The years of reselling the haunted house

This is not important to us, the important thing is that we are still alive.

And I judge that the third uncle was also dumped here in all likelihood.

We had a brief discussion and decided to follow the passage and look inside.Because our diving equipment is useless now, it is impossible to go back the same way.Our water skills are not good, and if we want to swim up from the water again, it will be a narrow escape.

If this passage is a closed space, then we have only a dead end.However, what I have in mind is that there is enough air here, which means that there must be air flowing in from the other end of the passage.Otherwise, there is water here to seal the entrance, and the air here should be thin

Pang Dahai walked ahead holding his diving light, and he let out an exclamation after taking two steps.I almost threw away the lamp in my hand.

I was startled, and found that Pang Haihai was illuminating a corner of the space with a diving light, and his face was ugly.

I also turned on the lights along the way, and the lights of the two lights were intertwined, finally making the light here a little brighter.

I saw many bones scattered under the halo of the two lamps.

There is no flesh and blood on the white bones, and they look like specimens.When this suddenly appeared, my heart was also thumping with fright.

But my guts are not bad now, seeing those are just ordinary bones, I gradually relax in my heart.

In those piles of bones, there are human bones and animal bones, which have been mixed together and cannot be distinguished.

I signaled Pang Haihai to continue to move forward, and said, "This should be the corpses of animals and people washed down by the river. After they got here, they were formed over the years. It's nothing, let's go ahead and have a look."

Seeing these bones, I wasn't too scared.But there was an ominous premonition in my heart.All the people living here are dead, we were rushed here, can we get out alive?

I tried my best to calm down the restlessness in my heart, took two diving lights with the fat man, illuminated them together, and walked deep into the hole.

The hole gets narrower as you go in, and there are stones all around the hole.Those stones are not complete, some are protruding, some are concave, and they are uneven.

In the end, there was only a channel the size of a bucket left.This was the only way, and we had to crawl through the passage.

After getting out of that passage, the space became larger again.

The fat man and I came over and could stand upright a little bit.I feel like this underwater space is in the shape of an hourglass.Thick on both sides, thin in the middle.

We stood in this slightly larger place and looked around, but we still didn't find the third uncle.

I began to worry in my heart. We came here by accident. Could it be that Uncle San has not been rushed here?

I told the fat man about my worries.

Pang Dahai pointed to the far end of the passage and said, "Boss, why do you always think badly? Maybe the uncle has already passed through this passage and exited through the exit."

When your heart is ashamed, it is really good to have someone to comfort you, even though I know that what the fat man said is an unfounded guess, I still have hope in my heart.

The two of us held the lamp and continued to walk along the passage.

The space of the passage is getting bigger and bigger. After turning around a curved passage, no one expected that suddenly a light came from the front, and at the same time a figure rushed over quickly.

The two of us were taken aback, and we all shone the diving light.

The lights of both sides shone on each other's face at the same time, and both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.The one with the light on in front is Uncle San.

None of the three of us spoke, and each gasped for a while.

When I got here, I don't know if it's the air pressure or the air is getting thinner.We walked for a while and felt a little out of breath.

After finally slowing down his breathing, the third uncle asked, "Why are you two here?"

I waved my hand: "Nonsense, you will disappear when you go down, and the rope is broken, so why don't we come down to find you?"

The third uncle squeezed out a smile and said: "I can't help it, the rope is a bit short. I didn't think it was very convenient to get down, so I cut it with a knife. I didn't think about it..."

The third uncle told us about the process of getting down, which was basically the same as I imagined at the time.He also wanted to find clues from those bridge piers, but was sucked down by that undercurrent.

The third uncle pointed to this space and said: "I finally know why the six people who died during the river sacrifice couldn't find their bodies. They must have been washed here by the undercurrent. They turned into water zombies here again."

I nodded: "I thought about it too. Uncle, what else did you find?"

The third uncle pointed to the passageway and said: "There is a bigger hole over there, I guess we should find something inside. Just when you were about to go in, you rushed over. It's just right, let's go and have a look together. "

Pang Dahai and I followed Uncle San, holding the diving light and walking forward.

Sure enough, it wasn't that far away, the whole space became larger, and the line of sight suddenly opened up.

Due to the heavy humidity here, the stone walls here are covered with moss-like plants.

If the passage we just passed was formed naturally, then the space here is definitely man-made.Because the structure here is very characteristic.The ground is square, and the roof is circular, which fully conforms to the structural characteristics of the round sky.

