I firmly believe that there will not be any overly powerful mechanisms in Xia's tomb, let alone quicksand, fire clay, and even decent mechanism crossbows. At most, they are just some traps, which are still very crude.

The most difficult thing to guard against is the poisonous miasma caused by the tombs being sealed in dust for too long, but that is not caused by man, it is considered a natural formation.

These techniques will not make me, the official of etiquette, fall into trouble. Brother Yaozi and the others will be frightened by the water vapor in the corridor and think that it is some kind of killing method, but I will not. I have already understood this one. As long as there are no monsters popping out, then

There was nothing to be afraid of. He took the lead and walked into the corridor with his head held high.

The air in the corridor is indeed very humid, mixed with a bit of earthy smell, just like the smell after rain, but it is not so fresh, but very useless, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

"It's right here."

Brother Yaozi suddenly stopped and looked down at his feet with a solemn expression: "Wushuang and I just walked here and turned back. We don't understand the depth. We don't know if we can go further ahead."

The mud under your feet is like waking up in a dry well, it's just a muddy pond.

At first glance, it looks like groundwater is pouring up.

There is a large waterbed under Mingtiao Gang. The burial pit of Li Siye's tomb is right on the waterbed, and it was flooded by the underground water that poured up.

The two tombs are connected, so it is normal for the place to be flooded.

Out of caution, I took the engineering shovel from Brother Yaozi. I bent down and used the shovel to lift up the thick black mud. The soil below became harder and harder. With a "clang" sound, the shovel was nailed to a stone. I bent down and lifted up the thick black mud.

He picked up a handful of soil at his waist and rubbed it in his hands. The soil was very moist, but not muddy.

"It's not groundwater intrusion."

I gave the answer softly: "If groundwater was flowing back, the soil below would not be so dry."

Since the water is not poured in, then where does the water come from?

I raised my head and looked at the top of the corridor. After all, this corridor is a serious tomb passage, reserved for craftsmen to walk. It is not the hole made by the black snake driving the mice. It is much wider, and two people can walk side by side.

I had to stand on tiptoe slightly to touch the top of the corridor.

The strange thing is that the roof of the cave is extremely smooth!

I looked at it with a flashlight and saw that there was no moss growing on it, so I grabbed a handful of soil and pulled it off.

"Hey, this soil is almost dripping with oil."

I couldn't help but laugh and said: "It seems that this water is not pouring up from the ground, but seeping down from above."

The answer is already obvious. Now there is a body of water above our heads, and it is by no means a small pond...

The soil is fertile because there is a lot of humus at the bottom of the water, which seeps down layer by layer and fertilizes the soil. As I said, only fat and oily soil will have this greasy feeling. This is called a fertile land.

However, the location we are currently in is extremely far from the surface of the earth. How much humus is needed to fertilize the soil in this location? An ordinary small pond cannot do it.

There are only two relatively large bodies of water near Xiacun, one is the Salt Lake over Yuncheng, and the other is the Yellow River.

Salt lakes do not fertilize the land, they can only nourish saline-alkali land.

So, the Yellow River is right above our heads!

"You've actually left Mingtiao Gang?"

Lao Bai murmured: "The Yellow River...no, didn't that black snake come out of the Yellow River to ask for closure? Are we..."

I nodded. If nothing unexpected happens, we are very close to the snake now. The end of this corridor is most likely a snake nest!!

When I said this, I couldn't help but glance at Brother Yaozi. He smiled silently and sighed secretly. It seems that the appearance of the tiger warriors has confused him and he has become a frightened bird. He is an expert.

Now, he has seen a lot of the world. Although the situation in the corridor is special, it should not be difficult for a veteran like him. He anxiously thought that he had encountered something again and hurriedly exited. It can be seen that this tomb and the tiger warriors

It left such a profound memory on him that it made him instinctively doubt and reject his past experiences.

These are all normal human reactions and there is nothing worth saying.

I shook my head and continued to move forward, but my mind kept thinking about the relationship between the black snake and this tomb and even Xia Cun.

Why is its snake nest here?

Based on what I saw and heard along the way, I gradually figured out some general context.

The corridor is not long, and the muddy area is only a short section. After passing through, the front becomes dry again, and it suddenly becomes clear before walking a short distance.

Another cave!

No, to be precise, it’s another tomb!!

However, this tomb is much more exquisite than the previous one. It is made of square stones. An even more amazing bronze coffin stands here. There are scarlet patterns everywhere on the surrounding stone walls.

It seems that they are various totems of ancient ancestors, and the images of green-faced and fanged beasts make this place look indescribably eerie, rather like a place of worship for some evil sorcerers.

Zhang Xinya suddenly grabbed my flashlight, pointed at the huge bronze coffin, and whispered: "There..."

A black snake's tail poked out from behind the bronze coffin. It was inconspicuous in this dark environment. If it weren't for Zhang Xinya's sharp eyes, we wouldn't have noticed it at first glance.

When the flashlight shines on it, the cold metallic light reflects off the scales of the snake's tail...

It’s that black snake!!

It... is hidden behind the bronze coffin, with only a tail exposed, but its thickness is shocking.

I stayed at the entrance of the cave and observed carefully for a long time, but there was nothing unusual about the other party.

"Dead?"

Lao Bai muttered.

This is a crow's mouth, saying something is not working. As soon as he finished speaking, the snake's tail raised slightly and hit the ground with a "pop" sound...

"I'm going to kill it!!"

Wushuang shouted low. He carried the tiger warrior hard and suffered many injuries. Even now, his face is as golden as paper, and he has a sickly feeling, but his pride is still the same. As soon as he mentions Mo Dao, he strides forward.

I quickly grabbed him, shook my head, raised my eyes and looked forward, and said softly: "Why bother? We have worked so hard to get here, how long will this oolong continue to cause trouble?

"

The snake's tail was retracted silently.

Brother Yaozi and the others looked at me in disbelief.

I smiled bitterly and shook my head. There were some things that I had just figured out. The strange behavior of the black snake only made me more certain.

Seeing that the other party didn't respond, I said again: "We are not enemies, so there is no need to continue fighting, right?"

The other party is still silent...

I lost my temper, hesitated for a moment, and stepped forward to see the person we had always identified as our ultimate goal.

As a result, at this time, a weak female voice suddenly came from behind the bronze coffin: "Are you the young man Pannu mentioned?"

Pannu?

I frowned.

The other party seemed to have guessed what I was wondering about, and said directly: "That's the big stupid man guarding the gate. He is probably the last tiger warrior in the world..."

It turned out to be the one who was stabbed by me!

In an instant, all doubts were cleared.

The reason why Brother Yao Zi and the others didn't encounter any attacks when I was sleeping is here. The Hu Biao Lishi, that is, the Pan slave, had already passed the Qi with the Black Snake!!

"I have a lot of doubts in my heart..."

I said softly: "Although the mural has told me some facts, it is far from enough. I need to know more. There is no way. It seems that from the moment we set foot here, we have been on a pirate ship. If we want to survive, we have to get it."

Understand the situation, a fool will not live long..."

Before I could finish speaking, Black Snake suddenly interrupted me: "What does it mean to be on a pirate ship? You are the protagonist of the matter..."

Now it was my turn to be speechless. I thought I had grasped the general context of the matter, but the result seemed to be different from what I thought...

This matter has nothing to do with me, so why did I become the protagonist?

Before he could ask in detail, Black Snake's voice came out again, sighing softly: "You shouldn't have come here. If you come, those people in Xia Village will die in vain, and you will also be sent into the tiger's mouth..."
Chapter completed!