Chapter 85: A Long-legged Bird
"There's a play!" Yun Kang looked at the pointer of the array plate and finally moved, and his eyes suddenly lit up. The two hands "swished" back and forth, and the speed was very crazy, and even the poor beasts in the array became restless.
Yun Kang hurriedly adjusted the direction of his body, only to hear the "click" of the pointers of the array disk, and the two pointers overlapped and stopped, pointing to a pile of rocks on the side of the wall.
The two of them glanced at each other, and they were a little confused, was there a treasure hidden in the pile of stones? They went over to take a look, and found that although the pile of stones was arranged in a disorderly manner, there seemed to be some pattern in careful consideration. The layers of stone above were polished so smoothly that it seemed that someone had stepped on the stone pile as a ladder to climb up to the top of the cave.
Yun Kang swept the top of the pile of flashlight stones and said, "It seems that the secret is hidden on the top of the cave, let's climb up and take a look." As he spoke, he put his flashlight on his gear belt, and climbed the edge of the protruding rock with both hands, and crawled up like an ape.
The two of them, one is a cultivator and the other is a martial artist, they are very agile, and this stone pile has been climbed before, although it looks steep and rugged, it is not difficult to climb up, and they don't feel dangerous.
The higher they went, the steeper the rock wall became, and when they reached the top of the cave, they stepped under their feet on the small rocks at the edge of the narrow rock wall, which were only half the size of the soles of their feet.
Below is the empty cave, black, as if there is a mist wafting, and the flashlight shines through the fog to the strange stone shadows, which looks very strange.
Yun Kang's back was close to the rock wall, and he grabbed the convex corner of a stone next to him with one hand, and then took out a flashlight from his equipment belt. The light shone in all directions to the top of the cave, and it was found that the cave was closing further and further up, and on the rock walls on all sides of the cave roof, only this narrow stone platform like a skirt protruded.
The diameter of the roof of the cave was less than ten meters, and when Yun Kang raised his head, he could clearly see the edge of the stone platform opposite. He saw that the stone platform was polished and smooth, and it looked like it had been around for many years, and it was evident that there had been a lot of walking on it before.
The flashlight shone in all directions, but apart from the rocks or rocks, Yun Kang secretly wondered what the ancient alchemists were going to do when they climbed to the top of the cave.
He turned his head to look at Shen Duo, and couldn't help but say, "What treasures are there on this cave......" The top of the cave was very loud, and his voice was not loud and he could hear it clearly.
"Don't move yet, there's something over there. Shen grabbed the flashlight of Yun Kang, squinted his eyes and looked at a boulder, and sure enough, there was a mass stuffed in the crack of the stone.
Without waiting for Yunkang to speak, Shen Duo's body was like a gecko, moving quickly on the rock wall, and quickly walked to the side of the boulder, reaching out and pulling out a gray mass from the crack in the stone.
At this time, Yunkang also moved over, and shone with a flashlight, and saw that the lump of cotton wool-like things was soft and shapeless, which made him more and more strange the more he looked at it.
Shen Duo shook the lump away with both hands, both of them were surprised, it turned out to be a big net, woven with a mixture of silk and fine linen, stretched out his hand and pulled it hard, it was actually very strong.
"You pull this net over and see what it's for. Shen Duo said, tying one end of the net rope to his arm, Yun Kang reached out and grabbed the other end, and then the two of them moved their feet and spread out towards both sides of the edge of the rock, so that the entire net could be spread out flat.
Walking on the edge of the rock at the top of the cave was very dangerous, and Yun Kang was a little scrambling. He had to hold a flashlight on the one hand, and on the other hand, he had to pull the net with both hands, and the soles of his feet stepped on the slippery edge of the rock, and in some places only the size of an angular point protruded, and he couldn't even put half of the ball of his foot. If you're not careful, you might fall straight to the bottom of the cave.
He moved slowly, and the journey was terrifying and miserable.
Yunkang transported the true qi of the dantian out, and let his back cling to the stone wall, leaving no gaps at all, and he wanted to stick together.
People have a natural fear of height, but fortunately, Yunkang is a person who has cultivated immortals, and there is no fear of heights, so he avoids dizziness in his eyes and shaking his legs.
But his skills are not much stronger than ordinary mortals, and the flat shoes he wears are not non-slip, and he only feels like oil under his feet, and he can't even stand steadily.
Shen Duo stared at him, saw that his face twitched, and asked suspiciously, "Are you afraid of heights, can you do it?"
Yun Kang "cut", he didn't want Shen Duo to look flat, so he straightened his head and stretched his neck, and slowly moved to the side under his feet.
His eyes didn't dare to look down, there was such a big deep hole in front of him, and there was no protective railing to cover it, and the soles of his feet were slippery to death. In this dangerous situation, he can still walk forward leisurely, without being frightened at all, and his head is not dizzy, and he is already burning high incense.
