Chapter 133: Poisonous Silver Needle
Seeing the statue change position, Su Dingqin and the others immediately rushed forward.
Walking to Shitai Su in front of Ding Qin blocked the folding fan in front of Shen Nanxiao and Ning Nanxi, and said with a solemn face: "There must be a problem with the appearance of a secret passage out of thin air here, it is very likely that this is where the entrance to the ancient tomb is, you two wait here first, if there is nothing to do, we will find out." ”
Seeing Shen Nanxiao and the others nodding in response, Su Dingqin jumped directly onto the high platform, and then he blocked the Tiangang Water Splitting Fan on his chest and slowly approached the secret passage.
When he walked to the front of the dark passage, there was a sudden swishing sound from inside, and before a few of us could come to our senses, several cold rays were launched from it.
At this time, Su Dingqin was only half a meter away from the entrance of the cave, and it was too late to dodge.
With a flick of his wrist, the folding fan in his hand turned on instantly.
Immediately after that, there was a thud and a few fires splashed, and the object that was shot from the dark tunnel suddenly fell to the ground.
A few of us looked at it and found that it was three silver needles as long and short as index fingers and as thick as chopsticks.
The needle was extremely sharp, and even though the vision in the temple was unclear, it still flashed with cold light, and the needle was smeared with a viscous black liquid.
Su Dingqin put away the Tiangang Water Splitting Fan after blocking the silver needle shot in the dark passage, he squatted down and picked up the silver needle that fell to the ground and looked at it carefully for a moment, then put it under his nose and sniffed it, his expression suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "What a poisonous method, this silver needle is not only extremely sharp, but also coated with poison on the needle, if I didn't use the Tiangang Water Splitting Fan to block my chest just now, I'm afraid my life is not in danger now." ”
As he spoke, there was a rustling sound at the temple gate, and it turned out to be a palm-sized gray mouse foraging for food.
Seeing this, Su Dingqin raised his hand and waved, and the silver needle in his hand instantly struck out.
I saw that the air was as cold as lightning, and before I could come back to my senses, the silver needle had pierced the hind limbs of the mouse.
At first, the rat kept screaming after being stabbed, and was able to drag the injured leg to continue walking, but only three or five seconds later, the mouse collapsed directly to the ground, convulsing all over his body, and foaming at the mouth.
After lasting like this for more than ten seconds, the fur on the rat's body began to fall off, and the skin festered, and in just three to five minutes, it turned into a pool of blood, and the color of the blood turned dark blue.
In just a few minutes, a live mouse melted into a pool of blood, which was indeed unexpected by all of us.
At this time, Su Dingqin said coldly: "The poison smeared on the silver needle should be the rumored rotten bones and corpses, as long as the poison enters the human body or hurts the flesh, it will cause the skin of the injured to fester, and the flesh and blood will melt after a long time, so it is definitely not simple to see the master of this ancient tomb, just the entrance is set up such a dangerous trap, I am afraid that the mechanism inside is even more complicated." ”
"If there will be a silver needle shooting when you get close to the dark hole, then Xiang Liang should have dodged it, but why didn't you see where the silver needle was?" Ning Nanxi asked puzzled.
Su Dingqin raised his head and glanced at it when he heard this, and immediately put away the folding fan and pointed in the direction of the beam above his head, and said coldly: "After dodging the beam, the silver needle shot into the air, and all of them were nailed to the wooden board behind the beam, but our vision was blocked by the beam before, so we didn't see it." ”
Hearing this, the three of us immediately retreated a few steps to the side of the beam, and looked at it, and sure enough, three silver needles nailed to the wooden board behind the beam were found, and the silver needles were exactly the same as the silver needles that attacked Su Dingqin before.
In this way, this Xiang Liang is indeed a master of tomb robbery, just now Su Dingqin relied on Tiangang to split the water fan so that he did not get hit, but Xiang Liang was able to dodge with his agile body, and there are probably only a handful of people who have such ability to look at the entire rivers and lakes.
"So what do we do now, do you want to go in and have a look?" Shen Nanxiao looked at the dark cave and asked.
"No, just the entrance of the cave is designed by the other party to design such a poisonous trap, I don't know what danger there will be, a few of us are not thieves, we don't know anything about traps, if we enter it to trigger the mechanism, maybe we have to fold inside, and this time we didn't make any preparations for coming, we didn't bring any dry food and water sources, once we entered it, I am afraid that we will not be able to get out in a short time, if we are trapped in it, even if we are not killed by the trap, I am afraid that we will starve to death and die of thirst, for the sake of safety, we still retreat first, Wait for the thieves to join us tomorrow before entering the dark hole. ”
As soon as Su Dingqin's voice fell, a rumbling sound came from his side, and following the sound, the statue several meters high began to rotate, and after a short time, the dark hole was blocked, and there was no difference from before when he looked closely.
It seems that this dark hole has a time limit, and after a certain amount of time, the dark hole will close on its own.
Looking at the statue in front of him that had been restored to its original state, Su Dingqin couldn't help but let out a sigh of admiration, I really didn't expect this strange and ingenious skill to be so magical, not to mention being able to turn such a heavy statue, but also to be able to restore it to its original state in a certain period of time, this is indeed beyond my imagination.
In the past, the craftsmanship of craftsmen was indeed ingenious, and it was not at all comparable to today's craftsmen.
