Martial Lord

There was no time to pay attention to the fat man's nonsense, but after a while, the footsteps of the tomb guards turned back again, and the three immediately dived into the water.Their time is very precious, regardless of whether they succeed or fail, they must go down the mountain before dawn, otherwise it will not be so easy to escape the eyes and ears of the mausoleum guards.

It was pitch black under the water, without any lighting, Wu Xie was already struggling to dive, and after following Zhang Qiling for a few turns, he completely lost his sense of direction.The water in the Outer Domain River was not too deep, but for Wu Xie, the squeeze under the water still made his lungs very uncomfortable.

Suddenly, someone beside him pushed him.Zhang Qiling had reached his side at some point, Wu Xie looked in the direction he pointed, and found a narrow passage, this is... Wu Xie understood it immediately.

This is the channel connecting the groundwater, from here you can enter the Uchiyu River without accident.The guards of the imperial mausoleum are strict on the outside and loose on the inside. Once they enter the inland river, their actions will be much easier.

The passage was so narrow that Wu Xie was almost worried that the fat man would get stuck in the entrance.But the advantage of this is that he can push the wall to use his strength to move forward, and the speed is much faster. The disadvantage is that this environment makes him very uneasy. After all, they can only swim out desperately now.Compared to his uneasiness, Zhang Daxia didn't hesitate in his movements, as if he was very familiar with this road.

The passage is very long, and very tortuous, uneven, and there is still air in the middle part.It must be because it is not the rainy season and there is less water.They were able to catch their breath for a while, and then continued to swim to the other side of the passage.This is still not a short distance, and sneaking in such a narrow place consumes a lot of energy.As soon as he left the passage, Wu Xie desperately went upstream.The moment the water came out, a large amount of air was poured into the lungs, Wu Xie was dizzy from coughing, and it took him a long time to hear the fat man beside him coughing to death.

It was pitch black, and they were still in the river.The lights of the Minglou above their heads had now become distant spots of light, and they had sneaked so far underwater without knowing it.It seems that this is the second Yuhe.

Then they found the next entrance, swam a short section of waterway with the same method, and successfully invaded the inland river.It's just that this time they were unlucky, and the moment they got out of the water, they bumped into the patrol of the Mausoleum Guards.The sound of footsteps was just three feet above the head, and the three of them pressed against the bank wall without even daring to breathe.

The fat man pushed Wu Xie and mouthed "what should I do", and Wu Xie imitated the question and passed it on to Zhang Daxia.The man moved his mouth, as if he said something, but because it was too fast, Wu Xie didn't see it clearly.Just as he was about to ask again, Zhang Daxia suddenly sank down and submerged in the water.Wu Xie was startled, and quickly followed.

Zhang Qiling didn't swim far, but just dived in place.Wu Xie was surprised to find that there was another passage under their feet, but this time the entrance was covered with iron bars.

This is apparently another drain.There are also such passages between the three Yuhe Rivers, but they are not protected by iron bars.This is already the innermost river, so where does the water flow here?With a flash of inspiration, Wu Xie suddenly looked at Zhang Qiling.The latter nodded to him, confirming his guess.

The water flows to the lower place. This is the innermost Yu River, but it is also the highest one. The direction of this drain is from high to low. Obviously, this is not a "drainage", but a "water intake" of the river.So where does this stagnant water come from?

——It’s the underground palace, that’s the only possibility.It seems that the little brother didn't intend to go through the main entrance at first, but how did he know about this secret passage?

Zhang Qiling obviously already had a plan.He gestured for Wu Xie to hold on to him and fix his position underwater.On the other hand, he freed his hand, drew out the ancient black gold knife, and swung it mercilessly at the iron bars.In the scriptures, it is always said that magic weapons cut iron like mud, but now Wu Xie thinks that cutting iron like mud in water is the real magic weapon.Despite Zhang Daxia's amazing power, his sharp black gold sword did not cut the iron fence into pieces as he wished. The resistance in the water was too great, not to mention the Mausoleum Guard Army above them, so they couldn't make too much noise.The water flow here is not as gentle as downstream, Wu Xie was almost washed away several times, not to mention bearing the weight of another person.He firmly clasped a raised rock with one hand, and the other hand went from grabbing Zhang Daxia's shoulder to the back of his clothes, and finally he was so rushed that he could barely grab the belt.There is probably no second person in the world who can pull the belt of the martial arts leader so openly, Wu Xie thought secretly - belt, belt, you have to be strong, I really didn't mean to be a hooligan.

