However, the strange thing is that at this last moment of death, even though he was about to die, Li Tianheng was smiling and still maintained his calm smile that had never changed.
He Fei, Chen Xiaoyao, and everyone else, did you see it? I did it. I did not let you down. I saved Zhao Ping and did not let this important member who is indispensable to the team die here. And this is the last thing I can do for the team. I am very grateful to you. I am worthy of the team, I am worthy of everyone, I, Li Tianheng... I am worthy of everyone!
Gradually, Li Tianheng stopped moving, his body and limbs stopped twitching, and his mind stopped suddenly. Only the magnanimous smile that had never changed still remained on the young man's frozen face.
A meteor suddenly flashed across the pitch-black sky, carrying a slender tail flame. The beautiful meteor disappeared in an instant, disappearing into the night sky in the blink of an eye.
Ta-ta-ta, ta-ta-ta.
Walking in the dark and gloomy Diling Lane, He Fei's footsteps suddenly stopped, then he frowned and became unresponsive.
Well?
Seeing the young man stopped walking, Cheng Ying and Wei Zhiqiang beside him were startled. Although they were stunned, their subsequent reactions were different. It was just that Wei Zhiqiang, a newcomer, would not say anything. In his opinion, Come on, as long as you are safe, there is a high probability that you will not understand other things even if you participate. Cheng Ying subconsciously asked, "What's wrong with you, He Fei?"
He Fei did not answer immediately, but turned around and looked around, silently scanning for a moment, and finally murmured in response: "I don't know what happened, but just now I suddenly felt a vague feeling of palpitations, although not It’s too obvious, but it’s still sudden.”
Huh?
He Fei's weird answer made Cheng Ying a little confused. She was startled at first, and then she followed He Fei's example to concentrate and look carefully. After she was sure that there was no danger nearby, Cheng Ying said in a tentative tone: "Maybe it's your imagination?"
"Well, I'm not sure." Xu Shi really couldn't confirm whether the feeling just now was true or false. He Fei didn't insist and shook his head to change the topic: "From the beginning to now, we have been traveling here for an hour and a half. , during which three mansions were discovered. It has basically been proven that this place is an underground palace mixed with a maze. It is a very rare anti-theft method. Yuan Tiangang is worthy of being a famous master of metaphysics in history. Perhaps only he can do it. Such a confusing layout is just..."
He Fei didn't finish what he said, but Cheng Ying understood what the other party meant, so she frowned and said: "I have to say something. This maze is most likely an old maze. The purpose is Trapping the tomb robbers who invaded the tomb will cause the tomb robbers to consume a lot of energy, so it is unlikely that the soul-fixing beads will be placed here."
Cheng Ying got to the point and said what He Fei had not finished. The reason was just as the two had just discussed. This place was indeed deep in the Diling Tomb, but it was not an important area. Since discovering this underground labyrinth with a palace inside, He Fei concluded that there is a 90% chance that this place is an anti-theft mechanism. It is an alternative anti-theft measure that is more advanced than the crossbow and quicksand. It is true that it will not kill anyone immediately. But it is far more dangerous than the common killing mechanisms in Diling, because this is a maze. If the exit cannot be found, the tomb robbers will be trapped alive. In addition, during the hour and a half of running around, the two People also found three underground palaces and explored them one by one during the process. Unfortunately, they searched every corner and found nothing that seemed to be a Soul-fixing Pearl. They had no choice but to withdraw and leave. It was only now that Cheng Ying finally came up with a guess after being reminded by intuition. That is, it is unlikely that there is a Soul-fixing Pearl here, and it would be meaningless to continue searching. .
"What do you mean..." Seeing Cheng Ying gradually losing patience, He Fei asked him calmly, while Cheng Ying said seriously without hesitation: "Let's find a way to leave the maze. As long as we can leave the maze, maybe we can We can find Wu Zetian’s main mausoleum chamber, not to mention that it’s not safe here.”
A long period of fruitless search made Cheng Ying gradually doubt the nature of the maze. Of course, thinking that the soul-fixing beads were not in the maze was only one aspect. What really made Cheng Ying frustrated was the theoretically bound earth-bound spirit. After all, the execution The reason why the visitor came to the maze was inseparable from the space ability, so in Cheng Ying's view, the maze was very unsafe. It was true that she and He Fei were lucky enough, and during the search period
There was no danger during this time, but good luck would not and could not last forever. Therefore, as time passed, Cheng Ying became more and more frightened, and the idea of leaving the maze became more and more urgent. As for Cheng Ying's thoughts and He Fei's mind, he could not help but wonder. You might not be able to tell, so naturally, after hearing Cheng Ying's suggestion, He Fei didn't reject it immediately. He just wanted to express his opinion on this point, but...
