Chapter 45: The Hall of Return
"It shouldn't be! There must be something wrong with this! ”
The third uncle couldn't help but speak, my grandfather and I looked at each other, hurriedly looked at the living dead on both sides, and saw that they didn't have any abnormal movements, I couldn't help but say, "Yes! Since it's an inner city, it should be more guarded, and it won't just go so smoothly for us to reach the main hall at the end, right? ”
"Is it that the royal character is invalid?"
As soon as Zhu Qingyun spoke, it was still in one sentence, the key to the entire dungeon was the royal character, and the grandfather couldn't hide the doubts in his heart when he heard the words, holding the bronze dagger and walking directly towards the guards on the side, and said in a low voice: "What is the reason, you can know it at a glance!" ”
More frightening than the magical, apparently unknown dangers of the royal characters!
Grandpa held a bronze dagger and sliced through the guard's armor, revealing his back, which was also covered in blood! Obviously, the Imperial Characters are still flooding the inner city! Grandpa paused and said, "Perhaps, there is something in the inner city that affects the royal characters!" ”
"In other words, there are royal characters in the inner city that can't be swayed, or even feared!"
When these words came out, my own heart sank, and my grandfather frowned and put away the bronze dagger, and said, "Let's go!" Whatever it is, you should be able to understand it when you get to the main hall! ”
"Uh... Which one... Daddy! In that case, why don't you go to these side halls first? What clues do you have? ”
The third uncle spoke again, but he told the real reason why he stopped his body, and the grandfather's old face darkened, and he said in a deep voice: "Take your heart!" Are you looking for clues? Save your energy and think about how to get out! ”
The third uncle sighed helplessly, but his eyes were still reluctant to look at the equally delicate side hall around him, and I chuckled: "Third uncle! Since ancient times, the treasures are in the coffin, Cao Gong's burial is not ordinary, there is a saying in the road, everything is left in a line, the grave, even if the treasures are innumerable, only take one or two, to leave some way back for future generations, we finally come to the present, naturally to take the best, even if there are treasures in these side halls, how can it be compared to the coffin! ”
The third uncle was comforted by me, so he reluctantly retracted his gaze and said, "Then let's go quickly, and see what is mysterious in this hall!" ”
The third uncle limped and quickened his pace, and when he came to this hall, he looked up and saw that a plaque was the most eye-catching, with handwriting on it - return to the ruins!
"Return to the ruins-hall!?"
We didn't rush in, but carefully checked in front of the temple gate, after all, the inner city is too weird, for fear of some traps! The third uncle muttered, his tone was quite surprised, I didn't know the reason, I immediately looked at my grandfather, but I saw that his expression was more dignified than the third uncle!
"Master? What is the importance of the word "return to ruins"? ”
Grandpa paused when he heard the words before saying: "This word for ruins is a big taboo for the ancients, especially the dead!" In the eyes of ordinary people, the word ruin means ruin, which means death and destruction! And in Yimen, the meaning of the word ruin is even more profound, it refers to the endless void! ”
"The Void?"
Even Zhu Qingyun showed doubts at this time, and his grandfather continued: "That's right! Since the birth of Zhou Yi, the ancients have never stopped exploring the celestial phenomena and starry sky, even if it was generally believed that the sky was round in the old days, but for the place outside the sky, the ancients called it ruins! Since ancient times, whether it is the king or the ordinary people, seeking after death is nothing more than a reincarnation, or blessing the descendants! I don't have the idea of those foreigners going to heaven in Huaxia, at most I want to live forever like Emperor Qin! But no matter what the purpose is, I will not use the word "return to the ruins" as the name of the mausoleum after death! Cao Gong is like this, there must be a deep meaning! ”
Return to the ruins, that is, return to the sky! My heart moved, and I said in a deep voice: Could it be that this last mausoleum of Duke Cao really contains a mysterious power that can make his soul return to the world?
"Hey! Tianguan, I found that since this tomb, your kid has become more and more imaginative, all nonsense! Returning to the sky, could it be that this mausoleum is loaded with rockets? ”
I couldn't help but smile awkwardly when I heard this: "Third uncle, didn't I guess too?" This can blame me, those things along the way can be described by common sense, naturally... ”
"Perhaps, there really is something that can break out of the sky!"
Zhu Qingyun's whisper interrupted my words, since the tomb, she can always think of something special, after learning about her means of carving her body and dying her life, we can't ignore Zhu Qingyun's words, I thought about it and said: "Can you break out of the sky? In the perception of the ancients, only dragons should have this kind of power, right? Could it be that there is a dragon in this mausoleum? ”
As soon as this statement came out, even I felt a little nonsense, such a thing as a dragon, maybe it really existed in ancient times, but it is by no means the kind of clouds and rain that modern people imagine, the existence of heaven and earth, it should be a ferocious beast, at least much more powerful than lions and tigers, but unfortunately it should be extinct now, even if there is, it is definitely in isolation, unknown place!
And the third uncle also finished checking at this moment and said, "Don't talk nonsense, there is no problem around, let's go!" ”
After that, the third uncle should first push towards the heavy temple door, this hall door is black and red, giving people indescribable heaviness and solemnity, and with the third uncle's strength, the seemingly heavy palace door is easily pushed open, I can't wait to look through the crack in the door, but only see a dark place, it seems that there is something in the center of the hall, but I can't see clearly!
