Chapter 18 Chapter 17 Iron Soul Box

Yuan Sen patted the big iron box, and there was a buzzing sound inside, Yuan Sen said: "Could it be that someone is being tortured inside?" As soon as he said that, he laughed too, how could such a thing happen.Even if someone inside had died more than a thousand years ago, I'm afraid there are only a pile of mummified corpses left, why are they screaming until now? Yuan Sen told Ai Kailam to continue listening on the big iron box. He patted the surface of the big iron box vigorously. After listening for a while, Ai Kailam raised his head and said, "I only heard the screams coming from inside. Sound, the sound of you beating the iron box has no effect on it, only a slight vibration under the ears."

Yuan Sen slid down the rope to the ground, and Ai Kailamu caught him from below.As soon as he got down, he saw the shriveled corpse of Tang Jun lying on the stone slab with his face up. The expression on his face was an indescribable feeling. It looked weird, but also seemed to have a detached and indifferent temperament. Ai Kailam pointed at the mummy and said, "Brother Yuan, did you see that? People are about to die, and they are still so calm. Is this normal?" Yuan Sen fiddled with the corpse and said, "What do you think?" Ai Kaila said woodenly: "It seems to be cursed, dying, but still so calm, without any feeling of fear, it's really creepy."

Yuan Sen nodded and said, "It's really scary." Ai Kailam curled his lips and said: "There is something even more terrifying, look there." After that, he pointed to the front, and under the light of the flashlight, he saw the entrance of the corridor more than 20 meters away. Two large iron doors suddenly appeared. Yuan Sen's face changed drastically, and he said to them, "Has anyone seen it?" Ai Kailam shook his head and said: "We just saw it, and we were quite frightened, so go over and take a closer look later." Behind the stone wall is a very large space. There is no dividing thing in the space, and it is extremely empty.Twenty meters away from the space, there are entrances to five corridors. The entrances to the other four corridors are all open. Only the entrance to the last corridor has two large iron gates.There is also a strange brass lock hanging on the iron door.

The three of them walked to the iron gate. The iron gate was pitch-black with mottled marks on it. A layer of rotten iron sheet could fall off the corner of the gate just by touching it.The black color on the iron door is different from the color of the metal outside the cube. The iron door is dark, with traces of time on it, while the black metal outside the cube seems to be covered with a layer of shiny oil, which can be distinguished at a glance. come out. Ai Kaila played with the big copper lock hanging on the iron gate, smacked his lips, and said in amazement: "This thing is only found in those deep houses and courtyards in the Republic of China. I didn't expect that there was such a thing under the Flame Mountain."

Yuan Sen remembered that he had seen this kind of lock in an ancient book. It was popular in the Tang and Song Dynasties, and it was called "Mother and Son Connecting Heart". Difficult to untie. After listening to Yuan Sen's introduction to the copper lock, Ai Kailam scratched his hair and said, "Is such a rotten lock so mysterious?" He squatted down, looked at it for a while, and stretched out his hand to pull, and the lock was pulled open just like that.Yuan Sen was taken aback for a moment, he clearly remembered the description in the book that the child-mother heart lock is famously strong, and it is difficult to break it with a hammer. How can it be unlocked with a simple pull?

Ai Kailamu pulled the mother-in-law lock from the knocker of the iron door, and said: "Brother Yuan, I didn't intend to make a fool of you, this lock was originally opened." Ai Kaila turned the lock ring around, and there were newly scratched rust marks on the lock ring. It seems that this mother-in-heart lock was opened not long ago. Could it be that someone entered the iron gate not long ago? The iron door was opened, and with the violent sound of friction between the iron door and the door shaft, everyone was plunged into darkness. Yuan Sen took a flashlight to shine inside, and the darkness was bottomless. And the feeling of depression is very uncomfortable.

Ai Kaila said awkwardly: "Brother Yuan, Tang Jun must have hung up this lock. They made a big lock on the iron door. Is it because they are afraid that something will slip out?" Yuan Sen is also aware of this problem. There are no doors in the other corridors, but this one has not only a door, but also an abnormally strong lock. Coupled with the blood books in the stone room, Yuan Sen faintly feels that There must be something wrong in the corridor behind the iron gate, and there may be some big secret hidden. Ai Kailam and Kang Basa walked in front side by side, and Yuan Sen leaned back. The three of them carefully observed the movement around them, and soon found the bodies of two soldiers of the Tang Army in the corridor. With a ferocious face, he rushed to crawl out, as if he was trying to escape for his life.

The appearance of those two mummies is very similar to the mummies hanging on the top of the wall of the stone room before, the only difference is that the face of the mummies on the top of the stone wall has an incomprehensible composure. They walked forward for another tens of meters, and the corridor began to extend inward in an arc. As they walked, they found ten more mummified bodies of Tang soldiers.Without exception, they all looked like they were struggling to crawl out, with vivid expressions of fear on their faces, and the three of them were all stunned. Ai Kaila said awkwardly: "Damn, with so many mummy corpses, you won't be frightened like this if you run into a ghost?"

