Chapter 43 Chapter 41: Lonely boat and hat

The weather predicts that there will be thunderstorms tonight, but at this moment, the moonlight that appears and disappears from the dark clouds is brighter than expected. Nalan doesn't know whether to be happy or worried. She looked around with the binoculars brought by Xie Jiong, and the darkness was endless. A fisherman in a coir raincoat who did not catch his life. The boat stopped five meters away from the shore of the island. Bi Xiaozhou went into the water and fastened the boat to the long protruding rock called "Longxuyan". Nalan was on the boat, took a deep breath, and looked around.On the lake, as far as the eye can see, there is only one boat here.

She, Xie Jiong, and another boy, Liu Lilong, dipped gently into the lake, and after meeting Bi Xiaozhou, the four of them disappeared from the water together.Two other boys with less diving experience hunched up on the island and hid among the rocks and long grass to watch out for them. The four of them did not dive immediately, but circled the island for half a circle according to the established route, arrived at another protruding reef, and dived slowly.Also based on many times of training, the four of them kept a distance where they could support each other at any time.Nalan took the lead, and the diving lights illuminated the compass on his wrist and also the familiar route.She would occasionally look back at her companions, and the three brothers were all focused, and one could imagine the expectations and tension in their hearts.She sighed softly in her heart.If they knew the truth, and knew that my so-called Taobao project was all a gimmick, what would they think of themselves?Is she using them?

At least, the map is real.Qinhuai used a similar map to roam the lake for years without finding anything. Maybe, now is not the time for moral self-condemnation, maybe, after tonight, everything will be clearly explained. What's more, what she used was not one map, but two seemingly identical maps. After getting another sheepskin map from Gong Jin, Nalan looked at it for several days, but no matter how she looked at it, she felt that it was just an ordinary map of Zhaoyang Lake, not much different from the Qinhuai map.That is to say, anyone holding this map will be like Qin Huai, wandering around in the lake for many years without getting a penny.

She stared at that map for too long, and felt that she was obsessed with money, which was ridiculous and hateful, but she did not give up completely. Her previous vague plan became more and more clear in front of this map. The only thing she needed now was to understand this map A deeper understanding. For example, why are those signs different from the one in Qin Huai's hand? Perhaps it is very simple, there are various reefs and landforms underwater.Different plotters have chosen different markers. Just when Nalan felt that she had come to the end of the road and had nothing to do with this picture, she folded the two pictures together in frustration and was about to put them back into the folder.

When the two pictures were stacked up and down, she could vaguely see that the island in the middle of the lake in the upper picture and the island in the lower picture were completely overlapped, except for the signs in the water... Blessed in her heart, she stacked the two maps tightly together, and then looked at the light outside the window.The markings in the water on the two pictures were originally randomly scattered on the single picture, but at this moment, after being stacked together, they vaguely connected into a path! This is the route that Nalan dived with the group members today.

After diving for a while, I vaguely saw the bottom of the lake.Nalan paused, and patted a rock beside her.The reef was illuminated by the diving lights, and it was yellow and white, obviously the kind of stone with high metal content.Interestingly, the overall shape of the reef is a bit like a rooster. The three people behind Nalan gathered together and nodded frequently—this must be the "Fengyi Stone" marked on the map.According to the instructions and proportions on the map, it can be inferred that three feet below the right of the "Fengyi Stone", or about ten meters, is the end of the route.

There is only one huge reef, leaning against the body of the island in the middle of the lake. Nalan knew that there was a not-so-deep depression at the bottom of the reef, and she had already stuffed a few black leather bags with some stones in it.She never doubted that today's "treasure hunt" will be nothing, but they must show the appearance of "returning with a full load".This is one of the keys to her plan. The four stopped in front of the reef, and Xie Jiong took out a hammer and a chisel from his diving bag.If it's not that you can't talk in the water, Nalan really wants to ask: "Do you want to engrave 'go here'?"

Xie Jiong tapped the rock a few times with a hammer, and Na Lan thought he was a bit like a dragonfly shaking an iron tree, secretly amused.He inserted the tip of the chisel into the crevice behind the reef and hit it a few times with a hammer, still as if tickling the boulder.Xie Jiong probably felt that he was unprofessional and ridiculous, so he shook his head and shrugged. The three boys walked back and forth around the rock, but found nothing. Na Lan did not join the search.This is the fourth time she has come to this reef, and she knows that the reef itself has no mysteries, so she does not believe that there will be any treasure found here. anecdote.

