Book 35 - Chapter 4 – The Duke Yangs Treasure (1/2)
Puzzled, Xu Ziling said, “We pushed it, it won’t even budge; how could you call itexplained, “It did not move when you pushed it, simply because the moveable wall is particularly thick and heavy Lu Dashi+ had h this, there shouldn’t be any mechanis asked in surprise, “Why do you suddenly become so smart that unexpectedly you could find such a moveable wall, which is completely no different than other walls? And noe should work together to push?”
In the dark, Kou Zhong kept pounding the wall in front of hi the air of a ood fortune cole The texture of this moveable wall is different from other walls; it exudes so, but in my heart I am convinced of the existence of this ‘crucifix layout’ If there is any passageway behind this ht line with the corridor we caht here”
The two boys’ four pale of theto God to bless theether and pushed with all their ht
The moveable as absolutely still
“Perhaps we should push the other side,” Kou Zhong said
Still, it did not budge, it did not respond the slightest bit
“I blurted out, “This is clearly aexareed, “This six-chi square section of the wall is indeed different from the stony wall next to it; could there be any wall lock or so dejectedly said, “Xiaodi already groped around the foot of the wall, but I still end up e said, “In the book that Lu Xiansheng left behind, there must be a chapter about door lock Can you recite it forsaid, “The parts that I understand I have co it won’t do you any good”
Shaken, Xu Ziling said, “Are you saying that there are places that you don’t understand?”
Kou Zhong said, “There’s nothing difficult about it; the text is dead, when a living person is looking at it, naturally there will be questions”
Blurted out laughing, Xu Ziling said, “Fancy you still ht, and that any mistake is not on my part Quickly recite the parts that you don’t understand for me; otherwise, our only choice is to pick those rusty weapons and use the quietly for half a day, Kou Zhong said, “There are only a few sentences that I do not understand A those, there are a couple of words about some kind of ‘interlock’, and so like that Do you think it will be useful in this case?”
Xu Ziling repeatedly recited the words ‘open this and close that other’ three tier-body shook, he said, “I understand!”
Greatly delighted, Kou Zhong said, “Thank Heaven and thank the Earth! Such a rasp it I should have handed over the legacy scroll to you earlier so that you could take the responsibility of studying it in details”
“Don’t be too happy too soon,” Xu Ziling replied, “I aeways and the vaults in this underground treasure-trove are laid out in east-west and north-south axes in crucifix arrangeeway pair, there should be another corridor Thethe way should have an ‘interlock’ relationshi+p with the moveable wall in front of our eyes What do you think?”
Slapping his thigh, Kou Zhong said, “Makes sense These two interlocking moveable walls separate the crucifix layout into west-south axes and the east-north axes, two regions; the west-south axes this side is the entrance, which is also used to deceive people, hence the fake treasure house is placed on this side Such arrangeical warfare’ to extreroped around all the way to the wall directly opposite to the fake treasure house They examined the wall for half a day, and were convinced that this was also a ’s inference was correct; however, they still failed to open it
Kou Zhong said, “If I a only ca said, “Are you saying that because these two interlocking moveable walls must be activated by two people at the sa cao to the other side?”
Kou Zhong sighed and said, “It’swith you; someday after you leave, I will definitely feel lonely”
Sneering, Xu Ziling said, “Hoill you have time to feel lonely? Less nonsense! I’ll take the north wall; hoe unlock it?”
Kou Zhong said, “Whether this wall or that wall, both are smooth and slick; even if Lu Dashi+ came in person, he would have no way to push inward Do you have other ideas?”
Xu Ziling laughed and cursed, “You still speak more crap”
Groped around the wall, he walked away A ’s voice came back from the other end, “Get ready! Push!+”
‘Clack!’ the talls sank inside a cun or so at the sa called out loudly, “Wait for ’s side, he said, “The west region should be located under Wu Lou Si, the north region naturally ought to be the control roo to the ‘open this and close that other’ principle, only one of these two moveable walls can be opened When we reach the control rooeways This deduction should be logical! Ay! I have had enough! I don’t want towas also very cautious; sical Ay! I’ve had enough as well!”
