Since the mute had already pointed out the general direction in which Li Zhongyong and Chen Liqiu brought back the gold artifacts, the three of them did not search separately, but set out together to search in the northeast direction.

Because the target of the waterfall was relatively large, the three of them found the waterfall that Baturu had mentioned not long after they set off. It was a very large waterfall located on a cliff, with a rapids flowing from west to east below.

river.

"It's right here, it can't be wrong." Batulu shouted loudly under his finger.

Instead of hurrying to collect his breath and descend, he looked far away at Lishan Mountain in the northeast. This waterfall was at least thirty miles away from the huge seal of Lishan Mountain. Who created such a distant passage.

After a short period of watching, the three of them rode to the vicinity of the waterfall. There was a lot of rain in summer and the waterfall had enough water. The scene inside the waterfall was completely invisible from the outside.

Big Tou's figure was nimble, and before he could open his mouth, he jumped out from Miss Bai's back and rushed into the waterfall.

Not long after, Datou rushed out from the water curtain of the waterfall, changed his position in the air and landed on Miss Bai's back, "Your Majesty, you are right, there is a passage leading to the north, but the passage is very narrow, and the horse cannot enter.

go."

After nodding, they pointed to the woods on the south bank of the river. They understood each other and drove their horses there. After setting up their mounts, they took the lead and jumped up, holding Batulu behind them.

The waterfall is huge, but the passage leading to the north is quite narrow, only five feet square, barely enough for two people to pass through side by side. If you are tall, you may bump into each other while walking.

Batulu had been here before. After entering, he bent down and moved forward quickly, "This road is quite narrow now, but it becomes wider as you go in."

"How far is this passage?" followed.

"It's not close," Batulu shook his head and said, "Back then, a few of us followed the master and traveled a long way in the dark."

While Batulu was speaking, he found a broken white skeleton in the passage. He squatted down to examine it and found that it was the remains of an adult man. Not far from the body, he also found a worn-out wooden handle with a rotten wooden handle?

head.

"Look what it's doing. There are more inside. Let's go." Batulu turned around and urged.

He stood up straight and quickly followed Ba Tulu. When he caught up, Ba Tulu

Tulu explained, "These dead people are all the craftsmen who repaired the tombs. After the tombs were repaired, they were locked inside. However, they didn't want to die, so they kept digging from the inside out, so they dug such a long tunnel."

After Batulu finished speaking, he nodded slowly. Naturally, Batulu's words were not his own observation and judgment, but the judgment of his master back then.

As Batulu said, the further north you go, the wider the passage becomes, and soon Batulu will be able to walk straight forward. After passing by a pile of bones, Batulu pointed his fingers at the bones and said again, "There were many craftsmen at the beginning, and the digging

The tunnels were very spacious, but as there were fewer and fewer craftsmen, the tunnels dug became narrower and narrower."

"There are more than thousands or hundreds of craftsmen who built the imperial mausoleum." Datou continued.

"It's more than that. You'll know when you get to the front," Batulu said. "It's a vast expanse of white. The further you go, the more bones you get."

"With so many people, how did they survive after the underground palace was closed and the air was cut off?" Datou wondered.

Batulu shook his head and said, "Then I don't know. I only know that they eat people if they don't have anything to eat. People will do anything to survive."

I deeply agree with what Batulu said. As the saying goes, people know etiquette only if they have enough resources. People can abide by etiquette only when they have enough food and clothing. When survival is threatened, people's morality and conduct will be infinitely reduced.

At first, there were not many bones in the passage. The further you went in, the more bones there were. Eventually, it even reached a shocking level. Moreover, these bones were not complete skeletons. It was obvious that they were dismembered and eaten by everyone after death.

The floor of the passage was covered with dust, and the recent footprints could be clearly seen on the dust, which also proved that Chen Liqiu and Li Zhongyong indeed took out the gold cakes and gold utensils from here.

Although the passage is long and deep, you don't feel suffocated when walking in it, and you can vaguely feel the breeze.

Not only did he notice the wind, Datou also noticed it, "Your Majesty, why is there wind inside?"

