Chapter 118: The weird changes in the sky and water in Calabash Cave (two-in-one)
“And you.”
“Take advantage of the time to collect as much rosin as possible and make torches.”
"It's best to bring a batch of broken bamboos down. The big lake is difficult to cross, so we must put up a few rafts."
Chen Yulou's eyes were calm and he ordered to go down in an orderly manner.
In an instant, everyone in the group took action.
Judging from the news brought back by Zhang Yunqiao and others, there is most likely an underground tomb at the end of the stone steps.
This shocked them.
What’s more is indescribable excitement.
I was born to eat this bowl of death's rice, and my head was originally hanging on my belt.
Wealth is always found in danger.
If everything goes smoothly and everything goes smoothly, can it still be considered a back-and-forth fight?
The credit for being first in the game cannot be snatched away.
But for such an astonishing tomb, the gold and jade treasures hidden in it cannot be described by the words "mountain".
For an ordinary person, being able to steal a general's tomb and a prime minister's tomb is enough to last him a lifetime.
What is in front of us now is the royal mausoleum.
Brothers Changshengshan, how many of them can have such an opportunity?
For a time, everyone was excited and excited.
I wish I could have fought earlier.
“Brother Chen is worried about changes?”
They didn't think much about it, but Partridge Whistle saw through the lingering worry in his expression at a glance.
"I knew I couldn't hide it from Brother Dao."
Chen Yulou didn't hide anything, nodded and exhaled.
“The human skin map only has a rough outline of the route, and the mausoleum map only records the pattern under the tomb, which means that now we know almost nothing about the road beneath us.”
“ Yin produces evil, and if it is broken, evil will arise. This trip may be dangerous. ”
The underground gourd cave is endless.
What Zhang Yunqiao and the others saw... was only one tenth.
It is already so dangerous.
The danger hidden in the dark night is the real invisible killer.
Different bottom caves, mantises and worms...
These are unspeakable horrors.
"Do you want us three brothers and sisters to do it?"
Partridge Whistle looked solemn and asked in a deep voice of course.
"Yes, Brother Chen, we can do a lot of things."
Hua Ling said behind her back and looked over with a serious look on her face.
Although the old foreigner didn't speak.
But the determination in his expression said everything.
"Okay, then Chen is welcome."
Now they are on the same boat.
It’s difficult for him alone to take care of the situation. The three people in the Mountain Removing Group each have their own methods. The mirror umbrella can destroy evil spirits, and they also have the art of reclaiming the sea.
Especially the latter.
With the help of Si Tianyu, it can be accurately positioned in the vast sea and in places with chaotic magnetic fields.
Although the large lake in Huludong is not as exaggerated as the deep sea.
But because of the blue toad carved on the meteorite in the different bottom cave, the magnetic field and feng shui in the cave were thrown into chaos.
The art of looking for dragons and tapping acupoints has lost its effect.
Si Tianyu just comes in handy.
"When we get off the lake, I need the three of you to guard a bamboo raft each. I and the others will be each other's horns."
"As for now..."
Chen Yulou shook his head and smiled, "Just wait."
"Just leave some small things to the guys on the mountain."
"Okay..."
The three nodded and said no more.
The partridge whistle tried the rifling and bullets of the twenty-ring mirror box, while the old foreigner took out the iron arrows in the quiver and gently wiped them one by one.
The flower spirit gently opened the mirror umbrella.
As the only weapon of self-defense.
The mirror umbrella has been with her for many years.
It was passed down from the previous generation of Taoist Banshan, and then handed over to her by her senior brother. She takes great care of it on weekdays, for fear of being damaged in the slightest.
See how cautious they are.
Chen Yulou became much calmer.
Just a flick of the scabbard hanging on his waist with his finger, and in an instant, there was an echo like a dragon's roar in his ears.
After killing the green-scaled python yesterday.
The dragon scale sword stained with demon blood has been sealed in its sheath to maintain its strength.
Now through the sword box, he can feel the amazing sword intent.
Relax and close your eyes for a moment.
Not long after.
The guys who left returned one after another.
I have to say that their efficiency is amazing. Almost everything they are told is completed several times.
Enough broken bamboo to make six or seven rafts.
Fifty to sixty torches and more than twenty Kongming lanterns.
“Well done.”
See this scene.
Even Chen Yulou can't find any fault.
Of course, if I have to choose, maybe the Kongming Lantern is still missing a bit.
But you can tell by looking at Qi Hu sweating profusely.
