Chapter 14: Transfiguration
Uncle Monkey fixed his mind and said, "And the people of the last kingdom have made a living by cultivating fields and mining for generations. Once, they dug a secret hole in a mine in the territory of the end of the country, and in the ** of the secret cave was enshrined a seemingly ordinary stone, the stone was in the shape of a hexagonal, and a line of incantations was engraved on it. On the day the stone was found, the chickens and dogs of the end country crowed, and thunder and lightning were combined. It is precisely because of this and the king of the end of the country felt that this stone was extraordinary, so he wanted to take the stone to the palace to find someone to interpret the spell above, but no one expected that although the stone was not big, but the weight was very amazing, seven or eight big men used all their strength to not let the stone move, and the king had no choice, so he had to choose to find someone to interpret the spell on the stone first, one day and the end of the country came a wizard, this wizard for the king of the end of the country to unlock the spell on the stone. The unraveling spell is a word that anyone wants to hear, and with the eternal protection meteorite on its side, it can be immortal and immortal.
Although the spell was unraveled, but this meteorite is so heavy, how can it be carried with him forever to protect himself, and for this reason, the last king is very distressed, and the wizard gave the last king a way to get the best of both worlds, which can not only let the meteorite protect himself, but also keep his youth forever, not old and immortal.
The wizard's solution is to expand the territory around the meteorite and build an underground palace, so that he can stay by the meteorite's side forever.
And the last king listened to the sorcerer's words, so he used all the manpower that could be mobilized by the end of the country, and did not hesitate to spend all the money in the treasury to start building this underground palace.
It took nearly a year for the king to complete the project with more than 3,000 men and more than 5,000 soldiers, and after the completion of the project, the king took all his concubines to live in it, and set up a court in the palace to discuss state affairs with his ministers.
But the good times didn't last long, and before he could experience the life of immortality, the end of the country was invaded by foreign enemies, and the end of the country, which had been completely squeezed dry by the end of the king, had no military pay for the soldiers in the front, and the people in the rear could not supply themselves, so it can be said that the country was about to be destroyed.
At this time, the king made another decision, he told his subjects that they could take their wives and children with him into the underground palace to escape the war, and wait for the war to come out.
In this way, a large number of subjects poured into the underground palace, they brought food, gold and silver, and some even brought coffins for fear that they would die in the underground palace.
Although the retreat is proper, there is another headache, that is, the entrance to the underground palace is used by two jack gates as a barrier for the palace. The two gates cannot be opened from the inside, and both can only be opened from the outside with a key.
Then the last king handed over the two keys and the map of the entrance to the underground palace to the three ministers he trusted very much, and gave them enough money and food to let the three of them leave and wait for the end of the war to come back and open the gate of the underground palace, and let the last king and the others come out.
After receiving the order, these three ministers took advantage of the chaos to flee from the end of the country, one fled to the ancient city of Loulan, one fled to the Cheshi Duwei country, and the other went to the Huhu country, but after the battle, the three of them did not return as agreed and the end of the country opened the door of the underground palace for the king of the end of the country. And the last king and his people were buried forever with the underground palace."
When Uncle Monkey said this, he shifted his gaze to the mural on the wall, "We thought that the meteorite that could make people immortal was just a legend, but we didn't expect it to be true."
I sighed deeply and said, "That king is really sad, even if he doesn't grow old and doesn't die, he should be accompanied by cockroaches and insects down there, and he should only want to die until now."
Lord Wolf said, "Monkey, according to what you say, the owner of this tomb is the minister who guards the map of the underground palace"?
Uncle Monkey nodded and said, "According to the mural above, it should be good, but his coffin is completely sealed, and even if we have this parchment, we can't take it out."
At this time, I remembered what I wanted to tell Uncle Monkey, but I didn't say it directly, but said in a different way, "Uncle Monkey, are those people outside also here for the end of the palace"?
Uncle Monkey nodded and said, "I can't rule out this possibility, but I just don't know if they can go on this trip to the end."
Uncle Monkey said this because he was worried about the strength of those people, and with what I knew about Uncle Monkey, he felt that these people did not have the ability to go to the end.
"Uncle Monkey, this time I may have disappointed you." I relieved my embarrassment with a sneer, reorganized my language in my heart, and said, "I saw a bad thing just now, on that coffin I found the mark engraved by the Second Sect of the Wolf Gate, I think we may have met an opponent this time."
"What do you say"! The wolf master and the monkey uncle said in unison, both of them were very surprised, their expressions were more exaggerated than the other, no wonder I was also very surprised when I learned that it was from the Wolf Sect just now.
