Chapter 21: The Lair
"Yo he, big gold chain, I can't see that you are quite knowledgeable about tomb robbing."
An Ran was suspicious in his heart, so he asked tentatively: "Shouldn't you have been a tomb robber before?" ”
When he spoke, he smiled peacefully, as if he was joking, so as not to make Wang Shengli suspicious. As a result, Wang Shengli immediately became nervous, and stumbled and said, "Who ...... Who is the tomb robber? Don't talk nonsense, that's a crime! ”
If Wang Shengli does not defend himself, or even jokes that he is a tomb robber, he will not be suspected.
Now that he feels Wang Shengli's nervousness, not to mention An Ran, even Xia Bing began to doubt. While crawling, Xia Bing quietly touched An Ran's leg and motioned him to stop talking.
Tomb robbers have a bad reputation, they are insidious and cunning, and there are many ruthless people. If Wang Shengli is really a tomb robber, once his identity is revealed, it is likely to be unfavorable to the two.
Women are more thoughtful and often more cautious.
Of course, An Ran would immediately understand, but if he suddenly became silent now, it would be tantamount to telling Wang Shengli that he had begun to doubt him. So An Ran continued: "What do you see you are nervous about? I'll just kid, how could a tomb robber escape the investigation of the Adventure Alliance and participate in the Alliance's test mission? ”
Wang Shengli immediately answered: "That's it!" ”
An Ran said again: "But what you just said is really reasonable, this cave is indeed very similar to the thief cave you described. You say, the treasure they were looking for back then, could it be a huge imperial tomb? ”
Wang Shengli smiled: "To be honest, I have thought so for a long time, but I have never dared to say it." Think about it, who would hide the treasure in this deep mountain and old forest? It's been hidden for so many years! ”
"But if there's a huge imperial tomb here, that's a matter of course!"
After Wang Shengli said this, An Ran really felt that this was the case.
The ancients believed in ghosts and gods, and paid attention to some ethereal things, and this mountain is called Broken Dragon Mountain, and the canyon is called Falling Dragon Mouth, which is very consistent with the empty things pursued by the ancient emperors and generals.
Connected with the structure of the canyon, it seems to have been carved by someone. It is certainly impossible for ordinary people to mobilize millions of craftsmen, but the emperor can.
Legend has it that at the height of the Suzaku Dynasty, the Suzaku King once mobilized tens of millions of manpower to build a pavilion in the sky.
This pavilion in the air is built according to the mirage that the King of Vermilion Bird saw as the prototype, and there are records in some historical classics, but this pavilion in the sky is very mysterious, and the ruins have not been found, so it has gradually become a legend.
An Ran jokingly said: "You say, inside this falling dragon's mouth, could it be the mausoleum of the Vermilion Bird King?" ”
Wang Shengli immediately answered: "I think it is possible, if the inside of the falling dragon's mouth is really his old man's mausoleum, then it is not strange to say that the canyon was dug out by artificiality!" ”
An Ran thought about it carefully, but shook his head and said, "I don't think so, Xia Long's notes said that they have found the treasure." If it was really the tomb of the Suzaku King, would he not record such a major discovery? ”
"You don't need to dig up the tomb of the Vermilion Bird King when you find it, Xia Long only needs to report it, it is enough to leave his name in history, all kinds of awards and bonuses, and it is enough for him to have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of his life, why hide it?"
"Not necessarily!"
Wang Shengli expressed a different opinion, saying: "What if there is something more attractive to him in that mausoleum?" ”
Hearing this, Xia Bing didn't agree, and said softly: "You shut your mouth for me, my grandfather is not the kind of person who covets glory and wealth." If you dare to talk nonsense, be careful that I cut your tongue! ”
This time, Xia Bing was serious, and his tone became cold.
Wang Shengli shrank his neck and stopped talking.
Through this series of conversations, the more An Ran looked at Wang Shengli, the more he looked like a tomb robber. But like Guixiang, Enron is not sure whether he is or not.
The three of them continued to crawl, but the green-eyed monsters behind them never caught up.
I don't know how long I climbed, but An Ran saw a silver-white point of light shining slightly in front of him.
Is there light?
There should be an exit.
There is no doubt that whether the person who dug the hole was a tomb robber or not, he succeeded in finding what he was looking for.
An Ran thought secretly in his heart, unconsciously speeding up. He also wanted to see if the end of the cave was an imperial tomb.
If it is really the mausoleum of the Vermilion Bird King, this discovery is enough to cause a sensation in the world, and as one of the discoverers, An Ran will soon become famous.
There is a selfish and greedy side in human nature, and dark security is not exempt from vulgarity. Maybe money doesn't tempt him so much, but he can't resist the temptation of becoming a world-renowned adventurer.
Seeing that he was getting closer and closer to the exit, Enron found that the hole was getting wider and taller. Just now, I could only let one person crawl, but now it's no problem to crawl two side by side, and people can get up and walk forward with their waists hunched.
However, for the sake of safety, the three of them still maintained their original formation.
The closer you get to the entrance of the cave, the stronger the silver light becomes. When approaching the entrance of the cave, An Ran couldn't bear it, and almost trotted to the entrance of the cave, looked out of the cave, and was stunned.
In front of me was a silvery white world, dazzlingly white. Although An Ran had never seen what an imperial mausoleum looked like, he was sure that this was by no means an imperial mausoleum.
The silvery-white one was a very thick stone pillar, and at a glance, there were dozens of such pillars, each thirty meters high, evenly arranged in the huge cave in front of them.
The pillar itself does not glow, but it is a snow-white monster lying on the pillar.
That's right, they saw those strange insects in the sky above the ruined temple and the canyon!
At this moment, these strange insects are lying on the huge pillar, densely packed, completely covering the appearance of the pillar itself. At first glance, the pillars look like they're made up of the bodies of monster insects.
The body of the strange insect is snow-white, and the silver light is emitted from the strange insect.
"Hmm......"
Xia Bing followed An Ran out of the cave closely, looked up and saw the scene in front of him, his face turned pale with fright, and he almost screamed. However, for fear of alarming the strange insects, he hurriedly covered his mouth to prevent himself from making any more noise.
"Oh!" When Wang Shengli came out of the cave, he couldn't help but scream, and was immediately glared at by An Ran and Xia Bing.
But they soon found that Wang Shengli's voice did not alarm these strange insects. They just lay on their stomachs on the pillars, motionless, as if they were asleep.
Finding that it was okay, Wang Shengli sat on the ground and said in a daze: "My God, just escaped the green-eyed monster, turned around and fell into the nest of the strange worm, and let people live?" ”
An Ran was also depressed on his face, and he had only fought against the powerful green-eyed monster, and in a blink of an eye, he met this group of living ancestors again, and today this idea was also memorized to the extreme.
"When"
Suddenly, Xia Bing's sapper shovel fell to the ground with a crisp sound. In this huge cavern, the sound is very loud, and it still reverberates in the cavern.
An Ran and Wang Shengli were like frightened birds, and they stood up after a while, freezing the strange insects on the pillar, and their hearts were in their throats. If the strange insects are awakened, based on their number, it will only be a matter of minutes to hollow out the three people.
However, after a long time, the echoes had disappeared, and the strange insects were still lying quietly on the pillars, not even moving their wings.
The three of them breathed a sigh of relief.
Xia Bing was curious in his heart, and muttered to himself: "Why are they motionless, it's completely different from the situation outside!" ”
Wang Shengli suddenly said: "Maybe I'm full of food and take a nap!" It's the same when I take a nap, and I can't wake up with thunder! ”