Ghost Blowing Lantern II

The countless golden swifts on the soles of the feet are like clusters of black cotton threads, seemingly there but not at all. The turbulence around them seems to be rolling up in the air at any time, and the clothes on the body make a sound. Only when you have been there can you realize that stepping on this fairy bridge is not actually stepping on swallows, but taking advantage of the large group of golden swifts blocking the eye of the storm and flying half-volley in the air with the help of the turbulent flow over the swallow bridge. In the past, the swift under your feet could only bear twenty-three-tenths of the weight. The ancients said that danger was like "flying across a mountain pass." Most of them are gone in one shot.

Fortunately, there were too many golden swifts, which blocked the eye of the wind in mid-air. The four of us pulled each other, relying on our own weight, we could barely walk a few steps in the wind, but we were involved in strange dangers, and our souls seemed to be drifting with the wind. Fei, his liver and gallbladder were all chilled. Under the influence of the theory of relativity, these short few steps seemed to be extremely long.

My teeth were chattering. I finally experienced firsthand what it felt like to go to the "Scare Platform" and I vowed not to go there a second time in my life. But now I had no choice but to move forward and follow the fat man in front of me. I was about to reach the dragon gate. The stone waterfall in front of them collapsed. Suddenly, a huge force rushed upward under their feet. Tens of thousands of golden swifts finally broke free from the turbulence. Amidst the cries of the swifts, the flying swallows surged into the air like a black smoke.

I secretly said, "No, the bridge is broken up." I quickly covered my face with my hands to prevent my eyes from being blinded by the "cloud drills" flying all over the sky. I felt like the world was spinning, as if I was falling into the clouds and was being caught The flocks of swallows emerging from below were held in the air, but this was only for a moment that didn't even take the blink of an eye. As soon as the golden swifts left the "eye of the storm", they flew and flew away and suddenly dispersed, and the swallow formation could no longer hold up. Unable to bear the weight of the human body, we "leak" from mid-air.

The "Shadowless Immortal Bridge" composed of golden swifts dispersed at a moment's notice, and lasted for a very short time. The group of swifts hovered in the air for a while, and in an instant they broke away from the turbulent currents in the mountains, and flew in all directions with the help of the wind. , we were rushed by tens of thousands of golden swifts, as if we were hit by a ball of cotton sleeves, drawing a parabola in the air, falling straight from the swallow array to the "Dragon Gate".

I suddenly felt my body falling, and I thought I was going to be smashed into a meat pie. I quickly opened my eyes and saw that everyone was already very close to the mouth of the gorge during a burst of speed. They were lifted forward by Yan Zhen, and it turned out to be Passing through the dark deep stream, it fell diagonally in mid-air towards the stone platform engraved with the two ancient seal characters "Scare the Soul".

The confusing and invisible eye of the wind only existed in the canyon. It had weakened a lot when we reached the mouth of the gorge. However, although the mountain wind was invisible, it seemed to have quality. It eliminated the force of falling from a height of more than ten meters. I just My eyes blurred, my shoulders hurt, my body had already landed on the ground, and I was stunned. I couldn't even recognize the up, down, left, east, west, north, and south.

Before I had time to rejoice that I had passed the "Shadowless Immortal Bridge", I realized that the lower part of my body was cool and slippery, and it happened to fall on the smooth surface of the fossil waterfall. This place is slippery, and there are no concave and convex gaps to press on. The stone waterfall There is another mirror-like arc on the top. Wherever it can stop people, they will immediately slide down involuntarily.

I knew something was wrong, so I quickly lay down on the spot, not daring to exert any more force on my body. I opened my palms to press the surface of the stone waterfall. At this time, my palms were covered with cold sweat, but the sweaty palms increased the friction, and I immediately pressed the surface of the stone waterfall. The speed of the descent stopped. If we go down another half meter, the shape of the stone waterfall will turn sharply downward. Unless there are suction cups on the palms of gecko geckos in the palms of our hands, we will either fall into the deep stream or be swept into the eye of the storm by the turbulent current.

