People are in the comprehensive tomb, unloading the mountain and stealing the chief

Chapter 314 The Altar
And just when everyone was about to leave, they suddenly heard the sound of 'buzzing' wings.

Then I saw a group of dragonfly-like midges flying in front of me again. After these midges came here, they went straight to a pile of plant roots not far behind.

"No, let's go!"

Seeing this scene, Shirley Yang seemed to have thought of something, and quickly reminded her.

Seeing her anxious face, the rest of the people didn't care to look at the swarm of midges circling the roots of the plants, and wanted to move on while driving the hovercraft.

But as soon as the hovercraft left for a certain distance, there was a sound of piercing the air from behind. When everyone looked back, they saw a few feet long tongues sprang out from the water, and attacked the air in the air with lightning speed. Those midges.

And when the long tongue swept the midges back, countless huge mouths popped up in the water, swallowing the midges caught by the blood red long tongue.

This scene happened very quickly. After Chen Ziyan and the others realized what had happened, the toads hiding in the water had already launched their third attack.

Chen Ziyan subconsciously glanced at the toad they threw beside him, and he already understood what was going on in his heart. He thought this area was the hunting ground for these giant toads.

But when the water surface was in chaos, Chen Ziyan and the others didn't have the slightest intention of watching the excitement. They just looked at each other and silently accelerated their movements.

Not to mention the messy scene later, it is very likely to affect them here, so it is better to leave early.

Thanks to the fact that no matter whether it was the giant toad in the water or the gnats fleeing in a hurry, they were all focused on each other, so Chen Ziyan and the others slipped away without any disturbance.

"Wait!"

Not long after the hovercraft left the chaotic waters behind, Chen Ziyan, who had been keeping an eye on the rock wall on the left, finally saw what he was looking for.

Hu Bayi and the others, who were controlling the air mattress, quickly stopped the boat with the things in their hands, and then looked at Chen Ziyan with some puzzlement, hoping to get an explanation from him.

Chen Ziyan didn't say anything to explain, but pointed to the stone platform directly and said, "Bring the boat over, let's go and have a look."

In fact, he explained it, because everyone can see that this square and extremely neat stone platform is obviously the product of man-made chisels.

And if such an artifact is found here, wouldn't it be normal to stop and check it out.

Otherwise they would have made the same choice.

When the air bed got close to the stone platform, several people left Huahu in charge of watching the boat, and the rest climbed up quickly.

This stone platform looks a lot of deserted, the surface has been covered with vines and moss, there is no way to see more detailed things.

Hu Bayi thought for a while and said: "This should be the relic left when the tomb was dedicated to the king, but I don't know what it is for."

Wang Kaixuan said: "If you want me to say that this is probably a place for displaying artifacts."

After speaking, this guy pulled out his engineering shovel, trying to clean off the moss on the surface of the stone platform to see if there were any hidden spaces.

Hu Ba subconsciously wanted to stop him, but was stopped by Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan shook his head slightly at Hu Bayi, and then took the initiative to take the flashlight to illuminate the busy Wang Kaixuan.

He remembered that some very important messages were recorded here.

Hu Bayi withdrew his hand when he saw this, his boss acquiesced in Fatty's behavior, and it would be inappropriate to stop him.

When it was about the Ming weapon, Wang Kaixuan, the fat man, was unusually nimble. He could be said to have moved like the wind, and he had already cleared out the stone platform in front of him in the blink of an eye.

But to his disappointment, there was no mechanism stone box under the moss, but reliefs one after another.

Moreover, the composition of these pictures was complicated, and he couldn't understand what was on them at all, so after taking a few glances, he took a few steps back angrily, and gave up the front position to others.

Faced with Wang Kaixuan's 'sensibility', the others gave him appreciative glances, and then began to study the reliefs on the stone platform.

"These reliefs should record some kind of ancient secret sacrificial ceremony. This bizarre and mysterious ancient ceremony was held in this gourd, and the stone platform under our feet is the altar for the ceremony." Xue Li Yang shared his findings.

Then she quickly selected the reliefs in front of her, removed those meaningless content, and pointed out the first real one for everyone.

