Directly in front, the soldiers from the inner and outer three layers were gathered, and most of them were scolded for a long time before squeezing into the people and standing in the forefront.

"It's--"

"A hole, Grand Duke!" Tuda was busy.

"Nonsense, am I blind? Can't you see it's a hole? The Governor was slightly furious.

"I mean, what hole is this?" The Governor looked at the square in front of him, a square hole made of huge stones, the size of which could accommodate a small truck to enter and exit, and the forty-five-degree angle was facing the sky, extending obliquely into the ground, as if the words "please enter the urn" were written. The boulders of the cave were all black and brown, each the size of a van, and could not be carried by ordinary manpower, unless there was a national strength and manpower like the Egyptian pharaoh. In particular, the stone steps that extend downwards are very smooth and flat, which must not be natural.

"Jayron, you go down and take a look." The Grand Governor pointed to the dark depths of the cavern, the stone steps that descended endlessly.

"Yes!" Jayron pointed out the two best players in the clan, settled the sand crocodile under his crotch, and walked towards the darkness step by step. It's not that the Metropolitan Governor doesn't dare to wade through this thunder, but the future is unknown, the good luck is uncertain, and if there are traps, ambushes or strange beasts rashly entering, whether it is the damage to the Metropolitan Governor or the good generals in the army, it is not conducive to the major events in the future. Therefore, in order to achieve both urgent and long-term planning, it is most appropriate to send Jayron and other people. I hope that Jay Lang will not be upset because the Metropolitan Governor treats him as cannon fodder, which is actually an examination of Zhou Yu's loyalty and development potential.

Before the tea was ready, Jay Lang and the two clansmen climbed back with a snort, it was really easy to go downhill and difficult to go uphill. The Metropolitan Governor hurriedly ordered people to bring water bags for them.

"Come, take a sip of water."

"No, no, no, no, no. The things in this cave are very strange, unheard of, unseen, but they don't seem to be dangerous! Jayron gasped and said.

"Oh? What's in this cave? The Governor couldn't help but be curious.

"It looks like a statue of a lot of giant birds!" Jaylon replied.

"Giant bird? Statue? The Metropolitan Governor exchanged glances with Bai Qi, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and others, and nodded together. Let's go, let's go in and see! “

In order to avoid an accident and a situation that caused the end of the pot, Zhou Yu still arranged for Lu Bu, Xue Rengui, Lan Yu, and Zhang Xianzhong to wait outside, and he took other generals to enter to find out the truth.

As soon as they entered the cave, everyone was very comfortable. Although this stone cave is built under the sea of sand, it is full of scorching sun, sea of fire, heat waves, rolling sand burning day and night, and frying on the front and back, but only walking into less than 50 meters, there is a trace of coolness coming, like a gust of autumn wind, blowing everyone so uncomfortable. After more than 100 meters, you will reach the bottom of the cave.

At the end of the stairs is a huge square stone chamber, to be precise, a small underground palace, about 200 meters square, three stories high, four huge beast heads carved at the four corners of the hanging beam, if you look closely, it is actually the head of four Dai Taimeng, extremely ugly. The four skulls had their mouths wide open, and four huge braziers were embedded in them, and the flames were blazing, illuminating the hall transparently.

Standing in the center of the smooth stone slab, the Metropolitan Governor looked up, these four Daidai Taimeng carved vividly, if they didn't move at all, they would almost be regarded as living creatures, and I couldn't help but feel the ingenuity of this craftsman's craftsmanship. What is amazing is that nearly 100 square grottoes have been carved out of the stone walls on all sides, and each grotto is carved with a strange bird, with a huge and round head with a human face, and four deep pits for eyes, nose and beak, just like the mask in a scream, without a beak. The body and feet are somewhat similar to those of ordinary large birds, with constricted wings and four toes and claws.

These giant birds seemed to be made of Ugin, and their bodies were pitch black and metallic in the light of the fire. What made the Metropolitan Governor even more strange was that these giant birds had different postures, expressions, and orientations, just like the eighteen Arhats they watched in the temple in their previous lives, lifelike.

"General Bai, shoot one of them for me." The Metropolitan Governor turned back to Bai Qi and said. Bai Qi was not ambiguous, he pulled out a feather arrow from behind him, and aimed it at a strange bird directly in front of the head of the Grand Governor.

With a "ding" sound, the feather arrow hit the neck of the strange bird, but it did not come out of the body, and fell straight down.

"General, it seems to be made of steel!" Toyotomi Hideyoshi picked up the arrow and showed the Governor the arrow, which had already collapsed.

"Inform the army, and all enter the main hall to rest." With a wave of his hand, the Metropolitan Governor didn't know if this hall could fit five hundred people.

