Chapter 12 Chapter 11 White Porcelain Mask

Er Xia said: "Someone must have removed the house to dig that hole, thinking that the house was in the way here. The ground is full of grass, which is slippery. A few people tied ropes to pull and push. It should be It's no trouble!" Mao Jindao said to him: "This is possible, but there is no need to do anything extra. Isn't it more concealed to dig under the house, why bother to move this house!" Heizi stood there blankly, without speaking for a long time. I went up to them and said to them immediately: "Now is not the time to discuss this. Finding the hole is the real thing. I don't have time to study whether it was removed by someone or ran on my own. of!"

Several people started to search again after talking. Er Xia quickly delineated an area for us with his memory and his special positional advantage. I think there will be no mistakes in placing and placing piles on the endless lake. Naturally, the movement of the house cannot escape Er Xia's eyes.Several people searched along the designated area, and they found a slight subsidence. When the soil was soft, Heizi took a look and insisted that this was the entrance of the cave.A few people suddenly regained their spirits, waved their shovels, and the soil flew up. After a while, a hole the size of a mine mouth appeared in front of our eyes, and we could clearly see the layers of stone steps inside, leading directly to the invisible place below.

Without further ado, Heizi took the lead and got in, and we followed closely behind, going down the stone steps one by one.The entrance of the cave appears to be relatively narrow, and only one person can pass through it at a time with a body like the Maojindao. blocked.When we got to the bottom, we found that the stone steps did not go straight to the bottomless place as we imagined, but stopped at a platform not far below. When I got down to the platform, I could only see that the surrounding area was empty, and the surrounding stone walls were also built of blue bricks. The ground was a large open brick and stone field. Although it was not particularly spacious, if lines were drawn on the ground, two basketball stands, one The venue is out!The whole space looks like an empty warehouse.

Er Xia glanced around and said, "I mean, brothers! Why doesn't this look like an altar? The surrounding area is empty, and there is only a ladder to get here. I think this is more like a warehouse for storing things. But this is What are you putting here? It’s not too concealed, if someone finds the hole above, won’t all the things inside be exposed, maybe the things inside will be discovered and taken away.” I said to them: "This may be just a transition zone. There must be passages or secret doors leading to other places. This place is not big or small. Let's look carefully!"

Mao Jindao said: "Yes! People from the past will not disappear here for no reason. There must be other secret ways here." After speaking, he walked to the side holding a flashlight. I nodded, and in a blink of an eye, I suddenly noticed that Heizi's face was a little strange, and I hurriedly asked him what was the matter, and he quickly said that there was no serious problem, just nervous.I knew he was very nervous because he thought that his brother was missing here, his life and death were uncertain, but we might find him soon. I patted him on the shoulder to signal him to relax, but I didn't have much hope in my heart. This person has been missing for such a long time, even if he didn't encounter any danger in the underground, how can he survive these years?First of all, the problem of eating must be solved.

"Come here!" Mao Jindao suddenly shouted at us not far away, "There is indeed a hole here, it seems to lead to the bottom!" Mao Jindao squatted on the ground, pointing to a brick on the ground , kept knocking left and right. Er Xia also stepped forward and tapped lightly: "Hey! It's really hollow. The top is a trick, and there's something underneath! Hehe!" , to create a false impression for people, most people find it and think it is just an ordinary warehouse, so they don't go any further, even if they look for them, they can't find other people, but according to our understanding of the tomb, this is obviously just a trick.

But then we also encountered difficulties. We only knew that the bottom was hollow, but how to get rid of this brick. It is closely connected with other bricks and stones on the ground, and there is no abnormality at first glance.We soon learned that the masonry must be controlled by a mechanism, and it was definitely not opened by brute force. Based on experience, we immediately concluded that the location of the mechanism should be nearby. The four divided into two groups, and searched carefully along the surroundings, as carefully as looking for an ant on this green brick.Soon Maojindao and Heizi discovered something, and we rushed towards it, and there was a pattern on a blue brick on the wall not far from the blue brick on the ground.

Mao Jindao and Er Xia just thought it was strange, and now they studied the pattern carefully, but Heizi and I were quite surprised: the pattern on the wall is exactly a human face, and the outline is exactly the same as the white porcelain mask I took away. exactly the same!Seeing that Heizi was also so surprised, I quickly asked him what it was, and Heizi replied that it was very similar to the mask that people said was worn by the person who disappeared a few years ago. I was even more surprised when I heard this, and touched my backpack involuntarily. I later quietly put the white porcelain mask in the small backpack, and I brought it along with my backpack today.

