At this moment, Fan Meinan seemed to know nothing about the unexpected visitor behind her.
She seemed to be completely attracted by the handwriting on the load-bearing pillar, ignoring everything else around her. However, the next moment, Fan Meinan suddenly turned around without warning, and at the same time, she turned the flashlight in her hand behind her.
The place where the light shone was, however, was empty.
However, Fan Meinan did not relax her vigilance. Not long ago, she suddenly felt that someone was spying on her. Considering where she was now, the person was obviously not a good person. However, Fan Meinan did not show any panic like ordinary people.
On the contrary, she still pretended to observe the handwriting, and at the same time, she quickly turned around when the person behind her gradually relaxed his vigilance. Unfortunately, this trick did not help her catch the peeping Tom.
Was it an illusion?
Fan Meinan did not think so. She raised the flashlight again and shone it further ahead, where the tunnel that the snakes had rushed out of before.
Fan Meinan was a little hesitant. She felt that the person who left the words on the load-bearing pillar was probably referring to this tunnel. Unlike the endless tunnel that they took when they came here, this tunnel should not be a problem of being trapped because snakes could crawl out freely. However, it was likely that there were other dangers inside.
Just when Fan Meinan was hesitating whether she should go in and have a look, she heard a jingle coming from behind her.
The sound was very close to her, about less than two meters away. Fan Meinan's vigilance rose to the peak. Without hesitation, she rolled forward and directly distanced herself from the person before turning around.
But then, she was stunned, because what appeared in front of her was not a terrifying monster, but a white kitten.
The white kitten's hair was neatly combed all over its body, without a trace of impurities. Its nails were also carefully trimmed, and there was a small yellow bell around its neck. That was where the jingle came from.
When Fan Meinan turned her eyes to the white kitten, the white kitten was also looking at her. One person and one cat's eyes met, and then the white kitten leisurely licked its paws.
Fan Meinan took another half step back vigilantly.
The subway line had been abandoned for more than 50 years, and no one had come down during that time. They had not seen any living creatures in the tunnel they had passed through before, and the other tunnel was the nest of the snakes. So where did this little white cat come from?
In addition, it didn't look like a stray cat that ran around on the road. It was unusual for a well-cared for domestic cat to appear here.
Fan Meinan had been recalling the records of Jörmungandr in Norse mythology. When she saw the white cat, she suddenly remembered one of the stories.
It was said that Thor, the God of Thunder, once visited the Giant Kingdom. The Giant King knew that Thor was born with divine power and was the leader of the gods, so he set up a test to make things difficult for Thor. He asked Thor to lift up his cat.
Thor was also very confident in his own strength. He walked up to the cat confidently, but no matter how hard he tried, he could only lift one of the cat's legs. This surprised Thor. After he repeatedly asked, the Giant King finally told him the truth, saying that the cat was actually Jörmungandr, the strongest monster among the giants.
That was also the first time the God of Thunder and the Earthly Serpent, two lifelong enemies, met.
Thinking of this story and looking at the cute little white cat in front of her, Fan Meinan's hair stood on end.
…
Two hours had passed since Zhang Heng arrived on the island. Of course, most of the time was used to dry his clothes and equipment. He left the beach forty minutes ago, and he was delayed for a while to study the red pebbles. Fortunately, the island was not particularly large, and he sped up. He was about to reach the center of the island.
It was not that he was in a hurry, and he didn't want to take things step by step. The main thing was that there was nothing on the island except for the rocks and pebbles. The scenery along the way was basically the same. Even if Zhang Heng wanted to spend time, there was nothing else to study.
He decided not to delay any longer. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, a huge red mud wall appeared in front of Zhang Heng. The mud wall was about seven or eight meters high, and it completely surrounded the center of the island.
Because the mud wall was located on a relatively low terrain, it was difficult to see it from outside the island unless one walked to it.
However, Zhang Heng did not see the entrance after walking around the wall for half a circle. It was not until he went around a small hill that he unexpectedly met a human here.
It was an old man with a gray beard and ragged clothes. Zhang Heng wondered how long it had been since he took a bath. His hair and beard were knotted, sticking to his bronze skin. However, he looked fine. He was not surprised to see Zhang Heng. Instead, he nodded at him.
"You are here?"
"Do you know me?"
"No," the old man shook his head, "but I know why you are here."
"Oh?" Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows.
"If you want to see it, you need to go through the maze behind me first."
Zhang Heng was a little surprised when he heard this. "You know why I am here, but you are not going to stop me?"
"Stop me? No, my duty is to provide guidance to people on the island and help them find what they are looking for. "
"Do you think there are other people on the island besides me?" Zhang Heng caught the point of the old man's words.
"Of course. Do you know Kekule, a German organic chemist? He once came to this island and discovered the simple structure of benzene not long after he returned. A little earlier, Beethoven wrote his famous' Symphony No. 5 in C minor 'here. There's also Van Gogh. Hmm … His condition wasn't too good. Not long after he returned, he was admitted to a mental hospital. But in the mental hospital, he also completed' Starry Moonlit Night '. But these were all before I came to the island. "
The old man paused, "During the time I was here, I received a total of sixteen guests who came to the island. Unfortunately, more than half of them failed to pass the maze behind me, and three of them were eaten by it. The remaining three, however, all returned with great rewards. I bet you must have heard of them, but according to the agreement, I can't tell you their names."
Zhang Heng realized that the old man might have misunderstood something, mistaking him for a believer of Jörmungandr. It seemed that the giant serpent was unwilling to be left out, and it had been using some means to attract ordinary people to this island to reach some kind of deal with it.
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