The demon queen usurped the country and brought chaos to the people, and the good brother Zhongshi was the reason for it. Even though there are no strangers in the ghost gate, it still makes you miserable. The meaning of the word: You, Wu Zetian, conspired to usurp the throne and brought disaster to the country and the people, and even killed my best friend, so you will After receiving retribution, your soul will not go to the underworld after death, but will be trapped in the tomb and unable to be reincarnated, and will be tortured by the Yin Qi forever!
Standing at the entrance to the true mausoleum, and looking at the four lines of prophecy on the shadow wall, after learning the identity of the carver and understanding the meaning of the prophecy, the executioners felt chills in their hearts, including the Arab team. Although they They couldn't understand the writing on the wall, but they were not deaf, but they listened to the entire conversation of the Shenzhou team. When they learned the meaning of the prophecy, just like the Shenzhou team, they all felt chilled. They didn't expect that something happened in ancient China. There was such a terrible revenge incident, and someone actually used Feng Shui techniques to take revenge on someone, and the revenge lasted for thousands of years!
Although the analysis of the prophecy made everyone smell the ominous atmosphere, what should be done will eventually be done. Under the pressure of the curse, even if they are afraid, they can only bite the bullet and continue, no matter what, they must get the Soul-fixing Pearl. , otherwise all that awaits them is obliteration.
Thinking of this, He Fei first looked at each other with his teammates, and then nodded to Abdullah. He Fei regained his composure and ordered: "Let's go!"
So, everyone walked around the shadow wall and continued to move forward, officially entering the Wu Zhao Dark Tomb.
The layout of the Diling is indeed as originally envisioned. Although it is buried deep underground in the dark, the overall layout is modeled after the above-ground mansion, a bit like an underground palace. In fact, what I just passed was only the outer entrance. As soon as I walked around the shadow wall, the reflection What comes into view is a small hall, opposite is a connecting passage engraved with a coiled dragon pattern. It feels a bit similar to the tomb passage when you came, but it is much more refined. In addition to the coiled dragon engraved at the entrance of the passage, there are two more next to it. Peng Hu became interested in the bronze lion that was taller than a man. He was about to knock the lion with his hand, but Chen Xiaoyao raised his hand in time to stop him and said, "It's best not to touch these things. Be careful." superior."
This sentence not only reminds Peng Hu, but also reminds everyone not to touch some things in Diling without permission just because they are interesting. After all, the designer of Diling is the famous Yuan Tiangang! Although hatred made him cheat Wu Zetian, his reputation as a master of metaphysics was not in vain after all. God knows what kind of dangers might be hidden here? .
After bypassing the bronze lion and entering the passage, you can see that this place is somewhat similar to the tomb passage you came from, except that it is more detailed. What represents the fineness is the carving pictures painted on the wall. Due to the carving technique, the pictures here can It has been kept for a long time. During the pass, everyone couldn't help but look at it curiously. They wanted to get clues from the image, but they found that the wall paintings were not special. They just depicted the busy scenes of people's life at that time. They were similar to the "Along the River During Qingming Festival" of the Song Dynasty. wonderful.
It's a pity that the executor is not an archaeologist. Such exquisite carvings and murals will not and cannot make them stop and appreciate the art. After confirming that there is nothing special about the painting, everyone continues to move forward. It is worth mentioning that compared to The long and narrow tomb passage in front of me was much shorter when I first came. After walking for about 5 minutes, I reached the end. At the end was another dark iron gate. It was exactly the same as the previous iron gate, the same shape, the same shape. It's black, even the iron lock hanging on it is exactly the same.
"Hey! It's the iron gate again. This is just a fucking joke. Why are you opening so many gates when you have nothing to do?" The reappearance of the iron gate made Peng Hu, who had just bumped into it, curse. There was no doubt that it would be opened again later. He was asked to take action, but before that he still had to do a technical job first.
