"Zhong Qingzhu?"
In the dark, Shen Shi held his breath and shouted tentatively. There was no sound around him except for the "tick" sound of drops of water dropping into the water, even the sound of insects
A person, in this strange darkness, seems to feel a special loneliness. Shen Shi is inexplicably worried about Zhong Qingzhu's safety because of his uncertain fate. He still remembered the scene of being carried around by the terrible torrent before he passed out of consciousness. Now he is still alive. Even he thought he was lucky.
But will Zhong Qingzhu be so lucky? When we first met on the rock step of worshiping immortals, Shen Shi remembered that Sun You said that the girl was said to be a person with bad luck. Er, is that what he said? Anyway, she was very unlucky.
Shen Shi thought about it in a confused way, and began to explore farther away. At the same time, he called Zhong Qingzhu every once in a while, hoping to find her.
Before, because things were too hasty and sudden, Shen Shi didn't even see the appearance of the cave entrance clearly, but he vaguely remembered that the cave seemed small, but unexpectedly, under the impact of the huge waves and torrents, the water waves carried them far into the cave without bottoming out, until he passed out of consciousness.
Now in the darkness around him, he felt carefully for a while, and suddenly fell into a situation like a blind man, which really made him very uncomfortable. However, he felt that he should still be in a cave. He could touch the hard stone wall not far from the surrounding puddles, and the cave was not very tall, about half of the people were tall. He could not even stand up straight, Only stoop to crawl in the water. In addition, perhaps it was because of the torrential water that washed away the dark cave wall, which was very wet, and there were water drops constantly dropping, which was the reason for the ticking sound heard in the front.
But Zhong Qingzhu still has no reply.
Shen Shi can't help but feel a little anxious. Although he has roughly understood the surrounding situation, it is obviously useless to know that he is in the cave. Zhong Qingzhu's whereabouts are unknown. In addition to worrying about her safety, Shen Shi also has a few unspeakable fears about his future. Is it possible to die inexplicably in this dark place?
A fit of inexplicable impatience stirred up in Shen Shi's heart. Shen Shi could not help gnashing his teeth and scolding: "Zhong Qingzhu, where did you die?"
Shen Shi felt a little regretful when he said this. He smiled bitterly and shook his head in the dark. He thought that he was not calm enough. In this case, he would lose his composure so easily. After a sigh, he was trying to cheer up. When he was groping again, he suddenly heard a weak voice coming from a distance:
"I, I am here..."
Shen Shi almost didn't believe his ears when he was shocked, but his voice was weak, but it was very clear in the darkness. How could he have heard it wrong? At that moment, Shen Shi's first reaction was to be overjoyed. His second reaction was to subconsciously roll his eyes at the dark end and say in his heart, "I've been calling you for a long time, but I can't help but scold you..."
However, with this response, Shen Shi was suddenly refreshed. Maybe that's what people are like. Even though there is still a lonely and cold darkness around, as long as they feel a companion around, they will subconsciously feel warm and safe. Shen Shi immediately adjusted his direction and shouted at the direction of Zhong Qingzhu's voice in the dark, "Don't move, I'm coming to find you now."
"Hmm..." Zhong Qingzhu's voice sounded a little timid and trembling. I don't know whether it was because of fear or because he was injured under the impact of the torrent not long ago.
The sound of the water began to ring. It was Shen Shi who was groping in the water. After the initial exploration just now, he could not see the situation around him clearly, but he had some impression in his mind. At the same time, he would call Zhong Qingzhu every time he moved a distance. When Zhong Qingzhu answered, he would locate himself in the dark by his voice and slowly approach her.
The sound is getting closer and closer, and the surrounding area is still dark. The sound of water is making a quiet sound at the foot and hand, and the sound of ticking is sometimes far and sometimes near. A moment later, his palm, which he fumbled forward, suddenly touched a soft body. At the same time, Zhong Qingzhu's voice sounded about a foot in front of him, and his voice seemed to be filled with joy and excitement. He said:
"Brother Shen?"
Shen Shi was stunned for a moment, then grinned in the dark and said, "It's me. Don't worry. There is no ghost here."
Zhong Qingzhu suddenly shook his body, but he grabbed his arm with a backhand. Although he could not see her face clearly, Shen Shi could perceive that she seemed suddenly afraid.
"Er... I was wrong." Shen Shi feels that Zhong Qingzhu's nails seem to have penetrated the flesh of his hands. He smiles bitterly in the dark and whispers, "It's my humble mouth. I shouldn't talk nonsense."
Zhong Qingzhu seemed to have a few breaths in the dark, then calmed down, and soon found that his hand was wrong. He quickly released his hand and said, "Ah... I'm sorry, Brother Shen, I'm just afraid, I didn't want to catch you..."
