Volume 1 Kurosawa's Domain Chapter 31 Poisonous Incense
The distance for everyone to crawl in the horizontal direction was very short, and soon the direction changed to an upward climb.
Bai Yunfei shone upwards with a flashlight, and the people above were sticking their feet into the stone pit and nest cut out of the stone wall, climbing up like stepping on a ladder.
Since the passage was still the same narrow, some of them climbed up with their knapsacks on their shoulders, and some of them hung from their feet with ropes and climbed up with their knapsacks.
The flashlight passed through the gap between them and the stone wall, and shone on the top of the passage.
Bai Yunfei roughly estimated the distance, and it should be about the same length as the downward section between the four coffins.
This is strange, the owner or designer of this tomb is really full, how deep it is down and how high it is up, almost the same height as the original, just connect it to the past?
It took all this effort to make these twists and turns.
But then Bai Yunfei realized that his thinking was very wrong.
Since ancient times, the owner or designer of any mausoleum is afraid that others will come to rob the tomb, so the tomb is designed to be more hidden, complex and safer.
This passage of this tomb is designed in such a way that it is nothing more than to hide the secret passage between the four coffins as much as possible, if it is directly connected as Bai Yunfei thought, there is no technical content at all, and it is not necessary for a person with a lot of experience, a little white like Bai Yunfei will be able to see through it.
If the passage is directly connected horizontally, it saves labor and shortens the distance. But there is only one flaw, and that is the lack of concealment.
However, it is not possible to build a mausoleum without these passages, one is that these are the needs of the connection of the various halls or rooms of the overall feng shui layout.
The second is that it is precisely with these passages that we can design mechanisms and traps for those who come to rob the tombs, so that they will not return.
Third, it is much more difficult to build underground projects than above-ground projects of the same volume, not to mention that only the long-term passage of personnel involved in the construction, the transportation of construction materials and cleared earth and stone, it is necessary to have a fixed channel.
Although during the feudal dynasty, those craftsmen and hard laborers were likely to be buried alive after the tomb was completed, and the tomb was sealed by the trend, but it was basically the outer tomb.
Ordinary construction, the maintenance of the feng shui pattern, and the maintenance of organs and traps are impossible to destroy all the underground palace passages, otherwise if the ancient tomb is discovered by later generations, and the blocked passages are cleared, it will go straight to the underworld or the main coffin without danger, which is really unsafe.
Therefore, these ancient underground tombs, unless they are just a small mound, and there is no other structure, may not need to go to such great length.
The rest is counted in the same way, and there are many names.
Including this kind of small burial mound, if you want to be buried too deep underground, you also need a temporary passage, completely ignoring the destruction of all the surface above, then how can there be feng shui?
Wouldn't that be just a matter of burying it anywhere?
When I got out of the vertical passage that I climbed up after changing direction, my eyes suddenly opened up.
Under the light of the flashlight, I saw that the exit was connected to a cave in the crypt.
Inside the entrance of the cave, the space is vast, and it is a typical karst terrain cave, and this cave is like a valley, extending forward under the feet of everyone.
Everyone stepped on the artificially hewn stone mantle slope in the cave entrance, walked down from the height of the cave, and entered this bizarre cave world.
In the dark and deep karst cave, stone stalactites, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone curtains, travertine and other unique features of the cave can be seen everywhere, and the largest number of them are stalactites with different postures and vivid ones.
These dazzling stalactites, high and low are scattered, different sizes, some are tens of meters high and strong like big trees, some are small like bamboo shoots, thick and thin, layer upon layer, thousands of postures, reflecting colorful light under the flashlight.
There are also a variety of bizarre shape of the curved stone, some exquisite, looming, some white and flawless, like ice sculpture.
In addition, the cave is also covered with dozens of kinds of lava rock features such as stone buds, stone flowers, stalagmites, stone pillars, stone towers, pearl fields, plum blossom fields, stone cloud discs and side stone dams, etc., the postures are different, and they are colorful.
And the interior of the cave, the aisle criss-crossed, especially some can glow or reflect the mica, glowstone all over it, small caves, stone ridges, stone nests, stone convex objects are mixed in between, the form is realistic and flickering bright and dark, and those mica, glowstone reflect each other, it is really colorful.
There are also tall stone curtains and stone curtains hanging down from the sky, with different colors and flickering lights, which can't help but make people feel ethereal and dreamy, deep and unpredictable.
These peculiar landscapes that have evolved over hundreds of millions of years have been carved by nature to form a myriad of lava wonders, which is breathtaking.
After experiencing many thrills and bearing the pressure of killing and fear, several people suddenly found themselves in this cave and were stunned by the natural beauty in front of them.
Immediately forget the worries and fears, just like a tourist enjoying the scenery, lingering, enjoying the magnificent scenery in front of him, how can there be the slightest sense of explorers and treasure hunters?
"Well, fragrant, so fragrant!"
Niu Gang screamed excitedly at this time, then raised his forehead again, and sucked in the air with his nose.
In fact, there is no need for Niu Gang to say, when everyone just arrived at the exit of the vertical passage at the stone mantle slope, they had already smelled a faint aroma.
At that time, everyone was shocked and attracted by the beautiful scenery in front of them, and their attention was focused on the sudden natural beauty, and they ignored the aroma in the air.
When Niu Gang shouted this sentence, everyone withdrew most of the strength to enjoy the beautiful scenery, and after a careful smell, they were sure that the fragrance was very fragrant, and the concentration of this fragrance was much stronger than that at the mouth of the passage.