This is the best-preserved one on the entire altar, but it is only relatively speaking. Thousands of years of erosion have placed it there. If it were not for the special craftsmanship of these reliefs, which are chiseled first and then engraved, this part is now It's hard to survive.

It can be roughly seen that this picture mainly depicts a tall humanoid creature with big ears and high nose, thick hair on its face, and a skull in its mouth. It is simple and strange, and it is eye-catching. memorable.

Hu Ba took a look at the humanoid creature, and said uncertainly: "Do you think the people above look like the black-faced gods enshrined in the temple at the entrance?"

Hearing what he said, Wang Kaixuan glanced at it, and immediately said: "Hey, it really looks alike, if you fill in the two yaksha followers, it will be exactly the same as the one in the temple. The Gourd Cave is also his site, and I don’t know where this grandson came from, but he manages it quite leniently!"

Shirley Yang also said: "Although there are some differences in appearance, some core things are exactly the same. I think they are probably the same person."

Chen Ziyan put forward the opposite opinion, and only heard him say: "I think there is a connection, but it may not be a person. The statues in the mountain temple have a clear Qin and Han style, and the image looks elegant. I know that it is quite influenced by the Han civilization circle, but the stone carvings on the altar in front of me reveal the primitive and wild freehand color everywhere. It is estimated that there must be at least three to four thousand years ago. It should be created by the ancestors of southern Xinjiang before the Warring States period. remnants."

"Judging from the time, I think the statue in the mountain god outside is likely to be the king Xian who is building the mausoleum. The image of the deity reshaped according to the nearby legends may be used for reference, but it should not be the same deity. After all Once the emperor and the courtiers, Xian Wang may not be willing to recognize the mountain gods of the barbarians in southern Xinjiang."

After listening to Chen Ziyan's reasons, Shirley Yang and Hu Bayi did not speak for a long time.

Although they still wanted to stick to their own ideas, they had to admit that Chen Ziyan's words were more reasonable.

In particular, it is impossible for Xian Wang to continue to worship the Yi people and mountain gods as gods, which is simply an unavoidable problem.

After that, the few people agreed not to continue this topic, but focused on other reliefs.

On the second relief that can be seen clearly, a slightly weird scene is depicted.

On the water surface of the fossil forest, a group of natives with feathers on their heads were riding on rafts, holding long poles in their hands.

There were many big toads tied up in those rafts, which seemed to be the kind they had encountered before.

Those big toads were bound very firmly, they could only struggle with their mouths open, and their expressions looked extremely frightened, as if they were terrified of what would happen next.

Although the depiction of this relief is simple, it is extremely vivid, making it easy for people to experience a tragic atmosphere of imminent mass killing.

Then they looked back and saw those natives with feathers on their heads, under the command of a leader wearing a horned helmet, at the same time using a long pole to lift a big toad, and then sent it into a cave on the stone wall. In a cave billowing with black smoke.

In the relief at the back, there are a few small toads placed on a wooden boat. These toads all show a look of death, and their plump bodies that were originally plump have become as shriveled as paper.

When Chen Ziyan saw this, he immediately connected it with the situation in the mountain temple.

Originally, he thought that the thing in the Yaksha's hand in the mountain temple represented the treasure of the mountain god, but he didn't think it was saying that the god lived in the gourd cave, and toad was his favorite food.

Shirley Yang looked carefully at the remaining reliefs, and then said: "There are some descriptions of the terrain here. If I read correctly, the place where we came in should be the bottom of the gourd."

Chen Ziyan asked: "So the shape of this gourd hole is the same as the inverted gourd we came in?"

Shirley Yang nodded: "That's right."

She felt that the gourd they came in should be connected to the natural big gourd hole they are in now, but she still couldn't figure out some joints.

Chen Ziyan didn't know what she was thinking, but he was thinking about the next thing, and said: "If we reach the tomb of King Xian at the mouth of the gourd from this cave, then we probably have to go through the residence of the mountain god. I wonder if this mountain god is still around now?"

Hu Bayi touched the stubble: "If the mountain god really lived to this day, he probably wouldn't be a stubble."

He now feels that this mountain god is probably some kind of mountain spirit with high morals and wild monsters, but this is not easy to deal with.

