Nightwatcher

Is this old man the wild warlock that Qianyou said?

He seemed to see that Zhong Li was also a warlock, so he must have known that Zhong Li was a member of the Si Tianjian. After all, wild warlocks are extremely rare like giant pandas, and it is impossible for two of them to appear near Xiangcheng at the same time.

Xu Qi'an thought to himself.

"The owner of this tomb is not simple, hehe, it's not good to see something that shouldn't be seen. This is the old man's experience in digging graves for many years. You warlocks of Sitianjian disdain to do this kind of work, and you lack some experience. .” Gongyang Su laughed.

The warlock of Si Tianjian? !

The members of the Houtu Gang looked at Zhong Li with stunned faces, as if they were shocked.

It turned out that the real person didn't show her face, but she turned out to be a magician of Si Tianjian. Sure enough, such silent characters are often one of the core characters.

The sick man said in his heart.

He looked at Xu Qi'an again, and felt that this person had the lowest status.

First of all, it is difficult for Wufu identity to become the core in such a team. Secondly, when the evil thing was killed just now, the role of this person was a shield.

Clearly and intuitively reflects his role.

"Yeah." Zhong Li nodded, indicating that he understood.

She will never cast any spells, and she will never participate in any battles. This is the experience summed up by a mature prophet.

Chu Yuanzhen remained silent, his eyes looked at Xu Qi'an from time to time, and Daoist Jin Lian from time to time.

Xu Ningyan is very strange, he is by no means as simple as it appears on the surface.

Walking to this side room three times, there are only two possibilities, either Xu Ningyan did it on purpose, or there is some special reason for him to keep returning here.

"What kind of secret is hidden in Xu Ningyan? No. 3 is related to the Qingqi of Yunlu Academy. No. 3 is a Confucian student. And his cousin, there is another secret Daoist, Daoist, what you have hidden good."

Everyone entered the side room with a heavy heart. At the end of the side room was a corridor leading to the depths of the location.

"Then, that Taoist priest, why don't you go ahead? I'm just a child." Xu Qi'an stood at the entrance of the corridor, looking at the darkness ahead, hesitating.

"Did you feel the danger?" Daoist Jin Lian looked serious.

No, it's just a little cowardly, which reminded me of the psychological shadow of watching horror movies when I was a child. Xu Qi'an replied in his heart, took a deep breath, and entered the corridor with a torch.

The corridor is long and narrow, and the stone walls on both sides have traces of man-made excavation, dyed with orange brilliance.

The sound of their footsteps echoed in the silent corridor, and no one spoke, highlighting the tension in everyone's hearts.

At the end of the corridor is a tall stone door, which is tightly closed and no one has visited yet.

Xu Qi'an stopped in front of the stone gate and pressed his hands on the gate. He tried to exert force, but he didn't really exert force. He remained silent for a few seconds without receiving any warning from divine sense.

Withdrawing his hand, he nodded to Priest Jinlian: "There is no danger, well, at least I didn't perceive it."

"Open the door." Daoist Jinlian said.

tie!

Amidst the jerky and heavy rubbing sound, the stone door slowly opened back.

The light from the torch can only illuminate a distance of several feet, and the light will be swallowed up by the darkness.

Seeing that the torch dimmed, Xu Qi'an hurriedly said, "Wait a minute, there's no air inside."

Then he told Zhong Li: "Is there any anti-poison pill? Share some with the brothers of the Houtu Gang."

The filthy white-robed Gongyangsu said, "You're welcome, we've already taken the Pidu Pill."

After waiting outside for a quarter of an hour, Xu Qi'an half-stepped into the tomb. There was no warning of danger, and the torch was not dimmed. This made him heave a sigh of relief, and said:

"I will take the lead first, and you will follow behind. Remember, don't do unnecessary things."

The members of the Houtu Gang nodded vigorously.

Up to now, not only the Sick Man Gang Leader, but even the ordinary members can see Xu Qi'an's low status.

Take the lead in exploring the road, and use danger as a shield.

Wufu is so vulgar.

This wave of operations of mine is considered to be the best, and it has the greatest effect. The Taoist priest and the others all rely on me, Xu Qi'an's lips twitched slightly.

At the same time, Xu Qi'an remembered the details that he hadn't noticed before.

"Daoist Jinlian is really a remnant soul. I remembered that during the Sangbo case, we sneaked into Pingyuanbo's mansion, but we encountered Henghui who was bent over by Shenshu. The operation of the Taoist priest at that time was that Yuanshenmang went up .

"At that time, my "education level" was not high, so I didn't think anything was wrong. Looking back now, it's very strange. What about the magic weapon? What about the spell? What about the golden elixir?

