After much deliberation, the Grimace Taoist decided to let He Siniang and Meng Qingyao escort Zhao Sanshui out together. This arrangement was firstly to prevent the idea of hiding in the dark, and secondly, because the road was not easy to walk, so that the two of them could help each other.
He Siniang expressed her confusion. Since there were not enough manpower, why didn't everyone withdraw and wait until they met with Zhao Ermu outside?
The Taoist priest with a grimace nodded. The road ahead was uncertain. He was about to stay first and take advantage of the opportunity to step on the plate.
"It's too dangerous!" Meng Qingyao shook his head decisively. This ghost place is so dangerous and unpredictable, how can he act alone? In case you encounter…
However, before the grim-faced Taoist priest could respond, He Siniang waved her hand towards Meng Qingyao, indicating that he should stop persuading him. Others don't understand Taoist Grimace, but I know him very well. He is a typical opportunist. He always likes to take risks when things happen, but he is not reckless. In addition, he has a somewhat conceited temperament, so he rarely changes the things he has identified. Instead of trying to persuade him here, the two of them should act quickly. After finding Zhao Ermu and others outside, it would be better to return quickly with manpower.
The Taoist priest with a grimace winked at He Siniang, saying that you still understand me, and then said: Be sure to bring Zhao Ermu in after you go out. In addition, there must be people at the entrance of the cave. We can't let the Captain named Ye touch the gold to cut off our queen. road.
After sending He Siniang and others away, the grimace Taoist extinguished the torch, then took out the fluorite and quietly got into the cave in front of him.
After exiting the cave, you first see a stone bridge in front of you. There are traces of sparkling water under the bridge. You can feel the ripples swaying with the light. It seems that there is a pool of living water underneath.
The Taoist Priest with a grimace carefully walked onto the stone bridge. Although he could not hear any sound in his ears, he always felt that there was a subtle vibration around him.
Is there an underground river? The grimace Taoist priest was confused and wanted to see the surrounding environment clearly, but he suffered from the weak light of the fluorite. At this moment, he suddenly thought that he was carrying a fire dove in his backpack. Not only did the object fly far, but it was also very bright. Now, if he fired it, what kind of monsters and monsters were hidden around the cave?
The Taoist Grimace quickly pulled out the fire dove, and without any nonsense at the moment, he opened the fire fold and lit the fuse. Then a burst of smoke appeared, and the fire dove jumped out of the Taoist Ghost Face's hand.
The fire dove's light illuminated the surrounding area as brightly as daylight, and the Taoist priest with a grimace looked around, his expression becoming more and more surprised as the wooden bird went deeper.
"Bang!" The fire dove hit the top of the cave, and the sparks that exploded did not stay on the rock wall for too long, but scattered down like sparks from the sky along with other unburned white phosphorus.
The cave is not as high as expected, only about four or five feet away. This height is not high enough for the fire dove to fly. However, because of this, the Taoist priest with a grimace found that the cave wall above his head was actually carved very smoothly. Mirror-like surface may be a bit exaggerated, but smooth brickwork is not an exaggeration.
As the sparks fell, Taoist Ghostface could see that the surrounding rock walls were equally smooth, as if the entire arc-shaped cave had been carefully polished. The craftsmanship was completely different from the caves on the way here. , and I don’t know what the owner of the tomb wanted to do with all the effort he put into it.
Leaving aside the situation at the top of the cave, what surprised the Taoist Ghostface the most was actually the bottom of the cave.
The bridge that the Grimace Taoist is on is located in the center of the cave, leading directly from back to front to a stone gate on the opposite side. Under the bridge, there are many winding streams, and the dark river water looks like giant pythons under the light of the fire. Trapped at the bottom of the cave.
The Taoist priest with a grimace looked at each stream of water carefully, and finally discovered that there is actually a main stream at the bottom of the cave, from which all other tributaries branch off. However, this main stream is too tortuous, winding around the bottom of the cave. If you don't pay attention, you can't even see it. Not coming out.
In addition to this main stream, there are many tributaries at the bottom of the cave, roughly twenty of them. The grim-faced Taoist priest followed the nearest one and discovered that this tributary was not naturally formed. The stone edges of artificially dug ditches could clearly be seen on both sides.
"Artificially diverted more than 20 water streams?" The grim-faced Taoist priest was confused: "Did this guy even have some hobby of farming before he was alive?"
As the tributary moved forward, Taoist Ghostface suddenly saw a round object appearing in the ditch. Judging from the color and texture, it should be a round ball carved from stone.
The stone ball was rolling forward with the current, and then it seemed to hit something. The ball suddenly paused, and the grimace Taoist priest also felt a thump in his heart. The inexplicable shaking feeling before hit him again.
The Taoist Priest with a grimace felt a little panicked. There seemed to be a mass of cold air around him that was constantly entering his body. He couldn't help but shiver. Looking at the stone ball over there, he saw that it had been pushed in the opposite direction by the backflow of the river.
The grim-faced Taoist priest looked away from the stone ball and caught a glimpse of a patina of copper-green at the place where it had just hit. When he looked closely, he discovered that at the end of the ditch, there was actually a bronze plate embedded in the rock wall.
"Ah! I understand!"
The grimace Taoist priest hurriedly looked around and found that the other tributaries had the same structure, except that the sizes of the stone balls were slightly different, and the bronze plates embedded in the rock walls seemed to be somewhat different.
The owner of his grandma's tomb was not interested in farming. He clearly built a large chime at the bottom of the cave!
The grimace Taoist observed quietly for a moment, and immediately figured out the working principle of the "chimes" at the bottom of the cave.
It is said to be a chime, but actually the Taoist priest with a grimace feels that it is more like a "made drum". He speculated that there would probably be a certain amount of space behind the bronze plate to amplify the sound produced by the impact. This formed a structure similar to a bronze drum, and the rolling stone balls were drumsticks, which were moved by the flow of water. As long as the underground river here does not dry up, the stone balls will continue to hit the bronze drum, producing sounds of various tones.
The grimace Taoist understood why the main stream at the bottom of the cave was so winding. Only if the distance between the main stream and the main stream was long enough, there would be more branches and controllable lengths, so the possibility of connecting the tones into a tune would be limited. The bigger. To put it bluntly, the design of the bottom of the cave has only one purpose, and that is to emit ghostly notes that can drive people crazy.
The grim-faced Taoist priest looked up at the top of the cave and instantly understood the purpose of the cave wall design. The reason why the surrounding cave walls were carved so smoothly was to make it easier for the sound from the bronze drum to gather and spread. Otherwise, the surrounding environment would be too rough. Once the sound fades, it is no longer as powerful.
After thinking about this, the grimace Taoist priest only had one doubt left in his mind, and that was what kind of music was the "Shenghun Tune" that Siniang mentioned? Or this piece...how long should it be?
The reason why the Grimace Taoist has this doubt is because in his own understanding, the music that can make people go crazy must be at least of some length. If just a few tunes can make people go crazy, that is simply impossible. Moreover, the music I heard earlier seemed to be quite long, and there was a faint ghost howling for a while, but I didn't have the guts to take off my earplugs to confirm it now.
In short, this ghost tune should not be short, but there are more than twenty bronze drums at the bottom of the valley. Can it really be connected into a piece of music?
