usatvline Chapter 371 Identifying the Tomb by Sound
Chapter 371 Identifying the Tomb by Sound
Because of the flare below, the inside of the beast's mouth could be vaguely seen in the mirror.
As Cheng Feng had said, what could be seen through the mirror was a pipe more than ten meters deep beneath the beast's mouth.
There was indeed a fairly large space at the end of the pipe, but because it was too close to the light source, the specific details were not immediately visible.
"Should we go down and investigate? Perhaps this underground passage leads directly to the tomb."
Judging from the internal piping, it was meticulously crafted; such a structure would certainly not have been built meaninglessly on the outer perimeter of a tomb.
Therefore, Chen Wenjin speculated that perhaps this route could lead to the true heartland.
Black Bear then said somewhat lazily:
“What the young lady said makes sense. However, this road is right here in plain sight. Even if it leads to the heart of the tomb, there are probably many dangers along the way.”
Everyone agreed with this point, especially regarding the python corpse that Cheng Feng had captured.
There wasn't just one of these; the ancient python corpses that appeared that night were everywhere.
If the lair of the ancient python corpse were below, even Cheng Feng would inevitably be flustered, especially with a group of people following him.
"Blind man, come and fire a shot into the pipe."
After listening to the two of them, Cheng Feng did not rush to make a decision.
The blind man was puzzled, but he still drew his sidearm from his waist.
"Boss, what are you going to do?"
"Decades ago, Chen Yulou, the leader of the Unloading Ridge faction, possessed a unique skill: he could discern the entire structure of a tomb through sound."
Although I, your man, haven't received training in this secret art, I consider my hearing to be quite good.
As he spoke, Cheng Feng even cracked a joke.
Everyone understood Cheng Feng's plan, so Hei Xiazi no longer hesitated, stepped forward, raised his hand, and fired a shot into the pipe.
Bang
Gunshots rang out from inside the pipe instantly, their echoes growing weaker and weaker.
Everyone held their breath, afraid of disturbing Cheng Feng's listening.
At this moment, in Cheng Feng's mind, the situation below began to unfold little by little through the transmission of sound.
Cheng Feng didn't open his eyes until the last sound completely disappeared.
"Old Cheng, how's it going?"
Yang Xueli asked softly.
"The space below was larger than I imagined. I only heard a small part of it, but the location was not far from that snow mountain."
After hearing this, everyone followed Cheng Feng's gaze and looked at the snow-capped mountain in the distance, which was half-hidden by the trees.
There's an old saying that goes, "Looking at a mountain, you might run a horse to death."
The snow-capped mountain may seem close, but even if everyone tries their best to travel, it will probably take them a day and a night to reach it.
Given how long the underground passage is, and that's only part of it, you can imagine how complicated the situation must be below.
"I think we should forget about going down the passage. Even if there are no monsters causing trouble down there..."
It's probably not much better than the road conditions on the ground.
Upon hearing Cheng Feng's description, Huo Ling immediately backed down.
"Actually, my opinion is also to go ground level; this place gives me a very bad feeling."
Ah Xiang looked at the beast's mouth with lingering fear in her eyes. For a moment, she saw a soaring black mist burst out from the beast's mouth.
Neither Zhang Qiling nor Hei Xiazi offered any further comments.
These two old guys are fearless individuals; even if Cheng Feng chooses to make a giant slingshot and launch himself directly onto the snow-capped mountain,
They all dared to go up and try out the feeling of flying.
"I've decided to go downhill. According to the terrain here, where the three Big Dipper constellations hide fierce corpses, the tomb is located directly below those three Big Dipper constellations."
That is, that snow-capped mountain.
Actually, besides what he said, there was another reason Cheng Feng didn't mention.
Among those taken away by the ancient python corpse was Huo Ling's eldest niece. If they had arrived late, something might have gone wrong.
"If you're confident, I have no objection."
As the eldest brother's caring daughter, Ah Xiang was the first to stand up and betray him.
Huo Ling glanced at the girl, then waved her hand and said, "There are many of you, so I will obey the majority."
In fact, their decision was no longer important after Cheng Feng spoke, since there can't be a second voice in a team.
All they can do is offer suggestions; whether or not to adopt them is up to the team leader.
"Let Xiaoman, Chunfen, and Qiufen come out; it's time for them to get to work."
Luckily, I brought the three little ones with me on this trip, so we don't have to go through all that trouble of digging holes and tunnels.
Then Hei Xiazi and Zhang Qiling took off the bamboo baskets from their backs.
After being placed on the ground, the slightly larger Xiaoman swaggered out.
The spring and autumn equinoxes are a pair, one large and one small; the larger spring equinox is significantly smaller than the smaller fullness (小满).
Therefore, when the three are together, Xiaoman is in the lead.
"Let's dig a wider hole down here, and hurry up so you can get it over with sooner and go back to sleep earlier."
Cheng Feng squatted down and touched the foreheads of the three little ones one by one.
After giving their instructions, the three little ones immediately began their performance.
As mountain-digging carpenters, they specialize in digging pits in normal soil layers, especially during the spring and autumn equinoxes.
With the cooperation of the two pangolins, one large and one small, a tunnel seven or eight meters deep was dug in less than five minutes.
At this depth, the number of rocks below begins to increase.
Then Xiaoman came into play, waving its sharp claws, and tackled those stones that were difficult to dig up during the Spring Equinox and Autumn Equinox.
It's like tofu under its sharp claws.
In less than ten minutes, a hole 1.5 meters wide was completely dug through.
"These three are truly treasures. With that digging speed, even if the tunnel collapses, they could probably survive easily."
As he spoke, Hei Xiazi picked up the basket containing Xiaoman again.
This time he was completely willing. With Xiaoman around, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he could walk sideways on the ground.
"I'll go down first. You two, Blind Zhang and the brothers, will cover our retreat."
The blind man agreed, and Zhang Qiling nodded in agreement.
Then Cheng Feng led the way down the tunnel, and after a short while, Cheng Feng entered the underground space through the gap dug by Xiao Man.
Because the flares next to him were still lit, Cheng Feng had plenty of light in his field of vision.
But sometimes Cheng Feng would rather his eyesight wasn't so good, like in this situation now.
In this underground passage, which was the size of an air-raid shelter, all you could see were obese corpses covered in human oil.
So-called human oil is actually corpse oil. This stuff is foul-smelling, pitch black and murky. You can imagine how disgusting it must be to see and smell it in this place.
"Cough cough cough... vomit..."
After the four women came down, they all experienced adverse reactions. Chen Wenjin and Yang Xueli fared slightly better, but the stench hit their mouths and noses, causing them to cough.
Huo Ling and A Xiang both gagged a couple of times, and only after covering their mouths and noses with gauze did they get a little used to it.
"Wow, the smell here is really strong. It reminds me of the time I fell into a burial pit in Shaanxi."
As soon as Hei Xiazi came down, he smelled the familiar scent and couldn't help but sigh.