They had already seen the real One Minoole Curse of Misty Rain, Fan Yuan turned into the corpse of a straw man, a lingering nightmare. The real One Minion Misty Rain Curse also happened in Nalan's life. It's time to turn back, and it's time to turn back. Liu Lilong swam recklessly to the edge of a large piece of aquatic plants on the island wall behind the reef, and was immediately dragged back by Bi Xiaozhou.No matter what the environment, aquatic plants are always a Trojan horse virus for divers. But Nalan's heart skipped a beat. Her eyes, across the reef, stared at the patch of aquatic plants.The piece of aquatic plants grows directly on the stone wall of the island, densely packed.She suddenly felt that this underwater rock wall seemed familiar, except... except for the water plants.If it is assumed that there are no aquatic plants, it is assumed that there is a gap behind the aquatic plants, which is an entrance, and it is like entering the secret cave of Qinhuai mourning Kuang Yihui through the stone cracks.

If she hadn't followed Qin Huai to the reef cave dedicated to commemorating Kuang Yihui, Na Lan would not have had such a sense of déjà vu, and no one would have thought that there might be such a slit behind the dense aquatic plants growing on the rock wall. Those aquatic plants! Nalan swam forward, beckoned to the three companions, took out the knife first, and cut off one clump of aquatic plants, and another clump of aquatic plants.The blades of grass were scattered in the water, floating around everyone.The three companions also took out their knives and swam over to "weed" with Na Lan.

