Chapter 27: The Moving Mountain Wall and the Man-Eating Snow Lotus
Chapter 27: The Moving Mountain Wall and the Man-Eating Snow Lotus
"Is there something strange about the root system?"
The fat man lay on the ice and observed its root system.
Xu Feng continued, "I once read an unofficial history book, which recorded the legendary Demon Kingdom, which was located in Karamir in the Kunlun Mountains. It established a huge religious regime and adopted a high-pressure rule to enslave the surrounding primitive tribes."
"In addition to recording the rise and fall of the Demon Kingdom, that unofficial history also describes a strange plant in the Demon Kingdom called the Demon Kingdom Snow Lotus."
"This kind of demon country snow lotus likes to take root in warm places. It will actively attack humans and use their corpses as nutrients."
"The most amazing thing is that it only bears fruit once every hundred years. Every time it bears fruit, it releases a large amount of cold air, turning the surrounding environment into a world of ice and snow."
He pointed at the snow lotus in the ice and said, "I suspect it is the Demonic Kingdom Snow Lotus mentioned in unofficial history."
Everyone looked as if they were listening to a storyteller, with an expression of disbelief on their faces.
"You mean, this snow lotus likes to take root in warm places. Isn't this mountain wall warm?!"
Suddenly, Shirley Yang exclaimed.
Professor Chen and his team hurriedly asked what the warm mountain wall meant.
"Xu Feng just dug a hole in the ice over there, and he could touch the mountain wall inside. The weird thing is that the mountain wall is actually warm. It feels like there is a lava layer inside the mountain wall."
They immediately ran over and touched the wall of the cave.
Then there were exclamations one after another.
"Amazing!"
"It's freezing cold outside, but the inside is warm. How do they coexist?"
“Could it be possible that there is really a lava layer inside the mountain wall?”
"The likelihood is low."
Professor Chen and several others were having a heated discussion there.
Old Hu noticed another habit of the Demonic Snow Lotus that Xu Feng had just introduced.
"Master Xu, you just said that the Demonic Snow Lotus feeds on corpses and will actively attack humans?"
"Yes."
Xu Feng was observing the pistil of the Demonic Kingdom Snow Lotus.
He found that in the center of the pistil, there was a brown-red object that looked like a kidney bean.
Could that be the fruit of the Demonic Kingdom’s Snow Lotus?
"What about... the body?"
Although Lao Hu's question was a question, his meaning was very clear.
Xu Feng raised his head and looked at him.
Both of them saw the definite answer in each other's eyes.
"The body. I suspect it's inside the mountain wall."
Xu Feng said slowly.
"Did you see it? All of its roots are rooted in the mountain wall. I suspect the mountain wall is very thin, and there is a body hidden inside it."
The fat man couldn't help but shudder when he heard this.
"Master Xu, don't make it sound so scary. How could there be a corpse hidden in the mountain wall?"
Xu Feng thought about it and waved to the two of them.
Seeing this, Lao Hu and Fatty immediately came over.
Xu Feng saw Professor Chen and his group still discussing the mountain wall in the ice cave.
Then he whispered, "I tell you, I am sure this is the Demon Country Snow Lotus, so you must be careful. I suspect this Demon Country Snow Lotus is dangerous."
Old Hu frowned: "Mr. Xu, are you sure?"!
Xu Feng nodded: "I am 100% sure that this Demon Country Snow Lotus is exactly the same as the description in the unofficial history I have seen."
In fact, that unofficial history was all made up by Xu Feng.
But he believed in his own supernatural talents.
Since I have discovered that the Demonic Country Snow Lotus will attack people, it must be true.
So he deliberately made up a wild history legend in order to remind everyone.
This Demonic Snow Lotus may be dangerous, so everyone must be careful.
The fat man's eyes widened immediately: "Could it really attack people?"
Xu Fengqing shook his head: "I can't be sure either. Maybe it is in the fruiting period now and won't attack people. The unofficial history is not clear, and I can't be sure of its attack method."
Unexpectedly, they haven't finished talking yet.
There was a scream from Professor Chen.
"Ah! Look?!"
Ye Yixin suddenly pointed at the mountain wall and exclaimed.
Everyone instinctively focused their lights on that area.
In the dug-out ice cave, the originally hard black mountain wall suddenly began to turn red, and then began to tremble faintly.
"what happened?"
"Isn't there an earthquake?"
Satipeng and Chu Jian started to make a fuss.
"It's not an earthquake!"
Shirley Yang said: "Only the mountain wall was moving, not the ground."
The mountain and the mountain wall are moving?!
Everyone looked at the mountain wall in amazement and found that what Shirley Yang said was right, the mountain wall was really moving.
The mountain wall...
It seems to be alive!
As it moves, the black shell cracks layer by layer.
After the outer shell that looked like dust cracked and fell off, the bright red true body inside was revealed.
Xu Feng and the other two looked elsewhere.
I discovered that it wasn't just that mountain wall.
The left side, the right side, the soles of the feet, the top of the head, and the entire wall of the cave were moving.
Because the ice was too thick, I couldn't see it clearly.
But this is the ice cave dug by Xu Feng.
You can see it clearly.
Yuan Cheng's expression changed drastically after just two glances.
"Run!"
After saying that, he ran back.
But I ran two steps.
He found that except for Lao Hu and the fat man, everyone else was still standing there, looking at him in surprise.
"What are you guys still standing there for?! Run!"
Xu Feng said anxiously.
Professor Chen asked in confusion: "Xiao Xu, why are we running?"
Hao Aiguo sneered at the side: "Xu Feng, can you not be so startled all the time? It doesn't matter for you young people, but Professor Chen is old and can't stand your tossing and turning."
Xu Feng couldn't help but want to curse.
