When I told Lao Jiang about the snake in the cave, Lao Jiang fell into deep thought: "That's not right."
Master Diao also echoed: "I don't think it's right either!"
I don’t know how long it took, both of them had an epiphany at the same time and looked at each other. Finally, Diao Ye spoke first: “I didn’t expect that the mechanism in this pagoda has such a profound meaning. I really didn’t expect it... …”
I asked Mr. Diao what he meant?
Diao Ye told me: "Buddhism in ancient Tianzhu believed that people suffer from sins from birth. They divided life into eight kinds of suffering, namely birth, old age, illness, death, separation from love, long-term resentment, failure to seek, and letting go. No less. It is said that the Buddha understood these eight kinds of suffering under the bodhi tree and became a Buddha. Therefore, later generations of Buddhism will determine whether a monk can achieve enlightenment. Do you understand now?"
I shook my head, somewhat vaguely understanding.
Lao Jiang said: "So far, we have entered two secret rooms! The first secret room represents Yaksha, which symbolizes death. The mural above actually expresses the same. For the peace of the Western Regions, Monk Le, the first secret room Death, the determination to feed the tiger with one’s body.”
"The representative in this secret room is Garuda, which symbolizes illness. The mural also describes the story of Monk Le who kept the people of Yan away from the plague."
"The first level tells us that if we want to crack the mechanism, we must see through life and death."
"The second level should tell us that if we want to crack the mechanism, we must see through the pain. In other words, even if there is a snake in the hole, we have to put our hand in, because only in this way can we open the door!"
I said in surprise: "But that snake is poisonous. Firstly, we don't have protective gloves, and secondly, we don't have antidote. If we are bitten, we will definitely not survive..."
"Just continue to let me do it." Xiang Wanli took a step forward and said as if he were dead: "I am already very old. If I can open up a path for the younger generations before my life burns out, it will be a worthwhile trip. !”
We all couldn't bear it. Yueyue even raised her hand proactively: "I'll do it. I don't want to be a burden to the team, so just let me contribute to everyone."
Diao Ye took a step forward and said solemnly: "Dad is still alive. When will it be my daughter's turn to be the first to take the lead?"
Yin Ling'er jumped up and ran over: "Can I go? Aren't I immune to all poisons?"
Lao Jiang rejected Yin Ling'er's suggestion: "Now the person in the team who can't be poisoned the most is you. When you helped Mr. Feng and the others remove a flower from the snow, your life Gu had been forced into a dormant state. At this time, you If you are poisoned, it will be more painful and deeper than anyone else’s, and even gods can’t save you.”
"Then let me do it."
"I'll do it."
"Don't even try to rob me! I, Lord Diao, have been traveling in the northwest for decades. How can I care about a mere venomous snake?"
Xiang Wanli, Yueyue and Diao Ye were all scrambling to feed the snakes. Lao Jiang shouted: "Don't grab them. This is not about grabbing cabbages. Everyone is not taking their lives seriously."
While talking, Lao Jiang looked at Banban, and I also thought of Banban at this moment. After all, he had already demonstrated his great strength before. The bite of the rattlesnake was just an itch for Banban, and How could you be afraid of a little snake that has been sleeping for a thousand years?
However, I still made gestures and took the initiative to ask for my companion's opinion.
Unexpectedly, Banban didn't take it seriously at all. As long as it was my order, even if I asked him to fight thousands of troops, he would not frown at all.
As long as I'm not injured, he can do whatever he wants.
I couldn't help but stretched out my hands and hugged Banbian hard. It was so good to have him here.
After that, Banban put his hand into the hole in full view of everyone!
But the strange thing is that when Banban opened the lock, the snake didn't bite him.
To be more precise, it didn't even move.
While several of us breathed a long sigh of relief, we also felt unbelievable: Why is this happening?
Lao Jiang suddenly slapped his head and was extremely excited: "I know! In fact, every level of the mechanism here tests the heart of the passerby. We are all people who are willing to give our lives for our beliefs in order to obtain national treasures, but if it is Tomb robbers are different, they only see greed and selfishness..."
"At the first level, none of them must be willing to cut off a piece of their own flesh to let others go."
"At the second level, they will not choose to poison themselves to make others happy."
"This is Le's test for us. Fortunately, we succeeded!"
I couldn't help but ask Lao Jiang: "Since the eight heavenly dragons each have their own meaning, are there eight such spaces in this tower? Once you go into the wrong maze, you will fall into one of the spaces and accept the test. Can you get to the end? Only people can see the relics.”
Lao Jiang nodded: "Yes, so this is not a zigzag maze, but an octagonal maze."
"I probably know the way to go!"
Lao Jiang couldn't hide his joy. As soon as he finished speaking, the Garuda wall in front of him rumbled up, and a new maze came into view.
We all looked at Lao Jiang, wanting to ask Lao Jiang what to do next.
Lao Jiang counted quickly with his five fingers: "From now on, you all remember your steps. If you reach the end of the passage and the total number of steps is an odd number, then go to the left. On the contrary, if it is an even number, then go to the right."
We did as Lao Jiang said, and sure enough, we never encountered a confined space again this time. After turning three turns in a row, I even felt like I was going up...
Could it be that the relic is on the top of the tower?
"Mr. Jiang, you really deserve your reputation." Professor Xiang Wanli praised repeatedly from behind. He even forgot about the pain in his legs and his eyes were full of enthusiasm.
But at this moment, Shen Xiaoyu in the team suddenly shouted: "Everyone, step back! Use the wall on the left as a cover, quickly, hide in!"
Lao Jiang reacted the fastest. Before Shen Xiaoyu could finish his words, his black knife had already been unsheathed with a clang. Diao Ye grabbed Yueyue with one hand and Xiang Wanli with the other, and instantly flashed to a safe position. .
Only then did I hear footsteps coming from the maze opposite.
The only ones who can appear in the tower during this time are Warner's team.
Vaguely, I heard the footsteps on the other side slow down, and they seemed to have discovered us!
There was a faint sound of a gun being drawn on the wall at the corner ahead.
Shen Xiaoyu also immediately raised the 98K rifle, quickly pulled the bolt and loaded the gun. As the first figure on the opposite side came out of the maze, both sides fired almost simultaneously!
Unfortunately, Shen Xiaoyu's shooting skills were faster, and a bullet hit the man in the cowboy hat between the eyebrows in the distance.
As the body fell to the ground, Warner's side suddenly exploded.
A Chinese voice shouted: "There are enemies!"
There were also shouts in English, one after another.
