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The ancient temple has been abandoned for many years, and the main hall has already collapsed. John had to arrange six men to guard the periphery, and the rest started to clean up the ruins of the main hall.

Song Zhiming, this strange creature, just arranged for someone to set up a few deck chairs and sun umbrellas outside the ancient temple on vacation, and he himself sat on them and played!electricity!talk!

No need to think about it, it must be a business call.

Wang Letian resolutely refused to sit on the row of deck chairs foolishly, and pulled Wu Bing and Xu Mu to stand in the corner of the ruins, watching the group of mercenaries' cleanup curiously.

The Canbao Taoist held a copper-nickel compass and paced around the ancient temple, stopping from time to time to check the direction on the compass.

Xu Mu followed Wang Letian and the others to watch for a while, feeling bored, so he walked to the side, stood in the yard overgrown with decaying grass, and looked around.Although the area of ​​this ancient temple is small, it has a typical central axis layout, and the original appearance can be vaguely seen in the ruins.

Not far away, Feng Yuan pushed aside the dead grass and squatted down beside a stone carving about forty centimeters high.Xu Mu hopped around like a squirrel among the broken stones of the broken wall, and moved a few steps to the broken pillar next to Feng Yuan, and went to look at the blue-gray stone with him.

The stone is divided into upper and lower layers. The upper layer is carved with two layers of lotus petals. The petals are very strangely scattered downwards, and the tips of the petals are slightly curled upwards to form a graceful arc.In the middle of the lotus, there is a round hole full of dust.The lower layer is a hexagonal face, about fifteen or six centimeters high, on which lions, unicorns, Xiezhi, elephants and other auspicious animals are carved.

"Pillar foundation? Why is this lotus facing downwards?" Xu Mu tried hard to search his memory bank.

"This is called a lotus." Feng Yuan stretched out his hand to wipe off the floating ash on the hexagonal surface, and carefully looked at the pair of lions facing each other for a few seconds. "It should not be a pillar foundation, but the foundation of a certain Buddha statue." seat,"

The courier boy squatting on the broken pillar propped his chin with his hands, "This lion who listens to scriptures and protects the law has a dignified look. Is it from the Southern and Northern Dynasties or the Tang Dynasty?" kind of shape.Lions in the Qing Dynasty were generally more folk-customized.

However, according to what the teapot said, the person who drew the treasure map of Guanshan should be a person in the late Ming Dynasty. The things in this temple should not be so early?

"Dignified? That's pious!" Feng Yuan stretched out his hand and scratched Xu Mu's nose, leaving a dark gray mark on the tip of the tender nose.

"Anyway, I think it's quite dignified." Xu Mu curled his lips with an unrepentant look.

Feng Yuan glanced at his cat-like face, pulled out a wet tissue from the outer pocket of the backpack, and wiped his hands slowly.

"It's so dirty!" The courier boy looked at the black paper towel in Feng Yuan's hand with disgust. Half a second later, he jumped up, "Your hands are so dirty, you just rubbed them on my face!"

The master calmly took out another wet tissue and handed it to him, "I thought you cherished it and wanted to keep it for the New Year."

Xu Mu: ……………

The speed of the mercenaries was very fast. After forty minutes, the right half of the main hall was cleaned up.After prying open the stone bricks under the second pillar in the northeast corner and digging down less than half a meter, a square stone gate with embossed twig patterns appeared.

Six mercenaries used crowbars and ropes to pull open the stone door carved out of the whole stone, revealing the cold hole, and an indescribable smell mixed with strong moisture came to the face.

Everyone took a few steps back consciously. When Wang Letian saw the deep hole, his muscles tensed up. It was Song Zhiming who dragged him back with quick eyesight and hands.

Feng Yuan patted Wang Letian on the shoulder, "Relax, you can do it."

The cave in Huangshan left an indelible shadow in Wang Letian's heart. His real purpose of coming this time should actually be to overcome his own fear.

