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At this time, Zhang Qihai said with a smile: "Brother, don't worry! Although the entrance to the mine has been blown up, it doesn't mean that we can't get in! Don't you think so, old man?"
After saying this, Zhang Qihai looked at the old man meaningfully.
The old man's heart skipped a beat, but he still played dumb and said, "Brave man, what do you mean by that? How come I don't understand? This mine has been blown up, so even I can't get in?"
"Old man, it seems that you haven't figured out the situation yet? You colluded with the Japanese pirates and stole national treasures. If this matter is made public, I'm afraid you will be despised by the people. As long as you take us into the mine and find out the truth, we can turn a blind eye to this matter. How about you think about it carefully?"
Zhang Qihai once again resorted to the method of intimidation, which always worked on this old man.
"Okay, I do know there is another way to get into the mine. As long as I take you in, you must keep your word. How about it?" After another period of hesitation, the old man finally compromised with Zhang Qihai and others.
"Of course no problem. As long as we find out the truth, you'll be fine." Zhang Qihai promised with a smile, like a shrewd fox.
"Then follow me." After the old man said this, he took the four people and walked in another direction.
After wandering around the mountain for a quarter of an hour, the old man brought them to a cemetery covered with weeds as tall as a person.
After the old man lifted up some weeds, a big hole was revealed behind the grave. Judging from the traces around it, the hole should have been left by fellow tomb robbers.
"Look, this is the other road. However, I have to remind you in advance that this road is very strange and is said to be haunted. Are you sure you want to go in?" the old man reminded kindly.
"Of course we have to go in, otherwise why are we here? Stop talking nonsense and lead the way!" The Buddha interrupted the old man and urged him to lead the way.
At this moment, Master Zhang was only concerned about the truth that was getting closer and closer to him, and he didn't have time to listen to the old man's useless nonsense.
"Master Buddha, I also feel that this place is very evil. Maybe there really is something haunted here. How about we go back and get some help?"
At this time, looking at the surrounding environment, he said with some fear.
"That makes sense! My dear brothers, you are dressed like the sons of wealthy families in Changsha. Why do you need to seek excitement? If you get involved in that kind of stuff, it will be no joke! Why don't you just forget it?" The old man also echoed the advice.
"Humph, the area within a hundred miles of Changsha City is my territory. Who else could be more evil than me here? Adjutant, what are you still standing there for? Take these two to the grave!"
The Buddha snorted coldly, anger showing on his face. He was finally getting close to the truth, but now he was asked to go back home. There was no way.
The old man and Mr. Qi Ba wanted to say something more, but seeing that Master Buddha was angry, they had to shut up and not provoke him anymore. After all, Master Buddha was not someone who was easy to talk to, and if they annoyed him, the consequences would be disastrous.
At this time, they could only follow everyone down into the tomb. Master Fo was the first to jump into the tomb, followed by Zhang Qihai, and then the adjutant Zhang Rishan, who dragged Master Qi Baye and the old man and jumped in together.
After everyone entered the tomb, it was pitch black all around, so dark that one could not see one's hand in front of one's face. The adjutant took out several flashlights from his backpack and distributed them to everyone. After turning on the flashlights, the group slowly walked through the tomb with the help of the faint light from the flashlights.
However, the further they went inside, the narrower the tunnel became. There were also many quagmires formed by stagnant water and silt in the tunnel, making it increasingly difficult for them to move forward.
"I've told you before not to come in. This passage is very dangerous. These quagmires are the tomb owner's warning to us. Otherwise, let's withdraw first." The old man walking in the middle of the team began to mutter to himself when he saw this.
After listening to the old man's heretical talk, Zhang Qihai, who was walking in front, turned his head and sneered, "Haha, a warning from the tomb owner? The coffin of the tomb owner is placed in the backyard of my eldest brother's house! It's just an empty tomb without an owner. What kind of warning is there? Old man, I advise you to lead the way honestly and stop talking nonsense, otherwise don't blame me for not admitting it!"
