Chapter Forty-Eight: The Corpse Cockroach of the Tomb Exploration
"Nonsense, how can a corpse move?"
"It's true, I see it really......" Li Ji tightly grabbed Xinyan's sleeve, didn't dare to let go, and said nervously.
To tell the truth, he is a hairy boy who came out of the poor countryside, and he has never seen much of the world, and he has never seen corpses at all, let alone thousands of them in a day.
What's even worse is that in the pile of thousands of dead people, a moving rotting corpse was also found, that kind of creepy feeling, it is estimated that he will not forget it in this life and this life.
At this time, Li Ji vaguely heard a strange sound coming from the pile of dead people, and it was obviously much closer than the last time. The voice was as if countless ghosts were whispering, and it was extremely uncomfortable.
Li Ji opened his mouth wide and said, "Listen, I'm right!"
Xinyan made a silent gesture, signaling everyone to quiet down and observe the surroundings vigilantly.
At this time, everyone quieted down, and the atmosphere was suddenly extremely weird.
Suddenly, everyone's attention was attracted by this sound, and they tried to retract their minds several times, but they were immediately attracted to it.
Xinyan first secretly screamed that it was not good, this voice was strange!
Even so, he couldn't come back to his senses, and his mind was full of this voice for a while.
At this time, Shen Tu and Yu Lei suddenly rushed towards the far part of the river.
Li Ji shouted loudly: "Brother Shendi, Brother Yu Lei, where are you going?"
They didn't even look back, and disappeared into the darkness.
The strange thing is that the voices in his head are all gone, and only Li Ji, Xinyan and Zhou Babao are left in the huge river to look at each other, and when they are wondering in their hearts, they suddenly don't know what something bites Li Ji's feet.
"Ahh
"Is there something underneath this water?" Li Ji glanced at the water, the water flowing down the river was very clear, and there was nothing underneath.
Xinyan pointed to the two of them underwater, and motioned for Zhou Babao to shine with the night pearl, the water was not very deep, and they could see a layer of fine sand underwater, and the three of them scanned it carefully, there were no aquatic plants, no fish and shrimp and the like.
Li Ji didn't believe it, he was obviously bitten by something just now, why didn't he see it?
So, he couldn't hold it back, so he slowly squatted down, half-bent over, and put his head close to the water, wanting to look more closely, when his eyes were just approaching the water, he suddenly found a bloody face coming to the surface, and his two eyes were staring at him.
Li Ji stared at him like this, and he stared at Li Ji like this.
Li Ji recognized this person as the rotting corpse just now, why was it under the water all of a sudden, and found that he only had the upper half of his body left.
"Oh my god!" Li Ji flashed back a few steps, goosebumps all over his body.
Zhou Babao was standing beside him, and he was so frightened by the sudden half-rotting corpse that he collapsed in the water, unable to move a single step.
The mouth of the carrion suddenly opened, and a palm-sized black insect crawled out, with red spots on its back, waving two tentacles like pincers, and with a "squeak", it pounced directly on Zhou Babao's arm, raised a pair of large pincers and slammed into his flesh.
Zhou Babao has always been timid and afraid, he was attacked by a big black worm, he died in pain, screaming heartbreakingly, the instinct to survive inspired the heroic spirit hidden in his body, he lifted the water halberd, stabbed the big black worm fiercely, and pierced it directly.
Hearing only the sound of "bah", Zhou Babao carried the water god halberd, waved his scratched arm, and scolded: "Small, where did the big bug come from? So ruthless, dare to eat Bao Ye's fat ......"
Li Ji secretly stuck out his tongue, if he was hit by such a big insect, his arm would definitely be scrapped directly, it seems that being fat is also beneficial, at least the skin is thick and thick, and he can withstand the sting of the big black worm.
Before he could recover his senses, a large black worm suddenly emerged from the mouth of the carrion corpse, which was larger than the original one.
Zhou Babao pursed his lips and said with some disdain: "Another one, I don't want to live, look at Bao Ye's ......"
As he spoke, he raised the water halberd and swung it from top to bottom, drawing a beautiful arc in the water, and hit the big black worm with the momentum, it let out a "squeak" scream, and was directly thrown into Li Ji's face after being knocked away by the water halberd.
Li Ji scolded in his heart, the dead fat man is too unkind, he is the first to rob if there is a good thing on weekdays, the first to slip away when there is danger, and he often drops the chain at critical moments, where is this damn thing thrown away, but it is thrown in my face.
