Chapter 22: The Pathway
The corpse had decomposed, and there was a thin layer of corpse oil on the surface of the skin, which was sticky when touched by hand. I endured it, reached out to grab the metal thing, gently tugged at it, and when I got it in my hand, it was a voice recorder!
I was taken aback and went back to see the body.
I don't remember who this person is, his face has been blurred, but judging by the clothes and other details, it feels like my second master. The second master is the younger brother of my old man, and he is the same age as my uncle. I don't know much about him, but I vaguely remember that he worked as a shooting instructor, and later seemed to be a self-employed trader selling tea, and he also had a shop in the largest tea town in the city.
I don't know if this recorder is broken or out of power, but my second master held it in his hand until he died, which means that the things recorded in it must be quite important. If the audio files are in good condition, you might be able to learn about their group.
I thought to myself, like a treasure, carefully put the recorder in my pocket, and touched the body of the second master, and finally found an old flashlight, pressed the switch, and it was still usable. My heart suddenly became much more steady.
At this time, I heard Dadong urging from the other side, I didn't dare to delay any longer, so I answered, raised my feet and walked over there.
The girl was already impatient, and her toes kept tapping on the ground, "Why is it so slow!" ”
"I'm sorry, I talked a little more with the elders in the family." I said, "How's it going, what did you find?" ”
"See for yourself." As he spoke, he took a lit cigarette from his glasses, took a deep breath, crouched down, and blew it into the corner, only to see the smoke drift away towards the gap between the stone walls.
"Windy?" I was surprised, "Is this a secret door?" ”
Dadong nodded, "I've looked everywhere, only this one place is still like an exit." ”
"How can I open it?" I asked again.
As soon as the words fell, he saw Dadong give way, and then pointed at the wall with his hand. At first glance, there was a raised stone brick on the gray-black wall not far away. The brick was the size of a palm, with a pattern carved into it.
The whole stone brick appears particularly abruptly, and you can tell that there is a problem at a glance!
"Is it a doorstone?" I said, "So what are you waiting for?" Open it up and take a look! I didn't think much about it, and rushed up to press the stone brick, but was caught by Dadong.
"You wait a minute." Da Dong said, "Take a closer look, don't you feel familiar?" ”
I didn't know what Dadong was talking about, so I looked at the stone brick again for some reason, and saw a human head with a long tongue carved on the brick. At this glance, I shuddered, and instantly understood.
"It's not ...... Exactly the same as the stone bricks in the cave in the ancient city of Xuanyuan? I exclaimed, and Dadong nodded.
I got goosebumps. Until now, I still remember the strange stone gate in the cave in the ancient city of Xuanyuan. At that time, Dadong had said that after opening the door, only one person could enter at a time. If two people go in together, one of them will have their head cut off!
"So what do you mean......" I looked at Dadong and saw that he was also full of sadness.
"Jing Lianhong's old man is so deceitful, he repaired this secret door here, and eighty percent borrowed from the design of the stone gate of Xuanyuan Ancient City, and it is estimated that the reason is the same. We'd better not take the risk and go in one by one when the doors open. ”
I thought about it, thought it made sense, and nodded in agreement.
Now, I am no longer the fledgling year I was at that time, I have seen a lot of demons and monsters along the way, so I naturally have immunity, and I no longer have so many fears in my heart.
But then, I thought of one more thing, so I asked Dadong, "What about those corpses?" ”
"I told you not to bring it, can you listen to me?" Dadong said to me solemnly.
As soon as he finished speaking, I was stunned.
"People are already dead anyway, and what is left behind is just a shackle brought to this world from the mother's womb, why don't you bother with it?" Dadong looked at my depressed appearance and couldn't help frowning, "You listen to me!" If it really doesn't work, you guys go first, and I'll stay and deal with it before leaving, it's always okay, right? ”
I had no choice but to nod and say yes.
"One more thing." Dadong paused, looked at me and continued, "Do you remember that I said that the gate of Xuanyuan Ancient City will be redirected to a different exit after entering?" …… This may be the same. ”
Dadong's words woke me up again. I thought about it for a while, and finally took a deep breath and said that it was okay, and we couldn't turn around this garden, and we would find a way to meet after we went out. Now there is no way out, so I can only gamble.
"Okay, you're in charge!"
After the group decided, they began to prepare.
We redistribute our belongings from the rest. The girl's huge backpack was really dazzling, just in case, she gave me two batteries, and then took out a palm-sized thing and handed it to me, I took it and saw that it was a pack of Hibiscus King.
"Damn, you have it all?" I looked at the girl incredulously.
I only heard the girl snort and laugh, tilting her head and stinking beautifully, "This is a small meaning, I have nothing to refresh you, I have a lot of treasures in my bag." ”
"What else is there to treasure?" I asked.
"What do you want?"
I thought for a moment and asked, "Is there a duck neck?" ”
"Yes."
"Where's the gum?"
"Yes, mint...... Coming to one? ”
"Forget it." I shook my head and asked, "Do you have anything to drink?" ”
"The water is gone, but there is a pot in the Yellow Crane Tower."
"Okay, bring it!" As soon as I finished speaking, the girl unloaded her huge backpack and fiddled with it. After a while, a military kettle was handed to me, opened it and smelled it, and there was a strong smell of wine.
I poured two large sips of liquor, wiped my mouth, returned the king of hibiscus to the girl, said that I had quit, and then ran to press the raised stone.
With the sound of stones grinding, the wall split in two, and a secret door appeared in front of him. Behind the door was pitch black, and there seemed to be a dark wind blowing in the face.
I didn't think much about it, I was the first to get into it with the strength of the wine, and I thought to myself, don't fall into the water again, don't fall into the water again...... After a while, the world fell silent.
The stone door closed automatically, and the surroundings instantly became pitch black. I was a little flustered, so I hurriedly turned on the flashlight, and when I took a photo, I saw a road under my feet.
This road is not deep, and it will come to an end without walking more than ten meters. I saw that there were two jujube red wooden doors at the top, and there were no carvings on the doors, but there were two stone piers on the side of the door. There is a stone turtle crawling on the pier, and there are two bronze cranes on the back of the turtle, the crane shape is very special, one foot is independent, and it looks like it is flying high.
I became more nervous, calmed down, and reached out to push the wooden door. After pushing it twice, seeing that it didn't move, I couldn't help muttering.
But at the moment, there is no one who can discuss countermeasures, I am very flustered, and I don't know what to do next, but stopping here is not a way, going back is still a dead end, thinking about it, and finally I picked up the black bear, inserted it into the crack of the door, and stabbed it little by little.
I was very bad at this kind of sliding door and picking locks, so I only poked a few times and wanted to give up. First, I feel that there is little hope for piercing, and second, I am afraid that if I run into some mechanism, something will be wrong.
My head was thinking about what to do, but at this moment, the tip of my knife suddenly hit something, and with a slight force on my hand, I heard a "squeak", and the wooden door actually opened!
I hurriedly raised my flashlight and shone it through the door. A snowy light was reflected back. I squinted and was instantly stunned......
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