Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Bold Hypothesis

However, I have to admit that "upright water" is a very appropriate adjective. At that time, I heard what Ah Shui said with certainty, so I asked angrily, "How do you know?" It may be that my tone was too blunt, Ah Shui was a little scared, but he still insisted: "When those people jumped forward, when they jumped into the water, there were splashes, just like diving, and some splashed more. , and some splash less." I was stunned for a while, it was hard to imagine such a scene, Ah Shui emphasized again: "It's true, the water splashed out and sprinkled on the people nearby, and those who were splashed by the water raised their hands and cheered, as if the people in the middle It's like winning the first prize!"

I took a breath: "How big do you think that piece of water is?" Ah Shui said: "It's a big piece, standing upright in front of you, straight up and down, like a huge cliff, but with a jump, you can jump into the water and swim to that... the palace!" I smiled wryly: "What are they going to do?" Ah Shui said: "At first I didn't know, but later, I saw them swimming closer to remove the seaweed on the walls, pillars and those stone men and stone horses. Suddenly, the sea water became cloudy, and even the palace could not be seen clearly. Already!"

Tao Qiquan called me again, although he didn't say anything, but his expression clearly asked me: "That's weird enough, what's your opinion?" I waved my hand to signal everyone to be quiet. I really need to calm down and digest everything Ah Shui has said. I found that I had to be sure of one thing first, believe what he said, or not. If you don't believe it at all, then you don't have to think about other things! Everything Ah Shui said was absurd and inexplicable, and because of this, it was something beyond the scope of his imagination, and he couldn't "think" about these things.Then, the rest may be that these are all his real experiences.

I thought of this, looked at Leng Ruoshui, and said Leng Ruoshui: "The delusions of patients with delusional disorder are also formed by the brain activities of the patients themselves. If a person has never known that there is such an animal as a horse, then no matter how he Delusional, he wouldn't even imagine himself turning into a horse!" If it is as cold as water, it is consistent with my affirmation. I took a breath and said to Tao Qiquan: "To make the sea stand on a wall, according to legend, some 'immortal methods' can be done. In the Christian Bible, the power of God, Parting the Red Sea so that Moses and the Israelites he led escaped from the pursuit of the Egyptians is also an example. As for the situation mentioned by Ah Shui, I still can’t assume which category it belongs to.”

Tao Qiquan was naturally dissatisfied when I said this, but Ah Shui was so happy, he rubbed his hands: "Do you believe my words?" I said: "Yes, please go on - how did those people leave the standing water and still jump out?" Ah Shui was very excited when I was encouraged to believe his words. He said: "No, some other people climbed up the ladder. When those people swam back, the people on the ladder stretched out their hands, and they also stretched out their hands. The people on the ladder pulled them out of the water." here." I closed my eyes once, imagining this unspeakable scene, and shook my head involuntarily.

Those who swim into the water have a hemispherical object on their heads. Ah Shui has his own experience and knows that there is air in the hemisphere, which can allow people to breathe in the water. Those people were also very agile in the water. They cleared the seaweed from the magnificent building, which caused the sea water to be turbid.After they were all pulled back, the water gradually cleared up, and the buildings could be seen more clearly. At this time, the dark blue water was also brighter. All the people sang and shouted to the sound of the trumpet; another group of people went up to dance.Ah Shui was anxious, not knowing when it would be.

These rituals took up a long time until the water in front of him gradually changed from bright blue to dark blue again. All the people turned around and walked back, Ah Shui was caught in the crowd, hungry and thirsty, he didn't know what to do, so he had to follow the crowd, those people walked, looked back, Not long after, the dark blue water became darker and darker, and after a while, that piece of water was too black to be seen, and the surrounding area was once again thickly black! When I heard this, my heart suddenly moved, and I asked quickly: "Ah Shui, have you noticed how much time has passed?"

Ah Shui said: "No, at the beginning, things were so weird that I didn't know the time at all, and later, I couldn't calculate it either." I pondered for a while, Ah Shui said again: "When I left, I was full and the water in front of me was the brightest. When those people started to swim back, I started to be hungry, and when I walked again, the water was no longer there. When it was glowing, I was even more hungry, and I was afraid it would last all day!" Tao Qiquan looked excited: "What did you think of?" I asked back, "Tell me first, what did you think of?"

