Chapter 50: The Cat and the Mouse (1)
Brush...... Several figures silently flipped over the first floor, and the four eyes stared at the huge figure thousands of meters away. Even if they are so far away, the unspeakable oppressive force is enough to take your breath away.
It's like a huge house, and the giant ape crane is the house cat here. And they are rats that carry cats on their backs in search of food. Once found by a cat...... The consequences speak for themselves.
With the help of a pulley rope in front of each stone house, four little mice climb up layer by layer. The terrace-shaped structure gives the mice a natural ladder. Occasionally, the big cat turned its head, and they immediately stopped all movement and lay on their stomachs motionless.
No one spoke, and the atmosphere in the dungeon was almost deadly. All the metal objects on his body were unraveled, for fear that the metal objects would collide with the rock mass and make a sound. Minutes and seconds passed, and after a full hour, they finally reached the top.
After pulling the last eight-armed Arhat up, everyone breathed a long sigh of relief and seized the time to rest. But Jiang Xian didn't, as the team leader, he cheered up and looked at the huge figure in the distance.
"After an hour of climbing, it barely looked up, which proves that the distance is safe enough...... It's also because there are no bats, no food, and with such a huge volume, the more you move, the more you eat...... It won't understand this, but nature has taught it. He rubbed his chin and looked at the river thoughtfully before he said, "Have you noticed that there is no bridge here." β
"That means it's not coming?" Ling Xiaozi immediately asked.
Jiang Xian shook his head slightly: "The zombie fish can't bite its skin at all. This canal is not deep, at most ten meters, and it runs over in a matter of minutes, but ...... Why is there no bridge on the river? β
"It's kind of weird." The eight-armed Arhat frowned: "This river was obviously dug by hand and used to transport wood. But...... How do you salvage the timber after it is washed downstream? β
Jiang Xian looked at the surface of the river and muttered: "The water flow is obviously down, which means that there is no barrage, and there is no barrage, and there is no way to salvage without a barrage." So...... What are they doing with this huge underground canal? β
"And that's not all." Ling Xiaozi also reacted, and said solemnly: "Everyone, this is living water. β
"If it's stagnant water, there won't be zombie fish. Stagnant water only breeds bacteria and all kinds of insects, and organisms cannot live without oxygen! β
In a word, everyone's eyes lit up.
Running water...... It means that there is an exit ahead!
At a time when it is almost impossible to go back, the exit represents the hope of survival!
"It'...... Where does it lead? The eight-armed Arhat looked deeply at the river and muttered.
Silent.
After a few seconds, Jiang Xian finally spoke: "Don't think about this for now, everyone, look here." β
Everyone looked over, and on the ground on this level, they found a blood stain!
Intermittently, interspersed with extremely dense spots of blood, which had passed for a long time, and the blood stains took on a dark red color. Ling Xiaozi frowned deeply, and after a few seconds, he said affirmatively, "It's not the blood of the ape crane. β
"The wound was very large and quite irregular. Ape Crane was extremely familiar with this place, and it was impossible for him to be so seriously injured. And depending on the extent of the blood gushing, if it is an ape crane that is injured, it should be stained with hair. β
Jiang Xian squatted down, his fingers gently caressing the ground. The eyes flickered slightly, which meant that the ape crane would also be active in this level, and ...... He thought of something.
"Go on." He beckoned, took the lead, and rushed forward quickly and carefully. However, as soon as they walked out of a hundred meters, everyone's hearts were cold-the giant ape crane actually stopped more than five hundred meters away!
"Why isn't itβwhy isn't it gone?" Ling Xiaozi's eyes were about to bulge out: "It's ...... What does it smell at the stone house? β
They were much faster than the slow ape crane, and at this moment they had advanced two hundred meters, and it could be seen that the giant ape crane was almost standing up straight, lying on the stone wall, and the huge head was looking left and right, as if ...... I'm looking for something.
No one could answer him, much less slow down. Ten minutes later, they finally rushed to the 500-meter lot. And the giant ape crane never moved a single step.
Across the river, terraced stone houses are far away, and four people crouch behind the guardrail. He looked solemnly at the other side. At a distance of kilometers, they could only vaguely see a huge white dot, and since they stepped on the fourth floor, they hadn't moved half a step!
"What now? Moving on? After observing for ten minutes, Hong Siniang asked in a low voice.
Jiang Xian shook his head, and then picked up the telescope - this distance is at the limit of the telescope, don't think about looking at some small things. However, looking at such a behemoth as a giant ape crane, you can still see it clearly.
In the lenses, his pupils dilated, and then he suddenly lowered his binoculars and looked solemnly at the other side. After being stunned for a few seconds, he suddenly turned his head and said, "Everyone...... You'd better take a look. β
Soon, four monoculars reached out through the gap in the guardrail. Ling Xiaozi only glanced at it, and then his pupils suddenly widened.
No...... It's not just him, everyone is like they've seen a ghost. He put down the telescope abruptly and picked it up again. Repeating it several times, everyone's face was shocked!
