Chapter 604: The strange monument at the bottom of the pool
If you think about it, even the anonymous Zhang family is here, so will other forces be absent?
Let’s not talk about anything else, but one thing Chen Ziyan is certain of is that someone from the Wang family must be here too.
Not only because the goal of Chen Ziyan's trip was the tomb of their ancestors, but also because Chen Ziyan knew the whereabouts of Zhang Qiling, which alone was enough to attract the Wang family.
Therefore, even if it was to ensure that his next actions would go smoothly, Chen Ziyan would not take the initiative to contact Dong Zhuohua and the two at this time.
Gudong——
Just when Chen Ziyan was about to keep this matter in his heart silently, a strange sound broke his thoughts.
Looking in the direction from which the sound came, he saw a large number of bubbles appearing in the center of the pool in front of him. The sound he heard was the sound of bubbles gushing out rapidly.
Under Chen Ziyan's gaze, bubbles appeared more and more frequently in the pool, but while the exaggeration trend was obvious, the distribution of these bubbles was extremely even.
It gave him the feeling that there was a huge thing entrenched at the bottom of the pool, breathing constantly.
As the area covered by the blisters became larger and larger, and the sound became louder and louder, other people around Chen Ziyan also noticed this one after another. When they saw the spreading blisters, they all picked up their weapons and acted vigilantly.
attitude.
Because from their perspective, no matter how you look at it, this movement is like a sign that something is about to appear.
A series of encounters after entering the water have already made them frightened.
On the contrary, Chen Ziyan, who was the first to discover the abnormality in the pool, was not surprised but happy at this moment, because he knew very well what the appearance of these bubbles meant.
If there are no more deviations this time, the appearance of these water bubbles means that the mechanism hidden in the pool has been triggered, and soon they will be able to continue deep into the undersea tomb and reach the core tomb chamber.
This also verified Chen Ziyan's conjecture in disguise, that this group of people were the variables needed to open the mechanism.
Looking back now, the moment of trance in the pool was probably not his fault, but it had already played a role at that time.
But this is reasonable. After all, the operation of the entire underwater tomb depends on water. It is normal that they will be affected if they enter the water.
About two minutes later, the bubbles in the pool had spread to the edge of the pool, and at this moment there was a sudden muffled sound in the center of the pool.
This unusual situation cheered everyone up, and they knew that the final result was coming.
However, after the noise, no monster emerged from the pool, but more than a dozen vortices appeared. Along with the splash of water, these vortices greedily devoured the pool water, causing the water level to begin to drop at a speed visible to the naked eye.
In the end, even the ship's coffin on the shore was sucked in. Some guys wanted to stop it, but Chen Ziyan stopped him just as he was about to take action.
Although Chen Ziyan was not sure where the boat coffin was in this mechanism, he knew that it was better to wait and see what happened. After all, no one knew whether blocking it at this moment would have an impact on the final result.
You must know that the mechanism is very delicate, and unexpected changes may occur just because of a different step.
Therefore, when he was unsure, Chen Ziyan did not act recklessly, but chose to let everything return to its original development.
Looking at the boat coffin that had returned to the center of the pool and was spinning like a top, Chen Ziyan gradually understood why Wang Zanghai placed such a special-shaped coffin here.
If he guessed correctly, this ship coffin is probably a 'key'.
Outsiders like them act as variables to activate the mechanism, but if they want to truly open the next road, they still need this key to open the door.
This made Chen Ziyan very lucky that he did not act rashly, otherwise it might really make his next actions more difficult.
Soon the water level in the pool was only two or three meters. At this time, Chen Ziyan and others standing on the shore were able to see clearly the specific situation at the bottom of the pool.
I saw that the entire bottom of the pool was extremely flat, made of smooth bluestone slabs. In the center was a gap corresponding to the shape of a ship coffin. This is why Chen Ziyan was sure that the ship coffin was the key to unlocking the mechanism.
Click——
When the water in the pool was completely emptied, the rotating ship coffin was successfully inserted into the gap at the bottom of the pool. When the two were completely fitted together, a series of mechanical rotation sounds were heard.
