Chapter 9: The Shadow of the Ancient Wall (I)
Ding Yixi and Cheng Xiwu walked non-stop to the cliffs of the valley in front of them, as the distance shortened, the trees and flowers around them were much rarer, and they could even be described as desolate, but Cheng Xiwu occasionally looked back, but found that those people did not seem to have any intention of arresting the two, but slowly followed behind, as if surrounded.
At this time, Ding Yixi pointed ahead, and Cheng Xiwu found that the two of them had walked to the entrance of a concave valley, this valley is surrounded by cliffs, even if it is a master with extremely high mana and is good at leaping magic, it may be difficult to climb up, and the valley mouth seems to have set up a fence barricade, it seems that it should be a guarded place.
"We're at the border of Zhuangzi, although it doesn't seem like there's anywhere to escape. Ding Yixi saw that the cliff in front of him was like an iron bucket, and he didn't know if there was any place to hide.
"What is certain now is that they don't want to catch us, but they just seem to be guiding us this way. Cheng Xiwu did not relax, but still frowned: "I always feel that there is a strange spiritual power in the valley in front of me, could it be the forbidden place they said?"
"No, there are no institutional restrictions on this journey. ”
"It's hard to judge at the moment. Cheng Xiwu jumped forward, glanced at his eyes, and said, "There seem to be two guards in front." ”
"Oh, that's right. Ding Yixi smiled, and there was a red aura in his hand.
Cheng Xiwu shook his head: "I don't need you to make a move, I'll just come." ”
"What, worry about me?"
"I'm afraid you'll drag me down again like last time. Between Cheng Xiwu's words, his figure gradually turned white, and the steps under his feet were certain, indeed flashing forward like lightning, and the two guards in the grass shed not far in front didn't seem to know that Ding Yixi and Cheng Xiwu were coming, and they had no defense.
"I'm here to join in the fun, too. Ding Yixi didn't appreciate it very much, and the glimmer in his hand was undiminished.
But after all, the two of them still knew something about the escape, and when the two saw Cheng Xiwu flashing over, they were immediately shocked, and shouted: "What are you two doing, stop quickly!"
Cheng Xiwu's heart was horizontal, his body was not slow but fast, and rushed towards the two, although the two saw that these two people were menacing, but they didn't expect to be so decisive, and Cheng Xiwu and Ding Yixi had already deceived themselves when they got their bodies straightened out, and one person made one move, knocking these two guards unconscious.
After making the move, the two stopped and looked around, and saw that no one came out of the pavilion, and there seemed to be no patrols around, so they calmed down.
"How about we, let's go in?" Ding Yixi's gaze stopped at the entrance of the valley in front of him.
Cheng Xiwu looked around, and there seemed to be a high mountain cliff behind the entrance here, so entering it was like catching turtles in an urn, but there was no other way to go, so he had to nod and enter.
At this time, Cheng Xiwu and Ding Yixi had already walked into the valley, the valley was empty and silent, and the footsteps of the two were like ripples that broke the silence, lingering in the empty valley for a long time. After walking a few more steps, you can see that there seem to be several caves in the valley that seem to be naturally formed.
Ding Yixi touched his chin and looked at the cave, it was not just a real illusion, he always felt that there was a yin wind blowing out, so he said loudly: "There is wind flowing in this cave, there should be another exit." ”
Cheng Xiwu heard this, his fingers dipped some water droplets on the wall, and nodded slightly: "The words are good, but the first is guarded, which means that there is a mystery in the cave, and trespassing in it must be regarded as breaking other people's taboos, and the second is what the waiter brother said before, if this is really the forbidden place he said, then we are still a little dangerous." ”
As soon as he started speaking, he saw dust behind him, and it seemed that those people had already arrived.
"If it's a forbidden place, they don't dare to come in, if it's not a forbidden place, maybe there's a way out, how can I feel like a loss!"
"Hey, come out quickly!" Cheng Xiwu didn't catch it, so he had to stride in, trying to drag Ding Yixi out, but the light behind him was dim, but he heard a rumbling sound at the door, and it was a huge stone wall that came out of nowhere, sealing the door.
"Oh, mygod!" Cheng Xiwu hurriedly turned around, the light in his hand rose, and he hit the stone wall with one palm, only to see the dust splashing, hitting a big crater on the stone wall.
"Ahem-Xiao Xixi, don't smash it, what if the hole collapses?"
