There are about a hundred stone steps sloping downward, and the slope becomes gentler as you go down. According to this trend, the waist of the gourd should shrink very much. The three of them chatted while walking, and soon they were near the end of the stone steps. The Taoist priest with a grimace When he saw the place, he stopped talking and first came to the edge of the stone steps. This is the thinnest part of the gourd's waist. The surrounding terrain is like a funnel, and the nine-turn pagoda stands right at the mouth of the funnel.
This time, the three of them were different from before. They were observing the stone tower from a short distance. Unexpectedly, the scale of this stone tower was even greater than expected. Looking at the diameter of the top, the width of the upper part of the stone tower has reached nearly five feet. Naturally, the width is not very small, and the height reaches the bottom of the valley, which is difficult to measure. The gourd waist is only six or seven feet wide at this point. In other words, standing on the edge of the rock wall, the distance from the corner of the top of the mountain is only more than ten feet. The three of them don't need to go down to the bottom of the valley. They can easily jump to the stone tower from here.
During the observation process, Taoist Ghostface also discovered another piece of information, that is, on the edge of the cliff at the end of the stone steps, there is the remnant of a flying bridge. Although the bridge body is broken, it can still be seen from the broken stones at the bridge base. There used to be a stone bridge connecting the stone tower, and directly opposite it happened to be a closed stone door on the top floor of the Jiuzhuan Pagoda.
The Taoist Priest with a grimace thought for a while and felt that such a design was reasonable. The stone steps behind him were the passage to the gods for the owner of the tomb to ascend. It was not surprising that there was a path connected to the tomb. What was strange was why the stone door was closed. Doesn't this block Zhao Xiang's path to ascension? The ancients did not think like we do today. The soul after death can fly through walls and fly into the sky, and is omnipotent. No one has experienced this after dying several times. What if the soul cannot even open the door after death? This is also the reason why Zhao Buxiang dug the entire mausoleum area to the entrance of the cave where the stone statue is located, and opened all the doors behind it, just to facilitate the soul of the tomb owner to wander inside and outside. So why is a very important door here closed?
The Taoist priest with a grimace's intuition told him that the reason might not be simple, but after thinking about it, he had no clue. While he was thinking about it, Luo Laoqi was about to throw the Eagle Lock to the top of the tower, but after several attempts, it failed. He missed it, so he said angrily: "This dick tower is weird! It looks like there are edges and corners everywhere, but the hook can't be hung anywhere. Which grandson invented this!"
"Those corners are all arc-shaped, so the flying claws naturally cannot bear the force. You have to throw them at the gap in the tower body." He Siniang said, taking the Flying Eagle Lock from Luo Laoqi's hand, and using a little force, it flew away. The claws hung on the joint between the spire and the top of the tower, and he asked at the same time: "But the structure of Taoist Master's stone tower is indeed rare, and I seem to have never seen it before. Is this some special type specially used for burials?" Made in the making?”
The Taoist Priest with a grimace glanced at Luo Laoqi and said angrily: "It can't fly because it falls from the ground. How come my four ladies are all hanging on it?" After saying that, he turned to He Siniang and said: "This stone tower looks like a five-point nine." It has a two-story pavilion-like structure, but the top of the tower is somewhat like a niche tower. Pindao guessed that it was probably a derivative of the spread of Buddhism at that time. After all, Buddhism had not been introduced to the Central Plains on a large scale at that time, and there was nothing about the pagoda. It is a fixed type, and it is understandable that it will change into different shapes as it is passed down, but no matter what, it will never change away from its original origin, so we will enter through the stone gate on the opposite side and search layer by layer, we will definitely find the unknown coffin of Zhao."
The three of them all cheered up after saying this. The tomb was inevitably a little excited. After they swung from the rock wall to the stone tower, the Taoist priest with a grimace came to the stone door first and pushed it. Unexpectedly, the stone door was closed very tightly. The Taoist priest with a grimace was about to turn over the crowbar, but Luo Laoqi said first, "What's the point of digging out the crowbar? Look at the Sa family!" After saying that, he lowered his shoulders and slammed into the stone door. Go, the Taoist priest with a grimace was about to say something to stop him, but he only heard an ouch. Luo Laoqi had been bounced back by the stone door. He took two steps back under the gravity, and was about to fall off the stone tower as soon as he leaned up.
Taoist Grimace and He Siniang hurriedly stretched out their hands to grab Luo Laoqi. After Luo Laoqi stabilized his posture, Taoist Grimace couldn't help but said: "You are a real tiger. This is a stone gate, not the wood in Jingning Mausoleum." The door is leaning on the doorpost at the back, so you can break it open if you want to?"
"Then if you didn't tell the Sa family earlier, you would have to wait until the Sa family is in ruins."
"You are like a monkey with your butt on fire. You won't wait for anyone. Can I stop you if I want to? A bump will help you to remember. Come over and give me a hand."
The Taoist priest with a grimace took out the crowbar from his backpack, found a gap at the lower end of the right half of the stone door, and inserted it. Then he pressed the crowbar hard with the right fulcrum to lift the stone door a little. He Siniang, with quick eyesight and quick hands, hurriedly found a piece. The stone was stuffed into the gap. The grim-faced Taoist priest then took out the crowbar, stretched a straight section into the gap, and swept the inside of the door twice. Then, with a sudden click, the crowbar happened to hit the top door pillar.
The Taoist priest with a grimace knew that there must be a groove where the top door pillar is in contact with the ground, which is used to fix one end of the top door post inside, so that the stone door becomes tighter and tighter under the push of external force, and the upper end that is in contact with the stone door may become It may be pressed against the edge of the door, or there may be a groove stuck in the groove, but no matter what it is, it is almost impossible to push the stone door open from the outside, unless the force is strong enough to infer the door pillar or directly push the stone door open. Shattered.
At this time, the time has come to embody the wisdom of the Mushroom Sect. Each sect has many different methods just on the top doorpost. For example, Luo Laoqi and others from the Qiling sect basically just bury a pile of explosives to get rid of the problem. If you know how to do it, you will be clever. Use a special wire tool to wrap it from the door seam to the top door pillar. Bring a hard wire to the upper end and a soft wire to wrap around the lower section. Then use both ends to push and pull the top door pillar. When the grim-faced Taoist priests and the others entered the mountain, Meng Qingyao gave them many tools unique to the Mohist family. One of them was specially used to deal with door posts, called the "door-piercing needle", which was also specially improved by Meng Qingyao. However, the principle is similar to the old method of the Mohists' Guild. The door needle is composed of a steel needle, a steel wire and a plum blossom hook. The steel needle can be long or short. The front end will carry a small piece of magnet. Through the door gap at the top of the door pillar, After putting it through, carefully follow the top door pillar downwards. When the iron crowbar hits the ground, you can pull it out from below. However, please note that the steel wire must pass through the groove in the middle of the crowbar. Wait until the plum blossom hook grasps the upper edge of the top door pillar. The entire door pin and the crowbar form a lever system. The person below can lift the top of the door pillar by pulling hard.
To be honest, Meng Qingyao's design is much more convenient than the previous tools, but the conditions for use are more stringent. If the stone door is tightly sealed or the door pillar is too heavy, then the door needle will be useless, but there is no one in front of him. The tall stone door was obviously not too difficult to deal with. After the grimace Taoist priest followed Meng Qingyao's instructions, he heard a muffled bang inside the door, and as expected, the doorpost fell to the ground.
