Chapter four hundred and eighty sixth three hundred catties
Xiong Tiannan's face was full of resentment, but he had no choice but to stop. The Xiong family was driven out of Okura City, and things were different now. Not long ago, he had just joined the "Black Dragon Palace", and Liang Wude was his immediate boss. His words were even His father, Xiong Bailing, could only obey, so Xiong Tiannan certainly dared not disobey.
Liang Wude said: "Miss Sima, it's already getting late. Let's take us to the secret cave to get the treasure. If you can't walk, I can ask Mr. Xiong to help you."
Sima Rulan said angrily: "If you let him touch me, you will never let me open the secret cave."
Liang Wude smiled "hehe" and said: "Since Miss Sima said no, then no need. Liang has always been a reasonable person and will never force others to do anything."
Sima Rulan's acupuncture points were sealed, and her internal strength could not be gathered. She was unable to perform martial arts, but she could barely walk.
Hua Bushi followed Sima Rulan three feet away, the two of them walking in the front, followed by Liang Wude, Qian Shuangyao, Xiong Bailing and his son, and more than twenty pirates from the "Black Dragon Palace".
Sima Rulan, who had lost his Qing Gong, could not walk very fast, but he had passed the three natural chasms and was not far from the entrance of the secret cave, and the road was much straighter and easier to walk than before.
After drinking tea, everyone came to an open space and Sima Rulan stopped.
If Whale Swallowing Island is viewed as a huge whale, then this place is the center of the whale's head, which is where the whale sprays water jets into the air.
Liang Wude looked around and saw that the open space was about ten feet in diameter. At his feet was a huge black stone. It was very rough, but it didn't look like there was an entrance to a secret passage.
He asked: "Miss Sima, is the entrance to the treasure cave right here?"
Sima Rulan did not answer, but looked around, walked a few steps, came to a stone protruding half a foot high, and said: "Push this stone down."
Liang Wude winked, and one of the pirates next to him stepped forward, stretched out his hands to hold the stone, and pressed it hard, but it couldn't move at all.
Liang Wude's face darkened and he said, "Miss Sima, are you kidding us?"
Sima Rulan said: "To press this stone, you must have three hundred kilograms of strength. What's the use of asking a person with simple martial arts to press it."
Although the pirate was very strong, he had never practiced any advanced martial arts, so it was impossible for him to have a physical strength of three hundred kilograms. Liang Wude frowned and said to Xiong Bailing: "Palace Master Xiong, go and give it a try. "
Xiong Bailing responded and stepped forward, stretched out his huge palm to hold down the stone, but only heard a "click" sound, and the stone was indeed pressed down by half a foot.
He stretched out his hand to press the stone, which seemed to be an easy task. If he hadn't seen that the previous pirates couldn't press the stone at all, and heard what Sima Rulan said, it would have been hard to believe that Xiong Bailing's seemingly casual press could weigh three hundred kilograms. The power of.
The former deputy head of the "Wanjin Hall" had truly extraordinary skills. Liang Wude, who was standing by, saw this in his eyes, but there was a faint flash of sternness between his brows.
Although the stones had been pressed down, there was still no movement in all directions. Liang Wude couldn't help but ask: "Miss Sima, where is the entrance to the secret cave?"
Sima Rulan said: "If you want to see the entrance, you must press down five stones. Why are you so anxious?"
She looked at the direction as she spoke, then walked a dozen steps, pointed to another stone next to her, and said, "Push that down too."
Xiong Bailing came closer, reached out and pressed down the stone by half a foot.
Sima Rulan pointed out five stones one by one in the open space and asked Xiong Bailing to press them down one by one. The five stones were arranged in a pentagonal orientation, but their shapes were different. They were not conspicuous at all on the originally uneven rock surface. If Sima Rulan hadn't walked closer and pointed it out, it would have been difficult for ordinary people to recognize it.
Sima Rulan pointed out that Xiong Bailing pressed down the five stones not in the order of five corners. Obviously, the order in which the stones were pressed was also particular. If the stones were pressed by mistake, the consequences were unknown.
The fifth stone was pressed down, and as expected, there was a "rolling" sound under everyone's feet. The five stones that had been pressed down were seen rising at the same time, but a crack suddenly appeared on the boulder in the center of the open space, and it hit both sides. Slide sideways slowly.
A round hole with a diameter of about three feet appeared in front of everyone.
Before the two huge stones were separated, they were so tightly joined to each other that others could not see the gap at all and would only think that it was a whole big stone. This shows that the entrance to the secret cave is quite exquisitely laid out, and Tuoba Qingtian was built a hundred years ago. Pirate King, it is extremely rare for such an institution to still be the same after a hundred years and to be able to operate normally.
Liang Wude frowned and said: "Is this big cave really the secret cave where the pirate king Tuoba Qingtian hid his treasure? How come these stones have not rotted at all under the erosion of the sea wind for hundreds of years?"
Sima Rulan said: "If the stone is so easy to decay, why did Tuoba Qingtian choose to hide the treasure on this island? Why? You will know how hard the stone is when you try it!"
