Chapter 19 Chapter 19

On the way back, we were no longer curious about all the beautiful scenery, because we were really stunned by the incredible things that happened just now. After returning to the room, Wang Hao came to lock the door himself. He didn't say a word, but I always I felt that there seemed to be something unexplainable in his expression. I said, "Have you seen that well? There must be animals in it. I guess it might be a dragon?" A Xue said: "It's absolutely impossible, Longtan is the purest place in the world, could it be there?" I said: "It's not impossible, the place of worship is sacred, the Tianling clan is a clean and beautiful place, and the mourning hall should be clean and free from pollution, isn't it?"

Yang Chenglong thought for a while and said: "I think it's a little bit reluctant to call it Longtan there. The purest is not the cleanest. Purity is obviously higher than cleanliness. That's not an environment that can only be cleaned by people, what do you think?" I said: "Then who can tell me what kind of creatures will exist in the cave?" Yang Chenglong said: "None of us know, but there are many magical creatures raised by the Tianling tribe. Just because we don't know it doesn't mean they don't exist. The most important point is that it is impossible for the Tianling tribe to tie a dragon with an iron chain." .”

This sentence reminded me that this is indeed the truth, Ashe said: "Brother Luo, I think it is very likely that the creature in that well is a scorpion, and the four legs dragged in by the four people have nothing but a giant devil pig." Other creatures can have legs that long and thick." I nodded repeatedly and said: "That's right, the giant devil pig is Qiu Yin's feed, and we did hear Qiu Yin's roar before we entered the castle. It seems that what you said makes sense." Yang Chenglong said: "Well, if there is indeed a Qiuyin in that well, then why did the Tianling clan raise this animal in that place, and is the mark on the furnace wall a coincidence? Why did Wang Hao insist on delaying it?" The next two days will be worshipped, and this time happens to be the time for them to feed Qiu Yin, including the way the three Heavenly Spirit warriors talk on the road, it is obvious that they are deliberately revealing their words, so as to attract our attention."

Without further ado, the questions Yang Chenglong said made me feel even more strange: "What do you mean?" Yang Chenglong said: "What I mean is very simple. These people of the Tianling clan, or a certain part of the people of the Tianling clan, should be aware of some abnormal factors inside them, so they try to express this feeling to us, But everything can’t be explained clearly, so we can only let us guess like this hesitantly.” I said: "If it is true as you said, then what is the purpose of their doing this? Even if there is some kind of ulterior truth within the Tianling clan, what can us ordinary people do for them? Even they can't do anything Can we do it?"

Yang Chenglong said: "Perhaps we can't compare with them in terms of martial arts, but there are some things that we may be able to do much more conveniently than them. If there is really a Qiuyin in that well, and the mark on the furnace wall It was man-made, and it became very clear that they needed us to investigate what the well was hiding." I said, "Why are we the only ones who can do this kind of investigation, have you ever thought about it?" Yang Chenglong said: "I thought about it, but I didn't think about it, but I don't think the truth should be complicated. There are some super-capable people in the Tianling clan. If there are secrets, then the people who guard these secrets are naturally very important. Maybe it's not convenient for them to come forward, but we have an easier time than them?"

Ah Xue suddenly jumped up and said, "I know why they did this!" We were all taken aback by her sudden expression. As if she had been electrocuted, she jumped and said, "I know, I finally know." I held her back and said, "You don't have a fever, don't you, why are you so godlike?" Axue held my hand and said, "Brother Luo, I have figured everything out, from Wang Hao insisting that I come back, to all the strange things we encountered here, all for one point, and this point is The most important point of the whole thing is that Wang Hao needs us to pass through the place guarded by Qiu Yin, and I am the key, because I can communicate with Qiu Yin."

A word to wake up the dreamer, Yang Chenglong said: "That's right, it seems that we two elders are as smart as a little girl, if it weren't for her, we would never understand the truth in this lifetime." I said: "I don't quite agree with A Xue's point of view, because first of all, it is impossible for them to let outsiders intervene in their conflicts, and second, even if A Xue can guard the place through Qiu Yin, then what is their purpose for doing this? Qiu Yin Yin is the guardian of the dragon tomb, even if there is a dragon burial place inside, it has nothing to do with us."