He definitely tried his best.
In such a short period of time, more than twenty can be stabbed out in one breath, and I am afraid that I will not be able to rest for a while.
"It's still too early..."
Chen Yulou sighed inwardly.
It is only the beginning of the Republic of China, let alone electrical equipment.
I have never even seen a flare. If there was one, the light and fire ignited would be enough to illuminate half of the gourd cave.
Where are the Kongming lanterns used?
“Get ready to fight!”
Shaking his head to disperse the distracting thoughts, Chen Yulou waved his hand.
“Yes, from the shopkeeper.”
The response was like thunder in an instant.
The thieves who had been waiting for a long time didn't dare to delay.
Quickly pass through the stone gate and head down the mountain on the stone steps.
Follow the long queue into the Calabash Cave.
On the long and narrow stone steps, the firelight fluttered, and from a distance it looked like a fire dragon returning to its nest.
Chen Yulou and the others are not slow either.
Different from the hot flashes outside, because the Hulu Cave never sees the sun all the year round and there is the Yinhe Sacred Lake, you can immediately feel a cold air permeating the cave as soon as you enter it.
The mist condensed into water droplets on the stone walls on both sides.
It took a long time for it to slide down a bit.
Other than that, there was not even a sign of life along the way.
Even the moss that can be seen everywhere in Zhelong Mountain seems to have disappeared here.
Desolation, dead silence, and endless darkness.
This is the impression left by almost everyone after entering this place.
Especially the darkness.
Even though I have heard it many times before from the six Zhang Yunqiao people.
But not until we actually enter this place.
Only everyone can understand it deeply.
It was like entering a large dye vat filled with ink, and the black mist was as thick as quicksand that could be picked up with just one hand.
Even Chen Yulou, who was born with night eyes, could not see very far by the light of the fire.
On the contrary, it is after integrating the water separation beads.
Even from hundreds of meters away, he could detect the majestic water vapor in front of him in the vast night.
"Which way to go?"
"There is no fucking direction at all?"
As soon as they walked up the stone steps, the group of thieves felt as if they were trapped in a maze.
Someone even took out a compass.
But this place is extremely weird. As soon as I took it out, the pointer on the disk was spinning like crazy.
This discovery.
Invisibly, the uneasy atmosphere is even worse.
Buzz!
Suddenly.
A roar like a dragon's roar resounded.
In an instant, the noise around him was suppressed.
Everyone felt refreshed and their throbbing moods calmed down a lot.
Chen Yulou looked at this scene with satisfaction.
The fingers slowly left the scabbard.
Their eyes immediately swept across the crowd, a pair of eyes shining brightly.
As his eyes swept over them, the haze that shrouded everyone's hearts gradually dissipated.
“Qi Hu!”
“My subordinates are here.”
Qi Hu immediately jumped out of the crowd.
It can be seen from his slightly rapid breathing that he is very excited at this moment.
If not for this trip to southern Yunnan.
In his entire life, he was just a refugee tenant who relied on Chenjiazhuang to work in the fields. He stared at one-third of an acre of land all day long, planting in spring and harvesting in autumn, pointing to God to reward him with food.
But the scene where the lights were set off yesterday caused the sky to collapse.
Qi Hu will probably never forget it for the rest of his life.
His ancestral lamp-tying skills are by no means as bad as others say.
"Take a few brothers and put out the lights."
"Yes!"
Qi Hu immediately accepted the order.
I took more than ten people with me and walked to an open space with lanterns.
Close your eyes and feel it carefully.
Although the surroundings were silent, he quickly caught the subtle atmosphere.
The wind... means that this place is not isolated from the world.
But it is connected to the outside world.
The most important thing is that as long as there is wind, he can ensure that the Kongming Lantern in his hand can fly out.
“Light up!”
Qi Hu slowly opened his eyes.
It was a very calm sentence, but the tone gave people an unquestionable meaning.
The group of waiters lit up the fire sickles without hesitation and ignited the wicks in the Kongming Lanterns.
The firelight danced in the originally dark lamp paper.
As the temperature rises.
Everyone immediately noticed that the Kongming Lantern in their hands seemed to be given life, and they struggled and tried to get away.
“Let it go!”
Crash——
The word fell gently.
More than twenty lights rose into the sky.
Everyone, including Chen Yulou, subconsciously looked up.
The light cuts through the darkness.
Let this desolate place shrouded in mist gradually reveal the tip of the iceberg.
The first thing that catches the eye is what's underneath them.
