The six of them walked forward for a distance, and Xie Yuan, who was walking in the front, touched a few iron silk sticks in front of him, "It's over." He reckoned that these iron threads should be used to block the entry of outsiders. Xie Yuan tried to push hard, but he couldn't push at all.

"Come, look at me." Shi Tianji stepped forward.

Xie Yuan stepped aside. Shi Tianji held the two iron pillars in the middle with both hands, and with the strength of his arms, he bent the two thick iron pillars hard, and a space appeared in the middle that could accommodate one person to squeeze sideways.

"I'll go take a look first." Shi Tianji squeezed sideways into the hole. Everyone else entered sideways.

"Come, old Shi, light the torch. Let's take a good look at this ancient tomb wonder. Luo Shiyin asked Xie Yuan to hand over the bundle of dragon beard grass that he had been holding in his hand to Shi Tianji.

Shi Tianji tied the dragon's whisker grass to his iron shovel and set it on fire.

By the light of the torches, you can see the scenery inside the cave at a glance. The scene in front of me is not like an ancient tomb, but more like a cave. There is a small river lying from right to left in the cave, and the river is about ten meters wide. At this time, everyone was standing on the riverbank. The height of the river bank from the water is about three meters.

Shi Tianji held the torch alof, and the light of the torch reflected the surface of the river below.

"Look, there's a long dragon lying in the water." Ye Ruliu exclaimed in surprise.

Everyone followed the sound and looked at the river below.

Sure enough, by the light of the torches, I saw a giant dragon with a bent body lying on the water, the tail of the dragon connected to the stone bank below, the dragon's body meandered to the opposite bank, and the dragon's head lay prone on a boulder on the opposite bank. The scales on the dragon's body glowed golden under the light of the torches.

"There really are dragons in this world! It's an eye-opener. Shi Tianji's eyes widened excitedly, and the torch in his hand trembled a little.

"What, Lao Shi. You really believe it's a dragon. Keep your eyes open and take a closer look. It was nothing more than a dragon-shaped stone ridge jutting out of the river. Xie Yuan patted Shi Tianji on the shoulder and said.

"Impossible, impossible! Look at this dragon tail, dragon scales, and dragon head, how is this not a dragon? Or let's make a bet. Shi Tianji insisted on his own opinion.

"Bet on what? Lao Shi. Shi Lang didn't think it was a big deal to see the excitement, and asked loudly.

"If he weren't a dragon, I would be willing to kowtow to him three times. But if this water snake loses, then he must walk on his back. I'm afraid he won't dare to gamble with me. Shi Tianji is full of confidence.

"Okay, Lao Shi, since you've talked about this, then we'll make every ...... a word."

"It's hard to chase a horse." Shi Tianji swore by high-fives with Xie Yuan's outstretched right hand.

"Let's go down and have a look." Shi Tianji held a torch in front of him and walked down a curved stone staircase towards the river.

Everyone followed him. The group descended to the tail of the dragon.

"Lao Shi, go over and wake up your Grandpa Long. Let him come over and kowtow to everyone three times. You don't have to knock me. Xie Yuan deliberately teased Shi Tianji.

Shi Tianji still didn't believe that he would lose, so he held the torch close to the dragon's tail to take a closer look. It really doesn't look like a real dragon. Somewhat reluctantly, he reached out his left hand to touch the dragon's tail. The so-called dragon's tail is nothing more than a hard, cool stone!

"How? Lao Shi, did your Grandpa Long wake up? Xie Yuan stood behind Shi Tianji with a wicked smile on his face.

"Brother Xie Yuan, hehe...... Hehe......" Shi Tianji was embarrassed and didn't know what to say, but just laughed vigorously.

"The gentleman said that the horse is difficult to chase, this is what you said just now. There is no reversal. "Xie Yuan is unrelenting.

Shi Lang stood aside and gloated. Ye Ruliu wanted to come over and persuade Xie Yuan to let Shi Tianji go, but was stopped by Shi Lang.