Tao Qiquan took a long breath: "What I thought of was that Ah Shui really lived a day. From dawn to dark, he went to the water's edge in the morning, and the water became brightest at noon. Later, The water turned dark blue again and the sun went down." Tao Qiquan said, Leng Ruoshui and I nodded, but Ah Hua didn't understand, she said: "Brother Shui didn't say he saw the sun!" Tao Qiquan looked at me, I encouraged him to continue, he straightened up: "Of course Ah Shui can't see the sun, the sun is above, the sun shines on the sea surface, the light passes through the sea water, the deeper the sea water, the weaker the light The light Ah Shui sees is the light under the sea, he is under the sea!"

After Tao Qiquan finished speaking in one breath, he took a deep breath. A'hua looked at Tao Qiquan suspiciously: "No, if it's on the bottom of the sea, the sea should be above your head. Brother Shui said that the water is in front!" Tao Qiquan reached out his hand to A'hua's pretty face, and patted it twice, but it seemed to me that I made a gesture asking him to continue, and he said: "He is at the bottom of the sea, but in a big cave on the bottom of the sea." Among them. The large expanse of sea water he saw was the entrance of the big rock cave under the sea!"

When he said this, he stretched out his hand to cover A'hua's mouth: "You have to ask, why doesn't the sea water pour into the cave, right?" Ah Hua nodded coquettishly, and Tao Qiquan said: "I can't think of this, maybe some 'immortal method' blocks the sea water!" When he said this, he still looked at me, and I slowly shook my head: "I can't think of a reason either—" Having said that, I paused for a while, and suddenly had a whimsy. I said: "There is a possibility. It is like pressing an empty bucket upside down into the water quickly. Because there is air in the bucket, the water is blocked by the air and cannot enter." Everyone fixed their eyes on me, and I continued: "There is obviously air in the seabed cave, otherwise, so many people would not be able to survive. I think it is a miracle formed by the crustal changes hundreds of millions of years ago── ─A large cave was formed first, and then suddenly sea water poured in, the sea water sealed the air in the cave, and the sea water was also blocked by the air, so that it could not enter, and this strange and inexplicable phenomenon was formed!" Tao Qiquan and Leng Ruoshui said in unison: "Is this possible?" I said: "Theoretically speaking, this is possible!" Leng Ruoshui shook his head: "No, theoretically speaking, there is no such possibility, you submerge an empty bottle in water──" When she said this, I already knew that her words not only could not overthrow my hypothesis, but also just helped my hypothesis, which can be "theoretically established". Of course, if a bottle with a large mouth is placed upwards and placed straight into the water, the air in the bottle will escape and the water will rush in. But if it is a bottle with a small mouth, especially if the neck of the bottle is a little tortuous, and it is put into the water horizontally, the air will stay in the bottle, which is enough to prevent the water from pouring in from the bottle mouth. That's what I'm assuming! Ah Shui still didn't understand, Tao Qiquan explained it to him, and he murmured: "It's so strange, so strange!" Tao Qiquan said: "There are many wonders formed by nature, even on land, let alone the seabed!" His words are logically untenable, but they sound quite convincing. I said: "First confirm this hypothesis, and then listen to Ah Shui's narration, it will be much easier to understand. There are many unsolvable mysteries that can be easily solved." Tao Qiquan said: "For example, why is it so dark—the caves on the seabed, where the sun cannot be seen, are naturally extremely dark!" I said: "For another example, there is no barrier between water and people. The water is blocked there by the air, forming a large wall of water." Leng Ruoshui also said: "I also understand the reason why Ah Shui is not allowed to light the fire." I nodded, and it was difficult for everyone else to understand for a while.Leng Ruoshui said: "No matter how big the cave is, when it was formed in the past, the air sealed inside will remain unchanged forever. It will only become less and less, and will not increase. Many people live inside and consume oxygen. If they just breathe, they can If it is maintained for many years, if you add a fire, the oxygen consumption will be huge, and people will not be able to survive.” Leng Ruoshui said: "Yes! Yes! There must have been extremely strict rules in those days: no fire!" I slowly said: "However, my hypothesis is linked with an even more terrifying fact. There are many people, thousands, maybe tens of thousands, maybe more, living in the big cave in the bottom of the sea! They live in the dark bottom of the sea. In the big cave, lived... for more than a thousand years!" Ah Hua asked stupidly: "Are they so long-lived?" Ah Shui said: "Who can live so long? Of course it is passed down from generation to generation!" Tao Qiquan also knew that if my hypothesis was true, it would be an earth-shattering discovery—a large group of people who have been living under the sea! After Tao Qiquan stayed for a while, he said, "If you want to discover Genghis Khan's tomb, you will naturally need to bring this group of people back to the ground." I don't care about those people - because the matter is not only weird, but also very complicated, and it needs to be solved one by one. I said, "Why are you so sure that it is the tomb of Genghis Khan? That is the magnificent building in the water?" Tao Qiquan was triumphant: "That's my inference." I said, "Based on what?" Tao Qiquan pointed at Ah Shui: "According to his narrative!" I snorted, there