Daomu Biji

Chapter 23 God’s Ten Minutes

The third uncle panicked, but he knew that he must not be nervous at this time. He untied the oxygen bottle on his body, kicked it away, then connected with the one who understood the chain, and continued to look for the entrance.

In fact, things were already very bad at this time. When the third uncle looked around with a flashlight, he found that the surroundings were completely dark. He couldn't even figure out the direction he came from.

It seemed that he was too naive. The third uncle cursed secretly, and a heartbeat that was more intense than the fear of being trapped in the ancient tomb began to appear. That's when he realized that he might be dead.

But this time after the extreme fear, the third uncle calmed down, thinking that he still had ten minutes, hoping that maybe it would be in these ten minutes. If he couldn't find it, it would be fine, it would just be a matter of dying early.

Relying on his intuition, he started searching again. Soon, the oxygen bottle used to untie the chain was also empty. He unbuckled the air bag and began to inhale the air in the air bag. However, it was still dark all around, which made people feel very helpless, especially when you want something but can't find it no matter how hard you look for it, the third uncle began to despair. At this moment, misfortunes never come singly. Suddenly, the flashlight that solved Lian Lian's hand flashed and went out, and suddenly the surroundings were completely dark.

When the third uncle saw it, he thought to himself that it looked like God wanted me to die, and there was nothing I could do about it. At this moment, he suddenly saw green light spots appearing in the darkness in front of him.

Oops, it’s the ancient corpse of Wu Le! The third uncle turned on the search light on his waist and looked there. Sure enough, he saw the group of ancient corpses floating back again, and they were very close to him, only five or six meters away.

There was a glimmer of hope in the third uncle's heart. He was right. The trajectory of these ancient corpses passed through the entrance. If you follow these corpses, you can find the entrance.

So he swam over, swam into the group of ancient corpses, and followed them.

As soon as he got closer, he discovered that the ancient corpse seemed to be following a stream of water. He also rushed into the current and began to float forward automatically. At the same time, use a searchlight to illuminate the situation above.

However, what made him extremely anxious was that the corpse floated extremely slowly. Soon, he almost absorbed all the first air bag, but still could not find the entrance.

The third uncle told me that he was almost going crazy at that time, but he had no choice but to continue to follow. He could only hope for a miracle. In other words, he was no longer in the mood to be afraid at that time, nor could he think about oxygen. He just hoped that he could see the entrance immediately.

However, when he finally saw the entrance appearing above his head, the second air bag was almost empty. The air in the two water bags could last for up to two minutes. Entering would be tantamount to suicide. If he went down with the water, , but there is still hope of returning to that tomb.

The third uncle looked at the entrance and then at the darkness below. He made a decision at that time. He had to fight no matter what. If he went down, he would only die a little later, two minutes. Although it was impossible, he still had to try. , he doesn’t want to wait to die.

He took a deep breath of air and swam up, but the moment he swam out of the current, because the water outside was slow, he was rolled over and bumped into an ancient corpse.

The force of this water flow was quite strong. The third uncle couldn't control his posture and hurriedly hugged the ancient corpse and used all his strength to stabilize his body.

At this time, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and saw gas spurting out of the mouth of the ancient corpse. Um? He was stunned for a moment, and when he pressed the ancient corpse, he immediately discovered that it was not a real person, but a human figurine made of something like bamboo, with stone glue and mud oil on the outside. Moreover, it was obviously hollow, and the inside was There is air!

No way, the third uncle thought, and immediately pulled out the dagger and stabbed it in. Immediately, bubbles spurted out from the breach.

The third uncle rushed forward and sucked in the air inside like a blood sucker. After just one breath, he knew there was a door. Although the air inside was extremely smelly, it was not poisonous and could be breathed.

Thinking about it, he picked up the two ancient corpses, pushed them away from the water flow, and entered the entrance.

It sounds unbelievable and no one believes it, but the third uncle really managed to save his life like this.

He returned to the boat when it was daytime and the sun was rising. As soon as he returned to the boat and put away the equipment, he saw the third wet equipment placed in the corner. Now he immediately confirmed that the person who wanted to kill him must be in the archaeological team.

However, when he returned to the cabin, he found that everyone was fast asleep. After looking at them one by one, he couldn't tell anything strange about anyone.

