Ghost Blows Out the Light

23 steps

We racked our brains to realize that when the ancient tomb was built in the Xuan Palace, we had to slaughter livestock and sacrifice to heaven and earth, so as to drive away evil spirits and avoid evil. It must be because we brought a spiritual animal like a white goose into Tomb, this one-of-a-kind ghost tomb was alarmed, so I was about to slaughter the two big white geese at that time, but I didn't expect the big gold tooth to stop me suddenly, preventing me from stabbing the white geese.

Seeing that Da Jinya refused to let us slaughter the goose, the fat man asked, "Old Jin, why have you changed your mind again? Didn't you just agree?"

Da Jinya asked me to temporarily put down the paratrooper knife in my hand, and said to the fat man and me: "Master Hu, Mr. Fatty, don't take offense. Just now I suddenly remembered that there is one thing that seems extremely inappropriate."

I said to Da Jinya: "I have this temper. When I think of something, I will do it first and then talk about it. If there is something wrong with it, you can tell it."

Da Jinya said: "That's it. I'm thinking about how to say it. I'm a little confused when I'm in a hurry. I organize my words."

Fatty and I have been trapped in the ancient tomb here for a long time. Although it is not as dizzy and helpless when we were tossed by the ghost tomb at the beginning, we gradually became restless and wanted to leave here as soon as possible. He figured out a way, and was about to make a move, but was blocked by Da Jinya suddenly. He was full of evil fire and couldn't attack again, so he had to calm down and listen to what Da Jinya had to say.

Da Jinya thought for a while and said: "I thought about it for a while. If it is as we expected, the three of us are now trapped by a ghost tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty. The reason why this ghost tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty came out is It may be because we brought live geese among the three birds, the geese are spiritual and the most vigilant, which alarmed the ghost tomb..."

The fat man became impatient, and said to Big Jinya: "Old Jin, you've been talking so much, what exactly do you want to say?"

I told the fat man not to interrupt Da Jinya's speech, but to listen to Da Jinya's speech first, and if he really wanted to be able to escape, he would not fight for the moment.

Da Jinya went on to say: "If we slaughtered the two geese, and there would be no livestock in this ancient tomb, maybe this ghost tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty would disappear, but I don't know if you two have thought about it, what we are doing now Where is it? This endless stone step is a part of the ghost tomb, which means that it should not exist here. It is part of the ancient tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty that has been destroyed long before the ghost tomb appeared. , here may be earth and rocks in the belly of the mountain, or it may be a cave."

When I heard this, I already understood the meaning of Da Jinya: "You mean if we kill two geese here again, if the ghost tomb disappears immediately, we will fall outside the ancient tomb of the Tang Dynasty, so that we can once again go to the Tang Dynasty tomb? Trapped and in danger of being buried alive."

Da Jinya nodded and said: "Yes, that's what I mean. Also, have you ever thought that the ghosts of the ancient tombs of the Western Zhou Dynasty seem to be not all, there are only a part of them, and they overlap with the ancient tombs of the Tang Dynasty. This stone step It is the edge of the ghost tomb, there is no obvious boundary, maybe its boundary may still be in a state of chaos, but we can't know whether it is expanding or shrinking, if we kill two big white geese, what if we kill two big white geese? one……"

After being reminded by Da Jinya, I knew it was powerful, and I almost fell into another more terrifying and elusive situation. I said to Da Jinya: "What Jin Ye said is that we should find a way to go back to Tang Dynasty first." The Hades of the tomb, in the Hades or near the entrance of the robbery cave, determine a safe location, and then kill the two big geese that caused trouble."

But it's easier said than done. This stone step is repeated every 23 steps, and it seems to be endless. Once you walk on this stone step, no matter whether you go up or down the end.

I discussed a few more words with Da Jinya and Fatty, but I couldn't think of any clues. I can't roll down with my eyes closed. In that case, I'm afraid I will roll outside just like what Fatty said. The world has realized the four modernizations, and we may not be able to roll over.

This seemingly ordinary stone steps of ancient tombs of the Western Zhou Dynasty is actually more difficult to deal with than black and white. If you touch the zongzi, you will risk your life and fight with it. Seeing the difference between life and death, you can do it like this The steps made of big stone slabs can't be hit or smashed. Standing still is not an option, and you can't go to the end when you go down. The feeling of powerlessness fills your whole body. I realize that this is the real terror.

When he was at a loss, Da Jinya came up with a solution, although he didn't know if it was feasible, we went to the doctor when we were sick, let's try it, the three of us first need to confirm whether every 23 steps, there is a step on the edge of Crescent-shaped defect, we walked down while counting, counting a full five segments.

