Huo Xiuer smiled slightly and looked at everyone, but she was so tired that she could no longer maintain a smile, so she just nodded lightly.
"I didn't know there was such a thing as death worm here. A friend told me about it. He was worried that I would encounter this thing if I really found Kuiliang's tomb, so he told me how to deal with this kind of monster."
"To be honest, I didn't believe there was such a monster at first. After all, he said he had never been here. How could anyone believe it? But now it seems that he should know this place very well."
Upon hearing this, Professor Jin turned around and asked: "So, this thing is specially guarding next to Kuiliang's tomb? Then are we very close to Kuiliang's tomb?"
Before Professor Jin could finish speaking, the archaeological team members all cast reproachful looks, "Are you still thinking about Kuiliang's tomb? Think about how to get out first!"
"That's right, you almost killed me, and you said there must be no monsters here! If not, what is that outside!"
"He even killed one of our team members!"
Professor Jin frowned, frowned and defended: "As a dangerous thing as archeology, there will definitely be risks. Isn't it normal to have casualties? If we are in this industry, if we are not mentally prepared to face danger, then it is nothing like archeology. ? Besides, I didn’t mean to trick you. How did I know there was a sandy area down here?”
Huo Xiuer waved her hand and interrupted him, "Okay, let's stop arguing now. See if we can contact the outside and contact the team members who haven't come yet. When they come to rescue us, they must at least give us some supplies."
The archaeological team members nodded, but someone suddenly asked: "Miss Huo, we don't know when the rescue team will come, and they will have to discuss a rescue plan when they come. After all, there are monsters down here, and they want to rescue us. Isn't that so?" It's an easy thing. Why don't you ask your friend? I think your friend is an expert. Since he knows how to avoid death worms and is so familiar with Kuiliang's Tomb, he should also know how to get out, right? ”
Others also echoed: "Yes! He knows everything here clearly, and it shouldn't be difficult to find a way out. Please ask him to give us some guidance, maybe we can escape." Oh my God!”
"That's right, that friend of yours must be a great guy! He must know how to get out!"
Huo Xiuer frowned slightly, thinking that this person was right.
Since Hao Xie is so familiar with this place, he must be able to guide them out.
After all, with their strength, without Hao Xie's previous warning, their entire army would definitely be annihilated today.
Moreover, Hao Xie said that there were endless monsters and mechanisms in Kuiliang's tomb, but he only talked about how to deal with the death worm.
They must have expected that the first thing they saw would be a death worm.
He didn't say what else he would encounter later, but he just didn't want Huo Xiuer to continue exploring.
Based on his familiarity with Kuiliang's tomb, it shouldn't be a problem to guide them out.
So, she nodded and said: "That's all we can do."
……
On the other side, near the outskirts of Furong District, Tanzhou City, there is a 500-year-old tree named Xihuai.
It can be said that the reputation of Xihuai is known to everyone in Furong District.
After all, under the five-hundred-year-old tree, I don’t know how many people have come here to enjoy the cool weather, and I don’t know how many people have said goodbye and left here.
At this time, the moon was on the branches, and the night was so quiet that only the rustling of leaves could be heard.
Hao Xie looked at his phone, frowned and couldn't help but whisper: "Why hasn't Brother Qilin come yet? Didn't you get rid of those bad things?"
When they came out, Zhang Hao gave each of them a fourth-grade Zhengqin official position.
With Zhang Qilin's ability, it should be very easy to deal with the two evil spirits.
After all, this is not the first time he has encountered a conspiracy. Last time, Zhang Qilin even deceived the black and white impermanence, let alone two conspiracy?
As long as the talisman of the fourth-grade Zhengqin official position is taken out, the Yin Chai will be so frightened by the power of the underworld on the official seal that he cannot stand up.
In addition, with his current understanding of spiritualism, he already knows some methods of dealing with ghosts.
Even if the two Yin Cha couldn't be injured, they could still escape by running.
Besides, there is also a fourth-rank Zhengqin official position nearby, so logically speaking, there should be no problem.
But why haven’t I seen Zhang Qilin’s shadow yet?
"Is there any other changes in the process?" Hao Xie couldn't help but murmured softly.
He took out his cell phone, flipped through the list in his address book, and then found Zhang Qilin's phone number.
Just as he was about to call, Zhang Hao's call suddenly appeared on the phone screen.
