Desolate desert, endless wind and sand. Fortunately, it is the early spring season, otherwise the conditions here would be even more difficult.
With a company of troops deployed, no one will force their way in here. Unless they are blatantly challenging the Chinese authority, this will usually not end well.
The most feared thing about an underground palace under the desert is sudden collapse. Therefore, many anti-collapse measures have been taken around the entrance of the cave. As long as there is no sandstorm, there will be no emergencies.
There was no need for hanging ropes, Ren Xiaofan and Shangguan Shanyue jumped directly from the entrance of the cave.
Although the surroundings were dark, both of them had yin and yang eyes and could see clearly.
ahead
Dusty stone lions sit firmly on both sides of the tomb door, placed very carefully. The tomb door is made of stone, and there are some patterns carved on it. Because it has been so long, it is difficult to see clearly what is painted on it.
There are two round pits on the door handle, which should be inlaid with luminous pearls and other jewelry, left after someone took them away. But even so, it still retains its majesty and grandeur.
After taking a look at the surrounding scene, Ren Xiaofan couldn't help but look at Shangguan Shanyue and asked: "Have you seen the online drama that came out some time ago? Notes on Tomb Robbers."
The huge tomb door, the stone lion guarding the door, the five-foot stone steps, and the magnificent plaque do look somewhat similar to those in movies and TV shows.
"I've seen it." Shangguan Shanyue nodded. She understood what Ren Xiaofan meant and had the same idea as him.
"By the way, I remember you are studying archaeology, right? Tell me how to get in here, and whether you need to use a pipe to release the sulfuric acid inside."
Shangguan Shanyue, the department beauty of the Department of Archeology of the Royal Institute of Technology, has surpassed the previous school beauty since she entered the school and became the new school beauty of the Royal Institute of Technology.
Although Ren Xiaofan didn't pay attention to this, he naturally understood a thing or two after listening to people around him talking about it.
Shangguan Shanyue gave him a white look, then stepped forward, frowned, stretched out his hand and lifted the door.
"Why are you standing there? Let's go."
After saying something to Ren Xiaofan, she took the lead and got into it.
Bang!
Without the strength to support it, the door hit the ground heavily, causing smoke and dust to rise for a while.
Ren Xiaofan scratched his head. He originally thought that since the stone door had a handle, it would be a push-to-close type. Unexpectedly, it turned out to be a fake... He was fooled. You really can't believe everything in movies and TV shows.
Although the stone gate is large and heavy, for monks like Ren Xiaofan and Shangguan Shanyue, it is nothing to lift.
After passing through the stone gate, there is a wide underground palace corridor behind. Some tomb lamps and simple funerary objects are scattered everywhere. It seems that the tomb robbers have indeed looted it. Because if they are archaeologists, they will not leave them randomly.
throw away.
Shangguan Shanyue did not walk alone, but stood on the spot, letting go of her consciousness to sense the surroundings.
Ren Xiaofan glanced at her and did not bother, but waited for her.
In less than ten seconds, Shangguan Shanyue opened her eyes, her face a little solemn, "No, this doesn't seem to be an ordinary tomb. There are restrictions inside. I released my consciousness several times, but they were all blocked by inexplicable power.
Suppressed."
After saying that, she looked at Ren Xiaofan. The latter did not hesitate, closed his eyes and began to let go of his consciousness.
As a result, it was exactly as Shangguan Shanyue said. As soon as Ren Xiaofan released his spiritual consciousness, he was blocked by an inexplicable force. He couldn't even feel Shangguan Shanyue standing next to him.
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Why...could it be said that this is also the place where monks sit and die?
Ren Xiaofan was confused, but he didn't ask, but said: "Let's go, it's important to save people."
"Yes." Shangguan Shanyue didn't hesitate, responded, and walked in front of him.
The corridor was very long, but neither of them used any body skills. First, the space was small and not suitable for use. Second, they had to look for clues on the ground to see if there was any information left by their predecessors.
The air inside is quite full. It seems that there must be a place in the underground palace that connects to the outside.
The further you go, the wider the corridor becomes, and there are scattered sarcophagi on both sides, some of which are opened, and some of which are intact...
Ren Xiaofan took a look inside the opened sarcophagus. Most of them were empty. Only one or two still had some black residue, clothing, hair, etc., which showed that this underground palace was very old.
After walking through the corridor for a while, a cave entrance suddenly appeared in front of it, connected by a stone staircase that stretched downwards, twisting and turning, and it was unknown where it led.
Fortunately, there was only one cave entrance, not two, otherwise the two of them would have considered moving separately.
The stone steps are not steep, but they are very long, no worse than the corridor. And on the walls on both sides of it, there are also scattered murals. Although there are not many, depending on the few that appear,
Judging from the information, this should be a market map.
"There is a fishy smell of water in front...it should be underground spring water."