She was about to express her personal opinion, but she didn't know what she had just thought of. Before He Fei could speak, Cheng Ying frowned and immediately questioned He Fei: "By the way, there is one more thing I have been curious about. During this period, we had We have discovered three palaces one after another and have gone in to look for them one after another. But why does each palace have a locked room? Also, except for the locked room in the first palace, we have entered and found a tomb robber. Outside the corpse, you never entered the two locked rooms that followed. You even deliberately avoided the locked rooms during the search. This..."
As the saying goes, curiosity is human nature, and Cheng Ying is exactly that kind of person with strong curiosity. Together with Kong Ling, they are the two most curious babies in the team. Although the long-term life in the cursed space has made the female killer grow a lot, she now knows how to suppress her. Curious, but suppression is just suppression after all. As time goes by, and there is no need for her to act cold in front of He Fei, finally, Cheng Ying couldn't help it anymore, and caught He Fei and questioned her. As a result...
"I knew you would ask this. If it were Zhao Ping or Sister Tang Meng, even if they were curious, they would definitely wait for me to take the initiative to speak."
Xu Shi had long expected that Cheng Ying would ask this question. He Fei first gave a wry smile, and then gave a very happy answer. However, when he formally answered, He Fei hid his wry smile, then touched the tip of his nose and said hesitantly: "Uh. , how should I put it, actually I don’t know why I avoid those locked rooms, but since we entered the locked room for the first time and found the torn body of a tomb robber inside, I somehow always felt that that room There is some danger, and my instinct reminds me to leave quickly. If I stay there all the time, an accident might happen."
"Danger? Wait, Captain, what are you talking about?"
Because he had been listening to the conversation and had his own personal opinions, finally, as the conversation continued, when he heard He Fei's inexplicable and dangerous arguments, Wei Zhiqiang, who could still act as a mute at first, couldn't help it. When Ying opened her mouth, Wei Zhiqiang was the first to wonder. At the same time, he scratched his head and added: "Yes, there are indeed dead people in that room. There must have been dangers in the room with dead people. But Miss Cheng also said at that time that the person named Jin The tomb robber has been dead for a while. Since he has been dead for a while, it stands to reason that the danger has long passed. At least when we found the body, the danger did not exist. Then captain, why do you say that the room is dangerous? There is Nothing?".
Based on the logical thinking of normal people, Wei Zhiqiang, who is relatively smart, really expressed his doubts. Unfortunately, even if his doubts are well-founded, they are actually just normal thinking. In the crisis-ridden mission world, normal thinking is often It's useless, so...
"Brother Wei, what you said is wrong. If I had thought the same way at the time, I wouldn't be alive today."
As soon as Wei Zhiqiang finished speaking, He Fei shook his head and rejected it. During this period, he did not pay attention to the newcomer's interruption. Of course, nothing is absolute. Although He Fei has a gentle personality and always gives face to newcomers, this does not mean that all senior people will be like this. See Wei Zhiqiang Interrupting the conversation between herself and He Fei, Cheng Ying's expression turned cold instantly, and she said coldly to Wei Zhiqiang: "Shut up!".
It is said that if a person has killed someone with his own hands before, that person will undergo some kind of temperament change, the most obvious of which is murderous intent. It is conceivable that even people who have killed people have murderous intent, so in the past Cheng Ying, who had killed countless people, had a naked murderous aura. Although her appearance was absolutely beautiful, she seemed to pose no threat. However, when Cheng Ying's expression turned cold, Wei Zhiqiang instantly felt an indescribable pressure rushing towards him. This pressure that made him instantly frightened was even higher than that of the bald man who didn't look like a good guy! As expected, Cheng Ying scolded Fang Luo, and Wei Zhiqiang shivered suddenly and then shrank his neck and fell silent completely. Seeing Wei Zhiqiang obediently shut up, Cheng Ying hurriedly turned back to look at He Fei and continued to ask: "Dangerous aura? Intuition? Do you mean..."
He Fei could naturally guess why Cheng Ying hesitated to speak.
He nodded and continued: "Well, that feeling is indeed what you said, the dangerous atmosphere is stronger, but it is another kind of dangerous atmosphere, and it is the same as the dangerous atmosphere that we were transferred out of thin air. It feels a little different."
"Well?"
Because what He Fei said was so profound, even Cheng Ying, who is also a smart person with extraordinary wisdom, was completely confused this time. Although she generally understood what He Fei was talking about, she was confused by the phrase "another kind of thing". The danger suddenly felt inexplicable. After hearing this, Cheng Ying was stunned again. Maybe she would ask questions soon, but He Fei was the first to speak to him: "You don't need to ask, I have done this to myself." If we don’t know the whole story, continuing to talk will only waste time.”