Finally moved to the edge of the rock on the opposite side, Yun Kang took two deep breaths, and calmed down a little before unfolding the entire net.
The flashlight swept over the mesh, and found that there were many thin lines of different colors on it, outlined into a very strange pattern.
"It's like a long-legged bird. Yun Kang held the flashlight between his left neck, tilted his head to look at it, and said with a frown.
Zhang Guo's old stone statue has a long-legged bird's moire pattern at the entrance of the cave, and now a bird has been found, it seems that these alchemy Taoist priests really have bird totem worship, and even the weaving net uses the long-legged bird pattern.
There were some broken and dried plant leaves on the silk mesh, Yun Kang pondered it carefully, and then connected this net with the alchemy furnace, and it was easy to guess its purpose, "This is a stall drying net used to dry alchemy herbs." ”
Shen Duo showed a disappointed expression, it turned out to be a net for drying herbs, which had nothing to do with the treasure.
At this time, there was a sound of rustling under the cave, and a deep voice said: "Thunder, this place has been exposed, and more and more people will come, if you rub it for a while, I'm afraid we won't even be able to catch the slag." ”
There was a coldness and ruthlessness in the low voice, Yun Kang glanced at Shen Duo opposite, and the two hurriedly extinguished the flashlight.
After a while, there was a sound of "popping" footsteps from under the cave, and the sound reached the top of the cave, which was very clear and loud.
Soon the fire was lit, and someone lit a few kerosene stoves in the cave, and hung them up, illuminating the whole cave.
The light of the fire was reflected on the roof of the cave, and Yun Kang's back was close against the rock wall, and he saw the beating light flashing on Shen Duo's face, and his expression seemed to be cloudy.
Yun Kang was worried that he would not be able to hold his breath, so he hurriedly pressed a gesture towards him, telling him to calm down for a while, and first secretly observe what these people in the cave were going to do, and then make the next decision.
At this time, someone was surprised and shouted: "We have found the right place, this furnace ding." ”
Yun Kang's scalp suddenly went numb, wouldn't it, let these people grab the treasure first? He quietly stretched out his head and looked down, only to see a group of people below surrounding the huge blue-black furnace ding, chattering and talking.
Lei Ming, wearing a blue-black camouflage uniform, squatted in the middle of the crowd, carefully studying Dading, and next to him stood a burly middle-aged man, who was turning his head and looking around.
Yun Kang recognized the middle-aged man at a glance, wasn't he Jiang Wan's uncle, the Jiang Rongzhan who was kidnapped and dementored?
Jiang Rongzhan's face was pale, his eyes were cold and scorching, and his body was full of indescribable weirdness.
Yun Kang hurriedly counted with his eyes, there were a total of twenty people on the other side, most of them were martial artists. They carried all kinds of tools in their hands, knives and shovels, and thunder carried pistols at their waists, and they were full of a fierce aura.
At this time, Jiang Rongzhan had a gloomy expression on his face, his head turned to the side, and he snorted coldly: "Bring the kid you just caught here, didn't he say that he studied archaeology, let him recognize this furnace ding." ”
A big man dragged out a young man with a big tie from the corner of the hole, Yun Kang's vision just now was blocked by the rock under his feet, and he didn't see a person who was tied up, at this time he stretched out his head and saw the kid with an innocent expression, and almost screamed.
Yan Fucha: How did this bear kid get here?
Yun Kang hurriedly shrank his head back, and his head suddenly became a mess.
He promised Yan Ruoxuan to watch her brother, but this kid secretly ran into the underground cave and was tied up by the warrior, isn't this intentionally adding to the chaos!
A cold wind mixed with the black smoke that drifted up lingered in front of Yun Kang's eyes, like the demonic energy in the ghost, which quickly made him sweat.
What to do, don't let out the treasures, you have to find a way to save Yan Fucha. There are twenty people on the other side, all of them are warriors, he has only one person, only a dagger, and he will definitely not be able to beat them.
Yun Kang looked up at Shen Duo on the opposite side, and saw that his eyes were condensed, and his expression was very strict, as if he was listening to what the people in the cave were saying very seriously. He sighed secretly, Shen Duo's purpose was to hunt for treasures, and he was not necessarily willing to help him save people, so he couldn't count on it.
At this time, he was still pulling a net in his hand, and a flash of inspiration flashed in his head, if he used the net to cover them, would he catch them all?
Yun Kang visually measured the height, at least sixty or seventy meters, more than twenty stories high, dare to jump down.
His heart "thumped" twice, his legs were a little numb, if he hadn't been sealed before, let alone sixty meters, even if he was six hundred meters, he would dare to jump.
Yun Kang took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down, but now he could only calm down, listen to what they had to say first, and then think about saving Yan Fucha. If it really doesn't work at that time, you have to jump when you should jump, and you can't hesitate at all.
Yan Fucha's arms were tied with hemp rope and pushed in front of the furnace ding, Jiang Rongzhan asked him gloomily: "What is written in the tadpole text in this ding, and where is the mechanism that is opened?"
