Time flickered, and it was already three days later.

Night Terror Hall rode a charcoal red horse, wearing the stars and the moon in the long sea of sand, and from time to time took out a clairvoyant mirror to look at the sand sea with the same scenery.

Because they knew the exact direction and wanted to hurry, they didn't bring a carriage on this trip, and all the more than 30 people rode lightly on horses and galloped towards Crescent Bay.

At this time, She Long took the guards, and protected Dongfang Liren and others in the middle, although the Queen Mother looked soft and weak, but she was born in Jiangmen since she was a child, and her riding skills were not bad, and she rode a high-headed horse forward, and even had the heart to read a book secretly.

And Hua Qingzhi's legs and feet are inconvenient, she can't ride a horse at all, and it's not good to sit in the arms of Night Terror, so she is a little cramped and sat in Da Ben's arms and was hugged.

Because the big stupid figure is very tall, it is a little shorter than the night terror, the size of the placket is amazing, and she has always maintained a posture of holding her head high, and the slender Hua Qingzhi sat sideways in her arms, and turned her head to face the fat-headed dragon!

In slight contrast, it feels bigger than her face, and the oppressive force is simply ruthless.

Even if Hua Qingzhi has been sitting for a few days, she is still not used to it, so she can only look at the sand sea without squinting and make the appearance of enjoying the scenery.

Dongfang Liren's demeanor has been upright since childhood, and he did not deliberately raise his head and chest to suppress people, and after walking to a poplar forest, he said:

"It's more than thirty miles away, do you want to stop and rest?"

The night terror hall was not tired, but the horses behind couldn't bear the day and night attack, and they were about to beckon She Long and the others to rest, but they looked at the poplar forest again.

Luo Ning and Sanniang have been behind them, and at this time they came to the poplar forest to look, and they could see that there was a hole dug out of the ground, and there were more than one person going deep into the ground, which was similar to the wellhead, but there was no water trace in it, only a broken stone.

Night Terror turned over and dismounted, looked at the traces in the pit, and found that it was very new, and could even tell that it was dug with a hoe, and asked:

"You came back a few days ago and looked for water here?"

Pei Xiangjun shook his head: "The water we took from Crescent Bay, this should have been dug by someone else." ”

Luo stared left and right, slightly puzzled: "There is no man's land within a radius of hundreds of miles, isn't it a lost caravan?" ”

Night Terror Hall observed the surroundings, because there had been sandstorms in recent days, and there were no footprints left on the ground, and thought for a while:

"Judging by the traces, there are special excavation tools with them, and there is more than one person, which does not look like a caravan ......"

After only two sentences, She Long and the others also gathered around the pit, and looked at each other.

For the sake of safety, the Night Terror Hall took out the sleeping bird from the bamboo box hanging on the side of the horse, and let it patrol around the sky to see if there was anyone within a hundred miles, and then instructed She Long:

"Send a few people to search the neighborhood to see if there are any tracks. The others rested on the spot for a quarter of an hour, and then set up camp at Crescent Bay. ”

"No."

She Long immediately took the order and arranged for four catchers to search the surrounding area, while the others dismounted and repaired around the poplar forest.

Night Terror Hall took advantage of the rest time to explore the surrounding area, and soon after, She Long brought people back and reported:

"There is horse manure under the sand, and the time to dig the pit should be in the past two days, and the team estimates that ten people are up, and the others are not visible."

Night Terror didn't think that there was any team in the desert that could threaten their safety, but for the sake of safety, she Long still sent two scouts out, opened the way in front, and continued to set off.

The distance of more than 30 miles is not close in the desert, but the elite of the accompanying black ya, equipped with the high-grade war horses that were brought from the military department by the big stupid and stupid, and the endurance and speed are far better than ordinary horses, and it did not take much time to arrive at the destination of this trip.

Night Terror walked up to a sand dune, and when you saw the lake not far away, you could feel that the oncoming breeze was not dry, and there were dots of greenery in your field of vision.

The crescent-shaped lake between the sand sea is also larger than he imagined, more than two miles long from north to south, and half a mile wide from east to west, the lake is very calm, only the slight folds brought by the breeze, and the sea of stars and the moon are reflected in it, and it looks like a crystal gem embedded in the sea of sand from a distance.

Although the scenery here is indeed not as magnificent as Yunmengze, and it is far less beautiful than Jiangzhou, the scenery is also a tourist situation.