"Call me Shen Shi." Shen Shi interrupted her confused words and said, "I'm not much older than you."
Zhong Qingzhu was quiet for a while, then whispered, "OK."
Although after the meeting, there were several mistakes and omissions, and the atmosphere was not as happy as expected, but rather inexplicably embarrassed, Shen Shi felt relieved. After all, there was someone talking beside him. Even though the darkness around him was still deep and cold, he felt as if he was not as lonely and terrible as before.
"Where is this?" After a moment, Zhong Qingzhu asked in a low voice.
Shen Shi shook his head and said: "I don't know, but it should be in an underground cave in the deep of the cave just now. Er, yes!" Suddenly he was happy and said, "Didn't you find your cave? You must know the situation in this cave. How can you get out?"
Zhong Qingzhu's voice suddenly became silent. After a long time, she heard her voice with caution and apology and whispered: "I, I just happened to see this cave when picking up shells before, and never came in."
"Huh?" Shen Shi was stunned for a moment, and suddenly let off steam. All his hopes turned into nothing. He could not speak for a moment. Zhong Qingzhu was also silent. It seemed that he did not know what to say.
After a while, Shen Shi suddenly came back to himself. Anyway, he could not just sit here and wait to die. He shook his head and cheered up and said, "OK, anyway, let's look for a way out."
Zhong Qingzhu gently agreed in the dark, and then the sound of the water sounded. It seemed that she also rolled up in the puddle. Just a moment later, she heard her snort, as if she had taken a breath of cold air.
Shen Shi paused and said, "Why, where are you injured?"
Zhong Qingzhu hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know. There are many places on my body that hurt, but it seems that my left hand hurts so much that I can't use it."
Shen Shi frowned, but he didn't think it was too unexpected. When he woke up just now, there were at least a dozen sores on his body. Fortunately, it looked like all kinds of skin injuries, big and small, and there were no fatal injuries such as broken muscles and bones. But now it seems that Zhong Qingzhu is luckier than herself. She is not so lucky
"Let me see for you. Don't break your hand." As Shen Shi said, he reached over and fumbled for a moment, catching Zhong Qingzhu's arm.
In the dark, Zhong Qingzhu's body moved a little. It seemed that he said two words, but he didn't know whether it was shy or anything else. His voice sounded a little vague. Shen Shi frowned: "What did you say? Is it wrong? Is it that I pressed it wrong? Oh, does it hurt here..."
With that, he gently pressed his fingers on several joints on Zhong Qingzhu's arm and wrists. After Zhong Qingzhu was silent for a moment, he whispered, "No pain."
Shen Shi breathed a sigh of relief and said: "That's good. It seems that the bone is not broken, but it's skin trauma. It's not in the way."
Zhong Qingzhu was silent again. After a while, he whispered: "I, I mean you took my hand wrong, this is my right hand, and my left hand hurts..."
Shen Shi's hands froze, and then slowly loosened his grip on Zhong Qingzhu's arm. He couldn't say a word for a long time, and finally he could only murmur:
"Then you didn't say..."
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In the dark, the sound of water sounded clearly. Shen Shi knelt half in the water and slowly climbed forward. Behind him, the sound of water sounded softly and regularly. Zhong Qingzhu followed.
After groping and checking in the dark, Zhong Qingzhu's left arm was really unlucky to break. Maybe it was the injury when he was carried by the torrent and hit a hard rock wall in the front. But now, there is no good way.
Shen Shi finally had to tear some pieces of cloth from her body and tie them to her arms, so that she could hang her arms in front of her neck and chest and not move around. After she got out of the current danger, she could find a way to cure her.
As for the direction of searching for a way out, in fact, because they are in the cave, there are two directions vaguely, but it is dark around, and they can't figure out which way is the exit.
The best way is that two people should act separately. One person should go to one direction to search. But after starting to search, Zhong Qingzhu followed Shen Shi silently. Shen Shi didn't say anything.
It seems that there is a kind of silent agreement between the two people. In this dark and depressed underground cave, the road ahead is vast, and life and death are unpredictable. In any case, it always seems more reassuring to have someone around.
I felt for a long time to crawl forward, and I didn't know whether this direction was right or not. But in their feelings, this deep and narrow cave seemed to be bottomless, and the darkness was endless ahead, as if it would never end.
I don't know when they started to talk. There was silence around them. Only the sound of water dripping from the stone wall echoed quietly in the darkness.
"Shen Shi."
Suddenly, the voice of Zhong Qingzhu came from behind, which sounded tired.
"What's the matter?" Shen Shi stops and turns to look. Although he can't see anything out of the darkness, he can still vaguely feel her figure.
Zhong Qingzhu was quiet for a while, then said quietly, "Do you think we will die here?"