"By the way, Jayron, leave eighty sand crocodiles outside. They're not afraid of the heat, and besides, I don't think there's a lot of room here. The Metropolitan said to Jayron.

"Report to the Metropolitan Governor, there are still discoveries here!" Tuda ran over to report.

"Say!"

"There are four ditches under the stone walls of this stone hall, and there is living water flowing in them!"

"How can such a good thing happen?"

The Governor of the Metropolitan scurried over to the corner of the wall and bent down to probe, and sure enough, there was a culvert at the corner between the wall and the ground, and there was water flowing slowly in the counterclockwise direction.

"Black Tooth, feel the drain source and test for poison to see if you can drink it!" If it's drinkable, let the Governor do a pole dance in public.

The army continued to descend from the steps of the cave, and Tuda and Jaran settled them all in order, and there was still a little space for the five hundred sergeants in this stone hall. On the other hand, the black tooth Changzhi has been tested, and the water is underground living water, which is not only non-toxic but also very sweet. The soldiers cheered and lined up to drink a crooked belly and the centurion returned the water bags, and everyone filled them.

While the others were happily drinking and laughing, the Governor slowly stood up and observed the steel monster birds one by one. These giant birds look similar to the bats depicted on the map, but are they the gargoyles marked on the map? If it's a gargoyle, is it a stone statue or a ghost? Whether this cave is safe, whether there are traps in the huge artificially dug palace, these question marks flashed in the mind of the Metropolitan Governor one by one.

The voices of the people gradually faded and snored everywhere, except for the ten generals and sergeants who were on vigil, the rest of the people fell asleep, and most of them looked at these soldiers in their twenties and thirties with a smile, and did not blame them for their untidy appearance.

They are too tired, these days to the desert hinterland rapid march, the temperature gradually rises, every day the strength of the foot drops sharply, it is not easy to carry to this death canyon, they are just ordinary people, under the premise of no reward mechanism to fight with him with their heads, some are just a verbal promise of the Metropolitan Governor, the Metropolitan Governor said to dominate Kuzsia, many of them just have this dream to insist on all the way here, the Metropolitan Governor smiled and smiled, tears flowed down. He thought of the saying: Among all things, hope is the most beautiful; The most beautiful things never wither.

Zhou Yu bent down and lay on the stone floor, wiped the corners of his eyes, and raised his left hand to carefully examine the red ring he had taken from Sullivan. Tonight, the gem on the ring is different from the past, spontaneously emitting a small halo, illuminating his hands and forearms are extremely bright, looking very strange, Zhou Yu focused his eyes on the gem when he felt that the whole person fell into an endless space, spinning, spinning, rotating in a weightless state, in front of him are countless purple, crimson stars, he hurriedly closed his eyes and stopped looking at the ring, the feeling of weightlessness gradually disappeared.

Suddenly, hearing a huge sound of "click, click" above his head, he hurriedly jumped up from the ground and woke up Bai Qi and Zhang Xianzhong next to him. Many of the soldiers were awakened by this violent click, and one by one they rose from the ground, picked up their swords, axes or spears, and looked around.

"Look, it's up there!" Tuda shouted.

"Shh The Metropolitan Governor took a hurried step to cover his mouth.

Everyone looked at the Metropolitan in the middle of the field. Zhou Yu first made a shushing motion, and then made a gesture with his hands to disperse the crowd, he pulled Tuda and Jaeron against the stone wall, and half-squatted with their backs against the wall, holding their knees with their hands. The others watched the actions of the Metropolitan Governor, and did not ask why, one by one, they squatted down against the wall, and squatted down one by one.

Five hundred people cleared the ground from the ground in an instant, squatting four times, and none of them dared to breathe, and no one knew what would happen next. At this moment, the clicks suddenly stopped.

A terrible cry of "click-woo-" reached everyone's ears, like the painful howl of a terminally ill patient. Then, under the gaze of five hundred pairs of eyes, the giant bird in a grotto suddenly moved, and threw off some iron filings, first twisting its neck, and then kicking it with two thick legs. As if there was no one around, the giant bird leaned down, flapped its wings twice, and landed on the stone slab with a bang, looking around with the four holes on the strange face, Zhou Yu didn't know if it was an eye.

When he saw it sniffing something, Zhou Yu hurriedly waved his hand and picked up a burlap towel to gag his mouth, this strange bird should be able to distinguish its prey and direction by smell. All 500 soldiers were wrapped in sackcloth, which was necessary for marching in the sand and protecting against wind and sand, so everyone had one around their necks.

"Click-woo-" Another giant bird flew down, and landed on the stone slab, probably not moving for too long, and when it landed, it slipped under its claws, and almost crashed into the first bird.