After speaking, Su Dingqin jumped off the stone platform, looked at the three of us and said in a deep voice: "Now that we have found the entrance to the ancient tomb, just come and enter directly from here tomorrow, if it is not early today, let's return to the camp as soon as possible, if it is dark in the forest, I am afraid it will be dangerous." ”
Hearing this, a few of us nodded, and then walked out of the temple and walked briskly in the direction of the camp.
When I came, I was nervous, worried that I would not be able to find the entrance to the ancient tomb, but now that I have found it, I am even more nervous.
One is that he is more curious about the identity and background of the owner of this ancient tomb, and the other is that he is a little afraid of the traps in the ancient tomb.
Su Dingqin is a member of the miscellaneous affairs department, if it weren't for Tiangang's water splitting fan, I'm afraid he would have died in the Diwang Temple just now, if I rashly approached the dark hole just now, then wouldn't I have become a dead soul under the needle now.
I don't dare to think about it anymore, now I have no ability to continue to follow Ning Nanxi and the others, but I don't know what the purpose of the journey is, and where the destination is, maybe only after I am strong can I change the status quo and break out of my own path.
Walking all the way, Rao did not rest halfway, but after two hours, the sky was still darkened as promised.
At this time, the forest is extremely dark, and we are still some distance from the camp, so we have no choice but to take out a flashlight to illuminate, but this is extremely dangerous for us, because the big beasts in the forest are basically foraging at night, even if Shen Nanxiao is proficient in animal language, it will not play much role at this moment, because those beasts have no intelligence at all, and they will not change their minds because of your words, so we are in a dangerous situation at the moment, and we can only continue to speed up and walk towards the camp.
In the meantime, I also asked Ning Nanxi why he didn't use Ye Ming Dan, after all, after eating it, except for his own ability to see the scenery clearly, other people couldn't feel any light, but Ning Nanxi said that Ye Ming Dan was scarce and very precious, and two had been used before, and now there are three left in the bottle, which must be used in an emergency, so keep it to prevent future troubles.
After a few minutes of re-traveling, the sky was completely dark, looking up, in the absence of light, it was almost impossible to tell whether it was dense leaves or a dark sky overhead, the four of us took advantage of the night to march in the dense forest, walking Su Dingqin suddenly stopped, covered the flashlight light with his palm, seeing this, Shen Nanxiao put the flashlight upside down on his abdomen, and said in a low voice: "What's the matter, is there something wrong?" ”
"Something is wrong, there is a sudden mist in this forest, there is a faint yin atmosphere, I suspect that there is something unclean in this forest!" Su Dingqin said in a deep voice.
Hearing this, Ning Nanxi and I immediately turned off the flashlight, and immediately looked around, at this time, the surroundings were empty, only trees and weeds, and we did not see any evil things, but a few meters away from us, there was a faint mist filling the forest, judging from previous experience, there were indeed evil things near here.
"Brother Su, there's a fire in the direction of the dense forest over there!" Ning Nanxi pointed in front of him and suddenly reminded.
Hearing this, a few of us immediately looked in the direction of Ning Nanxi's finger, and sure enough, a faint burst of fire appeared in the dense forest about ten meters away from us, and there was a black shadow flickering next to the firelight, which looked like it should be a person.
"Turn off the flashlights, let's follow the firelight and take a look, remember to be careful, this Yangguanling is deserted and uninhabited, and now we are definitely not living people, don't act rashly first, and then make a decision after clarifying the situation." After Su Dingqin finished speaking, he turned off the flashlight, and Shen Nanxiao also put away the flashlight.
The four of us cautiously followed the direction of the firelight, and just a few steps later, we heard a terrible shout coming from not far away: "Mei Niang! Where are you, Mei Niang, you come out to see me quickly, I'm looking for you so hard......"
Judging by the voice, it must have been a man, and the man's voice was hoarse and low, full of grief and anguish, as if he was struggling to find a lover.
Hearing the shout, a few of us continued to move forward, and soon came to a place a few meters away from the firelight, Su Dingqin stood at the front and stretched out the Tiangang water fan to open the branches and leaves in front of him, and looked through the gap, there was a middle-aged man standing about five or six meters away from us, this man was in tattered clothes, there was a lot of sludge on it in addition to patches, and the whole person was even more unkempt and unkempt, his beard had fallen down his chest, and his face was pale with vicissitudes of life, as if he had not eaten for several days.
At this time, the middle-aged man was holding a torch, shouting while walking, his eyes kept scanning between the dense forests, and Ning Nanxi, who saw this scene, said in a low voice: "This person is full of yin qi, he must not be a living person, how could he suddenly appear in this dense forest, could it be a nearby villager who died?" ”
"No way, this man is not contemporary, I suspect that he is an evil creature who has been dead for a long time, the reason why he wandered around in this dense forest is probably because his wish has not been fulfilled, or he does not know that he is dead at all." Su Dingqin responded in a deep voice.
"If that's the case, then he can be considered a poor man, since he is already dead, why don't we tell this matter bluntly, lest he wander aimlessly in this world." Ning Nanxi proposed in a low voice.
"No, I don't know the identity of this person yet, so we can't show up easily, let's continue to observe first, and then come forward after confirming the identity of the other party." Su Dingqin blocked.
Hearing this, a few of us stood in place and quietly watched the man in the dense forest, and after scanning for a while, the man continued to shout: "Mei Niang, where were you captured by those officers and soldiers, I heard that you were taken to this Xiehu Ridge, but I have been looking for you for so long, why haven't you found it!" ”