"Using Yuanshenmang to go up is equivalent to taking off your pants and using a gun made of meat to fight recklessly with someone else's gun made of iron. It's pure courting death.

"But if the Taoist priest is a remnant soul, everything can be explained. Even if he likes cats, it can also be explained. Anyway, neither humans nor cats are his own body.

"However, can the remnant soul live for so long? Daomen is indeed a professional ghost player."

Although the inner drama was rich, Xu Qi'an did not ignore the possible crises in the surrounding environment.

After entering the main tomb, the five torches dispelled most of the darkness, and the scene in the tomb was outlined in front of everyone's eyes.

The main tomb is huge. If it is compared to a room, Xu Qi'an and others are now in the entrance, but even the entrance already gives people the illusion of entering a temple.

The pillars of several people hugging each other support the dome of invisible height, and the distance between the walls on both sides is estimated to be 20 feet, that is to say, the width of the main tomb is 20 feet (60 meters).

The depths are unknown, to be explored.

"According to the pattern of the tomb, the center must be the coffin of the owner of the tomb. I suggest not to go there, and explore the circle around the wall to estimate the size of the pattern, and see if you can find valuable information by the way."

The Lord of the Sick Man's Gang walked up to Daoist Jin Lian and suggested.

Old tomb robber, but I'm the leader, why don't you ask me to discuss it? Xu Qi'an murmured in his heart.

"That makes sense." Taoist Priest Jinlian nodded.

Xu Qi'an led the crowd to the left and began to explore, moving cautiously until they saw a huge mural.

Before the advent of writing, murals were the only way to record events. Even now, the tradition of "recording events on murals" is still popular.

Xu Qi'an and Chu Yuanzhen, one behind the other, held up the torches to illuminate the murals.

The content of the mural is: a terrible giant snake broke into the human city. When it coiled up, its body was higher than the city wall. Its pupils were scarlet and glowing, ferocious and terrifying.

At this time, a Taoist with a flying sword descended from the sky and killed the giant snake.

The emperor in the city led his courtiers out to meet the Taoist and kowtowed to him. The Taoist stepped on the flying sword and stood in the air, overlooking the emperor and courtiers below.

"Such a big snake, is it from the demon clan?" Heng Yuan frowned.

Chu Yuanzhen shook his head, expressing that he didn't know, although he was wandering around, but since Jiazi became a monster, the big monster gradually disappeared. In the Battle of Shanhaiguan 20 years ago, there were monster races, but Chu Yuanzhen was still a child at that time.

As for Xu Qi'an, he looked at Daoist Jinlian with everyone.

"There are indeed some monsters with extraordinary talents, and they are huge in size. But it is not so exaggerated. Moreover, if you know that when you are at the fifth level of the monsters, you will condense the demon core, you will not think that the snake on the mural is a monster. gone."

Daoist Jin Lian stood with his hands behind his back, with the demeanor of a master of Taoism.

The three people have different ideas.

What Xu Qi'an was thinking was that it turned out that the five-rank demon clan condensed the demon core. Hearing the meaning of the long story, after condensing the demon core, the body would shrink? Or is it that the way of Yaozu's practice is not to grow in size.

Chu Yuanzhen was thinking, since it is not a monster race, then what is this snake? He had a vague guess in his mind.

Hengyuan's idea is relatively simple, he can't beat this snake, it is a monster that Buddhism can't subdue for the time being.

Daoist Jin Lian didn't give a shit, and said: "Big size is not a good thing. Although it will bring about an increase in strength, it will also expose many flaws. In this world, the ancient gods and demons are known for their size and strength.

"However, in the era when the ancient gods and demons were active, human beings were still in the ignorance period and the tribal era. Therefore, the snake on the mural should be the blood of the ancient gods and demons, not the real gods and demons."

Chu Yuanzhen nodded slightly, what the Taoist priest said was exactly what he thought.

"Even so, this Taoist can slay a big snake, and his strength is probably extraordinary." Chu Zhuangyuan said.

The entire wall is like a scroll, they talked and walked, and saw the follow-up content.

In order to thank the Taoist, the emperor cast a high platform for him and led all the civil and military officials to worship him.

"Isn't this the mural we saw earlier?" Xu Qi'an said.

The picture of the officials worshiping the high platform is exactly the same as the mural outside.

The content of the mural that followed surprised everyone. The Taoist with a blurred face swung his sword and beheaded the emperor, then put on a dragon robe and a crown, and usurped the throne.

What the hell is this? Xu Qi'an was dumbfounded.

Chu Yuanzhen opened his mouth, also shocked by the Taoist priest's actions.

Daoist Jinlian frowned.

Master Hengyuan frowned and said, "Such a superior person should not be attached to power. What's the point of being emperor?"

