Half an hour later, the people who were sent to search for the city bricks came back one after another. Unfortunately, eight out of ten groups came back to report, but they all shook their heads and sighed, and drank tea again. Everyone looked forward to the last two groups.
I finally came back, but the news was mixed.
One of them also gained nothing, but the other group gained something.
The man came to Pu'an respectfully, clasped his fists and said, "Sir, I humbly follow your instructions. I checked all the city bricks below the height of seven bricks, and failed to find that they were connected together as the beating man said.
I found four bricks with traces on them. Instead, I found four green bricks with grooves on different surfaces but spaced apart from each other. I have asked the other three brothers to stay there and wait. Please take a closer look.
"
After hearing the report from his subordinates, Pu'an, who was a little disappointed, was overjoyed and said excitedly, "Where are those city bricks? Lead the way quickly!"
"This way, sir!"
A group of people were also very excited. Seeing Pu'an's reaction, they thought they had found the location and hurriedly followed him.
The most excited person among them was Liu Chishu. He took two steps and trotted two steps, but he couldn't help but look back at the dark place behind him.
After walking for some distance along the bottom of the city wall, the man in black stopped and pointed at a brick on the wall and said, "Look, sir, this brick has a shallow groove on the surface. I don't know what the groove is."
Whether it is caused by weathering or intentional, it actually appears to be in the shape of a dragon, which is extremely difficult to spot without careful observation."
Pu'anshen was so excited that he couldn't speak. He reached out and touched it carefully. Then he waved his hand back and said, "Quick! Get that thing over here!"
After receiving the order, one of the men in black behind him immediately stepped forward holding each box.
Pu'an carefully opened the brocade box, took out the recently found Qinglong jade pendant with trembling hands, and slowly placed it into the groove on the city brick.
The people standing at the front only heard a slight "click!", and the jade pendant was embedded into the groove on the brick. It fit perfectly, as if the jade pendant was cut out from the city bricks. Pu'an saw this
Overjoyed, he loudly asked, "Quick, quick, where are the other three city bricks!!! Where are they!" completely ignoring his previous decision to act in secret.
Seeing how excited he was, the man in black who had just been guarding here quickly pointed out to him the location of the other three city bricks. Then the old eunuch Pu'an also took out the other three jade pendants from the brocade box and matched them one by one.
It was put into the city bricks.
After placing the bottom Xuanwu jade pendant, everyone present suddenly discovered that the directions of the four city bricks corresponded to the directions of the four beasts in the Four Elephants Bagua, namely, the blue dragon in the east and the white tiger in the west, and the red bird Xuanwu sitting in the north and south.
After reading all this, Liu Chishu couldn't help but admired, "This is how the Four Beasts Jade Pendants are used. Four city bricks are divided into four directions, and the grooves carved on them are just for inserting the four jade pendants. But the four bricks are
The city bricks are far apart, and the grooves on them are not obvious. Even if you carefully observe, it is difficult to discover the secrets inside. Without the guidance of the four beast jade pendants, who can think that these four inconspicuous city bricks hide such secrets?
What a mystery! It’s really wonderful!”
Pu'an glanced sideways at Liu Chishu, nodded with a smile and said, "That's true. Although this is different from what the late emperor said before his death, this design is precisely to prevent this secret from being discovered by others."
Snooping. After all, who would have thought that these four city bricks that are far apart have such a mystery!"
"Uncle An, now, we have found the land of Nilin, so how to open the gate of this underground palace?" Zhao Kuang on the side asked the question in everyone's heart.
The place has been found and the key has been placed, but how do you get in?
When Zhao Kuang asked, Pu'an did not answer. He was also confused because he didn't know how to open it.
Before Zhao Kuo set himself on fire, he only told him the location of the former Jin royal family's treasure, but he never told him how to open it.
Pu'an stepped forward and once again looked carefully at the city bricks missing from the green dragon jade pendant due east, and then compared the remaining three city bricks.
Yes, the thin cracks between the bricks caught his attention. He stretched out his bone-like fingers and touched the cracks carefully, and with a curl of the corner of his mouth, he paid attention.
He straightened up and said in a high-pitched accent, "The gaps between these four bricks are slightly different from the other bricks. I think they can move. You three, put your hands on the other three jade pendants. I will count them later."
If you have a few, then use your strength together with me to push down the city bricks!"
Following his instructions, the three people next to them also hurriedly pressed their palms on the four city bricks embedded with jade pendants, and their hearts began to beat rapidly.
For a moment, the others focused their attention on the four city bricks again, feeling equally nervous and uneasy: they have been planning for more than ten years, and they are just waiting for this moment!
"one!"
"two!"
Hearing Pu'an's high-pitched voice, everyone's hearts rose to their throats.
"Three! Press!"
After spitting out the last word, the four people used their hands to push the city bricks inward.
There was a harsh sound of bricks and stones rubbing against each other. Just as Pu'an said, the city bricks were indeed movable. Although it took some effort, they were slowly pressed deep into the city wall under the force.
A brick-thick body was sunk into the four bricks, and then, a strange noise slowly came from the depths of the city wall. The four people also felt that the city bricks were pressed to the end, and they could no longer do anything.
After entering, everyone hurriedly took out their hands and took a few steps back.
The continuous sound lasted for a while, became smaller and smaller, and suddenly stopped.
Just when everyone was confused, they saw a few city bricks on the city wall in front of them trembling and shaking. With a "bang!" sound, several city bricks fell directly into the city wall, which was originally connected to form a tightly connected city wall.
A rhombus-shaped black hole appeared above.
It was as if a window had been opened in this extremely solid city wall. This exquisite mechanism really shocked everyone.
After the shock passed, Liu Chishu smiled happily and raised his steps to step forward. However, Pu'an, a wily man, caught him with a strange smile on his face and patiently dissuaded him: "Sir, don't be anxious, the people below are being
It has been isolated for I don’t know how many years. Let’s ventilate it first and then let’s go in.”
Liu Chishu smiled awkwardly and realized that he was a little anxious, so he also smiled and said, "It all depends on the orders of my fourth uncle!"
The treasure of an empire and the riches of a royal family are now in front of their eyes. The eyes of everyone present are filled with the flames of desire.
While waiting, Pu'an also made simple arrangements for the dead men he brought. Except for leaving four people to guard at the entrance, the others entered the underground palace together with torches.