Ghost Blowing Lantern II

Chen Xiazi was calm on the surface, but now he was uncertain about good or bad luck, and he was also uneasy in his heart. Luo Laowai kept taking out his pocket watch to check the time, but after waiting for a long time, everyone's necks hurt and their eyes were sore. , calling them loudly from above, but it was always quiet in the rift valley, without any movement, only the ominous clouds and mist gathered thicker and thicker.

While everyone was waiting impatiently, suddenly a loud arrow shot out of the clouds, carrying a sharp sound, and shot straight into the air. It was the two people visiting the tomb who sent the signal - the deep valley under the mountain top was no longer poisonous. mirage.

The group of thieves cheered, and each took his arms and rolled up his sleeves, asking for a tassel to go and rob the tomb. Chen Xiazi had been the leader of the Xiling robbers for several years. He knew that if he wanted to convince the crowd, he couldn't just rely on words. In addition to being generous and generous, he also had to lead the way and share the joys and sorrows. The tomb robbers At times, you have to do it yourself, and you will not hesitate to put yourself in danger. Only when you show your true excellence in front of your subordinates can you sit firmly on this golden throne. You immediately selected twenty or thirty masters with nimble hands and feet, and led them yourself. He carried the centipede and hung it up the mountain ladder.

The poison in the deep valley may just be afraid of the sun, or it may be temporarily driven away by the lime, and has hidden somewhere in the tomb. It is too early for the whole group to enter the underground palace to transport the treasures. We can only bring some elite daredevils first and go down thoroughly. Clear away hidden dangers in deep valleys.

Dozens of people used soft rope hooks and centipede hanging ladders to climb the cliff and descend through the clouds and mist. The gravel and soil in the gaps between the loose rocks were blown down by the bamboo ladder and kept falling. The distance between the cliffs on both sides was narrow. , a small stone falling can make a big noise, and there are echoes in the ears. There are slippery moss on the stone wall, and vines are crisscrossed. If you are not careful, you will slip and fall, or the bamboo ladder will hang on you. If you don't hold it firmly, you will fall into the deep valley and die. This is a double test of psychology and physical strength. However, the group of thieves are all desperadoes. They followed the leader and climbed to the bottom of the valley without saying a word.

After passing through several layers of clouds and mist, the light became dimmer and dimmer, with drops of water seeping on the walls. The cold air was overwhelming. The thieves estimated that the closer they got to the underground palace, the heavier the gloomy air would be. The ancient tombs were hidden in sight, but their spirits were lifted. At that time, the lighting methods in the mountains mainly included burning bamboo chips and pine candle torches. Not everyone could afford horse lanterns using foreign oil. However, in addition to preparing horse lanterns and gas lanterns, tomb robbers also obtained lanterns from Oriental mine owners. The miner's lamps purchased were of various types and did not have unified equipment. At this time, each of them turned on the miner's lamp and horse lantern tied to his body. For a while, dozens of fireflies seemed to light up on the damp and dim mountain wall, and the light was dotted. It swayed up and down.

Only Blind Man Chen had night eyes and did not need a candle to explore the way. He went down first and had already reached the end of the deep ravine. The crack in Pingshan mountain became narrower as it went down. At the narrowest point, two people could not stand side by side. Turning around, even though it was said that it was at the bottom, the crack cut through the belly of the mountain and continued to extend downward.

The belly of the mountain is exposed in the cracks, and there is a large karst cave. The cave is very deep and wide, and only the bad wind can be heard. Although you can't see the distance, you can feel that the gloomy atmosphere inside is particularly deep. A double eaves resting on the mountain The main hall is under the crack. This hall is tall and solemn, and is covered with glazed tiles like fish scales. A hole has been dug under the mountain crack, and the wooden citrons under the tiles are exposed, with a lot of lime that has just been thrown down on them. There is a layer of mercury frost hanging on the roof of the cave. It seems that there used to be a lot of mercury stored in the underground palace. Due to the cracking of the mountain, all the mercury has long been evaporated, leaving only many black mercury scars. Chen Xiazi gently settled on the wooden citron and caught He walked to a stable place, and then made a whistle, trying to contact the two people "Sai Huo Monkey" and "Di Li Bang" who came down first.

