Zhang Zhuoxun thought about it later and concluded that the old man must have found the younger brother alone and wanted the younger brother to help him take out something from the ancient building.
And taking advantage of the fact that Wu Xiaoxie and Fatty were not around, after thinking about it, that period of time could only be when my brother was in the hospital.
Huo Xiangu couldn't understand what riddle the two men were playing. When she saw the younger brother put two jade rings in his arms, she asked suspiciously: "Could it be this?"
"What?" Huo Xiaoli also looked over curiously, but couldn't see anything clearly, but his attention was quickly attracted by the treasures at the bottom of the coffin.
"No." Zhang Zhuxun shook his head, "What you want is not here. This kind of jade ring is designed to prevent corpse transformation."
Huo Xiangu couldn't hide the disappointment on her face. She coughed a few times with some difficulty and her figure slumped a little. "As soon as possible, I can't hold on for much longer."
As he spoke, he raised his hand and motioned for Huo Xiuxiu to help her to the side.
Huo Xiaoli looked at the other jades at the bottom of the coffin, his eyes almost glowing green, but he did not forget to ask for permission, "Master Yu, can we take these things?"
Zhang Zhuxun picked out the best old beeswax bracelet with golden threads, and also took a coral bead and agate necklace. This kind of thing was only given to distinguished guests by Tibetans. Even at that time, it was extremely popular.
Precious.
Then he stood up and made a casual gesture. The Huo family cheered a little and divided the remaining dozen or so jade items equally according to the estimated value.
Huo Xiaoli lay beside the coffin, put his hands into the quilt and rummaged carefully, almost falling in.
Zhang Zhuxun turned around and looked at the wooden plaques on the wall, which recorded all the major and minor things that Zhang Ruitong had done since he was elected as "Zhang Qiling" at the age of nineteen. The description of the cause of Zhang Ruitong's death on the last wooden plaque was very vague.
It seems like he is deliberately covering up this.
I only said that during a fight, I suffered an attack of aphansia and died of illness.
But as far as he knew, the "Zhang Qiling" of that generation died inexplicably in Sizhou City during a family fight. Later, under the instructions of the elders of the clan, in order to cover up the truth, his brother Zhang Ruishan, who had turned against him, led people to dig out the truth.
The dam flooded Sizhou City with floods, and since then the inheritance of the Zhang family has been discontinued.
It doesn’t matter what the truth is. What’s important is that the little brother got the hexagonal copper bell from the ground that symbolized the status of the clan leader when he was released into the wild for the first time.
After that, everything went smoothly. The younger brother was elected as "Zhang Qiling" by the elders of the family, and took over the family business, which was already in chaos.
However, the emergence of the new "Zhang Qiling" did not change the current situation of the Zhang family's disintegration.
As the patriarch, Zhang Qiling, who has not received the inheritance ceremony and knows nothing about the secrets guarded from generation to generation, can only continue to enter various cemeteries, hoping to find the meaning of the existence of the Zhang family and what he wants to protect. At this moment, Huo Xiangu, who was standing by the door, started coughing violently again, and kept vomiting blood from her mouth. The mask of the gas mask was full of black blood.
"Master!" Huo Xiuxiu exclaimed and hurriedly supported the unconscious Mrs. Huo. She originally planned to give first aid, but when she touched the old lady's hand, she realized that her clothes were soaked with blood seeping from her skin.
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She couldn't hide the itching in her throat, and suddenly she felt something was wrong. She looked outside, and in the blue space, large clouds of white mist spread up from the gaps in the floor, like evil ghosts wrapped in white cloth, floating leisurely from
They emerged from the hell, and white gas was constantly coming out of the pillars around them, and they were already very close.
"No, we have to get out of here quickly!" Huo Xiuxiu put the old lady on his back and shouted, "The mechanism has been activated, and the alkali gas will spread to us soon!"
Everyone in the Huo family also had a similar discomfort reaction in their bodies. They began to cough non-stop. The alkali gas in the air was so strong that it was suffocating. Their throats felt like burning coals, and their lungs seemed to be squeezed by heavy objects.
I exhaled, but very little air came in when I inhaled. The gas mask was completely ineffective.
The little brother took the knife and went out to take a look. His expression suddenly changed. He said, "Follow me." Then he immediately ran towards the depths of the corridor, where the alkali gas had not spread yet.
Everyone in the Huo family stumbled behind him like a swarm of swarms, coughing and gasping for air. The more they inhaled, the worse they coughed.
