Onmyoji's Secret

Chapter 61 Bronze Mask
I exhaled, expelled certain thoughts in my mind, and followed behind the leader of the Yin soldiers.Maybe it's because some secret things are involved, there are not many people following the Golden Monkey King, except for the three allied ghosts, it's me, the general of the Yin soldiers, and the mandrill of the monkey clan.

After a while, the golden monkey king brought me to a mountain wall full of weeds. He poked the golden long stick in his hand forward and moved some grass leaves to the side, revealing the grass hidden under the weeds. a cave.

The entrance of this cave is nearly two meters high and extremely wide. The edge of the entrance is very smooth and does not look like it was formed naturally. The reason for being overrun by weeds for millennia is only being rediscovered today.

We followed the Monkey King into the entrance of the cave, only to find that there is indeed a cave in the cave. What is surprising is that the cave, which should be dark, is bright, and the top of the cave is covered with dense crystals. Or gems, similar to the decorations in the shrine in Tsing Yi Qiang Ancient Castle. The faint cold light shines from the ceiling of the cave, creating a special scene.The space inside is about the size of seven or eight football fields. There are some utensils scattered on the ground, large and small, and there are even a few huge bronze lampposts lying on the ground. Full of dust and impurities.

I feel something strange on my body, I don't know why, since I entered this cave, the phoenix imprint on my left shoulder started to heat up again, a bit like the feeling I had when I entered Qingyi Qiang ancient city, but it didn't So strong.

Could it be that this is also related to the mark on my shoulder?
In ancient Shu, the woman with the imprint of the phoenix bird, could it be that the naked woman dug out of the white coffin was from the ancient Shu era?How could she have survived for thousands of years?Although her state looks a little strange, but after all, she is only a person, and when a person is always dead, how could she exist for thousands of years contrary to common sense, until Li Dao Scar dug her out from under the temple. Ashes are gone, what is hidden behind all this?

There are countless questions hidden in my heart, but I have a vague feeling that perhaps these questions of mine may also be answered in the ruins of the ancient Shu people.

"This is the legendary site of the Shu people?" The corpse king in white stretched out a hand and knocked on the wall next to him, and suddenly a cloud of dust scattered. I don't know if this dust has accumulated for thousands of years, it almost choked me cried out.

"Bronze masks, copper utensils, these are different from the civilization of the Shu people. Basically, it can be determined that this is the site of the Shu people that has been handed down in Qingcheng Mountain." The golden monkey king picked up a dusty mask from the ground, and stretched it out. A furry hand wiped the dust off the mask, revealing its true face.

This is a weird mask made of bronze. Due to the long time, the mask is covered with blue-red copper rust. In addition, there is a small square hole in the middle of the forehead of the mask. The small hole is empty, and there is no utensil inlaid there.

The moment I saw this mask, my pupils shrank extremely, and I quickly lowered my head to find a weird bronze mask again on the dusty ruins. I brushed off the dust on the mask, and touched the cold metal mask with my hands. A very strange feeling arose in my heart. Six years ago, the bronze mask that grandpa took out from the white coffin was similar in length to the mask in my hand except for a phoenix ornament inlaid in the middle of the forehead.

The mask really came from the civilization of the ancient Shu people, but why did I also see a god with the same face as the bronze mask in the shrine of Qingyi Qiang Ancient Village?The statue was definitely carved out of the same mold as these bronze masks, with a square mouth and big ears, and extremely bulging columnar eyeballs. The statue was simply an enlarged version of the mask.

Ancient Qiang and ancient Shu, these are the two oldest civilizations in Shu. Their clothing and architectural styles are very different. It can be said that they are two completely different civilizations. Moreover, Qingyi Qiang was given by the Central Dynasty at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. It was pacified, but the ancient Shu was destroyed by the Qin State that entered Shu in the south at that time. Why did such a strange mask appear in these two civilizations at the same time?History has been buried by time, and perhaps understanding the secret of the bronze mask can reveal the truth of everything.

boom!
At this moment, the mandrill, who had been following the Golden Monkey King, kicked away several utensils on the ground, and he shouted: "My lord, the things in the ancient Shu ruins should be behind that door. What's so interesting in this hall?" Yes, let's find a way to open that door first, to see if there is really the treasure in the legend."

The Golden Monkey King nodded, and walked into the depths of the cave with strides. You Yougui and the others behind them looked at each other and followed.

We followed the Monkey King and walked inside. The more we walked in, the surrounding environment became narrower and narrower. This cave was like a funnel, with a large outside and a small inside. When we walked in front of a huge door, the surrounding environment The distance between the walls is about three or four meters, which seems a bit narrow.

"It's in here? According to legend, after the rebellion that swept across the entire Shu land, those ancient Shu people created a treasure that could seize the luck of Shu land, and it is said that it can bring people back from the dead! This treasure was stored by the Shu people in the In the sacrificial hall in Mount Qingcheng, sacrifices were made for generations until the Qin people entered Shu, destroyed the last generation of Shu king Du Lu, and established Shu County. After the demise of the ancient Shu Kingdom, the hall of worship in Qingcheng Mountain also lost its records. Over the years, people have been trying to find the treasures left by the ancient Shu Kingdom, but they have all lost their way in the vast Qingcheng Mountains. Until now, is the treasure left by the ancient Shu people here?" Seemingly obsessed, he stretched out his hand and gently stroked the door in front of him, and a large cloud of dust was blown off by him, flying everywhere.

