In the dark cave, the sound of gurgling water continued.
People go by boat
Several searchlights moved around with the arm, and the aperture turned to the stone wall and the water surface, and the nearby situation could be vaguely distinguished.
At this moment, there was occasional thunder outside the cave, and it seemed that the weather was worse than just now.
The thunder caused by this would occasionally disturb the small animals living in the cave, causing them to make many falling rock sounds when they moved.
Half-crouching at the front of the ship, Chen Hao held up the searchlight in his hand and stared straight ahead. He remembered that this area was the area where King Xian used to make stone figurines. The area he passed along the way and the passage through the animal mouth were also related to The difference was about the same as before, so Chen Hao, who was sitting in front, kept waving his hands to signal everyone to follow his command to slide and turn.
Along the way, with Chen Hao's guidance, it seemed like a smooth sailing without any problems. Even if the water flow became turbulent, the ship seemed very stable because of the previous preparations. The sides of the ship were built very high, and with this The boat is very heavy, which means that when the current is turbulent, people on the boat can use a stable and heavy boat to stabilize their bodies. Even if they are swaying, they do not have to worry about falling into the water.
This situation also made the fat man couldn't help but sigh: "Old Hu, how much research did the shopkeeper do to know this damn place so well? It feels like along the way, the shopkeeper is familiar with this place and just comes back. Like home.”
"Aren't you talking nonsense?" When Lao Hu heard this, he immediately slapped him with his arm, then looked at Chen Hao's back in front of him and said seriously: "The shopkeeper brought us here this time, but he risked his life. In this case, of course you have to make more preparations! If you are like you and don't prepare anything before going to the tomb, wouldn't you lose your life before even seeing King Xian's face? "
"Hey~ Lao Hu, just explain, why are you burying me?" The fat man curled his lips and said with some dissatisfaction.
"That's not your nonsense."
"Oh, old Huyou..."
"Shh!"
right now
Chen Hao in front suddenly raised his right hand, signaling the two of them to quiet down.
This sudden movement also made Fatty and Lao Hu immediately return to their seriousness. They immediately clenched their weapons and stood on the left and right sides of Chen Hao.
"Did you see anything?" Xue Li Yang asked cautiously from behind.
Including Ah Jiu, who was holding the long whip on his back with one hand at the moment, looking ahead with a serious face.
"Something is coming upstream of the water." Chen Hao stood on the bow of the boat, looking ahead with a serious expression.
As soon as the words fell, Lao Hu and Fatty immediately raised the searchlights in their hands to shine forward, but under the beam, there was only the black water surface reflected by the dim black hole, and no trace of anything else was found.
"Huh?" The two of them were stunned, looking at Chen Hao strangely, and were about to ask.
next second
At the end of the darkness, something like a big stone surfaced, floating along the current towards their ship...
This situation made the two people's eyes light up instantly!
"Ajiu!"
Chen Hao immediately turned his head and shouted.
Ah Jiu reached out and pulled out the bone whip and flew it out. With a "swish" sound, it entangled the big stone on the water and pulled it to the shore of the ship.
"Shopkeeper, how did you know there was something in the water?" The fat man's eyes shifted from the stone to Chen Hao, and he couldn't help but sigh.
Because as soon as Chen Hao spoke, Fatty and Lao Hu moved. They immediately used searchlights to check the water in front of them, but they didn't find anything. They thought Chen Hao had seen it wrong, but they didn't expect it. , that thing is actually under the water, how can ordinary people see it under the water, and it is still in such a dark cave, so the fat man can't help but be a little curious about this situation.
"Listen with your ears." Chen Hao turned the big stone over with something in his hand and responded calmly.
"Listen? Listen?" The fat man was stunned and turned to Lao Hu with somewhat surprised eyes.
"It's a simple common sense in life." Chen Hao smiled.
In this kind of open and deep cave, there is only the sound of water flow most of the time. The change of the sound of water flow is related to the surrounding conditions and depth. Under normal circumstances, the sound of water flow is steady. Even if there is a torrent, the sound of the water flow is not loud. Only a small number of clear acceleration frequencies will be present.
But if something falls into the water, it will break this stability, causing the sound of water flow to become a bit louder due to the appearance of the object.
When he came in before, Chen Hao had been squatting on the bow of the boat. Apart from leading the way, he was just listening and paying attention to the sound of water around him.
When the ship came in, the sound of the water changed slightly, and just now it intensified again, which proved that something fell from the upper reaches of the water.
After listening to Chen Hao's explanation, Fatty suddenly realized, but he also understood in his heart that this so-called common sense in life still needs to be divided among people! At least if it were him, he definitely wouldn't be able to hear it.
in front of the ship
The big stone stained with water droplets was turned over, and half of a wriggling strange insect fell out from it. Everyone shined the light on it, and they suddenly discovered that what they fished out was not a stone, but the head of a stone statue.