Huo Xiuxiu was carrying the old lady on her back, which was not light. In addition, she was short of breath while running, and she soon became exhausted due to insufficient oxygen supply.
Huo Chushi hurriedly wanted to take over, but Zhang Zhuxun quickly picked up the person and threw him on his back, urging him in a quick voice: "You two, hurry up!"
Huo Chu and the other two glanced at him gratefully, not daring to delay any longer, and immediately followed the others and ran away.
Zhang Zhuxun turned around and glanced at the large white fog that was about ten meters away from his feet. He took out two new gas masks from the space, put them on for himself and Huo Xiangu, and then chased after him with the person on his back.<
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The little brother and the others ran straight to the end of the corridor before stopping.
When the Huo family saw the wall at the end, they immediately shouted, "It's a dead end! You can't get out from here!"
The little brother ignored them, raised his hand and hit the wall with his elbow. A round hole was opened in the wall that originally looked like stone. Then he put his hand in and grabbed the iron ring inside, and pulled it out hard.
, there was a series of friction sounds of chains on the ceiling overhead, and a gap was opened for only one person to enter and exit.
"..." Everyone in the Huo family was happy at first, but then looked desperate. They had a chance, but they couldn't jump to the height of Te Niang. The stack of Arhats wasn't high enough, and there was no time for them to do the test.
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The little brother doesn't care what they think, he just grabs a person, puts his hand on his shoulder and uses his strength to jump up, steps on the fence in mid-air, turns around and flies up to grab the edge of the compartment.
, in an instant he climbed up and got into the hole in the ceiling.
The Huo family jumped anxiously below, not knowing what to do, but they saw a rope ladder hanging down from above. They were immediately overjoyed and took the time to climb up as fast as possible.
The alkali gas spread faster than expected, and the calves were submerged in the blink of an eye.
Zhang Zhuxun was fortunate that he had made solid efforts in holding his breath during his early training. He would only take a little breath when he couldn't hold on any longer. In addition, he had a new gas mask, so the amount of poisonous gas he inhaled was only a trace amount.
He suppressed the feeling of coughing in his throat, and quickly climbed up the rope ladder with Huo Xiangu on his back. When they were almost at the end, the people above dragged them up with all their hands and feet.
Seeing Zhang Zhu coming up, the little brother immediately put away the rope ladder, pushed the stone slab back and closed it.
This space is a very, very small mezzanine secret room. A person can barely stand up straight in it, and his head can touch the ceiling when he stands on tiptoe. What's more, I don't know what is painted on the wall. It is very dark and depressing.
Everyone thought they could breathe a sigh of relief here, but unexpectedly they saw the young man standing by the wall for a few seconds, then suddenly opened a door and ducked in.
The Huo family members quickly helped each other to stand up. Some people planned to follow that way. Unexpectedly, the younger brother came out soon, holding a lot of large black window paper in his hand, pouring water from the kettle into the lid,
Apply water to the edges with your fingers and then paste them one by one on the wall like pasting New Year pictures.
Everyone stared blankly, hanging their paws in the air, some not knowing what to do.
Zhang Zhu looked for the gap where he had just finished stuffing the stone slabs. He turned around and saw this situation. He cursed and kicked up the person sitting on the ground.
If it's all blocked, then it's alkaline gas. Do you understand the gas? It's as thin as the air. If there is a gap, it can get in."
The Huo family suddenly came to their senses, and hurriedly took out the extra clothes from their backpacks, used a knife to cut and tear strips of cloth into strips, plugged any gaps where air could leak, and then used burnt wax paste to completely seal them. After struggling for more than ten minutes, I finally made this mezzanine room impregnable, ensuring that no alkaline gas from the outside can leak in.
When everything was finally done, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and collapsed to the ground tiredly.
Huo Xiuxiu was treating Mrs. Huo on the side. Huo Chushi turned on the light and began to count the number of people. He kept counting, but two people were missing no matter how many times he counted.
"Who's not here? Please tell me your name." Huo Chushi said.
It was so dark here. In order to save resources, they only turned on two flashlights. One was in Huo Xiuxiu's hand and the other was held by Huo Chushi. In addition, they all wore gas masks on their faces. At first glance, their eyes were full of darkness.
They all look almost the same.
When the Huo family heard this, they immediately took off their masks to reveal their faces, and each of them reported their names.
After checking the report twice, it was confirmed that there were indeed two people missing. Huo Chushi cursed secretly, "Oh no, Huo Xiaoli and Chuqi are not here."