Kang Basa said: "It's hard to say, we have never heard of the Qili civilization. We are now close to the core of the Qili civilization. There must be strange things happening." Ai Kaila gave a "bah", at this moment, the big iron gate behind them suddenly "clicked - clicked -" sounded. Shouted: "No, someone outside is going to lock us up here." The three of them hurriedly turned and rushed outside, the big iron door closed with a "bang" as they ran, followed by the sound of locking.When they ran in front of the iron gate, the big iron gate had been locked tightly without any gap left. Akailamu and Kangbasa kicked on the iron gate. The big iron gate was thick and heavy. It was so strong that the two kicked it a few times, but the big iron gate remained motionless.

Ai Kailam said angrily: "The three of us are not as good as a cobbler, and we didn't expect this trouble." Yuan Sen said: "It's probably because the fake special forces blew up the stone chamber, or they got here by other means. They simply didn't do anything, trying to trap us here." Ai Kailam wondered: "Those mummies, did they die like this?" Yuan Sen shook his head and said, "Impossible, the locks were locked by themselves, how could they be trapped in the corridor?" Kang Basa pondered for a while, then shook his head and said: "Mr. Yuan, we just saw that the copper lock was opened not long ago, that is to say, it was locked before. Why did the generals and soldiers in the stone room in front take their locks when they went out?" What about the companions locked in the corridor? Even if they ran for their own lives, there is no need to deal with brothers like this, the only reason is that they are afraid that something inside will come out."

Yuan Sen's face changed, and Kang Basa's statement was indeed very reasonable. The blood book said "turn back and stay on the shore" should mean not to touch things in the corridor. What is hidden in this long and narrow corridor? The big iron gate was locked with a heart-to-heart lock. After the two iron gates were locked, they were tightly closed. Even mosquitoes could not fly in, and people could not do anything inside. The three of them had no choice but to walk forward. They passed the mummified corpses of the Tang army and turned around a corner of the corridor. I can't see where the end of the stone chamber is.Behind the turn there is a rather large stone platform, seven or eight meters long, three or four meters wide, and about four meters high. Ai Kailam wondered: "Why is there a big coffin?" He quickly climbed onto the stone platform, saw the things on the stone platform clearly, and couldn't help shouting, "Ouch, my god——" Yuan Sen and Kang Basa hurriedly climbed up the stone platform, and seeing the thing on the stone platform, they couldn't help but widen their eyes. It turned out that there was a stone with a length and width of about two meters on the stone platform. The stone was translucent and the inside was chaotic, but there was a strange human skull in the middle of the stone.The entire translucent stone is square and polished very smooth, but I don't know how the human skull inside was put in. It looks like the human skull was naturally formed with the stone. Ai Kailam stuck out his tongue and said, "This is a piece of amber." Yuan Sen tapped the translucent stone with a dagger, and the stone immediately gave out a clear and thick sound. The material must be stone, but I don't know who has such a great ability to remove a human skull without damaging the stone. Mosaic into it. Ai Kaila tapped on the wood for a while, and said: "We can't just look at it stupidly, how about breaking the stone and seeing what's strange about the human skull? The ancient nomadic tribes in the Western Regions liked to inlay human heads. The drinking vessel is made of gold, if there is a big gold inlaid in this human skull, all three of us will lose money." Kangbasa has been observing the translucent stone calmly. He interrupted Akailamu and said, "This is a stone, not glass. With our current equipment, it is almost impossible to break it open." Ai Kailam sneered, pushed Yuan Sen and Kang Basa away, raised his pistol, and fired three shots in a row. Not only did the translucent stone not crack, it didn't even have obvious bullet marks, only a few shallow spots . Ai Kaila was dumbfounded, this glass-like stone was much harder than ordinary stones.Ordinary stones were hit by gunshots, and it was inevitable that they would be beaten into stone chips, but the hardness of this translucent stone has reached an unbelievable level. Yuan Sen jumped off the stone platform and carefully inspected the situation in this wide corridor. He felt that it was more like a tomb. Those who can build a tomb like this must be