Chapter 316 New Speculation
While Chen Ziyan was thinking about this, he heard Shirley Yang say: "There are some descriptions of the terrain. If I read it correctly, where we are now It should be very close to the bottom of the Hulu Cave."
Chen Ziyan took a look and asked thoughtfully: "If we look at the content above, the shape of the Hulu Cave we are in is similar to ours. The inverted gourd that came in is exactly the same?”
Although this possibility has been mentioned before, it was just a guess at that time.
But the content in this relief now provides evidence for this conjecture.
"It seems so." Shirley Yang nodded lightly.
Although she said this, she felt that there should be some differences, but she had no idea about it in a short time.
Chen Ziyan didn't know what she was thinking, but thinking about the next thing, he said:
"If you follow the content of this relief, then if you want to reach Xianxian through this gourd cave, The king’s tomb, we probably have to go to the mountain god’s residence. I don’t know if the mountain god is still alive?”
Hu Bayi touched his beard and said: “What if this mountain god is really alive?” Having survived till now, that’s not a soft thing.”
He now felt that this mountain god was probably some kind of profound mountain spirit wild monster, a type that was difficult to deal with.
Wang Kaixuan heard this and said: "It doesn't matter whether he is a mountain god or a mountain ghost. We men are afraid of him. He is not a soft boy. Fatty is tougher than anyone else. Later, labor and management will carry guns. Go talk to this mountain god master. If he obediently makes way for you, that’s all. If he dares to say anything, don’t blame the fat man for attacking him with a gun and asking Huludong to change his surname in the future!”
"It's hard to talk about it. Whether this mountain god can communicate is one thing. And even if he can communicate, this guy hasn't left here for thousands of years and he can't speak Mandarin." Chen Ziyan joked .
But the meaning behind the words is to directly attribute this mountain god to an incommunicable type.
Hu Bayi expressed his thoughts: "If you ask me to say that this so-called mountain god is caused by the feudal superstitious thoughts of the ancients, it is probably some kind of mountain spirit wild monster with strange abilities. There are many precedents like this. Both are, and this is not the first time. ”
Wang Kaixuan suddenly thought of the green-scaled giant python he met when he came here, and said thoughtfully: "That's true, but do you think this mountain god is the green-scaled giant python we encountered earlier? This thing He can be regarded as one of the top leaders in the deep mountains and old forests, and this snake also likes to eat frogs, so that’s right.”
Chen Ziyan glanced at the fat man in surprise when he heard this. I didn't expect that he would think of this. Thinking about it carefully, it really makes sense.
If he had not known what the so-called mountain god was, he would have been led astray by Wang Kaixuan.
“Look here.”
At this moment, Shirley Yang suddenly touched Chen Ziyan and motioned him to look at the relief at the back.
Chen Ziyan was a little confused at first, but when he saw the content of the relief, he immediately understood what Shirley Yang meant.
On the relief at the back, the protagonist is still the black-faced god Zhuan, but the black-faced god on it does not appear to be angry at all. Instead, it looks more like a demon. The cold face Full of unabashed gloominess.
Besides him, there are countless women surrounding him. These women are obviously corpses, but what is strange is that these female corpses are all lying flat on their backs, with their hands hanging down to the left and right, and their legs arched in an arc. It looks like it's crawling on its back.
Shirley Yang waited until Chen Ziyan finished reading, and then said: "The female corpses above are the same as the ones we just saw."
While saying this, she couldn't hide her face. There was a hint of worry.
Now that the existence of the female corpse has been confirmed, most of the so-called gods are real.
No matter how disdainful she is, she knows in her heart that everyone attaches great importance to this god.
Hu Bayi also finished reading the content of the relief. After thinking for a while, he blurted out: "Is it possible that it is a corpse cave? The so-called mountain god is a thousand-year-old zombie who became a spirit?"
I don’t blame him for overturning his previous ideas, but the content of the relief in front of him is too instructive.
And in Hu Bayi's view, this is a very likely inference.
