"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...
"found it!"
Wearing a Taoist robe and holding a compass, he walked for a moment according to the direction of the hour. After moving to a certain position in the hall, Chen Xiaoyao stopped and stood still. At the same time, his energy sank in his Dantian and began to exercise. He concentrated his power on his right foot and immediately stepped hard on a certain location. floor tiles.
bump!
The familiar scene happened again. As the right foot hit the floor tile hard, the dead floor tile suddenly sank. Seeing this, everyone hurriedly looked at the surrounding walls. Unexpectedly, at this moment, something happened. Variety.
I remember that when he was in the Shadow Tomb Hall, Chen Xiaoyao had found the mechanism based on the time and direction. After stepping on the mechanism, the wall cracked and exposed the iron door. Unexpectedly, this time it had changed. Although the mechanism was still made of stone tiles on the ground, when he stepped on it, At the moment of the switch, the nearby walls did not respond, but part of the ground in the center of the hall collapsed. For a time, dozens of floor tiles rose and fell, rising and falling like piano keys, sometimes rising slowly, sometimes falling slowly, like extremely was repeatedly pressed by several invisible fingers. Seeing this, everyone was stunned. They just stared at it with wide eyes until the bricks and stones formed a round pattern similar to Bagua in a concave and convex manner, and then...
Wow!
The central stone bricks began to collapse, and as soon as they formed the Bagua pattern, in an instant, the stone bricks collectively collapsed and fell suddenly, and finally a large, almost circular hole collapsed!
"Ah, this, this, this..."
At this moment, the crowd was stunned as they stared at the dark cave emerging in the center of the hall. They never dreamed that there would be an underground passage in a place that was an underground tomb! Not to mention what method Chen Xiaoyao used to find the switch, nor to talk about the specific principles of the stone bricks just now. Seeing the hole in the center of the hall, everyone was shocked and frightened. What was shocking was that Yuan Tiangang was indeed a famous metaphysician in Chinese history. The master can even design such a complex mechanism that humans cannot understand. What he is afraid of is that the cave reveals a strange atmosphere. No one knows what is underneath. They thought that the passage would still be hidden in the surrounding walls, but unexpectedly, Underground, underground space continues to be hidden in an underground mausoleum buried deep underground. So, what is at the bottom of the cave?
"There is another Diling under the Diling? Two floors?" He stared at the big hole for a moment. After regaining consciousness, Peng Hu walked towards the entrance of the cave. He Fei also came with everyone after him. Everyone came to the cave with a frustrated heart. Chen Xiaoyao was squatting by the hole and looking down. He raised his flashlight and looked down. He saw steps below. The stone brick steps extended to the bottom under the light. It looked like the steps were very long. The cat's eye flashlight Can’t get to the bottom of it!
"Infinite Heavenly Lord, it seems that the anti-theft measures of this tomb have far exceeded ordinary people's imagination. I thought that there would be a large number of crossbows hidden here, but I never thought that Yuan Tiangang would not bother to use such low-level anti-theft methods and instead used The formation has many deceptive mechanisms. It's really high! If I hadn't learned the formation before, I would have been blinded." Chen Xiaoyao stared at the stairs at the entrance of the cave and said with emotion. Hearing this, he seemed to understand. What, He Fei asked Chen Xiaoyao: "Do you mean that this is still part of the Shadow Tomb? The actual real tomb is still underneath?"
He Fei's quick understanding made Chen Xiaoyao secretly praise him. He nodded first, and then shook his head: "What you said is both right and wrong. First of all, this is not a shadow tomb. It is already within the scope of the real tomb, but it is just on the edge. , at least the nearly a thousand buried palace maids and eunuchs are the evidence. There is no emperor in the world who is willing to put the burial people who serve him in a place that is not a real tomb. I mean the design here is relatively high-end. The designer first deliberately Hiding the passage leading to the tomb, and then using these dead people as burials, there are two purposes. The first is to try to scare away the tomb robbers with a large number of dead bones. If they cannot be scared away, the bones covering the main hall can also block the mechanism. was discovered, and then seriously interfered with the tomb robber's vision. Just now, my purpose of kicking and moving the bones was actually to find the switch. Although I finally found the switch and the hidden passage was revealed, I did not expect that the passage would be underground."
"Since the Dark Tomb is still deeper underground, this staircase must be the connecting passage, so why are we still hanging around? Let's get down quickly?"
He touched his smooth and hairless head, and without waiting for He Fei's response, Peng Hu pointed at the hole and shouted hello. He also raised his feet to go down, but at this moment, Xu saw Chen Xiaoyao's slightly hesitant expression. , Cheng Ying had quick eyes and quick hands, and grabbed Peng Hu: "Wait a minute!"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
Ignoring Peng Hu's inquiry, Cheng Ying just stared at Chen Xiaoyao, while Chen Xiaoyao was looking at the stairs from beginning to end. After a while, Chen Xiaoyao raised his head and looked directly at Chen Shuihong! .
