Chapter 60 Ancient Pagoda Underground Palace (1)
A Tu obviously knew the mechanism here for a long time, and skillfully pulled the right side of the jade pillow, and the entire soul jade bed sank down with the rumbling sound, revealing a dark hole. A Tu pointed with his hand: "The Mingtu you are looking for and the exit we are looking for are all below. Master Long, I can remind you that the following is extremely dangerous, be careful. If it is too long, it can only be considered as having their own lives. Don't say that I, A Tu, are betrayal and will not save you."
"Hmph, just don't drag the family down, whoever uses you to save it?" said the scholar.
A Tu took his men and turned his head and entered the cave first. Below the entrance of the cave were neatly stacked steps, winding and long, and I don’t know where to go. The Fourth Master took the lead, and we then got in. I thought the cave must be extremely cold, but I didn’t expect it to be very humid and hot inside, and the temperature inside the stone tower seemed to be two seasons. The light in the cave was dimmer, and everyone turned on the headlights. A Tu turned around and saw our headlights, curled his lips, and looked full of contempt.
"I don't know what kind of martial arts this ghost clan has learned, which can last forever and have excellent vision. If we learn this skill and go back to set up a beauty institution, wouldn't we make a fortune?" The scholar muttered behind me as he walked.
"When is it now? You still have the intention to study business opportunities here. I really admire you." Actually, what I said is the truth. I really admire the scholar. My heart is really big.
The steps are long and twisted. The surroundings of the cave began to be very narrow, and they became wider as they walked. Later, the surroundings were as empty as caves, with headlights shooting out, and even the opposite wall could not be seen.
After walking down from the entrance of the cave for more than ten minutes, there were nothing else along the way except for a few black-clad corpses. A Tu said that these corpses were all his subordinates, but they had just fallen into the mechanism on this step. Now that all the mechanisms here have been dismantled by A Tu, we can walk boldly.
"How did you know the mechanism here? Why did you determine that the person lying on the Soul Jade bed was the silhouette rather than the silhouette?" I really wanted to know how A Tu discovered the secret here.
"A lot of experience is obtained by paying a price. I just saw those corpses. I am the source of my experience with the mechanism here." A Tu is worthy of being a member of the Ghost Clan. He doesn't care about the life and death of his subordinates, and he is simply inhumane. He continued: "As for Mingtu, haha, you will know later."
A Tu must have been here before and was familiar with the road. Although the road was winding, we were walking slowly under his leadership. After walking for about a few minutes, we arrived at an underground cave. From the speed and time of travel, it should be under the stone tower. It seems that this is considered the underground palace of the stone tower. There are several eternal lights in the underground palace. I don’t know if there is a fuel problem or the lack of oxygen here, and the wicks are all green and lukewarm, which is very terrifying.
When A Tu arrived here, he suddenly became very nervous and whispered: "Second Master Long, this is the depth of the underground palace of the stone tower, dozens of meters above the ground. I have explored it. After the gate of the stone tower is closed, this is the only passage that can lead to the outside. However, Mingtu is here."
We searched everywhere with the light of the headlights and eternal lights, but we didn't see Mingtu's figure. However, there were many red characters on the walls around the underground palace. I didn't know any of these characters, like characters but not characters, like paintings but not paintings. Lao Xu also stared at the characters with all his attention, shook his head repeatedly, and said, "The characters on these stone walls are very strange. They are not small seal script from the Qin and Han Dynasties, but should be the words of the Western Regions tribes or even the Keyan tribe."
"That's not a word, but a talisman!" said the Fourth Master: "The symbols on the stone walls around are a talisman array used to guard this place and gather energy. I heard the patriarch say before, but I didn't expect it to appear here."
As soon as the Fourth Master finished speaking, a series of "giggles" sounds came from the shadows at the far end of the underground palace, like a hen crowing. A Tu clenched his hands and shouted, "I won't come out yet!"
Before he finished speaking, a "man" wearing a bronze black mask and a long linen robe suddenly popped out from some corner and stood in front of us in the blink of an eye. The "man" wore a black jade ring with his left thumb and held a dark green scepter more than three feet long in his right hand. It was the strange man we saw on the soul jade bed who seemed to be dead and alive.
This "people" stared at us without moving, and we didn't dare to move around. After a while, A Tu spoke first, but Wulu didn't know what he was saying. We all looked at the Fourth Master in confusion, and the Fourth Master said, "This is a ghost language. It is a language unique to their ghost clan. It is said that you can talk to ghosts."
"Humans and ghosts speak, it seems that Mingtu is really a dead person." Lao Xu said.
A Tu raised his hand and pointed at the Fourth Master, then said a few more words. He turned around and said to the Fourth Master, "Second Master Long, I have come here with a few subordinates before and have been with this old guy a few times. Now he doesn't believe you are a member of the Holy Dragon Gate. I know that your Holy Dragon Sect has an identity token, so please give that old guy a hint."
