Judgement

Chapter 120: There Are Eyes Behind

Chapter 120: There Are Eyes Behind

"What fight? Why did you use it?" Xiang Xiaotian asked puzzled.

Chen Mengsheng opened his arms to protect the three of them and stepped back a few steps: "The sand bucket Xuanpan is a mechanism specially designed for the emperor's tomb by the masters of the Mohist tomb. When the niches are full, people will be completely buried in the sand and there is no possibility of survival.”

Jiang Meng looked back at the mercury gully behind him, and then at the alcove in front, and sighed: "Grandma, the people who lived a thousand years ago are too dark. Once the golden rope bridge is broken, if people are lucky, If you cross the bridge, you will be buried in the sand, and even those who survive will be trapped here and starve to death. Poison, really poison!"

Xiang Xiaotian squinted his eyes for a while and said: "The ravines are too far apart, even the best tomb robbers can't be as fast as Chen Mengsheng brothers. I guess the current mechanism should be It’s the last one in the Han Mausoleum, as long as you can get rid of the sand, you can go straight to the main tomb.”

After a while of calming down, Shangguan Yanran obviously looked much better than before and said: "Brother, those hundreds of thousands of craftsmen who built the mausoleum, aren't they afraid that they will be hurt by the mechanism here?"

Xiang Xiaotian smiled and said: "I said silly girl, hundreds of thousands of laborers were used to build the mausoleum and dig rocks. When the mausoleum is almost built, those laborers will be killed on the spot or taken out to kill There is no chance for them to run into the mechanism here. In the end of the whole mausoleum, there are only thousands of mechanisms left, and the skilled craftsmen who carved the coffin and jade are alive. But they are all locked in the ear chamber of the mausoleum. After Liu Xu’s old boy’s coffin was brought in, he first fed poison to the skilled craftsmen, and then asked them to arrange traps from the inside to the outside. Finally, the craftsmen were killed by the soldiers. Even if there is a fish that slipped through the net, they will die of poison, the supervisor of the imperial tomb The pawns didn't fare well either. They nested here for many years and waited for the tomb door to be closed. After killing the last batch of skilled craftsmen in the tomb, they were beheaded by other soldiers sent before they could figure out what was going on. Few people can know the secrets of the imperial tomb since ancient times."

Shangguan Yanran was dumbfounded when she heard Xiang Xiaotian's words, tens of 10 people said nothing and then disappeared.Feeling a little more afraid of the imperial mausoleum, he turned to Chen Mengsheng and said, "Brother, is there a way to break this formation of sand and soil?"

Chen Mengsheng said: "To break the sand battle formation, it all depends on the mysterious plate on the top. There are usually some inscriptions and charts engraved on the mysterious plate, and there is a hidden ball under the mysterious plate. If the ball slips accidentally, the mysterious plate Once you leave the ball or fall to the ground, there is no way for the sand bucket to overturn and return to the sky. Junior sisters, you wait here for me first, and I will go to explore the Xuanpan."

"Brother, you must be careful yourself." Chen Mengsheng smiled slightly at Shangguan Yanran, nodded and jumped up.

Chen Mengsheng was half hanging on the black plate, and after looking carefully, there were two circles engraved on the mysterious plate, the outer circle was engraved with twelve earthly branches, and the inner circle was engraved with a nine-tailed turtle.Each of the nine tails flaunted the shape of a fan. Chen Mengsheng lightly touched the tortoise's body, causing the black pan to vibrate for a while, and the fine sand on the top fluttered down...

"Brother, what is that thing on the black plate? Why did it scare you so much that you shrank away, at worst, the sand buried the alcove and let's find a new way." Among the three, Xiang Xiaotian had the strongest eyesight, Seeing that Chen Mengsheng didn't dare to move the disk after touching it, he couldn't help feeling anxious.

Chen Mengsheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said nervously: "There is a nine-tailed turtle engraved on the Xuanpan, and the tail of the turtle points to the twelve earthly branches. Only by turning the tail of the turtle in the right direction can the formation be broken, but I don't know how to do it." Turn."

Shangguan Yanran thought for a while and said: "Brother, look at the third tail of the nine-tailed turtle, isn't it very long?"

Chen Mengsheng was told by Shangguan Yanran to look down for the third tail of the nine-tailed turtle on the Xuanpan. It turned out that the third tail was slightly longer than the other eight tails. "Junior Sister, it's true that the third turtle's tail has grown. What does that mean?"

"Brother, this is the nine-turn technique of the turtle in southern Taoism. The third turtle tail is the key to unlock the mechanism. Once you turn the turtle's hand with your hand, you can't leave the turtle tail again, otherwise the mechanism will also be triggered. .”

Chen Mengsheng responded: "Junior Sister, I understand, just tell me how to open the tail of the turtle." Chen Mengsheng pinched the tail of the turtle with two fingers of his right hand.

Shangguan Yanran was sweating anxiously and muttered in her mouth: "The four sages who descended from the sky... can use spirit turtles... wood as shoulders and fire as their feet. Oh, brother, the first turn is to turn the spirit tortoise to the west Stop at the noon position." Chen Mengsheng followed his words, and stopped at the noon position after turning around four times.Suddenly, there was a crisp sound of the mechanism being inserted into the slot in the empty niche.

"Senior brother, turn the tail of the turtle nine times to the east to fix it on the seat." Chen Mengsheng turned for a while, and then there was a click sound, and Xiang Xiaotian and Jiang Meng listened to Shangguan Yanran's formulas, but none of them could understand .Just about to praise Shangguan Yanran a few words, but saw Shangguan Yanran rubbing her hands anxiously and staring blankly at the ground.

