Chapter 11: Giving a Gift
As soon as a few people looked up, they saw a thousand feet of cliffs. You can't see the end of the top at a glance, the clouds and mist between the walls are shrouded, and you can't see the whole picture clearly, and the road in front of you is completely gone in front of the wall. Where did the road go? Lin Xin wondered in his heart.
"Family master, please!" But the Great Elder stretched out his hand to Shangguan Lan and made a gesture. Shangguan Lan took the lead and walked forward and came to the bottom of the cliff. With a wave of his right hand, the clouds and mist between the previous walls dispersed, leaving a large and bright open space. The head of the house walked to the mist-covered stone wall and stood still, his hands raised and stretched out in front of him. Lin Xin saw that he didn't know what the family wanted to do, which was very strange.
I saw waves of air flowing from between the hands of the head of the house, and if there was substance, it shot straight on the wall. The energy falls on the wall like a stone and stops the water, forming a ring of pulses.
Boom, only to hear like a boulder grinding, there is a hole on the stone wall. At first, the cave was pitch black, making it impossible to see inside. saw Shangguan Lan wave his right hand, and the flames in the cave burned from the outside to the inside. Suddenly, the inside brightened, and a stone staircase led somewhere.
"Come with me. Shangguan Lan's face was as usual, and he said to the people behind him.
Although Shangguan Minghao and Shangguan Xue'er are from the Shangguan family, they have never seen such a magical thing, and they are as stunned as Lin Xin. It wasn't until someone pushed him from behind that he came back to his senses.
The three children followed the crowd and walked in together. This hole was obviously dug by hand, and I don't know how much manpower it took to do so. The length of the song is incomparable. Every short distance and saw many divergent roads, I don't know where it leads, although Lin Xin and the others are curious, they have to follow the crowd forward.
I don't know how long I walked, but there was a different light in front of me, and I should have arrived at the entrance of the cave.
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The incense wax burns from morning to night, and the altar built on the flat ground outside the ancestral shrine is full of offerings.
The inside of the ancestral shrine is for worshipping the ancestors, and the outside is used to worship the heavens and the mountain gods. Practitioners have an inexplicable reverence for the heavens, and even though they are going against the heavens, they also respect the heavens and the earth in order to be blessed.
The Great Elder Shangguan Yao ascended the altar step by step, went to the table of the sacrifice and bowed three times to the sky, then stood up and took the three incense sticks in the hands of an old man next to him, raised his hands above his head, and closed his eyes slightly.
"Worship heaven and earth, all things are born. The Great Elder bowed slightly.
"The second worship Zhong Ling supports my family. The Great Elder bowed slightly.
"The road ahead is clear. The Great Elder bowed slightly. After three bows, Shangguan Yao stepped forward and inserted the incense into the incense burner on the table.
Turning around, Shangguan Yao looked at the dozens of Shangguan family's heirloom cronies below. Then his eyes stayed on the three young men and girls in the nearest place, and he said to the three people below, "Come up." ”
The three of them went up to the altar and worshipped in the same way under the command of the Great Elder.
Two men and one woman were among the three, and the Great Elder glanced at the younger boy. Shangguan Lan actually persuaded Ke Shangguan Jinqing, it stands to reason that he should be the same as me, he will not agree to this matter, and somehow he has changed his attention, and now that many of them are in favor, they are powerless now. That's it, I, Shangguan Yao, will not provoke you young people, so as not to say that I am old and immortal and hinder your affairs.
"Alright, let me in. Seeing that the three small salutes were completed, Shangguan Yao commanded.
Following the Great Elder to the ancestral hall, Shangguan Yao stepped forward first. Standing in front of the ancestral tablet, he said: "Shangguan Yao, the descendant of the unscrupulous, has come to meet the ancestors." So saying, he bowed down. Shangguan Lan in the back, the second elder, Shangguan Xiong and others were also "unscrupulous descendants" for a while, and then they worshiped their ancestors.
Lin Xin followed behind, and the people of the Shangguan family said that they were children and grandchildren. What am I talking about? Seeing that everyone has bowed down, how can I stand up alone? I hurriedly said, "Lin Xin is here to meet your ancestors. Then bow down together. "Hee-hee" Shangguan Xue'er heard it funny and couldn't help laughing softly.
Shangguan Lan heard it and glared at her with a feigned cough. Shangguan Xue'er naughtily stuck out her father's tongue and ignored it......
"Today, we have to do the rites of adulthood for the younger generations, and we only come to worship the ancestors, which is really unfilial, and I hope the ancestors will not be surprised. The Great Elder prostrated and introspected at the dozens of spiritual positions above for a while. After completing this series of things, he said to everyone behind him: "The glory of my Shangguan family today is all due to the unremitting efforts of dozens of generations of ancestors. As a rising member of my Shangguan family, you have to be nurtured by the family and protected by the clan. You must not blindly enjoy the yin virtue of your ancestors, and you must work hard, and you must not be enterprising, you know?"
Everyone said yes again and again, saying that they would dedicate themselves to the family.