Young Master Wang shrugged uncomfortably, and gave Feng Yuan a wry smile.

Xu Mu and Wu Bing couldn't restrain their excitement. They pinched their noses and looked down at the light of the flashlights cast by the mercenaries. The zigzag steps inclined at 30 degrees spread layer by layer for at least [-] meters. .However, looking at the material, it looks like wood, and there are already many signs of decay.

The courier boy sighed softly. It is estimated that those rich and powerful gentry back then did not expect that the things they left behind would be buried for four hundred years in a blink of an eye.

They were about to move forward again, Feng Yuan and Song Zhiming dragged them back by their collars.

John gestured to the back, and a mercenary hung down with a microphone-shaped thing, and pulled it up after a while. The mercenary lowered his eyelids to look at the value on it, and nodded to John.

"Song, the air inside is fine, we can go down." John turned to Song Zhiming.

"Mr. Song, wait a moment." Liao Chen took a step forward, took out a two-inch piece of yellow paper from the inside of the bag, and cautiously threw it into the hole with his fingers.

Based on the lines on it, Xu Mu recognized that it was a Yin Qi Talisman.This kind of talisman will burn when it encounters abnormal breaths such as Yin Qi.This is the easiest way to test ghosts and evils. Of course, it is only effective for ordinary little ghosts.When it comes to black and white impermanence, it may not be easy to use.

John crossed his arms, and the circle of mercenaries behind him shrugged, all showing disapproval.

The yellow paper fluttered down and finally disappeared into the darkness.Only then did Liao Chen say to Song Zhiming, "Mr. Song, there is no problem down there."

Seeing Song Zhiming nodding, John waved his hand to let the five mercenaries hang down with ropes to explore the way.After receiving the safety signal from the mercenaries who had landed, John dropped the rope ladder and took the second team down.

Vic deliberately stayed by Xu Mu's side, secretly paying attention to his safety on the rope ladder.The courier boy was busy wrestling with the limp rope ladder, completely unaware, but Feng Yuan sharply raised his eyebrows and glanced at Vic.

Vic spread his hands generously, and mouthed Feng Yuan, "Fair competition."

Feng Yuan snorted coldly, stretched out his arm and hooked the courier brother's waist, "I'll take you down."

Without waiting for Xu Mu's reaction, he hugged Xu Mu and fell down like a meteor along the hanging rope, leaving Vic with a look of "you will never have a chance to make a move".

Vic: ……………

Xu Mu, who was attacked by the sense of weightlessness, almost cried out in embarrassment, and quickly hugged Feng Yuan tightly like an octopus, Ma Dan, from now on, when going to the amusement park, he will definitely not use the jumping machine!

Four of John's men stayed in the camp, and four stayed on the ground for vigilance. The remaining 24 people were divided into two teams after landing, and Song Zhiming and Xu Mu were among them.

Wang Letian's complexion was very bad, and his breathing became heavy.Song Zhiming stood beside him, silently stuffing a bar of chocolate into his hand.

"Do you think I'm still three years old?" Wang Letian glanced at Song Zhiming angrily, tore off the wrapping paper viciously, and wiped out the chocolate.

Xu Mu: ……………

Young Master Wang's nerves, which had been soothed by the sweets, miraculously relaxed a lot.

The temperature was a little low, and Xu Mu's ears turned red from the cold within a few minutes of walking along the narrow passage with a flashlight.He dug out two wool caps from Feng Yuan's backpack. Feng Yuan definitely didn't need them. The courier brother put one on his head and handed the other to Wu Bing.The little fox has no fur in human form, so he must also be afraid of the cold, right?

"It's so ugly." Wu Bing looked at the woolen hat that was as yellow as a chicken's down with disgust, and finally folded the brim of the hat and put it on.

Ten minutes later, a deep underground river appeared in front of everyone. There was a bare stone bridge on the river, which was about [-] centimeters above the water surface.The turbulent river was rushing, hitting continuous sprays on the bridge pillars.

