Chapter 12 Chapter Eleven

From the interrogation of the young Taoist priest, we know that the Taoist temple has been beating the gong normally since the temple master entered the mountain, and the gong will be knocked down on time before the temple master returns to the Taoist temple.Now everyone's equipment has been recovered, and flashlights and lights are all available.In other words, we no longer have any worries. There is a long staircase leading to the tomb on the second floor of the basement. It has a slope of 30° and a length of 50 meters, which can be described as deep.However, if you want to build a double-layer mausoleum underground, you really need a corresponding thickness of support, so as to avoid collapse.

Due to the perennial closure, the air here is not very good. It is not only low temperature, but also damp and cold. The ancient stone walls are covered with smooth stone bricks, covered with water drops.We don't know how closed it is here, and we don't know whether the Taoist priests who guard the tomb have opened it after closing the underground palace. Fortunately, the air here is relatively humid, and we don't think the breathing here is so bad. Although our staff has been reduced to half, there are still 11 of us, so it is not too nervous to walk in this deep mountain tens of meters underground.However, the further everyone went to the bottom of the cave, the slower the pace.Shu Shan has changed from the one rushing forward to the one behind, holding a flashlight with one hand and grabbing Huo Gang's sleeve with the other, moving forward carefully.

We finally arrived underground, but we didn't know that the underground turned out to be a transformed cave.This karst cave is not particularly big, but looking down from where we are standing in the distance, it is also spectacular. On the right side of the ladder, there is a semicircular gazebo.The ground of this observatory is paved with boulders, and the railings are made of finely carved white marble. It rises in the wind, giving you the feeling of ascending to a fairy.Under the gazebo is a huge pit, irregular in shape, but filled with groundwater.Because the depth of these waters is forty or fifty meters underground, the temperature is relatively high, and there is a thin mist on it.

On the opposite side of the gazebo is a cliff with four big red characters written on it - Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea.Due to the special position of these four characters, they are particularly eye-catching.The observatory is not very far from the cliff, but because of the barrier of the deep pit, it takes a long way to get there. On the right side of the observatory is the main part of the deep pit, which is about 20 meters high and about 30 meters deep from the water surface. The depth is endless.Around the deep pit, there are stalactites with strange styles and various styles.These stalactites were originally large stones, but because they are mostly limestone structures, they were eroded and washed by rainwater, forming the current strange scene.

There is a lot of water vapor in the mountain, and these stalactites are full of water vapor, and the ground is even more slippery.Fortunately, these grounds have been carefully repaired by the craftsmen of the tomb. Walking to the right along the viewing platform, there is actually a narrow path.Although this path is winding and winding, it is also a highway in such an environment. Everyone went to the right along the path, one by one, no one dared to lag behind. On the cliff on the right side of the trail, it is covered with paintings.The main colors of these paintings are red and yellow, because the yellow color is lighter, so the red lines look more prominent.Out of the rigorous attitude that a tomb robber should have, everyone stopped and watched collectively.

The painting on this wall is the scene of war. The two sides fought in a big mountain. The army on the left flag with Tang characters written in seal script is painted tall and majestic; Small in stature, they have big eyes, beards, and animal skins, like primitive people in the barbaric era.This picture is obviously intended to exalt the Tang army, vilify the enemy, and even paint the enemy as a devil. Everyone walked down for a while, and saw that the paintings on the walls were mostly scenes of worship and war, so they went down. After the murals, the next thing is a pile of stalactites.These stalactites are random, big and small, and under the light of the flashlight, they look like countless mushrooms growing on the ground.However, the drop of these stalactites is relatively large, and there is no complete road, so everyone can only walk through the gaps in the stalactites.Because the ground is relatively slippery, people often slip and fall, or even get injured. By the time they pass through this stalactite, everyone's body is already filthy.

Passing through this stalactite forest, we came to a flat ground, about 100 meters away from the observation deck just now.In terms of height, it is more than 20 meters lower than the previous observatory. Standing here and looking up, you will feel that the sky is high and the earth is wide, and you have a sense of the infinite universe. Everyone patted the dirt on their bodies, but they didn't know that the more they patted, the dirtier they got, so they gave up. The flat land we are standing on has been carefully repaired. It used to be like a raised stone, but it was leveled and paved with stone bricks.Therefore, it also looks very beautiful here.In the distance of this flat land is the end of the stalactite cave, and everyone can already see the stone wall at the edge of the cave through the flashlight.Near the flat ground is a suspension bridge about 20 meters long. I don't know if the suspension bridge is pulled by ropes or metal chains. It looks very mottled and it is impossible to walk.

