Explore Changbai Mountain

Chapter 308 Square altar
Chen Ziyang saw that there seemed to be a black shadow wriggling in a small open space not far in front of him. Judging from the range of this black shadow, the size of this thing was not too small. No matter how you look at it, it is as big as half a basketball court.

Because the light was very bad, and Chen Ziyang was concerned about the size of this thing, and he didn't know if this huge monster was in any danger, so Chen Ziyang drew out the ancient Xuanming sword, and walked forward cautiously, toward this huge thing. A huge black shadow approached.

Seeing a group of pitch-black shadows wriggling in the darkness, Chen Ziyang didn't even dare to breathe out, for fear that he would startle the thing in front of him.After getting closer, he realized that he had misunderstood. It turned out that this black shadow was not a huge thing, but a large number of ghosts gathered together.

On an open space in front of Chen Ziyang, dozens of ghosts crowded together were kneeling in one direction. The movements of these ghosts were basically the same, so from a distance, the black bodies of these ghosts were all Connected as a whole, it's like a whole object is wriggling.

Although he found that the monster in front of him was not a huge monster, Chen Ziyang was still startled by these dozens of ghosts.This open space is not too big, but there are so many ghosts here that he can't help but be stunned. Apart from the ghosts that Chen Ziyang saw kneeling in the center of the open space, there are also many ghosts around the entire open space. .

The total number of these ghosts is more than 200, even more than all the ghosts he saw in the square in front of the palace.Seeing the scene in front of him, Chen Ziyang knew that he might have found the right place this time, so he hurriedly looked in the direction where these ghosts were kneeling, but there was nothing there.

"This is really weird. Why are these people kowtowing to the air for no reason?" Chen Ziyang thought in his heart wondering.

At this time, the sky has turned from dark to dark, and the sky has brightened a lot, and it seems that the sky is about to light up.After staring at the sky that was about to shine, Chen Ziyang became a little anxious. He knew that if the sky brightened, these ghosts would be sucked into the diamond again. At that time, it would be difficult to find clues. To seize the time.

So Chen Ziyang quickly ran to the front of the kneeling ghosts, wanting to see what was on the ground there, but there was nothing in front of the open space except yellow sand.

Walking back and forth in this open space, Chen Ziyang stepped on the ground vigorously with his feet, hoping to hear sounds like echoes, so that he could judge that the underground here was empty.But the sand under his feet was very soft, even if he stepped on it vigorously, he could only hear the sound of his soles rubbing against the yellow sand.

"What exactly are these people kneeling down to worship? Judging by their pious appearance, this thing being worshiped must be something that these ghosts respected very much." Chen Ziyang turned his head to look at the little girl who had carved patterns on the wall before. direction of the child.

Because the sky was brighter now and his vision was much better, he vaguely saw the little girl's ghost.Since you can see the little girl from where you stand, it means that the little girl can see where you are.There should be nothing wrong, it should be here.

The little girl kept pointing her finger at it, as if she was counting something, and when it reached a certain level, she drew a pattern on the wall and recorded a number.But what is there to count here?
Chen Ziyang carefully observed the surrounding environment. This small piece of open space is in the northwest of the entire palace ruins, almost approaching the edge of the palace ruins area, and there is no broken wall near here. At that time, there was also an empty space here.

These ghosts have been kneeling here, that is to say, when the ancient country existed, this place was a place for sacrifices. People came here to worship here all the year round, so there must be something here, but I just didn't find it.

Thinking of this, Chen Ziyang turned around, wanting to continue searching in the nearby area, but when he turned around, he found that there had been more trees in this small open space since he didn't know when. A row of ghosts.

Different from the ghosts kneeling on the ground, the extra ghosts lined up in a straight line and were slowly walking forward.But Chen Ziyang noticed that the expressions on the faces of these ghosts were very strange. There was a hint of sadness on their faces, as if something sad had been bothering them.

These ghosts were slowly walking towards the direction where other ghosts were kneeling. Their pace was very slow. From the walking posture of these ghosts, Chen Ziyang saw some clues.

The distance between these ghosts standing in a row and walking forward is very strange.Starting from the first ghost, the distance between every two ghosts is almost equal, and the two ghosts form a group, but the distance between each group of ghosts is different.

After discovering this strange place, Chen Ziyang walked to the vicinity of the row of ghosts, followed them and walked forward slowly, while staring at these ghosts carefully.

All the ghosts had their hands hanging by their sides. No matter how the ghosts' bodies moved, the drooping hands remained motionless, as if they were lifting something.

Recalling the pointing and counting action of the little girl who drew the pattern before, and the little figures drawn by the little girl lying on the horizontal line, Chen Ziyang suddenly realized, could it be that these ghosts are lifting With something like a stretcher?If that's the case, it makes sense.

Every two ghosts are a group, and the two ghosts carry a stretcher together, so no matter how these ghosts move, the distance between every two ghosts is equal.Coupled with the mournful expressions of these ghosts, Chen Ziyang confirmed this point even more.

Judging from this line of thinking, so many ghosts appeared at the same time, that is to say, many people were carried on stretchers. It is no wonder that the little girl who drew pictures on the wall would point to the number Counted, it was counting the number of people being carried on these stretchers.

"What happened in this ancient city? Why are there so many people being carried on stretchers? Is it because of a war? Are the people carried on stretchers dead or seriously injured?" Chen Ziyang's first thought It is war, and only when war happens, will the scene in front of me appear.

