Chapter 24 Section 16

I noticed that the hole didn't seem to be intentionally repaired, more like it was destroyed by violence. Surfaced quietly, this place is similar to the large space when we first came in, but the things inside are quite different. The blue and dim light set off the whole room in an indescribably weird way. Looking up, there is a huge grape-like thing hanging on the top of the space, and I can only see these clearly.It can only be said that the shape is similar to grapes, but this bunch of grapes is so huge that it is taller than the current building.The ground below is densely divided into countless small hexagons by the river. On each hexagon floor, there is an oval ball about a person's height.

"What are these?" I asked quietly. Lao Dan ignored me and just looked around.After a while, he said to me: "It's safer here, go up and have a look, I hope you can explain what these are." As soon as I jumped up, I climbed onto the narrow hexagonal ground, looked at this oval that was a head taller than me, and reached out to touch it, it was cold and hard. "Stone?" I muttered in my heart, continuing to grope.There appears to be a crack in the top.Looking in with the help of the dim blue light, a skeleton!I don't know how many years the skeleton has been in there, it even feels a bit like a fossil!

When I touched it lightly, the skeleton turned into powder! "Damn, what is it? What's wrong with this world?" I cursed in a low voice. I scanned the surroundings carefully, only to find that most of the dozens of oval stones were damaged, and it seemed that this place had been destroyed a long time ago.And the huge "grape"-like substance hanging on the zenith seems to be a relic that has been abandoned for a long time, dilapidated. I leaned down and said to Lao Shan, "I don't know what it is, it's probably a cemetery." Lao Dan shook his head: "Come down, let's go. The place I'm looking for is just ahead, not far away."

I can't help my fate, I will continue to move forward with the old Dan, and I will do whatever I go. After going through a long waterway, I finally landed on a fairly dry place, surrounded by faint blue light.We sat and rested for a while by a black stone, in front of a huge pool. By the way, I checked the equipment I had with me, the Type 56 submachine gun, and 4 magazines and military thorns. This is all my belongings, and all other things were thrown on the torpedo boat.Fortunately, there are guns.However, my stomach seemed a little hungry, and I gurgled a few times. "Hungry?" Lao Dan glanced at me.

"No." I'm not too embarrassed. "Wait, I'll get you something to eat." He got up and walked towards the wall in front of him. I squinted my eyes: "Is there something to eat here?" But he didn't answer me, he groped on the wall, came back here after a while, and handed me a black thing casually. "What is this?" I asked. "Penglai fruit. You have a good taste. It is said that eating one can prolong your life by 50 years. People who have worked hard at sea for a lifetime have rarely seen it a few times. Only a few people have mixed fish and shrimp when fishing. This is Fairy fruit produced in Penglai." Lao Dan introduced it to me.

"The fruit grows on the wall?" I looked at the black round fruit with a strange fragrance in my hand. Lao Shan didn't continue to answer me, and ate it on his own, and it was delicious. I didn't hesitate when I saw it, no matter whether it was poisonous or not, let's eat it, I opened my mouth and took a bite. Well, it tastes good.There is a hint of sweet and sour in the fragrance, and the texture is crisp, which is very enjoyable to bite with your teeth. Soon after I finished eating one, I didn't seem to be enjoying myself enough. When I was about to pick another one, I suddenly heard movement in the pool behind the stone.I was startled, what is it?

I took my gun and lay down beside the black stone, looking into the pool, there were a few small eddies in the water.Have we been discovered? A mermaid actually floated out of the water, and she didn't seem to notice the two of us.I saw her swimming back and forth in the water, seeming a little anxious.I've never shot a merman, so I don't know if this guy can withstand bullets.However, judging from the appearance alone, this kind of thing seems to be able to be killed with a gun. I kept aiming with my gun, and if necessary, I would kill the mermaid immediately. The old single said: "Don't move. If I don't call you, don't come out. If I call you, come out!"

He seemed agitated, and even trembled a little when he spoke.I couldn't help but wonder, who is this?Could it be the person who saved Lao Dan? But seeing Lao Shan staggering to the edge of the water, he actually knelt down facing the water.What's wrong? Before I could see clearly, I saw the mermaid floated out of the water, revealing half of its body.She held Lao Shan's face, as if she was sniffing something.The gestures of the two became rich in an instant, as if they were talking.It's far away, I can't really hear what they are saying.But it is certain that this mermaid is indeed the person who once saved Lao Shan.At the end, the two seemed to embrace each other.

