Chapter 387 Extreme Cold

The entrance to the cave was very narrow, at most a little thicker than my thigh, which was quite consistent with the thickness of the black snake described by the old man in Xia Village. If nothing unexpected happened, the black snake should be able to pass through it. This was definitely left by it.

I lay on the ground and carefully put my head into the cave.

Whoosh! !

A gust of wind passed through the cave and hit me in the face.

I shivered involuntarily.

This was not a cold wind, but it was too cold, just like the biting cold wind in the cold winter.

"Damn it, what the hell, it's midsummer, the weather outside is as hot as a furnace, why is it so cold here?"

I cursed in a low voice, because the snake hole was too narrow, it was very difficult to put my head in, and my whole face was pressed against the ground, and I felt the ground was cold, some particles were raised, and my cheeks hurt, as if I was pressed on a file, but it didn't seem to be soil and stone particles. Out of curiosity, I turned my head slightly and put the flashlight in through the gap on the edge.

Under the strong light, the snake hole was instantly illuminated, and the dark extended to the distance, with no end in sight.

The cave was densely packed with small black particles, and there was a fist-sized thing not far away, but I didn't know what it was.

Due to the space, I couldn't tell what it was. I could only withdraw my head first, then put my arm in, and stroked the snake hole based on my memory. Soon I touched a furry thing, which scared me. I didn't notice any movement from the other party, so I was relieved and dragged it out of the earth hole.

"It turned out to be a dead mouse!"

Lao Bai grinned and poked the mouse I dragged out with his finger: "It's frozen hard, is it cold in there?"

I nodded and rubbed my numb face hard: "The temperature is not right, but it's bearable."

"I thought this black snake had awakened its intelligence, but it seems to be nothing more than that."

Lao Bai said: "Among the five great immortals, Fox, White, Yellow, Gray and Willow, the Hu family and the Liu family are the most picky. Once they have awakened their spiritual wisdom, they are unwilling to let themselves be reduced to the same level as the beasts. I once saw a nest of foxes in southern Anhui. They lived a very f*cking exquisite life. Before they turned into human forms, they stole cloth and made themselves long robes and gowns. They looked like scholars in ancient times. They even tied up a tuft of hair on their heads with a rubber band. They said it was a bun, but to me it was just a bun. Every night they used basins to collect dew, and in the morning they sat in a circle and brewed tea with dew and talked loudly, and then sat together to read. Damn, they were clearly shaking their heads and reading "When a man is born, his nature is good", but when I looked at the book they were holding, it was not the Three Character Classic at all, but a pornographic book sold on the street stalls. It was called "How could it be a thing in the pond?" It was a masterpiece. I didn't get out of bed for several days after reading it...

This kind of thing is just like that. After being a beast for a lifetime, it has a little wisdom and is particularly particular about these aspects.

Look, this black snake is still eating mice, which is enough to show that it is not very good. "

I was angry when I saw him shaking his head and making a solemn guess. I couldn't help but slap him hard on the back of his head, and then I scooped out a bunch of black particles from the snake hole. They were rat feces. Then I sneered and said, "This snake hole is full of rat feces. It looks like a rat nest. It is inevitable that one or two rats will die. What makes you say that the black snake is still eating rats?"

This grandson is completely talking nonsense with his eyes closed. A black snake that is asking for a title is probably going to turn into a dragon. When we see such monsters on weekdays, we run away without saying a word and can't fight them at all. Now it has failed to ask for a title and was injured by lightning, which gives us the strength to fight.

Such a monster has long been at the point of causing trouble. How could it eat mice? It's good enough that it doesn't eat people!!

Brother Yaozi saw me frowning and asked, "Jingzhe, do you think of something?"

"Driving away rats to make a way."

I said, "Snakes can't dig holes by themselves. Even if they become spirits and dragons, they don't have this ability. It should have driven away countless rats to help it dig this hole. Even so, it's probably not a matter of one day or one night. This snake is really deliberate. What on earth does it want to do by digging such a hole?!!"

Brother Yaozi nodded and said, "What should we do now? Chase it?"

"We can only chase it."

