People in Zong Tomb, Jieling Pirates

Chapter 215 Hallucination?

"Wall? Could it be the ghost tomb?" Upon hearing this, Hu Bayi immediately grabbed the fat man's shoulders and looked forward from the side.

With the help of the light from the flashlight in Wang Kaixuan's hand, they saw a rock wall not far ahead standing between the thieves' caves, blocking their way forward.

Wang Kaixuan also felt that this was a possibility and echoed: "It's really possible. Let me tell you, this stone wall didn't exist just now. In the blink of an eye, this thing suddenly appeared in front of me."

It was precisely for this reason that he was startled.

"This is really interesting." Hu Bayi looked at the stone wall not far away and said thoughtfully.

Then, he asked Chen Ziyan at the back of the team: "Mr. Chen, what should we do next?"

He has no experience in dealing with this kind of thing, so he should ask the experts in the team.

Just like Chen Ziyan deliberately gave Hu Bayi the label of 'Feng Shui', he also has his own label, which is the field of 'occultism'.

He positions himself in the team as someone who solves supernatural problems.

But he didn't know what to do now. After all, he was far away from the front of the team and couldn't even see what it was. In this case, he couldn't determine what it was.

If you want him to solve the problem, you have to let him go first.

"Wait a minute, I'll be there right away." So, Chen Ziyan replied.

While exchanging positions, Chen Ziyan murmured in his heart that something seemed wrong with this development.

He remembered clearly that there were several robbery holes in the original plot, so he shouldn't have missed it.

Upon hearing Chen Ziyan's response, the two women in front of him quickly leaned sideways on the cave wall to make way for Chen Ziyan to pass.

Fortunately, the tunnel was dug wide enough, otherwise it would have been difficult for him to get to the front.

When Chen Ziyan came to the front of the team, the first thing he saw was Wang Kaixuan, who was still blocking most of the thieves' cave even if he turned sideways.

At this time, this guy was holding the black donkey's hoof in one hand and his broken knife in the other, looking warily at the rock wall in front of him.

Chen Ziyan's eyes passed over Wang Kaixuan and also focused on the culprit blocking the hole.

But after seeing this thing at close range, he said with some confusion: "This thing doesn't look like a wall, it looks more like a whole piece of stone."

I saw that the stone wall that completely divided the Thieving Cave was one piece, smooth and flat without any gaps.

If it had to be said to be a wall, it should be made of a whole piece of rock.

Hearing Chen Ziyan's words, Wang Kaixuan immediately said: "Mr. Chen, come and take a closer look. This thing looks like a wall. It's still the kind of city wall we had in the early days."

As he spoke, he also deliberately held his stomach in order to let Chen Ziyan go to the nearest place for observation.

However, Chen Ziyan did not respond to him, but looked ahead with a frown, because he found that just after Wang Kaixuan finished speaking, the stone wall he was looking at had changed.

The lower part is still the same as before, like a complete rock, but the lower half has strangely turned into a stone wall, which is exactly the kind of ancient city wall Wang Kaixuan mentioned.

This strange scene happened in front of Chen Ziyan.

Looking at the strange stone wall in front of the meeting with a frown, Chen Ziyan pulled out a short stick, leaned half of his body past Wang Kaixuan, and poked the strange stone wall with the short stick.

He had some guesses about the situation, but it needed to be verified before he could get an accurate answer.

I didn't feel any resistance. It was like there was nothing in front of the stick, and it just sank straight into the stone wall.

Wang Kaixuan was the closest, so he could see it most clearly. When he saw this, he quickly asked: "Master Chen, what is going on?"

Although he did not touch it rashly, he had been observing it carefully, so he was very sure that the stone wall in front of him was not fake in any way.

But how could it be like this, being poked with a short stick?

Although the others did not speak, they were obviously waiting for Chen Ziyan's answer.

Chen Ziyan thought for a moment and said slowly: "Do you still remember what I said, there is a ghost tomb underground here."

The implication is very simple, this should be the Ghost Tomb in front of me, otherwise there would not be such strange changes.