I was lying on my back, and I really wanted to find out what the relationship between them was.I silently watched everything in front of me like a fool.I didn't know whether to run or stay, and I didn't know what kind of fate these two "people" would arrange for me. The two seemed to be crying with their heads in their arms.After a while, I saw Lao Dan beckoning to me: "Comrade Liu, come here!" I don't want to get involved with this mermaid, everything is too incredible for me.But there was no way, I still walked out with a gun in hand, maintaining a high level of alert.I didn't stop until I reached the water where the two of them were, but my gun still didn't put down.

I glanced at the mermaid, it wasn't beautiful, but it was charming, with a trace of sadness under its delicate face.He looked to be in his thirties, his upper body was naked, and his white breasts stood out on his chest, which made me a little shy.It's just that she has a long fish tail below her waist.This opponent who has fought many times is now in sight. "Put down what you're holding, kid. Don't be shy, I'm old enough to be your grandma. Don't worry, you're safe here for the time being." The mermaid spoke, the voice was cold and clear, and I couldn't help shivering.

Lao Dan also nodded at me, indicating that I can rest assured. Reluctantly, I put down my gun, squatted halfway by the water, and said to them, "You two, please explain to me now. Even if I die, I don't want to be a fool." "The so-called Penglai legend has existed since ancient times. It is nothing more than commonplace talk about Sanxian Island and becoming a fairy. But my current body is the body of the legendary fairy." The mermaid doesn't seem to be like Lao Dan. I had doubts, so I opened my mouth and told me about her life experience. "A long time ago, I was a woman in Weihai City. I married a teacher. I also studied in a private school for a few years. The relationship between the two is very good and they have a son. Life is not rich, but it is safe and happy. Things always happen. Unexpectedly, one summer day, my husband and I sailed from Weihai on a boat to visit a relative in Liaodong. You also know that Shandong and the Northeast are closely connected. Many people in the Northeast escaped from the famine in Shandong. During the voyage, we were hijacked by Penglai, and all the people on board were tied into Penglai by mermaids like me. I have been in good health since I was a child, and I have never been sick, and my will is also very strong. Maybe this is the reason, I was not captured by Penglai. The voice of the mermaid completely fascinated me. In a semi-comatose state, I was sent into a tortuous pipe by something, and then I couldn't hold on any longer, and lost consciousness. When I woke up, I was in a spherical crystal, And the body also became like this. Maybe it was luck, maybe it was misfortune, the crystal ball I was in was smashed by something when I was sleeping in it. You also know that this Penglai has existed in the world for countless years , Many places have been dilapidated like ancient tombs, probably broken by falling roof tiles and the like. So I struggled to get into the water. But the women who were on the same boat as me were not as lucky as me. It was not until a long time after I came out that they were released one after another. Their bodies were already the same as mine, but they were as unconscious as walking dead, just wandering in the water. I couldn’t see the sun, and I didn’t have a clock. It's really hard to estimate the time. "I can't communicate with them, and I can't go out. I wander in this huge Penglai like a wild ghost. There is no day, no night, no relatives, no friends. Other mermaids will sleep in the depths of Penglai for a long time, and But because I am conscious, I have also become a part of this Penglai, so I have been looking for answers in this mysterious place for a long time. When I am hungry, I eat Penglai fruit, and there will be such things growing on many walls. After a long time, I also gradually discovered some secrets. "First of all, as long as your body turns into such a monster, then you are one with Penglai. Even if you can get out of here, you can feel its huge energy. I think this huge thing can also feel you. Although I once thought about running away, but where can I go with this body? When I returned to the human world, I was treated like a monster by others. When I was young, I also saw a small juggling troupe showing the mummified mermaid around. Collecting money, I thought it was a trick to deceive people, but I didn't expect that I would become such a thing. "Secondly, in my opinion, this so-called Penglai is not an island made of stone at all, it is more like a huge creature. The simplest example is that after some parts are damaged, it will not take long before it becomes like a human body." But it’s not completely like this. Some things in some rooms seem to have been decayed for thousands of years and have not been repaired. I still don’t understand why. The place we are now is the side of Penglai The bottom of the island. On the other side of the island, I have no chance to go in. But I can feel that Penglai on the other side is lifeless, without any signs of life. "As for how to deal with the people sent in, I haven't fully figured it out. But it seems that most of the women are turned into mermaids, and the men will be classified and transformed into different monsters. I don't know the details, but the above is There is a transformation room, I can take you there." I shook my head, not knowing whether to believe it or not.Believe, how can such absurd things be believed?Is Penglai actually a living creature?I don't believe it, but I am just in this mysterious and weird place, and I don't know what to say for a while.