427 Dark Passage
"On the other side of it?" Shen Qing was stunned, "But what my grandfather said is that it is under the danger!" β
I looked at her, "Then think about it, where is the mirror, where is it?" β
"You mean that the mirror represents danger, and then it maps the opposite side, so it's equivalent to adding the danger to the opposite corner?" She asked.
"Yes," I nodded, "Chinese metaphysics is not like Western mysticism, where secret codes often have multiple meanings. If you understand it directly, what you said is correct, but if you think about it in depth according to the rules of China, then the secret passage must be in that corner. And under that table, there should be a mechanism, once it is touched, the secret passage will change, and it will be difficult for us to enter the treasure room again. β
She suddenly realized, "You said that this four-dimensional backbone is for those high-level tomb robbers who know some magic, if they come, in addition to taking pearls, they must also open this table to see if there is anything underneath, in that case, the secret passage will change, and the secret room below will be safe!" β
"Not just a tomb robber?" I said, "Whoever comes, if they want to break the Seven Evil Dementors, they will smash the pearl and the mirror." When picking up the pearls, the table will be removed, and the mechanism will be touched. Look at the ground, in addition to the six big night pearls and thirty-six small pearls you picked up, are there many that have fallen into the crevices and the corners behind the table? β
"yes, there are a lot of them," she said.
"That's right", I smiled, "The Shen family will only take these forty-two when they come to do business later, and they will not be greedy to take more, if the tomb robbers come, they will not be polite." β
She breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad you understand this, otherwise it would have been troublesome." So what now? How do you open that secret passage? β
"Just like before, pry it open with a knife", I looked at her, "Here you go!" β
"Can't you just do it once?" She said, "I, the descendant of the Shen family, don't mind, what do you mind?" β
"You don't mind it's your business, I have my own rules", I said calmly, "The things of the Shen family, I will never touch what I shouldn't touch." β
She didn't say anything more, took out her knife and walked to the opposite corner, crouched down and knocked, "It's really empty!" β
"Then hurry up and pry it open, the real test is below", I breathed a sigh of relief, "I hope that the seven masters and apprentices don't become big zongzi, that will be really difficult to deal with." β
She looked at me, "You said they were going to turn into zombies?" Not really, right? β
"I'm just going to take it casually, don't take it that seriously," I laughed, "Go ahead!" β
After the slate was pried open, Shen Qing covered her nose and hid to the side and coughed. I quickly walked over and helped her up, "What's wrong?" β
She frowned, "Can't you smell it?" There's a sour smell down there, and it's terrible! β
I squatted down and sniffed at the mouth of the secret passage, but I only smelled a smell of charcoal, "Where is the sour smell, did you smell it wrong?" β
She was stunned, "Impossible! Quickly squatted down and sniffed again, looking at me strangely, "No, what's going on?" β
"It can't be the reason for Fu Shui", I thought for a while, "Don't worry about it so much for now, let's talk about it later, you're in front." β
She looked at me, "I knew it was like that again," and she helped me down the stairs carefully.
Underneath this is a long, winding passage with many forks on either side, each of which looks similar. Shen Qing swallowed her saliva, "Brother, you won't let me come to Mengmeng, right?" β
I put my arm around her shoulder, "Clever, since you know, don't ink, hurry up!" β
She looked at me helplessly, "Why do you trust me so much?" I was really blindsided last two times! β
"If Meng can be right, it means that you are very lucky, then I should believe you even more", I said, "Don't think I don't know, there are marks at each passage, only the people of the Shen family know which one is right, since your grandfather let you come, if you don't tell you this, it is to let you come to die, how can he be willing to do it?" β
"You ......," she froze.
"Don't ask me how I know, it's a secret of your family, so you can't say, you have your reasons, I should respect you", I looked at her, "but sister, if you are still so polite now, then you shouldn't." β
"What am I polite?" She was puzzled, "I'm not looking for a way, but I'm polite?" β
"It's much easier for you to find than I am, in our Tianjin dialect, don't be tired of silly boys", I pushed her, "comeonbaby!" β
She spread her hands, "Yes, my grandfather told me about some of the symbols about the passage, but he also said that these symbols are not guaranteed to be 100% correct, if you don't worry about going wrong, then I'll look for it!" β
"Don't forget, you're also a master of numbers," I looked at her, "your symbols plus your hexagrams, no problem." β
She nodded, "Okay, then I'll try!" As she spoke, she walked to the front and looked at the forks in the road carefully, and pointed to the middle one, "It should be this!" β
"Okay, let's go this way."
After entering the passage, she went around a few times, and there were several forks in front of her, and she studied for a long time and chose the one on the left. After entering, after walking about twenty steps, I noticed that something was wrong, we seemed to be back under the secret room, which was equivalent to going around again.