While studying the murals on both sides, Shangguan Shanyue, who was walking in front, suddenly said something.
"Spring water?" Ren Xiaofan was stunned for a moment.
What’s so special is that deep in the Lahagan Desert in the northwest, there are underground springs?
"Well, I don't know why, but it is undoubtedly the fishy smell of groundwater. I guess it has something to do with the restriction." Shangguan Shanyue pondered.
Ren Xiaofan had never doubted Shangguan Shanyue's supernatural powers. The fact that underground water could appear in this place either reached a very deep depth, or, as she said, it was related to the restriction.
"In this case, what do you think the chances of those who went down before to survive..."
Where there are prohibitions, there must be dangers. This is an unchanging truth. To be honest, deep down, Ren Xiaofan did not have high hopes for this rescue mission.
"Well... less than 20%." Shangguan Shanyue naturally knew this truth, but she still said: "Since we have given the task, we must give it a try. Don't forget the principles of our Chinese country, no
Give up, don’t abandon, even if the probability of survival is very small..."
Don’t give up, don’t abandon, this sentence is in the declaration of joining Hua’an Office. It not only sounds heart-warming, but also makes people move even more with action.
No more words were spoken, and in the quiet space, there was only the sound of the two people's footsteps walking on the stone steps.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, even the mobile phone signal was lost. The air was a bit thin, and the two of them had to use Tao Qi to help them breathe. Otherwise, it would be really difficult to continue in such an environment.
There are several sets of oxygen equipment waiting in their Qiankun bags, but these are prepared for those trapped inside.
In addition to the Qiankun bag given to him by Xue Wanqing, Ren Xiaofan also had the one he got from Lin Feiyu. As for the one from the old woman, he had already given it to Li Wanyan.
The fishy smell of the water ahead was getting stronger and stronger, and even Ren Xiaofan could smell it clearly.
After walking another few dozen meters, the staircase finally ended and we reached an open area.
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"No way?" Shangguan Shanyue frowned, and Ren Xiaofan followed closely behind, but did not go out because the open space in front was filled with clear underground spring water.
"Did we go in the wrong direction?" Ren Xiaofan didn't know why.
After coming down, we walked through the corridor from beginning to end, but at the end, we found an underground river.
"No, there are footprints underneath. If your guess is correct, they should have entered the water." Shangguan Shanyue shook her head and quickly judged.
Ren Xiaofan also looked at his feet.
Indeed, because it is close to an underground river, the surrounding soil is relatively moist and loose, and there are many footprints on it.
"Didn't I say that all of you who study archeology work so hard?" Ren Xiaofan couldn't help but complain.
Because he looked at the underground river in front of him, he was a little frightened. A group of ordinary people dared to jump in.
Shangguan Shanyue suddenly turned back to look at him, with a strange look in her eyes, "You shouldn't...can't swim, right?"
Ren Xiaofan blushed, she was really right.
He has never been exposed to water at all. He is a complete landlubber and cannot even paddle a dog.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. Bring the oxygen bottle. When the time comes, you can hold me and I will swim with you." Shangguan Shanyue chuckled. This was the first time she saw Ren Xiaofan showing such an expression.
Ren Xiaofan rolled his eyes and ignored her, but quickly took out the equipment and put it on his body.
"Okay, hurry up, it's important to save people."
Waving his hand to interrupt Shangguan Shanyue's ridicule, Ren Xiaofan reached out and took her arm.
Shangguan Shanyue did not hesitate and jumped into the water with Ren Xiaofan.
The underground river water is not very cold, but warm.
The space above looked very large, but after diving a few meters, I found that the space inside was extremely narrow and could only accommodate three people at a time.
The surrounding walls are not pitted, but are inlaid with very smooth blue bricks.
Ren Xiaofan stretched out his hand and touched it. It felt extremely slippery. It seemed that this underground river was also artificially constructed...
We reached the bottom without diving too deep, and suddenly a large corridor corner appeared in front of us.
Shangguan Shanyue swam towards the corridor without saying a word.
Gudu Gudu...
Because he couldn't swim, Ren Xiaofan had an instinctive fear of water, and this fear led him to crazily absorb the oxygen from the oxygen bottle.
Shangguan Shanyue looked back at him, and Ren Xiaofan was so frightened that he held her hand tighter.
He has seen how evil this girl is...don't make trouble for yourself here!
Ren Xiaofan guessed correctly, Shangguan Shanyue really wanted to let go of him and let him learn to swim.
However, she felt that her arm was being pulled tighter by Ren Xiaofan, so she gave up this method.
Instead, he continued to swim forward with him.
Monks in the Taoist stage can use the Tao Qi in the meridians to help transport blood throughout the body, but the speed is not fast and cannot achieve the effect of the body absorbing oxygen.
Therefore, monks cannot stay in the water like fish all the time. At most, they can stay longer than ordinary people.