A narrow escape
Everyone circled around the cave and looked inside.
The cave was about ten feet high and two meters wide. Strange rocks stood in the cave. The swamp water slowly flowed into the cave. Although the water flow was large, people could walk on both sides. The depths of the cave were pitch black, and he could feel a cold wind blowing against his face, along with a faint stench.
"Other than Moba's father, no one has ever entered this cave.”Zhu 'er said," I think there must be a monster inside. It would be strange if the anaconda crocodile did not treat this huge hole as its nest. It was no different from courting death if anyone went in. Do you guys smell that fishy smell?"
"I say, Manager Zhu, don't keep asking for death by saying these words.”Zhao Yijing said," Even if there are demons and monsters, we have to go in, right? If there was another way, would we have come here?”
Clito took out a flashlight from his backpack and said,""The rifle is useless without bullets. Manager Zhu, give me the pistol. I'll lead the way.”
Zhu Er said,"Da Bao, give the gun to Ke."”
I gave the gun to Clitos. "I'll cover the rear," said Zhao Yijing. The person who brings up the rear needs a gun more.”
"It's all the same, it's all the same.”Zhu 'er reluctantly gave the gun to Zhao Yijing. Khritol was the first to enter the cave.
The water in the cave flowed between the rocks, and the depth was unknown. Although the current was large, it was not turbulent. However, there were many strange rocks in the cave. It was better to say that they were climbing than walking. The cave was dark and damp, and moss grew on the rocks. It was very difficult to climb up. Everyone stumbled and crawled for a while, and the light gradually dimmed. In the end, it was dark, so dark that they could not see each other's eyes and noses clearly.
"Brother Zhao, you can use the flashlight alone. I don't know how deep this hole is. Save the batteries and turn off the flashlights.”said Clito.
After climbing for a while, he suddenly heard the sound of water. I turned on the flashlight and shone it at the source of the sound. We saw a dark grey thing swimming towards us.
"Aiya, what is it?" Zhu 'er shouted," Shoot!"
But Clito didn't move, only shining his flashlight on the thing. It disappeared into the water when it was ten meters away from us.
Everyone held their breaths. After a while, there was no movement.
"It looks like an otter to me.”said Clito.
The cave was sometimes big and sometimes small. After climbing in the cave for more than two hours, we entered a huge cave. He shone his flashlight on the dark surface of the water. This was a deep pool, surrounded by oddly-shaped stone walls.
"Great, there's no way out!" Zhu 'er said," This is a dead hole.”
Everyone stood by the pool without any ideas. The water was very clear, and one could see a few meters deep. There seemed to be something hidden in the grotesque crevices and pits of the rocks. It was a terrifying sight.
With a loud bang, everyone was shocked. Using the flashlight, he saw a circle of ripples spreading in the pool. It was obvious that something had jumped out of the water and fell back.
"What is that thing?" Zhao Yijing asked," Is it a big fish?"
"I hope so. Is there such a big fish? The sound was as loud as a cow falling into the water!”Zhu 'er said," I think it's most likely a monster or an unknown aquatic creature! Perhaps when it jumped up, it had already seen us and was going to come ashore to cause trouble!”
When everyone heard him, they all became nervous. After waiting for a long time, there was no movement.
"We have to find the exit. It was impossible for this pool to have no exit. It was impossible for water to only enter and not exit.”said Clito."That's the only way out!”
We walked along the rocky shore and looked. In a depression, we felt that the water seemed to be flowing. I took out toilet paper from my bag, tore a little, rolled it up and threw it into the pool. In the torchlight, the ball of paper slowly floated towards the direction where we were standing in the depression. When it reached the stone wall under our feet, it circled around for a while and sank against the stone wall.
"The exit should be under our feet.”I said, shining my flashlight on the uneven stone walls in the water. There was a dark spot more than two meters deep. "Look, there should be a cave over there. It looks like it's more than a meter in diameter. We can only go out from there."
"Aiyo, young man, can the cave people go in? If that kind of place could be entered by anyone, then even if I went through a mountain of knives and a sea of fire, it would be a piece of cake. It's not worth mentioning. "This is purely to find…" Zhu 'er shouted.
"Yes, you're right." I smiled." Our chances of surviving are very slim. It's not an exaggeration to say that we'll die. Who knew how deep this hole was? If he couldn't swim out in seven or eight minutes, he would be dead. Who knew if the water in the cave was fast? If the flow of the water was too fast, no one would be able to withstand the impact. Who knew if the narrow part of the cave could allow people to pass through? If it was too small, it would be impossible for people to pass through and turn back. Even if he came out, he would still die if he went back there.”My heart was filled with sorrow as I raised my head and laughed.
"Brother Zhao, Brother Ke, this time we are really doomed.”I tightened my backpack and rubber shoes." Looks like this pool is our home. I have nothing to say." I think this pool is not worse than the pool of clear water in Water Margins, where Zhang Shunping died when he died. We brothers can also be happy ghosts here! I'll go down first." As he spoke, he climbed into the pool.
