Chapter 35: Suspicion
Seeing these four lines of message, Wang Lung was shocked at first, and then he felt funny, but at the end of the day, his expression was solemn.
Four lines of words, two hints, the meaning expressed is the same, even if Wang Lung is stupid, he can understand that the inscription found near the lava lake is deliberately written by someone, which means to inform Wang Lung that the level set up by Ao Qing for him has been removed, don't waste time, just go to the pyramid.
It's a pity that Uncle Tong's skills are not enough, everyone doesn't know the content of the message, Wang Long's every move is under Ao Qing's eyelids, seeing that they can't understand, they leave a message again on the way to explain.
At this moment, the words have been determined by the brothers and sisters, they are left in the recent past, and they are even newer than the inscriptions of the lava lake, and the meaning is more distinct, there is no danger on the way, and the danger comes from the pyramids.
Anyone knows that one plus one equals two, but Wang Lung understands that if the levels he has to go through are combined, it is not a matter of one plus one equals two, and it may even be equal to ten.
The first brother had already informed Wang Lung that his refining level had increased for no reason, but the level was finally fixed at the fourth-grade level, that is to say, from now on, until the end of the refinement, the definition of refinement would not change again.
This change was suddenly decided after entering the undersea realm, I don't know what kind of conspiracy is hidden behind it, it turns out that the grade of refining is not so high, when Wang Lung received the notice, Ao Qing also just knew the Dao, at this time Wang Lung has already begun to practice, and the level set up by it can no longer meet the highest requirements.
However, Wang Lung believes that Ao Qing originally did not plan to remove the level, even if he has improved his level, Ao Qing still uses the original fourth-class mid-range standard, and temporarily changes the level, it is not a day's work, Ao Qing may be wrong.
Familiar with Wang Lung's change of route halfway. It took a year and a half to kill the mother emperor, which caused Ao Qing's anger, which made Ao Qing's original intention change because of Wang Long's relationship, remove the remaining levels, and concentrate them in the pyramid, I am afraid that the difficulty has increased a lot.
Pyramid. According to the detection results, the pyramid is 60 meters high and more than 8,000 meters in circumference, and its scale is really rare, but Wang Lung feels that there is more than that. I'm afraid that there are still some parts that may not be discovered by sonar.
That pyramid is in the east, where is the specific location, Wang Lung doesn't know the way, and I don't know if it's the one Ao Qing let go, if it's really that pyramid, Wang Lung can't figure it out, it should be right that it is the most refined place, but it can't be guessed if it's not Ao Qing Cave Mansion.
After all, Ao Qing is the guardian of the earth. The more secret its cave is, the better, how can it be discovered by earth technology. This is somewhat unreasonable.
Li Kong suddenly said: "Xiaolong, I think you have understood the meaning above, what are you going to do next?"
Wang Lung smiled bitterly and said, "What else can I do, since Ao Qing's predecessor has guided the direction, let's go." ”
One said: "Xiaolong, I'm afraid it's not as simple as you think." ”
Wang Lung looked sideways. Puzzled, he asked, "What else?"
One said: "This way east, the direction should be right, Ao Qing's predecessor doesn't know if the message is true or not, after all, she is angry now, and anything can be done." It is not an exaggeration to say that this message is a trap. ”
Wang Lung nodded and said, "You're right, but I believe what Ao Qing's predecessor said, and the next journey until the pyramid has no more levels, and there is no danger." ”
Seeing the puzzled expressions of the two brothers, Wang Lung continued: "Since entering this underwater world, you think about it, the levels you have experienced have architectural structures, ruined cities, shipwrecks, and nothing has been found in the wilderness. ”
The two brothers pondered for a moment and nodded to themselves, but they still had all kinds of doubts in their hearts, and they really couldn't understand what Ao Qing's purpose was.
It is true that Wang Lung provoked Ao Qing, but if Ao Qing personally dealt with Wang Long, it would be a bit too much to say, after all, the identity of the other party was there, and the cultivation had reached the integration period, so that Wang Lung could face Ao Qing alone, it would be better to admit defeat directly and lose his life.
Also, according to Wang Lung's analysis, if Ao Qingzhen revoked all the remaining levels and concentrated them in the pyramid, then they had already encountered two original levels along the way, and it was not clear how much of the next journey would be, even if it wasn't, the lake of light lava and the two levels in this ruin were combined into one, and its difficulty would definitely exceed the fourth-level high, which was obviously a violation, and Ao Qing was not afraid of being blamed by Elder Taishang?
