Xiao Lou walked in front of the six walls one by one, carefully memorizing the spells on each wall in his mind.
He closed his eyes and carefully recalled the drawing methods of the six talismans, and then used the voice earphone to ask Gui Yuanzhang from the other team to confirm, "Senior, have you carefully looked at the talismans in the secret room? Are there some pigs, cows, sheep, etc.
livestock"
Guiyuan Zhang said, "That's right."
Xiao Lou continued, "There is a wall with talismans painted on the door; one wall looks like young men and women performing ritual dances; one wall has ferocious evil spirits; and two walls have strange black patterns with no specific shapes, and
Some of the charms were painted bloody."
Gui Yuanzhang nodded, "Yes. The charms in the two secret rooms should be the same, and the methods for opening the traps should be the same. Have you thought of the answer?"
The teammates held their breath, waiting for Xiao Lou's inference in the headphones.
These talismans looked too scary, especially one of the walls was covered with bloody talismans. It felt like some kind of cult. No one knew much about these, so they could only place their hope on Xiao Lou, who had the strongest puzzle-solving ability in the team.
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After hearing Guiyuan Zhang's confirmation, Xiao Lou took a deep breath and said the answer after thinking, "This should be the Six Paths of Reincarnation."
Guiyuan Zhang raised his eyebrows unexpectedly: "Reincarnation in Six Paths of Reincarnation Buddhism"
Xiao Lou nodded and explained to his teammates, "The teachings of Buddhism emphasize the reincarnation of cause and effect. After death, people will be reincarnated according to their good and evil deeds during their lives. They may enter the realm of heaven, humanity, animals, hungry ghosts, or asuras."
As well as the six realms of reincarnation, the hell realm. The charms on the six walls of the secret room should represent the six realms of reincarnation."
He walked to the wall full of paintings on the door, "The side that painted the door is the way of heaven and humanity. People who do a lot of good deeds can be reincarnated into the world of heaven and humanity and get blessings, which is the best result; the side that painted men and women dancing is the way of humanity."
, reincarnated as a human, the merits and demerits are offset, and everything is reset; the wall with pigs, cows, and sheep painted on it is the animal path; the one with ghosts painted on it is the hungry ghost path; the black and incorporeal one is the asura path, which is often said
The demonic path; the one with bloody spells is the most painful hell path. These red colors probably symbolize the blood pool hell among the eighteen levels of hell."
everyone ""
After Xiao Lou's analysis and explanation, everyone finally understood the symbolic meaning of the spells that originally seemed chaotic.
Liu Qiao glanced at the six walls, "That is to say, from the realm of heaven and humanity to the realm of hell, the tortures suffered after reincarnation will become more and more terrible, and those who do evil will be sent to the eighteenth level of hell."
Xiao Lou said, "That's what it says. Let me take a look at the talisman on the medicine house."
He walked slowly to the Medicine House, leaned over and looked at the six colors of charms carefully, and said, "Gold should be the color that symbolizes heaven and humanity in Buddhism, and black symbolizes the hell. The order of the six walls is the same as the ones on the Medicine House."
The order of the spells is the same; as long as the gold is aligned with the wall of heaven and humanity, and the black is aligned with the wall of hell, the entire Medicine House will completely correspond to the six paths of reincarnation on the six walls."
Yu Hanjiang asked, "Do you want to turn the medicine house?"
Xiao Lou "Let's try it."
I don’t know what kind of material this meter-high medicine house is made of. It is quite heavy. Yu Hanjiang, Lu Jiuchuan and Lao Mo stepped forward and held one corner of the medicine house respectively before turning it around with difficulty. And the other room
In the secret room, Gui Yuanzhang, Shao Qingge and Long Sen also turned the Yaolu based on Xiao Lou's reasoning.
At the moment when Yaolu was in position, a loud "rumbling" sound sounded in everyone's ears.
