Ding Lingling held a wet cloth in her hand and carefully wiped off the moss on the stele, and sure enough, the stele was engraved with fonts, and it was also Qin Li, who neither Poplar nor Tie Niu knew.

Ding Lingling first silently read the font on the stone tablet, and then slowly translated it to Bai Yang and others.

Poplar Tieniu and the others were still there, but Ma Bingxiao was dumbfounded when he heard it, and he inhaled again and again.

It turns out that what is recorded on the stele is the legend that has been circulating in the Dunhuang area for 2,000 years.

It is said that not long after Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty ascended the throne, heavy rain fell in the Dunhuang area for several days, and lightning and thunder roared day and night.

Suddenly, one day, with the sound of thunder, a golden dragon fell from the sky and smashed into the southern part of Dunhuang, smashing the desert in the southern part of Dunhuang into a big pit.

Rainwater accumulates in the pits, forming a lake.

When the local officials in Dunhuang heard about this, they hurriedly reported it to Emperor Jing of Han, who immediately sent an envoy to Dunhuang to determine that there was a fall of the golden dragon, so he allocated two silver taels, and arranged for a full-time official to come to Dunhuang to be responsible for building a tomb for the golden dragon.

The official had been inspecting Dunhuang for many days, and happened to find a natural large stone cave on the side of the pit smashed by the golden dragon, which is now the side of the crescent moon.

The official then instructed the craftsmen to build a palace-like tomb in the cave. However, considering that it was the tomb of a dragon, the palace was named the Crystal Palace.

In addition, at the end of the inscription on the stone tablet, there are a few words of warning, saying that there are giant crocodiles guarding the portal outside the Crystal Palace, and there are shrimp soldiers and turtles guarding the dragon in the Crystal Palace, and anyone who wants to enter will definitely die.

This so-called "shrimp soldier and turtle general" made Bai Yang and others look at each other in confusion.

"This shrimp soldier and turtle general, can't it really be a shrimp old turtle?" Ma Bingxiao spoke first.

"Unlikely!" Poplar shook his head, "but...... It's possible that the giant shrimp turtle is a big turtle!"

"That's pretty scary!" Mr. Ma said.

"It's terrible now, and I can't get out!" Iron Bull joked.

"I didn't want to go out, I just ...... Scared and excited!"

Ma Bingxiao's mood was experienced by everyone present, so Tie Niu didn't laugh at him anymore, but said to Bai Yang: "Lao Bai, let's push the door in and have a look! Standing outside and suspicious, there is no result!"

Bai Yang was about to nod, but Chen Xiaopang suddenly said, "I know what these two stone statues are!"

As he spoke, he had walked over to one of the stone statues, and the others had followed, looking at the stone statue.

"What kind of idol is this?

"This is the legendary Yaksha of the Cruiser!" Chen said.

Ding Lingling looked at the stone statue carefully, and quickly nodded and said, "Yes! The legendary Yaksha has a hump-like head on his head, a hideous face, and a steel fork in his hand, which is exactly the same as these two stone statues!"

Ma Bingxiao was full of curiosity, circled around the stone statue twice, and suddenly stretched out two fingers, poked twice on the stone statue, and said with a smile: "Isn't this a stone statue!"

"It must be a stone statue, what do you think it will be?" Bai Yang said, and several people, including him, all looked at Ma Bingxiao amusedly.

Ma Bingxiao scratched his head embarrassedly and said, "I mean, didn't the stone tablet just mention the shrimp soldiers and turtle generals? Since this sea patrol yaksha is just a stone statue, could it be that the so-called shrimp soldiers and turtle generals are just a few stone statues?"

What he said was not entirely unreasonable, and several people looked at each other.

Ding Lingling said: "Probably not! The stone tablet just now mentioned that there are giant crocodiles guarding the portal, but there is no mention of these two Yaksha statues!"

Bai Yang nodded first, and was about to speak, when he suddenly heard the chirping of birds, Ding Lingling said happily: "It's like the cry of a little green and a little green, did they fly in?"

As he spoke, he hurriedly let go of his voice and shouted twice.

Sure enough, the shadows shook, and the two beautiful and petite jade hummingbirds descended from the sky and landed directly on Ding Lingling's outstretched arms.

"The outside has been blocked, and the stone cave here has been completely flooded, where did these two little birds fly in?" asked Hongxing curiously.

"It is estimated that there are some small holes that we didn't pay attention to, and they were discovered by Xiaolu Xiaocui!" Ding Lingling said.

She had been very worried about the two birds, but now that they had joined her unharmed, she was naturally overjoyed.

"These two little birds are so spiritual, maybe they can help us find another exit!" Iron Bull said.

"Even if there is another exit, it must have been flooded, and it is unlikely that the two birds will find it!" said Poplar truthfully.

Ding Lingling looked around, took another deep breath, and said: "The air quality here is not too bad, which means that at least there are ventilation places, and Xiaolu Xiaocui must have flown in from these places." If we can find those vents and find a way to expand them, we might be able to get out!"

"I still think Uncle Ma will come to save us, so let's take a look at this so-called crystal palace first, and then find a way!" said Poplar.

