The Huai Shui God's Cave

Chapter 14

At this time, there was another whirring sound of flames.I turned my head and saw that Qilin Gu had crawled out of the bronze vessel, its head was raised high, and it jumped up with a bow, at a very fast speed.Tang Mo was less than two meters away from it, and holding the Yuwang Lance in his hand, he pointed at Qilin Gu fiercely.At this moment, the blue beam of light was sent out again, but when it hit the monster, it just paused for a moment, and then struggled suddenly, the blue light disappeared immediately, and it rushed over energetically again.It seems that this time, King Yu couldn't control it either.Tang Mei's face changed, and he backed away while acting defensively.

I know that no matter how powerful King Yu is, it is just a cold weapon, and it cannot be used as a golden bell cover. If Tang Mei gets a drop of Qilin Gu, he will die immediately.I didn't have time to think about it at the moment, I stretched out my hand and took out a crossbow, nocked the arrow and pulled the bow, three "srustling" sounds were heard, and the three small arrows pierced through the air and shot directly at the Qilin Gu.However, when the arrow hit it, it felt as if it had hit an iron wall, and immediately fell to the ground again.That monster is actually invulnerable to arrows!That kind of crossbow bolt is enough to shoot through the wild boar's eyes, but I didn't expect it to be useless against it.I couldn't help crying secretly!
Even so, it still slowed down a bit, it seems that it has some scruples about this kind of crossbow.It just slowed down for a moment, and then it became angry and hissed. The sound was very ear-piercing, like a strange sound made by a hundred kinds of insects mixed together.I was taken aback.Then it gave up on Tang Mei, and rushed to me almost all at once.

When I saw it, my eyes turned black, and I thought to myself, there is no way I can hide now, it's time to die!The eyes on the Qilin Gu head showed fierce and vicious eyes, it opened its mouth wide, and it was about to jump on my body, I can even imagine that it can bite me to death with just one blow, and then devour my body...

At this critical moment, I suddenly heard Ma Chuchen shouting from behind: "Lin, Bing, Dou, Zhe, Jie, Array, Column, in front of, the dragon is out!" Yin, that's right, it is indeed Dragon Yin!The Qilin who rushed to him was stunned for a moment, fear and doubt flashed in his eyes.Out of human instinct, I quickly stepped back a few steps.

At this time, we all saw a strange scene: in mid-air, a golden dragon rushed towards the Qilin Gu with its teeth and claws stretched out, its whole body exuded a kind of red-eyed light.

The Qilin Gu raised its head and sprayed out a ball of flames, the golden dragon immediately spit out a water column, the water and fire collided, and the situation was immediately obvious.The water column enveloped the flames, swooped down, and hit Qilin Gu's body completely. It was obviously also petrified, and it immediately lay down on the ground, shivering like a lamb waiting to be slaughtered, and let the golden dragon grab it. It bites into several pieces at once and swallows them all.

The golden dragon raised its head and let out a long roar, soared into the sky again and disappeared into the clouds.

I turned around and saw Ma Chuchen with his eyes closed, his hands raised up and half-clasped together. On his right thumb was a quaint dragon-patterned jade wrench, which seemed to be absorbing a ray of light from the sky.

I looked at her carefully and saw that her forehead was covered with beads of sweat.When the light was absorbed, she opened her eyes, let out a long breath, and then fell backwards like a collapse.

I was slightly taken aback, and quickly went up to support her, squatted down, and let her lie on my arm.She smiled slightly, and said: "Fortunately, I have time, I just tried it, I didn't expect that my protective dragon is really the natural enemy of Qilin Gu!"

Only then did I realize that the Ma Family of the Exorcist Dragon Clan didn't just gain a false name, but was really protected by a dragon god.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the Qilin Gu was eliminated by the golden dragon, and quickly gathered around.Yang Xiaoxie was amazed, and said, "Nvxia Ma, Sister Ma, how did you raise your Shenlong? Can you lend me a few days to play with?"

I gave him a hard look and thought: Can a dragon be borrowed casually?If this is unreliable, he can still speak.

Ma Chuchen smiled weakly, and said: "This is the dragon god of our Ma family, and it needs the master's energy and soul to drive it. I have only summoned it once before, and it can only be used once in seven days. Even if you give it to you, you won't use it!"

I thought to myself, we have encountered too many unexpected dangers during this trip, and if we can get the help of her dragon, we will definitely be able to save the day, so I asked her: "Why can I only drive it once in seven days?"

Professor Han interjected: "To drive the dragon, you need the master's energy and soul, which will consume a lot of vitality, and the human physiological cycle is seven days. During this period, the vitality can be re-adjusted and the dust can be released. Am I right? "

Ma Chuchen nodded, closed his eyes and stopped talking.