I saw a door appearing on each of the six walls of the secret room. It was a stone door that could only allow one person to pass through. Behind the stone door was an identical long and narrow passage. From here, it was impossible to see what was behind the passage.
Ye Qi's voice came to my ears: "Where do we want to go? We can't have 6 of us and split up."
Xiao Lou frowned. Dividing 12 people into two teams is currently the most scientific and reasonable configuration. If they are divided into teams again, the teammates will be in danger. For example, someone like Ye Qi who has a poor sense of direction will definitely get lost if he walks alone; and Shao Qingge
, Long Sen and others do not have the ability to solve problems alone. If they encounter a hunter, it may be a dead end.
We must never split up again.
There are six stone gates, which way to go is a multiple-choice question.
The door on the wall that symbolizes the path of heaven and humanity seems to be the least dangerous. The bloody spells on the wall of the hell path are terrifying at first sight. However, the path of heaven and humanity is really the exit, and the path of hell must be there.
Is it a dead end?
Xiao Lou calmed down and thought for a while, then suggested, "Senior, you go to the path of heaven and humanity, and we here go to the path of hell."
Hearing this, the teammates were shocked at the same time and said, there are so many doors to choose from, the beast path and the hungry ghost path, why should we choose the gate of hell?
Xiao Lou explained, "The Yin-Yang Mirror we just got has a black negative side, symbolizing the door of death, which corresponds to the door of hell. I guess that if we go to hell, we will have a way to survive."
He looked at Yu Hanjiang, and for the first time there was an uncertain look in his eyes, "Of course, my guess may not be accurate every time. If everyone encounters danger while walking in the hell realm, we can also use the Peach Blossom Spring to teleport back.
How about giving it a try?”
Meeting his worried eyes, Yu Hanjiang gently held Xiao Lou's shoulders, and his voice was soft, "It doesn't matter, even if you choose the wrong door, no one will blame you. There are so many forks in the maze, so of course you have to go slowly.
Try slowly, you won’t be able to find the correct exit in one go.”
Lu Jiuchuan also agreed, "Let's go to hell. Can this hell still make us go to hell?"
Gui Yuanzhang heard their conversation and whispered, "Be careful."
"Senior, please be careful." Xiao Lou felt a little uneasy. He looked at the six walls and said, "Heaven and Humanity sounds like a good place and relatively safe, but it may not really be safe."
"Yes, I know, please feel free to contact me if you have any questions." Gui Yuanzhang let go of the earphones, and the two parties temporarily ended the voice call.
Having chosen different doors, from now on, the mechanisms and scenes they encounter will be different.
Lao Mo took the handkerchief Liu Qiao gave him and quickly drew pictures with his hands. After passing the initial entrance, they officially entered the maze. The ancient tombs were symmetrical in the east and west, and there were 6 exits in the tomb chambers on both sides.
, that is, a total of 12 forked roads.
If you walk through these 12 forked roads, you may encounter more forked roads. It seems that the area of this maze is larger than the rotating maze that Lao Mo often encountered before. Which road leads to the final
No one knows the exit.
As Yu Hanjiang said, you have to try slowly to walk through a maze. No one is lucky enough to reach the exit in one go.
Xiao Lou took out the four-way arrow card and pasted a blue arrow on the doorway of the wall symbolizing the hell realm to mark it.
Yu Hanjiang walked to the door and looked in. The passage was dark. With the light of the night pearl, he could see that it was a long and narrow cave. The height was less than 1.7 meters. He had to bend down to move forward. The width was about 40 centimeters and could only accommodate one person.
Passed, unable to walk side by side.
Moreover, Tang Ci's wheelchair could not pass through such a narrow passage.
It's impossible for everyone to leave Tang Ci here alone.
Realizing this, Lu Jiuchuan leaned over and asked for advice in Tang Ci's ear, "Xiao Tang, why don't I carry you there?"
Tang Ci said expressionlessly, "You are still injured. Although my treatment robot can relieve the pain of the wound, your injury has not completely healed. If you carry me while walking, you want the wound to burst again."
