Chapter Seventy-Eight: The Dragon Dance and the Stars

The three of them looked at each other, and Wan Guohou was the first to react, "K1, go take a look, be careful." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info" K1 immediately walked near the entrance of the cave, he squatted down, carefully observed for a while, then took out his mobile phone, turned on the flash, and shone down, "Master Hou, there are steps!" he shouted in surprise.

"Shall we go down?" asked Yue Shuluo, who hesitated for a moment.

Wan Guohou did not speak, but strode to the well. He glanced at the well and laughed silently. The well in front of him was on the back cover, and if he had paid attention when he came into the courtyard, he would have found it long ago.

Yue Shuluo looked at Wan Guohou and was very worried, "Master Hou, why don't you go down with K1, and you stay up and wait for us?"

Wan Guohou waved his hand, stepped to K1's side, and said in a resolute tone: "I'll go down with K1, and you stay on top." He glanced at Yueshuluo's outfit, "You are like this, going down won't help much." ”

Yue Shuluo was a little embarrassed, but still said obediently: "Yes, I listen to you." ”

K1 and Wan Guohou jumped into the hole one after another. The place where they landed was about two meters from the entrance of the cave, and the area was so small that only two people could barely stand. In front of them was a slope of earth that descended diagonally, with steps, but very steep. K1 cats bent over their waists, holding their phones, and walked in front. Half a minute later, the two reached the end of the steps, and a straight passage was visible in front of them. The passage was far higher and wider than the steps, and the two were finally able to walk upright.

K1 held up his phone and took a picture of it, and it was pitch black in front of him. After taking a few steps, he felt that there was no danger, and he grew bold and continued on his way. He walked more than ten meters in one breath before stopping, "Master Hou, there seems to be a door inside." ”

Wan Guohou asked, "Do you have a gun?" K1 immediately took out a gun, and Wan Guohou glanced at it, "FN5.7, 20 rounds, I don't know if it's enough." ”

K1 hesitated for a moment, "Why don't I go up for a while?" ”

"Forget it. Wan Guohou shook his head, "If his skills are really as bad as Crazy Heart said, then it is not enough to worry. ”

"I'm afraid he's not alone. K1 looked worried.

"Me neither. Wan Guohou smiled slightly and walked to the depths of the passage.

K1 sighed helplessly and chased after him.

There is indeed a door ahead. The door is made of heavy stone, and there are four vivid stone dragons carved on the stone door, each of which stands on one side in the south, east, west, and northwest, and happens to form a cross. All four dragons have their tails facing outwards and their heads facing the center. Interestingly, all four dragons have their heads protruding outwards and vary in height. All four faucets show signs of wear, but it's hard to tell if it's man-made or natural.

In addition, in the blank space of the stone gate, there is a tassel decoration like a crown and a pattern of the Great Wall.

Wan Guohou stared at the stone gate for a while, and suddenly smiled: "K1, do you know how to open this door?"

With a phone in one hand and a gun in the other, K1 said vigilantly, "I don't know." He stepped forward, "There is a lock on the door, these dragons must be locks, can't you just break the lock?" As he spoke, he handed the phone to Wan Guohou, "Master Hou, help me take care of it." At the same time, he aimed his pistol at a dragon head, ready to shoot.

Wan Guohou didn't answer the phone, "You use your brain." ”

K1 couldn't see Wan Guohou's expression clearly, but he could hear his banter: "You mean, you can't open like this?"

"Of course not. Wan Guohou replied, "This kind of door looks like it has a mechanism, and if you mess around, maybe you will poke out some kind of basket." ”

K1 was a little deflated when he heard this, "What should we do then? ”

"You put the gun away, get your phone, give me a light, and I'll look at it again. Wan Guohou commanded. He looked at the stone door for a while, "One thing you are right, these dragon heads are indeed locks." He paused for a moment, then added, "It's the lock, it's the key." ”

K1 couldn't understand Wan Guohou's words, he said a little impatiently, "You say, how do you open the door?"

Wan Guohou didn't answer, he stretched out his hand, grabbed the dragon head on the west side, and tried to press it inside.

There was a sudden crackling sound from the roof of the cave. In the middle of nowhere, the green sand fell like a torrential rain.

Seeing that it was not good, K1 immediately grabbed Wan Guohou and flashed out. Thankfully, only a small part of the cave near the stone gate has sand on the roof. K1 shone his phone towards the top of the cave, "Master Hou, there seem to be some small holes on the top." ”

Wan Guohou nodded. When the sand stopped falling, K1 stepped forward again and crouched down, wanting to observe the green sand. As soon as he stretched out his hand, Wan Guohou immediately shouted: "Don't touch it, it's poisonous!"

K1 was startled, quickly stood up, and took a step back, "Master Hou, how do you know?"

"If you trigger the trap, do you still expect to drop the chocolate?" Wan Guohou said angrily. He motioned for K1 to take the "flashlight" of his mobile phone. At this moment, the faucet has been restored to its original state, and it seems that pressing the wrong faucet will not only trigger the poisonous sand mechanism, but the faucet will also automatically recover.

