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It was also because of the secret hidden behind it that the Japanese fled here overnight.

"Everyone, search carefully to see if there are any hidden mechanisms or secret passages in this tomb." Looking at the messy tomb in front of him, Zhang Dafoye said.

Everyone also searched the entire tomb in detail, but apart from the tomb door that was badly damaged, there was no other way out of the tomb. If they couldn't find a new way, they could only return the same way.

"That's impossible. If there is no other passage in this tomb, how did the Japanese and their fellow tomb robbers get to the bronze door?"

At this time, the Buddha also had a confused look on his face, unable to figure it out.

While he was thinking, Zhang Qihai in the distance called out, "Brother, come and take a look! There are two bowls of water placed here. What do they mean?"

"What two bowls of water? Let me take a look!" Upon hearing this, Mr. Ba became interested.

After just a quick glance, he said with disdain, "Tsk, I thought it was something else? Turns out it's just a trick of the Japanese Yin-Yang master."

"I didn't expect that Mr. Eight also studied the methods of the Japanese Onmyoji? What does this mean?" Zhang Qihai asked with curiosity.

"The tricks of the Japanese Yin-Yang master were stolen from our ancestors. They didn't learn the skills well enough and made a mess of Yin-Yang magic. If I'm not mistaken, one of the two bowls of water is well water and the other is river water, which means that well water should not interfere with river water."

When it comes to the Yin-Yang magic of the Japanese Yin-Yang masters, Mr. Qi Ba said with great disdain.

Chapter 25 Fur

"Master Buddha, you don't know this. The Yin-Yang arts of the Japanese Yin-Yang masters are inherited from the authentic Xuanmen of our China. Of course, they only know the basics. These little tricks are not worth mentioning. My Qi family has inherited the orthodox Xuanmen for generations, which is much better than the little tricks of these Japanese Yin-Yang masters!" Master Qi said proudly.

When Master Qi Ba started to show off his Qi family heritage to his younger brother, Master Buddha interrupted him and asked, "Don't waste so much time talking. Let's get down to business. What's the point of putting a bowl of well water and a bowl of river water in this place?"

"Master Buddha, don't be anxious! The purpose of this is that this road is shared by the dead and the living. After the Japanese Yin-Yang master placed these two bowls of water here, it means the harmony of yin and yang, and the well water does not interfere with the river water. To put it bluntly, you take your Yangguan Road, and I take mine. People and ghosts do not interfere with each other, and it also means to exorcise evil spirits." Master Qi paused and continued, "Master Buddha, judging from the statue of Tianzun Laomu and the methods of this Yin-Yang master, I am afraid that there are unclean things in this tomb!"

Master Qi Ba showed fear on his face and began to retreat: "How about...how about we evacuate this tomb first? After Master Er is ready, we can go down to the tomb together. After all, Master Er's family heritage is good at handling this aspect!"

There are too many weird and evil things in this tomb. How can Mr. Qi not be afraid? He is not like Mr. Fo and others who have the ability to save his life, so he naturally dare not take the risk.

"Stop talking nonsense. We have come all the way here, so how can we retreat? We must make this matter clear today, otherwise, no one can think of leaving! Aren't you worried about your life, Mr. Ba? Just relax! Since I brought you in, I will bring you out safely!" The Buddha said with a serious face. The truth was already before his eyes. If the Buddha did not figure out the situation, he would naturally be unwilling to leave.

Having said this, Mr. Qi Ba didn't know what to say anymore. If he said more, it would be hypocritical. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue walking forward.

While the three were talking, Adjutant Zhang had already found a new way out and quickly said, "Master Buddha, Little Master Buddha, come and look! There is a way out here!"

Hearing this, several people looked in the direction of Adjutant Zhang, and under the light of the flashlight, they revealed a small path. However, when everyone first came in, the intersection was blocked by a pile of debris. After Adjutant Zhang moved the debris away, everyone did not delay any further and walked directly into the dark path.

As usual, Master Buddha was leading the way in front, Zhang Qihai followed behind Master Buddha, and Adjutant Zhang Rishan walked at the back to cover their retreat. As for Master Qi Baye and the old man, they were protected in the middle of the team.

