Chapter 239: The Drought Devil Appears
Seeing that Ouyang Yi had made up his mind to go over to see what was going on, Wen Qingshan couldn't insist on opposing it anymore, so he had to say, "Since you want to go over, let's go over and have a look." But we better be careful, whether that stone is the evil stone we are looking for or not, we have to get out of here as much as possible. ā
Ouyang Yi nodded: "Okay!" Whether it's an evil stone or not, after checking it out, we'll leave immediately! ā
Under the leadership of Ouyang Yi, the group went straight to the reflective stone, because they were worried that the mandrills hidden in the caves above their heads might be killed at any time, and everyone accelerated their pace in a hurry. After a while, they came to the reflective stone.
Standing by the edge of the lake, I noticed that the temperature seemed to be lower, and I noticed that the strange smell of the smell in the air seemed to become a little stronger, but I didn't think much of it, and hurriedly looked down at the stone that reflected the light.
When you get closer, you can see that it is a yellowish-brown, oval-shaped stone about a foot high, and the surface of the stone is very smooth, which is why it can reflect light.
Seeing this stone, Ouyang Yi's face immediately showed a look of disappointment, he sighed, and didn't say anything. But even if you don't say it, you know what's going on, this stone is not the evil stone we are looking for.
Ouyang Yi waved his hand and said, "It seems that we can't find this evil stone today, let's go!" ā
As soon as he turned around, Wen Qingshan said, "Wait first!" ā
Ouyang Yi immediately turned his head: "What's wrong with Mr. Wen?" ā
"I think there's something odd about this stone." Wen Qingshan stared at the stone with both eyes, tilted his head and looked at it for a while, and suddenly seemed to have found something, so he immediately squatted down and picked up the stone.
The stone is almost more than a foot high, and the volume is not small, if it is really a stone, I am afraid that it will weigh hundreds of pounds, but what surprises me is that Wen Qingshan looked very relaxed when he picked it up, not only did his face not change color and did not breathe, but even after picking it up, he even checked its weight with his hands.
Although Wen Qingshan has practiced, it is not so easy to pick up a stone of more than 100 catties, I can't help but wonder a little, and asked: "Boss Wen, when did you become a strong man!?" ā
Wen Qingshan smiled slightly and said, "This is not a stone!" ā
"Not a stone?" I was slightly stunned, stared at the "stone" in Wen Qingshan's hand and said, "This thing looks like a stone left and right, what is it if it's not a stone?" ā
Wen Qingshan didn't say a word, handed over the "stone" and said, "You can take it and try it." ā
I think this thing must have some weight even if it is not a stone, I took a deep breath, put on a posture, and took this stone from Wen Qingshan's hand, what I didn't expect was that this thing was really not ordinarily light, don't look at such a large piece, at most it weighs a few catties, and even lighter than the same volume of wood.
I couldn't help but be taken aback: "Damn! Why is it so light, what the hell is it? ā
Wen Qingshan asked rhetorically: "Didn't you notice that this thing exudes a strange smell of fragrant and smelly combinations?" ā
Hearing him say this, I hurriedly put my nose close to the stone and sniffed it, and immediately smelled a very strong fragrance, and this fragrance was vaguely mixed with a faint stench.
I immediately realized that the strange smell we smelled was really emitted by this "stone", and it was no wonder that the closer we got to this smell, the stronger the smell became.
I was a little surprised and said, "It turns out that this monster is coming from this thing, what the hell is this?" ā
Wen Qingshan said: "This should also be the secretion of some kind of animal, the same as the dragon birthday incense, let's take this thing back and study it well!" With that, he shoved it into his backpack.
The group was about to leave, when suddenly they heard a "bang" sound of water, and a big lang was set off on the surface of the lake again.
Wen Qingshan hurriedly shouted, "Get out of here!" ā
Everyone didn't care so much, and hurriedly ran towards the arched corridor, until they reached the mouth of the corridor, and I dared to turn my head to look, but the surface of the lake had returned to calm, and nothing came out of the water.
As much as I was tempted to find out what was hidden beneath the icy waters, this was not a place to stay for long, so we followed the same path back to the mausoleum.
Perhaps worried that the monster in that strange cave would run out, Ouyang Yi beckoned everyone again, and re-covered the stone lid and sealed the secret passage leading there.
Unconsciously, we have been tossing around here for six or seven hours, although we have not been able to find the evil stone, but the discovery of that strange cave still made Ouyang Yi and the others excited, Ouyang Yi immediately said that he would do his best to organize people to conduct an all-round exploration of the cave. On the one hand, it is necessary to find out whether the evil stone is hidden in the cave, and on the other hand, the underground yin lake is obviously not a pool of stagnant water, so it is necessary to find out where the lake water comes from and where it flows.
However, in my opinion, Ouyang Yi's so-called all-round exploration is just a momentary hot-headedness, in fact, it is almost an impossible task, after all, the danger in that cave is far beyond the imagination of ordinary people, and even Wen Qingshan, who is experienced in exploration, does not dare to continue to explore deeply, if he wants to carry out all-round exploration inside, I am afraid that he will have to open an army.
