When she first came to the palace, she was the only one there and there was no one nearby. If that was the case, then who closed the palace door? Also, even if the door is closed, why can't it be opened?
Faced with this strange and unexplainable phenomenon, both Chen Xiaoyao and Shirley Yang were panicked for a moment. Of course, the panic turned into panic, and the panic turned into panic, but Chen Xiaoyao was not an ordinary person after all. Try it for a moment and wait for confirmation. After the door was firmly fixed and could not be opened, with some unknown thoughts in mind, Chen Xiaoyao turned his eyes and began to observe, carefully looking at the environment of the compound. Finally, he locked his eyes on a seemingly ordinary well in the courtyard.
Pulling the already panicked Xueli Yang, the two of them soon came to the edge of the well. They picked up a flashlight and shined it downwards. They saw that there was no water at all below, but instead there was a stone staircase going vertically downward!
Chen Xiaoyao was surprised when he saw the hidden passage in the well. He thought that combining the maze with the formation would be amazing enough. Unexpectedly, there was a deeper mechanism hidden inside, and the staircase in the well in front of him was the best evidence. As the saying goes, the unknown is the most terrifying. Chen Xiaoyao would not want to take this underground passage if he could, but the problem is that he has no choice. The palace gate is sealed tightly. If he does not want to be trapped forever, then the only choice is You can take this underground passage.
After making the decision, the two cautiously entered the well. When they came down to the well, they saw that the interior was exactly as they had guessed. There was an additional connecting lane in front of them. The lane was dark and very narrow, and it was not even possible for two people to walk side by side, so Chen Xiaoyao had to take the lead. In the front, his right hand is with Sherry Yang, protecting the newly recognized god sister. If there is danger ahead, Chen Xiaoyao will immediately act as a shield for Sherry Yang and hold off the danger himself. At the same time, he asked Sherry Yang to take the opportunity to return. As a digression, Chen Xiaoyao has basically recovered with the help of Sherry Yang's mountain-moving resurrecting pill, but after all, it is only basic. In fact, at present, he only has injuries and mental strength. After recovery, his physical fitness is still at its original state. Without physical support, his strength has declined seriously and it is no longer possible to be as lively as before. At the same time, this is also the main reason why Chen Xiaoyao did not break the door violently before. It was not because he did not want to try to break through the palace. The door, but his own family knows his own affairs. In his current weak state, there is actually no need to even try.
Fortunately, the worries in their hearts did not occur after all. They remained cautious and walked all the way in the alleyway. They did not encounter any danger during the process. On the contrary, the alleyway was surprisingly long. Even though the two of them moved slowly due to caution, they still walked. For a long time, some damp water stains were even discovered while passing through a certain section of the road. No one knew why there was a damp environment in the tombs that were supposed to be dry, but the two people who were eager to leave still didn't care to think about it, they were just nervous. Moving forward, finally, after walking for about 40 minutes, the two of them arrived at the end of the alleyway. At the end was an unlocked copper door. Then, an astonishing result that Chen Xiaoyao and Shirley Yang couldn't understand happened. Got:
When the two pushed open the copper door and walked out of the alleyway, the space suddenly became wider, and what came into view was a hall. But this is not the point. The point is that when they walked out of the door, they saw another person sitting opposite, a man in his early 30s. The man was staring at the two people with his mouth open. The man was none other than Lao Hu who was teleported here earlier!
As mentioned before, Lao Hu was trapped due to his inexplicable transfer of position. What trapped him was the hall in front of him. In front of the hall, there were 12 closed doors with zodiac patterns erected side by side. When exiting the hall, There was an abyss cliff that could not be crossed. In order to prevent triggering the fatal mechanism, Lao Hu did not dare to open the door easily, but the cliff behind forced him to retreat. In desperation, Lao Hu had to return to the hall, and then stared at the door and thought. Research, trying to find the correct door. The above description is true, but what Lao Hu never expected in his dreams is...
Staring at the 12 doors in front of him, before he could figure out the result, the door with a snake head pattern on it suddenly opened, and then Sherry Yang appeared, along with a shirtless stranger. youth.