As he spoke, he raised his pistol to his head, "If you dare to talk nonsense to fool us, let you try the taste of eating bullets." ”
A layer of sweat broke out on Yan Fucha's face, and he hurriedly twisted his body and said, "Don't shoot, I'm a good person, I'm very skilled in business, and I will definitely be able to understand tadpole text." Then he walked to the edge of the furnace with broken steps, his eyes rolling, and he looked at it and said, "Those words are too small, you first loosen the rope for me, and let me go into the ding to see." ”
Seeing that he was very cooperative, Lei Ming's expression softened slightly, and he raised his hand to signal to a big man next to him, saying, "Untie the rope for him." ”
Then he turned his head to look at Yan Fucha, and said coldly: "Don't play tricks, don't play tricks, translate those words honestly, we won't embarrass you." ”
They entered the underground passage in the morning, but found that the place was like a labyrinth, and not only could they not find the treasure, but they could not even find the exit to go back.
A group of people seemed to be blind, but they didn't expect to meet a college student halfway, claiming to be studying archaeology, and came to Wufeng Mountain for a field trip.
Lei Ming felt very strange, and ordered someone to tie him up on the spot, and when he stepped forward to take a closer look, it turned out to be Yan Xuan's son Yan Fucha.
Because of the matter of looking for the Dragon Swallowing Ring, Lei Ming had long been eyeing Yan Xuan's family, so it was easy to recognize Yan Xuancha.
Encountering such a group of vicious warriors, Yan Fucha's life could not have been saved, but he was still witty, and repeatedly emphasized that he was a top student of archaeology. They took him with them along the way, and maybe it would be useful at a critical moment.
The warriors brought by Jiang Rongzhan are all uneducated rough men, while Lei Ming himself is engaged in psychology and has nothing to do with archaeological treasure hunting. As soon as he thought of Yan Fucha's father, Yan Xuan, was the director of the "Kanyu Cultural Research Institute", the so-called family origin, Yan Fucha's archaeology was a matter of course, and he must have dabbled in Taoist feng shui and the like, maybe he could really help.
So Lei Ming didn't rush to kill him, thinking that when he found the treasure, Yan Fucha would have no use value, and then kill him unconsciously. Let Yan Fucha stay in the underground fortifications forever, and such a large labyrinth will be regarded as a grave for him, which can be regarded as treating him well.
Yan Fucha untied the rope, rubbed his sore wrists, and then jumped into the bronze tripod with both feet, squatted under the tripod, and pretended to study the tadpole script.
In fact, where did he know these words, he was already sweating profusely. But he knew that he had to perfunctory thunder and not let the warriors doubt it, otherwise his life would be lost. So he pretended to be confident, touched the tadpole text with his fingers, and thought very seriously.
These tadpole scripts are neither like oracle bone inscriptions nor seal inscriptions, and Yan Fucha remembered that he had seen the ancient Turkic and shamanic scripts studied by his father, and they were all twisted and twisted very strangely, and they were a combination of these tadpole scripts.
So he cleared his throat and sighed: "Don't look at these small characters carved crookedly, just like ghost drawings, they are actually ancient characters that have been lost for thousands of years, and they can also be said to be password symbols. ”
He's going to procrastinate, and it's always good to live a little longer.
Lei Ming said coldly: "Don't talk nonsense, what is written on it?" The warriors next to him didn't believe what Yan Fucha said, they found a stone to sit down, wiped the knife in their hands with a cloth, and looked disapproving. Such a stinky boy, what ancient characters can he understand, ten are nonsense.
Yan Fucha knew that if he made things up, he would definitely not be able to deceive so many people, and once he made a fuss, he would die in the next second.
"This furnace records a story of the Shang Dynasty. Yan Fucha hurriedly put it on the table and said one thing his father had said: "Legend has it that the king of Shangtang loved the people like a son, and when there was a great drought in the world, the king of Shangtang prayed for rain for the people, built a shrine, and piled up firewood. He himself climbed to the altar and lit a torch to burn himself, begging heaven for mercy and rain. As a result, his sincerity moved heaven and earth, and a goddess immortal, named Jiutian Xuannu, not only rained nectar, but also gave him a treasure tripod, called Shenhou Ding. It is said that this tripod has great divine power, which can ensure the peace of the Shang Dynasty and the people, and stretch for thousands of generations. ”
When the warriors heard this, they all looked at each other, a little skeptical, and some people couldn't help but ask: "Is this Ding the Shenhou Ding, what is the use? Where is the mechanism?"
Lei Ming frowned when he heard this, opened a drawing in his hand, and said, "Inside the Divine Ding, reopen it, what do these eight words mean?"
Yan Fucha's head was so good, he rolled his eyes, and said with a smile: "This is not simple, it means that the treasure is in the divine ding, and it must be opened with weight." ”
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