Professor Han told me: "Wu You, Chuchen's body is extremely weak right now, please take good care of her!"

Ma Chuchen exhausted his body energy to save me, so I was naturally obliged, and at the same time, my heart was full of gratitude and guilt, thinking that I am a majestic man, but I need a woman to protect me.

Having said that, now when I look at Ma Chuchen again, I think she is so beautiful!Thinking of the way she summoned the dragon, she felt like an otherworldly, celestial being.

3. Shark voice transmission
We passed the figurines and stone platforms again, turned back to the hillside again, and searched from bottom to top.The professor has done a lot of research on Fengshui acupuncture points.Standing on the top of the hill, I saw another hill not far to the southeast, which was the cliff area of ​​the rear wall of the troops. The two hills formed a V-shape opening to the left.The professor said: "The mountains here are continuous, and the two mountains face each other from a distance. It is a dragon with two heads. The mountain on the opposite side originally came from the same vein as here, so it is more suitable for group burials, and the two dragon heads must be connected by a passage underground. .”

The light is too dim, we can only faintly see the mountain over there, and the rest cannot be seen clearly.The professor sighed again, and said: "The sky has three wonders and six appearances, and the sky has nine stars and nine palaces; the twelve earthly branches have ten stems, and the stems belong to yang and the branches belong to yin; the ancient theory of yin and yang has completely misunderstood the people of the world. "Yin and yang move and still like a bright instrument, and they cannot be changed in conjunction with each other! The method of burying a mountain is difficult, the shape is second, and the square is the second. The one who follows the situation is auspicious. This was originally a good acupoint for emperors to store wind and absorb energy, but it is a pity. The momentum of a thousand feet, the euphemistic breath, the outside has no way to gather inside, the qi is scattered on the ground, this auspicious point, the feng shui has long been broken, and the stored qi leaks to the ground."

We didn't understand what the professor said, but it probably meant that the good feng shui of this dragon vein was destroyed.

The professor pointed to the top of the mountain and said sadly: "Look, there should be the entrance of the tomb passage, but now it has become a section. It should be that the mountain has slipped and collapsed."

In this way, it may be impossible for us to enter from the entrance of the tomb passage.

At this time, Tang Mei took a flashlight around, pointed to a dark hole at the foot of the east mountain and said: "This place should be exposed by the collapse of the mountain, maybe you can go in!"

Compared with the surrounding mountains, the hole is sunken into a big pit.He dug a circle around the cave with a Luoyang shovel, and the opening of the cave soon became larger.He took a fire folder and threw it in. We stretched our heads to look inside, and it turned out to be a tomb.

We got in one by one.I supported Ma Chuchen at the end.This should be a side hall, with a small area. There is a broken stone gate in the north, which should be connected to the tomb passage. On the east wall, there are two bronze figurines holding lamps, next to a stone gate, one on the left and one on the left.The shape of the lamp figurines is very exquisite, and the graceful woman with high temples holds her hands high.

And on the right side of that stone gate, there is a well.The mouth of the well was built into a hexagonal shape with simple blue bricks.Other than that, there is nothing else in this tomb.

The professor said: "Looking at the shape of this lamp figurine, it is from the Warring States period. I have never heard of repairing a well in the tomb. Let's be careful, it might be some kind of witchcraft."

At this time, Yang Xiaoxie walked straight to the mouth of the well, poked his head in and said, "There is water in it, hey, there is an iron chain at the mouth of the well!"

I yelled at him: "Be careful that something sticks out from inside and drags you in, why are you always reckless!"

The professor and Lin Xiaowei went to the lamp figurines to take pictures and observe them, and they were amazed at the same time, saying that such a well-preserved and exquisitely shaped lamp figurines are rare in the archaeological world.

Lin Xiaowei reached out to the mouth of the well, pulled out an iron chain, and made a rattling sound.The upper end of the iron chain was buried deep in the stone wall at the mouth of the well, and the other section went down. The well water should be very shallow, and the lower end of the iron chain could not be seen clearly at all, and there was darkness below.

Yang Xiaoxie took a step back and said, "Wu You, don't scare me. I'm not afraid if something comes out. When the time comes, I'll let Mav Xia release the dragon to bite it."

At this time, I suddenly heard a strange voice, like a faint singing voice, which sounded lingering and sad.We all stopped and listened carefully, there was no mistake, it was indeed singing.Faintly, floating around the entire tomb.Hearing this made us feel very panicked and very sad.

The voice was indescribably strange, like a monophonic inarticulate tone, which sounded very regular.

The professor said softly, "It's Chu dialect." I asked, "What do you mean?" The professor shook his head and said, "I can only hear the dialect of Chu, but I can't understand what it's saying, because the accent of the dialect is too heavy."

