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Underwater!

Lian Zhu Xian admitted that he had neglected this important place.

If the Shinto village is completely submerged underwater, then excluding the impact of water erosion, human interference will be far lower than the ruins on the ground-this is an indisputable fact.

However, Lin Ziqing's next words created another small turning point.

"We did find the Shinto Village underwater, but the real discovery was not in the village."

Specifically, things go like this:

On the night before setting out to investigate the Shendao Lake, Li Tianquan took advantage of his status to make more adequate preparations.These include a map of the surroundings of Shendao Village from a hundred years ago and recent years, and three water-avoiding talismans-if you burn this kind of talisman and drink it with wine, you can walk freely in the water within two hours .

Early the next morning, they came to the shore of Shinto Lake and entered the water from the shore closest to the village.

It was midsummer in June, and the sun was blazing overhead. The leaves of the plants on the shore were scorched, and the branches were drooping and listless.However, the water of Shinto Lake is still icy cold, apparently gushing from a spring deep underground.

After taking the water-avoiding talisman, they walked along the shallower waters on the shore towards the ancient pagoda with only the spire protruding from the water, and soon they were completely submerged in the lake.And the deeper you go into the lake, the dimmer the light and the colder the temperature.

It is impossible to communicate with each other underwater. In order to avoid getting separated, the three of them tied each other with silk ribbons in advance, and Li Tianquan, who was walking in the center, held a night photo pearl in his hand, which made the lake water around them two or three feet wide. Illuminated brightly.

The depths of Shendao Lake are turbid and dark, and there is a thick layer of silt at the bottom of the lake. Every movement will disturb the tiny humus on the surface of the mud layer, like falling snow, and it will be scattered.And all kinds of fish that are accustomed to the cold environment will swim towards them from time to time, which is scary.

Speaking of this, Ah Qing had to stop and emphasize: Although there are fish in Shinto Lake, no one is fishing here.One is that people have some superstitions because of the strangeness of this large lake; the other is that the Shendao Lake has engulfed a large cemetery outside the Shendao Village.Over the past 100 years, many villagers who were originally from here moved back and settled by the lake, thinking that their ancestral graves were underwater, not only were they not allowed to catch and eat fish in the lake; His coffin was also thrown into the water, and Ye Luo returned to his roots.

Because of these messy reasons, the fish in Lake Shinto are far bigger than those in other waters.Swimming in the dark and gloomy water, suddenly seeing a huge fish head appearing in front of you is indeed enough to send chills down your spine.

In this way, the three of them groped in the mysterious and treacherous waters, and soon came to the first important place of their trip - Shinto Village.

Like other places on the bottom of the lake, this century-old village is also covered in thick silt.The aftermath of the previous earthquake is still clearly identifiable-houses collapsed, trees crossed, tall archways and heavy stone carvings are also crumbling, and long water plants and moss grow everywhere.

They walked along the vaguely defined streets and alleys, trying not to dwell on the tragic situation when the last person left here a hundred years ago.But after a long time, I came to the ancient pagoda.

Unlike the surrounding ruins, the ancient pagoda still stands.It's just that after a hundred years, all the wooden doors and windows have decayed and softened, leaving only the masonry structure of the pagoda, and the stone fox statues standing on the left and right outside the pagoda gate.

"Stone Fox?" Feng Zhangjun who had been listening quietly interrupted suddenly: "Are you sure the statue is a fox?"

"What happened to the fox?" Lian Zhuxian asked softly.

The person who answered him was Li Tianquan: "There is a legend in the Central Plains that under the throne of Yuqingzhen, there are two fairy foxes who protect the law. A sign of fox worship."

Xuan Tong seemed to be thinking deeply: "So, could that tower be..."

"It is the pagoda temple that enshrines the god of the Jade Muslim King." Ah Qing replied, "We found the tablet of the Jade Muslim King on the first floor of the ancient pagoda. Ah Ying and the others said that there are such temples in many places in the Central Plains, and there is no Not surprisingly."

Although the stone pagoda was barely standing, it might be dangerous to continue exploring. The three of them didn't dare to push it, and retreated the same way.

After that, they spent another half an hour inspecting all the ruins of the small village, and found nothing suspicious.Seeing that he was about to return without success, a very bizarre situation suddenly happened.

The person in charge of the narrative became Li Tianquan.And he is the only one who can explain the next adventure clearly.

"We took a general inspection of Shinto Village, and found nothing, and then went outside the village. The silt here is thicker, and the lake water will be very muddy if you move it a little bit. I hold the Night Bead, but I can only see clearly The scenery within an arm's length. There were even big fish bumping from my front and back.