My heart was pounding. I calmed down and looked around, only to find that Professor Sun was lying on the wall, slowly sliding away from me as if sliding on the ice. I quickly reached out to grab his arm. Unexpectedly, his arm was taken along with him and slid to the bottom of the stone waterfall with him, shouting for help in a hurry.

Shirley Yang, Yao Meier, and Fatty all fell in the inner area. Shirley Yang heard the shouts and knew that she was in danger. She immediately threw her flying tiger claws and hooked Professor Sun's backpack. She and Yao Meier was on the other side, regardless of her physical pain. She gritted her teeth and dragged Professor Sun and me back from the slippery stone waterfall like a dead dog.

The five of us fell to the ground. You looked at me, and I looked at you. Our expressions were mostly in a daze, and we were all trembling with fear. There was no trace of humanity on our faces, and there was a buzzing in our ear drums.

I took a deep breath and saw that Mr. Sun Jiu was frowning and sweating continuously on his forehead. When I asked him, I found out that it was his arm that had been thrown and pulled just now and was dislocated. He could not bear the severe pain. He read: "Now that the secret of Wuyingxian Bridge has been discovered, it seems that the ancient tomb of Dixian Village is close at hand. As long as the dragon bone hexagram hidden in the tomb is copied, success and fame will be just around the corner. Unexpectedly, I, Sun Xuewu, will also I finally have a chance to stand out, let’s see who dares to slap me in the future again... Ouch..." Halfway through, he couldn’t bear the pain, and he quickly begged me to help him reattach his dislocated arm.

My whole body hurt from the fall, and I couldn’t use any strength to say, "Master Jiu, don’t get too happy too soon. I just wanted to advise you to understand the situation before crossing the bridge. Who knew you and Fatty were so impatient? During the period before the swifts return to their nests, there is no way out..." Then he turned around and asked the fat man to pick up Professor Sun's dislocated arm. When he jumped in the queue, a donkey and a mule were injured in the village. Barefoot doctors often bring fat people as helpers when they "mix tablets", because fat people are ruthless and do not know the importance of things, while people with soft hands cannot be doctors.

The fat man got up with a grin on his face, grabbed Sun Jiuye's right arm and shook it off, almost causing Sun Jiuye to lose his breath, and hurriedly shouted: "Oh...oh...slow down, slow down" Click...not this arm...but the left side!"

The fat man suddenly remembered something: "Hey, let me tell you, who pushed me across the bridge just now? I was almost unlucky and fell into pieces. Is this a joke? Did you, Lao Hu, do something bad again? Really? Can’t we be more serious about our attitude towards life and work? "

I was startled and said, "Isn't this nonsense? Were you really pushed onto the bridge just now? No wonder I saw you stumbled in those two steps. Who pushed you?"

I quickly recalled the situation before I crossed the Yanzi Bridge. At that time, Professor Sun was so excited that he stood in front of everyone. It was impossible to push the fat man behind him onto the bridge. Shirley Yang would definitely not do anything wrong. Yao Meier is proficient in the ways of "Honeycomb Mountain" and is bold and fast-talking. I don't think she will do anything sinister and cunning. So who could it be?

Suddenly a shadow flashed in my mind, and I quickly raised my head to look across the deep stream. I saw the Bashan ape we met in the Qingxi air-raid shelter, winking at us at the entrance of the tunnel, with a very unkind expression.

My whole body trembled, and I forgot about the pain in my body. I jumped up immediately and shouted: "Trouble, the Guanshan Zhiminfu on the ruined monument... is most likely a trap!"

Tomb robbing is a contest between the living and the dead. In this contest, the owner of the tomb is always passive, because the layout of the tomb cannot be changed. However, soldiers are not tired of deceit, false tombs, suspicious tombs, and various clever methods to confuse and confuse the tomb robbers. There are always many tomb robbers. If the tomb robbers fall into the "trap" hidden in the ancient tomb, the passive and active trends will immediately change.

But the trap lies in its concealment and deception, which makes people unable to figure it out. If you don’t trigger it yourself, you may never be able to tell whether it is true or false. The Guanshan Taibao is indeed an expert in tomb robbing. He acted unconventionally. At the entrance of the tunnel The unknown dead body here was arranged so that no one could guess who the person was. Countless possibilities could be speculated, but none of them could be confirmed.