Of course, after thinking about it, I didn't dispute Ouyang Yi's words, and I only had one thought at this time, which was to leave this ghost place quickly, because the oxygen cylinders we brought with us didn't seem to last long.
We walked back the same way, and as soon as we walked out of this tomb and entered the previous tomb, we found that in the middle of this tomb, there was a person standing!
The man was wearing a Qing Dynasty official uniform, his face was pale, the brim of his hat was slightly pulled down, and his eyes could not be seen. I stared at him for a while, and suddenly recognized who the person in front of me was, it was the guy we didn't want to meet the most, Chen Zhonghao!
I immediately exclaimed, "Everyone, be careful! It's Chen Zhonghao! ā
As soon as everyone heard this, they immediately started to the guy and put on a posture, Chen Biao aimed the mercury gun at Chen Zhonghao, and he could pull the trigger at any time.
At this time, Chen Zhonghao spoke: "What do you want to break into this place?" ā
Ouyang Yi didn't seem to expect Chen Zhonghao to be able to speak, he was slightly stunned, looked at me and Wen Qingshan, and asked in a low voice: "How can this guy speak, are you sure it's really a zombie?" ā
Wen Qingshan immediately corrected: "No! It's not just zombies, it's almost demonic drought! ā
After speaking, he took a step forward, arched his hand towards Chen Zhonghao, and said: "Lord Chen, this is the second time we have met, and I won't beat around the bush, we came here with no intention of offending, just for the evil stone left by Lord Qianlong!" ā
Chen Zhonghao heard this and snorted lightly: "Hmph! Sure enough, it was also for that dark stone! ā
As soon as I heard him say the word "yes", I immediately understood that several cultists who had broken into this place before had also encountered Chen Zhonghao, and it was very likely that they died at the hands of Chen Zhonghao.
Wen Qingshan naturally heard the meaning of Chen Zhonghao's words, and he hurriedly said: "We are not on the same road as those cultists, and we are here precisely to prevent the evil stones from falling into the hands of the cultists......
Before he finished speaking, Chen Zhonghao interrupted him: "Hugh has to argue!" The stone is a favorite thing of the emperor, and the emperor ordered me to place it in the mausoleum of his biological father, so that his biological father's soul can rest in peace. It is obviously a great rebellion to trespass here! ā
After listening to Chen Zhonghao's words, everyone was stunned, and listening to his tone, it seemed that they didn't know the true purpose of the evil stone.
Wen Qingshan settled down and asked, "Could it be that Lord Chen still doesn't know the origin of this evil stone?" ā
Chen Zhonghao snorted lightly and replied, "Hmph! How I don't know! The Stone is a treasure gathered by the spirit of the underworld, which can keep the soul of the deceased resting in peace! The living do not dare to disturb. Because of this, the immeasurable real person will build yƬ to place the stone in the tomb of the emperor's biological father. ā
Hearing him say this, I immediately understood what was going on: Chen Zhonghao really didn't know the true origin of the evil stone, let alone what the evil stone meant to the people in the cult, the secret decree given by Qianling to Chen Zhonghao at the beginning actually had nothing to do with the evil stone, but the secret construction of a mausoleum for his Han father Chen Shiqi, as for the evil stone, it was just used as Chen Shiqi's funeral object.
But in any case, Chen Zhonghao's words confirmed one point, that is, the evil stone was indeed in this mausoleum.
Ouyang Yi couldn't wait to ask, "Where is that evil stone?" ā
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Zhonghao raised his head and laughed.
Just when we all thought that it was impossible for him to tell the whereabouts of the evil stone, he suddenly stopped laughing, and a pair of black eyes stared at us with completely invisible whites, and said coldly: "If you want to know the whereabouts of the Stygian Stone, it doesn't hurt to tell you, the Stygian Stone will be accompanied by the bones of the emperor's biological father, lying quietly at the bottom of the Xuanstyx Lake!" ā
"Xuanming Lake? Could it be that underground lake? Ouyang Yi asked.
Chen Zhonghao laughed and said: "Hahahaha, what's the matter, Mo Feier and the others still want to dive into the bottom of the nine-zhang deep Xuanming Lake and salvage the Immortal Stone?" Don't say that you don't have the ability, even if you have, I'm afraid you won't be able to do it, because next year today will be the death day you are waiting for! ā
As soon as his voice fell, his figure suddenly flashed, and he disappeared without a trace right under our noses.
Long Yi was shocked: "Damn! Why did this demon disappear all of a sudden? ā
I hurriedly said, "Be careful, everyone, the marls are extremely fast and can teleport long distances. ā
As soon as I finished speaking, I suddenly heard a burst of gunshots, needless to say, Weizi must have pulled the trigger, because only the automatic rifle in his hand could shoot bursts.