Mystery

Chapter 1

Wu Xie didn't know why he had a scar on his neck since he was a child, and he couldn't speak.Now he is surrounded by people who are dumb like him, and there may be eye contact and hand gestures every day, but most of the time they just walk alone, and there is no friendship at all.

Wu Xie is quite special among these people.He was not born dumb, but because of an accident when he was six years old.This also makes him one of the very few people who can understand other people's language.

This time, I received a new order directly from the emperor, and the destination was a very remote uninhabited mountain area.People travel day and night, moving forward.There are birds and flowers along the way, but no one cares about these, they only care about the danger and fantasy of the destination.

One day, the leader suddenly made a stop gesture.The surroundings are already deep mountains and old forests, and there is a cave in front of everyone.He knew that the place they were going to was probably in this cave.The feng shui of this place is extremely weird, and the place is remote, so there are probably extremely weird things in the cave.

Everyone still advances in a queue.In the depths, the light seems to be completely swallowed.There was a lot of space inside, and they spread out, but they couldn't touch the stone wall within a safe distance.Fortunately, there seems to be a vent in the hole, and the torch can burn forever in it.And when Wu Xie slowly got used to the faint light in front of him, he was a little surprised by the scene in the cave - it was clearly a city.Under the cliff in the cave, deep into the ground, there is a city.

All the soldiers showed extremely surprised expressions.They have traveled between darkness and light all year round, and have seen things that are considered impossible in this world, and have also seen rare things in this world that are not even found in the imperial palace.But such a city was something they had never seen before.This sudden shock indeed subverted their knowledge once again.

Because this is not a ruined wall, but a complete empty city.

The roof tiles made of colored glaze shone faintly in the light of the torches.The people didn't dare to step directly on the roof, so they had to pull the rope and go down one by one.Looking closer, some roof tiles have unicorn patterns on them, and the workmanship is exquisite and superb.

Because it is buried deep in the ground, the houses here can only be built with rocks.Every piece of bluestone is polished just right.Standing on the roof and looking around, the city was hidden in the darkness, and the edge could not be seen at all.

Dark, dark, still dark.

Someone gestured to him through the dim light, conveying orders from his superiors.The soldiers were divided into several groups, and Wu Xie and several other dumb soldiers went deep into the darkness.Is there really what they want here?He wasn't sure.Whether it is hell or fairyland, they have already traveled many times.The belief instilled in him after he was chosen is slowly wearing away with time and fatigue.

"Knock knock—" This was the signal between them.Wu Xie continued to move forward following the weak vibration of the thin stone wall, but smoke rose around him for some reason.Suddenly, someone behind him covered his mouth and strangled his throat.The torch fell to the ground and was drowned by the stagnant water, and the surroundings fell into darkness again.He only felt that the man was very strong, and the more he struggled, the harder it was to breathe.The other party seemed to be familiar with some routines. He took off his helmet with one hand, and exerted force on Wu Xie's neck, and he fell into a coma.

Time seemed to have passed for a long time, and Wu Xie gradually regained consciousness.He felt that he had opened his eyes, but there was still darkness in front of him.It wasn't until today that he really experienced what it means to be truly blind.Darkness can best encourage fear, and uneasy anxiety spreads in Wu Xie's heart.

where are theyAre they looking for themselves, or have they got what they want and returned the same way?

He touched the only fire pocket he remembered on his body, and found that it was still there, and felt a little relieved.When the fire was lit, he found himself in a room that was completely empty, and the smoke marks on the walls showed that someone had lived here for a long time.

He also saw his helmet, and a man about his own age.

He leaned against the wall, as if asleep.Wu Xie walked over lightly, but when Wu Xie was still a meter or two away from him, he suddenly woke up and grabbed Wu Xie's wrist.

Wu Xie didn't fight back.He has his own judgment. He didn't take his life just now, which means that he didn't want to kill people to silence him, but had other intentions.

"Who are you?" The man's deep eyes seemed to be empty.If it weren't for the two of them in the room, Wu Xie would have thought that he was looking at another person behind him.

Wu Xie gestured with the other hand.The man knew half of what he saw, so Wu Xie had no choice but to dip his hands in the stagnant water on the ground and write down a lot of what he wanted to say on the wall.

The man frowned slightly.Wu Xie thought that he was illiterate, and thought that there was really no way to explain it now, but he said, "Why did 'he' let you come here?"

It turned out that what he didn't understand was this matter.Wu Xie shook his head, expressing that he didn't know either.They have never been qualified to know why, they can only sacrifice their names to pursue a goal set by others.

"I should tell you everything you want to know. It's up to you whether to silence or whatever." Wu Xie wrote this sentence, quietly waiting for the person in front of him to make a decision.

Unexpectedly, he gently erased the line and asked, "What's your name?"

"Wu Xie," Wu Xie didn't know how long he hadn't written these two words, "What about you?"

"Zhang Qi Ling."

"I'll take you out." He took the fire folder in Wu Xie's hand, and cautiously probed outside.The flames were dying, and the light shone on the entrance by which they had come.The scene there made Wu Xie stunned—the rope had been broken, and he didn't know if they had gone out or dived into the depths.At least two dozen skinny ghosts stood on the cliffs and surrounded the entrance.

"Those are fairy sloughs." There was the echo of falling boulders in the distance, Zhang Qiling extinguished the fire and lowered his voice: "If your companion hasn't found the exit by now, he is probably dead."

Wu Xie put his ears close to the ground, but didn't hear any nearby sounds.Indeed, it's starting to get weirder and weirder here.

Not only the huge echo just now, but also the "immortal slough" that Zhang Qiling said.Wu Xie had seen this kind of thing once before, but it didn't seem to have any lethality.But he remembered the scene he saw just now, and had to change his previous thoughts.

It's pitch black now, you can't see anything, and it's extremely quiet.Wu Xie stretched out his hand forward, wanting to know if he was still there.The familiar temperature spread from his palm to his heart, Zhang Qiling held his hand and pulled him up.

The author has something to say: it may only be updated on weekends.The first 27 chapters are manuscripts.