The intimidating Wuying Immortal Bridge can also make people mistakenly think that they are in a "strange gate". They are either scared away by the natural dangers or are tempted by the tomb passage behind the Immortal Bridge. They risk their lives and go astray. This canyon is definitely not the real "Dixian Village Ancient Tomb". I don't know what deadly arrangements are hidden there.

Yao Meier said to me: "Perhaps it was Fatty, a melon, who shot Bashan Yuanzi without asking any questions. The guy was very vindictive and wanted to push him off the bridge. This side of the bridge may not be a trap."

When Professor Sun heard our words, he was also surprised and suspicious. He lowered his arm and asked, "Could it be that... are we in a desperate situation? Isn't this the ancient tomb of King Yishan Wuling?" After thinking about it, he felt Something was wrong, and he said: "Hu Bayi, don't take it for granted, okay? Do you still need an objective attitude towards the problem? That fairy bridge is rare in the world. Stone beasts stand tall in this canyon, and the mountains are majestic and steep. I think the earth fairy There is a high possibility that the entrance to the village ancient tomb is here, so we can investigate and draw conclusions."

I snorted coldly and said, "I see that you are always dizzy thinking about fame. All you can see is the Dragon Bone Diagram. On the contrary, you have really lost your objective stance on looking at the problem."

Shirley Yang said: "Don't argue. The ancient tomb in Dixian Village itself was designed by a master of tomb robberies. He left many clues intentionally or unintentionally, but none of these clues can be confirmed to be true or false. That is to say, from the beginning - -We are being led around by the so-called Guanshan Zhimifu. This is the brilliance of Guanshan Taibaoji's methods. If we want to get rid of the current situation, we can only throw away the hints of Guanshan Zhimifu."

Professor Sun said: "Since we can't tell whether it is true or false, there is at least a 50% chance that it is true. If Guanshan Zhimi Fu is true, wouldn't we be in different directions?"

I looked up and looked around, and saw countless swifts circling and flying in the gorge. Their mournful cries made the air seem to be full of danger signals. I said to everyone: "Is it true or false? The answer will be given soon." If this place is really a trap, we may face sudden and huge dangers at any time before the golden swifts return to the swallow cave. However, after the golden swifts completely return to their nests, if there is no movement nearby, our situation may change relatively. Much safer.”

The fat man also raised his head and looked at the sky above his head, and said deeply: "Commander Hu, you knew in advance that there might be danger and yet you brought everyone here? You know - you have room to move forward and back, and only by fighting guerrillas can you defeat the powerful enemy, old man I’ve said it sincerely so many times, you can’t confront someone head-on, you should have listened to me and you shouldn’t have crossed that stupid bird bridge.”

I said: "If you hadn't rolled across the Xianqiao first, I would not have come over easily. I was most worried about the dispersion of people. As long as we concentrated our troops and clenched our fists, even if everyone took some risks, they would be more or less in one place. , it’s better than breaking up one by one. I also have principles and a stand. I don’t dare to say whether my attitude is objective or not, but I will never give up on my fallen comrades.”

At this time, I saw the flocks of swifts flying lower and lower in the sky. I didn't know what was going to happen. I hurriedly gestured to the fat man to stop talking and just connect Professor Sun's dislocated arm. I looked at Shirley Yang again. She may have had a premonition of what was about to happen, so she also cast her eyes towards me, looking at each other with each other in mind. She slowly pulled out the gold steel umbrella and blocked it in front of Yao Meier.

At this moment, I saw a large group of golden swifts in a long gorge, suddenly divided into hundreds of strands, and like wisps of light smoke, they were thrown towards the roots of the cliffs on both sides. We were all startled: "Golden Swifts" You are acting strangely and not returning home, what do you want to do?"

The canyon behind Longmen goes straight up and down like a knife and an axe. The road in the valley is very smooth, but the mountain is closed at the end. The mist in the depths is lightly locked. When swallows rush it, the hazy clouds and mist suddenly drift away. Many hazy places were exposed. When we stood at the mouth of the gorge, we could already see that there was a dead path in front of us, not the "spiritual path" that actually led to the ancient tomb. Seeing this, everyone was already feeling cold. More than half of it.

