Ghost Blowing Lantern II

I was leaning alone on the rock, thinking over and over in my mind the meaning of "there is a mountain in the ground". I felt that this image belonged to the "Qian" hexagram, which should also mean "to be still and open-minded." It seemed that it would be temporary. Lurking and hiding, waiting for the opportunity to appear.

Later, I started to feel sleepy. I have always slept with one eye open for these years, but I don’t know what happened today. My upper and lower eyelids started to fight. I couldn’t open them again as soon as I closed them. I suddenly had flashes of light in my sleep. I had a vague thought - How can we all sleep in the gloomy mausoleum area of ​​"Coffin Gorge"?

Then I suddenly woke up. There was a huge temperature difference between day and night in the mountainous area. I felt the night was as cold as water. There was no moonlight at the bottom of the deep canyon. Everything was dark. It turned out that I had been sleeping for a long time. I shook my head vigorously and let it go. I became more awake, and my eyes gradually adapted to the environment in the dark night. I vaguely felt that something was not right around me. When I looked carefully, I saw a miraculous sight in my eyes. The road I had previously painted on the cliff stone screen with the "Mountain Viewing Magic Brush" The door was slowly opening quietly and silently.

The dry waterfall stone screen is up to 100 meters high. Even in the dark night, you can see a large blurry white rock formation. I suddenly found that the door painted on the stone screen suddenly opened, revealing a dark mountain. entrance of the cave.

At first I was shocked and surprised. I thought I was in a dream or seeing things in the dark. I rubbed my eyes vigorously and looked at them carefully again. I saw that the dark cave was still squirming slightly. Not only that, I also noticed immediately that there was a strange slight trembling sound in the air.

I didn't dare to be careless and hurriedly pushed Shirley Yang and others out of their sleep. Everyone was surprised when they saw the strange thing on the rock wall. They didn't know what happened for a while. No one dared to act rashly and had to continue to lie there. , observing the movement intently.

I could only hear the sound of buzzing wings everywhere in the trees at the bottom of the canyon. The buzzing sound gradually became denser. My heart moved, and I felt that the sound seemed familiar. It should be some kind of swarm of flying birds. Insects, but not like the "grass ghosts" in the canyon.

At this moment, Professor Sun blurted out: "Stinging bees! The rock wall where I painted the door with a brush is full of stinging bees..." As soon as he said the words, he quickly reached out and covered his mouth tightly, for fear that the sound would be too loud. Alarmed the wild bees in the mountains.

I have also noticed some suspicions. It turns out that swarms of wild bees are swarming from all directions. It seems that the ink left by the "Guanshan Magic Pen" contains some kind of bee-attracting drug, which causes the swarms of bees to swarm. After leaving the nest, most of the wild bees in the mountains are "wasps", and it is no joke to sting people. However, Fatty and I have poked countless hornet nests in the past, and we have always been familiar with the habits of wild bees. Although we feel strange at the moment, we don't know the magic strokes of the mountain. There was something strange about his method, but he was not panicked by the large swarm of wild bees in the canyon.

Seeing that Professor Sun was a little panicked, I told him in a low voice: "Don't panic. Unless the hive is threatened, wild bees will not easily attack unrelated people. As long as they lie here and don't move, there shouldn't be much trouble." Danger."

Professor Sun felt a little relieved after hearing this. However, when he went to the countryside to collect cultural relics, he was stung by wild bees in the mountains. He saw countless wild bees gathering around him. The swarms were turbulent and looked like floating clouds and mist. For the spectacle, the sound of flapping wings of wild bees was making noise in the forest. He had truly experienced the power of stinging bees. Once bitten by a snake, he was afraid of well ropes for ten years. He always believed that even the bears, lions, tigers and leopards in the mountains would , and not as scary as such a large swarm.

At this moment, seeing the overwhelming black swarm of bees, Sun Jiuye could not help but feel his heart trembling and his head was pounding. He had no choice but to close his eyes and block his ears with his hands to stop listening to the "buzzing" of the swarm. There was a flying sound, but the sound was still like thick and powerful wasps drilling into people's heads, and the look on their faces was extremely ugly.