"Under such circumstances, not to mention continuing to investigate, even normal walking is a problem. I began to think about whether I should tighten the silk cord so as to signal Yanying and Ziqing to go back to the water. But it happened At this moment, I suddenly felt that the silk sash around my waist was suddenly tightened.

"The taut silk sash is the one on the right side of the waist, and the other end is connected to Lin Ziqing. It can be felt that Lin Ziqing is walking in the opposite direction to me very persistently. I think he must have I found something important, so I also planned to get close to him, but this required Yanying's cooperation. So I pulled the silk sash on the left waist, trying to send a letter to Yanying, but found that the left silk sash was already loose Come down...you can't feel Yanying's presence."

Having said that, Li Tianquan glanced at Yanying.

"I was a little anxious at the time, and while using the pre-agreed signal, I pulled the string to send a message to Lin Ziqing, and at the same time tried to get closer to Yanying. But Lin Ziqing didn't respond at all, and kept pulling me, towards the other side. Walking in the direction... At this moment, I felt my back was hit hard by the big fish again. Unexpectedly, when I turned around, I saw Yan Ying, who was standing behind me expressionlessly."

"what happened……"

Before he knew it, Lian Zhuxian had followed Li Tianquan's narration and entered that cold and treacherous underwater world.

Yan Ying rubbed her nose and muttered, "Don't look at me! At that time, I was like sleepwalking, I don't know anything, I don't remember anything!"

"Me too." Lin Ziqing nodded.

Closer to home, after bumping into Li Tianquan, Yan Ying, who suddenly appeared, did not react at all, but just bypassed Li Tianquan and continued towards Lin Ziqing.

As a result, the situation soon became that Lin Ziqing and Yan Ying were advancing hand in hand, while Li Tianquan was forced to follow closely as if being pulled by two horses.

But soon, he knew where he was going.

"There is a huge vortex in the middle of the lake of Shendao Lake." Li Tianquan recalled, "Because the lake is too vast and there are no boats on the lake all year round, few people know about it. The two of them dragged me towards the huge vortex. go."

If there were bystanders present, the scene at that time should be said to be absurd - Li Tianquan, the only sane man, wanted to drag the two partners back with his own strength, but it was a pity that he had more energy than he wanted.He could have cut the silk cord and escaped alone, but he couldn't do this kind of thing.

Getting closer to the vortex, the originally calm lake began to become turbulent.The silt and all kinds of humus at the bottom of the lake surged up and down, hitting them head-on and face-to-face.

In the end, the last bit of visibility was completely zero, and Zhao Yezhu was rushed to nowhere.Before being knocked down by the strong turbulent current, Li Tianquan remembered that the last thing he did was to rush forward and hold Yan Ying and Lin Ziqing down.

After that, it was quite a while.

Li Tianquan couldn't describe the exact feeling of being engulfed by the vortex.Because after a severe dizziness, he quickly lost consciousness.

No one knows how long they stayed in the vortex.In short, when Li Tianquan opened his eyes again, he was shocked to find that he had left the icy lake, but the surroundings were still pitch black, and the stars and moonlight could not be seen high above his head.

Not sure where he was, Li Tianquan clapped his hands lightly.

There is an echo, indicating that this place is not outdoors.

Li Tianquan touched the ground beside him again—it was wet, cold, rough, and it was rock.This should be a cave.

Before he could figure out how he ran into the cave from the bottom of the lake, Li Tianquan heard someone calling his name not far away.

"... Tianquan?"

"Aying?!" Li Tianquan immediately dropped all worries and asked loudly, "Are you okay?!"

Before Yanying could respond, a turquoise flame lit up from the other direction.

"Are you all okay?"

Lin Ziqing held a will-o'-the-wisp on her fingertips, although it wasn't particularly bright, it was enough to help them figure out where they were.

This is indeed a cave, and it has obviously suffered a lot from the earthquake a hundred years ago.Some caves have collapsed, and the ground is full of rubble.

And there is a deep black pool near the collapsed area, and the torrent of water keeps beating against the cave wall-the three of them were sent into the cave by the whirlpool from here.

The three staggered to their feet and gathered together again.After confirming that there was no serious problem with each other, Li Tianquan hurriedly asked Yanying and Ziqing what happened just now.

"We can't tell."

Neither Yan Ying nor Lin Ziqing could tell the reason, but said that they didn't know when they started, as if they lost their souls, and they only knew how to move forward.

"It's as if something is calling us."

Of course, they quickly figured out the truth behind this.

After calming down a bit, the three began to further explore the cave they were in.Judging from the stone pillars everywhere and the stalactites hanging upside down, this should be a natural cave, but there are obvious traces of artificial carving on some of the cave walls.

"Here, look here..."

