The tall, thin, short and fat monk led the three of them away from the stone steps and walked to the left of the main road, as if they were going to the other side of Kongming Mountain.

This road is all mountainous. Everyone has to walk on this slope with a longer left foot and a shorter right foot to maintain balance. Xiao Guanhong was in so much pain that he would have yelled loudly if he hadn't been in front of Mei Ruxue. Seeing Mei Ruxue

Xue and Xiao Shuiling walked easily, only regretting that they didn't spend time practicing Qing Gong.

After walking on such a mountain road for about two miles, Xiao Guanhong felt even more tired than he usually walked for ten miles. After walking diagonally through a forest, a small open space appeared in front of him. Xiao Guanhong rushed up and moved his left and right legs to the same length.

This open space is not big, and the ground is smooth and flat. There are no rocks that will hurt your feet when you walk up. It is backed by a green mountain. At the edge of the open space, there is a bare stone wall vertically one foot upward, which is smooth and flat. Further up is a sloping hillside.

Xiao Guanhong felt that the formation of this open space was like an immortal holding a giant sword and cutting it vertically from top to bottom on the hillside. He drew out the sword and then swung his sword horizontally from outside to inside, perpendicular to the sword mark, hollowing out the stone and soil.

, the platform came out. It was really a miraculous workmanship, done in one go! I was shocked, I don’t know who has such ability! Looking around, I saw that this place is extremely remote, why would a platform be built?

When the three of them were suspicious, the short and fat monk stepped forward and pressed against a flat stone wall with a slightly darker color. With a little force, the stone actually dented inward. At this time, there was a sound coming from inside the mountain wall.

There was a rumble. Accompanied by this sound, the platform shook slightly, and the smooth stone wall suddenly recessed inward. Mixed with the sound of rocks grinding together and pieces of dust shaking from above, a large hole suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Everyone was shocked. Xiao Shuiling seemed to suddenly realize something and lost her voice: "This... this is..."

Xiao Guanhong and Mei Ruxue saw Xiao Shuiling's strange behavior and couldn't help turning their heads to look at her. Even the two monks were shocked when they saw this.

Xiao Shuiling's shocked face gradually calmed down, and was replaced by a hint of excitement and enthusiasm. "Guan Hong, didn't you say you wanted to be famous in the world? There is an opportunity right in front of you."

"Wha...what?" Xiao Guanhong felt the madness deep in Xiao Shuiling's eyes, and was a little frightened, "I meant to come here..."

"Okay." Xiao Shuiling smiled slightly, "Let's go into the cave. As long as you can come out alive, I guarantee you will become famous all over the world!"

"What!" Xiao Guanhong and Mei Ruxue said in unison. They turned their heads and looked at the short, fat, tall and thin monk in surprise: "Isn't this a shortcut up the mountain?"

"This..." The short, fat, tall and thin monk was speechless for a moment. They discovered this platform accidentally when they were looking at the mountain. They accidentally touched the mechanism, but they didn't dare to enter the cave. So they didn't know what was going on inside the cave.

Clearly. I felt unhappy when I saw Xiao Guanhong today, so I wanted to trick him into going in to see what was going on.

Xiao Shuiling snorted coldly, "If they knew where this place was, they wouldn't dare to bring us here." Then he said to Xiao Guanhong: "As for the origin of this cave, I can only tell you that it is dangerous and dangerous inside, but it is famous.

Shortcut. How about it? Do you dare to follow me in? If not, we will go down the mountain."

Xiao Guanhong looked at Xiao Shuiling's provocative and contemptuous eyes, thinking how could he lose his dignity in front of Mei Ruxue! He suddenly became more ambitious, "Why don't you dare? Just come in!"

Xiao Shuiling smiled deeply and said to Mei Ruxue: "Ruxue, it's too dangerous inside. You'd better go up the mountain from the front."

Mei Ruxue shook her head after hearing this, "What did my sister say? Friends in the world share life and death. Since my sister is interested in entering the cave, my sister should accompany me."

Xiao Guanhong was overjoyed and said to himself: "Even if I die in this cave, with Mei Shimei accompanying me, I really can rest in peace." The thought flashed past, and he secretly cursed himself: "Bah, bah, bah! You just said unlucky words.

!It’s really worthless!”

When the two monks heard this, they were a little panicked. They didn't expect the situation to be so serious. The short and fat monk said repeatedly: "Alas, three donors, I...I suddenly remembered, hehe, the road up the mountain should be repaired now.

."

Xiao Shuiling smiled slightly, "Master, I don't know, but this cave is indeed a shortcut. It not only leads directly to the mountain, but also directly enters Kongming Temple. It is much more convenient than the stone steps."

"..." The two monks were speechless, and the woman in white actually turned her guest over. Helpless, the short and fat monk could only plead: "Three donors, I think it is better to take the high road. If anything happens to the three of us, we will

I can't explain it to the superiors." The tall and thin monk also had a bitter look on his face.

