Chapter 97: Dismount Monument
Tsering had already left with the convoy at this time, and before leaving, he seemed to have secretly handed over something to Teng Jianmin in private. But since it's behind us, I naturally don't want to ask too much.
Teng Jianmin called his buddy over and whispered a few words, and the guy took out an octagonal compass and stood in place to identify the direction.
Yu Nian sneered, as if he had seen their ruse.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong? I asked.
Yu Nian looked around for a moment and then shook his head, "It's nothing, just follow along." ”
The man seemed to be very professional in measuring the wind speed, looking at the direction of the pointer on the compass, and finally determined the position and said, "The north of the mountain is yin, and the compass shows that the yin magnetic field in the north is the strongest, go this way." ”
Teng Jianmin explained to us at this time: "Although this guy of his is blind in one eye, he has a very strong ability to divide money and set acupoints, so everyone can follow him with confidence." ”
I glanced at Yu Nian, and Yu Nian motioned for me to follow.
It is estimated that there are many people next to him, and it is not convenient for Yu Nian to say something in his heart.
This uninhabited area of Qiangtang is located in the northwest of the Qiangtang Plateau on the southern slope of the Kunlun Mountains. I didn't think the altitude here would be so high, and although I was physically fit, my body still reflected a slight discomfort.
Lao Meng said that the altitude here is 4,700 meters, which occupies the characteristics of complex terrain and peculiar landforms. As far as the eye can see, the radius of hundreds of miles is deserted, showing a primitive mountain style. Hundreds of thousands of years of wind and sand swept away, carved out a peculiar karst landform, making people marvel that nature still retains such a magnificent primitive flood land.
It's just that the scenery on both sides is roughly the same, and there is a feeling of dizziness when you see too much. I always felt like I was spinning in place, and I just couldn't get out.
I looked back and muttered, "Are you sure we're going in this direction?" How do I feel like I've been walking for so long and still standing still. ”
"Most of this kind of wasteland is like this, otherwise why would someone get lost in the desert, it's because there is no reference." But the few people around that old thing looked like they were all old fritters, so there should be nothing wrong. ”
This is true, no matter how good they are, they will not wrap themselves around here.
After about an hour and a half of walking forward, the wealthy merchant team at the front of the line seemed to have discovered something and exclaimed.
The people behind came to look, and only then did they know that they had kicked a stone.
It is said that it is not unusual to find a stone in this kind of place, but the color and shape of this stone are very eye-catching.
The material of the stone is somewhat similar to the obsidian we wear on jewelry, but compared to obsidian, this stone is mixed with more impurities.
Teng Jianmin reached out and touched it, and tried to take the stone out, but found that the stone did not move at all.
Three or four people gathered around and tried together, but they couldn't get the stone out.
I gave Tuso a look, and Tuso stepped forward, pulled away a few people next to him, grabbed the stone with both hands very unceremoniously, and lifted it vigorously, and the rammed earth around him began to loosen.
In the end, a broken monument more than one meter high was pulled out of the ground by him.
The people next to him were dumbfounded, this broken monument was still tightly wrapped with a layer of moist soil, and at a glance, it could be seen that it had been buried deep in the ground for a long time.
Tusuo threw the broken monument on the ground disapprovingly, and everyone gathered around to see it. Qin Keke was obviously attracted by Tusuo's strength, and leaned over to ask who Tusuo was and what he did before, and tried his best to tease.
But Tusuo had a monk's face, standing there coldly and motionless, not even answering Qin Keke's question.
After the soil on the broken monument was simply cleared, a line of words was revealed, which read: Whoever comes, dismount here.
Lao Meng muttered, "It turned out to be a dismount monument." ”
"Huh? What do you mean? ”
Lao Meng explained, "The dismounted stele is an edict stele set up by the royal family in the past, which is a sign that shows the etiquette of the feudal hierarchy. ”
After Lao Meng finished speaking, I looked around: "Where is this neighborhood, it looks like someone has a home?" Could it be that they are all buried under this wasteland? ”
Teng Jianmin also seemed to see the doorway and looked into the distance.
At this time, the rich merchant proposed, "I think there must be something down here, why don't we dig with a shovel here?" ”
As soon as I heard this, the man's mind was revealed. What kind of expedition is clearly a gang of tomb robbers. I'm sure it must have been Teng Jianmin who told them that there was a big tomb here, and there were a lot of treasures in it, so these stupid old hats would follow them.
But Teng Jianmin replied unhurriedly, "Don't be in a hurry, let's take a look inside, so as not to waste our efforts." ”
We walked along the dismount monument, but we never found anything out of the ordinary.
But just then, I noticed a small whirlpool rolling up at my feet.
The wind blew strangely, and instead of passing past us, it hovered at our feet, forming a palm-sized whirlpool after a whirlpool.
And in just a few seconds, the small vortex slowly grew larger and spun faster.
Yu Nian suddenly said, "This is the dragon scale eye, hurry up and find a place to hide." ”
Everyone was at a loss when they heard this word, only Teng Jianmin and the guy next to him changed their faces greatly, "Hurry up, find a slope bottom, everyone hide first, don't raise your head on all fours, cover your mouth and nose!" ”
Before I could figure it out, Yu Nian pulled me up and ran towards a slope not far away.
