"I've only mastered a small part, let's try to see where we can go." Huo Qubing said.
The charming eyes under Bai Nanyu's bronze mask also cast their gaze on him.
Standing at the side and back, she could only see part of his stern profile, with neatly styled hair behind his ears, and a general's crown on his head, looking full of heroism.
The people who came in were headed by Huo Qubing, Dong Zhongshu, Dao Zun, and Bai Nanyu.
There are also four bronze figurine guards, including the wheel-throwing duo.
There was also a group of elite Imperial Guards, thirty people in total.
Clang, clang, clang!
The Qin warriors leading the way, numbering four or twenty in number, were wearing armor and carrying sharp swords.
The atmosphere inside the imperial mausoleum was strong and cold.
Everyone walked forward for a while and found that the scenes in the areas they passed through were almost unchanged. The corridors are two feet wide and about ten feet high. They are very depressing, like walking into a bronze maze.
"Huo Hou, where are we in the imperial mausoleum now?" Dong Zhongshu asked.
"Urban wall."
The urn wall and urn city were the main defense facilities of ancient cities.
Some large cities will build multiple fortresses around them, called barbicans.
The urn wall refers to the outer wall of the city that is extremely thick and solid and equipped with defensive facilities such as arrow towers, gates, and battlements.
"After walking so far and still being inside the urn wall, there seems to be something wrong with the size of this imperial mausoleum..." Dong Zhongshu pondered.
"This imperial mausoleum may be integrated into a small world like the Cave Heaven Paradise, so it is larger than the entire Lishan Mountain seen outside."
After decades of excavation and research, more than 600 burial pits and tombs were discovered around the Mausoleum of the First Emperor alone.
The Terracotta Warriors and Horses Pit is only the most famous of the many burial pits in the First Emperor's Mausoleum, but not all of them.
Tens of thousands of cultural relics such as chariots, horses, bronze waterfowl, stone armor, and opera figurines were unearthed in more than 600 burial pits.
Dong Zhongshu thought that the urn wall area should be one of the places with the most organs and the heaviest murderous intent in the imperial tomb.
However, everyone was walking quite leisurely at this moment.
Huo Qubing not only let the bronze figurines of the imperial mausoleum lead the way, but as he moved forward, formation patterns spread under his feet and merged into the ground where he passed.
He seemed to be communicating with this imperial mausoleum...
After everyone walked in the corridor for a while, the warriors leading the way suddenly stopped. However, an inverted long corridor appeared in front of them, extending to the end of the line of sight. The road gradually widened, and at the end there was a huge bronze door that could be called a miracle.
On the door are cast the heads of four mythical beasts, with a sleeping dragon lying in the middle, which is the ancestral dragon.
The bronze gate is towering, more than ten feet high, and there are countless ancient Qin seal scripts engraved on it.
Terracotta Warriors and Immortals—the four big characters appear again, located directly above the gate, with a majestic atmosphere!
Dong Zhongshu said in shock: "This bronze gate is so huge, and coupled with the scale of the imperial mausoleum, the total bronze consumed is far from enough even if we collect all the bronze in China.
Where did the Qin people find so many copper veins to build the city? "
The Taoist Master caressed his beard and said: "There is a record in the natural history of our Taoist sect that there was a cave in ancient times and there was an inexhaustible supply of bronze.
In ancient tribal times, there were nine mountains of copper, that is, nine large mountains, all of which were sacred bronze mountains. "
A gap has opened under the huge copper door in front of you.
Huo Qubing thought that Chi You had entered through this gap while chasing the woman in red.
The bronze figurines leading the way stopped here and struck the ground with their long spears, making a sonorous metallic sound.
After a while, there was another rumbling sound outside the door, and another group of bronze figurines appeared.
These bronze figurines guard different areas of the imperial tomb.
The team leading the way is only responsible for the area of the urn wall and cannot enter behind the copper gate.
The new team is here to 'change the shift'.
Huo Qubing checked the formation patterns with the newly arrived bronze figurines and knew that they were people who could enter and exit the imperial mausoleum, so he was able to pass through the bronze gate and replaced a group of bronze figurines to continue leading the way.
By this time, Dong Zhongshu and others were certain that there would not be much danger if they came in this time.
Huo Qubing was an insider of the imperial mausoleum.
It is worth mentioning that the gap where the giant copper door opened was like the copper wall when entering the imperial mausoleum. There was a layer of ripples like a water curtain. After passing through, the scene changed and they entered an underground palace.
There is a burial pit of terracotta warriors and horses in the hall, which is square and square, with soldiers and horses standing inside.