The bridge deck of the stone slab bridge is very narrow, barely enough for adults to stand on it with their heels together. Under the infiltration of water vapor for many years, the stone is covered with a thick layer of moss.

Xu Mu wrinkled his nose, he finally knew where the moisture just now came from.

Just as Wang Letian took two steps, his feet slipped and he was about to fall into the river.Song Zhiming, who was walking in front of him, grabbed his wrist as if he had eyes behind him, and pulled him back.

"Hold on to me." Song Zhiming held his arm firmly.

Wang Letian wrinkled his nose in shame, with embarrassment on his face "I just rented this leg this morning, I'm not familiar with it".

Xu Mu, who was standing on the shore, was speechless. It is not a pleasant experience to fall into the water in this temperature.

"Kids, watch carefully, you must be careful when crossing the bridge later." Yesterday's Cun Tou stepped on the bridge with one foot, and elongated his tone teasingly at Xu Mu, which drew a low and sly laugh from the side.

Xu Mu curled his lips, you better be careful yourself, the young master now has the water-avoiding formula by his side, so he is not afraid of water at all!

When Cun Tou walked to the center of the stone bridge, a huge wave suddenly surged under the bridge, covering the bridge deck with a bang.Cun Tou's feet fluttered, and he directly shot horizontally into the icy underground river, causing waves as tall as a person.The people behind him also panicked, and a few seconds later, several more fell into the river, and were rushed a few meters away in a blink of an eye.

Several mercenaries quickly threw chains and dragged them to the shore.

"Zhou, do you want to go down and take a cold shower?" Someone shouted from the opposite bank, and the mercenaries on both sides laughed.It's okay to protect the target, but it's too embarrassing for you to fall.

"Damn!" Cun Tou, whose face was pale from the cold of the river, stroked his hair vigorously, and cursed loudly.

Xu Mu stepped down the stone bridge steadily, and took a look at the group of chicken-like guys, without exception, it seemed that they were all guys who were stepped on by Fu Zhu yesterday.

Dirty water!

The courier brother suddenly flashed these two characters in his mind.

The little white cat jumped off the stone bridge nimbly, and walked past the group of shivering guys with its tail up and its head high.Hmph, small punishment and big warning!

The next road was much wider. After more than half an hour, everyone was stopped by a tall and wide stone gate.

The stone gate is in the style of a gate stone, about five or six meters high, carved from a single huge stone, perfectly embedded in the stone wall, and there are many fist-sized nails on the door panel.

There are two stone beasts on both sides of the stone gate. The beasts are three to four meters high, with raised eyebrows, tiger body and human face with nine heads, and the claws and fangs are carved so lifelike that they will rush down the stone platform to kill people shredded.Many people were overwhelmed by these two fierce stone beasts.

Feng Yuan lowered his eyes thoughtfully, and Xu Mu stared blankly at the stone beast, which was carved... very much like an enlightened beast.

"Don't be afraid, they are just fake and won't come back to life." Vic walked to his side and said gently.

Xu Mu blinked at Vic in surprise, then shook his head, "No, I'm not afraid."

Even if I come back alive, I am not afraid, I am friends with the enlightened beast clan.

However, what he said was bragging in Vic's eyes.The other party smiled, with a clear expression of disbelief, but in order to maintain his self-esteem and consideration, he didn't say anything more.

Xu Mu: ……………

At this time, Song Zhiming had found the door opening mechanism according to the marks on the map. After he pressed a certain door nail, the stone door made a rumbling sound and slowly rose up amidst the dust.

In the light of the flashlight, a spacious bluestone avenue appeared in front of everyone.Each stone slab is about [-] centimeters square, and patterns of Chilong patterns are occasionally carved on it.

With a wave of John's hand, the two mercenaries responsible for opening the way stepped across the threshold and walked in.