These intellectuals are really self-righteous and have no sense of crisis at all.
I should have known this.
He would rather go find the Jingjue Ancient City by himself than go with them.
It's a complete rip-off.
Shirley Yang: "Xu Feng, did you find something?!"
Xu Feng said angrily: "It's hard to persuade the damned ghosts with kind words. Since you want to die, I will not care about you. Lao Hu, Fatty, let's go!"
As he said this, he ran out of the cave.
The fat man hurried to follow.
Lao Hu was a loyal man after all. He hesitated for a moment, then said, "Young Master Xu would not cheat you. Since he said there is danger, I advise you to run away quickly."
After saying that, he turned and ran away.
Shirley Yang hesitated for a moment, she looked at the still creeping mountain wall, and then said to Professor Chen and the others: "How about we just listen to Xu Feng and leave first?!"
Professor Chen was about to say something, but Hao Aiguo said first: "I don't think we need to pay attention to them."
"They said they wanted to see the legendary Jingjue Ancient City. I think they just covet the treasures in Jingjue Ancient City. If you, Miss Yang, hadn't insisted on finding someone who can divide gold and determine the location of the tomb, I wouldn't have agreed to let them join."
It turns out that Hao Aiguo has always excluded Xu Feng and others because of their identities.
When he heard Professor Chen say that they wanted to invite someone who could divide gold and determine the location of the burial site to join the team, he wanted to object.
Divide the gold and determine the location of the burial site!
Who are the people who understand this?
Those are all tomb robbers!
What Hao Aiguo hates most are tomb robbers!
But Shirley Yang insisted on looking for her, and there was nothing he could do.
Shirley Yang's family has been funding their archaeological team. This time when they are searching for the ancient city of Jingjue, Shirley Yang has a lot of clues and information in her hands, so Shirley Yang has a lot of say in their team.
No matter how ignorant of the ways of the world Hao Aiguo is, he would never go directly against Shirley Yang.
That's why he has always targeted Xu Feng and the other two.
It would be best if we could drive them away!
He believed.
As long as there are enough clues and information, there is no need to divide gold and determine the location of the tomb, and the ancient city of Jingjue can be found.
Xu Feng and the other two were running wildly.
He had no idea that Hao Aiguo was saying bad things about him behind his back.
As the fat man ran, he asked, "Master Xu, what happened?"
Xu Feng's face was gloomy: "If I tell you this, you will definitely find it unbelievable. I suspect we are in the belly of some creature."
The fat man staggered and almost fell flat on his face.
He looked at Xu Feng in shock, and said in a hushed voice: "Young Master Xu, this joke is not funny."
Xu Feng gave him a warning look: "Do you think I would joke with you about this kind of thing?"
The fat man's face suddenly turned pale.
Old Hu then said, "Master Xu, are we really not going to care about Professor Chen and the others?"
Xu Feng snorted coldly: "I told them, but they didn't believe me and insisted on seeking death. What can you do?"
Lao Hu: "But... after all, there are so many lives involved."
Xu Feng: "I am not a cold-blooded person. If there is a way, I will definitely save them. But now they don't believe me. Do we have to stay and die with them?"
The fat man also chimed in: "Old Hu, I think what Master Xu said is right. Some people are worth saving, and some are not."
"You've noticed that Hao Aiguo has been targeting us since we set out. Professor Chen and those students have been on guard against us."
"People like this who don't know what's good for them, let them die."
Fatty has never been a soft-hearted person.
To his friends, he can be open-hearted and even willing to take the blame for them.
But he can also be ruthless to outsiders.
Old Hu sighed.
And stopped talking.
Although he wanted to save people, he was not a pushover.
Besides, Xu Feng was right. We couldn't stay and die with them, could we? The three of them ran.
It was found that the ice on both sides was getting thinner and thinner.
Previously the mountain wall was dark.
In addition, the cave was pitch black, and they had to rely on their headlamps to light the way.
So no ice was seen.
But now the mountain wall began to wriggle, the outer shell cracked, and the inside was a bright red.
Plus, they had to pay attention to the ice as they ran.
So I immediately noticed that the ice layer was gradually getting thicker.
The closer you get to the Demonic Snow Lotus, the thicker the ice becomes.
"Damn, no wonder it gets colder the further in you go."
The fat man complained.
Xu Feng looked at the ice layer that was becoming thinner and thinner, and suddenly felt a sense of uneasiness in his heart.
Old Hu also suddenly said: "Master Xu, I feel there is danger."
He also has a keen nose for danger.
As a result, he had just finished speaking.
On the mountain wall next to it, the ice had almost disappeared, and a tentacle suddenly emerged from the mountain wall that had turned flesh-red.
This tentacle is extremely fast.
Before Xu Feng and the other two could react, it wrapped around the fat man's ankle.
He was suddenly pulled to the ground and then pulled towards the cliff.
The fat man was caught off guard and screamed in fright.
"Hey! Master Xiao Xu, Lao Hu, save me!!"
While shouting, he tried hard to break free from the tentacle, but it was obvious that his strength was no match for the tentacle.
Where the tentacle appeared, a crack slowly appeared in the mountain wall.
It seems that they are preparing to pull the fat man into the gap.
Xu Feng drew out his small sword and pounced towards the fat man.
Knife up and down.
When the fat man was about to be pulled into the gap, Xu Feng arrived in time and cut off the tentacles that were wrapped around him.
The remaining tentacles retracted instantly.
The tentacles on the fat man's body withered immediately, and he hurriedly pulled them off and threw them to the ground.
Then he rolled and crawled away from the cliff.
"What the hell is that!"
He let out a strange cry in uncertainty.
Xu Feng squatted down and looked at the withered tentacle.
It turned out to be a rhizome.
(End of this chapter)