The two brothers couldn't figure it out, so they informed Wang Lung of various conjectures, and Wang Lung was also confused, and the three of them each bowed their heads and pondered.
After a long time, Wang Lung raised his head and asked, "How much do you two know about Ao Qing's seniors?"
Shaking his head, he said: "We started relatively late, when we started, Ao Qing's predecessors and the guards had already left the miracle space, and they had never met before coming to Earth, and their temperament, style of doing things, etc., were limited to the legends of the sect. ”
The empty interface said: "I heard that Ao Qing's predecessor has a bad temper and gets angry at every turn, which may be related to her being born in the dragon clan, and even I heard that Ao Qing's predecessor and Gong ......"
Before he finished speaking, he quickly covered the other party's mouth, this is Ao Qing's territory, it's okay to say something that doesn't hurt, if it involves privacy, everyone chews the root of their tongue here, it's hard to protect Ao Qing doesn't know what to do, in case he angers the other party again, wouldn't he be asking for trouble.
He glared at the empty air fiercely, and scolded angrily: "Shut up, don't talk nonsense." ”
Likong nodded in horror, just now he was so quick that he almost couldn't stop the car, and when he heard a reprimand, he didn't refute it, but his face was bitter, and he raised his eyes to look around, for fear that Ao Qing was close to the left.
Seeing the two brothers act like this, Wang Lung knew that it was some legend about Ao Qing, but it was a conversation after dinner, and the credibility was not too high.
Ao Qing was born in the dragon clan, and his temper is hot, these Wang Lung all know the way, from this limited information, it is impossible to figure out Ao Qing's heart, since the other party has left a message, there must be a purpose, of which ninety percent is true, one percent is false.
No matter what the proportion of fake ingredients was, Wang Lung didn't dare to let down his vigilance, and removed all the remaining levels and gathered them together, even if the level remained the same. In that pyramid, the space is limited, and if you want to pass through safely, I am afraid it is difficult to climb to the sky.
Seeing that he was still teaching a lesson, Wang Lung ignored it. There didn't seem to be any danger here, he wanted to explore it again, if he could find evidence of Ao Qing's withdrawal, then it would be easy to do next, as long as he went east at full speed and saw the pyramids.
Wang Lung first looked at the stone pavilion, which was carved from a single piece of granite and reached a height of five meters. It is about three meters wide, supported by six stone pillars, and is topped by a curved structure with broken frescoes that have been eroded by the sea for many years and cannot be distinguished.
Walking out of the stone pavilion, Wang Lung saw that there was a broken stone slab next to the stone pavilion, and there was also handwriting on it. Up close, it's Atlantean writing. The number of words is not much, only three words, but Wang Lung does not know it, touching the stone slab with his hand, feeling that its material is similar to the stone pavilion, and then he remembers. This slate is engraved with the name of this place.
Of the ruins of this palace, only the stone pavilion is still intact, and the rest are already ruined and broken. Every time he walked to a place, he would search carefully, and only then would he go to the next place when there was no result, this place was not big, even so, Wang Lung spent half a day still not finding anything.
When Wang Lung walked to the ruins of a side hall, the roof was gone, the door frame was nowhere to be found, and the collapsed masonry was everywhere, making it difficult to settle down.
Wang Lung stepped forward quickly, and stood still in front of a broken wall, if you didn't look carefully at this wall, I am afraid that you would not be able to find a flaw, but Wang Lung had a sharp eye, and found that a stone brick was incompatible with the whole wall, although the color and shape were the same, but its gap was a little larger than other masonry.
Wang Lung stretched out his hand and tapped the masonry, and there was a sound of 'empty, empty' from inside, and there was a mezzanine.
Wang Long was just about to make the next move, when he suddenly heard a shout from behind him: "Slow, don't move yet." ”
Wang Lung turned his head in confusion, he was too concentrated, but he didn't know when the two brothers followed behind him, and now he suddenly stopped himself, could he not find anything?