Faced with this incredible result, for a while, whether it was Lao Hu, Shirley Yang or Chen Xiaoyao, the three of them looked at each other in a daze. Not to mention how shocked they were by this result, after being stunned for a long time, Shirley Yang Cai and Lao Hu exchanged news. Unexpectedly, after learning about their respective experiences, the two were even more confused and stunned. Shirley Yang was naturally shocked by Lao Hu's presence here, while Lao Hu was equally surprised by Shirley Yang's importance. Returning to the maze, both sides were also surprised.
When Xue Liyang suddenly appeared, she actually walked out of one of the 12 doors! ?
It turns out that the door with the snake head printed on it is actually connected to the maze of the Earthly Tomb. Since the door with the snake head is connected to the maze, where are the doors printed with the heads of other zodiac animals connected to?
The answer must be that I don't know. Lao Hu doesn't understand. Sherry Yang doesn't know. So Lao Hu had no choice but to change the topic and began to look up and down at the stranger who was both shirtless and a bit wretched. While looking at him, he hurriedly looked at him. Blocking Shirley Yang behind him, through Lao Hu's actions, it can be seen that his relationship with Shirley Yang is unusual. Maybe they are lovers. He saw his girlfriend staying with a wretched young man. When they first came out, they They even held hands, which would probably make a man unhappy. It’s no wonder that Lao Hu would be cautious and vigilant about his bad eyes. Fortunately, Shirley Yang explained in time and took the initiative to explain the reason for Chen Xiaoyao. By the way, he also revealed the identity of the other person as his new brother. Come out, let’s not mention that he inexplicably gained a future brother-in-law. But after learning that Chen Xiaoyao was not alone but had a large group of temporarily separated companions, one can imagine Lao Hu’s surprise. It turned out that they were not the only ones in Diling. There were actually other outsiders among the group of people who wanted to check Captain Jin. They were planning to have a good chat with Chen Xiaoyao, but...
Before Lao Hu could speak, a burst of screams from men and women suddenly came from outside the hall, and the ones who screamed were He Fei and others! Everyone had just arrived at the edge of the cliff. Before the discussion could be concluded, the chasing corpse Nuwa frightened them on the spot. In order to prevent the entire army from being destroyed, everyone had no choice but to bravely cross the bridge.
The frightened screams caused the three people in the hall to panic. Not to mention how Lao Hu and the two reacted, Chen Xiaoyao instantly heard something from the voices. It was He Fei and the others, their long-lost partners. teammate!
As soon as he heard the identity of the voice, Chen Xiaoyao turned around and ran away without saying a word. He rushed out of the hall and towards the cliff at an alarming speed. Coincidentally, at the moment Chen Xiaoyao ran out of the hall, He Fei also happened to pull out the gun. He went to chop down the suspension bridge with his sword, but a huge monster with a body and a snake's tail suddenly rushed towards him from the other side!
"***!"
Seeing that He Fei actually planned to cut off the suspension bridge and die with the half-snake monster, Chen Xiaoyao was immediately frightened to death! He knew the importance of He Fei, and as expected, after cursing casually, he didn't care about his physical exhaustion. Chen Xiaoyao immediately fell into a state of madness and directly used Taoism to drive him to run wildly. With the help of Taoism, Chen Xiaoyao's body was filled with anger. The waves turned into afterimages and rushed towards the collapsed suspension bridge at an indescribable speed. In the end, they narrowly managed to catch He Fei before he fell into the abyss. Of course, in order to retaliate against a certain man with glasses, he caught He Fei. While flying, Chen Xiaoyao also deliberately waved He Fei to aim at someone, and then successfully created an unexpected collision that no one could see.
The picture returns to reality.
"***, it turns out that your kid has already bypassed the secret passage from the well! It seems that Zhao Ping, you guessed it right before. There is indeed a hidden passage in the maze!"
