Strange Encounter in the Cave (Part 2)
Finally, Lin Yi passed through the stone door and stepped into the main hall. There was a huge stone tablet in front of Lin Yi's eyes, with a few sentences written in seal script:
On the night of the full moon, the stone door will open. Only the fated may enter.
Leave before dawn. The stone door will open again five years later.
Lin Yi had learned seal script from Old Lin when he was young, so he could easily recognize the eight sentences on the stone tablet. Lin Yi started to ponder the meaning of the eight sentences after reading them.
Night of the full moon, that was easy to understand. Didn't it happen to be a full moon tonight? And the stone door will open, that must be referring to this red stone door! But what did it mean by the fated? Could it be that he was the fated one who could enter?
Lin Yi felt that this was a fantasy, and he didn't understand. There wasn't anything special about him, was there? He was an orphan, adopted by Old Lin, and lived aimlessly until he was eight years old. He didn't feel like there was anything special about him, did he? At least compared to Old Lin, he didn't have anything special about him.
However, since he had come in, he could be considered as the fated person for the time being!
And before dawn, that was even easier to understand. It meant that he had to leave before dawn. Did it mean that he had to leave before dawn? Hmm, that should be the meaning of the literal meaning.
But what did it mean when it said that the stone door would open again five years later? Could it be that if he didn't leave before dawn, the stone door would close automatically, and the next time it would open would be five years later?
Lin Yi couldn't help but shiver at the thought. Damn it, this cave. Luckily, he could read seal script. Otherwise, he would be done for if he stayed here the whole night like an idiot and the door closed. Not to mention five years, even five days without food or water would be enough!
Now that he knew that there was such a rule in this cave, it shouldn't be a problem for him to get out before dawn! Thinking of this, Lin Yi's heart slightly relaxed.
At this time, Lin Yi got a closer look at the situation inside the main hall. It turned out that the four walls of the main hall were inlaid with night pearls, so it was as bright as day inside.
Anyone with a bit of knowledge would be able to tell that each of the luminous pearls embedded in the four walls was priceless. If one were to be taken out and auctioned in the outside market, it would be priceless as well.
However, Lin Yi grew up in the mountains, so he was not very interested in gold, silver, and jewelry. Although he felt that it was wonderful and beautiful, he did not think that these things could be sold at a high price.
The key question was, in this mountain, who could he sell it to? The richest person was Widow Wang, who lived at the entrance of the village. Her family owned a snack bar and a small shop. She could save more than a thousand yuan a year!
But no matter how rich they were, who would spend money to buy these impractical things? From Lin Yi's point of view, it was better to buy two pieces of fat meat with money. That would be more delicious. The luminous pearls looked good but were useless, and they could not be eaten.
Therefore, Lin Yi did not stay too much on the luxurious decorations of the main hall. Instead, he explored around the main hall. According to the novels of Jin Yong that he had read, a person who entered a cave or a valley for no reason would have some fortuitous encounter. For example, he would obtain a secret manual of unparalleled martial arts!
Thinking of this, Lin Yi's heart was filled with excitement. If he could find a secret manual of unparalleled martial arts, he would not have to be oppressed by the old man. When he mastered it, the old man would not dare to beat him!
The main hall was very big, but it was very spacious. Other than the magnificent decorations on the four sides, there were only two buildings in the middle of the main hall. One of them was the stone tablet that Lin Yi saw when he entered. And behind the stone tablet was a high platform!
The high platform was very similar to the altar used for sacrificial ceremonies in ancient times. It also looked like a place where important things were placed in a sect. In short, it seemed to be from a very long time ago. At least in modern times, similar buildings would not appear.
Lin Yi did not think much about it. He ran up the high platform in a few steps. At the top of the high platform, he saw a small antique wooden box. Lin Yi's heart was suddenly excited. Could this be something like a scripture box?
Lin Yi carefully picked up the box. After holding the box in his hand, Lin Yi immediately jumped down from the high platform and hid his body. He heard that there were often hidden mechanisms on these ancient buildings. If he touched the treasure of others and some mechanism was activated, then he would be screwed.
However, after waiting for a long time, Lin Yi did not see anything special happening. Only then did he secretly let out a sigh of relief. Lin Yi was not in a hurry to open the box. After all, the stone door of the cave would be closed before dawn. The box could be opened when he returned home. Now, Lin Yi decided to use the remaining time to explore this cave again.
Bypassing the high platform, Lin Yi was surprised to find that there was actually a stone door behind the high platform. And next to the stone door, there was another small stone tablet. On it, there were also eight sentences written in seal script. Each sentence had four words, just like the stone tablet that he saw when he entered the door before!
Lin Yi was surprised and quickly read it carefully.
After five years, the divine art will be completed. You can only enter by hitting the door with your palm.
If you don't get what you want, the divine art will not be completed. Wait another five years and come back to test it.
After reading these eight sentences, Lin Yi was suddenly confused! What does "after five years, the divine art will be completed" mean? Could it be that in the box in my hand, there really is a martial arts secret manual? When I have mastered it, I can just hit the door with my hand and the door will open?
Thinking of this, Lin Yi casually pushed the door. Unfortunately, the stone door did not move at all. In that case, the last four sentences were easy to understand. "If you don't get what you want, the divine art will not be completed. Wait another five years and come back to test it." What it meant was that if he could not open the door, it meant that his martial arts practice was not good enough. He needed to wait another five years, and when the stone door opened again, he could come back to test it.
Looking at the stone door in front of him that could not be opened, Lin Yi suddenly felt a little itchy. Logically speaking, there was a divine art secret manual in the first hall. In the hall behind the stone door, there must be more precious things hidden!
However, Lin Yi also understood that with his current ability, it was impossible to open the second door! At best, he was just a fated person. It was already a coincidence that he could open the first stone door and enter this hall.
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