C1585 A Tomb Raiding Adventure(3)
C1585 A Tomb Raiding Adventure(3)
Lian Zhide said seriously, "At that time, I didn't have anything else on me that I could throw away. All the tools were in my backpack. Before I fell, my backpack was in my hand. After I rolled it down, I threw it somewhere else. Helpless, I could only squeeze my exhausted body into the cave. After entering, other than the darkness inside and the faint coolness, we didn't find anything dangerous. This made me gradually feel at ease, and I began to squat at the cave entrance to recover my strength. Furthermore... I took out the last bit of dry rations that I had hidden in my pocket and began to eat. "
"You don't have tools or water, so it should be very difficult for you to survive in that cave, right?" Fann Binn frowned and said, "You should be thinking about how to leave that place first, right? There is no water in the tomb. You won't be able to hold on for long. "
"I am indeed the same as you think, but at that time, I had no choice but to do so. My only way out is to find the way back in this cave, otherwise I wouldn't have the strength to climb down the chain all the way to the valley below. Besides, I only guessed that the iron chain would lead to the valley below the cliff. But I couldn't be sure. If it wasn't, then I would still be dead. So after weighing the pros and cons, he entered the cave to explore. That's my best way out."
When Lian Zhide said this, he saw that Fann Binn didn't say anything, so he continued. "After I have rested and recovered some of my strength, I took out the small flashlight that I had to use to steal graves from my pocket, turned on the light, and carefully walked into the cave. I carefully observed the walls of the cave. There were obvious traces of excavation. Thus, I eliminated the possibility that this cave was inhabited by birds and birds. After walking for about a minute, they went deeper into the cave. There's an obstacle in front of me."
"An obstacle?" Fann Binn did not understand what Lian Zhide meant by an obstacle.
"That is a door. It is made of copper and iron, about one meter tall. It's small, not big, but it's full of ancient charm!" Lian Zhide said excitedly, "When I saw this door, I knew I found the right one. This cave is actually the location of an ancient tomb! I carefully observed the iron door. What surprised me the most was that the two words' Profound Theory 'were engraved on the iron door. I don't know what Profound Truths represents, but I do. This must be the name of this ancient tomb."
Fann Binn revealed an undetectable smile. He was waiting for this news! Just as he had expected. The golden needle that Lian Zhide sold to him was a primitive ancient hairpin. As expected, it was stolen from the ancient tomb where the treasures of Mystery Sect were buried!
What Master Tang said was absolutely right. He had only guessed one thing wrong. The ancient hairpin was not transferred to him after the grave robber sold it to the hawker. It was stolen and sold to him by the grave robber, Lian Zhide!
"The iron door is hard to open, but I have studied ancient locks and the like. I studied it with a wire I carried with me for a few hours. Finally, I opened the ancient lock that locked the iron door."
"After I excitedly opened the lock, I impatiently opened the iron door. Suddenly, several silver lights shot toward me from inside! I was so scared that my soul almost left my body. I quickly laid down and tried to dodge. But it was already too late. A silver light quickly hit my chest. It sent my entire body flying! "
Lian Zhide gasped for breath with fear lingering in his heart, "When I came back to my senses, I found that my chest was in great pain. When I looked down, I found that there was a silver arrow nailed to the copper lock in my hand. It was really close. If the arrow shot from the hidden weapon was a little higher, I would have died! "
" Later, when I carefully moved closer to the iron door, I realized that there was a silver thread attached to the iron door. If I had discovered it in time, the projectile would not have been fired. However, I had directly opened the iron door, causing the silver thread to directly snap. Only then did I trigger the switch of the hidden weapon inside, and the arrowheads fiercely shot towards me. "
"That's really dangerous. Uncle Lian, you're really lucky." Fann Binn smiled and said," We have just arrived at the entrance of the ancient tomb and we have already encountered danger. I don't know how many traps are inside, right? "
"That's right. I couldn't help but want to retreat. However, there was nowhere for me to retreat to. Outside the cave was a cliff. If I jump down, I will die too. There might be a chance for me to survive after entering the ancient tomb. What's more, there might be some priceless treasures in this ancient tomb. So why don't I give it my all? "
Lian Zhide sighed," Back then, I entered this ancient tomb with such thoughts in mind. Actually, this ancient tomb isn't as complicated and huge as I thought. The scale can be said to be very small. After I carefully walked into the tomb, I roughly understood the internal structure of the tomb and roughly deduced it. This tomb was built according to the eight trigrams of eight rooms and one room, although it wasn't very large, however, the internal structure was very delicate and the construction level was also very good. This caused me to be puzzled again. "
"Confusion?" Fann Binn did not understand what Lian Zhide was thinking.
"Yes, doubt." Lian Zhide frowned at him and said, "At that time, I was thinking of building such a meticulously designed ancient tomb of eight trigrams. How much manpower would that require? How many materials? Alright, even if the scale wasn't large, it would at least take a dozen or twenty people to build it for a few months, right? Moreover, no matter what, eight rooms and one room would require a lot of earth, stone, and other materials, right? Could it be that these people and things were all sent to this ancient tomb by those iron chains?"
