After listening to Zhao Xixi's explanation, Song Yijin marveled: "The Pearl of the Earth Mother has such an extraordinary origin. It is the only one in the world and is extremely precious. There are countless underground stone lotuses here that are nourished by their blood and continue for thousands of generations. Not to mention the extremely precious Pearl of the Earth Mother, even a stone lotus leaf must be priceless."
Jiang Xiaobao nodded repeatedly, "Look at the stone lotus on the top of the mountain, their roots are very beautiful. My slow walking is very magical. I just observed it carefully and found that the stems on its root system are bare, unlike the roots of other plants with stems and whiskers. These stems can be straightened and It can be bent, and the stone lotus can keep walking."
"Look, this stone lotus is walking!" Jiang Xiaobao pointed to one of them. Everyone quickly paid attention and saw that it was exactly what Jiang Xiaobao said. The stems on its root system were like inchworms, but they were slower and could not be seen without paying attention. "
Chen Mingzhi is also very curious, "I have only heard of plants that can roll and walk in the wind. I have never seen a plant that can walk on its own feet. Today, my eyes were opened again. "
"Sister, based on the characteristics of these Echeveria rhizomes, can we analyze that it relies on its leaves to absorb nutrients in the air, rather than its rhizomes, which are only used for movement. "Jiang Xiaobao looked at Zhao Xixi.
"Yes, the air here should be unusual. Plants usually need sunlight, but there is no sunlight here. It is obvious that the air also contains other nutrients. ”
“Hot fluid?” ”
“It should be hydrothermal fluid. We can call it Rehe. It not only contains a large amount of silicon that generates crystals, but also contains other rich minerals needed for the growth of stone lotus. It evaporates into the air and is Echeveria absorbs. ”
“It’s amazing! Such a rare treasure will definitely cause a sensation if it appears on the ground! "
"That's for sure, there is only one in the world. "
"I have a proposal..." Chen Mingzhi hesitated.
"What proposal? ”
“Let’s take this Pearl of the Earth Mother away!” My backpack just fits. "
"What! "Everyone's eyes widened, especially Zhao Xixi, who looked incredulous.
"This is a treasure that belongs to the whole world. Didn't you hear what Zhao Xixi said? It was made by the mother of the earth with the spiritual energy of the sun and the moon. , the underground here has been nurtured for thousands of generations, how can you say you want to take it away? "Song Yijin said.
Zhao Xixi said: "We can't take advantage of this Pearl of the Earth Mother. It is an underground divine object, a symbol of the earth and the guardian of the earth. "
"This is not scientific. What you said is just people's legend. There are crystals everywhere here, and it just so happens that there is such a red crystal in the pit on the top of the mountain. The stone lotus growing here has a special connection with it. "Chen MingzhiIt seemed that what he said made sense. He said firmly: "The purpose of our coming here is to find the golden treasure. Now that we have found this rare treasure, if we don't take it away, will we wait for others to steal it?"
< p> "Chen Mingzhi, have you forgotten what happened in the Emerald Space? Haven't you learned enough?""The geological conditions here are different from those over there. The Pearl of the Earth Mother is here This red juice will definitely cause collapse if taken out," Chen Mingzhi retorted.
Here Jiang Xiaobao stood silently and did not speak. He also knew that this was the first time that the four people had an important disagreement since they formed a team. One advocated taking away the treasure, the other two opposed it, and he But there was a wavering. His original purpose was also to find gold treasures, and if the jewelry was of huge value, it would naturally be a very attractive treasure.
Due to the strong opposition of Song Yijin and Zhao Xixi, Chen Mingzhi had no choice but to give up. But at this time, he was in a complicated and entangled mood. He was very dissatisfied with the ideas of the rest of the team, and even wanted to go underground to search for The purpose of the gold treasure also caused confusion.
Do we risk our lives to come here underground just for tourism? Chen Mingzhi walked at the end of the team, and as everyone carefully walked down the top of the mountain, he said secretly in his heart.
The four of them sat down to rest for a while on the way back to Shanlanxia. Song Yijin took out something to eat, and Jiang Xiaobao suggested to be sparing and not eat when you are not very hungry. Song Yijin felt that what he said made sense and received the food silently.
But Song Yijin turned to look at Chen Mingzhi, feeling that something was wrong with him. I saw Chen Mingzhi looking a little dull, sitting on the ground but keeping his feet still. He asked Chen Mingzhi doubtfully, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine." Chen Mingzhi said. But Song Yijin still felt that he was a little abnormal.
After a short rest, the four people got up again and prepared to move forward. They were still walking along the bank of the hydrothermal river. Zhao Xixi and Jiang Xiaobao were at the front, discussing matters about the Pearl of the Earth Mother in a professional manner.
Jiang Xiaobao was third and Song Yijin was last. Chen Mingzhi's steps were obviously sloppy when he walked, and his body was difficult to maintain stability as if he was drunk. Suddenly, he seemed to be uncontrollable and took a big step to the right, then took two big steps to the left, shook his body, then staggered and continued to stumble to the left.