If it were normal times, he would have tied them up one by one and asked them. But now because of Wen Jin's face, he couldn't do that, so he had to endure it and pretend to sleep. It wasn't until dawn two hours later that they pretended to find that the chain link was missing, so they started looking for it. He wanted to lead them to discover the cave, but unexpectedly, he found corpses of serial drowned people nearby.

The third uncle said to me: "I don't know how he got out. Judging from the situation at the time, it is possible that after he woke up, he found that the oxygen bottle was not there and he was alone. He forced himself out in panic and drowned." I really didn’t expect that he would be so stupid, but now that I think about it, it’s me who killed him.”

I let out a long sigh after hearing this and said to my third uncle: "When you came up, you should have gone down to rescue him immediately. That way this kind of thing would not have happened and you could still sleep."

The third uncle nodded and sighed: "At that time, I felt that it was too dangerous to go down to rescue people right away. I don't know who on the ship wanted my life. If I go in again, I might endanger others. Anyway, when they wake up , I will immediately find that the solution chain is not there, and I will definitely look for it. I have left the inflatable boat from the past at the reef at that time. I just need to guide them there when the time comes, and then take advantage of the chaos to enter the hole. It only takes half a day at most to get back and forth. hours, otherwise I would go out to sea with two sets of equipment alone at night, which would not only make people suspicious, but also make it difficult to explain the matter after rescuing Jie Lianhuan." The third uncle shook his head, "Now you know why I don't want to mention this matter, right? , this is what I regret most about your third uncle."

Speaking of this, I thought of the blood book, and now it became clear why Xie Lianhuan thought it was his third uncle who had harmed him. The back of his mother's head was attacked by a sneak attack. Xie Lianhuan definitely didn't know who did it. He couldn't have thought of the ancient tomb. There was a third person who followed him in. When he woke up, the first thing he thought of was his third uncle. Then when he saw that his diving equipment was gone, he didn't think it was his third uncle who wanted to kill him.

Odd injustices through the ages, I immediately thought of those unsolvable misunderstandings in Jin Yong’s novels, and thought they were literary exaggerations, but I didn’t expect that they would actually happen.

In the end, it is impossible to verify where Jie Lianhuan got the Snake-browed Bronze Fish and how the body appeared under the reef. He must have found some way out in desperation, but even if he could get out of the underwater tomb, he would not be able to escape that section of water. Jie Lianhuan did not escape his fate after all.

It was better not to tell my third uncle about the misunderstanding of Lian Lian, lest he feel uncomfortable after hearing it, I secretly planned in my heart. Pinghu Qiuyue Novel Reading Network

The third uncle continued: "I have already told you about the next thing in Jinan. Of course, I didn't want you to know that Xie Lianhuan's death was related to me at that time, so Wen Jin and I went into the undersea tomb for the second time. I didn’t say anything about what happened next. In fact, when I went in, I was pretending to be asleep because I was afraid that they would arrive in the tomb. I didn’t know what the unchained people would leave in it, so I wanted to go and take a look before they arrived. . In addition, I know that after I get down, the person who attacked me will definitely reveal his flaws. I want to use this to find him and take revenge on him."

At this time, I remembered what Menyouping told me. When I thought about it, it seemed that it was Menyouping himself who suggested exploring the ancient tomb. I suddenly felt relieved and asked my third uncle: "Then have you seen it?" Who is coming out, is it Zhang Qiling?"

His skills and background are very mysterious. If it were him, things would be easier to explain.

The third uncle frowned: "After they went out, I followed them. This person was indeed quite suspicious, but there was someone even more suspicious. In short, after seeing it, I couldn't figure it out. I was watching Everyone is suspicious, but I personally think that with that little brother’s skills and my three-legged cat skills, I was probably killed right away, so it’s unlikely that it was him.”