princes and nobles.They have no reason not to leave a few words. Yuan Sen walked forward for more than ten meters, and found a decayed carriage in a corner.The carriage was quite large and could accommodate many people. One of its wheels was cracked and lost its support, so it collapsed to the ground. There were also some leather items on the carriage, which slid to the ground in the direction the carriage fell.Yuan Sen squatted down and tried to pick it up, but Kang Basa suddenly grabbed him from behind and said, "Don't touch these things." Yuan Sen was taken aback, and stood up, only to see Kang Basa's face was full of excitement, his eyes were glowing reddish, and he seemed almost unable to control himself. Yuan Sen was taken aback, and said, "Kangbasa, what's the matter with you?" Kambasa took a deep breath and said, "Mr. Yuan, I know this carriage, and I know what it is used for." Yuan Senqi asked: "Isn't the carriage used for riding? Could it be used for other things?" Kang Basa shook his head, his face became very serious, and said: "Mr. Yuan, it is true that this carriage is for carrying people, but it does not carry living people." "What's the meaning?" Kang Basa said slowly: "My hometown is at the foot of the Altai Mountains in northern Xinjiang. After the elders of our tribe pass away, there is a custom that we will use a car to carry his body to patrol every house. All households have to express their condolences, and after the tour is over, the body of the elder will be sent to the grave for burial." Yuan Sen asked: "Don't you believe in Allah Hu Da?" Kang Basa shook his head and said: "Actually, you don't know that we Kazakhs are not the most devout Muslims. So far, a large part of Kazakhs believe in Shamanism. Our tribe is quite special, and we have always had our own unique set of shamanism." Religious customs, the elders of the tribe can't explain why, but we must abide by it." Kang Basa pointed to the leather goods on the carriage and said: "Look at the positions where the three leather ropes are tied, they are tied to the feet, waist and chest of the human body. This method of binding can well fix the corpse and prevent it from bumping down on the carriage The head is not allowed to be bound. It is said that the head is the spiritual spirit of a person. Once bound, the soul cannot fly in the direction of the sun." Only then did Yuan Sen understand, but now the suspicion is even bigger.They found the carriage used in the funeral of the Kangbasa tribe under the Flame Mountain, but the Kangbasa tribe was thousands of miles away in the Altai Mountains. How could there be a connection between the two? Kang Basa whispered: "Mr. Yuan, I won't hide it from you. In fact, when I saw the huge portrait on the stone wall just now, I became suspicious." Yuan Sen had always thought that Combasa was just a well-trained special forces soldier. He followed them down to explore, and his role was limited to safety and security. Now that he communicated with him, he felt that this person had a lot of background, so he listened seriously. Kang Basa said: "I have seen the portrait on the mural when I was a child. Although the face is different from him, the shape is very similar. It was when I was seven or eight years old. I was sick once and went to the elders of the clan He is a wizard. After the elder gave me the medicine, he let me sleep in his room. When I woke up in the middle of the night, I saw the elder lit a torch in the room, quietly Praying in front of a portrait. The shape of the person on the portrait is very similar to the one on the stone wall. I was very small at that time, and I felt very scared and dared not make a sound. After being afraid for a while, I slowly fell asleep again. It's been decades since it happened, but it's stuck in my mind." Yuan Sen wondered secretly, pointing to the stone platform, he said, "Kangbasa, is there anything in your tribe that can be related to this translucent stone and human skull?" Kangbasa shook his head, and Ai Kailam jumped down from the stone platform in frustration, and ran over to Yuan Sen and said, "Brother Yuan, I think there must be a treasure in that human skull, and it might be worth a lot, just fuck it." It's a pity not to come out." Yuan Sen spread his hands and said, "There is nothing we can do—" Ai Kaila rolled his eyes and said, "Why don't we see if we can lift the big rock out? As long as we get out of the cube, we can find a way to dispatch special forces from above. Even if the human skull inside can't be removed, just This rare gadget is placed in a museum to collect tickets, which is enough for us to earn." What Ai Kailam said made Yuan Sen couldn't help but want to kick him. The most direct purpose of his going down to the underground space