Sure enough, seeing the iron gate blocking the road again, Li Tianheng took out the iron wire and stepped forward without He Fei's instructions at all, and began to concentrate on tinkering with the iron lock. All the members of the Arab team watching secretly sighed:
This Shenzhou team is full of talents. Not only is the strength of the team better than theirs, but there are also various types of 'masters' in it. The young man in the shit-yellow coat is very knowledgeable about metaphysics and history, and this young man with hairy hair is He is also an expert in unlocking. None of these things are what they can do. It seems that it is indeed a wise move to cooperate with the Shenzhou team. If it were not for relying on the Shenzhou team, let alone coming here, they are probably still on the surface at this moment. Looking for the entrance to the tomb of the earth, thinking of this, whether it was Abdullah, Ives or Feida and the others who were following behind, they all looked at Master Haller, their eyes full of admiration, admiring the old man's foresight.
Click.
"Okay, that's it.".
As the saying goes, things get easier again. After having a lock-picking experience, Li Tianheng saved a lot of time this time. The complicated iron lock that took 10 minutes to solve the first time was successfully opened in only 3 minutes. As the iron lock fell to the ground, everyone started to Taking a deep breath, they seemed to be mentally prepared. After all, they had been frightened by the portrait once before. If a similar scene happened later, they would have no pressure at all. Peng Hu also stepped back and cursed loudly: "There's a painting right behind the door!"
"Drink!"
bump!
Accompanied by Peng Hu's roar, he charged towards the iron gate. In an instant, the iron gate was violently knocked open, but...
When the iron door opened to reveal the interior, and at the same time, everyone who was mentally prepared shone their flashlights into the door, suddenly, Peng Hu's eyes suddenly widened, He Fei's eyes suddenly widened, Zhao Ping, Cheng Ying, Tang Meng and other seniors all had their eyes wide open without exception, while the newcomers simply screamed!
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
As soon as the iron door opened, an indescribable unpleasant smell hit our face instantly, but the smell was not the point, the point was the scene. When the iron door was opened, the first thing that came into view was bones, and a body with a head lying on it. The rising human skeleton was just lying at the door. If one human skeleton can only scare the newcomers but cannot affect the seniors, then what really frightens the seniors are the other human bones that follow closely behind!
Under the illumination of the flashlight, we saw that the door was full of skeletons, and more than a dozen human skeletons lying down or lying down came into view clearly. This was not over yet. As the cat's eye flashlight continued to extend, there were still skeletons inside, and the skeletons were densely covered on the ground. , the huge room was filled with human bones, and the total number seemed to exceed a thousand! ! !
Seeing that it was full of skeletons, in an instant, the newcomers' bodies became limp and screamed. Even the seniors were frightened and their whole bodies trembled and they instinctively retreated. During the retreat, Peng Hu stared at his eyes and shouted loudly: "Idiot! Where did it come from?" So many dead people? This, could this still be a portrait?"
Anyone with a discerning eye can tell whether the portrait is specific or not. There is absolutely no wall in front of the door, and the scene in front of you is real. These nearly a thousand human corpses with only bones left are definitely not plastic models, but real ones. Skeletons of dead people. No wonder I smelled an extremely unpleasant smell when I first opened the door. It turned out to be the smell of corpses. Even after thousands of years, the indescribable smell has not completely dissipated. At this moment, I stared at the dense corpses and sniffed the air. The stench of death came one after another. In addition to screaming in fear, some people vomited on the spot due to rising stomach acid. At the same time...
Looking at the many corpses inside the door, He Fei's mouth twitched in front of the door, and his scalp exploded along with Abdullah who had a similar reaction. It is conceivable that even the two captains were like this, and the other seniors were not much better. , although the overall condition was stronger than that of the newcomer, he was frightened until his face turned pale and his back was sweating. Of course, there were exceptions. Among them, Kong Ling's reaction was the calmest. Not only was the girl not afraid, but she stared at the skeleton carefully, as if As if concentrating on observing something very interesting, Cheng Ying, Chen Xiaoyao and the old man from the Arab team named Haller were almost unafraid. They stared at the corpse for a moment and then raised their heads to scan the internal structure. Perhaps they came to something. Coming to this conclusion, Chen Xiaoyao touched his chin and said first: "Well, it seems that this should be the outer burial hall, but..."