Yanying was the first to make an important discovery.Those are rows of runes engraved on the rock wall. After a cursory inspection, it can be confirmed that these runes were once used for expulsion and confinement. Fortunately, they have been destroyed in the earthquake. Otherwise, with the practice of the three of them, I am afraid they will be destroyed Trapped alive and dead in this mysterious cave with no specific location.

With no other choice, the three had no choice but to walk deep into the cave.To their comfort, the further they went, the more obvious the human traces became.It seems that even if it is not an exit, there should be some important facilities ahead.

Relying on a little blue light from Lin Ziqing's fingertips, they explored cautiously forward.After about half a cup of tea, an unbelievably huge object suddenly appeared in the darkness ahead.

It was a huge stone gate nearly three people tall, and the whole body was engraved with exquisite reliefs.The most eye-catching ones are two fairy foxes holding branches in their mouths, one on the left and the other on the right.Although it has been worn away by years and earthquakes, the gold leaf on the branches is still faintly visible.

The stone pagoda and stone fox in the Shinto village just now have explained that the nearby generation should worship King Yuqingzhen.The tall stone gate in front of him seems to have been erected out of the same belief.So what is behind the door?Are there still people active?

"We tried to push the stone door, but found that there was a mechanism on the door. We had to put something of irregular shape into the mechanism to open the door."

What Lin Ziqing said immediately reminded Lian Zhuxian of a similar situation - the door of the secret room where Taisu's holy body was stored could only be opened with the lotus stone shadow body.

He immediately asked: "So you opened that mechanism? What did you use?"

Lin Ziqing replied: "We found something like this in the pond near Shimen."

As he said that, he turned his head and looked at Yan Ying, and then the two of them took out an object that looked white and clean from their arms with highly consistent movements.

Those are two white jades.

However, Lian Zhuxian quickly noticed the difference between these two pieces of white jade—they were all carved into a flat shape, one side was a lifelike fox relief, and the other side was generally smooth and flat, with no details. You can see a lot of buckle grooves.

"Wait a minute..." He seemed to have seen something, "These two pieces of jade, can they be put together?"

"Exactly." Ah Qing nodded, took another piece of jade from Yanying's hand, pressed the smooth sides of the two pieces against each other, and gently slid the buckle. After a crisp sound, the two pieces were flattened. The jade turned into a lifelike jade fox.

"This is the key to be put into the mechanism of the stone door." Ziqing said, "Brother, please take a closer look at what is so special about this fox?"

Although he didn't understand what he was referring to, Lian Zhu Xian still took over the jade fox, and he and Xuan Tong began to observe carefully.

Xuan Tong just glanced at it and immediately gave the correct answer.

"The location of this color is exactly the same as the birthmark on your body."

When he said this, Lian Zhu Xian also noticed.There is a little crimson color on the shoulders of the jade fox.Turning the jade over, they also found the same color in the symmetrical position of the other half of the fox.

To explain in a simple direction, this fox was originally carved from the same piece of jade, so it is not surprising that there will be symmetrical coloring.However, after careful consideration, the jade fox that was divided into two halves, the two fairy foxes under the throne of Yuqingzhen, and the two unrelated but identical-looking Aqing and Yanying with symmetrical birthmarks in front of them...all of them are different. It's that incredible.

Lian Zhu Xian has connected all kinds of possibilities together.But he still needs to listen to the feelings of the person involved: "So, what do you think?"

"I thought the answer was obvious." Ah Qing had that kind of personality that had no taboos, "Ah Ying and I are the ancient fairy fox descended into the world."

"...It's also possible that those two pieces of jade became refined." Yan Ying, who was relatively cautious, explained in this way.

No matter what the answer is, it is inseparable from King Yuqingzhen.

Lian Zhuxian glanced silently at Feng Zhangjun who was most likely the reincarnation of King Yuqing Zhen. He was always calm with his eyes blindfolded.It's hard to imagine him in his previous life, with a golden seal on his forehead, and two fairy foxes holding hands.

"..." Realizing that he was starting to think wildly, Lian Zhuxian cleared his throat: "I don't think this is possible, how could the fox of Yuqingzhen King join the Five Immortals Sect?"

"No, it's indeed possible." The person who denied it was actually Xuan Tong.

He took the jade fox from Lian Zhuxian's hand, skillfully took it apart again, and then lifted one of them.

"I've seen half of it before. It's in the Valley of the Five Immortals."

"How?" Lian Zhuxian was stunned. "According to what Ah Qing said, these two pieces of fox jade should have been thrown into the cave before the earthquake. That was 100 years ago..."

"To be precise, it is 200 years." Xuan Tongbiao gave the exact time: "This piece of fox jade was originally owned by the Five Immortals, but it was mysteriously stolen in the catastrophe 200 years ago. It was absolutely unexpected. It turns out that after a hundred years, you will find it back."

