I was curious, and looked down at my grandmother's right hanging arm, only to see a small gadget in the palm of the right hand that was slightly half-shaken. Grandma saw that I kept staring and said, "Xiao Nan is so old, and he is still so naughty." Hehe, don't stare at it, grandma's things are all for you, and you can take them if you like. ”

Grandma raised her right hand and spread it out in front of me, only to see that in her palm was a large worn-out copper coin full of green and black patina. The words of the copper coin have been extremely blurred, and the word "Tongbao" can barely be seen. I was very surprised, why did my grandmother hold such a broken copper coin in her hand. When I was about to ask, my brain exploded, my scalp was numb, and goosebumps rose on my body. This copper coin... Isn't this copper coin a crushing money? In my hometown, the old man died many years ago, and they were all buried. After the body is put into the coffin, a few coins of hand money must be placed in the hand, which means to give some gifts and bribes to the ghost on Huangquan Road, so that the ghost will not be sad for the old man who passed away. And, as I suddenly remembered, my grandmother had passed away many years ago!

I was in the moment, unable to move. Grandma's charitable face was still smiling, but my hair had exploded: "Milk... Grandma, what are you? Don't scare me, I'm Nan. ”

"Of course I know that you are my precious grandson Xiaonan, I am so happy that you came to see me. Where is this? This is my old house with your grandfather, your grandfather just went out and came back in a while. ”

"Grandma, I'm in a bit of a hurry now, so I won't wait for grandpa, you can help me bring it to him. I'll go first! With that, I gritted my teeth, lifted my leg hard, and turned around to leave.

Before I could get out of the hall, my grandmother had already chased after me and shouted, "Xiao Nan is getting more and more unruly!" Come here, see your grandfather and then leave. With that, he rushed over and grabbed my hand.

A cold rush from the wrist to the brain, this is simply a dead man's hand! I was scared in my heart, closed my eyes, and bit the tip of my tongue suddenly, and a wave of heat rose from the dantian, and my whole body suddenly gained strength. opened his eyes angrily, but it was a dim and sultry dungeon.

Grandma and the old house are gone, and there are scholars, Linglong and Lao Xu lying around.

It's illusion again, and it seems that we're all in the way of the Masked Man. I don't know how long this dream has been going on. The head was still groggy, but the aroma was gone. Are the others still trapped in their dreams? But after looking around, I didn't find the fourth master and Ah Tu.

When my mind cleared a little, I barely got up and shook them awake one by one. The scholar shook his head and kept wiping the sweat from his forehead. Linglong also looked haggard, straightened her hair, and said, "This chieftain tribe is very good at hypnosis. At first, the aroma we smell is a hypnotic medium, and if we open our eyes with a little distraction, we will be tricked. It seems that along the way, those eye statues and murals are not groundless, this tribe attaches great importance to the eye, and through the eye to influence the brain, and then create illusions. That's why 'seeing is not necessarily believing'. ”

"Sister Linglong, don't summarize it here, the fourth master and Atu are gone." The scholar said.

"Although several of us were hypnotized, we just slept here in a coma, and our bodies were not harmed. The fourth master and Ah Tu are both masters, and there will be no danger in the future. As a matter of urgency, explore here first and see if there is a way out. Beware of the masked man, though. "The fourth master is not here, Linglong is the palm of her hand, and everyone listens to her orders.

Along the way, although the armor was lost, many backpacks were lost, but there were still some important supplies, and everyone replaced the batteries of the headlights, and their vision suddenly broadened a lot. This dungeon is very empty, the ground is uneven, and it may have been built in a hurry. Due to the strength of the masked people, we didn't dare to spread out too much, and basically worked in groups of two or three, and each group kept within the line of sight to carry out activities.

I am naturally in a group with scholars and Lao Xu. When looking at the surrounding environment, Lao Xu talked to me and the scholar about his analysis: "This chieftain tribe is not simple. Unexpectedly, in a little-known tribe in the Western Regions in the pre-Qin period, there was such an advanced civilization that could build such a city. And the stone tower we are in should be the most core building of the Chieftain tribe. Although this stone tower has many mechanisms, as Xia Nan said, it is not to completely seal off all the passages. Many of the traps and traps are cleverly set up, like why people leave a safe way in and out. Therefore, I judged that this stone pagoda was not a mausoleum. The one you saw on the three-story soul cloud bed should be the masked man here. But whether this person is a stumbling person or a Mingtu, it's hard to conclude now. In addition to this question, there are several doubts: first, what is the purpose of building this stone tower. Second, what does the fourth layer of the stone tower do, and who is the dry corpse on the fourth floor. Third, whether the masked man is alive or dead. Fourth, whether the ancient silk book is here or not. ”

"Lao Xu, what you said is exactly what I want to say. I feel like that masked man is the crux of everything. He must have a lot of secrets on him. Now, however, we must hurry to find a way out. Otherwise, sooner or later, you will be trapped here. I said to Lao Xu.