I didn’t expect that the ink marks would be so effective, driving large swarms of wild bees to come in a steady stream regardless of the depth of night. If the wild bees suddenly exploded and hurt people, we would have no way to escape in the canyon. Li Li also felt that she was in danger, secretly scolding Guanshan Taibao Feng Shigu, an old landowner, for tricking people into using medicine pens and ink to attract swarms of bees. What the hell was he trying to do?

Shirley Yang lowered her voice and said in my ear: "Lao Hu, I think this is like a magic trick that can move mountains to separate armies. We must not act rashly. The best strategy is to wait and see how things change."

I nodded and gestured to the fat man who was about to run to the river, telling everyone not to rush away and get away, but to take a look before they had the courage.

Not long after, the wild bees seemed to have been intoxicated by the scent of ink left by the "Mountain Viewing Magic Pen". They secreted wax on the branch of a Hengkong tree near the mountain wall and formed several knots. A beehive.

The wild bees gathered from all directions do not seem to belong to the same group. Some hairy wasps use soil and rocks to build their nests, and some Osmia wasps build their nests on the walls of wild wasps' nests. However, the black-tailed and black-headed wild wasps have the largest number. There are far more bees than other bee colonies, and they are experts at building nests. They build their own hives bigger and bigger, and gradually connect several large hives into one, forming a huge hive surrounded by other small hives. They were all wrapped up in it.

In about an hour, the hive was already two or three meters square, and densely packed bee pupae crawled in and out of it, making noisy movements, and the big tree branches hanging from it were bent down and trembling. Weiwei almost pressed to the ground.

The more we looked at it, the more curious we became, and suddenly we felt that there was a white light flickering on the mountain wall. The door painted on the rock gradually changed under the friction of wild bees crawling back and forth. The dark ink stains showed a flickering gleam of light. At night, it looks like a strange white will-o'-the-wisp.

The wild wasps gathered in the huge beehive seemed to be frightened by the will-o'-the-wisps on the rock wall, and flew out of the nest one after another, noisily flying in the air, circling around the nest.

I suddenly realized that the ink marks on the rocks gradually appeared to be luminous as time went by, creating an illusion of rising flames and burning fire, which confused the large swarm of wild bees in the nest and mistakenly thought that they had fallen into the trap. A fire broke out in the forest and threatened the nest, so he got out of the nest in confusion.

We barely suppressed the panic in our hearts. Although we knew that Guanshan Taibao was good at strange arts, and his mastery of Yin Yang Feng Shui was not inferior to that of "Mojin Xiaowei", and he was also good at producing restrained alchemy and other strange methods. Compared to the "mountain-moving Taoist", I'm afraid he didn't give in too much. He couldn't see through the mechanism for a while, so he had to hold on and continue to peek.

What happened next was even more shocking. After the swarm of bees came out of the nest, they quickly restored order from the chaos. Although the bees were small, they seemed to have their own orders and laws, and they did not flee. Instead, in order to prevent the flames from burning down the nest, they gathered one after another, flew to the top of the hive and drowned the hive. The word "drowning" is what alchemists say, but in fact it is not "drowning", it should be A kind of secretion of wild bees, it is transparent and odorless. A wild wasp can secrete a "drow" the size of a tear at most, and the wild wasp will only produce "drow" when the hive is on fire.

Tens of thousands of bees swarmed over each other and soon drenched the hive with their "drowning". Within a moment, the "drowning" had filled the hive and continued to drip onto the bluestone slab directly below.

"Bee drowning" touches the stone, like sour and rotten iron. On the surface of the underground bluestone, a large pit with a diameter of several feet is silently and silently eroded by "bee drowning" in an instant. With more "bee drowning" The dripping water penetrated the stone and earth beneath the hive, quickly forming a large, deep hole.

When I saw this, I finally got a clue. It turned out to be such a "painted ground as a door". The entrance to the ancient tomb in Dixian Village was not at the dry waterfall, but under the old tree opposite. In this case, I also had to admire how the "Guanshan Taibao" technique was really strange and ingenious, and I also remembered that there seemed to be similar records in the "Mountain Moving Mountains and Armor Division" technique.