After everyone heard what he said, they subconsciously took a few more sips, which was indescribably comfortable.
This incense is so fragrant that it makes people intoxicated, makes people happy, makes people greedy, makes people crazy, and I can't wait to keep sucking it.
In this drunken feeling, looking at the beautiful and dreamy cave scenery in front of me, I suddenly feel so happy, so fulfilling, so passionate, so inflated...
The eyes are snatched by it, the head is dizzy, fluttering and leisurely, as if the immortal wants to die.
"Uhhh Just when everyone was drunk and greedily inhaling the aroma, they heard Sun Er's low roar.
The roar was unusual, and everyone turned their heads to look at him.
I saw that Sun Er's eyes were almost dripping with blood at this time, his face was as red as a tide, the green tendons on his forehead and neck were bursting up, his blood was swelling, and his whole expression and eyes were full of wildness, rage, confusion and weird hunger.
It was a greedy gaze similar to that of a beast in the jungle staring at a fat lamb, and Sun Er stared at it with this surprising and puzzled wild gaze, staring straight ahead.
But in this gaze and expression, it is mixed with pain and confusion.
And from time to time, from his throat came a low roar that seemed to moan and roar.
"Quick, put on a gas mask, mother's legs are dripping, let's get on the road!"
Old Ghost Su scolded angrily, quickly unloaded the backpack behind him, and began to look for a gas mask inside, and then put it on his face.
Everyone suddenly realized that the situation was wrong, and hurriedly rummaged through their backpacks and put gas masks on their heads and faces.
After everyone put on their gas masks, they were still nervous.
This weird aroma can be poisonous, so it's not too late to put on a gas mask now, right?
Therefore, everyone does not dare to move, lest the more strenuous the exercise, the easier it is to cause the blood to speed up, resulting in the acceleration and aggravation of poisoning.
So, in this thousand-year-old underground palace, in this underground cave with picturesque natural landscapes, several people who came down from the ground, wearing masks like aliens on their faces, carrying backpacks, quietly did not dare to make a sound, and stood upright like those stone stalactites and stone pillars.
Everyone could only hear the sound of their own bellows breathing inside the mask, as rapid as a drumbeat, the whole body was hot, the blood kept rushing and expanding, and the body felt like it was about to burst, but they didn't dare to move, everyone just stood like that.
The scene at this time is indescribably weird and bizarre.
In this way, in this silent cave, everyone did not speak for a long time, and all they heard in their ears was the heavy breathing of themselves and the people around them.
In fact, Bai Yunfei's heart is now full of fear, not only is he worried that the fragrance is poisonous, but even the sound of breathing in this mask is like the sound of a broken bellows in his ears.
This sound is very depressing, Bai Yunfei believes that even if there is no poison in this air, if you listen to this voice for a long time in this strange environment, you can make people crazy.
"Ahh A wild roar, in such a quiet environment, scared everyone who was already scared.
Everyone hurriedly swept the flashlight beam, and found that Sun Er had already torn off the gas mask fiercely, and exposed his mouth and nose to the air with a hideous face.
It's really panting.
And with heavy breathing, the chest cavity rose and fell violently.
Especially his blood-red eyes, at this time, it seems like a demon descending, which makes people shudder.
At this time, Sun Er gave people an indescribable sense of danger.
Everyone subconsciously took a few steps back, keeping a certain distance from him. Only Cao Longxuan didn't move, only heard his anxious inquiry clearly through the gas mask: "Second son, are you okay?" ”
I saw Sun Er gasping with a hideous face, and smiled evilly:
"Master Long, I... I'm going to fucking find a woman. No, I'm going to find ten, I'm going to tear them apart! ”
As he spoke, I saw him waving his fists and smashing a thin stalagmite, and with a "click", the stalagmite was actually broken by his punch!
By the light of the flashlight, everyone saw that his fists were already bloody and fleshy, and the blood was pouring down from his fists.
But he didn't realize it, and began to wave his fists again and roar continuously, and walked towards another stalagmite.
Cao Longxuan jumped in front of him, grabbed his clothes with one hand, picked up Sun Er's gas mask with the other hand, and shouted, "Second son, put it on quickly!" ”
"No, don't wear it, too... It's so uncomfortable, it's so uncomfortable, I'm... I want a woman..."
In Bai Yunfei's impression, Sun Er, who was extremely loyal to Cao Longxuan, actually rebelled against Cao Longxuan's order.
Sun Er looked around with a hideous face, and had already entered a state of rage.
I saw Cao Longxuan wave a palm without warning, and this palm was like a knife, slashing at the back of Sun Er's neck with great speed.
Sun Er was unprepared, shook a few times, and collapsed to the ground limply.
Cao Longxuan quickly put the gas mask on Sun Er, and took out a bundle of climbing ropes, helped the unconscious Sun Er to sit on a thick stone pillar, and then tied Sun Er with a rope to tie it firmly.
After tying up Sun Er, Cao Longxuan said eagerly:
"There's something wrong with the smell in the air, and it's not known if it's poisonous, but I think we've all been poisoned, and your body should have reacted. Remember not to move, and wait and see. ”
As he spoke, he sat down on the ground and gathered everyone around.
It's just that the direction is back to back, so that you can better guard against sudden dangers, after all, it is much safer to hand over your back to your companions than to expose yourself to unknown dangers.