Then Chen Ziyan and others saw that the bottom of the pool, including the boat coffin, suddenly began to drop, and soon fell into deeper darkness.
After everything calmed down, what appeared in front of everyone was a bowl-shaped hollow. This hole was wider at the top and narrower at the bottom. Although it was not possible to determine the specific depth due to the mist below, I thought it should be more than ten meters.
, as for more accurate figures, they have to go and take a look in person to know.
"Master Chen, look, there is a way down here."
Just when Chen Ziyan was looking down with a searchlight, trying to see more details, a man near the shore suddenly spoke out.
Looking in the direction pointed by the guy, Chen Ziyan discovered that there was a circle of narrow stone steps hidden on the wall of the pool, which were spirally attached to the inner wall of the pool and extended all the way to the deep darkness at the bottom of the pool.
Chen Ziyan discovered that the reason why they had not discovered this narrow step before was because the edge of the pool extended out for a while, blocking their view when there was water inside.
But these are all minor details, and the most important thing at hand is the new road that appears in front of us.
Now that the road has appeared, there is no need to continue watching here.
When a waiter came down to the narrow steps, he walked back and forth a few steps: "Master Chen, these stone steps can be walked."
"Let's go down and take a look. There should be a road leading to other tombs down here." Chen Ziyan nodded lightly when he heard this, and then said to the rest of the people around him.
No one raised objections to his decision, because the emergence of this stone step greatly reduced the risk of going down, and it was already within the range they could bear.
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While walking, Chen Ziyan did not forget to check the stone steps and the rock wall next to him. However, what made him deeply regretful was that both of them were extremely smooth and did not have any rune carvings on them.
After walking like this for a few times, they entered the dense fog, and the visibility dropped sharply, which also caused the speed of travel to drop significantly. After all, the road under their feet was already narrow and smooth, and now it affected their vision.
Not only can I see half a meter, but it is still blurry and abnormal, so I need to be careful.
However, the water mist only slowed down the traveling speed and had no other effects, so after a cigarette, Chen Ziyan and the others successfully reached the bottom of the pool.
The fog here is even thicker. Although it's not to the point where you can't see your fingers, even if you're very close, you can barely see the outline of the opponent.
Fortunately, the bottom of the cave is a flat surface, so as long as you are careful, safety is still guaranteed.
As for why we didn't wait for the fog to dissipate before exploring, it was because there was calf-deep water at the bottom of the cave, and it was basically impossible to wait for the water mist to dissipate naturally in a short time.
This also made Chen Ziyan understand why they couldn't get to the bottom when they were up there. It seemed that it was not only because of the fog, but also the influence of this layer of water.
Because there was mist all around, they did not disperse rashly, but walked slowly around the rock wall, intending to get a clear outline of the bottom of the cave first.
By that time, even if the visibility is limited, the central area can be inferred from the terrain.
It didn't take long for Chen Ziyan and the others to circle around the bottom of the cave and return to where they came down.
They gained a lot from this trip. Not only did they explore the terrain at the bottom of the cave, they also found reference objects for positioning.
The first is the terrain at the bottom of the cave. After Chen Ziyan's exploration, it can be basically determined that the bottom of the cave is a circular plane with a diameter of about 20 meters.
The second is the reference object, which are four half-human-tall Dinghai stone monkeys, located at the four corners of the center of the cave bottom.
It was precisely by relying on these four stone monkeys that Chen Ziyan and the others easily deduced the core area at the bottom of the cave.
When they arrived here, what appeared in front of them was a two-meter-high Qinggang stone tablet.
When he saw this stone tablet appear, Chen Ziyan's eyes flashed with joy, because this thing appeared in his memory, so he knew that he was on the right track.
When everyone came to the stone monument, they immediately discovered that there were several lines of small regular script on the cornerstone of the stone monument.
"When someone is destined to meet this stele, it will appear at the gate of the Heavenly Palace. If you enter it, you can enter the fairyland."
"It says that the owner here built a heavenly palace. The door leading to the heavenly palace is inside the stone tablet. If there is a destiny, the door will open. Does that mean the mechanism is in the stone tablet?"