Chapter 524

And in the center of the square on the ground, a altar was built.There is something enshrined on the altar, which seems to be a stone sculpture.

In this space, there is nothing else.We naturally focused our attention on the stone carving.

Our three diving lights illuminate the stone sculpture together.

The size of the stone carving is not very large, and it is about the size of a rabbit.Originally, I thought it should be a statue of a god, but when I looked closely, I found that the statue was actually an animal.The two front legs are standing, the hind legs are bent, the head is flat, the eyes are protruding, and the long tail is dragging.The mouth is also flat, with a gap in the middle.

Under the animal statue, there is a stone base.

Pang Haihai was surprised when he saw it: "Why is there a toad here?"

I took a closer look, and apart from the long tail, the other features really looked like a toad.

The third uncle glared at Pang Dahai: "Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand, this is a cricket. I searched hard on the bridge, but I didn't expect it to be at the bottom of the water. I said it's because of the bridge. The cockroach can suppress water."

It turns out that the enshrined above is actually an earthworm. According to the third uncle, it should have been built when the bridge was built during the Yongzheng period.Then this space should have existed 300 years ago.

The third uncle walked back to the stone wall, touched the wall, and said, "If I'm not mistaken, there should be inscriptions written on it. And the inscriptions here can summon ghost beasts."

"The ghost beast? The old horse said that the ghost beast is a prehistoric creature."

"That's right. Then it's all on the right track. That Puff Beast should have been summoned by Yin Wen. Then it was occupied by Qiao Ling." Third Uncle said.

I questioned: "But there are more than one kind of prehistoric creatures, right? Why can this Pyofuron continue to survive and go outside?"

The third uncle explained: "Do you still remember the dead bones that the old horse took away? He said it was a kind of fossil. I guess there were already fossils of the skeletal beasts here, and then the Yinwen summoned the real scorpion beasts." .The fusion of soul and flesh and bone produces a kind of Pavlomon which is different from other pluto beasts. We cannot see other pluto beasts. But this kind of puff fur beasts with bones can be seen by our naked eyes. See, it can provide a body for Qiao Ling."

"Then someone must read the inscription? Who read the inscription and summoned the beast?"

"The Yin script is for the dead. The few living people who know the Yin script are just a different kind. I miss the Yin script, not necessarily the living people, it should be the water zombies."

"Did the water zombie read the inscription, thus attracting the bifurcation beast, and the bifurcation beast was taken over by the bridge spirit?"

The third uncle nodded, staring at the stone platform and shaking his head repeatedly: "I guess so. But these are not important now. There were originally six water zombies, but they are gone now. What I care most about is being taken away by the fire soul that thing."

I looked left and right, and it seemed that there was nothing of value here except the statue of the cockroach on the altar.

"Third uncle, are you so sure that Huohun took what we wanted?"

The third uncle smiled wryly, pointed to the base of the cockroach statue, and said, "If you don't believe me, look at the base, there should be written records on it."

I took the diving light, got closer, and looked at the base, and sure enough, there were writings on it.

I carefully identified and read out word by word.

The written records are all awkward ancient prose, but fortunately the meaning is not difficult to understand.

The first text said that there were frequent floods in the local area at that time. At that time, Emperor Yongzheng sent a water conservancy minister named Yang Zixu to control the floods.That Yang Zixu is very capable, and he managed the flood well.And prepare to build a bridge on the river, and to the imperial court, request for approval.At that time, the artist was also invited to draw a few bridge samples and submit them here.In today's words, these bridge samples should be renderings.

After seeing the renderings, Emperor Yongzheng liked the scenery on the banks of the Jie River and the bridge very much.He also selected a bridge sample, named it Liuyu Bridge, and personally inscribed the words Liuyu Range Rover.He also gave Yang Zixu a big reward and ordered Yang Zixu to personally supervise the bridge construction project.

The bridge that was chosen is the current Liuyu Bridge.Yang Zixu received the emperor's order and began to build the bridge.Yang Zixu has managed the Mustard River for many years, and he knows the river and waterways quite well. He knows that there is an undercurrent under the water, forming a natural space.Therefore, in order to ensure that the water of the Mustard River would never be in trouble, he set up a palace of earthworms and a statue of earthworms in that hidden hole.And once again went to the imperial court to ask the emperor to give the king's money to suppress the river demon.

