The second floor was the same as when Mustache and the others first entered the first floor. It was quiet and a bit intimidating. The biggest feature of the nine-story tower was silence. Mustache and Jinpu Awang stayed against the door for a moment. He looked back at the closed stone door.
, a question gradually emerged.
"Are you feeling abnormal?" Mustache asked Jinpu Awang.
It was as if Jinpu Ngawang had suffered a stroke. The muscles and skin on his face shrank and tightened with the wounds, causing his mouth and nose to become crooked. The pain he endured was greater than that of his mustache, and he obviously could not be as calm as usual.
Thinking calmly, he shook his head when faced with the question of mustache.
"We opened the door on the second floor too smoothly." Mustache expressed his doubts.
From the moment you enter the water, the green hairs under the water, the branches and leaves on the first floor of the nine-story tower, and the biological mechanism composed of insects are undoubtedly blocking and killing anyone who breaks into this place. Those green hairs need not be mentioned, because the water
The area is wide, and if the people who come in are good at water and have strong skills, they may be able to escape. But on the airtight floor, a swarm of flying insects will definitely suffocate people to death inside.
In this case, the doors on the first and second floors should not be opened easily. If the doors can be opened smoothly, what is the role of designing biological mechanisms that connect branches and leaves to insects?
But this problem is obviously not something that can be figured out in a short time. They are on the second floor and can only focus on the second floor.
Compared with the first floor, there are many more things on the second floor. It is certain that the nine-story tower must be a place used to perform some kind of ritual or sacrifice. There are two rows of stone-carved human figurines on the second floor, all kneeling in the same direction.
In all likelihood, the people of Nuo Tuochi migrated from Bingcheng. Invisibly, these people have actually undergone considerable changes.
To be precise, this change has occurred in religious beliefs. For most people now, the power of religion and belief has been greatly weakened. But in some areas, the influence of religion is unimaginable. A person,
The rise and fall of a family is a trivial matter, and a change in religion may subvert a regime or a country, and even affect the changes in the future.
This group of people originally believed in the six-fingered god, but after entering the Dark Night Temple, although they saw some reliefs and stone statues, the shadow of the six-fingered god disappeared. This is like a country that originally believed in Buddhism.
After a period of time, all the Buddha statues disappeared and they no longer believed in their gods.
Perhaps, the six-fingered god that this group of people believed in fell before the ice city migrated. The fallen god could no longer bless his believers. As time went by, the god was forgotten by the believers.
In this kind of thinking, the eyes of Mustache and Jinpu Awang began to show anxiety. They were in a bad state, but they didn't know how to solve it.
boom!
At this time, behind the two rows of kneeling figurines, bursts of burning fire suddenly appeared. They were two rows of very ancient oil lamps. The flames jumped up very high, and the sound of sparks and explosions caused by the burning of the wicks was endless. The mustache and
Jinpu Ngawang became nervous all of a sudden. They made sure that they didn't move around or touch anything after they came in. If these ancient oil lamps all spontaneously ignited together, it means that they must be controlled by mechanisms. There was no mechanism that was touched. What happened to the oil lamps?
Will it light up?
The original owner of the Dark Night Temple was very keen on some weird witchcraft. Behind every abnormal movement in the nine-story tower, there may be hidden dangers that Mustache and Jinpu Awang could not imagine. Twenty or so lamps
The lamps burned together, illuminating the entire second floor. Something was added to the fuel of the oil lamps, and the flames jumped up to a foot high.
The jumping firelight reflected the shadows of the kneeling figurines, and Mustache realized that he could not let these burning, sickly and exuberant lights stay on, and must extinguish them to prevent them from causing uncontrollable trouble. He and
Jinpu Ngawang walked slowly, back to back, and walked around behind the row of kneeling figurines on the left.
The oil lamp was carved out of stone and had a large capacity. The solidified lamp oil inside began to slowly melt with the burning wick, and faint wisps of green smoke emerged from the flame. The two of them did not dare to take a big breath anymore.
Beard directly used an alloy tube to press the thick wick into the melted lamp oil to extinguish the flames.
They could no longer withstand the sudden danger, so they were very careful. There were ten kneeling figurines in this row, and there were also ten oil lamps behind them. The two people cooperated with each other to extinguish all ten oil lamps, and half of the lamps were extinguished.
The light suddenly dimmed, and they walked around from the other end of the kneeling statues to the row of lamps on the right that were still burning.
Three of the ten burning lamps in the row on the right were subsequently extinguished, and the light became a little darker. Mustache's arms and legs were almost useless, but his sense of precaution was still very strong. While extinguishing the oil lamps, he closely
Watching the movements around him, when he walked to the fourth oil lamp, the movements of his hands involuntarily slowed down. Through the burning oil lamp, he discovered something very strange.