Wan Guohou tried to grab the dragon head in the east again and pressed it inward.

K1's whole body tensed, ready to flash out at any moment. But this time the mechanism was not triggered, which made him breathe a sigh of relief: "Master Hou, this is right!"

As soon as K1 finished speaking, the faucet "squeaked" and moved. It waved its claws, swung twice, and then stood still.

"Master Hou, it's so fun!" K1 was overjoyed, "come-on!" He waved his arm a few times and made a "come on" motion.

Wan Guohou smiled bitterly in his heart, and then grabbed the dragon head in the south, mustered up his courage, and pressed it.

The green poisonous sand poured down again, and the two hurriedly dodged. After this period of sand fell, Wan Guohou stared at the dragon head for a while, and then said, "As long as you find the right direction and order, you can open the door." ”

"I think you were right the second time. K1 said, "East." ”

Wan Guohou habitually touched his beard and said to himself, "Dongfang, what does it have to do with Qin Shi Huang?" He suddenly remembered that Qin Shi Huang had sent Xu Fudong to the sea to seek the elixir of life.

Thinking like this, Wan Guohou suddenly had a little confidence, he grabbed the dragon head in the east and pressed it twice in one breath. The trap was not triggered, and the dragon danced its claws four times, but the stone gate remained unmoved.

Wan Guohou was stunned, and Xu Fu only went to sea twice. But if this door is not opened, it means that it will be pressed at least a third time. He couldn't think of any other relevant information for a while, so he subconsciously pressed the faucet again.

K1 didn't dare to breathe and stood aside, ready to push Wan Guohou out of the spraying range of the poisonous sand at any time.

But this time, there was no trigger either. After the dragon danced its claws six times, the stone gate still did not move. K1 was very happy to see this: "Master Hou, the third time is east, and the fourth time must be too!"

At this moment, the dragon head in the east has sunk into the stone gate. Although Wan Guohou wondered in his heart, he couldn't think of any other reason, so he had to reach in and press the dragon head again.

K1 immediately threw himself backwards with Wan Guohou in his arms, and the two fell to the ground.

Seeing that the poisonous sand trap was triggered again, K1 showed a look of disappointment. Wan Guohou was also a little puzzled: three times to the east, so which side should be the fourth time?

"Master Hou, you can't be mistaken again, there is already a lot of poisonous sand at the door, and if you make a mistake, there will be no place to put your feet. K1 whispered.

Wan Guohou was silent, he stood up and patted the dust on his body. In an instant, a thought appeared in his mind: east, east, east.

Three times to the east, exactly the direction of Qin Shi Huang's first three tours around the world!

Wan Guohou felt a burst of joy. Qin Shi Huang's fourth trip was Pai Mengtian's expedition to the north.

Thinking of this, Wan Guohou immediately walked back to the door. After pressing the east dragon head three times, he grabbed the north dragon head and pressed it down hard. The dragon to the north also waved its claws twice, and then stopped moving.

The stone gate is still unmoving.

Wan Guohou took a deep breath and pressed the dragon head in the east again.

At this time, the dragons of the four dragons all moved to the surface of the stone gate, merged with the dragon body, and then moved with their teeth and claws, as if they wanted to break free from the shackles of the stone gate. After a few seconds, they were quiet again. Then, the stone door let out a heavy roar, and then rose upwards, revealing a dark entrance.

K1 took the lead and immediately walked in. Wan Guohou was just about to follow up, when he suddenly heard an "oops", although it was far away, he could still distinguish that it was a woman's voice. He looked back in surprise, "Manager Yue?"

The voice of the moon falling in the distance came, "Master Hou, it's me!"

"Why did you get down?"

Yue Shuluo was silent for a few seconds before she said, "I'm alone, I'm a little scared." She waited for a few seconds, but she didn't hear Wan Guohou's response, and suddenly panicked, "Hou Ye, Hou Ye?"

Wan Guohou touched his beard helplessly, "Come here, turn on the flash of your phone, I'll wait for you." ”

Yue Shuluo quickly walked over, her face was full of shame: "Master Hou, I'm sorry, I didn't listen to you, and I came down on my own." ”

"Forget it. Wan Guohou said lightly, "Turn off the flash and let's go." With that, he walked towards K1's light source.

It didn't take long for K1 to move, he looked back at Wan Guohou, "Master Hou, another door." He complained a little and said, "Is this cave built by Hanako? It's so mysterious that it's annoying." ”

Wan Guohou smiled, "It won't be he who repaired it, the dragon on the door just now is obviously the carving process of the Ming Dynasty." Moreover, the crown and the Great Wall on the door are the totems of the Qianqiu Sect, which are likely to be built by a certain Qianqiu Sect leader in the Ming Dynasty. ”

K1 was ignorant, and I didn't know how much I understood: "You mean, this is built by ancient Chinese?"

Wan Guohou didn't speak, Yue Shuluo glanced at him, and replied on his behalf: "Yes, these were built by people hundreds of years ago. ”

"Hey, Mr. Yue, why did you come down, didn't Master Hou let you wait for us above?" K1 laughed hesitantly, "You're scared, aren't you?"

