Partridge Whistle reacted quickly and saw a warrior in golden armor suddenly holding a mountain ax to chop him down in the shaft. He immediately yelled and jumped back, sticking to the stone wall behind him. At the same time, he opened the gold steel umbrella.
Holding his head, he took out the twenty-ring mirror box from his waist, moved the gun forward, used his left hand holding the gold steel umbrella to open the nose of the machine, assumed an offensive and defensive posture, and pointed the muzzle at the opposite side.
The golden knight.
Why did the Partridge Whistle scream just now? Because after practicing martial arts to a certain level, if you do intense movements, you will involuntarily make a special sound from your mouth. This is related to the human body's breathing. If you don't shout out
It is easy to get internal injuries, not because you are scared and shout.
But it didn't matter how loud the partridge whistle was, it startled Father Thomas, who had not yet climbed down the ladder. His feet slipped and he fell off the ladder.
The Partridge Whistle heard the sound of the wind above and knew that someone had fallen. He hurriedly raised his gold steel umbrella and held up the fallen American priest. Fortunately, the distance was not too high. Father Thomas was trapped by the arc of the gold steel umbrella.
It fell to the ground around the top of the umbrella. Although the fall caused pain in my waist and legs, it was not a big deal.
At the same time, the partridge whistle also used the faint blue phosphorescence to clearly see the golden-armored warrior holding a mountain-breaking ax. It turned out to be a false alarm. The warrior was an evil color painting painted on the stone wall.
However, this painting is so lifelike and the colors are bright and eye-catching. The warrior has a body shape similar to that of ordinary people, a ferocious face, and a splayed beard. He is wearing golden armor and a golden helmet. He is extremely powerful. Moreover, the artist's craftsmanship is extremely exquisite.
The action of the armored warrior is full of tension. Although it is a still painting, the powerful force in the painting is ready to be seen. At a glance, it seems that it will burst out of the wall at any time.
At this time, Elder Liaochen also climbed down from the shaft, and after seeing the mural of the warrior, he praised it again and again. Elder Liaochen and Partridge Shao carefully looked at the characteristics of the warrior on the mural, and they could conclude that this golden-armored warrior
The general was a general of the Qin State at that time, named Weng Zhong. He was so brave that even gods and ghosts were said to be afraid of him. Starting from the Tang Dynasty, portraits of General Weng Zhong were found on the first walls of large noble tombs, just like
The role of the door god is the same, guarding the safety of the tomb.
However, this kind of colorful painting exposed on the outermost part of the main body of the tomb is easily eroded by the air. Over time, the colors in the plein air painting will fade away when they see it. Moreover, tomb robbers such as Partridge Whistle and other tomb robbers will most likely fight from behind.
Entering from the bottom or side of the ancient tomb rarely passes through the front tomb door, so I have only heard of the legendary tomb guard general Weng Zhong. Today is the first time I saw it, so I couldn't help but take a few more glances.
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Partridge Whistle said to Elder Chen: Master, this Xixia tomb is indeed deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains. Even the generals of the ancient Qin State copied it. It seems that the wall with the general guarding the tomb is painted on it, which should reach the sky.
The ancient tomb stone gate under the Great Buddha Temple, where we are now, is already the Xuanmen.
Elder Liao Chen raised the lantern, looked at the stone wall with Weng Zhong painted on it, nodded and said: There are nine door nails across the wall and seven vertical ones. It is indeed a tomb door. Before Elder Chen finished speaking, he saw the door nails on the stone door.
The golden-armored Wengzhong dodged twice and then disappeared.
Father Thomas entered this eerie tunnel and was nervous. Suddenly, under the light of the lantern, he saw that the knight in golden armor on the wall suddenly disappeared before his eyes. He was shocked and crossed his chest repeatedly.
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Elder Liaochen said to Father Thomas: Foreign monks, there is no need to panic. The air here is gradually circulating, and the oil paint on the paintings has disappeared. It is not the work of ghosts and gods.
Father Thomas was in shock. He only felt that this place was full of mystery and weirdness. Even the omniscient and omnipotent God probably didn't know what the world behind this stone door was like. Today, he was forcefully brought in by these two Chinese, but
It's really unlucky. Maybe this underground world leads to Satan's territory, or there may be some werewolves, vampires, zombies and the like in it. Although Thomas is a priest and has a firm belief, he still can't change his face.
He often blamed himself for the fear in the dark, thinking that his faith was probably not strong. Today's encounter may be a test from God. He must find ways to defeat the darkness he fears. However, this kind of relationship with life
The inherent psychology is difficult to overcome in a short period of time.
