Aconite slowly walked up to Hu Shen, raised his hand to help him out from under the rock, and asked, "Mr. Hu, we have suffered heavy casualties, and we haven't found the door, so we ask Mr. Hu for advice." ”

After speaking, the aconitum leaned in and whispered, "Hu Shen, don't play tricks." ”

Hu Shen looked at the aconite: "You played tricks first, if you don't do that, I won't do that." ”

Zhang Dingfeng always felt that there was still some secret hidden in the words of the two, it seemed that Wutou and Hu Shen had seen through what the other party was arranging, but they didn't explain it.

Moreover, Zhang Dingfeng still has one thing in his heart that he is very puzzled about, that is, why did Rong Pingye suddenly disappear before they went to Cangcheng, but Hu Shen did not pursue it at all?

Rong Pingye is a person with great ambitions, if this kind of person stays, it will also be a huge threat to them in the future, could it be said that Hu Shen will die even if he goes to the clouds, and Yunshang and Rong Pingye have a private agreement, is it that the clouds are dead, and Rong Pingye is no threat?

Zhang Dingfeng was full of questions, and he couldn't raise them, because at the moment, Hu Shen would never answer.

Seeing that everyone was coming forward, Aconite changed his tone and asked, "Mr. Hu, how can I find that door?" ”

Hu Shen looked at Tang Anshu: "Anshu, let me ask you, what does the fire recorded in the "Art of War" refer to? ”

The sudden question made Tang Anshu feel inexplicable, but he subconsciously replied: "Fire is a disaster." ”

Hu Shen asked again: "What about water?" ”

Tang Anshu said again: "Water is a hurdle. ”

Hu Shen asked again: "Is fire and water incompatible?" ”

Tang Anshu nodded first, but then shook his head: "No, as it is said in the Art of War, although Yin and Yang are mutually reinforcing, they are also compatible, like fire and water. ”

Hu Shen nodded and said: "As the so-called water flows without surplus, surplus is constant, and if it is not profitable, it is a disaster." From ancient times to the present, people are inseparable from water, but also rely on fire, the so-called from the top of the hill, fire below, and water on the top, water and fire do not shoot each other This truth children understand, because the two are opposite in nature, and they are opposed. ”

Aconite frowned: "What does Mr. Hu want to say?" ”

Tang Anshu seemed to feel that Hu Shen was hinting that there was a direct connection between this place and the records in the "Art of War", but he didn't know where the specific connection was.

Hu Shen continued: "In ancient times, people thought about how to unify the two incompatible and turn them into the use of mutual growth, that is, to make water and fire mutually beneficial, so there was a word, that is, 'easy', that is, the meaning of 'easy to do harm', in which the word 'easy' represents the use of mediating water and fire, specifically referring to the utensils used in steaming and cooking that we use in our daily lives. ”

Aconitum and the others didn't understand what Hu Shen was talking about at all, they just felt that this old man was playing tricks.

But Tang Anshu understood, because it was recorded in the book that in order to blend water and fire, there must be a concoction between the two, and this concoction is a vessel.

Take the pot as an example, there is a fire under the pot, the pot is filled with water, and the heat of the fire is transmitted by the pot, so that the water in the pot can be boiled, so that the benefits are generated, and the water and fire will change from mutual restraint to mutual growth.

This is the intersection of water and fire, each with its own use, so it is said to be beneficial.

Tang Anshu stepped forward and asked, "Master, do you mean that in order to open that door, you must achieve a blend of fire and water?" ”

Hu Shen smiled and said, "You call me Master again." ”

Tang Anshu felt a little embarrassed, so he had to remain silent.

Hu Shen said: "That's right, it must be a blend of fire and water. ”

The aconite asked, "Now here there is only fire, not water, and no vessels to which you are referring." ”

Hu Shen said: "The cave we are in is a vessel, just like a huge urn, as for the water, there is a hole above our heads, and there is infinite water in the hole. ”

Aconitum wondered: "Infinite water? ”

Hu Shen said: "The infinite water referred to by the ancients is either rain, or seawater, and above our heads is the sea, and there is a sea hole there, for some reason, the water in the sea hole will not fall." ”

As soon as these words came out, Tang Anshu immediately looked at Benzoin, because he thought of the story of the crazy uncle that Benzoin said, and the mad uncle once said that he fell into the city below by moving the sea hole in the dark island.

It seems that the story told by the crazy uncle is not made up, it is true.

If the story is true, then the crazy uncle is really a person from the Xianfeng period?

It's amazing that this place can go back in time and into the future?

The aconite asked again, "What kind of infinite water is above, how do you get it?" ”

Hu Shen said: "If there is fire, you can get it, and the temperature of the fire will naturally melt the layer of things that block the mouth of the sea cave, and the infinite water will naturally fall from above." ”

But the people looked around suspiciously, because after the rain of fire fell, although there was a sea of fire on all sides, these fires did not have the slightest temperature, just like the cold fire in the legend.

Hu Shen saw everyone's doubts: "Fire is also divided into yin and yang, there is a distinction between hot fire and cold fire, the hot fire is inside, the cold fire is outside, only when the cold fire dissipates, the heat will reappear." ”

As he spoke, Hu Shen looked at the floating lamps above his head, and sure enough, the flames in the lamps rose and burned, but because of the heat running up, they couldn't feel any temperature below.

However, the more intense the flame burned in the lamp, the thicker the fog became at the top of the cave, and then the sound of something being torn through the cavern was heard, and then water began to drip down from the very center of the top of the cave.