I scratched my head and said helplessly, "Twenty or thirty lives in Xia Village, plus Huang Lao Xie, so many people died in this matter. Now that it has fallen into our hands, we can't run away even if we want to. Otherwise, if the master knew that we were deserters with clues, he would definitely be angry to death. Who knows, he might have to use the ruler in the ancestral temple again. Anyway, I would rather fight with the big Zongzi than lie on the bench and be beaten by him. It's okay to have skin torn and flesh torn, but he also forbids me to wear pants and stick out my bare butt for others to watch, as a warning to others. It's painful but embarrassing..." When mentioning this, several people nodded repeatedly. They are all brave men who shed blood and sweat without frowning. They are most afraid of this. After suffering too many losses, everyone has become smarter. Even Lao Bai has never come up with the idea of ​​joining forces to deceive my master. In front of people like my master, doing this is no different from a third-degree crime. There are bloody precedents! !

Brother Yaozi always looks like an elder brother. It is impossible for him to admit that he is afraid of my master's ruler. At least he won't say it. He has always been very low-key in his heart. He seriously put his head into the snake hole to feel it. He only talked about the solution and didn't discuss the issue of advance or retreat. "The snake hole is too narrow. We can't get in. We can only expand it based on the original snake hole. I took a look. This snake hole is very long. It is a huge test for our physical strength. It can't be like digging a regular hole. One person digs and one person carries soil, and the others wait outside. After all this, the person who carries soil back and forth will be exhausted to death, and it will take too long. We can't wait that long. It's better to get in together, dig and move forward, and throw the excavated soil behind us. Fortunately, this hole is ventilated and won't suffocate us. In addition, the temperature is relatively low, and the possibility of landslide is also very small. In general, it is safe!!"

In terms of civil engineering, Brother Yaozi is a well-deserved expert. None of us can compare to him. Generally, we do what he says.

Originally, I wanted to take the lead, but Brother Yaozi refused, because the length of this snake hole is completely unknown. Once you get into the hole, it will be difficult to change people. You must dig a space that is large enough for the body to pass through, which is a huge waste of physical strength. Therefore, the best way is for one person to dig in one breath. Brother Yaozi overestimated my ability, but still found that my physical strength was not up to it. Wushuang is a good choice. This stupid boy is like a bull, with endless strength. Unfortunately, he doesn't understand these ways at all. Let him go, it will definitely be a team-killing player, but it will only kill us. With one shovel, all of us brothers will be buried alive. That's really a pity.

After comprehensive consideration, Brother Yaozi thought it would be better for him to do it himself.

Things were settled, and Brother Yaozi immediately took the engineer shovel and started to work. It was just to expand the snake hole, which was much easier than digging a hole out of thin air. It didn't take long for the distance of more than ten meters to get out. The rest of us followed and got in. It was the first time for Xiaozhi to do this kind of thing with us, but the little girl was particularly brave and followed me closely. When I dug the soil behind me, she immediately dug back with me without a complaint. She was much better than Lao Bai, the lazy donkey. Sometimes he said he was uncomfortable in his stomach, and sometimes he was in a hurry to pee. It was a typical lazy donkey that made a lot of shit and urine.

Things in this world always follow an eternal truth, that is - plans can't keep up with changes!

In the estimation of Brother Yaozi, a civil engineering expert, if we want to follow this snake hole and chase it until we chase it into the lair of the black snake, physical strength may be the biggest test for us. We all admit this, but we have made a thousand estimates, but we have ignored the strange coldness in this snake hole! !

No one knows how this coldness is formed. When we first entered the cave, we just felt a little uncomfortable, and no one thought much about it. It was like boiling a frog in warm water. By the time we noticed it, it was too late! !

The coldness in the cave was getting stronger and stronger. Gradually, I began to feel my limbs becoming more and more stiff. The clothes that were soaked in the mud began to harden. Even the socks soaked in sweat could not escape the disaster. I couldn't feel any temperature all over my body. Of course, I couldn't feel any coldness. To be precise, my body didn't feel like my own. When I moved, I could hear the clothes that were frozen into popsicles making a "crackling" sound similar to breaking a wooden board. When I breathed, a stream of white air would spray out of my mouth and nose.

