Ye Xun and I placed Black Butterfly and An Ran on the ground respectively, and walked towards the coffin while covering each other on the left and right.
We didn't stop until we were near the offering table in front of the coffin. I hesitated for a moment before kneeling down in front of the coffin, bowing solemnly three times, clasping my palms together and saying, "Marquis Wu is on high. We brothers have no choice but to disturb Marquis Wu's peace. I ask the spirit of Marquis Wu in heaven to forgive me."
As soon as I stood up after praying, I saw a gap in the ground in front of the altar, and a round-headed stone tablet slowly rose from under the altar. The stone monument had obviously been covered in dust for many years. The dust accumulated on the stone tablet fell away with the vibration of the stone tablet, and a clear handwriting appeared on the tablet.
The message written in classical Chinese and translated into vernacular means: If you can pass the test and reach this place, it means that you are a righteous person. Although this agency cannot judge your great righteousness, it can test your small righteousness. Reaching this platform is considered as passing my first test. Those who can pass my three tests can receive my inheritance.
I couldn't help but gasp. The inheritance of Zhuge Wuhou is not only as simple as the secret skills of the machine, but also Zhuge's world-famous and unparalleled Qimen Dunjia technique and eight formation diagrams.
As long as one of the three secret arts inherited by Marquis Wu reappeared in the world, it would be enough to shock the world, let alone all three inheritances appearing at the same time.
When I was stunned, the altar table in front of the giant coffin suddenly exploded without warning. I subconsciously took a step back, but the ground beneath my feet suddenly sank.
I stepped on the trap!
While I was horrified, three gaps opened in front of the giant coffin at the same time, and three round-headed stone tablets rose out of the ground.
There are four big characters written on the top of the middle stone tablet: Choose one.
When I looked carefully, I found that the three stone tablets read "Qi Men Dun Jia", "Eight Formation Diagrams", and "Mechanism Technique" from left to right. There was a ring on the base of each stone tablet, which looked like It is a handle specially designed for people to pull.
It turns out that Zhuge Wuhou did not intend to leave all the inheritance to future generations. He only allowed people to choose one of them.
When I was about to step forward, Black Butterfly suddenly shouted: "Wait a minute, what do you want to choose?"
"Secret Technique of Mechanism." I originally came here for the Secret Technique of Mechanism. Could it be that I could change my mind midway
Black Butterfly said: "Don't you think Qimen Dunjia is more useful? Worst of all, the Eight Formation Diagrams are better than the mechanism technique!"
For magicians, Qi Men Dun Jia is indeed the most useful thing. Mastering Qi Men Dun Jia is equivalent to getting the key to unlocking the restricted areas of most myths. At least you can come and go freely in the restricted areas after the Han Dynasty.
The function of the Eight Formation Diagrams is roughly the same as that of Qimen Dunjia. In a sense, the Eight Formation Diagrams can be regarded as the ancestors of formations. If you understand the Eight Formation Diagrams, you can treat all kinds of large formations as if they were nothing.
I couldn't help but feel a little tempted, and I retracted my hand that I originally stretched out.
Ye Xun said behind me: "Don't hesitate when choosing an agency."
"But..." I couldn't help but ask, "Would it be too much of a loss if I choose the agency?"
When I say this, I actually remind Ye Xun not to give up on his best interests because of my hidden illness. The disappearance of Jiuding in the hands of the Mohist family is just a guess on our part, and it cannot be taken completely seriously.
Since Zhuge Wuhou allows us to take his inheritance, the right thing to do is to maximize our interests.
Ye Xun said in a deep voice: "Qimen Dunjia and Eight Formation Diagrams are not things we should touch. Obtaining such things is a disaster rather than a blessing. Choose the mechanism technique."
Black Butterfly said anxiously: "Are you afraid that you won't be able to learn it? Don't worry about this. If we bring the things back, the research results will be shared by the institute. You know that these two inheritances can be exchanged at the Detective Hand Headquarters How much merit does it have?"
Seeing that Ye Xun was indifferent, Black Butterfly quickly continued to explain: "You haven't entered the list of gods yet, but if you get the inheritance, it will be enough for you to be ranked among the top fifty on the list. The benefits of the list..."
"I'm not interested in entering the top fifty on any list of gods." Ye Xun responded coldly, already pressing the handle of the knife with one hand.
My eyes couldn't help but shrink slightly - Ye Xun is not an unreasonable person, nor is he a bloodthirsty murderer. When no one messes with him, he is safer than anyone else. Now he is ready to draw his sword against them just because they have a disagreement. It seems that he still has something to say.
Black Butterfly obviously saw Ye Xun's intention, but she still refused to give up: "An Ran, please advise the two of them! The mechanism technique is really..."
An Ran said with a smile: "I am just an assistant and never make any decisions. Of course, if you can beat them two, you can make them change their minds."