"I didn't expect there would be so many people buried..."
Chen Xiaoyao's emotional words immediately attracted the attention of others. Seeing that the young man seemed to know something about the whole story, Cheng Ying also asked as if she had something in mind: "Buried with others? Could it be that these people are not the craftsmen who built the tomb?"
"How could they be craftsmen?" Seeing that Cheng Ying and others had misunderstood, they shook their heads. Chen Xiaoyao turned to everyone and continued: "I guess when everyone saw so many dead people for the first time, they would definitely think that these people were the ones who built the site. The craftsmen of the mausoleum are actually not like this. Although it is very cruel to bury a living person, you have ignored the ancient social system. In ancient times, the status of craftsmen was low and they were classified as untouchables like actors. Even the common people who farmed the land were of lower status than them. Gao, of course, in order to prevent the world from knowing the location of the mausoleum, the craftsmen who were responsible for repairing the mausoleum would definitely die after the completion of the mausoleum. However, they are not qualified to stay in the mausoleum as burials. Even if they die, they will only leave the mausoleum. They were later cleared out. In fact, these people were not craftsmen, but a group of eunuchs and maids.”
Everyone knows that in ancient times, there was a system of burial of living people, among which the tombs of emperors were the most rigorous. As mentioned before, in order for the emperors to continue to enjoy the glory and wealth they had during their lifetimes after death, the mausoleums had to be built into palaces to store them. In addition to treasures, people often need to be served. As for which kind of person is most suitable to serve the emperor? The answer is undoubtedly the palace maids and eunuchs. There is nothing more suitable to serve as burial companions than these servants who were originally responsible for serving the emperor. That is true, but there are too many people buried in front of us!
Thinking of the time when these palace maids and eunuchs were forcibly driven into the Diling Tomb, and then sealed in the cold and dark Diling Mausoleum by iron gates, how frightened and desperate these people must have been at that time! If nothing else, Ni Duan can be seen just from the posthumous posture of these skeletons. Most of these skeletons have their mouths wide open and their shapes are painful. They obviously died of lack of oxygen and have become a group of pitiful burial objects. .
After listening to Chen Xiaoyao's explanation, everyone suddenly realized that it was not the craftsmen who died here, but a group of eunuchs and maids. In front of them was a place called the Burial Hall. However, as Chen Xiaoyao had just lamented, although it is the rule for living people to be buried , but the number of people buried here is obviously too high. It is said that when Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was buried, only more than a hundred people were buried with him. Qin Shihuang, the first emperor of the ages, simply used terracotta warriors and horses instead of living people. Unexpectedly, Wu Zetian's pomp was quite grand. Even Emperor Qin and Han Wu were not as good as her. .
"Wu Zetian is so ruthless from Male Gobi. She just wanted to be buried with her, but she actually let so many people die with her!" Faced with nearly a thousand human corpses that were dying in pain, Peng Hu gritted his teeth and cursed, Chen Shuihong, on the other hand, said noncommittally: "Wu Zetian herself was a very cruel woman. After usurping the throne, she became indiscriminate in killing, even her own flesh and blood. In fact, you can understand it if you think about it carefully. Such a rare woman in the world. It’s actually not unusual for a vicious woman to do something like this.”
"Then what should we do next? It seems that there are no other intersections here?" I don't know whether it is because I don't understand Chinese history or because it is increasingly unbearable to see the corpses in front of me. When the Shenzhou team was discussing the problem, at the reminder of Ives, Abdullah took the initiative to interrupt and change the topic, asking He Fei how to move forward. After all, there is only one burial hall here and there are no passages to other places.
"There really is no intersection here. Could it be that this is the end point?" As soon as Abdullah suppressed the discomfort in his stomach, Li Tianheng glanced at the completely enclosed space around him and frowned in agreement. As for He Fei...
