Chapter 3 Seven-story underground tower
After packing up one after another, the roe deer waited by the car, and the group divided into two roads and walked towards the mountains, with Zhang Erhe and Liu Yuan behind, keeping a distance from them.
The mountain is not high, but there are a lot of gravel, it seems more or less troublesome to walk, it belongs to the barren mountain, there are very few people, coupled with the inconvenient transportation, even if it was once inhabited, these years have almost gone, the lights of the city even if this is also to see the real, their trip can be said to be very risky.
The inverted tower has a long history in Buddhism, but there are absolutely not many left in the world, one says that the inverted tower is ominous, there are eighteen layers of hell, so a long time ago, the inverted tower is almost extinct, the other is normal, and the Egyptian pyramids in general, it is a mausoleum, it is the place where the Buddhist monks have passed away, but later because of various reasons, it gradually decreased.
The place where they went was a seven-story underground pagoda built during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, which is no secret but has not been effectively protected, and to this day, it is like a barren mountain cave, which is in stark contrast to the Ashoka Temple, which is 30 kilometers away.
The group did not speak, ** from time to time with the compass in his hand to fix the position, which caused Zhang Erhe to be dissatisfied, so he stopped and stopped, delayed a lot of time, although the seven-story tower has long been abandoned, but he is not a professional after all, and there must be tension.
"Well, I say, what have you been messing up there all this time with? If this continues, the sky will be dawn. Zhang Erhe said dissatisfied, strode forward, and snatched the dragon hunting plate in Li Jian's hand, looking left and right, and couldn't see anything.
After reading it, he threw it away and threw it back into Li Jian's hands.
"Come with me!" Zhang Erhe ordered, after all, he is a local, besides, he has already been here in this valley, and he also knows the entrance of the fallen tower clearly, he wanted to keep some distance from these people, how could he expect that such a place still needs to find the dragon plate, it will be too slow.
Liu Yuan walked behind and laughed softly, how could he find a place that could compare with the locals? These four people have a good face, and after being unhappy, they didn't want to come over to beg for help, but Zhang Erhe was a little more angry.
"Wait for me." With Zhang Erhe leading the way, the itinerary was much faster, Liu Yuan didn't pay attention to it a little, it was actually a little disjointed, and he couldn't help but shout and trot.
Surrounded by low mountains, there is a small depression in the middle of the peak, which looks like a huge porcelain bowl, and the depression is covered with mud.
"That's it, dig it." Zhang Erhe didn't go back, anyway, he didn't have any equipment, so he left the hard work to them.
Li Jian was a little embarrassed, his previous words were indeed heavier, no wonder, he was a professional, and he had to call a master when he saw him, so he naturally disdained Zhang Erhe, but today's matter was the boss's advice, and everything obeyed Zhang Erhe in the place, although he had a grudge, but before the matter was over, he had to rely on him, and the four of them started to act separately.
Liu Yuan walked over, found a smooth rock and sat down, he was really tired today.
Not long after, a pothole the size of a basin appeared on the ground, and it was pitch black, even with a flashlight.
Several people waited for a while, and Li Jian handed over two cigarettes, which could be regarded as an apology.
"Brother, how long have you been doing this?" But it was Li Jian who saw the awkward atmosphere and stood beside Zhang Erhe and asked.
"I'm not in this business, but I was exposed to a little bit in my early years, and they were all small actions out of tune, which can't be compared with you." Zhang Erhe looked at the equipment of several people, and said expressionlessly.
"Oh, what about this little brother?" Seeing that Zhang Erhe was reluctant to say more, Li Jian thought for a while and changed the topic.
"He's not like me." Zhang Erhe said lightly, but he didn't say anything.
Li Jian couldn't help but glance at Liu Yuan a few more times, it was unremarkable, but he didn't pay much attention to it.
About half an hour, the underground air entered almost the same, it is not realistic to use candles to test in this tower, the tower has a ladder, and the rope is not needed, Li Jian commanded, signaling everyone to prepare to enter.
"I'll go ahead." Liu Yuan, who had not spoken, recommended himself, Zhang Erhe wanted to say something, but when he saw that he insisted, he had no choice but to give up, and took out a pitch-black wooden stick from behind him, and handed it to Liu Yuan when it was dark and couldn't see the material.
"Take it, so you can find your way." Zhang Erhe instructed.