I also realized it, so I nodded. Menyouping usually looks soft and weak, looking like he can't wake up. If he wants to get violent, he just goes to twist someone's neck. That is the fastest way to kill. Three Uncle is definitely no match for him. So I asked again: "What's next?" "Next... after the young man led the group of people out, I followed behind secretly. In this ancient tomb, after they entered the tomb chamber of the pool, I didn't know that there was a passage under the pool at the time. I thought they would come out after going around in a circle, so I stayed in the darkness of the passage. After waiting for a while, they didn't come out. I was worried that they were in danger. , and followed in. That little brother should have told you what happened next, I just followed him, he should have said it more clearly than me. "

I remembered a detail at this time and asked, "Then he said that you pretended to be ladies looking in the mirror to guide them through Qi Men Dun Jia, is it true?"

The third uncle said "Hmm": "What girls?"

I recounted what Menyou Ping had said at that time, and the third uncle suddenly opened his eyes wide, "Is there such a thing?"

I grinned and said in my heart, don't say you don't know. However, the third uncle really took a breath of air, stood up and took a few steps back and forth: "Did he really say that?" "The circumstances at that time determined that I must not have heard wrong."

The third uncle narrowed his eyes and asked me to say it again in detail. I tried my best to remember what Menyouping told me and said it again carefully.

After hearing this, the third uncle touched his chin and shook his head repeatedly: "No, no! He lied!" "Liar?" "I was on the stone steps, the fog was too thick, and I didn't see the situation at that time. I can use Wen Jin I guarantee that I have never gone down there, and I don’t know what mechanism is there at all. I can’t just believe that guy’s words.”

I frowned: "But given his situation at the time, I don't think it was necessary for him to lie to us. He didn't even need to mention it to us, and we couldn't do anything about him."

The third uncle patted his head, thought for a while, and said: "That's true. If we assume that what he said is true, there is also a problem. Look at what this kid said: 'I' squatted there, and all he saw was' All their judgments were based on my back. During the whole process, except for Huo Ling who might have seen my face, the others judged that it was me just by relying on a diving suit... …”

I said "Oops" and recalled what I said at that time, and found that it was indeed the case, "So, the person who led them through the dark formation was not you, but another person with a similar back and even appearance to you?"

The third uncle nodded and his face became very serious: "If that little brother is telling the truth, it is absolutely true. And, didn't you notice? That little brother didn't see my face. He had the chance to see it." I arrived, why didn’t I see it?”

I recalled the plot mentioned by Men You Ping and suddenly I was excited: "Huo Ling, he stopped Huo Ling!"

The third uncle nodded and said: "Yes, that's the detail. I never knew about this. I really didn't expect that something like this happened in those short few minutes..."

I felt like I was getting a headache. Indeed, the situation at that time was so chaotic and the visibility was extremely low. It was possible for the oil bottler to see it wrong. Moreover, looking at it this way, the conclusion that the man was the third uncle was proposed by Huo Ling from beginning to end. She was the only one who had seen that man's face. If she and that man were in the same party, it would be possible It's a clever scam. Menyouping and the others may have mistakenly blamed the third uncle.

I suddenly thought of Menyou Ping's words at that time, "If this is really your third uncle." Was he also doubting that that person was not his third uncle?

But the thought was wrong. Menyou Ping saw his third uncle, not only this time, he also saw his third uncle before he fell into coma, and he also saw his face. You can't be fooled by the silhouette of your back. How to explain this?

I raised this question, and the third uncle sighed: "I don't know about that. Maybe the little brother saw it wrong when he was dying of consciousness. Think about it, he thought he was chasing me all the way in, that I was in a daze at times, maybe hallucinating, but not necessarily."

I shook my head and said to him: "This is too far-fetched. It is unlikely that someone like me will misunderstand it."

The third uncle said seriously: "If that's the case, then he must be lying, because I didn't lie to you."

Hearing this sentence, I sighed in my heart. The thing I feared most has come. I have always been very nervous when I heard about the overlapping experiences of Uncle San and Menyou Ping, fearing that something would be wrong, which would mean that one of them must be lying.