The black butterfly looked back and forth at Ye Xun and I for a few times before standing aside silently. Although she stopped talking, her eyes were full of unwillingness.
I nodded slightly to Ye Xun, grabbed the iron ring in front of the mechanism stele and suddenly lifted it up. The giant coffin suddenly opened a gap in the coffin board facing us. When the whole coffin board suddenly separated to the left and right, the stone tablet in front of me turned half a circle, and four big characters were revealed on the back of the stone tablet: Enter the coffin and exit the valley.
Does Zhuge Wuhou mean to let us get into the coffin and send us out of the valley
Once we enter the coffin, there is no room for resistance. Once something happens, we can only be at the mercy of others.
But then I thought about it and felt relieved again. Marquis Zhuge Wu wants to kill us, so why go to such trouble? The T-shaped mechanism outside alone is enough to bury us all here, so why bother to get a coffin.
I immediately ducked into the coffin and curled up into the innermost part of the coffin. After Black Butterfly and An Ran got in one after another, Ye Xun was the last one to enter the coffin. As soon as he sat firmly, the open coffin boards immediately closed in one place, and the coffin instantly became invisible.
Before I had time to get the flashlight, there was a sound like wheels sliding slowly on the rails from under the coffin.
I understood that this coffin was actually like a minecart parked on a fixed track. As long as it was pushed by an external force, it would rush out of the platform according to a pre-designed route.
After a while, the sound of the pulley rolling under the coffin began to become more and more urgent, and the huge coffin stood upright. The three of them, Ye Xun, pressed on top of me.
What scares me is not the weight of the three of them, but the frightening feeling beneath them that rises and falls like a sudden weightlessness. I have never been on a roller coaster, but I estimate that the feeling of riding a roller coaster flipping and roaring in the air is similar to what I am experiencing now. The only difference is that I cannot see the scene outside, but this kind of panic that cannot be seen makes people even more frightened.
I don’t know how many times I rolled in the coffin, but suddenly there was a loud noise from the top of the coffin, as if it hit something. When I subconsciously wanted to turn around to look, the entire coffin had fallen apart in an instant, and the lid of the coffin above our heads fell directly.
Thanks to Ye Xun and Black Butterfly pushing open the coffin lid at the same time, we were not beaten to death.
Before I could recover, I heard the black butterfly scream: "Look..."
Black Butterfly only said three words, then stood up, looked around, turned around and ran away in the direction behind us. There is a cave there, and we should have flown out of the cave.
"Where are you going?" I quickly glanced at the coffin lid and was immediately startled. Written on the inside of the coffin lid are eight large blood-red characters: If you choose right, you will live; if you choose wrong, you will die.
Marquis Zhuge Wu actually designed this cave to select a successor suitable for inheriting his machine skills. The three stone tablets are actually another test question. The result of choosing the wrong answer is to be buried in the mountain.
After Ye Xun and I read the message clearly, we chased the black butterfly in unison.
"Stop!" Ye Xun stepped forward and stopped in front of Black Butterfly, "Don't go there."
"They are all my men. I have to go back and save them..." Black Butterfly turned around and tried to get around Ye Xun, but Ye Xun moved a few steps and blocked her back.
Black Butterfly said sternly: "Get out of the way! You..."
Before Black Butterfly finished speaking, there was an earth-shaking loud noise from the direction of the cave. The air flow wrapped in the dust suddenly spurted out from the cave. Although we were standing a few meters away, we were still staggered by the air flow from the ground.
When I covered my mouth and stood up, the rumbling sound was still heard, and even the ground under my feet was shaking slightly with the earth-shattering sound - the cave collapsed, and even the valley we entered probably no longer exists. , otherwise the sound like the earth shaking and the mountains shaking would not stop even now.
Zhuge Wuhou buried everything. From now on, except for a few of us, no one will know that a huge secret institution has been established here, and there will not even be any legends left.
I suddenly had a feeling in my heart: Zhuge Wuhou didn't seem to want the mechanism technique to be spread in the world. Since he had already designed the mechanism to destroy everything, he had set us to be the last ones to be tested.
If we are lucky enough to pass the test, the art of mechanism will naturally reappear in the world. What if we fail the test? We may die without a burial place. At that time, who would know that there were clues about the secrets of the mechanism here? The legacy of Zhuge Wuhou will also be buried forever.
While I was lowering my head and thinking, Ye Xun said to the black butterfly standing there, "Your men are afraid they won't even be able to pass the level of the mechanism platform. Even if they let you rush back, what can they do?"
Black Butterfly smiled bitterly and said: "I know what you said better than anyone else. I also know that we cannot expect them to pass the first test. They are not people who can be entrusted with their lives. However, once they are all dead, we will all There’s trouble, big trouble.”