Uncle Monkey hurriedly ran to the coffin, looked at the carving on the coffin, and then nodded at the wolf. The wolf master's face immediately became very ugly, as if he had seen a ghost, no, he had heard the name of a ghost. I remember that after the death of Ah Jiu, the second sect of the Wolf Gate, the position of the second sect of the Wolf Gate was accepted by Ah San. The age of Ah San, it seems that he is only twelve years old in ancient books, but it should be twenty-five if he is correct by now.
"Ah San..... How could it be...... How can it be Ah San". The wolf master's eyes were erratic, and he kept repeating this sentence in a low voice.
I hurriedly said, "It seems that this Ah San is also here for the underground palace of the end of the country."
As soon as I finished speaking, Master Wolf ran towards the exit with his teeth tightened, her move surprised me and Uncle Monkey, because of the suddenness of the incident, Uncle Monkey, who was closest to the exit, did not react. By the time he reacted, the wolf figure had disappeared from our sight, and only the sound of hurried footsteps echoed in the stone chamber.
I didn't know what was going on, but I thought Uncle Monkey would definitely chase after him, but to my surprise again, Uncle Monkey didn't chase the wolf master, but looked at me and shouted angrily, "Stinky boy, the Wolf Gate Chronicle has made you look at it in vain."
The Wolf's Gate Chronicle is an ancient book that records all the things in the Wolf's Gate, including tomb robbing, grievances, and the beginning of the Wolf's Gate. The same ancient book as him is the Humen Chronicle. These two ancient books are the two most important books that Uncle Monkey asked me to read, and he told me to keep everything in these two ancient books in my mind, so I read those two ancient books many times. I just don't know what Uncle Monkey meant by that sentence.
Uncle Monkey saw that I still looked puzzled, so he told me that it turned out that Ah San, the current heir of the Second Wolf Gate Sect, was originally the younger brother of the Wolf Lord, and should also be the successor of the next Wolf Gate Sect and the new Wolf Master in the future. However, Ah San withdrew from the Wolf Gate Sect and joined the Second Wolf Gate Sect, the reason was that Ah San and the Wolf Master had an accident during another tomb exploration, and Ah San was highly poisoned, and the Wolf Lord promised Ah San that he would definitely find a way to rescue Ah San, but he never returned. The dying Ah San was rescued by the second sect Ah Jiu, and since then Ah San has complained about the wolf master, so he quit the Wolf Gate Sect and joined the Wolf Gate Second Sect. After Ah Jiu's death, Ah San became the successor of the second sect of the Wolf Gate and wandered around. Lord Wolf is ashamed of Ah San, so he has been looking for him. This search has been for nearly five years, and it is not difficult to explain why Lord Wolf was so surprised and panicked when he knew that Ah San was also here. 、
Uncle Monkey and I were worried about the wolf who escaped from the stone tomb, so we didn't stay in the stone tomb for too long before leaving the stone tomb.
Out of the stone tomb, I saw Heizi and Xiao Yao standing at the exit with a blank face, I took the lead to go up to ask the two of them about the wolf's whereabouts, Heizi told me that the wolf rushed out of the stone tomb, his face was very ugly, no matter how he asked, the wolf master refused to say a word, and the wolf master went out directly with his backpack.
Before leaving the stone tomb, Uncle Monkey repeatedly told me not to tell Heizi and Xiaoyao about the wolf master, although I don't know why Uncle Monkey wanted to hide it, but I still did it, no matter how Heizi asked me, I didn't tell him.
We packed our bags and hurried off, the sand wind outside had decreased, but it was still gusting and blowing. However, riding a camel can barely move forward slowly, although it is very slow, but it is much better than pulling a camel on foot, we slowly continue to move towards the destination Loulan Ancient City with the help of goggles, according to the map marked, our current position is just out of the Huhu realm, it will not take half a day to enter the territory of the Cheshi Duwei country. Although we didn't find the dark river when we entered the stone tomb this time, we got the terrifying information that made the wolf master leave us. Ah San, the second sect of the wolf gate, made the wolf master completely lose his mind, if my guess is correct, the wolf master only has half a bottle of edible water in his backpack, and he can't last long, and I'm afraid she will die of thirst before she finds Ah San.
