Chapter 22: Before the Gate of Life and Death
Holding a magnifying glass, he carefully looked at the lines on the back of the pattern, even so, he still had a hard time seeing it, most of it was not clear, and he could only judge that the pattern should also tell the story between two men and a woman.
"I can't see clearly, I can only barely see a part, and that part seems to be the same thing as the statues in the stone chamber." Torture sighed, "Unless it's a multi-lens magnifying glass." β
Fan Meng said in disbelief: "According to you, unless you want to use a microscope?" β
The torture technique did not look back: "If the cast iron fairy can carve a pattern that can only be seen with a microscope, then he is not a god, or a so-called alien, and the pattern on it is not enough to be seen with a microscope, but it must be a multi-lens multi-magnifying glass." β
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly remembered something, and he subconsciously turned around and looked at He Chenxue.
When he saw it, everyone else also understood, because He Chenxue was a pair of pupils, although her eyes couldn't see too far, she could easily see very small objects.
Although He Chenxue looked at the people around her very vaguely, she could still tell that everyone's eyes were looking at her.
He Chenxue got up: "I'll try it." β
He Chenxue stepped forward, everyone got out of the way, and when she walked to the iron plate, she asked the torture technique in a low voice: "Where do you look at it first?" β
Torture pointed to the far left and said, "This one." β
He Chenxue looked at it closely, and then began to tell what she had seen, and after listening to it, she knew that it was exactly the same as what she had speculated, and the lines depicted on it were four paintings, and those four paintings corresponded to the four groups of statues in the stone room they first entered.
After He Chenxue finished reading it, the torture technique flipped the iron plate back, looked at the strange symbol on the iron plate, and asked, "I don't know what this symbol is, but I estimate that it should be a number?" β
Qian Xiuye glanced at it and immediately said, "This is the 3 in the ancient Persian numerals." β
After the torture was recorded, He Chenxue asked He Chenxue to open the square iron plate above the circle, and found that there were also four paintings in it, corresponding to the statue of the stone room where He Chenxue and the others were, and the number on the other side was 1, and the last direction corresponded to the stone room where Qian Xiuye and others had been, and the corresponding number was 2.
Next are the three rectangles, obviously, corresponding to the three corridors, corresponding to the numbers 6, 5, 4, and the last number 7 is the circle.
When Qian Xiuye saw this, he seemed to understand, and pointed to the iron door and said: "I understand, press the corresponding patterns on the door in the order of numbering, and you should be able to open the door." β
When Fan Meng was about to step forward to help, Xingshu raised his hand to stop him: "Don't, the numbers correspond to the right, but it must correspond to the order of the story told above, first of all, the circle 7 must be the last, there is no need to question this, but if you press it according to the number of the ancient Persian script, it will be wrong." β
Qian Xiuye was a little confused and asked, "What do you mean?" β
The torture technique pointed to the flippable iron plate numbered 1 in the middle: "This is the No. 2 stone room, that is, the stone room where He Chenxue and they went, although the number is 1, but the story does not start here, but from the No. 1 stone room, that is, the stone room where I am located, so, according to the order, it should correspond to the No. 3 stone chamber numbered 3, the No. 2 stone chamber numbered 1, followed by the No. 1 stone chamber numbered 2, and then the corridor, which should be the coffin corridor numbered 5, Then there is the Blood Corridor numbered 4, then the Golden Corridor numbered 6, and finally the circle, which is numbered 7, representing the geyser fields and the Crystal Cave. β
After the torture was finished, he turned around and came to the iron door, and wiped the layer of moss rust on the surface of the protruding geometric pattern: "You see, the numbers on the door are completely scrambled, the number 3 on the iron plate is square, but on the door it is rectangular, so we just need to press it in the correct order of the numbers interpreted from the iron plate, the order should be 3, 1, 2, 5, 4, 6, 7. β
Although the torture technique said this, no one moved, after all, everyone knew that even if they found the right way to open the door, there was no guarantee that something would come out of it the moment the door opened.
