Chapter 397: A Mummy
"Boom ......"
With a thunderous sound, the two stone doors finally opened, and Liang Pingping's hands glued to the door suddenly lost their center of gravity at this time, and the whole person directly pounced forward and slammed on the ground.
"Damn. Liang Pingping screamed, and rubbed on the ground for a while before sitting up with difficulty.
He didn't notice anything when there was a door panel against it before, but as soon as he didn't lean on, a strong feeling of powerlessness instantly hit his whole body, and even the simple action of moving his legs felt very difficult.
"Pingping......" Wang Changsheng just wanted to reach out to help him, but immediately thought of something, and slowly put his hand down when he was about to touch his body.
Liang Pingping glanced at Wang Changsheng weakly, and said, "Brother, Uncle Zhuge has already sealed my acupoints, and there won't be much danger for the time being, you don't have to worry, let's go to the city first." ”
As he spoke, he gritted his teeth again, stood up stubbornly, and then walked inside step by step with his hands on the heavy city wall.
The buildings in the city were distributed and a few people had already seen them when they were on the mountain, and with the memory in their minds, they soon came to the middle of the ancient city, in front of a large hall covered with green smoke.
The whole hall is staggered, the vines cover the top, at a glance it is that it has experienced countless years, on both sides of the main hall, there are nine wooden pillars standing on each tower, each pillar is carved with a face, some are kind and kind, some are angry and round, with the misty smoke, there are dozens of faces watching them at the same time, so that several people suddenly have a chilling feeling.
Zhuge Qingshan looked at the hidden palace gate for a while, and said: "This Yelang country has been known for its mystery for thousands of years, everyone should be careful not to repeat the mistakes of the past. ”
He had been studying this site for many years, but even so, they were still in danger again and again, and the fact that it was an atavism gave him a great lesson.
Since he found all the people, then he has the responsibility and obligation to protect them, and at the very least, he must try his best to ensure their personal safety, so that they can come in alive, and he must be able to go back alive. The stone steps leading to the main hall were already covered with moss, and it only took a few people to arrive at the main hall of this ancient kingdom of Yelang.
But what made them feel strange was that there were no magnificent furnishings in the main hall, except for the thick dust, only four huge jars standing by the wall and a crystal coffin in the middle.
The crystal coffin is very transparent, and you can clearly see the corpse lying inside, but this corpse is a little special, the whole body is wrapped in thick strips of cloth, and the appearance is similar to the mummy of ancient Egypt.
"Uncle, isn't this Gu Yelang from our Middle Earth? Why did you make a mummy?" Tang Kun said in surprise as he walked around the coffin a few times.
Although he was a gold school guard, it was the first time for foreigners, especially ancient Egyptian mummies, to see them, which made him curious and a little surprised.
Zhuge Qingshan was also confused by the question, and thought for a long time before he spoke: "I really don't know about this, but even if it's a mummy, its color is not right." ”
Like the well-known mummies, most of them are white or white-gray, but the one in front of them is like a big crab that has been cooked, and the whole body is red, even the well-informed Zhuge Qingshan is only seen in his life.
Tang Kun glanced up at a few people, but when he inadvertently saw Liang Pingping's strange behavior, he was suddenly startled, and scolded: "Pingping, what are you doing, don't touch it, forget where your poison came from?"
At this time, Liang Pingping was squatting on the ground, stroking the four jars by the wall, but he didn't stop after hearing Tang Kun's voice, just smiled faintly and said, "Hehe, it's okay, they're not poisonous, they're just children." ”
Liang Pingping didn't speak, but when he spoke, several people were suddenly shocked, and Tang Kun ran in front of him in a few steps, and said with concern: "Pingping, are you stupid in poisoning, don't scare me, you, what's wrong with you?"
"What's wrong?" Liang Pingping glanced at Tang Kun inexplicably, and then immediately reacted, explaining: "I'm talking about them, they are containers used to keep mummy organs, and each one has its own meaning, symbolizing the four children of the eagle-headed god Horus. ”
"You, do you know this thing?" Tang Kun's eyes widened.
Liang Pingping nodded and said: "These jars are called Canopis jars, which are responsible for the custody of the liver, spleen, kidneys, and stomach of the deceased. ”
If it weren't for Liang Pingping's words, Tang Kun would have almost forgotten that he was from a medical family, and then scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Then why is it red?
"This is going to start with the mummy-making process, do you know how it is made?" Liang Pingping asked rhetorically.
Several people didn't speak, only Tang Kun shook his head and said honestly: "Hen." ”
"Before making a mummy, first remove all the internal organs of the deceased, liver, spleen, lungs and stomach, leaving only the heart in its body, because the ancient Egyptians believed that the heart is the soul of a person, and only if the soul does not leave the body, the dead can have a day of resurrection, but this mummy is an exception. Liang Pingping glanced at Tang Kun, pointed to the corpse in the coffin, and continued: "Because his heart was also taken out, but his lungs were left in his body. ”
"Then what's the point of doing this?" Wang Changsheng couldn't help but ask.
Although he grew up in the Kunlun Temple, he has been exposed to those supernatural things since he was a teenager, but he also knows nothing about Western products such as mummies, and gradually became interested with Liang Pingping's explanation.
"I'll start with how it came to be, and I'll explain that later. Liang Pingping's body was very weak, probably talking too much, and after a few long breaths, he continued: "After removing all the organs, the ancient Egyptians would wrap the body with bubble alkali, a natural substance containing hydrocarbon and sodium chloride, which can accelerate the absorption of water in the body, and usually place the corpse 35- 40 days, until the corpse is completely dehydrated, then apply the resin evenly to the whole body, using the viscosity of the resin to make the white linen bandage firmly fit the body, this step is usually repeated many times until the body is airtight, and then the bag with religious significance is placed on the mummy's chest. ”