The masked man stared at the Fourth Master without moving. The fourth master had to take two steps forward and pull out the ancient jade hanging on his neck from his collar. The masked man suddenly let out a few strange "cuckling" screams, rushed to the Fourth Master, leaned over and stared at the ancient jade for a long time. At this moment, A Tu bounced from the spot to the air like a spring, and a Taishan-pressing elbow hit the back of the neck of the masked man. I thought the masked man would definitely be knocked down by this sudden heavy blow, and I couldn't help but be shocked. Unexpectedly, the masked man disappeared the moment he was about to fall to the ground!
We were all stunned. The Fourth Master also jumped back and protected us. A Tu was even more embarrassed. After the heavy blow, he kicked the ball directly into the air. The center of gravity was not adjusted and he was shocked, causing him to fall to the ground. We couldn't react. A Tu stood up with a carp, his legs sank, his hands slightly opened, and he set off a defensive posture. Several people from the Ghost Clan quickly went over and surrounded A Tu.
The Fourth Master shouted angrily: "Atu, why are you?"
"Second Master Long, let me tell you the truth. We have been here this time before. Mingtu is neither a human nor a ghost, but a living dead person. I am not his opponent at all, but the only way out is in this underground palace. I originally wanted to join forces with you, and with your identity as a Holy Dragon Gate, I hope this old guy will open up and let us go. However, I just talked to him, and this old guy said that he would only let people from his fellow disciples go out. Our ghost clan and your friends have to stay here. I had to do it first."
After hearing A Tu's explanation, everyone's faces changed. We knew A Tu's skills. His full-strength attack failed to subdue the masked man, which shows how powerful this "man" is. Now this "man" has told A Tuming that only the Fourth Master is allowed to leave. It seems that we all have to be buried here for him.
The Fourth Master waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Senior, I am the 106th generation disciple of the Holy Dragon Sect. My friend and I are not malicious in entering the treasure land. We were originally looking for a holy object to teach me. Please give me some convenience and allow me to go out."
"Hehehe, I said, Master Long, don't work hard. That old guy doesn't understand what you said at all. Besides, even if he understands, he may not listen to you." A Tu said.
Everyone observed the surroundings with caution, not daring to be careless. The lights around were light and dark, and the atmosphere was extremely strange. Suddenly, I vaguely smelled a scent of fragrance, like sandalwood and ink, which was very useful.
Others seemed to have smelled the fragrance too, and the scholar smiled and said, "Miss Linglong, what perfume are you using? It smells so good."
Linglong patted the scholar on the shoulder and said, "Auntie, I never use any perfume, don't think about it."
A Tu shouted: "Not good! Hold your breath quickly and close your eyes tightly! This is the old guy's hypnosis technique. The black jade ring on his hand can create hallucinations. Everyone calms their minds and don't be confused!"
We quickly sat cross-legged on the ground, gathered our energy, and closed our eyes. The Fourth Master's voice came from our ears: "From now on, remember not to open your eyes or believe anything you hear. Everything is an illusion."
My heart was pounding, and my nervousness suddenly surged up. Fortunately, the fragrance smelled very good, and I relaxed a little unconsciously. I had already been tossing all the way, but now I closed my eyes tightly and sat cross-legged on the ground, smelling the fragrance, and my sleepiness kept invading. I kept reminding myself in my heart, persist, and never sleep. But my brain and body did not listen to my command at all, and fell into a state of half-sleeping and half-awake in a drowsy state. At this moment, it seemed as if someone gently scratched my ears, and a familiar voice came: "Xiao Nan, why are you here?" This was grandma's voice. I was shocked and I was completely sleepy. Why did you run away from here? Before I was in a hurry, I forgot the Fourth Master's advice and opened my eyes.
The surroundings were not the dark and stuffy underground cave, but the yard of an old bungalow. Two small date trees waved their leaves in the wind, and a big yellow dog lazily lay on the ground on the steps. The door of the main hall was open, and grandma was sitting on the bench next to a small floor table inside in an apron, with many dishes on the table. When she saw me, she smiled and said, "Xiao Nan, you are here. Come and have dinner. Grandma has made you my favorite stir-fried meat."
I walked up to the main hall and looked at my grandmother's kind face and felt very friendly. But, where is this place? Maybe I saw my doubts, and my grandmother said, "This is our old house. You were born here. Xiaonan, look, I have cleaned up the house for you. I will stay for a while when I come this time."
I couldn't help but nodded, saying that I would not leave after I came this time. Grandma was very happy when she heard this. She smiled and took my hand, sat on the small stool, and kept picking food from my bowl. A strange thing appeared in my heart. Something was wrong. Why did grandma pick up food for me with her left hand? I remember that she always used her right hand. She asked casually: "Grandma, when did you learn to use chopsticks on your left hand? Why did your right hand always hang down below? Are you okay?"
Chapter completed!