Chapter 232 Mysterious Stone Tablet

The scene in front of us was too shocking. It no longer looked like an underground relic, but a mysterious world.

It was just too vast!

This was probably the only thought in the minds of the four of us.

The darkness was endless, and a metal ocean stretched across it, vast and vast, as if it would extend underground to the end of the world. We looked far away, but couldn't even see the tip of the iceberg. It was so quiet, without any waves. At first glance, it looked like an infinitely large metal mirror. When the flashlight shone over it, it reflected back bursts of cold and dark light, like the gloomy smile of ghosts and gods, as if silently mocking us, laughing at us for being helpless against it!

We were indeed helpless. We were stunned by the scene after just one look.

Perhaps even experienced veterans like Brother Yaozi had never seen such a tomb. He was completely dumbfounded and couldn't say a word.

"Hallucination, it must be a hallucination!"

Zhang Xinya breathed quickly and closed her eyes, as if forcing herself to calm down. When she opened her eyes again, two pupils appeared in her eyes. It was Wan Niang'er who was in charge. She opened her yin and yang eyes and tried to see through the illusion.

Seeing this, I shook my head silently. People are like this. They always doubt extraordinary things, suspecting that they are hallucinations or that there is something wrong with their mental state.

Not only Zhang Xinya, but also me. Even earlier, I used the two magic spells of purifying the body and purifying the heart among the eight magic spells of Taoism at the same time, for fear of being hit by the endless tricks of Hanshanren.

With the magic spell protecting my body, it is difficult for the sleight of hand to work on me. When I just got out of the corridor, I was sure that everything in front of me was real, not false.

Before, I kept saying that it was a sea of ​​mercury, but that was just an exaggeration. I didn't think it could be that big. At best, it was a bubble. After all, it was mercury, not water. It was impossible to have as much as you wanted.

Who knew that it would come true.

This place is really boundless. I dare not say it must be a sea, but it is definitely comparable to a lake. It is impossible to see such a scale from the surface, which means that the polluted area we see is only a small part. These polluted areas may be intermittent and not connected. We only saw one of them.

So, how much mercury is there here?

It is impossible to calculate, an astronomical figure!

I am afraid that even the mercury in the Mausoleum of Qin Shihuang does not have so much!

After being shocked, I was more grateful.

I have carefully estimated the structure of the tomb. The layout is like Luoshu. This should be correct. It's just that the whole tomb is larger than I estimated, and it is enlarged countless times in proportion!

If I had been a little greedy and had thought of taking shortcuts and wanted to cross the mercury sea and dig a hole directly into the tomb, we would have fallen into the mercury and would have died! !

At that time, I was afraid of this. I felt that I was only 80% sure that I could enter the tomb directly without going through the mercury sea. After all, there were still some risks. I didn't dare to gamble with everyone's lives. Now it seems that my so-called 80% certainty is a joke! !

After a brief shock, we moved forward step by step towards the mercury sea, and we walked very cautiously. This place has been sealed for more than 2,000 years. Although it is not a completely enclosed space and is still ventilated, the air is extremely polluted. Every moment we wait here is a gamble with our lives. No one knows how long this gas mask on our faces can last.

Lao Bai picked up a stone from the ground, which was covered with heavy metal and showed a silver-gray color. Then he threw the stone into the sea of ​​mercury. There was no sound and the stone was swallowed directly...

"This..."

Lao Bai looked back at me with some embarrassment: "Is this a mechanism?"

I shook my head and then nodded.

The main thing is that I have no idea. I have never seen such a tomb. Such a large amount of mercury is really amazing. It is like a natural moat in front of us that cannot be crossed.

If you say it is a mechanism, it is not sophisticated and technical. If you say it is not, it is indeed artificially made to protect the ancient tomb behind. I can't tell what it is. It gives me the feeling of being simple and crude, like a local tyrant "clang" and throwing tens of millions in front of you, and then asking you whether you will kneel or not. What kind of mind-controlling skills, what kind of kindness and power, are not needed at all! !

I am probably in this helpless mentality now.