People who come to Crescent Bay, in recent days, must have been eating sand in the desert no man's land, seeing a scorpion can look at it for a long time, and suddenly bumping into such a big lake, it feels like 'single for a long time to see the sow feel clear eyebrows', which is really eye-catching.

Standing on the sand dunes, looking at the crescent moon bay not far away, Night Terror Hall took a few breaths and commented:

"I think it's beautiful, you see, there are a few sand foxes to drink."

The Queen Mother had already driven her horse to her, raised her eyes, and her eyes lit up:

"Last time I came during the day, the hot people couldn't breathe, and after a few glances, I left, but I didn't expect the scenery to be good at night......"

Night Terror laughed, drove his horse down the dunes, came to the crescent of the lake, and beckoned his men to start camping on the spot.

Dongfang Liren has already been here once, although the scenery is different at night, but the difference is not very big after all, just rest by the lake with Sanniang Ning'er.

And Hua Qingzhi was much more interested because it was the first time to come, and she stood by the lake with the Queen Mother, watching the night terrors start to work.

The purpose of Night Terror's trip was to find the stone tablet recorded by the First Emperor.

According to the records of Panlong Cave, the stele was sunk into Tiantan, and Tiantan was originally supposed to be a big lake, but after the great change of heaven and earth Liangchuan turned into a desert, it gradually shrank and became a small crescent bay today.

For this reason, the scope of the search is probably centered on Crescent Bay, and you have to explore it for several miles, which is still a considerable amount of work.

The accompanying black yayu was fast, all carrying long poles similar to the Luoyang shovel, and after setting up the tent in the dormitory, they divided into groups of two and began to explore in the desert.

The Night Terror Hall took off his clothes by the lake, plunged headlong into the lake, and stabbed into the bottom of the lake with a probe in his hand, searching in the water.

Although there are a lot of helpers, but two thousand years have passed, it is not clear how deep the stele is buried, if it is buried in a thick layer of sand, and there are no architectural relics around, it is impossible to detect the probe rod one inch shorter, this method is obviously still relatively stupid.

The night terror hall was busy for a long time without results, but it was the white figure in the waves, which made the Queen Mother and Hua Qingzhi blushing.

Just a moment after everyone was busy, the sound of wings stirring came from the sky.

Ning'er, who was sitting in the camp, got up and caught the bird with her arm, and asked:

"How's it going?"

"Twitter......"

The bird spreads its wings and begins to make various gestures.

Crash~

Seeing this, Night Terror Hall also came out of the water, stuck the probe rod in the sand, came to him barebody, looked at the bird's body language, and then translated:

"To the southeast, eight miles away, sixteen horses, two people."

Dongfang Liren came out of the tent he had set up, and he was a little dazed when he heard the sound:

"Two people, sixteen horses? Is this a horse dealer? ”

The birds are just scouting from high altitudes, and all they can see is the information on the bright side, and the rest of the nature can't respond.

Night Terror felt that the possibility of a horse dealer appearing in this no-man's land was very small, and thought for a while:

"It's not too far, you guys rest first, I'll go over and see the situation."

After that, he took the robe from Ning Er's hand and galloped towards the southeast......

——

The vicinity of Crescent Bay is a no-man's land, and in the middle of the night, it is like a dead Yellow Sea.

The cold moonlight sprinkled between the sand sea, more than a dozen horses, parked behind a sand dune, and there was a hole dug out next to it.

Two eunuchs, who were guarding the horses, sat beside the entrance of the cave, holding dry rations in their hands, and were talking with frowns on their brows:

"In my opinion, the imperial court is also in a hurry to go to the doctor, running thousands of miles, to find a stone tablet in this place where birds don't lay eggs, even if the first emperor really left some secret books, what can it be? Martial arts, whether you can practice it well or not depends on the person, the talent of the Night Terror Hall is there, and it is said that there are still six pictures around, even if the First Emperor himself comes over, I suspect that it may not be able to suppress ......"

"Alas, the national teacher is also a masterpiece of a generation, and his talent is not worse than that of the Night Terrors. And Night Terror Hall deduced the seventh picture by himself, destined to die or live, we don't have to fight, as long as it is consumed, he will be dragged to death sooner or later......"

……

At the same time, not far from the two of them, on the back slope of the sand dune.

The birds that came in a hurry, squatting between the yellow sand, quietly poked out their round heads, and tilted their heads to look down.

Night Terror Hall lay next to him and listened carefully, his eyes were quite surprised.

From the conversation, he could hear that these two were from the Northern Liang Imperial Court, but he couldn't figure out who the leader was. As for the purpose, it is very clear - these people, like him, came to dig up the stone monument.