Seeing that there was no way to go, everyone had no choice but to walk towards the suspension bridge.Considering the size of the cave, I am afraid that it will take some distance to find the coffin. Maybe the coffin is on the side of the suspension bridge.Thinking this way, everyone went, but they didn't know that as soon as they arrived at the entrance of the suspension bridge, they saw a pair of bronze statues there.This pair of bronze statues has a human face and a beast body. It has a human face but a beast's body.That face is strange to say, it looks more like a foreigner.Besides, the beast's body is also very strange, it is less than one meter high and less than two meters long, with three barbs standing impressively on its back, and a one meter long tail stretched straight out.

Everyone looked at the two bronze statues with human face and animal body distributed on the left and right sides of the suspension bridge, and couldn't help but sigh. They all said that the things in the ancient tomb were all kinds of strange things, and there were really everything.When everyone walked up to the suspension bridge, they had to take another breath.I saw that the pull ropes of this suspension bridge are all chains, but the wooden planks on this suspension bridge are extremely decayed. Not only are there many traces of corrosion on them, even the wooden planks have fallen off in some places.Although the suspension bridge looks complete at the moment, it is still a question whether people can pass through it.

It is said that although we formed a team at the time, we were all excited about each other. After all, we are all descendants of secret agents, and no one wants to be looked down upon by others, so none of us want to say back.However, having said that, although no one is willing to retreat, no one dares to rush forward. Not to mention the chain, but the board, it is rotten and incomplete, and it is frightening to take a second look.Looking to the right, there is a deep pool, and in the distance is a vertical cliff, there is no way to detour.In other words, the bridge must be passed. "What's the matter, Brother Tang, will your people go first, or ours?" Da Pao was the first to speak.

