Chapter Eighty-Nine: Discoveries in the Cave

Nameless Town is Shezhen, and after being shrouded in the Ecstasy Formation, everyone can't enter. Now the Ecstasy Formation has broken down due to the lack of follow-up energy, and the residents of the town have been found, but the missing child is still nowhere to be found.

Long Yang thought that since the Ecstasy Formation had become invalid, the formation on the mountain should also be invalid. According to the previous reasoning, the formation on the mountain should be a hidden formation, otherwise everyone would have been able to find the hidden cave on the mountainside last time, and they would not have to go to great lengths to dig the mountain to find the hole.

This group of people is really extraordinary, and they actually understand such a complex and mysterious formation. From this, it can be seen that they are no longer here for a day or two, and they have already set up a formation in case of emergency. Who are they? Long Yang didn't know, and the others didn't know it either, so they could only hope that there were clues in the cave.

Long Yang went up the mountain with the organized manpower, and went straight to the location where he had discovered the cave before.

Sure enough, after searching, everyone found the location of the stone gate of the stone cave.

"This should be it." Long Yang and the others came to a place where there were only weeds and no trees, and the weeds here were not high, probably because the stone gate was often opened and closed, and the grass and trees did not have enough nutrients to grow.

According to Long Yang's instructions, everyone began to look for a way to open the stone gate. Now I have found the location of the stone gate, but I don't know how to open the stone gate. The stone door was tightly sealed, and there was no sign or mechanism to be found nearby. Long Yang remembered that when he first found Old Man She, he came out of the cave and didn't see how he entered.

How good is that?

It would be nice if Old Man She was here, he must know how to open the stone door.

Everyone looked at Long Yang, because it was Long Yang who led them to find here, thinking that Long Yang might be able to know some methods, or think of some methods.

"I don't know." Long Yang spread his hands, indicating that he could not do anything.

The three stinkers beat Zhuge Liang, and everyone gathered together to discuss the solution.

"It's the same way it was, dig it up." Said one of the people who had been here last time.

"But this is not the place that was dug before, there was an earth and stone structure that could be dug up, but now here is a whole hard mountain rock, and it can't be dug with a pickaxe." The first proposal was immediately rejected.

"Explode with explosives!" Another person proposed.

"Nonsense, what if there are still people in the cave!" The proposal was again rejected.

If you can't dig it up, you can't blow it up, so what should you do?

This stone gate can't only be entered and exited, right? There must be a way to open it, but no one knows it.

Long Yang approached the stone gate, and groped carefully with both hands on the side of the door, hoping to find the mechanism that opened the stone door.

Suddenly, Long Yang touched a smooth, raised stone, the size of a fist, hidden in the grass.

Could this be the mechanism that was opened?

Long Yang didn't start it without permission, he first looked at the people around him, and motioned for everyone to hide on the side of the stone gate to prevent danger from hiding inside the stone gate. Everyone stayed away from the stone gate, guarding against the unknown danger that appeared in the stone gate at any time, and at the same time sweated for Long Yang.

Long Yang recalled the direction in which the stone door had opened, so that he could stand behind the door and avoid damage. Long Yang stood sideways in front of the door, his right hand gradually straining.

Hearing a bang, the complete mountain opened a door-like gap, and Long Yang quickly flashed to the safe area next to the door. Sure enough, when the door was two-thirds of the way open, there was a constant buzzing sound, and a field of crossbow arrows shot out. If you don't take precautions, everyone will be shot as hedgehogs.

Long Yang waited for a moment, making sure that no more crossbow arrows were fired, before cautiously dodging out from the side of the door. The cave was very deep, and Long Yang could only see the scene in front of the cave with the help of external light. The ground inside the cave is flat and smooth, like the floor of a palace.

Seeing that Long Yang had come to the cave, everyone gathered around.

"Now I don't know the situation in the cave, and I don't know if there are any hidden weapons, so let's arrange personnel to explore the way first." Director Xu suggested.

"Director, I'll go in first." Longyang did not allow everyone to discuss, so he first recommended himself to enter the cave.

"You can't do it alone, you still need people. I'll do it! "Director Xu is not afraid of danger, and he wants to go into battle in person.

"Let's both go." Xiao Wang and Xiao Sun stood up at the same time. At the beginning, they stayed with Long Yang around Shezhen, and after a few days of contact, the three developed a deep friendship. Long Yang proposed to explore the way in the cave himself, and Xiao Wang and Xiao Sun also volunteered and took the risk to follow.

"Okay, you guys bring lighting and stay safe. If danger is detected, evacuate immediately. Director Xu explained to the three of them again.

The three of them nodded in agreement, with Long Yang walking in front of the head and the two following behind.

After entering the cave, the layout of the cave gradually became clear under the illumination of the lights. The layout of the cave is unconventional, with the style of ancient times, but I don't know what dynasty it is. The sound of footsteps rattling inside the cave makes it seem that the cave is very silent.

"Stop!" Long Yang suddenly remembered something and immediately motioned for the other two to stop.

"What's the matter, Long Yang." Xiao Wang asked.

"The first time I visited, there was a light in the cave. I think there should be lighting fixtures on the cave walls, so let's look for them. ”

Xiao Wang and Xiao Sun used lighting equipment to find the lighting facilities on the cave wall, and sure enough, the two of them soon found that there was a protruding groove on the cave wall, which seemed to contain fuel. If you look closely, you can see that there is a wick in the groove, and I don't know what kind of material it is made of.