"Do you still have the face to say!?" Cheng Xiwu covered his face and pointed at Ding Yixi, but Ding Yixi held back a smile and gloated, "Didn't you come in too, what are you blaming me for?"
"It's really eight lifetimes of blood mold!" Cheng Xiwu turned around, "But that's all it, let's go, it's more troublesome to stay here." ”
Ding Yixi stroked Cheng Xiwu's back and said, "Eliminate the gas, eliminate the gas, isn't it good to explore here." ”
"You're playing with your life! Who would run away and burrow into such a strange place?"
"To be honest, I don't know. Ding Yixi scratched his head, "I just feel like there's something in there, so I can't help but want to walk in and take a look." ”
"Voice?" Cheng Xiwu stabilized his mind, closed his eyes and felt his surroundings, and suddenly his eyes lit up: "Demon energy!"
"Hmm······ Now that I'm not shocked by what you're talking about. ”
"It's not you. Cheng Xiwu pointed to the depths, "There is a kind of spiritual power in the cave that is not very peaceful, and Zhuangzhong also sent people to guard it, could it be that they are raising monsters?"
"Wow, it won't be!"
"At least this spirit is not human. Cheng Xiwu's hand lit up, and said: "Since there is a demon, then we need to strike first, otherwise it will be even more tricky if the demon discovers our existence!"
"That's pretty scary. Ding Yixi looked around again and couldn't help but shudder.
Cheng Xiwu ignored him, and condensed a spiritual power in his hand to illuminate the cave, which was only discovered by the two of them, it turned out that these caves all led to the same vast cave, and this cave converged into a road, extending deeper into the cave.
"Then you don't have to be in such a hurry······ Cheng Xiwu also had a little curiosity in his heart, especially the little demonic aura just now, for Cheng Xiwu, who had the concept of eliminating demons, it was like a gluttony smelling the prey, so he didn't think much about it and walked to the depths, Ding Yixi shook his head and followed.
Outside the cave, the guards in the village got out of the car and surrounded the cave that had been sealed by the stone wall, and there was a lot of discussion. At this time, someone in the back shouted: "The young owner is here!"
When everyone heard this, they immediately greeted them humbly, but they saw that Gu Qianlong had changed his clothes at some point and walked out from behind, with anger in his eyes.
"They went in?"
"Yes, young farmer!" replied one of the next to him.
"Good. Gu Qianlong smiled fiercely, "Although I don't know what is in this forbidden land, none of the small animals we put in before can come out, I'm afraid that even if those two people have the ability to reach the sky, don't want to see the light of day again." ”
"It is precisely that they dare to offend the young master, it is really a great rebellion!
Gu Qianlong's eyes widened slightly, and he snorted, and at this time, a person from behind suddenly stepped forward and whispered in Gu Qianlong's ear: "Young Zhuang Master, the Zhuang Master has returned from Duwu City after a meeting, and he has already arrived at the main hall at this time, and he sees that the guards are all on duty and are inquiring about your whereabouts." ”
"Okay, I'll go back. A few of you are here watching, waiting for my instructions. Gu Qianlong glared at the forbidden place and turned back to get into the car.
The whole cave began to be relatively broad, and then slowly contracted like a bottleneck, Ding Yixi looked around, and found that the side walls of the cave also seemed to have some bright substance, with a faint light, and there was an indescribable sense of supernatural under the dim spiritual power.
"It seems that, as mentioned in the previous geography class, fluorescent stone powder is abundant near Hongyu Villa, and it was also regarded as the origin of the royal stone powder in ancient times, but it was mined and dried up about a hundred years ago. ”
"Hey, I said how could General Gu Huaifeng choose this place to be rewarded, maybe he also took a fancy to the resources here!" Ding Yixi shook his head, as if he knew something, "But what is the principle of this fluorescent stone powder emitting light in the dark?"
"How do I know this, it's the first time I've seen fluorescent stone powder like this. Cheng Xiwu glared at Ding Yixi, "It's also very convincing to still think about these inconsequential things at this time." ”
Ding Yixi glanced at Cheng Xiwu and continued to look into the cave. The side wall of the road is relatively rounded, and there are cement carved paint in some places, indicating that it is artificially excavated, and it seems that a lot of manpower and material resources were used when the excavation was excavated, and as the two went deeper, there was no damp and dark feeling in the cave, Ding Yixi felt more and more that this cave must be connected with a certain place, otherwise the cave without any connection should be seriously waterlogged and the tide is surging.