When he looked at the iron door, he touched it again, and found that the rust on it was very heavy, and the moisture was also heavy, and water beads were oozing out in some places, he thought about it, and a very terrible picture appeared in his mind, so he subconsciously took a step back.
Qian Xiuye turned his head to look at the people around him and asked, "The method of punishment has been found, and now it's time to open the door, who will handle this matter?" β
No one spoke, and the two mercenaries also subconsciously turned their gaze to the side, and Mo Dui Bridge also stood in front of the two of them, the meaning was very clear, not to let Qian Xiuye choose them.
Mo Duqiao's actions moved the two mercenaries very much.
Of course, Xingshu and the others would not take the initiative to stand up, they all stood there and waited, of course Qian Xiuye couldn't move them, and he didn't want to expand the contradiction at this time, so he finally set his eyes on Fan Meng.
Fan Meng was stunned for a moment, and reluctantly smiled: "Master, I ...... Shall I go? β
"They found a way to open the door, and He Chenxue also helped a lot, but you and your father did almost nothing, you should also make some contributions." Qian Xiuye said calmly, and put his hand on Fan Meng's shoulder.
Fan Meng turned his head to look at Qian Xiuye's hand, swallowed his saliva, wanted to laugh but couldn't laugh, thought for a while, and then said, "I know Master, I know how to do it." β
Fan Meng turned around and walked up to Fan Junyi: "Dad, you see, the password torture technique has been solved, and you have been very good at studying this aspect, I think it is most appropriate for you to do this." β
Fan Meng would not open the door by himself, this was expected by everyone, of course, if it weren't for Qian Xiuye's words, it was estimated that he would let He Chenxue press the mechanism.
As soon as Fan Jun sat there, he smiled at Fan Meng, stretched out his hand and touched his face and said, "Son, Dad is wrong. β
Fan Meng obviously didn't understand the meaning of Fan Jun's words, shook his head and said: "That's right, Dad, you're right, you are the greatest father, you have been very good to me since I was a child, I remember it, I know, I will definitely be filial to you in the future." β
Fan Junyi sighed: "It's really my fault, if it weren't for my fault, you wouldn't be what you are today, you are a good boy, you are very smart, but you didn't use your intelligence on the right path!" β
Fan Junyi's words made Qi Guan and Chen Taidong feel not uncomfortable, but disgusted, these two old people, in this life, have seen too many people like Fan Meng, and usually the parents of people like Fan Meng will have the same thoughts, often chanting the same sentence, that is, "You are very smart, but you don't use your intelligence on the right path."
They don't understand that the good are wise, that's wisdom, and the evil people are wise, that's evil thoughts.
It is precisely because of the so-called "benevolent education" and "gentle teaching" that such evil people as Fan Meng will be taught.
If the Son does not teach, the Father is guilty. This sentence is vividly reflected in Fan Junyi and Fan Meng.
Fan Jun came together, slowly walked towards the cast iron door, turned his head to look at the torture technique and asked, "Mr. Xing, may I ask, what is the order?" β
The torture technique repeated the previous order, and then Fan Junyi stood on tiptoe, and with great difficulty gently wiped off the rust and moss on the surface of the protruding geometric patterns, and then raised his hand to slowly press down the geometric patterns one by one.
At the same time, there was a rumbling sound of the mechanism turning in the door, and everyone else subconsciously retreated, retreating to a place ten meters away from the door, and waited close to the sides of the cave wall.
When Yuan Zhenba leaned against the cave wall, he touched the groove on the cave wall again, he subconsciously grabbed it, and then remembered something, patted Qi Guan next to him, and motioned him to grasp the groove.
Qi Guan Huiyi also immediately informed Chen Taidong, and after everyone on the criminal side grasped it according to Yuan Zhenba's prompts, Qian Xiuye and others also saw their move and immediately began to follow suit.
When Fan Junyi's hands were placed on the last pattern, he took a deep breath and turned his head to look at Fan Meng who was close to the cave wall in the distance: "Fan Meng, if Dad has something, you remember, what real estate certificates at home, bank cards and the like, are all placed in the old place, the password is still the same, it has not changed, you take good care of yourself, take good care of Chenxue." β
Fan Meng nodded, but his eyes showed the idea of urging Fan Jun to press the pattern, without the slightest concern for his father's safety.
