Tomb Robber: I, Chen Yulou, am dedicated to cultivating immortality!

Chapter 284: Water Force Mechanism

"dead?"

Upon hearing this.

The hearts of the people around him tensed again.

Subconsciously, he clenched the long sword and musket in his hands, and secretly surrounded Chen Yulou in the middle to prevent any more dangerous situations from happening.

"Ancient corpse or modern person?"

In response, Chen Yulou simply waved his hand, indicating that they didn't need to do so.

Then he looked up at Xiao Shiqian who was high up and asked.

“Not the ancients.”

"Looking at his attire, he looks like someone from the Western Regions."

Xiao Shiqian looked at it carefully with a lantern in hand.

The corpse in the crevice of the cliff was not seriously decayed, so it must have been dead not long ago. Although the face was blurry, the clothes on the body and the tools it carried were not something that could be found in ancient times.

It even had an emptied box gun on its waist.

As for why we concluded that he was from the Western Regions.

It’s because of the silver ornament inlaid with gems and bells on its chest.

You can vaguely see scriptures engraved on the silver jewelry.

All the Uighurs I saw along the way, both men and women, wore this kind of ornament, called Tumar, which is a traditional and ancient ornament that is said to have the effect of warding off evil spirits.

"It seems...it should be Huo Jia's group of sand bandits."

Listen to his description.

Chen Yulou's eyes became clearer and clearer.

There has always been another team in the Jingjue Ancient City.

But it took so long.

Apart from the foreign devils hanging on the city gate and Huo Jia who escaped, no other person was seen.

now……

Finally saw it.

It was exactly what he had guessed at the beginning.

There was no trace of them in the brick corridor, the stone hall of the palace, or the tunnel on the cliff, which means that they never came down from the temple from beginning to end.

Appears here.

The most likely possibility is that it came along the Zidu underground river.

I discovered this underground stone gate by accident.

Chen Yulou could even imagine that when the group of people sneaked in the dark for a long time and finally saw this legendary treasure house, they could not suppress their excitement.

Unfortunately.

What greeted them was not gold, silver, or precious stones.

But countless poisonous snakes.

"Look around to see if there are any maps or similar discoveries."

Exhaled.

Chen Yulou continued to give instructions.

"Yes."

After receiving the order, Xiao Qian did not dare to delay. He took out a pair of silver-thread woven gloves from his bag, then squatted in front of the crack and began to feel the corpse.

When he took action.

The rest of the people also crossed the stone bridge and came to the stone gate.

"Old foreigner brother, bow!"

He casually returned the Jiao She bow to its original owner.

Although it was the first time he used it, this heavy bow was very much to his liking.

"Manager Chen, have you also learned the art of archery and horse riding before?"

After taking the longbow, the old foreigner hesitated for a moment, but still couldn't help his curiosity.

"A little bit of dabbling."

Chen Yulou shook his head and smiled.

The Chen family had been the leader of three generations of thieves. By the time of his generation, the family foundation was already very deep. His father's greatest wish in life was to clean up his name and turn his family from tomb-robbing family into a family of scholars.

Therefore, since he was a child, he was required to study the Four Books and Five Classics, the Six Arts of a Gentleman, archery and horsemanship, military books, martial arts, Taoism, and even the One Hundred and Eight Trades.

However, this kind of large bow was indeed used for the first time.

The old foreigner was amazed at his skill in archery.

In fact, when one reaches the Jindan realm, with the guidance of spiritual consciousness, he cannot say that he can hit the target every time, but hitting seven or eight out of ten is still easy.

Hearing this, the old foreigner's expression became even more astonished.

The longer they knew each other, the more unfathomable Chen Yulou seemed to him.

In the past, he would never have believed that there were such things as perfect people in this world.

But he is definitely the one that comes closest.

Although he is engaged in a low-class business and enters the Eight Outer Gates, it does not affect his mystery at all.

"Brother Chen, what is this?"

Different from the old foreigners.

Partridge Whistle pointed at Xiao Shiqian's figure.

"Just the gang of sand bandits from before."

"Are they still there?"

Hearing this, he couldn't help but frown.

After such a long time, there was still no trace of the other party, so Partridge Whistle was still paying attention.

"There is no possibility of survival under the snake cave."

Chen Yulou shrugged.

This trip seems to be unstoppable, but that's because they took action.

To ordinary people, those black snakes would definitely be like devils.

While talking.

Xiao Shiqian had already landed on the ground by stepping on the stone wall.

In addition to a lamp, there was also a bag in his hand.

"Boss, everything is here."

Walk up to a few people.

When the bundle was opened, scattered items fell to the ground.

There are coins made of gold, jade artifacts with deep patina, silver ornaments with obvious Western style, and several bronze artifacts engraved with ghost cave characters.

Apart from that.

A twenty-shot box gun, the two remaining bullets, a bag of damp black powder, and a parchment scroll.

Chen Yulou glanced casually.

