Chapter 162: Weird and Weird
The oppressive atmosphere didn't last long, because the silent and silent space of Han Wei and Li Hua suddenly made a creaking sound, and then the sound turned into a "bang" sound, like a stone rubbing, attracting everyone's attention.
The sound came from the eagle statue, at this time the eagle statue vibrated violently, you can clearly see that there is a gap below, I have always suspected that the secret passage of the mechanism is under the stone statue, and now there is a sudden sound, is it that the mechanism has been opened? It is impossible for the organ to open on its own, who could it be? Vultures? How many of them are there?
Even if there is only the slightest possibility, you must be careful and vigilant, Han Wei, Li Hua, and Liu Shi don't need words, they only need a look to understand each other's intentions. Han Wei helped Lin Xue and followed Li Hua to hide behind the eagle statue, Li Hua had a knife in his hand, Liu Shi picked up the knife that had been broken, and the two of them stayed next to the stone statue, once the mechanism was completely opened, they could take the first step.
The eagle stone statue quickly stopped shaking violently and began to move backwards, and its route was consistent with the drag traces found by Li Hua before. I don't know if it's because there's something wrong with the mechanism, or if the eagle statue itself is too heavy and moves very slowly, and it feels like it's only a few points faster than a snail. Nervously waiting, it is easy to make people uneasy, Li Hua and Liu Shi clenched the hands of the knife, and began to ooze sweat.
The gap is getting bigger and bigger, and at this time it can already be seen clearly, there is really a secret passage under the eagle statue, and it is very large, but the strange thing is that it is actually pitch black inside, and there is no light at all. If it's really the vulture and the others who open the mechanism, then at least it's all bright, and it's impossible for them to do things in the dark. Besides, the vultures should not know that they are being followed, so even if they are careful in the mausoleum, they will not even have light.
Isn't it a vulture? If not him, who would it be? Could it be that there is a third group of people in the mausoleum? It's just that whoever you are, you need light, unless you ...... Not people.
Maybe it was a change in the state of mind, a cold breath in the secret passage hit, like a soft and indifferent sneer, the instant feeling, as if walking in the boundless desert, except for the wind, there was only darkness left, and under the endless darkness, there was only one person, hesitant and helpless.
Han Wei's anxious mood appeared, and the uneasiness became stronger and stronger, and he didn't even notice that like Liu Shi, his resistance to the outside world was getting weaker and weaker, and he was not as strong as before at all. Subconsciously hugged Lin Xue tightly, at least in this way, in the endless darkness, he would not feel lonely.
Lin Xue was hugged tightly, her body hurt faintly, her brows were twisted, but she didn't struggle, she didn't speak, she let Han Wei hug her tightly, although it hurt a little, but it was very warm, and her chest was the best support.
At this moment, Li Hua suddenly turned off the flashlight, and it suddenly turned into real darkness, no longer the feeling in his heart. Li Hua always paid attention to the movement under the secret passage, did not notice the change in the expressions of Han Wei and Liu Shi, and saw that there was no light coming from under the secret passage, so he decisively turned off the light, and must not startle the snake at this time. Although it was in the dark, it was very quiet all around, and with a keen sense of perception and hearing, as long as someone came out of the secret passage, they would definitely be the first to find it.
There was a long wait, only the sound of stones grinding, no one spoke, no one climbed up from under the secret passage, maybe no one at all. If not people, then what, air? Still is...... Ghost. Han Wei, Li Hua, and Liu Shi are all atheists, but they still can't help but think of ghosts, and the more they experience, the more they learn more, the more unknown confusion they have, constantly impacting their worldview.
It's like the magic of the white jade ring, the weirdness of the spirit stone, the strange space, and the curse in the desert relic, no matter which one it is, it is an existence that is unbelievable and cannot be explained by science, but it just exists, maybe Lao Zheng's death can be said to be a coincidence, not a curse, but is it really the case? Who can tell?
I don't know how long it took, but in the feeling, for a long, long time, finally quieted down, the sound of stones rubbing disappeared, and the surroundings were very quiet, and if you listen carefully, you can breathe more quickly and nervously. Is it the mechanism that has been completely turned on? In the secret passage, there is still no light coming, it seems that there is really no one, Li Hua turned on the flashlight, and what appeared in front of him was a secret passage five meters wide and six or seven meters high, seven or eight steps extended up, the steps were all stone masonry, and it looked very ordinary.
As with the perception, there is no one under the secret passage, and nothing else exists, and it is still a mystery who opened the mechanism. It's the first time I've seen such a big secret passage, which requires a lot of manpower and material resources to build, but the things I see are very ordinary, so far, I haven't seen a single gold, silver, jade, or bronze artifact. Han Wei, Li Hua, and Liu Shi became more curious about the identity of the owner of the tomb.
After waiting for a while, the secret passage was still very quiet, Li Hua went down the steps alone, the secret passage was not straight, the distance of five or six meters was a right-angle turn, and he couldn't see anything in front of him. In the construction of underground passages, it is taboo to turn at right angles, because the amount of work and the difficulty of construction will increase, usually straight lines or a certain arc.