After being startled, I saw that there were many caves like caves at the roots of the cliffs. There were many straw men in front of the caves. They all wore ancient green robes, yellow ropes around their waists, and Taoist crowns on their heads. They looked like Taoists. dress up.

This canyon is filled with dragon energy, and the invisible and qualityless life is densely entwined. The Taoist attire of the thatched people is at least hundreds of years old. Although it has decayed, the color and shape have not disappeared. The grass-green clothes are gently swaying, and the grass-like faces are There is a cloth bag on the top, with eyebrows and eyebrows drawn in red, and a dog-oil beard painted on it. It is also skeletal and skeletal with thatch, making it look like a group of grass ghosts hiding in the valley.

The things in the hands of those thatched Taoists are even more strange, and there is no way to see their splendor. We have been to many places, and in the countryside and fields, we have seen all kinds of scarecrows, but we have never seen anything like this that is strangely dressed and full of evil spirits. The Taoist Taoist priests all felt surprised and ominous.

Groups of golden swifts seemed to be afraid of those thatched Taoists, and they all screamed and danced in front of the cave. They didn't seem to want to leave, but they refused to come even half a foot closer. I saw that the mountains in the depths of the canyon were closed, and there were apes on all sides. There is a cliff with a dead end, and the deep stream in front of Longmen is suspended in the air, and is locked by the eye of the wind. Although I know that a disaster is imminent, I really don’t know where to retreat, and I don’t know what will happen, so I can only stand there and watch the sky full of swallows. Dancing around the hole.

Professor Sun suddenly asked Yao Meier: "Girl, do you know what those thatched Taoists are used for? Have they ever been in Qingxi before?"

Yao Meier shook her head. She had never seen it before. This time when she entered the "Coffin Gorge", she realized that there were so many weird and weird things hidden in her hometown, which she could not even imagine in her dreams before.

Shirley Yang asked Professor Sun: "What? What do you think is wrong with those scarecrows?"

Sun Jiuye gritted his back teeth, fearing that something would be disturbed, and whispered: "I used to work near Yinxu, Henan for a period of time. There was a local earth temple, and the worshipers in it were all Taoist priests. We thought at the time that this This custom is very strange. Later, after investigation, I found out that there was a severe drought in the Ming Dynasty and there was a plague of locusts. People at that time were superstitious and did not think about how to exterminate the locusts. Instead, they regarded the locusts as gods and called them locust gods. They were also commonly known as thatched grass among the people. Fairies often use grains and thatch to make human figures and worship them, praying for the locust plague to subside..."

Shirley Yang asked: "Are you saying those thatched grass people are migratory locusts? Are there migratory locusts in Coffin Gorge?"

Professor Sun said: "Like...I just said that those thatched grass people are a bit like thatched grass immortals. Pay attention to my wording."

I wondered: "Why are there migratory locusts in the Coffin Gorge? Are there any locusts living in caves in this world?"

Shirley Yang nodded lightly: "Only locusts will lay eggs in caves and have strong reproductive capabilities. Once they appear in groups, the numbers will be extremely terrifying. Could it be that all those thatched grasshoppers were arranged by the mountain-watching Taibao..."

Her words awakened the dreamer, and I immediately felt a very desperate feeling in my heart. The wonder of the Shadowless Immortal Bridge composed of tens of thousands of golden swifts may not be a natural creation, but carefully arranged by experts. , countless caves in the valley are filled with locusts, and they are all food for the golden swifts.

I have also heard about locusts. It is said that these locusts not only eat grains, but also eat dead people and dogs when they are hungry. They have sharp serrations on their hind legs and beat their wings very frequently. When the locusts pass by, they are like It is a sharp blade that spins and shoots out at high speed. If it hits a person, it will immediately make a bloody gash. Therefore, it is also called a sword-armored locust. If a locust appears in a locust plague, the consequences will be absolutely catastrophic. Yes, it is said that they were basically extinct in China before liberation, and the golden swifts are their natural enemies. Who knows if there are still large groups of locusts in the Coffin Gorge.