Not long after the few people stepped into the tomb passage, they heard bursts of opera singing all around. If this was in a theater, it would surely win applause from the whole house, but this is a tomb. In this extremely gloomy environment, the eerie singing sounds made people feel creepy.

The sudden and strange singing sound really scared several people.

The old man was especially frightened by the sound and screamed, "Gentlemen! Please let me go! I really don't know anything! Please don't let me in again! There really are ghosts making trouble in here!"

The old man was so frightened that his legs went limp and he sat on the ground, sweat pouring out of his forehead. When the Buddha saw him like this, he became even more furious and said, "Shut up! Where did this ghost come from? Get up and keep walking. Don't waste our time. If you continue to disrupt the morale of the army, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

After saying that, he asked Adjutant Zhang to drag the old man and continue walking forward.

The strange singing sound only lasted for a while and then disappeared. Several people walked around in the tomb passage and finally walked into a tomb chamber.

This tomb chamber is different from the previous one. There seems to be no signs that anyone has been here, and there are no tomb-robbing equipment and minerals scattered on the ground. There are only a few beams across the ceiling, and dozens of hemp ropes of varying thicknesses are hung on the beams. Seeing this scene, Buddha and others are also puzzled.

Only Mr. Qi Ba seemed to recognize something and exclaimed, "Fuck, this... this is..."

"What's the matter, Master Ba? Did you see something again?" Adjutant Zhang said speechlessly.

Ever since entering the tomb, Mr. Qi Ba has been muttering to himself non-stop. Now he is exclaiming again, obviously he has discovered something again.

"Yes, I did see something unusual." Mr. Qi Ba also responded to Zhang Rishan's words.

"What is it? Tell me quickly!" Zhang Rishan asked with curiosity. Among the Nine Sects, apart from Second Master Er Yuehong, Eighth Master Qi knew the most.

"Are you sure you want to listen? I'm afraid you can't accept it!" Mr. Qi Ba kept it in suspense with a sly smile on his face.

"Hmph. I, Zhang Rishan, have followed Master Buddha around the country for many years. There is nothing I cannot accept. Even the mountains of corpses and seas of blood on the battlefield have been seen by me. What else can scare me? Stop talking nonsense, you stinky fortune teller. Just tell me quickly!" Zhang Rishan snorted angrily.

After hearing what Mr. Qi said, Adjutant Zhang, who was asking out of curiosity, was instantly annoyed. You know, Zhang Rishan has never obeyed anyone except Master Fo and Little Master Fo. Mr. Qi's words directly made Adjutant Zhang uncomfortable. Are you kidding me? Would he, Zhang Rishan, be scared by this stinky fortune teller?

"Okay, this is what you said. Let me tell you, have you seen the hemp rope on this beam?" Mr. Qi said with a smile.

Adjutant Zhang replied nonchalantly, "Of course I saw it. Is there something wrong with the hemp rope?"

He didn't think there was anything strange about hanging hemp rope on the beam.

"Then let me tell you, this thing is called a hanging rope! Every hemp rope on this beam represents a human life. According to legend, hanged ghosts are most likely to turn into evil spirits. There are so many hemp ropes here, guess how many people have died here? Who knows, the singing sound just now was made by the evil spirits here!" Mr. Qi Ba said in a grim tone.

"What? Is there really a ghost here? Ah! Help!"

Mr. Qi Ba's words did not scare Zhang Rishan, but instead frightened the old man quite a bit.

The old man was already extremely frightened, and Mr. Qi Ba's words were like a fuse, scaring the old man so much that he jumped up and down and ran trembling in the direction he came from.

Chapter 26 Escape

Seeing the old man running back, Adjutant Zhang was about to turn around to catch him, but the old man had already run away. When he was about to continue chasing him, he said, "Adjutant, there's no need to chase him. Anyway, he is no longer needed on this road, so just let him go."

"Yes, Lord Buddha!" ​​Adjutant Zhang nodded upon hearing this, but he still gave Mr. Qi a fierce look. If it weren't for this guy, the old man wouldn't have been scared away.

Mr. Qi also felt Adjutant Zhang's gaze, but he didn't dare to say anything. After all, if it weren't for his words that directly broke the old man's defense, the old man wouldn't have run away. He had to take the blame.