After thinking for a while, he said, "There are two possibilities.

, Firstly, there is another exit from the imperial mausoleum, and secondly, there is a wind-generating mechanism inside the imperial mausoleum."

"Yes, it is impossible for such a big imperial mausoleum to be without mechanisms," Datou said, looking up at Batulu, "Hey, uncle, did you encounter any mechanisms last time you came here?"

"No," Batulu shook his head and said, "This tunnel was dug by craftsmen. They are almost dead, so how can they bother to set up a mechanism."

As the passage became wider and wider, the three of them moved more and more freely. In order to save time, they cast their body skills and moved forward quickly, with Datou and Batulu following closely behind.

Although all three of them have the ability to see at night, rushing through the dark passage filled with bones still makes people feel claustrophobic and depressing. In order to relieve the dull depression, they activated the pure Yang spiritual energy and produced a scorching flame from their left hand to illuminate several people. .

"Senior Brother, what's the scene like inside?" he asked while walking quickly.

"I told you, it's very big inside, just like a city." Batulu said.

"Can you be more specific?" he asked.

Batulu shook his head, "No, Master didn't let us in back then. We were waiting outside the door."

"Outside the door? What door?" asked again.

"A big stone door," Batulu said. "The craftsmen who built the tomb were locked out of the door. They dug south from the passage outside the door. They did open the door, but they didn't. Can enter the city."

"Why?" puzzled.

"Because there is a cliff inside the door, and there is something on the other side of the cliff. They don't know martial arts and can't jump over it," Batulu said.

Hearing Batulu's words, he and Datou looked at each other. They were already very curious about the Mausoleum of the First Emperor, and Batulu's words made them even more curious.

As the three of them used their body skills, they quickly reached the end of the passage. As Batulu said, these craftsmen were not trapped inside the tomb, but were locked in the long tomb passage. They were also in the tomb passage. , the tomb passage of the imperial mausoleum is extremely wide, nine feet square, from west to east, with no end as far as the eye can see.

At this time, the heavy stone gate has been

The craftsman pushed it open and came to the door to take a closer look. He saw that inside the stone door was a steep cliff dug by humans. The cliff was circular and surrounded the middle area of ​​the imperial mausoleum. The middle area of ​​the imperial mausoleum was just like Batulu.

It is said that it is a huge city, with towers, towers, houses and streets, everything is complete.

"Wow, it's really big." Datou sighed sincerely.

"It should be a replica of Xianyang, the capital of the Qin Dynasty." As he spoke, he picked up a copper chisel from outside the door and threw it into the cliff. He then listened carefully. After a long time, he heard the sound of the chisel falling into the water.

"There is water down there," he said.

"Let's go quickly, don't wait any longer." Batulu urged anxiously.

Seeing that Batulu was so eager, he said seriously, "Senior Brother, you can't do anything without my permission after entering."

He rarely spoke to Batulu in such a stern tone. Seeing how serious he was, Batulu vaguely felt the seriousness of the situation, so he nodded seriously, "Okay, I'll ask you first before I do anything. If you don't let me do it, I will."

Don’t do it.”

"I'll use Bathing Fire to fly down and have a look." He said.

"Hey, hey, don't go down," Batulu hurriedly grabbed him. "God knows if there are monsters in the water. Don't get bitten by them when you go down."

He wasn't afraid of any monsters, but he didn't want to worry Batulu needlessly, so he gave up the idea of ​​going down to find out. He was about to jump over the cliff when he took a glance and suddenly found an overturned stone at the bottom of the stone door.

The top door stone is very common in ancient tombs. It is in the shape of a semicircle. After the tomb door is closed, the top door stone will turn up and hold up the tomb door. In this way, the tomb door cannot be opened from the outside. However, this top door stone is actually reversed.

, the direct consequence is that the tomb door can be opened from the outside.

Datou knew what he was looking at, and hurriedly used his physical skills to go to the other side of the tomb passage. After a while, he quickly returned, "The top stone on the other side is also reversed. What's going on?"

"What do you mean? Is there something wrong?" Batulu didn't understand.
Chapter completed!