"The catastrophe of the leader of Nosoma 200 years ago?" Lian Zhu Xian became more and more confused: "So, the fox jade was stolen by the people of the Central Plains? The purpose was to open the stone gate in the cave? What else? Where was half of the fox jade stored? No... you should first ask us how the piece of jade from the Valley of the Five Immortals came about."

"The piece of fox jade in the Valley of the Five Immortals is inherited from the ancestors." Xuantong answered his last question, "No one knows the exact origin, anyway, it has existed since the establishment of the Five Immortals Sect. I specially ordered people to go out to search for a while."

Feng Zhangjun, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Can you give me the Jade Fox?"

Lian Zhu Xian responded and handed the things into his hands.I saw Feng Zhangjun gently caressing the surface of the fox jade with five fingers, and then raised his head.

"This is the property of the Fazong. In the early years, I was ordered to temporarily act as the supervisor of the Fazong for a while, and because of this, I read many classics in the sect that were kept secret. There is a heavily guarded treasury inside the Fazong. The magic weapon whose origin and use cannot be determined is sealed. More than a hundred years ago, this warehouse was stolen once, and fox jade was one of the stolen items. Since the case has never been clear, I paid special attention to it.”

"100 years ago, that was the right time for the earthquake." Lian Zhuxian took back the fox jade and handed it back to Ziqing, while muttering to himself: "Half of this jade belongs to the Five Immortals, and half belongs to Fazong. ? Then who put them together?"

This question has not been answered for the time being, and Lin Ziqing continued to recall——

After putting the two halves of the fox jade together, the three of them successfully opened the mechanism on the stone gate.Although due to the earthquake, Shimen can only open an extremely small angle.But the three of them squeezed hard, and slipped through the door.

Unexpectedly and within reason, behind the stone gate is an extremely open underground space, perhaps even called a "palace".

Due to the lack of lighting, they couldn't get a glimpse of the whole palace, but they could roughly guess the grand scale of the place through the sound of empty footsteps and the suddenly dry air.

In addition, every fifty steps they walked, they would encounter a huge stone pillar that could be surrounded by four people. The pillar body was rough and without any decoration, just like a quarry.

After passing the fifth stone pillar, another unbelievable scene began to appear on the ground—it was a row of thousands of stone men. Judgments are all male.And all of them, without exception, were facing the same direction, maintaining eternal silence.

The three continued to walk forward, passing twenty stone pillars in one breath, and a huge stone platform appeared in front of them.On the edge of the stone platform, more stone figures can be seen, poking out from the rocks as if they were floating out of the water.

Lin Ziqing tried to change several adjectives, but still couldn't describe the weirdness of this scene.Under Yan Ying's urging, he finally revealed the most crucial detail——

"The holy name of King Yuqingzhen is left on the bodies of these stone figures. This has been confirmed by Ah Ying and Tianquan. This means that no matter what the purpose of these stone figures is, they are all related to the ancient King Yuqingzhen. There is a great connection.

"Could it be the terracotta figures buried with King Yuqingzhen?"

Lian Zhu Xian remembered the content of the private exchange with Feng Zhangjun yesterday.If it really is the mausoleum of King Yuqingzhen, then maybe there are answers about his and Fengzhangjun's life experiences.

However, Feng Zhangjun clearly opposed this hypothesis: "According to the legend of the Central Plains, King Yuqing Zhen left the heaven to go into seclusion, so why build such a grand mausoleum for himself?"

"Maybe the believers built it for him?" Lian Zhuxian argued, "Besides, if no one knows about building such a grand building, if it's not a mausoleum, what is it?"

Before Fengzhangjun replied, Xuantong also began to express his opinion: "I am also more inclined that the underground palace should be related to King Yuqingzhen. It's just that King Yuqingzhen may not be buried there. Liuquan City is not the site of Fazong Could it be a sacrificial place created by Fazong?"

Lian Zhu Xian argued: "If it's not a mausoleum, why should it be built underground? There is also a jade fox guarding the gate. Shouldn't ordinary sacrificial places be built on the ground? Could it be that Fazong is doing something shady?"

Seeing that the three of them who had never been to the scene were getting further and further away, Lin Ziqing had to clear her throat: "I said... don't worry, the three brothers, we haven't finished talking about the things in the cave yet!"

The author has something to say: Ah Ying: Abba!

Ah Qing: Dad!

Feng Zhangjun: I am not your father!

Ah Ying: Huh, Dad doesn't want us anymore.

Ah Qing: Dad only has brother Ah Ting in his eyes!

Feng Zhangjun: That's your mother!

Lian Zhuxian: ... are they all crazy? !