However, the specific reason is not important anymore. After thinking about this, Chen Ziyang instantly put together several clues he had collected.There is nothing wrong with the villains lying on the horizontal line and the stretchers carried by the ghosts. As long as you follow this group of ghosts forward, you will be able to find some secrets.

The sky was getting brighter and brighter, and the sun was about to rise, but this group of ghosts was still walking at a leisurely pace.Chen Ziyang, who was following beside him, stomped his feet anxiously, wishing he could go up by himself, snatch the non-existent stretcher from the ghost's hand, and carry it away quickly.

Because he was too impatient, Chen Ziyang ran a few steps towards the direction of the group of ghosts, walked to the front of the group early, and searched there.But after he advanced more than ten meters, he still didn't see anything strange here, so Chen Ziyang turned around and wanted to get closer to the ghost team. At this time, he saw a strange scene again.

At this time, a ghost in the team had been buried in the soil, or it could be said that the ghost had already got into the yellow sand.The ghost is still walking slowly forward, but the lower half of the ghost's limbs can no longer be seen, only the upper body is exposed outside the yellow sand, as if buried in the soil.

Before Chen Ziyang figured out what was going on, the sky in the east was already bright, and the sun rose from the horizon, revealing a golden arc.

With the first ray of sunlight, Chen Ziyang saw that the hundreds of ghosts in front of him all disappeared in an instant, as if they had never existed, and the entire ancient city of Huangsha regained its tranquility.

"Was it my hallucination just now? Or did I misread it? Why did that ghost only have its upper half exposed outside the yellow sand? Where did its lower body go?" At that time, all the ghosts disappeared, so Chen Ziyang didn't know if the truth was what he saw just now.With a skeptical attitude, he walked to the place where the half-body ghost was just now.

Chen Ziyang carefully searched around here.Ghosts are not real, they can penetrate objects. If what I saw just now was a ghost passing through a dirt wall, then I would not be surprised at all, but judging from the shape of the ghost just now, It seems that this ghost is walking below the yellow sand.

In other words, there should be a space below here, or there should be a passage leading to the ground.

An ancient country in the desert has an underground space, and there are many people carrying stretchers walking towards it, and at the same time, there are many people kneeling in front of this space. Based on these clues, Chen Ziyang only thought of one possibility.

"Mausoleum! The tomb below here should be the tomb of the ancient country of Mimi! That's why these ghosts carried stretchers and walked inside. The stretchers were not the wounded, but the dead. That's why there are so many in this open space. The ghosts of the ghosts are worshiping here, and they are not worshiping totems or idols, but the dead."

While searching the vicinity carefully, Chen Ziyang thought, if only the sun could appear a little later, he would not have to search so hard, but the current clues are enough, the rest is just It's a matter of time.

In this way, Chen Ziyang carefully searched this area step by step, not letting go of every inch.He stuck his feet into the sand and kept moving, using his feet to search for what he wanted to find in the sand.Suddenly, Chen Ziyang felt that the toe of his right foot hit a hard object.This discovery made him very happy.

Chen Ziyang leaned down hastily, using the scabbard of the ancient Xuanming sword as a tool, and bit by bit removed the hard surface and the surrounding sand. Soon, a square stone platform appeared in front of him. .

Suppressing his nervousness, Chen Ziyang slowly touched the sand on the surface of the square stone platform with his right hand, and familiar scratches appeared on the stone platform.

As soon as he saw the style and direction of these notches on the square stone platform, Chen Ziyang knew that he had found the right place. Exactly the same, at the same time, in the very center of this stone platform, there is a groove the size of an egg.

After slowly digging out the sand in the groove with his fingers, a smile appeared on Chen Ziyang's face.He is very familiar with this groove. No matter the size or shape of the groove, it is exactly the same as the groove of the security diamond on the top of the stone pillar. Don't think about it, this is also the place where the diamond is placed.

After searching around for a while, and finding nothing else, Chen Ziyang couldn't wait to walk towards the stone pillar altar.As long as you get that diamond and place it here, the underground space here will definitely be opened.

While on the road, Chen Ziyang kept guessing what would happen after placing the diamond on the square stone platform, wondering what the square stone platform would open, and what would be inside.

He quickly ran to the square in front of the palace ruins, and seeing that the diamond was still placed on the stone table, Chen Ziyang let out a sigh of relief.Fortunately, the diamond is still there, and there are no accidents.

Just after he walked up to the stone pillar and reached out to pick up the diamond placed on the stone pillar, Chen Ziyang, who wanted to return to the square stone platform immediately, stopped his movements.

A very strange sound came into his ears. Chen Ziyang raised his head and looked in the direction of the sound. Judging from the sound, the place where the sound was made is far away from here, but in this quiet ancient city, Even the slightest noise can be heard clearly.

After listening quietly for a while, Chen Ziyang couldn't tell what the sound was coming from, but the sound was very coherent and seemed to be getting louder and louder. Here it is.

Although the current Chen Ziyang couldn't wait to open the square stone platform, the sound attracted his attention even more.

"Is it finally here?" The only possibility that Chen Ziyang can think of is that one of the four groups of people he guessed before has already arrived here, and his waiting will finally come to fruition. It is very likely that he is betting right this time. .

Chen Ziyang, who hastily climbed up a high wall, stood there, staring into the distance. He saw billowing dust on the horizon in the distance.

(End of this chapter)