He automatically filtered out the scattered artifacts and became very interested in the rolled-up parchment.

Bend down and pick it up.

Lay it flat in your hands.

As expected, the seemingly messy lines on the parchment clearly correspond to the ancient city of Jingjue.

The two protruding black peaks represent the Twin Black Mountains.

There are black stone towers in the city and a simple route through the ancient city.

But among the intersecting lines, there are two places that are highlighted.

One is the black tower and the other is in the south of the city.

I explained it in English.

'A mysterious temple dedicated to the gods.'

"An ancient well leading to the underground."

Although Chen Yulou's English level was not high, it was much better than French, German or Chinese, of which he knew nothing.

He paused for a moment.

Then I recognized the two comments.

really.

This group of people went down from the ancient well to the underground river and finally came here.

Judging from this, this map should have been made by Stan Ying.

This was the Western European explorer who accidentally broke into the ancient city as mentioned by Hoja.

"Okay, the dust has settled."

Put away the parchment.

Chen Yulou's last bit of doubt also completely disappeared.

The man who died in the crack of the cliff was most likely the leader of the bandit group. It must be said that his survival ability was indeed amazing.

In the case of entering a snake cave.

I can actually live so long.

It's a pity that I'm unlucky.

Finally, they ran out of ammunition and food.

In addition, the bag of black powder was soaked by water, which cut off his last way of retreat.

otherwise.

If he fights to the death, he might really be able to find a glimmer of hope.

"Next, I have to figure out how to open this door."

He casually handed the parchment to Xiao Shiqian.

The latter was stunned at first.

Then my heart couldn't help but beat fast.

The shopkeeper's meaning was self-evident; those scattered artifacts were considered his spoils and were given to him in advance.

The Xiangling bandits who arrived a little later could hardly hide their envy when they looked at him.

It caught the boss's eye.

What can be predicted is that once he returns to Changsheng Mountain, his meteoric rise to prominence is a foregone conclusion.

Chen Yulou has always been clear about rewards and punishments, and these were indeed brought back by him at the risk of his life.

At this moment, he just pointed at the gate.

In the original book, the group of people who lived decades later did not have this problem.

Because when they arrived, the stone gate had already been forcibly blown open, probably by the Western European expedition teams.

but……

Chen Yulou did not intend to use gunpowder.

It's good that it can be opened.

If they are not careful, the cliff above their heads will collapse and they will all be buried here to accompany the Queen of Jingjue.

A woman from a thousand years ago.

Chen Yulou wasn't in that mood.

Of course, the most important thing is to worry that if gunpowder is used, it will cause landslides and earthquakes in the cave behind the door, cutting off the way to the ghost cave, which would be a big problem.

"Or should we ask the armored beast to dig a tunnel through the stone wall next to it?"

Since there was a precedent, the old foreigner naturally suggested it.

"Even if the armored beast attacks, it will probably take more than a short time to break through."

Chen Yulou shook his head.

Although they have been traveling underground, it is not difficult to guess based on the direction and time of their travel that they are now very close to the Black Mountains.

The queen built a mausoleum on the mountain and built a large tomb with big trees.

How could it be so easy to penetrate?

Therefore, the matter of fighting actually still falls on opening the door.

"It's a pity that Hong Gu didn't come, otherwise with her skills, she would definitely be able to find the key."

Looking at the stone door in front of him that was several feet high.

Even Kunlun couldn't help but feel a sense of insignificance in his heart.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Let's look for it."

Chen Yulou shook his head and smiled.

Whenever a device is destroyed, there will be traces to follow.

What's more, this is a large formation that has been maintained for a thousand years and is still functioning.

"Where's Yuan Hong?"

After staring at the stone gate for a while, Chen Yulou suddenly remembered something and turned to look at the crowd.

"Master, I'm here."

I heard him calling my name.

Yuan Hong immediately walked out from the back of the team.

"Let's see if we can find the center of the formation."

Seeing its burning gaze, Chen Yulou gave direct instructions.

"Yes, Master."

A simple conversation.

Yuan Hong did not waste any time. He stepped over the heavy stone above his head, walked straight to the stone gate, and pressed towards the stone gate with his five fingers.

"This is?"

Yang Fang was completely confused.

He subconsciously glanced at the old foreigner beside him.

Noticing his gaze, the latter just spread his hands and said, "Don't look at me. This is my first time seeing this, too."

Hearing this, Yang Fang looked at Kunlun in front of him again.

After all, among all of them, he is the only one Yuan Hong is closest to.

But what he didn't know was that Kunlun was also unable to hide his surprise at this moment.

With his back to the crowd, the moment he placed his right hand on the stone door, a ray of black gold light flowed in Yuan Hong's amber eyes, and then stars flickered under his chest.

It was as if the acupoints were ignited.

Soon, a golden thread passed through the palm of the hand and went straight to the stone gate.

"and many more……"

I sensed its aura suddenly rising.