Kou Zhong laughed aloud and said, “Realdeath as a return home Pei [spit in conte his shoulder With loud ru inward; unable to stop the !’ the moveable wall closed behind the two Unexpectedly there was another ‘Clack!’ of the lock being engaged It was so ingenious that it was hard to believe
Like a déjà vu, another long corridor appeared before their eyes, coht Ppearls at the other end
Kou Zhong crawled back up and said, “I hope it’s not another arrow-shooting gate”
Using the faint light of the Night Pearls, Xu Ziling carefully examined the floor “Did you see this?” he said, “The floor seerey bricks, different fro his eyes to look, Kou Zhong happily said, “Indeed! We have found the right place!”
Xu Ziling said in surprise, “If you hadn’tto you, one would think that you had the treasureexcitedly said, “The fact is, the book on mechanism that Lu Dashi+ left behind is tantamount to a treasure round pattern and layout ought to be nearing the end Even if you take the wrong step, it wouldinto the control room and trap the people inside the treasure-trove dead Lu Dashi+ did say that although this is just a sreat preventive function”
“In that case,” Xu Ziling asked, “Should we tread on the dark brick, or on the light brick?”
Grabbing his head, Kou Zhong said, “On this, he did not say clearly Since ancient ti it a try?”
Xu Ziling laughed and said, “Haven’t you always been brave enough to try? Why are you acting like you want hed aloud and said, “My confidence in hly destroyed by the mechanism and traps in this place; I do not dare to trust my luck even more Therefore, this ti stretched out his foot to lightly tap the darker brick He said, “These darker bricks should be the proble”
“That should be correct!” Kou Zhong said, “When the entire person sets foot on it, the weight ht make the brick sink down one or two fen [part, or 1/100 of a chi], and thus activates the alarht-colored brick Fully alert, he reo!”
Advancing gradually and entrenching theed ahead After about fifty steps, under the illuht Pearls each, indeed they saw a door There was no steel ring this ti the circuether forty-nine raved on the wall of the door
Looking at this, the two boys frowned deeply Seeing the questioning look on Xu Ziling’s eyes as he was looking at hi said, “This is another Lu Dashi+’s invention, soraved with nu about ‘turning left for the Heaven, turning right for the Earth’, also so about ‘Heaven one Earth two, Heaven three Earth four’ Reading that, I had big headache, and no idea what itthis ‘Heaven and Earth Lock’, I suddenly understand it a bit”
Xu Ziling did not understand, “You confused ’s secret book a book that teaches people how to installto you, it sounds like a book that only teaches people how to open and close a door, how to open and close a lock, just like a book that teaches people how to steal things”
Kou Zhong confessed honestly, “The secret book indeed has detailed list of all kinds of rams and explanations, but then it’s liketheoretical discussion that is worse than useless in practice], plus Xiaodi is slow on the uptake in nature, hence I could only know one and understand half, plus it is constantly fading froave it to Chen Laoest ”
Xu Ziling laughed in spite of himself, “You nearly infuriate me to death This is perhaps the last hurdle We must think of a way to unlock and break the obstacle”
Appearing to be thinking hard, Kou Zhong said, “The structure inside is extreenious, but it’s not without no trace to look for, because when the correct number activates the button lock, it will produce different sound This was ht to be easy to acco said, “Kou Dashi+, pleasesquatted down He slowly turned and pull the knob, while quietlyto himself, “I’ll try ‘Heaven one Earth two’ first I should turn it to the left first My Niang! These ree with the numbers”
When the number 21 passed the red dot, unexpectedly it produced a soft, unusual noise But were it not for the two boys holeheartedly paying attention, they would surelya sharp ‘click’ noise Laughing aloud, Kou Zhong said, “Finally we are being promoted, from the little pickpockets to divine thief, even this kind of weird lock we kno to open”
Displeased, Xu Ziling said, “Why don’t you toot your horn after opening the door?”
Kou Zhong ht for the Earth!” And he twisted the knob in the opposite direction
To the nu down the button, there was another noise of theturned around and asked nervously, “Should we go Earth two, or this is it?”
Xu Ziling blurted out laughing and said, “Unexpectedly you are askingferociously clenched his teeth and continued until the nuain
‘Clack!’
As long as you are not deaf, you should know that the lock has been opened
Kou Zhong stood up loftily, brushed the dust off his body, and pressed both hands on the door And then he pushed hard
The steel door gave up; it opened inside, revealing a small room, which was barely ten paces square