Dang, dang, dang, more and more giant birds flew out of the grotto, these giant birds more than two meters high flapped their wings to each other, clicking, clattering, some flew down and put their heads on each other, and some were gliding low in the stone hall that was not high. For a while, the scene was extremely chaotic, flying in the air, kicking on the ground, and the sound of clattering was constant, which frightened everyone into not daring to breathe, and the possibility that these big guys were friends or foes was extremely great, so it was better to avoid head-on conflicts as much as possible to prevent a large number of non-combat attrition.

After fluttering for a while, a giant bird spread its wings, shouted loudly and loudly, and flew towards the entrance of the cave, the low claws seemed to stick to the ground of the cave Lu Bu's face, startling everyone with white sweat. Immediately afterwards, one by one, the giant birds flew out in formation, and the newly fallen giant birds from the grotto also flew out with only a light touch on the ground. In a few moments, a hundred or so giant birds flew into the hole, leaving five hundred pairs of frightened eyes looking at each other.

Fortunately, the Metropolitan Governor brought elites with him on this expedition, and they were all forbidden people, and squatting, breath-holding, and silence were all conveyed and implemented with a gesture, so as to avoid the tragedy of the demon bird in the claustrophobic space.

"Governor, this is, this is?" Bai Qi pointed to the empty hole and asked with palpitations.

"Let's go, follow along." The Governor pointed at the strange whip in his hand and took the lead in following the path of the strange bird. Lu Bu, Tuda, Jielang, and Bai Qi followed one after another.

Out of the cave found that it was already a child, the full moon was in the sky, the four wheels reflected each other, and the night sky illuminated was like day, and it turned out that today was a full moon. Zhou Yu looked down at the ring on his hand, and the aura swirling with gems became even stronger, even entangled in the palm of his entire left hand.

"Governor, your hand?" Tuda pointed to Zhou Yu's left hand, and everyone could see that his left hand was already covered with purple and red aura. Zhou Yu felt that it was not good, at first it was just a little itchy, but now he felt the feeling of electricity passing through his arm, from his little thumb to his elbow, with a slight burning sensation. What is it? The Metropolitan Governor didn't want to disturb the morale of the army, so he said:

"It's okay, I'm practicing." After prevaricating, he took the sackcloth towel back and forth and wrapped his left hand firmly, and then led a group of generals to continue walking in the sea of sand on a moonlit night.

"Look, Governor, they're heading towards Death Canyon." Jayron pointed to the direction in which the giant birds flew in a zigzag line in the air.

"Quick, keep up! Jayron, I'm afraid we can't keep up with the speed of hiking, you take a few people to ride a sand crocodile, chase! Remember, tailgating, don't be exposed! The Governor quickly instructed him.

"Yes!" Jayron turned and ran.

Looking at the black shadows in the air gradually moving away, the Metropolitan Governor and his party really couldn't catch up, and these two legs definitely couldn't outrun the two wings. He bent over his arms on his thighs, gasped for breath and said:

"Don't, don't chase, look, look at Jayron."

Shortly after the Governor returned to the cave, Jayron also returned.

"Grand Governor, several generals, that giant bird has indeed flown to Death Canyon."

"And then?"

"And then flew over and was too far away to be seen."

"Flew away? Are you sure you've gone over to the fire? Bai Qi asked.

"I'm sure I'm flying to the other side, even though it's night, the fire and smoke are still scorching and abnormal, and I can only watch the birds cross the sea, and then quickly return, there is no other way."

"It's over, it's over." The Governor kept muttering, what are these giant birds flying over for? Do they have any connection from petrification to incarnation to the full moon? These questions filled the Governor's mind.

The Governor hurriedly took out the map and carefully examined it by the bright moonlight. If he guessed correctly, the giant bird was the gargoyle depicted on the map, a creature that existed in a petrified state most of the time. But what this creature's petrified transformation had to do with the climate, the seasons, the moon tides, and even the gemstone of the ring on his hand, the Governor couldn't figure it out.

"All of them withdrew from the cave, and dispersed in groups of ten to find shelter in the sand dunes. Jayron, you take people to observe at the entrance of the cave, I always feel that these giant birds are not so simple, and there must be a next episode of this petrified thing. The Governor said firmly.

Sure enough, at the dawn, Zhou Yu saw a neat word on the skyline, looming from far to near, and Jay Lang hurriedly ran to the sand dunes where the Metropolitan Governor was hiding and reported: "Metropolitan Governor, those, those giant birds have flown back again." “

"Okay, keep an eye on it, don't get too close to startle the snake."

The giant birds clicked and clattered, and then one by one they rushed back into the cave, and in a moment there was no sound.

