People in Zong Tomb, Jieling Pirates

Chapter 311 Secret Channel

The main hall of this temple is small and also covered with plants. The clay statue of the black-faced god on the altar has fallen over.

This statue has an expressionless face, its eyes are slightly closed, and it is wearing a black robe. Although it is lying in the corner, it still gives people a sense of cold majesty.

Next to the original position of the statue, there are two clay sculptures of mountain ghosts, both of which are in the shape of a yaksha with green faces and fangs. The difference is that the one on the left is holding a flaming gourd, and the one on the right is holding a toad in both hands.

Whether it's a toad or a gourd, Chen Ziyan and others are no strangers to it.

The toad looked exactly like the one on the Zhenlingpu mural, and the flaming red gourd they had just seen outside.

Seeing these two things, Hu Bayi suddenly said: "I bet these toads and gourds are belongings to the mountain god in this temple. I just don't know what these two things represent."

Generally speaking, such objects have their own unique meanings.

Wang Kaixuan said nonchalantly: "What else can I do? Put the wine in the gourd and make the toad as a side dish. Isn't it just right to go with it? Isn't the grandson of Big Gold Tooth also good at this?"

Hu Bayi ignored him, but was moved by the desolate and desolate mountain temple. Thinking of the days before he and Wang Kaixuan met Chen Ziyan, he couldn't help but sigh: "This mountain god has the ability to protect the god Zhuan, so it should be

I receive offerings of incense, but I don’t want to be in this situation now. I really agree with the saying that ups and downs can be counted.”

Wang Kaixuan knew him very well. When he heard such sadness, he quickly said: "Lao Hu, what are you saying so harshly? Do you have some evil intentions in your heart? I can tell you in advance, don't let the fat man worship me."

This wild god!"

Although the others did not speak, they all looked disapproving.

Even though they have gone through so much, they would believe that there are creatures that can become spirits, but the mountain gods don't believe in anything.

Hu Bayi also saw everyone's expressions, but after thinking about it, he said: "Forget it about worshiping. I just want to right this fallen statue. It's a fate for everyone to meet here. It's just a small effort. Please help me."

Psychological comfort.”

This was not what he originally thought about, but after thinking about it he gave up his previous idea.

Since no one is interested, there is no need for him to force anything.

"I think you are the remnants of feudal dregs. We have demolished too few temples back then. You might as well believe in me if you believe in this clay sculpture!" Although Wang Kaixuan said this, his body was very honest. After Hu Bayi took action,

Still walked over and helped.

"It's just a matter of convenience."

"Come on, this is a support, maybe people will find it comfortable to lie down. Isn't there a saying that it's not as delicious as dumplings, and it's better to lie down than to stand."

"Okay, let's go to the back and have a look." Hu Bayi didn't want Wang Kaixuan to continue, so he pushed him into the back hall.

This temple was built against the mountain, so the back hall is already considered the inside of the mountain. It is narrower than the front. There is a jade stone screen in the middle with a portrait of the mountain god painted on it. It is no different from the clay sculptures outside, except in appearance.

It's just more blurry,

However, when they took a closer look, they found that the stone screen did not look like it was artificially carved, but more like a naturally occurring texture.

After turning around the emerald stone screen, you can see nine giant toad stone statues placed horizontally at the end of the temple.

When Hu Bayi saw these toad stone statues for the first time, he realized that they corresponded to the number of "nine twists and turns", just as he had deduced before.

But he was the only one who saw this, because this kind of mechanism is obvious to those who understand the Yi Long Jing, and if someone doesn't understand the essence of the secret art of Feng Shui, it will probably be difficult to figure out the secrets inside.

Then he took a closer look and found that the nine stone toad statues had different postures. In addition to the movable toad mouths, there were stone grooves around them that allowed their bodies to rotate in all directions.

After Chen Ziyan glanced around, he looked at Hu Bayi and asked: "Old Hu, can you solve it?"

He did not ask Shirley Yang, because Shirley Yang was only an expert in mechanisms, but the nine toad statues in front of him contained more feng shui than mechanisms, which was Hu Bayi's specialty.