One continued: "Behind this wall is an open space, there can be no passage, I suggest you do not move, because I am afraid that you will push the stone, in case you touch the contents of it, it will not be worth the loss." ”
Wang Lung nodded, then turned his head and stared at the stone brick, raised his arms lightly, his fingers buckled the gap between the two sides of the masonry, and with a slight force, he felt that the masonry protruded outward, and his heart was happy, and the strength in his hand was not reduced, and soon the whole masonry was pulled out.
The wall was hollow, and after the masonry was removed, an iron handle was revealed, which had been broken to the left side, Wang Lung reached out and grabbed the handle, and pulled it to the right, only to hear the clicking sound coming from behind him.
The ground sank, and the scattered bricks and stones fell into it, and the two brothers stared at the passage that suddenly appeared, and their divine consciousness couldn't help but release it to probe inward, this time they did not encounter any obstacles, and extended more than ten meters down the steps, and there was a space of ten zhang square, and there was nothing special about it.
Wang Lung asked, "How?"
He shook his head and said, "There shouldn't be any danger, there's not much space below, and the furnishings are very simple, why don't we go in and have a look." ”
One and Wang Lung both nodded, Wang Lung was in front, and one brother followed behind him, walking towards the underground passage together.
Descending the stone steps, Wang Lung walked very slowly, for fear of encountering any danger, and only when he entered it did he realize that this place was not a special place, and according to its layout and scattered objects, it could be inferred that it was a practice room.
Within ten zhang, there are not many furnishings, and there are all kinds of blades scattered on the ground, Wang Lung has seen in the shipwreck, it is a common blade in Atlantis, there may have been a wooden frame to put these blades aside, and now it has sunk to the bottom of the sea for many years, the frame is afraid that it has long been rotted, and the blades are made of steel, and the degree of corrosion is also different.
Wang Lung picked up a blade on the ground, but he didn't expect that before he could mention it, the Changge-style weapon had broken into three sections.
I smiled bitterly in my heart, no matter how hard the steel is, how long can it support in this seabed, these blades still maintain their original shape, I am afraid that this place is closed all year round, and the speed of the sea is close to stopping, if it is outside, I am afraid that it will disappear long ago.
Standing up, Wang Lung looked into the distance, there was a curtain wall in the middle, and there were several statues on both sides of the curtain wall, which were now dilapidated, and they couldn't tell what they looked like, but there was something missing in the middle of the curtain wall, as if someone had deducted it, leaving a hole.
Wang Lung was puzzled, raised his feet and walked forward, looking around as he went, for fear of taking a wrong step and falling into danger.
When you walk to the curtain wall, not only is there no danger, but there are four words on the curtain wall: this level has been removed.
Seeing this, Wang Lung already understood that Ao Qing really removed the checkpoint, and the other party not only left a message in the stone pavilion, but even guessed that he was suspicious, and he must explore it, and when he found this place, he could confirm the message of the stone pavilion.
As soon as he got closer, he stretched out his hand and stroked the four inscriptions, looked down at his feet again, and said slowly: "This character is the same as the handwriting on the stone pavilion, and the time of engraving should be the same." ”
As Wang Lung and others saw, this place is Lu Huating in Ao Qing's mouth, Wang Lung found an explanation on the slate, but unfortunately he couldn't understand it, when Uncle Tong left a message in the stone pavilion, Ao Qing thought that Wang Lung was suspicious, I was afraid that he would not believe it, and asked Uncle Tong to leave a message on the curtain wall, if Wang Lung still didn't believe it, Ao Qing couldn't do anything.
Anyway, the checkpoint has been withdrawn, Wang Lung doesn't believe it, Ao Qing can't give an order to notify him directly, he doesn't believe the message, even if he says Wang Lung will be suspicious, sooner or later Wang Lung will arrive at the pyramid, whether to go at full speed or grope slowly, it's just a matter of time.
Wang Lung smiled bitterly and said to the two brothers, "Let's go, let's go find the pyramid." ”
One asked, "Are you sure there is no problem?"
Wang Lung shouldered and said: "It doesn't matter, even if Ao Qing's predecessors are suspicious, if they fall into it, they should give the other party a mouth, I have been delayed for a year and a half, I don't want to waste any more time, I don't know where the pyramid is, instead of searching slowly, it is better to act according to the guidance of Ao Qing's predecessors, I will not change the direction, and I will always go east, if the direction is wrong, what Ao Qing's predecessors said is not bad, there will be new tips waiting for us." (To be continued......)