The thatched people lined up at the entrance of the cave are either taking advantage of the habits of the swiftlets or some long-lasting secret medicine laid in the cave, which prevents the swiftlets from entering the cave and catching all the locusts in one fell swoop. They just force them out once a day. If this is the case, it is really taking advantage of the cycle of stars, earth, clouds and objects. As long as the magic is right, dozens or hundreds of manpower can be used to arrange it, which is far better than the walls and walls of the imperial mausoleum built by tens of millions of people. The city is effective, this is a living institution! Is it possible that the "Taibao of Ming Dynasty Guanshan" is really a god who can reach the sky?

Since I started to touch the gold captain, I have encountered many strange things. Among them, the most profound thing is what Professor Chen said to me: "Never underestimate the wisdom of ancient people."

Similar to the method of using the "natural restraint" nature of all things to rob tombs or prevent theft, I have not only heard of it many times, but also seen it with my own eyes. So when I saw this scene, I immediately thought of these. He quickly said: "Don't worry whether there is really such a thing in the cave. If it comes out, it will be a disaster. We have to find a place to hide quickly." But looking at the depths of the canyon, there are all the thatched immortals in Taoist robes, boots and hats. I wonder how many wormholes there are, and where is there any place to hide?

At this time, the group of golden swallows in mid-air was still circling whiningly. In the caves on both sides, there was also a rustling golden wind. It sounded like a swarm of bees flapping their wings. Suddenly, the formation of swallows in the air was chaotic, and in each cave, A large swarm of sound-guiding locusts surged out like flowing fireflies. These sound-guiding locusts were covered with golden armor and silver wings. They were heavy in shape and had hard shells. They could not fly too high, and they all burrowed around at low altitudes.

We hurriedly retreated to the root of the mountain, but unexpectedly, two bright golden migratory locusts emerged from the hole at the back. With their natural enemies closing in on each other, they bumped headlessly towards us. Everyone's eyes were filled with tears. Seeing the two sparks flashing, the golden locusts were already swooping in front of them. Shirley Yang shouted: "Be careful!" She quickly raised her "gold steel umbrella" and looked forward to block it. She heard two golden noises, and two The snapping locusts, as big as thumbs, were like meteors crashing and splashing. They hit the "gold steel umbrella" hard and bounced away. Before they landed, they were swallowed by the golden swifts that surrounded them from mid-air.

However, there are so many shining golden locusts that they swarm everywhere, and the sky is covered by the sun. Moreover, Shirley Yang just used the "gold steel umbrella" to block the two muffled sounds of the locusts. You can already know the power of the locusts. The force of the impact was no less than that of a slingshot and flying rocks, and no flesh and blood body could resist it.

Seeing the flying fire meteors in the canyon, they were so powerful that the nimble golden swallows did not dare to raise their fronts directly, and flew back and forth in the wind, specializing in catching the locusts that were striking alone, and a large number of them came into being. A swarm of golden-armored migratory locusts, about hundreds of thousands of them, gathered together at the bottom of the canyon, rolling back and forth mindlessly. Everyone felt a chill from the bottom of their hearts. Only the "gold steel umbrella" might be able to temporarily resist it. The "gold steel umbrella" only has one handle. Even if it can prevent water from splashing in, how can it protect five lives?

Tens of thousands of golden swifts in the sky have formed an overwhelming "swallow net", circling and flying around to catch the golden-armored migratory locusts. However, they are also afraid of breaking into places where the locusts are densely populated, and they only look for gaps. Keep eating the locusts on the edge.

There was originally a ray of skylight in the canyon, but it was blocked by millions of migratory locusts. The locusts were like black clouds. They are cold-blooded insects and have no intelligence or emotions at all. However, the ants still managed to survive and faced the situation. At the moment of life and death, the locusts instinctively crowded together. There seemed to be luminous bodies on the wings of the locusts, which were dark and shining with golden light. They vibrated their wings and rushed back and forth among the mountains, just like balls of burning golden smoke.

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