When Wang Kaixuan heard this, he said: "Who cares about the mountain god or the mountain ghost! We men are afraid of him, and later labor and management will go to talk to the mountain god master with a gun. If there is another word, then don’t blame the fat man for shooting him with a gun, and let this gourd cave change its surname from now on!”

"Talking is probably difficult. Whether this mountain god can communicate is another matter. Even if he can communicate, this guy hasn't left for thousands of years, and he can't speak Mandarin." Chen Ziyan teased.

But the meaning in the words is to directly attribute the so-called mountain gods to mountain spirits and beasts.

Hu Bayi agreed: "If you want me to say that the so-called mountain god is caused by ancient people's feudal superstition, it is probably some kind of strange beast or spirit. Such precedents abound, and it is not the first time it has appeared."

Wang Kaixuan suddenly thought of the giant green-scaled python he encountered when he came here, and said thoughtfully: "That's the reason, but you think this mountain god might be the giant green-scaled python we met earlier, no, this Dongxi can be regarded as the first few leaders in the deep mountains and old forests, and we all know that snakes love to eat frogs, so this is also right.”

Chen Ziyan glanced at the fat man in surprise. Unexpectedly, he thought of this, but this idea is still somewhat feasible.

If he hadn't known what the so-called mountain god was, he would have been led by Wang Kaixuan's thinking.

I didn't see the thoughtful look on Hu Bayi's face now, obviously he was verifying the feasibility of this idea in his heart.

At this moment, Shirley Yang suddenly touched Chen Ziyan, motioning him to look at the last relief.

Chen Ziyan didn't understand what was going on at first, but when he looked at the relief, he immediately understood.

In the last picture, the main character is still the black-faced deity, but the black-faced deity does not show any trace of anger, on the contrary, it looks more like a demon, with a cold face that is not concealed Gloomy.

Surrounded by countless women, these women are obviously corpses, but the strange thing is that these female corpses are all facing the sky, with their hands hanging down to the left and right, and their legs arched in an arc. Like anti-knuckle crawling.

Xue Liyang waited until Chen Ziyan finished reading it, and said, "The female corpses here are the same as the ones we saw just now."

While saying this, she couldn't hide a trace of worry on her face.

Now that the existence of the female corpse has been confirmed, most likely this deity is also a real thing.

Hu Bayi was also attracted here, and after seeing the content of the relief, he blurted out: "Could it be a corpse cave there? Then what kind of god is a thousand-year-old rice dumpling who has become a spirit?"

This is indeed a very likely outcome.

Hu Bayi doesn't believe in gods, but if it's a thousand-year-old rice dumpling, he doesn't doubt the authenticity of its existence.

No way, as a person who has seen other zongzi with his own eyes, he knows very well that there are such things in this world.

What's more, just ahead, they have seen a pseudo-corpse fairy who is about to complete its transformation, so it seems very likely that there is a corpse fairy hidden here.

Thinking of this possibility, Hu Bayi's face darkened slightly.

After the performance of the high priest's corpse, he already had a clearer understanding of the ability of the corpse fairy, so he didn't think that he and others could deal with this kind of thing.

Wang Kaixuan asked curiously: "Why are these female corpses facing up to the sky? The limbs are folded at such an angle. Is there something very busy inside?"

He hadn't thought of the corpses that appeared in the water just now, mainly because those corpses were in the water, and they didn't see the specific shape.

Hu Bayi did not answer him, but said to Chen Ziyan: "Master Chen, I think we have to discuss how we should go next."

He felt that he had to discuss it carefully and discuss a solution.

If there was really a corpse fairy waiting for them behind, then they rushed in so rashly, and it would be no different from giving the head directly to the door.

"It's okay, let's find a suitable place later, and we'll make some repairs along the way." Chen Ziyan nodded and agreed.

Seeing Hu Bayi's solemn expression, he knew that he might have some plan. Although his imaginary enemy may be different from the actual situation, some things are the same, so we can discuss it first, and if it doesn't work, he will guide him a little Let's go.

But what Chen Ziyan wants to know most now is whether his domain device can be effective against Huo's undead insects. If so, then the next thing will be much simpler.

(End of this chapter)