Ghost Blowing Lantern II

There has been a lot of rain in the mountains recently, and there is a slight water seepage in the tomb passage. In the quiet and dark distance, there is a ticking sound. The tomb door has been closed for a long time, and the bad luck is difficult to get rid of. Everyone is worried that there are poisonous insect traps in this section of the tomb passage, so The advance was extremely slow, and every step forward, lights were left on the lampposts beside the wall for illumination. If there were any cracks in the wall, they were immediately blocked with lime.

After walking like this for three or four hundred steps, the tomb passage gradually widened, but with the large number of thieves, one could not help but feel short of breath and depressed. The lights were also very dim due to the bad air. At the end was a vermilion brick wall, built as tightly as a city wall. When we reached the tomb passage, we didn’t reach the top. There was an arched city gate hole below. The two city gates with copper nails were not tightly closed, but the door knockers were locked by iron chains. The mute Kunlun Moleh picked up the mountain axe, and went up The first few blows of the ax broke the chains.

Blind Chen raised his finger and pointed to the front, and ordered someone to use the "centipede hanging mountain ladder" to push open the copper nail door. Several thieves stretched out the four long ladders, pushed the front end against the door and pushed it down, and the two doors followed " "Creak, creak, creak..." was slowly pushed open. The thieves were all staring at the tomb door, not knowing what was going on inside. But as soon as the tomb door was opened, A woman's shrill scream was heard inside. This woman's scream was particularly thrilling in the tomb passage of Longyin, and the brains of the group of thieves immediately went numb.

A group of thieves, each armed with weapons, crowded in front of the city gate at the end of the tomb passage. Under the command of Chen Xiazi, they took out several "centipede hanging ladders" and pushed open the double doors. As soon as the city gate opened, several sharp sounds were heard inside. The roar was like the shrill scream of a female ghost. Some soldiers who had never participated in tomb robbing activities were so frightened that they almost peed their pants when they heard the sound. However, the tomb passage was crowded with people and they couldn't move even if they wanted to escape.

Blind Chen knew that the unusually sharp sound was not the scream of a fierce ghost, but the sound caused by the rapid squeezing of air. As soon as the city gate opened, the anti-theft mechanism had been triggered. At the same time as the strange sound sounded, Immediately, with a move of his hand, the thieves who were using the bamboo ladder to top the door saw the leader giving a signal, shouted, and hurriedly withdrew the "centipede hanging mountain ladder". There was another row of thieves behind them, who had already removed the wet ones hiding the leather shields. Straw bales were pushed towards the city gate, covering it tightly.

At this time, the sharp sound in the city became even louder. Dozens of black water arrows shot out from the doorway with a strong smell of fishy smell, and landed on the grass shield. Suddenly, burning white smoke came out, and it turned out that There is indeed a mechanism behind this tomb door, which acts as a portal. Once the tomb door is opened, the "water dragon" behind the door will be triggered. This water gun-like mechanism contains venom or strong acid. If you are not prepared, you will be killed on the spot. It will be sprayed in front of the tomb door. If it gets even a little bit, it will rot the flesh and bones, and there is no cure.

After previous visits, Chen Xiazi knew that in the Immortal Palace Cave in Pingshan, there had been mechanisms to prevent thieves from stealing medicine since ancient times. It was later designated as a ghost house by the Yuan people. Various mechanisms would definitely be exploited, so he took precautions in advance. The straw in front of the group of thieves' queue was soaked with water, and several layers of leather were filled inside. Each layer was sandwiched with soil, which would not burn when exposed to fire and difficult to penetrate when exposed to saltpeter. Although the strong acid-like venom was strong, it could not destroy the watch. It looks like a simple grass shield.

After draining the venom in the water dragon with a grass shield, he waited for about a cup of tea. There was no movement behind the dark tomb door. He must have exhausted his plan. Luo Laowai pointed his pistol at his head and held it diagonally. He put on his military cap and cursed: "You're a bitch, you're so poisonous. If Mr. Chen hadn't been such a master of information, wouldn't all our brothers have their heads shaved?" He was used to being a thieves. Yes, he was full of slang. "Shuoqier" refers to the agency, and "shaving one's head" refers to losing his life. He cursed a few words bitterly, and couldn't hold back his anger. As he spoke, he would lead the crowd in. Underground palace.

As the leader of a group of thieves, Blind Chen naturally did not dare to be careless and quickly stopped Luo Laowai. The situation behind the tomb door was still unknown. There was fear that there would be more than one agency ambushing him in Pingshan. The team must not act rashly. At this moment, a few brave men must be sent first. A dead man, go behind the tomb door to explore the way.

As expected, some of the bandits in Xieling were not afraid of death. Five or six of them immediately stood up and bowed in front of Blind Man Chen. Then they held up rattan shields, took pigeon cage medicine cakes, and walked into the tomb gate. The others They all stood waiting in the tomb passage. Apart from the sound of heavy breathing and the sound of pigeons cooing and fluttering their wings in the dovecote, there was no movement in the long tomb passage.

