Merchant of the Underworld

According to the last words left by Kuyu senior Zetsu: This place was originally the sacred palace of Amaterasu, and was later transformed into his own tomb by Emperor Jimmu. The forbidden formation inside was all designed by Zetsu himself, and other mechanisms and The techniques should all come from Emperor Jimmu himself or his onmyoji.

But no matter who designed this formation, its origin can never escape from the Jiuyoumen's secret knowledge "Yin Fu Jing"!

I carefully recalled the records about the world's magic in the "Yin Fu Jing", and I didn't find the meaning of a single small square.

Obviously, this small square is the only mechanism to break in!

But what does this mean?

It was the first time for the Amaterasu Society people to enter the depths of the ancient tomb, and it was probably the first time they saw this stone gate. How did they crack it?

I moved closer and stared at the small square carefully.

There was no dust on the four line segments that formed the shape of the word "口", but a thick layer of dust fell on other places.

Obviously, people from the Amaterasu Society had touched this mark, and they followed a certain order and pattern.

Could it be... is this the same as the unlocking graphics on mobile phones?

As long as you find the right placement and order, can you crack it with just one stroke?

Even if this is the case, it will not be easy to untie it!

Although this figure is extremely simple, there are only four strokes in total.

But which starting point on which line segment should this start from? Which direction does it rotate clockwise or counterclockwise?

By simple estimation, there are at least eight or nine possibilities!

I don't even dare to take the risk. If I get the solution wrong, who knows what mechanism will be revealed?

Kaka...

While I was thinking hard about it, a slight clicking sound suddenly came from the direction I came from.

The sound was not loud, almost inaudible, but in this cave as dark as night, it could be heard clearly!

When I just walked past, I could see very clearly that there were only rocks on the road, and there wasn't even half a living thing except Chu Yi and me.

The entire cave was dry and windless, and the sound was clearly the sound of metal being stepped on!

Those were clearly... broken knives scattered on the ground!

Judging from the distance, it should not be far from us!

I turned off the flashlight, held the handle of the knife tightly with both hands, and secretly hid it aside.

Rustling, there was a rush of footsteps in the darkness.

The sound of footsteps sounded like a familiar feeling...

He was lying in front of me on the first day of junior high school. Xiao Bailong's footsteps were much softer than the sound. Han Laoliu's left heel must have been injured. There was a slight kick when he walked. Miss Caiyun didn't look like a woman, but she could walk. On the way up, there was a lot of wind and a lot of noise.

But this voice...

While I was guessing, a light came from the darkness in the distance.

The light was very weak, it was a dimmed flashlight.

A strange shadow was reflected on the stone wall behind, a person with two heads, one hand holding a flashlight, the other holding something slightly backward, and two other hands dangling uncontrollably.

Siamese?

Could it be that the guy who used the paper boat to control the corpse was not dead?

I couldn't help but secretly become nervous, and subconsciously tightened the handle of the knife, ready to rush out at any time.

That faint ray of light walked around the corner of the stone wall and slowly came out.

I was about to rush out and catch him off guard, but my body suddenly stopped.

The person walking towards me was clearly illuminated by the faint light. It turned out to be myself and Chu Yi!

That Zhang Jiulin bent over slightly, holding a flashlight in one hand and holding Chu Yi on the back with the other, and walked forward quickly but steadily.

There are shadows behind them, and there is dust under their feet, stepping on my footprints step by step.

I said, how come these footsteps are so familiar to me? It turns out that this is another me!

Slowly approaching the Shimen, Zhang Jiulin gently put Chu Yi down, looked close to the Shimen, and frowned slightly.

This situation is exactly the same as the situation I just had, exactly the same!

Suddenly, he seemed to hear something and looked back nervously, holding the handle of the knife tightly and hiding away.

That Zhang Jiulin had exactly the same body shape as Chu Yi, except that he was hiding in the exact opposite position to me, on the other side of the cliff.

And he didn't seem to notice me at all, staring straight at the way I came.

After a while, there was another rustling of footsteps in the cave where they came from, and then as a faint light got closer and closer, another Zhang Jiulin appeared carrying the first grade of junior high school on his back!

The exact same appearance, exactly the same movements, even the bloodstains on the clothes are exactly the same.

Including me, three Zhang Jiulin came one after another, but there was only one line of footprints on the ground!

The guy also put Chu Yi gently in front of the door, looked up at Shimen and frowned slightly.

What's this?

Mirror?

This is not right either!

I once encountered a mirror maze in Devil's Valley.

The situation is as if there are mirrors of all sizes hanging around you. Every person in the mirror reflects your image and moves according to your movements. Every change is simultaneous and consistent.

But now, it's more like a video, and it's still being played back.

Just when I was stunned for a moment, the fourth Zhang Jiulin walked out of the darkness!

The cave is full of Zhang Jiulin and Chu Yi!

Zhang Jiulin, who arrived first, was like me at this moment, holding the handle of the knife tightly and looking forward steadily.

Zhang Jiulin, who was walking towards me, was just like me not long ago, taking quick but steady steps. He stopped as soon as he reached the door, and then repeated what I had just done.

Is this an illusion?

I pinched my thigh secretly, it hurt! He took out another broken magic talisman and threw it out.

The scene in front of me has not changed, so what's going on?

There is no doubt that I am the only Zhang Jiulin, but who are these guys?

The lights in the distance continued to shake, and Zhang Jiulin walked out one after another.

It was so dense that it almost filled the entire cave!

Grandma, no matter who you are, I will kill you first.

Thinking of this, I turned sideways and slashed at the one closest to me, Zhang Jiulin!

Whoosh!

As soon as I raised the knife, Zhang Jiulin flew up as light as a feather and dodged away with great agility.

His flight seemed to be an order!

All Zhang Jiulin jumped into the air at the same time, looking at me intently from top to bottom.