, and the black mist slowly settled on the water surface, and it did not dissipate for a long time.

We stared blankly at the cloud of black mist, neither of us spoke, not even daring to take a breath.

I don't know how long it took, but the black mist finally gradually dissipated.The vortex under the pool also disappeared, and the water surface slowly returned to its previous calm, as if nothing happened just now.

But when the black mist dissipated, we were stunned by the scene on the water.

The surface of the water was empty, all the people and all the boats disappeared, even Mr. Goat, the supernatural spiritual master, disappeared completely from our sight as if the world had evaporated.

The dark wind blew across the water, and the black coffin hanging in the air seemed to be speaking silently.

It's all so weird!

Weird beyond all our imaginations!

The only thing we can speculate is that the black mist engulfed those people, swallowed everything.

Perhaps the savage men and fishing boats were swept into the abyss below the pool by the black mist, never to be found again.

Time seemed to stand still and freeze at this moment.

I rubbed my eyes hard, and I even wondered if I had a dream, a weird dream.However, when I opened my eyes, I found that this was not a dream, but a reality, a living reality!
Professor Ye let out a long breath and broke the silence: "It's a good thing we weren't on the water just now, otherwise we might have reported to the Palace of the King of Hell by now!"

I asked Gu Meidi: "Have you seen clearly what is under the abyss?"

Gu Meidi shook his head: "It was very foggy at the time, how could I see clearly? I only saw a vague black shadow under the abyss, and that black shadow was huge. I never expected that there would be so many strange things hidden in this Yellow River cave." Strange things!"

I suddenly thought of a question: "Do you think the black shadow under the abyss is related to the black coffin? Why did the black shadow never appear before, but when we opened the coffin, the black shadow appeared Has it appeared? We know that there are rare monsters guarding the tombs in some ancient tombs, could the shadow in the abyss be a monster guarding the tomb?"

"Hmm!" Professor Ye nodded and said, "Your analysis is not unreasonable, maybe that black shadow is a strange fish like the Iron-headed Dragon King, maybe it's a thousand-year-old bastard, maybe it's other unknown creatures, who knows! "

Looking at the gradually calming water surface, my heart is full of waves. How many unknown secrets are buried in this cave?Who is the owner in the coffin?Why did he choose the cemetery here?What is the origin of the strange flowers in the mouth of the ancient corpse?Where will the key in the bronze box lead us?Under the abyss is the cave of monsters or another strange time and space?
In just one day, we experienced waves of thrills.Countless questions lingered and danced in my mind, but we were at a loss and had no clue.I feel like if I keep thinking about it, my head will literally explode.

At this moment, the only feeling I have is fatigue, deep fatigue, and I feel that my spirit and body are falling apart.I sat on the ground slumped, looking at the dark water in silence, unable to tell what it was like.

Although we desperately want to leave this ghostly place, we are still very afraid of the dangers below the pool, so Professor Ye suggested that we stay in the Fishbone Temple to rest temporarily and make plans in a few hours.

The drowsiness is like the turbulent waves. I just closed my eyes and fell asleep immediately.

I don't know how long I slept, I opened my eyes in a daze.I turned my head subconsciously, trying to wake up Gu Mei Di, but I was surprised to find that Gu Mei Di lying beside me had disappeared!

I rubbed my eyes vigorously, and what made me panic was that not only Gu Mei Di was gone, but also Professor Ye and Grandpa were gone.The huge fishbone temple was empty, and I was the only one left, like an abandoned ghost.

I got up from the ground in a panic and looked around, but I couldn't find anyone else at all.I started to panic, calling out other people's names, but all I got was an empty echo.

What about people?Where did they all go?

I was so anxious that I ran out of the Fishbone Temple quickly, and my heart sank immediately.

I was surprised to find that the tin boat that was docked on the shore had disappeared!
My chest seemed to have been hit by a heavy hammer, and the pain made me cry. I put my head in my hands, looked at the empty water in disbelief, and muttered to myself as if I had been shocked by an electric shock: "How could this be? Will this happen?"

Why is the tin boat gone?Could it be that grandpa and the others drove away?Have they left the Fishbone Temple?Why didn't they wake me up when they left?Could it be that they deliberately want to abandon me here?Why are they doing this?Why do you want to do this?
The cold wind lashed my body like a whip, and the icy chill rose from the soles of my feet and spread throughout my limbs.I can't believe this is true, but the reality is ruthlessly placed in front of me. Grandpa and the others really left, leaving me alone in this perilous cave.I feel helpless and alone like never before, and if I stay here for one more minute, I think I will go crazy.

(End of this chapter)