Volume 3 The Appearance of the Dragons Chapter 46 The Elixir of Longevity

At this point, Old Man Shi's guesses have finally been verified, this huge underground building is indeed owned by Prime Minister Hu, and he has indeed stayed here for a long time, accompanied by his cronies, refining pills day and night, as for the reason why he came here, there is also a record on the painting, and there is almost no difference with what Old Man Shi said.

But at the end of the picture, it's a bit unbelievable, only to see a small figure after taking some kind of pill, the body suddenly enlarged, and then suddenly shrunk, lying down on a small bed that seems to be for children, and sleeping peacefully. Seeing this, the people guarding the side stood up after solemnly kneeling a few times, as if they were dying on the spot, and there was no movement! When the picture arrives at this place, it comes to an abrupt end.

So we hurriedly turned to the written records on the left, but helplessly, among the four people, only Old Man Shi could barely recognize those ancient characters, and the others couldn't intervene at all.

Xiu'er whispered in disappointment, "If only the big head was here, he can know any words!" ”

I laughed, yes, he needs to do things easily, and we don't have to be in the current situation.

After a while, Old Man Shi finished reading and shook his head, "Those words, roughly speaking, are some useless words, nothing more than singing praises of virtue, expressing helplessness, etc., which are not as vivid as the pictures on the right." ”

Although he said this, I looked at his face and always felt that the truth was not as simple as he said, as if he was deliberately holding back the excitement in his heart, pretending to be indifferent, and wanted to confuse the past. Along the way, I was more or less suspicious of him, and I felt that his timid and fearful appearance before was simply pretending to try to deceive us.

Seeing his expression at this time, his suspicion increased a lot.

Old man Shi probably noticed my gaze. But he changed the topic without mentioning it, "Judging from the end of the picture, it seems that Prime Minister Hu has really achieved immortality, but the immortality he pursues is not as beautiful as he imagined." Obviously, after Prime Minister Hu took the pill, his body seemed to have rejuvenated, from an old man to a baby waiting to be fed. All those who wish to attain immortality hope to enjoy the fame, status, wealth, and prestige they possess at that time by extending their lives indefinitely, and who want to achieve immortality by returning to the infant condition and experiencing growth again. I have to say that although this magical effect is really amazing, it should not be what he really wants. ”

"So, in the main hall behind, we are likely to see the prime minister surnamed Hu who has returned to the infant state?" Xiu'er asked curiously.

"It's hard to say, it's been almost 600 years. If he had woken up, he would have left long ago, so how could he continue to stay here. ”

Kuroko didn't say a word, and listened quietly to our discussion, not knowing what he was thinking. At this moment, seeing that no more words came out, he said, "Let's go, the main hall is the back, and you will know the result when you go in." ”

Suddenly, I felt that Kuroko's tone of voice was a little strange. I didn't understand why for a moment, until the light above my head flashed across his back. Seeing his right hand on his back, waving, I realized that he had something to say to me and Xiu'er.

Realizing this, I quietly quickened my pace, and in the blink of an eye, I was already at Kuroko's side. He sensed my approach, and his body didn't react. It's just that a sentence came out of his lips silently: "Be careful of Old Man Shi!" ”

Well? Could it be that this is what he was trying to say, something I already knew?

With doubts in my mind, I wanted to speak, but the people had already passed through the front hall and entered the main hall. As soon as Old Man Shi entered, he couldn't wait to shine the lights to both sides. A row of candlesticks appeared in our field of vision, and soon, with the lighting of the candlesticks that could still be used, the main hall was already open.

Between the candlelight and the lights, the scene in front of you is really amazing. I only saw this scene, as if the palace Jinluan Hall had changed slightly.

On the left and right sides of the main road, there are motionless figures and pestles, and the light shines through, and you can see the thick dirt marks on their bodies, they are either holding a fold in their hands, or half-kneeling, or they open their mouths as if they are arguing, or they close their mouths and half-open their eyes, and the wide official hat that symbolizes status is worn on the top of their heads, and it looks like a strange atmosphere.

At first glance, there are about 50 clay figurines, all of which are of different shapes, lifelike, and vivid expressions, and even this imitation of the Jinluan Hall has a high degree of resemblance to the real one.

Although more than 600 years have passed, those clay figurines have not been damaged at all, which shows how superb the craftsmanship of the original construction was, we looked at it for a while, and still Xiu'er's sharp eyes found the dark small bed that was quietly placed in the place where the dragon chair should have been placed.

We looked over along the light that shone straight through Xiu'er, and Kuroko immediately noticed the flag mark engraved on the bed. "Sure enough, the thing is here." Kuroko said.

Now that we know where the target is, although the clay figurines on both sides are terrifying, we still walk slowly along the main road.

The space of the main hall is not large, and after a while, we have climbed to the high platform, only to find that the eight figures in a kneeling posture around the dark bed that should be clay figures are actually living people, realizing this, my heart can't help but chuckle, "Could it be that the picture described is true, these people who accompanied Prime Minister Hu to develop the pill together really knelt down here and turned into stiff dried corpses?" ”

Old Man Shi's eyes were also a little shocked, but he still nodded, "These eight people should also have taken some kind of special elixir, so they won't rot." ”

But why did they do it? Now that Prime Minister Hu has turned into a baby and fallen asleep, they can leave! And no one will stop you! Xiu'er asked puzzled.

Old Man Shi had a stunned expression on his face, "First of all, the thinking of the ancients is different from that of modern people, and doing things is related to faith, and it will not be shaken by the change of the leader. Secondly, in the kind of environment outside at that time, they really wanted to leave, and they were afraid that there would be no place for them, not to mention, after living here for so long, it is estimated that they will also have feelings, and they would like to stay here forever! ”

"Or perhaps, it was the prime minister surnamed Hu who forced them to take the pill and stay here!" Kuroko's cold voice came, it turned out that while the three of us were discussing, he had already lifted the lid of the small bed, and we heard the sound and shone the light into the bed, only to see that it was empty, and there was nothing.

Wait, but the bed is engraved with a flag pattern, so how can something not be here? (To be continued......)