After reading the above content, a waiter touched his chin and said.
All the experiences after entering the tomb showed that the person who originally built the tomb was a master of mechanics, so he thought of this immediately.
"It makes sense. I don't know if there is a door inside this stone monument, but there must be clues. Maybe the entrance is hidden underneath." Another guy looked at the base of the stone monument and said thoughtfully.
He didn't know if there was a door hidden inside the stele, but he felt that there might be some tunnel entrance hidden under the base of the stele.
Chen Ziyan did not join the discussion. He was currently observing the stone tablet in front of him.
It is not very accurate to say that this stele is a stone stele, because the body of the stele is extremely smooth, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is made of jade. However, the overall image of the stele makes people think that it is a stone stele at the first time.
This somewhat abnormal thing was not noticed by others, but Chen Ziyan did not ignore it.
He just gave a reasonable explanation for a while, but Chen Ziyan suspected that the occurrence of this situation may be related to the overall environment here.
But now he has no intention to study this, but wants to use the stone tablet to find the secret door to move forward.
He remembered that there seemed to be a mechanism inside the stone tablet, which could rotate along with the doors hidden in the surrounding walls. When the marks on the two opposite sides overlapped, that door would be the exit door from here.
In fact, when he was exploring the terrain just now, Chen Ziyan wanted to use this to find the secret door hidden in the rock wall.
But he had a good idea, but it was very difficult to implement it.
Although all of them put their hands on the rock wall and groped forward little by little, Chen Ziyan forgot one thing, that is, there was no one among them who was proficient in tomb mechanisms, so the final result was that they turned
After a lap, nothing was found.
This made Chen Ziyan realize that they could not open the way directly with force, so they decided to focus on this stone tablet again.
After all, as long as they know the method, anyone can find the next way through the stone tablets. This is the guide left by Wang Zanghai.
Otherwise, he would not have deliberately left a message on the pedestal.
It's just that the idea is great, but it's very difficult to implement. Chen Ziyan stood in front of the stone monument and changed his movements several times, but couldn't see what he was looking for.
This made him feel a little embarrassed. Is it really necessary to imitate a woman's posture and comb her hair here like in the original plot?
It is difficult to explain. On the one hand, but more importantly, as the new bandit leader of Xiling, does he, Chen, have no face?
After hesitating for a while, Chen Ziyan accidentally saw Dong Zhuohua standing aside, quietly looking at the stone tablet and not knowing what he was thinking, and an idea suddenly came to his mind.
Why not let her try it?
As a grown man, it is difficult for him to perform such actions, but Dong Zhuohua is a woman, so she does not have this problem.
Moreover, this person may also be a member of the Zhang family. Even if he is not as capable as Zhang Qiling, he is still much stronger than ordinary people and can capture the mark he wants.
After having an idea in his mind, Chen Ziyan came to Dong Zhuohua and whispered a few words to her.
After listening to Chen Ziyan's words, Dong Zhuohua took a deep look at him, thought for a moment and nodded in agreement.
Their purpose of joining Chen Ziyan's team this time was to get the whereabouts of the clan leader Zhang Qiling from him, so it was nothing to help Chen Ziyan with a little thing.
But one thing made her very curious, and that was why Chen Ziyan knew so much inside information, as if... he had been here before.
For example, the method he just mentioned, if he didn't know it in advance, he might not be able to figure it out even if he tried hard here.
After all, who would have thought that the prerequisite for trying this is to dress up as a woman and comb your hair in front of a stone monument.
It's not strange for a woman to comb her hair, but it's very strange inside the tomb, especially since it's for those who come after you, so it's even more strange.
Because so few women go to graves, even if there are women engaged in this profession, they are mostly in other positions, and there are very few who actually go to the front line.
Although there is more than one female member in Chen Ziyan's team, it is not an exaggeration to say that his team is recruiting nationwide. The area it covers is so vast that it is not surprising that there will be female members.
But how could the tomb owner have thought of this when he was building this tomb? You must know that at that time, there were probably no women in this industry, so his move was completely useless. This kind of self-contradiction makes