Ancient Sword II: The Tracking of the Fierce Mountain

Chapter 79: The Graben leads to seclusion ([-])

"Nine bends of the Yellow River, thousands of miles of sand, waves sweeping and wind blowing from the end of the world." After thousands of years, the Yellow River has rushed forward mightily, with endless anecdotes of celebrities and endless scenery.

There is a slight smell of sand and dust in the wind, dry and bitter, and you can see sporadic green dots in the yellow land beyond the horizon, and the traces of people have long been hard to find.

Xie Yi and Shen Ye stood on this vast loess high slope, watching the sunset that was gradually setting in the west, reflecting the gorgeous red clouds in the sky.

The sound of rustling footsteps came from behind them, and the two turned their heads to see a man in casual clothes walking over.The man was about thirty years old, and there was no smile on his upright face. He said respectfully, "Mr. Shen, Mr. Xie, the abandoned village is coming soon. Shall we rush there tonight?"

Shen Ye looked at the team that didn't intend to stay in the distance, and nodded: "Let's hurry there tonight." Having said that, Shen Ye understood that even if he objected, I believe the Liu family would not fight for him. stay.

The Liu family is one of the famous Taosha families today, and they have always been unprofitable. But relatively, once they have the exact information about the ancient tomb, forgetting to eat and sleep is not enough to describe the Liu family. Their efficiency is certain.

This time Hitomi got two keys in succession, one is in an abandoned village by the Yellow River, the other is in a little-known town by the sea, which has been handed over to Xia Yi and they are looking for it. .As for the rest of the keys, people were dispatched to find them. I just hope that we can get news as soon as possible.

Keeping up with the Liu family who were silent all the way and eager to hurry, Shen Ye and Xie Yi were also silent, only occasionally meeting their eyes, and one could see the faint affection and tacit understanding in it, which warmed the heart.

Previously, the whole group had seen the majestic Yellow River, and now they must be close to the abandoned village by the Yellow River.

Before sunset, blurred low houses finally appeared in the distance, walking here and there, shadowy and indistinct.With a lifeless appearance, one can tell at a glance that it is a deserted village.

Everyone couldn't help speeding up their pace, but when the rotten roof gradually became clear, a huge crack stopped everyone from moving forward.

It was a crack more than four meters wide, and below it was an abyss that could not be seen to the bottom. It was as if an earthquake had torn apart the intact earth. You could hear the sound of whimpering wind playing in the abyss, which was extremely stern .In front of him was a deserted village that was clearly in front of him, and the roofs were faintly visible.

There is nothing more than a line between them.

But it is this line that makes people feel that this is a warning, warning future generations not to cross this line, and not to try to find things that should not be known.

The leader of this Liu family is named Liu He, who is not very old. He frowned at the impassable moat in front of him, and then looked into the distance. The crack stretched forward, and he didn't know where it led. .

The setting sun in the rear gradually covered all traces, and the group of them rushed all the way without resting. Liu He finally made a decision: "Let's rest here tonight." Said, what a pity.

With Liu He's order, the rest of Liu's family naturally obeyed, and immediately took off their backpacks and straightened up, and some carried the equipment needed for the night from the jeep that followed all the way.

The salutes for Shen Ye and Xie Yi were transported by the Liu family, and they were placed in the jeep, so when he heard the news of sleeping here tonight, Xie Yi said to Shen Ye: "A Ye, I'm going to prepare something."

"Okay." Shen Ye nodded.

Xie Yi walked towards the jeep.

Liu He didn't need to make preparations. Seeing Shen Ye standing there, he walked to Shen Ye's side: "Mr. Shen, would you like to walk with me?"

Shen Ye looked at Liu He.

Liu He pointed to the moat that crossed: "I want to see the end of it, so I can go around it tomorrow."

Shen Ye's expression remained unchanged: "Don't let your hands go down to see?"

"They also need to rest," Liu He said with a smile, "Mr. Shen won't refuse, will he?"