"Shen Qing, don't you think this is a little familiar?" I said, "Are we lost?" β
She smiled awkwardly, "What did I say, and now I believe it?" β
I didn't speak, I thought about it carefully, "It seems that there is a labyrinth layer between the four-dimensional backbone and the treasure room, and we went around to the origin without touching the mechanism, at least this path is right." It seems that you can't stop, you keep looking, maybe go around a few times and get out. β
βwhatοΌβ She was a little excited, "Since you know it's wrong, you should change the method, otherwise it will become a circle?" β
"It's not going around in circles," I said, "this secret labyrinth is very well designed, maybe we're just in a place similar to the one we just had." Listen to me, keep going, follow your way, and you'll definitely find the treasure room. β
She let out a long sigh of relief, "OK, listen to you, I don't have any other choice anyway." β
After walking forward for a while, we passed two forks in the road, and then the space on both sides suddenly widened, and a stone gate appeared in front of us.
"That's right, it's definitely this!" She excitedly said, "We've found it!" β
"Don't worry, I'll take a look before I speak", I walked to the stone door and shone it with a flashlight, and there was a gossip stone lock on it. This kind of lock is generally used in the layout, similar to the combination lock, behind the lock is a stone plate, there is a gossip map that can be moved, and the stone lock can be opened if it is turned right.
I took a closer look, and there was a hexagram on the lock cylinder plate in the middle, and there was a hexagram engraved on the top of the stone door. This couldn't bother me, so I handed the flashlight to Shen Qing and asked her to lean back and prepare to open the lock.
"Are you sure?" She asked worriedly, "Is it really this door?" β
"It should be it, you go back first, open it and then talk", I said and began to rotate the Bagua diagram, three and a half circles on the left, two and a half circles on the right, and then adjusted the hexagram to the kun position, and pushed it in, only to hear the sound of "click", and the dark lock inside opened.
I breathed a sigh of relief and wiped the sweat from my forehead, "That's it! β
Shen Qing was very nervous, "Inside is the third secret room...... We're about to see Jiuqu Ruyi......"
I looked at her, "What are you afraid of?" Isn't it just nine songs? β
"Don't you feel nervous?" She wondered, "That's a fabulous object!" β
"No matter how mythical it is, it is also an object, what is there to be nervous about", I said in my heart that Lao Tzu has slept with a goddess, will pass the heavenly demons, and can you be afraid of a mere idea?
She took a deep breath, "Okay, you have good psychological quality, I'm not as good as you." Let's open it, let's go in and see what's going on inside. β
"The seven masters and apprentices are all in there, maybe when you open them, you will see a terrible scene," I said, "Are you mentally prepared?" β
She bit her lip and nodded firmly.
I smiled faintly, turned around and calmed down, grabbed the stone lock and pushed it hard, the heavy stone door slowly opened, and suddenly a strange smell poured out. It was a stinky, sour and sandalwood mixture that was disgusting.
I forcibly pushed the door open, then withdrew and threw up against the wall, and Shen Qing vomited too.
"This ...... How do you get in? She asked me with a frown.
"Then I'll have to go in," I gasped, "I'll go in later, and I'll talk about it." β
We hid in a corner and waited for about 20 minutes, gradually getting used to the taste.
"Are you still disgusting?" I asked.
"Much better, how about you?" She looked at me.
"I don't think I'm going to throw up anymore," I paused, "Let's go, let's go in and have a look!" β
She nodded, "Good! β
We walked to the stone gate, looked in with a flashlight, and were stunned.
It's a big stone room, boxy, with a total of four stone doors, only the one we came in was closed, and the others were open. In the center of the stone chamber is a stone platform more than one meter high. Several dried corpses sat cross-legged around the stone platform, with fingers in their hands, and on the stone platform they guarded, there was a glass cabinet with three huge jade beads inside, and the faint green light they emitted rendered the atmosphere of the entire stone room mysterious and weird. In the middle of the three jade beads, there is a bone Ruyi more than one meter long, and on that Ruyi's body, you can vaguely see a faint nine-curved pattern.
"Nine songs are wishful!" We looked at each other.
"So what's next?" She asked me in a trembling voice.
I grabbed her and walked slowly into the treasure room, followed by the light of the flashlight, and carefully observed the nine songs of Ruyi in the glass case. It was carved and polished from a huge piece of bone, which was not the bone of an ordinary animal, it looked denser than ivory, warm as jade, and exuded a faint blue-white luster.
What animal bones are blue-white? Demon Bull or Dragon? Or is this luster due to its peculiar aura and the fusion of the jade beads next to it? I was at a loss for a moment, not knowing how to tell if it was really Jiuqu Ruyi.
In fact, what is the difference between real and fake, in the final analysis, it is a little shocked at that moment, and I don't know what to do.
Suddenly, Shen Qing hugged my arm tightly and pulled me back nervously, "Lin Zhuo, don't go, don't you think, these corpses don't seem to be right......"