This statement is actually a bit far-fetched, but it can be said to be true, so the question before a few people now becomes whether to try to pass through this weird-looking stone wall.

Hu Bayi glanced at the stone wall that had taken out the short stick and said, "It seems that this stone wall... should be said to be a ghost tomb, something between illusion and reality. Why don't we go back first?"

Find a living creature to explore the way."

Because someone had already entered before, and they had been active underground these days, they did not bring any living creatures to test the air.

But we haven't gone very far now, so it won't be much trouble to go back and find a chicken or duck.

Wang Kaixuan immediately agreed: "I think this is a good idea. I have quick legs and feet. I will go to the bottom of the mountain to buy two live chickens from a fellow villager. When I get there, I can bake them for toothpaste."

His coveted tone made people very suspicious of the fat man's purpose. Perhaps getting two chickens and ducks to sacrifice to the Temple of the Five Internal Organs was the real purpose of this guy.

However, this was not a guess. They were on the alert these days, so they ate all the fast food they had with them. Wang Kaixuan had long wanted to eat some meat.

If there is an opportunity now, it is natural to strive for it.

Anyway, the mission of these chickens and ducks is to explore the path, and after the exploration is completed, they will be useless.

I have to say that this proposal is very tempting. You only need to wait for a short while to avoid risking yourself. There is no reason not to do it.

But this is only if they are indeed facing a ghost tomb.

In fact, what Chen Ziyan didn't say was that he had another guess, but the test needed to be kept secret, so he didn't say it.

Thinking of this, he pretended to be surprised and said: "Look, this stone wall seems to move with the line of sight?"

"What?" Upon hearing this, the other people quickly looked towards the stone wall.

Hu Bayi's movements were the fastest. As soon as others looked over, he had already completed an attempt.

It turned out that Chen Ziyan had said a lot, and the stone wall blocking the road in front of him would indeed move with his sight.

"Why do I feel like this thing is alive and is specifically here to block our way?" Wang Kaixuan quietly took a step back, put the broken knife in front of him, and said in a strange tone.

He had just tried a few more times, but every time he looked where he looked, the stone wall would move slightly.

Shirley Yang turned her head and expressed her discovery: "If you turn your head, the stone wall will not change."

In short, if their eyes moved, the stone wall seemed to follow them, but if their bodies moved, nothing would change.

It's like being stationary and just changing your line of sight is the key to unlocking change.

After trying it for a while, everyone came to the conclusion that there was something really wrong with this stone wall.

Extremely strange!

"There are so many wonders in the world. I have heard of animals becoming spirits, but I never expected to see a wall turn into spirits today." Wang Kaixuan muttered.

"It stands to reason that it shouldn't be." Hu Bayi frowned tightly and said, "Although I don't know much about the Ghost Tomb, I have seen some in an article. It is said that it belongs to some kind of scientific incomprehension.

It’s a strange phenomenon to explain, not something like becoming a spirit.”

"The ghost tomb cannot be a living thing, so is there a possibility that the thing in front of us is not a ghost tomb at all!" Hu Bayi expressed his guess, and then looked at Chen Ziyan to see what he would say.

Chen Ziyan did not rush to answer, but started to popularize science: "Whether it is a ghost tomb, a similar ghost ship, or a ghost building, its essence is not something that actually exists. To be more precise, these things are what they once were.

It existed before, but when it appeared again, its substantial form had disappeared, so it was given the title of ghost."

"The seniors of Xiling once made an inference, that is, the so-called ghosts, their properties are likely to be similar to treasures, and they are all products of heaven and earth."

"Take treasures with more information as an example. The most basic thing that wants to become a treasure is 'spirit'. This so-called spirit is not intelligence but spirituality. It may come from the hard work of the craftsman who created it, or it may

It comes from the companionship of a certain master day and night."

"An artifact with a 'spirit' will become a treasure after being nurtured in the world after falling into a certain geomantic treasure land by chance."

