Along the way, you can see the mummies of human sacrifices.
Some of them had their mouths wide open, struggling to stretch their arms from above their heads, as if they were trying to catch something.
Some were lying on the ground, with faces full of fear and despair, desperately trying to break free from the roots of the soul-nurturing tree that were entangled in their calves.
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Everything you see along the way is pure hell on earth.
There were many times when everyone had to lower their heads and bend down in order to carefully walk under the mummies above their heads, trying to avoid the mummies and the roots that stepped on the ground.
From time to time, you can see some strange stone statues in the tomb passage.
These stone statues are not human heads.
It is a bust.
And the facial features are particularly exaggerated.
For example, the slits at the corners of the eyes almost reach the back of the head, the mouth is so big that it reaches the base of the ears, the facial contours are sharp and angular, and the expression is heavy.
There are not many of these strange and strange stone statues, and they are located some distance apart. Only by walking along the tomb passage can you occasionally see isolated stone statues.
According to Mr. Feng Shui’s explanation, the style of these stone statues is like the stone statues used by wizards for sacrifice in the past. This also confirms that this tomb passage is indeed a sacrifice pit, used for soul-nurturing trees to sacrifice living people.
“Mr. Yi, have you noticed that although we have been moving forward, this tomb passage seems to be going deeper and deeper?”
After walking in the dark and quiet bloody tomb passage for a while, the old Taoist priest who knew Feng Shui realized something was wrong and looked at Mr. Feng Shui.
Mr. Feng Shui nodded and thought. In fact, he had already noticed that something was wrong with this place, and it was very simple to verify it.
Just take some water and pour some water into the gaps between the floor tiles. By watching the water flow, you can tell whether the tomb passage is built at an angle downwards?
As a result, Mr. Feng Shui borrowed it from several people, and everyone discovered that after all the troubles along the way, their skins and water bags had been damaged at some point, and the skins were empty, not even a drop of water.
At present, only Jin An still has one-third of the water, and the old Taoist priest has half of the water.
“It seems we have to save some water on the way forward. The main tomb above collapses. If we can’t find a way out in a short time, this water will be life-saving water.” Jin An began to distribute the water consumption among everyone in the tomb passage.
Since clear water is precious, Mr. Feng Shui will naturally not use clear water to test the terrain of the tomb passage. Fortunately, the old Taoist priest’s Tai Chi Bagua bag contains all kinds of treasures, and there are also many bottles and jars of small porcelain bottles.
"This porcelain bottle contains corpse oil. Maybe there will be a place where corpse oil is needed on the next journey. Use this bottle. This bottle contains golden sore powder that can treat external injuries and stop bleeding and bruises."
The old Taoist priest carefully put away a black porcelain vase like a treasure, and then put down another porcelain vase with a round belly.
As expected, the round-bellied porcelain vase rolled away in one direction.
No matter how you place it, it will only roll in the same direction.
eaten.
eaten.
In order to save the few clear water on the next journey, everyone reduced unnecessary conversations. In the dark and depressing tomb passage, only the empty and crisp sound of footsteps was left.
Facing the mummies and dead people in the tomb passage, as well as the quiet footsteps in the darkness, the timid person will probably be frightened by the atmosphere here.
“Hush! There’s movement!”
In the tombs buried deep in the mountains and old forests, the Feng Shui master with the most profound knowledge in Feng Shui is often the one with the “smartest ears and eyes” among them. The Feng Shui master suddenly stopped everyone and silenced everyone.
What Feng Shui masters are best at is Feng Shui. In the underground tombs, any disturbances or disturbances in the earth's aura are as clear as the feng shui of mountains and rivers, and cannot escape the nose, eyes, and ears. Feng Shui masters are the most sensitive to these.
Physicians are expected to be able to listen, ask and understand.
Feng Shui masters understand Feng Shui and look for dragons and acupuncture points, but they also look, hear and ask about things, but they do not look at people, but about famous mountains and rivers in the world.
Mr. Feng Shui stretched out his palm and placed it against the cold, hard stone wall that had no roots to climb. He carefully felt the movement of wind and grass in the tomb passage.
Everyone looked at Mr. Feng Shui in confusion. They heard nothing. They even turned to look at Jin An. Jin An frowned and listened carefully. Then he shook his head and said that with his current physique, his five senses were stronger than ordinary people, and he was not in the tomb passage.
Heard something.
"Is it because they are sharpening their swords, Captain and the others?" Jin An's eyes narrowed.
“Where is the movement coming from? In addition to earthy air, there is also blood in this tomb passage, which is human blood! The movement is coming from that direction!”
Mr. Feng Shui fanned his nose, and from the weak air flow that was not easy to detect, he could smell the smell of blood in the tomb passage besides the rustic smell.
But no one else smelled it.
Only Mr. Feng Shui smelled it underground.
