Just when Chen Ziyan was thinking about this, he heard Shirley Yang say: "There are some descriptions of the terrain here. If I read it correctly, our current location should be very close to the bottom of Hulu Cave."<
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Chen Ziyan took a look and asked thoughtfully: "If we go by the content above, the shape of the gourd cave we are in is exactly the same as the inverted gourd we came in?"
Although this possibility has been mentioned a long time ago, it was just a speculation at that time.
But the content in this relief now provides evidence for this conjecture.
"It seems so." Shirley Yang nodded lightly.
Although she said that, she felt that there should be some differences here, but she had no idea about it in a short time.
Chen Ziyan didn't know what she was thinking, but thinking about the next thing, he said:
"If we follow the content of this relief, if we want to reach King Xian's Tomb through this gourd cave, we probably have to go to the mountain god's residence. I don't know if the mountain god is still alive?" p>
Hu touched his stubble and said, "If this mountain god really lives to this day, he is not a soft stubble."
He now feels that this mountain god is probably some kind of profound mountain spirit wild monster, a type that is difficult to deal with.
When Wang Kaixuan heard this, he said: "It doesn't matter whether he is a mountain god or a mountain ghost. We men are afraid of him. He is not a weakling. The fat man is tougher than anyone else. Later, the labor and management will go to talk to this mountain god with a gun."
Let’s talk, if he obediently makes way, that’s it. If he dares to say anything, don’t blame the fat man for grabbing him with a gun and asking this Huludong to change his surname in the future!”
"It's hard to talk about it. Whether this mountain god can communicate is one thing. And even if he can communicate, this guy hasn't left here for thousands of years and he doesn't speak Mandarin." Chen Ziyan joked. p>
But the meaning behind the words is to directly attribute this mountain god to an incommunicable type.
Hu expressed his thoughts: "I would say that this so-called mountain god is caused by the feudal superstition of the ancients. It is probably some kind of wild monster with strange abilities. There are many such precedents, and this is not the first time it has appeared.
Already."
Wang Kaixuan suddenly thought of the green-scaled giant python he met when he came here, and said thoughtfully: "That's true, but do you think this mountain god is the green-scaled giant python we encountered earlier? This thing
In the deep mountains and old forests, he can be regarded as the leader among the top few. In addition, this snake likes to eat frogs, so this is right."
Chen Ziyan glanced at the fat man in surprise when he heard this. He didn't expect that he would think of this. If he thought about it carefully, it really made sense.
If he hadn't known what the so-called mountain god was, he might have been led astray by Wang Kaixuan.
"Look here."
At this moment, Shirley Yang suddenly touched Chen Ziyan and motioned him to look at the relief at the back.
Chen Ziyan was a little confused at first, but when he saw the content of the relief, he immediately understood what Shirley Yang meant.
I saw that on the relief at the back, the protagonist is still the black-faced god Zhuan, but the black-faced god on it does not appear to be angry at all. Instead, it looks more like a demon, with undisguised anger on his cold face.
Eerie atmosphere.
And there are countless women surrounding him. These women are obviously corpses, but what is strange is that these female corpses are all lying on their backs, with their hands hanging down to the left and right, and their legs arched in an arc. They look like
It's like crawling on reverse joints.
Shirley Yang waited until Chen Ziyan finished reading and said, "The female corpses above are the same as the ones we just saw."
While saying this, she could not hide a hint of worry on her face.
Now that the existence of the female corpse has been confirmed, most of the so-called gods also exist.
No matter how disdainful she is, she knows in her heart that everyone attaches great importance to this god.
Hu also finished reading the content of the relief. After thinking for a while, he blurted out: "Is it possible that it is a corpse cave? The so-called mountain god is a thousand-year-old zombie who became a spirit?"
I don’t blame him for overturning his previous ideas, but the content of the relief in front of him is too instructive.
And in Hu’s opinion, this is a very likely inference.
If there were any gods waiting behind, then Hu Shi would not believe it. But if it were a thousands-year-old zombie, then he would not doubt the authenticity of its existence.