The third uncle was the first to cross the palace door, and we hurriedly followed, and when we came to the hall, the scene in front of us made us all stay in place, the whole hall did not have the imaginary golden luan phoenix pillar, no throne and solemnity, and no trace of golden brilliance, and some were all gloomy!
It seems that there is a wide stone platform in the center, but in our position we can only roughly see that it should be an octagonal stone platform, twenty or thirty zhang square, but there is no staircase leading to this stone platform around, and some are just stone steps hanging in the air!
"Hang... Hanging Steps!? ”
Take a closer look, there are a total of 28 suspended stone steps around, and in addition to the 28 square stone steps, even the octagonal stone platform in the center is actually suspended!
The third uncle's tone was shocked, as if he couldn't believe it, and couldn't help but walk forward, I hurriedly grabbed him: "Be careful!" ”
The third uncle was stunned, looked down, and the horror in his eyes was even worse, even under our feet was a suspended stone slab, which could only accommodate a dozen people to stand, and two or three steps further was a darkness, I don't know if it was an abyss or an illusion!
In the mausoleum hall, it is actually a 'hanging island' realm, several of us looked at each other, obviously beyond all our expectations, is this the ruins referred to by the Guiru Palace!?
"Look?"
As soon as I was amazed in my heart, Zhu Qingyun's stunned voice sounded, we followed her gaze, above this hall, in the same dark void, suddenly a bright light appeared, which light became brighter and brighter, showing a faint blue color, it actually gave me a sense of familiarity!
"This... This is the starry sky of the underground space!? ”
This light is exactly what we saw when we first entered the dungeon! It's just that the lights in front of him are obviously much brighter, and with the emergence of the dark blue starry sky, the scene in the hall is also a little clearer, and the third uncle hurriedly said: "It's the gossip platform!" There is a coffin! The starry sky is reflected from this coffin! ”
The amazement of the third uncle attracted our attention to the octagonal stone platform, through the bright starry sky at this moment, the octagonal stone platform is also clearly revealed in front of our eyes, it is a gossip shape, there is a coffin in the center, thirty-six pillars of light shoot out of the coffin, this is the thirty-six Tiangang stars!
However, before we could take a closer look at the gossip platform, the bright starry sky was like a flash in the pan, and it disappeared rapidly, and the entire Guiru Hall fell into darkness again, and there seemed to be a wave that replaced the starry sky, but it only lasted for a moment, and the wave also disappeared, and the entire Guiru Hall completely fell into darkness!
A few of us looked at each other, and we didn't dare to act rashly without knowing why, the third uncle and I looked at grandpa in unison, but this time even grandpa was confused, frowned and shook his head, at the critical moment, it was still Zhu Qingyun who said: "This palace of ruins seems to be a space of its own?" ”
"Wh... What? A space of its own? ”
"Or rather, a world of its own! The coffin is the earth, the ruins are the sky, and it seems to be rotating! ”
"You're saying it's a small universe of its own, beyond the gravitational pull of the Earth?" Grandpa muttered: "If that's the case, it's just the word "return to ruins!" ”
"But this is not the real world after all!" A bold thought resurfaced in my heart, and looking at the magical scene in front of me, I said tentatively: "Perhaps, this Cao Gong has really found the secret of returning to the ruins!" ”
At this moment, such a strange scene in front of him, the third uncle looked down at the darkness that seemed to be boundless under his feet, but he didn't refute me anymore!
Zhu Qingyun continued: "Whether this is the case or not, you only need to wait for a while, and you will know!" ”
Grandpa nodded slightly, I don't know why at the moment, naturally I can't act rashly, and this weird wait didn't last long, about ten minutes later, the bright starry sky resurfaced, and then, the starry sky disappeared, the waves reappeared, at this moment we all couldn't take our eyes off it, this wave seems to be a big river, and it disappeared again in a blink of an eye, it really responded to Zhu Qingyun's inference, the entire Guiru Hall is its own space, but I don't know, this rotation is the coffin stone platform, or this Guiru Palace!
"Is there really such a miraculous power in this world, that even the shackles of heaven and earth can be broken? This... How can this be discussed with luck and feng shui! The means of the ancestors are so terrifying.,Could it be that this is the true power of the royal character.,Ancestors.。。。 I! ”
Seeing such a strange scene, grandpa felt that the old problem reappeared, but before he could finish speaking, the third uncle interrupted: "Dad! When is it, don't be emotional! No matter what kind of small world and small space he has, it is the right thing to open the coffin as soon as possible! This self-contained mystery must also be in the coffin! Moreover, I took a closer look just now, and under this pattern, it is definitely impossible to lay a trap, but this stone step is a little far away! ”
Even if the twenty-eight stone steps connecting the Bagua Stone Platform are the closest, they are five or six zhang away from us, and the distance between them is also far from each other!
The third uncle looked at the nearest stone staircase, then at his injured thigh, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's too far away, and the monkey can't jump over!" Our equipment is also lost, and I am wounded in the leg, alas! Is it possible that you have to go to the outer city to find some ropes? ”
The third uncle couldn't help but stomp at his feet to vent the helplessness in his heart, but with this light kick, his whole body was like a spring, and it bounced up two or three feet directly, so shocked that we all opened our mouths wide, and the third uncle was even more frightened in mid-air, and blurted out:
"I~~ grass!"