“The direction that Mr. Yi is pointing to happens to be the direction from which the air is blowing. It seems that we can’t escape this time. And maybe we are sharpening our swords, and the captain and the others are in danger!"
The old Taoist priest said nervously.
As a result, when they ran over eager to save the person, they had not found anyone yet, but the messy footsteps of many people could be heard in the tomb passage, as if many people were running for their lives in a panic.
Hearing the footsteps, there were at least one or twenty people.
“Is there anyone else in this tomb passage?”
“Where did so many people come from?”
The old Taoist priest exclaimed.
“Hearing the footsteps of so many people, there are more people than when we met up with Lieutenant Zhang Jian and the others. Could it be that the group of antique dealers and their accomplices are in this tomb passage?”
At this time, it was too late to think too much, because the chaotic footsteps of the group were approaching very quickly. They seemed to have encountered something and were running away in panic. They arrived in a blink of an eye. Because they were running so fast, they almost collided with Jin An and the others when they turned the corner.
Come together.
When the torch shone on these people, they were holding tower shields, with crossbows from the Kangding Kingdom's arms around their waists, and their heavy armor was covered with Taoist exorcism scriptures written in red cinnabar.
These people are the heavily armored cavalry guards that the captain brought to the tomb!
“Why is it you!”
"Taoist Master Jin'an, Taoist Master Chen! Great, have you two Taoist priests seen my general? It is not suitable to stay here for a long time. The tree roots in the tomb passage have come alive. Run away!"
When the two groups of people met, they were all surprised and surprised.
Those heavy-armored cavalry guards were surprised to recognize Jin An, the old Taoist priest and the others at first, but they looked back behind them and hurriedly urged everyone to escape from here with solemn expressions.
What!
The roots of the soul-nourishing tree come to life!
Old Taoist priest, the mourners looked behind those heavy-armored cavalry guards with chills to their scalps. It was better not to look at them. But after looking at them, mother, run away!
Those scarlet roots that were originally attached to the walls of the tomb passage are now like blood vessels peristalizing, and the scope of recovery is rapidly expanding. The scarlet roots are waving in the air, as if they are hunting prey.
Damn it, this is really alive! Little brother, run! The old Taoist priest urged, turned around, and ran like crazy with everyone else.
“Are any of you injured?”
“These tree roots are weird, just like piranhas, they will be attracted by the smell of blood and go crazy! These tree roots will wake up and hunt prey when they smell a little blood!”
After being reminded by the cavalry guard, the others subconsciously glanced at Jin An.
“Little brother, did you know in advance that the roots of these soul-nurturing trees are sensitive to the smell of blood? That’s why you disposed of the body of the dead monkey in such a timely manner, crushed the monkey’s bones and spread the ashes, even the ashes!”
The old Taoist priest, with his old arms and legs, was out of breath running in the tomb passage, and he didn't forget to give Jin'an a bad word.
"Old Taoist, I originally wanted to carry out the fine tradition of respecting the elderly and loving the young. Seeing that you were so tired from running, I wanted to take the initiative to carry you on my back. Since you have a bad time, it means you still have some energy left." Jin An glared.
Old Taoist priest.
After hearing Jin An’s words, the old Taoist priest immediately grimaced.
The head is drooping.
As a result, the roots in the tomb were chasing them, and even more roots were alerted by the sound of their escape, and the dense tentacles bared their teeth and claws towards them.
“No! The roots of these soul-nourishing trees can make sounds!”
“Sure enough, I still have to rely on my share of corpse oil at this time!”
The old Taoist priest was out of breath after being chased. He looked around and complained endlessly.
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After about two sticks of incense, Jin An and the others used corpse oil to cover the living person's three yang fires and suppress the blood in the body. In the midst of danger, they finally escaped from the pursuit of the roots of the soul-nurturing trees.
“Old, old, I’m dying...”
Just out of danger, as soon as the old Taoist priest relaxed, he felt as if his chest was about to explode. He breathed in big gulps of air, filling his lungs with fresh cold air.
Just now, my life was hanging by a thread and I was busy running away, but I didn't notice anything. Now as soon as my body muscles relax, I suddenly feel pain everywhere in my body.
Until then, while everyone was resting and recovering their strength, Jin An and Mr. Feng Shui asked the cavalry guards what happened in the tomb passage?
Weren’t they guarding the tunnel in the fake tomb and unable to get down? Why are they appearing in this tomb tunnel now?
Jin An quickly learned what happened.
It turned out that these cavalry guards were not idle when they stayed in the false tomb. They waited and waited until the captain and others came up. Because they were concerned about the safety of the captain, they continued to search for anyone else in the collapsed tomb.
road.
Since others were able to enter the tomb and their footprints had not left, there must be another way. Sure enough, they found a robber tunnel that had been buried for many years under the ruins.