In just ten seconds, the water droplets turned into water streams, and finally into a waterfall, and the waterfall also turned into a column of water in just a few seconds.

After the sea poured into the cavern below, but did not extinguish the burning houses and walls, the people stood in the rising water, watching in amazement.

Hu took a deep breath and said to himself: "I didn't expect that there really is a blend of fire and water, and the legend is true." ”

The water level continued to rise, and finally it did not reach the position of everyone's chest, and everyone panicked at this time.

Because Hu Shen didn't have hands, he had to be protected by Zhang Dingfeng and float on the water.

Aconite anxiously asked, "And then?" What do we need to do? ”

Hu Shen just said one word: "Wait!" ”

The water level was getting higher and higher, and everyone did not dare to disperse, so they had to gather together with great difficulty, floating above the water, and when they looked down at the water, they could clearly see the cold fires that were still burning under the water.

The cold fires in the bottom of the water began to gather towards the center, as if they were living creatures, and then they gathered and spread out under the water.

Hu Shen looked underwater and said, "Now you can go down, Dingfeng, let's go!" ”

Zhang Dingfeng and Hu Shen held their breath and dived towards the cold fire below.

Tang Anshu looked at Yexin and nodded, and also dived, followed by Le Zhengxian and the four killers.

Xionghuang and the others looked at the indifferent aconitum and Yumi asked, "Boss, do you want to go down?" ”

The aconitum looked at it for a while and said, "Follow them, don't get too close, if the situation is not right, we will float up immediately." ”

As he spoke, the aconitum also dived down, and the rest of the people immediately followed.

Tang Anshu in the water saw Zhang Dingfeng grabbing Hu Shen, and after getting close to the cold fire, he plunged directly into it, without the slightest hesitation, he turned his head to look at Yexin next to him, and the two of them also plunged into it together.

Le Zhengxian hesitated slightly, and also swam towards it.

Aconitum floated in the water, with other trench members floating next to him, all waiting for Aconite's orders.

Finally, the black head raised his finger and pointed at the cold fire, and the first one got in.

After Tang Anshu got into the cold fire, his body sank, and he fell directly to the ground, rolled for a long distance before stopping, and when he looked up, it was pitch black all around, and he could only see clearly that he was under a tall city wall by the faint green light.

"Yexin?" Tang Anshu searched around and found that the flashlight could not be turned on when the water entered the water, so he had to throw it aside.

"Anshu! Where are you? Soon, Ye Xin's voice came from not far away, Tang Anshu looked for the sound and saw the figure in the dark.

Tang Anshu immediately stepped forward, but at this time he heard the sound of others falling.

Just when Tang Anshu was distressed that there was no light source, there was a glimmer not far away, he took Ye Xin's hand and walked towards the glimmer, and found that it was Zhang Dingfeng who was holding a night pearl.

Hu Shen followed Zhang Dingfeng, who was holding up the pearl of the night, and shouted: "Everyone is gathering towards me, I have something to explain." ”

Everyone gathered towards Hu Shen, and at the same time they were observing the surrounding environment, but because it was too dark, they couldn't see anything except a high wall that was very close, and they didn't know where they were at all.

However, probably because of the temperature, everyone feels that it is unusually cold and very infiltrating.

Le Zhengxian was the first to ask: "What kind of place is this?" ”

Hu Shen said slowly: "This is the urn city of Cangcheng, also known as Shizhang City. ”

Hu Shen's voice and the light reflected on the face of the night pearl made everyone tremble, but what was even more terrifying was the Shizhang City that Hu Shen said.

The so-called Shizhang City refers to the city outside the gate of the underworld, and it is necessary to pass through the Shizhang City safely before you can smoothly enter the Netherworld and accept the judgment of the king of Hades.

As for why it is called ten zhang, it is because the distance between the underworld and the human world is only ten zhang, that is, the position of ten zhang from the ground down is the underworld, so in some extremely superstitious places, funerals are held to bury the deceased, and ten zhang must be dug down.

But it is almost impossible to dig so deep, so the custom of finding a deep cave to store the remains of the deceased was adopted, so that the deceased could go to the underworld more conveniently.

Hu Shen saw that everyone's faces changed, and said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, with me, you will be fine." ”

As he spoke, Hu Shen looked at Tang Anshu again: "Anshu, come here, I have something to say to you alone." ”

Hu Shen led Tang Anshu away, which made others suspicious, and even Zhang Dingfeng, the person Hu Shen trusted the most, couldn't help but feel a little unhappy.

Tang Anshu followed Hu Shen away, so far that no one else could see the two of them, so Hu Shen stopped.

Hu Shen whispered to Tang Anshu: "Anshu, believe it or not, we are no longer in the original world now." ”

Tang Anshu was taken aback: "What do you mean?" ”

Hu Shen explained: "Originally, there was more than one world in us, so the legend has that there is a human world and the underworld, which should be the so-called underworld, but it is not the underworld. ”

Tang Anshu subconsciously blurted out: "Parallel world? ”

This time it was Hu Shen's turn not to understand, so he asked rhetorically: "What parallel world?" ”

Tang Anshu hurriedly said: "It's nothing. ”

Hu Shen said: "I don't know how to explain it to you, but this place has been here before." ”

Tang Anshu was surprised again: "You have been here before?" ”

Hu Shen frowned and said: "It's not now, it's not the past, it's like I came here in my previous life, in short, I have an impression of this place from time to time." ”

Tang Anshu looked at Hu Shen with suspicion, and Hu Shen also knew that he was doubting himself.

Hu took a deep breath: "An Shu, in addition to me, there are three other mes living in Master's body. ”