Luo Shiyin didn't say anything, in his opinion, he had just experienced a thrilling battle, and there was nothing wrong with giving his subordinates a chance to relax and relax.

"This, this...... Otherwise, let's be equal, and I can walk on your back. …… You see this place is slippery and wet, and you can't kowtow! Do you think it's okay? My younger brother Xie Yuan. Shi Tianji deliberately pretended to be tired and crooked, and pretended to rub Xie Yuan with his shoulder, and threw a shocking eyebrow at Xie Yuan.

"Vomit-" Xie Yuan was so made by Shi Tianji's series of actions that he just wanted to hit the wall, he bent down and pretended to vomit to show his disdain for Shi Tianji's disgusting acting skills.

"Hahaha......" The four people watching from the side couldn't hold back and let out a hearty laugh.

"Alright, alright, Brother Xie Yuan. You see that Brother Shi finally threw you an eyebrow, so you will obey him. Ye Ruliu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes with her hands, and came to Xie Yuan to plead with Shi Tianji.

"Okay, okay, Lao Shi. For my sister's sake, I'll let you go this time, and I'll do as you say. Xie Yuan said.

"This is my good brother. It was just a joke for everyone to have fun. You can't take it too seriously. Shi Tianji happily thanked him.

"This can't be blamed on Brother Shi for looking away. When I saw this dragon's spine just now, I thought it was real. Ye Ruliu said.

"Brother Xie Yuan. It seems that this crossing the river really needs Lao Shi to carry you over. Look, everyone! Shi Lang stood on the bank of the river and pointed to the left side of the dragon's spine and said.

Everyone looked in the direction that Shi Lang was pointing, and below the left side of the dragon's spine, there was a bottomless abyss. On the right side of the dragon's spine is the river that has not yet submerged the dragon's back.

"Well, brother, isn't that a crooked fight. I didn't expect my old Shi's inadvertent joke to come true. Come, let me carry you. Shi Tianji said, squatting down.

"Forget it, Lao Shi, it was just a few jokes just now. How can I really let you carry it. I can walk through it myself. Xie Yuan excused himself.

"Xie Yuan, let Lao Shi carry you over. It's very slippery on this. Luo Shiyin tried the surface of the dragon's spine with his feet and said.

Although Xie Yuan is his subordinate, he is the emperor's chamberlain translator, and he is also a celebrity around the emperor. Luo Shiyin didn't want Xie Yuan to make any mistakes.

"Alright, don't grind. Just your small body, once you fall, you won't fall to pieces. Come on! Shi Tianji handed the torch in his hand to Shi Lang beside him, and motioned for Xie Yuan to lie on his back.

"I'm sorry then." Xie Yuan didn't want Lao Shi to carry himself, but looking at the abyss of the black hole on the left side of the dragon's back, he couldn't help but feel a little stunned, and with the commander speaking, he had to lie on Shi Tianji's back.

"Be careful, everyone!" Shi Lang held the torch and was the first to climb the tail of the dragon's back. Behind him were Ye Ruliu, Luo Shiyin, Shi Tianji and Li Ruzhu who were carrying Xie Yuan on their backs. This sequence of crossing the river was specially arranged by Luo Shiyin.

Due to the long-term exposure to humidity, the grooves on the dragon's spine are covered with moss. Feet on it, slippery.

Shi Lang held Ye Ruliu's hand tightly and carefully led the way in front. When encountering particularly slippery places, he will loudly remind everyone to pay attention.

Although the width of the river is only a dozen meters, the curved dragon's spine and slippery back still consume a lot of physical strength. By the time Li Ruzhu, who was at the end, safely stepped on the dragon head and landed on the opposite bank, everyone was already out of breath.

"Let's take a break." Luo Shiyin looked at a small piece of flat land under everyone's feet and said.

