At this point, Zhuge Xuan finally stopped. The look of fear in his eyes could not be concealed. Apparently, the previous experience in the tomb left a lot of psychological shadow on him.

At this moment, everyone also fell into silence, more or less feeling a chill down their spines.

This kind of unknown thing that is invisible and intangible, but can trap people to death, is undoubtedly the most terrifying thing in the world.

"Emmm..."

Wu Liang felt a little uncomfortable after hearing this, but at the same time he was also analyzing the experience described by Zhuge Xuan, trying to find some information that might be helpful to his next actions:

First of all, there should be no big problem with the air in this mausoleum.

Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible for those dogs to survive in the tomb for such a long time, and Zhuge Xuan would not have the slightest chance to escape from it alive;

Secondly, the tomb passage in the tomb may have been set up with some unknown concealment method, which can also be said to be the so-called "formation".

It is not impossible to get out of this tomb after entering it.

Zhuge Xuan provided a very important clue in his description. When a rope is tied, no matter whether it is a person or a dog, it can still be pulled out by the rope.

But if you mark it on the wall, it won't have the same path-finding effect.

In other words, everything seen in the tomb, even the marks made by oneself, may become an extremely terrible "misleading" factor.

Only external objects such as ropes, and if they are not cut off, can be the key clue to get out of the tomb.

What is this if not a "deception"?

It's just that the "eye-catching method" here is obviously much more advanced.

It is not only possible to "mislead" the vision, but also have the same "misleading" effect on the sense of smell. Otherwise, those two dogs, whose sense of smell is much more sensitive than humans, would not have been trapped alive in the tomb;

Again, this "formation" seems to be either big or small.

To say it was big, it sounded very big indeed. Putting aside the two dead dogs, Zhuge Xuan walked continuously in the tomb passage for several days without ever coming out or entering.

According to the normal walking speed of human beings, it would have covered at least dozens or even hundreds of kilometers, which is not a small distance.

And even though it was small, it did not seem to be very big. The two dogs died only a few feet away from the exit. Zhuge Xuan walked for several days and stayed only a few feet away from the exit.

Although I don't know if this is a coincidence, it does give people the feeling that they have been just standing still within a small area for several days.

besides.

Wu Liang is still thinking about a question.

If two people enter the tomb at the same time and then choose to go separately, is it possible for them to meet without a rope link?

According to Zhuge Xuan’s description.

The two dead dogs may not have met before, otherwise the latter would definitely feed on the former's body when they were extremely hungry, but this did not happen.

But after Zhuge Xuan tied the rope and entered the tomb passage, he saw the corpses of the two dogs not far from each other.

Later, when Zhuge Xuan was trapped in the tomb passage, the dog tied with a rope outside the tomb found him, and he was lucky enough to save his life.

It can be seen from this that the situation described by Zhuge Xuan does not include the situation Wu Liang thought.

This is indeed an issue worthy of attention. It is directly related to what strategy Wu Liang needs to adopt if he wants to enter the tomb with others...

Therefore, Wu Liang felt it was necessary to test it before entering the tomb.

He had seen a dog in the courtyard of Zhuge's family before. It should be the last dog that did not die in the tomb and saved Zhuge Xuan's life. Maybe it could be used.

While talking.

The group of people had arrived at the sandy land, and the soldiers of the Hu army quickly started digging.

Wu Liang pondered for a long time, then turned back to Zhuge Xuan and asked: "Zhuge County Cheng, when you were lost in the tomb and looking for a way out, did you encounter the two yellow-eared corpses that died in the tomb before?"

"The first time I entered the tomb and came out, I cleaned out the two corpses and buried them together because I couldn't bear the rotten smell. How could I encounter them again..."

Zhuge Xuan came back to his senses after hearing this, the look of fear on his face was slightly reduced, and he spoke seriously.

"What about the traces? The decomposition of corpses will leave some traces. You also cut open the two yellow-eared corpses in the tomb, so there will always be some traces left, right?"

Wu Liang asked reluctantly.

"I never noticed that."

Zhu Ge

However, the light of the oil lamp is really limited, and being able to see the road clearly without hitting the wall is a luxury, and I really have no time to take care of these details."

"All right."

Wu Liang nodded.

Although he didn't get the answer he wanted from Zhuge Xuan, these words still made Wu Liang capture another small detail - light!

The light of the small oil lamp is indeed relatively dim, especially in such a tomb passage where one cannot see anything.

However, even if it is a torch, the range and brightness it can illuminate are actually relatively limited.

