Chapter 042 Taoist Temple
I was a little confused. I couldn't walk through the entire corridor. There must be something wrong. Oh my god, I wouldn't be trapped to death here, right?
I continued walking forward with the flashlight, this time counting my steps, and walked for a long time.
After all, it was a closed space, stuffy and hot, with sweat all over my head. I stopped to take a deep breath and squatted in the corner to rest. I had just walked a total of 3,000 steps. Based on the calculation that an adult takes one meter per step, I walked forward 3,000 meters.
What does three thousand meters mean? That's three kilometers. No matter how big this building is, it's impossible for a corridor to be three kilometers long. There must be something wrong. If I walk like this foolishly, I will probably never find the exit until I die.
When I thought of the exit, I suddenly thought of a problem. The corner where I came in seemed to be lost, which means that this is a closed corridor.
Thinking of this, I began to sweat more. I had no time to rest and quickly got up. The biggest obstacle in this place was that it was too dark. The flashlight beam seemed to be swallowed by the darkness. It was pitch black a few meters away and I couldn't see what was happening further away.
I remembered a Japanese horror movie where there was a staircase in the school that seemed to never end and you couldn’t get out no matter how tired you were. Am I facing this situation now?
I forced myself to calm down. It was meaningless to continue walking like this. After my breathing became steady, I thought of a key question. If this corridor was completely closed and had no exit, I should have seen Li Daming and the others. But the current situation was that the three of them were not here.
That is to say, the three of them found the exit of this corridor and went out. If they can go out, I can go out too.
I think the reason for this dilemma is the light. This corridor is most likely a closed circle. I have been going around in circles. There must be some hidden mechanism that I haven't found. Instead of going on like this, why not look carefully and slowly? God will definitely reward those who work hard.
Thinking of this, I regained my confidence and walked slowly along the corridor, shining a flashlight as I walked, carefully checking the two walls. As I walked, I suddenly found an arrow on the wall! It was drawn when I turned the corner. I was excited and shone the flashlight over. There were only walls on both sides, and I couldn't find the corner when I came in.
The arrows were drawn by me, but I couldn't find the corners, which meant the terrain had changed. I went to the wall and knocked on it carefully, and it was all wall, with no exit.
Hey, it must be a ghost. Is it possible that I’m trapped in a ghost wall?
I was unwilling to give up, so I checked back and forth many times, and finally had to admit that the corner I came from was indeed gone.
Is this the reason why the three of them did not go back?
The terrain changes, why does this happen?
I thought, either it was man-made or it was an automatic change, no matter which one it was, their mechanism was to discover a strange intruder.
I felt more and more firmly that this three-story space must be hiding a big secret.
If this place was indeed arranged by Ma Danlong, who is a ghost messenger and also a Taoist, could the layout be the legendary barrier or formation, similar to Huang Lao Xie's Peach Blossom Island?
I sat on the ground concentrating and thinking hard, and suddenly a picture appeared in my mind, a maze picture. I closed my eyes and tried to recall and catch the tail of my thoughts. I had a strong feeling that I had seen a maze picture before, and this picture might lead me out of here.
Maze map... I suddenly opened my eyes and finally figured it out. Wang Yue's bedroom wall was covered with ink and color murals, one of which was a maze map. I used the bracelet to draw on the maze, and the lines on it flickered, triggering the mechanism, thus opening the mirror hidden in the wall. This gave me the opportunity to communicate with Wang Yue later.
I stood up and looked down at the bracelet in my hand. It was a good thing. How should I use it?
I stretched my wrist and focused all my attention on the bracelet, repeating to myself: Take me out, take me out. At first, nothing changed, so I gritted my teeth and continued to focus all my attention.
At this moment, there was a sudden flash not far from the corridor. I don't know what it was, but it seemed like there was a light that flashed and then disappeared.
I was so excited that I ran over and shone my flashlight. I didn't know when a door appeared. I took a deep breath and pushed the door open, but it was still dark inside.
I was about to raise the flashlight to shine it when I suddenly saw several flashlight beams flickering inside the door.
My heart rose to my throat and I almost screamed. Was it Li Daming and the others?
Out of caution, I turned off my flashlight to observe for a while. I hesitated, but still went in. Now they were in the light and I was in the dark, so I walked towards the light.