As soon as he entered the pool, he felt the pull of the water. I held onto the stone wall and said," The pull of this water is very strong. The current should be very fast. I'm going to enter with my feet in front and behind to avoid hitting my head." You guys should be like this too. Alright, I'm going down!" I took a deep breath, loosened my grip, and fell.
In just a few seconds, I fell into the hole and was sucked in. The surroundings were pitch black, and he could only hear the buzzing sound of water as his body kept rubbing against the wall of the cave. I held my head with both hands and my feet hit the stone wall several times. It was very painful. In the darkness, I felt a slippery giant brush past me, its big tail wagging until my face hurt. What was this? I felt a chill run down my spine. But soon, he was no longer afraid. His chest was burning as if it was about to explode, and his temples were throbbing. He knew that if he couldn't get out, he would be finished. Just as she was about to open her mouth, her eyes lit up. She was surrounded by clear green water.
I kicked my feet and clawed my hands, desperately struggling upwards. After a few moments, I surfaced and opened my mouth to inhale. He opened his eyes and looked around.
In front of him was a vast expanse of water, surrounded by green mountains, and a blue sky above his head.
After escaping death, I cried tears of joy and shouted towards the sky,"Oh…"
His voice lingered in the valley above the pond. Not long after, Zhao Yi Jing, Zhu 'er, and Ke Li Tuo were rushed out one after another. The few of them laughed loudly on the surface of the pond.
Before the laughter faded, a few fish jumped up from the surface of the pool in front of them, as if something was chasing them.
" Quickly go ashore. It's dangerous here!" Cleto shouted. The four of them quickly swam to the shore.
After climbing ashore, he looked back at the pool and saw a group of big fish that were more than a foot long under the clear water. They were running around in a panic. A milky white monster with a head as big as a bucket and two flames long was chasing them. Some big fish scuttled into the hole we came out of. The monster chased us into the hole.
The four of them were shocked and afraid. They did not know what that thing was. It was so fierce and terrifying.
"What kind of monster is that?" Zhu 'er said," I told you there were monsters and you didn't believe me. Amitabha. God bless us that we didn't encounter it! A little later, he would have met it in the cave. How terrible would that be? Look at how rude it is. How can it let us go? They probably treated us as food delivered to their doorstep and swallowed us in one gulp.”
I remembered that the giant thing in the cave was probably this thing. That thing jumping in the pool was also it, right? It looked like a giant catfish, but why was it white?
"Ke, do you know what kind of monster it is? Why are the cannibals here all white bastards?”Zhu 'er said.
Clitto said nothing.
"I think it's a big catfish." I said,"It grows in a dark cave, so it's white; Perhaps the white python was the same. This catfish doesn't eat people. I might have met it in the cave just now. Its tail even hit my face.”
Zhu 'er was stunned for a moment, then she laughed out loud."Young man, why are you bragging so much? You met it in the cave, how come you didn't get hurt at all?”
I smiled, not wanting to argue with him. Only then did the four of them pay attention to their surroundings. They saw that the mountains and valleys were filled with lush forests. After resting for a while, he climbed to the top of the mountain.
The trees in the forest blocked out the sun, and the light was very dark. There were many unknown trees that grew in the soil between the rocks. Their roots coiled around the rocks like the fingers of demons and ghosts. The parasitic vines were entangled on the big tree, making it very difficult to walk. Fortunately, the mountain was not too high. After more than an hour, we reached the top of the mountain and sat down to rest.
Everyone took off their wet clothes and spread them on the bushes to cool down. He checked the money in the special underwear and found that several bundles of money were wet.
Everyone sat down and smoked. Thinking back to the past few days, it was like a nightmare. Now that they were out of danger, they felt extremely relaxed and talked more.
"We're really lucky to have escaped death.”Zhu 'er said," How many times have you been so close to dying by a grain of rice? It's a miracle that you're actually fine. I think there must be someone among us who is not simple. Otherwise, there wouldn't be such a coincidence. Why did those white python-crocodiles bump into each other sooner or later? And that white bastard just now, if he had met us in the cave a minute earlier. Therefore, it was said that it was a blessing and not a curse. My mom took me to read blind Liu Banxian's fortune when I was young…"
Ke Li Tuo and Zhao Yi Jing listened to his bragging and only laughed. I ate my biscuits and looked at the mountains. It was already dusk, and I noticed smoke rising from the kitchen chimneys on the mountainside. There was a gray roof hidden among the green trees and bamboo.
said Clito, seeing it too. "There's a stockade there. Let's go there and rest for the night.”
When they arrived at the village, it turned out that they were also Wa people. Clito easily negotiated with one family to let us rest for the night. The next day, Zhao Yijing gave the landlord 100 yuan. The landlord liked it very much. He called his son, a young man, to lead us out of the village and point the way to Meng Xiu.
After walking for an hour or so, we found ourselves on a wider road. Kelitu said that he knew this road. It was only twenty kilometers away from Mengxiu. We have to get there today.
After a hot meal and a good night's sleep at the Wa tribe's residence, everyone was in their prime. They quickly recovered their strength and walked very quickly. They didn't encounter any trouble along the way. At around five in the afternoon, we finally arrived at Mengxiu.
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