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The eight stone walls seem to correspond exactly to the eight gates in Qimen Dunjia!
"Xiu, life, injury, Du, Jing, death, shock, open!"
The walls are lined with rows and rows of funerary objects.
If we differentiate them by style and color, it seems to correspond to the "nine-square" arrangement.
Jin Suanpan quickly calculated on his fingers and exclaimed in surprise:
"These eight stone walls seem to form a formation?"
"Nine Palaces and Eight Gates Formation?"
Li Xiaohu nodded in affirmation and replied, "Senior brother is right."
“The structure of this secret room now perfectly matches the ‘Nine Palaces and Eight Gates Formation’ that Master once spoke of.”
"so......"
Li Xiaohu surveyed the funerary objects on the eight walls.
"We must find the artifacts on these eight walls that correspond to the Nine Palaces and Eight Gates in order to solve this mechanism!"
Li Xiaohu warned everyone again:
"Therefore we must proceed with caution."
"If you accidentally take any wrong step..."
"At that point, let alone opening this stone coffin, whether we can even get out alive will be a question."
Partridge Whistle stood to the side, listening with growing irritation.
This was the first time he had ever encountered such a troublesome ancient tomb.
Although it is full of traps and mechanisms, it is not the kind of trap that will directly kill you.
Instead, they'll test you first before deciding whether to kill you.
He still didn't understand the purpose of Li Chunfeng setting up such a mechanism, and he had no mind to think about how to break the mechanism.
They could only place all their hopes on Li Xiaohu and Jin Suanpan's skills.
He asked, "My two brothers."
"Do you have a way to break this 'Nine Palaces and Eight Gates Formation'?"
In his opinion.
Both are highly skilled individuals who are proficient in the I Ching, Bagua, and Feng Shui secrets.
Nine Palaces and Eight Gates Formation.
It shouldn't be too difficult for the two of them.
Just as he had predicted, Li Xiaohu nodded confidently and then replied:
"Breaking the formation shouldn't be a big problem."
"But I need a little more time to confirm."
Upon hearing this, Partridge Whistle was overjoyed and quickly said, "Then Brother Little Tiger, you can take your time and look at it!"
After saying that, he pulled the old foreigner and Hua Ling to shut up and stand aside, no longer disturbing the two.
As long as we can break through this mechanism and formation.
What's a little extra time?
At the same time, Jin Suanpan took out his abacus and compass, walked to the stone wall, and began the relevant calculations.
Then he had a quiet discussion with Li Xiaohu.
Yin Xinyue and Hong Guniang did not dare to speak up and disturb the two.
He simply stood aside and carefully admired the various rare treasures on the wall.
Watch and watch.
Yin Xinyue suddenly remarked with a sigh, "Tsk tsk tsk."
"These funerary objects on the wall are all top-quality funerary objects!"
"Even in the Tang Dynasty, this would be the work of a master craftsman with exquisite skills! It was not something an ordinary person could possess!"
"Even today, any one of these pieces is priceless."
Hong Guniang only knows how to identify the age of funerary objects, but doesn't know how to examine the details.
Curious, I asked, "How did you tell from this distance?"
Yin Xinyue replied with a relaxed expression, "Like the porcelain piece above."
"Based on the firelight reflected off the glaze and the blue and white colors used in the painting, one can tell that it was made by a master craftsman."
"It would be impossible for anyone other than a master craftsman to fire such a perfect glaze and maintain the perfect blue and white color."
The girl in red nodded thoughtfully.
He looked at Yin Xinyue with some surprise.
I originally thought she was just a spoiled, unreasonable young lady.
It seems now.
It seems that he still has many outstanding qualities.
She also played a crucial role in solving chess endgame puzzles.
Hong asked curiously, "How much is this porcelain piece worth?"
After thinking for a moment, Yin Xinyue answered by holding up three fingers: "At least three million silver dollars."
"Three million silver dollars?!" Miss Hong exclaimed in shock!
The value of this single piece of porcelain exceeds the entire treasure they unearthed from Bottle Mountain!
He glanced again at the funerary objects on the wall, his eyes thoughtful.
I don't know how much time has passed.
Li Xiaohu finally reached a conclusion with Jin Suanpan.
"almost."
Li Xiaohu urged everyone to perk up and gave the instructions.
"My senior brother and I have already found all the artifacts corresponding to the Nine Palaces and Eight Gates."
"Now each of you stand in front of a stone wall and, according to my instructions, activate the corresponding funerary objects."
The three brothers, Partridge Whistle and his brother, had been eagerly anticipating it for a long time.
Stand in front of the three walls immediately.
Hong Guniang and Yin Xinyue walked towards the two nearest walls.
As Yin Xinyue looked at the high stone wall, she secretly prayed that she wouldn't have to climb up and touch the funerary objects on it.
Six people stood in front of six walls.
Li Xiaohu said, "Brother Partridge Whistle, Senior Brother."
"After you finish one wall, please hurry up and prepare for the last two walls."
"Okay." The two nodded at the same time, indicating that there were no problems.
Before we officially begin.
Li Xiaohu once again instructed everyone, "After the mechanism is officially activated in a moment, something unexpected may happen."
"Please don't panic when the time comes, and just follow my instructions."
"Yes!" Everyone nodded in agreement.
Subsequently.
Li Xiaohu closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Then he opened his eyes, his gaze sharpening!
He spoke up and ordered, "Senior Brother!"
"Your current location is the Li Palace with the Jing Gate! Your zodiac sign is Fire!"
"The corresponding funerary object is the bronze tortoise candle, the second one in the third row from the top!"
The abacus started working immediately.
He lifted his long robe and nimbly began climbing up the counter.
He quickly climbed to the place Li Xiaohu had mentioned and reached out to fiddle with the bronze tortoise candle.
Sure enough, there was a rotating mechanism under the candlestick!
"Click click click click...click..."
The candlestick turned slowly.