After confirming that it was correct, according to the agreed method, the three of them each held a candle. I first chose a stone step with a crescent-shaped gap to stand on, lit the candle, and then the big gold tooth and the fat man continued to walk down. As long as the light of the candle where I am standing can still be seen, the second person stops to light the candle, and then the third person continues to walk down.

The precondition of this plan is that the stone steps should not be too long. If there are only 23 steps, and we can exceed the length of the 23 steps while maintaining a mutual visual distance, then we have the opportunity to walk back to the dark place under the steps. Temple.

However, after the three of us tried it out, we found that this plan was not feasible at all. Of course, this was due to the limitations of objective conditions. This ancient tomb stone step with no end up and down is not only an infinite loop, but also within the scope of the stone steps, it seems It was extraordinarily pitch black. This kind of darkness was not the ordinary darkness without light, but a thick layer of black mist seemed to cover the head and feet, the front and back of the body.

Even if you light a candle, you can only see it within the range of five or six large stone steps at most. Beyond this distance, the light of the candle will be swallowed up by the darkness. This darkness reminds me of the ghost caves in Xinjiang. The nightmare-like darkness I encountered again in the ancient tomb in Longling. Thinking of this, my body couldn't help shaking, as if those companions who died in Xinjiang were hiding in a dark corner and watching my every move.

Because the distance to see the candle light is only six stone steps, even the wolf-eye flashlight with a lighting distance of 35 meters can only illuminate to the distance of six steps. People in the distance can't see the light of flashlights and candles.

There are only three of us, and the three of us can only explore a distance of 23 steps in this way, and the stone steps of this ancient tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty are at least [-] steps long, so we can't make any breakthroughs by doing this.

In desperation, the three of us got together again, lit a candle, and turned off all the flashlights. The fat man took out the kettle and drank a few mouthfuls, as if he wanted to fill himself up, but the more he drank, the hungrier he became, and he kept cursing at the donkey. Day's large stone steps.

I smelled something wrong. The fat man’s kettle smelled of alcohol. I asked the fat man, “Did you fill the kettle with white wine? Your grandmother asked you to bring water, but you brought wine instead. If you drink too much, we’ll have to carry you out."

The fat man avoided the important and took the light, and said to me: "Old Hu, isn't it embarrassing to have a drink at this time? How about it? There was only one candle waiting, I risked it all, and kept running..."

I rejected Fatty's plan: "Your bravery is useless at best. You will die for nothing if you do this. We must not lose contact no matter what. The three of us still have hope of escape. Relying on each other will make the situation more difficult for each of them. When I was in the army, the most important point in military training was not to disperse. Dispersion means collapse and disintegration. Unless there is no other way out, we are not allowed to choose to disperse and break through."

The fat man said to me, "Stop it, you're not at the point of no return yet? I think there is no way to go to heaven and no way to go to earth. Besides, dispersing doesn't necessarily mean collapse and disintegration. That's called preserving the spark of revolution."

I said angrily: "You keep a fart of kindling in such a ghostly place, and when you encounter difficulties, you will scatter like birds and beasts. That's a guerrilla style."

Da Jinya was afraid that the two of us would quarrel, so he quickly tried to persuade him: "My lords, my lords, now is not the time to discuss military theories, we really shouldn't disperse the encirclement, and besides, we must have a siege to break through, we now... ...Sigh... Forget it, I don't think we can place orders anyway."

The laws of physics seem to have lost their effect on the steps of the ancient tomb of the Western Zhou Dynasty. I sighed and wanted to sit on the stone steps to rest. When I sat down, I was separated by something in my waist. I reached out and touched it. It turned out to be a long rope around my waist. I was pleasantly surprised and said to the fat man and the big gold tooth: "I have it, why didn't I think of the rope? Fuck it, it is said that dogs jump over walls in a hurry, and people are quick to be wise. Let's get closer." The more anxious and confused, the more confused we are, the ropes we carry on our bodies add up to hundreds of meters, no matter how long these 23 stone steps are, they are enough to go seven or eight fucking laps."

On the stone steps of this endless ancient tomb, the long rope was like a life-saving straw. The fat man and the big gold tooth were overjoyed, and hurried to help. , connected together with tooth bolts.

I looked at the rope shuttles connected together, and said to Fatty and Big Gold Tooth: "Such a long rope is enough anyway, it is not suitable to stay here for a long time, let's act now."

At present, the fat man stood in place, lit a candle, and tied the rope firmly around his waist. The position where the fat man stood happened to be the first stone step with a crescent-shaped gap. Using this stone step with a special mark as a reference , it will be more convenient to act.Whether it will work or not, I am not sure, anyway, whether it will work or not depends on this last move. I was about to start when I was suddenly pulled back by the fat man.