"Okay, let's ignore the old man for now. Our goal is to find the truth, so let's all go and look for any secret mechanisms or secret passages." The Buddha said calmly.

Just like the last tomb, the few of them turned the whole place upside down. Except the way they came in, there was no other passage. The whole tomb seemed to be sealed. There was no other way to leave the tomb except to retreat.

Seeing that Master Qi Ba couldn't find a way out, he spoke again: "Master Buddha, it seems that this is the end. There is no other way to go down. Otherwise, let's go back first! Next time, we will take Master Er with us and come back to take a look!"

"Well... okay!"

Upon hearing this, Buddha saw that there was no better way and could only nod and agree. Now there was no way out of this tomb, so instead of wasting time here, it would be better to leave first and bring Er Yuehong with him down to the tomb next time to look for a route. After all, Er Yuehong was indeed very good at finding dragon points.

Just when Master Fo had begun to think about retreating, Zhang Qihai, who had been silent on the side, spoke again: "Brother, wait a minute! I found something wrong!"

"Oh, Qi Hai, did you find something wrong?"

Upon hearing this, the Buddha asked hurriedly. He was unwilling to stop here and could only hope that his younger brother's discovery could bring them a new path.

"Look! There is a water tank placed here, isn't it strange? And you see, the water in the tank is obviously flowing. How can the water in the tank flow without external force?" Zhang Qihai motioned for several people to come and check.

Hearing this, Master Buddha and his adjutant came closer to check and found that what Zhang Qihai said was correct, the water in the water tank was really flowing.

Logically speaking, the water surface should be calm as the water tank has been placed here for so many years, but the water in the water tank has been flowing all the time. It is obvious that there is something fishy hidden under the water tank that is driving the water surface to flow.

Thinking of this, Master Fo ordered Zhang Rishan, "Adjutant, smash this water tank for me. I want to see what's going on here!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Rishan nodded and went to look around to see if there were any suitable tools. Fortunately, this tomb was built in a mine, so there was no shortage of ore blocks, so it was not very difficult to break the jar.

Not long after, Zhang Rishan came over with a piece of ore. When he was about to smash the jar with it, Qi Baye on the side hurriedly stopped him and said, "Wait a minute, adjutant! You can't smash this jar randomly! Who knows, this might be the work of the Yin-Yang master to suppress evil. If you smash the jar and let those things out, it will be bad!"

Zhang Rishan did not take Mr. Qi Ba's words to heart. The Buddha's order was to smash the entire tank, so he took the block of ore and smashed it hard at the tank.

With a loud bang, the entire water tank was smashed into pieces by the ore.

After seeing this scene, Master Qi Ba panicked again and said, "We are doomed now. Zhang Rishan, you actually destroyed this evil-suppressing device. We are really doomed now! Master Buddha! You are too reckless. If what is suppressed below is some evil spirit, then our lives will all be lost!"

"Master Qi, don't worry. Even if some ferocious creature is released, I will protect your safety." Zhang Qihai comforted Master Qi and raised the black gold ancient knife in his hand, indicating that Master Qi didn't need to worry too much.

"Yes! With us here, what are you afraid of?" Zhang Rishan also said.

"Each of you has special bloodline and various martial arts skills, so of course you are not afraid of anything happening. But apart from fortune-telling, I don't have anything else to show off. If I get infected with some evil spirit, my life will be in danger! I should not have agreed to investigate this matter with you! Now I might even lose my life!" Mr. Qi muttered with dissatisfaction.

"The jar has already been smashed. What's the point of you saying all this now? Don't worry, even if something happens, I'll be the one to take the lead. Is that okay? Adjutant, quickly move the bottom of the jar away. I want to see what's underneath." The Buddha said calmly.

Zhang Rishan moved the smashed bottom of the jar aside, revealing a wooden board. He pulled the board hard, revealing a cave underneath. He quickly said, "Master Buddha, there is indeed something wrong with the bottom of the jar. There is a hole hidden underneath."

"These Japanese people are quite interesting. They even used water vats to cover the entrance of the cave. It seems they are really careful. This time, thanks to Qi Hai, otherwise we really wouldn't be able to find such a hidden entrance." The Buddha said with a smile.