After listening to the experiences of Lao Hu and others, including He Fei, everyone was shocked. Peng Hu even said what everyone was saying. He remembered that when everyone gathered in the tomb, Zhao Ping had guessed that the missing Chen It is possible that Xiaoyao and Li Tianheng left the maze through a secret passage. At first, everyone was doubtful. Unexpectedly, Zhao Ping guessed correctly. There was actually a hidden secret passage in the maze. Once they passed through that secret passage, they could avoid a large number of traps in the middle and finally appeared directly on the cliff. On the opposite side, this is really irritating. I thought that Fatty Wang could be described as lucky by digging a hole to bypass the swamp hall, but Chen Xiaoyao didn't even use the cliff, but rushed to the other side of the cliff before everyone else. Of course he was envious I am envious, but the above is not the key, the key is...
At this moment, looking at Chen Xiaoyao's naked and embarrassed appearance, He Fei frowned slightly and looked around. After confirming that there were only three people in front of Chen Xiaoyao, Lao Hu and Shirley Yang, He Fei made a key point to Chen Xiaoyao on behalf of everyone else. Question: "By the way, since you and Miss Yang came here from the secret passage in the maze, where is Li Tianheng? Why isn't Li Tianheng with you?"
"Yes, that's right, where is Thief Li? Since you can go straight here from the secret passage, where did Thief Li go?" While He Fei asked, Kong Ling also stuck out his head and asked curiously. At the same time...
Seeing He Fei finally asked about Li Tianheng's whereabouts, at this moment, Chen Shuihong's expression changed.
His fat face couldn't help but twitch, and even Zhao Ping, who seemed calm, couldn't help but feel his heart tightening, and looked directly at Chen Xiaoyao. As for Chen Xiaoyao...
Because he was always facing Sherry Yang, when He Fei asked about Li Tianheng's whereabouts, everyone did not see Chen Xiaoyao's expression, but in fact? In fact, just when he heard the words Li Tianheng, Chen Xiaoyao's body was trembling slightly as if he was electrocuted. His face that was full of pride just now turned white in an instant, and his eyes flashed with a light of pain, and it was worth it. It should be mentioned that, except for He Fei and others who were looking blank, Zhao Ping was the only one staring at Chen Xiaoyao with a serious look. No one knew the hidden intention in Zhao Ping's eyes, but Chen Xiaoyao knew that He Fei had to ask. Answer, after being stunned for about two seconds, Chen Xiaoyao turned back, and as soon as he turned around, what caught his eye was Zhao Ping's serious gaze. Seeing this, as if he understood the meaning of the man's gaze, Chen Xiaoyao looked at him. Lu was confused, then shrugged her shoulders and replied blankly: "I don't know? I didn't meet him the whole time in the maze."
In fact, when Chen Xiaoyao looked confused and replied that he didn't know, Chen Xiaoyao had already cooperated with Zhao Ping. With just one look, Chen Xiaoyao easily understood what Zhao Ping meant. The reason? The reason is not only clear to Zhao Ping, but also clear to Chen Xiaoyao. When the mission is not over yet and the danger still exists, it is better not to know some things than to know. After all, Li Tianheng is not a newcomer, and his relationship with everyone is really good, and He Fei You is exactly the kind of person who attaches great importance to love and justice. Once He Fei knows the truth, no one can guarantee whether He Fei will be emotionally affected. This is the case for He Fei and the same for everyone else. This is what Zhao Ping said. Always adhere to the overall view!
"Uh? Didn't you see?"
"Did that guy Li Tianheng leave through another secret passage? Or is he still trapped in the maze until now?"
"Don't ask me, I don't know either?"
As mentioned above, after receiving Chen Xiaoyao's answer that didn't seem to be fake, everyone except Zhao Ping and Chen Shuihong were stunned. At first, they thought that Li Tianheng would definitely be with Chen Xiaoyao, but Chen Xiaoyao never met Li Tianheng in the whole process. , learning that Li Tianheng’s whereabouts were unknown, everyone was extremely suspicious for a while, and then started making speculations. Some people thought that Li Tianheng left through other secret passages, and some thought that Li Tianheng was still trapped in the maze. However, no matter what kind of speculation, there is actually no evidence. In the end, the always forthright Peng Hu concluded: "Forget it, let's stop making random guesses and just pretend that Li Tianheng is still trapped in the maze. As long as we can find the soul-fixing beads, all problems will be solved by then."