"What's going on? Why hide? ”
"The Dragon's Scale Eye is an extreme weather phenomenon that forms a myriad of whirlpools around the eye of the storm, and within a few minutes it will converge into the center of a storm that is attractive enough to tear people's organs apart. And after the storm is formed, it will sweep at a very fast speed, but the path is not large. From now on, everything will follow fate, and whether you can avoid it or not depends on your fate. ”
After listening to it, I probably only understood the meaning of this thing being very fierce, so I hurriedly beckoned Lao Meng and Tusuo to follow quickly.
Teng Jianmin, the chicken thief, knew to run with us, and one of the wealthy businessmen took the two geological exploration houses in the technical team to the bottom of a boulder relatively far away.
In the end, I only felt a gust of wind blowing, and Yu Nian pushed me forward and rolled directly down the slope with me.
The storm swept the sand and rocks and flew up, and I pulled Yu Nian over and hugged him tightly in my arms.
Even though the storm didn't pass through us, I could still feel the strong pull it had as it passed.
At this moment, there was a shout not far away, and I looked up despite Yu Nian's previous instructions, only to see that the few people hiding under the stones happened to hit the center of the storm and were swept into the air.
"Damn, what should I do? Is there a way to save them. ”
Yu Nian looked at a few people in mid-air, shook his head and said, "There's no way, the dragon scale eye is also called the Hades Gong, and the power is like the Lord of Hades personally accepting people, there is no way." ”
We watched as the three men were swept into the air, striking and tangling with each other. The sound of shouting became smaller and smaller with the sound of the wind, and finally I saw something falling from mid-air, and I didn't need to look to know that it was the stump of these people.
After the storm subsided, Gale asked Teng Jianmin, "This is what you call protecting our personal safety?" I'm telling you we're leaving now, and you have to escort us back safely! ”
Teng Jianmin was still comforting in a good voice, "Mr. Gail, you calm down." I'm really helpless when I encounter this kind of thing, but this is a natural disaster, and there is no way to predict it. But as long as you follow me, I will be able to keep you safe. And, what's down there won't disappoint you, and it's going to shine brightly. ”
Gail mentally weighed the weight of the matter, and finally acquiesced to the compromise.
The two of them continued to study their next route, but no one looked at the three men who had just died.
It dawned on me that Gael's intense emotions just now were not sad because of the loss of his companion, but worried about his own safety. Such an impersonal team is really chilling.
"Let's go, I don't want to be with these shredded corpses." Old Meng muttered.
Yu Nian said unhurriedly: "I may not be able to leave for a while." ”
"What do you mean?"
"The place where the dragon scale eye appears is generally a place where qi gathers. This kind of place, those people in ancient times liked to use it as their hands and feet. The place of worship, the mausoleum, and the palace all like to be chosen in a place where qi gathers, so these people want to go to the tomb, which just shows that this is the entrance. Therefore, Teng Jianmin will not be afraid of any dragon scale eyes, it is too late for him to be happy. ”
After Yu Nian finished speaking, I paid attention to Teng Jianmin's expression, and sure enough, I showed a little pride.
No wonder he stopped here when he got off the horse just now.
I didn't bother to bother with what the two were studying, and walked towards the boulder just now, and Tuso was a little worried about me, so he followed.
The boulder was already in a miserable state, there was not a single intact body on the ground, and large areas of blood had been buried by the wild sand of the wasteland before they could dry.
All that's left on the ground is minced meat, and a metal temple.
Even Tuso couldn't help frowning when he saw the scene in front of him.
I was simply curious as to why the Dragonscale Eye didn't sweep over us, but instead turned around and came here. If it is really like what Yu Nian said, the place of gathering qi, does it mean that there is something different under this boulder?
I looked at it with nausea, and found that the stone was not stuck in the dirt, but dangling on the surface, and it was obvious that someone had moved here to cover something.
I crouched down and took a look, and found that at the very bottom of the stone, there was a blackened and reddish arrow.
I stretched out my arm and touched it, leaned up to the tip of my nose and sniffed it, and found that it was blood.
At this moment, Teng Jianmin and the others also saw my movements and came over to ask me what was wrong.
I told the truth about the arrows under the stone, and after Teng Jianmin and Gail studied it, they began to order their subordinates to prepare the guy style, saying that they wanted to go down from here to see.
At first, I thought it was going to remove the stone, but they started to open their backpacks and take out the tools they had prepared.
The Luoyang shovels they carried with them were all folded, and they fell to the ground with a bang, looking very professional. When there were a few sounds, the Luoyang shovel was smashed. A man turned back to Teng Jianmin and said, "Boss, it's all stones, it doesn't seem to be easy to do." ”
Teng Jianmin just said with a cold face, "Find a way, be sure to put the shovel in." ”
The Luoyang shovel is an archaeological tool with a cylindrical head. It is convenient to be smashed deep underground, and then take the soil underground and pick it up, so that people on the ground can analyze the soil quality and the situation underground.
I've only seen it on archaeology shows before, and I thought that this kind of thing had been replaced by emerging technology, but I didn't expect that it would still be used by people today.