of the Flame Mountain was to find Professor Yang Jian. He couldn't do it if he saw the rare treasure and lost his mission. Both Yuan Sen and Kangbasa had no interest in Akailam's suggestion, and Akailam's enthusiasm dissipated immediately. Then he noticed the carriage in front of him, and asked in a daze, "Why is there a car?" Yuan Sen told him about the origin of the carriage and the coincidence customs of the Kangbasa tribe, and Ai Kailam was also amazed. He patted Kangbasa on the shoulder and said, "Special soldiers, maybe you may still be here The old ancestors are found here, no, so you are the descendants of Qie Liren?" Yuan Sen also thought of this question, and said, "It's very possible, but Turpan is far away from the Altai Mountains, so it's too far-fetched to make a connection in such a far place." Ai Kailam curled his lips and said: "It's hard to say. When the 36 countries in the Western Regions conquered each other, it was normal for ethnic groups to migrate. It is said that some descendants of the original Western Region tribes went to Afghanistan and India. .” Yuan Sen knew that Akailam's statement was also very reasonable. Back then, Torghut returned from the Volga River to Ili. The journey was difficult and dangerous, and the environment was harsh. It was completely unimaginable. This kind of ethnic migration is really uncertain. . Yuan Sendao: "According to what Kangbasa said, the last place the carriage stopped must be a cemetery, so this should be the tomb of the Qiliren royal family?" Ai Kailam liked to hear such words, and hurriedly agreed, thinking that he should hurry to the front to find the tomb of the Qili nobleman. Behind the stone platform was a remote and dark corridor. They walked forward for a while, and the ground became damp, and water could still seep from the stone walls on both sides of the corridor. The cube was erected on a large lake, and it was normal for the inside to be damp. However, since entering the cube, it has been dry all the way. Yuan Sen felt very strange when he suddenly saw water seeping from the stone wall. Yuan Sen took a cup of water from the stone wall with his hand, put it under his nose and smelled it, there was no peculiar smell.Kambasa reminded him that the metal and soil on the cube are very strange, if you drink the water from the stone wall rashly, you may be poisoned. Yuan Sen agreed with him and sprinkled water on the ground.At this moment, a piercing sound suddenly sounded in the darkness, as if something was coming towards them.The sound of their wings vibrating softly resounded in the air. There seemed to be quite a few of them. Yuan Sen hurriedly looked forward, but he didn't see anything. He secretly felt strange, and was about to ask Kang Basa and Ai Kailamu, when suddenly something swooped over his head, and his body quickly fell down, lying on the ground.The thing flew away from the top of his head, and the sound of "cracking" and vibrating wings sounded around him. Kang Basa and Ai Kailamu fired several shots, but they all missed. Yuan Sen jumped up from the ground and saw a flock of birds flapping their wings and disappearing in the light and shadow of the flashlight. Yuan Sen rushed to the two of them and said, "Did you see it? What is it?" Ai Kaila said woodenly: "It's crows, it's a big group." Kang Basa asked: "How can there be birds in such a closed place?" Akailam murmured: "The crow—the crow—the ur—the ur——" Yuan Sen immediately understood, and said, "That's right. As mentioned in "Secrets of Religion in the Western Regions", the Wunu in Wunu Cult refers to crows. Cultists of Wunu Cult held sky burials on the sacrificial well, which means feeding crows with countless corpses." .” Ai Kailam patted his head and said: "Brother Yuan, I think we have found a connection. Since we entered the underground space, we have been suspecting that Professor Yang Jian came to Flame Mountain because of Wunu Cult. Now there is a basis for this group. The crow is probably related to the Wunu religion." Yuan Sen's heart brightened. He completely agreed with Ai Kailamu's statement. It is not unreasonable to keep so many crows in the confined space of the cube.In ancient Chinese culture, crows represented bad luck, but they didn't know what crows represented in Wunu religion.There must be a reason why these crows are locked in the corridor. After the crows flew away, Yuan Sen saw more corpses of Tang army soldiers in the corridor. Like the other corpses, they were all dehydrated and turned into shriveled mummies. After inspecting several corpses, Yuan Sen was horrified. The mummified corpses they had seen before were all dehydrated due to the dry environment and did not rot. However, how could these corpses survive for more than a thousand years