Chapter 161: An analogy
"Let's search it quickly!" Qian Lao said in a deep voice, and took the lead in groping around one of the walls.
Others followed suit.
I don't know how long it took, Xiao Zou suddenly shouted: "Uncle Shi, come and take a look, there is a brick here that seems to be more protruding than the one next to it!"
They walked over and looked, and as he had said, the brick was a centimeter or two above the wall.
But here's the problem.
Cheng Lu sighed: "This brick weighs at least a hundred pounds, revealing such a little bit, we don't have the tools to take advantage of, how can we take it out?"
Qian Lao smiled: "It's time for you to see the old man's methods." β
He pulled something out of the bag he was carrying.
It looked very simple, with two hooks on one side and a piece of flax rope in the middle attached to it.
He first asked his disciples to carefully cut two grooves in the brick, and then fastened the four hooks with his own hands.
"You always want to use it to pull out this bluestone brick?" Cheng Lu sighed.
You must know that this kind of groove with a wide outer width and a narrow inner part can't hold anything at all, no matter how neat the hook is, if you pull it hard, it will fall off 100%.
Qian Lao didn't say a word, and didn't make any other preparations, only motioned for the others to get out of the way, and then straightened the hemp rope in his hand, pulling it back little by little.
Strange to say, the four hooks seemed to be glued to the bricks, and they did not break away from the small groove at all.
In this way, with one breath, he pulled out the bluestone brick in its entirety.
The others were stunned, it really didn't match their previous understanding.
Cheng Lu thought of something, leaned over and shouted: "Old Qian, don't be busy putting it away, your thing is definitely not simple, let us also have a long experience!"
Qian Lao took a few breaths, it seemed that completing this work was not as simple as it seemed, but his movements in his hands were not slow at all, and he had already stuffed the hook into his bag before Cheng Lu came over.
He grinned triumphantly: "This is my dinner guy, how can you learn it!"
Afraid that Cheng Lu would ask endlessly, he didn't rest, and hurriedly looked at the space behind the bricks: "Good guy, there is really a box!"
"I'm coming!" Cheng Lu's attention was immediately attracted by it.
He hurriedly squeezed over there, and then quickly took the box out, only to open it and look a little disappointed: "Empty?"
"Could it be true that Ling Cang's gang took the lead?" he saw that his plan had failed, and he reluctantly handed the box to the others.
Bai Xiu's figure flashed at the right time, kicked it away, and shouted at the same time: "It's dangerous!
"Flying Smoke Talisman!" Qian Lao exclaimed, and hurriedly threw the rest of the people to the ground with Bai Xiu.
There was a loud bang, and the entire stone chamber shook, followed by a strange click, flying sand and stones, and the stone chamber broke open from the middle.
One of them fell to the ground, and I don't know who cried out: "It's over!"
Several people fell in the air for a moment, and suddenly made a few plops, and actually fell into the water.
Cheng Lu reacted quickly, emerged from the water, saw a few shadows faintly in the dark, and immediately turned on the flashlight.
For a while, they all saw the fear and happiness on each other's faces for the rest of their lives.
The more Cheng Lu thought about it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but scold: "This Wang Balamb surnamed Ling, if I let me see him again, I will definitely beat him all over the face!"
Qian Lao Ho coughed a few times, he was old, and after a few tosses, his body was a little unbearable.
Xu Hui hurriedly swam over to help him smooth out, and when he heard Cheng Lu's angry scream, he couldn't help but say, "Brother Cheng, don't talk about these things that are not there, let's quickly find a place to rest." β
Jiang Ling found the clue: "How can there be such a wide water area here, is it empty under Mingyue Island?"
Bai Xiu took over the conversation: "This is not seawater, it should be an underground lake." β
"Brother Xin is right. Qian Lao finally breathed a sigh of relief, "Since this is an underground lake, the area should not be too large, let's go to the neighborhood to see if there is any land for us to rest." β
Cheng Lu shone the flashlight and pointed in a certain direction: "It seems to be a lake beach over there, let's go over and take a look." β
They swam over to see that he was not wrong.
When they went ashore, they saw that there were piles of dead leaves and branches nearby, so they gathered some and lit a bonfire, and when they had eaten something and dried their clothes, they were better.
But they all kept silent.
Cheng Lu was a straight temper, and he was the first to speak: "Don't think about looking for things or anything, I estimated the height, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to leave here." β
Xudao interjected: "As long as we can return to the tomb above, won't we be able to go back the same way?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Hui couldn't help but roll his eyes: "I think you want to go back and get those gold, silver and jewelry, right?"
Xudao secretly glanced at Qian Lao, who closed his eyes and recuperated, and whispered: "We can't go back empty-handed......"
"I'm afraid it won't work the way you came to go back. Jiang Ling shook his head, "Listening to the movement just now, I'm afraid that even the spiritual well has collapsed, and we can only find a way again." β
He looked at Bai Xiu as usual: "Do you have any ideas?"
Bai Xiu pondered: "There are still three caves in the cunning rabbit, and the Ming family lives in seclusion on the island, out of wariness of other people, they should have other entrances and exits, let's look for them." β
"Can't you use that secret method before?" Jiang Ling was disappointed.
Bai Xiu also had some regrets: "It must have a specific spiritual goal to be effective. β
Cheng Lu has a lot of ideas, his eyes rolled, and he said with a smile: "It's hard to find the way out, but it's easy to find the surname Ling, there are so many treasures on him, isn't it a live target of your secret method!"