"Junior Sister, what should I do next?" Chen Mengsheng pinched the tail of the turtle for a long time without hearing Shangguan Yanran's prompt, so he couldn't help feeling a little anxious.

"Brother, let me think about it. My father coaxed me to recite that formula when I was a child. I can't remember it after such a long time." Shangguan Yanran said aggrievedly.

Xiang Xiaotian was startled and said: "Girl, is that your father's nursery rhyme? Is this reliable?"

"Brother Xiang, the Nine Turns of the Spirit Turtle was originally a strange art of the Mohists in the Spring and Autumn Period, which disappeared as early as the Sui and Tang Dynasties. My father also learned it by accident from the strange art. He taught me when I was a child. The formula is as long as ninety-nine and 81 sentences. It’s been so long, I really can’t remember all of it.”

Xiang Xiao jumped up and shouted: "Girl, can we enter the master's tomb, can your senior brother come out safely, and whether the people of the world can live in peace are all in your hands!" Shangguan Yanran was captured by Xiang Xiaotian. After such a roar, the bits and pieces of memories in my head became a confused mess again...

Chen Mengsheng held the tail of the nine-tailed turtle, but it was miserable. The nine-tailed turtle was polished and slippery. If you use too much force, you are afraid that the black plate will shake.If you let go of the sand bucket on the top of your head, the alcove will be buried, and the sweat on your forehead drips down the bridge of your nose onto the broken clothes that cannot be broken anymore, and you still pretend to be relaxed: "Junior sister, you Don't worry. Set your mind to recall the formula slowly, I'm fine here."

Jiang Meng crawled along the pole and said: "Miss Shangguan, don't bother with Xiang Xiaotian, he has never read a book like me, and he doesn't know that recalling those formulas is the most troublesome thing. Come on, Miss Shangguan, sit down and think slowly." While talking, Jiang Meng glanced at the other oriental bead on the door of the large cast iron tomb beside him, but he was afraid that it would make trouble again, and he was unsure. As long as he led Shangguan Yanran and Xiang Xiaotian to the side, he would be able to ...

"That's right, Brother Jiang, the slow and thoughtful words you said made me remember the formula. Thank you, Brother Jiang. The four sages descended from the sky, the law uses spirit turtles and wood as shoulder fire. Outer appearances do not penetrate, The inner appearance does not come out. Everything is promising, and the true way is manifested. If you understand this Dharma, you can accept it. The two appearances are not separated, and there is no shape..." Shangguan Yanran recited a long paragraph in one breath, and the three of them all No one dared to interrupt her if she didn't understand the formula, just in case she forgot again...

Shangguan Yanran happily shouted: "Brother, turn the tail of the turtle to the south three more times and set it in the ugly position..." Listening to Shangguan Yanran's instructions, Chen Mengsheng finally broke the spirit turtle's nine-turn technique, and heard the turtle behind him. The wall of the alcove slowly split into an arched semicircular door. "Haha, the girl really has you. The sand fight formation in the alcove will be broken by you."

Xiang Xiaotian stretched out his foot and lightly touched the alcove a few times, and stepped into the alcove after realizing that it was all right, he turned around and waved to Shangguan Yanran and Jiang Meng: "Come in, Brother Jiang, don't be there. It's time to dawdle, we don't have much time to go into the main tomb and directly mess with the ghost king's body."

Chen Mengsheng stepped into the arch behind the alcove, behind the arch was the main tomb, a flat land excavated from the mountainside, and several sets of chime bells were displayed on the ground.There are two ear rooms on the left and right behind the level ground, and in the center of the ear room is a small mirror lake formed by artificially collecting underground mountain spring water.Behind the mirror lake are long and narrow steps leading to the coffin of Guangling King Liu Xu. The rock walls of the main tomb are painted with various bright patterns.There is a picture of Guangling King Liu Xu fighting wild boars and black bears with his bare hands, and there is a picture of a beautiful woman holding a flower basket flying into the sky.

Shangguan Yanran followed behind Chen Mengsheng and Xiang Xiaotian holding a torch, and said in surprise: "Brother, Brother Xiang still has fresh lotus leaves in the mirror lake!"

Xiang Xiaotian smiled and said: "Girl, those lotus leaves have been sealed for a long time. They look very fresh but actually died a long time ago. After a while, the lotus leaves will turn into Flying ashes." Before Xiang Xiaotian finished speaking, the flowers and leaves in Xiaojing Lake gradually turned light gray.The color gradually deepened from light gray to dry curls, and finally turned into fly ash...

Jiang Meng ran over panting and said, "Why is the main tomb of the Han Mausoleum so empty? The imperial mausoleum should be piled with gold and silver, and precious jade and stones are everywhere?"

Chen Mengsheng shook his head and said: "I heard Judge Cui say that King Guangling committed the capital crime of Emperor Wu Zhu Cursing to usurp the throne in the Netherworld Mansion, and because of this, Liu Xu did not enjoy royal treatment when he was buried. There are not so many treasures buried with him. , even the golden jade clothes on the body were stripped off by the people sent by Huo Guang."

Xiang Xiaotian sighed: "If you don't want to be a good king of Guangling, you will go to grab the throne when you are full, and you will end up like this. After you die, you will turn into a ghost king to harm the world. Brother, look at this imperial tomb. It’s empty on the outside, but empty on the inside.”

Chen Mengsheng glanced around, but saw a pitch-black head protruding from the left ear chamber, a pair of eyes with only whites but no pupils staring at the four of Chen Mengsheng...

Chen Mengsheng shouted loudly: "Not good..."