Chapter Seventy-Two: Two Stone Gates
After some hard work, Xin Ran finally broke through the wood carving array, because it was too energy-consuming in the process of breaking through this formation, after Xin Ran came over, he did not immediately move forward, but rested at the other end of the bridge, ate some dry food prepared before exploring the treasure, drank some water, and felt that after the energy was restored, he got up and continued to move forward. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Walking further, I passed through a narrow passage again, and saw that the front suddenly opened up, and I entered a large hole.
Inside are all strange stone stalactites, one by one lifelike, some like bamboo shoots breaking out of the ground, some like upside-down chili peppers, some like a small tree, it is really a thousand postures.
If you get closer and take a closer look, some are like Monkey King dancing with a golden hoop stick, some are like peacocks opening the screen, some are like snakes, some are like giant frogs, and some are like old ladies on crutches.
The whole cave is shining with beautiful colored lights, and there are colorful stalactites everywhere, which makes people dazzled.
Especially in the center of this hole, a tall stalagmite is like a crystal clear multi-layered pagoda from the bottom of the cave straight into the top wall of the hole, as if to arch the top wall up, it is like a huge egg cone ice cream high up there, and then look closely, the ice cream in the tower seems to still sit a Maitreya Buddha statue. One hand is holding a big bulging belly, the other hand is smugly patting the belly, and he is grinning, as if laughing.
When Xin Ran saw this, he thought: Nature is really magical, and I can't imagine that there is such a wonderful landscape underground, which is really incredible. I really don't know how the people who built this treasure trove in the first place found this place, it's really incredible.
Xin Ran seemed to be a little fascinated by this magical landscape, and after admiring it for a while, he came back to his senses and thought: This cave is a stone stalactite cave, and there are so many holes in it, which cave should I go from?
Xin Ran took out the map again and looked at the map through the light in the cave, but the map only indicated that there was a stone stalactite cave, but it did not indicate the details of the cave, and Xin Ran didn't know what to do for a while.
Xin Ran thought to himself: There are so many exits in this cave, you can't just go casually, if you go wrong, it will be troublesome.
Thinking of this, he took a closer look in the cave to see if there was anything unusual in the cave.
But after a closer look, I still didn't find anything.
For a while, Xin Ran didn't know what to do, and at this time, Xin Ran felt a little tired again, so he sat down in the cave.
Then he took out the kettle, drank some water, and inadvertently raised his head to drink water, Xin Ran saw the big stone stalactite in the center of the cave, and the Maitreya Buddha statue seemed to be looking at him with a smile.
Because this Maitreya Buddha statue is so similar, I can't help but stare at this Maitreya Buddha and admire it carefully, feeling that Maitreya Buddha's eyes seem to be staring at himself with a smile, as if he wants to tell himself something.
When Xin Ran saw this, he thought: Could it be that Maitreya Buddha really wants to give me instructions?
So, I walked to the vicinity of this big stone stalactite, looked carefully, and found that there was a small hole on this stone stalactite that seemed to be dug artificially, just enough to reach into a hand, Xin Ran hesitated for a moment, and then put his hand in, wanting to touch it to see if there was anything special in it.
Xin Ran put his hand into this small hole, and felt that there seemed to be a ring inside, Xin Ran thought to himself: There is really something strange in this.
So Xin Ran tightened the ring and twisted it to the left, but it didn't move.
Xin Ran thought about it, and then twisted it to the right again, this time it seemed to be a little loose, so he increased his strength and twisted it to the right until he couldn't screw it.
Then he stretched out his hand.
After waiting for a while, there was no movement, Xin Ran couldn't help but be a little disappointed, and was about to look elsewhere.
But just as Xin Ran was about to turn around, Xin Ran suddenly noticed that the entire cave seemed to be shaking, and soon, the shaking was even more dangerous.
Xin Ran was shocked and thought: Could it be that there is going to be an earthquake here.
Thinking of this, I wanted to exit the cave and find a place to take refuge.
However, he found that the two openings in front of the cave suddenly descended and two stone gates closed the two openings of the cave.
Then, the whole cave slowly returned to calm.
Xin Ran suddenly realized that it was he who inadvertently pulled the inner ring of the big stone stalactite, touched the mechanism, and made the mechanism in the cave activate, so that the vibration would occur, not an earthquake.
Knowing this truth, Xin Ran's heart calmed down, and he thought to himself: What does it mean to lower two stone doors to seal the two openings in the cave?
If you want to block the exit from the cave, then lowering two stone doors is not enough; Because this stone stalactite cave Xin Ran has seen when he came in, the exits in the cave are carefully counted no less than twenty, if you want to trap the people who enter the cave in the cave, you should lower all the stone doors, only in this way can all the exits in the cave be sealed, so that the people who come in have no return.
Thinking of this, Xin Ran thought again: The reason why this person who built the treasure house did this must have his intentions, why don't I get closer and take a closer look.
So Xin Ran came to the two stone gates, Xin Ran saw the carving of the shadow on the stone door, just because of the age, and the stone stalactite cave is very damp, it is covered with moss to cover the carved words on the stone door.
Xin Ran took out the long sword at his waist and hung up the moss on it, so that the words on the two stone doors leaked out.
I saw a stone gate on the left that read: The Gate of Wealth, enter from here; On the right side of the stone gate is written: The Gate of Loyalty, Enter Hereby.
After Xin Ran saw the words on these two gates, he thought to himself: Judging from the words, those who enter this stone gate on the left can get glory and wealth, and those who enter the stone gate on the right can pursue loyalty.
Different stone gates, different choices, have different meanings for different people.
For a while, Xin Ran really didn't know that he was going to enter the stone gate, it is said that Xin Ran came in to obtain treasure to serve the Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty, but the education Xin Ran received since childhood was loyalty, benevolence, and righteousness, so Xin Ran stood in front of the two stone gates, and didn't know how to choose for a while.
After thinking about it carefully for a while, Xin Ran thought to himself: Although the treasure is important, loyalty, benevolence and righteousness are the foundation of a person's life.
Thinking of this, he pulled the knocker of the door of loyalty on the right.
After a rumbling sound, I saw that this stone gate slowly returned to its original state, Xin Ran walked inside to take a look, and saw a line of words engraved at the exit: Jun chooses the gate of loyalty, it is worth entrusting the treasure to be used by my Great Song Dynasty; If the door of wealth is opened, it will be injured, so as not to entrust the treasure to non-people and endanger the society of the Great Song Dynasty.