Chapter 221 White Tunnel
Seeing Uncle Ming's white face, I couldn't help but feel a sudden blow. I didn't think there was anything scary behind the door he said. At worst, soldiers would come to surrender, and the water would flood the soil. One of the things I was most worried about from beginning to end was Uncle Ming's mental state. Since entering Tibet, he had suffered casualties one after another, making him a frightened bird. Moreover, the place name "The Black Sky Hits the Thunder Mountain" violated his taboo. Although Uncle Ming is an old sailor who has been practicing for many years in the storm and waves, "suspiciousness" is his fatal weakness.
There are many things in this world that cannot be believed in, but they must not be believed. However, excessive superstition will only bring you unbearable mental pressure. Even if you have great abilities, you will be limited by your own psychological pressure and cannot be used at all.
At this moment, I could no longer tell whether Uncle Ming’s actions were true or not. Maybe he was just a mediocre person to disturb himself and scare himself, but to be safe, I still walked to the stone gate to check what was going on.
When Uncle Ming saw that I was going to open the stone door, he quickly said to me again: "There are people behind the door, so you must not open it. It seems that the altar over there cannot be reached. Brother Hu, I think we should find a way out."
I raised my hand and pushed Uncle Ming away and said to him: "How can anyone have anyone in and out of a place where there have been no living people for hundreds or thousands of years? Besides, we are now walking on a road in Huashan. No matter what is inside, it is necessary to take the risk of breaking through, otherwise..." I originally wanted to tell Uncle Ming that if he doesn't enter the altar today, the rest of the people would be fine. You are probably dead old man, but then I thought about it and let it go. If you don't talk about this, add some stimulation to him, maybe he will become mentally ill like Professor Chen.
I perfunctory Uncle Ming, persuaded him aside, and came to the underground stone gate before entering the temple in the belly of the extinct volcano. I had not had time to carefully look at the only portal. At this time, when I got closer, I saw that this not-so-thick stone gate was very ancient. There was a sliding stone ball at the bottom as the opening and closing mechanism. There was no unnecessary decoration on the door, and only two huge human eyes were carved on the stone slab. The totem of the eyeballs can be said to be everywhere in Jingjue City and Erose Luohai City, which is common, but the eyeball reliefs on the stone gate are different. The eye totems I saw in the past were all eyeballs without eyelids, and the pair of eyes had eyelids closed together.
The ancestors in the ancient city believed that eyes were the root of the power of reincarnation, but what does the closed-eye relief represent? I was just a little stunned at the time and did not think about the mystery. So I opened the stone gate and carefully poked out half of my body to see the movement behind the door. Behind the stone gate was a long natural cave, with a large number of rock crystals formed during the period of great volcanic changes, emitting a cold luminous light. In the dark underground world, it was like a winding white tunnel. The tunnel was not straight, and it turned into a blind spot of sight dozens of meters away, making it difficult to judge its length.
Although the cave behind this gate is a bit weird and has a very rare geological structure, it is not as Ming said, where is there a half-person figure? I thought it seemed that the old Hong Kong farmer was really mentally broken. He was about to retreat and suddenly heard a slow footsteps coming from the distance of the white tunnel.
The area behind the stone gate seemed to be extremely loud. Although the footsteps were far away, as soon as my ears entered the door, I could hear it clearly. It would be fine. The slow-moving steps were made by a person's legs. It may be due to the terrain that sounded particularly heavy, as if there was a thousand pounds of force. Every step I took to the ground, my heart trembled.
The thunderous footsteps sounded from far away and the rhythm became more and more rapid. It seemed that at the end of the white tunnel, a giant rushed towards him. The footsteps of the landing were shocking. My heartbeat faster, and an inexplicable fear surged out of my heart. I couldn't control it. I didn't dare to look into the tunnel anymore. I hurriedly retreated and closed the stone door tightly with a "bang", and the footsteps almost stopped at the same time.
I let out a long breath and found that a layer of white-haired sweat had appeared on my body. I was so excited that I couldn't even understand why I was so scared of the footsteps just now. I thought to myself that I was really a ghost, there must be something in the cave.
I quickly calmed myself down, adjusted my breathing rhythm, and put my ears on the stone door to listen, but the door was surprisingly quiet. After a long time, there was nothing unusual, as if there was only a quiet nothingness in the tunnel, and nothing was alive.
Uncle Ming was behind me, obviously he didn't hear the footsteps, but when he saw me, he knew that the experience he had with me and him should be almost the same as the first time he pushed open the stone door, but he still asked me how I was? What did he see?
I thought to myself that now our group of people are tired and hungry, and some are seriously injured. It can be said that they are the last of a strong job. It is difficult to do anything before going to rest. Although something is not right behind the stone gate, it seems that as long as you close the door, it is safe in the belly of this volcanic mountain. It is better not to say it out for the time being, so as not to cause panic among everyone. If you have any problems, you will wait until you are full before you solve them. So I shook my head at Uncle Ming, saying that there is nothing, pretending to be normal, pulling his arm, and pulling him back to the place where the fat man roasted the lizard.