"I will lead the way, and I will cooperate honestly." After being threatened by Zhang Qihai, the old man trembled for a while and dared not say more.
Zhang Qihai has already shown his murderous intent. If the old man continues to talk too much, his life may be in danger in the next second. Now the route to enter the mine has been known by Zhang Qihai and others. He is of little use to them. His life and death is only in the thoughts of others, so the old man instantly became honest.
After walking for a while, they passed the quagmire, but the Buddha stopped. They saw a statue locked by iron bars blocking their way.
Zhang Dafoye was also interested in the statue at this time. He shone a flashlight carefully, but did not find anything special. He said to Master Qi Ba behind him, "What's going on? How could such a statue appear in this tomb passage? Master Ba, you know a lot about this. Come and take a look."
Upon hearing this, Master Qi Ba hurriedly walked to the statue. After carefully examining the black-faced statue in a yellow robe, he asked in surprise, "Why is this thing here?"
"Do you know him?" asked the Buddha.
"I've only seen this thing in ancient books before. If I'm not mistaken, this should be the statue of Tianzun Laomu, a deity that specializes in suppressing all kinds of evil. But why is this thing placed in this tomb? Is there really some evil spirit causing trouble here?"
Having said this, fear once again appeared on Mr. Qi's face.
Chapter 23 When something goes wrong, there must be a monster
"There must be something wrong when things are out of the ordinary! Even if this is a statue, it certainly can't appear here for no reason. Someone must have moved it here on purpose. Old man, tell me! Is this statue related to you? Very few people know about this tomb passage. Since you know it leads to the mine, you must come here often. Tell me the truth!"
The Buddha turned around, stared at the old man and spoke sternly.
After hearing what the Buddha said, the old man couldn't stop sweating on his forehead. He quickly waved his hands and said, "Gentlemen, how can I, an old man, move such a heavy statue! This thing was placed here by someone else to suppress the evil spirits inside. I advise you not to go any deeper! Otherwise, no one knows what will happen."
As the old man spoke, his face looked pleading, as if he was about to cry.
"Wait a minute, you just said that the statue was placed here by someone else? In other words, do you know who put the statue here? Tell us the truth now, how much truth have you concealed from us? Tell us everything clearly, or I will make you a ghost first!"
The Buddha said sternly, with a strong murderous intent emanating from his body.
The old man wanted to be tough at first, but after feeling the killing intent of the Buddha, he immediately gave in and said, "Don't...don't...don't kill me! Sir, please calm down first! Don't you just want to know about this tomb? I'll tell you everything, isn't that enough?"
"Speak!" said the Buddha coldly.
"You guys are right. I do know something about this tomb. It all started from my father's generation. At that time, this was just a mine. The ancestors of the people in our town worked in this mine. One day, a few Japanese businessmen came and bought the mine. At first, my father thought that these Japanese wanted to do coal mining business."
"But gradually, my father realized something was wrong. This group of Japanese merchants had no intention of mining. Instead, they designed a blueprint and asked my father to lead all the miners to dig along the route on the blueprint. After digging for more than half a month, the miners led by my father accidentally dug a passage leading to an unknown direction."
"When the Japanese merchants learned that the tunnel had been dug through, they immediately led a group of people into the tunnel. My father followed them. After walking in the tunnel for a long time, they finally arrived in front of a bronze gate."
"Oh, yes, there are words engraved on the gate. I remember my father said something like 'Those who enter this gate...' What was it? I can't quite remember it."
The old man looked reminiscent and thought hard for a long time, but he could not remember anything.
But this is normal. So much time has passed, how can I still remember it so clearly?
Just as the old man was racking his brains to think, Mr. Qi Ba interrupted and said, "Isn't it written on the gate that anyone who enters this gate must give up all hope?"
"You must give up all hope? It seems that this sentence is correct! This is what my father said at the beginning! My little brother, how do you know this sentence? Could it be that your family members have also been in there?" The old man asked curiously at this time.
"Of course not." Mr. Qi denied.