Shen Ye and Xie Yi were the helpers invited by Liu He, if they stayed out of it all the time, it wouldn't make sense.

Before Shen Ye could answer, a voice as gentle as jade said: "Alright, Ah Ye, let's go and have a look." But Xie Yi came back at some time, standing behind Shen Ye with a smile in his eyes.

Shen Ye raised his eyebrows: "Is everything ready?"

Xie Yi smiled and said: "I asked Liu Jun for help." Pointing behind him, it turned out to be the driver who was driving the car. Seeing that the three of them were all looking at him, he showed a simple and honest smile.

Shen Ye looked at Xie Yi with a deep expression on his face: "I thought you would do it yourself."

Xie Yi's smile didn't change: "It's just a tent, and the rest of the things can be obtained in time."

Some sleeping things can be regarded as private, but tents are always an exception. Although the two parties are not good at interfering with each other, Xie Yi took the initiative to speak up, and he is not an enemy. Of course Liu Jun is willing to help.

What's more, who can refuse such a modest gentleman?

Shen Ye finally accepted this explanation, and said to Liu He, "Then let's go."

Liu He nodded with a smile, but he still ordered a lot of things under his command before leaving.

The night was gradually falling, and there was a slight cold taste in the air. In the dark sky, the three of them kept moving forward along the crack.

It stands to reason that after the earthquake, there will always be a closed place in the graben, but the three of them walked all the way, and the graben has no tendency to expand, nor does it shrink. It has always maintained this width and continued to expand.

Is this really a graben created by an earthquake?

Both sides are flat land, and there are no other signs of collapse. Only this crack stands abruptly in the middle. It doesn't look like it was caused by an earthquake, but it doesn't look like it was formed naturally.

Xie Yi looked at the village surrounded by moats, and couldn't help laughing: "If there is water here, I think it's more like a moat."

Liu He couldn't help laughing and said, "Mr. Xie really likes to joke." The moat in ancient times was not as deep as this.

But before he continued to say anything, Shen Ye nodded: "It seems so."

"Mr. Shen?" Liu He asked in surprise.

Shen Ye stretched out his finger and pointed to the distance: "There, maybe it's the original city gate."

Liu He looked in the direction Shen Ye pointed, but on the opposite side of the abyss, two wooden posts that were almost weathered stood in front of him.

The wooden pile is as thick as a package, and there is still unweathered adobe beside it. If you look closely at the soil near the wooden pile, although it is a little far away, you can still see unnatural protrusions—traces of artificial digging .Going further away, you can only see the cliff, and those traces have disappeared, probably with the passage of time, you fell directly to the bottom of the cliff.

There is no need to think about the role of the wooden stake, the original gate must be here, no wonder the width has not changed along the way.

"Unexpectedly, it is really a moat." Liu He looked at Xie Yi, "As expected of Mr. Xie."

Xie Yi smiled and said, "It's just that I was lucky for a while."

The passage connecting the two sides was gone, and the three of them continued to walk along the moat.

The weather was getting colder and colder, and after a long time, a faint fire flashed ahead, and the three of them continued walking without changing their expressions. When they got closer, it was indeed the place they left in the first place.

"Master, you are back, ah, there are Mr. Shen and Mr. Xie." Several members of the Liu family came up to welcome him, "Master, did you find anything?"

Liu He opened his mouth, and felt a headache when he thought that there was no connecting bridge between the two sides. He turned his head and glanced at Shen Ye who was talking with Xie Yi, and finally rubbed his temples and said, "Let's talk about it tomorrow."

Liu He said in this way that the Liu family couldn't say anything more, so they took him to rest.

As for Shen Ye and Xie Yi, after taking the food handed over by the Liu family, after expressing their gratitude, they started to prepare for tonight's resting place.

The author has something to say: I don’t know what I’m writing, babbling babbling ┭┮﹏┭┮

By the way, do you have any idea that Xie Yi's name for the high priest has changed?