But the top of the main hall of the underground palace was filled with mist, and there was nowhere to see the shadows of those two people. At this time, Hua Maguai and the rest of the people followed one after another. Hua Maguai looked at the situation on the left and right and asked: "How are you doing, Mr. Boss?"

Blind Chen said: "This is a side hall. The whereabouts of the two brothers who came to visit earlier are unknown. You have to be more careful and search the roof of the hall first." Hua Maguai knew that the underground palace was full of dangers, so he hurriedly made a gesture, and the thieves showed their faces one after another. He picked up the lantern, leaned over the glazed tiles, and groped for his two missing accomplices.

The group of thieves spread out and searched in a row, searching from one side of the collapsed temple roof to the other side. Not a single person was found. The two living people were missing, and their bodies were nowhere to be seen. But not long ago, they came from the bottom of the valley. Shooting a loud arrow as a signal, if something unexpected happened while the thieves were coming down, with Chen Xiazi's sharp ears, there would be no way that he would not be able to hear any movement in this rift valley, and he couldn't help but curse in his heart. , this Pingshan Mountain is a mountain of medicine, it cannot be taken lightly. It is okay if nothing happens in the ancient tomb. Once something happens, it will be ruthless. Thinking of this, the gloomy and gloomy underground palace is even more chilling.

When you reach the edge of the roof of the palace, you can see that the caves behind the palace are covered with stone strips, surrounded by well railings, corridors, and rockeries made of lake rocks, just like a garden. There are many stinky sewage accumulated in the recesses, and there are piles of There were many rotten trees and many stone troughs built on the roof of the cave, but they didn't know what they were used for. Seeing that the entrance to the side hall was blocked, the thieves had no choice but to return to the place where the roof collapsed. Huamaguai threw an inch of phosphorus Going down, the dark palace was burned brightly, and I saw the vermillion lacquer pillars in the palace, which were magnificent and magnificent. It was not much compared to the palace, but the phosphorus could only illuminate for a moment, and it self-extinguished before I could take a closer look.

Blind Chen moved his hand, and two thieves immediately dragged a bamboo ladder and hung it down through the hole in the wooden citron under the roof tiles. A few brave ones carried a German-made 20-gun and pulled the large machine-nosed machine with them. With his mouth open, he went down the bamboo ladder to the hall.

Although they knew the air was well circulated, in order to prevent poisonous mirages, the thieves still brought pigeon cages with white pigeons inside. As soon as they entered the palace, the pigeons in the cage seemed to be frightened and fluttered endlessly. Everyone looked at each other in confusion. With my heart in my throat, I held up a lantern to shine in the hall. I immediately noticed that something was wrong and hurriedly asked the leader to come down and check.

Blind Chen held the "Little Shenfeng" upside down and led the people down the bamboo ladder. They saw the few thieves who came down first, all of them with pale faces. It turned out that there was no coffin in this side hall, and the ground was paved with purple stone square tiles. On the floor, there are weapons such as armor, swords, spears, bows, shields, axes, and arrows, as well as dozens of sets of saddles. It is like a warehouse. It seems that they are all the burial objects of the soldiers and generals who died in battle. You can take a look in the palace. , even Blind Chen felt a chill on the back of his neck.

I saw the clothes, shoes and socks of the Saihuo Monkey and the two people lying flat on the ground, and the buttons of their clothes were not unbuttoned. The pigeon cage they brought was thrown aside. The door of the cage was closed tightly, and there was no damage. The pigeons inside But it was gone. When Chen Xiazi, Hua Maguai and others saw this situation, they immediately remembered the legend of the corpse removal place in Pingshan. When a corpse enters this mountain, it will turn into a yin energy. Could such evil things really happen? (To be continued. If you want to know what happened, please log in. There are more chapters. Support the author and genuine reading!)