Yang Chenglong said: "Don't be impatient, just wait and see how the situation develops. I believe that if Wang Hao really needs us to do this, he will definitely contact us. After all, he has done so much preparatory work before, it is impossible that there is no follow-up of." I said, "Even if there is, how do we get out of this castle?" Yang Chenglong said: "Brother, don't be so hasty, okay, we are only guessing, what is the truth, we have to wait for the further development of the situation." I also think it’s not worthwhile to worry about this matter right now, so I won’t talk about it anymore. Wang Hao personally delivered the lunch at noon. Before leaving, he said: “Be careful when eating fish, don’t get caught by the fish bones.”

After finishing speaking, we walked out of the room and closed the door. We immediately turned the steamed fish over and over again, and when we found nothing abnormal, we immediately opened the fish. The swim bladder inside the fish maw was bulging. After unfolding, you can see a map drawn on it, with many names marked on it, it should be the location of our floor, and from the mark on the map, he wants us to go up to the seventh floor, and then there will be a secret exit leading directly to the bottom of the castle. Can go out from there. After reading this simple and clear map, Yang Chenglong said: "It seems that our previous predictions are not wrong at all. The only question now is: Why do we want to do this?"

I said: "For the sake of justice, since we can't join hands with the Tianling clan to fight against the demons, we must do something, or it will be in vain." I didn't answer very seriously, but Ashe said with a dignified expression: "Brother Luo, consider me asking you for a favor on this matter, okay?" I quickly said: "Axue, you are too polite to say that. I was just joking. Since the three of us came here, we must have come here to find out the truth. Even if you don't tell me, I won't stay out of it." Axue nodded gratefully to me and said: "Thank you, Brother Luo. I didn't think I should meddle in such nosy things. In fact, I wanted to leave a long time ago, but now that things have happened, I don't think I can just leave. That. Back then my father and brother He’s father both died inexplicably. I always hoped to find out about this matter. I suspected it had something to do with that well. Anyway, I would go back and have a look. Uncle Wang was loyal to my father. I don't believe he's going to hurt me."