Judging from the time of each other's arrival, this is likely to be related to Li Si who escaped from the Wuma Department, after all, the first emperor left a handwriting at the exit of the military road, and Li Si is in charge of diplomacy, and he has a lot of treasures about the history of the West Sea.

And judging from the current situation, this group of people seems to have really dug up clues......

Seeing that there was an unexpected gain, the Night Terror Hall naturally did not hesitate, observed for a while, and after finding that there was no one else nearby, he took out two copper coins from his arms and flicked them lightly.

Knock knock~

The two who were talking, without any reaction, tilted their necks at the same time and fell to the ground.

Sa~

Night Terror fell silently in front of him, holding the two of them with both hands, lightly putting them on the ground, and then looking into the hole.

Underneath the pothole, there is a stone brick building, which is more than three feet above the ground, very deep, and should have been buried in the ground at first, not by yellow sand afterwards.

Night Terror Hall thought it was an authentic tunnel, but when he jumped into it silently, he found that the place where it was located was narrow and oppressive, and it looked more like an ancient tomb.

The Night Terror Hall observed left and right, listened carefully, but found that there was no sound nearby, and the more than ten people who had already entered were nowhere to be found.

Seeing this, he wandered around the ancient tomb for a moment, and finally came to a stone chamber. There is a stone tablet in the stone room, which is engraved with dense handwriting in ancient Liang script.

The tomb wall behind the stele has been opened, revealing a deep aisle, which leads to nowhere.

Night Terror Hall looked at the stele a few times, at this time he only hated reading less, and he didn't know what was written, and he couldn't figure out where the passage led......

——

At the same time, the other end of the aisle.

The wide stone hall is built deep underground, and the stone carvings of the dragon on the walls are ancient and solemn, and the whole looks like an imperial tomb buried in the ground for thousands of years.

But in the middle of the hall, there is not a golden coffin, but a huge stone tablet two feet high, and there is an altar in front of it, as well as a bronze sacrificial vessel that has been corroded by the years and cannot be seen in its original appearance.

Hua Junchen and the others scattered around the hall, observing the words and pictures on the stone walls.

Father-in-law Ziliang and Li Si stood in the middle, looking up at the giant black stone tablet in front of them.

I don't know what material the stele is, I don't know how many spring and autumn periods ago, it still looks as bright as new, and there is a picture carved on it.

The picture depicts a 'three-headed, six-armed Buddha statue', and the carving is so fine that it is only the thickness of a human hair, but it covers the entire two-zhang high stone tablet, so that the details and textures of the skin can be distinguished, just like a living person embedded in a black stone.

But it is a pity that such an ingenious inscription was destroyed.

The bottom two-thirds of the stele is very complete, and there are no flaws to be seen, but the shoulders of the Buddha statue are cut off by the stele attached, and the head of the Buddha cannot be seen at all, and there is no broken stele on the ground, which is obviously taken away.

Li Si stood in front of the stone stele, and after carefully observing it for a long time, he asked:

"Is this the Ming Dragon Diagram at this moment?"

Ziliang's father-in-law had learned the Mingshen diagram in the Ouchi, and he was not unfamiliar with the Minglong diagram, so he had carefully examined the mural at this time, and shook his head gently:

"It's different from the Minglong diagram, but it's the same, and if you think about this thoroughly, you should be able to practice a similar effect. It's a pity that the Buddha's head was destroyed and incomplete. ”

After Ziliang's father-in-law finished speaking, he half-squatted down and looked at the base of the stone stele.

The pedestal is engraved with three texts, the first two of which are unknown, and the last line, in the language that is in vogue today.

Father-in-law Ziliang was not proficient in the ancient Liang language, and asked:

"What are the first two lines of words?"

Li Si half-squatted down and carefully identified the moment:

This first line, which should have been left by the First Emperor, reads - This is the way against the heavens, and it must not flow into the world, otherwise the way of heaven is unbalanced, and it will be punished by God. It seems that the first emperor persuaded future generations not to spread the word. ”

Several people around the area also gathered at this time, and Hua Junchen stood up and pondered:

"After learning nine Minglong diagrams, it is rumored that you will live forever, if everyone learns and everyone lives forever, the world will change from 'birth, old age, sickness and death' to 'only life and not death', then the way of heaven is indeed out of balance."

Father-in-law Ziliang bowed slightly, and asked again:

"What's next?"

Li Si looked at it carefully: "This paragraph, judging from the tone, it seems that Wu Taizu responded to the first emperor, and it was:

If the heavens punish me, they can also punish them.