As soon as the words fell, Xu Qi'an and Chu Yuanzhen said "huh" at the same time.

They looked at each other and smiled tacitly, knowing that the other party was the same as themselves, thinking of Emperor Yuan Jing.

Next, the content depicted in the mural turned into a war. The black-armored army and the white-armored army were fighting, and behind the white-armored army was the giant-like emperor—the Taoist who usurped the throne.

There was nothing behind the black armor army.

The emperor's army quelled the rebellion, but he didn't seem to intend to be a good emperor,

The emperor held his throne high, with a nude woman sitting in his arms, surrounded by equally naked women.

Later, men and women gradually increased, countless teams of men and women,

"Isn't this the mural we saw outside?" After Xu Qi'an finished speaking, he felt that his words were so familiar.

This mural is the same as the one outside, except that there is no diagram of the circulation of qi and collaterals. The meaning of this mural is that the emperor later became obsessed with dual cultivation and became a fanatical admirer of dual cultivation of Taoism.

No, he is a Taoist himself, usurped the throne and became the emperor!

Many thoughts flashed through Xu Qi'an's mind, and then he heard Chu Yuanzhen say in a low voice: "Master Daoist, this emperor has a great connection with the dual cultivation school of Taoism."

What he really wanted to say was, could this priest be the founder of that sect?

Is Chu Zhuangyuan still very smart? I think so too Xu Qi'an nodded while looking at Daoist Jinlian.

"I don't know." Daoist Jin Lian answered concisely.

Everyone walked slowly and continued to look at the murals.

It may be that the heavens couldn't understand the emperor's ignorant behavior, and one day suddenly dark clouds broke out, and thunder fell and struck him to death. The emperor died.

"The Daoist has usurped the throne, and he is licentious, so the heavens sent a thunderbolt to kill him, which is too ridiculous." The leader of the sick man shook his head and gave his evaluation.

The meaning of "Taigoulan" is similar to "dramatic", and operas of this era are generally in Goulan.

The faces of the Tiandihui members were extremely strange, because they thought of something more.

Xu Qi'an analyzed it from a rational point of view: "Strange, some things are not logical."

Jin Lian, Chu Yuanzhen and the others knew that Xu Qi'an had a talent that was different from ordinary people in solving cases, so they suppressed their wandering thoughts and listened to him.

"If the owner of this tomb is the emperor in the mural, that is, a Taoist, then this mural is very strange." Xu Qi'an said in a deep voice:

"Even our majesty, who is so wise and powerful, knows how to revise history books to cover up his own stains. And this mural, painted here naked, is it satire?"

His Majesty Xu Ningyan was too cautious to revise the history books and cover up his own stains. Even in such an occasion, he would not leave any excuse for "disrespect".

Chu Yuan said carefully.

"He was killed by lightning, so this tomb should have been built by officials and descendants. Isn't it normal to criticize him?" Heng Yuan said.

"Master, you may build tombs for your enemies, but others may not." Xu Qi'an shook his head and said:

"If future generations hated him, then a tomb of this size would not be built. On the contrary, such murals would not be painted. Unless the content of the murals is extremely real."

Everyone nodded and accepted what he said. Chu Yuanzhen said in a deep voice, "With the strength of a Taoist, he can't be killed by an idle thunder. Does this thunder have other meanings?"

At this time, Priest Jin Lian spoke, word by word, in a deep voice: "It's a catastrophe."

"Heavenly Tribulation?"

Hearing this, Xu Qi'an and others looked at Daoist Jinlian, this is an unfamiliar word.

Daoist Jin Lian nodded slowly: "In the Taoist system, the second rank is called 'crossing the catastrophe'. After passing through the catastrophe, one can become a first-rank land god. Hehe, this is not comparable to the divine punishment of the Sitianjian prophet. Go on The Daoist leader of the human sect of a generation was wiped out in a catastrophe."

It turns out that the second rank of Taoism is called "Du Jie", and the first rank is called "Land Immortal". Everyone in the Tiandihui wrote it down with joy.

Xu Qi'an patted his head, and said: "I remembered, Daoist, you said that that damned Daoist Daoist failed to cross the tribulation, so he was backlashed by demonic nature and degenerated into a demon."

After killing Zilian, Daoist Jinlian sneaked into Xu Qi'an's room at night and had a candid conversation with him.

"That is to say, this emperor is the second rank of the Daoist sect, and he is the second rank of the pinnacle, and he is only one line away from the Land of Gods and Immortals." Chu Yuanzhen said.

Taoist Priest Jin Lian suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, "He died in a catastrophe and disappeared. This tomb should be a tomb. There won't be much danger."

The others also breathed a sigh of relief, Xu Qi'an teased quite easily: "Master Daoist, judgments that are too firm often lead to the opposite consequences."