The wild wasps in the deep mountains are originally non-venomous and have the effect of breaking through soil and rocks. However, they cannot be retained after dripping from the hive, so the hole can only be drilled straight up and down. In addition, if you mix it with wild shallot juice, you can make it. Voodoo is applied to arrow clusters and used to sting the raccoon dog. The raccoon dog takes one step and dies. Later, the arrow is used to shoot the bear. The bear will also take one step and die after being hit by the arrow. If the raccoon dog takes two steps and dies, the same goes for the bear. Take two steps and die. The principle is difficult for outsiders to see the secrets. Nowadays, these native witchcraft have been lost for a long time. Among the tomb robbing techniques, only the method of "drowning bees through the mountain" has been handed down.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but feel a sudden emotion. Most of the wonderful secret techniques I have seen and heard in my life have now been lost. The various secret techniques of reverse fighting have also declined, and less and less content has been passed down. It is estimated that In a few years, it will also be completely lost and extinct. Just like the ancient tombs we have entered, ancient people liked to take away their secrets and wealth with them when they died. They would rather rot into mud underground than leave them behind forever. Relevant people,

Seeing that the hole in the rock is getting deeper and deeper, and we still can't see the bottom, we all started to murmur in our hearts. We really don't know how deep the ancient tomb is hidden underground, and what will be the scene in Dixian Village?

Professor Sun calmed down at this moment. When he saw the silvery-white rock formations under the green soil, he immediately became very excited and said in a trembling voice: "It must be the Dixian Village Ancient Tomb... Those white rock formations are all covered with silvery white rock formations." It’s dead money, this is an iron screen.”

It is said that when silver accumulates for a long time, it will decay into silver clay, which is commonly known as "dead silver" among the people. The decayed silver clay becomes as hard as iron after weathering. If you hit it with a hammer, you can only make a white mark. , if the "silver screen" is used as a tomb wall barrier, it will be far stronger and more stable than ordinary rammed earth walls.

Moreover, the screen is thick and it is difficult for sound to be transmitted. Even those with keen ears cannot use the technique of listening to wind and thunder to detect the location of the underground tomb. There is another wonderful thing about dead silver. If there are silver-accumulating ants or the like nearby, Insects, if there is damage in the middle of the silver layer, it can also breed and fill it up through the activities of insects and ants. In other words, the entrance to this ancient tomb only appears temporarily, and then the silver screen and iron wall will be closed again, still covered by soil and vegetation. , people who don’t know the specific location simply can’t find the exact location.

This method was originally derived from the "Jin Miao" technique. It is an ancient "enchantment" that can only be mastered by the ancient Jin Miao leaders. The number of people who know it is very limited, and because it is too secretive, it has been lost for hundreds of years. No one knows this way anymore, but most people who study alchemy know that there was such a mysterious "talisman" hundreds of years ago. The so-called "alchemy" used by Jin Miao can also be called "magic". In fact, this "fa" means "method", which is the "method" of using "shu", including spells, formulas, fonts, and hexagrams. A general term for many techniques including songs, props, and secret recipes. There is a leader in each group of golden seedlings, who is regarded as the "Golden Head". Only the Golden Head masters the ancient and mysterious alchemy "Golden Curse".

Gold and silver treasures buried deep in the ground acquire their essence and spirituality over time. This set of ancient gold-holding spells is specially used to force the "gold soul and silver soul" out of the ground, and then prick it with a needle. If you follow the clues, you can find underground treasures. But without the spell of the "gold head" to return the soul of gold and silver, all the gold and silver dug out will rot like black mud and rotten wood, worthless. The natives call it "gold and silver dung", but the physical properties of silver are dead It is special and extremely strong. A white spot can be carved out with an ax or a hammer, so it is called the Silver Screen Iron Wall.

It's just that a large amount of "dead silver" needs to be accumulated over the years, and it cannot be easily formed into a silver screen in a short period of time. It is rare in tombs. Only the "Dixian Village Ancient Tomb" has such legends for a long time, so Professor Sun immediately concluded that under the silver corpse rock layer, there must be the entrance to the "Dixian Village Ancient Tomb", but no one expected that the entrance to the ancient tomb would appear in front of everyone in this way.