Ding!
"No! Brother Chen, I can't do it! I can't do it, no matter what, you can't let me do it!"
Seeing Chen Xiaoyao suddenly looking up at him, as if he had guessed the other person's thoughts in an instant, the fat man was scared to death on the spot! Shocked, he quickly shook his head, and let out a series of miserable howls similar to those of killing a pig. However, just when Chen Shuihong decided that something was wrong and cried out to refuse, Chen Xiaoyao grinned and said: "Hey, hey, hey, Brother Chen, you are Why are you howling? When did I tell you to hit the head? I just want you to take off the rope."
As mentioned before, because this task is basically equivalent to tomb robbing, in order to be prepared, the executor purchased a large number of professional equipment in the city before coming to Qinling, including a very strong climbing rope. These equipment were carried separately by everyone, and The person responsible for carrying the rope happened to be Chen Shuihong.
"Uh? Ah! So that's what happened, ha, haha... Brother Chen, you should have told me if you wanted the rope. I was shocked. I just thought..." Sure enough, I learned that the other party just wanted the rope. Chen Shuihong, who had just been trembling with fat and crying and refusing, breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly took off the rope and offered it with both hands.
Next, Chen Xiaoyao told everyone the plan he had just thought of, which meant that it was best not to go down directly, but to send one person first to go down to investigate. The person doing the investigation needs to have a rope tied around his waist and the head of the rope should be held outside the cave. In the hands of everyone, there is actually no need to explain. The meaning of Chen Xiaoyao's move is very obvious. It is purely a matter of careful consideration. He first sent someone to tie a rope around his waist to explore the path. This move was not only to explore the length of the stairs but also to find out the actual situation below. The purpose of tying a rope around the waist is naturally based on safety. Once danger or accident occurs, just say hello, and the person above can quickly pull the Pathfinder back through the rope. The rope is also 150 meters long, which is theoretically enough. , as for who will go down?
Is there any more suitable candidate than Chen Xiaoyao? .
Chen Xiaoyao himself thought so, and the entire Shenzhou team really could not find a more suitable executor than him. That was true. However, before he could volunteer to get the rope, the man named Fei Da The veteran of the Arabian team was the first to say that he would take charge!
Everyone in the Shenzhou team had been quite curious about this young man in strange clothes and carrying a machete. However, considering that the two teams only had a cooperative relationship, they had never communicated with him. At this moment, when the man volunteered to say that he was coming, everyone was shocked. Of course, this kind of surprise is limited to the newcomers and the Shenzhou team. As teammates, Abdullah and the others did not show much surprise, just a little hesitation. However, Feida himself gave a reasonable reason: "I have always been Now that we are relying on your Chinese team to solve the problem, it’s time for our Arab team to make a contribution. Isn’t that what cooperation is all about?”
Under Feida's irrefutable reasons, Abdullah nodded. After reminding the other party to be careful, he then bypassed the suspicious Chen Xiaoyao, Feida tied a rope around his waist and entered the cave, and continued down the stairs. The rope was held in the hands of Peng Hu and Abdullah, who was also strong in physique. As their footsteps drifted away, Feida soon disappeared into the darkness of the passage, while everyone stayed at the entrance of the cave and waited for news. As for Feida...
Stepping on the ever-extending stone stairs, the man has escaped the range of the light. He is currently moving cautiously with a handheld hand, slowly descending in the completely silent passage. During this period, his nerves are tense, his eyes are burning, and his free right hand is raised to his shoulder. , very close to the hilt of the knife on the back, and he was clearly on alert to draw the knife at any time. Not only that, while slowly going down, Feida also silently counted the number of steps in his mind, giving full play to the vigilance that a veteran should have.
28…
76…
133……
220…
There was no reason, no reason, as he walked along the stairs. When the rope around his waist was about to be used up and the number of steps happened to be 220, Feida frowned. The cause of his sudden frown was the stairs. It was him. The moment he stepped on the 220th step, he felt a faint looseness under his feet. The originally hard stone steps sank. Although the steps only sank a few centimeters before rising again and returned to normal. Ji Yi was ignored by others, but was still noticed by Feida. However, the next second he noticed something was wrong, an unimaginable change happened!
Blah, blah, blah...
Looking down with the help of a flashlight, I saw that the dark staircase steps below began to move. The rock steps that were supposed to be fixed and dead objects actually rose and fell on their own! It moves on its own while undulating, changing the original vertical downward to vertical to the right, and even the wall is moved together. Although the whole thing still remains downward, the direction has deviated!