Daoist, don't plant flags indiscriminately.

Led by Xu Qi'an, they came to the other side of the main tomb, and were disappointed to find that there were no murals.

The exploration around the main tomb ended here. Holding a torch, Xu Qi'an led everyone around to the center, and saw a wide black passage.

This passage leads straight to the most central high platform, and there are shallow puddles on both sides of the passage, and the water quality is turbid.

"Candles on both sides"

Xu Qi'an moved the torch, and the orange light shone on the edge of the passage, and a candlestick as tall as a person was erected every ten steps, stretching all the way to the high platform.

There are unburned candles on the candlesticks, red as blood, but crystal clear, like rubies.

"This seems to be the fat extracted from the red dragon of the East China Sea. This candle can last for decades." Daoist Jin Lian sniffed it and identified the material of the candle.

While talking, Xu Qi'an and Chu Yuanzhen lit candles, and clusters of candles burned quietly, bringing more light to the spacious main tomb.

Xu Qi'an made people pay attention to the pools on both sides to prevent evil things from being hidden in the water; at the same time, he lit the candlesticks on the edge of the passage.

The torches couldn't last long and would eventually go out, and something else had to take over the light before they burned out.

Approaching the high platform, Xu Qi'an stopped suddenly, because on the steps leading to the high platform, there were two rows of soldiers standing quietly watching the group of uninvited guests.

Damn it, Xu Qi'an walked over cursing, listened carefully to make sure there was no heartbeat, and then observed these mummies.

"It's just a mummy. Don't touch it indiscriminately. Follow me."

After a word of warning, he climbed up the steps, passed the ninety-nine steps, and climbed onto the high platform.

The scenery on the high platform first came into Xu Qi'an's eyes. There was a huge bronze coffin in the center, and four tall figures stood at the four corners of the high platform.

These figures hold different weapons, standing silently, standing for thousands of years, standing still.

Daoist Jin Lian glanced at the bronze coffin, then turned his eyes away, walked to the edge of the platform, and inspected the nearest mummy.

This mummy was wearing fish scale armor, holding a purple gold hammer, and wearing a bronze mask, only showing a pair of eyes.

Pieces of fish scale armor are connected in series with red threads, and each fish scale is engraved with strange runes, which are both evil and exquisite.

"This seems to be a Taoist work?" Chu Yuanzhen was also observing the mummy, but the mummy he was looking at was holding a rusty bronze sword in his hand.

Taoist Priest Jinlian looked at the four mummified corpses and observed the armor on them, and pondered:

"There are indeed traces of Taoism, but I can only guess one or two of these ancient runes. The one on the west is mainly gold, and the north, south and east are respectively fire, water, and wood."

"Where's the soil?" Xu Qi'an asked.

Priest Jinlian did not answer, but looked at the bronze coffin in the center.

"Central land!" Chu Yuanzhen whispered, "What does this arrangement mean?"

"Is it reborn?" Gong Yangsu, a wild warlock, looked at Zhong Li.

Zhong Li nodded, and said: "Everything in the world is an illusion of the five elements. Ancient people believed that people were buried in tombs after death, and the tombs were in the soil. If a five-element array could be placed in the tomb, the dead would one day be reborn from the soil. .”

Everyone listened with gusto, but Xu Qi'an suddenly felt a chill go down his spine, and said:

"That's not right, Daoist, didn't you say that you died in a catastrophe and disappeared? There is nothing left, so how do you reincarnate? What's the use of this five-element array?"

Daoist Jin Lian was stunned for a moment, then his pupils shrank slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Let's go, the main tomb has been explored, there is no need to stay longer."

Xu Qi'an nodded, and was about to announce his retreat when he suddenly heard a sigh coming from the bronze coffin:

"You're here"

A chill rose from the tailbone and went straight to the scalp. Xu Qi'an let out a "grunt", swallowed and spit, and suddenly turned to look at the crowd, only to find that although their faces were serious, they were not panicked.

Daoist Jin Lian noticed Xu Qi'an's extremely ugly face, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"I heard, in the coffin." Xu Qi'an mumbled his lips a few times, and spit out each word through his teeth:

"There was—someone—speaking—something."

A chill surged from the tailbone of everyone, and the scalp instantly went numb.

Zhong Li shivered slowly, almost unable to carry Lina.

Chu Yuanzhen's face was livid, and his voice was low and hasty: "Go, leave the main tomb, leave quickly."

At this moment, everyone showed a strong desire to survive, turned their heads and left without talking nonsense.

tie!

At this time, everyone heard a jerky and heavy friction sound from behind.

That was the sound of the bronze coffin being opened.

PS: I want to say something, but I don’t know what to say, well, then ask for a monthly ticket.