They walked along the Robbery Cave without incident. After going through some twists and turns, they arrived at this tomb passage.
The person who dug the hole was simply amazing. Not only was he able to drill the hole from the outside and accurately hit the southeast corner of the tomb, he also hit the main chamber of the tomb owner with the same precision this time.
As for why these cavalry guards disturbed the roots of the soul-nurturing trees?
Actually, these roots were not alarmed by the cavalry guards.
The person who alarmed the roots of the soul-raising tree was the human dragon man who was an accomplice of the antique merchant. Like the old Taoist priest and the captain, he hid in the cracks of the platform at the last moment and successfully escaped the aftermath of the explosion and the Jueyin corpse fire.
I don’t know whether it was the unlucky cavalry guards or the unlucky man with a dragon who happened to bump into him in the tomb passage.
Because the disguise technique of the human-dragon man has been destroyed, revealing the true face of the human-dragon facial features.
And the soldiers of the Cavalry Guard had also seen what a human-dragon corpse looked like in a fake tomb, so when they first saw the human-dragon man, they thought they had encountered a fake corpse in the tomb.
The fight between the two waves of men and horses became fierce as soon as they came face to face.
Although these people are all masters in the military and can be ranked among the masters in the martial arts world. They are well-trained and proficient in military formation coordination, but the human-dragon men still attack and kill them and they are retreating steadily.
Seeing that the Iron Barrel Army Formation was about to be shattered, fortunately, someone suddenly burst out with his potential, and the explosion drove back the human-dragon man. That is, when the human-dragon man was injured and a drop of blood dripped from the wound onto the roots on the ground,
Those calm and motionless roots in the tomb passage all rolled towards the human-dragon man like crazy.
According to what these cavalry guards said, if the human-dragon man hadn't been entangled by these strange roots in the tomb passage and held them back for them, they would not have been able to escape from the desperate situation.
"Hey, in order to save us, Old Shitou fought off the human-dragon man and was chased by the roots in the tomb passage. His whereabouts are still unknown. He doesn't even know whether he is alive or dead. We can survive this time because Old Shitou sacrificed his life.
He saved us all."
“Old Shitou usually eats from the same pot and lives in the same military tent as us. Who would have thought that Lao Shitou’s strength was hidden so deeply, and he broke out at the last moment and saved the lives of all our brothers..."
The cavalry guards, these big men with strong backs and shoulders, all had red eyes and sad eyes at this time. When they thought about their brothers in the army who sympathized with their brothers and sisters, and sacrificed themselves at the last moment to save them, they blamed themselves, blamed themselves for their incompetence and delay.
Looking at the cavalry guards whose morale was a little low, Jin An and the old Taoist priest took one look at them and sighed in their hearts.
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At this time, the roots of the soul-nurturing trees in the ancient tomb gradually became calm again.
There is no resurrection after death.
After a short period of low morale, the cavalry guards heard about the thrilling encounters of Jin An and the others along the way, and heard that their captain was also in this tomb passage. These soldiers were indeed the most well-trained elite soldiers in the army, and they immediately became aware of the situation.
To boost morale, lead Jin An to find the exit of the robbery cave where they came from.
If Captain, Chi Jian, and the others were all still alive, they must be looking for the exit at this time, or perhaps already on their way to the exit.
Although the roots in the tomb passage have returned to calm, for the sake of safety, everyone endured the strong smell on their bodies and did not wipe off the corpse oil on their bodies. They continued to use the corpse oil to suppress the three Yang Fire and Blood Energy, and began to rush towards the direction of the robbery cave.
Go.
Since they were running a long way back this time, after about two sticks of incense, Jin An finally saw the place where the cavalry guard and the human-dragon man met.
The place was in a mess at this time.
The walls are covered with marks from swords and spears, and the grooves made by the swords are several inches deep, which shows how intense the battle was at that time.
"There seems to be something wrong. There are many more weird roots in this place than when we came..." A cavalry guard whispered to Jin'an.
Jin An pondered, and after asking the old Taoist priest and Feng Shui master for their opinions, everyone continued on their way.
This is their only way to the exit.
No matter how dangerous the front is.
I can only bite the bullet and keep moving forward.
Only when the soldiers come to cover up the water and the earth.
There are indeed many more roots in the tomb passage here than in other places along the way. There are even many places where it is difficult to set foot, and it is like walking cautiously on a spider web.
“Hush! Mr. Jin An, look over there!”
The Feng Shui master with the most sensitive senses in the tomb suddenly stopped everyone and pointed to a place in front of him.
Under the dim light of the torch, everyone could vaguely see something struggling above the blood-colored tomb passage. The struggle became weaker and weaker. Upon closer inspection, it was revealed that it was a person, a human-dragon man!
But at this time, the human-dragon man was very miserable.