The two walked one after the other, on this mysterious staircase. An Xin said whimsically as she walked: "I think there should be more than one secret passage here." If the master can go, then there should be the attendants and those prisoners. Otherwise, how can it reflect the privilege of the master. ”

Li Yuanhao said approvingly: "There is a certain truth in what you say. In the past, people had a very strong sense of class, and those in power really would not tolerate those low-level prisoners and themselves going the same way. However, since it has been abandoned for so many years, we are very lucky to be able to find this passage. As for the other passages, it is not certain whether they can be preserved. ”

The night pearls inlaid on the rock walls on both sides are as bright and beautiful as the bright moon, exuding a faint fluorescence, illuminating the road under the feet of the two people. With these fluorescences accompanied, the two of them soon reached the top of the stairs. There is still a thick stone gate in front of you. However, the mechanism of opening the door this time was obvious, on both sides of the stone door, on the base of a huge copper oil lamp.

The patterns on the two copper lampholders are not the same, and one has a dragon carved on it. The dragon opened its mouth, its head was high, the dragon scales were clear, the dragon claws were separated, and it flew among the clouds, which was very powerful. The other is carved on the top of the phoenix, the phoenix stands on the lotus petals, the crested head is slightly drooping, the eyes are forward-looking, the feathers are unfolded, and the upward is upturned, the posture is beautiful and dynamic. It has obvious characteristics of the Central Plains culture.

Although the lamp oil inside has long dried up, and now it is just a decoration, it can be seen that the original owner here was deeply influenced by the Central Plains culture.

Li Yuanhao looked at the two bases and asked with a bitter face, "Which mechanism are we going to pull this time?" ”

He had already been scared of the pit before, and now that he thought about it, there would never be only one mechanism found in that fox cave. I'm afraid there are countless traps waiting for those uninvited guests who break in. And the mechanism that really opened the door was definitely very hidden, and An Xin and Li Yuanhao didn't find it at all.

An Xin carefully observed the two copper lampholders in front of her, after half a ring. She pointed to the dragon-shaped bronze lamp base on her left and said, "I think the mechanism should be there." ”

"Why, wife, do you see anything in this lampholder?" Li Yuanhao asked curiously.

An Xin pointed to the dragon head and the crested head on the other side and said, "I think the owner here is deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains. will carry this influence through to the end. You see this dragon head is high and noble. Mighty, showing the style of a king. And although this phoenix is also beautiful and has thousands of manners, the phoenix's head is lowered, showing a humble state. Since this is an imperial road, I think the mechanism should be under the dragon-shaped lampholder. ”

After listening to An Xin's analysis, Li Yuanhao did not immediately agree, he frowned slightly. After thinking for a moment, he shook his head and said, "I think something is wrong. Don't forget, although they were deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains, they believed in shamanism in which the gods and gods were united.

Shaman is the primitive belief of the northern peoples, which originated very early and has been very developed and mature in the matriarchal society. Shamans are almost all clan leaders, and the Queen Mother of the West, who has been deified by the Central Plains, is the shaman and chieftain.

So a long time ago, those shamans who danced the great gods were generally served by the female xing of the clan. If it's somewhere else, it's natural to honor the dragon. But since you think it's an altar for shamans to use to communicate with the gods, then it's not necessarily true. ”

Li Yuanhao's words seem to be very reasonable, and An Xin originally had a very determined attitude. It's also becoming uncertain. She looked at the dragon and phoenix in front of her, and said a little confused: "Then which one are we going to try?" ”

Li Yuanhao touched his chin, and after groaning for a while, he patted his thigh and decided: "Just bet on this phoenix bronze lamp holder, if you are really mistaken." Big deal, let's take another tour of the dark tunnels. Anyway, we've seen all those giant rats and giant insects in Xiamian. It doesn't scare us. ”

"Okay, let's bet on it." An Xin didn't say a word. grabbed the beautiful phoenix bronze lamp holder on the wall and pulled it to the side. At the same time, the two of them also secretly raised their vigilance in their hearts.

Just hear a creaking sound. There was nothing unusual on the stone floor, but the heavy stone door in front of them began to rise slowly. It seems that this time she finally made the right bet, An Xin's heart was relieved, and she couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Li Yuanhao, who was triumphant.

As the stone door opened, a brighter and brighter light came out, illuminating An Xin and Li Yuanhao's feet even brighter. An Xin smiled slightly, raised her beautiful face at Li Yuanhao, and said heartily: "Let's go!" The ancient secrets of your heart are about to be discovered. ”

Li Yuanhao laughed and said, "Aren't you curious? I don't believe it! He took the lead and strode inside. An Xin smiled and followed.

