Chapter 15: The Kingdom of the Underworld
Li Fangzheng and Zhou An were looking nervously at the water outside, and Zhou An looked at his watch from time to time. One minute after diving into the water from Liu Shiye...... Two minutes...... Three-minute ...... Four minutes ...... Zhou An's mood was a little heavy at this time, he knew that with Liu Shiye's age in his fifties, even if he was good at the water, it was basically impossible to hold it underwater for more than four minutes, did this person who usually likes to laugh and be a little out of tune really die like this?
"I'm sorry, I caused all this, we shouldn't have entered Yan Sheng Mountain." Zhou An said reproachfully.
Li Fangzheng's eyes also began to get wet, he clenched his fists and said, "That old thing, I can't find someone who can come back completely, isn't there still Yingzi and Wang Yuan?" ”
"Maybe Mr. Liu will find something......" Zhou An also wondered why Liu Industrial didn't return if he couldn't find it.
Seven minutes ...... Eight minutes ......
"It's over......" Li Fangzheng was just about to find a place to squat down and cry for a while, when he saw a wave on the opposite water, a few seconds later, Liu Shiye surfaced and beckoned to them while coughing, and then said: "Suffocate Lao Tzu...... Come on, I've found a good place! ”
"You're not dead yet! Hahaha" Li Fangzheng and Zhou An didn't bother to wipe away the tears on their faces, so they jumped into the water and swam towards Liu Shiye.
"When Lord Yama saw me, Liu Daring had to say hello to me, how could I die, ahahaha......" Liu Xingye said.
"Hahaha, it's okay, by the way, what did you find?" Li Fangzheng asked.
"Now you breathe hard, and when you have enough breath, come with me. Professor Zhou, you may be interested there. Liu Industrial said.
"Oh?" After hearing this, Zhou An had a feeling in his heart, although Liu Shiye's personality was a little unreliable in the eyes of outsiders, but if he got to know him, he was absolutely trustworthy.
The three of them adjusted and followed Liu Xingye to dive, this time knowing the way, Liu Xingye took the two people to spend a lot less time than he groped last time. When Li Fangzheng and Zhou An showed their heads and saw the scene in front of them, they all shouted in unison.
"Oh my God, what kind of place is this?" Li Fangzheng said.
"I was taken aback when I first came in......," Mr. Liu said.
"Should we be happy or afraid to be in a place like this?" Li Fangzheng looked at the dense symbols around him, and although he didn't have a phobia of denseness, he still felt a chill down his spine.
"Hades Country, what are they building this kind of structure for?" Zhou An looked around and said.
"It's scary, but it's better than the dead end outside, let's go, take a look around." Liu Industrial said.
The three of them began to swim to the stone stairs that were exposed to the water around them, and after they walked to the flat ground around them, the three of them looked at these symbols carefully, as they had seen in the square lake before, and the symbols around them were also carved in, almost from the same group of people, but the gaps in these carvings were glowing, and the shape was larger, Zhou An walked in and wiped it with his fingers, and found that these symbols were carved very deeply, and they were full of mud, probably because the moisture was too heavy. Everywhere around them were broken stones of different shapes that had been carved out, some of which were also carved with symbols.
"If you can translate, maybe it's a long story." Li Fangzheng said.
"It's a pity that there is too little information about the Underworld at present, and only a few of us can prove that it exists." Zhou An said.
"This place has been destroyed...... Liu Xingye looked at the mess of stones.
"Could it be like the story Wang Chengqiu said, did the Qin ** team find out about this place and then destroy it?" Zhou An said. "But the architecture and atmosphere here are very much like an altar or something, like an abandoned place to worship the gods in ancient times."
"It seems to be a terrifying national ......," Mr. Liu said.
"To be able to build such a place, it seems that they have mastered the sorcery very maturely, or that they are convinced of the effectiveness of the sorcery." Zhou An said.
"Does this witchcraft really exist? What's the use...... "Liu Xingye asked.
"Witchcraft is practiced all over the world, and most of it is used to curse or predict the future. According to legend, Chinese witchcraft originated in ancient times, that is, before the Xia Dynasty, when in order to pray for a good harvest of crops or obtain food, sometimes out of fear of ghosts and death, a special ethnic group appeared to try to communicate with the heavens to pray for good weather or to expel sickness. Although the group gradually died out, the witchcraft they mastered gradually passed down, so that later dynasties had professions similar to those of wizards. Later, with the rise of folk witchcraft, witchcraft also appeared in the land of China regional differences, among which the most famous is now Shu witchcraft, which is a kind of witchcraft that is to harm the enemy, and it is also a kind of witchcraft that can best satisfy the selfish desires of human beings, and it may be for this reason that it will be handed down to this day. Zhou An said.
"Then what kind of witchcraft is it in the Shandong region where we are?" Li Fangzheng on the side asked.