They soon understood Nalan's intentions. After the aquatic plants were cut off and pulled out, a "crack" appeared on the stone wall. Although it was narrow, it was enough for one person to get in. The four looked at each other, full of curiosity and expectation, but they didn't know what to do next.Of course it is "into the hole".But should it be "ladies first" or let the boys lead the way into possible dangers? Bi Xiaozhou patted Nalan on the shoulder, and pointed at himself. Nalan understood that it was Bi Xiaozhou who wanted to go into the cave first, and asked him to follow him in.She nodded. Four people filed in. After all, the slit is a slit, very narrow, and there are still water plants spreading between the slits, and if you are not careful, you will meet the jagged rock wall.It didn't open until it reached about ten meters, and the terrain gradually rose.Obviously, Na Lan's sense of déjà vu is not wrong, all this is like a replay of that night when she followed Qin Huai underwater.Of course, she can be sure that this is definitely not the underwater cave discovered and "owned" by Qin Huai and Kuang Yihui, because she clearly remembers that in addition to not being covered by so many aquatic plants, there were more caves in the previous cave due to Qin Huai's frequent entry and exit and maintenance. Artificial traces. Still, the resemblance struck her.The narrow and secret entrance, the rising terrain, and even the smooth rock wall above the head when there is no way to go at the end, are all the same.It's just that the water level of Zhaoyang Lake was very high during this period. When I went back to the cave in Qinhuai, when there was no way to go, people had already probed above the lake, but this place was still submerged in water.Unlike most freshwater lakes, Zhaoyang Lake has obvious water level changes.Experts disagree on the reasons for the water level changes. There are two popular theories. One is that Zhaoyang Lake and Qing’an River are connected, and the seasonal water level changes of Qing’an River also affect the water level of Zhaoyang Lake; the other is that Zhaoyang Lake There are many caves at the bottom of the lake, and there is an underground river under the caves. Changes in the water volume of the underground river also affect the water level of Zhaoyang Lake. Nalan raised her hand, groped on the top of her head for a while, beckoned Xie Jiong to come over, the two of them turned, pushed, and lifted vigorously, and even pushed away a stone slab, revealing a circular hole. Nalan followed the trend of the water, jumped upwards, and got into the entrance of the cave. The three companions came in one by one, stood up, and the water was up to their waists. The flashlight shines all over, and the cave is empty. Nalan is still amazed at the similarity between the entire cave space and the Qinhuai Memorial to Kuang Yihui Holy Land, as if someone deliberately dug two identical caves at both ends of the island. Bi Xiaozhou was surprised: "Have you been here before?" Nalan said: "It's my first time here, I'm a pig to lie to you." Xie Jiong chuckled: "Beautiful pig?" He praised again: "It's spacious enough here! One day after diving, you can bring a few beers and a few braised vegetables, come here and have a good drink." Liu Lilong said: "It would be even better if we could bring in a pool table." Bi Xiaozhou said: "Okay, you guys are really pigs! You only know how to eat, drink and have fun. But at least we didn't come here in vain this time, and found a multi-functional entertainment venue. There is no bullshit here, let's go!" "Wait a minute." Nalan walked forward first. If the structure of this cave is similar to Kuang Yihui's memorial hall, the terrain for moving forward should be slowly upward, but it tends to be flat, and it will go deep into the center of the island.The four of them waded through the water and walked for a while. Sure enough, the terrain was basically flat, with only a slight rise.Finally came to the end of the hole, because the terrain increased, the water was below the knees.Nalan held up the flashlight and slowly swept across the cave wall: "Look carefully, this stone wall does not seem to be completely formed naturally." She stepped forward, pointed to several stone walls and said, "For example, here, it seems that there are stones that have been aligned. Split it open, look here again, and there is another protruding piece, thin and long like a stick, smooth, natural stone, it is not easy to grow into this shape." Bi Xiaozhou also stepped forward to look carefully, nodded and said, "It makes sense." Then he squatted down, picked up a handful of finely crushed stones from the water, and shone them with a flashlight: "There are crushed stones everywhere on the ground...but it's hard to say It didn’t disintegrate naturally, in my opinion, it’s more like what’s left over after excavation.” Xie Jiong couldn't figure out Nalan's train of thought, and asked, "Even if someone put in a lot of effort to open such an underwater entertainment center, what does it mean?" Nalan said: "First of all, this place should already be on the lake, not to mention the underwater entertainment center..." Xie Jiong murmured, "Arguing!" "My guess is that someone dug a hole from the bottom of the water all the way to the lake level. First, it means that the person who dug the hole is extremely powerful; second, it means that the person who dug the hole may want to hide some precious things, and they don't want to be soaked in water. ——No one would immerse their treasure in water, would they?" Na Lan said while slowly sweeping the flashlight across the cave wall again. Xie Jiong understood this time: "You mean, Boyan's hidden treasure is probably here!" But he looked up, shook his head and said, "Impossible, the most valuable thing here is the least expensive of us." There is nothing else for a valuable post-80s... except for these broken stones." Na Lan felt that Xie Jiong's unintentional words had an element of awakening himself.Stone. The flashlight stopped on the stone wall, and returned to the abrupt stone she mentioned just now, "thin and long like a stick", is it a bit familiar? Longxuyan? The "dragon's beard" does not protrude flatly, but points obliquely downward. Nalan's flashlight continued to linger, and finally stopped at a slightly protruding part of the high stone wall. Under the white LED light, a faint yellow-brown color could still be seen.And the protruding part is in the shape of a chicken or a big bird. Fengyi Stone? Whether it is a chicken or a bird, its "beak" also faces diagonally downward. "Dragon beard" and "beak" point to the same direction from different angles, one side of the cave wall is as high as a person's chest. The cave wall is not very smooth, and there are no marks. At first glance, there is nothing unusual.Nalan illuminated it with a flashlight, and when she got closer, she found that the stone wall had slight changes in color—a gap could be seen faintly between the walls, and around the gap seemed to be a darker plaster that glued several stone slabs together. Na Lan turned to Xie Jiong and said, "Let me borrow your hammer." The hammer just tapped lightly on the cave wall, while Na Lan held his other hand on the cave wall, feeling a slight vibration, and there was an obvious echo in his ears.All indications are that the walls of the cave here are hollow. She handed the hammer back to Xie Jiong: "Now is the time for you to show your talents and do decorations, I dare not do the same thing." Xie Jiong understood, raised the hammer, and smashed it down hard.Although the hammer head is not big, cracks have appeared on the stone wall.After a while of ping-pong-pong beatings, there was a pile of broken bricks and stones on the ground, and a secret room on the cave wall. The heartbeat speeded up, which was normal for Xie Jiong who had just finished struggling to smash the wall, but the other three people also felt the speeding heart rhythm. A huge box, jet black, with dark golden patterns upon closer inspection, sits in a depression on the cave wall.On the box is a one-foot-long boat carved out of jade, on which sits a fisherman also carved out of jade, wearing a coir raincoat and a bamboo hat, with a "bamboo pole" sticking out of the boat. Go wireless. The jade stone of the carved boat is transparent, and it is not ordinary just from the stone material.The craftsmanship of carving is even more uncanny. Xie Jiong tapped the black box lightly with a hammer, making the sound of metal clashing. He turned to his three stunned companions and said, "Let's not sleep tonight."