However, after listening to it all the way, I found that the words of the two people were generally consistent. I felt a little relieved, thinking that even if it was not 100% the truth, it should be close to the truth. However, this matter was about to be solved all the way, but at the end I encountered such a card. It was really uncomfortable, and this card was very crucial. If the third uncle was not in it, then someone else would have charmed them. The third uncle is completely innocent; if the third uncle is inside, it will be completely opposite. The third uncle is a traitor with ulterior motives. Just this little bit represents two completely different outcomes. Pinghu Qiuyue Novel Reading Network

Among the two, I still believe Menyouping more, because he narrated it without any need to tell us. Whether he deceived us or not has no meaning to him at all. However, the third uncle's narrative this time is different from the past. It is very clear and there is no flaw. If he is lying, he cannot make up lies to this extent. I feel that he is unlikely to do so this time. Will lie to me. Moreover, there is only such a little contradiction left. If he wants to lie to me, he can easily hide it. There is no need to tell the opposite fact to Menyou Ping. He can say that he followed it and then fainted and woke up. They were all gone by then, and I couldn't find a flaw in this at all.

This seems to be a Rashomon, and there is no way to unravel its mystery. It seems that what both men said is true.

Thinking of this, I suddenly had a strange idea. Superficial evidence takes precedence. So since I think Uncle San didn't lie to me, and neither did Mengyoubo. Can it be established?

This is a bit of a fat man's way of thinking. It is simple and clear. Divide the matter into three parts, and determine the first two. Then the last one will only be true no matter how impossible it is.

I expressed my thoughts, and my third uncle was also thinking about it. He shook his head as soon as he thought about it and said, "How is it possible? If both of these statements are true, then there must be two of me in the tomb at that time." Two third uncles?" I thought in my mind, thinking that this seemed absolutely impossible. The third uncle did not have a twin brother and would not be a clone. This assumption was illogical. However, if you want to think according to the fat man's thinking, there is no need to consider logic, but to list all possibilities, enumeration method.

I took out a piece of paper and started writing down the possibilities. However, after thinking about it, I found that, on the premise that neither of them lied, there was only one result, that is, the third uncle was outside the Qimen Dunjia Formation, and Meng Meng What You Ping saw inside was a man who looked similar to his third uncle.

So the question is not how two third uncles came into being, but where did this similar-looking person come from? Using enumeration, that is, a few, one is that this person is a stranger from the sea, the other is that this person has been hiding in the ancient tomb, these two are very reluctant, then it is possible that this person should be One of those ten people.

This is well-founded. Recalling Menyou Ping's narration, we can find that at that time, they found that the two situations of the third uncle were very strange. It was entirely possible that someone who went to the bottom of the sea together with them did it.

But I have never heard Uncle San mention that there is someone in the team who looks very similar to him. Now that we are talking about this topic, if so, he should have thought of it. I have also seen the photo, but the photo is so blurry that it looks like Almost everyone has trouble counting.

So, could it be disguise? I thought of the little brother's method, but when I thought about it, I knew it was impossible. A disguise required three to four days of preparation and five to six hours of makeup. How could he have had time under such circumstances?

Thinking that we had reached a dead end here again, I couldn't help but feel frustrated and let out a long sigh.

The third uncle saw the change in my expression and asked me what I was thinking about. I told me my reasoning process. The third uncle laughed after hearing this and said how can I learn from that fat man’s thinking? That fat man’s brain is crooked.

But after laughing a few times, he seemed to have thought of something, his face changed, and then he took a breath of air and said, "Hey, no, damn, is this what happened?"

I quickly asked him: "What's wrong?".

The third uncle said with a pale face: "Don't tell me, this fat guy has a problem. After analyzing it like this, I seem to understand what is going on, but... if this is really the case, something is very wrong. It’s even a little weird.”

I hurriedly asked him to speak quickly, and the third uncle said: "You said that there is another person in the ancient tomb who looks similar to me, which makes sense, but I feel that this person does not need to be too similar. What do you think of that little person?" My brother was poisoned and must have been unconscious, and it only lasted a few seconds before he fell into unconsciousness. As long as there is some similarity, he can be mistaken."

I nodded: "Yes, but is there such a person in your team? If there is such a person, you may have noticed it. After all, it is very strange for two people to be similar in the world."

The third uncle's expression was very strange. He took a breath and shook his head and said: "You are wrong. In fact, there is a situation in the world where it is not surprising that two people are similar. And there was indeed such a person in the archaeological team back then. This person is 70% similar to me, but no one finds it strange."

I said "Ah" and thought no way, so I quickly asked: "Who is it?"

The third uncle stared at me and replied: "Of course it's to untie the chain."