I raised my sleeve to cover my nose, and backed away to avoid the scattered dust. The people around me were either lifeless corpse kings, ghosts without substance or monsters with great powers. They faced this horrible situation. The environment is no different.

"Hmph! Don't dawdle. This king tried this door last time. It is really strong and unbearable. I don't know what it is made of. It can't be opened at all. If you want to get what's inside, you should first consider how to open this door. Let's go to the gate." The Golden Monkey King looked at the white-clothed Corpse King with an obsessed expression, a flash of disdain flashed in his eyes, and he said sarcastically.

I walked a few steps forward, and with the help of the faint cold light from the gemstones inlaid on the top of the cave, I saw that the door was dark golden in color. The corpse king in white knocked lightly on the door with his hand, sending out a heavy Metal sounds, this door should be made of some kind of metal, but I don't know what kind of metal it is, and even a big monster like the golden monkey king can't open it.

"Heck, open the door, why do you want to open the door? Why not just go through it!" The Minjiang water girl who had been standing silently by the side let out a piercing laugh. Her hair had been scattered on both sides, exposing the Her cheeks were as white as paper, and at this moment her face was full of weird smiles.

And the You Yougui standing next to her was also full of smirk, and he looked at the Monkey King with an indescribable sarcasm in his eyes.

At first I looked at You Yougui and Minjiang Water Girl in surprise, not understanding why they would make such expressions at this moment, but then I suddenly realized, I remembered that six years ago, I just arrived at the Qingcheng Mountain Taoist Temple That night, the female ghost in white who came to attack me could not only walk through the wall, but also disappear, and the two ghosts in front of me were many times stronger than the female ghost in white. With the ability to pass through the entity, isn't this gate useless to them?

The Golden Monkey King understood what Youyougui and the others meant in an instant. He sneered and looked at Youyougui and Minjiang Shuinu as if he were looking at two clowns.

You Yougui was stunned, he saw the expression on the Monkey King's face, a trace of thought appeared on his face, and he didn't speak or act anymore.On the other side, Minjiang Shui Nu ignored the Monkey King, she chuckled lightly, and drifted towards the dark golden gate.The ghostly figure of the Minjiang water girl seemed a little erratic in the dim light, like a ghost in the dark night, she floated in front of the gate in the blink of an eye, and she moved as usual, walking towards the dark golden gate went in.

boom!
I saw Minjiang Shuinu hit the dark golden gate with her forehead, and there was a miraculous crashing sound, her body was shaken back again and again. Failed.

Minjiang Shuinu's face was extremely ugly. The black air on her body dissipated a lot from the impact just now, and she looked like she had suffered a little injury.

"Huh! Put away your small thoughts, what you can think of, can't this king not think of it? I have tried everything I should try, even if I find those ghosts and the like, it is the same as the water girl of the Minjiang River. , and not only this door, but also the surrounding mountains seem to have been cast some kind of spell, and ghosts can't go through at all." The golden monkey king said coldly, with a hint of mockery in his eyes.

Just when the few people were talking, the corpse king in white on the other side punched the dark golden gate directly, and a huge impact echoed continuously in the entire cave, especially because the cave was close to a sealed environment. , It formed a series of echoes, which made my ears buzz.

The corpse king in white was shocked back a few steps by the shock force coming from the gate, his face was quite ugly at this time, even with his indestructible body, he couldn't stay on the dark golden gate. any mark.

What kind of metal is this door made of?It's so strong that it's impossible to touch it.

"It can't be opened. This kind of door should have a specific way to open it, and it can't be broken open by force." The general Yin Bing who had been standing by the side watching silently said suddenly, his tone was still indifferent, as if he didn't care about the treasure inside. Not as eager as others.

The Golden Monkey King gave a strange laugh, and said: "The people of Shu were all dead back then, how could we get the method to open the door, the most direct way is to blast it open with violence. Everyone, let's try together and see. Can you force the door open?"

You Yougui and the others nodded. They also knew that if the door could not be broken by a single person, they might as well gather the strength of all the people to try it out. As for how to distribute the treasures inside after breaking the door, At this moment, it was ignored by everyone.

Except for me hiding aside, all the ghosts and ghosts joined hands, and even the general of the Yin Soldier drew out the long sword he wore around his waist.

The few of them teamed up and bombarded a certain point of the dark golden gate, and suddenly felt the whole mountain was shaken, and the horrible echoes continued to resound in the cave. I was so frightened that I covered my ears and squatted on the ground. Dare to look up.

It wasn't until after a while that the trembling of the mountain became straight and the echo gradually dissipated that I raised my head and saw that these ghosts and monsters were all standing aside with ugly faces, and the gate not far away was shaken off countless dust. , without the slightest damage.

Just now, it seemed that the shock force from the door made everyone feel a little uncomfortable, and no one tried to open the door for a while.

I stood up from the ground and walked to the side of the Yin soldier general at the door. The fog on the body of the Yin soldier general was shaken off a lot at this moment, revealing a face under the fog...

(End of this chapter)