Xiahoudun held a torch and was the first to go down the cave.

After walking a few steps, I turned around again and told everyone to rest assured.

He was a descendant of the Touching Gold Sect, and he had followed his master Zhong Xuan to many tombs, and he knew that the tombs that had been closed for a long time were filled with rotting gas, and most of the people who broke in suddenly would faint due to the lack of air, or even die.

So, he took a few steps and saw that the torches were burning normally and there was no strong smell, so he beckoned everyone to go down to the cave.

This is also normal, although this tomb has been closed for nearly four hundred years, but because Wu Dongyou and others have already gone down, the entrance of the cave is wide open, and the smell of decay has long been dispersed.

Each step of the stairs is paved with a large blue stone, probably each piece has been polished, so it looks extremely smooth, plus it has been closed for many years, and the moisture condenses on the stone, which is wet, and you need to be extremely careful when walking.

Fortunately, everyone has a martial arts foundation, and it is naturally impossible to slip and wrestle. But as the saying goes, 'it's easier to go up than to go down', and the steps are steep and slippery, so you need to be careful.

However, this situation has greatly facilitated Cao Cao and others.

Because there are light or heavy footprints left on each step, and some of the steps are covered with dirt, there is no doubt that these are left by Wu Dongyou and others.

It's hard to imagine how old people like Zhang Zhaozhen and Zhang Wenjing go on. Judging by the messy footprints, there were at least four or five people.

Following the footprints, Cao Cao and others chased all the way.

Cao Cao thought of the Qin Palace as he walked, what happened these days? Why did you encounter a tunnel, shouldn't there be another unreachable underground passage here?

Unexpectedly, it was the exact opposite, and when the stairs came down to the end, it was the end.

What catches your eye is a sarcophagus, the coffin body is rectangular, the coffin wall is made of large pieces of bluestone, because it is closed all the year round, the sarcophagus becomes black and swarthy, the appearance is simple and old, and it is not possible to see how many years it has been stored.

Peculiarly, there was a corpse crawling on it.

Judging from the time of burial of the sarcophagus, the owner of the tomb should have turned into white bones, how could it be that his clothes were not rotten?

If the body is Zhang Budo, the ancestor of the Zhang family, it should also be placed in the sarcophagus, not on the top of the coffin.

was about to take a closer look, but heard a chirping sound, Xiahou Dun, who was walking in front, stepped on the water, he lowered the torch, and Cao Cao and others behind saw that there was water flowing in front of the coffin.

The water is not deep, that is, it is just above the feet, and the current speed is not very fast.

The most bizarre thing is that although the smell here is not good, the smell of fine wine can still be heard from the flowing water, which is exactly the same as the fragrance of the 'intoxicating fruit' in the woods outside.

What's going on, is the water coming in from the Meng Po Spring outside?

That's impossible, if the spring could come in, it should have been filled up a long time ago!

Fortunately, the current was not wide, only four or five feet wide, and everyone jumped over the water with a slight jump.

Cao Cao was the first to step forward and turned over the body of the deceased, and was immediately in pain.

It turned out that the deceased was the old man Zhang Zhaozhen.

There was a stab mark on his neck, and the wound was thin and long, apparently killing him with a single blow.

The lid of the sarcophagus had been pushed to the ground on the side of Ling and broken into several pieces. Several white bones in the sarcophagus were also thrown into a mess.

It must have been done by Wu Dongyou!

His weapon is a scimitar!

It is not difficult to guess that Wu Dongyou and Yue Xihong must have opened the lid of the sarcophagus in order to find the keel, and searched frantically inside.

And the old man Zhang Zhaozhen must have been desperately defending the bones of his ancestors, and was killed by the angry Wu Dongyou.

Looking at the old man's corpse, everyone was very sad, and after a few days of getting along, the old man's voice and smile were still vivid and clear.

What a good one

An old man, who died by the sword of a robber.

Since then, he has been sleeping in the tomb of Zhang Budo, and he has always accompanied his ancestors.

I looked around, but there was no sign of anyone else.

Where are the rest?

Xiahoudun held a torch and searched carefully in this small space, following the direction of the flowing water, it seemed that he found a small door.

He walked to the northwest corner, and sure enough, he found a stone door in the shadows, which was a passage.

According to Xiahoudun's experience, the flowing water in this tomb is really Meng Po spring water, and the reason why it failed to fill the tomb is precisely because the flowing water flows away from this stone gate.

The Mo couple looked at the Jinji Daoist, and everyone had no answer in their hearts.

Zhang Budo's tomb is buried in Meng Po Spring, which is an abnormal thing in itself, and the steps and stone doors in the tomb are even more strange.

Since Wu Dongyou and the others can't be seen here, there is only one possibility?? Entered the stone gate and left.

They wanted a keel, not a white bone.

Cao Cao and Xiahoudun picked up the broken white bones on the ground one by one and returned them to the sarcophagus, and at the same time put the corpse of the old man Zhang Zhaozhen into the coffin, so let him accompany the ancestors here.

Cao Cao's actions were seen by Jinji Daoren and others and praised in their hearts.

It was still Xiahoudun who took the lead, and everyone entered through the stone gate.

The entrance is not big, you have to bend down to enter, through the firelight, you can see that this passage is artificially dug out, can be carved out of the mountain rocks a passage, it is estimated that it must have cost a lot of financial resources and manpower at that time.

But what's the use of chiseling this, and where does it lead?

There is running water under my feet, and there is a muffled sound of chirping, and the humidity here is quite heavy, and I feel that my face is wet while walking.