Xiao Sun couldn't wait to light it with a lighter, and as the light gradually became larger, a fragrance spread. Long Yang suddenly became alert, held his breath, and motioned to Xiao Wang and Xiao Sun to take precautions. However, Long Yang's prompt was too late, and the two fell to the ground together. Long Yang hurriedly picked up the two and ran out of the cave, but was caught by everyone outside the cave.

"What's going on?" Director Xu stepped forward quickly and asked.

"Whew! Scold! Long Yang exhaled the stuffy breath in his chest and quickly breathed in the fresh air outside the cave. Long Yang also inhaled a little bit of aroma, his head was a little dizzy, and he felt better after breathing.

"There is smoke in the cave, which comes from the oil lamps on the walls of the cave." Long Yang quickly gave an answer and reminded everyone not to rush into the cave.

Looking at the situation of Xiao Wang and Xiao Sun, it should be caused by smoke, because Longyang rescued in time and there was no major life. It's just that the effect of this smoke is so powerful that people can faint after only inhaling a little bit, and if they inhale too much, it is difficult to say what will happen to the problem, and most of them will kill people.

"Help!" At this time, there was a faint cry for help from inside the cave.

"Why are there still people in the cave?!" Everyone outside the cave looked at Long Yang in surprise, and Long Yang didn't know why.

Everyone looked at Xiao Wang and Xiao Sun, and carefully counted the number of people when they came, and everyone was outside the cave.

There are still people in the cave!

This is the unanimous conclusion.

Who will it be?

No matter who it is, you have to rescue it first. It's too late, and the survivors of the cave are bound to die in smoke.

These considerations and suspicions only happened in a blink of an eye, and without further ado, Long Yang ran into the cave again regardless of everyone's prevention. With a light in hand, he held his breath and made his swift march deeper into the cave.

The matter is urgent, and Long Yang has no care about the danger, no matter how carefully he observes the nearby environment, and only cares about looking for people calling for help. Finally came to the end of the cave, Long Yang glanced at it, like a meeting hall, with a luxurious large seat in the middle and two rows of simple seats on both sides.

"Help." The faint cry for help sounded again in the corner of the cave.

With the help of the lighting, Long Yang saw two people curled up in the shadow of the cave, one of them raised his hand weakly, and the other was motionless. Long Yang quickly put the person calling for help on his back, let him wrap his neck, picked up the other person and rushed out of the cave again.

Long Yang has been trained, and he has his own set of breath-holding kung fu. It took a lot of time to search through the cave, and if he delayed any longer, he would almost be unable to bear it. Just rushed out of the cave, Long Yang couldn't hold it anymore, and gasped heavily. After his breathing calmed down, Long Yang looked back at the two people who were rescued. They were surrounded by everyone and were rescuing, but Long Yang didn't see who it was, whether it was a man or a woman.

"Ah, it's Old Man She and his wife!" When Long Yang pushed everyone away, he found that the two people he rescued turned out to be Old Man She and his wife.

"Long Yang, the man is alive, the woman is dead." Director Xu told Long Yang about the situation.

Although Old Man She was rescued, he fell into a coma after he came out, and he could only know the details when he came to his senses.

"Longyang, what's going on in the cave?"

"I just went in and didn't encounter any other dangers. If the oil lamps on the cave walls are extinguished, there will be no other danger with lighting tools. Director Xu, I've already gone in twice, so let's come! After introducing the situation in the cave, Long Yang asked himself to enter again.

"How's your stamina?" Director Xu asked with concern.

"No problem." Long Yang replied confidently, and at the same time clenched his fists, making a statement that we workers have strength.

"Okay, then you go in and put out the lights and come out, and when the smoke clears, we will enter together." Director Xu instructed again, for fear that there would be an accident in Longyang.

"Hmm."

After Long Yang agreed, he entered the cave for the third time.

The location of the oil lamp was not far from the entrance of the cave, and Long Yang walked to the position of the oil lamp in three steps and two steps, and just as he was about to turn off the lamp, he suddenly found that there were paintings on the wall of the cave. The location of this oil lamp depicts the prosperous scene of ancient times, with bustling crowds and busy traffic. In the painting, in the heyday of rendering with pen and ink, from the pavilions and pavilions to the clothes of the characters, all of them are extravagant and noble. After Long Yang saw the painting, he had to exit the cave because his time to hold his breath had come.

"Long Yang, it's done?" Director Xu asked.

"Not yet, I've made a big discovery, you wait a little longer. Also, who of you has a lighter? Long Yang said to the people led by Director Xu.

"I have, but I just dropped it at the oil lamp." Xiao Sun has come to his senses. When he lit the oil lamp in the cave, he was smoked and his lighter fell into the cave.

"Okay, everyone wait for me." After Long Yang finished speaking, he immediately entered the cave.

Long Yang found the lighter at the first oil lamp, quickly found the second one and lit the wick. When the lights came on, it was unsurprising to find that there were also paintings on the cave wall at the second oil lamp.

Who painted such a mural in this cave? What is the purpose of the depictions on the murals?

Without thinking too much, Long Yang continued to observe the contents of the mural. The second mural depicts the family of an official eunuch, and it can be seen from the mural that this family must be a high-ranking official, and it is full of favor. There are many servants, groups of dancing girls, and countless treasures in the painting.

As can be seen from the above two murals, this is to describe the glory and wealth of a high-ranking official family under a prosperous dynasty.

After reading the second mural, Long Yang needed to go out again for ventilation, and he had to give up observation and thinking, and went to the entrance of the cave. When passing by the first mural, Long Yang saw that the first mural seemed to be falling off and was already blurred.