Chapter 20 The Dark Path
I said, "Since this wooden sign is here, I should not be wrong. Besides, it is either a beach or a volcano. The rest is only this jungle that can be buried. Where else can he go if he is not here?"
Jin Hu said: "This is true, but I think this wooden sign is so obvious. As long as you are a knowledgeable person, you can tell if there is a tomb below with a shovel. According to Lao Qin, such an awesome organization in Guigumen will make such a low-level mistake? So this is either a trick or there is another mystery in it."
Professor Wu asked suspiciously: "Brother Qin has already said that the content on this brand itself is very unique. Do you have any other understanding?"
Jinhu continued: "It rains almost at any time in this ghost place. How much effort does it take to repair the tomb here? Unless you build the tomb in another place and then make a secret passage here, it will make sense. This sign is for guidance at most."
"It's not impossible. Guigu Sect is best at designing mechanisms and secret passages. At that time, most of their disciples used carpenters and other identities to cover themselves up." Qin Xuanling affirmed Jin Hu's statement.
I glanced at Professor Wu and wanted to seek his opinion. He said without comment: "Since that's the case, let's look for it first, maybe you will find something else."
Then, according to the division of labor given by Professor Wu, Qin Xuanling took out paper and pen to further speculate on the meaning of the formula. Siyan and I followed Jinhu to randomly shoot shovels around to test the situation under the ground. Han Sen and the others were arranged to rest by Professor Wu, but fortunately, they found the tunnel and took turns to do their homework.
At this moment, Uncle Long, who was alert in the distance, suddenly shouted loudly: "It seems that someone is coming, everyone be careful!"
I hurriedly pulled the gun behind me and loaded it. Qin Xuanling also stopped the work in his hand and touched the knife at his hand alertly.
I saw a figure running towards us in the distance. There was no one else on this island except us. Who would it be?
When the figure gradually approached, we realized that it was the owner of the ship and had never been back since we got off the ship. We almost forgot about him in the past two days.
I hurriedly went up to him and asked him what had happened. He panted and said in panic. He saw a big snake swimming on the sea at the bow of the boat, spreading blood and squirting his mouth and demonstrating to him.
Qin Xuanling frowned and said softly: "That's my pet, he won't hurt you."
The ship owner said exaggeratedly: "Mom, such a big snake is so scary. How do I know if it will harm people?"
Professor Wu said helplessly: "Since you are here, let Xiao Xu take you to the camp. It is safer and we still have to inspect it here."
The shipowner shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly and said, "Why do you want to stay alone? I want to be with you!" After saying that, he cursed a few swear words in Minnan.
Jinhu was useless when he heard this, so he picked up the pickaxe in his hand to help him loosen his bones.
I hurriedly stopped Jinhu and said to the ship owner: "It's okay to stay here, but you can't interfere with our activities. Go to the distance to help us stand guard and hold a watch."
The shipowner shook his head like a rattle again and said firmly: "No, no, I won't go if I beat you to death. I will be with everyone."
When I saw this guy was so ungrateful, I pointed at Awei and said, "Now you have only two choices, either stand guard with that big guy, or he beats you and ties you back to the boat and choose yourself!"
Awei in the distance understood, raised the guy in his hand, and walked towards us casually.
The shipowner glanced at Awei, who was stronger than Schwarzenegger, and immediately lost his temper. He picked up a pickaxe in shame and went to the distance to watch.
I suddenly felt relieved. If this guy was always by our side, it might be a big problem. He would be a complete burden when he was always there.
I asked Qin Xuanling how he was studying. He said he had already made a fuss. It seemed that this formula was to draw a point around according to the five elements step method, but the actual operation was a bit complicated and it took several more trials to determine.
Professor Wu and his friends came over to listen to Qin Xuanling's explanation when they heard this. They pointed to the notepad in their hands and said to us: "You can see that the five elements are actually going around in circles on paper, but according to the hints in the formula, it is different.
The wooden sign is the middle boundary, facing the sea is the water, the sequoia is surrounded by wood, and the unevenness is the soil.
Among the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth, there is only gold and fire. I deduced it according to the mantra and found a route."
Then he drew this route that didn't seem simple, and followed it all the way to a redwood tree near the volcano on the east side of the jungle.
There were bushes everywhere around, but this place was bare. Qin Xuanling signaled that we might have found the right place.
Jinhu and I hurried forward and tried our best to use the engineer shovel to dig a big hole in that area.
After digging for a while, the golden tiger suddenly pointed at the root of the tree and said in surprise: "There is, there is a gap here, made of stone slabs!"
I picked up the pickaxe and knocked it hard at the gap a few times. A few muffled sounds came from the ground, and then many stones fell down.
It was true that Jinhu and I were excited to dig the surrounding soil, and soon a narrow secret passage appeared in front of us.
This secret passage seems to be very long, and there is no end when the flashlight enters.
Professor Wu asked Jin Hu and I to go down to find out the situation, but unexpectedly, after just a few steps, I stepped on many white skulls, which scared me and almost fell.
Qin Xuanling jumped down and said to us: "Be careful, there are usually many mechanisms in the secret passages designed by Guigu Gate. However, these skulls should be used to scare people, so there is no need to be afraid of them."
As he said that, he began to lead the way in front, Jinhu and I followed behind, and the three of us walked towards the depths of the secret passage step by step.
When we walked halfway, we realized that this secret passage was extremely complicated. There was a fork almost every five meters, and some sections had two or even three levels.
In the secret passage, there can accommodate two people in the wide area, and only one person can pass through the narrow area. The height of most sections is less than 1.7 meters. People who are tall can only walk inside.
There is a pit on the cave wall every few steps to place the eternal lamps. What’s strange is that the eternal lamps are all made of white skulls.
I think I may get lost if I continue like this. In order not to have any accidents, we decided to return the same way first and wait until everyone comes down before walking the road ahead together.
After leaving the secret passage, we introduced the details of the situation to Professor Wu, and then simply drew a sketch on the paper.
It was already noon, so Professor Wu asked us to rest and have a meal first, and then go to the secret passage until we have enough energy.
Xiaoqian, who had been idle by her, hurriedly took out the food and distributed it. Everyone sat on the ground eating compressed biscuits and canned food, and they were a little excited.
We have suffered a lot in recent days, but this time we finally don’t have to be headless flies anymore.
For some reason, the skulls in the secret thought gave me a very bad premonition, even though Qin Xuanling said that they were all bluffing.
It was not until Han Sen asked me if it was very dark in my mind that I remembered that I wouldn't be able to do without a strong flashlight in the future.
So I pulled him and Jinhu back to the camp to get the flashlight and brought some equipment needed. When we walked back to the camp, we were soaked in sweat, so we had to sit in a cool place to breathe a sigh of relief.
At this moment, I accidentally discovered that a figure in the distance disappeared in a flash. At this time, everyone else was resting in secret. Could it be that this was a large army controlled by the ghost face spider?
Jin Hu and Han Sen were chatting together, and my thoughts were completely attracted by the figure just now. If it were really a big army, it would be a big hidden danger to us.
When we encounter wild beasts, we can use fire attacks and guns to attack, and this kind of thing that completely transcends natural common sense is probably not so easy to deal with.
But in order not to cause everyone's panic, I decided to tell Qin Xuanling and Jinhu only about this situation for the time being so that they can also pay attention.
After all, among us, only the two of us have the most contact with such gods and ghosts, and their psychological tolerance is naturally stronger.
Chapter completed!