blogombal Chapter 554 Strange Events at the Bottom of the Lake
Chapter 554 Strange Events at the Bottom of the Lake
Liu Shuangyan was now in despair.
My lower limbs felt numb and completely unresponsive.
Underwater is like the gates to hell, with a powerful suction force pulling you down.
Even waving his hands helplessly, he couldn't lift his body up.
There's not enough gas left.
I kept drinking water, one sip after another, and I couldn't control myself anymore.
Just then, a dark figure approached from above, and a large hand grabbed her hair and pulled her up.
Lu Yao has arrived.
Liu Shuangyan relaxed considerably, but then felt dizzy and fainted.
When I woke up again, I was lying on the soft grass.
Lu Yao knelt beside her, panting as he performed CPR on her.
He spat out a few mouthfuls of water, coughed violently, and then finally calmed down.
She buried her face in Lu Yao's arms and burst into tears.
This is a matter of life and death in an instant.
I never imagined that someone with such good swimming skills could still drown.
Lu Yao held her naked body, patting her back with a smile to comfort her:
"Don't cry, you're alright. I remember you said you were a good swimmer, what happened?"
"Underwater...there are ghosts underwater..."
Lu Yao laughed even harder:
"Are you scared out of your wits? What the hell? A pervert? You went down there naked, of course you attracted a pervert."
Liu Shuangyan looked down and realized that she was indeed still naked.
Embarrassed, she quickly pushed Lu Yao away and scrambled to her feet to find her underwear.
Since they had just started dating, they were still a little shy.
Thinking about how he had held me down for so long, I felt incredibly embarrassed.
Lu Yao was only wearing a pair of wet underwear.
He didn't wear any clothes, but squatted down next to Liu Shuangyan, listening to her tell him about what was happening below.
The presence of a human skull proves that someone has been here a long time ago.
Lu Yao had explored the valley and found no trace of anyone having been there.
This person died here, so it must have happened many years ago.
Liu Shuangyan also said that her legs and feet were numb, as if someone was pulling her down.
Lu Yao explained to her with a smile:
"There are many poisonous algae here. The snake bites on your body have caused numbness due to the toxicity. It's also normal for your legs to cramp after being frightened. Don't believe in ghosts."
He stood up as he spoke:
"I'll go down and take a look."
Liu Shuangyan quickly grabbed him:
"Don't go, it's dangerous!"
Lu Yao refused to believe it and pushed her hand away:
"Don't worry, I can protect myself."
He took a dagger and put it in his mouth.
She plunged into the water right where Liu Shuangyan had entered.
This hot spring lake is formed by the convergence of underground spring water flowing from the mountain.
This place must have been a natural sinkhole before.
When enough water flows, it becomes a lake.
If this continues for many years, and even longer, the entire valley may eventually become a lake.
When the time comes, the water will flow out of the bear cave, and people outside will only be able to regard it as a spring.
The area surrounding the bear cave is a depression that can also form small lakes.
If the exit of the bear cave were flooded, later generations would never know that there was once a hot spring valley here.
Lu Yao went into hiding, and the darkness grew ever deeper.
We continued digging until we reached the bottom.
The lakebed is also filled with strange rocks and overgrown aquatic plants.
If I hadn't brought a dagger, I would sometimes get tangled in the seaweed.
Liu Shuangyan was lucky to have touched the human skull. It would have been much more dangerous if she had stepped into a crack in the rock or gotten tangled in the weeds.
Lu Yao touched it for a while and found a lot of things that looked like human bones.
Several of them were skulls, which could be identified by touch.
So many people died here?
Upon touching it again, I actually found a rifle.
There's not enough gas left.
Lu Yao pushed off the rock with his feet, and his body quickly floated up.
Once on the water, he held up what he was holding, and sure enough, it was a rusty rifle.
Lu Yao waded back to the shore.
Liu Shuangyan had been anxiously waiting for him there.
Lu Yao came up and examined the gun closely under the moonlight.