The top wall of the building above is the same height as the copper door.
But except for the ground, which is still bronze, stone materials began to appear on the walls and ceiling.
"Have you noticed that the bronze door just now has scales, corresponding to different areas of the imperial mausoleum.
When we came in, the pattern of the Marquis's feet blended with part of the texture of the bronze door. The area on the side of the bronze door where the characters C and B were engraved shimmered, which corresponded to a certain area of the imperial mausoleum. "
Bai Nanyu whispered softly: "Because of the relationship with the Marquis, we may be taking the safest road to the imperial mausoleum."
Everyone nodded. They were all experienced people and noticed the changes Bai Nanyu said.
"The current location is a burial pit. There are scrolls and text on the wall introducing the deeds of the Qin people."
Dong Zhongshu whispered.
They were walking on a bluestone corridor with stone railings on both sides, and outside the stone railing was the pit of figurines.
The pit of the figurines is about twenty feet wide, two to three feet deep, and over forty feet long.
On the surrounding walls are narrative bronze scrolls and texts.
In the empty imperial mausoleum, there were only the Qin terracotta warriors who led the way, and the sound of their footsteps fell to the ground with a sonorous clang.
Huo Qubing felt like he was dreaming back in time and space.
When he traveled through time, what he saw and heard was like walking into a museum, wandering among the thousand-year-old miracles built by the Qin people.
Next to him, Dong Zhongshu, who was famous throughout the ages, and other people from the Western Han Dynasty gathered.
Indescribable emotions passed through my heart.
After more than twenty breaths, everyone passed through the pit of figurines and entered a side room.
On the walls here, there are pictures of giant trees flowing down the river and being stopped by the Qin people.
They used the huge trees that flowed down the river to build various utensils.
After checking a location, Dong Zhongshu suddenly became excited: "This is the process of Qin's shipbuilding. After I, the Han Dynasty, conquered the world, I couldn't find the Qin people's shipbuilding skills in the Qin Palace. So it's here."
According to legend, Emperor Qin once received a teaching from an immortal that he could build an irreversible boat that could not be capsized by any wind or wave.
Emperor Qin sent teams to the sea several times to search for immortals. They used this kind of treasure ship to cross the oceans and sail on the sea like a mountain emerging from the water. It was also called the boat of the sacred mountain and the boat of chasing the sun.
Today, along the southeast coast of the Han Dynasty, fishermen often say that they have seen large ships like mountains on the sea. They are suspected to be the Shenzhous used by the Qin people when they went to sea. They have been drifting on the sea for many years.
Dong Zhongshu took out the slip and wanted to make rubbings of the contents on the wall.
Unfortunately, the content on the wall is complicated. There are hundreds or even thousands of incantations engraved on a boat pole alone.
Dong Zhongshu used two volumes of bamboo slips and only recorded the making of a boat pole.
He reluctantly stopped and looked back at Huo Qubing: "Next time I come to this imperial mausoleum, Huo Hou must tell me to make some preparations in advance."
Tao Zun rolled his eyes, since the imperial mausoleum is your home, you can come whenever you want.
After that, everyone went through several rooms, mostly describing the achievements of the First Emperor or the process of the Qin people's conquest of the world, including some sacrificial scenes.
The area they entered was indeed relatively safe and there was no danger at all.
Huo Qubing used the formation patterns to make the soldiers leading the way stop and wait.
In a auxiliary room, he saw a scene introducing Qin people to plant various crops and cultivate a bumper harvest.
Looking at the scene in the picture, some plant seeds were retrieved by the First Emperor who sent people out to sea.
Just as everyone was looking at it, suddenly a dark shadow about ten feet tall flashed from the end of the corridor.
The formations under Huo Qubing's feet spread out.
Then a scream was heard.
The core of the imperial tomb defense array is the figurine array, and the rest of the defense arrangements are to assist the figurine array.
Huo Qubing mastered part of the rules of operation of the Terracotta Warriors Formation, and by blending the formation patterns with the restrictions of the Imperial Tombs, he also mastered a small part of the restrictions of the Imperial Tombs.
He released the formation pattern, and the restriction of the imperial mausoleum itself was able to take effect, and he attacked the figure that passed by.
Everyone heard the sound and came.
At the corner of the corridor, I saw a strange figure resembling a bear, covered in black fur, wearing black clothes and red trousers.
"The last time I came to the imperial mausoleum, did I see that Fang Xiangshi who was said to haunt the mausoleum?" Tao Zun asked in a low voice.
"The last one was in the royal city, and it was much stronger than this one."