But since Da Pao asked, Tang Yong naturally couldn't refuse, he would definitely say that his own people would go first.But this is a risky thing, whoever goes first will risk his life, so he said: "Then I will go first." At this time, I was the only one left among the young people on our side. How could I let Tang Yong take the lead, so I raised my hand and said, let me come first.Seeing me raise my hand, Tang Yong expressed his disapproval and insisted on playing the vanguard by himself.Seeing that Tang Yong couldn't be beaten, I retreated to the back. Tang Yong packed everything into a bag, and we illuminated him from different angles.I saw Tang Yong holding the rope with both hands. After taking a deep breath, he stepped lightly and stepped on the wooden board.The board creaked, but it didn't break.Immediately afterwards, he took a second step. Although this step was heavy, it was fine.But when he took the sixth step, a piece of wood made a cracking sound. This sound was not obvious, but we heard it clearly. Tang Yong had no choice but to take back his steps. Now he has completely placed himself in midair. Once the board breaks, he will inevitably fall into the deep pool.Although the deep pool is less than 10 meters away from the bridge deck, who knows if the water is deep and shallow, and if there is anything else in the water.If you encounter shoals or underwater stalactites, once you fall, you will either die or be injured. Tang Yong withdrew his steps, gathered his strength, and stepped on the next board. Seeing that the next board was solid, Tang Yong put all his strength on that board.Who knew that the board could bear half of Tang Yong's strength, but when he stepped on it with his whole body, the whole board broke, and the board Tang Yong stepped on also fell into the pool.Fortunately, Tang Yong reacted quickly. He pulled the rope tightly with both hands, and stepped on the rope below with his upper body. However, after such a toss by Tang Yong, most of the wooden boards around Tang Yong fell into the water, and now he is almost suspended above the rope.Just when everyone was calling for Tang Yong to come back, Tang Yong's two feet that were stepping on the rope had already stepped on the wooden board in front.It seems that the wooden boards here are still strong, but every wooden board on this suspension bridge is not nailed, but paved. Every time Tang Yong takes a step, he will throw the strong wooden board under his feet to our shore , By the time he crossed the 20-meter rope, 10 minutes had passed. Seeing Tang Yong passing by without any risk, everyone held two planks, and when stepping on the first plank, they used the second plank to spread in front of themselves.Even so, however, it was very difficult because of the constant wobbling of the rope below. I was the last one to pass, and when I stepped on this board, I realized how difficult it was.The two ropes below are always swinging, and I always have to stretch the wooden board a little bit longer than the ropes before I dare to walk over it, otherwise people will easily fall along with the wooden board.Because I was the last one to pass, no one behind me lit up the lights for me, and all the people in front illuminated me with flashlights.Everyone knows that the light from the front at night is very dazzling, and it is impossible to see who is using the flashlight, so I cross the bridge with my head down. However, the road on the bridge is indeed difficult, and the time is also relatively difficult.Even though I didn't want to raise my head, I still couldn't help but glanced forward. I didn't know that just raising my head like this brought me a huge trouble. There are four flashlight beams in front of me, and they on the opposite bank shine from four directions, so that my eyes are directly hit from four angles.The strange thing is that when I looked at the flashlight, four monsters ran out of the flashlight, and it felt like they were running from a tunnel in the distance.I was startled by the vision in front of me, and quickly lowered my head, but I didn't want that when I put down the next plank, that plank would slip from the inside of the chain.And I became unstable because of the slipping of this board and fell into the water. My fall caused screams from the crowd on the shore, but I could only take care of my own safety.However, when 11 people cross the bridge, proportionally speaking, one or two will fall into it, but what I didn't expect was that the one who fell into the water would be me who was the last one for everyone. The water was not cold, but it had a strange smell.I fell from the suspension bridge of more than 10 meters and smashed the water surface into a huge wave. It took more than 10 seconds before I surfaced from the bottom of the water. "Yishui, how are you?" Fourth Uncle yelled with concern from the shore. "It's all right!" I shouted. I took out the gun in the bag, then threw the bag into the water, and planned to swim to the other side, anyway, the distance was only more than 10 meters, not too far.But just after I swam a few meters away, I heard people on the shore screaming in horror.I took a closer look, and I didn't know when a vortex rolled up not far behind me.This vortex didn't follow a straight line, but rushed straight at me. Obviously, there was something underwater. Because I am in the water and have no place to stand, I can't deal with the things in the water at all.Fortunately, the fourth uncle had quick eyesight and quick hands, so he took a gun and shot at the vortex, but these few shots, not only had no effect, but stimulated the underwater thing to speed up.Seeing that the situation was critical, I quickly adjusted my posture and fired a few shots at the front of the vortex.Surprisingly, these shots worked, and the vortex disappeared four or five meters away from me. I can't be sure that this thing under the water must be dead until I don't see blood coming to the surface.At the moment, I adjusted my posture, did not dare to slack off, and swam back to the shore where I could stand. Sure enough, when I was watching the movement in the water, a vortex slowly appeared in the center of the water surface, followed by a water column in the center of the vortex, and the water column became higher little by little. When sprayed to a height of 5 meters, it slowly Come down slowly.At this time, I had completely returned to the shore, but the things in the water were still spraying water. At this time, no one had the intention of continuing to go up, and all wanted to see what was going on in the water. After a while, the water column went down slowly, the vortex disappeared, and a head slowly appeared in the water.This is a human head, but it is as big as a bull's head, which shocked us all. The fourth uncle was the first to express his shock: "Is this grandson a human or a ghost? How does he live underwater?" Master Dou also sympathized with fourth uncle's doubts: "Isn't it a human being who has lived for more than a thousand years? My opinion is to kill him resolutely, otherwise we brothers will not be able to go back at all." "Don't