The floor tiles quickly loosened under the pry of the dagger. Lao Xu also went over to help, and the two of them used the tip of the knife to pry the corner of the floor tile, and with the same force in their hands, they really lifted the floor tile to the side. The scholar and Lao Xu didn't dare to be careless, hurriedly put away the dagger, and carried the floor tiles with their hands. The tiles were lifted,

What was revealed was not stone or dirt, but a black hole! I was thrilled at once, and it seemed that my guess was correct! Under this floor tile is indeed the hole that leads to the side hall.

"Mr. Xia, it seems that the flame of revolution can be preserved! When I go back, I'll ask the organization for credit and give you a first-class credit! The scholar smiled.

Lao Xu said: "This may really be the entrance to the side hall." It's just that I still have two questions: first, why do you know that it is this engraved floor tile? Originally, under your reminder, I also thought that the entrance to the side hall might be under the chair, but I am not sure that it is under the floor tiles, why can you conclude that it is under the floor tiles of this inscription? Second, no matter what the purpose of the old man Long was to let those craftsmen go back then, how did he know that the craftsmen would set up a secret passage in the side hall at that time? From my practical experience in archaeology, most of the escape passages were secretly set up by craftsmen somewhere between the Ming Hall and the sealing stone. ”

Lao Xu is worthy of being a professor and thinks about the problem very carefully. "To answer your first question first, I have also considered which floor tile it is, I imagined myself as an old man dragon, where will the entrance to the hall be? It must be in a place where you can control it. Maybe it's not for the treasures in the temple, but for the fear of those craftsmen. I'm afraid that they will be uncontrollable, go where they shouldn't go, or see the secret in the arms of the old man Long. Therefore, this can only drive those craftsmen into the matching hall, and then control this intersection in their own hands. The best way to do this is to set up an entrance under your own chair. As for using this engraved floor tile as a stone for the sealing of the temple, it is really a wonderful pen of the old man Long. Old Man Long knows people's hearts well, and he knows that if an outsider comes here, then the mechanism in front of him will definitely be triggered, so there is no way out. As long as the entrance to the temple is not discovered, then the intruder will be trapped here alive even if he is not eaten by the five-headed python. Therefore, using the floor tile engraved with text as the entrance sealing stone can make most people attracted by the text content and ignore the hidden function of this floor tile. ”

"As for the second question, how did Old Man Long know that the craftsman set up the secret passage in the side hall, I can't figure it out. In other words, Old Man Long didn't want to let go of those craftsmen at all. If we go down, we may find something. "I really can't figure out why Old Man Long drove the craftsman into the matching hall. Because we didn't find too many corpses on the way before, except for a few corpses that were killed by the red-headed bab, and many of the mechanisms were triggered by us, it means that the craftsmen were not driven to the front road at that time, and were either driven into this matching hall or let them go. If it's the former, we might be able to know the location of the secret passage when we go down to the temple, and if it's the latter, then we'll probably have to die here.

We shone our flashlight at the dark entrance of the cave, and vaguely saw that the hole was about 3 meters high from the bottom, and there were no steps. I lit a cigarette and threw it down, and after a while, the red dot on the cigarette butt was still there, indicating that there was still oxygen under the hole. The fourth master was seriously injured, and the situation under the cave is unknown, for the sake of safety, this time it was decided that the scholar and I would go down to explore the road first, and let Lao Xu answer and take care of the fourth master on it.

We fastened the rope we had brought with us to a stone protruding from the dormitory, and then the scholar and I slid down the rope to the side hall. It was very dark in the hall, and I was looking for some wood to make a torch, but after looking around, I couldn't find anything to burn, so I had to give up.

The directional penetration ability of the tactical flashlight is still very good, and after sweeping around, this side hall is actually very wide. Although it was impossible to see the whole picture, nothing unusual was found, and there was only one path leading into the distance. I shook the flashlight up a few times and sent a signal to tell Lao Xu that it was safe below. Lao Xu used a rope to trap the fourth master, and then under the response of me and the scholar, he slowly put the fourth master down, and then Lao Xu also slid down to join us. Anyway, we have no way out, so we can only gamble with our lives and go down the channel. The scholar was still thinking about the treasure of the old man Long, and kept looking around, but still didn't find anything.

"I said Fourth Master, your ancestors are really thrifty and revolutionary, and there are really some valuable treasures in this palace? Either they were taken away by those craftsmen, it seems that Old Man Long owes people wages. The scholar couldn't see the baby, and muttered angrily.

