The old Taoist with a grimace somewhat understood what He Siniang meant, and said: "This is the first time that I have heard of this thing, but I have never seen it before. Where did Siniang know about it?"
"This craft is not uncommon. You can see it in Qingyao's shop, and it is also recorded in many classics. It's just because mortise and tenon joints are easier to make and easier to assemble and disassemble, so this kind of threaded buckle has not become popular." It’s not surprising if you haven’t heard of it for a long time.”
"I see, what Si Niang means is that this thing comes in a set and needs to be screwed onto something? Did you cut it off from the top, Seventh?"
"Sajia didn't do anything, it just happened when my hands touched it."
"It's Thief Li Gou!" The grim-faced Taoist priest immediately reacted: "This guy has removed the button of the mechanism! Lao Qi quickly carries Pindao up and has a look."
Luo Laoqi lowered his lower body and lifted up the Taoist Ghostface. When he got to the top and lit the torch, the Taoist Ghostface immediately became angry. There was indeed an imperceptible touch button hidden in the cracks of the rock wall. The structure was the same as the touch button on the stone bed above. It's almost the same, except that most of the touch button is hidden in the rock, leaving only a small hole outside. You don't need to guess that it is used to insert the threaded cap.
The Taoist priest with a grimace asked He Siniang to hand the threaded cap to him. He held the hat and carefully pushed it into the hole. However, the threads of the cap were damaged. When the skewer was inserted, it could be clearly felt that it was wobbly and out of place. , if you want to use this to activate the mechanism, it is basically impossible.
"Lao Qi, please let me down." The Taoist priest with a grimace patted Luo Lao Qi, his face ashen.
Seeing this, He Siniang asked: "Isn't it inappropriate? I have some understanding of this kind of buckle. If it doesn't fit, it will be difficult to tighten it. If it is not tightened, the mechanism will not be triggered. It seems that Li Tianwen deliberately cut off the back path." In order to prevent us from discovering the secret passage and catching up with them."
"His grandma is a damn bitch." The Taoist Priest with a grimace cursed in a low voice, and then continued: "This grandson is really doing a damn harm! He didn't forget to disgust us when he ran away in a hurry. Now we can't open the mechanism. How to get in? Can the hundred-turn lock-picking nail given by Brother Qingyao be used?"
"It's not necessary. The hundred-turn locking pin is used to pick the lock, and if you want to open the threaded cap, every thread must fit... In my opinion... I'm afraid we won't be able to open this secret passage. "
"This...is there really nothing we can do?"
"Qing Yaoruo may have some ideas, but I have only scratched the surface of the Mo family's craftsmanship, so there is really nothing I can do."
"Brother Qingyao is thousands of miles away in Qinzhou, how can we borrow strength..." The Taoist priest with a grimace sat down on the stone steps dejectedly, sighed heavily and said: "Li Gouzhi's fate is really good for us! As long as we meet Nothing good will happen to him. If there is no path to go through this hundred-year-old deep valley with an uncertain future, wouldn’t it be difficult to reach it even with wings?!”
"It would be nice to have wings." Luo Laoqi followed and sat down: "I'm just afraid that my arms are empty and there is no road, so I'll just let the monkey watch the show - just stare."
He Siniang saw that the two of them looked depressed, so she quickly comforted and said: "Let's not be too depressed and think of other solutions. We have encountered many situations that seemed to be a dead end in the Huiwang Mausoleum, and everything went smoothly in the end." solved?"
"Hey! The Mausoleum of King Hui is in danger, but at least no one is blocking it. This damn guy is following Li Gouzie's ass, causing natural and man-made disasters. It will be much more uncomfortable than the Tomb of King Hui."
"How about we try using local methods?" Luo Laoqi glanced at the top of the cave and said: "We already know where the mechanism is. At worst, we can use a crowbar to dig in nearby bit by bit. It will take more time to find it. Can’t you get to the secret door?”
"Your crude methods are really crude..."
"This method is difficult to find, Old Seven." He Siniang interjected: "Finding the touch button can only mean that the mechanism is nearby, but it is not sure whether it is farther or closer, not to mention that the stone walls in the cave are very rough. The secret passage is hidden in it, and finding it with the naked eye is no less difficult than finding a nail in the coals."
"This won't work, that won't work either. Can't we just sit and have fun?"
"It's okay to sit down and rest for a while. If you don't have a clue about the secret passage, you'll have to think about climbing down the rock wall later... That's physically strenuous work."
The three of them were talking when a "rumbling" sound suddenly came from above the cave.
The Taoist priest with a grimace leaned back and looked up, and saw that the entrance stone bed had been opened again, and then Xia Houxiang helped Xia Houyun and walked down the stone staircase.
"Eh? Why are you three sitting there? What did Li Tian ask them?" Xia Houxiang also saw the three Taoist priests with grim faces and asked first.
The ghost-faced Taoist priest did not answer in a hurry, but looked at Xia Houyun's face through the firelight. He saw that his face was pale and his lips were blue. He must have not recovered even a little bit of vitality, so he said: "I want you to take care of your second uncle, Duo." We’re taking a break, why are we in such a hurry to come down? There’s no road now, so what’s the use of coming down?”
"The old man insisted on coming down." Xia Houyun replied weakly, and then asked: "What does the Taoist priest mean when he says there is no way? Is Li Tianwen's way blocked?"
"Well, the button of the mechanism was destroyed, so we couldn't find the secret passage. Even if we found it, we couldn't open it."
"ah?"
"Stop, come down and sit down for a while." Luo Laoqi waved his hand: "Sajia sees that your body is struggling to walk. Can you still use your strength to climb the cliff later?"
"Do you want to climb down from the rock wall?!" Xia Houxiang said first: "How can my second uncle climb this hundred-foot-high cliff with his injury?"
"Rock climbing is a method of last resort. Let's come over and brainstorm to see if there is any way to break the deadlock through the secret passage first."
The Taoist Priest with a grimace said, inviting Xia Houyun and the two to sit down, and then analyzed the situation they faced, and then asked: "Senior Xia Hou is an orthodox heavenly official. I wonder if there is any method within the sect that can solve the problem of this mechanism's trigger button?"
Xia Houyun shook his head when he heard this and replied: "When it comes to the attainments of the government agencies, the Faqiu Sect does not dare to compete with the Mo family. Since He Siniang said it can't be done, there is nothing we can do."
Luo Laoqi, who was listening in the audience, shook his head and said helplessly: "We have been gossiping for a long time, and in the end, the conversation about Che Lulu came back. If you want to say that, you really need to stretch your muscles. The Sa family thinks that we will probably have to climb out of the cliff. Climb down the wall."
"Climb if you want. My second uncle can't take the risk."
"Hey! Sajia is still begging you to crawl? Just don't lick your face and beg Sajia to carry you later."
"Stop quarreling." He Siniang saw that everyone was at the end of the road, and she was getting angry unconsciously. She quickly spoke to stop it, and then said: "Calm down, the more impatient you are, the less ideas you have. Let's do it step by step. First, Think about whether there is a way to start by touching the button, and make do with it to open the mechanism."
