After the crow finished peeing, Chu Yuntian led a few people forward again. This time, they walked for less than five minutes and came to a fork. There were two doors in front of them, and Chu Yuntian frowned.
"We finally got out of that damn place. Hey, Mr. Chu, why don't you look very happy?" Taihe noticed that Chu Yuntian was frowning and asked curiously.
Chu Yuntian pondered for a moment, and everyone knew that they should not disturb him, so they all waited quietly behind Chu Yuntian.
"Well, along the way, it seems that the traps are all set up according to the Eight Gates of Dunjia. The two doors in front of us... If I'm not mistaken, they are the Jingmen and the Deathmen."
Seeing the confused faces of Grizzly Bear, Crow and Mouse, Chu Yuntian had to explain.
"If these two doors are Jingmen and Simen, then it will be troublesome to go through either one. Simen is a dangerous door. If you go in, you will be in danger of death. Although it is not certain death, after all, the person who arranged the needles at the beginning was afraid that he would go through the wrong door and leave a glimmer of hope inside. But basically, they are very secretive. Going in and out of the Death Gate will bring disaster. I have only dabbled in the Eight Gates of Dunjia, and I am not sure whether I can find a glimmer of hope in the Death Gate."
"Then don't we still have Jingmen to choose from?" Crow said indifferently.
"Jingmen is not a good gate either. It is also a dangerous gate. Although not as deadly as the Death Gate, there are probably many mechanisms and traps inside. If you go in, your chances of survival will be better. Those of you who are afraid can go back and wait for me now. The danger after this is too great. I will not blame you. Only those who understand fear can become truly strong." Chu Yuntian said with a sigh.
"Instructor, what are you talking about? How could we let you go to such a dangerous place? What's more, there are twenty of our comrades ahead, we must rescue them." Grizzly replied immediately.
"Yes, instructor, you are looking down on us. Although I, the Crow, am not as powerful as you, I am not a coward!" The crow was also a little angry.
"I won't run away from the battlefield." The mouse also straightened up and said.
"It's not that I look down on you, but the road ahead is extremely dangerous. Once we enter the death gate, I guess only Taihe and I can protect ourselves. You are all in great danger. You have to cherish your own lives." Chu Yuntian explained helplessly.
"This is not a reason to escape! Take us out to see the world, instructor!" said the crow.
"Forget it, let's go." Seeing that he couldn't persuade them, Chu Yuntian randomly chose a door and walked in.
As soon as they walked into the door, a door suddenly dropped from above, blocking the five people's escape route. Now they had no chance to get out. They could only move forward bravely.
The air inside the door was filled with a faint smell of sulfur. It was probably that the mechanism here was related to fire. The lamps on the wall were lit one after another, and the lamp oil was made from human oil. Chu Yuntian found a chessboard next to the door. But he had only learned it briefly in order to get the reward of 100 gold coins, which was the level of an ordinary person. It was estimated that he would definitely not be able to play well.
"Huh, it's actually an incomplete score." Taihe also saw the chessboard and said in surprise.
"What's up, Lao Tai, are you good at playing Go?" Chu Yuntian asked immediately.
"Oh, I'm so ashamed. Although I've been downloading for decades, I can't guarantee that I can solve the incomplete score. But I can give it a try."
"Wait a minute, let me see if there are any traps." Chu Yuntian stretched out his hand to stop Taihe, and looked around. There were no traps on the chessboard. But there were quite a few traps nearby. But there were no triggering conditions, and they all seemed to be on the chessboard.
"We are lucky. We may have entered a dead end. The way to break the door is to solve the endgame. I found that there are many mechanisms around and we can't move forward at all. I guess we can only pass through alive after the endgame is solved." Chu Yuntian said with a sigh.
"Then I'll try it." Taihe volunteered.
"But doesn't it take two people to play Go?" the crow asked curiously.
"No, no. In the game of Go, there are dozens of possible moves for each game. Therefore, even one person can play against himself because the moves are different." Taihe explained with a smile and shook his head.
"Then Taihe, can you deliberately be the one who loses to the one who breaks the game?" Chu Yuntian asked.
"I don't think so. It seems that the white pieces are now surrounded heavily, but there is still a glimmer of hope. The tomb owner probably wants us to hold the white pieces, and the black pieces will play according to his chess stance. Otherwise, I think we will trigger the mechanism." Taihe shook his head and analyzed.
"Then let the two of us go over there, and you three stand at the door. It's safer here." Chu Yuntian gave some instructions and followed Taihe to the incomplete score.
When Chu Yuntian got closer, he finally understood how the tomb owner had set up the mechanism. There was a thin needle under each chess piece, and there were small holes at the places where the pieces were placed on the chessboard. It seemed that every move would determine whether the mechanism would be triggered. This way, it could also be used to see whether the opponent was deliberately letting one side win, to prevent cheating.
Taihe picked up a white flag and started to put it down. As soon as he put down a white flag, Chu Yuntian heard a sound of gears and quickly pulled Taihe back. At the same time, they both released their protective qi. The three crows also immediately became alert. After waiting for a few minutes, seeing that they did not find any problems, Chu Yuntian and Taihe came to the chessboard again.
"It seems that the previous move was correct, because the mechanism was not triggered." Taihe wiped the sweat from his face and said, this chess game is indeed difficult.
Time passed by minute by minute, Taihe was sweating profusely. Under normal circumstances, a master in the transformation stage would not sweat. But this time, the lives of several people were in his hands, and no one knew what would happen. Therefore, Taihe, who was always calm, did not dare to be careless. He carefully thought about every move.
After a few hours, the Tai River was flowing slower and slower, but Chu Yuntian knew that he would have to use his brain more as time went on, and success or failure often depended on a single move. So he and Crow and the others ate something and sat aside to recover their strength.
"System, how long will it take?" Chu Yuntian asked silently.
"The host has 7 hours to rescue the employer. If it takes longer, the host will be humanely destroyed." Chu Yuntian calculated that it had been almost a day since they entered the tomb, so he asked Taihe to take a rest. After all, fatigue would affect thinking speed, leading to more serious consequences. Taihe ate something and rested against the door they came from. The others were not brave enough to sleep, so Chu Yuntian kept watch first. The three Grizzlies also immediately fell asleep against the wall. (To be continued)