In fact, the moment he first heard the sound, Feida thought he had stepped on some kind of trap that could kill someone. He immediately grasped the handle of the knife on his back and was about to draw the knife to defend himself against the crisis. Unexpectedly, a crossbow and spear came out. It didn't appear, but the direction of the stairs changed. Seeing this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Then, based on a certain thought, Feida stepped on the steps under his feet with force with his right foot. Then, the familiar scene happened again.
As the stone stairs faintly sank, the stairs below moved again, and the stairs that had just turned to the right recovered again, returning to their original vertical downward direction! .
Such a shocking scene shocked Feida, and he also felt a sense of déjà vu. It felt very similar to the previous hall mechanism. Back then, the senior member of the Shenzhou team named Chen Xiaoyao had stepped hard on a certain brick in the hall. , then the ground collapsed. Now, although it is not the main hall, the location has reached the underground stairs, but the result is very similar. The only difference is...
This time the mechanism is not one-time, but can change the direction of the stairs at will by stepping on the stone steps!
After getting the experimental results, Feida wanted to continue to explore the situation. Suddenly he felt his body tighten and found that the rope reached the end. For safety reasons, Feida did not dare to untie the rope, so he had no choice but to go back. The result was positive. Returning to the top hall, Feida took the initiative to inform everyone of his discovery without even waiting for others to ask.
"What? Is there a mechanism down there? When you step on the 220th step, you can change the direction of the stairs!?"
After hearing this, everyone, including Chen Xiaoyao, had almost the same reaction. They were all shocked. Although they didn't know how the staircase mechanism works, this mechanism that can be controlled freely can be described as shocking, even more so than the previous opening of the entrance. Shocking, who is Yuan Tiangang? How could he design such a mysterious Diling mechanism? With strong curiosity, He Fei asked Chen Xiaoyao, hoping to get the answer from him. Unfortunately, Chen Xiaoyao only knew formations but not mechanisms. The two previous discoveries of passages were only based on the teacher's instructions. I respect the teachings of the past, but if it specifically talks about the agency, Chen Xiaoyao's eyes will be dark and unclear.
He is worthy of being the most famous master of metaphysics in history. In addition to being familiar with yin and yang and good at feng shui, his understanding of mechanisms has reached a level that is beyond the reach of ordinary people. However, unfortunately, even if there are mechanisms below, under the pressure of the curse mission, Next, everyone who knew that the passage was in front of them could only bite the bullet and start taking action. Of course, after Feida's exploration just now, everyone also got a piece of good news that was not too good, that is, there was no danger in the underground passage. Except for an extra turning mechanism with unknown purpose, there seems to be no trap mechanism that can cause death.
So, under the greetings of the two captains He Fei and Abdullah, the crowd packed up and moved forward, officially stepping into the connecting passage leading to the depths of the tomb, along the vertical stone steps. , everyone walked cautiously for a while, and finally, the team arrived at the 220th step. .
At Feida's reminder, He Fei first did an experiment, and the result was exactly as the other party said. Stepping on the steps once could make the lower stair wall turn to the right, and stepping on it again would make the stairs return to verticality. However, Because the stairs can be turned, a tangled problem is instantly placed in front of everyone, that is...
Where to go?
Should I ignore the mechanism and go straight down, or should I activate the mechanism and rush to the right?
What's even more confusing is that there seem to be two options in front of them, but since there is only one staircase, they can't even divide their troops into two ways. In fact, they can only choose one of two, either keep going straight down, or choose to go vertically. To the right.
"Well, it's better not to go to the right. After all, the stairs go down vertically from the beginning. Let's just pretend we didn't see the mechanism."
"Pretend you didn't see it at all? That's easy to say, but don't forget what we are here for? We are not here to rob the tomb, but to look for the soul-fixing beads. What if the soul-fixing beads are on the right? What should we do then?”
"Then how can you guarantee that the right side is correct? What if the Soul-Calling Pearl is on the right side? What's more, none of us know where there are traps on both sides."
"Maybe there are traps on both sides."
"Damn it! Li Tianheng, you are a mouthful, aren't you? Can you say something nice!?"
As expected, when faced with two choices of directions, everyone started to argue. Some people suggested going straight down, while others thought to go to the right. For a while, everyone expressed their opinions and argued endlessly, leaving He Fei, who was already hesitant, completely confused. At this moment, he ignored Peng Hu and others. During the fierce debate, He Fei lowered his head and meditated. During the period of thinking, he seemed to have some realization in his heart...