in such a humid environment? without rotting?This is completely against the laws of nature. Ai Kailam looked at the corpse over and over, smacking his lips, and even screamed in surprise: "Damn, water seeps from the walls, and these corpses can still be dehydrated? It's too evil." Yuan Sen also thought of a question. It was mentioned in "Secrets of Religion in the Western Regions" that Wunu religion used crows to bury the corpses in the sky. Why were so many corpses here not pecked by crows?These crows have been hiding underground for more than a thousand years. What do they use to maintain the reproduction of the group?These are puzzles. The three inspected the mummy for a while, but found nothing of value.Suddenly, Ekailam screamed, jumped up and down on the ground, and waved his hands desperately, as if he was crazy. Yuan Sen and Kangbasa took two flashlights and saw a few big crows standing on one of his arms. The two claws of the thing were holding Akailamu's arm, and its mouth was like a woodpecker drilling a tree hole. Pecking at a high frequency, Ai Kailam was so painful that he shook and cursed. Kang Basa rushed in front of Ekailamu, grabbed a crow with one hand, pulled it down with all his might, threw them to the ground, and smashed them into two lumps of meat.Only then did Ekailam calm down a bit. He grabbed the remaining crow with his other hand, tore it off, and smashed it against the stone wall.Then, there was a sound of "cracking" on the stone wall, like the sound of a large piece of brocade being torn apart, and thousands of crows appeared on the red stone wall. A group of crows hovered in the corridor, as numerous as mosquitoes in summer. The three of Yuan Sen were so frightened that they lay down on the ground, only to see densely packed black birds above their heads. For a while, no one dared to move.The crows flew up and made a cry of "Yah-ah-ah--", which made people panic and feel that their souls were about to be hooked by those things. The group of crows circled randomly for a while, then flew into the darkness in front of them, and disappeared in the blink of an eye, leaving a large pile of bird droppings on the ground, which was so smelly that people could hold their noses. Yuan Sen and Kang Basa went to pull Ai Kailamu up, Ai Kailamu screamed and cursed, saying that these crows were too perverted, not only attacking people, but also changing color. Yuan Sen could see clearly that the crows were hiding on the corridor wall. No wonder they came here and found that the wall was covered with strange rocks and uneven everywhere. It turned out that the crows were lying on it to create an illusion. Ai Kailamu's arm was pecked out a few small blood holes, but fortunately no bones were injured.Yuan Sen applied hemostatic medicine on him, tied the bandage, and injected serum to prevent infection. Kang Basa said to Yuan Sen: "Mr. Yuan, the scene just now proves that these crows are indeed very aggressive, but there is no trace of being pecked by crows on those corpses, which is too strange." Yuan Sen nodded, and said: "I have noticed this a long time ago. Many things here are very strange, and we can't think according to our common sense. Everyone should be careful. Gao Xianzhi's army can kill all the beauties, but in this There has been a lot of damage in the cube, and the level of danger here must be higher than we expected." Kang Basa nodded, and Yuan Sen said to Ai Kaila: "How are you? Are there any other adverse reactions?" Ai Kaila said with a sullen face: "A tough man like me would still be afraid of some stinky crows. It was just my negligence that caught their way just now. Look, I will give you some advice later." You catch a few crows and roast them to improve our food." Kang Basa said: "In such a space, if the crows attack us on a large scale, we have no ability to resist, we can only wait to die." Yuan Sen and Ai Kailam heard it in their hearts, and they both knew that this was indeed the case. Suddenly, they felt a little chilled. Akailam murmured: "No way, I'm also afraid in my heart, we have no retreat, we will starve to death if we wait here, if we continue to move forward, we may die under the mouths of a large group of crows, this feeling is not good, but there are also There may be an exit ahead." Yuan Sen nodded, and suddenly there was the sound of "crawling" from a group of crows flying in front of him again. The magnificent momentum made people feel very flustered.The three of them each found a slightly hidden place around the wall, lying on the ground, not daring to move. Yuan Sen heard the flock of crows flying past him and above his head, and he didn't dare to look up. When the flock of crows whizzed by, he vaguely heard several gunshots in front of him.His heart