The black worm clamped Li Ji tightly, and its two sharp tentacles were like sickles, directly cutting off a piece of skin on his face.
Li Ji screamed in pain, tears were about to come out, and he wanted to shake it off, but he didn't expect it to have barbs on several claws, which were firmly hooked into the flesh.
At this time, Xinyan saw that Li Ji was in danger, and an arrow flew over, stretched out two jade fingers and inserted them into the back of the black worm, clamping the black worm alive, and with a burst of spiritual power, a black liquid was pulled out with a string of things.
Li Ji covered the wound on his face, feeling like he was having a nightmare.
Zhou Babao gave a thumbs up to Xinyan: "Senior Sister Xinyan's skills are really good, such a big worm, you are stunned to pull out its intestines, admire!"
"Go," Li Ji had two blood holes on his face, but fortunately his mouth was not big, and he said while baring his teeth, "Fortunately, Senior Sister is here, otherwise you would have been miserable." ”
"Hehe, I'm sorry, if there are any more bugs, you can throw them in my face......" Zhou Babao said with a hippie smile, halfway through speaking, his face suddenly froze, one hand covered his mouth and didn't dare to say any more, and the other hand pointed stiffly ahead.
Li Ji looked at his thick and bulging cheeks and funny expression, and laughed in his heart, if there are more bugs, I will throw two more, see how thick your skin is?
Zhou Babao suddenly stuttered: "Bugs...... Lots of bugs......"
Li Ji and Xinyan looked at the place pointed out by Zhou Babao, my ancestor, the originally clear waterway suddenly turned into a black oppressive piece, like a ball of ink, quickly swept towards the three of them.
Xinyan frowned and exclaimed, "Corpse cockroach?"
Li Ji and Zhou Babao heard her scream, their trembling voices were filled with horror, they felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked, "What is a corpse cockroach?"
Xinyan said anxiously: "It's the big black worm just now, the cockroach, another name for cockroaches, corpse cockroaches, which are like cockroaches but not cockroaches, dozens or even hundreds of times larger than them, specializing in eating carrion corpses, and the yin qi is extremely heavy." Cockroaches live in catacombs all year round, live in groups, and can often be found in a single perch, always in the thousands. Without further ado, let's get ashore and run for our lives!"
With that, the three of them jumped to the side bank of the river and ran forward like crazy.
The endless group of corpse cockroaches also climbed onto the shore and chased after them.
One or two corpse cockroaches can still be dealt with, such a large group of joint attacks, the power formed is immeasurable, once it is bitten by one, the others rush up, and in the blink of an eye, it will become a pile of white bones on the ground.
In particular, Li Ji and Zhou Babao have tasted the power of corpse cockroaches, so they run very fast, this speed is like a puff of smoke, definitely exceeding the highest running record in their lives.
The three of them ran forward desperately, and the corpse cockroaches in the river also rushed to the shore, and the corpse cockroaches lurking in the rotting corpse pile also heard the sound and moved one after another, and they broke out one after another, forming a situation of encirclement.
Seeing that there was no way to escape, Li Ji had a sharp eye, and found that there was a small hole leaning in front of the three people, and a gust of wind blew out of the hole, which was a little cold, and the three of them didn't care where they went, and suddenly got into the small hole.
"If there is wind in this cave, it must lead to the outside, or else it will lead to somewhere else. Wherever, it's better than being bitten to death by these cockroaches here. ”
Xinyan climbed and looked, this hole is not big, only allow one person to pass sideways, it seems to be round and not round, it seems to be square and not square, and I don't know when it was dug and what it is used for, it is not as spacious as a corridor or a secret passage, and the soil on both sides is still a little new, with experience, this is a hole that has just been dug for a short time.
So she deduced that this might be a thief hole.
Li Ji turned around and asked, "Senior sister, where does this cave lead?"
Xinyan replied in the back: "This hole should be a robbery hole, and it is relatively new, indicating that someone just dug it not long ago, since it is a robbery hole, it is very likely to lead to the outside." ”
Hearing Xinyan say this, Li Ji and Zhou Babao immediately breathed a sigh of relief, and began to look forward to the fresh air outside and the bright sunshine, it is best to lead to a place to eat, enjoy the hot food, and then take a hot bath and sleep well.
Thinking of this, they became even more energetic, so they quickened their pace and climbed forward.
After climbing for a while, the yin wind became more and more vigorous, and a trace of light appeared in front of them, and the three of them were all overjoyed in their hearts, and they used their limbs together, and poked their heads out suddenly, and they were dumbfounded.
