hotmtlnovel Chapter 575: Cave at the Foot of the Mountain
Chapter 575: Cave at the Foot of the Mountain
In Dr. Zhao's home, the room on the left is mainly used for living. Apart from the bed, there are several cabinets against the wall, which are filled with books.
Most of them are medical related, which is obviously in line with the identity of a doctor.
In another room, there are many cabinets arranged in rows, most of which contain commonly used herbs.
The things in the other boxes are things I don’t recognize.
The room smelled strongly of herbs, and there didn't seem to be anything suspicious.
Gu Chaoxi went into his yard again. Half of the yard was planted with a few wilted fruit trees, and the other half was a vegetable garden.
In the corner, there is a small fence with a few chickens and ducks.
It seems that Dr. Zhao can live a completely self-sufficient life.
After searching the house and finding nothing special, they gathered in the living room somewhat dejectedly.
When they arrived, the door of Dr. Zhao's house was closed. After they came in, they naturally closed the door to prevent Dr. Zhao from coming back suddenly.
Gu Chaoxi searched the living room again but found no clues.
I tilted my head and seemed to hear footsteps.
She hurried to the door, opened it slightly and looked outside. Sure enough, she saw Dr. Zhao walking towards her from a distance carrying a small medicine box.
In a little while, we will be entering the yard.
"Go through the backyard!"
He made a prompt decision, turned around, patted Pei Yan's arm, and headed towards the backyard.
When Shen Yao and others heard this, they hurriedly followed.
The wall inside the yard was not very old, so it was easy to climb out from the backyard.
Doctor Zhao closed the door as soon as he entered the house. This made it convenient for them as they could go around from the side without being seen by him.
A few people left Dr. Zhao and walked towards the village for a while, then they saw Shen Lan and Luo Zijia coming from the side.
"Let's go check out the cave?"
Gu Chaoxi was thinking about this.
Pei Yan had already told Shen Yao and the others about the matter in the cave when he went to the river in the morning, and now everyone knows about it.
"Well, let's find some lighting and see what's going on."
"By the way, if something happens over there, you might not be able to make it in time for lunch, so remember to tell the people in the house."
After responding, they went home to find their things.
After Xianxi Village, although flashlights were already available on the market, no one in their village had them.
To go inside the cave, it's pitch black, so you can only light candles or torches.
Fortunately, it is still easy to find candles.
After a while, several people met at the entrance of the village.
Five people held candles and three people held kerosene lamps.
"walk."
Gu Chaoxi and Pei Yan led the way in front, and the others followed behind.
Going around the lake and walking to the other side of the mountain, you will see the cave you saw yesterday.
The entrance to the cave was the same as yesterday, with no difference.
Pei Yan took out a box of matches from his pocket and lit the candles and kerosene lamps one by one.
There were three kerosene lamps, one for Pei Yan who was walking in front, one for Gu Chaoxi who was walking in the middle, and one for Shen Yao who was walking at the end.
The group walked into the cave for two minutes and found what Zhou Zhaozhao had mentioned.
It seems that the current location does not seem to be formed naturally.
There are traces of tools chiseling on the stone walls on both sides of the stone wall gate, and they are made relatively smooth, probably to avoid bumping into and getting injured.
Gu Chaoxi raised his hand and touched the stone door, then pushed hard inside, but it was of no use.
This stone wall door appears to open to both sides, but the middle part fits very well.
"If this thing has existed for a long time, there must be some mechanism behind it."
Most of the people in Xianxi Village stay in the village, and even if they go out, they won’t go too far.
Normally, the village’s supplies are purchased by a fixed group of people arranged by the village chief.
Therefore, there should not be many people from Xianxi Village coming here.
Not to mention, creating a stone wall door in this cave.
Pei Yan said this and began to feel around on the nearby wall.
As we all know, there is a solution to any problem within five steps.
I guess the way to open this stone door is nearby.
Seeing Pei Yan and Gu Chaoxi rubbing the stone wall, Violet began to explore as well.
After a while, Pei Yan's hand touched a round protrusion, which seemed to have several cracks on it.
He moved closer with the kerosene lamp in his hand and saw a small round protrusion on the slightly sunken stone wall.
The cracks above are where the original engraved traces have cracked.
He pressed the circle downwards with force, and with a "boom" sound, the stone wall door slowly opened in front of Gu Chaoxi.
There seemed to be a gust of dust inside, and cold and damp air blew towards her face.
Gu Chaoxi raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose, and stretched out the kerosene lamp in his right hand, trying to see clearly what was in front of him.
It's very empty, both sides.
She stepped out, stepped on the ground to make sure there was no change, and then walked inside.
Shen Lan followed her in.
This place is higher than the cave passage, like a naturally formed cave. Looking up, you can see some naturally formed water drop-shaped rocks.
Violet looked up and couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of nature.
He raised the candle in his hand higher, wanting to see the view above.
There seemed to be a slight breathing sound in the air. Gu Chaoxi tilted his head and the sound was not too loud.
"Be careful, there are things living in this cave, don't scare them."
If it's something like a snake, it would be difficult to deal with.
When she came, she only brought a short and thin knife with her, which was used for peeling fruits, and it was a little blunt.
Violet nodded, took the candle and placed it in front of her for lighting.
A few people walked slowly deeper into the cave, only to feel that the temperature was even lower than before.
After all, this is inside the mountains, where you can't usually see the sun and it's pitch black, so it's naturally cold and damp.
"Hey, this way."
Pei Yan patted Gu Chaoxi's arm and pointed to his right.
There seemed to be a small passage over there. Mainly, Pei Yan saw a piece of cloth hanging on the rock at the location of the passage.
The piece of cloth looked like it had been torn off a piece of clothing, as if someone had accidentally gotten caught on it while walking there.
Gu Chaoxi nodded and followed him over there.
The cloth felt a little damp and didn't look very new. It even felt a little fuzzy when I touched it with my hand.
It has probably been a long time, maybe that person didn't even notice that this thing was hung in half?
Gu Chaoxi held the kerosene lamp and passed it forward. It seemed that they could go deeper inside.
"Let's go and take a look." He turned around and waved to the other people.