Hu Bayi thought for a while and said: "We need to do some calculations. If we tamper with it without permission, the machine will be completely locked if it fails three times in a row."

He is sure of cracking this mechanism, but he needs enough time to calculate.

It is possible to start directly, but the success rate will definitely be lower.

Chen Ziyan heard this and said: "According to your idea, we are not in a hurry."

Since Hu Bayi has said this, Chen Ziyan naturally can't say anything more. He still understands the principle that haste makes waste.

After studying these toad stone statues for a while, Hu Bayi calculated the answer based on the number of nine-turn loops and family secrets, and quickly called on Wang Kaixuan to help arrange the toads in specific directions.

"Why is there no response?" After everything was done, nothing changed, which made Wang Kaixuan very puzzled.

Chen Ziyan glanced at the toad statues that had been changed in order, and warned: "Maybe the door is not here, let's go out and look for it."

Several people immediately headed outside. When they walked out of the temple door, they saw that the flaming red gourd facing the temple door split into two halves at some point, revealing a stone door hidden inside.

Seeing such a scene, Hu Bayi frowned even deeper.

He also thought that the door would appear in the apse, so that they could pass through the mountain wall.

But the current situation clearly indicates that the passage is underground.

Chen Ziyan saw Hu Bayi's hesitation and took the initiative to take the lead.

Although he really didn't expect the information about this flaming gourd, but since the portal is already here, they have to go in and take a look.

As for the danger, he is not worried, after all, there is no poisonous miasma in the original plot.

Instead of reaching out rashly to retreat, Chen Ziyan used the broken stick in his hand to push open the door.

This is a fiery red door, and its overall shape is like a toad's face, which can be described as flat and round.

Shirley Yang looked at the door and said, "This mechanism is really well designed. I'm afraid no one would have thought that the door opened by the mechanism would be outside."

Wang Kaixuan said: "Why is this door so weirdly built? I don't know what is hidden inside. Is it really a secret passage leading to the main tomb?"

Chen Ziyan answered him: "The mark on the Zhenling genealogy should be correct. If there is an exit at the end of this road, it will definitely take us to Minglou."

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's go."

Wang Kaixuan responded positively and immediately passed Chen Ziyan and entered the door first.

The others didn't trust him when he entered, so they immediately followed him.

When they walked into the door, they saw a lot of shadows inside, even if a flare was shot out.

When the pale light of the flares lit up, they saw countless huge bones and ivory in front of them, which was obviously a large burial pit.

After the flare reaches its highest point, you can see that there are two holes at the left and right ends at asymmetric positions.

Both sides of the main road were piled with bones, and the main road was piled with bones.

"These ancient feudal rulers are really hateful!" Wang Kaixuan came to the pile of bones and said something viciously. Then he changed the subject and asked, "By the way, what is the quality of the ivory here?"

This is very clear, just ask them how much their ivory is worth.

But now Wang Kaixuan has restrained himself a bit, so he didn't ask too openly.

"The ivory here is not worth much money. Although it is still intact, the essence inside has long since passed away with the years." Chen Ziyan said.

He had also observed the white bones all over the ground, especially those that were obviously different from the ordinary ones, but upon closer inspection, he discovered that the animal bones here were all superficial, and the essence contained within them had long since passed away.

"That's a pity!" Wang Kaixuan thought it would be worth some money, but he didn't expect it to be like this.

"It's not a pity. If you think the king's burial pit is of this size, then his real mausoleum can't be any worse!" Chen Ziyan said.

Although he paid attention to it, he didn't care about it at all. He decisively chose to give up after he found it was worthless.

The group of them did not stay here too long, and soon arrived at the end of this underground space.

Then they saw a rushing stream here!

The terrain here is a bit strange. There is only one waterway left, and there is not even a little extra ground on both sides. Obviously, if they want to continue walking, they can only walk on the waterway in front of them.

"Master Chen, let's wait until there is a waterway." Hu Bayi said.

"Then let's go." Chen Ziyan said.

Things have progressed to this point, and even if you want to step back, you have no choice.