After they knocked a few more times, although the iron fence showed no signs of breaking, the frame showed some signs of shaking.Zhang Qiling retracted the saber, then grabbed the iron railing with both hands, kicked up the stone wall, and exerted force suddenly.A corner of the iron fence was torn apart, revealing a gap.But this force was too strong, and it exceeded Wu Xie's tolerance.At the moment when he was knocked into the air, the little shopkeeper still remembered to firmly grasp Zhang Daxia's belt, but the other hand that was fixed was released.But before he could recover, he was hit hard on the back again, pushing him back.Wu Xie choked on water, looked back, and it was indeed a fat man.The fellow followed him at some point, and was sucking firmly to the shore like a gecko. At this moment, his fat body fully showed its value.

The three of them seized the time and filed into the passage.The water flow here is relatively turbulent, and they had to hold on to the wall to ensure that they would not be washed away. After swimming for a while, Wu Xie felt the pressure on his chest lessen.After a while, he felt that his body was getting heavier and heavier, almost unable to float up.But then he realized that it wasn't that his body was getting heavier, but that the water had become shallower, which meant that they were about to go ashore.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for him to hear the sound of "rumbling", and the water flow became more and more turbulent. Zhang Qiling took the lead to go upstream, followed by Wu Xie and Fatty to surface.And at this moment, Wu Xie was almost stunned by the scene in front of him.

In the upper reaches of this shoal, a mighty waterfall rushes and surges, and the sound of roaring water comes, as if it is close to the ears.This is actually an underground underground river, and in the center surrounded by this river, a magnificent underground palace stands impressively.

——I found the Imperial Mausoleum and Underground Palace!

This place doesn't look like a purely natural hollow, it seems to be man-made on the basis of the original terrain.The underground river collected accumulated water and washed away the rocks day after day, forming this natural wonder after tens of thousands of years.It is a rare and auspicious pattern to lean against the mountain and gather the wind and water. It is no wonder that the imperial mausoleum was built here.

But they should not have entered the scope of the underground palace.There is no passage between here and the outside, the passage should be in the underground palace, from top to bottom, connected with the buildings on the ground.This road will be sealed after the emperor's burial, so they don't have to worry about being chased by the mausoleum guards.It was the first time for Wu Xie to swim such a long waterway, not to mention risking his life every time he took a breath, he was extremely nervous.Although there are many traps around now, it is much more comfortable than soaking in water.

They went ashore to rest for a while, and then began to prepare for sneaking into the underground palace.From the outside, the underground palace has three floors, but the location of this building is facing the temple in the center of the mausoleum area, and it is connected to the buildings on the ground. It should have five floors.At the same time, it is not ruled out that there is another cave here.

Since the underground palace had no intention of leaving a way for the living from the very beginning, there are no entrances in the lower three floors.Wu Xie discussed with Fatty for a long time, but both felt a little frustrated.The structure here is almost impossible to get in with their existing equipment. The only way is to use explosives.Not to mention that they couldn't get explosives at hand, even if they had explosives, detonating them in such a place would be no different from voluntarily burying the emperor with them, not to mention that none of the five thousand mausoleum guards outside were deaf - this method is not feasible big.They managed to get here, but they were helpless, no one would feel at ease.

The atmosphere was dull, Zhang Qiling got up suddenly, walked to a place, pointed to the ground with the scabbard, and said firmly: "Dig here."

Wu Xie and Fatty looked at each other, neither understanding Zhang Daxia's intentions, but they also felt that under such circumstances, Zhang Qiling had to listen to what he said.They went so smoothly in the waterway that Wu Xie didn't believe that there were no traps in the waterway, and he even believed that someone led them to avoid it cleverly.Zhang Qiling seemed to know this imperial mausoleum very well, and he had this feeling from just now.

