eurekapd Chapter 559 [Old 9 Gate 38]
Chapter 559 [Old 9 Gate 38]
Youyou looked at Qi Tiezui worriedly: "Master Ba, are you okay?"
Qi Tiezui patted his chest and said with relief: "It's okay. I thought I almost lost my life, but I didn't expect that there was nothing behind this wall. Why did you come here just now?"
Huo Jinxi looked at him with a half-smile and said mockingly, "Eighth Master, you are so blessed and lucky."
Qi Tiezui laughed proudly: "Of course, Sanniang, what are you talking about? My Eighth Master is naturally blessed."
Zhang Qishan interrupted their conversation: "Okay, since there is nothing else to do, let's keep going."
"Yes." Everyone responded in unison and continued to move forward.
As they walked, they suddenly found a strange tombstone, which appeared in a place where it shouldn't be, and looked particularly abrupt. After careful observation, Zhang Qishan judged that this was an attempt to cover up something, so he decisively ordered people to move the tombstone away. Sure enough, there was a deep cave hidden behind the tombstone.
Qi Tiezui was a little hesitant, suspecting that this might be a trap, but Er Yuehong affirmed that the traps set by his people would not be like this, which relieved everyone's concerns.
Everyone walked into the cave one after another, only to find that this was actually a secret laboratory set up by the Japanese.
After Zhang Qishan took some information from the Japanese laboratory, he continued to move forward. The others thought that the information was useless and did not follow him.
They walked to a place surrounded by large areas of magma, and there were still traces of hair that had entangled Zhang Qishan before on the ground. After careful observation, Qi Tiezui said: "These should be man-eating mushrooms. Everyone should be careful and don't touch them!"
After hearing Qi Tiezui's reminder, everyone stepped over carefully, but a few people still stepped on it accidentally. Zhang Qishan immediately threw the oil lamp out and set the hair under the feet of those people on fire. Unexpectedly, this action caused a fire.
The flames spread rapidly like a demon, engulfing everything in the blink of an eye. The fire was so fierce that it seemed to turn everything into ashes. The bridge began to show signs of collapse under the blazing fire.
Everyone ran towards the other side in panic, but the bridge collapsed so quickly that some of them fell into the boiling lava before they even had time to react.
Er Yuehong witnessed this scene and was extremely anxious. He did not hesitate to save people. He was agile and quickly grabbed his companions who were about to fall into the magma, and tried to pull them back to a safe area. Zhang Qishan also followed Er Yuehong's actions and reached out to hold Er Yuehong to prevent him from being involved in danger. Youyou also pulled Zhang Qishan to prevent him from falling. In the end, with everyone working together, everyone successfully escaped from danger.
Er Yuehong looked at Zhang Qishan with gratitude and told him not to take such risks next time. But Zhang Qishan replied firmly: "I will definitely save you, because if it were you, you would do the same!" The two smiled at each other, their hearts full of trust and friendship.
The group continued to move forward, going deeper into the tomb, and came to a tomb room. The floor was full of coffins, placed randomly in no particular order.
Zhang Qishan and Er Yuehong saw this scene and understood: such a rare joint burial method must have caused some kind of accident. After carefully observing the surrounding soil, Er Yuehong said, "This place must have suffered a landslide."
Chen Pi heard this and asked worriedly, "Then Master, there is no way out now, what should we do?"
Youyou continued, "There must be other ways out. Everyone should look carefully. There must be a way out."
Everyone nodded and started looking around. After some effort, someone finally found a clue. They worked together and dug a little more, and indeed found a hole leading to somewhere else.
As they went deeper into the passage, they discovered that there were traps and mechanisms everywhere along the way, and most of these traps were used to scare people, making people feel creepy.
Just when everyone was frightened, Youyou showed her calmness and courage, successfully dealt with all the traps and calmed everyone's emotions.
However, just when everyone thought they were safe, a melodious song suddenly sounded. This song was the opera that Er Yuehong often sang, and it sounded particularly strange.
Huo Jinxi couldn't help but said, "Isn't this your play, Second Master? How can I hear it here? It's just that this scene is so strange, it makes people feel a little eerie."
Youyou quickly stopped them: "Don't talk! Everyone, stand close to the wall and don't make any noise!"
Before he finished speaking, an eerie cool breeze blew in his face, as if something was passing by.
Everyone suddenly felt cold all over, and a trace of fear arose in their hearts, wondering if they had really seen a ghost.
Zhang Qishan waited quietly, and the time passed, but the other party did not take any further action. He could not help but feel a little suspicious, so he began to look around cautiously.
The moment he turned around, a hideous and twisted face suddenly appeared in front of him. The face was covered with wrinkles and deep and shallow grooves, the eyes were empty and lifeless, and the mouth was slightly open, as if telling of endless pain.
Zhang Qishan was horrified, and subconsciously raised his fist and knocked the other person to the ground. His movements were swift and decisive, as if he was facing an enemy rather than an ordinary old man.
Er Yuehong saw this and hurried forward to check the situation. He bent down and carefully observed the man who was knocked down, but found that there seemed to be something wrong with this man. Although his body was old, his face revealed an expression that was inconsistent with his age.
After a closer look, it turned out that the man was an elderly man. Er Yuehong hurriedly stopped Zhang Qishan from continuing and said anxiously: "Master Buddha, stop it! He is just an ordinary person."
Zhang Qishan immediately stopped what he was doing and stared at the old man in front of him. He realized that his reaction just now was too intense and he almost hurt an innocent person.
After some observation, they found that the old man was not only very old, but also deaf, blind, and even mentally unclear. However, surprisingly, he could hum Er Yuehong's opera.
Qi Tiezui suddenly had an idea and suggested, "Why not let the Second Master sing a duet with him? Maybe we can find some clues from it."
Er Yuehong nodded, then cleared his throat and sang a classic opera. His voice was melodious, plaintive and full of emotion.
As expected, as Er Yuehong's melodious voice began to sing, the old man's dull eyes gradually became brighter, as if awakened, and his expression gradually became lively. His dry lips trembled slightly, as if he wanted to hum along.
The old man understood Er Yuehong's lyrics and responded to his singing. He slowly stood up and led everyone in a direction. Everyone followed his footsteps and walked through a narrow passage to a place that was simple but full of life.
Everyone followed curiously and looked around carefully, and found that many people had lived here before, probably miners. These miners were probably hired by the Japanese to mine, and the old man's eye injury was probably caused by the Japanese.
Zhang Qishan observed the old man calmly, thinking to himself: He is so familiar with this terrain and was able to bring everyone here accurately. He doesn't look unconscious or confused, but more like he is frightened.