Zhang Zhuxun frowned slightly. There was a commotion at that time. He ran out of the compartment early and really didn't notice if anyone was left behind. Huo Xiaoli was still looking through the coffin at the time. He couldn't have fallen in in a hurry.<
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The poisonous gas outside has probably completely spread around these two floors now. If the two of them cannot find a suitable shelter in time, they will definitely die within a short time and turn into skeletons wrapped in dried meat. p>
Huo Chushi was silent for a few seconds and did not mention the lack of people again. Instead, he began to make preparations for the next step. "Everyone counted the equipment in their backpacks. I don't know how long it will take for this alkaline gas to be released.
We have to save resources as much as possible so that everyone can survive."
Huo Chushi is the leader of this small team. Although his name is Chushi, he is indeed the most powerful among them. His leadership ability in dealing with emergencies like this is still very qualified.
Zhang Zhuxun threw his and his brother's backpacks over and said, "Add them."
"Okay." Huo Chushi took it from Shanruliu and added it with their equipment. Then he was surprised to find that most of Zhang Zhuxun's backpack was full of food, all kinds of food.
Huo Chushi glanced at Zhang Zhuxun quietly and said to himself that this was really a strange person, but this just solved their urgent need and allowed them to hold on for a while longer.
Huo Chushi shared some of the food with everyone, and they didn't even move from their nests. They lay half-ly and leaned on each other, trying to conserve their energy.
It’s not like there are no alert people who glance sideways at the secret door just now, but Zhang Zhuoxun and his brother are sitting next to the secret door, and they don’t have the guts to make trouble here.
The only person who can take charge of them and have the same status as Zhang Zhuxun is Huo Xiangu, but Old Mrs. Huo has been lying there in a coma and can't wake up for a while. Looking at the solemn expression on Huo Xiuxiu's face, can she wake up?
Everything is unknown.
For a moment, everyone's thoughts became gloomy and gloomy. Although they were prepared to die at any time before entering, the process of death was still unbearable for them.
Looking at the two Zhang family members who were calmly closing their eyes and concentrating, they felt a little at ease again.
Huo Chushi hesitated for two seconds, then carefully came over and asked, "Master Yu, when do you think this Bomiluo Tuo will retreat?"
Zhang Zhuxun opened his eyes and glanced at him coolly, "I don't know, but I can tell you that we are not the only people who came into this building. Don't forget that the foreigner has been wandering outside for a long time. They must have noticed it too."
The more people come in, the more Milotuo will be attracted."
"Can we go out after Milotuo retreats?" one of the Huo family members asked.
"Save it." Zhang Zhuoxun said lazily, "The mechanism has stopped, but the alkali gas has not disappeared, and the wooden structure is most easily penetrated by the gas. Even if Milotuo retreats, you guys can't get out."<
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"You?" the Huo family member repeated, staring closely at Zhang Chuxun, "Why you? Do you know anything, and how the alkali gas mechanism was turned on? We didn't hear it at the time
The sound of machinery running."
Zhang Zhuoxun's face turned cold, he tilted his head, and his tone was unclear, "Are you questioning me?"
The sweat on the forehead of the Huo family member immediately dropped, and he stammered: "No... no, I'm just curious, yes, just curious."
Zhang Zhuoxun laughed, his momentum unabated.
Huo Chushi hurriedly smoothed things over, "Master Yu, you have a lot of money, don't argue with this kid. He has a weak brain and can't speak with his brains."
After saying that, he turned around and scolded the Huo family member, "On the ninth day of the Lunar New Year, why don't you apologize to Master Yu quickly!"
Huo Chujiu's face turned pale and he apologized slowly.
They were all just dying, and Zhang Zhuxun had no intention of arguing with him, "Do you really think that such a huge mechanism in the entire ancient building can be shaken by just a few people?"
As soon as these words came out, Huo Chushi and others showed inquiring expressions on their faces, "How did it start?"
"The rock layer of the mountain where the Zhangjia Ancient Building is located contains a large amount of strong alkali. The top of the mountain in this area is a huge alkali ore. Guangxi has a lot of rain. Whenever it rains, all the rainwater on the mountain will be washed down from the top of the mountain.
Introduce it into the water channel designed in advance, and follow the underground river channel to the bottom of the mountain."
"The formation of these natural mountain roads is very special. The flow rate of rainwater here slows down significantly. There will be many water accumulation designs on the surface of the mountain roads. This is how the water pools in the caves we have seen before are formed." Thanks to [Wangzai yd] [Bu Nian] for the reward, I have a huge heart...*
[Damn it, guys, I don’t know why the review was locked after the new chapter was posted. I can only find the editor to unlock it tomorrow]