The will-o'-the-wisp at the old path of the dry waterfall gradually dimmed, and the swarms of bees kept dripping "bee drowning". Suddenly, there was a sudden sound of cracking masonry underground, and a wisp of white smoke rushed up from the hole in the ground, covering the branches of the trees. The huge beehive flew into the air. It split into several pieces. Some fell into the forest, and some hit the cliff. Many wild wasps were washed away by the white smoke in the burrow, and they were either dead or injured. On the ground A large number of dead bees were left behind, and the rest, seeing that their nests were gone, fell down trees and scattered, and they all fled completely.

We were hiding under a nearby rock to watch the movement, when we suddenly saw white smoke erupting from the cave, and there was a rain of bees in the air. Countless dead bees fell down, covering our heads and bodies. , thick white fog spread immediately.

Everyone hurriedly covered their mouths and noses and ducked back, but they were still half a step too late. They felt as if someone had suddenly sprinkled a handful of lime on their faces, which was spicy and choking. Their noses and tears suddenly flowed down. Their ears were ringing and their eyes were dizzy. I couldn't stop coughing. Fortunately, I was on the side of the crypt and not too close. I wasn't directly hit by the white smoke coming out of the ancient tomb. Even so, I felt sick and retched. I felt uncomfortable for a while. The white mist that pierced the eyes, mouth and nose came and went as quickly as it came, dissipating without a trace in an instant. After we brushed off the dead bees on our bodies, we looked under the old tree, and there was only a bottomless one left. of crypt.

The fat man spat twice on the ground, poked his head into the crypt, and cursed: "What's the smell? It can really choke a living person to death. I told you, don't underestimate the landlord class, comrades." , this group of Guanshan Taibao are also small demons in the temple, and there are many bastards in the pool. Looking at this posture, there must be all the treasures in the tomb, so don’t hesitate, just go in and steal them.”

I also went over and took a look. The iron wall was so deep that I couldn't reach the end with my "Wolf Eye Flashlight". Professor Sun took out a gas mask and put it on his head. He was eager to go down and have a look. I stopped him and said : "This time we are going to get serious. How can we really let you go to the ancient tomb to mine mines? I'd better go down first, and you can follow me after you find out the situation."

I don't want everyone to fight. I will go down to explore later. If everything is normal, we can all go in together. I don't want Yao Meier to take risks with me, but I also want to count on her to crack the secret ambush in the tomb. I will consider it. After seeing that she had participated in militia training and was very familiar with the "Military Simple Communication Method" that was common at that time. In addition to being brave and careful, she also had certain military qualities, so she decided to let her go with her, but she was told to never leave Shirley Yang. , and never be at the front or last of the expedition.

I asked everyone to make the final preparations. Throw away all the things that are of no use and put on all the protective gear that can be worn. I also took inventory of the equipment and distributed the lighting tools equally to everyone, including gas masks for three people. Including the spare ones, only one was left after being distributed to five people for emergency use. The carrying bag of the gas mask was hung on the chest and could be used anytime and anywhere.

After hurried preparations, more than an hour had passed. I guessed that the wind was strong enough inside the tomb passage, so I threw a cold firework into the cave. I saw that the cave was about ten meters deep, and I easily put on a gas mask. , pulled the ground with the flying tiger claws, and hung down to the ground with the "gold steel umbrella". The bees on the Yinping rock formation had dried up, but the air was full of impurities, and the underground visibility was extremely low.

I landed on the ground and stepped on the ground. Then I looked around in the light of cold smoke and fire. Under the thick silver layer was a natural cave. It was not very wide, about the size of four private houses. Simple stone steps lead to the dark and deep place in twists and turns. The entire cave has a narrow terrain and a humid and depressing environment.

I first took off my gloves and touched the tomb bricks on the wall. I felt a bit of cold wind blowing into my bones from the gaps in the rock formations. Maybe there was air circulation underground, or the dragon energy was dense in the Feng Shui level. Maybe I didn’t need a gas mask, but for this Not daring to be too presumptuous, I lit a candle in the tomb passage. Seeing that there was no abnormality in the candle flame, I took off my gas mask and blew the whistle to send a signal to the people on the ground.

When Shirley Yang and others heard the whistle, they followed Lu down, stood still and looked around. Professor Sun looked at the topography of the cave and said to me doubtfully: "Strange... this doesn't look like an ancient tomb. "(To be continued, if you want to know what happened, please log in, there are more chapters, support the author, and support genuine reading!)