"Is there really a way out here? The Sprinkler family didn't believe the words of that little cub in Atu. The scholar said.

Actually, I'm not sure, after all, Ah Tu is a member of the ghost clan, and his words may not be credible. It's just that the fourth master said that he believed him at the time, and he had the right to say that it was true. Walked around, except that stones are stones, nothing special. Just a little farther away, there are four passages juxtaposed on the stone wall. The people of the Cao family also discovered here. Everyone gathered together and stared at the four roads in front of them.

"There should be a road here that leads to the outside of the stone tower. It's just that the remaining three must be full of mechanisms. We have to find the right way to get out safely. "Needless to say, everybody is aware of that.

Ah Shun and Ali crouched on the ground, constantly searching for something, and I thought they had found something. Ah Shun shook his head and said, "The fourth master, Ah Tu and Ah Tu's subordinates are gone, and the masked man is gone. Although this dungeon is very open, except here it is a dead end. I think the fourth master and they all entered this passage. It's just that it's all stones, and there's no footprints to be seen, so it's hard to tell which one they've entered. ”

"Miss, let's do it, my eldest brother and I will take our two brothers and choose one to explore. Whoever can find a way out safely will come back to pick you up. Ali said.

"No! Everyone came out with me, and I couldn't let you go on any adventures. To walk together. Linglong said.

"But, Miss, if it drags on like this, I'm afraid it will ......"

"Don't say it, I'm the palm of my hand, and they all listen to me. We live and die together, side by side! "Although Linglong is not very old, she is chivalrous and worthy of being the granddaughter of Old Man Cao.

Brother Shunli was about to argue something more, when he suddenly heard a scream in the passage. We were all stunned, and when we looked closely, there was no sound. The scream was so sudden that none of us could tell which passage it came from.

While we were discussing which path to take, Lao Xu asked, "Which of you has a candle on him?" ”

"Candles? Master Xu, I have two here, what do you want this to do? Ali said.

"In archaeology, there are times when you come across quite a few holes. Some of these caves are tomb roads, and some are robbery holes. We archaeologists will use candles to distinguish them. Generally speaking, the robbery hole is open to the ground, it is unobstructed, and the air will naturally flow. The tomb passage is generally sealed, the air is difficult to circulate, and the air flow is relatively static. You can basically tell by the flame of the candle. Lao Xu said as he folded the two candles into two sections, and then lit half of the candles in the hole in each passage.

"Xu Ye is worthy of being an archaeological master, this method really works!" The scholar said.

Sure enough, only the rightmost flame of the four candles kept flickering, and the flame of the remaining three candles was stable and barely moving. It seems that there must be air flow in the passage on the far right, and it should be the one that leads to the outside of the ancient tower.

It's really a poor mountain and a water, and there is no way out, and the willows and flowers are bright and another village. Without further ado, we all put on our backpacks, lined up and entered the passage on the far right. The passage is tortuous, and there are many traces of artificial excavation on the stone walls on both sides. Although this is likely to be the way to live, everyone was impressed by the mechanism in this stone tower, and they didn't dare to be careless at all. Ah Shun, who was at the beginning, held a mountain opener in his hand tightly, and walked carefully with every step, constantly beating around with the mountain-opening knife to avoid triggering the mechanism.

The passage was not long, the road was too peaceful, and we quickly crossed the passage. At the end of the passage, there is a stone chamber, and the area is not large. In the light of the headlamp, we found the fourth master at once. He was lying on his side on the ground with his back to us. We ran over a few steps, only to find that the fourth master had his eyes closed tightly and was no longer conscious.

Ali Luo knew some medical skills, so he hurriedly came over to check it out, and said: "The fourth master has no scars, and his pulse is slippery, so it seems that he should have been hit by illusion." ”

"Illusion? It's impossible, how could the fourth master be tricked. "We don't really believe it, and since we met the fourth master, we have been calling him constantly, if he falls into the illusion, he should be woken up by us.

"I don't know much about that. Perhaps, the illusion in the four masters is even more powerful. Ali said.

Ah Shun picked up the fourth master, leaned him against the wall, and then said, "Master Xu, you come to take care of the fourth master, and I will take the brothers to check the surroundings." ”

Linglong once introduced on the way here, Ah Shun and Ali brothers are both veterans, and they are really still in the military, no matter where they go, they are familiar with the terrain and check the surrounding situation. In fact, there is no need to search hard, this stone chamber is not large, and you can understand the surrounding environment by walking around. There are only two passages in the entire stone chamber, one is the one we came in, and the other is in front of the left.