Chu Nantang sighed lightly, picked me up and put me on the bed, and looked at the injury on my foot: "You have to take some medicine, you wait, I'll get you medicine." ”

"Hmm."

After waiting for a while, he came back with a bottle of medicine, helped me treat the wound, and carefully wrapped the bandage.

"Nantang, I have a sense of foreboding, and I don't know why?"

He paused and said, "Don't worry, I'm there for everything." In two days we will be able to reach the Land of the Ancient Western Regions, and I hope everything goes well. ”

Maybe I was really tired, after I lay down, I fell asleep quickly, because the things encountered on the road were enough to toss, so the next day Chu Nantang let everyone sleep lazily.

After lunch, we prepared our luggage and set off, and after that, the journey was uneventful, and we filled up the car with gas before heading into the desert. And sufficient water is guaranteed.

Although it was stuffy in the car, we had to close the windows all the way through the yellow sand.

The endless desert seems to have no end in sight. Bai Yiqing was in the highest mood all the way, who knew that he would be completely dizzy when he entered the land of Wuqiang, he said that he was dizzy, so he took a few cold pills and fell asleep in the car.

We rushed to a nearby town, and the residents were quite welcoming, because Professor Zhang had lived here for a while and could understand and speak the language.

The accommodation and transportation were all arranged by Professor Zhang, and we stayed in the mayor's house, and this is the only green state that can be found nearby.

They found that the writing used here was very similar to the writing on the ancient bronze box, as if it had evolved over a millennia.

That night, we heard a very important clue.

It was said by an old man who spoke Chinese, near their town, there was an ancient tomb, and I heard that there was a very important person in the ancient kingdom of Wuqiang.

For nearly a thousand years, many tomb robbers wanted to dig up, but they all went and never returned, and over time no one came to dig this ancient tomb again, and it seems to have become a legend that cannot be proven.

Chu Nantang and the others listened, and their eyes lit up, maybe this is where the light key is to come here.

"Is Xiaobai better?" After eating, Chu Nantang asked while packing his luggage.

"I just went to deliver food to him, but he was still sick, and he fell asleep after eating a little food."

Chu Nantang replied lightly: "The conditions here are difficult, we may have to stay for a long time, we must adapt as soon as possible." ”

"What's on tomorrow's schedule?"

Chu Nantang thought for a while and said, "Tomorrow I will go to the neighborhood with Professor Zhang to familiarize ourselves with the environment and terrain, you wait for us here, don't run around." ”

I was silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "Then you have to be careful. ”

"Hmm." In the West, it was relatively late in the morning, and because of the biological clock, we got up in the dark, and they went out with Professor Zhang with flashlights and backpacks.

Li Qingran and I stayed to take care of Xiaobai, who had been sick, and at noon the next day, Bai Yiqing woke up, looking much better and eating more.

He looked around and asked me, "Where have they gone?" ”

I said, "They're going to survey the terrain first, and they won't be back until later." ”

Bai Yiqing nodded thoughtfully, Li Qingran looked at him and asked, "How are you feeling now?" ”

Seeing that Li Qingran cared about him, he got carried away for a while, and threw himself directly into Li Qingran's arms, pretending to look sick.

"It's not good, my chest is so tight, I feel like I'm going to die. Qingdye, you can help me touch it. ”

As he spoke, he took her little hand and pressed it straight to his chest, Li Qingran's eyes sank, and he slapped it directly.

"Call you a hooligan!"

I couldn't help but laugh: "Hahaha...... Deserve! ”

Bai Yiqing covered her face with a slap print, and looked like she wanted to cry without tears: "I like her that's why I tease her, do you see me molesting you?" ”

"You try to tease me?"

He swallowed his saliva: "No, don't dare, if you sue, the ancestor and grandfather will talk and laugh, and the canopy will be wiped out." That's what happened to me, and it's better to stay away from me. ”

I shook my head at him, "It's really useless, okay, you can lie down and rest." ”

"Oh yes, remember to tell me when they come back."

"Yes."

At ten o'clock in the evening, they came back, dusty, and I hurried to fetch water for them to wash their faces.

It's already ten o'clock, but the sun has just set.

"Did you find anything?"

Chu Nantang said with a smile: "We have found the original site of the ancient kingdom of Wuqiang, and we have found an underground tomb nearby. ”

"Tombs?"

"Hmm." Chu Nantang felt some comfort in his heart, and rushed here with great difficulty, and there was a harvest on the first day.

"What does the tomb look like?"

He shook his head: "It's just a preliminary speculation, and we haven't made further observations yet, and we don't know what the danger will be, so we have to continue to make a comprehensive plan tomorrow." ”

"In this vicinity, there are more than 1,000-year-old tombs, and no one is stealing them?"

