Chapter Forty-Eight: The Trapped Beast
Yu Miao was pulled back by Mu Yangtao and fell directly on him and fainted. Smelling the warm fragrance and embracing the warm jade, Mu Yangtao was so unexpectedly upset that he completely forgot that his junior sister was now in prison and could die at any time, even if he was lucky enough to survive, he would not be able to get out of this huge labyrinth that occupied half of the mountain.
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On the second floor of the main building is a hall, with a window facing the mountain behind it, and the three of them have been paying attention to the situation in the distance through the window. Mu Yanglei frowned, Mu Yangyu looked calm, Mu Yangfeng asked anxiously: "Second uncle, why did Sister Ting push the vines to that water demon and hurt herself?
"I don't understand, I don't know why she suddenly changed her mind when it was agreed upon. Although Mu Yanglei was anxious in his heart, after all, Lao Cheng was serious, and sighed and said: "This girl is cautious, and she should have the ability to adapt to changes, she should have a reason to do this, don't worry too much." ”
"But the Ghost Pattern Labyrinth is extremely mysterious, in case there is a slip-up ......," Mu Yangyu said, pretending to be anxious and concerned.
"Everything depends on Ting'er's creation. Mu Yang Lei didn't know what she thought, and said flatly, "But that Wang Ziqing actually got the divine power of the fire crystal, and the Mu Yang family will be elbowed by him in the future, and it must not be underestimated." ”
"Yes!"
The hall is surrounded by huge bookcases, in the middle is an ebony root tea table, the craftsman according to its own peculiar shape, the whole carved into the realm of the seabed, with fish, crabs and octopuses in the majority, one of the corners is a sea monster with a human head and a fish body, the long and short tentacles are intertwined, and the dorsal fin scales are lifelike.
Mu Yanglei lifted the boiling kettle from the stove, poured the water into the tea bowl, and the dry tea leaves immediately radiated, dancing and surging up, and then shouted towards him: "There are two brothers, please come out and have a cup of tea." ”
The bookcase moved to the side, and two men in black robes stepped out. Mu Yangfeng hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "See the two adults." ”
The two didn't answer, went straight to the tea table and sat down, one of them put down the bronze mirror and the two-inch-long paper figure in his hand, took a sip of tea, and praised: "Good tea." ”
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Wu Ma's heart fell for a long time before it fell to the ground, and although he had been manipulating the earth element to support it underneath, he still fell hard, and his bones ached faintly. After returning from the empty mountain, Wu Ma Xin felt that his body would automatically absorb the Five Elements element from the air to repair, and he recovered extremely quickly. The five elements complement each other, the witch horse has five bloodlines in mind and body, gold can strengthen bones, earth can block, water can buffer, wood can be regenerated, fire can accelerate the cycle, and nature is more protected. The proportion of the five elements in the air is comparable, and the number of single elements is not large, but he can absorb five elements at the same time. The reason why others take a long time to perform pranayama is because they only have one or two lineages and can only absorb one or two elements at the same time.
The inside of the trap was extremely dark, Wu Ma Xin groped for a wooden stick, and then touched two stones, struck violently, sparks splashed, and mobilized the two elements of fire and wood with all his might, and then he laboriously ignited the wooden stick. With the help of the faint light, Wu Ma Xin saw that Mu Yangting was not far away, her eyes were closed, and her face was full of pain, obviously she had fallen more seriously.
Wu Ma Xin hugged Mu Yangting and asked, "Miss Mu Yang, are you okay?"
"Also...... Good. Mu Yangting reluctantly agreed, and fainted in his arms. Wu Ma felt that Mu Yangting was hot all over, and the blood on her right leg was constantly dripping, which should have been scratched by the protruding stone when she fell, and countless bloodthirsty insects on the ground were greedily sucking.
The big question is: there is nothing here, how can the bleeding be stopped?
Wu Ma closed his eyes and thought hard, and those old monsters in the empty mountain spoke to the point, which made him learn to think, which was a skill stronger than any other.
Blood is water!
Wu Ma concentrated his mind to control his spirit, manipulating the water element, those blood droplets were like naughty children, always trying to sneak out to play without anyone noticing, lingering on the edge of the wound for a long time, and finally retracted, and the little insects on the ground saw that there was no food, and they were so anxious that they turned around. The bleeding had stopped, Wu Ma Xin tore off a piece of cloth from her clothes, bandaged the wound, took out the medicine given by the Medicine King, poured out a pill and stuffed it into her mouth. Mu Yangting's face was no longer so pale, but the space here was small, and the smell of blood was still in the air.
Wu Ma Xin gently placed her on the ground, got up and lit a few dead branches, illuminating the entire space a lot. It is a hexagonal well-shaped stone house, each side is about six feet, but the height is at least a dozen feet. The four walls are not smooth, there are many stones protruding, Wu Ma Xin climbed the stones upward, and it took two pillars of incense to touch the hexagonal flap on the top. Wu Ma Xin changed different positions, pulling and pushing with all his might, but the flap did not move, this mechanism is really mysterious, it can only fall from above, but it cannot be opened from below.
Wu Ma's heart beat back to the ground, Mu Yangting had already woken up, struggling to get up, and said in a weak voice: "Thank you, Brother Wu Ma." ”
"Your leg injury is not healed, don't move. Wu Ma Xin hurriedly stopped her and helped her sit against the wall, and then asked, "The Muyang family is in business, why do you want to do this kind of institution?"
Mu Yangting's spirit was obviously much better, and explained: "Brother Wu Ma misunderstood, although this place is on the same mountain as Yuan Array He, it was not built by my Mu Yang family. ”
"Oh, what is this place?"