We ignore him, anyway, the scholar is this character, he has no city in his heart, and he loves to chatter. I've been wondering why not a single craftsman's body has been found here. Didn't they even enter the temple? If so, aren't all my previous inferences wrong? Lao Xu and I drove the fourth master, and we walked very hard all the way, and our physical strength was very exertional. We have no water or food, and if we continue to drag it out, I am afraid that there will be more than luck. Now it's a complete contest of will, and I'm constantly cheering up, for fear that someone won't be able to support it.

However, this matching hall cannot be regarded as a matching hall, there is no treasure at all, but a long and dark passage. There was nothing along the way, and everyone could only move forward mechanically. I felt that time had passed very long, and I had even lost the concept of time, and just as I was in despair, I suddenly heard a strange voice in the silence. The voice was like flowing water, ethereal and deep, reaching the ears, constantly stirring in the mind, making people indescribable. I've seen on the internet that many desert explorers, suffering from severe water shortages and physical exhaustion, hallucinate as if they were seeing an oasis or a pond. Could it be that I'm hallucinating too?

"Mr. Xia, did you hear anything? How do I hear the sound of running water? The scholar asked me weakly.

It doesn't seem to be an auditory hallucination, at least someone else has heard it. After we confirmed that we all heard the sound of running water, our spirits were lifted, and we all beat our spirits and walked forward. After walking for a while, the sound became more pronounced, and under the flashlight, a small white river could even be seen in the distance. At this time, we were thirsty and tired, and when we saw water, we rushed desperately. It's really an underground river!

The river was not slow, it was cold and sweet, it was the best water I had ever drunk, and it was hard for anyone who had not experienced hunger and thirst to imagine the pleasure of drinking. We all drank a good drink to ourselves, and then fed the fourth master a few handfuls of water. That's when we take a closer look at the surrounding terrain. The place where we are should be at the end of the long passage of the temple, and in front of us is this little river. The river is about 5 meters wide, and there is a passage on this side, and a stone wall on that side, and it seems that there is no road. The river crosses its channel, and there is no end in sight to the upstream and downstream.

"There were no corpses found all the way, if those craftsmen were really driven here by Long Fengdu back then, there must be a secret passage to leave the mausoleum. On the way over, there are stone walls on both sides of the passage, and the craftsmen set up the escape passage secretly in their busyness, so it should not be set up there. Lao Xu said.

"Then we've come to the end of the road, but we haven't found any secret passages?" The scholar asked.

"I wonder if those craftsmen escaped through this creek?" I think that Old Man Long did not kill those craftsmen ruthlessly, but acquiesced in their escape by rushing into the matching hall without arousing suspicion. Or, Old Man Long simply knew that there was a small river here, and he could get out of here.

As the old saying goes, if you are poor, you will change, and if you change, you will understand. It's come this far, so it's better to keep gambling. Although we drank some water and felt better, we didn't have food and we couldn't last long. Everyone agreed with me and decided to go down the river! Swim in the direction of the river and find your way out. It's just that the fourth master is seriously injured, and it is difficult for him to swim. The fourth master opened his eyes, smiled sadly, and said, "The three of you go out, leave me alone, I'll stay here with the old man." ”

"Fuck, I want to walk together, the Sprinkle family grew up by the river since childhood, and at the age of 12, he saved 3 people in the river alone, and you just have to relax and don't move when you go down for a while. I'll take you on a tour. "The scholar's water nature is indeed very good, and he is not bragging.

Lao Xu and I are both average, and we can only barely protect ourselves, not to mention that our physical strength is overdrawn, and it is difficult to help the scholar and the fourth master. However, I secretly thought that I would have to keep an eye on the two of them when I went into the water, and this time I had to break out together if I tried my best.

We threw away everything that was useless, leaving only tactical flashlights, military daggers, and other things that we had to carry. Ready, we did a few warm-up moves and jumped into Hanoi. The water was so cold that we could only grit our teeth and persevere. The scholar held the fourth master in one hand and swam forward with all his might. Lao Xu and I worked on both sides. In fact, we just need to relax and maintain buoyancy, and the river is not slow and can push us forward. After drifting for a while, I felt that the current was getting faster and the river was starting to narrow. And the space above was getting smaller and smaller, and by the end of the day, the roof of the cave was almost not far above our heads. I quickly opened my eyes wide and shone my flashlight into the distance as much as possible, for fear that there would be stones protruding from the top of the cave, and in this environment, it was estimated that I could faint with just a kowtow, which was too dangerous. Fortunately, there were no dangers, and there were no protruding stones as I feared.

Although the scholar has good water skills, it is also quite physically exhausting to drag an adult forward in the cold water in this narrow, dark space. I have to keep my teeth tight and check the positions of the scholars and Lao Xu from time to time to make sure everyone is safe. After a long time, it may be that I am a little numb from the cold, and I don't feel too cold. However, I always felt that the speed of the water was getting faster and faster, and I began to have a bad premonition in my heart.