Finally, Fan Jun pressed the last pattern, and the moment he pressed it, there was a continuous rumbling sound from inside the gate as if there had been an explosion.
"Professor Fan! Come back! Hurry up! The torture technique shouted at Fan Jun.
Fan Jun looked at the door, slowly retreating step by step, seeing that Fan Jun was hesitating, he immediately let go of the groove, and was about to step forward and drag it back, just at the moment when the torture rushed out, dozens of small holes suddenly opened on the surface of the iron door, and iron spears shot out of the holes at the same time.
"Torture!" At the moment when the small hole opened, Lian Jiuqi dragged back the torture technique that had just rushed out, and then in less than two seconds, the iron spears that flew out directly pierced Fan Junyi, and the rest of them directly grazed the side of the people who were clinging to the cave wall, and pierced into the darkness of the passage behind.
Everyone looked up and saw that Fan Junyi, who had been pierced by several iron spears, was still standing there, he looked down at his penetrated body, and looked back with great difficulty to see Fan Meng.
At the moment when his head turned, he finally fell, but because of the iron spear pierced through his body, the body of Fan Junyi, who died with his eyes closed, was supported by the iron spear inserted into the ground, like a felony who was killed and displayed to the public.
Fan Meng just stared blankly, no surprise, no sadness, nothing.
The torture and the others couldn't bear to look at it, so they had to twist their heads to the side, and at this time the cast iron door finally opened, and at the moment of opening, water began to flow out of the cracks in the door, and the bigger the door opened, the more water gushed out of it, just like the sluice gate of a reservoir.
"Hold on!" Yuan Zhenba shouted loudly after watching a large amount of water gush out.
The people on both sides clung to the grooves in the cave wall, watching as the gushing water directly washed away Fan Junyi's body, and also took away some of the incendiary sticks they had rekindled.
"Hold on to the ......" Qiguan's body has been washed up by the water, Chen Taidong grabbed the groove with one hand, and grabbed Qiguan's body with the other hand and dragged it back.
On the opposite side of the cave wall, He Chenxue's hands holding the groove were directly separated, and she called Fan Meng's name for help, but Fan Meng turned a deaf ear and only cared about herself.
At the moment when He Chenxue was washed away, Mo Duqiao raised his hand and grabbed her wrist, and together with another mercenary, dragged her back, allowing her to regain his grip on the groove and fix her body.
After about ten minutes, the water slowed down, and all the water in the completely open gate was gone, and everyone sat down on the ground, gasping for breath and in a daze.
Qian Xiuye was the first to stand up, took out his retractable trekking poles and walked towards the gate on the ground, and when he reached the door, he turned his head and saw that the thickness of the door was at least two meters.
"Master, be careful!" Mo Dui Bridge chased after him, and the two mercenaries immediately stepped on the muddy ground to catch up, and Fan Meng didn't care about He Chenxue at all, and also chased straight after him.
He Chenxue got up and fell again, because she was too tired, and because of the cold, she was already physically exhausted.
Xingshu got up and looked at the helpless He Chenxue, but he didn't go over to help, just helped Qi Guan and walked towards the door with Chen Taidong.
Just as He Chenxue got up and was about to fall down again, a hand reached over and grabbed her arm.
He Chenxue raised his eyes and saw that it was Ma Fei who was holding him.
"Thank you." He Chenxue said in a low voice, and Ma Fei helped him up, raised his feet and walked forward.
By this time, everyone else had already entered the door, and the only ones left outside the door were the two of them.
"I know what you're thinking." He Chenxue stood there, looking at Ma Fei with his back to him, "You're laughing at me, right?" You're laughing at me for being stupid, don't let people who are so good at torture don't want to choose a scum like Fan Meng. β
Ma Fei didn't speak, just sighed, turned to look at He Chenxue, and looked at this poor and stupid woman.