The space on the second floor is not very large. They have been observing the situation on the second floor since they entered. It is impossible for two people with four eyes to see wrongly. The two rows of kneeling figurines and oil lamps on the left and right are equal, and there are ten of them.
, Mustache and Jin Pu Awang had just walked from the row of kneeling figurines on the left to the opposite side, but at this moment, Mustache suddenly discovered that there was one more kneeling figurine on the opposite side.
Under such circumstances, most people would feel panic and fear, and few people could maintain such subtle observation skills as Xiao Hu. He did not tell Jinpu Awang for the time being, lest he might have misunderstandings due to various reasons. Xiao Hu remained calm.
I looked carefully and saw that there were really eleven kneeling figurines on the opposite side.
And he could see that there was an extra kneeling figurine at the starting point of the row of kneeling figurines. He quietly poked Jinpu Awang. One of Jinpu Awang's eyes could no longer be opened, but after passing by the small
With the hint from the beard, I quickly discovered this strange phenomenon.
The two of them stuck closer to each other back to back, and walked little by little along the lamp stand towards the direction where there were more kneeling figurines. After they went around, Xiao Xiu was slightly surprised again. He glanced around with his big eyes and felt that
There don't seem to be many kneeling figurines in the row on the left.
Is this possible? He saw clearly just now that the eleven kneeling figurines turned into ten as he walked over?
Mustache calmed his mind and secretly counted the kneeling figurines one by one. He felt a cold air on the soles of his feet. Ten, indeed ten kneeling figurines. The extra kneeling figurine just now disappeared.
He knew the tricks in the ancient tombs very well. Some of the ever-burning lamps were mixed with hallucinogenic drugs. As long as the lamp was lit, people would be in trouble without knowing it. However, Mustache felt that he was very conscious. He first
For the first time, I had doubts about the facts I saw with my own eyes, so I couldn't help but count the row of kneeling figurines again.
At this time, Jin Pu Awang behind him patted him gently, and Mustache noticed that there was an unexpected surprise on the other person's expression. Jin Pu Awang did not speak, but just motioned to Mustache to look towards the opposite side. He raised his eyes and looked over, and immediately
I understand why Jinpu Ngawang was surprised.
In the row of kneeling figurines opposite, there is one more.
This situation made people feel chilly coming from every pore. The eleven kneeling figurines opposite could not be an illusion, because the few lamps that were still burning cast eleven shadows.
Both of them were a little dizzy. Mustache thought for a while and then called Jinpu Awang to go again. They walked around the row of kneeling figurines and walked around to the opposite side. Standing at one end of the kneeling figurines, Mustache could see clearly at a glance.
The number of kneeling figurines was ten, and the eleventh kneeling figurine I saw a few minutes ago disappeared again.
Naturally, they turned their attention to the opposite side again. The ten kneeling figurines that Xiaohui had counted twice before turned into eleven again.
The eleven kneeling figurines were vaguely projected on the ground by the dancing firelight. The hunched-down kneeling figurines suddenly looked extremely weird. Mustache didn't need to think too much to understand,
It is unclear exactly what this situation is, but if the number of kneeling figurines in the two rows has been changing, then the problem must have occurred during the time when the two of them were walking around between the two rows of kneeling figurines.
It is actually not difficult to figure out this problem, but it is dangerous. As long as they walk separately and walk past the two rows of kneeling figurines at the same time, they will definitely figure out where the problem lies.
Mustache asked Jin Pu Awang if he could hold on. People like Jin Pu Awang would never give in unless they were dead. He immediately nodded, indicating that he was fine. Mustache said what he thought
, Jinpu Ngawang prepared and stayed where he was, while Mustache slowly walked to the opposite side.
They began to walk forward along a row of kneeling figurines at the same time. Mustache's eyes were fixed on this row of kneeling figurines. The row he was walking in had eleven kneeling figurines. When they were halfway there, the number of kneeling figurines was no more.
Change, the truth has been pushed to a dead end and will soon be revealed.
The speed of the two of them was the same. When Jinpu Ngawang was about to reach the end of the kneeling figurine, Mustache was probably at the same parallel position. Suddenly, the eleventh kneeling figurine suddenly came to life, and there was no trace of it.
The glossy knife stabbed in silently. Mustache's whole body weight was supported by one leg, and one arm could not move. His thinking reaction was very fast, but his movements could not keep up.
The attack of this knife was very fierce. The alloy tube of Mustache was on the ground, and his body turned. The kneeling figurine that suddenly came to life also moved very fast. This knife missed the point, and another knife was thrown from his hand. Mustache was really
Unable to avoid it, he gritted his teeth and took the knife forcefully. The dull knife stabbed his unconscious thigh.