"Then let's stop talking nonsense, let's go in and see if this crystal palace is as magnificent as the legend!"

Chen Xiaopang is an archaeology fan, and after a long delay outside, he can't hold it back.

So as he spoke, he was already the first to walk up the stone steps in front of the two gates.

Tie Niu followed closely, and the two of them pressed the wooden doors on both sides with their hands and pushed them inward.

It's a pity that the wooden door doesn't move at all.

"Is it rusty inside?" Tie Niu looked at Chen Xiaopang questioningly, "Why don't Senior Brother Chen, let's push harder!"

"I'm afraid it's not that simple!" Chen Xiaopang shook his head and looked up at the two moss-covered doors in front of him, "Let's peel off the moss on the door first and see if there are any mechanisms on this door!"

Tie Niu agreed, and then peeled the moss directly with his hands.

Hongxing hurriedly walked up, took out a pair of gloves and handed them to him.

Ding Lingling handed Chen Xiaopang the cotton cloth she used to wipe the stone tablet before.

Soon, the moss on the gate was wiped to pieces, revealing two mighty brass rings and huge nails on the wide gate.

Chen Xiaopang looked around, and Ding Lingling also stepped forward to help.

Tie Niu didn't know anything about the mechanism, so he simply stepped back from the steps, smiled at Hongxing, and said, "Don't you also know the mechanism, why don't you go up and help?"

"I only know a little about the skin, so I won't show my ugliness in front of the two experts!" said Hongxing.

Bai Yang glanced at Hongxing, and intuitively thought that Hongxing didn't just know a little about fur, she just didn't want her to highlight her identity as the head of the Missing Sect.

Of course, Poplar understands it in his heart, but he doesn't say it in his mouth. Considering that as the group leader, he had to master various skills as soon as possible, so he instead walked up the steps and gathered around Ding Lingling and Chen Xiaopang, listening to the two of them groping around on the door while constantly discussing.

In the end, the two agreed that the mechanism should be the two copper rings on the top of the gate.

The problem is that you don't know which tab is right, and if you pull it wrong, not only will you not be able to open the door, but it can also have fatal consequences.

"No, let's just tie the tab with a rope and pull it from a distance!" said Poplar.

"I'm afraid it's useless, this should be screwed!" Chen Xiaopang said, frowning, "It's just that we have to avoid the direction of the gate, but we don't have long bamboo poles or anything like that, so we can't twist the door knocker far away." ”

"Then tie my scabbard to the tab, and then pull the ends of the scabbard with a rope, and the tab will naturally turn!"

Ding Lingling and Chen Xiaopang looked at each other, Ding Lingling couldn't help but smile and praised: "You are still smart!"

Poplar's heart was happy, and he immediately pulled out the black sword, threaded the scabbard into the copper pull ring on the left, and tied it tightly with a rope.

Then he tied the two ends of the scabbard with nylon ropes, and pulled the upper and lower ropes with the iron bull, standing far away on both sides of the gate.

Ding Lingling beckoned Hongxing and Ma Bingxiao to hide far away, which made Baiyang and Tie Niu exert force at the same time.

As the scabbard slowly turned, so did the pull ring.

Suddenly, a "whooshing" sound was heard, and countless sharp arrows shot out from the gate, most of them on the sandbar in front of the gate, and a few of them shot directly into the waterhole.

The arrow was not long, only two or three inches at most, but seeing that the sandbar that had been clean and flat just now had become like a thorny ground, several people were all stunned and smacked their tongues.

Ma Bingxiao first said: "My mother! If you go up and twist the pull ring directly, won't you be shot directly into a hedgehog......?" Where did this arrow come from?"

No one was able to answer him.

A few of them were all hiding on both sides of the gate, only knowing that the arrow must have been shot from the two gates, but they couldn't see what had changed on the gate.

Looking at the two gates at this moment, there are no holes where sharp arrows can be shot.

However, Ding Lingling was careful, and quickly pointed with her hand and said: "Those sharp arrows should have been shot from under several door nails, you see, under each door nail, there are traces of sliding!"

There were two dozen large and small nails, and there were more than two dozen large ones, evenly distributed on the two gates.

Hearing Ding Lingling say this, several people were all worried and took a closer look, and sure enough, there were obvious traces of sliding under the twenty or so door nails.

The reason why it is obvious is that the door was originally covered with moss, although the moss has been wiped off by Chen Xiaopang and Tie Niu, it is impossible to wipe it clean.

No one dared to move the nails to see if there were any holes in the door for archery.

Poplar carefully unhooked the scabbard from the left ring and tied it to the right one.

After that, everyone was still hiding on both sides of the gate, and the Poplar Iron Bull slowly pulled the rope, causing the pull ring to turn slowly.

Fortunately, this time no sharp arrows were fired, but a soft "click" was heard.

Chen Xiaopang said happily: "Okay, the mechanism should be opened!"

Several people were very happy, but it was still Tie Niu who took a step forward, and slowly pushed the two doors open with Chen Xiaopang.

(See Chapter 125 "Exploring the Crystal Palace")

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