"No, this can't be the end point." Facing the two people's inquiries, He Fei shook his head, and then asked Chen Xiaoyao: "By the way, you just said that this is the funerary hall located on the periphery. Since it is the periphery, Then why is there no intersection nearby?”
Having said this, he glanced at the corpses lying on the ground, and He Fei continued: "No matter how you look at it, there is no passage connecting to other places. If it were true, these palace maids and eunuchs would not have died collectively here."
He Fei's question was logical. Everyone who listened nodded. Tang Meng also frowned and said: "Except for the burial hall in front of you and the passage behind, there is no second passage here."
Tang Meng's casual echo pointed out that the structure here is simple and it belongs to the clearly visible Diling area. Faced with the problem, I thought Chen Xiaoyao would think about it for a while, but what surprised everyone was...
Chen Xiaoyao did not ponder or ponder, but turned to grin and said: "Hey, if a person can easily rush to the depths of Diling, then Yuan Tiangang is not worthy of being the Xuanxue Master!"
"Come on, let's go in!"
After uttering a few words of reference, Chen Xiaoyao took the lead and walked into the main hall, suddenly stepping into the gloomy main hall full of corpses!
The result was predictable. Seeing that Chen Xiaoyao actually asked them to step into this room with corpses everywhere, the crowd trembled, and the newcomers were even more frightened. Just standing at the door and looking at it was enough to scare them to death. They never thought Still have to go in! ?
"No, I want to go in, I don't want to go in!" Wang Siqi collapsed because she was really afraid of the thousands of bones covering the ground. She was crying and shaking her head wildly. Next to her, Wei Zhiqiang and others were also trembling. , obviously afraid of these corpses, not only the newcomers on the Shenzhou team resisted, but the more numerous newcomers on the Arabian team also cried for their parents and refused to go, but...
"Don't want to go? Okay, then you just stay here and wait to die. A ghost will appear and kill you all. Don't regret it then!"
Peng Hu has always been very good at dealing with newcomers. He was about to intimidate the newcomers with his glare, but unexpectedly, the veteran of the Arab team named Kaili jumped out and started shouting, directly intimidating the newcomers with a threatening tone. Not to mention, as soon as the seniors heard They had to be abandoned, coupled with the threat of ghosts, the newcomers who had just cried and shouted that they did not want to go in were immediately frightened. There is no denying that they are a group of newcomers with zero experience, but zero experience does not mean that they are fools. Almost everyone Everyone knows that they must not leave the seniors at this time. Without the protection of the seniors, if danger occurs, they will not even know where to run! .
Therefore, after thinking through the above key points in their minds, even though they were extremely afraid of the corpses in the hall, the newcomers finally made the right choice and began to step into the hall under the leadership of the seniors. However, due to Wang Siqi's extremely weak legs, it was really difficult to Unable to move forward, Li Tianheng sighed. He didn't want to abandon her, so he had to pick her up and carry the woman into the hall.
Arriving at the burial hall full of bones, I wonder if it was an illusion. As soon as they entered, a biting coldness suddenly swept through everyone's body. It felt like the environment was cooling down, making them shiver. Maybe the newcomers couldn't understand it. But experienced people know the reason. In fact, the cold is Yin Qi, which is the breath that only dead people have. This is the same as the fact that there is always Yang Qi in living people. The Yin Qi exuded by a dead person is definitely not obvious, but if Where is the yin energy gathered by thousands of dead people? The result is clear and obvious without any suspense.
Fortunately, Yin Qi is just Yin Qi, and the cooling of the environment will hardly affect senior people. At least it has zero impact on Chen Xiaoyao, who is profound in Taoism. And strangely...
When everyone came to the main hall, they saw Chen Xiaoyao, who had entered early, 'dancing' and moving back and forth in the main hall full of bones!
No, no, that's not dancing, let alone some kind of crazy dance in front of the dead that is even worse than the tomb bouncing in the legend. It's walking with a compass in hand, looking for traps like in the Shadow Tomb Hall, although I can't figure out the steps. Why is it so weird? But after a successful case, no one dared to disturb them. They all stood aside and waited patiently. Of course, there were some differences. Since this was a burial hall full of bones, Chen Xiaoyao would step on it every step he took. The bones then made a series of clattering sounds that penetrated people's eardrums, and some of the bones blocking the road were simply kicked away by Chen Xiaoyao!