The Partridge Whistle had no time to pay attention to the complicated mood of the American priest at the moment. He carefully examined the secret door of the ancient tomb and knew that it was a quicksand door. The design principle of this tomb door was very clever. There was a lot of sand behind the tomb door.
After the tomb owner is buried, the stone door is closed from the outside. There is a track under the stone door. When the stone door is closed, the mechanism behind the door is activated, and a large amount of sand will flow out, automatically backfilling the tomb passage behind the door, and using the power of quicksand to push the stone door shut.
The tomb passage was also filled with quicksand. In this way, while backfilling the tomb passage, the tomb door was also secured. Although the stone door was not thick, it could no longer be pushed open from the outside.
But then Partridge Whistle and Elder Chen discovered a small detail. This detail was easily overlooked, which was the gap under the stone door. There was no sand leaking out, because no matter how clever and precise the Xuanmen was, the door had to be
There is a slide rail, so there must be a little gap. When the quicksand door is closed, there will always be a small amount of fine sand squeezed out of the gap.
This lack of fine sand clearly indicates that the quicksand mechanism behind the door has not been activated. If it is based on the burial situation of the deceased, this seems a bit incredible, but there is no one buried in this tomb, and it is full of strange things from the Xixia court.
The Xixia people planned to take out these precious treasures after returning to the country in the future, so they could not completely seal the tomb door.
This saves a lot of hands and feet. There is no need to dig holes to get in. You can directly push open the stone door and enter the treasure cave of the tomb from the tomb passage. Partridge Whistle, Elder Chen and the American priest jointly pushed the Xuanmen with all their strength.
The Xuanmen was not sealed, and the quicksand mechanism behind the door was artificially closed. Although the stone door was heavy, it was not the huge door in the imperial mausoleum. It was just a barrier at the entrance of the tomb of the nobles.
, it was only a few hundred kilograms of force, and before the three of them used their full strength, they pushed the stone door open to a gap that was wide enough for one person to go in and out.
The Partridge Whistle held up the gold steel umbrella and entered the Xuanmen first, and then shot out a fire spirit. With a flash of fire, he could see the entire tomb passage clearly. There was no sand in the sand storage tanks on both sides.
It was empty, and the tomb bricks on the floor of the tomb passage were evenly laid out. The partridge whistle knew that the more smooth and orderly the tomb passage was, the more dangers it lurked. It was likely that there were hidden arrows, flying knives, poisonous smoke and the like to ambush the grave.
Elder Liao Chen also told the Partridge Sentries to be extra vigilant from behind. The Liusha Gate was not sealed. It may be because the Xixia people were in a hurry and had no time to take care of it in their hurry. Anyway, the great Buddhist temple has been swallowed up by the deteriorating natural environment. There are no marks on the ground.
No one who knows the truth can be found at all. It may also be a trap, which makes the tomb robbers who enter the Xuanmen feel relaxed. As the saying goes, Xuanmen is easy to enter, but Xuandao kills people. Although some Xuanmen are thick and huge, there are stone balls and quicksand behind them.
It can be blocked, but those are all stupid skills. As long as there is enough external force to intervene, it can be opened. The real hidden weapon is first in the tomb chamber, and secondly in the tomb passage. Both of these are places that tomb robbers must pass through.
Naturally, Partridge Whistle did not dare to be careless. After all, he had never entered a Xixia tomb. He concentrated on stepping on the tomb bricks and walked forward. The length of the tomb passage was about twenty-three feet, and there was another gate at the end.
The situation near this door is unusual. The door is tall and wide, forming a round arch like a city gate, occupying the entire section of the tomb passage. The entire door is carved from white jade, without any patterns, and is engraved with
There are many Xixia characters. Although Partridge Whistle and others do not know what these words mean, they infer that they should be some kind of Buddhist scriptures. There is a copper beam across the jade door, and a huge lock hangs in the middle. There is no key. There must be something behind the door.
It is the tomb chamber that serves as a treasure cave.
The strange thing is that there is a deep arched round hole on both sides of the white jade door in the front. It looks very deep. Elder Chen has never seen such a hole in the tomb passage, but it is obvious.
The two are exactly the same size. The symmetrical round holes on both sides are artificial and very solid. The stone slabs on the four walls are as smooth as mirrors. The height and width are about ten feet. They were definitely not done in a hurry. They should have been built at the beginning.
The entire mausoleum was designed in advance and is integrated with the mausoleum.