It is a long and narrow valley.
There are obvious traces of man-made puncture.
Countless blue stones are piled up on both sides, and the bricks above the ground are flat.
"Tomb passage?"
"No..."
Partridge Whistle watched intently, and a thought subconsciously emerged in his mind.
But wait until those sky lanterns drift away.
When the mountains of elephant bones were illuminated at the end of the valley, his heart couldn't help but move.
“It’s a burial pit!”
At a glance, there are at least dozens of them.
He still kept walking slowly, as if he was just chasing water plants and playing in the mountains and forests.
But the skeletons exposed in the air made those who saw this scene shudder.
They were obviously killed before they were alive and then sent here.
It was reassembled bit by bit according to its original appearance.
Moreover, generally speaking, the burial pits contain either dogs, horses, or slaves.
Because the elephant is auspicious, there has been a tradition of being buried with elephant bones since the Yin and Shang Dynasties.
But King Xian was just a barbarian king in southern Xinjiang.
He dared to bury dozens of elephant bones. Just on this scale, it was much better than the emperors of the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.
You can also get a glimpse of this person's ambition.
Because these elephant bones were never buried with sand, it better reflects his ambition to seek immortality.
Ride a dragon, ride a crane, ride on a cloud, ride an elephant.
All of them imply the sign of immortality.
"Immortal...how can it be so easy to succeed."
Partridge Whistle's eyes flickered and he sneered in his heart.
In his life, he has seen too many people who seek immortality and seek immortality, but in the end they are nothing more than dead bones and graves.
How about Pingshan?
From the pre-Qin Dynasty to the Song Dynasty.
The rare treasure medicine in the world was transported into it like running water. The monastic palace, the elixir casting well, and the lead-burning medicine eventually became the burial place of the generals of the Yuan Dynasty.
He did not believe in a mere barbarian prince.
He can also surpass the emperors of the past dynasties and ascend to immortality.
“The lake...is really a big lake.”
He was still pondering secretly, and the exclamations of the thieves could already be heard in his ears.
The partridge whistle subconsciously raised its head.
In just a short moment, those lamps had flown farther away than the burial pit.
The firelight reflected a vast and boundless lake.
Mist rises on the water, and the smoke is vast.
Compared with the lake I saw in the outer valley yesterday, I don’t know how many times it is bigger.
You can't see the end at first glance.
You can only faintly see a few longing black figures standing in the mist.
I don’t know if it’s an island in the lake or something.
Further outside, the lights floating together gradually tend to be obscured by the fog again.
"Let's go!" Seeing this situation, Chen Yulou did not dare to delay any longer.
The space of Huludong is amazing.
Twenty or so Kongming lanterns alone cannot illuminate everything.
Therefore, we must cross the big lake as much as possible and reach the outside of Yibotong before the lights go out.
The sound is like thunder.
The group of thieves who were stunned by the scene in the cave suddenly woke up.
Others jumped out in one step.
Instantly appear at the front of the team.
The fog is deep in this place. He was born with night eyes and refined a ray of spiritual consciousness.
Apart from him, no one else is qualified for the task of opening the way.
“Show me your tricks and follow closely.”
Chen Yulou walked leisurely, his figure was neither fast nor slow.
Leading a group of people, they quickly walked through the burial pit beneath them and soon reached the place where the elephant was buried.
Look further than before.
At this time, we passed by the side of the elephant bones that were as high as mountains.
The shock to everyone was even more astonishing.
Even after more than two thousand years of death.
But the wild spirit exuding from the elephant bone still persists, sweeping over like a mountain rain.
Chen Yulou's spiritual consciousness swept through and found a total of sixty-four, which was much more than he had guessed.
Before entering Worm Valley.
Those days in Maluzhai.
He also asked Uro curiously.
As the most outstanding hunter among the younger generation in the village, his footprints have traveled almost everywhere except Worm Valley.
But according to what he said, Zhelong Mountain is rich in products and wild animals are everywhere.
Never seen an elephant though.
Although according to the rumors left by our ancestors, Zhelong Mountain once existed, but it disappeared afterwards.
Even the demon Basicus does not know about this matter.
I just thought that the elephants had been abandoned by the big ghost, so they left.
Now it seems that there is no abandonment, it is simply being killed by King Xian until it is cut off.
"Ivory..."
After experiencing a brief shock of amazement.
The thieves couldn't help but have the idea of touching gold.
You know, because ivory is rare, it has been regarded as one of the three treasures along with rhino horn and tiger bone since ancient times.