There is no way, as a person who has seen other rice dumplings with his own eyes, he knows very well that such a thing does exist in this world.
What's more, not far ahead, they also encountered a pseudo-zombie fairy who was about to complete his transformation, so it was not so unbelievable that there was an old zombie hiding here.
And an old zombie that has become a spirit is better than a corpse fairy hidden inside.
Ever since he saw the fake corpse fairy of the high priest, Hu had a clear understanding of the corpse fairy's abilities, so he didn't think he and others could deal with such a thing.
Wang Kaixuan asked curiously: "Let's put aside the old zombies and so on. Why don't we first talk about what happened to these female corpses? Why are their limbs broken like this? Is there anything special about them?"
He hasn't thought of the corpses in the water yet. This is not because his reaction is slow, but because the corpses are hidden in the water and do not reveal their specific shapes.
Hu did not answer him, but said to Chen Ziyan: "Mr. Chen, I think we have to discuss how to go next."
He felt that it was necessary to be more cautious. If there were some old zombies who had become sperms behind, they would just rush in so rashly, but they should not just come to the door and kill someone.
"That's okay. Let's find a suitable place later and do some renovations." Chen Ziyan nodded and agreed.
Seeing Hu's solemn expression, he could probably guess what he was worried about.
Although his imaginary enemy may be different from the actual situation, there are some things in common, so we can discuss it first, and if it doesn't work, we can guide him a little later.
But what Chen Ziyan wants to know most now is whether his domain weapon can be effective against Huo's undead insects. If it can, then the next thing will undoubtedly be much simpler.
They said they were looking for a suitable place, but in fact, the location they finally chose was not far from the altar, but further from the water.
After all, for them now, the threat hidden in the water is the highest. Whether it is the female corpses before or the giant toads that prey on midges now, they are all existences that need to be cautiously guarded against.
In order to prevent being attacked, several people did not choose to sit opposite each other, but chose to sit side by side facing outwards.
In this way, no matter which direction there is movement, they will be able to detect it immediately, and behind it is the inspected mountain wall, so there will be no problem.
"I just took a look. There are a lot of fossil trees here, and they are intertwined with each other. They are enough for us to walk on them. So now we have an extra way to move forward. What do you think we should choose next?"
No one was the first to speak, so Chen Ziyan offered some advice.
He really wasn't talking nonsense, but had actually observed it, because Chen Ziyan knew very well that this was the purpose of Hu's negotiation.
Now that we have come here, we will never go back easily, so the research Hu mentioned can only be about how to proceed next.
The choice they are currently facing is very simple, there are only two roads: water and land.
If you continue to take the water route, the advantage is that it is fast, but the disadvantage is that you need to face threats from the water at all times.
If you move forward through fossil trees, you don't need to worry about being suddenly attacked. However, the branches of these fossil trees are covered with various moss, so the walk is actually not very easy. It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a step-by-step process.
Although Chen Ziyan didn't say it clearly, the others were not stupid, so they all fell into thinking after he finished speaking.
To put it simply, the two options before us now are one is fast and the other is stable, and there is not much difference in other aspects.
Seeing that everyone was in a state of thinking, Chen Ziyan did not rush to urge them, but took out the golden mask he had previously obtained from the jade coffin.
The helmet of the Yi leader in the relief just now had many similarities with this mask, so he planned to study it now.
Let's do some research and see if we can find anything on this mask.
Chen Ziyan's actions were not hidden from the others, so they all saw him take out the golden mask, but except for Shirley Yang's thoughtful look, the rest of them didn't pay much attention to it.
Seeing Chen Ziyan holding the golden mask in front of her eyes and looking at it repeatedly, Shirley Yang immediately thought of a possibility and asked:
"Do you think there will be clues in this?"
Although the composition of the relief is very simple and many details are vague, she still tried her best to keep the above content in mind.
So when I saw the golden mask that Chen Ziyan took out, I immediately thought of the helmet of the Yi leader in the relief.