worry, after reading it, it will be a good experience." Tang Yong said. Because Tang Yong was the first to venture out of the suspension bridge, and now he has a high prestige in front of everyone. Hearing what he said, everyone kept quiet and watched the water. The thing looked around, and three barbs appeared on the water surface behind its head.Seeing this, everyone felt that these three barbs were quite familiar, and seeing the barb growing on a wide back, they felt even more familiar. The more people looked at it, the more surprised they were. They thought that the copper-rusted statue at the front of the suspension bridge was just a subjective fabrication of the designer of the tomb. They didn't expect that such a thing really existed in the world.I saw its eyes glowing green, like a green lantern, and its mouth roared with hunger from time to time. That thing swam on the surface of the water for a while, and suddenly excreted some feces on the surface of the water, a lump of yellow and orange, dyeing a large area of ​​water yellow.Only then did I understand why there was a foul smell in the deep pool. It turned out that this thing was causing the trouble. At this time, Lord Dou patted me on the shoulder with a smile and said, "Brother Yishui, how does this water taste?" I frowned and remained silent, but Lord Dou continued to tease me: "Do you think the jet of water just now could be urine from this thing? Look at how powerful it is when it sprays a few meters!" I was irritated by Master Dou's words, and seeing that the underwater thing was about to sink, I aimed my gun at it and shot it.I shot that thing several times. I don't know if it was because of the long distance or because of the thick skin of the thing. I still didn't see any blood on the surface of the water.However, this thing was angered by me. It plunged into the bottom of the water and threw a few huge water waves with its tail. Cut the grass to remove the roots. After a while, when this thing appeared on the surface of the water at close range, all the people shot at this thing with guns, and countless bullets swept into the water.This monster obviously did not expect such a large amount of firepower on the shore. It screamed from the bullets, so it plunged into the water again, and never came out again, leaving the red water surface difficult to calm down for a long time. After crossing the suspension bridge, turn right and turn back to a small path leading to the high cliff with the four characters "Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea".The trail was fairly flat at first, but after walking about 30 meters, it reached the stairs going up.At the entrance of the stairs, there is a pavilion with three bright red characters "Wangxian Pavilion" written on the pavilion.Different from other pavilions in ancient times, this pavilion is a bit like a modern newsstand. It is closed around and has only a small door, which seems to be reserved for people. Adhering to the principle of not letting go of any opportunity, Lord Dou and I walked to the door of the pavilion and looked inside, only to see a man wearing ancient armor standing in the pavilion.There is nothing in this pavilion except this person. However, for us, this thing is enough. Unlike other corpses seen in the tomb, this corpse's body is not shriveled, but its face is full, like a wax figure, with full lines. "Brother, look at the quality of the soldiers in ancient times. They have stood for more than a thousand years, and they still haven't fallen." Master Dou said. "Probably not, you see there is a stick behind his body!" I said. "Let me see." Lord Dou walked around behind the corpse, and he saw the stick on his buttocks, and then said with a smile, "It's true, it's interesting, but look, this ancient man is really interesting, even giving back the stick Wearing a pair of pants, even shoes." I also laughed when I saw this. Master Dou twisted the corpse's face and said, "It will stink if this corpse is taken out. I decided to keep him here as a fixed asset." After Master Dou finished speaking, he came out, but I saw that the neck of the corpse seemed to move. Is it possible that a corpse that has stood here for a thousand years can also cheat? It turns out that anything is possible. Master Dou stepped forward, and the corpse followed behind.Because the fraudulent corpse came too fast this time, I couldn't react in time and couldn't shoot, so I could only pull Master Dou aside. Master Dou obviously didn't expect that he would cause us such a huge trouble just by saying a word to this dead body.At that time, everyone was staring at the ladder in front of them, and no one noticed that a corpse would pop out of the pavilion.When the zombie jumped out, everyone looked at the scene in surprise. I pulled Master Dou aside, this zombie with a stick still in his ass has now jumped in front of us.Because of our large number of people, no one dared to shoot indiscriminately.Besides, this thing is not too afraid of guns. If we sweep it with one shot, it is very likely that the zombies will not be killed, and a row of our own people will be killed. Fortunately, Master Dou reacted quickly enough, he flew up and kicked the zombie's chest.The zombie was kicked, it didn't retreat at all, on the contrary, with the help of the "magic stick" on his buttocks, it stayed where it was. "Yeah? So tenacious." Master Dou was also shocked by this zombie, "Brother Yishui, lock the corpse." The Corpse Locking Skill is the grandma's ancestral tomb-robbing skill, combined with Chen Daohe's unloading spirit, it is even more brave and invincible.However, this thing is so weird, I dare not do it lightly.At that moment, I left Lord Dou's main entrance to attract the zombie, and I walked around behind the zombie, preparing to lock the zombie directly from behind and poke his seventh vertebra. Sure enough, because Master Dou kept doing Tai Chi in front of the zombies, he attracted the attention of the zombies.And I had already circled behind the zombie. Seeing that the timing was rare, I quickly rushed up and clasped the arms of the zombie with both hands, making the people watching the battle applaud.Surprisingly, just when I thought the plot had succeeded and was about to unload his corpse, the "magic stick" behind him bounced up and hit my lifeline in the crotch, causing me to hold my crotch in pain Bounce around. "No way, this magic stick can still move!" Master Dou said in shock. "This magic stick is growing on his ass." I wailed. "Let's go together," said the fourth uncle. Hearing what Uncle Si said, everyone gathered around except Shu Shan. Although the zombie was very strong, he was no match for two fists and four hands. His newly developed nails didn't even touch everyone before he was thrown to the ground by everyone.Everyone pressed the zombie to the ground, but I held my crotch and vowed to pull out the stick, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't pull out the stick.When I pulled off the little shoes on the stick, I realized that this is not a stick, but a leg, that is to say, this zombie has three legs.