We are now in a very open space. As soon as we come out of the water, we can immediately find that the cave above our heads is much higher. By shining a flashlight around, we can find that the space here becomes several times larger, going deeper. Looking at it, the deep cave has suddenly opened up. It is no longer as winding and winding as before, and now it has become quite smooth.
Chen Yulin looked happy, compared it with the injured map, and shouted happily: "This is it. After we get here, we continue to walk forward, turn to the next fork, and then we can reach the Xuanwu Cave! "
We were all quite excited, and the excitement in our eyes flashed frequently.
"Don't stop, everyone, keep moving forward!" Chen Guangge encouraged us.
The fortune teller started to pinch his fingers at this time, looking slightly relieved.
"There may be pursuers behind us. Although it will not affect the overall situation, it is better for everyone to move faster."
When the fortune teller said this, the rest of us knew what it meant. The fish that escaped the net must have called his accomplices back and wanted to continue to pursue and thwart us.
"Then you'd better wait for me." Chen Yulin waved his hand.
When we stopped, Liu Ruxiang said: "Yes, he should transfer the mechanism back to him so that the flow of the underground river can return to its original state."
Chen Yulin nodded, lay down on the water's edge and groped around, and finally grabbed an iron chain and dragged it gently. After a while, we heard the "click-click" sound of the mechanism, and then the gate of the underground river opened many times. , the water flow surges!
Chen Yulin quickly climbed up and patted the water on his arms.
Now, the Japanese thieves behind will be difficult to deal with.
They did not enter the tomb to find the map of the ancestors of the Chen family, so they must not have known about the Xuanwu Cave. Even if they followed the footprints and found the underground river, the rapid water here would be enough for them to drink a pot.
After everyone had a rest, they continued walking deeper.
After wandering around, we soon came to the fork in the road. Following the instructions on the map, we continued deeper.
Walking further forward, suddenly the light of the flashlight shone on the wall, and immediately there appeared a series of vigorous and powerful stone handwritings. It was obvious at a glance that this handwriting was written by a master of calligraphy. It was written in Zhuang script and had a unique ancient charm.
Chen Guangge and the calligraphy master were attracted by the writing on the wall and couldn't help but stop and observe.
"The words on it are quite old." Liu Ruxiang muttered softly.
Because it is an ancient Zhuang text, even if Liu Ruxiang reads it, we would not recognize it very well.
We had to listen to the fourth uncle interpreting for us.
It is said that during the Ming Dynasty, the ancestor of the Chen family in Shuanghu Town was also a talented person, and he was a civil and military scholar. Because he failed in the official struggle in the city, he angered the big shots, and he brought his family and children, and he came here in despair. Come to Shanglin County.
When he was in Fucheng, he had a guest who was a fortune teller. He was always crazy and wore a shabby Taoist robe. Once I saw this old man lying on the ground on the street, being beaten severely by the shopkeeper of the restaurant. The ancestors of the Chen family felt pitiful when they saw it. They went up to inquire and found out that the old man was alone. He was not paid for the meal and touched the food. A stone came out and was said to be worth the meal.
Naturally, the shopkeeper of the restaurant refused to recognize him and wanted to beat the old man. The ancestors of the Chen family thought this matter was ridiculous and felt sympathy, so they generously helped the old man out of trouble.
Who would have thought that this old man would actually utter wild words, saying that ancestor Chen would be in trouble in three years, his officialdom would be frustrated, and there would be danger of killing people.
Sure enough, three years later, the ancestor of the Chen family got into trouble with a prince who came from the palace, and naturally he was about to die.
At the critical moment, he thought of this crazy old man, and the old man gave him advice, threw out the crutch in his hand, and then said: "You keep walking in the direction my crutch points, and you are not allowed to stop or change. Direction, if you walk like this for three days and three nights, you will encounter two tigers. If you kill those two tigers, you will survive. Otherwise, your whole family will die."
The ancestor of the Chen family was frightened. Before the old man could finish speaking, the prince's pursuers came outside the door. The ancestor of the Chen family quickly fled with his family members and servants. After coming out of the back door, he walked quickly in the direction of the old man's crutches.
After leaving the city, we climbed over mountains and ridges, but the prince's pursuers were still hot on his heels. After walking for three days and three nights, they arrived at a mountain valley, where they encountered two big tigers. The ancestor of the Chen family was highly skilled in martial arts. He fought with the tiger for a day and a night, and finally killed the tiger. According to the old man's words, he set up camp here, pounded the earth and cut wood to build a house, and settled here.
After that, the prince's pursuers never came again, and the Chen family lived here. This is the origin of Shuanghu Town.
After that, the ancestors of the Chen family asked people to go to Fucheng to inquire about the old man. They only heard that the old man was killed by the rebels, and then immediately turned into a skin bag. Countless bees gushed out of the skin bag, scattered in all directions, and disappeared into the world. between.
