Chapter 43 Chapter 43 Blue Smoke

Huang Qianshan asked Lao Yue to point his headlamp at the corpses, and they saw a crack under the pile of corpses, from which faint blue smoke drifted out.Lao Yue hurriedly backed away, not forgetting to drag Cai Minmin and Huang Qianshan away from the fairyland.Hao Dali just wanted to come over to indulge his curiosity, but he was immediately reprimanded by Lao Yue, so he had no choice but to stop looking. "Brother Hao, don't watch it!" Huang Qianshan said loudly, "If you don't want to live anymore, go watch it." "What's the matter?" Seeing Lao Yue's abnormal expression, Gu Changtian tried to open his mouth to ask.

"There must be an exit here, let's look for it, we have to leave quickly, Yaochi is actually a pool of mercury!" Lao Yue said nervously. "Mercury pool? Could it be... mercury pool?" Cai Minmin asked in surprise. "Isn't mercury a liquid? There's nothing to be afraid of. It won't bite." Hao Dali said indifferently. "Brother Hao, don't be so wordy, I'll carry Liang Xiaoyu on my back, find the exit first." Huang Qianshan said anxiously, "The mercury has started to evaporate rapidly, if we stay any longer, we will end up in the same fate as the first batch of intruders. "

It turns out that the red stones on the edge of the Yaochi are cinnabar ore. This red mineral will decompose under the action of the earth's internal heat and precipitate elemental mercury, which is often called mercury.Mercury is a metal that is liquid at normal temperature, and it is also a metal that is easily vaporized. When the temperature is slightly higher, it will evaporate quickly and form a blue smog.All animals and plants that come into contact with this gas will be poisoned and die. Therefore, no birds or animals live by the pool, no grass grows, and there is not even moss. Mercury Pool or Mercury Lake, the surface is a deep gray-blue, often with blood-red cinnabar ore beside it.Mercury pools appear occasionally all over the world, and were described in "The Lake of Mountain Ghosts" by the former Soviet writer Yefremov. In 1955, a former Soviet film "The Phantom on the Mercury Lake" released in my country was adapted and filmed based on this novel.Although the novel is fictitious, there is no lack of real basis, and it is still regarded as the perfect combination of science and literature.

Three thousand years ago, the earthquake in the ancient Guoguo caused geological changes. Not only was the mountain torn apart, but mercury stored in the ground surged up from the cracks.The queen of the ancient Guo State discovered the landform here and modified it, so there was this Yaochi and the underground king city.The earthquake probably occurred in winter, so the mercury did not volatilize too quickly when it accumulated and formed a pool, and even spewed occasionally after it dried up.When the first group of intruders came to the Yaochi, it may have been filled with liquid mercury again. They came closer to watch out of curiosity, but they did not expect to be poisoned by inhaling gaseous mercury and falling into the pool.Others found that the Yaochi was full of gaseous mercury and tried to escape, but they died as soon as they reached the underground palace, so the corpses were black.

Now, the mercury under the Yaochi started to surge up again, and the volatilized mercury has diffused. If it is inhaled into the body, it will be a big trouble.Huang Qianshan became suspicious when he saw the red stone. After connecting the corpses of the first batch of intruders, coupled with the sudden blue smoke, he immediately remembered the description of the mercury pond in "The Lake of Mountain Ghosts". Lao Yue is not stupid, she immediately saw that there was a mercury mine under Yaochi, so she called other people to run for their lives.But Huang Qianshan felt strange, how did Lao Yue know that there must be an exit here, and she had never been here.There are many openings in the underground palace, and after the mercury evaporates, it will diffuse to the other end, even in the tunnel of the Bonanluo living stone.There is no exit from the Hades around Yaochi, there is only entry but no exit here, why does Lao Yue say that she must find the exit immediately, and how can she be sure that there must be an exit from Yaochi?

Not to think too much, Huang Qianshan carried Liang Xiaoyu on his back and said to Lao Yue: "Miss Lao, you can't find the exit of what you said, you should go hide in the Hades." "No, I haven't found the coffin of Queen Grasshopper. If I find it, I will drag her out and lie in it by myself. Maybe I will be entrusted with the life of an emperor in my next life." Hao Dali said with a wry smile. Cai Minmin gave Hao Dali a blank look, and she said, "The emperor's order? If you are really the emperor's order, you will be labeled as anti-human and anti-society, and you won't even know your grandma."

