At this time, He Siniang came out of the hall and said, "I have been here for a few days, and the leftover animal bones in the hall are still there." He Siniang looked at the grim-faced Taoist priest and continued: "It seems that I, concubine, The material is correct, the aroma is enough to dispel the spirit, and there is still some powder left on the ground at the entrance of the temple."
"What is that?" the Taoist priest with a grimace asked.
"It's an ancient drug. It's made from poppies from the Western Regions plus pockmarks, mixed with sulfur and other substances. Smell it, it will cause people to lose their nature, hallucinate, and behave strangely. This recipe is used in There are records in the Yuefu today, but because of the rough production and the overly spicy taste of sulfur, it was not effective in concealing it from the public, so it was basically eliminated among the Ji Ling girls."
The grim-faced Taoist priest suddenly understood and said, "It turns out that he was under the influence of hallucinogenic drugs. No wonder he is like a mad dog."
He Siniang continued: "There are many remaining animal limbs in the temple, and there is also a complete pheasant that has not shed all its blood. They have survived these days by relying on these things. Gong Laosan was originally a hunter. He has good hunting skills all year round in the mountains, so he thought he was a wild beast after hallucinations. The figure you saw on the tower before, Taoist priest, should be Gong Laosan who came back from hunting."
"Ah?! Was it hunted by a villain?" Gong Laosan said in surprise.
The three of them ignored Gong Laosan, and the Taoist priest with a grimace added: "In other words, one of the two people actually suffered from soul-leaving syndrome, and the other was drugged. Although they both lost their original consciousness, there are still differences. But since So we should have forgotten that we are husband and wife, but why do we still get together?"
"This concubine is hard to guess. If you want to find out, you have to start with this Fan family."
"It's not necessary. That woman suffers from soul-leaving syndrome, and her actions and thinking cannot be judged by common sense. Besides, I don't understand the evil arts such as soul-calling. Now that I understand the general outline of the matter, don't waste any more time. Now, the most important thing now is to find the underground palace." After speaking, the Taoist Priest with a grimace tilted his head at Gong Laosan, and secretly planned how to deal with him. Gong Laosan was also a smart man, and when he saw this, he felt bad and hurriedly shouted : "Hero, show mercy! The villain doesn't know anything. Please let us both go!"
"Call you grandma!" Luo Laoqi was irritated when he heard this. He slapped Gong Laosan and knocked him unconscious. Then he turned to the grim-faced Taoist priest and asked, "The old method?"
When He Siniang heard the code from the two of them, she knew what they were going to do without having to guess, and immediately asked: "Does the Taoist want to kill them?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace was naturally murderous. In the past, when he and Luo Laoqi encountered this kind of thing, they would always kill them to avoid future troubles. But when He Siniang asked this question, he knew that she was a woman with a heart that she might not be able to bear. To kill, the Taoist priest with a grimace was worried that the three of them would join forces to catch fish, and it would be too easy for He Siniang to think too much, so he said: "I am not a murderer, so it is not a problem to leave them alive." He turned around. He said to Luo Laoqi: "Tie them both to the pillars, tie them firmly, and gag them. If our trip goes well, we will let them go when we come back."
Luo Laoqi didn't understand how the Grimace Taoist had changed his gender today, but he didn't ask any more questions, and quickly tied the two of them to two palace pillars respectively. At this moment, the Grimace Taoist said to He Siniang: "This man rashly It’s not safe to let it out, so let’s trap it here first.”
He Siniang nodded. She knew that the purpose of the grimace Taoist priest was to avoid finding the underground palace, and Gong Laosan still had reservations, so she had a backup plan. This man was tied up by Luo Laoqi. It would be good if he did not strangle him. It's definitely impossible to run away. You can just come back and get someone when you need it. After all, it's not realistic to have such two people with you.
At this time Luo Laoqi said, "Okay!" Gong Laosan and his mother-in-law were tied to the pillar like rice dumplings, and Luo Laoqi blocked their mouths tightly with Gong Laosan's clothes. Seeing that things were settled, the grimace Taoist priest said: "It's almost midnight, and we haven't even seen the shadow of the underground palace yet. We can't delay any longer. Let's leave for the back city now."
After saying that, the three of them left Gong Laosan and his wife and continued on their way. The Taoist priest with a grimace had previously speculated that the city they were in was the upper palace in the mausoleum area. The lower palace and tombs were most likely at the back of the city. Once they climbed up the back city wall, Sure enough, I saw another section of the Shinto outside the city, extending from the back city gate and leading straight into a shadowy mountain in the darkness.
The three of them were all overjoyed when they saw this, and the Taoist priest with a grimace said, "It seems that it is just as I expected. In front of the big tomb, Si Niang Lao Qi, let's go up side by side!" After saying that, he climbed down the city wall first and went straight to Feng Tu. Pile away.
The earthen mound of the Huiwang Underground Palace is less than a hundred steps away from the rear city gate, but judging from the scale of the mound, it is at least as big as ten Jingningling Tombs of Emperor Xiaowu Liu Jun. The grimace Taoist priest gets more and more excited as he gets closer. , he is a tomb robber, seeing Da Dou is like lifting the hijab and seeing a beautiful girl. The size of this mound can directly reflect the scale of the underground palace, and also indirectly illustrate the status and even financial resources of the owner of the tomb. Not far away To the grim-faced Taoist priest, that mound of earth was like seeing a gold ingot, and he couldn't help but move a little faster.
However, when he walked closer, the grim-faced Taoist priest was suddenly dumbfounded. He saw that at the end of the Shinto where the mounds of earth were connected, a deep pit was suddenly revealed. It was about two feet wide and three to four feet deep. There were piles of piles scattered around the pit. There were many broken bricks and stones. The Taoist priest with a grimace felt his eyes darken when he saw this one, and said in a voiceless voice: "Damn it, it's broken! This tomb has been turned over!"