I wanted to ask again, but at a glance, I saw Zhang Daxia holding an ancient black gold knife and preparing to dig the ground, and the little shopkeeper suddenly felt a stomachache.

--spendthrift!Let go of that dragon's back!

"Brother, wait! We have guys who go to the ground, I'll look for it..." Wu Xie sacrificed his life to save the black gold ancient knife that was almost used as a shovel, turned around and rummaged through his bag.

He took out a piece of small shovel with the pole removed, and put together a few ingenious wooden poles to make a set of portable shovels. It came in handy.

The fat man sighed at the pocket shovel: "Naive, you still wear ear picks when you fight?"

"You use such a big ear pick to pick out your ears?" Wu Xie glared at him, and said unconvinced, "What do you know, this thing cost me a lot of money, and it was originally intended to be sold at a high price, so don't underestimate him." As he spoke, he touched the shovel nervously, and said, "Little cutie, let's go, don't let their knives flatten you!

Facts have proved that Wu Xie's money is not in vain. Although the tools are a little smaller, they are better than nothing.The three of them dug alternately for about an hour, and finally came across a brick, which was the roof of the tomb—as expected there was something underneath.

For a while, they didn't know whether to feel that Wu Xie was thoughtful, or Zhang Qiling was as good as a god.In short, what is hidden at the bottom must be the most valuable.Fatty Dang wanted to pick up the shovel to chisel it down, but Zhang Qiling waved his hand.

He leaned over and felt for a long time along the cracks of the bricks with his oddly long two fingers, and said, "Don't smash it, there is an interlayer inside, the bricks can only be pulled out, otherwise the poisonous water will gushes out, and none of us can even try to get in."

The fat man struggled: "Isn't that a waste of time? This brick doesn't even have a seam, how can it be so..."

Before the fat man finished speaking, Zhang Qiling's breath trembled, and his two fingers suddenly exerted force, and they were inserted into the cracks of the bricks like iron nails, and the bricks were pulled out.

Wu Xie was completely dumbfounded by this trick of "breaking bricks with empty hands".Are Zhang Daxia's two fingers perfect?It turns out that he not only knows how to tap people's acupuncture points, but he doesn't even let go of bricks!He used to laugh that the fat man was a Tufuzi in his previous life, but now it seems that the little brother is the ancestor of the Tufuzi.With such a means, it is really wronged him to be a famous and decent martial arts leader.

"Damn it, I'm convinced! Little brother, what kind of kung fu are you doing?" Fatty seemed eager to worship Zhang Qiling as his teacher immediately.

Zhang Qiling naturally wouldn't answer.After the first gap, the situation is completely different.Soon Wu Xie and Fatty joined them. They moved out about fifty tomb bricks, and then they saw the brackets that fixed the tomb roof.Finally, there was an entrance that could accommodate people, but the bottom was dark and nothing could be seen clearly.

Wu Xie heard that most of the ancient tombs have a problem with the environment inside. Because of the perennial airtightness and heavy yin, they usually have to be released to enter.However, it was only more than ten years since the funeral of the first emperor, and this is still a new tomb, so there shouldn't be such a problem.

Zhang Daxia jumped up and was the first to go down.From above, Wu Xie only saw Zhang Qiling's Huozhezi taking a picture around, as if to confirm the environment.After a while, the man let Wu Xie and Fatty come down one after another.

As soon as he stepped on the ground, Wu Xie's heart beat faster.He is stepping into the tomb of the emperor Lao Tzu, such a thing he would not have dared to think about two months ago.The blood and curiosity of the young people were fully mobilized, and Wu Xie didn't know whether he was more afraid or more excited at this moment.

The place where they are located is a spacious hall.Candlesticks are inlaid on the four walls, and a huge incense burner is placed in the middle of the ground.There are also two legendary "eternal lights" at the entrance, but it seems that the tomb has been extinguished soon after it was closed.On the north center line of the main hall is a resplendent dragon chair.The moment the candle was lit, the light of the fire shone on the dragon chair, making this gloomy place almost feel a little majestic, as if it was a microcosm of the palace of the emperor.