Hearing Shirley Yang's words, Chen Ziyan didn't hide anything and said directly: "Well, this mask has many similar features to the leader's helmet in the relief, so there should be some connection."
Shirley Yang showed a look that was indeed the case, and asked hopefully: "Then what did you find?"
"No." Chen Ziyan shook his head and explained: "The inscription pattern on it is too obscure, and I can't understand the specific meaning at all."
The exotic colors on this golden mask were too rich, and without any special knowledge in this field, he would not be able to make any effective discoveries.
Although Shirley Yang was slightly disappointed when she got this answer, she didn't pay too much attention to it. It was an expected thing, so she simply changed the topic and expressed another idea of her own.
"Looking at the condition of the altar, it must be at least three thousand years old, while the tomb of King Xian is only over two thousand years old, so the order of the two is obvious."
"We can assume that if this secret cave is the only way to the tomb of King Xian from the outside world, then the so-called mountain gods entrenched in the depths can be regarded as the guards responsible for guarding the pass. Does that mean that we only need to follow the instructions?
The method on the relief is the same, if you offer enough giant toads to the so-called god, you can pass there smoothly."
"It's really possible..." Chen Ziyan thought about it briefly and realized that if what Shirley Yang said was true, he could indeed use this method to overcome the obstacles behind.
Of course, that's assuming they can catch enough giant toads.
After all, giant toads won't just sit there and catch them. It's okay to catch one or two, but it's definitely not easy to catch too many.
The most important thing is that they have no corresponding capture methods. From the content of the previous relief, it can be seen that the ancestors of the Yi people who once lived here had a set of practical and effective capture methods.
When Chen Ziyan was thinking about this, he heard Shirley Yang continue:
"Actually, there is one thing I have never understood. Based on my understanding of animal habits, this type of water should not be suitable for toads to live in."
The attention of others had long been attracted by the conversation between the two. At this moment, hearing the question raised by Shirley Yang, Ding Sitian said:
"Generally speaking, amphibians like toads mostly live in wetlands. I think they will come here in groups. It must be related to the midges just now. It is probably the egg-laying period of these underground insects, so they are attracted
These giant toads that live in other areas."
Because toads can not only produce poison but can also be used as medicine, Ding Sitian has a deep understanding of this creature and came up with this possibility after a little thought.
Hearing Ding Sitian's words, Shirley Yang nodded suddenly: "If you put it like this, then everything would be much more reasonable. Even if the size is much larger than the average of its kind, the habits of living things are engraved on the genetic chain, and it is easy to
No changes will be made, and we cannot rule out the possibility that these giant midges may be of benefit to them."
Chen Ziyan keenly noticed the key here and asked: "If you say this, doesn't it mean that the waters here are connected to the outside world?"
If you say this, wouldn't it mean that their previous conjecture was wrong? You must know that their previous conjecture limited the scope to Hulu Cave.
Shirley Yang understood what Chen Ziyan meant, frowned and said: "This is indeed a contradictory point. If giant toads do not live here, then our previous guesses must be overturned.
Turned over."
Although she has not visited the entire Hulu Cave, Shirley Yang has been able to determine from the area she has walked through that there must be no wetlands in the Hulu Cave.
She felt that things seemed to be in some kind of contradictory situation.
At least based on the information she has received now, there is no way to give a reasonable explanation for the time being.
In fact, Shirley Yang is a bit over the top right now, otherwise she would definitely be able to come up with a reasonable explanation with her wisdom.
But Ding Sitian, after thinking for a while, put forward a conjecture: "Is there such a possibility? In fact, the special magnetic field space we guessed is not limited to this gourd cave, but radiates to the entire Worm Valley and even beyond.
Is it the entire valley?"
Perhaps to increase her persuasiveness, she thought for a while and continued:
"Among the giant creatures we have seen so far, there are two types of giant green-scaled pythons and giant toads that may live outside the Calabash Cave. This is enough to explain a lot."