Lao Mo had to draw the map of the maze while walking, which was inconvenient to carry. Lu Jiuchuan was about to ask his brother Yu Hanjiang to help, but Liu Qiao said, "If Mr. Tang doesn't mind, I can use the Thumbelina card to make you smaller."
Tang Ci remembered that this card of hers could turn a person into the size of a thumb, making it easier for teammates to carry it in their pockets.
The passage was too narrow, and it was really inconvenient for his wheelchair to go in. Besides, if the road behind had many bends or uphill or downhill slopes, it would be even more difficult for the wheelchair. Tang Ci did not hesitate anymore and nodded calmly, "Thank you."
Liu Qiao's fingertips flashed golden light, and the card's effect was triggered.
Everyone saw Tang Ci suddenly disappear, and a thumb-sized Mr. Tang appeared in the wheelchair.
Lu Jiuchuan curiously held the shrunken Tang Ci in his hand, brought it close to his eyes to take a closer look, and said with a smile, "This card is a bit interesting. It will be much cuter when it becomes smaller. I will help you put away your wheelchair first, and you can sit on it."
Put it in my pocket."
Before Tang Ci agreed, Lu Jiuchuan picked up Tang Ci, put it in his chest shirt pocket, and put away the smart wheelchair card.
Tang Ci, who was stuffed into his pocket, opened Lu Jiuchuan's pocket with both hands to reveal his head. The expression on his face was still very calm, "Let's go."
Lu Jiuchuan looked down at the little man on his chest and joked, "Have I become your mount?"
Tang Ci said calmly, "How about you summon your lion and let it carry me?"
Lu Jiuchuan smiled, "Let me take you. Lions have no IQ. If they throw you down and trample you to death, you will die unjustly."
Tang Ci ""
Can I change my pocket?
Lu Jiuchuan gently helped Tang Ci with his fingers, letting Tang Ci lie down more firmly in his pocket, and walked slowly to the door.
Yu Hanjiang looked at his elder brother, "Brother, I will take the lead, and you will be in charge of the rear."
Lu Jiuchuan had no objection. "Okay."
The person taking the lead will be more dangerous, because if there is a mechanism in front, he will be the first to be attacked. Fortunately, Tang Ci's mechanical ants can be used to explore the path. If there are any trampling triggers on the ground, the ants can try them first.
try.
Tang Ci released the ants, and the two mechanical ants disappeared into the dark corridor in the blink of an eye.
Yu Hanjiang picked up the Night Pearl and took the lead in bending down and walking into the gate of hell.
The height of the passage is only 1.7 meters. The brothers Yu Hanjiang and Lu Jiuchuan, who are over 1.85 meters tall and relatively muscular, can only crouch forward and slowly grope forward. Relatively speaking, Xiao Lou is relatively thin, so walking like this
The passage is much easier.
Liu Qiao is the most comfortable. She is less than 1.7 meters tall and does not need to bend down.
This passage is a bit like a cave, with many uneven stones on the walls, the road surface is slippery, and I don't know where the water comes from.
Yu Hanjiang held the luminous pearl in his left hand to illuminate in front of him. He stretched out his right hand naturally, gently held Xiao Lou's hand, and said in a low voice, "Be careful where you step, the road here is very slippery."
The two of them walked at the front. In the darkness, their teammates did not see Yu Hanjiang's movements.
Noticing the familiar warmth coming from his hands, Xiao Lou felt a little warm in his heart and said, "It's okay, everyone should walk slower."
The passage is nearly 100 meters long, narrow and slippery, and you will fall down if you are not careful.
There were uneven stones on the surrounding walls, and it was possible to get a concussion if you hit your head, so everyone walked extra carefully during this section of the road, moving out slowly, almost step by step.
After walking for about 5 minutes, Yu Hanjiang's eyes suddenly became clear.