When the ancestor of the Chen family died forty years later, a white jade cicada crawled out of a wooden box at home and got into the ancestor's body. The temperature in the Lingnan area is hot and humid, but after the first seven full days, the ancestor's body did not rot. After being buried safely, the Chen family gradually became a famous family.
As a group of us walked, we held flashlights and shined them everywhere. After reading this piece of text, there were exquisite murals carved on the side. The first picture shows the ancestor of the Chen family taking out copper coins at the door of a restaurant, with a rickety old man curled up on the ground next to him.
The second picture shows a man wearing a crown carrying a sword and leading soldiers to kill people. The rickety old man threw out his crutch, pointed in the direction, and opened his mouth to talk to the ancestor of the Chen family beside him.
The third picture shows the ancestor of the Chen family holding a sword to kill a tiger and build a house.
The fourth picture shows the ancestor of the Chen family lying at home with his eyes closed, and a white cicada crawled into his mouth.
After reading this picture after picture, it is really shocking.
"The last sentence says: I, Chen Taizhang, won the imperial examination during the Wanli period. I was both civil and military. In my middle age, misfortune struck me. I escaped death and butchered two tigers. I died in the right place at the end of my life!"
After Chen Yulin said this, all of us felt the legendary story from hundreds of years ago.
Chen Guangge was silent for a while, and then he said: "Since the Ming Dynasty, the Chen family in Shuanghu Town has not cut off its heirs for hundreds of years. The greatest contribution may not be the terrain where the green dragon raises its head in the ancestral land. It is most likely due to the white wax cicada. success."
Chen Guangge said this, and Chen Yulin couldn't help but nod.
"From this point of view, the value of this ancestral land is not great."
Chen Yulin turned to look at Liu Ruxiang, but stopped talking.
I know what old man Chen wants to say. I'm afraid he wants to ask Liu Ruxiang to return the white wax cicada.
After reading the story of the Chen family in Shuanghu Town, we continued walking forward. Not long after, the cave in front of us came to an end.
The position in front of you is a series of steps, from bottom to top, and then you can see a huge well the size of a millstone.
There is a huge stone slab embedded in this well, with some words written on it, which Liu Ruxiang read. The general meaning is that future generations will destroy this ancestral land when they see this place. There is no need to regret this, and don't insult it. The corpses of ancestors, future generations need to rely on diligence and thrift to manage their families.
When Chen Yulin listened to Liu Ruxiang's words, he could feel the tone of his ancestors from hundreds of years ago, and he sighed frequently.
"According to the operation on this drawing, as long as you operate the mechanism, you can open the wellhead of Xuanwu Cave. Then a lot of water will naturally gush out and submerge the entire cave." At this point, Liu Ruxiang turned around and pointed. Pointing to the stone wall behind us.
This wall has the same kind of thick mechanism door as the previous tomb of the ancestors of the Chen family.
"As long as you operate the mechanism and open the Xuanwu Cave, the exit door will also open at the same time."
As Liu Ruxiang said, Chen Yulin began to operate according to Liu Ruxiang's instructions.
At this time, he no longer avoids us.
He also told us the rules for opening the door.
"I didn't understand the gate of this place at first, but you see, there are many characters in the patterned palace grid above. Do you see clearly?"
As Chen Yulin spoke, he talked about the generations of the Chen family in Shuanghu Town.
"Follow the steps of our Chen family. This is the order in which to open the stone door."
Chen Yulin immediately started pressing. The mechanism on this stone door was obviously more difficult to operate than the previous tomb door. We used a lot of force to press down the small stone squares one by one.
Just as we continued to press, the pursuers had arrived in the underground river not far away that we couldn't see!
The old man in gray robes led four or five disciples in black robes and controlled a dozen hideous-looking zombies to the edge of the underground river.
"The person is gone, there is no road ahead." The disciple was reporting the situation to the old man in gray robe beside him in the bird language of the Oriental Kingdom.
The gray-robed old man snorted coldly.
"I understand, those people should have swam through this underground river."
As the gray-robed old man spoke, he immediately swung a dagger. There was a small copper bell tied to the dagger. When it was swung, it made bursts of sound, which sounded particularly pleasant to the ear.
Immediately, a zombie was controlled by the old man in gray robe and walked underwater.
This zombie probably looked like it had been soaked in water. Its body was a little swollen, but its face was still intact. You could vaguely see the dark face of the middle-aged man.
However, as soon as the zombie jumped into the water, before his feet even hit the bottom, he was immediately knocked out of balance by the rapid current. After falling into the water, he staggered around and was immediately swept away by the current without even a splash. .
The old man in gray robe had a straight face and pondered silently...