"One of the ancient popular ones in Shandong can't be regarded as witchcraft, do you know that Qin Shi Huang toured the east?" Zhou An asked.
"You mean longevity?" Li Fangzheng said.
"That's right, it was the art of immortality that was popular in eastern China in ancient times, and it was for this reason that Qin Shi Huang organized five large-scale tours to the east in his later years, in order to live forever." Zhou An said.
"In this way, it is not for nothing that the story says that the Underworld has mastered the art of immortality." Liu Industrial said. "But this place doesn't look like a longevity......"
Li Fangzheng was a little dizzy when he looked at these gloomy symbols everywhere, so he turned his gaze to the "root" round platform standing in the middle, and said, "I feel that the whole space seems to be arranged for there." ”
"That's right, there must be something there, let's go over and see." Liu Industrial said.
The three of them swam to the edge of the cone, looked at the narrow steps in a circle, and Liu Xingye said, "It's quite humane." ”
"I'll go up and have a look." Zhou An looked at the top of this stone pillar, and there seemed to be a kind of excitement in his eyes.
The three of them began to climb up step by step, the stone pillar was very high, although there were steps, but the steps were too narrow, only half a foot could be accommodated, and it was a little difficult to climb up, but because there was water below, the three of them did not have to worry about complete problems. Li Fangzheng just climbed a few steps and fell down, he thought that if there was no water here, climbing this step would be tantamount to death, he wanted to give up climbing up, but Liu Xingye told him that there was a glowing snake in the water, so frightened that Li Fangzheng hurriedly climbed up again, and only after going up did he know that it was Liu Xingye who scared him.
The three of them reached the top, and found that this was only a round surface with a diameter of more than two meters, and the three of them were a little weak when they stood on it and looked down, and the three of them didn't find anything here at first, but Zhou An noticed that the texture on the surface of the dark rock was actually a big word, a "Qin" character.
"Look, this is a Qin character, and it is really related to the Qin State here." Zhou An said.
"This character is really a bit like the Qin character......," Li Fangzheng said.
"It's Xiao Seal, the word ...... in the Qin Dynasty at that time," Zhou An said. Coupled with the glowing symbols on the surrounding walls, it was as if countless eyes were staring at this Qin character, and it was by no means benevolent. ”
"Is it a curse...... Witchcraft ......," Liu said.
"Well, quite possibly. Do you know the legend of the meteorite that fell in the eastern county of Qin Kingdom 2,000 years ago? Zhou An said.
"There are meteorites, Qin State...... Isn't it because of that thing that the dinosaurs became extinct, and the Qin State was not hit hard. Liu Industrial muttered.
"The meteorite is not as big as you think, according to the "Historical Records" record that the first emperor died a year before the death, a meteorite fell in the east county of Qin, someone nearby found the words engraved on the top of the meteorite that fell to the ground', Qin Shi Huang heard about this and sent someone to interrogate the people who lived near the meteorite, and finally no one came out to admit who carved it, according to the joint sitting system of the Qin State at that time, the people nearby were wiped out, and ordered the meteorite to be burned. The following year, Qin Shi Huang fell ill and died on his way to the east, and in the end, the Qin state did not exist for a few years. ”
"It sounds quite evil, it seems that this may also be a curse issued by the Underworld Kingdom to the Qin State...... We'd better go out early. Li Fangzheng said.
"Well, as long as we go out, this will be another shocking discovery." Zhou An said.
"When we're done, it's time for us to go." Liu Xingye pointed to a hole in the distance.
"It's a real nuisance." Li Fangzheng looked down and said.
"What are you climbing, it's not over if you jump." After Liu Shiye finished speaking, he kicked with his foot, and Li Fangzheng fell into the water in response.
"Liu Xingye, you wait for me!" Li Fang was scolding in the water.
Liu Xingye glanced at Zhou An again, and Zhou An immediately said: "Don't, I'll jump ...... by myself" Zhou An closed his eyes and made a great effort, and also jumped into the water.
"Not to mention, I'm really scared to be so tall......" Liu Xingye said after letting them jump off by themselves, looking below. Then with a wolf-like howl, Liu Xingye also fell into the water.
Zhou An saw that Liu Shiye also jumped down and swam towards him, and after swimming closer, he found that Liu Shiye made a silent gesture towards him, Zhou An thought that Liu Shiye was going to play Li Fangzheng again, but it didn't seem to be the case, Liu Shiye pointed to Li Fangzheng's side not far away. Zhou An didn't react to what was going on at first, he looked at Li Fangzheng in the water for a while and suddenly felt that something was wrong. I saw Li Fangzheng quietly looking at a wall in the water, as if he was still saying something in his mouth, and his face showed a terrifying and hideous expression against the blue light, which made Liu Xingye and Zhou An look a little creepy......