Thinking of this, He Fei rarely asked Zhao Ping and others for their opinions, but directly raised his head and told everyone: "Go to the right first and see where the stairs will lead. If we find nothing, we can turn back." .
Yes, this is He Fei's choice. The logic is just as he just thought. Since the stairs can be changed freely through the mechanism, it is better to choose both sides. Go to the right to check first. It is best to find the soul-fixing beads. , even if they can’t find it, the team can turn back and continue going vertically downward!
He Fei's decision like "I want them all" was indeed unanimously approved by everyone in Le. In fact, it was right. When he was not sure what was right, trying one by one was an effective method. Seeing He Fei make a decision, he had been struggling for a long time. Abdullah then nodded in agreement, and it is worth mentioning that even if He Fei does not make the decision, everyone who has failed to discuss it will definitely explore one by one in the end.
As the two captains reached a consensus, the team then walked directly to the right direction they had chosen first. After walking nervously for a while, the team finally came to a large hall that seemed to be an underground palace.
Unlike the funerary hall, which is full of bones and gloomy, there are no bones here, and the space is larger. If the funerary hall already has a diameter of a hundred meters, then the diameter here is twice as large as the funerary hall. Entering the main hall , everyone was busy observing carefully, and with the help of flashlights, they saw that in addition to a few weighing columns erected in the hall, there were many things around it, such as several boxes placed on the wall, and a larger number of weapon racks.
Under the illumination of a flashlight, rows of bronze stands holding weapons are scattered around the main hall. The weapons must all be cold weapons, but there are many kinds of them, such as swords, guns, swords, halberds, axes, hooks and forks, there are countless weapons, although most of them have long been damaged by the erosion of time. Decayed, but there are still a few weapons that are relatively intact, among which various blunt weapons are best preserved, especially a certain stainless steel round hammer that looks extremely heavy. In addition to a box and many copper shelves holding weapons, a tiger head pattern up to 5 meters wide is carved on the central ground. Above is a stone step, and a dark coffin is placed on the step!
Seeing the coffin in the main hall, everyone was startled. Perhaps in order to get confirmation, Avis bypassed Abdullah and came to the Shenzhou team and asked: "There is a coffin here. Could it be that this is the underground palace?"
Although she didn't know much about Chinese tombs, with her rich knowledge, this smart and insightful woman still locked the key immediately and asked if this was an underground palace. If Avis and other members of the Arab team were still hesitant, Not sure, so when the black coffin was discovered, no matter whether they were newcomers or seniors, all members of the Shenzhou Team came to the conclusion:
Underground palace! This is 100% an underground palace! ! !
According to the tomb tradition passed down from ancient times to the present, as long as there is a coffin in a mausoleum, no matter what the environment is, it can always be summarized as an underground palace. The difference is only the primary and secondary. After all, the emperor's mausoleum sometimes buries more than just one person. The so-called This is what the main tomb and the secondary tomb mean.
"Do you even need to ask? It must be the underground palace! Look at these well-made weapons and those boxes. There might be gold and silver treasures in them!" As expected of a forthright man with a straightforward personality, when I met Ives After tentatively asking, no one else needed to answer, the bald man shouted excitedly. He Fei and others who also concluded that this was an underground palace were also excited. You must know that what the curse asked them to come here to find was the soul-fixing bead. Let’s not talk about it for now. What is the purpose of this thing, but how can something that has been cursed as a way to survive be easily found? In fact, even before entering the underground mausoleum, everyone subconsciously believed that the soul-fixing bead was difficult to find, and most likely it was placed in the deepest hidden underground palace tomb. There was hope of obtaining the Soul-Defining Bead, but now by chance, an underground palace tomb was discovered. Regardless of whether this tomb was the tomb of the Lord of the Underground Mausoleum, at least there was hope of finding the Soul-Defining Bead!
So...m.
"Quick! Everyone, look for it quickly and check carefully to see what's here!"
"Yes, look for it, look for it immediately! Hey, Feida, and Osborne, you guys should hurry up and look for it! Don't miss any corner!"
Thinking of this, He Fei immediately ordered everyone to search. Abdullah on the opposite side also gave orders to his own members. So, in the following time, the two teams began to search. Although the tomb was large, there were more than 30 executors. People, manpower is definitely enough, and a group of new people have finally come in handy. For a while, the crowd dispersed and began to look for the soul-fixing beads. No one was worried about finding the wrong thing, because the curse had clearly stated that the executor only needed to take the soul-fixing beads. When the Soul-fixing Pearl is reached, the mission will end immediately. What does this mean? It's very simple, which means that everyone doesn't need to identify it at all. As long as one person accidentally holds the soul-fixing bead in his hand, the mission will be over!
Some people died, but not completely...