are two words that don’t need to be said, Tao Qiquan can understand what I’m thinking: I’m afraid this kid, Ah Shui, has only heard the name of Genghis Khan, even if the mausoleum is really like the set of a TV series, write " The words "Genghis Khan's Tomb" are probably written in Mongolian characters, how can Ah Shui recognize them. Tao Qiquan then added: "I deduced it based on his narration, Ah Shui, go on." Ah Shui nodded: "When I was walking back, all the teams were not as neat as when I came here. The teams were scattered, they could go back and forth, and some people were talking to each other—" At this time, Ah Shui only thought of one thing, what should I do?How should I do? He was really at a loss in his heart, he didn't dare to be alone, and he didn't dare to be with others. When the surroundings were completely dark, he was even more helpless.Just when he was in a dilemma, and felt that the people around him were gradually thinning out, he suddenly felt something approaching him very quickly. He wanted to avoid it, but it was too late, and he was caught by a big hand as powerful as iron pliers. his arm. His shock was really extraordinary, he opened his mouth to scream, but before he could make a sound, another big hand came up and covered his mouth, almost making him unable to breathe. He wanted to struggle, but he couldn't help himself, he was dragged out of his body, and after a few steps, he was picked up again, moving forward very quickly without touching the ground. At this moment, Ah Shui regained his composure, because the man was carrying him while walking, the distance between his bodies was naturally very close, and he already smelled a familiar body odor, it was the body of the strong woman he had been familiar with these days on the taste. Although it was unavoidable that he would be blamed for going out of the cave without permission, as long as it was that strong woman, her life would be safe. After being mentioned for a while, I loosened my hand on his mouth, and he called the strong woman's name, only to hear a low shout, it was the strong woman's voice, as if ordering him to silence . Ah Shui didn't dare to make a sound again, the strong woman let him down and dragged him to walk quickly, after a long time, her eyes lit up, and she had returned to the cave again. The faint light in the cave came from the glowing moss, which was extremely faint at first, but after being in the thick darkness for a long time, those faint lights were like bright lights. Seeing that she was angry and concerned at the same time, her forehead was full of sweat, and even her hair was stuck to one cheek, she fixed herself, as if she didn't know what to do with herself, plus she was rushing all the way, panting, her chest The ups and downs, against her snow-white face and neck, are surprisingly touching. Ah Shui didn't say anything, but hugged the strong woman tightly, kissing and kissing, to express his joy of returning to the cave. The strong woman sighed, pushed him away a little, pointed at the curtain at the entrance of the cave, and said a few words, Ah Shui understood that it meant telling him not to go out again.Under such circumstances, Ah Shui naturally agreed first and then said--the situation outside is so weird and terrifying, in this cave, it can be said to be a comfortable place. In the following days, the strong woman treated Ah Shui better. Apart from not seeing the sun, she gradually got used to eating that kind of dry milk and unknown grassy plants. Moreover, Ah Shui is gradually learning the language that the strong woman speaks. He knows that time he slipped out of the cave and participated in a big party. When everyone suddenly fell to the ground, he was a few seconds behind. The strong woman happened to be not far away from him, so she recognized him. Since then, the strong woman has been paying attention to him, so after the ceremony, she can come to his side immediately. He also knows that the gathering ceremony is held regularly to remove the seaweed and other growths on the magnificent buildings in the sea. He also knows that in this dark place, there are many such small There are many people living in the cave, and the people who live here are all Mongolians, belonging to the Xueerzhijin clan, and everyone is of the same clan. When Ah Shui knew this, with his limited knowledge, he also thought, if they are members of the same clan and have no contact with the outside world, then how to pass on the family? He asked this question, but the strong woman covered his mouth with her big hand, and she used this method to express any issues that strong women were unwilling to discuss. The strong woman told him that although this place is dark, the organization is very strict and there will be no mercy for outsiders. Ah Shui mentioned how he came here, and asked how he came here, but he didn't get an answer.When asked what that building was, the strong woman replied: A man sleeps there, a gigantic giant who sleeps there forever and ever. The strong woman spoke quite literaryly, but Ah Shui could also know that, in fact, it was the tomb of a great man. During the years in the cave, day and night, I don't know how long it has passed, and there was another gathering like the last one. This time, he asked the strong woman to take him to participate, and the strong woman actually agreed. With the previous experience, plus this time there is a strong woman by his side, and he is proficient in the other party's language, so compared to the last time, he is much calmer. He could hear that the shouts were all orders to direct the crowd, or order everyone to hurry, or order everyone to stop, or order everyone to bow down.The singing amidst the wailing was full of hymns, praising how a person is as majestic as an