Liang Wude came closer, first reached out and touched the stone, then suddenly pulled out the dagger on his belt and stabbed it on the stone. There was only a crisp "clang" sound, sparks flew everywhere, and the stone was covered with daggers. After stabbing out a two or three-point mark, Liang Wude's face showed a look of surprise.
His weapon is a precious blade that can cut iron as hard as clay. If he stabs an ordinary rock with his short dagger, it will reach the hilt, but the stabbing on the rock will only leave a trace. The shallow mark of two to three points shows that this stone is at least ten times harder than ordinary rocks.
This kind of blue-black stone can be found everywhere on the island. It can be said that the entire Whale Swallowing Island is composed of this kind of stone. Previously, Liang Wude only thought it was ordinary granite and did not pay much attention to it. Only then did he realize that this kind of stone is The stone is so hard and unique, no wonder it has not shown any sign of decay after hundreds of years.
When everyone came to the round cave, they saw that the cave was not deep. It was blocked by a stone slab only three feet below. The stone slab was also blue and black in color and was obviously made of solid stone from the island. , a large snake is carved on the surface of the stone.
I saw this big snake bending its body, its head as big as a bucket, its eyes closed, but its mouth opened to reveal its fangs. It looked very ferocious. This stone snake was carved lifelike and extremely detailed. Even the scales on its body were carved out, and with What is different from the ordinary boa constrictor is that it has two wings on its back, which are spread out from left to right like eagle wings.
If Liang Wude had doubts before about whether this was the ancient pirate king's treasure cave, now he was convinced.
Legend has it that the pirate king Tuoba Qingtian who traveled across the East China Sea descended to earth as a serpent. The flag on his pirate ship was a black flying snake that soared into the clouds and mist. The big snake with two wings carved on the stone is exactly the same as the legendary logo. It is consistent, and under this stone slab is obviously the door to the treasure cave.
Liang Wude immediately said: "Miss Sima, quickly open the door to the secret cave and let us go in."
Sima Rulan came to the stone slab, took out two pieces of Panlong Jue from her arms, joined them together, and immediately turned into a complete jade ball. She carefully put the jade ball into the stone snake's mouth. , but only heard a "rattling" sound, the jade ball was actually swallowed by the stone snake, and the stone slab trembled, and the big snake also moved with it, the snake's eyes suddenly opened, and it flashed out like a living creature. The dim light seemed to jump out from the stone slab.
All the pirates were frightened and retreated one after another. A few quick-handed people had already drawn their weapons and guarded them in front of them. However, they heard Liang Wude shouting sternly: "What's so scary about a dead stone sculpture? It's scary." There are just two gems embedded in the eyes."
After hearing Liang Wude's words, everyone stopped and looked carefully at the stone snake, and saw that it did not really fly.
Just now, Sima Rulan put Panlongjue into the mouth of the stone snake, triggering the mechanism inside, causing the stone piece above the snake's eye to flip up, revealing two sapphires the size of long eyes embedded in it, thus emitting a faint blue sound. Light.
This double-winged stone snake is so lifelike that when you suddenly open your eyes, you feel like this big snake has come to life.
When all the pirates were stunned for a while, Sima Rulan held down the two exposed snake eyes with both hands and pressed lightly. The stone slab and the stone snake carved on it slowly slid away, revealing the dark cave below. , and the two jade balls composed of Panlong Jue were spit out from the snake's mouth and fell down.
Sima Rulan was about to catch the jade ball when suddenly a hand stretched out from beside him and grabbed the jade ball first. It was Liang Wude.
The fifth child in the "Nine Dragons" laughed evilly and said: "These two pieces of jade are the keys to the stone door. I will keep them for the time being. When I go into the cave and get the things, Liang will return them to Miss Sima." "
Now Sima Rulan and Hua Bushi are unable to protect themselves at this time, and their life and death are in the hands of others. Liang Wude has taken away Panlong Jue, and Sima Rulan has no choice.
Under the stone slab, the cave was so dark that the bottom could not be seen. A stone step went straight down, but no one knew how deep it was.
Liang Wude stretched his neck and took a few glances into the cave before ordering: "Liu Da, Chi Haigou, Ba Ya Chen, and Hu Song, the four of you go get torches and prepare to enter the cave."
Several pirates responded to the order. The group of them had brought many pitch pine torches with them on this trip. They quickly obtained more than ten torches and lit four of them.
Liang Wude said again: "Master Xiong, you and Young Master Ling, Master Aihua, will also go into the cave together. With eight coins and nine coins, you lead the other brothers to set up an ambush around this open space to prevent outsiders from attacking."
The location of Whale Swallowing Island is already very secret. Not only is it difficult for outsiders to find it, but even Fuao on the "Golden Swallow" on the sea outside the island and the guards of the City Lord's Mansion cannot get here through the three natural chasms. However, Liang Wude acted very cautiously, and even under such circumstances, he was still well prepared just in case.