It's a pity that the two of them have been gone for a long time, and they are still the same road, and it seems that they are going to walk out of the villa. Just when the two of them felt a little strange, finally, the road in front of them began to gradually show a strange white light, Cheng Xiwu waved his hand to Ding Yixi, indicating that the flow of spiritual power was more intense, Ding Yixi was a newborn calf, so he naturally would not be afraid, but since Cheng Xiwu had instructed so, he naturally bought face, obediently raised his thumb, and signaled that it was OK.
Two more bends forward, a small door appeared in front of the two, the white light emitted by the door is the point of light just seen, there is a stone tablet at the door, it looks relatively old, and there are two lines of big characters engraved on it: "People in the mountain villa are not allowed to trespass here, and those who violate it will be exterminated." "Signed" Huaifeng".
"It's so harsh, and you want to exterminate the three clans?" Ding Yixi shook his head, "I really didn't expect General Gu Huaifeng to be so brutal!"
"What do you know, exterminating the three clans is not an order that ordinary people can give!"
"Not an ordinary person?"
"That's nature. Cheng Xiwu looked at the stele carefully, "Such a ban can obviously be set up by the royal family or the prime minister, such as the prince and the prime minister, with the official position of the ancient general at that time, and there is no right to exterminate the three clans." ”
"Oh. Ding Yixi didn't seem to understand, Cheng Xiwu looked at Ding Yixi and sighed softly.
At this time, the environment in the cave has changed greatly, the dust is heavy, the breath is rotten, and it feels like no one has set foot in it for at least a year and a half.
Looking back again, Ding Yixi was looking at the stone door in front of him, as if he was thinking.
"Brother Ding, don't be reckless, there is a faint flow of spiritual power in this door, according to the layout method and the purity of spiritual power, it should be more than a hundred years, ordinary people may touch it may disappear, and the specific situation cannot be easily determined. ”
Ding Yixi nodded slightly: "That must be the spiritual power enchantment, I heard that the ancients were good at formation enchantment, and today I am fortunate to be able to see the real one, it is worth the trip." After that, he slapped the door with his hand, and the blue light on the door burst out from the clapping place in an instant, and he actually pushed Ding Yixi out, Cheng Xiwu didn't expect such a strong disturbance, and he didn't have time to dodge, the two collided, but fortunately, Cheng Xiwu had good concentration and didn't fall.
"Yo, I can't see it, there is such a powerful repulsion on the door, it scares me!" Ding Yixi rolled up his sleeves, and the red light in his hand suddenly rose, as if there was a scorching cyclone in his palm, and slowly calmed down.
Cheng Xiwu hurriedly patted Ding Yixi's head: "I just told you that you can't move around, you understand, I'm really impatient! Besides, your spiritual power is already quite bizarre, and he dares to use it indiscriminately, and he has said it, he will punish the three clans if he enters without permission!"
"Of course I already have a layer of spiritual power attached to my hands! Besides, what kind of three clans, I'm not a guy in the village!"
This made Cheng Xiwu choke for a while, but after thinking carefully about the situation and Ding Yixi's various strange operations before, he sighed and said: "Since this is the case, then don't worry, let's come together, maybe it can have any effect." ”
"Hehe, look, I said no, but I didn't behave like ······"
"Beat you up again!"
"Good, good!"
After that, Ding Yixi and Cheng Xiwu performed their exercises separately, holding their breath and concentrating, each putting a palm on the door. Although the stone door is old, it seems to have residual warmth, at this time, the skills of the two slowly flow to their hands, different lights reflect each other in the cave, Teng Xuan rises, after all, it is in the cave, if the luck is fierce, I am afraid that the hole will be destroyed, so the two do not dare to slack off, concentrate on the exercise.
The spiritual power on this door seems to be warm, but once it intersects with other spiritual powers, it will suddenly become extremely violent, and the cyclone at the intersection of spiritual power on the door is hoarse, blowing smoke and dust everywhere.
"Hey, it's the first time I've come into contact with the Ancient Enchantment, and I'm full of energy!" Ding Yixi shouted while tilting his head sideways.
