There was a "clang", the sound of metal hitting. At the same time, my free fall movement seemed to be blocked by something. After being pulled violently by something, it actually stopped.
I opened my eyes, but my body was still shaking.
The nylon rope was actually hung on a huge iron chain. The huge door leaves of the ancient pagoda and I were hanging at both ends. They were floating in the air at the moment. I couldn't see clearly in the dark. I felt that the two ends of the iron chain should be
It is connected to the wooden pillar spiral staircase on the tower wall and the center of the ancient tower.
Once again, I was caught by the God of Destiny. Although my heart was still beating wildly, my heart felt relieved at this moment.
However, this joy only lasted for a moment. I soon discovered that although the iron chain saved my life, the nylon rope tied to my arm became very slippery due to the sweat.
My body is slowly sliding down.
I didn't have time to think, so I stepped on the wooden door swinging beside me. The wooden door slid down under the force, and at the same time, it also lifted me up. At this moment, I grabbed the iron chain.
It was so strange that the iron chain had two strands. While I was wondering, I untied the nylon rope that was almost stuck in the flesh of my arm.
The hand tied with the nylon rope has been turned dark blue by the rope. If it were not for this special situation, I probably would have arranged for this hand to be unconscious.
Fortunately, I caught the chain, otherwise if I didn't untie the nylon rope tied to it, my hand would probably be useless.
I knew that my arm strength had reached the limit of my body, but it was a matter of life and death. At this time, human potential is infinite. I held the iron chain in both hands and lifted myself bit by bit towards the wooden ladder in the center.
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In fact, the distance between me and the giant pillar in the middle was very short, but in such an environment, and because my body was extremely exhausted, the distance of less than three meters felt like I had walked for half a century.
My feet finally set foot on the ground again. The feeling of being settled made me feel so precious.
The chain that had just saved my life suddenly shook twice, accompanied by a "squeak".
I was startled at first, then stood up and listened carefully, but it was so quiet in the ancient tower that there was no sound at all.
Could it be that I am overtired and hallucinating?
I stood calmly for a long time, but there was still silence all around.
That must be because I am paranoid. In such an environment, people are frightened and their nerves are fragile.
I gradually calmed down, took out a lighter from my backpack, and struck it a few times. The flames burst out, illuminating a small area around me, and I began to observe the surrounding environment.
The light of the lighter seemed very small in the ancient pagoda, and the visual range was very narrow. I felt that the ancient pagoda was very high and very deep, and I should be around the waist. Within the range of my sight, there were many lines
Two huge iron cables connect the pillars and tower walls.
Without lighting equipment, it is really not a wise choice to advance in the dark in the ancient pagoda. The dangerous situation just now is a lesson for others.
My arms were still shaking, so I simply sat down and thought about what to do next. This ancient tower seemed to be hundreds or even thousands of meters high, and I didn’t have any drinkable water on me, so I had to go up.
Whether I choose the right direction to walk or go down determines whether I can reach the ground.
However, there was a faint voice in my heart suggesting me to go down, and I knew that I was still thinking about that mysterious black jade.
I raised my sweaty hands and touched the rough snake-scale dander on my face. I thought of my grandfather's humble tone in the study, begging the mysterious man to let go of the Zhou family. I felt a sudden change in my heart and decided to go there.
Go down.
For the sake of the Zhou family, and also to change my ghostly appearance, I must find Black Jade and find out who is causing trouble behind this, whether it is a demon or a demon, even if it means going through fire and water.
After making up my mind, I started rummaging through my backpack, trying to take out some compressed biscuits and take a few bites. The huge psychological fear just now consumed too much energy, and now I was so hungry that my front and back stomach walls were stuck together.
I felt that my fortune had really turned around. When I was getting compressed biscuits, I actually found a small piece of solid alcohol in my backpack.
With lighting equipment, the road ahead will be much easier.
I put the solid alcohol in the lid of the thermos cup and lit it with a lighter.
Although the light of the alcohol lamp is not much better than that of a lighter, it still allowed me to see more clearly the internal structure of the ancient tower within the light range.
The overall structure of the ancient pagoda should be an inverted cone shape. There are circles of oval holes cut into the wall of the tower. There is a door above each hole. The wooden door is covered with iron chains, and the two ends of the iron chains are
Hanging on the giant pillar in the center of the wooden tower. The iron chain actually locks the door. If you want to open the door on the cave wall, you have to untie the iron chain on the giant pillar.
Is there something locked inside the door?
I immediately thought of the auditory hallucination I had just heard. It felt like someone was pulling on the cave door that was tied with iron chains.
Thinking of this, I couldn't help but move the alcohol lamp in my hand up, down, left and right. I always felt a chill on my back, as if someone was blowing on my neck.
In the bottomless darkness, there was only light in my place. I felt as if I was the target of public criticism and that unknown dangers in the cave would attack me at any time.
Calm down and don't think wildly. Even if there is something locked in the cave, isn't the door still tied by an iron chain? As long as the iron chain remains, even if they exist, they will not pose a threat to you.
I kept comforting myself in my heart, thinking that if I stayed like this, I would be murdered by my endless imagination.
The burning time of the alcohol block was only about two hours, so there was not much time to waste. I moved my hands and feet and felt that I was almost rested, so I walked down the spiral wooden ladder with two legs that were filled with lead.
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There was silence all around, and I could almost hear my own heartbeat. I took deep breaths and kept walking down, following the rhythm of my chest.
The further you go down, the smaller the diameter of the wooden tower becomes. However, there are more and more holes in the tower wall, and the iron chains become denser and denser. Just like this, I was almost walking through the iron chain network.
Forward.
I walked very carefully, trying not to touch the iron chain with my body, for fear that the sound of the iron chain would wake up the unknown danger in the cave.
Suddenly, for some reason, the copper bells hanging under the eaves outside the wooden tower rang at the same time.
Boom——
Boom——
Boom——
Boom——
It rang four times in unison, and the sound was very low, as if a group of people were hitting several bronze bells with wooden sticks at the same time.
Before I could recover from the sound of the bell, the iron chains around me began to shake, making chaotic "creeping" sounds.
At the same time, the wooden door in the wall hole also began to make an unpleasant sound, as if someone was pulling at it but could not open the door, so he was extremely angry and scratched the door leaves with his sharp claws, making a "swish" sound.
Fear made my hands seem to be out of control of my brain. I moved the alcohol lamp in my hand from my left hand to my right, and then back to my left. I felt uneasy and in a dilemma.
At this time, a loud noise came from behind me. I turned around instantly and raised the alcohol lamp to shine.
There was a door in the hole behind me, which was opened a small crack, and a strand of hair was floating out from the crack.