"No!" Song Yijin couldn't help shouting, and rushed forward to catch him, but it was too late, and Chen Mingzhi was about to fall into the river. Zhao Xixi and Jiang Xiaobao were also startled, not knowing what happened next, but when they saw Chen Mingzhi's hot liquid falling to a thousand degrees, they were so frightened that they said "Ah..."!
It was too late, but it was too soon. At this critical moment, Song Yijin had quick eyes and quick hands. His abdomen suddenly contracted, his right hand reached back, and he jumped up like an arrow from a string. His feet seemed to be wearingHe bought a pair of invincible roller skates and quickly slid into the scalding river of hydrothermal fluid one step ahead of Chen Mingzhi.
Everyone was surprised to see Song Yijin standing steadily on the surface of the hot liquid in a horse stance, as easily as walking on flat ground. His arms firmly caught Chen Mingzhi who fell from above, and then he flicked his legs hard, throwing Chen Mingzhi back to the shore like a cannonball.
This throw caused Chen Mingzhi to suffer a lot. He was thrown to pieces, and it was like waking up from a dream. The pain was unbearable and he couldn't help grinning. On the other side, Song Yijin jumped ashore lightly. Because the situation was too urgent, he had no time to use the invisibility seal technique.
Zhao Xixi and Jiang Xiaobao saw all this. Without any hesitation, they directly ignored Chen Mingzhi who was thrown back to the shore, and instead ran to Song Yijin, looking anxiously to see if he was burned. Zhao Xixi was even more anxious. Without saying a word, she picked up one of Song Yijin's feet and inspected it carefully. Then she picked up the other foot and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the sole was intact.
Seeing this, Jiang Xiaobao quickly ran over to help Song Yijin take off his shoes, and asked with concern: "Cousin, how are your feet? Do they hurt?" Song Yijin endured the pain of his body. Feeling uncomfortable, he pretended to be calm and replied: "I'm fine, don't worry."
However, Jiang Xiaobao felt that something was wrong more and more. He frowned and asked: "But the temperature here is so high, are you really Nothing happened? Your feet were not burned?" Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he shouted in surprise: "Why is this supposed to be liquid? After jumping in, it’s just like standing on the ground? Even the hot fluid hasn’t covered your feet!”
Song Yijin and Jiang Xiaobao looked at Rehe in disbelief, wondering if they knew it. There was a deviation, because it was really impossible to understand that Song Yijin could stand on the liquid surface like a water strider. No matter how dense the hydrothermal fluid in the Rehe River was, there was no way the liquid surface could bear the weight of an adult.
"There is only one possibility. The liquid level in Rehe is flat. It is not liquid at all, nor is it high temperature." Jiang Xiaobao said that he was about to go down and try it himself, but Song Yijin pulled him back.
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"Oh, it hurts so much. The soles of my feet are thick, and I feel the burning pain now!" Song Yijin planned to fool them.
"You two, go and see how that guy is doing. Why did he suddenly lose his soul as if he was drunk?"
Only then did the two men think of Chen Mingzhi and run away quickly Go check it out. I saw Chen Mingzhi lying on the ground hugging his legs and moaning. The skin on his legs was black and his lips were purple. Zhao Xixi immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.
"You are poisoned!"
After hearing what Zhao Xixi said, Jiang Xiaobao's expression instantly changed.He was pale, and a thin layer of sweat broke out on his forehead. He complained secretly in his heart: Poisoning in this place is no joke! What should we do?
At this moment, Song Yijin also ran over in a hurry. He quickly squatted down and carefully checked the condition of Jiang Xiaobao's legs. Jiang Xiaobao's skin showed an unusually bright black color, while his trouser legs were printed with bright red traces, and his trouser pockets were bulging.
Seeing these symptoms, Song Yijin immediately understood the whole story. He frowned and asked in a stern tone: "Chen Mingzhi, I have repeatedly stressed to you, don't touch the things here! Did you pick the stone lotus?"
Hearing Song Yijin's words When asked, Jiang Xiaobao's eyes widened and he said in disbelief: "What? He actually picked the stone lotus secretly?"
Immediately afterwards, Zhao Xixi also shouted in panic: "It's over, it's over, stone lotus." Even if the poison is not eaten, it will be absorbed through the skin and cause poisoning! It's really over now!" Her voice was full of fear and despair, as if she had foreseen the worst outcome.
Chen Mingzhi was shocked when he heard these words. He hurriedly reached into his pocket and took out the stone lotus wrapped in a plastic bag. A closer look revealed that the plastic bag had been punctured with several holes by Echeveria leaves, and blood-colored juice was slowly seeping out from the holes.