Sometimes, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment!
In front of the three of them was a cemetery, very similar to the one that had just entered through the stone gate, and it seemed that this Chiyou cemetery was not only large but also quite complicated.
Zhou Babao couldn't help scolding, and while taking a look at the surroundings with the night pearl, he was even more dumbfounded: "Look!"
He pointed to a tomb not far from the tomb, the breath was gloomy and cold, but the strange thing was that he vaguely saw a sarcophagus stopped in the center, the floor was paved with bluestone, and there were eight permanent lamps on the stone walls on both sides, which may be old and had been extinguished.
Xinyan lit a fire and threw it into the ever-bright lamp, and the entire tomb lit up.
The three of them took a closer look, this tomb is not big, in front of the sarcophagus in the center is a four-legged square tripod, which is engraved with ancient inscriptions, according to the four directions of the sarcophagus squatting four stone lions, different shapes, lifelike.
Dried vines hang on the stone walls all around, and in the innermost place, a round ice bed is faintly emitting mist, and next to the ice bed is a pineapple table, on which is placed a tea set with a vermilion bird pattern.
Seeing that it was a burial chamber, there must be corpses, Li Ji thought of the hideous appearance of the piles of rotting corpses on the road outside, his heart straightened, and he felt sick to his stomach, and stopped when he was close to the four-legged square ding, and did not dare to come forward to look.
At this time, Zhou Babao, who has always been timid, stood next to the four-legged square tripod and cheered: "Brother Ji, there is a baby here, hahaha, this is a fortune." ”
Li Ji couldn't help but be curious, and also stretched out his head to look, only to see that there was no imaginary terrifying corpse in Dingzhong, only a pair of jade bracelets, delicate and transparent, with a strong texture, luxurious and exquisite, and at a glance he knew that it was an extraordinary thing.
The pair of jade bracelets were neatly arranged, as if someone had deliberately placed them here.
Li Ji frowned, and felt a little strange in his heart: Under normal circumstances, the tomb owner would hide valuable things such as gold and silver treasures in a relatively secret place, who would put the jade bracelet in such an obvious place for no reason? If it is a woman's thing, it will be placed in a close place, and what is the meaning of placing it in the tripod?
Xinyan seemed to see his thoughts, and said thoughtfully: "Judging from the inscription engraved on it, this four-legged square tripod is a sacrificial utensil, and this pair of jade bracelets must be sacrificial objects. ”
"Sacrifices, that's what no one wants!" Zhou Babao was not polite, and directly took out the set on his hand, and then shouted: "There are good goods in this side of Poding alone, and there must be more in the coffin." ”
He looked at the coffin, smacked his lips, and seemed to be a little hesitant, after all, he was afraid, but looking at the priceless jade bracelet in his hand, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva, and finally greed defeated fear, tightened his hand and tiptoed close to the coffin.
I saw that the outer layer of the coffin was made of a huge stone slab, and it was placed in the middle of the tomb.
With a "phew", he spat some saliva in his mouth and rubbed it on his hands, holding the water halberd in his hand, and was about to pry open the stone lid of the coffin.
"Don't!" Xinyan said to stop, but it was still a step too late, Zhou Babao used a magic weapon like the water divine halberd, and easily pried open the coffin lid with three strokes and five divisions.
At this time, Xinyan and Li Ji also arrived, and they saw a female corpse dressed in white in the coffin, with long hair covering her face, and she didn't know what it looked like.
Next to the corpse was placed some jade jewelry, crystal clear, and the color was absolutely of the highest quality, and the most striking thing was a silk painting, because the silk painting was placed on her chest, which seemed to be an extremely important thing.
Xinyan said angrily: "Who told you to open the coffin? Don't you know that most of the coffins have hidden hidden arrow mechanisms? Moreover, you rashly open the coffin without the consent of the tomb owner, which is disrespectful to the deceased and will disturb the rest of the dead." ”
Zhou Babao was shocked when he heard this: "This coffin can still hide a hidden arrow mechanism? Fortunately, it's okay, otherwise he will be shot into a hedgehog and will stop cooking." ”
Xinyan frowned, and pointed to the coffin slate cover that was pried open by Zhou Babao: "Didn't you see the words on the coffin lid?"
Zhou Babao turned around to see that there were indeed words on the lid of the coffin, and there were only four words: "The one who opens it will die." ”
After reading it, a terrifying aura hit, his hair stood on end, he looked back at the coffin, gasped and said, "Where is the female corpse?"