Considering that there were three plot characters including Lao Hu present at the scene, Peng Hu did not speak clearly. But even if he did not speak clearly, everyone knew the meaning of Peng Hu's words. Yes, the Earthbound Spirit has been sealed anyway. It doesn't matter even if Li Tianheng is trapped in the maze and can't get out, at least his life will no longer be in danger. As long as they can find the soul-fixing bead, the mission will end immediately. No matter where Li Tianheng is, he will actually return with everyone instantly. There is no need to care where Li Tianheng is currently.
"Well, Brother Peng is right. At present, we are still focusing on finding the soul-fixing beads, and we must arrive at the main mausoleum chamber as soon as possible." Not to mention, seeing Peng Hu directly identifying the key, everyone who was originally concerned about Li Tianheng's specific whereabouts suddenly became confused. Relieved, even He Fei, who had been restless just now, subconsciously nodded in agreement, agreeing with Peng Hu's statement. Since the key now is to find the Soul-fixing Pearl, then what happens next can be expected...
"That's right." After nodding and acknowledging Peng Hu's point of view, He Fei changed the subject and asked Lao Hu opposite: "Mr. Hu, you said there is a hall in front of you, and there are twelve zodiac faces engraved on it. Door?"
Two minutes later.
Under the leadership of Lao Hu, soon, with strong curiosity, the crowd came to the rear hall, and the scene was indeed as Lao Hu described it. The space here was neither too big nor too small, and overall it was relatively empty. Opposite There are twelve bronze doors standing side by side, and each door is engraved with a zodiac head. From left to right, they are rat, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, sheep, monkey, rooster, Among the dogs and pigs, the snake door has been opened. It is the door that Chen Xiaoyao and Shirley Yang came out of before. Through the snake door, it can be confirmed that the snake door is connected to the maze. In this case, where do the other 11 sides lead to? ? And there is...
Why are there zodiac heads engraved on every door?
"Huh? What is this? Not just the number of doors
There are so many, and all of them are engraved with zodiac avatars. What does this mean? "
As a bold man, Peng Hu glanced at the many doors in front of him, and he immediately became curious. He Fei and others who were also looking at it intently also looked surprised. The overall reaction was exactly the same as that of Lao Hu and the other three, because they really couldn't understand the room. Why are there so many doors? In addition, all the doors have zodiac patterns. Everyone is stunned when they see this scene. This is not over yet. As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. Facing twelve strange doors with zodiac heads engraved on them, If the Shenzhou team can still understand the twelve zodiac signs, then the four foreigners, Abdullah, can’t even understand what the zodiac signs are. Just like now, staring at the face with animal heads engraved on it At the mysterious door of the room, the four of them looked at each other, stroking their thick beards. Abdullah hesitated and said, "Why are there so many animal heads? Huh? Who is the one with the horns in the middle? Why don't I recognize him?"
"I, I don't know him either. I can see the other 11 at a glance, but I can't see the one in the middle." Seeing Abdullah looking at him, Osborne immediately shook his head, saying that he didn't know either. Ives and Haller saw Ni Duan one after another, and Haller finally announced the answer:
"That's a dragon."
Sure enough, when Haller said this, Abdullah and Osborne, who had been hesitant and curious just now, suddenly realized. Don't believe it, although they are foreigners, they are still modern people living in the information age. They know that the Eastern Dragon is not Strange, that's true, but just understanding it is meaningless. In fact, after seeing so many different types of animal head patterns, Abdullah soon raised a new question, that is, these animals Why do the avatars come together?
"Twelve zodiac signs." Seeing that the Arab team didn't even know the twelve zodiac signs, while everyone was observing, Tang Meng took the question and answered it, and popularized zodiac knowledge for Abdullah and others on the spot: "The so-called twelve zodiac signs. , is actually a year-counting system unique to China, and is closely related to every Chinese. The twelve zodiac signs are also called zodiac signs, which are twelve animals that match the year of a person’s birth based on the twelve earthly branches, and every year they are Statistics are made based on the order of animals, starting with the rat and ending with the pig. Twelve years are a cycle. After the cycle, the cycle starts again. People born in which animal year will be named with the zodiac sign that matches it. So This explains why Chinese people always have names for their zodiac signs such as tiger and ox."