It didn't take long for the five thieves to return from the tomb door. It turned out that behind the tomb door was a city, built in the middle of the mountain, surrounded by walls and towers. Inside were several ferocious and strange stone people and beasts. A large lacquered coffin and a stone coffin are placed in the city. There are many white human bones next to the coffin. There are no more mechanisms to ambush, and there seem to be rock holes in the city. Although the accumulated bad luck is heavy, it is not good for the living. There is no obstacle for people yet.

When Luo Laowai heard the word "coffin", he couldn't help but feel excited: "If you have money, you are not afraid of God, but if you don't have money, you will be deceived by ghosts. It's time for us brothers to make a fortune. Since we have no agency, what are we waiting for? Waiting for the Tatars in the coffin." Are you looking for a dead body?" After saying this, he laughed a few times like a self-mockery, and walked in with his troops.

Blind Chen was cautious, fearing that if something went wrong if everyone went in, the whole army would be wiped out. When he saw that there were about two hundred people entering the tomb passage, he asked half to stay in the tomb passage to meet them, and the rest To go in and fight, he himself had to go with Luo Laowai. There were some unreasonable reasons for this. The bandits of Xiling had existed in name only a few generations ago, and many of their instruments and methods had been lost until the Republic of China. A figure like Chen Xiazi emerged. He was knowledgeable and talented. He gradually collected the lost tomb robbing methods of Xieling, slowly organized and improved them, and led the thieves in the green forest to rob many ancient tombs. However, although the number of thieves in the Xieling group is large, there are only a handful of people who really know how to rob tombs. Therefore, many times the bandit leader has to "act personally and take command on the spot." There is no other person in the group of thieves who is as capable as him.

Chen Xiazi led more than sixty Xiling thieves, while Luo Laowai brought thirty or forty engineers and pistol company personnel, all of whom were from Xiling. This group of one hundred people dragged the "centipede hanging" "Mountain Ladder" entered the underground palace of the ancient tomb. Once entering the city gate-like tomb gate, the terrain inside suddenly opened up. The bandits formed a square array according to the ancient Xiling formation diagram. The two heads of the family, Chen and Luo, were clustered in the center, surrounded by He laid the bamboo ladder horizontally, hung a string of rattan shields for defense, and moved slowly in the underground palace.

A group of thieves used long poles to carry lanterns to explore the surroundings. Sure enough, as the spies reported, this underground palace built in the heart of Pingshan Mountain was surrounded by strict city walls and there were watchtowers on the city. The city where soldiers were stationed in the cave had gates on three sides. Relatively speaking, the city in the middle of the mountain was empty and uniform. There were no palaces and houses in the city. It was much smaller than the real city. It was like a miniature model city. However, it is not easy to build it in a cave in a mountain.

Where the thieves settled, there were piles of white bones all over the ground. Most of the bones had their heads separated. Looking at the copper rings and silver ornaments on the skulls, you could tell that they were barbarians from the Seventy-Two Cave. This situation was not seen by the Xiling people who had been robbing tombs for many years. Not surprising, these captives must have been forced to work, and the Dao Palace was changed into the Hades Palace, and then some of them were slaughtered here. The Yuan people were cruel, and it is estimated that there are several places like this in Pingshan.

Among the jagged bones were some bronze statues and stone figures enshrined in Taoist temples, arranged in a disorderly manner. The ferocious golden-armored god glared angrily at the corpses scattered on the ground and the tomb robbers who walked in. Even people like Luo Laowai were murderous. A big warlord, one can't help but feel his liver and gallbladder tremble when he is among them, but Luo Laowai, like Chen Xiazi, is a born madman at heart, ambitious, and wants to do something big that will sweep the world. Although he is a little frightened in his heart, On the surface, it doesn't show anything.

The group of thieves formed a "four-door pocket" square formation and carefully advanced into the city. Here were nine lacquer coffins quietly placed. They were all tightly closed, painted with gold, and there were many jade stones embedded in the coffin boards. At first glance, It is a coffin for a luxurious and noble person, and ordinary people cannot afford it. The big stone coffin in the middle is simple and unpretentious, thick and solid, with no decorative patterns, but it is surrounded by nine lacquer coffins in the middle like "stars arching over the moon", which is enough. Explain its nobility.

Blind Chen looked around. The wall of the tomb was dark and empty like a city wall, and the doors were closed. There were no poisonous insects infested here, and there were a large number of caveman bones scattered around. Judging from the scale, location, and characteristics of this underground city, it should be the former one. I don’t know how far away from the main hall and side halls are. The underground palace in the Pingshan Ancient Tomb is amazingly large. I don’t know who is buried in these lacquer coffins. It seems that they are not the real owners. Look at the descriptions on the lacquer coffins. The colors are Ganoderma lucidum, cranes, sika deer and Yunhai Songshan. They are by no means the style of corpse burials in the Western Regions. They may be the coffins of the "relics" of Gao Shizang in the caves of the Taoist palace.

