Hearing the old man's exclamation, a few of us hurriedly leaned over. It was only when I got closer to find out that there was indeed a chest with a lion's head. It's not so much a lion as the legendary pepper picture.

The so-called "pepper map" is a divine beast with an iron ring in its mouth. Jiaotu, one of the nine sons of the dragon. Shaped like a snail mussel, it is very closed, and it is most disgusted by others entering its nest. The most common is the head of the shop or the gate, the divine beast of the ring is its image. Its image is often carved on the head of the gate or carved on the door panel. The intention is to serve as a town house, and of course, it is also a symbol of majesty.

Because it is often found on the gates of the Forbidden City, large palaces, or more majestic private residences. So, people are no strangers to it. It's just that due to the relationship between the scientific name and the longevity of traditional culture, many people mistakenly think that it is a lion. In fact, he is a kind of divine beast, which is very different from the lion.

Qian Cheng also said, "What kind of lion is this?" It is one of the sons of the legendary dragon - Jiaotu. He has ......"

Before Qian Cheng finished speaking, the old ghost interrupted him and said, "Hey, no matter what it is, it doesn't matter!" The important thing is, let's hurry up and see if the elixir is still there? ”

So saying, the old ghost went to look at the box......

"Wait!" Just as the old ghost was about to reach out to open the box, the old man suddenly stopped loudly.

I also reacted quickly, and I probably thought of it with the old man. As he spoke, I pulled the old ghost over at once. Seeing that he was on the verge of paying the price for his recklessness, he said to him, "Why can't you be more cautious?" Any idea what this is? There are often head-killing traps in there. ”

"Why are you so shocked, I'm scared to death!" The old ghost was also in a cold sweat when we said, but he still didn't forgive people at all: "Isn't it just a box?" As for making such a fuss? ”

"Xiao Fang is right, this box often has heavy mechanisms, we better be small!" The old man said.

The old ghost saw that both of us were criticizing him. He said, "Well, according to your wishes, we won't open it?" ”

"It's not that you can't open it, but you have to use your brain and use wisdom to open it." Qian Cheng said.

As soon as the old ghost heard what Qian Cheng meant to ridicule him, he hurriedly said, "Get out." Who do you say has no brains? ”

"Whoever should say it." Qian Cheng pretended not to care.

"......" the old ghost was speechless.

At this time, the old man hurriedly raised his hand and motioned to everyone not to speak. Then he pointed to the box with the pepper diagram in his hand, and let us listen to the seemingly heavy box with him.

A few of us were silent for a moment, listening carefully to the movement in the dark copper box. However, no sound was heard. The old man said, "Look at what I said, it's nothing." It's you guys who make too much fuss! ”

Seeing that the old ghost couldn't control his mouth, I was a little impatient. I was just about to speak out to stop it. I saw the old man "shh

At this time, the pepper copper box suddenly "boomed" and shook!

This sudden movement scared us back a few steps more than we were almost unprepared. Everyone had a look of horror on their faces, not knowing what had just happened, as if they were in a dream.

Where could the old ghost withstand such a fright, and hurriedly shouted: "." What the hell is this? It can't be any living thing, right? ”

A few of us were also full of doubts, and we had no way of knowing what was inside. He didn't answer the old ghost's question. But the old ghost was talking to himself, asking himself and answering, "Impossible, impossible!" This box is decades old, to say the least, and it is sealed, how can there be living creatures? Unless hell it's hell! ”

When I heard this, I immediately scolded: "You crow's mouth, you say something bad, you have to say that." ”

The old ghost saw me scolding him. I immediately wanted to talk back. But at this moment, the box "boomed" again, almost bouncing up more than a foot high, and it looked like some kind of giant beast was trapped inside!

Although we were mentally prepared before, we were still taken aback. This. We see it clearly and clearly. The old ghost was really angry this time, and said, "Damn, what the hell is this thing doing here?" Come, my brothers cooperate with me: you open the box, I'll rush up and give it a shuttle (bullet) first. No matter if it's impregnable, or invulnerable, I'll have to make a few transparent holes! ”

The old man raised his hand and said, "I'm afraid it's not that simple, right?" ”

"What do you mean?" The old ghost asked.

The old man did not answer the old ghost directly, but asked us, "Did any of you bring a sapper shovel?" ”

When he asked, we all laughed. Because, this is tantamount to nonsense. Several of us have always been sappers who can't leave the shovel, how can we forget at such a critical moment?

But I still replied to the old man sternly: "We have brought a few of us, if you have anything, just give me orders!" ”

The old man shook his head and said, "I know you all have brought it, but the kind I said is the latest one, the longer one that can be retracted!" ”

Hearing the senior's question, the old ghost hurriedly said: "Senior, just use me, I'm the latest." Both the telescopic length and the tenacity dù are far above theirs. ”

The old man nodded, and quickly took the sapper shovel handed to him by the old ghost, and looked at it carefully. During this period, the engineer shovel was also pulled out, advanced, extracted, and pushed into such experiments. And from time to time he gestured with the sapper's shovel in front of the box......

In fact, just a sapper shovel, there are many classifications: there are American, Soviet, and so on. Because when preparing equipment in Nepal in the early stage, Qian Chengdu and I had a more nostalgic complex, so we chose the Soviet one. Because both of us think that the quality of things in the past is leveraged and unspoken. But the old ghost thinks differently: he thinks that the new style is better, and it must meet the requirements and improve. Not only is the style beautiful, but the practicality is also stronger!

The old man weighed the weight of the sapper shovel in his hand again, and then pulled it to the maximum limit. He said to everyone, "Stand back! I suspect there is a hidden poison arrow crossbow here, be careful, don't get hurt! ”

I asked the old man, "Is there any basis for this?" That's how you see it? ”

The old man said, "I vaguely remember such a picture in my memory. ”

I nodded, and led the old ghost and Qian Cheng to retreat.

The old man also stepped back, and then picked the buckle above the pepper at the end of the sapper shovel, and let the back pick the lid of the box. At this time, when the lid of the box was opened, only a "whoosh" sound of flying strings could be heard, and a few things splashed out. The lights were dim, and I watched vaguely as the thing came towards our front door on either side of the box! (To be continued......)