He Chenxue said again: "I was also asked by the torture technique before, why? So far, my answer is the same, no way, I have identified Fan Meng, moreover, Fan Meng knows what love is better than criminal art, whether it is fake or hypocritical, the former Fan Meng has been kind to me in a thousand ways, but criminal art is not, he will always be that kind of high appearance, I admit, criminal art is very smart, but his kind of cleverness is useless in love, do you understand? It's useless, I just want to be a little woman, a wife who teaches her husband and children, that's all, I can't see it in the torture. β
Ma Fei shook his head: "He Chenxue, what you are saying now is not to me, but to yourself, your stubbornness and stupidity not only harm yourself, but also harm the people around you." Yes, it does feel very arrogant and difficult to approach, but I know that men must be trustworthy and dependent, only at critical times, see what a man does, in order to judge whether this person is worthy of entrusting for life, you are too naΓ―ve, think that sweet words, make you happy These mean that this man is dedicated to you? β
He Chenxue said: "But at least Fan Meng did this, he didn't do the torture!" β
"I really want to slap you, but I know that won't wake you up." Ma Fei pointed to his head, "Your thinking is still stuck in the age of twelve or thirteen, and it is still in the period when you first fell in love and began to like Fan Meng, so you would rather choose a man who will take you to the beach to set off fireworks and say I love you, than choose a fool who is willing to give his life for you, thank you, He Chenxue, without you, I can't be with torture, so I can do it myself." β
After Ma Fei finished speaking, he walked to the gate, where He Chenxue was standing there, his mind blank.
Everyone who walked through the gate stood there, looking at the Persian-style palace with countless small domes, and the most surprising thing was that everything in the palace was made of iron, whether it was the supporting columns, or the floor on the ground, or the tables and chairs next to it, etc.
Of course, there is also a strong style of Tang Dynasty architecture.
No one spoke, because no one knew what to say.
Torture walked over to one of the tables and looked at the plates of black food on the table, even though it was made of iron.
"Sure enough, it's the style of a cast iron fairy." Qian Xiuye walked forward slowly, and when he walked to the right path in the center of the palace, he took a deep breath, and then slowly raised his feet and stepped on it, as if he could obtain the power of a prophet when he reached the end of this path.
At this time, the others also slowly followed, of course, everyone clutched the weapons in their hands, worried that someone would suddenly strike first.
Qian Xiuye didn't seem to care about these at all, and kept walking forward, shining a flashlight around.
Suddenly, Qian Xiuye found that something like a track appeared on the ground, he leaned over and touched it, realized something, and immediately illuminated the iron pillars and the top of the palace with a flashlight, and found that there were the same tracks all around.
Qian Xiuye stopped his steps and stopped moving forward, and at the same time stopped the Modui Bridge beside him.
Mo Duqiao asked, "Master, what's wrong?" β
Qian Xiuye said in a deep voice: "Don't go any further, there is a mechanism, and we are already trapped, don't move, if the mechanism is activated, we will be in trouble." β
"Organs?" Chen Taidong was puzzled.
Qi Guan also looked around, and also found those strange tracks, but other than that, there was nothing special.
Qi Guan asked, "What mechanism?" How do you know? β
Qian Xiuye looked a little nervous: "Do you remember the strange town that Tang Sirong copied in her hometown in Sichuan?" β
Xingshu and Ma Fei glanced at each other, of course they remembered, but they didn't understand why Qian Xiuye would bring it up at this time, wasn't that treacherous town the one under the copied Khan City? In fact, that was just a wrong point left by Xing Renju back then.
Qian Xiuye's eyes rolled and he looked around: "Then you must remember that you met a ghost in that strange town, right?" β
The torturer said "um", and said impatiently: "You have something to say!" β
Ma Fei also said: "At that time, we were poisoned, and those so-called ghosts were just hallucinations generated by us, so don't scare us with such a lie." β
Qian Xiuye glanced sideways at Ma Fei: "It seems that you still haven't figured out what the hell is going on." It is true that you were hallucinating due to poisoning, but the so-called ghosts you see are also real. β