On the opposite side is a huge palace.
and the cave is equal in height, and fifty meters wide. Typical Qin Dynasty architecture, the wood part is made entirely of stone. It is also divided into four floors. There are two rows of terracotta warriors and horses standing on the front steps of the hall, and you can even see the Changxin Palace lamp five meters apart. The palace is carved and painted...... No, none of that matters.
The palace is like a flying stone, separating the stone houses on the left and right. And it hangs a huge plaque. On the plaque...... Engraved with a word that resembles a dust character.
But everyone knows that this is not a dust word. This is...... Ink words! Ancient ink!
This is Mozi's room!
And this ink word, behind is a black dead butterfly with wings ready to fly!
However...... This is still not the most shocking part.
Right on the top floor, right in front of the giant ape's skull. What's there...... It's flashing green!
It's like a fantasy scene!
The endless underground palaces, the magnificent underground canals like Kunlun, the terracotta warriors and horses that have been silently guarded for thousands of years, and the stone houses of hundreds of thousands of people who are rubbing shoulders one after another...... Flocks of apes and cranes, unbelievable King Kong. They await...... Something that shimmers green?
"Mozi's residence......" Ling Xiaozi put down his binoculars and said in a trembling voice: "That's Mozi's residence!" β
"But what is that? The pearl of the night? Treasure? Did you see that? Opal? What the hell is it! β
He was so excited that he was a little incoherent, as the builder of the entire underground palace, Mozi was bound to know too many things.
No one answered him, Ling Xiaozi immediately turned his head to look at Jiang Xian, and was about to say something, but suddenly saw him clutching his chest, his face was very red, and his breathing was panting like a cow.
"What's wrong with you?" He immediately rushed over and slowly sat down against the railing. Jiang Xian's breathing was very irregular, and Hong Siniang and the eight-armed Arhat immediately squatted down, took out the medicine they had with them, and gently fed him water.
Ten minutes later, Jiang Xian finally gritted his teeth and opened his eyes. Facing everyone's concerned eyes, he shook his head slightly. Wheezing and said, "When I saw that thing, I felt ...... The pain in my chest was terrible. β
Ling Xiaozi blinked and suddenly pulled away his camouflage uniform. In the next second, he couldn't help but exhale in a low voice: "The surname Jiang's ...... YouβLook! β
On his chest, the black death butterfly pattern, which had already been drawn and was about to be completed, was probably only one centimeter away, turned out to be ...... It's scattered!
It's like being rubbed by a large invisible hand, and the patterns only exist on the surface of the skin. Completely stirred messy, as if ...... It's like reassembling something!
Brush! He tightened his collar and pursed his lips fiercely: "I want to go over." β
The tone is not high, but it is categorical.
The curse of two thousand years has finally changed. If he doesn't go over and don't see clearly, he won't forgive himself.
"Curses have always been the words of each man." Ling Xiaozi scratched his head and said, "There is a secret treasure hidden in the Tongtian Mansion, called 'Spell Return War'......"
Before the words fell, Jiang Xian glared at him with a "you tease me" look.
Ling Xiaozi coughed lightly: "...... It's wrong, it's called 'Secret Spells', and it says that the so-called spells are the use of a color, symbol, or environment with a hint of light to give people a feeling of 'I'm dying'. It's like blindfolding a man, putting an iron bucket behind his back, and cutting his wrists. When his blood is not shed, it is as if man dies. It is a strong psychological suggestion. β
"I guess whether your ancestor at that time also accepted this psychological suggestion. Then over the course of thousands of years, the human body slowly begins to adapt to this suggestion. It's like...... What is the theory of evolution? β
Jiang Xian shook his head: "No, it makes sense if it's a blood relative." However, in the past two thousand years, many of the teachers have been apprentices recruited from outside......"
Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly paused. Turning his head to look at Ling Xiaozi, the two of them said almost in unison: "Text hints? "Image implications?"
The cheats of the master are a channel in themselves!
Jiang Xian let out a long breath, whether this was the case or not, he didn't know. But now is not the time to think about this. He wanted to know...... What's on the other side? Can induce a change in the cursed black death butterfly that lasts for 2,000 years?
Certain...... It must be something that is closely related. Even in the face of the giant ape crane, he must get his hands on it!
"Everyone." He forced his excited heart to calm down and tilted his head to the upper left: "I saw that when I retracted the telescope just now. β
Everyone looked there. What catches everyone's eye is a huge viaduct!
Its base is accompanied by a terrace that extends from the rock face, flanked by stone stairs that wind its way up. The entire bridge and cave are almost the same height, spanning both sides of the canal. The appearance is very simple, and it is a typical arched bridge. However, it does not have piers.
Ropes as thick as an arm stretched down from the top of the cave, one end submerged at the top of the cave and the other end submerged at the bridge deck, pulling the bridge rigidly. Not far from the other side of the river, is the residence of Mozi.
"Weird...... It's really weird here......" The eight-armed Arhat sighed: "The arched bridge does not hit the piers...... There's definitely some behemoth down there to go through. They ...... What the hell is being made here? β