Chapter 21: The Altar

Zhang Hefang had obviously read my thoughts, and I could feel that he didn't want to have any arguments with me in the here and now. In fact, Zhang Hefang himself really hates arguing about certain things. In his opinion, in this world, everyone has their own opinions and choices, everyone has their own beliefs, and everyone has the right to say their inner thoughts, but he has no intention of forcibly changing a person's mind.

At this time, everyone's equipment was almost packed, and I asked Zhang He Fangdao: "Didn't you say that when we get to Heize, we will find the mysterious altar of the ancient Shu Kingdom?" So, where is that altar? ”

Zhang Hefang smiled and said nothing, which made me a little confused. Seeing that I didn't react for a long time, he nodded at me and said, "Mr. Fan, when I asked you to see the scenery around us just now, I'm afraid, you only saw it as a scenery." ”

As soon as I heard this, my heart was cold, and I said that this Zhang Hefang is really not that kind of romantic person, and he pays attention to the surrounding scenery is really not just because the scenery is beautiful.

"It's not a landscape, so what is it?" I asked.

"It's a pattern," Zhang Hefang replied, "This place is surrounded by mountains, and it should be a plateau area, but there is such a large flat area here, which can be regarded as a miniature basin to a certain extent." ”

Zhang Hefang didn't continue, judging from the look in his eyes, he probably wanted me to understand the factors implied by the topography here. This time, I took a closer look at the surrounding mountains and found that these mountains seemed to be continuous, but in fact, there were two extremely narrow valleys in the mountains, and in one of the valleys, there were even traces of some rivers. I think the old man is right, when the glaciers in the mountains begin to melt in the middle of summer, the rivers of these valleys will be filled with water again.

Looking at the surface of Lake Kurosawa between the mountains, it is as black as ink, reflecting the clouds and the sky, and it is unusually calm. The most unbelievable thing is that the third generation of the ancient Shu monarch Yu Yan is likely to emerge from this lake, so it can be seen how the people of the ancient Shu country worship and respect here.

Wait a minute! I suddenly realized something. In fact, in ancient times, the so-called altar was actually a place where ancient ancestors worshiped gods and ancestors, if the ancient Shu people worshipped this place, then it is entirely possible for them to directly use this place as an altar, and the terrain here is simply equivalent to a natural altar!

Zhang Hefang already knew my thoughts from the change in my expression, he nodded, and said: "That's right, this black Zehu itself, plus the surrounding mountains and mountains, is the mysterious altar of the ancient Shu Kingdom, a natural altar that has not been processed by human beings at all, which is also in line with the concept of animism and equality in the primitive witch religion. ”

"So you mean that the surface of Lake Kurosawa is the main body of the altar?" I asked.

"That's right."

However, according to the common sense of the past, in ancient times, the function of the altar was to communicate with the gods or ancestors in the sky, and generally speaking, the altar was often built on a high place, and even if it was not a high place, the main body of the altar should be raised upward. However, this place, Kurosawa Hu, is obviously more low-lying than the surrounding mountains, how can it be an altar? "I spoke my mind.

Zhang Hefang said: "Mr. Fan, there is actually no common sense in this world, everything in this world is unique, have you forgotten that the altar of the ancient Dian Kingdom in Yunnan is still hidden in the underground of the jungle?" ”

I thought about it, and what Zhang Hefang said also made sense. At this time, everyone else had already packed up their equipment, and the old man stepped forward and asked, "Boss, everyone is ready." ”

"Ready?" I was a little surprised and asked, "Aren't we already in the altar of the ancient Shu Kingdom, where are we going?" ”

Zhang Hefang said with a smile: "There is nothing wrong with this being an altar, but our ultimate goal is not to find the altar, but to find the magic weapon hidden in the altar. ”

"The Golden Scepter?" I asked.

Zhang Hefang nodded, he stretched out his hand and pointed to the valley where there was no river, and said, "If we hadn't found that underground merman's lair, we would normally have come here from that valley." The valley was safer than the lair underground, but it took twice as long. ”

I said, "I'd rather spend twice as long on a safe one." After speaking, I looked at the corpse of Professor Li Zhongkai who was squatting by the river at the moment, and all the people around him looked indifferent to his corpse, as if this person did not exist at all from the beginning.