Partridge Whistle, who had been silent all this time, couldn't help but jump in the corner of his eyes.

His eyes were subconsciously fixed on the stone door.

As if trying to see through something.

But even he only vaguely sensed a trace of energy flowing. As for what it was, according to his guess, it might be the blood talent of the monkeys.

Just like the two armored beast predecessors from his mountain-moving lineage.

Before becoming a demon.

Then you can accurately find the underground Yin veins.

From this point on, he could dig through mountains, caves and tombs and never fail in entering graves.

Yuan Hong’s mandrill magical powers did not last too long, only a moment, and then it opened its eyes again.

Deep in the eyes, that streak of black gold has faded.

Instead, there was an excitement that could not be concealed.

"Owner."

"found it!"

After taking a deep breath, Yuan Hong didn't even take a rest and immediately returned to everyone.

"where?"

Having witnessed this magical power in the morning, Chen Yulou was not surprised at this moment. He just asked in a deep voice.

Yuan Hong pointed to the stone bridge they had crossed when they came here.

"underground river!"

Upon hearing this, everyone including Chen Yulou felt a subconscious buzz in their heads.

This is the only dark river? !

Yes.

Over the past thousand years, the world has changed dramatically, the former oasis has turned into an endless desert, and the only thing that remains unchanged is the never-drying Yin River.

Use river water to drive the formation.

Isn’t this the water mechanism tomb?

Partridge Whistle's eyes flickered, and his breathing became faster for a moment, obviously he had thought of this as well.

On that day at Zhalong Mountain, when he was looking at the lake view from the Ling Palace mural, he mentioned the water mechanism, but was denied by Chen Yulou.

Unexpectedly, I saw it wrong that day, but I encountered the real thing today.

"Would you like to dive?"

Chen Yulou did not stop explaining, but continued to ask Yuan Hong.

Yuan Hong hesitated, "I saw a lot of paddle blades..."

It seemed like it didn't answer the question, but Chen Yulou understood it immediately, "Okay, Taoist brother, wait here for a while, I'll go downstairs."

"Brother Chen, be careful!"

"Boss, I'll go with you."

"You want to go by water, Manager Chen? Why don't you let me go? I grew up by the Yellow River and I'm an excellent swimmer."

Partridge Whistle nodded.

Kunlun and Yang Fang on the side spoke one after another.

Especially the latter, who looked eager to try.

"Brother Yang Fang is very considerate, but the situation in Anhe is unclear, so I'd better go there myself."

Chen Yulou shook his head and declined.

As he spoke, a pair of big hands placed on Kunlun's shoulders, the meaning was self-evident.

Seeing this, even if Kunlun was unwilling, he could only suppress the restlessness in his heart.

"Take it."

Chen Yulou shook his head and smiled, then took off the Dragon Scale Sword and handed it to him.

Then he walked past the crowd and returned to the stone bridge.

The rushing water rolled past beneath my body, bringing up a rumbling sound. The surface of the river was shrouded in a thick layer of fog, as if a lute was half covering its face.

When he passed by before, he just glanced at it casually.

After making sure there was no danger in the underground river, he walked over.

Now looking carefully again, Chen Yulou soon noticed something was wrong.

The flowing river water seemed to be diverted when passing under the bridge, forming a faint whirlpool, and the leaves rushing down from upstream were swirling back and forth there.

"Got you……"

See this situation.

Chen Yulou's eyes couldn't help but light up.

He took a deep breath, activated his magical speed, and leaped forward.

Just like a feather gently falling into the thick fog.

Wait until he stands on the river.

There was clearly a tunnel dug out in the cliff wall at the whirlpool.

It's more than half a person tall.

Bottomless.

The cold underground river water rushed into it, and only the rumbling echo could be heard.

"If we bring water into the mausoleum, won't it become a puddle?"

Chen Yulou looked strange.

The most taboo thing in the Han Dynasty mausoleums is water in the tomb.

This is intentional here.

It can only be said that even though the queen is also well versed in metaphysics, the distinction between the Yi and Han is something that is engraved in her bones and cannot be easily erased.

The thought flashed past.

Chen Yulou did not hesitate and used the magic of movement and water diversion to quickly travel through the inky black waterway.

Almost half a minute later.

There was a sound of splashing water coming from the front.

When he got closer, he was shocked to find that it was a man-made cliff. The water from the Zidu underground river converged here, and the huge drop formed an underground waterfall.

Under the waterfall are piles of rocks.

High above the head hung iron chains one after another.

Just locked the stone pestle.

Paddle blades made of sacred wood.

It keeps rotating driven by the falling water of the waterfall.

With every turn, there was a creaking sound from the chain.

See this scene.

Even though Chen Yulou had some guesses, he couldn't help but be amazed by this ingenious project.

It is hard to imagine that such an exquisite mechanical formation was created by the ancient people thousands of years ago.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is a water conservancy project for later generations.

Even better in some aspects.

after all……