"But there's no exit here." Gu Changtian said in a low voice, and when he opened his mouth, he felt his entire face hurt like a knife. Lao Yue felt overwhelmed, she said helplessly: "Well, I see that the underworld near the stone vein has very few vents, maybe it can temporarily block the mercury vapor." To walk to the Hades, there are many stone flowers and trees in the middle, and there is a long and high stone step under the Hades.Huang Qianshan was carrying Liang Xiaoyu on his back, a large piece of his back was rubbed off, and that piercing pain will never be forgotten.Huang Qianshan knew that Liang Xiaoyu was pretending to faint, and he carried Liang Xiaoyu on his back to take the opportunity to feel his pulse. According to the pulse, he was sure that Liang Xiaoyu was getting better gradually, and the pill must be the antidote.Huang Qianshan wanted to carry Liang Xiaoyu to the side of the pool of mercury, and threatened her to hand over the antidote immediately, otherwise he would throw her in and let her try the man's tricks.

After three thousand years of baptism in the mercury pool, there is no longer so much mercury to be sprayed, but this time it seems to be returning to the light, and wants to use the last strength to explode.Huang Qianshan gradually drew a certain distance from Lao Yue and the others, and fell far behind. At this time, the mercury had already converged into a pool, and large strands of blue smoke chased Huang Qianshan desperately. Lao Yue and the others quickly arrived at the Hades. Cai Minmin felt that something was wrong. When she turned her head to look, she found that Huang Qianshan was surrounded by blue smoke.Lao Yue dragged Cai Minmin into the Hades, and refused to let anyone go out, because the outside of the Hades was full of thick blue smoke, and even stone trees, flowers, stone animals could not be seen.

The Hades is attached to the stone veins, hollowed out and pierced. Inside is carved beams and painted pillars, gold, stone and purple jade, just like a real palace. Lao Yue marveled at the fact that the ancient Guo State had such national power. You must know that the ancient Guo State at that time Not particularly powerful.After the stone gate of the Hades was closed, there were still a few vents, Lao Yue felt it was not safe, but Gu Changtian just said that there was still an inner hall inside, so Hao Dali took the lead and walked in first.The Hades is part of the underground stone vein, so there is no vent in the inner hall, only a stone door, and the air is cut off after the stone door is closed.

"Mr. Huang and Xiaoyu...have they...have..." Cai Minmin asked worriedly after entering. Lao Yue sighed and said: "Maybe they are auspicious people with their own aura, and nothing will happen." "Don't lie, just now, sister Yue, didn't you say that the gas after the mercury volatilizes is poisonous? There is so much mercury gas outside, it's strange if you don't die." Hao Dali said regretfully, "I really didn't expect to die Together, I have to say thank you to Brother Huang on Huangquan Road." "Xiaoyue, I've dragged you down." Gu Changtian began to blame himself again.

