Endless route

Chapter 396 6. Feng Shui Evil Formation and Sacrificial Objects

The deep ship cave was illuminated by the detection light, and the green algae attached to the rotting wood swayed from side to side, like slender ghost hands, surrounding the unmanned detector.

The detector has several searchlights.

Take out all the blind spots ahead.

A large number of ancient objects were scattered across the bilge.

There are rotten and broken hulls, rusty swords, guns and halberds, unrecognizable Triton armor, ancient artillery sunk among the green algae, and all kinds of ancient bottles and jars.

Everything is in order.

It seems that they are piled up in a mess in the cabin that is about to be exposed. In fact, every ancient object has been moved by someone, and its position is very particular. They are all pointed in the direction of the detector.

The muzzle of an ancient cannon.

The tips of swords, spears, and halberds.

The mouth of bottles and cans.

All aimed at the holes in the hull.

They face the unmanned detector's camera, showing deep, dark holes and strange murderous intent.

"Ah this."

The little Taoist priest's chest jumped.

Zheng Yunjidao frowned.

This scene suddenly appeared on the screen, and the visual impact was so strong that it shocked them all.

"Master Tao, what kind of Feng Shui array is this?"

Zhang Ergou's eyelids twitched slightly and he looked at Ji Dao.

At first glance, this scene looks like some kind of ferocious Feng Shui formation. Swords, guns, swords, halberds, artillery, bottles and jars are pointed directly in front of people, showing danger everywhere.

Not only the ancients liked this Feng Shui formation, but modern people are also keen on it, often integrating it into construction and decoration, especially when it comes to business competition.

Qianxian Dojo is the largest dojo in Qianxiantai near the sea. Pilgrims often make similar demands, so Qianxian Dojo will naturally open similar projects, and Zhang Ergou also knows a little bit about it.

But he dare not lie here.

Because there are disciples of the Tiangong Taoist Temple beside him, no matter from any angle, the Tiangong Taoist Temple is the most excellent Taoist Taoist temple, and the Qianxian Taoist Temple is incomparable.

Besides, there is also the Immortal Master of the Supervisory Immortal Division next to him. Talking about Feng Shui in front of him is really like playing a trick in front of Guan Gong. In ancient times, the definition of Feng Shui was set by the Immortal Supervisor.

"This is a bullshit Feng Shui formation. It's just a trick made by a shady person. It's messy and useless. The real Feng Shui is the great art of heaven and earth. How can it be done by just some debris?"

"If you say that there are magic tricks here, it is still possible, but it is definitely not some kind of Feng Shui formation."

Ji Dao shook his head in denial.

I don’t know what kind of Feng Shui formation Zhang Ergou is talking about. Anyway, the bottles and jars in front of me are not Feng Shui. Feng Shui exists between heaven and earth and cannot be placed in this small cabin.

"..."

Zhang Ergou was speechless.

Maybe the Feng Shui array in his perception was originally a distortion made up by the Qianxian Dojo in order to make money, and it had nothing to do with the real Feng Shui from the inside out.

"The Immortal Master said before that these ancient ships may be related to the wreckage of the boat master not far away. Even if the two parties are not related, they are ancient Triton ships, and there should be sacred and ghost equipment in the ships."

"If they are ghost tools, that would be a bit troublesome. After all, no one knows what level these ghost tools in the ancient ship are. They may be extremely dangerous."

Ji Dao turned his head and looked at Zheng Yundao.

They had a similar experience at Tianji Lighthouse before, and they had to take precautions. If something happened accidentally, Master Xian might be accidentally hit again just like last time.

"These things may have an ulterior purpose."

Zheng Yun carefully observed the environment on the screen.

In addition to these messy things, there are also many small fish that have fled in all directions, disturbing the darkness of the picture.

The probe looked up.

A vertical hole appeared in front of me. This hole penetrated the side of the ancient ship and connected to the cabin above the deck.