"It's hard to say, because it's too late, so we have to rush back first, and maybe we can go into the tomb tomorrow."

I didn't ask any more questions, but said, "Tomorrow, can you take me with you?" ”

Chu Nantang took off his coat and said after a long time, he turned around and said, "What's inside, I can't be sure now, it's too dangerous, Madame is still waiting for news here." ”

"It's because of the danger that I don't want to stay here and do nothing, and you'll protect me, just take me there. Maybe I can help you? ”

Under my constant pleading, Chu Nantang sighed lightly and breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, you will come with us tomorrow." Has Xiaobai's illness improved? ”

"Oh, he's much better."

"Well, then let him rest for a few more days, he has to have a place to use him."

I laughed: "He always likes to flirt with Qingdye." ”

Chu Nantang said indifferently: "As long as it's not molesting you, if this kid dares to tease you, I will abolish him on the spot." ”

"He's scared of you."

"Afraid of me? That's just on the surface, this kid's mind is very complex and lively. ”

We went to bed early, the next day. I followed Chu Nantang and Professor Zhang to the legendary tomb.

This time we rented a few camels, and since we hadn't reached the black zone of the desert yet, which was considered a safe zone, we came over on our own.

Chu Nantang took out the compass and stepped on the nearby point to start making marks.

Professor Zhang nodded with admiration: "Xiao Chu is really a talent, he knows so much at a young age, which makes me ashamed." ”

"Huh...... Hehe...... "Speaking of age, Chu Nantang has to be more than a hundred years old." And others are so smart, as long as they are willing to learn, nothing can stump him.

Soon he made a new discovery. Greet us over.

"If that's right, this should be the entrance to the main tomb, so let's start digging from this place."

Hearing Chu Nantang's words, everyone looked at each other, and Bai Yiqing looked around: "Underground, here?" Got a tomb? ”

"Didn't you listen to the old man here? There is an ancient tomb here, and no one has come to dig it for thousands of years, because those who come to dig the ancient tomb have gone and never returned, and then no one has come to dig it, and there is no ancient tomb. There was no evidence either. ”

Li Qingran told Bai Yiqing the allusion again, and Bai Yiqing twisted his eyebrows: "But I think it's all sand, what can I dig out?" ”

"You dig it first." As he spoke, Lisheng threw the shovel to him.

Bai Yiqing looked at the shovel under his feet, pulled the corners of his mouth and said to Chu Nantang: "Grandpa, you see that I have just recovered from a serious illness, and I am really not suitable for this kind of physical work. ”

Chu Nantang glanced at him and sneered: "Yes, I see that your Yin Tang is black and has a sallow complexion, and it is estimated that the end is coming." Let's dig a pit first and bury you! ”

As soon as the words fell, Bai Yiqing bent down and picked up the shovel, changed his previous sick appearance, and laughed twice at Chu Nantang.

"I don't know why, I suddenly felt very energetic, and the adrenaline was soaring! If I don't do something now, I'm going to suffocate. ”

Saying that, digging into the sand with a shovel, Chu Nantang stepped on his shovel with one foot in front of him, and Bai Yiqing's eyes were red: "Grandpa, you still feel sorry for me?" ”

Chu Nantang sneered: "Fool, you dug the wrong place, and put your strength in the right place in order to maximize the value of your existence." ”

As he spoke, he pointed to the place where everyone was digging, Bai Yiqing wiped the cold sweat on his forehead in embarrassment, and dragged the shovel over.

Professor Zhang looked at the map and analyzed: "Look over there, when we went over yesterday, we found several ruined stone piers, which are estimated to be the imperial palace of the ancient kingdom of Wuqiang. ”

Chu Nantang said: "This ancient country has been extinct for so many years, and there is no trace of it, and we are just speculating, I think that from the few ruins, it does not look like a palace, but like some kind of sacrificial palace." ”

Professor Zhang nodded in agreement: "It's all possible, and the townspeople here will still have some Dharma paths handed down by many ancestors, which also confirms the previous speculation." There is a mysterious Wu clan behind the Qiang Kingdom, which is made by the power of the Wu clan and defeated by the power of the Wu clan. ”

Digging until four o'clock in the afternoon, when the sun was sufficient at this time in the west, Chu Nantang told everyone to rest first.

After eating some dry food to replenish his physical strength, Bai Yiqing never seemed to be so struggling, and threw the kettle in his hand: "I don't think it will work." ”

Everyone fixed their eyes on him, and I asked him, "What's not going to happen?" ”

"It must have been digging in the wrong place, you see we dug for hours, did you find anything? It's such a big pit, and I haven't dug anything, so I don't see any fun. ”

"Eh, you can't say that." Professor Zhang waved his hand: "I believe in Xiao Chu." He's never going to look away. ”

"Professor Zhang, you are blindly worshipping." Before Chu Nantang came back, Bai Yiqing whispered into Professor Zhang's ear and said.

