Chapter 98 Falling Flowers and Flying Snow
The arrow feathers were pulled out of the soil, and the water surged violently. The water rushed in waves. This was not the worst. The worst thing was that the dust and sand were flooding. In an instant, almost everything in front of me was obscured. In addition to black and sand, it was like a sandstorm.
I couldn't gain any strength in the water. A big wave came and swept me back several meters. I used the flashlight to look, but I couldn't see anything. I couldn't hear any sound, only a very hollow "woooo" sound, like the cold wind blowing out of a deep cave.
No! Go!
This place is becoming more and more dangerous. If I don’t leave now, when will I leave? I stepped on the water and swam upwards desperately.
Before we went into the water, Brother Zhang told us that the water at a depth of about 20 meters already has water pressure, and when we snorkel quickly, we have to stop at about 10 meters, otherwise we are likely to get decompression sickness.
With the advice in mind, I moved my feet, kicked the water back and forth, and began to swim toward the surface. As soon as I jumped out, I suddenly felt my feet being grabbed. I twisted hard but couldn't get free.
Who is this? I felt a chill down my spine.
Shine the flashlight downward, and you can only see the dust and sand that keep surging, nothing else. I spit out a few bubbles, bend down with great difficulty, and check the condition of my ankle.
I finally got to the foot and shone the flashlight, but I could only see a hand. Just as I was about to take a closer look, a face suddenly emerged from the darkness below. I was so scared that I almost dropped the flashlight.
This person was wearing a diving mask and I couldn't see who he was at first glance. He shone a flashlight at me and kept turning around in circles.
If it was someone from our team, I wouldn't be scared, so who could it be? It seemed like he was telling me not to leave and to follow him into the dive.
We have about 40 minutes to go down here, and the oxygen is set for two hours, so we have to use it sparingly, after all, we have to go back. I really don't want to get involved in this, but seeing how anxious this person is, it's not a good idea to leave early.
I also circled the flashlight in the same frequency as him, which meant he should understand that I agreed to go with him.
The man spit out a few bubbles, and when he raised his hand again, there was an extra rope. He tied it around my ankle, then he pulled the rope and dived down.
I had no power in the water, and was pulled by the rope and had to dive down involuntarily. I was furious, who was so annoying? There was only one person who could do such a thing, and that was He Qingyou.
Brother Zhang is an outsider and will not do such a thing. Yuantong is a possibility, but although he is worldly, he is not so petty. Only He Qingyou, this old guy is a piece of shit.
I struggled in the water, but my strength was too weak. The more I struggled, the faster my breathing became, which consumed more oxygen.
I tried to persuade myself to control my emotions and calm down. Okay, I'll go with you. You can pull me, right? I won't use any more force. Just pull me if you can.
I lay in the water, stretched out, and let my body follow the rope around my ankles into the deep water.
I don't know how far I walked, and it was getting darker and darker. At first, I was still calm and thought I would do anything. But at this point, I couldn't hold on any longer. Where on earth was He Qingyou dragging me to?
I started struggling again, trying to fold my body, sit in the water, and start to untie the ropes around my ankles.
At this moment, I was pulled into an area and my buoyancy disappeared. It felt like I had come out of the water and landed on the shore.
Without buoyancy, I fell from mid-air and landed on the ground with a "plop". Fortunately, the ground was covered with dust and sand, so I didn't feel much pain.
At this time, someone came over and shone a flashlight on me.
I looked up and saw that the man had taken off his diving mask, revealing his true face. It was actually Monk Yuantong.
I guessed wrong, I thought it was He Qingyou, but it turned out to be him.
Monk Yuantong squatted on the ground and pointed at my diving mask, indicating that I could take it off.
I thought about it, gritted my teeth, and took off the mask.
As soon as I took off the diving goggles, my entire vision became clear and wide. I saw that I had entered a different world. Behind me was a high wall of water. The water seemed to be cast under a water-avoiding spell, and it automatically formed a wall and did not gushed out.
It was hard to tell how big this dry area was. Tiny , some white and some gray, like quietly falling snow.
It was very quiet.
My throat gurgled and I asked Yuantong in a trembling voice, where is this place?
Yuantong squatted beside him and said, "This is a mirage."
"What do you mean?" I shuddered with fear and quickly sat up.
Round channel: "There are yin objects in this area of water. The yin energy is very strong, isolating the yang energy, forming a world of its own. It's similar to a mirage. There are strange clams in the deep-water reefs called mirages. Those with pearls can project their shadows and turn into all kinds of wonders in the world. We are in such a place now."