If there is any god waiting behind, then Hu Bayi would not believe it. But if it is a thousands-year-old zombie, then he will not doubt the authenticity of its existence.
No way, as a person who has seen other rice dumplings with his own eyes, he knows very well that such a thing does exist in this world.
What's more, not far ahead, they also encountered a pseudo-zombie fairy who was about to complete his transformation, so it was not so unbelievable that there was an old zombie hiding here.
And an old zombie that has become a spirit is better than a corpse fairy hidden inside.
Ever since seeing the fake corpse immortal of the high priest, Hu Bayi has a clear understanding of the abilities of the corpse immortal, so he does not think that he and others can deal with this kind of thing.
Wang Kaixuan asked curiously: "Let's put the old zombies aside for now. Why don't we first talk about what happened to these female corpses? Why were their limbs broken like this? Is there anything special about them?"
He has not yet thought of the corpses in the water. This is not because his reaction is slow, but because the corpses are hidden in the water and do not reveal their specific shapes.
Hu Bayi did not answer him, but said to Chen Ziyan: "Master Chen, I think we have to discuss how to go next."
He felt that it was necessary to be cautious. Some, if there is really an old zombie who has become a spirit behind, they just rush in so rashly, don't just come to the door and kill someone.
"It's okay. Let's find a suitable place later, and we'll do some repairs on the way." Chen Ziyan nodded and agreed.
Seeing Hu Bayi's solemn expression, he could probably guess what he was worried about.
Although his imaginary enemy may be different from the actual situation, there are some things in common, so we can discuss it first. If it doesn't work, we can guide him a little later.
But what Chen Ziyan wants to know most now is whether his domain device can be effective against Huo's undead insects. If it can, then the next thing will undoubtedly be much simpler.
They said they were looking for a suitable place, but in fact, the location they finally chose was not far from the altar, but it was further away from the water.
After all, for them now, the threat hidden in the water is the highest. Whether it is the female corpses before or the giant toads that prey on midges now, they are all existences that need to be carefully guarded against. In order to prevent being attacked, several people did not choose to sit opposite each other, but chose to sit side by side facing outwards.
In this way, no matter which direction there is movement, they will be able to detect it immediately, and behind it is the inspected mountain wall, so there will be no problem.
“I just took a look. There are many fossil trees here, and they are intertwined with each other, enough for us to walk on them, so we now have an extra way to move forward. What do you think next? How to choose?" Seeing that no one was the first to speak, Chen Ziyan offered some advice.
He really wasn't talking nonsense, but had actually observed it, because Chen Ziyan knew very well that this was the purpose of Hu Bayi's negotiation.
Now that we have come here, we will never go back easily. So the research Hu Bayi mentioned can only be about how to go next.
The choice they are currently facing is very simple, there are only two roads: water and land.
If you continue to take the water route, the advantage is that it is fast, but the disadvantage is that you need to face threats from the water at all times.
If you advance through fossil trees, you don’t need to worry about being suddenly attacked. However, the branches of these fossil trees are covered with various moss. Pass.
Although Chen Ziyan didn't say it clearly, the others were not stupid, so they all fell into thinking after he finished speaking.
To put it simply, the two choices before us are one is fast and the other is stable. There is not much difference in other aspects.
Seeing that everyone was in a state of thinking, Chen Ziyan did not rush to urge them, but took out the golden mask he had previously obtained from the jade coffin.
The helmet of the Yi leader in the relief just now had many similarities with this mask, so he planned to study it now to see if he could find anything on this mask.
Chen Ziyan’s actions were not hidden from the others, so they all saw him take out the golden mask. However, except for Shirley Yang’s thoughtful look, the rest of them didn’t pay much attention to it. thing.
When Shirley Yang saw Chen Ziyan holding the golden mask in front of her eyes and looking at it repeatedly, she immediately thought of a possibility and asked:
"Do you think there will be clues on it?"
Although the composition of the relief is very simple and many details are vague, she still tried her best to keep the above content in mind.