The hole at the end of the Shinto was obviously made to open the entrance to the underground palace. This method is different from the ordinary tomb robbers who dig holes. It is more like Luo Laoqi's former group of shackles or official thieves. It is a blatant dig. The bricks and stones scattered in the pit were all taken out tomb bricks. Since the tomb bricks were seen, it was definitely a certainty that the underground palace had been stolen. Luo Laoqi was very familiar with this scene. After rushing over, he was also surprised and said: "Has this tomb been turned over by those Hu Qingzi from Xiling?"
He Siniang was the first to react at this time and said: "It shouldn't be Xiling. Whenever those people move out, they are like locusts crossing the border. There will be no valuables left in the tomb. How can they leave the dragon chair in the golden palace alone?"
"Siniang's words are damaging, but it seems to be true." Luo Laoqi thought of the past fights in the village, and the group of hungry wolves under his men wanted to remove the trousers of the owner of the tomb. If they really came here, Jin Not only is there a dragon chair in the palace, but even the gold foil wrapped on the pillars can be removed cleanly, and it can be placed inside and outside the golden palace without moving. This is definitely not the style of Xie Ling's group.
At this time, He Siniang said again: "The Taoist priest had previously suspected that this place had been occupied by the Di people to avoid disaster. Could it be that they dug the tomb door of the underground palace?"
The Taoist priest with a grimace thought for a while and replied: "It is indeed very possible, but if it is really the work of those refugees, it is not much better than Xiling. There is no point in speculating too much now. Since the tomb doors have been dug open, We can only go in and take a look first.”
"The Taoist Master is right. If you look inside, you will know that King Hui has built the tomb in such a grand manner. There must be treasures in the tomb. Maybe these grandsons have not moved them all!" Luo Lao Qiyi Apart from drinking, he was most energetic during the day when he fished. As he spoke, he jumped into the pit and started walking along the slope to the tomb door on the gravel.
The Taoist Priest with a grimace nodded to He Siniang, and the two of them hurriedly followed. The door of the tomb passage below had indeed been opened, the sealing stone had been dug out and was leaning aside, and half of the roof of the tomb passage had collapsed. I don't know whether the group who fished for the fish used explosives or it was washed away by the rain. The dark entrance to the tomb was blocked so that only one person could pass through.
Luo Laoqi entered the tomb passage sideways in front. The situation inside was not much better. The deep pit outside the tomb passage was equivalent to a funnel. All the rainwater flowed into the tomb passage. Luo Laoqi stepped down. The water was up to his ankles. He cursed, turned to the Taoist priest with a grimace who had just come in, and said, "The water is so deep, why can't you fill it with stuffing?"
"They've all turned into a fucking water hole (a slang term for an ancient tomb that's not well sealed and filled with water). This fight will probably be useless." After saying this, the Taoist Priest with a grimace began to look for fire folds from his oilcloth backpack, and Luo Laoqi In order to make room for He Siniang behind him, he took two more steps in. Suddenly he heard an ouch and something pierced the sole of his foot. He hurriedly knelt down and pulled out the foot, and at the same time reached into the water. Explore.
When the grimace Taoist priest heard Luo Laoqi shouting, he quickly lit a torch and came over, asking: "What's wrong?!" Just as he was talking, he saw Luo Laoqi picking up something from the turbid water with one hand. After the two of them saw it clearly, Even Luo Laoqi himself was startled, threw the thing away, and exclaimed: "How can he have such a skeleton!"
Luo Laoqi didn't expect that the ribs of a skeleton were pierced through the soles of his shoes. After throwing them away, he called out bad luck. The Taoist priest with a grimace had sharp eyes. At this time, he noticed something strange again. He stretched out his hand and gave Luo Laoqi a steadying gesture. At the same time, Holding a torch and looking at the water in front of me, I saw that there were many bones hidden under the water in the tomb passage as far as I could see. At a glance, there were more than ten of them. Looking further inside, I saw that there were not only bones in the water, but also bones in the water. There were many skeletons leaning against the tomb wall. Luo Laoqi's eyes widened when he saw it, and he stuttered: "This...is this a burial pit?"
The Taoist Priest with a grimace felt an ominous feeling in his heart, and quickly said to Luo Laoqi and He Siniang behind him: "There are some things under your feet. This tomb is dangerous, and it probably contains An Qingzi (hidden weapon)!"
"Does the Taoist believe that these people were shot to death after touching the trap?" He Siniang asked from behind.
The Taoist Priest with a grimace nodded, but Luo Laoqi was a bit disapproving and said: "It's already flooded into the Dragon Palace, so it shouldn't matter, right? Even if there are organs that are not rusted to death, they will be destroyed by these unlucky ghosts."
"I want you to be careful, you talk so much nonsense." The Taoist priest with a grimace was really worried about Luo Laoqi exploring the way in front, so he said: "I think the queen is the most suitable for your temperament, Lao Qi, and the thick one in the front You might step on something again with your heavy fingers." After saying that, he held up the torch and walked forward carefully. Luo Laoqi curled his lips at the side and was about to say a few words in reply, but suddenly there was a sharp pain in the place where the foot was stabbed. He stood up, frowned and wanted to take off his boots to see what was going on. Unexpectedly, as soon as he leaned against the tomb wall and was about to lend some strength, he heard a click beside his ear, as if some mechanism had been triggered. Mr. Luo The body behind Qi immediately froze in place, and the grim-faced Taoist priest in front also stopped. He was about to turn around and ask, and then he heard a burst of wind coming from deep in the tomb passage.