It turned out to be a "Zhongzheng" rifle, with a bayonet over fifty centimeters long attached.
The gun has the markings "Factory 21" on it.
"These are guns from the Nationalist Army. They've been discontinued, and very few of us use them now. These were once the equipment of the regular army."
Lu Yao recalled that he had just touched a half-rotten pair of big-toed shoes on a corpse underwater.
It should also be for military use.
Were the dead people below soldiers?
"No, I'll go down and check again."
Although Liu Shuangyan was afraid that Lu Yao would be in danger, she couldn't stop him.
I had no choice but to squat on the shore and wait.
Lu Yao went down to check on things again.
Not only did they find another rusty rifle, but also a hat and an epaulette.
The hat has an insignia, which is definitely from the Nationalist Army.
The shoulder insignia indicated the rank of captain.
This gun is also the "Zhongzheng" type.
It's rotten and rusted and can't be used.
Judging from the situation, it has been underwater for quite some time.
The gun barrels are bent, there are obvious marks on the guns, and some of the corpses below are missing limbs, so there must have been a battle and an explosion.
Those people would end up dead at the bottom of the lake.
Lu Yao had previously deduced that this body of water was formed later; it might have been a small puddle before, or it might have been land.
Then cracks appeared in the mountain, drawing out underground spring water, which then gathered here to form a lake.
Whether the gunfight that killed many people came first, or the lake that came first, is impossible to verify.
In short, someone has been here before.
I don't know why they came, nor why they died; in short, they probably have nothing to do with people nowadays.
Lu Yao didn't want to go down and investigate anymore.
Take off your underwear to wring out the water.
He was talking to Liu Shuangyan when he suddenly made this gesture, which startled her.
His eyes widened instantly:
"My God, what are you doing? Aren't you ashamed?!"
Lu Yao turned around, his backside facing her, and wrung out the water forcefully.
"We've already been doing things together, and you're still playing the gender segregation game with me? From now on, there's no need to be so reserved about anything."
Liu Shuangyan blushed and quickly turned away.
For some reason, before she got Lu Yao, she was really looking forward to it, and she even took off her clothes and waited for Lu Yao to get in the jeep.
But after experiencing it, I suddenly felt a surge of shame.
I never imagined that men and women in love needed to do *that* to understand each other so deeply.
I never dared to imagine this before.
So once the curiosity was satisfied, the sense of shame was amplified.
This is a normal process, and if you go through it a few more times, you'll probably find it hard to break free.
That's exactly how Yuan Shumei is now.
Huang Yuejuan is the same.
Liu Shuangyan was waiting for Lu Yao to get dressed, but after a long time, she turned around and saw that he was still naked, lying on the rock basking in the moonlight.
"Hey, why aren't you wearing them?"
"It's wet. The temperature of this stone means it'll probably dry by the middle of the night."
"Then I'll go sleep over there."
Liu Shuangyan stood up and walked to the other side.
Lu Yao ignored her, still thinking about the wonders of the valley.
In the vast snowfield, there is such a paradise, but soldiers have been here before.
The nearest village is a whole day's walk through the mountains, and further north are endless mountains. What are these soldiers doing here?
Was he a deserter?
Just like those Japanese back then?
How did he die?
Is there any connection between him and Hiroshi Sakata's team?
Lu Yao couldn't figure it out either.
Suddenly the moonlight in front of me went dark.
A beautiful figure blocked the moonlight.
"You didn't even stop me from leaving. I'm a girl, do I have to take the initiative for everything?"
Liu Shuangyan is back.
Lu Yao smiled and moved to the side:
"So you're sleeping here too?"
"Fine, I'll sleep with you then! Who's afraid of who!"
Liu Shuangyan even took off her clothes.
She lay down next to Lu Yao.
This place is dozens of meters away from where Gou Shengzi and the others are sleeping. When they lie down, there are rocks to block the view, so they can't see anyone from this side.