Of course, the wolf master is not the only one who has lost his mind, I looked at Uncle Monkey who led the way in front, and when I left the stone tomb, I also reminded Uncle Monkey that our drinking water is not enough, should we consider turning around and going back. But Uncle Monkey said to me to move on, Uncle Monkey, who has never fought a battle without certainty, would say such a thing, which made me a little surprised, I understand Uncle Monkey's feelings, he and Lord Wolf can be said to be brothers in distress, in the Humen Chronicle and the Wolf Gate Chronicle have recorded the deeds of Uncle Monkey and Lord Wolf together on the knife mountain and down the sea of fire. So no matter what, I can't stop the current thickness, and now I can only pray that there will be a dark river in the next stone tomb.
"Hey! Ah, you have to tell me the truth, did you get any good treasures in the stone tomb just now?"
Kuroko's words reached my ears, and I turned my head to look at Kuroko on the side, who was smiling hippie. I sneered and said, "Do you think I'm all like you?" Boy, you're really unkind."
After hearing this, Kuroko hurriedly said, "What do you mean by this, why am I not kind?"
I said, "Don't you notice, the ring in the inside pocket of your dress is in my hand." I was afraid that Uncle Monkey would hear my conversation with Kuroko, so I lowered my voice.
"You...... It turned out that you took it"! Kuroko was a little surprised, he should have thought that he must have lost it somewhere. He walked his face to mine and said, "Hey! Why are you stealing my stuff?"
"Stealing? Please, I think it's something from a stone tomb, and I'll be honest with you how you got it!"
Seeing that I was pressing so closely, Kuroko had no choice but to tell me honestly in detail, it turned out that the ring was accidentally found by Kuroko from the mezzanine of the parchment box. Because the ring was very beautiful and luxurious, Kuroko got greedy and put the ring in his pocket.
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We followed the route on the map for nearly a day in the Lop Nur Desert, where we were accompanied by yellow sand, and the birds of the air circled around us, as if waiting for us to give them some water, and the extremely high temperature enveloped us, leaving a steady stream of sweat on our cheeks. If I could drink sweat, I don't think I'd be drinking a lot right now.
The sand dunes in front of us are clearly outlined and layered, the ridge line of the hill is smooth and smooth, the sand slope on the windward side is like the waves of the waves, and the quicksand on the leeward side is like a water pool. Uncle Monkey told us that on the top of the sand mountain in the depths of the Lop Nur Desert, we can quietly watch the gorgeous sunrise in the desert and witness the scenery of the sunset dyed sand, which is as dazzling as a beautiful painting.
But even if Uncle Monkey said this, Kuroko and I didn't care about the beautiful scenery at all, what we cared about was when we could encounter water resources. I could feel my lips almost split, but I could only lick them with my tongue, which was still a little wet.
Xiao Yao, who walked at the back, didn't say a word, but I think she, a female man, is about to be unbearable. She took off two or three pieces just by undressing along the way, but even so, she still carried the dragon sword on her back, and from what I knew about it, it was an ancient sword fed by human blood. It is recorded in ancient books that the ancient sword was forged by the blood of the undead by several swordsmiths with super high skills, which can be said to be as sharp as clay, and what is even more terrifying is that as long as the sword is stained with human blood, the blade can become extremely sharp. The swordsmith gave this sword to the king of Shang, who named the sword the sword of the dragon, the word mourning is mostly related to death and sorrow, and the word dragon represents the status of the king of Shang. The reason why the king of Shang gave this sword this name was also to warn the princes at that time that he was the dragon son of the mandate of heaven. The king of Shang relied on the sword of the dragon to win a hundred battles on the battlefield and pacified half of the country. So the king of Shang couldn't put down the dragon sword.
Later, after the war subsided, the Dragon Sword was no longer available. In order to prevent the body of the Dragon Sword from rusting, the Shang King would offer the blood of children to the Dragon Sword every day to maintain the sharp body of the Dragon Sword.
I remember the first time I saw Xiao Yao use the Dead Dragon Sword was in the stone tomb, she pulled out the Dead Dragon Sword to fight with the wolf master, although it was extremely dark in the stone tomb at that time, but I still saw the sword body reflecting the glimmer under the flashlight. The dragon sword that is not fed with blood stands to reason that the sword body should be very rough and general, could it be that Xiao Yao has been using blood to raise this sword, if this is the case, it will be really cruel.
Thinking of this, I turned my head to look at the ancient sword behind Xiao Yao, Xiao Yao also noticed that I was looking at her and looked up at me, and then lowered my head again, although it was only a glance, but that look was really terrifying. Under the sun, she is like a female general who has traveled to modern times, although she is a little disheveled, but the ancient sword on her back is very domineering. But I think no matter how domineering, fierce, and powerful she is, she is just a woman, and she can't withstand the baptism of the scorching sun.