Tang Mo's complexion suddenly changed, his whole body shook, and he fell to the ground all of a sudden. He repeated the tone in a murmur, and hummed: Chu Gong carelessly sweeps Dai Meixi, and has nothing to say to Mu Xi.Difficult to die through the ages, Yao Xi Yao Xi hurt alone.

We looked at him together, all in amazement.I thought to myself: Could it be that he understands this strange tune?Could it be that he is also a young scholar who studies Chu culture, but the professor can't tell what the voice is singing, how does he know?
The professor looked at Tang Mei, pondered for a moment, and said, "This should be a Chu folk song, expressing a girl's longing for her lover."

We all looked around to see where the sound was coming from, but the tomb was indeed empty, without anything else.

At this time, the voice suddenly disappeared again, and Tang Mo was still there in a daze.I couldn't hold back anymore, I supported Ma Chuchen with one hand, pulled him up with the other hand, and said, "Who the hell are you, and why do you understand this voice? You won't be like Yuan Xiazi, a thousand-year-old man. Old zombie, huh?"

Tang Mei raised his eyes, regained his composure, smiled bitterly, and said, "Who am I? familiar."

"Why do you understand this tune immediately? Why can't we understand it?" I was puzzled.

Tang Mei said: "It seems... It's as if you wake up in the morning and you know you need to brush your teeth and wash your face. Why do you brush your teeth and wash your face, just like why I understand this voice."

When I heard it, I thought this was nonsense, as a human being knows to brush his teeth and wash his face, this is instinct.instinct?Wait, this kind of tone is also instinctive for him to understand?Did he know how to speak this dialect?

His eyes were straightened, his face was blank, it didn't look like he was pretending.At this time, he said again: "There are some things. I don't know very well, and you won't believe it if I tell you. In short, I am definitely not a thousand-year-old zombie. I am also a human being."

I wanted to ask again, but Tang Mei waved his hand to express his reluctance to talk more.Yang Xiaoxie said weakly: "This place is so strange, let's leave quickly, go to another tomb to see if there are any valuable cultural relics, pick up a few and run away."

As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to push the stone door next to him. I saw that he exerted great strength, but there was no response.The professor and Lin Xiaowei also stepped forward to help, and tried to go back and forth several times from left to right, but there was still no response at all.

Tang Mei stood up suddenly, looked at the stone gate, and then let them get out of the way. He walked to the lamp figurine on the right, and pressed his hand behind it somehow.The door slammed, and it rose slowly. It was dark inside, but there was a slight sense of wind.It is said that there will be no air flow in this sealed tomb.

I was just wondering, when Yang Xiaoxie just shone a flashlight on the past, suddenly a black shadow rushed out from inside, and knocked down Lin Xiaowei who was looking in at the door, and I was also pushed aside by the way It took a few turns to stabilize myself.I feel very bad.Yang Xiaoxie yelled: "There is a ghost! It's a corpse!"

Being called by Yang Xiaoxie, everyone was very scared.I reluctantly turned my face to look, and in the dim light, I saw a figure in a robe running past me.That Taoist robe was somewhat familiar, and I suddenly thought of Taoist Qingfeng, yes, it was him.There was a stack of strange things under his armpit. It was black, and small pieces connected together could be vaguely seen, and there was a cold light shining.He flashed by and escaped through the hole we came in.

I yelled: "It's not a ghost, it's Taoist Qingfeng. He took the funeral objects from the tomb."

Tang Mei's figure flickered, and he chased him out at a speed that couldn't be faster.

We all stretched our heads to see the tomb, which was very open, about the size of a small basketball court.There is a huge copper coffin in the middle of the tomb, which has been opened.There is a big hole in the wall of the tomb on the south side, and the wind is coming in from there.

The professor sighed and said, "It seems that this ancient tomb has been severely damaged. It is estimated that many things in it are no longer worth studying."

I also found it very strange and said, "This Taoist Qingfeng must have been following us all the time. When we were attacked by Qilin Gu, he walked around and dug a hole in the south of the tomb to get in and get something."

The professor said: "If my estimate is correct, what he is holding in his hand should be a set of golden jade clothes."

We all saw that the thing in his hand was black, and even Lin Xiaowei asked in disbelief: "Professor, do you have a black jade robe?"

The professor said: "I'm not sure, but from the appearance of that thing, it seems to be in the shape of a jade dress. The specific situation depends on whether Tang Mei can recover it."

We were about to go in when the chain at the mouth of the well rattled, and there seemed to be something alive inside.We looked at it together, not daring to breathe.