The stick fell into his hand, Liu Yuan's eyes lit up, the thief looked at Zhang Erhe with a smile, and didn't say much, and walked straight to the hole on the ground, Zhang Erhe didn't follow behind, waiting for Li Jian and the four of them to walk in front, and he followed at the end, although he was worried about Liu Yuan, but he had also entered this tower when he was a child, and there was nothing unusual about it, since someone was willing to spend a lot of money to explore it this time, he was naturally very happy, but he still had to be vigilant against these people.
The entrance of the cave allowed one person to enter, and a few times with a flashlight, the ground was not very high, and the wooden stick could touch the bottom, and with the support of the two, Liu Yuan slowly shrank and slid in.
"Well, what's down there?" Li Jian asked nervously.
Before Liu Yuan could answer, Zhang Erhe was dissatisfied, "What else?" I've been down to this tower since I was a kid, and if there's something, it can still be your turn? ”
Li Jian didn't answer stupidly, heard Liu Yuan coughing twice, and shouted into the cave: "You stand next to it, and we'll go down." "The place at the bottom looks much shorter, and a few of them have to bend down, and the space below is still okay, and the six people are here, in addition to bowing, it is also much more spacious.
"I once entered an underground tower in Xi'an, which is much more magnificent than here." Li Jianren is tall and big, and he feels a little uncomfortable in this low space, and he sighs when he sees the rocks under his feet through the light.
The underground is all colored adobe bricks, extending forward, and this should be just an entrance, if you want to enter the underground tower, you have to walk forward a lot of distance, walk along the low soil cave for some distance, the soil will be much less, and then there is a stone cave wrapped in rocks, which should be connected to the mountain, and it will be much better to walk here, at least you don't have to worry about the soil on the wall falling into the clothes, it seems that it is not unreasonable for Zhang Erhe to prepare tights.
Liu Yuan regretted a little, the mud adhered to his body along his clothes, and the ground was already stuffy, and after a while, hot sweat appeared on his body, and the mud was stained, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Walking in front alone, the stone cave looks dry, thinking that it should be connected with the foot of the mountain, that is to say, the inverted tower is under the mountain, Liu Yuan seems a little excited, this is the first time to enter the underground, whether it is exciting or not, it is always an unforgettable memory, isn't it? Thinking about it this time, I didn't feel much uncomfortable.
"Stop!" On the stone wall not far ahead, there was a relatively smooth place, and Liu Yuan stepped forward alone and stroked the stone wall for a while.
"What's wrong?" Li Jian asked, the underground tower here is a little different from the one in Xi'an, seeing Liu Yuan's strange behavior, he stepped forward, followed Liu Yuan's gaze, only to see that on the cave wall, there are two big characters engraved: Futu.
"What is this?" Li Jian asked, he didn't know much about this kind of thing.
"Well, I said, are you going or not leaving, that's just the name of this tower, what's all the fuss?" Seeing that there was a delay here, Zhang Erhe, who was walking at the back, was not happy, and the first few people entered the stone cave, only he was still in the earth cave.
"Uncle Zhang, can you stop revealing the bottom again, there is no spirit of exploration at all." Liu Yuan pursed his lips, he didn't have a good airway, and the thoughts that had just gushed out were instantly interrupted.
"Hehe, good boy, you don't even look at your Uncle Zhang's situation, nested alone in the mound, why don't you try?" Everyone turned around and saw Zhang Erhe squatting there, his head forward, his face flushed, like a toad, and someone suddenly laughed.
"Okay, okay, don't complain, let's go." Liu Yuan glanced at the lettering a few more times, and continued to grope forward with the black wooden stick.
After the stone carving, not far away, only to feel that the stone cave is getting more and more spacious, until finally I can stand up straight, shine a few times with a flashlight, and the place in front of me is suddenly spacious.
This is actually a stone cave, there are water dripping down, gathering in the stone cave, slowly seeping into the ground, the stone cave space is about the size of a courtyard, enough to accommodate six people, the ground is made of granite, smooth and tidy, as if someone often cleans.
It's much cooler to walk in, and in the middle of the cave there is an open granite, which is the real entrance to the underground tower.
"What, go in now?" Zhang Erhedao, he also knows clearly here, from here, is the real tower body, a total of seven floors, and the usual tower is a little different, this tower is the lower down, the more spacious, the bottom of the space is more than twice as much as this stone cave.
Calculating the time, it has been almost more than three hours since they set off, and the action has to be faster, Li Jian looked at the entrance of the cave, frowned slightly, and said, "Yes." ”
Zhang Erhe shrugged his shoulders, disagreed, walked to Liu Yuan's side, saw that he had been staring at the stagnant water on the ground, and touched him.
"Let's go."