As far as Wu Liang knows, someone in later generations seems to have done similar experiments. If some relatively subtle, gradual, and endless steps or slopes are set up under very limited lighting conditions, it is possible to create a device that can deceive humans.

The closed-loop trap of the senses makes people feel that they are always "going up" or "going down". In fact, they are just walking in a closed loop that is not very long from beginning to end, and they can never reach the end.

This is the legendary "Suspended Soul Ladder".

Unfortunately, Wu Liang has not yet entered the mausoleum and has not seen the conditions of the tomb passages inside the mausoleum, so he cannot make a hasty judgment. He just keeps this small detail in mind first.

However, compared with Zhuge Xuan, Wu Liang has a great advantage in this aspect.

This advantage comes from the "Suihou Pearl". The brightness and lighting range of the "Suihou Pearl" are by no means comparable to that of torches and oil lamps, and there is no need to worry about the fuel problem at all. This is a real treasure...

By now.

Wu Liang felt that it was impossible to get anything more valuable from Zhuge Xuan, so he turned to look at Zhuge Liang who looked confused, and suddenly asked a question that was extremely abrupt to everyone: "Brother Zhuge Xuan,

Have you ever heard of the 'Eight Formations'?"

"Brother Youcai, are you talking to me?"

Zhuge Liang was also slightly stunned, pointing to his nose and asked.

"Yes, dear brother, have you ever heard of the 'Eight Formations'?"

Wu Liang slowed down his speaking speed and asked one word at a time.

"Eight formations...picture?"

Zhuge Liang looked even more confused, obviously not understanding what Wu Liang was talking about.

And it wasn't just him, other people next to him also showed doubtful expressions.

Firstly, they didn't understand that Wu Liang suddenly asked such a strange question to Zhuge Liang, a little kid. Secondly, they didn't understand what the "Eight Formations Diagram" Wu Liang mentioned was.

"Forget it if you haven't heard of it..."

Wu Liang did not explain any more, but pretended to smile casually... Zhuge Liang's reaction was the answer he wanted.

The "Eight Formation Diagram" is actually one of Wu Liang's main suspicions about the "formation" in the tomb.

This thing has almost become synonymous with Zhuge Liang, whether it is found in official history books discovered by later generations or in many literary works with historical origins.

However, official history books only mention in general terms that Zhuge Liang once "deduced Qiu's method and made eight formation diagrams, and got the key points." There is no record of the specific effects of the "eight formation diagrams".

Du Fu, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, even wrote a poem called "Eight Formations Picture" for this purpose:

“The merits of the three-pointed kingdom are known as the Eight Formations.

The stone in the river will not turn, and the regret will be swallowed up by Wu."

This poem tells the story of Zhuge Liang and the "Eight Formations", which shows the profound influence of Zhuge Liang and the "Eight Formations" on later generations.

Although the poem still does not describe the specific effects of the "Eight Formations", it also reflects its power from another angle.

Later, at the end of the Yuan Dynasty and the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the famous novelist Luo Guanzhong mentioned the "Eight Formations" in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

"The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" writes that Zhuge Liang used stones to lay out the "Eight Formations" when he entered Sichuan. The famous general Lu Xun of the Three Kingdoms led his army into the investigation in order to pursue Liu Bei, but he almost died in the formation. In the end, he was helped by Zhuge Liang's father-in-law.

Only then did he walk out of the "Eight Formation Diagram"... This plot, which is widely known to later generations, undoubtedly cast a veil of suspense on the "Eight Formation Diagram".

Not to mention whether there are any fabricated elements in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" for the plot.

Just the fact that this matter is mentioned in history books or literary works of various eras is enough to prove that the "Eight Formations Diagram" really existed and was inseparable from Zhuge Liang. It also played an extremely dazzling role in history.

The effect can be passed down from generation to generation.

But now Zhuge Liang knows nothing about the "Eight Formations".

Not only that, Wu Liang also specifically confirmed before that Zhuge Liang also knew nothing about "a wooden cow and a flowing horse".

What does this mean?

This shows that Zhuge Liang must have had some enviable and unknown adventures later on, so that he was able to come up with so many strange things that even he himself had never heard of, and became a famous figure in the Shu Han Dynasty that will last forever.

So, what adventures did Zhuge Liang encounter between now and when he left the mountain at the age of 27?

According to official history, Zhuge Liang followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan to Nanyang County to live in seclusion until Liu Bei came to visit the thatched cottage three times and never moved again.

From this analysis, it can be inferred that his adventure is likely to be near the place of seclusion.

Now combined with Zhuge Xuan's second career, people will naturally associate Zhuge Liang's achievements with the Qiu Mu Cemetery hidden in this mountain.
To be continued...