Mu Yangting said: "I heard the elders of the family mention that this is the hive maze of the ghost pattern clan. ”
"Hive maze?"
"Well, a long time ago, this mountain was inhabited by a mysterious tribe called the Ghost Pattern Clan, who were highly skilled and hunted for a living, and this trap was made by them. Each trap is hexagonal, with a flap on the top and a stone door on the bottom, not only the flap on the ground is connected by a mechanism, but the traps below are also connected to each other, like a huge beehive, so it is called a hive maze. Once the beast falls, not only will it not be able to get out, but it will even run and die alive inside. ”
"A labyrinth of interconnection?" Wu Maxin looked up, and there were stone slabs embedded in the six stone walls, and pushing the stone slabs open with his hand would lead to another stone house with the same structure. Wu Ma's heart turned around, and he couldn't help but say with a happy face, "Miss Mu Yang, since it is a labyrinth, there must be an exit, it seems that we can still get out." ”
"It's easier said than done. Mu Yangting was not so optimistic, "The Hive Labyrinth has been built by the Ghost Pattern Clan for several generations, and it is very large, occupying half of the mountain, with a total of 640 stone houses. There are 640 flaps on the ground, and there is only one path that can pass through safely without touching the flap, which is called a living road, and there is only one exit from the ground leading to the outside world, which is called Shengmen. The six walls of each stone house can be pushed open to other stone houses, the houses are connected, interlocking, and there are thousands of paths that can be walked, we are trapped in it, the line of sight is not good, there is no map, and there is no direction, it is more difficult to get out of the labyrinth than to climb to the sky. ”
"If you don't have a map, then let's go through the whole maze and draw a map in our minds, depending on whether you have the strongest brain. Wu Ma Xin didn't care, he pointed his finger confidently and said with a smile. Since the fusion of the five elements, his spatial perception is very strong, and he can determine the direction according to the arrangement of the gold elements in the air under the influence of the magnetic field, and he can also judge whether he has been here according to the slight differences in the composition of each element in each room, so he feels that it is not difficult, it just takes some time. The main thing is that you have to believe in yourself, and if you don't even think it's possible, then it's really hopeless.
People still have to have dreams, dare to try, in case they come true!
"Okay. Mu Yangting is an optimistic person, and when she saw him say this, she naturally became excited, and felt that it was not a difficult thing, and it was a big deal to be a pair of hard-working mandarin ducks, at least she would not be lonely.
Mu Yangting was suddenly stunned, why did she think of mandarin ducks? Mandarin ducks are such birds, male birds have gorgeous feathers, but female birds are like gray ducks, isn't this belittling herself, no, don't be mandarin ducks!
Wu Ma Xin naturally didn't know what she was thinking with a red and white face, and asked, "Can you still go?"
Mu Yangting tried to stand up, but she fell down and said a little depressedly: "The body is okay, but the legs are still a little difficult to struggle." ”
"I'll help you go, let's take a brief turn first. Wu Ma Xin said, and put Mu Yangting up, but she didn't expect her to look petite, but her weight was not light, "You are really heavy." ”
"What do you mean?" Mu Yangting said dissatisfied, "Only those like Mu Yangyu should be repeated." ”
Wu Ma Xin had a black line on his face, and said embarrassedly: "I didn't say it. ”
"Hmph, who knows what you're thinking?!" Mu Yangting pursed her mouth with a look of contempt.
"Tell me about the Ghost Stripes. Wu Ma hurriedly diverted the topic, and if he said too much, he would lose.
The two of them were arguing, but they walked much easier, and the pain in Mu Yangting's body was reduced a lot. Before he knew it, he had already walked several rooms, and Wu Maxin sketched a map of the maze in his mind, becoming more and more confident in finding the exit.
"You have a weak heart!" Although Mu Yangting didn't let people go, she didn't hold on to it, and began to introduce, "I heard from the second uncle that everyone in the ghost pattern clan has tattoos, or mountains and rivers, or birds and beasts, they have a strange nature, and rarely come into contact with outsiders. But he was very lustful, and whenever he saw a woman, he would snatch it back into the hole, and a group of people would take turns to spoil it until he was dying and threw her body into the wilderness. Their weapon is very interesting, which is to use a wooden stick, tie a rope, and tie a durian to the rope, a bit like the chain hammer we use. ”
"Haha, tie durian on the rope, they are so creative. ”
"Don't laugh, it's said to be so easy to use that the average person doesn't even have to hit it a second time. Mu Yangting was afraid that he would not believe it, but seeing that Wu Ma Xin did not refute, she had a pride of victory, and then said, "It often rains here, so the Ghost Pattern people like to wear black robes and hats, and they will stick the horns captured from hunting into their hats, ordinary people will insert two horns, those who are strong will insert four horns, and if they are leaders or shamans, they will insert six horns. After the land was dug up in Chixian Shenzhou, the climate here was completely reversed, and it became arid and rainless, so they changed this dress. ”
"Since it was built by the Ghost Pattern Clan, then they naturally know the route of the labyrinth, if we can meet the Ghost Pattern Clan, wouldn't we be able to get out?"
"Alas, there is no hope, many years ago, the Ghost Pattern Clan suffered a catastrophe and was wiped out, and there were only nine people left in the entire tribe. It is said that a master wanted to engrave a map, and the original tattoos of these nine people happened to match the mountains and rivers on the map, so they survived, but their whereabouts are unknown. ”
"I see, it seems that Duanguo was also a place with a story before. Wu Ma sighed in his heart, chatting with her without a match, but his feet did not stop, and his mind had been sketching the map, and soon they had walked through more than a dozen stone houses, but they were like a drop in the ocean, and no one in any direction touched the edge, and each stone house was the same, with six stone walls, empty.
They have become trapped beasts.