Chapter 398: The End of the Dark Path
Qin Ke paused in pushing the door, and quickly searched the darkness in front of him with the Wind Vision Technique, convinced that the strange sound that came out just now was just the sound of the wind, and gradually calmed down.
When Gao Yishui also stepped forward to check, he finally understood why this room was obviously extremely important, but it looked so inconspicuous from the outside, because it was not so much a hut as it was just the entrance to the underground palace.
When they entered the door and walked a few steps, they saw a staircase that stretched down in front of them. The moonlight only came in less than three feet, and Qin Ke had the courage to glance into the depths of the tunnel, and his extraordinary purpose did not seem very useful in this situation.
The tunnel is as deep as an ancient well, even if Cai Yan holds the fire fold for lighting, he can basically only see a little bit of the road under his feet.
But they all came, and besides, there were no other forks in the road, so the four of them still assigned the order, and got into it one by one.
Qin Ke took the lead, Cai Yan was in the middle, followed by Gao Yishui and Abu.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, Gao Yishui's hands that had been caressing along the wall began to gradually have water stains, and he let out a "huh" and said to himself: "The climate of the Mo family has always been dry, and it is such a winter...... Could it be that this is the gateway to ......"
He didn't continue, because at this moment, in front of Qin Ke, a fork in the road suddenly appeared, and two equally dark passages opened up to them, as if forcing them to make a choice.
"What should I do?" Cai Yan struggled to shine a light on the fire fold and said, "Where are you going?"
Several people looked at each other, but they didn't know how to answer, even Gao Yishui had never been to the underground palace of the public loser, how could he know whether he should go left or right? ”
"What's the sound?" Gao Yishui asked.
"I don't know, but it's not like a human voice, it's like a ...... A lot of things click. Qin Ke tilted his head and felt it for a long time, and finally shook his head, he was very tired at the moment, even if he wanted to extend his hearing further, he didn't have the strength for the time being.
"Then go to the right. "Gao Yishui is authentic without thinking.
"Hmm, why?" Cai Yan didn't expect him to make a decision so quickly, could it be that there was something peculiar about this voice?
"No, guess. Gao Yishui shrugged, "There is a voice on the right, which proves that there are more likely to be people on the right, and that old ancestor lives in the underground palace all year round, so he can't make a sound at all, right?"
But his next words made Qin Ke couldn't help but roll his eyes widely, "It's a big deal to make a mistake and turn back, I'm not a person who would make such a stupid decision to act separately, hehe, act separately...... Usually it happens separately...... Don't dare to think, don't dare to think. ”
But the words are not rough, every inch of darkness here may hide the unknown and danger, Qin Ke is also a little afraid in his heart, the left side is quiet like that, it always makes people feel flustered, combined with what Gao Yishui heard from the young master Yincheng before, saying that there is something about Gui in the underground palace......
The four of them tacitly went deeper and deeper into the right passage, the faint light of the fire fold not only did not make them feel at ease, but added a bit of weirdness to the surrounding environment, Qin Ke inevitably remembered Xiao Hei at this time, although his wind vision technique can hear sounds from far away, but if there is really danger, sometimes it is often heard and not necessarily solved, and Xiao Hei's acuity is enough to perceive all threats, regardless of whether the threat is coming at them or not.
It's just that from Tang Guo all the way to the Mo family, Xiao Hei has been asleep, if it weren't for the heartbeat still coming from his chest, Qin Ke would even have to think in some unlucky directions.
One night, when Gong Yinxue saw Qin Ke quietly take out Xiao Hei from his baggage, she thought that he was hiding a roast leg of mutton, and was about to tease him, but she was suddenly frightened by Xiao Hei's shiny black scales and the calm aura that emanated from his body.
However, Gong Yinxue quickly accepted Qin Ke's habit of raising this "special pet", and since the beginning of winter, he has specially sewn a soft cushion with gold thread trim for Xiao Hei...... Speaking of which, if Yinxue didn't have such an obsession with the position of the head of the family, she would probably be a good wife and mother.
Qin Ke thought of this, but he didn't dare to continue thinking about it, he subconsciously glanced back at Cai Yan, and Cai Yan thought that he was because the light of the fire fold was too dim, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand closer to him, and his steps were a little faster.
Gradually, the clicking sound became clearer and clearer, Qin Ke's ear power was the best, in his senses, this voice was no longer a single one, but two, three, four...... It was a sea of clicks that surrounded his ears and imprinted deeply into his brain.
