Chapter Twenty-Three: The Koji-style Imperial Tomb (8)
The road in front of Xiao Zhang had been walked, slightly sloping, there was no danger, the brigade traveled very fast, and in a short time it reached the flat ground. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info The space further ahead can accommodate five people in parallel, Lao Zhang Tou asked Nangong Yu and Ouyang Ye to walk on both sides, and he and Xiao Zhang walked in the middle, because most of the mechanisms are activated from both sides, and it is relatively safe for them to stay in the middle.
Tan Mian asked Lao Zhangtou if he had found anything wrong, Lao Zhangtou shook his head and said, "This passage was built for emergency evacuation, and there should be no organs." He was right, and after an hour of walking without incident, all of a sudden, the passage came to an end.
The space at the end is extremely spacious, and there is a white marble stone door on the stone wall in front of it, on which the silhouette of a camel is depicted in a freehand way. Lao Zhangtou squinted at the stone gate and said, "The people of the Koji-style Gaochang era regarded the camel as a gift from the gods to mankind, and they were very respectful, and it was indeed a koji-style imperial tomb inside. At this time, the people behind followed one after another. The two Tongtian Gang members were curious, and stepped forward to take a closer look at the stone gate, and the old man hurriedly shouted, "Don't move." As soon as the words fell, the stone slab under the feet of the two people suddenly flipped over, and fell down in an instant, and there was no figure, and the slate immediately returned to its place, as if nothing had happened.
Xie Qiuhua let out a "huh" and wanted to step forward to check. Lao Zhangtou said: "Don't look at it, it's hopeless." There was a quicksand pit that had to be dug under the slate, and the two men were carrying heavy bags on their backs, and they fell down so straight and straight, and the quicksand must have been buried in their mouths at this time, and they were dead. Xie Qiuhua's face changed and he retreated. Although these heroes are accustomed to seeing bloody storms, their experience in the ancient tombs is useless, if they fall into the quicksand, let you work lightly, and it is useless to have strong internal strength. Lao Zhangtou stepped forward to take a look alone, and found that there were five consecutive flap traps on the edge of the stone wall, one after the other, and there was no place to stay. If the door is open, you can jump out by jumping from the inside, but now that the door is closed, you can only hit the wall if you jump.
Lao Zhangtou then looked at the stone door, and gasped when he saw the two, although it was not a blood seal sealing door, but the door was equipped with a "seven-trick exquisite lock", a total of seven keys empty, and they must all be turned to the correct direction to open. Moreover, this is a door-within-a-door, intended to confuse those tomb robbers who are lucky enough to open the delicate lock, if they happily pull the handle on the stone door, they will touch the quicksand mechanism on the flap, and a large amount of quicksand will immediately fall down, forcibly rushing people into the quicksand pit under the flap. If you don't look carefully, no one will notice that there is a thin square gap on the stone door, and it turns out that the stone door is not opened, but pushed open.
After Lao Zhangtou understood, he walked back and explained the situation to Tan Mian, and finally said: "Just looking at the posture outside this door, this emperor will not be able to fall, in addition to the previous conditions, another three hundred taels of silver will be added, I don't know what the commander wants." Tan Mian can call the wind and rain on the ground, but he still has to rely on him underground, so he nodded and said, "Little thing, allowed." ”
He carried a small cloth bag on his shoulder, tied a rope around his waist, and tied the other end to Xiao Zhang's waist in the distance. Their tomb robbing is usually a family activity, because after going to the ground, someone must be on it to answer the wind, if you encounter a malicious person, you may die underground, and then after the person dies, dig a pit to get the goods. If it is a father and son, the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren cannot be like this, so this work is only done by Xiao Zhang.
I saw Lao Zhangtou standing in front of the flap in the middle, lightly stepping on the middle position, and only after making sure that it was strong enough, did he step on the other foot. The flap design is extremely weight-sensitive, and the slightest imbalance can cause it to flip. After Lao Zhangtou stepped on it with his two feet, he saw that the flap was slightly cocked by one side, but it quickly lowered again. Lao Zhangtou walked very slowly on the balance point, but very steady, every time he raised his foot, the flap under his feet shook slightly, not only requiring the balance of the position, but also to achieve the balance of power distribution. Nangong Yu felt that the life of a tomb robber might be more dangerous and terrifying than that of the Jianghu guest, at least the latter was working on the ground, with green mountains and green waters to see, even if he died, he was looking at the blue sky, and even had relatives to talk to. If a grave robber is trapped underground and unable to get out, or in the quicksand watching his body sink and unable to do anything, the feeling of fear and helplessness is even more terrible than death.