It was so dark here that it was beyond description. The darkness around me was like a substance, tightly wrapped around me. Every step I took was a great test of my nerves. My steps were heavy, and I finally walked close to the lights. With the help of the light, I saw a person.
His name was Tongsuo, and he was shining a flashlight around, but it didn't reach me.
I was about to say hello when I suddenly felt that he was a little strange, not because of his clothes or his expression, I couldn't tell what was strange, but after a closer look, I found a clue. I didn't know when Tongsuo had a walkie-talkie in his hand, and not only that, he also had a rope wrapped around his waist.
These things were not brought down by him, but they could be tools found here. I thought I should take a look first and not expose myself in a hurry.
Tongsuo suddenly looked up at the darkness ahead, his expression changing drastically, he looked extremely shocked, his facial features even distorted. He shone his flashlight into the darkness in the distance, and the more he looked, the more his breathing became rapid.
I was so curious, what did he see? But the darkness before my eyes was nothing but darkness.
Tongsuo picked up the intercom with trembling hands and shouted, "Wait! What, what is this...Fuck you."
A voice came from the intercom. I recognized it as Li Yang. He responded loudly: "Damn it, don't move. We'll be here soon!"
I was delighted that they were all fine. When I wanted to say hello, a light flickered in the darkness and a figure ran over. It was Li Yang, who was panting.
I suddenly felt something was wrong, something was very wrong. After thinking for a while, I realized what was wrong. Normally, they had been in the cave last night for nearly ten hours, and every minute in the dark environment without light was torture, which was very physically demanding. But now looking at Tongsuo and Li Yang running over, they seemed to have plenty of energy .
The two men met up. Li Yang looked at Tongsuo's dull expression and shook him: "Lao Tong, Lao Tong."
Tongsuo was still stunned. Li Yang raised his hand and slapped him in the face. The force was so strong that Tongsuo turned three times on the spot.
I couldn't help laughing when I saw them. As soon as I laughed, the flashlights in the hands of the two people suddenly went out, and darkness enveloped them. The two people seemed to be quickly swallowed by the darkness and disappeared without a trace.
I rushed into the darkness, running left and right, but they were nowhere to be found. I quickly turned on the flashlight and shone it around. Although it could only illuminate a few meters away, it only took a few seconds for the incident to happen, so they couldn't have run far. I looked at the darkness in all directions in horror, and at that moment, I even lost my sense of existence.
A very strange thought came to my mind: Am I going to disappear too?
When I was lost and helpless, I suddenly heard a copper sound in front of me. Someone was knocking on something. It kept knocking, one after another. At first I didn't know what was going on. After a few seconds, I suddenly realized that someone was leading me over.
I held the flashlight and walked towards the sound. It was pitch black in this place, with no landmarks, so it was hard to tell where the sound was coming from. It seemed to be on the left, or on the right, or in the west, or in the east.
I walked completely subconsciously, fearing that the man would suddenly stop tapping, which would be the end. In the pitch-black darkness, the chances of me being able to walk back were almost zero.
Fortunately, the sound came one after another, and I felt like I heard , and saw a guiding light in the wilderness. Finally, I staggered over and saw a building appear in the light of the flashlight.
This is an ancient Taoist temple, not very large, and looks like an ordinary residence, full of ancient charm. The yellow exterior walls, eaves and brackets, and the bright red gate are made up of two semicircular door panels on the left and right. Listen carefully, the copper sounds are coming from inside.
I was sweating profusely. Was this Taoist temple in front of me real or fake? I was a little suspicious of my own eyes. I just saw Li Yang and Tongsuo disappear in an instant. Would it be the same here?
Does this haunted place really exist, or is it just a dream?
I was hesitating at the door when the sound suddenly stopped and the person inside seemed to know that I had arrived.
With a creaking sound, the gate of the Taoist temple actually opened a crack. I took a deep breath, walked over and pushed the door open. Inside was a small courtyard. It was not very large, with blue bricks on the ground and a huge three-legged ancient tripod. Rows of red lanterns were hung under the corridor. There was no wind, and these lanterns were burning brightly and quietly, illuminating everything red, which was extremely strange.