There are very few immortals in ancient and modern times, and I have found the avenue, but how can I hide it from future generations.

In addition, if the ancient tune is not played, this monument will not be transmitted. ”

After hearing this, Hua Junchen's eyes showed surprise:

"It is worthy of Wu Taizu who ascended by the dragon, and he is much more crazy than the first emperor."

Father-in-law Ziliang tasted it a little and commented:

"The First Emperor is a god-given divine art, and he is in awe, so he doesn't dare to pass on this technique to the world. And Wu Taizu should have realized the Great Dao by himself, and did not take heaven and earth in his eyes to refute the views of the first emperor, so he created the Minglong diagram that has been handed down to this day. ”

Seeing this, Father-in-law Yin and others began to discuss:

"No wonder before Wu Taizu rode the dragon, there was no saying in the world that he became an immortal and attained Taoism, it turned out that the ancient ancestors did not dare to say it."

"Wu Taizu left the Minglong Diagram behind, and it seems that no one can follow in his footsteps, and there seems to be no difference between publicly teaching and not passing it on."

"Alas, the master led the way into the door, and the practice was in the individual. No one can follow in his footsteps, and I can only say that my descendants are stupid and dull, and they are not as good as these two masters. ”

"This is not nonsense, there is only one Wu Taizu who can compete with the first emperor throughout the ages, who dares to compare with these two......

……

While everyone was gossiping, Li Si looked at the last paragraph, which read:

The person is one foot high, and the road is one foot high.

Even if I am a bird in a cage, how dare I speak lightly, my predecessors misunderstood me.

This line is written in contemporary script, and everyone knows it, but the meaning is not easy to understand.

Li Si pondered for a moment and guessed:

"The person who left this sentence should have found the Minglong diagram and this stone tablet, but he failed to become an immortal and complained here. I estimate that the stone monument was destroyed, and the last three pictures that disappeared are all related to this person. ”

Hua Junchen half-squatted down, raised his hand and touched the handwriting:

"Wu Taizu is 1,200 years old, and the year cannot be seen in this handwriting, it may be Fengguan City in the near distance, and it is difficult to verify it in the distance. Now what? ”

Father-in-law Ziliang raised his head and looked at the broken stone tablet:

"Although the inscription on this stele is not a picture of the dragon, the utility should not be much different, and only part of it is destroyed. If we can understand it, we should be able to use it very well, but as for the defects, we can only find a way to find them. ”

Li Si nodded: "This Buddha statue is too complicated, let the Danqing Holy Hand follow the description, it will take a few years, and I can't trace the depth of the nicks, I can't rub it, so I can only find a way to move it back." ”

Hua Junchen turned his head to look at the two-zhang high giant stone tablet, and spread his hands slightly:

"I'm afraid this stele is not less than tens of thousands of catties, Lord Li is here to move?"

Ziliang's father-in-law knew that this thing could not be taken away, so he said:

"You are all talented, hurry up and understand, the dry food can last for seven days, no matter whether it is success or failure after seven days, we will quickly turn back, go back and find a way to transport this monument back to the Xihai Metropolitan Protectorate."

Hua Junchen, Xu Tianying and the like, their talents are actually top-notch in the rivers and lakes, but they are just weaker than the night terrors, seeing Ziliang's father-in-law say this, he naturally did not miss the opportunity to learn supernatural powers, and immediately sat down in front of the stone tablet and began to observe and comprehend.

But it's a pity that this stele is much more obscure than the Ming Dragon diagram.

More than ten people led by Ziliang's father-in-law sat seriously in front of the stone stele, I don't know how long they looked at it, their eyes were sore, and only Ziliang's father-in-law, Xu Tianying, and Hua Junchen touched the doorway, but it felt like 'first draw a horse's head, then draw the body and limbs, and a lifelike horse will come out', and the details are all up to themselves.

Others are completely on the wall.

And just after everyone studied silently for an unknown amount of time, Father-in-law Ziliang suddenly moved his ears and raised his eyes to look up.

The rest of the people, seeing this, also retracted their minds and looked up, only to faintly hear a sound from above:

Boom~

Boom~

It sounded like there was an iron tool, and through the sand layer, it pierced the dome of the stone hall, and when it was found that it could not move, the sound disappeared.

Father-in-law Ziliang frowned, raised his hand and pressed the floor tiles, carefully perceived with the magic power of the Ming God Diagram, and found that there was a slight movement on the surface, as if someone was digging the sand above......

(End of chapter)