"Then how did you know? Did you calculate it?" Adjutant Zhang at the side asked curiously.
"Zhang Rishan, can you play with guns less and read more books to increase your knowledge? This sentence is the most famous passage in "The Divine Comedy" by Dante, a famous Western writer! This book tells the story of his sleepwalking to hell, and this sentence is exactly what he saw at the gate of hell when he was sleepwalking to hell. Could it be that the bronze door that this old man's father encountered is the gate of hell?" At this point, Mr. Qi was also shocked.
Could it be that the gate to hell in the Western legend is buried under this ancient tomb? You know, there is no such coincidence in the world!
"What is the Gate of Hell? I don't know. My father never told me about this before he died." The old man waved his hands, indicating that he was not very clear about these things.
"Go on, what happened after they encountered the bronze door? Did those Japanese enter the bronze door?" The Buddha asked hurriedly.
"Well, when my father followed the Japanese merchants to the bronze gate, they were very excited, as if they had found some treasure. In the end, the Japanese merchants naturally went in, but my father and his friends were stopped outside and were not allowed to go in."
"Although my father and the group of miners didn't know what was behind the bronze door, they knew that it must be a rare treasure to make these Japanese merchants so happy. So after all the pirates went in, my father and his friends were planning to go in and share a piece of the pie, when screams came from inside the bronze door."
"Then the Japanese ran out like crazy, shouting that there was a ghost. After seeing the fate of the Japanese pirates, my father and the miners did not dare to go in, and followed the others to run out. When they returned to the ground, most of the Japanese were dead, and the Japanese merchant who led them fled overnight."
"From then on, no one entered that corridor again!"
The old man finally finished his story. After listening to his words, Zhang Dafoye said, "If what happened back then was as you said, then it can be proved that the Japanese merchants bought this mine not for coal mining, but for the bronze door! What is hidden in the ancient tomb that makes these Japanese people so jealous? What are they planning? And what secrets are hidden behind the bronze door that can kill so many Japanese pirates in an instant?"
Seeing that his elder brother was about to ask a hundred thousand questions, Zhang Qihai quickly interrupted Zhang Qishan and said, "Brother, what's so difficult about this? Let's go in and take a look, and we'll know for sure!"
"Haha, Qi Hai, what you said makes sense. We are already here. What are you thinking about? Just go in and take a look and everything will be clear!" The Buddha said with a smile, not dwelling on these issues anymore.
Just as Zhang Qihai said, if you want to know what secrets the bronze door holds, just go in and take a look. Adjutant Zhang Rishan hurried forward to try to figure out how to open the iron fence.
"Master Buddha, this iron fence has been welded shut. The whole piece is connected to the ground and cannot be opened without the right tools." Zhang Rishan said helplessly after groping for a while.
"Brother, Adjutant Zhang, just step back a bit and watch my performance!"
Just when the Buddha was about to be disappointed again, Zhang Qihai drew out the black gold ancient sword and spoke again.
Chapter 24: Yin Yang Magician
"Little Buddha, you don't want to use this knife to split the iron fence, do you?"
When Adjutant Zhang saw Zhang Qihai's gesture, he opened his mouth and asked.
"Yeah, since we can't open the lock, why don't we just chop it open with a knife? Is there any better way?" Zhang Qihai said disapprovingly.
"Qi Hai, you are not joking, are you? This is an iron fence, not a wooden fence! No matter how powerful the knife in your hand is, it can't cut the iron railing? How about we think of another way?" The Buddha also saw that the black gold ancient knife in Zhang Qihai's hand was extraordinary, but he still advised him kindly.
You have to know that the iron railing is very hard. No matter how extraordinary the black gold ancient knife in Zhang Qihai's hand is, it is difficult to cut through the iron railing made of cast iron.
"Brother, just wait and see! My knife is made of meteorite iron. It is a good weapon that can cut iron like mud. It will not be difficult to split the iron fence."