Uncle Ming is not leaving now, nor staying. He is worried, his eyes are covered with red silk. He sits next to the fire and tells me that he has a name and fate. The superstitious cause and effect between place names and places, and advises me to take everyone to leave this "Big Black Sky Hits the Thunder Mountain" earlier.
I was indifferent and just focused on eating to fill my stomach. But Uncle Ming seemed to be trapped in a demon, and he talked endlessly. He first talked about a few famous modern events. Seeing that I had no reaction, he talked further and further away. Finally, he talked about the sixth year of Xiande in the Later Zhou Dynasty. Zhou Shizong Chai Rong set up a large army to attack Liao to seize Youzhou. The Zhenlong Emperor led the army to fight in person, and his morale was greatly boosted. In addition, the rapid movement of the troops, the Khitan soldiers and civilians were panicked. The Liao soldiers fled and rushed overnight. The Zhou army was as powerful as the two continents and three passes, namely Mozhou, Yingzhou, Yukou Pass, Waqiao Pass, and Yijin Pass.
, It was almost possible to recover Youzhou, but unexpectedly, when crossing Waqiao Pass, Chai Rong climbed up to observe the Sixth Division. Seeing the majestic army, the dragon face was very happy. Many people in the local area greeted him. Seeing the dangerous terrain here, Shizong Chai Rong saw that the terrain was dangerous and occupied the situation, so he asked an old man in the local area, what is the name of this place? Answering: "It was passed down from generation to generation, and it was called the diseased Longtai." Chai Rong immediately looked silent when he heard this place name. He couldn't get up that night and had to give up the good situation to retreat, losing the opportunity to recover Youzhou. He himself died of illness on his way back. This shows the name and good fortune...
I heard Uncle Ming say it for a long time, but some things have never been heard, but some seem to be true, but these are probably psychological effects. It is said that the country accumulates virtues. If one is a hundred billion yuan, people will have a good deed, and they can enjoy their old age. The ancient emperors even called it "Long Live" and never saw anyone who can live for a hundred years. It can be seen that they are all bullshit. I don't think we can let Uncle Ming continue to say it anymore. Our listeners are unintentional, and the person who says they are intentional, but the result can only make his own nerves even more nervous. So he wins at the fat man and asks him to block Uncle Ming's mouth with a piece of meat.
The fat man understood and immediately handed a piece of overgrown meat to Uncle Ming: "Climbing the snow-capped mountains without drinking butter tea is like an eagle breaking a wing... Of course, we can't drink butter tea, but this meat is chewy enough. I mean, you can't even think about it anymore. If you want to use so many eggs, you can chew it off. You can eat it when you have enough to eat it."
Uncle Ming said to the fat man, "Fatty, don't talk nonsense, okay? Why do you get full and go on the road? Wouldn't that be the end of the meal? Who can still eat this..." But when he took the meat into his hand, he smelled the aroma of the meat and was really hungry. He didn't bother to say anything, and he ate it in a big mouthful of anger. Seeing the broken can and throwing it into pieces, he really made some sacrifices. It was a tragic way to leave his life to fate.
I knew in my heart that if a person's mood fluctuates greatly in a short period of time, it would not be a good sign, but at this time, I could only worry about it, but I did not recite it. However, I would calm Uncle Ming first. I took advantage of the time to discuss countermeasures with Shirley Yang.
Shirley Yang was taking care of A Xiang's injuries. The turtle shell was indeed effective. A Xiang's wound had healed in a short period of time. However, because she lost too much blood and was very weak, she fell asleep drowsyly at this moment.
I told Shirley Yang in detail about the stone gate leading to the altar. Shirley Yang had never known about the white tunnel behind the stone gate. None of the information collected before mentioned this passage, but one can imagine that the area of Karamir must have its special features, otherwise the Evil Luohai people would not have specially built the altar of the ghost cave here. We have no choice but to discuss it. It seems that we can only rest for a few hours at the moment, then enter the white tunnel and take one step at a time. Apart from this, there is not much room for choice.
So everyone had a full meal and took turns to rest according to the pre-arranged arrangement. After Uncle Ming had enough, he didn't say that much. He fell down and fell asleep. However, everyone had their own thoughts. After only four hours of sleep, no one could sleep. After Shirley Yang woke up, he ate some things for her. I redistributed the remaining weapons. The fat man seized Uncle Ming's M1911 pistol and gave Shirley Yang. At this time, I realized that we only had three pistols and a sports rifle, and there were pitiful fewer ammunition. On average, each person had more than twenty bullets. The gun without bullets was better than a fire stick. The loss of weapons and equipment was much greater than expected, and casting an ominous shadow on the way ahead.
At this point, I can only comfort myself and not be able to get over the Flame Mountain. I walked forward with a gritted bullet. Shirley Yang looked at the closed eyes on the stone door. After thinking for a long time, I had no idea. So everyone opened the weapon in their hands so that it could be fired at any time. Then they pulled the stone door backwards. However, because of the lessons of the past, no one dared to cross the line and stood outside the door and peered at the movement inside. In the tunnel behind the door, except for the faint white fluorescence deep in the cave, there was no other movement.
