As he ran, he was blocked by a lake in the valley, which was not very large, and from a distance, the water was a strange dark red.

When Liu Xiu and Ma Yan ran to the front of the lake and looked at it again, they almost threw up on the spot.

Why is the lake dark red? It was completely red with human blood.

The corpses floating in the lake, as well as human hair and internal organs, were clearly visible, and the entire lake emitted a disgusting putrid smell.

What's even more terrifying is that the ground here on the shore is almost covered with a layer of white bones.

It wasn't white bones that had been corrupted for a long time, they were all fresh human bones, and blood, flesh, and fractures that had been split by sharp weapons could be seen on them.

In an instant, Liu Xiu and Ma Yan both understood that so many barbarians were hiding in Qianyou Mountain, what had they been eating for days!

It is no wonder that the people of Hanzhong County are often hijacked by barbarians, and their whereabouts are unknown, it turns out that they are all filled with barbarians.

"Huh...... Haha......" Ma Yan suddenly laughed like crazy, and said: "Brother Liu, it seems that the two of us will not be able to escape this catastrophe today, so brother, let's go first!" ”

He didn't run anymore, and there was no way to run at this time, he took his long sword, turned around, looked at the barbarians chasing after him, and shouted: "Rabbit cubs, come fucking come!" ”

Whoosh -

Several arrows flew at him. Ma Yan swung his sword to block, and after flicking away a few arrows, with a poof, he was hit by an arrow in his calf.

Ma Yan's body was planted to the side, and he staggered out a few steps diagonally before he could stabilize his body, but in this moment's work, he was hit by several arrows in a row. Ma Yan roared and continued to stagger forward.

Arrows were nailed to his body one after another, and in a short time, Ma Yan's body was like a hedgehog.

As the barbarian stopped firing the arrows, Ma Yan's body also knelt on the ground, his head hanging limply downward, blood flowing down the corners of his mouth and nostrils.

Seeing Ma Yan being shot by the barbarians, Liu Xiu had no grief or anger in his heart, because he knew that he would soon follow in Ma Yan's footsteps.

Looking at the brute soldiers approaching him step by step, Liu Xiu took a few steps back with his sword, and the soles of his shoes stepped on the white bones, making a creaking sound.

At this time, even if Liu Xiu wanted to die, it was impossible, because the barbarians would not let go of his corpse, and he would be like the group of white bones here, dug out of his internal organs by the barbarians, and eat all the flesh and skin.

Liu Xiu looked around at the wolf-like barbarians, although he was still retreating, his steps were becoming more and more firm, and at the same time, the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked.

Even if he died, he would not allow himself to be the belly of these barbarians.

Seeing the corners of Liu Xiu's mouth rising inexplicably, the barbarians felt quite strange, and before they could react, Liu Xiu suddenly threw the sword in his hand. The iron sword swirled in the air, striking a brute in the chest. The latter let out a wail and fell to the ground.

Liu Xiu didn't stop any longer, he jumped up, he didn't rush to the enemy like Ma Yan, but jumped directly into the foul-smelling blood lake. With a thud, a layer of blood splattered on the surface of the lake.

Seeing this, the barbarians rushed forward with a roar and lowered their heads to check into the lake.

However, the lake water has been dyed black and red, and there is a layer of internal organs and corpses floating on it, and Liu Xiu cannot be seen at all.

The barbarians were so angry that they twisted their bows and arrows and shot blindly into the lake.

Some of the arrows hit the corpses on the surface of the lake, while others went into the water.

Liu Xiu, who was in the lake, felt a shock and severe pain in his back shoulder and lower back, and he knew in his heart that he must have been hit by two arrows.

Not daring to float to the surface, Liu Xiu could only dive into the depths of the lake to avoid the arrows of the barbarians.

As he dived deeper and deeper, the arrow arrived here, and it was no longer a threat to him, but he was a human, not a fish, and it was impossible for him to stay in the water without breathing.

It didn't take long for Liu Xiu to feel like she was about to suffocate.

At the moment of life and death, people's survival potential will be stimulated to the maximum, and this is the case with Liu Xiu now. The oxygen in his lungs was getting thinner and thinner, and he was getting more and more urgent, opening his eyes and looking around.

Relatively speaking, the water in the lower layer of the lake is not as turbid as above, but because of this, Liu Xiu saw an incomparably terrifying scene.

It turned out that the bottom of the lake was full of human heads, and it was a white, swollen, and blurred face.

Even many years later, Liu Xiu can't forget this scene at this moment.

Just when he felt desperate, he suddenly caught a glimpse of two small points of light not far from him. Because the lake water was too turbid, Liu Xiu couldn't see clearly what those two small points of light were.

Instinctively, he swam towards the point of light.

This is the mountain wall, located on the bottom wall of the lake, carved with two cranes on their sides, and it is the eyes of the two cranes that shine brightly.

Liu Xiuyou approached and looked closely, and the eyes of the two cranes were each inlaid with a bead the size of a soybean, and the bright light was emitted by these two small beads.