"Yes! This time it is all thanks to Master Xiao Fo's careful observation!" Adjutant Zhang looked at Zhang Qihai with admiration.

"It's just luck, but the entrance of the cave is so small. It's not realistic to allow four of us to enter at the same time. We still have to widen it." Zhang Qihai said as he looked at the narrow entrance in front of him.

Then the three of them used the Luoyang shovels they carried with them to widen the entrance of the cave significantly.

Mr. Qi was muttering to himself on the side, but the others didn't care. After all, digging a hole was a physical job that made no difference with or without him. With the joint efforts of the others, the entrance of the hole was finally widened to a full three feet.

"The entrance of the cave has been widened. I'll go in and explore it first, and you follow me." After saying that, Zhang Dafoye jumped towards the cave.

As the Buddha's right-hand man, Adjutant Zhang was directly transferred into the cave and kept up with the Buddha's pace.

Seeing that the two had already entered the cave, Zhang Qihai turned to Mr. Qi and asked, "How is Mr. Qi? Do you want to follow us down?"

"Now that we're on board the pirate ship, is there any choice but to get off? I, Qi Tiezui, am a man of loyalty after all. How could I abandon my brothers and run away alone?" Seeing that he had no way to retreat, Mr. Qi could only pretend to be a tough guy.

Chapter 27: Loyalty

"Mr. Ba, are you sure you're following us out of loyalty and not because you're afraid and can't get out alone?" Zhang Qihai teased.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Qi Ba's face immediately turned red with shame. He really didn't dare to leave the ancient tomb alone. He could only follow the others until dark. He stopped quibbling and jumped into the cave.

When Zhang Qihai saw Mr. Qi Baye enter the cave, he followed everyone and jumped into the cave.

After everyone went down to the cave, they saw white spider webs all around, as well as many traces of footprints. There were also signs of soil falling off the walls. Seeing this, the Buddha smiled with satisfaction and said, "We have finally found the real owner this time. It seems that the main coffin was transported out from here. Let's continue to go inside!"

The efforts made by the few people were finally worth it as they finally found the source of all the coffins.

The four continued walking deeper into the tunnel, and soon they came to a tomb chamber. The scene inside the tomb chamber shocked them all. There were dozens of pits of various sizes on the ground of the tomb chamber. Judging from the shape of the pits, the coffins for the accompanying funerals on the train should have been placed here.

Adjutant Zhang quickly counted the number of pits and then reported to Master Buddha: "Master Buddha, the number of these pits matches the number of burial coffins on the train. It seems that this is the place we are looking for."

"Since the origin of the burial coffin has been found, where was the main coffin placed?" asked the Buddha with some confusion.

"Brother, this is normal. This should be the burial chamber. As the tomb owner, how could he place his coffin in the same place with these burial objects?" Zhang Qihai explained to the Buddha.

"Qi Hai, what you said makes sense." The Buddha nodded, agreeing with Zhang Qi Hai's analysis.

When the Buddha wanted to say something, Mr. Qi Ba on the side let out a series of exclamations of surprise.

"Eighth Master, what's wrong with you?" Adjutant Zhang looked at Eighth Master and said helplessly.

"No, look at the things scattered on the floor of this tomb, they seem to be the equipment of us from the Nine Gates!" Mr. Qi Ba said in amazement.

"Impossible? Maybe the group of people who traveled with us before left them here." Adjutant Zhang said with some disbelief.

"There's no doubt about it. It still bears the mark of our Nine Gates. Looking at the number of equipment left here, there were quite a few people who came here at that time. Could it be that these are the predecessors of the previous generation of the Nine Gates who have been here?" Master Qi picked up a set of equipment on the ground and asked in confusion.

Judging from the number of equipment scattered on the ground, there were quite a few people from the Nine Gates at that time. The action of mobilizing so many people was considered a big event among the Nine Gates, and no one had ever heard of it.

Buddha also picked up a Luoyang shovel from the ground. As expected, it was branded with the unique mark of the Nine Gates. He weighed it in his hand and felt that it was quite heavy. He sighed and said, "These equipments are quite heavy. They are several levels better than our current equipments!"