I said: "Since you think so, of course it is my duty to do something for you." Yang Chenglong smiled and said: "Okay, you all pretend that I don't exist, and you have to go back if you express your determination. What you say here is all nonsense." Ashe blushed and lowered her head, a sweetness seemed to spread in my heart.I have known Axue for many years. She has also changed from a simple, young and even a bit savage little girl to an out-and-out big girl now. The affection between us is also increasing day by day. If we can be safe this time When I go back, I really plan to get married right away. After all, it is a kind of luck to marry such a daughter-in-law. Just listen to Yang Chenglong said: "However, there is one more thing that must be clarified before doing things. Why did Wang Hao use this method? Is he trustworthy?" A Xue said without the slightest hesitation: "I trust him, I was brought up by him alone, and the days with him are longer than my father, I don't think he will harm me." Yang Chenglong said: "Okay, if it is true as you said, have you thought about one thing, since he is the most loyal subordinate around your father, if there is really a conspiracy against your father here, can they let him go?" ?Even if his status was not valued at that time, at least it was impossible to promote this person later. Wang Hao did well here. In his words, he is the housekeeper here. Only the most loyal servants can be competent for a housekeeper. How do you gain the trust of others?" A Xue said: "Since he is my family member, he is naturally related to my uncle. With my uncle's status in the Sky Spirit Clan, it is normal for Uncle Wang to be the chief housekeeper. If Uncle Wang is implicated, we will It is impossible for my uncle to stay out of the matter, but he has not been punished in any way, on the contrary, his status has been getting higher and higher over the years, so my father's matter should be a deeply buried secret." Yang Chenglong said: "Well, since you can trust Wang Hao, I won't say anything. Anyway, I will do my best to help you." Now that the goal was clear, we stopped hesitating, closed our eyes and meditated until late at night, when we suddenly heard a slight clicking sound, and the three of us sat up reflexively. We couldn’t see our fingers at night in the castle, and we didn’t dare to turn on the lights. Can only touch the door.I didn't find anything unusual, so I whispered, "Could someone have opened the door?" Yang Chenglong said: "It's very possible, you open the door and try." I pushed harder, only to hear a light slap, the door was already opened, and the cold white light in the corridor was slightly revealed. I boldly opened the door, and there was no one in the empty and narrow corridor. I said: "It's safe, it's time to act." After finishing speaking, he went out first, and the two of them followed. Yang Chenglong was worried that people would see his flaws, so he locked the lock on the door, but it was not locked. We tiptoed through the corridor to the stairs. The sixth floor is the penultimate floor, and the seventh floor is the top floor. I whispered: "No wonder Wang Hao told us the layout of the sixth and seventh floors in detail from the beginning. It turns out that he had already prepared for it." After all, we went up to the seventh floor, because the material of this building is very strange, there is no sound at all when we walk up, and there is no one on the seventh floor at night, so we don't have to worry about being discovered, but after going up to the seventh floor We were still taken aback by what we saw.I saw a huge statue standing in the center of a circular floor, because the architectural style of the top floor is different from that of the lower floors. It has a dome, like the top of a tower, so the space looks very large.This statue is at least seven or eight meters high from top to bottom. It holds a knife on the ground in its left hand and holds a vase in its right hand. It has a ferocious appearance and looks a bit like the shape of the Four Heavenly Kings. Axue whispered: " This is the Five Flower God of War." I didn’t expect to see the legendary God of War who led humans to defeat the powerful demons here. I felt a sense of admiration spontaneously and said: “There is a difference between the appearance of the statue and the mortal. At a glance, it looks imposing. Those demons see such a Isn’t the immortal’s liver and gallbladder torn?” Axue smiled and said, "Have you ever thought about what the demon warriors should look like?" I thought for a while and said, "It should be very scary. If you are not a person with superhuman courage, you will definitely not have the courage to fight against such an opponent." Suddenly we heard Wang Hao say: "This is not Wuhua God of War, but a yin and yang scholar." We were all taken aback. Wang Hao was standing behind us at some point. He pointed to the statue and said, "The yin-yang scholar should have been the greatest human being, but he chose to be a ghost. His statues were once all over the Central Plains." Everywhere, but they were basically demolished later, only here is the last statue of him. This is also an order from the Wuhua War God himself. Find him out, so Axue's opinion is wrong." It seems that what Ah Xue expected was right, I said: "Uncle Wang, you have gone through so much trouble, what exactly do you want us to do?" Wang Hao glanced at us and said: "This is the place of the Tianling clan. These people are the strongest, bravest, and most dangerous people on earth. Therefore, it would be very dangerous to be an enemy of these people. You guys You have to understand this first." I said: "Don't worry, since we agreed to do this matter, we won't quit halfway, not to mention this matter is related to Axue." Wang Hao glanced at A Xue again, his expression became a little complicated and he said: "Yes, this matter has been entrenched in my heart for many years, I have always wanted to understand it, but there is no way to get through Qiu Yin's control, so I put All hope is pinned on A Xue, whether you can avenge your father depends on your efforts tonight." A Xue said: "So you have been suspecting this matter, why didn't you tell my uncle?" Wang Haodao: "It's