This court discussion was opposed by many ministers.It is said that the emperor and the king's money represent the unity of the dynasty and must not be separated.But Yang Zixu insisted on reasoning, saying that the earthworm is the nine sons of the dragon, the emperor is the emperor of the ninety-five, and he is the son of the real dragon.It's only natural to give money to the prince.In order to protect the people in the Jiehe River from being disturbed by the flood, it is a blessing to benefit the people to give the king's money.

Emperor Yongzheng weighed the pros and cons and felt that it was all reasonable, so he bestowed the emperor Shunzhi's royal money, Shunzhi Tongbao, enshrined in the palace, and put the king's money in the mouth of the cockroach statue.

Only after reading the text did I know that Emperor Yongzheng did not come to Liuyu Bridge in person.Moreover, the earthworm palace under the Mustard River was built by a man named Yang Zixu.What's more, there is really a king coin in this cockroach palace, but it is not Yongzheng Tongbao, but Shunzhi Tongbao.

This record should be true, because Yongzheng Tongbao is already in our hands.It is impossible for another Yongzheng Tongbao to appear here.

The third uncle pointed to the mouth of the cockroach and said: "Look, there should be a copper coin in the mouth of this cockroach. If the words on the stone statue are true, this copper coin should be given by Emperor Yongzheng." Shunzhi Tongbao's Wangqian. We were so close to this Five Emperors' Wangqian, and now we are so far away."

I took a closer look, and there was indeed a gap in the mouth of the cricket.If it holds copper coins in its mouth, it looks a bit like the golden toad that we often see.That kind of golden toad also has a copper coin that symbolizes wealth in its mouth.

Although none of us have seen the five emperors' coins of Shunzhi Tongbao, I believe in the third uncle, and I even believe in the written records on the base of the stone statue.

The third uncle looked annoyed, and finally took out an ancient copper coin that he usually carried, stuffed it into the mouth of the cricket, and said: "Originally, the cricket has the king's coin of Shunzhi Tongbao in its mouth, so it can be calmed down." The water of the mustard river has not been flooded for at least 500 years. But now the royal money of Shunzhi Tongbao has been taken away, and only the stone statue of the cockroach is left. I am afraid that the water of the mustard river cannot be restrained. I use this Ordinary ancient coins can only barely last ten years. I hope we can find the Shunzhi Tongbao and return the river bottom cockroach in these ten years. Otherwise, there will be floods..."

Chapter 525

What the third uncle said at the time, neither Pang Dahai nor I paid attention to.After all, a stone statue with a copper coin in its mouth can play such a big role in township water, which is a bit alarmist to say.But in fact, we did not return the Shunzhi king's money for various reasons. As a result, in August of the seventh year, there was a once-in-a-century flood in Jiehe generation.It is said that a lot of money was lost, and many people died in the flood.Of course, the flood also affected many places in the country, especially the Jiehe area.

I don't know if it's a coincidence, or it's really because of the lack of money from King Shunzhi.In short, after that, I became more convinced of this mysterious and mysterious thing.Because many of the predictions made by Uncle San turned out to be true in the end.

I looked at the stone statue of the cockroach, and said with a smile: "The old horse also joked that there is a dragon palace under the water? Looking at it this way, this is really true. There is no dragon palace, but there is a cockroach palace."

The third uncle waved his hand: "The cricket is one of the nine sons of the dragon. It is not an exaggeration to say that this is the Dragon Palace."

We stood in front of the stone statue of the cricket for a while, and we all felt that our breathing was a little tight.It seems that there is not as much air here as I thought.The third uncle also realized this, he looked left and right and said: "No wonder the people of the fire soul don't come down by themselves, but use evil methods to control the water zombies to get the king's money. The air here can't bear the three of us to breathe, and we can't last long." Stay, you have to get out of here immediately."

Pang Dahai said: "Master Uncle, there is no more oxygen in the oxygen tank of the diving suit. The way we came from has been sealed, how do we get out?"

I pointed inside: "Third Uncle, shouldn't there be a passage here that can lead to the outside?"

The third uncle smiled wryly: "This is not a tomb, it is underwater. How could there be a passage to the outside. Listen to me, let's go back the same way. Although this diving suit is a bit cheaper and simpler, it is made of water. Point, but after all, it is a diving suit, and it can withstand a certain amount of underwater pressure. Although the oxygen cylinder is useless, after we go out from the entrance, we will float up quickly due to buoyancy. As long as we hold our breath, Don't panic, there should still be a chance to escape."

