Tomb Raider's Notes of Qilin City Lord

Chapter 183 Statues
183 Chapter 183 Statue

I held my brother's arm and stood aside with him. After a while, I heard Wu Xie muttering: "This seems to be a statue with a human face and a bird's body..." Then he continued to clean up the stains on it. of dendrobium.

As he gradually cleaned up the stone carvings, he heard the fat man on the side take a breath and say: "Oh! Damn it! Isn't this the fucking one..."

Soon Wu Xie jumped down, stood still and looked up at the carving, and then took a breath of air.

I saw that they all looked surprised when they saw these strange bird statues that had attacked them. It seemed that the sculptures in front of them must be lifelike, reminding them of several fierce battles with those monsters.

The little brother took me closer. When I was in the Tiangong, it was very dark, and this thing was always hidden in the darkness. At that time, I could only see a large outline. Now I can see it clearly, as if It was as if the thing was standing in front of him. Fortunately, it was a fake... Although it was not a real bird, looking at such a strange thing, my heart still trembled.

This stone statue was carved directly from the cliff. The head of the bird is like an expressionless female face, which looks like a human but not human. It has two pairs of eyes, which is very strange.There are five skulls carved under the two feet, which may represent its prey?This big bird stands on the celestial spirit caps of two of the skulls.

I remember that my third uncle had described the four-eyed stone sculpture with a human face and a bird's body in Biaoziling where he got the corpse cricket elixir. It should be the same thing.

Wu Xie looked at the stone statue carefully and said: "This thing seems to be a carving from the Mother Kingdom of the West. There are traces of paint on it. It seems that it would have been more realistic before. If it were not covered by these moss, Given this kind of environment, I really thought it was that strange bird that flew here from Changbai Mountain and hid here."

After that, Wu Xie and Fatty scraped away the carvings of several other grottoes one by one. Inside were stone carvings of human-faced birds of different sizes and shapes.I saw a subtle change in the little brother's expression, maybe he thought of something again.

Aning took a breath and said: "It seems that our previous inference was correct. The human-faced raptor in Changbai Mountain is the totem of the Queen Mother of the West. This should be the original form of the Three Blue Birds."

I said: "This human-faced bird can be regarded as a bird of prey from Doli Jianfei. It can match a version of the legendary Three Blue Birds, but... it's a bit ugly."

Aning added: "And the Queen Mother of the West may have some ancient technology that we don't know about, which can tame this weird bird of prey. The underground tombs in Changbai Mountain should be related to the disappearance of the Queen Mother of the West and the mysterious eastward migration of the survivors. Those strange birds may have originally inhabited this oasis, and were later brought to the east by the separated remnants and served as guardians of the tomb."

I said softly: "If this human-faced bird serves as a guard and warning in the Western Queen's Motherland, then does this stone statue here serve as a warning line on the periphery of the Western Queen's Motherland? A boundary marker? It reminds outsiders like us that there are other people in front of us. If you move forward, you will be responsible for the consequences, which means danger is ahead."

I thought to myself, it should be the sound of bronze bells. The sound of bells made of special bronze should be used to guide these animals and insects, open up their subconscious, give them tasks, change their behavioral habits, and control them similar to hypnosis. I think this method of domesticating bronze was taken from the Chi You family by the Queen Mother of the West...

Just talking about the big corpse cricket in Lu Palace with only bells, it should be the corpse cricket army used by King Zhou Mu to guard the tomb.And the one with the bell is their general.The bell could only be a treasure obtained from the Queen Mother of the West. Of course, it was also possible that King Zhou Mu made it himself using the method given by the Queen Mother of the West, but it was definitely a successful experiment during the study of symbiosis at that time.

The zombies in the tombs of the Western Zhou Dynasty are all green, and Baobuqi is also a special species bred from bronze, but they are at the level of puppets. When there are intruders in the tomb, they are as organized and disciplined as an army. Swarm the intruders and guard the tomb.

That kind of bronze does have hallucinogenic effects, and its small size can induce hallucinations. The giant bronze tree can materialize things and produce real objects. It is also very scary to have too many of these things. Let’s not talk about the secrets, just talk about this thing. Gotta watch.

It's just that I have always had a problem. When other people hear the sound of the bell, they are basically irritable and have splitting headaches, followed by hallucinations that frighten them... It seems that only Wu Xie seems to be manipulated and hypnotized, and he is stunned. , as if he will do whatever you ask him to do the next second, and he always hallucinates faster and more powerfully than others, so what's going on with him...

And since I saw the corpse frog king's nest before, I remembered that my third uncle said that he took away the eggs of the corpse frog king in the banana head from the undersea tomb, saying that he wanted to give them to Wen Jin. Where did those eggs end up? , gave it or not...

Wu Xie looked around again and said to us: "I have always felt that the terrain here is very similar to the terrain of the imperial tombs under Changbai Mountain. They are both in a huge crater-shaped basin."

I said, "Do you feel the same way?"

Wu Xie nodded and said, "I always feel that there may be a replica of the Queen Mother's Palace in the West, and this is their real home."

After hearing this, the fat man wiped his sweat and said, "It's his grandma's. According to what you said, this is the hometown of those ghost birds? Then aren't we going to die if we go in like this?" Wu Xie just shook his head with a wry smile.

I said to him: "That's not necessarily the case. Don't forget, what does the monkey in the bird's belly eat? If it eats humans, where will the people in the forest feed it? How can it survive if there is no food? Years have passed, and the ones here are probably extinct long ago, but there must be other dangerous creatures that survive, so just be careful."

"Ah, yes..." Fatty suddenly said, "Oh...that's not right!"

Wu Xie asked: "What's wrong? What's wrong?"

The fat man looked at me with confusion and asked, "How did you know there was a monkey in the bird's belly? Were you there then?"