Seeing this situation, Song Yijin was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said angrily: "You are such a stubborn person! Didn't we agree before we went up the mountain? You must not pick stone lotus privately, let alone use it. Touch it! But you did it knowingly!" Facing Song Yijin's scolding, Chen Mingzhi could only lower his head and say nothing, with a look of guilt on his face. At this time, Jiang Xiaobao on the side quickly spoke to persuade: "Cousin, the matter has come to this, and it will be useless to blame him anymore. The most urgent thing is that we still have to find a way to see how he is poisoned. Although they all say that edible stones are There is no antidote for lotus poisoning, but if it is poisoned through skin contact, there may be other solutions."
"He is in good condition at this time and is conscious."
"Or, just chop off his legs to prevent the poison from spreading to the whole body." Jiang Xiaobao said. Chen Mingzhi was so frightened that he quickly stopped him and said, "No, no, no!"
"Okay, it's time now, so don't make fun of him." Song Yijin said, took out the water, and drank it all. After rinsing Chen Mingzhi's legs, he took out all the other people's water and poured it on his legs. The bloody juice had been diluted a lot. But Chen Mingzhi's consciousness was getting worse and worse. This was because the symptoms of poisoning were becoming more and more serious.
"Zhao Xixi, although there is no antidote for this poison, let's think about whether there is any other way to try."
At this time, Chen Mingzhi had obvious symptoms of vomiting and difficulty breathing. , Song Yijin opened his eyes and looked at his pupils.hole.
"There is not much time left for us, we must seize it."
"Although there is no antidote to the poison of Echeveria in the world, it does not mean that there is no antidote underground. I remembered, there is a way we might as well try.
We once went to a village in the deep mountains and forests of Yunnan, where there were many venomous snakes. The locals often mentioned to me a kind of "crystal tears". 'An antidote. They say this antidote can cure the most poisonous snake venom in the world. This antidote is in a local cave. There is a kind of crystal stalactite on the top of the mountain. The whole body is black. Because it is shaped like a phoenix's mouth, the tip of its mouth often comes out. The dripping red liquid is called crystal tears by the locals and is regarded as spiritual water," said Zhao Xixi.
"The venom of stone lotus is very different from that of snake venom. Besides, we can't get out now. Even if we get out, there is no way to immediately go to the deep mountains and old forests of Yunnan to get the Crystal Tears." Jiang Xiaobao said worriedly. .
"Isn't this a crystal space? Can you look for it here? Maybe there are tears of crystal."
"I want a black crystal. What color crystal can I look at?" We have them all, we can try. Zhao Xixi, look at Chen Mingzhi, my eldest cousin and I will go look for them." After saying that, the two of them immediately walked into the depths to search. The top here is too high, and you can only see the crystal stars on the top, unlike the top of the cave where you can directly see the stalactites.
At this time, the two of them had been searching for more than half an hour between the Shanlan Valley and the large and small crystal pillars but could not find the so-called black crystal. When the two were at a loss what to do, Song Yijin looked around and remembered that he had just discovered the Earth Mother. Shanlan of the Pearl of the Earth, so he told Jiang Xiaobao, you go back first, I know where it is. After saying that, he turned around, made a hand seal, and entered the invisible and fast running state. As expected, he found on the other side of the mountainside of the Pearl of the Earth Mountain. There is a huge black crystal stone. There is a depression in the heart of the crystal, and red liquid is falling drop by drop. This is the blood-red crystal tears.
Song Yijin excitedly said to himself: "Thank you, Mother Earth, I finally found it! This must be the Crystal Tears!" Song Yijin quickly took out the bottle he brought, collected it, and brought it back to its place. Zhao Xixi fed Chen Mingzhi the Crystal Tears and watched his reaction nervously.
After a while, Chen Mingzhi's face gradually returned to normal and his breathing calmed down. Jiang Xiaobao looked at his legs. The black color had almost faded away. Chen Mingzhi slowly opened his eyes and said weakly: "I feel better... I was wrong! Thank you."
The four of them finally breathed a sigh of relief. This experience made them realize more deeply that in this mysterious underground world, they must always remain united and vigilant. They cannot act privately, let alone touch unknown things at will. Considering that Chen Mingzhi was still relatively weak, everyone decided to eat something on the spot and have a good sleep before setting off.
Unexpectedly, the shock subsided and suddenly started again.
Just when the four of them were sleeping on the ground, sleepy and tired, Jiang Xiaobao evenSnoring loudly, Zhao Xixi crawled up to Song Yijin vigilantly, gently shook him awake, put her finger up to her mouth to signal him to keep quiet, and said quietly: "Listen, what kind of strange sound is this? "
Song Yijin felt a little nervous when he heard what she said. He listened carefully:
"Susu..."?
Song Yijin was startled and said softly: "This is the sound of a snake crawling." Zhao Xixi's face suddenly turned pale. How could there be a snake here?
Song Yijin signaled her to calm down, and the two of them stood up and looked towards Rehe. What they saw was a huge snake-shaped thing swimming forward in the river, a black The scales were clearly visible under the light refracted by the surrounding crystals, and they swam over in a short while. Zhao Xixi's legs were weak and she didn't dare to speak.
Then "簌簌" came again...