Volume 1 Sacrifice of the Corpse to the Mountain Chapter 98 Divergence
The bronze lid opened, and the crowd gathered around it.
Zhang Shouyu also stood on the side and glanced at it.
It was dark and deep, and there was a faint sound of water flowing.
The lid is wide enough to accommodate three people going down side by side at the same time.
"This must be the way out, the underground waterway of Wumuyin Mountain is tortuous, I think the Japanese who came here have figured it out, we just need to observe properly, it shouldn't be difficult to get out."
Situ Ling was extremely excited at the moment.
The more you are full of desire for life, the more you can feel the surprise of this desperate life.
But Zhang Shouyu couldn't laugh.
Situ Ling didn't delay any longer, urging everyone to hurry down, my sister had already taken the lead, walking at the forefront to open the way for everyone.
The climbing ropes, climbing hooks, sabers and stabs were all in battle, and everyone was fully armed and began to march along the damp tunnel.
Zhang Shouyu and Hanyang Zao walked last, sandwiching Yanzi and Bu Nan Yu in the middle.
The walkway has apparently been reworked by the Japanese, and although there are no stone steps, it is extremely smooth.
There are still two light flashlights left in the team, and the lighting is not a problem.
Zhang Shouyu rubbed down step by step, and he felt that he was on the next gentle slope.
The ramp was very long, and it took more than forty minutes to walk.
After that, there was a long and flat road, with a height of only about one meter six, and everyone could only bow forward.
The distance of the long road is even more exaggerated, and everyone traveled for an hour and a half before they could find two forks in the road.
"It seems that the structure here is a concave figure-eight, which one should we go up, the trail is long?"
Situ Ling stood on the fork in the road and looked back at Zhang Shouyu, and it was obvious that Zhang Shouyu's voice at the moment was extremely weighty.
"It's hard to say, where does this lead?"
Zhang Shouyu was listless at the moment, obviously preoccupied.
"One is to continue to go up, the slope looks similar to the road that came down before, and the other is to turn right and walk horizontally, I don't know where it leads."
Situ Lingyan pointed downward, after walking for so long, half of everyone's bodies were completely soaked.
"Trail leader, I can't guarantee that you won't encounter a dark river if you walk on this road, after all, you have all seen it, this waterway is extremely complicated, and the further you go, the deeper the water level becomes."
"Master Situ, if it were my choice, I would choose the upward path."
"But the trail is long, and the road facing up is obviously a Rehe fault, in case we are trapped in the water for a long time, it will be difficult to turn back!"
Situ Ling denied Zhang Shouyu's opinion, and Bu Nanyu also nodded.
"Zhang Daochang, take a look over there, although the other road is gentle, it is more open and smooth, and the water level is not obvious, it is obvious that the Japanese have used to transport ordnance, and the probability of survival is higher if you take this road!"
As soon as Bu Nanyi's words fell, the swallow on the side suddenly grabbed the corner of her clothes tightly.
"Step sister, someone is scratching my leg underwater!"
"What?"
Bu Nan Yu was immediately alert when he heard this, and Situ Ling also came over and concentrated the two flashlights that could still be used in one place.
Zhang Shouyu also leaned over, and with the help of a flashlight, he could clearly see a figure in the water.
The figure floated and swayed with the current, and its body kept hitting the swallow's left leg, as if it was not alive!
"Could it be Wu Feng?"
My sister muttered.
Situ Ling was noncommittal, he observed cautiously for a long time, and then reached into the water with the palm of his white-gloved hand and lifted one of the floating man's arms out of the [water] surface.
Zhang Shouyu glanced at it, and was shocked to find that this guy's arms were all rotting corpse green, and there were slender nails that were completely curled and terrifyingly long!
"This is a carrion, the same carrion as the insect hosts we saw before, it should have fallen into the waterway from the fourth layer of the cave."
Situ Ling said a conclusion, and then added another mouthful.
"From this point of view, there should be other exits in this tomb, but it is too vast for us to find. Of course, it is also possible that it has fallen into disrepair, and it is not certain that the underground hot river has washed away part of the ear chamber. ”
Everyone nodded slowly, but Zhang Shouyu stared at the rotting corpse in a daze.
He would never be mistaken, this carrion corpse was exactly the same as the one in the mountain temple, it was exactly what he had dug a pit and buried all day long!
Combined with everything that happened in front of him, Zhang Shouyu's mood was even worse.
The situation is no more obvious, Zhang Zhenshan definitely has a lot to do with this matter.
He buries the corpse on his back every day, obviously because he doesn't want the fibroblast virus here to leak out!
Fibroblast ...... Could it be said that Zhang Zhenshan colluded with the Japanese?
Zhang Shouyu didn't believe that his master would be such a person.
In his impression, although the master has a strange personality, he has always been pure-hearted and has few desires, and he has locked himself in the main temple, and this level has not been stepped out for ten years.
Every day, the Fushou rice he personally delivered, and the master also silently took it and ate it.
Such an isolated and withdrawn old man, if you say that he colluded with the Japanese to plot misdeeds, I am afraid that a three-year-old child will not be convinced.
But those rotting green corpses are real, it stands to reason that there are more than 300 corpses, and it is impossible for Zhang Zhenshan not to realize that the problem is serious.
However, his indifferent attitude in dealing with problems really made Zhang Shouyu elusive.
