Since the mute had already pointed out the general direction in which Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu brought back the gold artifacts, the three of them did not search separately, but set out together to search in the northeast direction.
Because the target of the waterfall was relatively large, the three of them found the waterfall that Baturu had mentioned not long after they set off. It was a very large waterfall located on a cliff, with a rapids flowing from west to east below. river.
"It's right here, it can't be wrong." Batulu shouted loudly under his finger.
Changsheng was not in a hurry to collect his energy and descend, but looked at Lishan Mountain in the northeast. This waterfall was at least thirty miles away from the huge seal of Lishan Mountain. Who created such a distant passage.
After a brief wait and see, the three of them rode to the vicinity of the waterfall. There was a lot of rain in summer, and the waterfall had enough water. The scene inside the waterfall could not be seen from the outside at all.
Big Tou's figure was nimble, and before Changsheng could speak, he jumped out from Miss Bai's back and rushed into the waterfall.
Not long after, Datou rushed out of the water curtain of the waterfall, changed his position in the air and landed on Miss Bai's back, "Your Majesty, you are right, there is a passage leading to the north, but the passage is very narrow and the mount cannot enter. go."
Changsheng nodded and pointed to the woods on the south bank of the river. The two understood each other and drove their horses there. After setting up their mounts, they took the lead and jumped up. Changsheng held up Batulu and followed closely behind.
The waterfall is huge, but the passage leading to the north is quite narrow, only five feet square, barely enough for two people to pass through side by side. If you are tall, you may bump into each other while walking.
Baturu had been here before. After entering, he bent down and moved forward quickly, "Don't look at this road that is quite narrow now. The further you go in, the wider it becomes."
"How far is this passage?" Changsheng followed.
"It's not close," Batulu shook his head and said, "Back then, a few of us followed the master and walked very far."
While Batulu was speaking, Changsheng found a broken white skeleton in the passage. He squatted down to examine it and found that it was the remains of an adult man. Not far from the body, he also found a worn-out wooden handle with a rotten wooden handle. Head.
"Look what it's doing. There are more inside. Let's go." Batulu turned around and urged.
Changsheng stood up straight and quickly followed Batulu. When he caught up, Batulu explained, "These dead people are all craftsmen who repair tombs. They were locked in after the tombs were repaired. However, they I didn’t want to die, so I kept digging from the inside out, so I dug such a long tunnel.”
After Batulu finished speaking, Changsheng nodded slowly. Naturally, Batulu's words were not his own observation and judgment, but the judgment of his master back then.
As Batulu said, the further north you go, the wider the passage becomes, and soon Batulu will be able to walk straight forward. After passing by a pile of bones, Batulu pointed his fingers at the bones and said again, "There were many craftsmen at the beginning, and the digging The tunnels were very spacious, but as there were fewer and fewer craftsmen, the tunnels dug became narrower and narrower.”
"There are more than thousands and hundreds of craftsmen who built the imperial tomb." Datou continued.
"It's not just that. You'll know when you get to the front," Baturu said. "It's a vast expanse of white. The further you go in, the more bones there will be."
"With so many people, how did they survive after the underground palace was closed and the air was cut off?" Datou wondered.
Batulu shook his head and said, "Then I don't know. I only know that they eat people if they don't have anything to eat. People can do anything to survive."
Changsheng deeply agreed with Batulu's words. As the saying goes, people know etiquette only if they have enough food and clothing. Only when people have enough food and clothing can they abide by etiquette. When survival is threatened, people's morality and conduct will be infinitely reduced.
At first, there were not many bones in the passage. The further you went in, the more bones there were. Later, it even reached a shocking level. Moreover, these bones were not complete skeletons. It was obvious that they were dismembered and eaten by everyone after death.
The floor of the passage was covered with dust, and the recent footprints could be clearly seen on the dust, which also proved that Chen Liqiu and Li Zhongyong indeed took out the gold cakes and gold utensils from here.
Although the passage is long and deep, walking in it does not feel boring, and you can vaguely feel the presence of the breeze.
Not only Changsheng noticed the wind, Datou also noticed it, "My lord, how come there is wind inside?"