Bump, bang, bang!
He Fei was startled when he saw Chen Xiaoyao kicking and trampling the bones unscrupulously. Everyone was so frightened by the young man's bold act of desecrating the deceased that sweat broke out on his forehead and his face turned pale. Finally, Peng Hu couldn't help it anymore and hurriedly reminded him. : "Hey! Chen Xiaoyao, can you respect the dead a little bit? Although they are just corpses and bones, don't forget that this is a mission world!"
The implication of Peng Hu's words is very simple, that is to remind Chen Xiaoyao not to be unscrupulous. If these skeletal souls are still at the scene and see you doing this, it will be equivalent to offending 'them'!
Peng Hu pointed out everyone's concerns to Chen Xiaoyao, but the other party didn't take it seriously. As soon as Peng Hu finished speaking, Chen Xiaoyao answered calmly and directly told a terrifying truth that made the crowd even more frightened: "This is To tell you the truth, it’s not a chance that the souls of these skeletons are still there, but the souls of these skeletons are definitely there! Although we can’t see it, in fact there are a thousand people wearing Eunuchs and maids in ancient costumes are watching us!"
What! ! !
As soon as Chen Xiaoyao said this, the next second, it was like a collective electric shock. No matter whether they were seniors or newcomers, everyone's scalp exploded! The backs that were already dripping with cold sweat from being exposed to the sea of bones suddenly started to sweat profusely. Some of the timid ones simply contracted their bladders and urinated. In panic, He Fei reacted the fastest and quickly turned his head to look at Kong Ling. Others also Quick as lightning, he looked at the girl. This is certain and inevitable. Kong Ling has a pair of special eyes that can see spirits. If you want to confirm the authenticity of this statement, just ask Kong Ling. In addition, if the members of the Shenzhou team If everyone could look at Kong Ling, the Arab team members who were also frightened and weak in the legs collectively looked at Master Haller, but...
"Hey, hey, hey! Chen Ruffian, I think you are really itchy and need a beating. How can there be any souls of eunuchs and palace maids here!?"
"Mr. Chen, please don't deliberately joke. There are no spirits in the hall."
After scanning the surroundings of the hall with wide eyes, Kong Ling suddenly became furious and cursed at Chen Xiaoyao on the spot. The old man named Haller also frowned slightly and reminded Chen Xiaoyao not to joke around.
Obviously, facing the nervous glances from her companions, Kong Ling was quite nervous just now. She had even opened her eyes wide and looked around for fear that there was a real spirit, but in the end she didn't see anything. She had just finished detecting it with her spiritual consciousness. Haller also didn't find any spiritual fluctuations. Since he found nothing, there was only one possibility left for the answer, and that was that Chen Xiaoyao was talking nonsense and was clearly trying to scare them!
Knowing that it was a false alarm, apart from Kong Ling who didn't hesitate to curse and the old man who frowned and warned, the other people who had just been trembling and trembling also cast angry looks. The Arab team was fine. Abdullah didn't want to offend anyone. They just suppressed their anger and did not speak, but the executors of the same team obviously would not hold back. For a while, all kinds of yells and curses came towards Chen Xiaoyao. As for Chen Xiaoyao?
Seeing that everyone was successfully fooled by him, Chen Xiaoyao grinned and said: "Hey, Kong Ling, don't be angry? Everyone should calm down first. Pindao just saw that you were too nervous, so he made a joke to relieve the tension. "
"Easy, uncle! I was almost scared to the point of peeing just now, bastard! I thought there were thousands of ghosts in this palace!"
Peng Hu's angry curse once again expressed everyone's inner feelings. He wanted to add a few more curses, but Chen Xiaoyao suddenly hid his smile, and his whole expression was solemn. First he raised his hand to signal everyone to stop talking, and then...
Some people died, but not completely...
