Chapter 53: Into the Grave
Behind the tomb door is a deep corridor, Qingqiu culture is not deeply influenced by the Central Plains civilization, this mysterious country rarely communicates with ethnic groups in other regions, and it seems that it is difficult to accept foreign culture.
The ancestors of Qingqiu are the Dongyi people, and the ancestors of the Dongyi people are the descendants of the ancient emperor Jun, and in the "Classic of Mountains and Seas", there are more records about him than the two emperors of Yan and Huang.
It is a pity that this ancient nation has been annihilated by the dust of history, and the prosperity of the past has completely ceased to exist.
If the age of this ancient tomb is calculated according to the time when the Qingqiu people disappeared, it should be in the Sui Dynasty, and the latest is also the early Tang Dynasty.
Different from the brick structure tomb of that period, the road in front of you is made of rectangular stone bars, a royal tomb and emperor mound, which can often reflect the strength of the country at that time, and how many treasures are buried in the mausoleum of the last queen of Qingqiu?
Thinking of the treasure, he thought of the holy relics mentioned by the old village chief, the mausoleum keeper has always guarded the mausoleum from being disturbed, but his words revealed the fact that many people had been allowed to enter.
And there are many people who hold tokens and come specifically for holy relics, and I think Sanjiu and Jin Sanpang must have something to hide from me, because they were not surprised at all when they heard the old village chief mention the holy relics.
But I haven't seen any information about the relics, either the relics are the Queen's blood, or they have something else to take.
"San Fat, you tell the truth, do you know about the holy relics?"
Jin San's fat eyes were rolling around, he just didn't look at me, look at his reaction, no need to say anything, I already knew it in my heart.
After a while, he saw that I was silent, his eyes were aimed at Sanjiu, who was still expressionless, and he quickly explained: "It's not that I won't tell you, it's that I really can't say this." β
I don't really care that they have other purposes, who in this world has no secrets? What makes me care is that I don't be trusted, but trusting this thing takes time and hard work to cultivate, so Jin Sanpang misunderstood me.
I smiled at him and said, "yes, I see." β
Since I'm here, I'm going to do my part, get the blood to save Erlengzi's daughter, and don't do anything else.
Jin Sanpang obviously didn't believe my generosity and open-mindedness, and said, "When the time comesβ"
I reluctantly interrupted him and said, "Okay, got it." You see that the carving on this wall is the history of Qingqiu, right? β
The walls on both sides of the corridor are carved with reliefs, and due to the ventilation of the corridor, the surface of the reliefs has been corroded, but the outline is still clear.
The narrative reliefs record the life, sacrifice, and labor of people thousands of years ago, and most of them are scenes of fish fighting, and walking in front of these reliefs is like looking at an ancient comic book.
I stopped in front of a painting of a nine-tailed fox wearing a human face mask, and the people around it were wearing fox face masks.
Isn't this the one in the photo in the profile? It turns out that the source of the photo is this, but the photos have all flowed out, how can the treasures inside still be there?
I asked, confused, "Is the person who gave you the picture still alive?" β
Sanjiu, who had not spoken, spoke: "The photo was given to me by Lin Min." β
I was really surprised, and said, "She?!" Was it given to you with the canyon material? β
He nodded lightly and said, "She used the information here to exchange with me, and asked me to kill Li Miaoxue in the canyon." β
Lin Min wants to kill Li Miaoxue?! This news is like a bolt from the blue to me, five years ago, the two of them went to the ancient well to hunt for treasures, and after returning, Li Miaoxue gained extraordinary abilities, and Lin Min disappeared.
Isn't it what I thought they had gone through together, formed an alliance, but that they had been at odds ever since?
But when Sanjiu and Li Miaoxue were fighting, when she mentioned Lin Min, her tone was not hostile at all.
Then Lin Min unilaterally wanted to kill her, but what benefit could Lin Min get from her death?
I don't bother to think about the entanglement of interests between them, but there is a question I must know, so I asked: "Does she know that Li Miaoxue is dead?" β
Sanjiu paused, and I also stopped to look at him, and I had a strong premonition that what he said next would definitely not reassure me.
He looked me straight in the eye and said, "Before I found you, I thought she was going to kill Li Miaoxue, but now, I think the person she wants to kill is you." β
I was speechless for a moment, he didn't tell me anything so important until now?
But then he said, "You'll be all right." β
Jin Sanpang suddenly interjected: "That's it, with Brother Jiu here, no one wants to harm you, don't worry!" β
He is an unreliable person, the words that come out of his mouth are not credible at all, I was about to say a sarcastic sentence, but I saw Sanjiu nodding his head 'En', which was an affirmation of Jin Sanfat's words.
I sighed, not because I didn't want to believe him, but because there were too many uncontrollable changes in me in a short period of time, which made me clearly know that wanting to do and doing it are two completely different concepts.
However, Sanjiu's protection of me still touched me very much, and I could guess that if he didn't say it before, he might have decided in his heart to save my life, so I didn't ask, and he wouldn't take the initiative to say it.
As he spoke, the road had come to an end, and there were three entrances at the end, this kind of mechanism was more common, and there must be a life path and a dead road in the three roads, that is, the right road, there were no traps, and the wrong road was full of traps.
Sanjiu walked to the three entrances, Jin Sanpang and I glanced at each other, and in the internal structure of the royal tomb on our backs, there was no indication which one was the way to life and which one was the way to die.
After looking at it for a long time, Sanjiu said: "This is not a traditional burial mechanism. β
What he meant was that the mechanism here couldn't be cracked with traditional methods such as Bagua, Five Elements, Yin and Yang, in other words, he couldn't tell which of the three entrances was the right option.
I looked at them and said, "Isn't ventilation the way to live?" β
Jin Sanpang shook his double chin, and Sanjiu said: "The three are not ventilated." β
Jin Sanpang said: "Ventilation is not the only criterion for testing the way out, maybe there is a mechanism at the exit that needs to be opened again to pass through." β
I shrugged my shoulders and said, "You can't just stare and wait!" It's just the three of us, one of us chooses one. Don't go with three people, save the whole army from being wiped out, one person at a time, resigned to fate! β
When the two of them heard me say this, Jin Sanpang showed a look of surprise, but Sanjiu frowned, I am indeed greedy for life and afraid of death, but instead of grinding and hesitating, it is better to prove everything with actions.
They also understand that I am right, three people walking together, the success rate is only 33%, but walking separately, but it is 100%, because there is always one person who will choose the right way to survive and successfully pass.
The three of them didn't hesitate to choose their own paths, Jin Sanpang took the left one, I took the middle, and Sanjiu was the one on the right.
Before entering, Sanjiu stuffed me with a necklace, and the pendant tied to the leather rope was a delicate blue lotus flower, which at first glance was not something worn by a man.
Before he turned around, he said, "Be careful." β
I put the necklace around my neck, I guess this thing is a talisman or something, but the shape of the blue lotus is very similar to the black lotus tattoo on Li Miaoxue's body, and the red lotus on the treasure box is all nine-fold petals, which are exquisite.
After a slight sigh, I stopped my thoughts and was about to say goodbye to Jin Sanfat, but he spoke first:
"Don't worry, Brother Jiu's talisman is very spiritual, keep you okay!"
Jin Sanpang didn't wait for me to reply after speaking, and walked into the entrance he chose.