Chapter 26: Adventures in the Underground Palace (6)
Li hurriedly shook Zhi'er awake, untied her belt again, and tied her to herself. Yan Shu reminded again: "You two must follow me later!"
The snow ball sniffed in the air, and suddenly bent into a bow, pouted his hind hips, and carefully rubbed forward.
Suddenly, it raised its head and howled, and then it burrowed into a hole in the corner. Seeing this, Yan Shu immediately followed it and excavated. The mouse in front of him smelled the cat, and he was frightened, and tried his best to escape into the nest. So a mouse, a cat, and three people formed a strange team and advanced underground.
The more Yan Shu digs, the harder the soil becomes, and the more gravel and gravel there is, which is not like an escape channel. As soon as he pondered it, he suddenly remembered a rumor in his hometown: it is said that some rats are extremely intelligent and not inferior to humans. When captured, they tend to lead enemies to particularly dangerous places. For example, swamps, snake caves, etc. It is a death in itself, but it can save the entire race and destroy the enemy. What if you are following such a mouse?
Thinking of this, his cold sweat immediately fell. But the matter has come to this point, but it is impossible to retreat, even if there is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in front of you, you can only run one way to the dark.
As he said just now, if you do your best, the rest is your life.
And this time, the capricious goddess of fate showed a smile.
I saw that the snow in front of me suddenly disappeared. Yan Shu dug a few times, and suddenly his eyes opened up, and it turned out to be a wet passage. Although narrow, it is much more spacious than in the dirt. The snow ball pounced a few times, holding down the exhausted mouse, not eating it, but playing with it.
Yan Shu looked at the crooked passage, and suddenly burst into tears: "Escaped...... Three years, I'm finally out!"
Li Yan picked up the snow ball, rescued the mouse, and said, "You are our benefactor, we will not harm you." Let's go. ”
The rat seemed to understand, squeaked a few times, and slipped away. All animals in the world that survive will become more cautious than before, and their ability to survive will suddenly rise to a new level. Although this rat was frightened, it was able to be reborn and become the rat king in the future, which is another story.
The three of them walked forward about a mile in high spirits, and the walls on both sides were already made of blue bricks, and there were oil lamps on them, knowing that it must be an exit. Sure enough, the road became wider and wider, and a circle-shaped square appeared in front of it, and a little starlight had penetrated in the distance.
Zhi'er hadn't seen the light of day for many years, and she was even more excited to faint at this time.
But when I got to the center of the square, I heard a soft click from nowhere. Li Yan and Zhi'er didn't care, but Yan Shu shouted: "Slow, there is a mechanism!"
Li Yan was startled, pulled Zhi'er and jumped back. I saw the bricks and stones under my feet rise and fall one by one, and a huge pit with a radius of three feet and an unfathomable depth appeared.
Li Yan asked softly, "Brother Yan, what is this?"
Yan Shu's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and he muttered: "According to legend, Mozi once used bronze and wood to make a device called 'Trap Beast', which was invincible in conquering the city. Later, it was passed to the Three Kingdoms, and Zhuge Liang improved it into a 'wood beast' and used it to break the southern barbarians. King Qin has collected a lot of ancient drawings, and he won't ......"
Before the words fell, a low thunderclap came from the pit, and with the sound of gear hinging, a behemoth leaped out with a whirlwind.
When the three of them saw it, it was a huge golden toad. It is more than two feet wide, and it is surrounded by golden copper plates. The two big eyes are painted vermilion, and they look lifelike.
Since it is a golden toad, it is different from a toad, and only has three legs. Don't look at it dangling, it seems to be very clumsy, but there is a clever balance in the swing.
Zhi'er was startled and was about to scream, but Yan Shu made a "shhh" gesture to her and whispered: "Don't be silent, if you make a lot of noise, it will be troublesome to invite another one!"
The three of them immediately stood motionless, and the golden toad actually stood still, as if he hadn't noticed them.
Yan Shu said in a low voice: "This is my junior brother's secret passage, and he will definitely not design such a dangerous thing himself." If there is only one person besides him, it is our Qin King Chitose. I'm afraid he already knew this way, and if my junior brother planned to escape, I would use this trap beast to kill him. ”
Li Yan frowned and said, "Why is this person so vicious......
Yan Shu said: "The so-called non-poisonous husband, I can figure it out, which of those big people is not a femme fatale? You see the trigger method of this golden toad - although I don't understand what the principle is, it does not rely on flap bolts and other things, but on sound."
This hand can be vicious. My brother is very suspicious, and if the mechanism is set up on the ground, he may be able to circumvent it. But when he moves, he is always accompanied by a group of rats, and the sound is unavoidable.
Even if it weren't for us, if you hadn't come back and forth, and you reacted quickly, maybe you would have been flattened by this thing!"
Li Yan looked at Jin Toad's blood-red eyes, and was indeed a little afraid, so he said, "Okay, Brother Yan, let's go quickly!"
Yan Shu nodded, and the three of them stood on tiptoe and walked around step by step.
But at this moment, the snow ball in Li Yan's arms suddenly saw the golden toad. The golden toad's red eyes seemed to be full of provocation, which made it angry and roared sharply: "Meow!"
This sound startled the three of them. At the same time, Jin Toad's head shook left and right twice, and suddenly pounced on Li Yan with lightning speed. Li Yan pushed Zhi'er away and dodged the attack. I only heard a loud bang, and the green bricks on the ground that were more than four inches thick were smashed to the ground like tofu.
Li Yan fell, and his feet made another noise on the ground. When Jin Toad heard the sound, he chased after him reluctantly.
It turned out that this golden toad was extremely clever, as long as the sound was louder than the sound of footsteps landing, it would attack the sound source. So once you are targeted, it is really like an appendage, and it is extremely difficult to get rid of it.
I saw that Li Yan jumped and jumped, and it really rampaged through the square like a toad. Although Li Chuan will not be caught for a while, people's physical strength is always limited, and Jin Toad's motivation seems to be endless, and he will be consumed sooner or later.
At this time, Zhi'er suddenly had an idea and shouted loudly: "Stinky toad, look here!"
Her voice overshadowed Li Yan's footsteps, and Jin Toad really turned around and pounced on her. Yan Shu also shouted when he saw this, causing Jin Toad to turn back. The three of you and I screamed, causing the golden toad to be at a loss and stand still.
Li Yan shouted: "Zhi'er, Brother Yan, you slowly retreat to the exit, and I will use bricks to lead it away." ”
The two were about to agree, when suddenly Jin Toad's head turned three times anyway, and his mouth was wide open, revealing the contents inside.
Inside stood twelve iron men armed with crossbows.