Those antiquities seemed to have leaked from the upper level of the cabin, passed through the vertical hole, and fell from the deck and upper cabin to the bottom, becoming a hiding place for fish.

This hole leads directly to the deck above.

The probe floats up and looks toward the water.

A neat area appears in the picture. A rope hangs above the entrance of the cave, and rows of equipment that appear to be bones hang above it. The ones that can be identified include deer heads and dog legs.

The skulls and legs of various mountain beasts were strung up on the hemp rope and hung above their heads. The bones swayed slightly and made a slight muffled sound when they touched each other.

It's like some kind of sacrificial ceremony.

But it is very different from common sacrifices. I wonder if it is a unique sacrifice in Wuhaixianzhou.

"Were all these things made on Saturday?"

Zhang Ergou stared at the string of bones and asked.

These pictures are too weird. It was already a bit strange to have a large number of debris pointed at the ship hole. Now, this pile of bone-like instruments is really incomprehensible.

"These are the mountain products that Zhou Jiu collected when his son passed his birthday and were suspected of being used as sacrificial objects? What did Zhou Jiu do by placing them here? Could it be that he was offering sacrifices to Master Shan here?"

Ji Dao is also full of questions.

"It should be those mountain products used for sacrifices, hanging at the entrance of the cave, and there are strange sundries placed below. There should be some connection between them, and it is not an accident."

Zheng Yun controlled the detector and observed carefully.

The structure of the entire cabin has been made clear. The lowest cabin of the entire ancient ship is full of various sundries placed outwards. Above the hole, there are hemp ropes to hang sacrificial objects.

There is a clue in it.

Those sacrificial objects are above the water, one meter away from the water, and it is difficult for the detector to see clearly under the water.

The sacrificial objects are like ‘baits’.

Lure something underwater.

Zheng Yun had seen similar scenes like this on TV before. Tribes living in the ice and snow would dig holes in the ice and place bait at the entrance to lure swimming fish to eat.

The situation at hand is similar.

The ancient ship naturally rotted out of the hole, just like an ice hole in the ice. Below it is the bottom of the cabin soaked by the lake water.

If you understand it from a normal perspective.

The bones and other objects hanging above the entrance of the cave may be a means of fishing, and the ancient debris neatly aligned with the crack below can also be explained accordingly.

Small fish like messy environments.

Just like more complex underwater corals, they can attract a large number of small fish and shrimps to use as shelter.

Those cannons, guns, bottles and jars are all aimed at the cracks in the hull. To the small fish, they are artificial corals, which can get into the gaps and between the bottles and jars for shelter.

Apart from the cracks in the mountain, the entire underground lake probably doesn't have many hiding places for small fish. These ancient boats floating on the lake are the best places for small fish and shrimps.

It does make sense.

The 'Feng Shui Array' in the cabin is specially arranged to attract small fish and shrimps, and the hemp rope hanging bones above is to guide small fish to the water surface, making it easier to catch them with fishing nets.

If that's the case, then the arrangements in front of him are simple traps that Zhou Jiu made to survive at the bottom of the cave. He used everything in the ancient ship to get as much food as possible.

There is a feeling of survival in the wilderness.

But the ancient ruins, gods, ghosts and ancient buildings.

However, this is just an initial guess. Whether Zhou Jiu placed these sacrificial objects to attract small fish and shrimps or something else needs further exploration.

"Master Immortal, let's switch the screen back to those ancient sundries. I'll take a closer look to see if there are any supernatural items inside."

Ji Dao said for safety reasons.

Zheng Yun immediately adjusted his angle and refocused on the various kinds of antiquities, asking Ji Dao to identify them one by one. The swords, guns, swords and halberds were second, and the bottles and jars were the main ones.

The command room fell silent.

The sound of rain outside the window filled my ears.

The rain in Wuhaixianzhou in the rainy season does not stop at all, and it only suddenly becomes heavier and lighter, making it difficult for people to calm down.