Zhang Hefang naturally knew the meaning of my words, but he just said helplessly: "Alas, this is also a coincidence. You must know that we don't have much time, and the group of people in the organization move extremely quickly, and it is very likely that we will be left behind by them, and if the magic weapon falls into their hands, the Wu Sect may never be resurrected. ”

The old man came over at this time and said, "It's also thanks to the Spirit Extraction Demon Jade, which let us know that there are so many artificially cast shark nests under Kurosawa Hu. ”

"So much?" I looked surprised.

The old man nodded and said, "When you were asleep, I went into the water twice, and I found that there are many such entrances in Kurosawahu, and it can be seen that among the surrounding mountains, there are nests of mermaids everywhere. ”

"And where are we going now?" I asked.

Zhang Hefang pointed to the valley with obvious river marks in the opposite direction, and said, "Naturally, it is the source of the water of Lake Kurosawa. I think that there we will definitely find many extraordinary things. ”

"Who cares if it's ordinary or not, as long as it's less dangerous." The person who spoke was Xiao Xia, which surprised me a little. In my impression, this girl has always been cold, although she is not as cold as Bu Jin, but she always feels a little unkind. However, at this time, I can clearly feel that Xiao Xia is still a little anxious about the death of Professor Li Zhongkai.

"Cut," Bao Ye often spoke harshly even to women, and tried his best to be sarcastic and sarcastic, "Afraid of danger? Is my sister Xia scared? Don't do it if you're afraid of danger. ”

Xiao Xia didn't pay attention to Bao Ye's ridicule at all, in fact, the two of them are not much different in age, and they are both very young, so no one always lets anyone when they speak. Xiao Xia said angrily: "I'm not afraid of death, I just don't want my body to be used by others after I die, if that's the case, what is the difference between me and those slave corpses underwater." ”

After speaking, Xiao Xia revealed a questioning aggressive look to Zhang Hefang, and seemed to disagree with Zhang Hefang's use of Professor Li Zhongkai's corpse.

Zhang Hefang glanced back at her and said, "I once told you that all of us are just chess pieces, we all exist for the resurrection of the Wu Sect, and we have to give full play to all the effects we can play." ”

As usual, Zhang Hefang didn't like to argue, he just finished what he thought in his heart, and then said: "This time, I didn't force any of you, you were all selected layer by layer after voluntarily joining, I don't want to see you complain because of these little things." ”

Xiao Xia stopped talking, after all, the boss here was Zhang Hefang, and he himself relied on his real skills to sit in his position today.

Zhang Hefang turned to me and said, "Along the river course of the valley, we will soon find a priest's burial pit. ”

"The priest's grave?" I wondered, "What's that?" ”

Zhang Hefang said: "No matter how much I say now, it's useless, when we get there, we naturally understand everything." ”、

As we were about to set off, I glanced back at the lonely corpse of Professor Li Zhongkai crouching by the lake. I noticed that there was some swelling in his body, and this swelling seemed exaggerated and unnatural. I remembered what Bao Ye said to me last night, and it seems that Zhang Hefang really used Professor Li Zhongkai's corpse to make a trap.

Zhang Hefang said as he walked: "Thousands of years ago, the ancestors of the ancient Shu Kingdom, that is, the ancient Qiang people who lived in the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau region, crossed the mountains of the plateau, came to this holy lake, and then went to the Chengdu Plain, where they established their ancient Shu Kingdom. Just as the Qing Dynasty would go to the Northeast from time to time to commemorate their ancestors after entering the Central Plains, the ancestors of the ancient Shu Kingdom would return here every once in a while to pray. Whenever the dynasty of the ancient Shu country changes, a new monarch will come here, except for the turtle spirit, he went against the current, from the Chu country, so, the ancient Shu country perished. ”

I listened to what Zhang Hefang said, and couldn't help muttering: "I really don't know what kind of sacrificial ceremony it will be. ”

Bao Ye said beside me: "I don't know what form, but it must be bloody." ”

I was a little surprised, and said, "No, how come you people who have guarded such a secret altar for thousands of years have not entered the grave of that priest?" ”

Zhang Hefang walked in the front and said: "Because we can't enter, it's just like the Ghost Gu Underground Palace in Yunnan, without the pass card of the Spirit Demon Jade, everything we do is very dangerous, and the specific situation, you will naturally understand when you get there." ”

We walked to the valley and began to walk inside, and I finally glanced back at the body of Professor Li Zhongkai. Suddenly, I was stunned, I felt that there seemed to be something wrong with Li Zhongkai's corpse, I squinted my eyes and took a closer look, only to find that Professor Li Zhongkai's corpse had changed from a squatting posture to a sitting posture at some point.