Sure enough, seeing He Fei's clear statement that he didn't know what he meant, Cheng Ying, who understood the other party, would not discuss it further. However, when she thought of the locked room that He Fei regarded as a dangerous area, Cheng Ying hesitated for a moment, but she was still cautious. Added: "Since a locked room is dangerous, then..."
"I know what you mean, but you have to understand that I only represent myself. Everyone's intuition is different. Unless there is a certain probability of more than 50%, there is no reason for me to use my personal intuition. Influence others."
He Fei's democratic policies have always been supported by everyone. Sure enough, seeing He Fei's logic, Cheng Ying, who also agreed with this point, said no more, so after glancing at the alley in front of her, she changed the subject and said, " So what should we do next? And this maze..."
"Well, let's continue searching for a while. If we still don't find anything, I will use my spiritual connection to inform everyone to leave the maze. As for how to leave the maze..."
"I seem to have found a certain pattern."
The dark alleyway makes those who have been there for a long time feel depressed. Depression brings tension, and tension gradually brings panic, even if you are a seasoned veteran.
brush.
At the moment when he came to a three-way intersection, Abdullah suddenly stopped and at the same time raised his flashlight and looked around. .
Abdullah was still checking the environment patiently as usual, but Ives, who was following behind, gradually lost his patience. First of all, it is certain that Ives' lack of patience does not refer to her own impatient personality. On the contrary, as a The smartest person in the Arabian team, she is actually the most patient in the team. The reason why she gradually becomes nervous and loses patience is because...
"Hoo, ho, ho!"
Turning his head to look at the old man next to him, he saw that Haller was panting. In addition to breathing heavily and sweating on his forehead, his old face was also turning pale.
"Master Haller, if you... really can't do it, just turn off your consciousness." Seeing the old man's tired look, Avis frowned, bit her lip and hesitated for a moment. Finally, she suggested that the old man turn off his consciousness for a while. rest.
Yes, in the hour and a half from the beginning to now, in order to prevent danger on the way, Haller has kept his spiritual consciousness open during this period. Although the diffusion area of the spiritual consciousness is only a hundred meters, the overall range is not large, but After all, Haller is old, and he has been walking in the maze-like alleyway for a long time. It is true that Abdullah and Ives can still persist, but the old man is exhausted and about to die. At this moment, seeing Ives Si was concerned about Haller's physical condition. Abdullah also nodded and echoed after seeing the old man's condition: "Master Haller, Ives is right. It's been too long. Continuing like this is not the answer. You still can Close the spiritual rest session.”.
"Phew, no need, I can still hold on for a while."
Somehow, in the face of the two people's persuasion, Haller waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and then he sighed at Ives and said, "Look. Your guess about the maze before coming here is true. This is indeed not an ordinary tomb passage, but a maze specially designed to besiege tomb robbers. However, since it is a maze, why is there a hidden palace here? And that one Lock the room..."
As mentioned above, since the three of them met in the alleyway, it was inevitable to go together, but the well-developed alleyways gradually caused confusion among the three of them. At first, they thought it was just a complicated tomb passage, but as time passed, After a while, the three of them discovered something was wrong, that is, no matter where they went, they saw people everywhere.
It was always a dark alleyway in front of the tomb. As the recognized wise man of the team, Ives had also analyzed this matter and finally determined that this was a maze. It was an anti-theft mechanism deliberately set up by the builders of the tomb in order to trap the tomb robbers and let the tomb robbers escape. The tomb robber never came back, and Avis's logical analysis was indeed unanimously approved by Abdullah and Haller. They agreed, but unexpectedly, an accident occurred during the passage. When passing through a certain maze lane, The three of them actually discovered a rather gorgeous underground palace, which contained both a courtyard and a house, and all the furniture and furnishings. Upon seeing this, even though the three of them did not know much about Chinese culture, they were still stunned. After all, Everyone knows that houses are used to live in people, but now the house is built in a tomb where the dead rest? What is the purpose of this move?
What's more, after searching for a long time, nothing was found. The crucial Soul-fixing Pearl was not inside at all. They just found the body of a man whose specific appearance could not be seen because he had been dead for a long time in a locked room. .