Bai Xiu's heart moved, he didn't covet it, but this heaven and earth bell, soul flags and other treasures are so rare, it is a pity to be dusty, maybe he can find them and return them to Ming Yuchu.
Thinking of this, he nodded in response: "I'll try." β
He cast the Imperial Spirit Soul to guide the trace, but gradually, he felt a little more hesitant in his heartβhow could this Ling Cang be there?
Seeing his strange expression, Cheng Lu asked curiously, "How is it?"
Bai Xiu said to Jiang Ling with some uncertainty: "He is under the cliff where we first went. β
"Where is he?" Jiang Ling was startled, "Even if he takes a shortcut, it will take two or three hours to pass, just for a while, how can he run over there?"
Xu Hui put forward a hypothesis: "Could it be that some secret method, like the puppet technique he used before, can allow him to come and go anywhere freely?"
"No way. β
Qian Lao opened his eyes suddenly, "Let's not say whether there is such a secret method in the world, and I don't say whether he will have this kind of secret method, just say that his strength is at most comparable to mine, and it is impossible to send himself so far with such a secret method." β
He looked at Bai Xiu: "Little Brother Xin's strength is extraordinary, and he can only drive his own blood, how can Ling Cang have such great ability." β
In the face of Qian Lao's flattery, Bai Xiu smiled embarrassedly, and at the same time secretly thought in his heart, their speculation was based on his lies, so what could be the truth?
Thinking of the chilling power he had explored in the beginning, he soon had an answer.
Could it be that this so-called Bafang Town Spirit Lock is actually a decoy, and the Death Gate is a channel to deliver "food" to that force?
Those situations that seem impossible can only be done by this inexplicable power.
He dispelled his previous thoughts, such a terrifying power was definitely not something that a few cultivators could resist, and now that the Fragment of the Raiding Life Tripod had already arrived, it was better for him to have more than one thing less.
After his thoughts went back and forth, he made up his mind and said to the others quietly, "Since Ling Cang has already taken the things, we can wait until we go out and settle accounts with him."
I just found another road that leads directly to Hades, and it only takes us an hour or two. β
Thinking that they would have to delay most of the day when they went back, their scalps were a little numb, and when they heard him say that there was a shortcut, they forgot about any treasures, and nodded their heads: "If this is the case, it will be better." β
This good news undoubtedly boosted the morale of the team, and they naturally did not want to stay where they were.
Xu Hui proposed: "Let's get out of here quickly, something will happen to us." β
His words were supported by the others, and Bai Xiu was also happy, found a rock crevice, and led them outside.
He realized that something was wrong, and it was an hour later.
The cookie-cut stone walls make them drowsy, and most of the time everyone follows in the footsteps of others.
When he stopped to rest in the middle, Bai Xiu knew that something was wrong with a little number: "The void path is gone." β
He couldn't help but set his eyes on Xiao Zou, who had been walking in front of the void road.
The latter shook his head in a panic: "I didn't pay much attention to the situation behind me......"
Xu Hui snorted coldly: "This guy is a money fan, he must have secretly run back to pick up the treasure!"
"Don't panic. β
Qian Lao motioned for him to be quiet, "We haven't encountered a fork in the road since we walked over, anyway, this is a road leading to the end, I'll go back to him now, go fast and we'll be back soon, you guys take a little rest." β
With that, he turned his head confidently and walked away quickly.
Bai Xiu was faintly uneasy, as if there was a hand in the dark to prevent them from leaving Mingyue Island.
Sure enough, they waited for two or three hours, and if Qian Lao found the Void Dao, they would have come back early.
"Could it be that something happened to Uncle Shi?" Xu Hui said anxiously, "I'll go back and take a look first." β
Cheng Lu hurriedly stopped: "Silly boy, if you don't look back, your uncle and ancestor come back, how can we explain to him?"
He couldn't help but look at Jiangling, and Jiangling looked at Bai Xiu.
And Bai Xiu has already made up his mind: "Let's go back and find it together, I'm afraid things are not so simple." β
They walked back along the road under their feet, hurrying for more than two hours, but they did not see the shadow of the underground lake.
Exhausted, several people had to stop and rest.
How familiar this situation is, Gangneung thought of one thing by inference: "Could it be that this is another road that will change?"
"I'm afraid not. Bai Xiu gave his own answer, and then asked a strange question, "Have you ever heard of the phrase 'Nasumeru is a mustard seed'?"
"Mustard Na Sumeru??" Cheng Lu said, "What do you mean? Did you find something?"
Bai Xiu pointed to the top of his head: "This is the 'mustard seed' of Na' Sumeru." β
Jiang Ling understood his words: "Are you saying that we are like being stuffed into a stone, walking around the round stone, and we will never be able to get out?"
"That's right. Bai Xiu sighed, "It's impossible for Ling Cang to walk so far in an instant, there must be some kind of force at work, and we have inadvertently fallen into it." β
"Then what should we do now?" Cheng Lu asked, they had gone through so much that they had no idea for a while.
Bai Xiu didn't speak, because he suddenly remembered a past.
At that time, the Bai family firm had just opened, and it had not yet cooperated with the Special Events team, and was just an ordinary consulting firm.
Of course, it is not ordinary to say that it is ordinary, because it serves those who are disturbed by unknown phenomena.
Generally speaking, the Bai family office is a special company that helps people exorcise ghosts, exorcise evil spirits, and look at feng shui.
However, because the state of the ghost eye was very unstable at that time, Bai Yan did not allow him to participate in the business of the firm, and he was not even allowed to enter the firm.
And it was that incident that still makes him feel creepy when he thinks about it.