The corpse of a person who has attained the Tao after death is called a "relic", but it is hard to say whether the corpse buried inside is a Yuan general or a Taoist priest. Moreover, I have never seen a coffin arranged like this. Could it be some kind of formation talisman? Blind Chen was secretly suspicious. He thought it was strange and strange no matter how he looked at it. He stared at the lacquered coffin and stone coffin for a few times, and he couldn't decide whether to "raise the coffin and send out the materials".

Although Luo Laowai is the leader of a large warlord who controls tens of thousands of troops, he was born in the green forest, and he and Chen Xiazi are sworn brothers. Even after he became the powerful president, he was always a head shorter than Chen Xiazi on the green forest road. Seniority is the most important thing, and no matter how many troops and guns he has, his power only occupies a small area. Without his territory, it is all other people's world, but Chen Xiazi is the boss in the green forest and has a big name. All the thieves in the underworld are his subordinates, and most of the smuggling businessmen in the underworld are named Chen. Without the support of the bandit chief in Xiling, Luo Laowai would not be able to make a fortune and become the leader of a warlord just by relying on his heart and ruthlessness, so Luo Laowai Blind Chen always obeyed his advice, and it seemed like they were on equal footing. In fact, if the bandit leader said coal was black, he would never dare to say it was white. The hierarchy in the Green Forest Road was very strict.

However, when Luo Laowai saw such a luxurious and exquisite large lacquer coffin, which might contain some valuable objects of gold, jewels, and jade, his heart felt like a hundred claws scratching his heart. Step forward and start to pry the coffin.

Blind Chen was staring at the dark watchtower on the city wall. The watchtower was a brick building with a viewing hole. It was built on the city wall to serve as an arrow tower and to observe enemies. He felt more and more that something was wrong. His keen intuition felt that something was wrong. There was an extremely dangerous atmosphere in the city. There should have been a dead silence in the ancient tomb, but the silence on the watchtower was unsettling. No one else could notice this subtle change except him, just like the experienced The old fox noticed the hunter's trap, but was surrounded by a group of thieves. Everyone's breath was mixed, and for a moment he couldn't tell what kind of strange smell was hidden in the watchtower. He couldn't help but be a little lost, and didn't notice that Luo Laowai had asked someone to pry it. coffin.

When the thieves saw that Blind Chen was silent, no one could stop Luo Laowai. The engineers and soldiers were all armed with long axes and shovels. Isn't it easy to pry open some coffins? Immediately, more than a dozen people followed Mr. Luo out of the square formation. Some of them pried the stone coffin with their life nails, and some took turns smashing the lacquered coffin with their mountain axes. The sound of "boom, boom, boom, boom" echoed in the empty underground palace, shaking it. People's ear bones are buzzing and hurting.

Blind Chen was about to call his two men to set up the "centipede ladder" to go to the city to investigate again, but suddenly he heard the sound of the coffin being opened. He was startled and immediately shouted: "Stop! This coffin cannot be moved. !" But it was too late. A group of engineers over there had also discovered something was wrong with the lacquered coffins and stone coffins. The coffins, coffins and tomb beds were all hollow. They didn't know what mechanism they had touched. They heard a "bang" at the entrance. With a loud noise, the "Thousand Jin Gate" hidden in the city wall fell down, sealing the retreat of the bandits.

Luo Laowai didn't understand what was going on, so he asked Blind Chen what was going on. Blind Chen heard the Dragon Broken Thousand Jin gate falling, and he almost regretted it. He gritted his teeth and said: "This is not an ancient cemetery palace at all, but an urn city trap in the tomb passage. We have fallen into the trap!" In his voice, he heard that There was a sound like running water in the watchtower, and the sounds of bows and strings on the surrounding walls were extremely dense.

Blind Chen had led his crowd to fight before, and had never failed once. He had always been very confident in his ability to "see, hear, ask, and feel". But there is a saying that "those who are good at swimming drown", and those who drown will always be those who know how to swim. He used the word "smell" to hear that there were several cities as big as underground spaces. He thought that by digging the "tomb passages and tomb doors" and blocking the poison at the entrance to the underground palace, he could go straight to Huanglong. Well, this time we really entered a "dead end" with no return.

At this time, there was no time to judge whether it was the engineers in the city who smashed the coffin and opened the coffin. The thousand-jin gate that cut off the way came crashing down. Only the sound of the water price mechanism on the watchtower of Wengcheng was heard, and the dark city walls surrounded it. The winding sound suddenly tightened, and the sudden movement made the thieves' nerves tense quickly.

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