useless to tell him. The master's matter has long been a forbidden area that cannot be touched. No one even dared to listen to me about this matter. The magic knife incident at the beginning caused the three forces in the Tianling clan to No one dares to be responsible for this matter, so if this matter is to be done, it can only be done by you." I glanced at Yang Chenglong, and he didn't mean to object, so I said, "That's fine, but you have to clarify exactly what we need to do." Wang Hao said: "It is said that there is a huge secret of the Tianling clan in the deep well where Qiu Yin is. If Axue can pass that level, I think the real cause of death of Elder He and Master can be found out in all likelihood. " Yang Chenglong thought for a while and said, "Is there an inevitable connection between these two things?" Wang Hao said: "Yes, only three people have been to that cave recently, namely Elder He, Master, and Peacock Spirit King. As a result, two of these three people died, and the whereabouts of one person is still unknown. Weird, only ghosts would believe it." I said: "Don't waste time, let's go quickly, we won't be able to come back before dawn, then it will be troublesome." Wang Hao immediately turned the bottle, only to hear a soft sound, the huge statue automatically moved away, revealing a black hole, bottomless, Wang Hao said: "This place can only go down but not up, if things are done in time, you Just come up from the mouth of the well, if it is dawn, you must not come out casually, wait until it is dark before acting." I said: "But there are a few Heavenly Spirit warriors guarding the cave, how can we get out?" Wang Hao said: "Those people are just statues, used to suppress demons. If they are living people, I don't need to make that mark." After that, we stopped talking nonsense, took the flashlight given by Wang Hao, and went down from the cave, saying that the cave should actually be a secret passage in the castle, and the road is actually composed of an iron pipe. We wrapped our hands with cloth, Holding the iron pipe, I slid down. After sliding for a long time, I felt that my feet had stepped on the ground.After both of them came down, we turned on the flashlight and saw a huge cave, which should be the bottom of the castle. We took out the map given by Wang Hao and walked forward according to the marked direction, but the further we walked, the more we walked. The higher the slope.After walking for more than ten minutes, we faintly saw lights in front of us. We walked over carefully and found that the lights came from a hole. Through the hole, we saw a huge rock below.In front of the rock were the four motionless "guards" of the mourning hall. Judging from their hair, they didn't look like statues, but judging from their posture, it was impossible to say they were human.We bravely jumped onto the rock, and there was a light slap, but it was very clear in the ancestral hall at night, but the four people under the cave entrance remained motionless, so we were relieved. After we all got down, we climbed down along the uneven surface of the rock, and when we got to the edge of the well, we carefully looked down, but it was dark and bottomless, and the chain was hanging on the ground, indicating that the thing it was tied to was very quiet now, but this This time only Axue took the lead, and neither Yang Chenglong nor I should play first.Axue slid down the iron chain first, and Yang Chenglong and I entered one by one. Because we were afraid of disturbing Qiu Yin, we didn't dare to make too much noise. We slid down slowly all the way. When I landed, my eyes suddenly lit up. , I really didn't expect this to be a huge cave. The space here is larger than the one we passed by before. The difference is that the cave roof here is very close to the ground, and the height is relatively much smaller. However, this is not the case for the entire cave. It is a vast space, and there is light there, which makes our place clear.But what makes people feel chilling is that we also see the huge head of an animal through the limited height here, which is Qiu Yin's head. At this moment, its big furry ears are inserted, not much smaller than us alone, and Compared with the Qiu Yin in the desert, it was larger in size, and its fur was not the yellow-brown pattern of a tiger, but purple in color.Axue lay beside my ear and whispered: "This is a Qiu Yin that has survived for a long time, it is about to mature, everyone must be careful." Because of Qiu Yin's relationship, there is always a faint fragrance here. We tiptoed forward and bent forward. When we reached the outermost layer of the cave, our vision widened. I was stunned by the magnificent scene in front of me. Fall off the fault. There is a huge circular space in front of you. Huge spotlights are inserted around the mountain. The top of the cave is covered with crystal clear ore, which looks resplendent and eye-catching under the light of the spotlights.However, Qiu Yin's huge body only occupied a small part of the space in the cave. There was a huge iron lock around its neck, which fixed its range of activities to a very small place.And this is what surprised us the most, because next to Qiu Yin there is a golden armored dragon covered with various gems, but what the golden armor wraps is only a huge keel, and the dragon scales and other things on its body may be It's long since decayed. The forelegs of this giant dragon are inserted into the wall of the opposite cave, and the hind legs are inserted beside Qiu Yin, that is, in front of us. It looks like a bridge.Although I have long been mentally prepared for dragons, I was still very shocked when I saw it. Although this is just the bones of a dragon, I also completely believe that such magical creatures really exist in this world. It seems that Qiu Yin guarding the dragon tomb is not nonsense. This should be a natural dragon tomb. We don't know why this dragon died here, but it is definitely not a fake. Knowing all this, that's why they feed Qiu Yin here. But we soon discovered something was wrong, and we might be able to find the answer to the death of this dragon.Because on the opposite side of the cave, there is a huge tribute platform. On the tribute platform is a long