And then there is Liu Siye of the ancestral Xuanmen, even if Zhang Shouyu does not want to have a little relationship with the ancestral Xuanmen, there are still some things that cannot be denied.
For example, Liu Siye is indeed his own uncle, and Zhang Zhenshan is Liu Siye's fellow brother.
Three years ago, Liu Siye came to Wumuyin Mountain, at that time Zhang Shouyu was still very ignorant, now thinking about the secret conversation in the main temple that night, Zhang Shouyu couldn't help but think about it.
After all, Liu Siye not only represents Zu Xuanmen, but behind him is the warlord of Zhili!
As for the bronze cover, the method of escaping here is also an important source of Zhang Shouyu's suspicion of Zhang Zhenshan.
Situ Ling had already judged earlier that the bronze lid could not be opened by human power.
In this case, there must be some kind of specific method of opening, and it is obviously not advisable to use brute force.
Zhang Shouyu's idea at that time was also very simple, since all the escape routes he could think of couldn't be taken, the most unlikely method would often be the most correct way.
Manpower is indispensable, and it is indispensable for non-institutions.
This Yinshan tomb is so strange and bizarre, it is completely reasonable to think that those tomb repairers who were trying to avoid the acceptance of the prison officer gathered here in order to survive and set up an organ to escape secretly.
Therefore, if the bronze lid is part of the mechanism, there must be a way for the mechanism to be opened by manpower.
Zhang Shouyu connected all his previous thoughts in one place, and he thought of the strange mountain temple on the top of the mountain.
In the past, he had always wondered why a good Taoist priest had to travel thousands of miles to the northeast frontier and stay in a nondescript ruined temple.
Now it seems that unless this temple has some kind of mysterious connection with the Yinshan Tomb, and there is some kind of mysterious connection with Zhang Zhenshan and the Upper Eight Secret Arts!
When it comes to the eight secret techniques, the two methods of "Palm Qiankun" and "Breaking Dunjia" are in line with the key techniques of the organ.
Zhang Shouyu had the courage to give it a try, and he really got him right, the key to the pace of the eight secret techniques was precisely the order of the wedge of the mechanism to open the bronze lid!
It's just that this didn't make Zhang Shouyu feel happy, after all, this is also a little solid from the side.
That is Zhang Zhenshan, his person is by no means simple, and the eight secret techniques are definitely not as ignorant as the world!
"Born in troubled times duckweed, it's really a joke to be pure-hearted and have few desires."
Zhang Shouyu smiled slightly, and then pointed to the waterway leading to the top.
"Master Situ, I have made up my mind to take this road."
Situ Ling was stunned when he heard this, it was obvious that he had always leaned towards a different path, and he had always believed in his scientific judgment.
"Since this is such a small way, then we can only part ways here, and I can't take this risk with you. When we meet again in the future, I will give you the share of the instrument promised to you, and I will give it to you as a personal guarantee. ”
Situ Ling did not stop Zhang Shouyu from staying this time, after all, it is a matter of life and death for each family, and the road is chosen by himself, and he can't blame anyone if something goes wrong.
Zhang Shouyu has no interest in those Ming weapons, and besides, the word of personality guarantee, which is really worth scrutinizing from Situ Ling's mouth.
"What about you, how do you choose?"
Situ Ling looked at the rest of the people.
Half an hour later, Bu Nan Yu dragged the swallow to Situ Ling's back.
"Xiaodao Chief, forgive us for not being able to go the same way with you, we think Adjutant Situ is right, or this road that the Japanese have transformed is more secure."
Zhang Shouyu nodded slightly, he glanced at the swallow, the swallow's eyes were slightly red, but he didn't have much opinion.
To Zhang Shouyu's surprise, Hanyang Zao also walked to Situ Ling's side.
At this moment, Hanyangzao still looked withered, and he did not get out of the sadness of the death of the second master at all.
"Xiao Yu'er, Brother Zao also advises you not to take that path, let's listen to Adjutant Situ, our River Shrine is good at swimming, and it is more secure to see this road."
"It's okay, just make your brother safe, it's all my willing."
Zhang Shouyu smiled at Han Yangzuo, not blaming him at all.
Hanyang's face was slightly bitter, he came over and persuaded Zhang Shouyu a few more words, but Zhang Shouyu was determined and did not change.
"Okay, little fish...... Brother Zao is true that I can't accompany you this time, you also know, the second master is gone, and he hopes that I will live for him. ”
"I understand, Brother Zao, if I have my life alive and deal with this matter, I will go to the River Shrine to find you."
Zhang Shouyu gently patted Han Yangzao's shoulder, and then turned his gaze to the younger sister who had not yet made a choice.
The younger sister was also refreshed, carrying a kitchen knife and standing directly beside Zhang Shouyu.
Situ Ling raised his eyebrows slightly when he saw this, but he didn't say much.
Zhang Shouyu knew what she was thinking, but she didn't expect this girl to be so decisive.
The choice is complete, six people, two roads.
Go your separate way!
In fact, to be honest, Zhang Shouyu didn't know if he had chosen the right one.
He just felt that the presence of floating corpses in the water should be in line with his judgment.
The hole in front of you became narrower and narrower, and the higher you went, the higher the water level, and the more muddy and soft your feet became.
There is only one left.
The white light was faint, and there was only confusion on the road ahead.