In a blink of an eye, Lao Zhangtou had come to the door of the white marble, touched the tangram lock on it without moving, looked at the keyholes lined up on the door, opened the small bag with a very slow movement, took out two long silver needles without looking, and began to pound the keyhole after holding his hands. After a cup of tea, he put the silver needle back into the packet and replaced it with two thinner and more flexible silver needles to continue tinkering. It took half a stick of incense to fix the two silver needles into the keyhole, and he took out the third one and gently stuffed it in, only to hear a "crak" sound, and unlocked a lock, and there were still six left.
Lao Zhangtou was not in a hurry or impatient, his legs on the flap were as steady as a rock, and he took out two silver needles and continued the same operation. After more than half an hour, Lao Zhangtou has unlocked three locks, and the two on the left and right sides are the most difficult to solve, because they are on the side, and they need to adjust their bodies slightly, otherwise there is one hand that is difficult to operate. If you are on flat ground, you can move your buttocks, but on the flap, the weight of the body will be unbalanced slightly, and as long as the flap is raised a little higher, it will accelerate the dislocation of power, just like a hole that causes the collapse of the entire dam, and it is out of control.
Nangong Yu saw that cold sweat broke out on Lao Zhang's forehead, after all, he was also in his sixties, and it was not easy to support him until now. I saw that his waist was slightly sideways, and his upper body was shifted to the right, and at the same time, the weight of his left foot was increased. The flap moved slightly, and returned to rest. Only then did Lao Zhangtou begin to unlock the sixth lock. After untying it, the sweat had soaked his back, his body became stiff, and his legs began to tremble slightly. He stood there for a few moments, not touching the last lock. Xiao Zhang asked softly, "Grandpa, if you don't come back, I'll do it for you." ”
Lao Zhangtou closed his eyes and did not speak, and after stabilizing his mood, he began to solve the last one, due to his physical strength, he was difficult to turn sideways, and could only use his left hand to control the two silver needles to unlock the lock. Fortunately, he has already opened six, and he unlocks the structure in his eyes, so he doesn't need to test anymore, as long as he finds the right position. His technique is extremely ingenious, and the two silver needles keep moving and changing between the fingers, as if they are juggling. Nangong Yu thought to himself that if he was forty years younger, he would also be a good seedling to learn the "Seven Clever Spirit Fingers". After a while, the two silver needles were fixed in place, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that if they only took out a third one and inserted it, the last lock would be opened.
Unexpectedly, when Lao Zhangtou took the needle, his hand slipped, and the needle fell onto the flap. Unexpectedly, the weight of a needle can affect the balance of the flap, one side of the flap begins to slowly lift, and the silver needle also slowly rolls towards the open gap. Lao Zhangtou gently adjusted the strength of his feet to put the flap back into place, but the silver needle rolled to the edge of the flap, and as long as he moved slightly, he would fall into the quicksand pit below.
Lao Zhangtou didn't dare to take a mouthful, and said in a very slight voice: "That's the last thin silver needle, I can't lose it, who will help me pick it up." Xiao Zhang said: "Grandpa, I'll come." Lao Zhangtou said: "No, your hands are rough, if you can't pick it up, it will cause me to fall." Nangong Yu said: "Then I'll try it." Xiao Zhang said suspiciously: "Are you okay?" Old Zhang Tou glanced at Nangong Yu's finger by the firelight, nodded and said, "Let him come." ”
Nangong Yu carefully bent down in front of the flipper, and after seeing the position of the silver needle, he suddenly stretched out his thumb and index finger, and pinched it accurately, and pinched the silver needle. Although his martial arts skills were lost, his fingers were still flexible, and the whole process was clean and neat, and the flap did not move at all. Nangong Yu was secretly glad that he didn't have time to cut his nails this month, otherwise it would have been so smooth.