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Chapter 155

Many people have an innate fear of water, and I am probably one of them. Although years of adventure experience have allowed me to basically ignore this weakness of mine, when Xiaohua suddenly said such words, I still couldn’t help but feel Scalp tingling.

The river looks like this, and its width is like a small stream. I don't know how to judge the depth of running water, so I don't pay much attention to it.But obviously, both brother and flower have noticed the problem of this river, and they are worried about it.

I am worried that the river may be a trap, and I am even more worried that the road ahead is a waterway.

If we had to swim this river, it would be a narrow escape, so to speak.

If there is a real battle in the water, it is very difficult for humans to gain the upper hand, because no matter in terms of breathing or body structure, humans cannot fully adapt to the water and the resistance in the water. It is possible to escape the confines of the species itself.

Moreover, as the memories of the Wangjia Ancient Building revived, more specific things appeared in my mind, and my cold sweat flowed down with a "shua".

In the Wangjia Ancient Building, when we climbed to the bottom along the huge bronze pillar, what we saw was a large number of black snakes coiled in the water, and even the huge snake mother also existed in the water.

"It's very likely that there will be a snake." Black Glasses said, "You follow the mute closely, don't worry about the front, just watch your feet."

We carefully checked the mountain wall on this road again, and confirmed that there were no traps or snake holes on the mountain wall. Then, we started to stick to the mountain wall and move forward along the river.

After realizing the danger of the underground river, its sense of presence became extraordinarily high, and even the small waves echoed through the cave. However, when we took the flashlight to shine on the water, we didn't find anything unusual.

The water flow is not urgent, so it is relatively clear. There are some fish in the water, the whole body is transparent, but they are not big, and there is nothing special about it. At least from the current point of view, this river is just a very ordinary underground river.

This relieved my tense nerves a little, and allowed me to focus on other things besides this underground river.

After walking for a short distance, we walked onto the stone road we saw just now. On the walls and vaults, traces of man-made repairs gradually appeared. The spaciousness means that this altar will not be a water altar.

Thinking about it carefully, it is indeed true. The Wang family is not a family known for being close to water. If they really build an altar with waterways as the mainstay, they are afraid that they will not be able to hold the situation.

"Look at the stone wall, there are some patterns on it." Xiaohua said.

I turned the torch to the stone wall beside me, and found that there were a large number of animal head patterns carved on it.The animal head is embossed, which is a very traditional totem pattern. These patterns are independent, each has the size of a baby, and the distance between each pattern is about one meter.

"Are there also on the opposite side?" I asked, and Xiaohua raised her flashlight to shine on the opposite wall, and sure enough, the same animal face was painted on the other side, which was completely symmetrical with this side in terms of position.

The shape of the animal face is weird, it is difficult to judge what kind of animal it is, and it is more of a symbolic meaning. What is striking is that although these animal face carvings have different shapes, they have one thing in common, that is, they are All have antlers.

"Could this be a dragon?" Fatty frowned and muttered, "Snakes are called 'little dragons', and dragons are 'the length of scale insects'. Are there so many dragons implying that there are many snakes in our place? "

"Although this makes sense, it's a bit far-fetched." I said, "You think, this kind of black snake is not only found in this place, but also in the Wang Family Ancient Building and in the Badain Jaran Desert. There are even snake lairs there. But I've never seen this pattern, and the suggestion that it's a snake might not make much sense."

"Maybe it's because this is the base camp of snakes that they made such a pattern on purpose to show their identity." The fat man raised his bar, and then said, "But I also think it's a bit far-fetched, not for the reason you mentioned, but for the reason. It’s because some of the patterns here don’t look like dragons, it may be a problem with the painting technique, but it’s really strange.”

"It shouldn't be a dragon." Black Glasses said, "Although this kind of flat drawing method can blur many characteristics, some of these animal faces are clearly visible without beards. Dragons not only have antlers, but also There must be carp whiskers, and that is enough proof."

However, this makes it even more strange. If it is not a dragon, why do these animal faces all have antlers, and apart from the antlers, there is almost nothing in common, and some animal faces even look like human faces. Under the bright light, it seemed indescribably mysterious.

"This is a tomb-suppressing beast." Poker-Face said.

"Tomb-Suppressing Beast? Isn't that a weapon?" Fatty asked suspiciously.

In fact, I had the same doubts as Fatty in my heart.As early as the pre-Qin period, tomb-suppressing beasts had already appeared in ancient tombs as burial objects, meaning to protect the peace of the dead. It was not until the Tang Dynasty that this custom gradually disappeared.

Tomb-suppressing beasts are generally made of bronze. In the Sui and Tang Dynasties, three-color and ceramic materials appeared. The shapes are different beasts with different movements and expressions, but it is true that no matter what the shape of the tomb-suppressing beast, it must have the feature of antlers. .

"Because this is an altar, there shouldn't be a tomb-slayer beast, so this method of transformation is used. At the same time, this is also a hint." Poker-Face explained.

All of us should have understood what Poker Ping meant in an instant.

In fact, I also have a feeling that this road can be understood as a road of gods, so this place, at least so far, is a standard ancient tomb shape.

The Wang family called this place an altar, but in fact it was an ancient tomb, and with so many tomb-guarding beasts on both sides of the divine road, I am afraid that the "things" in this ancient tomb were not simple.