"So is this a real scene or an illusion?" I asked.
Yuantong nodded: "The fact that you ask this question shows that you have wisdom." The tone of his language was different from his usual slick tone, and had a bit of the style of a senior monk.
"This is a real scene, not an illusion." Yuantong said, "We pulled out the arrow feathers from the center of the formation and alarmed the evil creature, which led to this scene. As for Brother Zhang, I have sent him away. The reason why I asked you to come is because we are both Taoists, and I want you to help me."
My mouth was bitter: "How can I help?"
Yuan Tong said: "He Qingyou is not an ordinary person. He may have other purposes. If we let him act freely in this place, there will be a big chaos. So we must find him."
Yuantong stood up and pulled me to stand up. Because I had no buoyancy and the diving equipment on my body was very heavy, I was panting after walking a few steps. Yuantong directly removed the oxygen bottle on my body and threw it aside.
My face changed color a little: "Is this okay?"
"It's hard to say how long this mirage can last, but it's enough for us to escape, don't worry. It's inconvenient for you to move with this thing on your back." Circular passage.
He walked ahead with a flashlight, and I followed behind. There was nothing to be seen here, let alone the sky and earth. There were only floating debris like broken snowflakes in front of me. There were billions of these debris, and tiny particles filled every inch of the air. It was really like falling flowers and flying snow.
I was panting and following Yuantong. As I walked, I had a strange thought: everything in front of me was fake. I had contracted diving sickness and fainted in the water. What I saw was an illusion before death.
"Yuantong, are you a real person?" I said suddenly.
Yuantong looked back at me and said, "Do you suspect I'm fake?"
"I suspect this is all fake," I said.
Yuantong stopped and thought for a moment: "Lin Cong, you have a lot of talent. You can think of things that ordinary people have not thought of and understand things that ordinary people have not understood. In fact, if you want to determine whether this place is real or fake, there is a simple way."
"What?" I asked.
Yuantong glanced at my wrist and said, "You are wearing a psychic bracelet, and you are still asking what to do."
I was shocked. It turned out that Yuantong already knew about the psychic bracelet. I murmured, "I don't know how to do it."
Yuan Tongdao: "Enter the meditation and observe the spiritual bracelet to know the surrounding spiritual field. You can try it."
What he said really reminded me of the time when we were in the Purple Class and followed Teacher Afang to do a Joy Mandala course. At that time, under the influence of the psychic bracelet, I saw some very strange scenes, including Li Daming's mirror image, everyone's tree image, and the image of a monster picking fruit.
The psychic bracelet actually has many functions, and I should develop it more.
I followed Yuantong's instructions, sat on the ground, closed my eyes, and entered into a state of meditation to contact the spiritual bracelet. It didn't take long, and I sensed something while keeping my eyes closed the whole time.
I saw that this clearing was very large, and there was a faint light far away in the northeast, which meant that there was something there. It was surrounded by a dark wall of water, isolating the water.
I looked at Yuantong again, and this time I was a little surprised.
Yuantong is Yuantong.
When I use the spiritual bracelet to look at other people, their images are very strange. Some are trees, Liu Yang is on a boat, and Li Daming is a mirror. But when I look at people, they are still people. Yuantong is still the first one. I can immediately confirm that this monk has too deep magical powers and has almost achieved his true self. He has reached the highest level of viewing mountains as mountains.
I opened my eyes and said, "Confirmed?"
I nodded, "I am indeed in real life."
Yuantong was not surprised at all, nor did he ask me what I saw. He pulled me up from the ground and handed me the flashlight. We walked forward, heading northeast from where the light came from.
I didn't show the way, it was Yuantong who led the way on his own. This monk really had some skills. He also saw what I saw with the psychic bracelet.
I followed him in silence, getting closer and closer to that place. In the light of the flashlight, a large village appeared not far away. The village was not empty, there was a shadow swaying inside, and that person was walking along the village road to the deepest part.
"It's He Qingyou." Yuantong said.
He stopped and pointed to the village entrance not far away and said, "We are now in the real scene. The village ahead is an illusion. You have to be mentally prepared."
"Why?" I asked in surprise.
Yuantong looked at me and asked, "The village has been submerged for at least thirty years. Do you think it can be preserved so well?"
I nodded, "Then why is there an illusion of a village here?"