"This is why most treasures come from ancient tombs. Firstly, objects used by ancient heroes are more likely to produce 'spirits'. Secondly, only ancient tombs are more likely to meet the characteristics of Fengshui treasures."

"The same is true for things like ghost tombs. They mostly appear in some areas with unique Feng Shui, so they can be regarded as an intangible treasure."

"The one thing these two have in common is that they both exert their abilities according to certain rules. In short, they are inanimate objects, not the monsters that become spirits in fantasy novels."

In fact, Chen Ziyan had long had the idea of ​​letting Hu Bayi and the others come into contact with the concept of treasures, but there had never been a suitable opportunity. When he encountered this incident, he just happened to speak out.

Hu Bayi had only a partial understanding of what Chen Ziyan said. He had vaguely heard some of them, but they all regarded them as stories.

But Wang Kaixuan and Shirley Yang just didn't understand it at all. They had never heard of similar concepts and had no idea that there were such magical things in the world.

Ding Sitian acted very calmly, but considering the department she was in and the Eyeless Dragon Talisman on her body, this was a common reaction.

After all, you can't let a person who knows this show a surprised attitude.

Hu Bayi did not hesitate on this question, and quickly clarified his thoughts and asked: "So what Mr. Chen means is that this stone wall is indeed not a ghost tomb?"

Chen Ziyan did not show off and nodded lightly: "Yes, this is not a ghost tomb."

In fact, he had two guesses in his mind at the very beginning, and the previous attempt also verified his ideas.

If it were a ghost tomb, there shouldn't be such weird changes.

As he just said, the Ghost Tomb is still essentially a tomb, it may be a part or the entire tomb, but its manifestation form will not change, it will just change from illusion to substance.

Before Hu Bayi and the others could continue asking questions, Chen Ziyan took the initiative to ask a question: "Don't you think we forgot something?"

"Forgot something?"

Hu Ba immediately counted the number of people, then looked at everyone's backpacks, and said with some confusion: "It should be useless, right?"

There are a lot of people here, and everyone is carrying things on their backs, so what else can we forget?

Chen Ziyan casually took out a pack of masks from his backpack and said, "We forgot to wear masks!"

Because of his foresight, he himself ignored this matter, otherwise he would not have fallen into the trap so easily.

Wang Kaixuan didn't understand what this meant, and asked suspiciously: "Is it possible that the mask has any special function?"

While speaking, he also tightened the black donkey's hoof and the broken knife in his hands. Compared with masks, he was more willing to trust his two old friends.

"The mask has no special function, but it can prevent us from some dirty tricks, and at the worst it can block one or two." Chen Ziyan slowly said the answer.

Hu Ba reacted instantly: "Did we fall into someone else's trick?"

Chen Ziyan nodded: "Yes, if I guess correctly, we should still be under some kind of illusion."

This is why he regretted forgetting the mask. Illusion is indeed powerful, but it is not inevitable.

There are only a few illegal entities in the world such as Baoxianghua and Corpse Fragrance Konjac, and they are usually implemented through the medium of light or secret medicine.

The cave was dark inside, and there was no other light source except their flashlights, so he guessed that the illusion here was probably performed with the help of some kind of secret medicine.

If they had worn masks before, even if they could not completely isolate them, they would have reduced the amount of inhalation.

But Chen Ziyan subconsciously ignored one thing, that is, he now has ancient bloodline, but he can resist even corpse-scented konjac. There is no reason why he can't stop the hallucinogenic secret medicine here.

But he didn't think about it now, and he didn't have time to think about it, because all of Chen Ziyan's attention at this time was attracted by what Ding Sitian took out.

After they said they were in an illusion, Ding Sitian took out a small, exquisite porcelain bottle from her pocket.

After the porcelain bottle was opened, a wisp of light blue smoke slowly floated out from inside and spread to cover all of them.

When being wrapped in this light blue smoke, everyone felt their minds refreshed, as if the long-accumulated dust had been swept away.

At the same time that they felt refreshed, they saw the stone wall in front of them slowly breaking apart, revealing the dark cave behind.

(End of chapter)