Fortunately, it was not far away, two or three feet away, and finally saw a 'patio' that went straight up and down, leading to the top, and if you looked closely, there were different shades of foot sockets chiseled on the wall on the side of the 'patio', which was convenient for people to pedal the foot sockets up and down the 'patio'.

Of course, for Cao Cao and other people who understand martial arts, such a 'patio' is a piece of cake, and there is no need for those foot sockets at all.

'Oooo ’

Everyone performed light skills and jumped out of the 'patio'.

Above it turned out to be a naturally formed karst cave.

It's a beautiful world.

But see the stone stalactites in the cave, stalagmites and so on are dizzying, they have different colors, peculiar shapes, some are like animals, some are like monsters, under the light of the torch, they are crystal clear, full of colors, a thousand postures, full of fun.

When Cao Cao saw such a scene for the first time, he was immediately shocked, such a natural and earthly spectacle was really magical.

Even people who have been in the rivers and lakes for a long time, such as the Jinji Dao people and the Mo couple, are attracted by this beautiful landscape and are amazed again and again.

Qin Zhang even had the urge to reach out and touch.

If it weren't for something important, I'd like to stay and watch it.

But the tragic death of the old man Zhang Zhaozhen reminded everyone of the urgency of time.

The scenery along the way is picturesque, but everyone is anxious.

In the cave, there are forks in the road everywhere, and there are often three forks, and everyone can only find them little by little, turning around, and there is no shadow of Wu Dongyou and others at all.

Each of these places seemed to look similar, and everyone even suspected that they had lost their way.

Coming out of this hole, and turning into another fork, everywhere is beautiful, everywhere is familiar, there is a phoenix-shaped stalactite that everyone has 'encountered' three times in their memory!

In other words, everyone has been lost in this labyrinth.

Time has been delayed in vain, what can I do?

After all, the Jinji Taoist people have been crisscrossing the rivers and lakes for decades, and there is a way to be ginger or old and spicy, he is spiritual

The machine moved and came up with a good solution.

Every time you reach a hole, hang a 'Drunken Heart Fruit' on the side wall.

In this way, only by seeing the 'Enchanting Heart Fruit' again, it proves that this cave has already come.

I really didn't expect that the fruits picked by the people of the Golden Rooster Dao because of their greed came in handy in this labyrinth.

It's just that every time a fruit is lost, the people of Jinji Dao are reluctant to give up, such a 'delicious' fruit, in the arms for a long time, has given birth to 'feelings'.

With this method, it really worked a lot, at least not to take the wrong road.

However, although the solution is good, there is also a weakness, that is, the fruit is limited, and the maze abounds.

Soon, the last fruit was hung on the stalagmite in the nostalgia of the Jinji Dao people.

Alas, I knew earlier, it would be nice to pick more, everyone thought in their hearts, but no one said it, after all, when the Golden Rooster Dao people picked, everyone secretly laughed at him!

Without the 'Drunken Heart Fruit', I quickly got lost again.

Circling around, still spinning around in this beautiful labyrinth.

Although there are many forks in the road, no one can figure out where to enter and where to retreat?

At this moment, everyone finally realized what it was like to be a 'headless fly'.

Finally, everyone walked sweating and getting a little tired.

After all, there is no ventilation in it, the heat is very high, and the most important thing is that after turning for so long, there is no gain, and I can't help but feel a little impatient.

Just sit down and rest for a while.

Suddenly, Cao Cao was happy, and the Golden Rooster Daoist stared at him, thinking that he had a good idea.

Cao Cao said, "Senior, this place is criss-crossed, dotted everywhere, since we are so embarrassed, presumably the Iron Boat Gang thieves are no better." ”

One sentence reminded the person in the dream! Yes, I think that Wu Dongyou and Yue Xihong are not also subject to the labyrinth? Not to mention the keel, I am afraid that I have already turned dizzy, and it is difficult to say whether I can find a way out.

Qin Zhang suddenly asked, "They have people from the Zhang clan in their hands, will they give them guidance?"

"No way. Cao Cao shook his head and said, "The old man Zhang Zhaozhen is dead, and the old man Zhang Wenjing is not a direct descendant of Zhang Budo, so I am afraid he will not know the secret." ”

"What Shaoxia said is reasonable, I remember that when my brother first said 'Dragon Bone', even Zhang Zhaozhen and others didn't seem to have heard of it. Mo Wenxue agreed with Cao Cao's statement.

"Moreover, Zhang Budo does not doubt the secret of the tomb and the wonders of the cave here, and the Zhang clan people in Qinghe City may not know. Qin Hongyi added.

"Attention, everyone, there is movement. Xiahoudun's ears were close to the ground, as if he had heard something.

Is there any movement? Could it be that the Iron Boat Gang is coming?

Qin Zhang walked to the fork and looked left and right, there was no one at all!

But Cao Cao knew that Xiahoudun, as a descendant of the Jin-touching faction, had rich experience in 'underground' affairs, and he must have a reason for saying this.

Xiahoudun stood up, motioned for everyone to silence, and then extinguished all the torches.

The Jinji Daoist didn't care, he had deep internal strength and a keen sense of hearing, so why didn't he hear anything? He was about to blame Xiahoudun for 'blowing the lamp and pulling out the wax' without asking questions.

Almost at the same time, everyone heard faint shouting in the distance.

The scolding is getting closer and closer, and the voice is obviously a Jiangnan accent, but the distance is still far away, and I can't hear what is being said.

The eight achievements that can appear here are Wu Dongyou and others.

It's really hard to find a place to step on iron shoes, and it takes no effort to get it!

It is really futile to praise the father day by day, and wait for the rabbit, but catch the turtle in the urn!

(End of chapter)

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