Lao Yue felt sad for a while, she knew very well that Gu Changtian would die soon, his fingers had already exposed red and white bones, and soon his whole body would fester until only bones remained.There are many big chairs in the inner hall, Lao Yue helped Gu Changtian to sit on the chair, let him have a good rest, and stop thinking about it.But Gu Changtian knew that the end was approaching, so he grabbed Lao Yue's hand and wanted Lao Yue to stay by his side.Lao Yue thought that there was no other way in the inner palace, so she sat down and accompanied Gu Changtian through the last journey of her life. Cai Minmin stood by the stone gate, she kept staring at the Hades through a gap, but Huang Qianshan didn't appear, and a little blue smoke came in.Blue smoke kept pouring into the Nether Palace, and Cai Minmin had no choice but to close the stone gate and stop looking outside.But Cai Minmin comforted herself, since Hades and Yaochi both have air to breathe, maybe there is an exit nearby, Huang Qianshan has already escaped with Liang Xiaoyu on his back.For some reason, Cai Minmin felt a dull pain in her heart, and tears flowed out suddenly. She couldn't think of the reason, but she thought it was the miasma mother's poison that had flared up again. After Hao Dali entered the inner hall, he felt very aggrieved. Although he was trying to be brave, he didn't want to be a short-lived ghost.There are also rare antiques in the inner hall, but they are too big, Hao Dali can't move them at all, and he always feels very regretful that he can't die with gold and silver.Lao Yue cried and cried with Gu Changtian, Hao Dali looked uncomfortable, and Cai Minmin was also sobbing, so he just nestled in the corner alone, in a daze without saying a word.The more he thought about it, the more he felt useless, so Hao Dali hit the wall vigorously, but he immediately stood up in surprise, thinking: This wall should be a stone vein, but how could it be empty behind it. The words were divided into two parts, Huang Qianshan carried Liang Xiaoyu on his back and was surrounded by blue smoke. He knew he couldn't escape, so he simply threw Liang Xiaoyu who was pretending to be unconscious to the ground.Liang Xiaoyu knew that Huang Qianshan couldn't hide it, and she wanted to get up after falling to the ground, but Huang Qianshan pressed her to the ground and wouldn't let her straighten up.Huang Qianshan kept thinking about the kneeling monkey statue beside the Yaochi, and he didn't realize the mystery until the blue smoke rose.Although mercury volatilizes quickly and gaseous mercury is everywhere, if you lie on the ground, you can see that there is still a layer of clean space under the blue smoke. "Don't move, bring down the mercury vapor, you'll see it." Huang Qianshan said with a dark face. "You left me here on purpose!" Liang Xiaoyu said angrily. "Whether it's intentional or not, the words are really ugly. I'm betraying you with good intentions." Huang Qianshan said unconvinced, "I won't stay here anymore, but you are very good at slandering good people." "Who did I slander?" Liang Xiaoyu said not to be outdone. "Did Gu Changkong come in? Why can't you see him all the way here? Did you find a scapegoat long ago? Where is he now?" Huang Qianshan asked softly while lying on the ground. "I don't know what you're talking about." Liang Xiaoyu still refused to admit it. "Okay, I won't waste time with you if you are stubborn, give me the antidote quickly!" Huang Qianshan said fiercely, "Otherwise, don't blame me for being so hot!" "I didn't!" Liang Xiaoyu turned her face away, not looking at Huang Qianshan. "Still quibbling, if you hadn't taken the antidote, you would have gone to heaven long ago! In the tunnel, you sent Lao Yue not only to strangle me to death, but also to take the medicine right away. In case you take the antidote too late, you will be exhausted after taking the antidote. Yes or no?" "Don't force me!" Liang Xiaoyu finally said angrily, "Sister Yue already knows my secret, it's all your fault!" "What secret?" Huang Qianshan asked unexpectedly. "It has nothing to do with you, Sister Yue knows anyway." Liang Xiaoyu said sadly. "How did she know, isn't she always with us, how did she know?" Huang Qianshan tilted his head to hide from the blue smoke, and continued to ask, "What secret do you have?" "I don't want Sister Yue to know the secret. Anyway, I don't want her to know." Liang Xiaoyu wanted to cry, and she said, "I really regret that I found you on the Internet. If I hadn't recommended it to Sister Yue, she would never have gone. I'm looking for you! I thought Guangxi's translators were poor, but you brought them all the way here!" "It turns out that you arranged for Lao Yue to find me?" Huang Qianshan was surprised, and he asked again, "Then you shouldn't be so desperate. If you have the antidote, give it to Hao Dali and the others as soon as possible. If it's too late, it will be too late." .” "Do you think I want to kill Dali and the others? We all grew up together, would I be so vicious? But there are only two pills, and the rest are already..." Liang Xiaoyu concluded. It was rare that Liang Xiaoyu was willing to speak, so Huang Qianshan seized the opportunity to ask, "What happened to everything else?" "Gone!" "Then you said there are two antidotes, and one more?" Huang Qianshan asked nervously. Suddenly, Liang Xiaoyu smiled strangely: "Didn't you always wonder why Sister Yue was not poisoned, and want to know the answer?"