The stone statue's skin is dry brown, and its facial expression is extremely painful. There are dense fracture marks on its neck. The effect of long-term air-drying has made its face filled with thick dust. A rotten smell and broken feeling are spread all over the body. There are many cracks on the head area. , the most bizarre thing is that there are two symmetrical round holes on the front and back of its head, and the half of the worm fell out of these round holes.
"What is this?" Looking at the worm that had been broken into half and still squirming, the fat man couldn't help but frowned, turned his attention to the stone statue, and couldn't help but ask.
"This is a stone figurine made by King Xian using the "Shu Technique"!" Chen Hao replied immediately.
"The art of evil? The art of evil, which is known as one of the three major evil arts?" Xue Liyang raised her eyebrows and asked quickly.
Chen Hao nodded and said: "These are the slaves who built the king's tomb. In order to keep the secret of the king's tomb, these people were tied up and forced to swallow a kind of "Yin" after the construction was completed. They also seal the seven orifices of the human body, hang them in the cave with big chains, and suffocate them alive. Firstly, they can keep the secrets in the king's tomb, and secondly, they can be used to scare away outsiders who accidentally enter the secret waterway."
Everyone who heard Chen Hao's words frowned.
It seems that the shopkeeper must have done some research in advance, so he knows the process in such detail, but this thing just sounds cruel.
The fat man couldn't help but started to curse.
"Although this technique is disgusting and cruel, what makes me curious now is the destruction of the appearance of this stone figurine!" Chen Hao held the flashlight in one hand, looked at the four round holes in the front and back, and said: "In order to create For these stone figurines, they must use the evil spirit! The so-called evil spirit is a pill necessary to perform certain evil techniques. After being swallowed by a living person, it will parasitize in the body and lay eggs. It only takes about three to five days. All the flesh, blood and internal organs in the human body become nutrients for the larvae and are filled in instead. Due to the rapid loss of water in a short period of time, the human skin will dry up quickly and become as hard as bark and stone shells. The eggs will not change if they are not exposed to air. The adult larvae always maintain a state of hibernation and can last for more than a thousand years in a cool environment."
"Theoretically speaking, this kind of outer skin bag is difficult to break, unless the insect breaks out of the shell from the inside. But under normal circumstances, the eggs inside are in a hibernating state. How could they suddenly wake up and break through this shell? ?”
"Could it be that... there was some external support that broke the shell of this stone figurine, causing it to break, fall, and have these four holes?" Xue Liyang held her chin and followed Chen Hao. After thinking about it for a moment, he immediately guessed.
Chen Hao nodded when he heard the sound, and slowly placed the light on the round hole. Looking at the cone-shaped hole and the many cracks, he had a vague guess in his heart. This... seemed to be a kind of... Bite marks from large animals.....
"Stop your head!"
"Look ahead!" Just as everyone was deep in thought, Ah Jiu suddenly shouted from beside them.
Falling in shock
broke the silence of the scene
Everyone looked up
In the area illuminated by countless searchlights ahead, one after another hanging upside down stone figurines began to appear in front of everyone as the ship moved forward.
These stone figurines all put their hands behind their backs, posing in a tied posture. Due to the damp and cold underground environment, the surface of the stone figurines has turned gray-brown, and the outline of their facial features is completely blurred. It seems that a layer of "瘘" has grown on the surface. "
From the appearance, it is basically impossible to distinguish the male and female faces of the stone figurines. Just looking at the stature, they range from tall to short, fat and thin. It seems that in addition to the middle-aged people, there are also some young people who have not yet grown up, and they are not According to the unified standards, it is completely different from the human figurines buried with them in the Qin and Han Dynasties, which were all sergeants and opera figurines.
On the top of the cave, these stone figurines are suspended on both sides by green-stained copper chains. Some of the chains have fallen off, and some are empty. It may be that many of the stone figurines have fallen into the water over time.
Each stone figurine is like a hanged ghost, hanging less than a foot away from the water.
Ding...ding...
Just when everyone was stunned by the scene in front of them, Chen Hao's brows suddenly wrinkled! Because he heard a slight shaking sound of the chain.
There is no wind or rain in this cave, so it is impossible for anything to touch the iron chain.
Moreover, there is still this subtle sound of iron chains touching and rubbing, which is completely different from the sound of wind blowing iron chains.
Sensing something was wrong, Chen Hao immediately stretched out his hand to signal everyone to gather momentum. At the same time, he immediately raised his head and followed the direction of the sound. He saw an upside-down stone figurine swaying slightly in the area not far away. Then, In the bitingly cold cave, there was a sound of sharp needles piercing the flesh.
Chen Hao held the searchlight in his hand and looked down from the iron chain. He saw a slender and sharp tail wrapped around the iron chain at the moment, until the next two were two huge green-brown hooked claws. The stone figurine shook faster, and the iron chain There was a tinkling sound, and when the light gradually turned to the bottom, the monster seemed to be noticed. It immediately stretched out its head from the broken neck of the stone figurine, and its long scarlet tongue contracted, and the many insects were being chewed by it. In his mouth, dark green blood filled his mouth.
When he looked at the crowd, the lace around his forehead suddenly rose!
It was actually a huge piebald lizard!