Professor Zhang's face sank: "It's right to listen to the command, do you feel too tired and make excuses that you don't want to do it?" ”

"No, I'm ...... I'm just talking about things. ”

"What's the matter?" Chu Nantang handed the water he took to my hand and asked Bai Yiqing.

"I mean, we're going to have a lot going to get a lot out of it today, hehe......"

They gave him a roll of the eyes, and after resting. Continue to start the excavation work.

Suddenly, Lisheng's shovel seemed to have touched something hard, and he poked it tentatively and called Chu Nantang.

Chu Nantang picked up the sand, it turned out to be a big stone, the stone was engraved with handwriting, this handwriting was exactly the same as the ancient rune text, Chu Nantang showed a surprised smile: "Everyone continue to dig!" Here it is. ”

After getting an affirmative answer, they dug harder, and suddenly the speed of the flow of the slurs became faster and faster, forming a quicksand-like whirlpool.

Chu Nantang and Professor Zhang hurriedly let us all retreat to the arranged place. The sand flowed for a long time, and a huge black hole gradually formed in front of me.

Until the sand gradually stopped flowing, Chu Nantang instructed me: "You and Qing Ran and they stay here first, and Professor Zhang and I will go up and take a look." ”

"You have to be careful."

After that, Chu Nantang and Professor Zhang stepped forward and walked to the edge of the black hole to take a look down, turned around and waved at us, signaling to go over.

Chu Nantang said: "This is the entrance to the ancient tomb, but we can't all go down, leave some people watching from above." ”

I nervously pulled his sleeve: "Let me go!" Nantang, can you take me there? ”

"Hmm." He nodded. glanced at Bai Yiqing: "Xiaobai, you and Qingran are on it." ”

Bai Yiqing pursed his lips: "I also want to go down and see ......"

"Obey the arrangement, wait for us to go down first, make sure there is no danger, and there will be a chance for you to go down and have a look."

Professor Zhang was very dissatisfied with this young man who didn't obey the arrangement at all, after being an old professor for so many years, he was still quite dignified, and Bai Yiqing was said to be no longer quiet.

Lisheng went to the bag and took out the prepared rope, and after fixing it, several people climbed the rope together and went down the black hole.

It's dark in the hole. There was a long, deep stone staircase at the entrance, and we walked into the cave with glow sticks, carefully walking step by step.

It took me more than an hour to walk around a circular burial chamber.

There was nothing in the burial chamber, except for the passage where it came, which seemed to be a large closed hall.

"How could there be nothing?" Li Sheng looked around suspiciously, touched the big round pillar, and saw that it was engraved with the ancient characters of the ancient country.

Chu Nantang frowned and said: "I don't know if it's an illusion, I always feel that there are only a few of us here." And someone else's. ”

My heart tightened, in fact, he didn't say that I had felt it before, but he also thought it was an illusion. This breath is like nothing, not like an ordinary living person.

We repaired in this underground palace for a while, and looked at the paintings and words on the wall: "Nantang, if you unlock the secret of the witch clan here, can you really unlock your forbidden spell?" ”

Chu Nantang shook his head: "I don't know, but I think the closer we are to the answer, the better our chances of winning." ”

Suddenly, he paused in front of a mural. Stared at it for a long time. I looked at him suspiciously, "What's wrong?" ”

"Wait a minute." He stepped forward and touched the stone, and suddenly touched a slightly raised stone. He glanced back at me, "Stand back." ”

"Oh." I thoughtfully took two steps back and looked at Professor Zhang and them, who were not far from us, taking pictures and recording ancient texts.

I don't know what mechanism Chu Nantang pressed, but in the blink of an eye, his whole person disappeared in front of my eyes and fell straight down.

Seeing that the boxy stone face was about to close, I exclaimed, rushed forward and jumped in desperation.

The whole person lost consciousness during this jump, and he didn't know how long he had been asleep. When I woke up, it was dark all around, and I couldn't see my fingers.

"Nantang, Nantang!" I called a few times, but no one answered. After touching the ground, I found the backpack that had been left aside, and there were glow sticks and flashlights in the backpack.

I took out a glow stick and instantly lit up the darkness, and when I saw everything in front of me, I was stunned.

A labyrinth with high walls, with several entrances, the entrances were unmarked and closed, and I looked up to see that the stones above my head had been sealed at some point.

"Hiss~ It hurts!"

I reached out and touched the wound on my arm, and when I touched it, cold sweat trickled down my face.