shook, thinking that he had heard it wrong, and when he listened again, the gunshot was covered by the sound of the crow flapping its wings, and his ears fell into a state of deafness for a short time. After the crows flew past, Yuan Sen got up and brushed off the dust and bird droppings on his body. Akailam and Kang Basa also got up. Yuan Sen knew that Kangbasa had the best ears among the three, so he said, "Kangbasa, did you hear the gunshot just now?" Kang Basa said: "I thought I heard it wrong, or you and Ikaila didn't shoot." Yuan Sen rushed to Ai Kaila, who was a few meters away, and asked, "Have you ever fired a gun?" Ai Kailam looked sad, and said: "Brother Yuan, don't make fun of me. At this critical moment, I haven't been kicked in the head by a donkey. How dare you shoot me?" Yuan Sen said: "It's confirmed now, there must be someone in front, and it is very likely that it is the person who opened the heart lock between mother and child." The three of them spread out, and Combasa played a flashlight at a side corner, while the other two hid in the darkness. They couldn't tell whether it was an enemy or a friend in front of them, so they acted carefully, at least not being a living target for others for no reason.In fact, all three of them felt that the person in front of them was probably an accomplice of the fake special forces. After all, in the cube, they only found those fake special forces and no one else. The three approached cautiously, Yuan Sen suddenly remembered something, and whispered to Kangbasa: "Kangbasa, have you ever been thrown down in the cube?" Kangbasa was taken aback, and said, "What do you mean?" Yuan Sen said: "When you were in the corridor of the cube, were you thrown down by two people, and then escaped swiftly?" Kang Basa didn't know why Yuan Sen asked such a question, he shook his head blankly and said, "No, I fought against those fake special forces at a long distance. If I were close, I believe I would not be their opponent." Ai Kailam also heard the conversation between the two. He looked at Yuan Sen and said, "Although that person's skills are good, he will never surpass Kangbasa. Is there another group of people?" Yuan Sen said: "It's hard to say, there are so many fake special forces, and there may be some who are slightly less skilled." Ai Kailam nodded and said, "That makes sense." All three of them have weapons in their hands, Akailamu and Yuan Sen are pistols, and Kangbasa is carrying a miniature submachine gun. They must not only be careful of bullets that may be shot in front of them at any time, but also be careful of large groups of attacking crows. All with a little care. Kang Basa suddenly whispered to the two: "I see something in front of me." Yuan Sen gripped the gun tightly, lowered his voice and said, "Is it a person or what?" Kang Basa said: "It's a platform, there may be people hiding behind it, be careful, let's expand the distance, don't be swept away all at once." Yuan Sen nodded, and gestured to Ai Kailamu behind him to slow down, but he walked faster, and slipped to the position diagonally opposite to Kangbasa. He could already see the outline of the table clearly, which was a very something big. Kang Basa walked very slowly, and Yuan Sen's field of vision was entirely dependent on the light of Kang Basa's flashlight. At a distance of about 20 meters from the stage, Yuan Sen determined the direction of the stage, shrank his body, and gradually approached the stage.Because of what happened to Ai Kailamu just now when he was attacked by a group of crows, Yuan Sen didn't dare to touch the stone wall to explore the way. He approached the table, slipped to the back along the side of the table, turned on the flashlight to take a look, and found that the place was still empty, where was there a half figure? Seeing that Yuan Sen had slipped to the back, Kang Basa and Ai Kaila hurried over. Kang Basa looked at the platform and said, "Why isn't it a stone platform?" Yuan Sen said: "Yes, this time it's not stone, it's metal." Ai Kaila touched the metal platform and said, "What kind of metal, this one is made of iron." He knocked on the iron platform again, and there was a dull sound from inside, but it was actually empty. To be precise, this was not an iron platform, but a huge iron box. The iron box is more than ten meters long, nearly five meters wide, and about six meters high.With such a big iron box, people can't guess what it is used for, and it is even more weird and unpredictable when it is placed in a sealed cube. Ai Kailam said excitedly: "Could it be that this thing is a coffin?" Yuan Sen said: "You have been robbing tombs for so many years, and you are also in the antique business. Have you ever seen such a coffin?" Ai Kailam shook his head and