Chapter 597: Cremation increases longevity
After taking several steps ahead, I came across more and more bones, all of which were dressed in prisoners' clothes. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
I also asked Lao Jiu if these people were from Lao Jiu's batch, Lao Jiu shook his head and said no.
I was also a little curious about the group of dead Taoist priests, and I couldn't help but ask Lao Jiu, "They escaped, why didn't you escape." ”
Lao Jiu scratched his head and looked at Zhou Lao Ba gratefully, "It was the starling who stopped me, if it weren't for the starling, I would have died here by now." ”
I looked at Zhou Laoba, and my heart became more and more confused, "Why did Zhou Laoba stop you, could it be that he knew that there was danger in this hole, so he stopped you, but why didn't he stop others." ”
Lao Jiu scratched his head, "But I can't stop it, after all, at that time, the starling once said that he couldn't go to the cave, but those people just didn't listen and insisted on going, so the starling didn't stop them, only me." ”
I didn't speak, thinking to myself what the hell the old man wanted to do this week.
I don't believe what Zhou Laoba said to Lao Jiu, if one person insists on stopping it, he will definitely stop it, but Zhou Laoba didn't stop it, he just stopped Lao Jiu.
In other words, Zhou Laoba knew that this hole was very dangerous, why did he take us through it again, could it be that he was really forced to a dead end, so he wanted to fight?
Thinking of this, I said in my heart that it was impossible, Zhou Laoba's arrangement, this was obviously planned.
The more I think about it, the more I feel that this week is very dangerous.
"This is the big tomb!" was just as I was thinking about something, Lao Jiu suddenly exclaimed.
Listening to Lao Jiu's exclamation, I immediately looked ahead, and I saw a large coffin.
The coffin is like a pickup truck, with many stone figures next to the coffin.
Look at the stone people, and then look at the coffin the size of a small truck.
"What kind of tomb is this, the coffin is so big. I said in a deep voice.
Zhou Laoba looked at it carefully, took out the hoe and gently knocked on the coffin lid, and as soon as the hoe hit the coffin lid, there was a muffled sound of dong dong.
I looked at this tomb for a while, and Zhou Laoba's eyes were also fixed on this tomb.
Suddenly, Lao Jiu's voice came, and when I heard Lao Jiu's voice, I immediately followed Lao Jiu's past, and Lao Jiu's eyes were fixed on a stone tablet.
When I came over, I looked at the stele, and I didn't recognize the words on it.
"Do you know Lao Jiu?" I asked.
Lao Jiu nodded, "I know, this is the tomb of Chu, the tomb of the nobles of the Chu State, this tomb is called the Tomb of Eternal Life, because this noble person wants to gain eternal life, and hopes to take this name and let him lie in it, so that he can live forever." ”
Listening to Lao Jiu's words, I couldn't help but sneer, where is there any eternal life in this world.
"It's not as simple as a tomb, now open the coffin. Zhou Laojiu said in a deep voice.
I turned my head to look at Zhou Laoba, now it's best to leave this coffin alone and walk over directly, but when Zhou Laoba said such a thing, it seems that this coffin is very different.
After all, Zhou Laoba is a person who is unwilling to spend time picking up the bones of his companions, so how can he spend too much time opening the coffin.
"Xiao Ye, Lao Jiu, come here. Zhou Laoba said in a deep voice.
I walked towards Zhou Laoba, and Lao Jiu also walked towards Zhou Laoba, walked to Zhou Laoba's side, and stopped.
After that, Zhou Laoba asked me and Lao Jiu to carry the coffin.
Hearing Zhou Laoba's words, my heart sank slightly, such a big coffin, to say the least, is hundreds of catties, how can Lao Jiu and I open it.
"This coffin has been in this coffin for so many years, and the wood of the coffin lid has long since rotted. Zhou Laoba seemed to know what I was thinking, and said.
I looked at Lao Jiu for a while, nodded and hummed lightly, Lao Jiu and I climbed to the top, indeed as Zhou Lao Jiu said, the wood in the coffin lid rotted a lot, and it took a lot of strength to overturn the coffin lid.
As soon as I pushed the lid of the coffin, a pungent smell poured out of the coffin, and I reached out to cover my nose when I smelled it.
Looking down into the coffin, I saw that there was a corpse inside, and the bottom of the corpse was white powder.
"It's open, nothing strange. I looked at the bones and said slowly.
Zhou Laoba asked me and Lao Jiu to hurry down, and after we came down, Zhou Laoba climbed up, climbed up and took a closer look, his brows furrowed tightly, and his face became a little dignified.
"This tomb owner really wants to live forever, so he used so many people to be buried with him. Zhou Laoba said slowly.
I climbed up and looked again, and I didn't see anyone else, "This is only one body, how can there be other people buried with it." ”
Zhou Laoba stretched out his hand, pointed to the white dust on the coffin, and said coldly: "These white dusts are all the bones of living people, and they are also children. ”
I was shocked in my heart, if I really wanted what Zhou Laoba said, at least the ashes of hundreds to thousands of people would have such a large scale.
"This is the legend, burning corpses to increase life. Zhou Laoba said in a deep voice.
I've never heard of the term cremation to increase longevity, so I couldn't help but look at Zhou Laoba and ask what it means.
Zhou Laoba slowly said: "The so-called cremation of the corpse to increase longevity is the method of some high-ranking officials and nobles in the Chu State who want to live forever, because the child is young and has a long lifespan, they think that if the child is cremated, then the child's life will be transferred to his own body, so that he can gain eternal life." ”
Zhou Laoba explained this, I was a little angry in my heart, this method is simply crazy.
"This method is not common, so it is rarely seen, because the money spent is too large, so only some rich and powerful and vicious dignitaries can do it in the Chu State. Zhou Laoba said in a deep voice.
I secretly cursed in my heart, and then I slowly climbed down the coffin, and as soon as I climbed down the coffin, I saw Zhou Laoba possessing him, as if he was taking something again.
I jumped up and looked up, and at this time Zhou Laoba raised his body.
I turned my head towards Lao Jiu, and said slowly in Lao Jiu's ear: "Did you see Lao Jiu go down to get something?"
Lao Jiu looked at me, shook his head, and said that he didn't see it.