" Yeah, I really didn't think of this. Then what you mean is..." Fann Binn was stunned for a moment before he said in surprise, "Are you saying that there are other passageways in this ancient tomb?"
" Yes! That's what I meant." Lian Zhide nodded and said, "At that time, I was sure that we would build a cemetery of this scale. It can't be built with just a chain climbing up from the bottom of the valley, so there must be another way out of this graveyard! Thinking of this, I didn't investigate the stone room in the ancient tomb first. Instead, I started looking for another exit."
"Treasures are indeed tempting, but if there's no way out, then what's the point of finding so many treasures? I carefully went deeper and directly went through the stone rooms that could be used to store treasures. Following the Eight Trigrams' Gate of Life, I arrived at the other end of the tomb, which is also the most likely place to be the entrance. In the end, guess what... What did I see?"
" You saw the way out of here? " Fann Binn guessed and asked curiously," You must have found the true entrance to this ancient tomb, right? "
Lian Zhide shook his head with a smile and said, "I didn't see the entrance. It was at the entrance that I thought it was. There was a huge pile of rocks collapsing. Obviously, this was the entrance. Unfortunately, after the ancient tomb was built, the people who built the ancient tomb blocked the entrance. It could be seen that they didn't want this ancient tomb to be discovered. Therefore, blocking the entrance was undoubtedly the best and most energy-saving method. And if they wanted to take the treasures here in the future, they would have to climb up the chain from the valley below the cliff. Enter from that cave."
"I understand" Fann Binn finally realized what was going on and couldn't help but smile, "According to a normal person's thinking, in order to protect the ancient tomb that was created by one hand, of course I will do that. I will block the main passage, but I will keep a secret. The passageway that no one could find existed, in case someone wanted to enter it in the future. Of course, the candidate to enter must have been elected by them. Obviously, it would not be you, an outsider. You just happened to run into a blind cat and accidentally found the secret passage to this ancient tomb. "
" Is that so? I think so too! " Lian Zhide couldn't help but laugh, "This is my luck... But I did not think too much at that time. The main passageway was blocked. I don't have the strength to go out of the cave and use iron chains to land in the valley, which is equivalent to falling into a dead end. There was no way out, no way out. I was trapped in this ancient tomb just like that. "
" That's true. The real entrance has been blocked. You don't have the strength to go to the cliff in the secret passage. Then... how did you get out?" Fann Binn couldn't help but be surprised, "Could it be... there is a third passage in this ancient tomb?"
"You are right. There are already a lot of passages in one ancient tomb. How could I possibly leave a third passageway for you? At that time, I was disheartened and felt that I would be trapped in this ancient tomb and wait for my death. In my despair, I thought, since I have no way out, then why don't I go and see what treasure is hidden in this ancient tomb? Since I'm already dead, I might as well uncover the secrets of this place. "
" When I thought of this, I made up my mind and walked back into the Eight Trigrams Ancient Tomb. Eight rooms, one room. Of course, I chose the stone room in the middle. At that time, I thought that the ancient people who built the Eight Trigrams Ancient Tomb would naturally protect the best treasures. The small stone room in the center of the Eight Trigrams was undoubtedly the best among all the treasures. Thus, I came to this stone room. I carefully rushed in. "
When Lian Zhide said this, his face was suddenly filled with endless fear and terror. " After entering the stone room, I didn't encounter any resistance. Instead, the first thing I saw was the ancient hairpin lying quietly in the treasure box in the middle of the stone room. At that time, I was truly shocked to the heavens. I also didn't know what kind of magical power this ancient hairpin possessed. I actually got him mesmerized in an instant. Without caring about anything, I wanted to rush towards him. I just want this ancient hairpin to belong to me! "
"I'm afraid that it won't be so easy for you to obtain that ancient hairpin, right?" Fann Binn knew that even if he used his brain to think, Lian Zhide had said it before. It didn't seem like he had only succeeded once. He must have gone through a lot of difficulties and dangers. It would be great if it was really that simple to steal the treasures of Tang Sect.
"Yeah, I still have lingering fear in my heart. Because the moment I walked in, I triggered the mechanism in the room. The row of darts flew over from inside, and I hastily withdrew from the stone room. Only now did I understand that in order to obtain the treasures in the stone room... It wasn't that easy. At that time, I wanted to test it out a few times, but the numerous mechanisms in the stone room made me feel disheartened. If I really want to rush into the stone room and obtain the treasure, I'm afraid I'll have to bring professional tools with me."
Lian Zhide nodded in pain and helplessness," I felt helpless at that time... In the end, he was still faced with the problem of how to leave the ancient tomb. Initially, the idea of falling into the valley along the iron chains in the cave was full of danger, but now it seemed like... This is the only way."