So after seeing the golden mask that Chen Ziyan took out, he immediately thought of the helmet of the Yi leader in the relief.
Hearing what Shirley Yang said, Chen Ziyan did not hide anything and said directly: "Well, this mask has many similar features to the leader's helmet in the relief, so there should be some connection."
Shirley Yang showed a look that was indeed the case, and asked expectantly: "Then what did you find?"
"No." Chen Ziyan shook his head and explained: "The inscription on it is The pattern is too obscure and I can’t understand the specific meaning at all.”
The exotic colors on this golden mask were too rich, and without special knowledge in this area, he could not make any effective discoveries.
Although Shirley Yang was slightly disappointed when she got this answer, she didn't pay too much attention to it. It was an expected thing, so she simply changed the topic and expressed another idea of her own.
“Looking at the condition of the altar, it must be at least three thousand years old, while the tomb of King Xian is only over two thousand years old, so the order of the two is obvious.”
“We can assume that if this secret cave is the only way to the tomb of King Xian from the outside world, then the so-called mountain god entrenched in the depths can be regarded as the guard responsible for guarding the pass. Does that mean As long as we follow the method on the relief and donate enough giant toads to the so-called gods, we can pass there smoothly."
"This is really very possible..." Chen Ziyan thought briefly and said. I knew that if what Shirley Yang said was true, then this method could indeed be used to overcome the obstacles behind.
Of course, that's assuming they can catch enough giant toads.
After all, giant toads won’t just sit there and catch them. It’s okay to catch one or two, but it’s definitely not easy to catch too many.
The most important thing is that they have no corresponding capture methods. From the content of the previous relief, it can be seen that the ancestors of the Yi people who once lived here had a set of practical and effective capture methods.
While Chen Ziyan was thinking about this, he heard Shirley Yang continue to say:
“Actually, there is one thing I have never understood. According to my understanding of animal habits, this type of The waters should not be suitable for toads to live in.”
The attention of others had long been attracted by the conversation between the two. At this moment, hearing the question raised by Shirley Yang, Ding Sitian said:
"Generally speaking, amphibians such as toads live in wetlands. , I think they will come here in groups, which must be related to the midges just now. It is probably the egg-laying period of these underground insects, so they attract these giant toads living in other areas.”
Because toads can not only produce poison but can also be used as medicine, Ding Sitian has a deep understanding of this creature and came up with this possibility after a little thought.
Hearing Ding Sitian's words, Shirley Yang nodded suddenly: "If you put it like this, then everything is much more reasonable. Even if the size is much larger than the average of its kind, the habits of living things are engraved in it. The gene chain will not change easily, and we cannot rule out the possibility that these giant midges are beneficial to it."
Chen Ziyan keenly noticed the key here and asked: "If you say that, doesn't it mean that the waters here are connected to the outside world?"
If you say this, wouldn't it mean that their previous conjecture was wrong? You must know that their previous conjecture limited the scope to Hulu Cave.
Shirley Yang understood what Chen Ziyan meant, frowned and said: "This is indeed a contradictory point. If giant toads do not live here, then our previous guesses will be overturned."
< br>Although she has not visited the entire Hulu Cave, Shirley Yang has been able to determine from the area she has walked through that there must be no wetlands in the Hulu Cave.
She felt that things seemed to be in some kind of contradictory situation.
At least based on the information she has received now, there is no way to give a reasonable explanation for the time being.
In fact, Shirley Yang is a bit over the top now, otherwise she would definitely be able to come up with a reasonable explanation with her wisdom.
After thinking for a while, Ding Sitian put forward a conjecture: "Is there such a possibility? In fact, the special magnetic field space we guessed is not limited to this gourd cave, but Radiating to the entire Bug Valley or even the entire valley?"
Perhaps to increase her persuasion, she thought for a while and continued:
"The giant creatures we have seen so far are There are already two possibilities, the blue-scaled python and the giant toad, living outside the Calabash Cave, which explains a lot.”
(End of this chapter)