After confirming that there was no sound at all, the Grand Governor and several generals tiptoed back to the main hall down the stone steps. Everything was the same in the hall, the stoves in the four corners were still crackling, and I didn't know what fuel was used to be so flame-resistant. In the grotto, the iron birds made of Ugin were of different shapes, and they sat upright like the Luohan Hall, as if they had never moved. A little light behind him gradually spread out from outside the stone steps, like a bowl of porridge full of sunshine being overturned, and the sunlight overflowed, getting bigger and brighter and brighter. Sunrise.

Could it be that this giant bird is petrified at dawn and revived at the dawn? This was the only guess the Governor could make based on the information available, so what were they doing on the other side of the fire?

He decided to do an experiment, this time which he had to do on his own. The army rested in the stone room for another day, because the events of the previous night were so bizarre that the soldiers had palpitations, so there was no laughter for a day, but instead they were worried.

The next night, when all the troops withdrew from the cave, the Governor looked at the moon in the sky, and it had climbed to the top. Well, right now. He let Tuda and Jayron enter with him, and they both carried bundles of marching hemp rope in their hands, as thick as a child's arm. Entering the stone cave and standing in the middle of the stone court, his mind raced to determine which gargoyle was the first to jump down yesterday. That's right, it's the one that faces him right in the center.

"Tuda, marching ladder."

Tuda set up a marching ladder according to the instructions of the Grand Governor, and the three of them quietly climbed into the grotto, which was not much space except for the giant bird to stand on people, and the Grand Governor got into it and rubbed it inside, stepping on the inner wall of the grotto and stepping on the bird's tail, jumping and jumping upwards, and after a while he had climbed onto the back of the bird.

"Come!" The Metropolitan Governor shouted softly below, and the other two also squeezed sideways into the inner wall of the grotto, and climbed up little by little, following the example of the Metropolitan Governor.

"Bundle!" This was what they had planned, Tuda fastened a loop, lifted his glove on the bird's head, pulled it to make sure it was strong enough, then tied the other end to the waist of the Duke, turned and went down and squatted. Next, he changed Jayron, and he tied the Metropolitan Governor's hands and feet around the bird's body, and came to a double insurance. At this moment, Zhou Yu was tied up in a strong knot, and his whole body was hugged on the back of the bird, except for his head, he couldn't move.

"Governor, are you sure you want to do this?" Jaeran asked again before going down.

"What about such a grind? Are you a sissy? Most of the governors scolded him.

"Governor, isn't this too risky. Or, why don't you let Jayron give it a try on your behalf! The Metropolitan Governor could see that Jayron's words were from the bottom of his heart. Damn, he scolded Lu Bu, Toyotomi, and Bai Qi in his heart. Usually people are in front of the horse, five people are six, Lao Tzu said to come and go, and no one said that he risked his life for me. After going back, they must deduct their salary, deduct it fiercely, and deduct all the year-end bonuses, performance awards, and overtime pay, grandma's.

"Jayron, sometimes moving forward is the only way out. And I will not let this glory of progress be left to others. The Governor looked at Jayron, and the boy had tears in his eyes, his shadow reflected in the dancing flames. Jayron seemed to see the tragic situation of him dying in the sea of fire and torn apart at this moment, and he didn't dare to think about it anymore. However, having been a slave for half his life, he can understand that if it were him, he would also rush to the front without hesitation. This is a leader, a responsibility, and a kind of courage to sacrifice oneself. He admired him, from the bottom of his heart.

"You two get out." The Governor whispered, and the two of them slowly withdrew from the cave with the marching ladder. Zhou Yu looked at his left hand, today in order to prevent the red crystal ring from going crazy again, he cut a leather glove for himself with a water bladder and put it on his left hand, without the brilliance of the full moon, maybe there would be no feeling of electric shock. After all, the full moon here will have four consecutive days.

Zhou Yu was receiving nervous and enthusiastic criticism from the leading comrades at the democratic life meeting, and some people said that he was good at everything else, but he didn't pay attention to his health, and he was too able to work overtime, and he needed to pay attention in the future; Some people say that he has good skills and ability, and he is at the forefront of everything, but he also needs to give young people some opportunities to exercise.

Suddenly, there was a violent tremor under him, and the Governor almost vomited, and then he rose and fell with the back of the bird, and with a whoosh, before he could react, he rushed out of the grotto, and landed in the center of the stone courtyard with a bang. Fortunately, it was still on the bird's back, which was still cold and hard as iron, and it was not angry at all, and the Metropolitan Governor hurriedly looked sideways.

Sure enough, just like last night, the giant birds in the four wall grottoes woke up one by one, crackled and flew to the ground, whistling low in the air, and flew out of the cave one by one with the head bird tied up by the Grand Du.