Stepping on the flat stone slabs, the space was obviously much wider and could accommodate several people walking side by side.
The light here seems to have become brighter, and the number of luminous pearls in everyone's hands has not increased. The reason why the light has become brighter is that some light suddenly appeared in the distance, and the faint blue firelight floated around in the air, making the whole environment look particularly strange and gloomy.
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Lao Mo had just finished drawing the winding cave map, and when he saw the picture in front of him, he couldn't help but said, "This is a will-o'-the-wisp"
It really looks like a scene from a ghost movie.
Xiao Lou said calmly, "It may be a visual illusion, or it may be phosphorus fire. I heard that in ancient tombs, some phosphorus powder often appears, which easily floats and burns in the air. It looks like nothingness."
Will-o'-the-wisp."
Liu Qiao echoed, "Phosphorus is a chemical substance that easily ignites spontaneously. Ancient goddesses and wizards often used these things to scare people. Don't worry, these floating will-o'-the-wisps are probably phosphorus powder that spontaneously ignites and have no offensive power."
After hearing the explanations from the two science students, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
After all, suddenly seeing a lot of blue firelight floating around in a pitch-black environment really made people's spines run wild. Besides, the road they were taking was still the hell path. Who knew if the gatekeepers would arrange for some ghosts to come out to scare them?
At this moment, Yu Hanjiang suddenly whispered, "There are patterns on the wall."
He is responsible for taking the lead, so every time he takes a step, he will use the night pearl to observe the environment under his feet, above his head, and on his left and right.
When shining the night pearl on the wall, Yu Hanjiang discovered some strange patterns. Unlike the same cloud patterns on the wall tiles before, this time the patterns were very rich, like a lifelike picture scroll.
Xiao Lou walked up to him and took a closer look.
The first picture depicts a person being put into a frying pan and being tortured. The person's twisted face and frightened eyes made Xiao Lou's scalp numb.
Liu Qiao's voice rang in my ears, "There are patterns here too."
Xiao Lou turned around and looked to the right side of the wall. He saw a man being put on a hot copper pillar and roasted alive.
Lu Jiuchuan couldn't help frowning after seeing these pictures, "These are the punishments of hell, they look miserable."
Yu Hanjiang led everyone to continue walking forward.
The surrounding walls are covered with cruel images of masochism
Someone was thrown into a pool of bubbling blood, and the whole body was slowly corroded by the blood until only a pile of bones remained.
Some people had their tongues pulled out; some had ten fingers cut off; some were hung upside down on an iron tree, with sharp iron pieces piercing their bodies, waiting for their blood to drain away drop by drop.
Someone was struggling to climb a mountain. The mountain was covered with sharp knives. Every step he climbed would cause cuts all over his body.
The more everyone watched, the more their scalps became numb.
Aren't these tortures the eighteen levels of hell in myths and legends?
Xiao Lou's expression was particularly solemn. As he walked through the long passage and read the last painting, he said softly, "The murals are all about torture in hell, tongue pulling hell, scissors hell, iron tree hell, evil.
The Mirror Hell also has steamers, copper pillars, sword mountains, ice, oil pots, blood pools, volcanoes, swords, etc., all of which are the tortures of the Eighteen Hells in myths and legends."
Those ferocious murals and the will-o'-the-wisps floating around made the six of them feel chilly.
Is this hell path really on the right track?
Tang Ci's voice came from Lu Jiuchuan's pocket. Because the person was made smaller, his volume also became smaller, but it was very clear in the quiet space. He said calmly, "Are these murals in
Warning us, if we continue to go forward, we will also experience these eighteen kinds of hell torture."
Everyone's expressions suddenly changed. It was very possible that Tang Ci was worried.
After all, they are going to hell.
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang looked at each other and nodded tacitly. Yu Hanjiang said in a low voice, "Now that we are here, we can't give up halfway. I want to see what secrets are hidden in this hell realm."