Too many mysteries made the three people who were already stunned and confused even more confused. Because they really couldn't figure out the hidden secrets, finally, while the team was resting, Haller took the lead in talking about it. Faced with the old man's question, Ah Le... Abdullah didn't think he could answer it, so he looked at Ives like Haller did. Ives was indeed the wise man recognized by the team. Although he didn't answer immediately, he finally touched it after thinking for a moment. Chin said calmly: "I remember when I first came to Diling, the senior member of the Shenzhou team named Chen Xiaoyao once said that this was a Tang tomb. Tang tombs have always been famous for their grand scale. Later, he also talked about a tomb in the Shadow Tomb. Although we don’t know much about the ancient strange man named Yuan Tiangang, through various previous conversations between members of the Shenzhou team, we still learned a key point, that is, Yuan Tiangang has extraordinary abilities and is proficient in a lot of mystical knowledge and can be called miraculous. The mechanism design, this strange man was responsible for the construction of this tomb. If this is true, then whether it is a maze or a palace, in the final analysis, it always has a purpose. As for the specific purpose..."
After analyzing this point, as if he had figured out something, Avis frowned, paused for a moment, and then continued in an uncertain tone: "I have already said the function of the maze, its purpose is to trap the intruders in the underground mausoleum. Tomb robbers, as for the palaces and houses hidden in the maze..."
"That should be another anti-theft method used to deal with tomb robbers."
Maybe he didn't understand the meaning behind Avis's words. After hearing this, Abdullah and Haller first looked at each other, and then Abdullah asked: "The other one An anti-theft measure? Ives, why can’t I understand what you are saying? It is reasonable to regard this maze that can stun anyone and trap anyone as an anti-theft measure. After all, we are a living example, but what about the palace? Is it an anti-theft method? Don’t forget that we have gone in before, so there is no danger inside?"
"No, I think you misunderstood me." Sensing that Abdullah had misunderstood, Avis shook his head decisively, then continued with a frown as Abdullah and Halena looked at each other with almost identical questioning eyes. : "Have you forgotten your previous experience? The Shenzhou team once made it clear that Yuan Tiangang was a strange man who was proficient in the mysticism of yin and yang, and he was responsible for building the earth mausoleum, and the tomb owner of this earth mausoleum had a grudge against Yuan Tiangang. , so he deliberately found a Dragon Vein of the Diling Mausoleum for the tomb owner that looked good but was actually very dangerous. The purpose was to trap the tomb owner in the Diling Tomb forever, and to prevent the body of the tomb owner from being taken out of the Diling Tomb by future generations of tomb robbers. Yuan Tiangang will definitely use all possible means."
Listening with open ears, when Avis analyzed this, Abdullah gradually seemed to understand a little bit, so he stuck his head out and asked hesitantly: "You mean, the palace belongs to another type of energy. A trap that threatens tomb robbers? But it’s just not visible on the surface?”
"Um."
Seeing that Abdullah finally understood, Ives nodded noncommittally across from him. This was not over yet. He had just nodded. The next moment, before Abdullah could continue to speak, Ives's face changed slightly, except for his beautiful face. His face suddenly turned white without any warning, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead!
(Wait a minute! Is it difficult? Could it be that the specific function of the palace is...)
(What a risk! Fortunately nothing happened at that time...)
"Eh? Ives, what's wrong with you?" The sudden change in the woman's expression without any warning made Abdullah, who had just realized something just now, dumbfounded again. Haller, who was also at the scene, instinctively showed a puzzled expression.
Although the two had the same reaction, Halle, as a wizard, understood it faster. As expected, when Abdullah was still stunned, he touched his white chin beard, and the old man looked at him. Ives asked tentatively: "Is there a connection between the palace and the earthbound spirit?".
Ding!
As if being suddenly touched by some kind of electric current, as soon as Haller said this, after Ives, who had just turned pale, Abdullah's expression suddenly changed, his body trembled, and cold sweat appeared on his back. Next …
"I don't dare to say anything without absolute evidence." After listening to Haller's probing question, which had exactly the same idea as his own, Avis agreed in her heart, but after all, she was not an omniscient and omnipotent ***. Wise people often have a common problem when making assumptions without sufficient clues to support it, that is, they are rarely sure. Unless they are 100% sure, wise people who are good at analysis will not say anything. Just like now, Haller clearly She had expressed her inner thoughts, but Avis was still hesitant and only used a general tone of voice to disguise her agreement. .
Of course, is disguised approval not a kind of approval? After getting the approval response from Ives, no matter who it was, the three of them broke into cold sweat for a while. The fear in their hearts was unspeakable. Unexpectedly, the three of them had walked away from the gate of hell before! Fortunately nothing happened at that time, otherwise...
After wiping the sweat on his forehead, Abdullah immediately moved, raised his left hand to face the ring, and then decisively opened the spiritual connection: "I am your captain Abdullah, everyone listen now, If you encounter a palace or a house in the maze, don’t be curious, but stay away immediately and remember not to go in!”