Lao Bai asked again: "Both sides of this open space are earth walls, which are very steep and have no place to put our strength. We can only wade through this mercury sea, but this is impossible. If it doesn't work, why don't we just retreat? Find a way from the surface to cross here and directly enter the tomb?"

I have thought of this method a long time ago, but now there is no way to judge how big this mercury sea is, how to cross it?

Perhaps it was the unwillingness to admit defeat in my bones that was at work. I was unwilling to circle around the edge of the mercury sea.

Soon, a protruding ruin caught my attention.

The ruins were on the right edge of the mercury sea, like a huge garbage dump, with countless waste piled up.

All these wastes were corroded by mercury without exception. I searched for a long time and found that these wastes were unusual. They didn't look like construction waste generated when building tombs. Who would throw away two or three meters long, cut into square wooden sticks as garbage? Who would throw away the smooth and round rafters everywhere?

Even the rich wouldn't do that!

There were all kinds of wood in this pile of waste, long and short, round and square. I looked through it for a long time and came up with a bold idea - this seems to be a wooden house! However, after being eroded by time, it was seriously decayed and eventually collapsed naturally. I searched for a long time and found no traces of violent destruction. It was simply that the structure of the house could not withstand the ravages of time and collapsed! !

This is too normal. After all, wood is wood, not stone. It is difficult to preserve stone buildings intact, let alone wood?

But what is this house used for? !

It is unusual enough that mercury is the sea in an ancient relic. There is also a house on the seashore. What is it for?

I was puzzled. I instinctively felt that this house might be very, very important. The ritual officials have been making a living underground for generations. There is a sense of smell hidden in their genes! !

I stopped looking at the mercury sea. The more I looked at it, the more upset I became. Instead, I focused on the pile of waste. I called Brother Yaozi and the others to dig and look for clues.

God will not let down those who work hard. After we cleaned up all the waste, we finally found something!

Under the house, there are two stone tablets!!

The front of the stone tablets is facing down. It seems that they should have stood on the left and right sides of the house. When the house collapsed, the stone tablets were directly crushed!!

The stone tablet is extremely heavy. Brother Yaozi and I worked together to turn it over. The front is full of dirt, with a metallic color, dirty, and nothing can be seen at all.

Zhang Xinya immediately took out a small part of our water and wiped it hard on it. After removing the dirt, the front is still a mess and nothing can be seen.

"This stele is shaped like a tombstone. This kind of stele is supposed to have an inscription, but it has been buried in the soil for too long and has been corroded so much that nothing can be seen."

Lao Bai sighed, a little depressed: "The only clue is gone!"

"Quiet!"

I frowned and shouted, closed my eyes, took several deep breaths in a row, calmed my chaotic thoughts, and then spread my hands and gently touched every detail on the stele.

My hands are trained in Tongzi Kung Fu, which is very sensitive compared to ordinary people. No matter how good the mechanism in the ancient tomb is, as long as there are some flaws, I can find it, and the words on the stele are no problem.

This is a stele, the words cannot be written, they must be engraved, even if it is corroded and riddled with holes, the traces of those words will never disappear completely, there will be clues left, but they are no longer so conspicuous, invisible to the naked eye, but my hands may not be unable to touch them!

After a moment, I frowned: "Found it!"

The holes left by natural corrosion are disordered, but every stroke of the characters is orderly. Finding order in disorder is not an easy job, but it is not a difficult job either. What is needed is patience and carefulness.

My hands touched every inch of the stone tablet, and at the same time, I restored the ancient characters one by one on the ground.

There are two sentences on the two stone tablets, both of which are obscure ancient sayings.

One of the sentences roughly means: The living do not cross the sea, and the dead should not look back.

The other sentence means: Wherever the building ship is, guests will come naturally.

These two sentences are somewhat intriguing.

The first sentence is easy to understand, probably a warning, or a reminder.

The key lies in the second sentence!

There is actually a building ship on this mercury sea. As long as someone touches the mechanism of the ancient tomb, the building ship will be alarmed, so this ship will appear and then carry people across this mercury sea! !

Isn't it weird?