Er Xia said: "This is a human face. I can't tell that it is controlled by a mechanism. The mouth, nostrils, and eyes are all real, and there is not even a hole. How can I open it? Hey! Do you think it is this?" Mao Jindao leaned closer and took a closer look, touched the face and said: "We have searched carefully enough around here, there shouldn't be any special places, this is a little more reliable, why don't we search more carefully! " While speaking, I had already untied the backpack, and took out the white porcelain mask in front of them. Er Xia and the others were immediately overwhelmed with surprise: "Huanzi! Where did you get this?"

I briefly told them, and took the mask and drew a few times in front of the face on the wall, and it seemed that it was exactly the same.Mao Jindao felt strange, took out the mask from my hand, and carefully put it on the face on the wall, it was a perfect match, suddenly there was only a soft sound, the mask was put on completely, and slowly sank into it. inside the wall. "Hoho!" There was a sound from the ground, and then a hole was slowly cracked, forming another hole.Several people were stunned for a while, and suddenly Er Xia patted me on the shoulder and said, "It's really this thing, who invented such a weird mechanism?"

I was also stunned by this weird mask, and before I could react, Mao Jindao approached and patted me on the shoulder and said, "I don't think I've seen this kind of mechanism before. If it weren't for your extra thoughtfulness, I would really use it today." It can't help it! But this mask is really weird, Heizi! You think this is really the mask that the person who happened to be holding?" Heizi replied: "It should be! It is exactly the same as what others described!" After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and said softly, "I forgot to tell you one of the things I told you last time, and this thing Now it seems very important!" Several people looked at each other in dismay, and then stared at Heizi together, but they heard him say again: "When this mask appeared a few years ago, my brother and the others followed the man with the mask, and this happened. I know what is moving the bamboo building!" I immediately felt the terrifying aura filling my surroundings, but I couldn't help asking: "What is it? What is it?" "Snake tribute! I saw it with my own eyes a few years ago. Swarms of snakes, big and small, black and white, were swimming in the grass, heading towards the mountains. The snake has gone to pay homage to the Snake Emperor!" Er Xia suddenly exclaimed: "No way! You mean a large group of snakes moved the bamboo building away? How is this possible?" When Er Xia said this, Mao Jindao and I looked at each other, and then I remembered the weird sound when we were leaving yesterday, and my heart beat faster. Could it be caused by countless snakes moving in the grass? Heizi said that the accident a few years ago was the day when the snake paid tribute, and the local people in the mountains were afraid to go out. That is to say, after that day, they found that the person from the bamboo building disappeared. When he came back, he did not know where he got the white mask. , what happens after that is as described before. Listening to his description, the scene of thousands of snakes swimming in groups couldn't help appearing in my mind, and the goosebumps immediately fell off. After I calmed down a little, I suddenly felt a little happy: this tribute of ten thousand snakes seems to have something to do with the appearance of the white porcelain mask. It just means that this mask may be related to the Snake Emperor.Is it possible that these snakes are really so savvy, knowing the purpose of our visit, and deliberately moving the bamboo building, so as not to let us find this place? "Heizi! I heard that the Ten Thousand Snakes' Tribute took place before the Dragon Boat Festival. It's almost the end of June now. Why did so many snakes come out to move the bamboo building yesterday? I don't think it's because of the snakes!" Heizi said: "Snake tribute is very rare in the local area. It is said that it is once in a hundred years. I only saw it once when I grew up. It is said that the Snake Emperor held a very strange ceremony on the day of the Dragon Boat Festival..." After listening to Heizi’s explanation, I realized that the ceremony of the Snake Emperor is only held once in many years. It’s because the locals spread it mysteriously, and outsiders thought it was held every year during the Dragon Boat Festival, which made people panic. people.And what we encountered is not necessarily a snake tribute, but it is also likely to be a strange ritual of snakes. In short, this group of snakes does not want us to find the location of this burrow. It seems that my speculation is a bit absurd, but it is too late for me to think about it. I can only hear Mao Jindao saying: "Since it is opened, go down and have a look and you will know. Just pay attention, maybe this underground is a snake nest." Woolen cloth!" Er Xia and I were startled when we heard this, and said to him: "Don't be scary there, so the few of them regained their spirits and looked at the entrance of the cave, only to see the blue stone steps. Mao Jinyue led the way, followed by a few people, and slowly entered the cave along the stone steps."