This time I completely opened the stone door from the door hole, and I found that there were also eye-closing reliefs on the back of the door panel, and there were also some strange eye-ball patterns. Both sections were closed in the form of eye-closing, and the middle was divided into two grids, each of which was the opening and closing of the eyes. When the opening part was opened, there was a black blurred figure in the background. I could see it but not understand it, as if the record was the secret of this natural tunnel.
Shirley Yang only glanced at it for a few times and understood the content: "It's too dangerous. Fortunately, I didn't walk in just now. This natural tunnel formed by crystalline ore is the legendary evil god Dahei Tian Hit Thunder Mountain. This is the only way to enter the altar of Evil Luohai City. There is no fork. Anyone who enters must close his eyes and pass. Once he opens his eyes in the tunnel, something terrible will happen."
I asked Shirley Yang what would happen when he opened his eyes in this tunnel of white crystal stone? Shirley Yang said that he didn't know. The content on the stone gate only played a warning role, which was very general and blurry. Human eyes would release the evil gods in the cave. As for what he would see when he opened his eyes, there was no relevant record on the stone gate.
Shirley Yang thought for a while and said that the legend of "The Big Black Sky Hit Mountain" is an evil spirit that controls ores. Of course, that is just a myth. It is probably like the avalanche god "Crystal Free Mountain". What constitutes this tunnel is probably a crystal rock containing special alien elements. There are many secrets hidden in the human body, especially the eyes. There is a weak bioelectricity in the human eyes. For example, some people are very sensitive to other people's gazes, and even look behind a person's back, sometimes they will be aware of it. This subtle sensing comes from this. I think this white tunnel must be not simple. Maybe once you open your eyes, you will be affected by the energy of those elements. At the very least, you will lose your mind, and at the worst, you may lose your life.
Shirley Yang means that if you want to enter the tunnel, you must ensure that you cannot open your eyes before reaching the altar, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable. I think she is considering it from a scientific perspective. Although it is inevitable that she is subjective and arbitrary, no matter what the "Big Black Sky Hits the Thunder Mountain" is, if you want to go through the countryside, it is best to do everything according to the rules of the ancient times.
Close your eyes means losing your vision. It is very risky to pass through the tunnel under such circumstances. And no one has had such experience before. But after discussing it, we decided to take a chance. The fat man took the lead and took the rifle off the bullet and turned it back as a blind stick. Uncle Ming and A Xiang were walking in the relatively safe middle. Since there was no need to travel through mountains and rivers, A Xiang could barely walk. Shirley and Yang walked at the end. I was still worried that someone could not bear the pressure of darkness. Opening his eyes halfway through, it would cause everyone to lose their worries. So before entering the stone gate, he put on everyone's eyes with tape, and then he left.
Since there were not enough ropes, the people behind had to hold the shoulders of the people in front of him. The five people connected together, leaning closely against the left side of the tunnel, groping forward step by step. I secretly counted the steps, and Uncle Ming started to get nervous again and chatted non-stop. I thought it would be better for him to keep talking, but now they are like blind people. Only by constantly talking and through the touch of their hands can we understand the existence of each other.
This time, he closed his eyes and walked into the tunnel, but he did not hear the terrifying footsteps deep in the depths. Shirley Yang said that in the ground of the Grand Canyon in Clorado, there is also a crystal stone that can make its own sound. The sounds inside are strange, with sounds similar to wind, rain, thunder and lightning, and sounds like humans crying, laughing, wild beasts roaring, and roaring. However, you have to put your ears on them before you can hear them. It is called "sound-moving stone". This tunnel may also contain similar substances and interfere with people's hearing.
Humans may have an instinctive fear of darkness. Everyone walked and said as they walked, reminding each other not to open their eyes, sharing some psychological pressure caused by losing their eyes. But no one knew how far away from the end of the tunnel, and just walked more than a hundred steps intermittently. The wet and rotten smell in the tunnel gradually became thicker, and the air conditioning on the walls was crowded. I recalled the first time I looked inward from the stone gate, and suddenly felt an overwhelming fear. It might be caused by the environment here. Now walking in it with your eyes closed, you will still feel fear. Although it is not as strong as when you look inside, as you go step by step, the feeling gradually becomes worse, making the whole person feel extremely depressed.
At this time, the fat man in front began to curse and complained that in this tunnel, every hair on his body felt twisted. It turned out that not only I had this feeling, but everyone was the same. It was a very strange feeling.
Uncle Ming said: "Miss Yang, you just said that the feeling of being stared at by someone will make people feel very uncomfortable. I seem to feel that way now. Do you feel that many people are staring at us? It seems that there are people up, down, left and right."
I heard Shirley Yang in front of me say: "I feel this way, I hope it's just an illusion caused by the invisibility of the object...but it seems that there is really something in this hole."
Chapter completed!