Thanks for the invitation: In ancient times, people shared children

Gulu gulu...

Icy water rushed in from all directions.

The child's head was pulled and he fell deeper. He felt some pain at first because he couldn't breathe, but he soon couldn't feel it anymore.

All I can see is the light getting farther and farther away and the fish swimming around. They are very fat and big. Maybe I will have a good catch when I fish tomorrow morning.

The further down you go, the less clear it becomes.

The child stared blankly as Cao Ping pushed him into the mud at the bottom of the water...

At this moment, his face was more terrifying than anything else.

The child was finally able to move, and she used all her strength to pull him down with her.

……

Have you heard such a story?

In a certain year and month, a person went to a certain place to do something and accidentally fell into a desperate situation. However, he unexpectedly found a paradise with fragrant flowers, green trees and beautiful water. The people there were either hospitable and simple, or like gods. After the person left, when he went to look for the place again, he either couldn't find it no matter how hard he looked, or all he found were broken walls and ruins. What's worse, some people left there and returned home only to find that many years had passed.

Perhaps they had entered the territory of monsters just like the children.

"Captain Wei Qu said that when a person's vitality is at its weakest, their spiritual power is often stronger, and they can easily accomplish things that they cannot do normally, or pass through the restrictions of the barrier to reach some hidden places. I didn't find the Dragon Palace in the center of the river until Chang Xiaoyu fell and sank to the bottom of the river. I realized that the Dragon Palace might be under the mud. We have no other choice but to take a risk and give it a try."

Cao Ping explained briefly, without any apology on his face, and even said to the child in a somewhat blaming tone:

"I was going to be the last one down, but you pulled me down hard, which delayed me a lot."

If Chang Xiaoyu hadn't taken him up, Cao Ping really wouldn't have been able to pull the others down.

The child who nearly drowned and became a meat cushion: ...

Everyone who almost drowned: ...

Cao Ping is the perfect example of what it means to be silent but make a big splash when you do.

The child thought for a long time and couldn't help asking: "Why can't I move?"

"Well," Cao Ping said in a flat tone, "it might be because I took the drugs."

Everyone suddenly realized what was happening.

Child: ...Liar!

If that's the case, she would have to wait a long time before she could move, just like everyone else. How could it be healed in an instant? It must be a natural talent or something.

Cao Ping fell silent and everyone soon ignored him.

The child originally wanted to pay attention to him for a moment, but the Dragon Palace in front of her was so shocking, so she was distracted again.

Plus, Waiya was acting weird, so she had no time to pay attention to Cao Ping.

Beneath the mud, there is not a drop of water, only a huge dragon palace. Although the stone bricks have been eroded by time and the golden plaque is a little rusty, it is still awe-inspiring.

Several large and bright beads were hung on the top of the pavilions and palaces, and the light they emitted illuminated everything around. It was not very bright, probably like a moonlit night, but it was enough to see some things clearly.

For example, the "dragons" that are everywhere.

Even the handrails beside the stone stairs are wrapped with stone dragons.

No matter where they looked, they seemed to be being looked down upon by a group of dragons. They felt humble and insignificant, like an ant.

What's even more terrifying is that there are corpses everywhere here. If you are not careful, the white bones will be crushed into pieces with a snap.

Hu Zhuier pulled her sister worriedly: "Is there a ghost here?"

A small sound becomes very loud in an empty and lonely place. There is no need for any scary stories. In such a place, people will naturally have many frightening thoughts.

Child: "No, I can see ghosts. If I could I would tell you."

She held Waiya tightly, and her frightened look was not convincing at all.

"What a bunch of cowards." Chang Xiaoyu muttered, then shouted, "Hey, we're already here. You don't want us to go with you to look for things, do you? Go find something and then we can go back. If we hurry, we might even make it in time for breakfast."

These words were naturally directed at the child who had caused the trouble. If he had listened to him, he would have just dragged the child in alone. Unfortunately, Cao Ping didn't listen to him.

They say that the more people there are, the braver they are, but they are just cowards.

"Wait here for me. I'll go look for it inside the palace."

Chang Xiaoyu spoke in a bad tone, but the child thought about it and felt that he made sense. Although she was a little scared, she still pointed to the largest palace and said something.

"Well, that's fine. Then go back quickly. If anything happens, just call us."

Old man Li really didn't dare to move around, so he spoke first.

Hu Shanniang took out a dagger and handed it to the child: "This is for your self-defense."

The child's bow and arrows were on the shore, so she had nothing to protect herself.

"I'll give it back to you when I get back."

She took it and mustered up the courage to leave.

Waiya took her hand and said, "I'll go with you."

The child was so touched that he forgot that she had drowned him: "You are so kind."

Waiya scratched her head: "It's not very good. I just want to see what the place where my mother died looks like. Otherwise, I don't really want to accompany you to such a scary place."

That’s right, Waiya’s mother died because she tried to kill the river god. The river god here is a dragon, and the Dragon Palace is the palace where dragons live.

The child said indifferently, "Oh, look."

She said this, but Keren still held Waiya tightly, trying to draw some courage from her.

Waiya didn't answer. She has been unusually quiet since she came in here.

The child was indifferent for a moment, then couldn't help saying, "Maybe we can see the bones of the dead dragon. You can spit on it."

"It doesn't deserve it."

It is neither worthy nor necessary.

Waiya didn't want to do anything, she just wanted to take a look, but she wasn't sure what she wanted to see.

The heavy Yinghua Axe was put into the leather bag that An Xu Ze gave her. It was called the Qiankun Bag. It sounded very powerful, but in fact, after putting the heavy Yinghua Axe in it, nothing else could be put in it.

Waiya touched it and could only feel rough cloth, but not everyone has it. She was the only one among the seven people who had it, probably because of her mother.

I heard that there are better storage tools, but they can’t use them now and they are not qualified to use them.

Waiya was not very interested in these things. Instead of learning those messy things, she wanted to go back to Puluo Village to fight with Maotou and the others, run around with the kids, and make her second uncle angry.

The child could sense her depression, but there was no good way to comfort her, so he could only hold her hand even tighter.

Waiya held it back.

They pushed the palace door open with force and squeezed in through the gap.