For many years, except for emperors, ordinary people could not use it without authorization.
It is even regarded as an act of transgression.
Beheading is a serious crime.
Ivory is still traded on the black market today, and a single ivory can be sold for a sky-high price.
Nothing more.
Wild elephants are rare to see.
Except for antiquities, most of them are returned from abroad.
Many people believe that grinding ivory into powder and taking it with water can cure all diseases, and they even believe it.
So much so that this thing has a price but no market.
As long as you come out, you will definitely be robbed.
Nowadays, ivory can be seen everywhere here. In the eyes of the thieves, instead of bones, they are clearly flowing gold and silver.
What's more, the Xieling faction has always been a thief.
Wherever it passes, no feathers are left behind.
"Why, are you afraid they will run away?"
"We will take them away together when we return from the Tomb of King Xian."
Looking at the pairs Shining eyes.
How could Chen Yulou not understand their thoughts?
After all, even he is a little greedy, but the ivory is too heavy and will only become a burden on the road.
"Yes, from the shopkeeper."
At first, the thieves were a little embarrassed when he revealed his thoughts.
But after hearing the last sentence, everyone felt as if they had been injected with chicken blood, and they kept shouting.
Pass through the burial pit.
In front of you is the cave...and the big lake.
Those Kongming lanterns have reached the edge of the cave roof, looking like stars floating in the night sky.
It looks like the fire will not go out for a while.
“Wait, what is that?”
As soon as I got close to the lake.
A sharp-eyed guy from afar pointed at a black shadow like a building in the mist and exclaimed.
“Could it be a pavilion and a treasure palace?”
A treasure palace?
After hearing this, everyone could not bear it.
He immediately approached with the wind lantern in hand.
As I got closer, I realized that it was a large ship stranded on the rocky beach, almost two stories high.
Unfortunately, two thousand years have passed and the ships have long since rotted away.
Even the keel of the ship can no longer support it.
Someone relied on their agility. As soon as they got on the boat, the keel broke, and the entire ship collapsed in an instant, turning into a pile of sawdust and smoke.
"Bah, bah, bah, damn, I thought I could pick up a boat for nothing."
"What are you thinking? This place is very damp. What kind of wood can last for thousands of years?"
< br>The thieves were in a hurry.
Chen Yulou’s heart moved.
The scene I saw before seemed to reappear in front of my eyes.
The funeral procession took a large boat and crossed the river to return.
In the end, only the high priest left.
"Okay, if you have time to be clever, you might as well tie up the raft first."
Chen Yulou said in a deep voice after coming back to his senses.
Hear this.
The thieves quickly put down the broken bamboo and started working on the spot.
He was standing on the stone beach by the lake, looking at the endless lake in front of him.
The fog is deeper on the lake.
Even with overhead lights.
You can only see a rough outline.
"Brother Chen... Could the water dragon halo be referring to this lake?"
Partridge Whistle and the others also followed him at some point.
Looking towards the lake, you can’t hide your wonder.
This lake is far wider than imagined.
“No.”
Chen Yulou shook his head bluntly.
“The terrain is too low and not connected to the outside world, so there is only earth energy but no skylight.”
“The water dragon halo is called the Immortal Cave, ranking third in Feng Shui eyes. "One."
"Although Chen has never seen it, I don't think it is such a dark place."
"What about this lake?"
Hearing this, Partridge Whistle was thoughtful.
“The so-called hiding wind and gathering water, if you guessed it correctly, the water of the lake generates vitality, and the final place where it flows should be the water dragon halo we are looking for on this trip.”
“ Then cross the lake and go down the river, wouldn't you be able to find it?"
Partridge Whistle's heart moved.
Before coming over, he just quietly used Xia Sinan.
But found that it could not be located at all.
He couldn't guess whether it was because the underground cave itself was weird, or whether it was because someone had tampered with it and changed the feng shui like the valley above.
"It should be..."
Chen Yulou nodded.
The reason why this cave is now called Gourd Cave is because it is wide on the outside and narrow on the inside, shaped like a flat gourd.
And Hulukou.
This is where the water dragon halo is.
It’s no wonder that since ancient times, many Feng Shui masters have spent their entire lives unable to find a water dragon halo.
So much so that I think that these Feng Shui treasure caves are simply made up by the ancients.
The world does not exist at all.
I don’t know what the background of the high priest was, and he was able to find such a unique treasure cave for King Xian.
Wow——
A few people were talking.
There was a sudden sound of water breaking not far behind me.