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We had driven more than a dozen kilometers that day before stopping to rest, and we chose to rest in a low-lying part of the desert, so that we could not only escape the sand wind high in the desert, but also have a good rest without any worries, which can be described as the best of both worlds.
The four of us sat around and ate the cooked food, which was boiled but the dry and compressed food that we carried with us was boiled in water, and the water used to cook the food was also from our precious reference water.
After eating, we continued to discuss the next things, Uncle Monkey still told me very firmly that he would not consider returning the same way until he found the wolf master, while Xiao Yao obeyed Uncle Monkey's arrangement. Naturally, Kuroko and I have no choice, and there is no way for the two of us to leave the Lop Nur Desert without Uncle Monkey, so we can only nod and agree.
It didn't take long for the darkness of the night to slowly fall, and the black night covered the entire desert. Our surroundings have become monotonous black, and we can't even see the yellow sand on the ground in the distance, and the darkness of the night at this time has made each of us feel tired, and I think that if we continue like this, we will probably never be able to get out of this great desert. The moon hung high in the sky, shimmering faintly. The stars around the moon set off the monotonous night sky. Kuroko and I lay on the ground ready to rest, and even though it was night, the sand was still so hot that the two of us couldn't sleep at all. Once again, I felt the horror of the desert.
My eyes widened and I looked into the darkness around me, trying to reconfirm my safety. Kuroko, who was on the side, tapped me on the shoulder, and I asked him what was the matter. He pointed to the distance in front of him and whispered to me, "Ah, look what it is."
His voice trembled a little, as if he had seen something terrible, I looked in the direction he was pointing, and saw a black shadow on the sand not far from us, because it was too far away to see what it was, but I could see that it was very large, definitely not a small animal or something, could it be some kind of jackal, tiger and leopard or something.
Thinking of this, I hurriedly told Uncle Monkey, who just took out a flashlight from his backpack and threw it to me and Kuroko.
We left Xiao Yao to guard the luggage, and the three of us slowly leaned towards the black shadow. Kuroko and I both fantasized about this shadow in our hearts, but we didn't fantasize about something cute, but a ferocious jackal, tiger and leopard, and for this reason, Kuroko and I held the dagger in our hands tightly. If it was really a jackal, a tiger or a leopard, I think my first instinct would be to kill it and eat a good meal of meat.
But Uncle Monkey was very relaxed, he didn't believe that there would be jackals, tigers and leopards in such a place, and they were so big. We are getting closer and closer to that shadow, and my creed is accelerating.
But in the end, it still disappointed me and Kuroko, and under the illumination of the light, the black shadow gradually surfaced, it was not a jackal, a tiger and a leopard, nor something terrible, but a living person.
The man was lying on the yellow sand, his body was very thin, and his clothes were in tatters, as if he had just fought with someone else, and there was no other luggage around the man. I don't know how we managed to survive in this desert.
The man was also very surprised when he found us, even a little panicked, he subconsciously moved to the back, and then said loudly with his chapped lips, "Don't kill me, don't kill me, I won't run away again, don't kill me"!
The man's emotions were not good, and his spirit seemed to have been greatly damaged. From his words, it seemed that someone was chasing him.
We soothed him and took him to the place where we were resting. Uncle Monkey gave the man the rest of the food we had eaten, and the man devoured it. It only took a few seconds for all the food in the bowl to be eaten by the man.
After the man finished eating, he calmed down, and he said weakly, "Thank you so much."
Uncle Monkey smiled at the man and asked, "What are you doing here?"
The man replied, "I came here to explore, and I lost all my luggage and everything."
The man's answer was like a perfunctory to us, for this kind of person who was rescued by us and refused to tell the truth, Uncle Monkey naturally had a way to make him tell the truth.
Uncle Monkey took out a pistol from his pocket behind him, played with it in his hand, and then said, "I heard that there are many people in this desert who can't get out, and their corpses will be eaten by the animals in the desert, and then turned into a pile of white bones and buried by the desert. Some of these dead people were dyed of thirst, starvation, sunburning, and of course, some were killed." After Uncle Monkey finished speaking, he pointed the pistol at the man's head and smiled coldly.
Uncle Monkey's words completely frightened the man, and the cold sweat on his forehead glistened under the firelight. The man's newly calmed mood followed him again, and his body slowly trembled.
He knelt on the ground and kowtowed as he said, "Don't kill me, don't kill me, I'll tell you everything."