"The shopkeeper?" Hao Xie looked at the screen suspiciously, wondering if the shopkeeper already knew something? Or do you want to ask them how they completed their mission?
Shaking his head, Haoxie answered the phone and then said to the phone: "Hello? Shopkeeper, where are you? Are you with Zhang Qilin?"
Hao Xie suddenly felt an unpleasant feeling in his heart.
If the person asking about the mission is okay, it means that Zhang Qilin has nothing to do.
But if you ask about Zhang Qilin's situation, it means that Zhang Hao doesn't know what happened to Zhang Qilin now, and Zhang Hao also knows what danger Zhang Qilin encountered.
"We separated last night. He asked me to wait for him under the locust tree at noon today, but he hasn't come to me yet." Haoxie shook his head, "Shopkeeper, did something happen to Zhang Qilin? ”
At this time, the phone suddenly became silent. Hao Xie couldn't help but glanced at the phone screen in confusion and found that the call on the screen was normal and had not been hung up, but Zhang Hao's voice did not come from it.
After a long while, Hao Xie asked: "Hello? From the shopkeeper?"
"Well, I'm here." Zhang Hao continued, "Don't worry about him, his longevity card is still on. You don't have to wait for him. Go back to the inn first, and I will explain to you when you come back. Remember, use the best possible method. Return to the inn quickly. By the way, there is nothing wrong with the mission?”
Hao Xie was even more confused. Could it be that something big had really happened to Zhang Qilin?
Zhang Hao even had to call him personally to ask him to go back.
But from what Zhang Hao meant, it seemed that he didn't want to explain now, so Hao Xie didn't ask any more questions.
And when I heard Zhang Hao say that Zhang Qilin's longevity card was still on, I felt relieved.
But what he didn't know was that Zhang Qilin's longevity card was on, but the candlelight was flickering. It was obvious that there was a big crisis around Zhang Qilin.
Hao Xie didn't know this, so he just nodded and said: "All the corpses of the Nine Sects have been delivered. The body of the foreigner has also been delivered to Tanzhou Church. Then I was worried that something might happen to Brother Qilin, so I went directly to the agreed place to wait for him. .”
Zhang Hao's voice continued on the phone, "Well, you did a good job, come back first. The inn may be a little troublesome next, and it's not safe for you outside. Remember, you have to come back as quickly as possible."
Hao Xie nodded, "Yes, I understand the shopkeeper." The two of them didn't say anything more and hung up the phone in a hurry.
Hao Xie looked back at the locust tree, and couldn't help but have some doubts in his mind.
I didn't know that Zhang Qilin was also from the Nine Gates before. It was only when Zhang Hao asked them to identify the body two days ago that I realized that Zhang Qilin turned out to be from the Zhang family.
It's just that when he was in Jiumen, because everyone was taboo about family matters, no one mentioned Zhang Qilin.
And Hao Xie didn't know that there was a person like Zhang Qilin in the Zhang family.
Now that we know that he is from Jiumen and know about this locust tree, there is no problem.
"It seems that I can't wait for you today." Hao Xie stood under the locust tree and murmured, "The shopkeeper asked me to go back to the inn first. Brother, please take care of yourself! We will wait for you to go home at the inn!"< br>
After saying that, Hao Xie turned on his mobile phone, booked the nearest flight ticket, and then stopped at the roadside to stop the car and prepare to go to the airport.
But at this moment, there was a vibration in Hao Xie's pocket, and another phone call came.
I glanced at the screen and saw the words "Huo Xiuer" written on it.
"I don't know if this girl has found Kuiliang's tomb. I hope she hasn't found it. She can also give me a phone number. I guess she hasn't found it, right?"
After answering the call, Hao Xie frowned immediately.
The voice on the phone was intermittent, and the signal was obviously not very good, but Hao Xie still managed to capture a few key words: "Brother Hao Xie...save me! We are being attacked by death worms..."
Hao Xie's face instantly became solemn. Although the voice on the phone was intermittent, making it difficult for him to hear the whole content, the "death worm" mentioned by Huo Xiuer made him immediately realize that they might have found the entrance to Kuiliang's tomb. .
He remembered the story of his predecessors in "The Legend of Exorcism" that Kuiliang's tomb was located under a canyon in Miao territory, where a crater covered with mud was hidden.