I said "Ah", and I said to myself, I am a little fool, I was present at that time, but they didn't know, but I said to the fat man: "The little brother told me, is there a problem?" I thought this The answer is perfect…

Aning said: "I think what Xiaoxun said makes sense. After so many years, the climate here has changed drastically. The once large grasslands have been condensed into this oasis. This kind of bird here may have become extinct. , those seen in Changbai Mountain may be just some of the remaining fruits. In any case, since the totem of the Blue Bird Guardian Saint of the West Queen Mother Kingdom has appeared here, it means that we have entered the boundary of the West Queen Mother Palace. I also feel that this is for outsiders. It’s a sign and a warning, so we have to be more careful later.”

The fat man said: "It would be best if these ghost birds are really extinct, otherwise I will be implicated, and the Captain Touching the Gold will become extinct." They all looked around again, and found nothing but stones nearby. Aning gave these The stone statue took photos, and then the little brother asked everyone to set off.

After leaving the grotto on the stone wall, we continued to move towards the depths of the canyon. My brother held my hand and walked forward together. Everyone became alert and walked very carefully. We stopped teasing and chatting and were always paying attention. Every movement in the jungle may lead to the ambush set by the Queen Mother of the West thousands of years ago.

We just kept walking like this. The rainforest was getting denser and denser, and everything we could see was green leaves, vines, moss... except green, it was still green. After a long time, everything looked the same, and there was a faint layer of red in front of our eyes, which was particularly special. Hua, I was so tired that I had to blink.

Along the way, I didn’t see any other ruins related to the Mother Kingdom of the Western Queen.Nothing weird happened, it was very calm, but in fact it made people more scared, and I became more and more panicked. Gradually, it became dark in the forest. I walked slower and slower, and my brother saw that I was tired. He picked me up on his back.

By this time, everyone was out of breath. From time to time, they heard the sound of swatting mosquitoes behind them. They must have eaten a lot of bites.

At this moment, the fat man was so confused that he had to lead the way by singing to cheer him up, but his singing sounded like ghosts crying and wolves howling. Wu Xie said to him: "Fat man, can you sing well? Are you chanting sutras or summoning spirits?" "

The fat man ignored that and continued singing his song:

Why are the flowers so red? Why are the flowers so red?
Hey, it’s as red as red as a burning fire

It symbolizes pure friendship and love
Why are the flowers so fresh? Why are they so fresh?
Hey, it’s so fresh that people can’t bear to leave.

It is watered with the blood of youth
Hey, it’s so fresh that people can’t bear to leave.

It is watered with the blood of youth
Why are the flowers so red? Why are the flowers so red?
Hey, it’s as red as red as a burning fire

Pan Zi became more and more irritated as he listened and cursed: "It's so damn hot here and you're still burning, can't you sing something cooler?"

The fat man said to him: "What do you know? This is the song of the visitors on the iceberg. When I sing it, it reminds me of the glaciers in Changbai Mountain. It can be somewhat cooler."

Pan Zi said: "If you ask me to say that you sing White Haired Girl directly, it is more direct and saves the association."

The fat man said: "Oh my god, you asked for a song. I'm not a radio station. I can sing for you whatever you want to hear. I sing for you to save my face. Stop having so many fucking opinions."

As soon as I finished speaking, there was a "click", and there was thunder in the sky. I hugged my brother tightly. The wind, rain and thunder and lightning came just as soon as I said it. The lightning flashed in the clouds, the wind started blowing, and the rain stars fell all at once. down.

They all looked up at the sky quietly. After looking at it, the younger brother said to me softly: "Girl, come down." Then he slowly put me down.

Wu Xie said: "The clouds are pressing on the top of the canyon."

An Ning sighed and said, "We encountered wind and rain while traveling at night. It seems that the Queen Mother of the West does not welcome us. We will suffer a lot tonight."

The fat man said: "Let's rain, let's rain. It's best if it rains. It'll be cool when it rains. If we stay like this, fat man, the eggs in my crotch will hatch out."

Except for my little brother and me, they couldn't help but laugh after hearing this. Pan Zi scolded him: "Then watch your chicken carefully, don't wait for it to be struck by lightning."

Before I finished speaking, just like that day, I just felt a few heavy raindrops hit my face, followed by a "swish" and then splashed down. The only sound in the whole forest was the sound of rain washing against the vegetation, and suddenly there was a "boom" , the whole canyon roared instantly, and I shrank into my brother's arms in fright. The rain was extremely fierce, whipping in through the gaps in the tree crown like a whip, almost knocking us down.

Aning quickly found a place to hide from the rain. She saw a tree with a cover tangled with vines, and hurriedly shouted: "Come over here." Aning had already climbed up in a few moments.The little brother grabbed me with both hands and quickly lifted me up. I grabbed the vine and climbed up a few times. Aning was on top and pulled me up. The little brother also rushed up in a few times. When he came up, he held me tightly in his arms.Then everyone climbed up, and we crowded together.

Everyone was already soaked, as if they had just been fished out of the soup pot. They felt very cold when the rain washed away, but it didn't seem so cold when I held them in my arms.

Wu Xie said: "This was really caught off guard, and we rushed down at once. Fortunately, we are at the bottom of a dense forest. There are many big trees around with dense crowns."

The fat man cursed: "Fuck! It's not raining, it's just the Dragon King peeing on top of our heads."

At this time, a bolt of lightning lit up, illuminating the entire canyon.Looking forward with the help of lightning, the rainwater on one side of the cliff has gathered into a large number of waterfalls and poured down. The rainforest is rolling in the dark night, and there are huge water curtains rushing down on both sides, just like the scene of Moses parting the sea, which is very spectacular.

(End of this chapter)