Chapter 81: Don't Use the Hidden Dragon
After seeing Candle Jiuyin, especially Yue Qianling and Gu Anqi seem to have disapproving immunity to strange monsters, after all, the strange artifacts are inevitably dwarfed by the Candle Jiuyin that is still entangled in Yue Qianling's hands now.
What surprised us was not how special the dragon on the other side was, in fact, it was not a real dragon, it shone with this white light all over its body in the firelight, it was angular and huge, and if you looked closely, it was actually made of crystal.
It's just that this crystal dragon is too large, and the shape has other intentions, the steps that disappeared under our feet before have now appeared on the dragon's body, and have been submerged in the crystal dragon's open mouth, it is obvious that this spacious stone cave is not our final destination.
The dragon is alive and looks at us like a spirit, as if it is quietly guarding this place, no one can infringe on it, the fire shines on the body of the crystal dragon, the whole body shines lifelike, and the craftsmanship makes us involuntarily amazed.
The distance between us and the crystal dragon is about twenty meters, the firelight illuminates everything in the stone cave, except for the crystal top on the top and the crystal dragon on the opposite side, there is nothing else in the stone cave, Xiao Lianshan just wanted to go forward, but was pulled back by Wen Zhuo.
Xiao Lianshan disagreed and said that there is no danger here, why be afraid, I shook my head at Xiao Lianshan, Wen Zhuo's caution is necessary, this place appears on the road leading to the back, Zhu Yuanzhang definitely has no leisure and elegance to decorate a stone cave, this crystal top and the existence of the crystal dragon will definitely not be just because it is good-looking, and I still haven't figured out why I chose crystal.
In fact, until now we have not encountered real danger, the previous two Ming Fourteen Tombs thrilling mechanism still makes me remember vividly, to here, this hidden in the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Ming Fourteen Tombs may not be too simple, Zhu Yuanzhang so important to the Ming Dynasty Fourteen Tombs related to the Ming Dynasty, he will not be careless, but we because it is too smooth, but become careless.
I picked up the stones scattered on the ground and told everyone else to back off, I threw the stones on the way to the crystal dragon, and there was a crisp and loud sound of stones hitting in the quiet stone cave, and I stopped to see if there was any change in each stone I tossed, and when I finished throwing the stones in my hand, I heard no movement except for the echo that came.
Xiao Lianshan smiled and said Wen Zhuo and I are worried too much, this place is spacious and unobstructed, if there is really a trap to hide, it is not difficult, maybe there is no organ at all, of course I want to go all the way safely and unimpeded, but after so many things, it is difficult for me to believe that this Ming Fourteen Tombs will really be as peaceful as the immortal platform outside.
I still don't give up, I threw a few more stones out, and there was still no response, Xiao Lianshan said that the passage is on the opposite side, and it is not a way to consume it like this, he is not bad, let's wait first, he will explore the road alone, if it is okay, we will go over.
Wen Zhuo's hand grabbed Xiao Lianshan again, spit out the grassroots in the corner of his mouth, and said seriously, this is different from diving underwater to find the entrance, there is danger at the bottom of the river and it can be rescued in time, and this is the Fourteenth Tomb of the Ming Dynasty, it is good to have no mechanism, but once it touches the net that believes that Zhu Yuanzhang will not be merciful, it will definitely be fatal.
After Wen Zhuo finished speaking, he looked everywhere, he said that the stone I chose was too small, because I thought that if there was a mechanism, it would be very sensitive, and no matter how small the touch was, Wen Zhuo found a few big stones, and even he had a little difficulty holding it himself, and looked at Xiao Lianshan with an uninhibited smile.
"Look at what I'm doing, just your strength, come, throw this stone as far as you can."
Xiao Lianshan still stubbornly believed that we were suspicious, and he didn't care about lifting a stone and throwing it towards the passage, the heavy impact sound made me a little scared, as if this stone could collapse this stone cave, but except for a louder echo than before, there was still no change.
Xiao Lianshan clapped his hands and asked confidently if he could go over now, Wen Zhuo looked at me and didn't know what to say, looking at his eyes, it was estimated that it was similar to what I thought, maybe we really thought too much, Wen Zhuo had already let go of Xiao Lianshan's hand, he strode forward, just took a step and was pulled back, Xiao Lianshan was a little crazy, and really wanted to complain that Wen Zhuo was endless, and looked back to see that it was Gu Anqi who grabbed him this time.
"Try again." Gu Anqi said very seriously, that was her worry about Xiao Lianshan.
Xiao Lianshan sighed heavily as I did, knowing that Gu Anqi was for her good, he smiled and lifted another big stone and threw it out at will, I watched the stone hit the ground, and when the sound came, I heard a low pulling sound from the stone wall, this sound was too familiar, and I was suddenly shocked in my heart, it was the sound of the mechanism being triggered and linked.