"I don't know where that savage Zhou Jiu is hiding in the ancient city. There are dry wells everywhere in the village. Could he leave the cave from somewhere else and sneak around to the village?"

Zhang Ergou was worried. After the atmosphere calmed down, people began to think about it, and suddenly there were other speculations.

Zhou Jiu flashed in front of the detector lens. No one knew where he went. It is also difficult for unmanned detectors to find a living person who is deliberately hiding in a complex environment.

And Zhou Jiu behaves strangely.

You cannot judge by common sense.

He has been the boss of the village for many years and knows the environment and terrain very well, so he cannot predict where he will go.

"keep alert."

Zheng Yun looked at the screen above. There were densely packed cameras distributed around the command room. A large number of dark soldiers and ghosts were holding torches to guard the surroundings, forming a long queue of lights under the rain.

Zhang Ergou’s reminder is crucial.

There is a clear difference between this time and the Tianji Lighthouse. The Tianji Lighthouse is a dead thing, but this time there are living people in the ancient ship.

The relationship between Zhou Jiu and Mr. Shan is unknown. Zhou Jiu and his son have symptoms of ghosts and ghosts. They are likely to be 'carrying poison' and will infect everyone who comes into contact with them.

For example, Zhang Ergou.

When he was sweeping up the trophies in the cottage, he never imagined that this small cottage, which had almost no valuables, would be hiding such mysterious and unpredictable evil spirits as Mr. Shan.

And he is too heartbroken.

I really searched the mountain and dug three feet into the ground, not even letting go of the hemp rope beside the well. I had to salvage everything at the bottom of the well. I accidentally fished out the 'shroud', which was suspected to be contaminated by evil spirits.

It is currently impossible to determine the relationship between Zhang Ergou's evil possession and Laojing, but this is at least a clue. They should take this as a warning and try their best to avoid close contact with Zhou Jiu and his son.

It's like hide and seek.

Next, they have to capture Zhou Jiu alive and torture him in the complex environment of the ancient ship. They must not be harmed by Zhou Jiu yet.

"Master Immortal, I don't see anything unusual about these ancient objects. There aren't many sacred and ghost items in them. At least the ones in front of me shouldn't be very powerful sacred and ghost tools."

Ji Dao looked around and came to a conclusion. After a short pause, he continued: "Zhou Jiu can survive here without even a hair. There shouldn't be any danger nearby."

"Then keep looking back."

Zheng Yun did not take the hint from Jidao's words.

He still wanted to go down and capture Zhou Jiu personally, but at this moment they had just started exploring and were very unfamiliar with the environment. It was not a good idea to act rashly. They had to at least master the terrain.

The unmanned detector is activated again.

The current location of the detector is only in the cabin of the first ancient ship. There are four other ancient ships behind it. You can go around along the ship cave and explore as many as you can.

Buzz buzz.

The slight vibration of the propeller sounded.

Searchlights illuminated the surroundings, and the diving detector could not move from the deck above the water. It could only find a passage at the bottom of the water-soaked cabin to go to the area below the deck of other ancient ships.

After searching for a while.

Zheng Yun found a boat hole in the front right.

The area of ​​this boat hole is smaller than the one coming in, and it is located on the right side of the side of the first ancient ship. After going out from here, you can go around the gap between the first and second ancient ships.

The process is very thrilling.

Test Zheng Yun's operational ability.

The detector shuttled through the ancient utility room. Occasionally, it would accidentally scratch the hull of the ship, and it would get out of the ship hole without any danger.

Turn left and right between the gaps.

A wooden plank appears on the upper right, like a single-plank bridge between two ancient ships, stretched on the decks of the two ships.

"This should also be taken by Zhou Jiu."

Zhang Ergou looked at the wooden board and came to a conclusion.

