Jia Zhengjin took the lead in building the maze himself, and he knew the structure inside it very well.
Therefore, it was very clear where the entrance mechanism was, and he deliberately walked to the other side, leaving only Niu Xi in the direction where the mechanism was hidden.
Niu Xi did not doubt it, and he and his fellow "Niu Shun" divided the labor and cooperated, each searching one side.
Although the mechanism is secretive, the cave entrance is actually not very large.
In addition, there are small warning texts near the mechanism, so it is not difficult to find it.
Niu Xi quickly discovered something strange. He used his feet to sweep away the accumulated dust in the corner. When he saw the stone tablet hidden underneath, he instantly became excited: "Shunzi! Shunzi!"
"What's wrong?" Jia Zhengjin quickly turned around and ran to his side.
"Look! There are words!" Niu Xi squatted down and blew away the dust, but immediately choked and covered his mouth and nose.
After finally waiting for the dust to disperse, I pointed out that most of the dust was in the soil, and only a small piece of stone tablet was exposed.
"I can't read, what's written on it?" Jia Zhengjin pretended to be confused.
Niu Xi squatted down, gently pushed away the dust on the edge with his fingers, and read out word by word: "Yin and Yang are two extremes, and a peacock flies alone."
"What does it mean?" This word was actually written by himself, but Jia Zhengjin pretended not to understand at all, "What yin and yang, what peacock?"
"I don't know!" Niu Xi also looked confused, "But it seems to prompt... Let's search nearby, there must be other clues."
"good!"
"That's right! Find something to sweep away the dust. I suspect this area is the key to entering."
"Is this okay?" Jia Zhengjin turned around and broke off two thick branches with dense leaves from the entrance of the cave.
"Okay, let's sweep it together." Niu Xi took one of them, and the two of them quickly swept away the large amount of dust covering the stone tablet.
"Look!" When the scan was almost finished, Niu Xi suddenly pointed at his feet, "Yin and Yang diagram!"
"Is this called a Yin-Yang diagram?"
"That's right! Is that a peacock?" Niu Xi pointed to the corner of the cave near the Yin and Yang diagram, a small bronze statue covered by weeds and dead leaves.
When you pull it apart, you will see that it is really an exquisite copper peacock. The chassis and the ground are connected, as if they are connected together.
"I can't lift it." I tried pulling it a few times, but the bronze statue didn't respond.
"Can it be turned?" Seeing that Niu Xi couldn't understand the mechanism and kept pulling with brute force, Jia Zhengjin was afraid that he would damage the switch, so he pretended to guess.
"Turn?" Niu Xi heard this and tried to twist to the left, but the bronze statue still didn't move. So he changed the direction, and it actually turned to the right, "It's really possible!!"
"Rumble~" Before he finished speaking, the stone door of the maze made a dull sound and began to rise slowly.
"Success! We succeeded!" Niu Xi turned on the mechanism with his own hands. He was in a very happy mood. He turned around and grabbed Jia Zhengjin excitedly, "The stone gate is really open!"
"That's great, Xizi! You are so amazing, I couldn't even imagine it." Jia Zhengjin also pretended to be very happy.
"Haha! It's just luck." Niu Xi felt a surge of pride and pride in his heart, thinking that he still had some advantages in knowing words.
"There may be countless gold and silver buried in this maze." Jia Zhengjin said in a trembling voice, "Xizi, we are going to be prosperous!"
"Yeah... it's developed..." Niu Xi couldn't help but swallow, "It's... it's really an equal split, right?"
"Yes! Evenly divided." Jia Zhengjin nodded, "Shall we go in?"
"Okay! I'll go ahead, maybe the maze is in danger." Niu Xi took a deep breath, drew his bow and arrows and went directly to the stone gate. He looked back at Jia Zhengjin, "Follow me and take care of me at all times."
"I know. You walk slowly and pay attention to safety!" In fact, there are only some small traps in the maze that hinder the progress and do not pose a threat to life. However, now I am playing the role of an uninformed "Niu Shun" and cannot reveal his flaws.
The two entered the maze one after the other, being extra careful.
"The walls are all made of marble, and they are so luxuriously made. I think the monks who lived here before knew how to enjoy themselves!" Niu Xi reached out and touched the marble walls on both sides while walking along the maze passage, feeling a little emotional.
In fact, these materials were Jia Zhengjin's random selection of marbles for mass production, and they were produced in this shape. Probably in the eyes of a rural person like Niu Xi, the countless marble tiles with exactly the same specifications in the maze are all carefully selected and cannot be used by ordinary people.
Well, he doesn't know what system manufacturing is.
"Be careful!" As he spoke, he came to the first trap and saw Niu Xi walking in front only focusing on the marble wall next to him. Jia Zhengjin reached out to grab him and warned him.
"Wow~" A marble floor tile right in front of Niu Xi suddenly dented and turned into a dark pit.
Niu Xi was startled and broke into cold sweat.
He looked back at Jia Zhengjin gratefully and looked into the pothole.
Although there is some light in the maze in broad daylight, it is relatively dim and I can barely see the way.
It was pitch dark inside this pit.
In fact, the pothole is only about ten meters deep, and there are rotten leaves underneath. Even if it falls, it will not be broken. Of course, it is still quite scary.
"There is such a trap. It's better for us to be careful." Niu Xi was a little scared, "If we fall down, we may die."
That doesn't mean that the trap inside is not really dangerous. Jia Zhengjin thought in his heart, but responded softly: "Yes, let's be careful. It's best to knock something on the floor before walking over to avoid falling.
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"Well, be careful." Niu Xi was very alert. He took a wooden bow and tentatively knocked on the marble floor tiles in front of him to make sure it was not empty before slowly moving over.
Jia Zhengjin followed him, and the two of them moved at an extremely slow speed.
When they reached the first fork and looked at the three forks, Niu Xi began to think.
"Xizi, how do we go?" Jia Zhengjin asked softly, "Will we get trapped inside while walking? What if we die trapped inside?"
"Yes!" Niu Xi was also a little worried. After thinking for a moment, he took out an arrow from his back and placed it on the ground. "Make a mark here. The arrow points to the path we chose. Just let it go all the way.
If you make a mistake, you can follow the arrows and go back the way you came. Then continue until you find the true path."
"You are so smart!" He said this sincerely. Jia Zhengjin was also going to try to remind Niu Xi to mark it, but no one expected that he would think of it first.
"Learn more!" Niu Xi felt happy, obviously he liked hearing others praise him.
He has a bad reputation in the village. Everyone usually either criticizes or points fingers, and rarely hears anyone praise him.
"It was the right decision to come to you!" Seeing Niu Xi's thoughts, Jia Zhengjin added another compliment while the iron was hot, "If it had been someone else, he might have been trapped in the maze with me!"
"That's right! Since we agreed, I will definitely help you get the treasure. Follow me!" Niu Xi became more and more excited. (To be continued)