"Brother Xie Yuan, this place doesn't look like an ancient tomb." Shi Lang looked around with a torch and said.

"This ancient tomb is generally composed of a tomb passage, a retaining wall, a tomb door, a burial chamber, a coffin bed, a niche, etc. from the outside to the inside. The place we had just walked through was a curved passage, but it was not supposed to be a tomb passage, it was a ventilation passage at best. In other words, we are not really close to the burial path location of the tomb right now. Xie Yuan analyzed.

"Since it's still far from the tomb, why did you design this ventilation tunnel?" Ye Ruliu said.

"Tomb passages, retaining walls, tomb doors, burial chambers, coffin beds, niches, etc., are just the structural features of a standard tomb. In some foreign countries, after the death of a royal noble, their descendants often choose a feng shui treasure site as a burial place for the deceased ancestors.

"In the process of building tombs, they often combine the structural characteristics of the underground of the selected cemetery, and design multi-layer protection devices on the periphery of the tomb passages, retaining walls, tomb doors, tomb chambers, coffin beds, niches, etc., so as to fully protect the safety of the tombs. The deep cave and side hole we walked through just now looked like a protective device set up on the perimeter of the tomb. Luo Shiyin also seemed to know something about the tomb, and he continued to analyze Ye Ruliu's questions.

"Yes, the command made the analysis right. From then on, we should not be far from the tomb of this ancient tomb. However, the place where we entered was certainly not the entrance to the tomb. Xie Yuan said.

"There's an upward stone staircase in front of this, which should lead to the tombway, right?" Shi Lang sat furthest away from the dragon's back, and through the light of the torches, he saw a curved stone path ahead.

"It should be." Xie Yuan's tone was not sure. He has studied the design characteristics of tombs in all dynasties of the Ming Dynasty. But the tomb in front of me looked somewhat different.

"Then what are you waiting for, hurry up. Maybe there's some treasure in this tomb. Shi Tianji got up and wanted to go.

"What's the hurry, Lao Shi. Let's rest for a while. Xie Yuan raised his hand to stop Shi Tianji.

"I said, Brother Xie Yuan, why do you have so much knowledge in your little head. You see, my head is twice as big as yours, but why don't I know as much as you? Shi Tianji sat down and said.

"Xie Yuan, that's well-read and rich. And I have traveled all over the world, and I have seen a lot. Luo Shiyin couldn't help but praise Xie Yuan.

"Don't say that, my lord, I just drank a little more ink than Lao Shi." Xie Yuan saw Luo Shiyin praising himself, and hurriedly said modestly.

"The amount of knowledge has not much to do with the size of the head. Some people have big heads, but their heads are full of mush, and they can't fit anything. Shi Lang deliberately made fun of Shi Tianji.

"What's the mess in the head? At the very least, paste can be used to glue walls. Besides, a human head is so big, why do you put so many things, it's weird and heavy. Shi Tianji didn't care about Shi Lang's words.

"Lao Shi belongs to the kind of master who eats well, sleeps well, and doesn't worry about anything." Xie Yuan followed Shi Lang to tease Shi Tianji.

"Brother Shi, this is rare and confused, but it is great wisdom." Ye Ruliu helped Shi Tianji.

"It's still the eldest sister, my brother loves to hear it. It's not like the 'ape-man' and the 'water snake waist', who speak and make me uncomfortable to listen to. Seeing that someone was helping him, Shi Tianji began to fight back against Shi Lang and Xie Yuan.

"Alright, everyone's pretty much rested. Let's keep going. See if you can find the tomb passage in front of you, and then find the entrance to the tomb. Luo Shiyin saw Li Ruzhu sitting alone and sullen, so he quickly interrupted his men's laughter and urged everyone.

Li Ruzhu was the first to stand up and slapped the dust on her buttocks. He is still immersed in the grief of losing his father.

"When will I find the exit? My stomach was already growling. Shi Tianji stood up and said.