Due to the high temperature, the soil has become desertified, which is why King Kuiliang chose this place as his tomb.
Moreover, death worms modified by Gu magic were bred next to the tomb.
Hao Xie asked in a deep voice: "Are you trapped by the death worm? Is it safe now? If it is safe, send me a text message. The phone signal is not good and I can't hear you clearly."
In the cave in the canyon, Huo Xiuer listened to the intermittent voice on the phone with a look of helplessness.
After all, this is in a cave, so it is normal to have no signal. It is considered lucky to have such a little signal. At least they can still get in touch with the outside world.
So she hung up the phone and sent Haoxie a text message detailing their situation and requesting rescue.
However, sending the text message was not smooth. Due to signal problems, Huo Xiuer tried many times before sending it successfully.
The process of waiting for a reply makes people even more anxious. If they can't get out, they may really be trapped here.
People from the archaeological team walked up to Huo Xiuer from time to time and asked: "Miss Huo, have you received a text message? Has your friend replied to the message?"
Half an hour later, Huo Xiuer's cell phone finally received a text message ringtone.
The ringtone seemed to be their light of hope, and everyone turned to look at Huo Xiuer.
She hurriedly opened the text message, and the archaeological team couldn't wait to ask: "Is this news from your friend?"
Huo Xiuer nodded, but her first words made everyone's hearts sink: "He said that someone visited this tomb a long time ago!"
"Didn't you say that Kuiliang's tomb has never been discovered before?" The members of the archaeological team expressed disbelief.
Huo Xiuer continued to read the text message: "In ancient times, there was a powerful walking master who drove corpses to Kuiliang's tomb and placed a corpse of Kuiliangguo in it."
Professor Jin looked at Huo Xiuer suspiciously: "Traveling master? Is your friend's information accurate? Why are all the walking masters out? We are archaeologists!"
Huo Xiuer glanced at Professor Jin displeased and continued: "There are seventy-two layers of mechanisms in the tomb chamber, more than a hundred tomb guardian beasts, more than a thousand coffin guardian beasts, and there should be more than a hundred death worms we encountered. It is the rainy season, which is when they are most active, so it is very difficult to escape.”
She paused and then said: "There is a strange Gu bell in Miao territory. In the past, only the royal family had it. When King Kuiliang was buried, the door was opened with a Gu bell. Ringing the Gu bell will cause death worms to enter. In the dormant state, that’s the best time for us to escape. The Gu Bell should be near the entrance and we need to look for it carefully.”
The eyes of the archaeological team members were suddenly filled with hope, and they immediately stood up and prepared to search for the Gu Bell.
Professor Jin walked to Huo Xiuer thoughtfully and asked: "Miss Huo, your friend knows Kuiliang's tomb so well, he must have a way to let us in, why don't you ask?"
Huo Xiuer shook her head and showed her phone to Professor Jin: "My friend also said that the walking master felt that the tomb was extremely sinister and dangerous, and he didn't want future generations to die because of it, so he set up some means to prevent others from entering. Unless the walking master The master wants to go in, otherwise it will be impossible for others to go in, so he advises us to leave as soon as we find Gu Zhong.”
After saying that, Huo Xiuer put away her phone and followed the archaeological team members to explore deeper into the cave.
Professor Jin frowned in displeasure and secretly cursed in his heart: What can a walking master do? He wants to do archeology, and no one can stop him.
On the other side, next to the ancient well in Fengmen Village, Zhang Qilin suddenly stopped and looked back with a confused frown.
But there was nothing unusual behind him.
"Weird!" He muttered to himself, always feeling as if someone was following him, but he couldn't find anyone.
With his ability, it was easy to find the stalker, but this time he failed. This made him more alert.
Today, after Zhang Qilin and Hao Xie parted ways by the Tanzhou River, a feeling of uneasiness arose in his heart.
He always felt as if someone was following him behind him, but every time he looked back, he could only see a black shadow that disappeared quickly, unable to capture any trace.
He shook his head slightly, decided not to think too much, and continued walking towards the inn.
After a while, Zhang Qilin stood at the door of the inn and looked back again.
At this time, mist had risen beside the inn's courtyard wall, making the outside scene blurry.
He frowned, his eyes full of confusion. Because just now, he seemed to see a figure in the mist, but just like before, it disappeared in an instant. (End of chapter)