"It seems that this door is not only a formation laid by a generation of owners, but also a generation of owners, and all previous generations of owners should have come here to consolidate the formation. Judging from it just now, there are at least thirteen or fourteen, and the flow of enchantment spiritual power at about five layers is colliding with our mana!" Ding Yixi saw that Cheng Xiwu's spiritual power was gradually dimming, and said unhurriedly: "It's okay, look at me." ”
Cheng Xiwu sneered and was about to respond, but seeing that the spiritual power in Ding Yixi's hand was increasing instead of decreasing, he frowned and said, "You want to ······ this"
"The preparations are almost complete, make some efforts, and make a miracle with great force! You should withdraw first, so as not to be injured by mistake." ”
Cheng Xiwu saw that his spiritual power was basically minimal, so he withdrew, looked at Ding Yixi in front of him, and his eyes were a little solemn: "Don't use too much force, fusion is the main thing, and attacking fortifications is supplemented." I'll take a break and help you again. ”
Although his mouth was calm, Cheng Xiwu was full of doubts in his heart: "Who is this kid, this kind of spiritual power is really the only one seen in his life, could it be the legendary strong spiritual physique?"
Cheng Xiwu had just withdrawn his spiritual power, but he heard an ethereal sound echoing from somewhere in the cave.
"Hmph, interesting. ”
Ding Yixi was also shocked, only to feel that the spiritual power on the door was extinguished instantly, as if the tide receded, Ding Yixi "ah", there was no time to withdraw the spiritual power, the stone door without enchantment was like a stack of pages and straw, in the flow of spiritual power that Ding Yixi did not have time to withdraw, Ding Yixi didn't have time to retract, he pounced forward, and went straight into the stone door.
"Ahem, cough, cough-" Listening to Ding Yixi's screams in the dust of the stone gate, the blue spiritual power in Cheng Xiwu's hand had risen, and an arrow flashed into the door, and the door was pitch black, but the suffocation of that small space disappeared in an instant, if it was expected, this place should be more spacious. With the light in his hand, the corner of his eye confirmed that Ding Yixi was fine, so he held his breath slightly, and said in a low voice: "Who is inside? ”
After the words, except for Ding Yixi's cough, no one answered.
Cheng Xiwu scratched on the ground on his toes, the ground was very soft, and it seemed that a thick layer of dust had accumulated, and no one had come for at least a hundred years.
"Oops, it's dirty!" Ding Yixi tidied up and stood up, patting the soil on his body incessantly.
"Why did you suddenly open the door?" Cheng Xiwu asked in a low voice while on guard.
"It's weird!" Ding Yixi slapped his palms in front of him, "I don't know why, just as I feel evenly matched, suddenly the enchantment on the door dissipates like a tide, and there is no obstacle, just like slapping cotton in." ”
"It seems that the man who spoke in the door unloaded the formation. The light in Cheng Xiwu's hand has increased a lot, illuminating the surrounding environment.
Sure enough, as Cheng Xiwu expected, the surrounding passages became a lot wider, and the walls were no longer the natural earth and stone outside, but artificially shaped blue bricks neatly arranged, and because of this, the walls also lost their sporadic light. However, it can also be seen from this that the passage behind it was not built in the same era as the passage in front of it.
"Sure enough, there is no hole in here!" Ding Yixi touched the stone wall, the thick dust told the loneliness of more than a hundred years inside and outside the door, and there were some lamp holders on the wall, it seemed that it should have been brightly lit back then.
Cheng Xiwu heard the words of someone in the door more clearly just now, and he didn't dare to slack off in his heart, and was hesitating about what to do next, but he saw that Ding Yixi had already walked forward along the wall, so he also followed.
"Didn't you hear what someone said just now?" Cheng Xiwu asked suspiciously.
"I didn't pay attention. Ding Yixi looked back at Cheng Xiwu, and suddenly quipped: "Could it be that you are afraid of ghosts?"
Cheng Xiwu glanced at Ding Yixi, waved his hand, and continued to move forward.
The changes in the passage here are visible to the naked eye, and as the tunnel deepens, the surroundings become wider and wider, and after walking for a while, suddenly the left and right are empty, and it seems to enter a large hall.
"Stop!" Cheng Xiwu hurriedly snorted, his voice was also ethereal, and it seemed that he had indeed entered a vast space. The two were about to discuss, but they saw a light in front of them, and the entire hall suddenly became brightly lit, stabbing people from seeing, and in an instant, the two subconsciously covered their eyes and hurriedly took a few steps back.