Xiao Shuiling said calmly: "Master, don't worry, I won't reveal what happened today. Now that I have come here, I will not return empty-handed. I have decided to enter this cave." Turning around, he said: "Ru Xue, Guan Hong, we

Let's go." After that, he led the two of them towards the entrance of the cave.

Mei Ruxue was about to suggest bringing a torch, but seeing Xiao Shuiling's resolute look, which seemed to be prepared, she stopped talking.

"You..." The two monks didn't know what to do. They watched the three people turn right at the entrance of the cave and disappeared from sight. Then there was a "rumbling" sound, and the dented boulder came back to fill up the entrance of the cave.

The stone wall is seamless and there is no trace of movement.

The two men raised their heads and looked at each other. The short and fat monk said: "Junior brother, what should I do?" The tall and thin monk said: "Senior brother, what should I do?" The short and fat monk sighed, "Go back to the mountain and find Master!" the tall and thin monk said.

: "Yes! Find the master, find the master!"

Inside the cave.

Xiao Guanhong's eyes were completely dark, and a dark and damp air rushed towards him, as if he hadn't seen light for a long time. As the cave door closed, he knew there was no way out, so he couldn't help but panic. He looked around, including Xiao Shuiling and Mei Ruxue beside him.

Even though they couldn't see it, they whispered: "Sister, have you brought the fire dumplings?" Although the voice was small, after drifting out, a few echoes came back immediately. Xiao Guanhong and Mei Ruxue were shocked that the cave was so big.

.

Xiao Shuiling said with a smile: "No need, there will be light soon."

Sure enough, after these words echoed a few times, the originally dark cave suddenly lit up with a firelight, almost ten feet above the heads of the three people. The firelight slowly illuminated a small area.

When Xiao Guanhong was surprised, two more lights appeared on the left and right not far from the fire. Then, two more lights appeared on both sides of the new fire. Four, six, eight... After a while, this

In the huge cave, hundreds of flames suddenly appeared in all directions, from far to near, forming a circle.

Xiao Guanhong and Mei Ruxue were dumbfounded. They saw lamp oil basins fixed on the rock wall by iron frames. They suddenly lit up for some reason, illuminating the cave with bright lights.

This is a large cave that is hollowed out of the mountain and is a hundred feet square. The cave is three feet high, and people inside it suddenly feel small. On the ground in front, there is a huge "ten thousand" character carved that almost covers the entire cave.

There are standing bronze figures, life-size, with legs spread apart, standing firmly on the ground. With hands clasped together, they look majestic. There are exactly eighteen of them, no more, no less.

After being shocked, Xiao Guanhong glanced back and looked at the entrance of the cave he had just entered. The stone wall showed no sign of moving at all, and he didn't know what kind of force was opening and closing the cave door.

Xiao Shuiling looked at the mighty bronze man in front of him, and a sneer flashed at the corner of his mouth, "I would like to see the world-famous 'Eighteen Bronze Man Formation'."

"What?!" Xiao Guanhong and Mei Ruxue lost their voices: "'Eighteen Bronze Figures'? Are these the Eighteen Bronze Figures tempered by Kongming Temple using the supreme Buddhist teachings?"

"Yes, Guanhong, don't you want to find a shortcut to become famous? If you break this 'Eighteen Bronze Man Formation', you are equivalent to defeating the entire Kongming Temple, which is enough to make you famous."

"Why didn't you tell me earlier!" Xiao Guanhong was about to cry but had no tears. He had long heard that the "Eighteen Bronze Man Formation" was a strange formation in the world. For thousands of years, no one had dared to break into it, and few people knew where this formation was. What should I do?

My son just walked in by mistake.

"What, you regret it?" Xiao Shuiling sighed again, looked at the closed entrance of the cave, and said gloatingly: "Hey, I'm afraid it's too late for you to regret it." Then he looked at Mei Ruxue beside him, and said with a smile:

"Okay, just be satisfied. Even if you die, you will be buried with our two beauties. What a loss to you!"

"..." Xiao Guanhong was speechless for a while.

Mei Ruxue's eyes darkened and she was speechless, as if she had accepted her fate. But she still asked: "Sister, I see you are not nervous, but do you have a plan to defeat the enemy?"

Xiao Shuiling shrugged and said without hesitation: "No."

Xiao Guanhong and Mei Ruxue: "..."

Xiao Shuiling looked at the two of them in a daze, and they really looked like a couple. She smiled and said, "Okay, let's take it one step at a time. We can't wait to die here anyway, right?"

Xiao Guanhong and Mei Ruxue looked at each other, "This is the only way."

Under the illumination of these hundreds of firelights, three more sword lights suddenly appeared in the cave. The most dazzling one was the meteor sword with blue light. Facing an unprecedentedly powerful enemy, I couldn't bear the loneliness and exuded the feeling of fighting to the death.

Sword energy.

As the three people moved forward slowly, the huge "Wan" character on the ground seemed to be stimulated by something, and began to shine, shining with golden light. Under the golden light, the eighteen bronze figures seemed to have Buddha's light. In the hazy

, this bronze figure seems to have spiritual energy and come to life.
Chapter completed!