Changsheng thought for a while and said, "There are two possibilities. One is that there is another exit from the imperial mausoleum, and the other is that there is a wind-generating mechanism in the imperial mausoleum."
"Yes, it is impossible for such a big imperial mausoleum to be without mechanisms," Datou said, looking up at Batulu, "Hey, uncle, did you encounter any mechanisms last time you came here?"
"No," Batulu shook his head and said, "This tunnel was dug by craftsmen. They are almost dead, so how can they bother to set up mechanisms."
As the passage became wider and wider, the three of them moved more and more freely. In order to save time, Changsheng cast the body method and moved forward quickly, followed closely by Datou and Batulu.
Although all three of them have the ability to see at night, walking quickly in the dark passage filled with bones still makes people feel claustrophobic and depressing. In order to relieve the dull depression, Changsheng activated the pure Yang aura and produced a scorching flame from his left hand, which provided several people with the feeling of claustrophobia. illumination.
"Elder brother, what's the scene like inside?" Changsheng Jixing asked at the same time.
"I told you, it's very big inside, just like a city." Batulu said.
"Can you be more specific?" Changsheng asked.
Batulu shook his head, "No, Master didn't let us in back then. We were waiting outside the door."
"Outside the door? What door?" Changsheng asked again.
"A big stone door," Baturu said. "The craftsmen who built the tomb were locked out of the door. They dug south from the passage outside the door. They did open the door, but they didn't. Can enter the city."
"Why?" Chang Sheng was puzzled.
"Because there is a cliff inside the door, and what is on the other side of the cliff. They don't know martial arts and can't jump over it." Batulu said.
Hearing Batulu's words, Changsheng and Datou looked at each other. They were already very curious about the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, and Batulu's words made them even more curious.
As the three of them used their body skills, they soon reached the end of the passage. As Batulu said, these craftsmen were not trapped inside the tomb, but were locked in the long tomb passage. They were also in the tomb passage. , the tomb passage of the imperial mausoleum is extremely wide, nine feet square, from west to east, with no end as far as the eye can see.
At this time, the heavy stone door had been pushed open by the craftsmen. Changsheng came to the door and took a closer look. He saw that inside the stone door was a steep cliff dug by people. The cliff was circular and surrounded the middle area of the imperial mausoleum. The area in the middle of the mausoleum is, as Batulu said, a huge city, complete with towers, pavilions, houses and streets.
"Wow, it's really big." Datou sighed sincerely.
"It should be a replica of Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty." As Changsheng spoke, he picked up a copper chisel from outside the door and threw it into the cliff. He then listened carefully. It took a long time before he heard the sound of the chisel falling into the water.
"There is water below." Changsheng said.
"Let's go quickly, don't wait any longer." Batulu urged anxiously.
Seeing that Batulu was so eager, Changsheng said seriously, "Elder brother, you can't do anything without my permission after entering."
Changsheng rarely spoke to Batulu in such a stern tone. Seeing him being so serious, Batulu vaguely felt the seriousness of the situation, so he nodded seriously, "Okay, I'll ask you before I do anything. If you don't let me fuck me, Just don’t do it.”
"I'm going to use Bathing Fire to go down and have a look." Changsheng said.
"Hey, hey, don't go down," Batulu hurriedly grabbed Changsheng, "God knows if there are monsters in the water, don't get bitten by them when you go down."
Chang Sheng was not afraid of any monsters, but he didn't want to worry Batulu needlessly, so he gave up the idea of going down to find out. He was about to jump over the cliff when he took a glance and suddenly found an overturned top stone under the stone door. .
The top door stone is very common in ancient tombs. It is in the shape of a semicircle. After the tomb door is closed, the top door stone will turn up and hold up the tomb door. In this way, the tomb door cannot be opened from the outside. However, this top door stone is actually reversed. , the direct consequence is that the tomb door can be opened from the outside.
Datou knew what Changsheng was looking at, and hurriedly used his physical skills to go to the other side of the tomb passage. After a while, he quickly returned, "The top door stone on the other side is also reversed. What's going on?"
"What do you mean? Is there something wrong?" Batulu didn't understand.
Changsheng frowned and shook his head, "There must be something wrong. The mausoleum is the resting place of the emperor after his death. It is most forbidden to be disturbed by others, but there is a door here..."