Before I could react, sharp iron thorns pierced from the stone wall with thunderous punctures, each one was as thick as an arm, the tip of the thorn was sharpened and sharp, and I could even see the cold light refracted by the fire on it, these iron thorns penetrated from both sides of the stone wall at the same time, intertwined with each other, covering the entire stone cave, except for the place where we stood, there was no dead end, or Wen Zhuo's eyes were fast, and he dragged Xiao Lianshan, who was a little bit forward, back.
The iron thorn that penetrated in an instant passed through Xiao Lianshan's chest, and a button was pierced and fell to the ground, if Wen Zhuo was half a second late, the iron thorn that pierced on the left and right sides at the same time should have penetrated Xiao Lianshan's body.
I saw that Xiao Lianshan's face was no longer as casual as before, his face was a little pale, fine beads of sweat came out of his forehead, his low-hanging fingers twitched inadvertently, and he squirmed his Adam's apple and glanced at Wen Zhuo, as if he felt that Wen Zhuo had saved him, but now he was so frightened that he couldn't say a word.
After about a few seconds of interval, the iron thorns penetrated by the stone walls on the left and right sides separated again, retracted back into the stone wall, and the stone cave returned to its previous calm, until now I can see the design of the mechanism here, the reason why it was not triggered before should be that the stone I chose was too small, and the mechanism was under the ground leading to the crystal dragon, Wen Zhuo asked Xiao Lianshan to throw two stones, and the last of them was triggered, indicating that the mechanism under the ground is uncertain, and it is safe to move forward according to the correct route, otherwise once it is touched, It will be pierced through the body by iron spikes in an instant, and the speed and strength will not give anyone a chance to escape.
But what puzzled me was that we had encountered such mechanisms in the underground palace of the Great Ci'en Temple before, but at that time, every step was prompted, and I squatted down and carefully looked at the ground leading to the crystal dragon, all of which were the same color and size, and I couldn't tell the difference at all.
Wen Zhuo observed for a long time the same expression as me, and he couldn't find the rules of the mechanisms under the ground, but these mechanisms can't be triggered randomly, if so, no one will ever be able to pass, there must be the above methods are the key to cracking this mechanism, at least there should be some hints.
"Why are you using crystals here?" Ye Qingyu raised her head and looked at the top of the stone cave and asked blankly. "The construction of the Ming Fourteen Tombs in Longhu Mountain itself is huge, and this is the ancestral garden of Taoism, so the materials used should also be adapted to local conditions.
Ye whispered words reminded me, slowly stood up, and put his attention from the ground to the top of the crystal, the crystal mining and technology of the Ming Dynasty are becoming more and more mature, Yue Qianling told us that the production and utilization of crystal reached its peak in the Ming Dynasty, and now many of the crafts about crystal have been handed down from which time.
However, although the crystal is precious, but for Zhu Yuanzhang of the Ninety-Five, it is inevitable that it is a little low, in the Ming Dynasty crystal products are difficult to enter the list of tribute, mostly folk utensils, Zhu Yuanzhang did not choose something that can represent the identity, with crystal to highlight its role, I frowned and thought silently for a long time, turned back and asked others, what can crystal be used for?
Yue Qianling thought about it for a long time, but she didn't think of what the crystal could be used for, but it is not surprising that the crystal is used as an ornamental object, and she has not paid attention to the effect.
The top is a crystal, and the dragon on the opposite side is also made of crystal, what is the connection between this, and what is the connection between this mechanism that cannot avoid the instant death, and now we can do nothing but stand in place and look at the passage not far from the opposite.
Yue Qianling asked us to rest first, we were soaked from diving just now, but fortunately we found some rotten wood in the stone cave, which should be left over from the construction of this place at that time, Wen Zhuo smeared the oil in the groove and lit a fire.
We gathered around to keep warm, I leaned on the edge of the stone wall, looked at the crystal dragon on the opposite side at a loss, sighed heavily, felt a little tired on the ground, Xiao Lianshan actually brought food, presumably I also knew very well that there would be no simple thing to go to the Ming Tombs, and now we have learned to take precautions, and only when we sit down can we realize that hunger and cold are compelling, although I have no appetite, but it is difficult to think about things when I am hungry.
I went to pick up the dry food handed to me by Xiao Lianshan, the fire was too dim to catch it and fell to the ground, I went to pick it up and suddenly my fingers touched something, there seemed to be traces of carving on the ground, I hurriedly asked Xiao Lianshan to bring the torch over.
In the firelight, I quickly cleaned up the dust on the ground, and the notches were slowly revealed, until the feeling was completely cleaned, I took the torch, and the leaf next to me whispered slowly read the four words engraved on the ground.
Don't use the hidden dragon.