With the sound of the chain, a ferocious head was slowly exposed, about the size of a human head, full of tumors, faint facial features, bumpy face, round eyes, no eyelids, and a mouth full of fangs. His body was covered in mucus, and it was still dripping down. It was unspeakably weird and disgusting!
One end of the chain was fastened to its lutebone, securing its range of motion around the well.

It grabbed the chain with one hand and grabbed the wall of the well with the other, and slowly climbed up.The hands were very short, like the deformed hands of the undeveloped fetus.When it climbed to the edge of the well, it finally exposed its lower body, which turned out to be a fish tail!
The professor shouted: "South China Sea Merman!"

When the thing heard the sound, it was frightened, jumped up and rushed towards the professor.I yelled "be careful", stretched out my other hand, pulled the professor up, took a few steps back quickly, and avoided the merman's pursuit.

The merman saw that he missed a hit, so he lay down on the ground and looked at us with his eyes, showing his fangs, and a lot of mucus flowed out of his mouth.I guess it hasn't had a big meal for a long time. Seeing us, it wants to have a full meal.

At this time, Ma Chuchen took out the imitation May [-]th steel ball gun, pulled the safety and raised his hand to shoot, hitting the shark's cheek with a "snap", and piercing through.It let out a shrill cry, and then rolled out a few transparent beads from its eyes.

According to "Sou Shen Ji": "There are sharks outside the South China Sea. They live in the water like fish, and they don't waste weaving. If their eyes cry, they can produce pearls." According to legend, sharks are ancient human beings who used magic to change their lives in order to avoid war disasters. It is said that a fisherman met a fairy in the sea and was turned into a servant by the fairy and turned into a shark.No one knows what the real origin of the merman is, and the legend will always be just a legend.I used to only know that pearls grow out of shells, but I didn't expect that the tears of sharks can also turn into pearls.A bead just rolled to my feet, exuding a crystal clear brilliance.I believe that such a bead is definitely a rare treasure, and it is incomparable to the beads cultivated in shells.

The merman was in pain, and quickly hid behind the edge of the well, looking at us very vigilantly.Ma Chuchen raised his hand and shot two more shots. The shark was very clever, and when Ma Chuchen raised his hand, he jumped up and plunged into the well.After a while, I heard the sound of "plop" falling into the water from inside.

Now, we are all dumbfounded.Ma Chuchen's body was too weak, and he was out of breath right now.None of us dared to visit the mouth of the well again rashly. If the merman jumped up all of a sudden and was thrown on him, it would be no joke.Only Yang Xiaoxie, ignorant and fearless, staggered forward and picked up those few pearls in his hand.

Fortunately, Tang Mei had already returned at this time. Seeing that he was holding the stack of jade pieces in his hand, which must have been chased back from Taoist Qingfeng, everyone immediately cheered.

Seeing bloodstains on the fingertips of King Yu, Yang Xiaoxie said, "You are still good, you killed that Taoist too, right?"

Tang Mei shook his head lightly and said: "No, that Taoist priest is very powerful. I chased him to the lake and fought, and he almost ran away. Fortunately, the ghost altar appeared again, which surprised him. I took the opportunity to injure him and took the jade robe. Then he suddenly disappeared for no reason..."

We don't understand what Tang Mo said. It is estimated that the Taoist priest saw that the situation was not good and ran away. It was dark and Tang Mo didn't see where he went, so he stopped chasing him.

The professor took the jade garment from Tang Mei's hand, examined it carefully with a magnifying glass, his face showed an expression of disbelief, and he muttered to himself, not knowing what to say.It's just that it's not the time to do investigation and research, so I quickly told Tang Mo about the situation where the sharks appeared and attacked us.

He listened to me, "Oh", and was about to say something, when suddenly, the strange song of embarrassment came again.

This time everyone focused again, Tang Mei discovered it first, he said: "It came from the well."

He raised Yu Wangzhang, poked it towards the mouth of the well, and stirred it violently a few times, but there was no reaction, but the singing stopped suddenly.He picked up King Yu, and was about to look inside, when suddenly there was a crackling sound of iron chains, and the merman jumped up from inside again, and jumped out of the edge of the well.

It looked at Tang Mo closely, but there was no hostility in its expression, and then suddenly bowed to the ground.

When we saw it moving, we were all afraid of being attacked by it.I immediately took out my equipped pistol and was about to shoot at it, but was stopped by Tang Mo reaching out.

"It has something in its hand!" Tang Mei pointed to the shark and said.

Sure enough, the merman bowed and prostrated on the ground, holding something in his two small hands, like a thick piece of black jade.It devoutly sent the black jade straight to Tang Mei's eyes, and there were bursts of sound from its mouth, which turned out to be that kind of embarrassing tune!
It turned out that it was the one who sang all the time!
(End of this chapter)