Chapter 378, The Way of Heaven and Humanity
At the same time, the team led by Gui Yuanzhang entered the gate of "The Way of Heaven and Humanity".
The scene behind this door surprised everyone.
After passing through about 50 meters of dark, narrow passage, they arrived at a spacious palace.
In the palace, which is the size of a basketball court, there are many bronze "Buddha statues" of different shapes placed, and around the Buddha statues, a full circle of everlasting lanterns is lit, making the entire hall brightly lit.
In front of each Buddha statue there is a soft cushion and an incense burner, which are obviously used to kowtow incense.
Everyone took a closer look and saw that some of these Buddha statues were sitting with a deer; some were holding Buddhist beads in their hands; some were holding alms bowls similar to those used for alms; some were dragging a pagoda in their hands, carrying scriptures on their backs, and riding elephants.
The one with a lion, the one with an open mind, the one with his hands raised, the one with his head down in thought, the one with his ears picked out, the one carrying a cloth bag, the one holding a banana fan, the one with eyebrows as long as a beard
Bronze statues of various shapes are placed in a circle in the main hall, which looks very lively.
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
The main hall is closed and there is no obvious exit. At this time, they have two options. The first is that they encounter a dead end and go back to find another exit; the second is to find the hidden mechanism in the main hall and open another door.
The door to the deeper part of the maze.
Obviously, the second possibility is more likely.
Ye Qi scratched his head and looked at these Buddha statues, "Of these Buddhist statues, I only know Guanyin Bodhisattva and Tathagata Buddha in Journey to the West. I don't know these at all. Do you know them?"
"Not familiar." Shao Qingge shrugged. He is an atheist and has set up a fund company in reality. He believes that the key to a person's success lies in his own hard work, not God's blessing, so he passed by the temple
He never went to offer incense at that time. Like Ye Qi, he only knew Tathagata and Guanyin from Journey to the West that he had read in his childhood, and he did not understand other gods at all.
Fortunately, Gui Yuanzhang recognized these bronze statues. He said, "The bronze statues in this hall are the eighteen Arhats in Buddhism. The one with a deer next to it is called a sitting deer Arhat; this one is a meditating Arhat. This is
Arhat with ears, Arhat with a bag, Arhat with bananas, Arhat with a laughing lion, Arhat crossing the river."
There were a total of 18 Arhats, and Guiyuan Zhang actually called out the names of all of them in one go.
Chu Huaying glanced at him unexpectedly: "Lao Gui, do you still believe in Buddhism?"
Gui Yuanzhang smiled and said, "There are some things if you believe them, but if you don't believe them, they don't exist."
He did not answer directly, but Shao Qingge felt that this old man obviously believed in Buddhism. How could ordinary people clearly call out the names of the Eighteen Arhats? Moreover, when Xiao Lou mentioned "Six Paths of Reincarnation" just now, the old man obviously also believed in Buddhism.
Know.
Shao Qingge looked at Gui Yuanzhang, "Does senior have a solution to the mechanism of this secret room?"
Guiyuan Zhang said in a low voice, "The gods in Buddhism, from lowest to highest status, are Arhat, Bodhisattva and Buddha. We have just met the eighteen Arhats now. I guess after unlocking this secret room, we may encounter them in the next secret room."
Higher-status Bodhisattvas, even Buddhas. According to the theory of six paths of reincarnation, those who can enter the realm of heaven and humanity are those who have done many good deeds during their lifetimes. Therefore, theoretically speaking, this secret room should not have too dangerous mechanisms."
After he said that, he took a step forward and knelt on the soft cushion with a calm expression.
The other teammates did not dare to move and all looked at him. Gui Yuanzhang clasped his hands together and bowed to the bronze statue in front of him, then stood up and knelt down again
After performing the Buddhist ritual of kneeling three times and bowing three times, the bronze Arhat statue in front of him suddenly turned slightly.
The teammates were overjoyed.