"K1, aren't we here today to find an old man named Hanako?"

"Shhhh Wan Guohou suddenly spoke, startling K1 and Yue Shuluo, and the two of them held their breath and approached Wan Guohou nervously.

It turned out that he was engrossed in studying the pattern on the second stone door, and the conversation between the two interrupted his train of thought.

K1 held up his phone, and Yueshuluo looked at Shimen curiously.

In the middle of the stone door is a huge circular groove, and on the outside are scattered many strange animal stone slabs. She looked at it, and there seemed to be chickens, rabbits, foxes, leopards, and many other animals that she did not recognize at a glance. She counted silently, and had a bottom in her heart: "Master Hou, there are a total of twenty-eight animals." ”

Wan Guohou nodded: "This is the twenty-eight constellations. ”

K1 scratched his head, "Master Hou, I may have eaten a little little bit of breakfast today, and now I feel that my brain is starved of oxygen." ”

Yue Shuluo smiled again, "K1, didn't you tell me that you are British-Chinese? Could it be that all members of your family were born in the UK?" she smiled mischievously, "For Chinese, the star refers to the stars in the sky, which is not very profound knowledge. Moreover, even if you are not interested in this, as long as you have watched "Romance of the Gods" or "Water Margin", you should have heard of the stars to some extent. ”

K1 was a little embarrassed, but not angry. He changed his hand to his phone and said, "Mr. Yue, you don't know the BBC." You can just go to the BBC and ask him if he knows the stars, Qin Shi Huang, the tassel hat, and the tiger you just mentioned, what do you mean?"

"BBC?" Tsukishi was stunned, "British-Born-Chinese?"

"K1, why do you keep arguing with people?" Wan Guohou rubbed his eyes helplessly. He turned to the moon and set, "It is indeed the twenty-eight constellations, do you remember their names and their corresponding animals?"

Yue Shuluo smiled bitterly, "Master Hou, I'm sorry, I really can't remember everything, I only remember Fang Ri Rabbit, Xinyue Fox or something." ”

Wan Guohou turned to K1 again, "What about you?"

K1 was stunned, "Of course I don't know. ”

"Then you two shut up and don't get in the way of me opening the door. Wan Guohou said coldly.

After both of them had fallen silent, Wan Guohou tried to rip off a stone tablet shaped like a mixture of a crocodile and a dragon. To his surprise, he cut off the slate with almost no effort. The slate is pinched in the hand and feels very light. Then he placed the slab on top of the groove. The moment the slate touched the groove, he suddenly felt something strange and immediately retracted his hand suddenly. The eyes of the three widened almost at the same time, and the stone slab was stuck into the groove out of thin air and did not fall off.

K1 couldn't help but say, "What kind of material is this?

Wan Guohou shook his head, "I don't know, there may be some magnetic material in it." He waited a few seconds, and when he saw that the door had not changed, he sighed, "It seems that the animal slabs representing the twenty-eight constellations are to be put into the groove." ”

"Is it okay in any order?" K1 listened and was eager to try.

"Of course not. Wan Guohou replied, "The one I just put is the Horned Wood Jiao, which is the first star of the Eastern Green Dragon. As he spoke, he picked up another dragon-shaped stone slab, "This is the Kangjin Dragon, the second constellation in the east." As soon as he finished speaking, he put the stone slab into the groove, next to the horned wood Jiao.

"In the corresponding order, put in the correct constellations, and you can open the door?" asked Yueshuluo curiously.

"I hope so. "If I remember correctly, the order should have been from west to east, starting from the Horns. But in a different order, it's a problem. He spoke, but his hand did not stop, and in a moment the top part of the groove was already filled with the seven eastern stars. Looking at these seven nakshatras at this time, it is like a puzzle. The stars are circular on the outside, coinciding with the grooves, and nested on the inside, completely together.

The stone gate did not move, and no mechanism was activated, and Wan Guohou pondered for a few seconds before placing it again. His movements were fast, and K1 was dazzled, "Master Hou, don't you have to rush so much?"

The Marquis of Wan Guo said without looking back: "You must hurry, if my judgment is wrong, then the mechanism will be triggered." And I'm not sure how long these already laid slabs will stay in the grooves. ”

Yueshuluo thought thoughtfully: "This place is very strange, it doesn't look like a tomb. ”

"It's hard to say. Although it really doesn't look like a tomb. After Wan Guohou said this, he stopped, and he had already placed twenty-eight stone slabs.

"Back off. He commanded.

After the three of them retreated to a distance of about two meters from the stone gate, they only heard the sound of stones rubbing, and the stone gate slowly rose upward, revealing a deeper hole.

At this time, they were already far from the "well" in the yard. Yue Shuluo hesitated for a moment and asked, "Master Hou, do you want to go up first and call for some support, and then come down?"

Before Tsukigar finished speaking, K1 had already walked in. He seemed to see something terrible and shouted, "Wow,!"

Wan Guohou glanced at Yue Shuluo, "If you're afraid, go up first." ”

Yue Shuluo shook her head, and her tone was firm: "I want to stay by your side." ”