I was a little dumbfounded when I heard it. I had always been optimistic that there was a passage leading to the outside. Unexpectedly, what Uncle San said made my hopes shattered in an instant.According to the third uncle's method, we only have a chance to escape.In the water, the situation changes rapidly, and no one can say exactly what will happen.What's more, our water quality is not very good.

But we have no second way to go.

There was no way, we had no choice but to bite the bullet and follow Uncle San and returned from the same road.After coming in, we all took off the wetsuit because it was too tight, and now we have to put the tight wetsuit on again.

The air inside is already very thin, and time does not allow us to delay any longer.Uncle San put on his diving suit, came to the entrance of the cave, and gave us an OK sign. He stretched his body and rushed out from the entrance of the cave.

There was water outside the entrance of the cave, and because the third uncle's body entered the water, a lot of water droplets splashed in after all, but fortunately, the amount of water was not large.

I only saw the light of the diving lamp worn by the third uncle dimmed, and disappeared into the dark water waves outside in an instant.

I glanced at Pang Dahai, and he nodded at me.

I gritted my teeth, imitating my third uncle, took a deep breath, and resolutely rushed out from the hole.

I just felt that when my body was in the water, it rose straight up as if being pulled by a rope.The body was a little breathless under the pressure of an invisible layer, and there was a little pain all over, but this feeling soon weakened.

I tried to hold my breath and let my body relax as much as possible.

Just when I was about to lose my hold, with a crash, my body floated up from the water.

When I looked up and saw the beautiful sunset in the sky, I knew that I had narrowly escaped death again.

I have experienced life and death several times, but this time it seems a bit insignificant.So I don't have much of the excitement of a near-death experience.

As soon as I came up, the fat man also floated up from a place not far from me.

From a distance, I saw Uncle San also floating on the water, and the diving light was still shining.

We used our crappy swimming strokes to swim to the shore with great difficulty.

Fortunately, the flow of the river seemed to slow down a lot at this time, and we finally tossed to the shore when it was completely dark, and there was no risk in the process.

The third uncle went ashore first, and stretched out his hand to pull the fat man and me ashore too.

The three of us lay directly on the river bank, gasping for breath at first, and it took more than ten minutes to recover some physical strength and energy.

In the end, the third uncle said quietly: "Okay, this time I have completely given up. The five emperors' money that I got was just snatched away by someone. Damn, I don't care about fire spirits, water spirits, or human beings. It’s a ghost, I’ll tell him how to get it back.” Just 5 minutes after escaping from the danger, the third uncle became angry again, clamoring to get back the five emperors’ money.

But now the so-called Shunzhi king's money is not even whereabouts, and the fire soul team doesn't know where it is, let alone snatch it back.

I asked my third uncle: "Third uncle, are you sure that the person who took away the king's money and the person who posted the fire soul talisman in the old house are the same people?"

The third uncle nodded: "I'm sure. The technique is the same, but they can't enter the underwater space, so they didn't leave the fire soul talisman."

Pang Dahai asked: "Master, what kind of fire soul person do you mean? If you steal it, you will steal it. If you rob it, you will steal it. Why do you want to leave a fire soul talisman? Apart from pretending to be aggressive, this thing seems to keep Get the clues. Isn't he afraid that we will follow the clues and find them?"

The third uncle smiled and said, "You are wrong. They are just afraid that we won't find them."

"why is that?"

The third uncle pointed at me: "Does my eldest nephew know why?"

I nodded: "They are thinking about the other five emperors' money in our hands."

The third uncle sighed: "Yeah. The people of the Huohun group are now a mouse-throwing weapon. We are mice, and the five emperors' money in our hands is porcelain. Didn't you find it? The people of the Huohun group can confront us several times. , but they all chose to evade. This time is the same, they just took away the five emperors' coins, and did not embarrass us. They are afraid that after we are destroyed, they will not get the five emperors' coins they want. Another possibility is that they don't know how many five emperor coins we have in our hands, and they also want to wait for us to collect them all, and then they will catch cicadas and orioles and get the king coins in our hands in one fell swoop."

Chapter 526

When the fat man heard this, he was very angry: "Bah, they have a good idea."

The third uncle waved his hand: "I can't say that. It's really not impossible. They are in the dark, and we are in the light. It seems that everything we deal with is under their surveillance, so I often say that we are behind our backs. There are two eyes. It's so weird to say, when you said that when we first took over this old house, we wanted to make money and help Chen Tao by the way. I didn't even think that there were five emperors of Shunzhi Tongbao in it It's about the money. Is it such a coincidence?"