Cai Yan frowned, gently tugged at Qin Ke's sleeve, and said, "This...... Doesn't that sound like the sound of that waterwheel?"
"Waterwheel?" Qin Ke reacted suddenly, and then listened carefully again, yes, the mansion of the public loser is built on the mountain, and no matter where the public loser is, you can hear the sound of the waterfall falling into the deep pool on the high mountain, and the huge sound of running water covers up the sound of the waterwheel running day and night, and those clicking sounds should be the sound of countless gears driven by the waterwheel staggered and running, which is also the source of power for the internal organs of the entire public loser.
Gao Yishui couldn't help but laugh and said, "In this way, we are indeed right." The underground palace of the public loser was originally the place where their old ancestor lived in seclusion to study the technique, and it was understandable that it was closer to the waterwheel, and now, we may be going deep into the interior of the mountain that the public loser leaned on. ”
"It's just that it's too dark along the way, and I don't even know how to install a torch and candle, is this trying to raise bats?" Gao Yishui crossed his waist and sighed heavily.
Since the direction was right, a few people could only continue to go down, and their words became louder and louder, anyway, Qin Ke didn't hear any human or beast heartbeats and breaths from beginning to end, and it is estimated that the ancestor of the public loser didn't want any guards and servants to dangle in front of his eyes every day, so no matter how they talked now, they didn't have to worry about being heard, and besides, they shouted all the way, and they could also strengthen their courage in the dark.
It's just that after the road forks, Gao Yishui touches the wall from time to time, or taps it lightly twice, as if he is exploring what to find.
"What are you looking for?" Qin Ke turned around and asked suspiciously.
Gao Yishui motioned for him to leave it alone, but he stopped and began to grope with his two hands.
"There you go. He suddenly looked happy, and then pressed his hands up and down the wall together, and suddenly, there was a continuous clicking sound on the walls on both sides of the passage, which frightened Qin Ke and Abu, and the whole person suddenly became alert.
At the same moment, however, a little light appeared in the deepest part of the passage, followed by a succession of fires.
Is it a torch?
The darkness in front of Qin Ke's eyes was gradually dispelled by the light, and the firelight was getting closer and closer to them, and it was only about a few breaths, and their bodies were already surrounded by blazing flames.
Gao Yishui breathed a sigh of relief, looked at the few lines on the wall, and a bracket handle that was symmetrical up and down, and grinned: "Sure enough." ”
The blazing fire naturally came from the neatly arranged torches on the walls, which had been stored in the walls of the passage, and at this moment, the entire passage was illuminated.
"The public loser is the public loser. Cai Yan also understood, the walls of this passage were carved with endless lines, and with her knowledge, she naturally recognized these "cloud and thunder patterns" from the ancient saint king period, but most of these lines will be engraved on bronze, and those carved on the walls are indeed rare.
Obviously, Gao Yishui groped all the way, and found a certain pattern on these "cloud and thunder patterns", and then found the mechanism to open the torch in the wall.
"I'll just say...... is a big loser, and it is impossible to lack this bit of fire money. Gao Yishui slapped his palms and said happily: "Fortunately, I'm smart, this cloud and thunder pattern looks exactly the same, but it is actually divided into five sections, and there are switches on the road before, but I didn't dare to open it rashly before I determined the law." ”
So, Qin Ke and the others no longer had to move forward in the dark, Cai Yan hurriedly put the lid on the fire fold and put it into his arms, maybe it can come in handy later.
Gao Yishui silently sensed in his heart, it was estimated that they had been walking for almost half an hour, and the clicking sound of countless gears snapping into each other continued to impact the eardrums of the four people, making them a little dizzy, and they couldn't help but wonder, what kind of mechanism was being driven by such endless power?
After another quarter of an hour, the road in front of them finally widened, or rather, the gate of the dungeon was clearly visible.
I don't know how many people were requisitioned by the public loser when this underground palace was built, Qin Ke stood at the end of the passage, and was a little stunned for a while.
In front of him was a vast stone forest, surrounded by bright torches that could not even reach the height of those boulders, and if you only looked at it with your eyes, this stone forest occupied enough space to exceed the size of the entire mansion of the Gong Loser's family.
But what really made Qin Ke stunned was naturally not the grand formation of this stone forest, but because the scene in front of him made him feel extremely familiar.
Yin and yang...... Lock the Dragon Array?