After saying this, a few more rituals were performed. When everyone dispersed, only a few elders were left, Shangguan Lan and Sanxiao and the others were left. Seeing this at this time, the Great Elder said to Shangguan Lan, "The rest of the matter will be left to the family with full control." "In fact, Shangguan Lan and the elders had reached an agreement before this, and now it is meaningless who will be the so-called principal. The Great Elder handed over the matter to Shangguan Lan and was also sophisticated.
Shangguan Lan understood, started to walk in front, and said to Lin Xin and the others: "You guys are at the end." Then he went inside to the side of the ancestral shrine. Several elders followed behind with this, and Shangguan Wuji, who had followed Shangguan Lan just now, waited until the elders all got up and entered, and then said to the three of them: "You follow me, be careful, don't make a mistake." ”
Everyone walked out of the back door of the ancestral shrine, went up a path, and went up to a clearing.
"Shibo, where are we going?" Arriving here, Shangguan Minghao couldn't help but ask Shangguan Wuji.
Shangguan Wuji glanced at the three of them: "In terms of talent, I have to go to the Baiyun Cave, of course I will go to the Baiyun Cave." ”
Shangguan Minghao was overjoyed, Baiyun Cave? Is this what he is going to? Then he asked Shangguan Lan, "Where is the Baiyun Cave? Is it still on the mountain?"
Shangguan Wuji glanced at him and smiled slightly: "Look at this." ”
Shangguan Minghao was shocked, huh, why did he stop. He was small in stature and didn't see what was going on in front of him. But I heard someone in front of me speak: "The head of the family, the elder!" ”
The quaint and heavy stone door was opened again, and several people entered inside.
The three young men and women in the group here came here for the first time, and their faces were full of curiosity, looking east and west.
"In the Baiyun Cave, there are many mechanisms, don't run blindly after me. The mechanism is extremely powerful, even if the cultivator touches the mechanism when he arrives inside, he will not come back. The three of you must follow me closely, you know?" Shangguan Wuji said to them.
Let go of the curiosity on your face. Ahh
Shangguan Lan took the lead. The crowd was still following.
Looking at the inside of the stone cave like a cave when he went up the mountain, Lin Xin was puzzled: "Shibo, why are there multiple cave entrances here, where do they all lead? ”
"There is the treasure of our Shangguan family here, in order to prevent outsiders from entering. Our ancestors were extremely clever enough to come up with this method of making multiple crossings to confuse outsiders. Only one of these caves can reach the inside, and the other holes are full of traps, and anyone who makes a mistake will be killed by the traps, so they can't go wrong. Shangguan Wuji explained.
Lin Xin and the others felt numb when they heard this, and hurriedly followed a few steps, as if they were afraid that they would make a mistake.
But when he saw him, he asked again: "This cave is always limited, what if the enemy uses people to explore the way regardless of losses?"
Shangguan Wuji looked surprised, and looked at him with straight eyes. I was amazed that this son could take this into account when he thought about it meticulously. said to Lin Xin: "In fact, the road we are taking now is also full of mechanisms. ”
"Ahh As if the mechanism was about to be activated, he hurriedly looked left and right.
"Haha, don't be afraid, these mechanisms have been shut down now. It will not be touched in any way. Shangguan Wuji comforted a few people.
"Why is there a mechanism on this road we are walking?" Shangguan Xue'er had been listening to the conversation of several people, and at this time, she was curious and asked.
"Why is there a mechanism? This means that 'there is no road in the cave, no one can go forward', Lin Xin, Minghao, what are you talking about?" Shang Wuji asked the two of them.
"This ...... Of course, it was used to kill the person who entered the cave. Shangguan Minghao rushed to answer.
Shangguan Wuji nodded silently, looked at Lin Xin and asked again, "Lin Xin, why do you say?"
Lin Xin frowned and thought for a while, and suddenly realized: "Because in this way, when all the mechanisms are opened, all the holes are the same, that is, they are all full of mechanisms." Therefore, I think that not only is there a lot of traps in it, but there must also be a labyrinth in the cave where it is difficult to find a way out, so that no matter how many people come here, they will be killed by the traps in the process of finding a way out. ”
"It must be like this, Lin Xin, you are so smart. Shangguan Xue'er applauded on the side.
Shangguan Minghao saw this, puffing out his cheeks: "Hmph, I'm also very smart, okay." It caused a lot of laughter.
After walking for a long time, I finally arrived at a stone gate, only to see the door written "Jade Dragon Cave".
Shangguan Lan of the family took the initiative to take out one of his keys and waited for them to take out the second key. The Jade Dragon Cave is the top priority of the Shangguan family, and no one can open it alone.
Shangguan Jinqing looked at the Great Elder and saw that he was moving slowly, and he couldn't look past it. He said coldly, "What are you going to do?" "One snatched the other key from the Great Elder's hand.
The head of the family knew that Shangguan Jinqing was helping him, and seeing him like this, he handed the key to Shangguan Jinqing: "Then let the third elder open the door." After speaking, he also gave the key to Shangguan Jinqing.
The key should be inserted into two different key holes by the same person with both hands at the same time, and there can be no difference in time. If not, the mechanism will be activated, the three elders held their breath and calmed down, inserting a key in each hand at the same time, and twisting it to the right at the same time.
Click, click, click, the stone door of the Jade Dragon Cave was opened.