Judging from Elder Chen's experience, this may be a Taoist organ. After analysis, the Partridge Whistle said to Elder Chen: There is a copper lock on the Jade Gate. I am a disciple who knows how to open the lock. I am afraid that once the copper lock is destroyed,
Will lead to an ambush
Elder Liaochen waved his hand and said: "I think this lock cannot be opened. Installing a copper lock on the jade door would be superfluous. How could anyone who could enter the tomb be blocked by this mere copper lock?"
, Legend has it that there was a lock with a core in the Northern Song Dynasty. Let's see if the lock body is connected with the Jade Gate. If the lock is moved, the poisonous smoke or other mechanism will definitely be activated.
The Partridge Whistle did not dare to touch the lock. He carefully looked at it again and again. Sure enough, the copper lock was connected with the copper beam on the jade door. Let alone unlocking, touching the lock would trigger some kind of mechanism, and he would be shot.
In front of the door, the partridge whistle couldn't help but break into a cold sweat when he saw this. He had always been cautious, but today he was very anxious for some reason. If Elder Liaochen hadn't seen through the trap, he would have been dead on the ground by now.
At this moment, Elder Liaochen could see that he was looking at the whistle and said: It seems that the Jade Gate is just a cover. Even though the materials are so exquisite, it is a fake door and must not be broken in. There must be mechanisms in the arch holes on both sides.
This Xixia ancient tomb is not large in scale, but it is exquisitely decorated. If you want to enter the tomb, you can only enter from the bottom of the tomb passage. No matter how weird the Xixia people are, they cannot escape the influence of the Yin and Yang theory of Feng Shui and the Five Elements. The theory of this tomb passage is just
It uses four doors and four phases to imitate cats and tigers. The stone slabs on our heads and feet must be movable, and we can enter the tomb chamber from below. As expected, it should be the only entrance.
The Partridge Whistle followed Elder Chen's instructions and removed the tomb bricks under the tomb passage one by one. As expected, a large hole was revealed, leading directly to the tomb chamber behind the Jade Gate. This Xixia people's little skills are indeed no match for Elder Chen.
Dou Yuanliang's discernment.
Partridge Whistle was still holding a gold steel umbrella in front to explore the way. The three of them got into the tomb through the tunnel. There was a huge black stone hanging in the tunnel, like a black honeycomb. Neither Partridge Whistle nor Elder Liaochen knew it.
I looked through the phosphorescent tube to see what it was. It looked like stone or jade. I didn't know what it was, so I thought it would be best not to touch it, so I slowly nudged it from the side.
As soon as I entered the tomb, my eyes lit up. The six-foot-wide tomb was filled with jewels and treasures. The various treasures piled up like a hill looked extremely colorful and dazzling in the blue light of the phosphorus tube. The most eye-catching one was a tree inlaid with various flowers in the middle.
The coral tree planted with precious stones and the secret treasures in the palace are indeed not commonplace. There are also countless scriptures, large and small boxes, and all the good things in the Xixia Palace may be here.
The American priest Thomas was so stunned that he discussed with Elder Chen whether he could use one or two things to build a few church schools outside and provide a place for homeless children to eat and go to school.
A place for religious belief.
Elder Liaochen said to the American priest: What's wrong with such a kind deed? However, these things are national treasures and should not be alarmed. I also had quite a lot of property before becoming a monk. If I want to build a school, I can help with all my money. Anyway, the monks have nothing, so they keep those things.
Yellow and white things are of no use either.
Partridge Whistle was only concerned about the Muchen Bead. Although other rare treasures were exquisite, in his eyes they were just like paper made of grass. He stepped forward a few steps with the jewels all over the ground, then suddenly stopped and turned around.
He said to Elder Liao Chen behind him: Oh no, there is a dead person in this treasure cave.
I had previously judged that there would be no dead people in this empty tomb, but when I heard what the partridge whistle said, Elder Liaochen was also surprised. He quickly rushed to the front to take a look, and saw a white human skeleton in the corner of the tomb. The skeleton
Much taller than an ordinary person, the white bones are holding a bunch of keys in his hands, and behind him is a pitch-black Thousand-Armed Buddha, which is neither stone nor jade. When the phosphorescent tube shines on it, there is no light at all. When contrasted with the white bones in front, it looks even more distinct in black and white.
, chilling.
When Elder Liaochen saw this situation, his heart sank: Something bad is going to happen. The moon is breaking tonight. If the Bodhisattva closes his eyes, all the magical instruments will lose their effect. If there are still ghosts in this Xixia treasure cave, we will die without a burial.
What’s even more surprising is how could there be a Black Buddha with Thousand Arms and Thousand Eyes here?
Chapter completed!