The only solution is to take big leaps forward.

Fortunately, they brought the matching hovercraft over when they left the ship.

With professional tools at hand, the process of inflating your hovercraft couldn't be smoother!

When they were all ready, they all got on the boat and started to go down the river.

The stream flows very fast, and Chen Ziyan and others are going down the river, which causes them to sit on the hovercraft at an ever-increasing speed.

There were many huge natural stone pillars in the water, just like corals at the bottom of the water, with hundreds of branches. However, it was too dark inside the cave so they could not see clearly.

Because the top of the cave is very close to the water, it makes people feel particularly depressed.

Chen Ziyan raised his flashlight and looked at it, and found that there were many plant roots on it. It was obvious that they had not entered the rock wall at this time, but were walking underground in the Worm Valley.

After driving for a certain distance in this way, until the distance between the cave roof and the horizontal surface was widened, the depression in the hearts of several people slowly receded, and even their breathing became much more comfortable.

As the space becomes wider, the plant roots and strange coral stones here become more and more dense.

At the same time, as the hovercraft moved forward, there were small fish swimming in the water next to it from time to time.

But what makes people feel reassured is that the fish here are ordinary fish, not the piranhas we encountered before.

At this moment, more strange coral stones appeared, and they finally saw what they were.

It turns out that these are the fossils left behind by trees from ancient times!

Most of the common fossils are animal fossils, because animal bones and teeth contain less organic matter and more inorganic matter. After being buried in the sand, the rate of decay will slow down, and then they will be washed away by the slowly flowing groundwater in the gaps in the sand.

By precipitating excess minerals to form crystals, the probability of eventually forming fossils is much higher than that of plants.

After looking at the fossil forest beside him for a while, Chen Ziyan said: "Zhelong Mountain may have been a volcano a long time ago, and only in this way can so many fossil trees appear by chance."

This situation definitely belongs to the type that is rare.

Shirley Yang also said after hearing this: "Although our journey this time was not smooth, we also saw many things along the way that ordinary people would never see in their lives, and we also gained a lot."

Because it was confirmed from the Zhenling genealogy that the Muchen Bead was in the hands of King Xian, Shirley Yang was now in a relaxed mood, otherwise she would not have bothered to echo such words.

"Yes, if there is something important at hand, I really want to observe more here." Chen Ziyan nodded.

The tree fossils here have a unique and rugged shape, which is in line with his aesthetics.

Wang Kaixuan was completely indifferent to this. After hearing what they said, he said: "What's the point of just looking at these stones? When we touch a few earth-shattering artifacts, what can we see?"

Chen Ziyan didn't speak. He felt that he and the fat man were not communicating on the same channel at all, so he might as well save those verbal disputes.

At this moment, Chen Ziyan suddenly saw a white figure slowly floating up in the water under the light.

This discovery shocked him and he quickly said to Hu Bayi: "Old Hu, hurry up!"

Others didn't know what it was, but he knew what it was, so there was nothing else on his mind except running.

Hu Bayi didn't understand why Chen Ziyan said this at first, but he still subconsciously speeded up. However, before the boat had gone far, he also understood the reason why Chen Ziyan accelerated the speed.

From his angle, he could clearly see white figures rising from the deep water around him, and he could even see the faces of those closest to them.

These white figures are clearly female corpses.

If you look closely at these female corpses, you will find that their bodies are covered with a faint blue light. It is a kind of light that has no temperature and symbolizes death and coldness. Just looking at it makes people feel chilled to the bone.

As more and more female corpses appeared nearby, everyone else on the boat also understood what had happened.

But they couldn't do anything about these female corpses. Since these female corpses didn't move at all, everyone tacitly agreed and did nothing.

Especially Chen Ziyan, who knew the specific power of this thing, secretly prayed that everything would start again after they landed ashore.

Even if we have to face Huo's undead bugs at that time, it will be far better than being in the water.

At least everyone's performance will not be affected.

And even if it is really difficult to resist, it would be easier for them to escape.

However, this possibility is slim, because Huo's undead insects still need to be killed.

(End of chapter)