There is no sound at all in the lifeless enclosed space. I took a deep breath, took the glow stick, and walked to the entrance of the maze.

Thinking that I can't wait for death here anyway, I gamble, maybe I can find Nantang.

After walking for a long time, my legs were sore, but I didn't know where I was, so I sat on the ground and rested for a while, pinching my legs, and suddenly, I seemed to hear a voice.

I got up and shouted: "Nantang! Is Nantang you? Answer me! ”

The original tired body, gritted his teeth and continued to move forward, I don't know what happened to Professor Zhang and them, will they go back to find a helper first?

I kept shuttling through the maze with the sound that seemed to be there, and suddenly the glow stick in front of me lit up the purple-black coffin and imprinted it into my eyes.

I stared at the purple-black coffin with wide eyes for a long time before I remembered something, stepped forward, and bowed to the coffin twice, the dead being the greatest. I don't want to disturb people's sleep.

Ignoring the pain, I looked around for an exit, but I found that it was difficult to get out of the labyrinth, and even if I returned to the original point, it was a completely closed space.

I had a chill down my spine and took a deep breath to force myself to calm down. Looking up at the top of the cave that is more than five meters high, I don't know where Nantang is here now? Maybe he'll find a way out.

I calmed down and looked around carefully, and then I noticed that there was something special about this cave, although I couldn't see what mystery it was hiding.

I saw that the circular positions of twelve, eight, six, and three o'clock were all engraved with mysterious charms, and the purple-black and shiny coffin was very well preserved, and the lid and the top of the coffin seemed to be painted with a different shape with an inconspicuous liquid.

I took a few deep breaths before I mustered up the courage to approach slowly, because the hole was dim, so I crouched down and leaned over to see better, the coffin had fallen a layer of dust and mud covering the pattern on the coffin, so I reached out to brush the dust away.

I picked some dark parts with my fingernails and rubbed them twice on my fingers. It was a little sticky, and curiously leaned close to the tip of his nose and sniffed it.

It's been a long time, but I smell a hint of blood, and this pattern is painted in blood!

I began to look around carefully, it was made of that kind of granite all around, even the ground, so it was so hard that it was impossible to dig a hole and get out.

There is nothing representative here, no dates, no last words and no tombstones. Except for these spooky spells! Maybe...... What I want to know is in that coffin?

Who is lying in the coffin? Is it male or female?

It made me think that maybe there was a wizard lying in the coffin. Ordinary people would not design their tombs like this, and they can't see any landmarks but they are weird everywhere!

And the round ground looks more and more like a array. I took off my coat, crouched down and began to wipe the dust off the floor.

It was found that every few rocks on the ground were darker in color, distinguished by gray-white and gray-brown. It took almost an hour to get all the dust off the ground.

I watched it for a long time, using all my imagination, and I couldn't imagine what was represented on the circular ground.

Or that these stones of different shades have no pattern at all, and the more I look at the trajectory of the circle, the more dizzy I feel, until the eyes gradually begin to blur.

At this time, I suddenly struck a turbulence, and in this half-consciousness I actually saw the whirlpool, and I was in this rapidly turning whirlpool, slowly sinking. Gradually, he will lose consciousness.

No! Can't faint!! I quickly lifted the coffin to the side so as not to fall to the ground, I closed my eyes and shook my head, trying to clear up a little, but in vain.

In a daze, I saw that the coffin was pushed away a little by my own hands. My heart beat like a thunderous drum and I didn't use much force to open the lid of the coffin, but the world in front of me was full of shadows dangling from several layers, and I couldn't really see it at all, until the glow stick in my hand slipped off, and I fell to the ground and fell into endless darkness.

I don't know how long I've been in a coma, but when I open my eyes, I still see endless darkness. Despair broke me down completely, and I shuddered and sobbed.

I touched the backpack that fell on the ground for a long time, took out a flashlight to light it, struggled to get up, took a few deep breaths and looked into the coffin, but there was nothing!!

I slipped and fell along the coffin, smiling at the corners of my mouth, am I going to die here? Nantang, will he find me?

Holding on to the last hope, I rummaged through the bag, folded two paper cranes, held the paper crane and recited silently twice, the paper crane flew lightly into the air, I think I will be with Nantang all day long, and the paper crane can also rely on the breath on my body to find Chu Nantang.

Suddenly the sound of rustling in the darkness made me pause, staring at the darkness in front of me with wide bloodshot eyes, and in the faint light of the flashlight, I vaguely saw a tall figure walking out of the dark corner with graceful steps.

At this moment, my body was stiff and I couldn't do anything, and the fear in my heart spread to all the cells of my body in an instant, and then spread endlessly in my blood.

A drop of cold sweat slid down his cheeks, and he finally saw the figure completely out of the darkness.