The sides and top of the secret passage are made of stone, and the top is a whole boulder, which is not deliberately polished and smooth, and still maintains its natural form. The stone walls on both sides, completely different, are polished and smooth, and there are many patterns carved on them, the patterns are very simple, and only the general shape can be seen clearly, and most of them are scenes of people hunting and dancing around the campfire. The murals usually reflect the life and social history of the time, and look like a people in the steppe, because of the presence of yurts.
Li Hua stood at the entrance of the passage for a moment, feeling that the air was not particularly thin, at least it would not be difficult to breathe. Motioning to Han Wei and Liu Shi to wait above, they walked into the depths alone, very slowly, observing the murals on both sides at all times. Obviously, each mural is both independent and a whole, and it looks like a large tribe, otherwise there would not be so many tribesmen and herds of sheep and horses. Why do you think that all the murals are a whole, because on the far right of each individual mural, there are one or several people looking ahead, with a pious gaze, as if there is their faith in front of them.
In addition to the frescoes, a closer look at the traces of the ground shows obvious traces of activity, and several shallow footprints can be seen due to the thin layer of ash on the ground. Judging by the footprint marks, the outline is clear and will not be left for a long time. The first thing that came to mind was the vultures and the others, but they came here, why didn't they open the mechanism? With the strength of the vulture and the others, plus the unpressed time, no matter how secret the mechanism is, it should be possible to find it. Could it be that the mechanism can only be opened from inside the stone mountain? If that's the case, no one with Han Wei, Liu Shi, and Lin Xue has moved just now, why did the mechanism open, it can't be automatic, right?
After thinking about it for a while, I didn't find a more acceptable answer, so I continued to move forward. Turning the corner, you can see that the mural is still continuing, but there has been a huge change, no one appears, it is all the figure of an animal, and it should be a wolf in that form. It is normal for the wolf to appear on the mural, the wolf is the totem of the grassland people, and they will be seen on many occasions, especially on very important occasions.
The wolf mural has another thing in common with the previous ones, that is, on the far right of each painting, there is one or more wolves, looking ahead, as if in front of them is their king, following the king, hunting and fighting. Do wolves need to fight? Li Hua also suspected why this idea suddenly appeared, because the wolves on the mural had an inexplicable murderous aura, very strong, so strong that just the mural made people's hearts tremble.
Li Hua is a soldier, a soldier guarding the border, and where war may occur at any time on the border, in this environment, the border army can be said to be the most powerful existence. In the troops, the momentum of the whole army is probably even weaker than the wolves in front of him. I don't know if it's a special environment, the feeling is biased, after all, it's just a mural, no matter how realistic it is, can it compare to the real thing?
Thinking in his heart, suddenly, he felt that something was attacking behind him on the left side, Li Hua hurriedly stepped back, and then the knife in his hand slashed down, the knife slashed into the air, there was nothing in front of him, maybe the feeling of sneak attack was just an illusion? As soon as this thought appeared, I felt something attack behind me, the same side retreat, the same hand up and down, the result was the same, there was nothing in front of me, the knife was splitting into the air, and there was the sound of friction with the air.
Before I had time to think about it, I felt something coming from a later place on the right, and instinctively dodged the swing of the knife, but still didn't see anything. Back and forth several times, Li Hua was on high alert, his mental consumption was very great, and he kept dodging and waving his knife, and his physical strength was also rapidly consumed.
After about a dozen times, Li Hua felt that something was wrong, maybe it really felt wrong, otherwise how could he not see the existence of sneak attacks? Li Hua is confident that his reaction speed is very fast, and he can't find out that the other party exists, so the biggest possibility is that the other party doesn't exist at all. In the next second, the feeling of being attacked came again, and Li Hua instinctively wanted to dodge again, but his body swung and stopped abruptly.
At the moment when his body stopped, Li Hua felt that something was coming from several places behind him, with a hint of murderous aura, as if it was about to kill him. Li Hua's first reaction was to dodge, but he was firmly suppressed by his consciousness, and only moved slightly, ignoring the feeling of being sneak attacked, and simply closed his eyes.
After a while, the feeling of sneak attack disappeared, the person was fine, Li Hua knew that he had made the right bet, if he kept dodging and was nervous, it wouldn't take long for him to die of exhaustion. Staying under the wolf fresco for a while, Li Hua didn't go any further, the mausoleum he came to this time was the weirdest place, all of them were "enemies" that could not be seen and touched, and they were even more terrifying than what could be seen.
Li Hua didn't know what unknown and mysterious dangers were ahead, plus the distance of five or six meters ahead, it was another right-angle turn, I don't know how many more, after thinking about it, it was better to go back and discuss with Han Wei and Liu Shi first, otherwise it would make them worry if they left for too long, and at the same time remind them to be careful every step they take.
The moment he turned around and was about to go back, Li Hua's heart suddenly beat rapidly, uneasy, and a strong sense of uneasiness came, it was a strong sense of crisis, but when he turned around, the feeling disappeared, his heartbeat returned to normal, everything was so calm, it seemed that nothing had happened. Li Hua looked ahead in disbelief, what was the reason for the feeling just now? Is it an omen?