eagle, as great as a god, and so on. Ah Shui also looked more carefully. Those people on the cage ladder were not hindered at all when they entered the water and were pulled back again. He asked the strong woman why this happened, and the strong woman only said that it was a gift from God. After having such an experience for the second time, Ah Shui had an idea, feeling that if he seeks a way to leave this place, the only possibility is to run into the water and float up, as long as he keeps floating up, he can always come out of the water of. To float out of the water, it is of course necessary to get at least one hemispherical object that covers the head and allows people to breathe a little in the water. He didn't dare to ask the strong woman, he just paid attention to it.He saw those people clearing the seaweed on the building, and after swimming back, as soon as they got on the ladder, they removed the hemispherical object and threw it downward. Someone below cheered to catch it, piled it together, and put it in a pile. On one cart after another, they were pushed and pulled forward by people, and they were submerged in darkness after a while. It seemed that they were stored and used next time. Ah Shui spent a long time planning to leave this place (it was later estimated that it was more than a year). He didn't understand how so many people could find their way in the dark.During this period of time, as soon as the strong woman left, he would sneak out of the cave. At first, he would come back after walking about ten steps, and then he would gradually go farther, at most a few hundred steps, and several times he could hardly come back. . When he was leaving the cave, he also met people. When he heard the sound of people, he approached them, and they knew that he was approaching. Sometimes when they talked to him, he could answer a few vague words. More than once, he felt that he was really no different from being in the underworld. Aren't those people coming and going in the thick darkness like ghosts?He also knows why the skin of the people here is so white—after birth, they have never seen the sun, so their skin has never been white. He pretended to be casual several times and asked the strong woman why the people here could move in the dark, but the strong woman couldn't explain why.All I know is that there must be a leader leading the way to the large "upright water". Usually, no one can go there, and if they are found, they will be executed immediately. Ah Shui remembered all of this in his heart, and he devoted himself to learning the language spoken by the strong woman, until another time when he gathered in front of the large "upright water", that was the opportunity he had been waiting for for a long time. This time, the strong woman was still advancing in the team with him, but her guard against him had been relaxed a lot. Suddenly, he took a few steps in a diagonal stab, and then immediately lay down and did not move. Over the past few days, he already knew that not only was he hiding here, it would be a great crime for others to know, even for a strong woman to let others know that she kept herself, it would be a serious crime. Therefore, he expected him to do that, and the strong woman did not dare to make a big noise.Sure enough, the strong woman only let out a muffled sound of anger, and from now on, there were only footsteps beside Ah Shui. After a while, Ah Shui stood up, and some people passed by him.He quickened his pace, this time, he wanted to get as close to the "upright water" as possible, which was the first step of his plan. When many people gathered in front of the water again and began to prostrate, Ah Shui was only about 30 meters away from the water.He saw the commanding person, who was dressed in a mighty look. With an order, the wooden shelves that were originally covered with fur were revealed one after another, and the cage ladder was raised amidst the sound of horns.Although this is the third time I have experienced it, but this time it is so close that I still feel extremely spectacular. What happened next was exactly the same as the last two times, and everything followed the same pattern, meticulously. After the ceremony was over and the formation became less rigorous, Ah Shui began to move forward.This time, because he was closer to the "upright water", he could see the magnificent buildings in the water more clearly. Before the buildings, he saw a large stone square. Above that square, there is a set of stone walls, not high, but quite wide.On the wall, there are many soldiers and horses in relief, attacking a city. The people on the relief are about the same size as the real ones, and one of them is riding on a tall horse.The reliefs are very vivid, those big stone statues are moving with the wind, and it seems that you can hear the shouts and fighting sounds of thousands of troops and horses. Ah Shui moved until he was very close to those cage ladders, and then stopped. The cage ladders retracted to the shelves, and the huge shelves were pushed forward by many people in the gradually falling darkness. Next, a detailed description of Ah Shui's actions has no special significance to the whole story. It is just a process. If it needs to be described in detail, it can be longer than a book, which hinders the development of the story. He cautiously followed the people pushing the frame carts to a large cave, and there was a faint light in that cave. He couldn't tell how big the cave was, but as far as he could see, the cave was full of all kinds of people. all kinds of things. His target was that kind of hemisphere, and there were many piled up in the cave, and he managed to get one. The most testy thing is how he got to the "standing water" again, which was an important part of his escape plan.