said: "The coffins I have seen are either made of wood or stone, but I have never seen one made of iron. Damn, when the Qili civilization perished, even the shells in the world No, there's no need to make a coffin bulletproof, right?" Akailamu took out the climbing rope, hung the climbing hook on the rope on the corner of the iron box and fixed it, and climbed up neatly.As soon as he got up, he yelled, "Oh my god, what is this thing?" Yuan Sen and Kang Basa also climbed up one after another, and saw the thing that surprised Ai Kailam. It was a six-pointed star carved in the middle of the iron box.There is a disc in the middle of the six-pointed star, and Ai Kailamu pushed it, and the disc rotated rapidly. Kang Basa said: "Could this be a six-pointed star?" Yuan Sen shook his head and said: "The hexagram is not like this. People generally think that the hexagram is composed of two triangles intersecting together, but this hexagram is not. There are no intersecting lines inside it, only six corners, and there is no central symbol." , cannot be called a six-pointed star." Ai Kaila said: "I think this six-pointed star is the mechanism to open the iron box. To open the mechanism, the disk in the middle must match a certain symbol, which is usually the case." Yuan Sen looked at the six-pointed star carefully, and said, "There are no symbols or lines on the disk. You have turned so many times just now, but you still haven't triggered the mechanism. This possibility can be ruled out." Ai Kailam frowned with two thick black brows, and said: "This is weird, it's not something that opens the mechanism, what is the purpose of making this thing?" Kang Basa said: "Mr. Yuan, do you know the religious meaning of the hexagram?" Yuan Sen has dabbled in many religious teachings both at home and abroad. Of course he knows the meaning of the hexagram, and said: "The hexagram originated from the Tantrism school in India. The interpretation of the hexagram in this school is to split two intersecting triangles, symbolizing the union of men and women. A worship sect; it is also a symbol of Judaism, known as the Shield of David, the Seal of Solomon, etc. However, this hexagram has nothing to do with the symbolic meaning of the hexagram." Kangbasa listened quietly to Yuan Sen's words, without expressing any opinion. He lowered his head and pondered for a while, and gently fiddled with the disc in the middle of the hexagram with his fingers. The disc is very light, and it will spin rapidly when touched stand up. Seeing Kangbasa like this, Yuan Sen was puzzled. Is there a legend about the six-pointed star in his tribe?Then he asked Kangbasa: "Kangbasa, does this six-pointed star really have something to do with the Tantrism faction?" Kang Basa hesitated for a while, and said: "The hexagram was the most prosperous time after 750 A.D., that period was the period of the Pala Dynasty in India, when Esoteric Buddhism was prevalent, and the hexagram became the holy symbol of Esoteric Buddhism, that is, at that time, the hexagram It was introduced to China along with the Indian Esotericism. The six-pointed star advocated the combination of men and women, and was known as a cult. In the teachings of Esoteric Buddhism, it has always been secretive, and this symbol is not even mentioned at all." Yuan Sen calculated the epoch table and couldn't help being surprised. He said, "750 AD was the time when Tang Xuanzong was in power. During that period, it was the time when the Four Towns of Anxi in the Tang Dynasty and Gao Xianzhi, the Protectorate of Beiting, ran rampant in the Western Regions. Time, how could it be such a coincidence?" He grabbed Kangbasa violently and said, "Kangbasa, tell me, what do you know?" Kang Basa released Yuan Sen's grip on him, and said, "Mr. Yuan, calm down, I'm guessing too, don't be so excited." Yuan Sen took a few deep breaths and said, "In the seventh century AD, Allah started Islam in the Arabian Peninsula. During this period, Buddhism developed most rapidly in Turpan and Hami, and Tibetan Buddhism was introduced into the ancient Western Regions. It should be in the thirteenth century AD, when did the six-pointed star enter the ancient Western Regions?" Kang Basa said: "In the seventh century AD, it was the time when the Great Food Kingdom of the Tang Dynasty and the Tubo Dynasty competed fiercely for the Western Regions, and Tibetan Buddhism developed in full swing in Tubo. It has already begun to promote the spread of Tibetan Buddhism in the Western Regions. I believe that the six-pointed star entered the ancient Western Regions during this period." Yuan Sen said: "But this thing is not a hexagram, it's just a hexagram." Kang Basa said: "Mr. Yuan, I have no other intentions, and I don't have a deeper understanding