As Zhang Qihai spoke, he raised the black gold ancient sword and swung it towards the iron fence. The railings of the iron fence were chopped in half by the black gold ancient sword in his hand like chopping melons and vegetables. The iron railings fell to the ground, and the black gold ancient sword still had not bent at all.
"Wow, so amazing! Qihai, where did you get this precious sword? How come you can chop an iron fence as easily as cutting melons and vegetables? It's truly a magical weapon! Can you get one for me, big brother?" The Buddha said with some envy at this moment.
The Buddha was also an expert in swords and had a collection of many fine blades in his mansion, but he had never seen a knife so powerful that could effortlessly split a cast iron fence.
"Brother, you are joking. This knife was passed down to me by my master before he died. I only have this one. I have room for one more for you." Zhang Qihai said with great difficulty.
After all, this black gold ancient sword was a reward from the system. Where could Zhang Qihai get one for himself? He had to make an excuse that it was a treasure passed down from his master.
When Master Fo heard that the sword was a relic left to Zhang Qihai by his master, he felt embarrassed to ask his younger brother for it. Besides, as an older brother, how could he steal his younger brother's things? At worst, if he had the chance to find a piece of meteorite, he would have someone forge such a sword for him.
"Okay! The door is open, let's go in quickly!" Zhang Dafoye also put aside the distracting thoughts in his mind, took the lead in stepping into the door, and cleared the way for a few people in front.
The old man behind him looked at the statue in front of him with a timid look. He was about to say something, but when he saw the broken iron scattered on the ground by Zhang Qihai, he closed his mouth obediently. He didn't think his body could compare with these broken iron.
Even though he looked reluctant, he had no choice but to go ahead. If he angered the vicious man behind him, his life would be over.
Seeing that the old man had wisely shut his mouth and followed the steps obediently without making any trouble, Zhang Qihai also went through the door and quickly followed the footsteps of the Buddha.
As everyone passed through the iron fence and prepared to walk behind the stone statue, Mr. Qi exclaimed again: "What the hell is this? Why does it look so furry?"
After Mr. Qi Ba finished speaking, the people walking in front immediately turned around to check.
Adjutant Zhang stepped forward and took a closer look. He only saw a mass of black hair behind the statue. He then said to Master Qi Ba, "Hey, Master Ba, can you please stop making such a fuss? It's just a mass of hair. Why are you making such a fuss?"
"Hair? I've never heard of putting hair on the statue of the Goddess of Heaven! Isn't this strange enough?" Mr. Qi said with a surprised look on his face.
"Well, what Mr. Ba said makes sense! The hair on this statue is indeed a bit strange. The corpses of the Japanese pirates in the house before also had their hair shaved off. It may have a close relationship with this place! So we must not touch it carelessly!" Zhang Qihai also reminded carefully at this time.
Having read the original novel and known the plot, he knew very well how powerful these hairs were. Even Zhang Dafoye had fallen into their trap, so Zhang Qihai dared not take it lightly.
"Got it!" everyone responded.
Upon hearing that the hair was related to the corpse above, Mr. Qi, who wanted to touch it and study it, was so scared that he retracted his hands.
The crowd did not stay at the statue for long. They quickly passed by it and continued to move towards the depths of the tomb.
Several people passed through the dark and long tomb passage and finally walked into a tomb chamber.
I saw that the door of the tomb had been destroyed beyond recognition, and stones and minerals were scattered on the ground, as well as various damaged tomb-robbing equipment. It can be seen how panicked the group of tomb robbers who came here were at that time.
You know, there is a rule in the tomb-robbing business.
In any tomb that has been robbed, it is absolutely not allowed to leave behind any objects that symbolize one's identity. After each robbing, no matter how hurriedly, the damaged tools will be taken away from the tomb.
But in this tomb chamber, there were several damaged Luoyang shovels, which was enough to prove how panicked that group of industry colleagues were when they left. This also confirmed that what the old man said before was not false.
The bronze door really exists. What kind of horrible thing is hidden behind it that can make this group of colleagues flee for their lives and even give up eating?