Chapter 142 Looking for the Stone Gate Mechanism!
"Well, this insecticide works fine against termites and centipedes, but not against snakes! Snakes are afraid of realgar!"
Qiao Qiqi responded softly, "I didn't expect there was such a big centipede hidden in this passage. I wonder what it ate to become so big!"
"If I'm not mistaken, this centipede must have eaten rotting corpses to become like this! It must have survived in this secret passage for hundreds of years!"
Pei Shaoling looked indifferently at the giant centipede whose rolling speed was getting slower and slower, and said softly.
"So, a lot of people did die back then! Tsk tsk! By the way, it's been in this passage for hundreds of years. Does that mean the passage ahead is also blocked?"
Qiao Qiqi expressed her speculation, "If the passage hadn't been blocked, this guy should have gotten out long ago, right?"
"Yes, it's very likely! This secret passage is connected to the underground palace of Liangzhou City. There must be a secret door in the middle!"
Seeing that the big centipede slowly stopped moving, he took a step forward and said, "Don't move!"
Then, the soft sword in his hand danced again and stabbed towards the body of the giant centipede like thunder!
Soon, the big centipede was chopped into pieces by him!
At this time, a transparent bead covered with mucus rolled out of the body of the big centipede and landed at Qiao Qiqi's feet!
"Hey, what is this?"
Qiao Qiqi took out a pair of waterproof rubber gloves from the space and put them on, then picked up the beads at her feet and examined them.
"This must be the legendary wind-proof bead!"
After dealing with the big centipede, Pei Shaoling turned around and walked over, looking at the beads in Qiao Qiqi's hand with a flashlight and said.
"Wind-proof beads? Are they the kind that protect you from storms?"
Qiao Qiqi's eyes lit up.
She had read online articles before, and many fantasy novels mentioned it!
"Fool! That's the Wind-Fixing Bead! The Wind-Proofing Bead isn't that effective! This centipede, if I'm not mistaken, must have had this bead for over a thousand years."
Pei Shaoling curled his lips lovingly, "The greatest benefit of the Wind-Proof Bead is that it protects you from snakes, insects, rats, and ants when you carry it with you. Centipedes are one of the Five Poisonous Creatures, and a thousand-year-old centipede is even more poisonous!"
"Ohhh, that's not bad."
Qiao Qiqi immediately lost interest.
She wiped the slime off the Wind-Proof Bead and handed it to Pei Shaoling, "I don't need this kind of thing, you keep it!"
"My dear, just keep it! I have no use for it."
Pei Shaoling said softly, "If you don't like it, you can give it to Mr. Ruan later. He should like it."
"good!"
Qiao Qiqi nodded slightly.
Mr. Ruan sometimes has to go pick herbs himself, so bringing these beads with him is a bit of a guarantee!
He taught me a lot of medical skills along the way, so he can be considered my own master.
It's only right to show respect to the master, right?
After Qiao Qiqi put away the beads, Pei Shaoling asked An Lei to clear the passage blocked by the remains of the giant centipede.
Then, the three of them continued to move forward.
Half an hour later, the secret passage became higher and higher!
Two meters, three meters, four meters...
When they came to a stone door carved with various patterns of flying birds, the height of the secret passage had reached five meters!
"This should be the entrance to the underground palace! Let's see if there's any mechanism to open the stone door!"
After Pei Shaoling used a flashlight to confirm that the pattern on the door did contain the totem of the Apocalypse Empire, he said to Qiao Qiqi and An Lei.
"good!"
"yes!"
The three of them used flashlights to search around and on the stone gate at the same time.
"Owner, there is a row of holes here, and a raised button."
Suddenly, An Lei discovered a bulge half a meter above the stone gate.
As he spoke, he pressed the button!
"Don't move!"
Qiao Qiqi quickly stopped it!
You should know that holes on doors like this are most likely fatal holes!
She had seen it before on the bronze door of the previous dynasty's tomb!
Unfortunately, the hidden mine had already been pressed!
There was also the sound of clacking gears coming from behind the door.
"An Lei, get down, get down quickly!"
Pei Shaoling's cry came to my ears.
Qiao Qiqi's waist suddenly tightened, and she turned around and was taken to the safe area next to the stone gate.
whoosh whoosh whoosh!
More than a dozen long arrows made of unknown material flew out from the row of horizontal holes!
The scalp that was close to the dark thunder was stuck straight in front of the wall opposite the secret passage!
"Oh my god!"
An Lei let out a low cry, "This stone door actually has this mechanism!"
"An Lei, are you okay?"
Pei Shaoling, who was hugging Qiao Qiqi, asked softly.
"OP, I'm fine! It was dangerous!"
An Lei replied while squatting under the stone gate.
He promised that the mechanism had not finished firing, so he did not stand up.
Finally, after waiting for almost a quarter of an hour, seeing that the stone gate was silent, he stood up and walked to Pei Shaoling, "Master, what should we do next?"
"Of course, continue searching for the switch to open the stone door. If you find anything unusual again, don't be so reckless, understand?"
Pei Shaoling whispered a warning.
"Yes! It was my subordinates who were quick!"
There was a hint of shame in An Lei's voice.
"Well, it's okay! Let's continue looking!"
Qiao Qiqi listened to their conversation without saying a word.
At this time, there is no need for you to say anything.
She looked at the stone wall next to the stone gate with a flashlight.
Since the button on the door is the killing mechanism, the mechanism for opening the door must not be on that door.
Finally, she saw two different stone bricks at the bottom of the stone wall on the left side of the stone gate, about one foot from the ground.
There were no patterns engraved on the other bricks, but the two bricks at her feet had patterns.
One piece has what appears to be a bird's tail feathers, while the other has a bird's head.
And there is a small crown carved on the head!
However, the two bricks were not connected together, but there was a blank brick across the middle.
"Husband, come and look here!"
Qiao Qiqi quickly greeted Pei Shaoling.
Pei Shaoling came over and squatted down, looking at the two stone bricks and said, "Yes, this is the totem of the Apocalypse Empire, the three-legged golden crow! This should be the key to opening the stone door!"
"Then how do we open it?"
Qiao Qiqi looked at the stone brick in confusion and asked.
Pei Shaoling tapped the three stone bricks lightly with his hands a few times, and a hollow and crisp sound could be heard faintly.
"There should be nothing after these three bricks, so..."
Pei Shaoling pondered for a moment, then pushed the blank brick between the two patterned bricks inwards.
Afterwards, Qiao Qiqi saw a miraculous scene!
The two patterned stone bricks attracted each other like magnets and fit together perfectly!
At the same time, the stone door made a crackling sound again!
The stone door slowly opened upwards!
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