A thousand-year-old ruin, a boundless sea of ​​mercury, and there is actually a boat ferrying people. So, who is driving this boat?

This is not the weirdest part. When combined with the first sentence, it is terrifying to think about it carefully! ! !

People have said it very clearly. This sea of ​​mercury is the boundary between life and death. If you cross the sea of ​​mercury, you will be dead. You can't turn back. This is to remind you that if you are smart, you can go back home immediately. There is nothing you want ahead. But even so, if you still insist on crossing the sea, well, you don't have to rack your brains to figure out what to do. I will send a boat to pick you up. The one I am least afraid of is a person like you who is tired of living!

The so-called welcoming ship is even more of a funeral ship! !

As for this ruin, it should have been a dock for mooring ships, but it collapsed. Two stone tablets stand on the left and right of the dock, reminding tomb robbers who ran here that there are dangers ahead, so don't provoke them!

"Why is it so damn sinister!"

Lao Bai rubbed his arms and muttered, "Why do I feel like I'm at the gates of hell?"

"Is it a ghost driving a boat?"

Brother Yaozi hesitated and said, "Do you think there will really be a boat coming? This is too weird and unbelievable!"

This sea of ​​mercury is already full of incredible things, which has given me the greatest shock. How can human power create such a vast sea with mercury? This is completely subversive. Where does so much mercury come from? What kind of ship can sail on liquid heavy metal?

With this powerful shock, I don't think it's unreasonable if something weird happens again.

"This tomb is very high-end."

I thought about it and said, "The high-end of the tomb reflects the high-end of the tomb builder. The pattern of this music saint Shi Kuang is very high, and the tomb he designed is also very artistic. In general, tombs are eager to be killed. No one can use it. They don't reason with you at all, and they just show the truth with their hands. But this tomb, except for the special insidious mechanism designed by Hanshanren's grandsons, all the parts presided over by Shi Kuang himself carry his personality. There is an eternal puzzle left at the door of the tomb. As long as it is solved, you can enter immediately without any tricks. This is a real master, very confident, and any tricks will come to you head-on, it depends on whether you can take it.

A project like Mercury Sea must be presided over by Shi Kuang. With his temperament, it is unlikely that he will say something scary. Since he said there is a boat, there must be one!!"

Brother Yaozi fell into silence.

He knew what I meant. The boat will definitely come back. It depends on whether we dare to get on it.

In fact, we have no choice.

My master must be saved. Even Lao Bai will not say no. Although I am not sure about the relationship between Lao Bai and my master, I can guess with my eyes closed. Looking at their respectful appearance, they must have owed my master a life, or even several lives. For example, I can't repay it at all. I can't save him, so I might as well leave him here!

We can't cross this mercury sea by ourselves!

And choosing other places to enter the tomb will only make the result worse, there is no chance at all. This tomb is based on the layout of Luoshu and has several entrances. This is the most reasonable one at the moment. Taking other roads is more dangerous!

In the end, we have no choice but to get on this pirate ship.

"Then let's wait."

Brother Yaozi thought for a moment and said with a smile: "Since this Master Kuang is so upright, let's see how the living do not cross the sea and the dead do not turn back? After so many years of wandering around, this is the first time I have seen such a weird tomb. It's interesting. Let's open our eyes!"

Then, we retreated again.

There is no way. The gas mask can't hold up here for so long.

Fortunately, the mechanisms in the corridor have been almost cracked by us. Those mechanisms are basically disposable. The corridor is very safe now. This corridor is not very long. It won't take long to go back and forth. We retreated directly to the door of the tomb, then took off the gas masks, accompanied by the stone statue of Master Kuang, and sent someone to take a look every now and then.

There are no ghosts here. The fairy has completely disappeared since she blew up the skeleton tomb. She has not sent Hu Wa to harass us again. It is very safe. In order to recover our strength, we simply set up a formation in front of the tomb door and slept.

We waited for half a day, and just when I was sleeping soundly, Zhang Xinya hurriedly came out of the corridor. Unfortunately, she was wearing a gas mask, so I couldn't see her expression, but her voice was extremely panicked: "Here it comes, that ship...really here!!"