of this six-pointed star. I just think that what happened in the seventh century AD is a bit strange." Yuan Sen looked at him suspiciously, Kangbasa only had sincerity in his eyes, and nothing else made him doubt. This time, Akailam strangely did not join their discussion.When Yuan Sen was talking to Kang Basa, he was lying on the side of the hexagram, his face was almost pressed against it, almost staring at the notch of the hexagram inch by inch.He didn't seem interested in the content of the debate between Yuan Sen and Kang Basa. Yuan Sen said to Ai Kaila: "What are you doing?" Akailamu waved his hand at him, motioning him to stop talking, and then put his ear against the surface of the six-pointed star, as if he was listening to something.Both of them were very strange, what kind of sound would there be in this big airtight iron box? Ai Kailam listened for a while, raised his head, and said to Yuan Sen and Kangbasa: "Come here and listen—" The two were full of suspicion. They didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in the Akaila wood gourd. They lay beside Akaila wood and listened carefully. Yuan Sen didn't hear any sound in the first minute. When he lost his patience, he suddenly heard a scream coming from the big iron box, and Yuan Sen's heart sank following the cry. The cry stopped, followed by another cry, followed by more screams.It seemed that there was not one person shouting at all, but more people, a few, dozens or even hundreds of people, Yuan Sen was horrified, how could this happen? The shrill screams seemed to be made by many people when they were being tortured. The physical pain made them unable to hold back, and the screams turned into howls like wild beasts.The feeling of hearing many people howling together will be more frightening and heartbreaking than hearing the roar of a group of wild animals. Yuan Sen raised his head after listening for less than ten minutes. As soon as his ears left the big iron box, the voice disappeared without a trace, as if those voices never existed at all. 艾凯拉木和康巴萨也抬起头，三人你看我我看你，大眼瞪小眼。 袁森冲艾凯拉木道：“你是怎么发现铁箱子里有声音的？” 艾凯拉木摆摆头，说：“巧合，完全是巧合。我盯着六角星左看右看，看不出个门道来，就趴在铁箱上看，没想到竟然听到里面有声音传出来，吓了我一大跳。” 袁森拍了拍大铁箱，里面传来嗡嗡的响声，袁森道：“难道这里面有人在受刑？”话一说出口，自己也笑了，怎么可能有这种事情。即使里面有人，早就在一千多年前死了，现在恐怕只剩下一堆干尸，怎么会惨叫到现在？ 袁森让艾凯拉木继续趴在大铁箱上听，他用力地拍打着大铁箱的表面，艾凯拉木听了一会儿，抬起头来，道：“我只听到里面传来的惨叫声，你拍打铁箱的声音对它没有任何影响，只感觉到耳朵下面微微地震动。” 袁森纳闷得很，自己重新趴在铁箱上，让艾凯拉木胡乱拍打铁箱，他听了一下，那声音果然跟他之前听到的一模一样。这种诡异的感觉，完全没办法用语言来形容。 袁森抬起头来，他的脑子完全乱了，这大铁箱不但古怪，而且古怪得让人难以接受，难道是铁箱的底部连接着其他的地方，这声音是通过类似传声筒的方式传递过来的？大铁箱只是传声筒的一个接收端而已，比如里面连了许多极易产生震动的铜丝线，铜丝线的另一端连接的是正在给犯人上刑的地方，声音就是通过这种原始的振动方式来传递的？ 这种方式推测起来似乎合理，却又滑稽不堪，袁森没有任何证据能够证明大铁箱底下还连着铜线，铜线在立方体下传递到另外的地方，这个推断只能算是胡扯。 康巴萨拍了拍袁森的肩膀，道：“袁先生，你想到一个问题没有？” 袁森道：“你说。” 康巴萨沉思了一下，说：“且丽人能够在火焰山的地底下建造这么庞大的工程，肯定不是一天两天、一年两年的事情，而六芒星却是在高仙芝屠杀且丽人的那段时间传入古西域的。如果这个推测成立，那么这个大铁箱以及上面的立方体，就不是且丽人建造的，你说是不是？” 袁森道：“如果六角星跟密宗的六芒星真的有关系，就说明这个大铁箱跟铁门上的母子连心锁一样，都是唐军做的，是不是？” 康巴萨点点头，道：“现在唯一不能确定的，就是这颗六角星的来头。吐蕃与大唐本来就交往非常密切，六角星是唐军刻下的，那很多事情就更好解释了。” 袁森点点头，艾凯拉木无奈地叹了口气，说：“如果咱们下来的时候带了切割设备来，区区铁箱，切开就明白是怎么一回事了，根本不需要让我犯愁。” 三人坐在大铁箱上，都陷入了无助的状态，康巴萨突然拍了拍袁森和艾凯拉木，指着廊道前方，说：“你们注意一下，我刚才好像看到前面有一束光闪过。” 艾凯拉木嚷嚷道：“特种兵，你不是又犯迷糊了吧？大铁门里面除了咱们，还会有谁——谁——” 他说到“谁”字的时候，突然意识到乌鸦群扑过来的时候，他们在前面听到的枪声。他们跑过来，没看到开枪的人，却发现这么个古怪的大铁箱。 两人经康巴萨一提醒，都紧张地盯着廊道前方无尽的黑暗，心里都是百念丛生，被锁在廊道里的那人到底是谁？他是被谁锁进来的？他要在廊道里面干什么？ 廊道前方突然响起一阵混乱的“呀——呀——”的叫声，大群乌鸦从前面振翅而来，到处都是乌鸦破空的声音，三人听得毛骨悚然，急忙从大铁箱上滑下来，趴在铁箱旁边，借此躲避乌鸦群的袭击。 乌鸦群在头顶上掠过的感觉非常痛苦，袁森直觉上觉得，那些乌鸦随时都有可能朝他扑来，张嘴就会从他身上撕下一块血肉。这种没有安全感的直觉迫使他掏出手枪，保持最高的警惕性，只要一有乌鸦在低空接近他，他就立刻出手，先发制敌。 正在这个时候，前方又响起一声枪响，袁森抬起头来，看到廊道前面闪过几束火光，接着又响了四五枪，那火光真是子弹击发的时候发出来的。 前面果然有人。 袁森又是惊喜又是奇怪，他悄悄地给康巴萨和艾凯拉木分配了任务，三人也来不及等乌鸦群全部飞过，就半蹲着朝漆黑的廊道前方溜了过去。 三人按照之前的阵型分开一段距离，不敢开手电筒，完全根据刚才对方开枪时击发的火光来判断对方的位置，小心翼翼地潜了过去。 袁森走在最前面，他琢磨着差不多到了预估的位置，立刻推亮手电筒，将四周一照，只见七八米外果然有个人影在动，似乎正要逃脱。 袁森大喝一声：“在那里，快追。”接着，就急奔而去。 对方跑得很快，袁森的手电光就追着那人奔跑的方向，很快将他牢牢地锁定在视界范围里了，那人果然是一身755师的军装，八成就是伪特种兵。 袁森在后面急追，艾凯拉木和康巴萨左右包抄，几分钟的时间，三人就形成了一个包围圈。康巴萨短跑的速度特别快，跑在最前面，堵住那儿的去路，袁森和艾凯拉木分在两侧。 他们跑动的过程中，手电光乱晃，他们的脑子也有点晕晕乎乎，那人东躲西藏，几次差点被他们抓住，康巴萨的手都要碰上他的衣服了，他却滑得跟泥鳅一样，一闪而过，逃掉了。 袁森火大得很，把手电往腰上一挂，目测了那人的位置，就奋力朝他猛扑过去。这一扑，袁森有九成的把握，没想到只碰到对方的后背，那人朝前一倾，又闪开了。袁森试图再抓，那人已经不见了，艾凯拉木在旁边大喊：“他怎么往回跑了？” 袁森急忙打开手电，看到一道绿影在手电光里一闪，就不见了，那人正朝他们来的方向跑去。 往这个方向跑是绝对的死路，袁森这下就完全不担心了，铁门已经锁死，那人现在势必逃不出他们的手掌心。不过对方手上有枪，也是个后患，他们目标这么明显，一旦开枪，三人瞬间就倒。 袁森一想到这点，就熄了手电，悄声告诉康巴萨和艾凯拉木，注意听周围的动静，三人走路尽可能避免发出声音，互相间隔距离要大，遇事冷静，不要遭到对方的偷袭。 三人依旧保持着渔网状的包围队形，小心地沿着来时的方向围拢过去，他们走一步停一会儿，生怕对方情急之下胡乱开枪，把他们当活靶子。 他们靠近大铁箱的时候，就听到很明显的人移动的声音，脚踩在石头上发出脆响，一下子就可以分辨出方位。 袁森举起枪，朝上空开了一枪，而后立刻用手电指着对方藏身的位置，大吼一声道：“赶快投降，不然开枪了——” 袁森的手电光胡乱一扫，并没有扫到那人，他心头暗叫一声“坏了——”，急忙扑倒在地。一颗子弹擦着他的头发飞了过去。 这时，艾凯拉木和康巴萨已经和对方交上了火，双方子弹横飞，那人藏在大铁箱后面，子弹乱射，几次差点被击中。 康巴萨匍匐着靠近袁森，道：“袁先生，对方枪法很好，咱们暴露在敞开的位置，没有任何优势，不如我和艾凯拉木在这里掩护，你绕到后面去偷袭。” 袁森点点头，从康巴萨身边爬到廊道边上，悄悄绕到了大铁箱的侧面，从铁箱后面冲出来，瞄准正在狂射子弹的那人，叫道：“举起手来，不然开枪了。” 对方疯狂的射击戛然而止，人就趴在地面上，也不动弹。袁森对着他的脚边开了两枪，怒道：“赶紧站起来——” 那人这才爬起来，转过身，袁森一看到他的样子，忍不住大吃一惊，道：“怎么是你？”