"Let them stop before the sixth row of bricks." Song Zhiming looked at the treasure map and opened his mouth. There is a trap between the sixth row and No.12 row.

John immediately conveyed to the two mercenaries.

"Third from the left, second from the right, fourth from the left, third from the right, third from the right, and second from the left." Song Zhiming read out the safe path concisely.

The air in the cave was tense and oppressive.The two mercenaries tightened their nerves and walked forward carefully according to the instructions. Suddenly, the person walking behind stepped on the raised lines.He swayed, and although he stabilized his body, the short machine gun on the backpack slipped down.

"Swish swish swish" the machine gun hit the stone slab next to it, the slate suddenly turned over, and arrows were shot out like raindrops.The mercenary next to him subconsciously jumped to the side to dodge, but touched another mechanism again.

A puff of green smoke burst out, and two rows of long spears were inserted horizontally on both sides of the stone road. The spears gleamed coldly, and they stabbed at the two mercenaries in the middle, almost turning them into hedgehogs.

The eyes of the mercenary who dropped the machine gun at the beginning were already full of despair.

"Hold your breath!" Between the lightning and the flint, a figure like a frightened bird rushed over, picked up one of the guys and threw it out, and at the same time turned over and kicked the row of long spears on the left.

He pointed his toes on the barrel of the gun, his waist drew an elegant arc in the air, and landed gracefully in the safe area of ​​No.13 row. It was Feng Yuan.

The two mercenaries who survived the catastrophe lay on the floor not far away with their arms folded. The other stared at the trembling gun barrel less than half a meter away from his waist. His back was stiff and he was panting heavily.

All the mercenaries in front of the door were stunned and stared at Feng Yuan. Damn it, could it be that weak chicken who saved Charlie and Wei?

impossible?

How did he do it?

Cun Tou clenched his fist and gritted his teeth, "I don't believe it, this kid must be playing tricks."

Fu Zhu tilted his head and glanced at him, fool, just wait and see!

Vic bumped into the bald head next to him, "Am I dazzled?"

The bald man smiled awkwardly and scratched the back of his neck, "I seem to be dazzled too." Illusion, it must be an illusion.Those organs must have been out of use because of their age.

The mercenary holding his arm had his right arm corroded by poisonous gas, and John and another mercenary had to help him treat the wound urgently.

When Xu Mu passed the stone path, Feng Yuan was watching with a solemn expression while holding the half of the gun.

"What's the matter?" The courier brother habitually approached him, and Song Zhiming and Wang Letian walked over together.

Feng Yuan held up the cut end of the gun barrel in front of Xu Mu, "Do you recognize it?"

The fracture of the gun shaft seems to have several layers, and it bursts slightly outward like a flower.

The courier boy shook his head. He had a conflict with the guy from the weapon shop, and he had relatively the least knowledge about weapons.

Feng Yuan stretched out his hand to peel off the outer layer of lacquer, and showed it to Xu Mu and Song Zhiming, "This technique is called Jizhumuzuo (sounds the same as Bi), and there are five pieces from the inner wooden pole to the outer lacquer. Layers, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive to make. Will a person who is eager to hide the treasure ask the craftsman to use such a complicated thing in the mechanism?"

The author has something to say:

Remark 1: Jizhu wood: This structure has a hard wooden stick in the middle, and one or two layers of long and extremely thin bamboo slices are wrapped around the outside, and high-quality rattan is tightly wrapped around the bamboo slices, and then used Strong silk threads bind the rattan tightly.Finally the outside is painted, with raw lacquer applied evenly layer after layer, so that these materials are tightly bound together and smooth and beautiful.

The long pole structure produced by such exquisite craftsmanship combines the hardness of wooden poles, the softness of bamboo, the toughness of rattan, the firmness and wear resistance of silk threads, and the protection and corrosion protection of lacquer. flexibility.The most representative of these is the pole weapon unearthed from the tomb of Marquis Yi of Zeng.