After the two of them stepped into the stone gate, they both smelled a very strange smell in the air. However, they didn't pay attention to it, because they were completely attracted by the Qing shape they saw in front of them. It turned out that inside the stone gate, there was a huge stone room, and this stone room looked unusually magnificent.

The walls of the stone room and the roof are inlaid with a large number of fluorescent night pearls, which illuminate the whole room very brightly. There are also twelve huge black stone pillars standing in the stone house, all of which are carved into blue-faced fangs, grotesque and cold mountain gods. The east, west, south, and north sides are hung with leather ropes respectively with the sun, moon, geese, cuckoos and other wooden products.

An Xin immediately noticed that in the middle of this stone room, there was a bluestone slab similar to an offering table, but on top of it was a huge oval ball. She walked over and looked at it carefully, only to find that on the outside of this sphere, all of them were shiny white si, and the sphere was translucent. It looks like a giant silkworm cocoon.

But Li Yuanhao was completely attracted by the various totems painted on the walls around him. The shamans depicted on the patterns are all extremely expressive, and all of them are simulated as various animals or gods and monsters according to the requirements of the sacrifice content.

It is said that for fear of being recognized by the deceased or the gods, shamans wear masks and cover their faces with the colored tassels on the god's hat. Wearing a shaman's costume and a waist bell, holding a drum in his left hand and a drum whip in his right hand, he sings a sacred song while beating the drum and other rattles, full of mysterious se.

Li Yuanhao was almost stunned, looking at these patterns, he even felt that these shamans seemed to have changed on the wall. The shamans' hands and feet moved, as if they were dancing some kind of prayerful dance, and the mysterious song of the gods was heard in their ears, and the rhythmic sound of the drums was deafening. Li Yuanhao was completely immersed in this mysterious atmosphere.

An Xin has been looking at this cocoon curiously, and under the illumination of the night pearl, she can clearly see the fine lines on it. She sighed in her heart, such a big cocoon, and she didn't know how long it had been here. If it could really be transformed into a butterfly, I don't know if it would be a giant butterfly!

Just when she was looking at the cocoon, thinking about it. But to his astonishment, he found that in the originally translucent silkworm cocoon, there seemed to be a faint black shadow wriggling. Could it really be that there is a butterfly hiding inside that is about to feather? An Xin wiped her eyes in disbelief, but when she looked closely, there was nothing, the cocoon was still quietly there.

An Xin felt a strange feeling in her heart, and she hurriedly turned around and called out to Li Yuanhao, who was still obsessed with those totems: "Yuanhao, you come here to take a look." ”

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a slight "click" behind her, like the sound of a chick pecking at an eggshell when it broke its shell. Although the voice is small, in this silent stone cave, in An Xin's ears, it is no less than a thunderbolt on a sunny day. She turned her head suddenly, and saw a long crack on the back of the cocoon. Something seems to be trying to get out of it.

An Xin's heart was in her throat, and while she was nervous, she subconsciously clenched the nameless sword in her hand. In her mind, no matter what kind of old monster crawled out of it, as long as it didn't look right, she would just stab it with a sword.

However, after the cocoon cracked a crack, there was no movement. But there was a faint strange fragrance that spread out from that crack. Smelling this fragrance, An Xin's heart not only did not relax at all, but tightened even tighter.

Li Yuanhao didn't know when he came to her. Seeing An Xin's solemn face, as if she was facing a great enemy, he couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Wife, what's wrong with you?" ”

An Xin didn't raise her head, she stared intently at the cocoon in front of her, and said uneasily: "Look at it, there is actually a crack on the top of this cocoon, and I don't know what kind of monster will come out of it." ”

Li Yuanhao glanced at the silkworm cocoon and said coldly: "Since it's a monster, don't let him come out, it's better to stay in it forever." After saying that, he suddenly raised the nameless sword in his hand and stabbed it fiercely at the cocoon.

"Ahh A terrible scream suddenly came out of the cocoon, and immediately a large amount of blood continued to gush out along the hole pierced by the nameless sword.

An Xin suddenly felt a little dizzy in her head, because she could hear it clearly, and she was very familiar with the terrible scream, and the tone was almost exactly the same as Li Yuanhao. "This voice, this voice, how is it exactly the same as yours?" An Xin stammered and asked.

Li Yuanhao glanced at her, and said unusually coldly: "Since it is said that there is a monster inside, it will imitate my voice, what's so strange." You don't have to bother. ”

An Xin felt that her heart was in a mess, and that feeling of uneasiness had almost reached the extreme. She took a step forward a little dazedly, and muttered, "I want to see who is inside." ”

Who knew that Li Yuanhao was unusual, he grabbed An Xin's wrist suddenly, and said viciously: "I said everything, if you don't want to pay attention to it, don't you understand?" "To be continued

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