After dinner, night had fallen, the round and big moon rose on the branches, the moonlight sprinkled a little light through the gaps, and the trees not far away became inexplicably hideous and terrifying under the moonlight.

In an open space in the Broken Worm Road, the camp tents were neatly arranged, the soldiers and thieves who had been trekking for a day were already asleep, and Chen Yulou, Luo Changfeng, Luo Laowei and other high-level officials sat together to discuss things.

Luo Changfeng said: "I'm afraid we have to prepare a lot of wood, there is a poisonous miasma on the surface of the ground to block the way, and it is impossible for those worshippers to fly through the sky, so the secret passage can only be underground." ”

"And the water veins here are developed, combined with the setting of the embankment wall, the underground secret passage may be an underground river. ”

Partridge Whistle agreed: "What Brother Luo said is extremely true, what a huge project it was to build the tomb of the king in the first place? There is a river to transport building materials, it will be much easier, so the secret passage is likely to be a river." ”

Luo Lao said crookedly: "No problem, we have enough ropes, and there is no shortage of trees in this forest, but I don't know if the entrance is big enough, if it is not big enough, we must carry the wood into the secret passage and then make a raft." ”

Chen Yulou said: "It's not a problem, we still have to find the entrance first, before we can decide what to do next, it's getting late today, let's rest early!"

Everyone nodded in agreement, and then they got up and went back to the tent to sleep, now the conditions are limited, and there is no way to guarantee a tent for one person, except for the two girls Red Girl and Hua Ling, who occupy a tent, everyone else is a tent for five or six people.

The next morning, personal problems were solved, and after breakfast, the team set off again.

There are already many references to compare with, and although there are many plants in the jungle, it is not long before the second and third broken tunnels paved with insect repellent are discovered.

Because in this deep valley, sheltered from the wind and rain, the insect repellent contains a lot of nitrate, so there is no grass on the ground.

When the valley arrived, the terrain had become more and more open, taking on the shape of a trumpet, and there was already a faint mist of light smoke in front of it, and the deeper it went, the thicker the white fog became.

As far as the eye can see, the valley in front of it is shrouded in clouds and mist, and there is a dead silence inside, without any insects, birds, and wind and grass, which is the so-called poisonous miasma.

But they didn't need to go any further, the party had reached the foot of the hill on the left side of the valley, which had deviated a long way from Snake Creek, but was almost in the middle of the three broken worm walls.

As he walked, suddenly a bush around him shook suddenly, and everyone was taken aback, no one touched the lush flowers and plants, and there was no wind, why did the bushes move on their own?

The soldiers immediately raised their guns and pointed at the bush, and a guard with a submachine gun "clicked" and pulled the bolt to load, and was about to sweep a shuttle at the bush, but Luo Lao Crooked did not stop it.

After carefully observing the shrub, Hua Ling hurriedly said: "Don't be nervous, this is a dancing grass, usually listless, once it is alarmed by people or animals passing nearby, it will make a posture as if it is dancing, it has the characteristics of hearing and moving, and it is harmless to people." ”

Among the people, the one who knows the most about flowers and plants is the flower spirit, since she said so, it is probably no problem, and everyone's hanging hearts are finally relaxed.

The large clump of dancing grass, which shook like a grass ghost, gradually divided into two bushes, and then revealed half a large fiery red gourd.

The fiery red gourd was carved out of stone, more than three feet high, smooth throughout, bright red like fire.

If it had been erected here 2,000 years ago, then with the passage of time, the sea might have turned into a mulberry field, but this stone gourd is as if it had just been completed.

Chen Yulou and a few people were amazed, its color was so bright, this was really a little strange, until the dancing grass was removed, and when he came closer, he knew that red ochre was used as raw material.

Ochre is a naturally occurring fiery red color, and the earliest red dye was made by adding ochre powder.

The surface of this gourd carved from stone is also coated with a layer of insect repellent material, so that the weeds and vines grow in the vicinity and avoid it.

For so many years, it has been isolated in this inconspicuous corner of the valley.

The partridge whistle said strangely: "Why is it not a statue of a toad, but a gourd? If you want to fully release the shape and potential of this water dragon vein feng shui treasure cave, you should build an altar or build a building such as an ancestral temple here." ”

Chen Yulou thought for a while and ordered loudly: "Everyone, in groups of three, scatter and search around, looking for any buildings." ”

"Yes. ”

The group of thieves and the soldiers of the digging battalion scattered and searched around, and in less than a minute, someone shouted: "Boss, Luo Shuai, here, there is a temple here." ”

When everyone heard this, their spirits were lifted and they all walked quickly in the direction where the sound came.

On the rugged and steep mountain wall at the edge of the valley, countless vines hang down, and all of them are covered by vines three steps away, and the scene behind the vines cannot be seen.

At this time, the vines that blocked the road had been cleared by the swordsmen, and Chen Yulou and the others saw at a glance that there was a temple dedicated to the mountain god ten zhang away, under the cover of countless vine plants, and directly opposite the red stone gourd.

The temple was built on the central axis of the mountain behind it, using a large wooden frame structure of the wedge mountain, divided into two entrances, the front and the front façade were entwined with vines, and some of the tiles had collapsed.

The green tiles on the top and the carved beams are dilapidated, but because this is the hole of the water dragon vein, it can hide the wind and gather qi, and the general framework is still retained.

The layers of broken insect paths on the mountain wall have lost their effect due to the changes in water and soil, so although the wood of the temple is rotten, it is still not falling, which can be regarded as a miracle.

This quaint building dedicated to the mountain god stood quietly in the corner of this lonely valley and spent countless years peacefully, all thanks to the special wood and framing technology, as well as the special environment of the valley with little rainfall.

It's just that I don't know what the red stone gourd placed in front of the temple is for, and it may be related to this mountain god.

The ancients believed that the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth all have gods in charge, and this is the case for every mountain and river, but according to different customs, geographical environment, and cultural background, the faces of the gods are also different.

Chen Yulou and Partridge Whistle and others went into the temple, but Luo Changfeng took people to stay outside, he knew that there was no danger inside, there was a Partridge Whistle, and he would definitely be able to find the mechanism in the temple that opened the entrance to the secret passage.

Sure enough, less than a quarter of an hour after the group entered, the big red gourd split in half in a burst of brackets, revealing a stone door underneath.

This stone door was built in the shape of a toad's mouth, flat and short, also made of fiery red ochre, carved with some simple ornamentation, and two large copper rings on the left and right, which can be lifted upward.

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