In the middle of the two cranes, there is also a hole, which is very small, not much larger than the dog hole. Liu Xiu, whose lungs were about to explode, had no time to think about it anymore, he stretched out his hand and vigorously picked the beads in the eyes of the crane.

Maybe it's because it's been a long time, and the beads are no longer firm, or maybe it's because of the desire to survive, Liu Xiu's body burst out with unimaginable potential, in short, he didn't take much effort, so he snapped down the two shiny beads.

Then he held the bead in both hands and swam into the small hole of the black hole.

Outside the cave, the lake was still a little bright, and when he swam into the small cave, it immediately became pitch black, and there was no light, if it wasn't for Liu Xiu to buckle down the two glowing beads to illuminate them, he might not be able to see anything clearly.

The cave is an upward slope, and Liu Xiu struggles to swim upstream with the help of these two small beads.

I don't know how long it took for him to finally emerge from the water. At that moment, Liu Xiu felt as if he had crawled out of purgatory, he opened his mouth wide, and a hissing and rapid inhalation sound came out of his mouth.

After a long time, Liu Xiu gradually eased his breath, and at this time, the two arrow wounds on his back were already painful as if they were burning.

The lake was full of dirty blood and rotten flesh, and it had been trapped for too long, it had long been rancid, and it was strange that the wound had been soaked in such sewage.

Liu Xiu first pulled out the arrow on the back shoulder, and then pulled out the arrow on the back waist.

Fortunately, the resistance of the lake water made the two arrows not very powerful, and they only hurt his flesh and skin, not bones, and internal organs, but even so, the taste was not pleasant.

Holding back the pain, he lifted the two small beads in his hand and looked around.

At this time he was still in the cave, but it was much larger than the entrance of the cave, and when he looked ahead, there were stairs in front of him, and he went down into the lake, and he didn't know where he was going up.

Liu Xiu's heart moved, and he hurriedly swam over, and when he got closer, his feet could already step on the steps immersed in the lake water. He stood still, his hands and feet moving up the steps.

He didn't know what it was, and he didn't know who had dug such a cave here, but it was a lifesaver for him now.

Liu Xiu followed the steps and climbed out of the lake, and the steps on the water surface, because of the dampness, no one walked for a long time, there was no sunlight, and it was covered with moss, wet and slippery.

He followed the steps and continued to climb cautiously upward. He felt like he had climbed about ten feet, and the stairs finally came to an end.

This is a small cave, not big, the cave is empty, but on the side of the cave wall, carved a few words.

Liu Xiu stepped forward, holding the cave wall with his hand, illuminating it with small beads, looking at it carefully, looking at it for a while, he didn't understand it, the text on the cave wall may be left in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, when the text was not yet unified, maybe it was left in an earlier period, anyway, it is an ancient text that Liu Xiu can't understand.

And he looked around with a small bead, and there was a hole at the end of the cave. At this time, Liu Xiu's mind was getting more and more dizzy, he held on to the cave wall with his hands, and walked forward step by step with difficulty.

Walking out of this small cave, you will be greeted by a long, narrow tunnel.

The slope of the tunnel terrain is obvious, and it goes straight up.

Liu Xiu swallowed his saliva, gasped a few times, and continued to walk forward with great effort.

This tunnel is not straight, there are many turns in the middle, and I don't know how long I walked, Liu Xiu gradually saw a bright light in front of him. He was shaken and involuntarily quickened his pace.

When he finally walked out of this tunnel, it suddenly became clear to him that this was a huge cave, and there was a hole in front of it, the hole was not large, and the outside was covered with grass vines, and the sunlight shone in through the cracks in the grass vines.

Liu Xiu got used to it for a while, and then his eyes gradually saw the one in the cave clearly. It was clearly inhabited before, and there were not only stone beds but also stone tables and benches in the cave.

To Liu Xiu's surprise, there was also a roll of bamboo slips on the stone table, and next to the bamboo slips was a small crystal clear jade bottle.

He stepped forward and picked up the bamboo slips, and as soon as he grabbed them, the bamboo slips fell apart. It is too old, and the rope woven into bamboo slips has long since rotted.

He picked up the bamboo piece with the title of the book and read the text on it. Although the text has been blurred, it can still be recognized, but like the text engraved on the cave wall just now, Liu Xiu does not know a word.

He put down the bamboo piece in his hand, and his eyes fell on the small jade bottle on the side.

Jade is the best mutton fat jade, although it is bright, but it is soft and does not have a sense of aggressiveness. The small jade bottle is about the size of a child's palm, and it is very beautiful.

Liu Xiu carefully picked up the jade bottle, the weight was heavier than he expected, he shook it slightly, and he could feel the liquid flowing inside.

He swallowed his saliva, pulled out the bottle, and subconsciously lowered his head to sniff.

It stands to reason that these objects have been so old that even Wenzi can't be understood by Liu Xiu, even if the jade bottle is filled with water, it has long been stinky, but the strange thing is that Liu Xiu not only did not smell the smell, but was fragrant.