In the end, the ice layer in the cave was clearly visible.

Brother Yaozi's digging speed became slower and slower. Even the engineer shovel that could cut off half of a person's head could not do much with the frozen soil. He was like a working ox that was about to die of exhaustion in the field, panting and waving the engineer shovel mechanically.

In the extreme cold, people's minds seemed to be frozen and lost their ability to think.

How far did they dig? How long did they dig?

When Brother Yaozi asked this, no one could answer.

I only know that during this period, I was hungry four times, ate dry food four times, but didn't drink much water, because I was really not thirsty!

Finally, Brother Yaozi couldn't dig anymore and was resting panting.

At that time, there was only one thought left in my mind - it's great, I finally don't have to climb anymore!

I just felt so tired, but I felt a strange warmth in my body. My eyelids became heavier and heavier under the warm heat. I just wanted to have a good sleep. This feeling was so wonderful that a smile appeared on the corner of my mouth.

"Hey, do you smell anything?"

Wushuang's weak voice suddenly came from behind, muttering: "It seems to be wrong, I touched something hot, wet, and smelly..."

"Hehehehe..."

Lao Bai laughed hoarsely, like an old owl: "That's my underpants, damn it, I told you that my stomach was uncomfortable, but no one listened to me. I had no choice but to solve it on the spot. You were crawling there like maggots, and you didn't even know that I took off my underpants. You deserve it! Wushuang, don't think it's dirty, put it in your arms quickly, it's still warm, just right to warm your body..."

Wushuang said weakly: "Wait until you get out, I'll beat you to death, I really don't have the strength now..."

The words of these two people shocked me, and I suddenly became much more sober, and I felt very scared.

Just now... I almost froze to death silently! !

Only people who are about to be frozen to death will feel strange warmth, or even happiness, so people who are frozen to death have a particularly strange smile on their faces! !

"No, retreat, retreat..."

I shouted: "Go out and change cotton clothes and then come in. If we continue like this, we will be frozen to death!!"

With a crisp sound, Brother Yaozi actually started digging forward again.

"Hold on, hold on..."

Brother Yaozi whispered: "Believe me, Jingzhe, I really feel that I am about to dig to the end. Let's hold on for a while, okay? I really want to know what is ahead. I have been walking underground for half my life, and I have never seen such a strange place. The altitude is not high, and it is not a glacier. Why is it so cold underground..."

Reason tells me that I should really retreat at this time. We expected everything, but we didn't expect the cold. We will suffer a great loss if we are unprepared!

However, Brother Yaozi was stubborn. It is easy for people to fight with themselves in desperate situations. Hearing his almost pleading tone, I softened my heart and gritted my teeth and said, "Then hold on a little longer. If it doesn't work, we will withdraw immediately..." Brother Yaozi didn't respond and continued to dig. This is really risking one's life to accompany a gentleman! I sighed in my heart. With the experience of saving a life from the hands of the King of Hell just now, I began to become extra careful and kept talking to other people, fearing that someone would suddenly stop moving. Only now did I know that people really didn't know when they were frozen to death. Lao Bai scolded me for being a chatterbox. Everyone didn't have the energy to talk. What was I chatting with people at this time? I didn't explain it either. I just asked him about the romantic past, what the matchmaker on the Qinhuai River looked like, and whether he still missed this person now. Lao Bai lost his temper when I asked him questions. He kept asking him "Fuck you" and "Get lost". I didn't care and kept asking him questions. Even Zhang Xinya was not spared. However, women have a strong sense of privacy protection and are too lazy to respond to me most of the time. So I stretched out my hand to pinch her leg, which was met with a loud scolding. It didn't matter if she kicked me in the face. As long as she could move, it would be enough to make me feel more at ease.

Until, Brother Yaozi suddenly stopped moving, which made me feel relieved.

In my opinion, it is unlikely that a person who has been moving will be frozen to death. He didn't respond after shouting for several times. I finally got anxious and shouted shrilly, asking Zhang Xinya to go and see his situation.

"I'm fine, but... I dug to the end..."

Brother Yaozi finally responded, lying there motionless, muttering: "It's just... all this is really... too incredible. I have never seen such a tomb in my life!!"