This time I saw it very clearly. The creature in front of me looked like a giant bear. It wore a multi-colored mask on its face and had thick black hair on its body. It really looked like a bear.
But if he were an animal, why was he wearing scarlet pants?
His chest was bombarded by the restrictions of the mausoleum, causing a burning and almost penetrating scar, and he was dying.
When it saw Huo Qubing and others, it struggled and made a shrill cry, as if it was asking for help or begging for mercy.
Huo Qubing waved his hand, and the accompanying Forbidden Army tried to approach him, but saw that Fang Xiangshi's eyebrows suddenly cracked, and he died suddenly and inexplicably.
Huo Qubing formed a seal with his fingers, and Teng She separated out a wisp of aura and blended into the center of his eyebrows.
However, there was no memory in Fang Xiangshi's consciousness, it was like chaos, and his body was dead and his soul was gone.
The things in the imperial tomb have no soul consciousness?
Huo Qubing asked people to bring his body with him, preparing to study it after he got out. Then he pushed forward the formation pattern, still led by the Qin Terracotta Warriors, and continued to go deeper.
Not long after, they turned around again and saw a corpse lying on the ground in front of them. It looked like it was dead. The blood on the body seemed to have been drained, leaving only a shriveled body.
Everyone came closer to investigate and found that the body had just died.
There are newly deceased bodies in the imperial mausoleum...
Was it brought in by Zi, or is it related to the woman in red whom I saw?
Huo Qubing muttered deeply, then crossed the corpse and continued deeper, when a horizontal tunnel appeared in front of him.
At the other end of the corridor is an open exit.
At this point, the terracotta soldiers leading the way stopped again and stopped moving forward.
Everyone went out from the exit on their own, and their eyes suddenly opened up.
What you see is shocking.
Above is a deep black dome with twinkling stars that is almost indistinguishable from the starry sky outside.
The space within sight is vast and the terrain is flat.
In this space, there are hundreds of thousands of Qin terracotta warriors.
These Qin warriors stand holding swords, some standing on chariots, and the black Qin flags are like a forest, as if hundreds of thousands of troops are sleeping here.
"Can you awaken these terracotta warriors..." Dao Zun asked.
Huo Qubing shook his head: "I don't have such a large-scale military power over the imperial tombs, and I can't awaken hundreds of thousands of Qin warriors, at least not at this stage."
Looking further, in the direction facing all the Qin Terracotta Warriors, there is an underground city. That is the royal city of the imperial mausoleum!
"The area we came in just now is outside the imperial mausoleum, and the main city is in front." Dong Zhongshu.
"Let's stop here. The formation patterns I released can no longer be blended in this area. There is no need to continue moving forward, which will only increase the danger and consumption."
After Huo Qubing finished speaking, he suddenly let out a soft whistle that shook the imperial mausoleum.
The formations under his feet were released with all their strength, blending with the surrounding void, ground, and even buildings.
Huo Qubing triggered a certain ban on the imperial mausoleum.
The exit they came out of began to slowly close.
The new restrictions were adjusted and changed inside the mausoleum, and murderous intent was rising even in the void.
On the dome above, the halo of a star converged, shining on the location where Huo Qubing and others were.
At the same time, in the side room of the Lishan Secret Palace, Liu Qing, the emperor, Wei Qing and others were looking at the bottom of the skylight below, the light wall that needs to be passed through to enter the imperial mausoleum, on which the faces of Huo Qubing and others flashed like a fleeting light. Figure, position.
The emperor, Wei Qing, Liu Qing and others all looked at each other in surprise.
In the imperial mausoleum, Huo Qubing stopped screaming: "Let's go back first."
They turned back the way they came before the exit behind them closed.
After a while, everyone smoothly returned to the copper wall outside the imperial mausoleum where they came in.
Huo Qubing stopped under the bronze wall, turned around and looked at the long and narrow bronze corridor: "Come out!"
After a while, a red figure appeared out of thin air where he was looking: "Can you see me?"
Hong Ying's voice was slow and jerky, as cold as ice.
What appeared was a woman in red, with a slim and petite figure, a hazy face, and was covered by Qi.
Huo Qubing glanced at the woman's hands, which were intact.
Woman in red: "Since you can see me, did you deliberately lure me here with the roar just now? Do you want to take advantage of the terrain here to catch me?"
Huo Qubing thought to himself and said, "My son... I know you?"
The woman in red turned her attention to Dong Zhongshu and others: "How many of you want to arrest me?"
From behind, Chi You appeared holding a big ax, lined up with Huo Qubing and others, trapping the woman in red in the middle of the narrow bronze passage.
Ps: Three hundred chapters
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