At present, only Zhou Jiu has been found in the ancient ship. Who else besides him can build a bridge with wooden planks?

“I really consider this my home.”

Ji Dao snorted slightly dissatisfied.

"Master Immortal, this matter is actually a bit strange. If you look closely, this wooden board is shaky and will fall if it shakes slightly, but it just doesn't fall."

Zhang Ergou continued.

The single-plank bridge in the picture is indeed dangerous. One corner is completely suspended in the air and may fall into the lake at any time.

"Why did it fall?"

Jidao looked at Zhang Ergou. The plank bridge was in good condition, but Zhang Ergou wondered why it didn't fall?

"Master Dao, didn't you say before that Master Shan must be a huge evil creature that needs an area with a lot of water to survive, so it's trapped in a cave?"

"Although this underground lake is not small, it is only one to two hundred meters long and wide. Several ancient boats still occupy a lot of space by the lake. They must have been influenced by Master Shan."

"If Mr. Shan was so big, even a slight movement would cause splashes of water. A slight vibration would cause the board to fall, but the board would not move at all."

Zhang Ergou answered the question completely.

The wooden planks were obviously not built today. It can be seen from the traces that the single-plank bridge had been erected on the deck for a long time.

This conflicts with Ji Dao's statement.

Moreover, this kind of conflict is fatal, which directly makes people question whether Master Shan is a large-scale evil spirit.

"What you say makes sense, but if Master Shan is not big, why doesn't it leave the underground lake? It can go to other villages to eat people, but it can't go far away completely?"

Ji Dao couldn't explain it for a while.

He said it was not nonsense that Master Shan was huge, but there was a complete reasoning process, and it was approved by Zheng Yun, otherwise it would be difficult to explain why it didn't run away.

Because it cannot be locked by Triton.

There is no such long iron chain in the world that can allow Mr. Shan to go far away and eat people, and even if there was one, it would be impossible to use it.

"Don't worry, whether it is big or not, we can find out by exploring the underground lake. In addition to these ancient ships, there are many clues around it." Zheng Yun said.

These arguments can be put aside for now.

Let's go around these ancient ships first, and then go to the depths of the underground lake to take a look. If Master Shan is huge, there won't be many places where he can hide, making it easy to find.

"Master Immortal, just call old Kate and the others back. They are idle now. Come here to operate the detector, and we can start exploring at the same time."

Ji Dao immediately made suggestions.

There is also a team of people from Xichang Kedest, who are now near the ancient city of Nanze, and are still lurking in the Royal Expedition team, continuing to explore the ruins of the ancient city of Nanze.

They cannot evacuate immediately.

It would have been easy to arouse the suspicion of the Royal Expedition.

It has been a long time now, and they can leave and come to Wuhaixianzhou to help control the modern detector.

"You can contact us. There is another Niya in the Tiangong house arrest chamber. If she is brought out, we can operate it immediately."

Zheng Yun nodded in agreement.

What Tiangong currently lacks most is manpower that is good at using modern technology, because Tiangong is almost entirely composed of 'ancient people' who have never been exposed to modern technology.

This time, Kedester and others who recalled the West Factory also asked them to open a course specifically for training in this area.

But for now, recalling Kedester would take too long, so it would be better to call Nia out directly.

"Master Immortal, that woman used explosives in the floating city in the deep sea and almost killed you. Can you still let her come out?"

Ji Dao was a little angry when he heard it. Niya was the one who explored the floating city in the deep sea. The captain of the Western expedition team first poisoned the Tiangong demon dog, and then almost blew Zheng Yun to death.

"It doesn't matter, I'll do meritorious service."

Zheng Yun shook his head lightly and didn't care about these things. If Niya was to be held accountable, Zhang Ergou wouldn't be able to escape. In the entire Tiangong, few people would survive.

"I go!"

Zhang Ergou volunteered.

Hearing Jidao's words, he was already sweating a little. He had done some treasonous things back then.