HCB Chapter 25 Opening and Closing Mechanisms
Chapter 25 Opening and Closing Mechanisms
Perhaps considering that it would be safest to leave it with Cheng Feng, no one said anything more.
After adjusting their mood, everyone began to look around.
During this time, we also saw the huge eye totem directly above the stone platform.
Hao Aiguo even drew it in his notebook, and it looks exactly like the original.
"Is everyone ready? We're about to truly enter the core area of the Ghost Cave Clan."
It's not too late to give up now.
At this crucial point, Cheng Feng felt it necessary to ask one more question.
Cheng Feng had a way to deal with the illusions caused by the Corpse-Scented Devil's Tongue, but he wasn't sure about the curse on the Ghost Cave.
Everyone looked at each other, and finally Professor Chen spoke first.
"Xiao Chu, Di Peng, Xiao Ye, you three are still young, why don't you..."
"Professor, we are not afraid of any curses. If we are forced to retreat at the entrance to the Jingjue Kingdom..."
That's worse than death.
"Sadi Peng said."
"I feel the same way. My love for the culture of the Western Regions is no less than that of the professors."
Ye Yixin, a usually delicate girl, showed extraordinary resilience at this moment.
Chu Jian scratched his head sheepishly: "I still have to take care of the professor, how can I not go down?"
Cheng Feng mentally gave Chu Jian a thumbs up, thinking, "It has to be you, Chu Jian."
No wonder you were the only one of the three students I brought when we went down to Prince Gu Mo's tomb.
Professor Chen shook his head and sighed, feeling both gratified and heartbroken.
He then glanced past Hao Aiguo, the student with whom he had studied Western Region culture for over twenty years.
Asking even one more question would be an insult to him.
"Xiao Hu, why don't you and Xiao Wang stay up there? You're both young, and you'll have plenty of opportunities to make money in the future."
Finally, Professor Chen offered some advice to Hu Bayi and Fatty Wang.
Hu Bayi hesitated for a moment, but considering the widows of his comrades, he shook his head and refused the offer to stay.
$120,000! Even though there are many widows who need help, it's enough to ease their burdens.
Fatty Wang was only after money, and since Lao Hu had no intention of staying, he also refused.
"Since everyone is going down, I'll open the entrance."
After confirming that no one had given up, Cheng Feng kicked the stone platform. With a muffled thud, Cheng Feng staggered back a few feet.
"Brother Cheng, what's going on...?"
Before Hu Bayi could finish speaking, there was a snap.
There was the sound of a mechanism turning beneath the stone platform, and then the platform slowly rose.
A circular base protrudes from the ground and is detached from it, appearing to be able to rotate.
After the sounds of the mechanism ceased, Cheng Feng stepped forward, squatted down, and grasped the base, saying:
"This is a mechanism modeled after ancient Han Dynasty tombs, which requires the use of Luoshu and Jumen methods to calculate the code."
While resting on the steps, Cheng Feng had already calculated the steps multiple times, so he simply turned the mechanism.
Five clockwise rotations and one counterclockwise rotation, following the principle of five clockwise rotations followed by one counterclockwise rotation, is precisely the solution to this mechanism.
After turning it, Cheng Feng stood up and said, "It's been a long time, so this mechanism is delayed. Please wait a moment."
As soon as the words were spoken, everyone felt a tremor beneath their feet, followed by a cloud of dust.
Steps leading down appeared on the empty space that originally represented imaginary space.
"I didn't expect Brother Cheng to be knowledgeable in feng shui and numerology!"
Hu Bayi said with a hint of surprise.
"I have a little knowledge of it, but I only learned it recently, so I'm not very proficient."
Cheng Feng told the truth that he had just learned this skill at the Kunlun Glacier.
Hu Bayi smiled, taking Cheng Feng's modesty as the only explanation.
"Before I go down, I need to give everyone a buff, otherwise you won't be able to escape the hallucination caused by the Corpse Fragrance Devil's Tongue."
As Cheng Feng spoke, he drew his sword, and the others looked at each other in bewilderment.
"Old Hu, did you understand what Brother Cheng said he'd be giving us?"
Fatty Wang looked blankly at Hu Bayi beside him and asked.
Hu Bayi shook his head, indicating that he didn't understand what it meant either.
“I heard a child in the United States mention this word, which roughly means to add an extra layer of protection for us.”
While Yang Xueli was speaking, Cheng Feng pressed his thumb on the blade of the sword.
"Come here quickly, don't waste my blood, this is a good thing."
As he spoke, Cheng Feng sheathed his sword in the blink of an eye and then pulled Yang Xueli in front of him.
He pressed his blood-stained finger against her forehead.
Then he pulled over Fatty Wang and pressed him down quickly, leaving a red bloodstain.
"Those in the back, hurry up and line up, or I'll have to get another cut once my hand heals."
After a flurry of activity, the buff was finally applied to everyone before the wounds were fully healed.
Everyone had a red dot on their forehead, and they looked quite harmonious, clearly from the same organization.
"Remember this, everyone: this bloodstain must never be wiped off, or you'll start hallucinating."
If you get controlled by hallucinations and end up harming your own people, you'll regret it too late.
After giving repeated instructions, Cheng Feng continued:
"Let's go."
Cheng Feng deliberately walked at the back of the group, and stopped when everyone had come down the stairs.
Unfortunately, he was too important in the group, and everyone who had just stepped down the steps turned around to look at him.
"Cheng Feng, have you found anything?"
As she spoke, Yang Xueli started to walk upstairs.
She had just taken a step when Cheng Feng raised his hand to stop her:
"You all step back and listen to me."
Seeing Cheng Feng's solemn expression, everyone tensed up and took a few steps back without saying a word.
Cheng Feng continued:
"Stay where you are, I'll go solve the mechanism!"
"A trap? Did we unknowingly step on one?"
Fatty Wang looked around, but dared not move his feet.
On the other side, Cheng Feng arrived at the stone platform and began to rotate the base of the stone platform in reverse.
As the final rotation was completed, the stone steps slowly retracted upwards, and the faint sound of water flowing and driving the mechanism could be heard.
"Brother Cheng, what's going on? Why did you put the steps away?"
"Cheng Feng!"
Just as everyone was jumping up and down in anxiety, Cheng Feng returned to the steps, smiled, and waved to them, saying:
"Don't worry, wait for me downstairs. I need to take care of some personal matters."
As soon as he finished speaking, the steps retracted completely.
The crowd below was stunned, and then they realized that Cheng Feng had lied to them; there was no trap at all.
He wanted everyone to come down first, while he stayed up there.
"What exactly does Cheng Feng want to do? Why is he separating us from the temple?"
Hu Bayi shone his flashlight on the closed entrance and said with a furrowed brow.
He had no doubt that Cheng Feng wanted to trap them underground, because it simply didn't make sense.
"I suspect what he's about to do is dangerous. Our presence would be a burden."
Only after complete isolation from the above can safety be guaranteed.
Yang Xueli calmly guessed.
With her intelligence, it wouldn't be difficult for her to guess Cheng Feng's intentions.
"Everyone, quickly search around and see if there's any way to open the door. We can't let Brother Cheng face danger alone, no matter what."
Fatty Wang looked around, trying to find some kind of mechanism.
Hu Bayi grabbed the fat man and said, "Stop looking. I've heard of this kind of mechanism before. It can only be opened from the outside."
"Everyone, just wait patiently. We can only trust him now."
Yang Xueli gazed intently upwards, burying her worries deep within her eyes.