When I heard the word "living person", I was furious, and the face of the treasure sitting on the ground was pale, and I trembled with fright: "A woman in a purple and black robe, a strange headdress...... Oh my God, who is that!"

"Woman?" Chen Yu and I said in unison, it was rare enough to see a living person in the west room of the ancient tomb, and now it is said to be a woman, if it weren't for the little Taoist priest who asked for verification, I really thought that the treasure was dazzling. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

But after we entered the western room, the woman in the mouth of the treasure had long since disappeared. Chu Ha said that they got out of a secret door, and the little Taoist priest saw two pairs of feet, and Bao Cai said that these two people were dressed like the kind of wizards sacrificed in the movie.

As I imagined as they described, suddenly, several shadows came to mind. I began to think that I had seen it wrong, or that I was hallucinating, but now that I think that this cave is not only the descendants of those eight witches, because I remember that the strange people were dressed very primitively, and they were not so exquisite, and from the description of the treasure, the two women did not look very strange, and could even be said to be a little beautiful.

Chen Yu asked him if he was so frightened that he was mistaken, and Baocai denied it, saying that although he was not very bold, he was half-lying down at that moment, and the eyes of the man looking at him will never be forgotten, it should be said that there is no eye at all, but he looked at it so silently, and then left him with a back.

I've seen this look before, so I knew that what Bao Cai said was true, so I asked Lan Quexi: "Are there two kinds of descendants of the Eight Witches?"

Lan Quexi said that when she was very young, she had been to the tomb altar, at that time, the two families jointly carried out the living martyrdom ceremony, and her brother didn't let her see it, but she vaguely remembered that when she was taken away, the person who came out of the ancient tomb was wearing robes, not like the king of Gu worms, she only remembered that the other party's face was very white, and she couldn't remember anything else.

I was confused, and said, "I've seen that strange shadow before, and I thought I was wrong at the time, but now it doesn't seem to be, but what is the relationship between the two?"

Lao Yu said in a loud voice: "It doesn't matter what he has to do with him, anyway, it's not a good kind to be able to live in the ancient tomb, if I see these people who stab the dark arrows, I will reward him with a shuttle!"

Chen Yu said as he looked around at the bronze walls, obviously saying this to those living people. Now in this situation, they may hide in the dark and stare at us, and if we want to cower at this time, it is better to wait for them to come out, and have a quick fight, and then the uneasy grievances in our hearts can be swept away.

However, after entering this ancient tomb, the danger of the living is part, and the danger hidden in various places is also part, they almost killed us, although the wind and waves are calm at this time, but we cannot take it lightly.

We looked separately, and the eighth day of the first month asked us to be careful when we saw things with thin seams, afraid that there was a mechanism, we nodded and walked vigilantly. The west chamber is larger, in the shape of a "7", and if I'm not mistaken, it is connected to the bronze chamber with corpse cocoons, but fortunately the copper walls here are impregnable, and the deadly things are blocked. It's a pity that the ever-bright lights here are not as bright as the ones outside, and you can only see the deep patterns and lines on the surrounding bronze walls.

Our attention is focused on the disappeared woman, so we've been looking for the secret door mechanism of the eighth year of junior high school. And the treasure is extremely excited, look at the east and the west, and think that he sees something valuable, and the weakness just now has been driven away by the God of Wealth.

I said in my heart: This has been all over the ancient tomb, how come Baocai still doesn't understand the routines inside, if you look around like us with no experience, maybe you will be killed by the mechanism in the ancient tomb. I sighed, for the sake of his life, let him follow Chu Ha and the little Taoist, but at this time, he was like a wild horse that had escaped and couldn't call it back at all.

He disappeared around the corner, but in a second, he was heard screaming, and Hatsuhachi immediately took out his short knife alertly. Just as he was about to rush over to see what was going on, Baocai ran out in a panic, and he was so frightened that he couldn't breathe.

I asked him what he saw, and for a moment he was too frightened to speak, just desperately pointing behind him: "There are many, many, scary things." ”

Chu Ba and Chen Yu were bold, and when they heard this, they didn't say a word, and they passed the corner. My heart was pounding, and I followed closely, and as soon as I walked behind Chen Yu and them, I saw that under the faint and ever-bright lights, terrifying things were placed on the bronze platform. They were hideous, eerie, and in the shadow cast by the ever-bright lanterns, they looked like the kind of terrifying monsters seen on a thunderstorm night. There is a reason for the fear of treasure, and it is indeed chilling to see so many things that seem to be inhuman and strange in a dark place.

I looked at these lifelike things and couldn't speak for a moment. But I quickly reacted that these grotesque and treacherous statues should be the famous "tomb beasts" of the Chu State. Also known as the "Tomb God", the "Tomb Beast" is infused with the religion and beliefs of the Chu people, and is said to have the same function as a sorcerer.

Generally speaking, the "tomb beasts" are buried in the head or side boxes of the noble coffins, and it is rare to say that so many of them are placed in a bronze room, as if the entire bronze room were a single box.

The "Tomb Beast" is composed of three parts: antlers, animal heads, and square seats (shrines), and the appearance is very abstract, they either open their heads high, or they bare their teeth opposite each other, and they are very intimidating to look at. If you want to offer such a thing at home, it is estimated that when you get up at night, you have to tremble with fright, but the ancients used these absurd beasts to ward off evil spirits in the tomb, which is a kind of superstitious sustenance.

As an art student, I admire the people who make them, because most modern artists are bound by rules and regulations, and they imitate, and few people can integrate the culture of a certain period into their imagination, while the ancients are imaginative, constantly innovating, and creating this special monster statue.