Ye Qi couldn't help but whispered, "It seems that the solution to this secret room is to kneel down and worship the Buddha."
Gui Yuanzhang nodded and said, "Push-type mechanism."
Long Sen and Qu Wanyue looked at each other. They had been embarrassed to talk. After hearing this, Qu Wanyue asked softly, "Senior, do you have to kneel down and worship each of the Eighteen Arhats?"
Guiyuan Zhang said calmly, "That's probably the case. Let's split up."
The teammates had no choice but to quickly kneel in front of different Buddha statues and imitate Guiyuan Zhang's movements, kneeling three times and bowing three times.
There should be a sensor mechanism under each mat. After kneeling down, the corresponding bronze statue will rotate a little bit.
After the six people quickly finished worshiping the Eighteen Arhats, a golden light suddenly flashed in front of their eyes, and a melodious Sanskrit sound was heard in their ears, and they could also smell a kind of sandalwood that seemed to come from the Buddhist hall.
The Eighteen Arhats moved to a different position, and a door opened behind them. The wide corridor was covered with red carpet, and there were always bright lights on both sides.
There is enough light here, no one even needs the night pearl.
Gui Yuanzhang stood up and said, "Everyone, keep moving forward. Xiaoye, you can report the situation on our side to Professor Xiao."
Ye Qi nodded, pressed the earphone and said to the other team, "Professor Xiao, how is the progress over there? We came across a place similar to a Buddhist hall. There are sculptures of the Eighteen Arhats in it. The way to unlock the mechanism is to kneel down and worship the Buddha statue.
.We have unlocked the trap and are about to continue walking inside."
After hearing Ye Qi's voice, Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang looked at each other.
The scene in front of them sent chills down the spines of the six people.
Xiao Louxin said, your side is the Eighteen Arhats, but our side is the Eighteen Hells.
In front of us is the first level of the tongue-pulling hell of the eighteen levels of hell.
The walls of the entire room are covered with tongues of different lengths. This scene is simply mind-numbing.
Xiao Lou just wanted to speak, but found that he couldn't make any sound.
At the same time, Yu Hanjiang, Lao Mo, Liu Qiao, Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci were in the same situation. They all opened their mouths and tried hard to speak, but found that they had completely lost their voices.
Lu Jiuchuan pointed to his mouth with a sullen face, and then pointed to the tongue on the wall. This obviously meant that since it was the tongue pulling hell, everyone would also be affected by the punishment of hell and temporarily lose the ability to speak.
Yu Hanjiang nodded towards his brother and made a "go quickly" gesture.
Ye Qi was still asking in the voice earphone, "Professor Xiao, what's going on over there, can you hear me?"
No response for a long time will make the teammates on the opposite side worry.
Xiao Lou had no choice but to directly summon Qin Guan and invite him to connect with Ye Qi.
Ye Qi was stunned for a moment after receiving the invitation, and immediately connected.
Immediately afterwards, Xiao Lou's voice came from his mind, "We are in the Eighteenth Hell. Now we have reached the first level of the Tongue Pulling Hell. We can't even speak. Tell Senior Gui to be careful. In this maze
, it’s likely that there are phantoms everywhere.”
Ye Qi was shocked and immediately reported the situation to Gui Yuanzhang, "They have entered the tongue-pulling hell, and no one can speak."
Gui Yuanzhang frowned, held down the earphone and said, "A real scene of hell has actually appeared. You must be more careful. To avoid distracting you, we will not contact you for the time being. If you are in danger, just retreat to the Peach Blossom Spring."
As soon as Gui Yuanzhang finished speaking, Xiao Lou's waist tightened suddenly.
The next moment, Yu Hanjiang stretched out his long arms and directly brought Xiao Lou into his arms. At the same time, the Qinggong card, which was as light as a swallow, was activated, and Yu Hanjiang flew into the air like a whirlwind.
Almost at the same time, the tongues on the wall suddenly stretched out and swept towards the position where Xiao Lou was just now.