As expected of a graduate student with rich knowledge, after Tang Meng’s explanation, Abdullah and others finally understood the twelve zodiac signs. At the same time, following Tang Meng’s explanation, they had been observing the door pattern intently. He Fei also nodded subconsciously and said: "Sister Tang Meng is right. This is the general meaning of the twelve zodiac signs. In fact, except for the dragon, the other 11 animals all exist in reality, but the problem is..."
Speaking of this, for some reason, He Fei stopped talking and looked at the snake door that had been opened. Zhao Ping, on the other hand, glanced at He Fei and frowned slightly, and then spoke to test, leaving He Fei silent. After that, he fully revealed: "Are you trying to say that behind every door there is a trap that matches the zodiac sign?"
What!
As soon as Zhao Ping said this, except for the newcomers and the Arab team, the faces of most people suddenly changed. Cheng Ying, Peng Hu, Tang Meng, Kong Ling, and even Chen Shuihong, almost every senior member of the Shenzhou team trembled, causing The reason why they reacted this way is precisely because they reacted too quickly and understood too well!
As soon as Zhao Ping finished speaking, as if he understood some hidden logic, Cheng Ying immediately looked at the snake door, and while looking at it, she said: "A snake is a reptile without arms and legs, and its body is as slender as a rope. Normally, it always moves in a meandering way. If you have to match a certain environment with a snake, then a long, narrow and well-connected maze is undoubtedly a reasonable metaphor. Since the maze is equivalent to the snake in the Chinese zodiac, then how can this be true? Not to say……"
Sure enough, after listening to Zhao Ping's guess, and having just listened to Cheng Ying's subsequent analysis, at this moment, no matter who it is, everyone understands. Even if the above is just a guess, Cheng Ying's metaphor is reasonable after all. If the truth is really like this. If so, then these twelve doors with zodiac heads engraved on them are equivalent to twelve different types of fatal traps!
"Holy crap! Traps? Twelve fucking traps that match the zodiac signs? Zhao Ping, you and Cheng Ying, please don't talk nonsense. This is just a tomb for dead people. Where can there be so many traps?
Hey, brother, what's wrong with you? Speak up and tell everyone they are talking nonsense! If all the doors are connected to traps, how can we move forward? How to get to Wu Zetian’s main mausoleum chamber? "Because he really didn't expect the truth to be so terrifying, in fear, Peng Hu bit the bullet and refuted it, and asked He Fei to reveal the truth. However, unfortunately...
It is true that Peng Hu and even everyone present did not want to believe this terrible answer. In order to change this argument, Peng Hu also urged He Fei to speak. Unfortunately, He Fei did not speak or answer. Instead, Lao Hu and Chen beside him The corner of Xiaoyao's mouth gradually twitched. Yes, because one of them is a captain who understands Feng Shui and the other is a Maoshan Taoist priest who is proficient in yin and yang, their understanding of certain Taoist mechanisms is obviously higher. In fact, they have witnessed Chen Xiaoyao and When Xue Liyang came out of the snake door, Lao Hu, who had been observing and thinking, vaguely saw the clues in it, and then Chen Xiaoyao, who saw the twelve zodiac doors, also discovered the key.
Among the twelve zodiac signs, the snake is equivalent to a complex criss-crossing alleyway, and what is connected behind the door is indeed the underground maze that everyone passed through before. If this is true, then the other 11 doors with zodiac heads printed on them...
Seeing that He Fei's face was ugly and silent for a long time, he sighed. Chen Xiaoyao took He Fei's place and said to everyone: "No need to guess, there are traps behind these doors. No matter which door we choose, we can't actually reach Wu Zetian." The main mausoleum chamber, this is a dead end, an almost unsolvable dead end of conspiracy."
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