bronze knife. It is said that the long knife is actually about the same length as He Zhuang’s knife. If you don’t look carefully from a distance, you can’t see it clearly. . I made a forward gesture, and they all nodded, so I headed out of the cave and walked up to the giant dragon, stepping on the golden armor and walking forward, absolutely not falling here, Otherwise, he could only crawl up Qiu Yin's body, but Wang Hao thinks that only A Xue can pass here. It seems that he is too careful, and it turns out that I can come here without A Xue. But soon I found out that I was wrong. When I walked to the end and climbed up the tribute platform, I turned around to pull people away, but I found that there was no one behind me, and Axue was standing motionless at the tail of the dragon, stretching out his hand to reach the dragon's tail. On Qiu Yin's head, its gigantic body that could make people's liver and gallbladder split did not know when it stood up. Axue was like an ant in front of it, and Yang Chenglong was lying on the ground and did not dare to move. Come on, I was the last one to find Qiu Yin woke up. The three of us looked at Qiu Yin with bated breath, but it was fine, standing there quietly without moving.But if the stalemate continues for a long time, I'm afraid that Axue will not be able to bear it, but I can't help her, so I can only worry on the sidelines.At this moment, Ah Xue suddenly laughed strangely, I thought she was frightened crazy, and was planning to go over regardless, suddenly Qiu Yin lowered her huge head, Ah Xue made a gesture to Yang Chenglong, and he also went up, Qiu Yin It took one step to reach the middle of the dragon's body, but because it was fixed, it couldn't take another step forward, so it lowered its head and let the two of them get on the dragon's back, then walked back, and fell asleep. I pointed to the cold sweat on my head, indicating that I was scared to death. Axue smiled and wiped my sweat off with a handkerchief, but Yang Chenglong looked around the knife carefully, observing for a long time, Axue said : "Just say what you want to say, Qiu Yin said he doesn't care if we disturb it until it rests." Then Yang Chenglong said: "Wang Hao said there is a big secret in it, could it be this dragon's bone, or this knife?" Only then did we realize that the bronze-colored blade was not the blade, but the scabbard. Ashe stepped forward to draw the blade out of the sheath, and saw that the blade was as smooth as a mirror, without any abnormality. I frowned and said, "It seems that the secret here has nothing to do with the blade." , it may be this keel." A Xue shook her head and said: "Impossible, I don't think there will be a knife inserted here for no reason, there must be something wrong with this knife." As soon as she finished speaking, a rough and old voice said: "Little Waffle is right, this knife is a knife that kills people, and no one who sees it will end well." Unexpectedly, there was actually another person here. We followed the prestige and saw a huge stone in the huge space behind the Gongtai. An old man with white hair and a strong body was sitting in the middle of the stone, looking at us with piercing eyes. . There is only one possibility for people appearing in this kind of place, and they are people from the Sky Spirit Race.We immediately became alert and backed away involuntarily. The old man stretched out his left hand and said to us, "Give me the knife." I immediately put the knife back into the scabbard, and said, "Why did I give it to you? Who are you? Why are you here?" The old man stood up, his clothes were tattered, he didn't know how long he had been here, he walked to the back of the tribute platform in a few steps, and now he could see more clearly, he saw that his jaw was covered with white beards, one by one. Like needles, the hair is long and thick. If most people have such a thick beard and hair, they may not be able to see their faces clearly. However, this person's face is very large, and his nose and eyes can be clearly seen. It doesn't look old like hair, and there are no wrinkles, but I always feel familiar when I look at it, as if I have seen it somewhere. He is very tall, about two meters tall, and his arms are as thick as my waist. God knows how strong this man is. He didn't answer my question, and once again stretched out his left hand and said to me: "Give me the knife." .” Just as I was about to speak, Yang Chenglong interjected: "You have been here for so long, haven't you seen enough of this knife?" The old man stared at us one by one and said, "Who are you dolls? How did you come to this place?" Yang Chenglong said: "We are entrusted by someone to investigate the matter here, may I ask who you are?" The old man frowned and said: "Which person who has taken the courage to let you come here to do things, don't you want to live? And you little girl, are you Dawen?" Ashe said: "Yes." The old man nodded and said: "This Qiu Yin is almost mature, and you can control it at your age. I think you are not an ordinary person. Your father should be named Qiu, right?" We looked at each other and didn't know how to answer the old man's words. The old man grinned and said, "Even if you don't tell me, I can guess that the little girl must be Qiu Qingyue's daughter. Come back to investigate the cause of her father's death." Here comes, and one more thing, you should have been picked up by Wang Hao, am I right?" He actually knew it clearly, as if he had seen everything with his own eyes. Axue said respectfully, "Grandpa, may I ask who you are, I am indeed Qiu Qingyue's daughter——Qiu Xue, and I came back this time to investigate the cause of my father's death." Yes, we came to this place to be instructed by someone, but we didn't know there would be someone in it." The old man said: "Of course you don't know that there will be people in the well. This is the truth that the Tianling clan has been trying to cover up." A Xue said: "But why are you here, do you know my father?" After hearing this sentence, the old man's expression became complicated. He sighed and said, "Of course I know you. Your father is my best friend." Ah Xue's expression changed drastically immediately and she said, "Are you Grandpa Lingwang?"