Jiang Hai looked at the shaky iron chain and the wooden board that used to be on the iron lock, but now it has turned into tattered wooden strips!
He thought of many things that corresponded to the monster under the bridge, but he couldn't be sure what it was!
This inevitably made him feel a little irritated, and he still held the knife in his hand, even though he was seriously injured and was supported by some special power! But he didn't want to sit and wait for death.
Everyone stepped onto the suspension bridge and tried to speed up their pace to get across.
Zhang Fan, who was walking in front, looked at his feet with no expression of sadness or joy!
In fact, the thing just flashed by, but he had already recognized it.
The thing in the water was a snake-man, and it was even bigger than the one we had just encountered! What was even more shocking was that a person was lying on top of the snake-man's head.
It was the female corpse they encountered after entering the city before!
He totally couldn't understand why the female corpse could communicate with the snake people, and what made him uneasy was whether these snake people had some special memory-sharing ability. The snake man they had killed before had spied on the insects' memories.
Before entering the city, the female corpse was ambushed in the place where Nangong Manyun had to pass. All of this seemed unrelated, but it was inextricably linked. So he was the first to step onto the iron chain bridge, and wanted to use himself as bait to see if he could hunt down that special female corpse!
Although Zhang Fan took the lead in exploring the way, he still couldn't wipe away the worries in everyone's hearts, especially Chongzi, whose eyes were full of caution. Staring closely at the churning river water under his feet, he even forgot the weight on his back and held the iron chain as tightly as possible, fearing that he would fall down and become food for the monsters in the water.
Fortunately, perhaps the iron chain was too high above the water, or perhaps the monster in the water sensed their caution and did not attack them suddenly.
So everyone stepped onto the ground opposite the iron chain and finally separated from the moat.
Zhang Fan retracted his gaze and stopped paying attention to the water! He believed that thing would continue to follow behind, or wait for an opportunity! He only needed to protect everyone and wait quietly for that thing to come to him.
Crossing the iron chain bridge, you will see the city wall surrounded by a moat. The tall city walls stand like an eggshell, protecting the entire city.
There is no city gate here, which is very strange. This city wall was built so that water could not get in, but there is no gate to protect it.
Moreover, on both sides of this city gate, there are statues that are very different from ordinary ones.
Even the ground here is paved with bluestone slabs that are very thick, shiny and hard, as if people often walk on them.
"Everyone, it looks like we have found the location where the Qilin snake often comes and goes!"
Old man Jiang Hai squatted on the ground and brushed away some of the volcanic ash on the stone slab, revealing the deep scratches left on the bluestone slab.
Taoist Zijin also squatted on the ground: "This should be left by the scales of the snake. I will go and see how big this thing is."
Taoist Zi Jin took a step forward, walking from left to right for about thirty steps, spanning only one-third of the width of the road on the platform in front of the entire wide city wall.
"It's definitely him! Both the aura and the body shape match!" Taoist Zi Jin looked up at Zhang Fan!
Zhang Fan did not answer, and even his focus was different from Jiang Hai's.
He looked at the two special statues placed on both sides of the city gate.
The two statues were humanoid, but hunched over. Although they were tall and strong, they had no heads. Instead, they were entangled by a giant python from the waist up. The python raised its head to the sky and stuck out its tongue, as if sensing the information transmitted by the wind.
"Mr. Zhang Fan, are you looking at these two statues?"
Zhang Fan nodded slightly when he heard this: "This city wall is definitely the core of the entire city! The statue guarding the gate should be solemn and strong! But you see, this statue has a weird smell."
Old man Jiang Hai stroked his beard, sighed and said, "We passed through the Six Paths Gate before, so we are now in a position that should be separated from the human world and entered the heaven! This statue should correspond to the god of heaven, only in this way can it be qualified to guard the city! But, I can't understand the meaning of this statue!"
"Master Jiang Hai, you have studied Chinese martial arts for so many years, but I don't think you have mastered it very well."
Brother Chongzi said disdainfully: "In my opinion, the statue in front of the door! No matter whether the builder is a human or a ghost, it clearly has only two meanings! One... is the guardian god, and the other... is that they want to spit on it and show their will."
Nangong Manyun also nodded at the right time: "Yes, if the ancients carved a statue, it would indeed be a very large project! So the meaning expressed should be more of awe. This may be another change of the snake man, or... another appearance in people's hearts."
Nangong Manyun’s explanation was not particularly insightful, but it brought great fear to Jiang Hai and Brother Chongzi.
Mr. Jiang Hai's expression changed, and he suddenly said doubtfully: "What do you think this statue represents? Could it be the transformation process of the snake man? From a python to a human, or from a human to a snake!"
"Grandpa, don't scare me." Brother Chongzi got goosebumps because according to Grandpa Jiang Hai, the result was indeed very scary.
Zhang Fan shook his head: "You have discovered traces of Qiong Snake living here before. He often comes here. Could there be another reason why the statue is placed here?"
"What's the reason!"
"The ruler's idea!" Zhang Fan narrowed his eyes and said, "Snakes are on top, and humans are below! To enter the ancient city, you need to pass through the Six Paths Gate, which means that in the eyes of Qiong Snakes, humans are the mounts of snakes... except that they are just beasts in our eyes!"
After listening to Zhang Fan's explanation, everyone present was dumbfounded.
Even Taoist Zi Jin narrowed his eyes!
"This is very consistent with his character!" He said leisurely: "It seems that we have walked into a trap."
Everyone felt a chill run down their spines. How ambitious was this horned snake to actually consider humans as its mount? However, thinking of the snake man they had encountered before, and the various special spells that the snake man knew, this creature would truly be a god-like existence once it descended upon the earth.
Zhang Fan did not stop, but strode towards the doorway!
He saw those special words again, and now in his eyes, these words looked more like snakes, showing strange body postures.
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