The Chu-style tomb beasts are mostly red and black lacquered wood, they have elk antlers on their heads, these elk antlers are like stretched branches, more gorgeous than the antlers in the picture that my grandfather showed me, it is painted with fine pan mantis patterns, very attentive, and the top of the antlers is black, as if there is some special meaning. Look at the body of the monster again, it is painted with various thunder patterns and dragon patterns...... Very elaborately depicted. This can be regarded as a unique artistic expression of the Chu people.

Chen Yu said that when he visited the archaeological museum a few years ago, he saw this Chu-style tomb beast, but it was all seen through the glass, and now it is very unreal in his hand, as if it has a temperature.

I said, "You're hot-hearted." ”

Chen Yu said: "No, this kind of thing is a feast for the eyes just by looking at it." After speaking, he picked up a tomb beast and walked to the lantern to examine it carefully, and after a while, he asked, "Liuzi, has your old man ever talked about the tomb beast?" ”

I said, "Yes, the pictures are no less." ”

"Then did he tell you what the vertical and horizontal stripes on the base of the tomb beast mean?" asked Chen Yu.

I said: "The old man studied with his old brother last time, and said that this is the nine-square grid in the 'Hetuluo Book', the legendary cosmic Rubik's cube, there is no specific research, but it is always used to protect the owner of the ancient tomb." ”

"Yes......" Chen Yu was amazed, and sighed: "I really don't understand, how can the ancients be so smart, the Jiugongge you are talking about should be from the ancient Fuxi period, how backward it was at that time, how can people understand so many things?"

Bao Cai interjected faintly on the side: "At that time, people had nothing to do, they studied every day, and people in our era were mobile phones and computers all day long, plus flirting with girls and stealing people, how could they have time to take care of these." Also, where can I feast my eyes on these things, I was almost scared out of it just now, and your taste is also special. ”

"Phew,, where is cool, I only know the value of gold, and where do I know the preciousness of things with cultural value. Chen Yu happily took the tomb beast and said sarcastically.

At this moment when the three of us were talking, the ancient trio looked at us, and when I realized their incomprehension, I suddenly felt embarrassed, and hurriedly pulled out a smile and explained: "The hometown dialect of the three of us, the hometown dialect. ”

I glanced at Chen Yu and Baocai, and they stopped talking, and then the eighth day of the first month spoke, and he said, "Xiaoliuzi, just now you said that this beast elephant is used to protect the owner of the ancient tomb?"

I nodded, very curious about what Chu Ba said next, because he was closer to the Chu State during the Warring States Period than we did.

"So there is still this statement......" Chu Hachi said suddenly, but there was no follow-up.

Chen Yu was anxious, and hurriedly asked, "Could it be that there is any other saying about the antlers on the tomb beast in this town?"

Chu Ba nodded and said: "The third brother who didn't fall said that this deer is a nine-day elk, a symbol of auspiciousness, and it is a divine beast sent by God. ”

"What does the Eighth Master mean is that the antlers on these tomb beasts are used to sense heaven and earth and communicate with the gods?" I asked.

Chu Hachi said that he didn't understand this set, anyway, his purpose when he went to the pit was very clear, as long as the underworld weapon. Chen Yu and I glanced at each other, and suddenly felt that with the identity of Qi Ling, it seemed that the statement that she could pass through the heavens and the earth was more reliable, after all, she had great abilities in her life, and after death, it was always her own qi that pressed others, and it would not be other people's evil qi that harmed her, so it was useless to suppress the tomb beast to ward off evil spirits.

This reminds me of shamanic culture, although the times are different, but the Manchus also believe that the antlers can reach the heavens and the earth. Their wizards had strict hierarchies, and they had to rely on antlers to distinguish them. And in the tomb of Princess Chu, there are more than four antlers on the tomb beast, which looks very solemn, thinking that it is to cooperate with the identity of the Supreme Witch of Qi Ling.

Looking at so many tomb beasts on the bronze platform, it was as if he had arrived at the exhibition hall, no wonder Chen Yu was happy like this, he looked at the bronze platform excitedly, and wanted to take one away, I hurriedly stopped and said: "Goodbye, there must be something more valuable in the tomb of Princess Chu, this tomb beast is on the body, don't you panic?"

"Oh, Liuzi, this kind of high-quality goods is too hard to see, I feel itchy not to take it. Chen Yu was dead-faced, took my words as wind in his ears, and picked one he was satisfied with.

I'm afraid that there are more dangers ahead, and it is inconvenient for Lao Yu to run away with the "Town Tomb Beast", so I had to drag him hard, and said softly: "You are not mistaken, we are now in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, you should have returned to modern times? And if we want to go back to modern times, this change of hands will have to go into the high wall, which folk player has the courage to collect, and then he will not know how to write on his face, 'Am I inverted?'"

Hearing this, Chen Yu muttered a few words, reluctantly glanced at the dragon-shaped tomb beast in his hand, and when he turned around and put it down resolutely, the antlers didn't know when he hooked his clothes, and as soon as he left, the "tomb beast" fell to the ground and split into two.

I said in my heart, "No, the antlers and the body of the beast are tenoned, and it should not be said that they are like building blocks, and they become like this when they fall."

Just when I was wondering, something strange happened, I just looked at the dragon-shaped tomb beast that fell to the ground, and the base painted with the nine-square grid pattern on its head turned around mechanically.

My heart sank, this feeling is very subtle, you must know that the tomb beast is from the hands of ancient craftsmen, and there is no mechanical component, but as soon as it moves, I feel that something is wrong, like playing a big turntable, you will get what you draw, and my feeling is - we have drawn punishment.

All of us were astonished, and we approached to see what was going on, and as soon as we got closer, we smelled a strange fragrance, and then we saw a puff of smoke emanating from the torso of the lost dragon's head.

The little Taoist's face changed, and he hurriedly said, "It's not good...... This town tomb beast is fake, and there is ...... inside."