Looking back, the thieves had already pushed the bamboo raft into the water.
Because of yesterday's experience, a group of guys were very familiar with it, and it only took less than half a quarter of an hour.
“Let’s go, Brother Tao.”
He greeted a few people.
Chen Yulou strode over and stepped onto the nearest bamboo raft.
Others are not slow either.
Especially Red Girl, Partridge Xian, Hua Ling, Kunlun, Lao Yangren and Yuan Hong.
Follow the previous plan.
Seven people each guard a bamboo raft.
In case the water changes, the guys on the mountain will not be able to cope with it.
“Let’s go!”
No need to remind.
The guys who were determined to fight for gold immediately picked up the bamboo poles and rowed hard into the lake when everyone arrived.
The lights overhead reflected on the lake.
The bamboo raft moved.
Ripples like thousands of fish scales suddenly appeared on the water surface.
Moreover, the lake is vast and not as narrow as the underground river yesterday. The seven bamboo rafts are very close to each other and connected front to back.
If you look down from a high altitude.
Like a green snake breaking through the water.
Everyone’s eyes were bright and full of expectations, as if this trip would definitely bring back mountains of gold and silver.
Chen Yulou was standing on the bow of the ship, his back to everyone, and his eyes, which were always calm and calm, showed a bit of rare nervousness.
To the people behind you.
On this journey, we will kill snake monsters, break the bad wind and water, and go smoothly. The tomb of King Xian is right in front of us.
But only he knows.
Those are just appetizers.
The real danger has yet to surface.
"The lights went out..."
I don't know how long it will take.
The last sky lantern overhead has also burned out.
The whole world once again fell into darkness like ink, only the wind lanterns hanging on the front and back of the bamboo raft were still on.
If it’s a weekday.
A dozen flickering fires will suffice.
But now it looks like a firefly on such a vast lake.
"Shopkeeper, would you like to order a few more?"
The waiter on the same boat asked in a low voice.
Before coming down, they prepared a lot of torches and a lot of wind lanterns.
"For now..."
Chen Yulou shook his head and was about to speak.
The next moment, he seemed to notice something, his voice stopped suddenly, and the person turned around to look.
I saw a faint blue light suddenly appear on the originally dark lake.
Like an erratic will-o'-the-wisp.
"It's it!"
"They're back again."
Zhang Yunqiao's face turned pale, as if he had seen a ghost, and he grabbed the spear with both hands.
When they returned from visiting the tomb before.
At the last moment, what he saw was the will-o'-the-wisp covering the lake.
He was originally worried before entering the water, but fortunately there was nothing strange along the way, but he didn't expect them to suddenly appear after the fire went out.
"Why are you panicking? Stay still!"
Chen Yulou frowned and shouted in a deep voice.
At the same time, the eyes of Partridge Whistle and others on several other ships met silently.
He signaled them to wait and see.
The bamboo raft slowly stopped and floated on the water.
The group of people stared at the blue light, trying to see what happened to it.
But, for half a minute, it seemed to be stagnant.
Just floating on the water motionless.
The guys who didn’t know why looked at each other in confusion.
Don't dare to move.
Crash——
Just as they stared into the distance.
Less than a few meters away from the bamboo raft, there was a sudden sound of rushing water on the left side of the water.
“Who?”
It was Miss Hong who was guarding the bamboo raft.
She frowned, a cold light flashed in her hand, and she held a short knife tightly between her fingers.
But it was too late to shoot the hidden knife.
Another sound of water breaking came...
No, it was countless.
The entire lake was like a boiling furnace for an instant.
At the same time, countless blue lights emerged from the mist one after another.
No one could have imagined this strange situation, and the atmosphere was so depressing that people could hardly breathe.
There is blue light floating all the way to the side of the bamboo raft.
A group of people looked down.
Then, his fearful eyes suddenly widened, as if he had seen a ghost... No, he just saw a ghost.
That flashing blue light.
It is not the expected evil spirit in the water.
But it was a female corpse whose entire body was covered in raw materials.
With the faint light from the bow lantern, they could even clearly see her face as cold as ice.
It gives people an illusion.
It is as if she was carved out of snow-capped ice.
"God, doesn't this mean that... the lake is full of dead drifters?"
Sorry, these days have been messed up day and night, and my work and rest are completely out of order. When I got up today and drank a cup of coffee, my heart felt I was beating wildly, my heart was flustered and I was short of breath, I almost thought I was going to die
(End of this chapter)