Volume 2 The Different Mounds of Southern Xinjiang Chapter 50 Corpse Oil Lamp

The rest of us were standing far away, and we were able to turn our heads sideways in time to dodge. The wind was just a gust of wind and soon stopped. At this time, when I looked at Han Mingming again, I saw that his hair was scattered, his face was full of sand, and he looked particularly embarrassed.

"Obviously, are you okay?" Wang Yuesheng and Liu Jinlong hurriedly stepped forward and asked him with concern.

Han Mingming coughed twice, his face turned a little pale, and then smiled awkwardly: "Although it was blown by the wind for a while, it at least shows that this tomb is not completely isolated from the outside, and the breathability is still good." ”

After listening to Han Mingming's self-deprecation, everyone also laughed.

At this time, Tanzi asked what Han Mingming said just now: "What does that 'those who dare to send me Qiu order that there will be no queen'?" ”

Xu Yunshu explained: "It means 'whoever dares to rob my tomb, I will tell him to cut off his children and grandchildren', in ancient times, there were three unfilial pieties, and no queen was great, which was a very vicious curse." ”

The jar said "oh" and said, "Isn't that 'whoever digs my grave, I will cut off his descendants'!" ”

Xu Yunshu smiled and said, "You're quite rhyming!" ”

"That's natural, I think when I was in school, I was a famous little prince of poetry!" The jar boasted.

"Preschool, huh?" I interjected.

At this time, the stone gate has been completely opened. Behind the door, a corridor about two meters high and three meters wide appeared, leading to the depths of the tomb.

Just as someone was about to pull out more lighting equipment, flames the size of beans suddenly appeared in the dark corridor.

These flames were the light of oil lamps placed on both sides of the corridor along the wall, and there were hundreds of them from near and far. These fires, although not particularly bright, are like bright stars in the dark night sky, and they can also reflect the sky. It's a pity that they are far less beautiful than the night stars, which are full of reverie, but bring people infinite horror and trembling. I looked at the firelight, no, it should be said that it was above the firelight, and my scalp couldn't help but feel a chill, and even the hairs on my body stood on end.

Looking at me again, Tanzi's eyes widened, and he could hardly believe what he saw, he probably hadn't even heard of such a thing. As for Xu Yunshu, her hands covered her wide open mouth, her two curved eyebrows were almost twisted together, and her body was trembling slightly, so that outsiders could feel her fear.

"This ...... What are these......" Park Yifan shouted loudly when he saw these in front of him.

Above those oil lamps, hanging, no, to be precise, there are things that I don't know what they are. The things were wrapped in sackcloth so tightly that it was impossible to see what was inside, but from the appearance of the person in them, it was self-evident, and there was one hanging upside down on every oil lamp.

The surroundings suddenly became very quiet, although Park Yifan asked, but no one answered him, because everyone, including himself, knew what was wrapped in the sackcloth - a dead body!

The sound of water dripping "tick~", "tick~" and "tick~" kept coming out of the corridor. If it weren't for the fact that we suddenly fell silent, I am afraid we would not have heard these sounds. It may be because of the distance and proximity that the sound of the water droplets becomes stronger and weaker.

"Where did it come from...... The sound of water droplets? Xu Yunshu asked.

"Why don't we ...... Go in and have a look? Wang Yuesheng asked in front of the interview. Although Han Mingming on the side was also trembling with fear, he still did not forget his job responsibilities. With trembling hands, he picked up the camera and photographed the two rows of hanging corpses in the corridor. At this time, in addition to the sound of water droplets, other sounds finally sounded in the cave, the "click" of the camera and the coughing sound of Han Mingming.

"This ...... How do you get in? Liu Jinlong stumbled.

"Why can't you get in?" Park Yifan plucked up his courage and said, "What are we here for?" Isn't it just a few dead, dead, dead, dead corpses? You~You're an archaeologist.~Are you still afraid of these things? ”

Ma Xiwen finally spoke: "What Mr. Park said is reasonable, these are just dead corpses, not monsters, what are you afraid of?" He paused and said, "Go!" Yuesheng, you and I will open the way in front! ”

"Wait!" Situ Feng stopped and said, "Let me explore the way first!" ”

Situ Feng rolled the iron ball to the first oil lamp, and when he saw that there was no reaction around, he got up and got out of the way, and made a gesture of please, signaling Ma Xiwen that they could enter.

Ma Xiwen and Wang Yuesheng opened the way in front, and the rest of the people looked around left and right and followed them to the first oil lamp. It's not a long way off, but we're taking every step with great care. The air was filled with the smell of burnt oil after burning, and it was slightly choking.

Walking up to the corpses hanging upside down from the top of the porch, we found that the corpses were not only wrapped in a shroud, but also had a dense layer of wax on the outside of the shroud, which encased the bodies in their entirety.

"Tick~" A very clear sound of water droplets sounded at our feet.

We looked down and saw a yellow drop of oil condensing at the corpse's head, slowly dripping down and falling into the oil lamp.

"The oil in these oil lamps ...... Is it corpse oil? Xu Yunshu screamed.

The faces of everyone present changed. I had goosebumps all over my body, and even the smell of burnt oil, which I had begun to get used to, suddenly became disgusting and unacceptable.

"This witch sect leader is really perverted, and he actually uses people...... The oil of a man's corpse is used as lamp oil! The altar's face was also a little ugly.

"This kind of corpse oil lamp is placed in the cemetery, not for lighting, but for guidance." Ma Xiwen cleared his throat and said.

"Bootstrapping? What to boot? ”

"Legend has it that lamps made of corpse oil can guide the souls of the deceased, so that they can set foot in the land of immortals as soon as possible, and live in bliss and eternity." Ma Xiwen said, "I think the witch sect leader also has this intention." ”

Although Situ Feng's face also changed slightly, it was not too ugly, and he only heard him say: "I have heard this method of sealing corpses and extracting oil. It is said that after death, the body is soaked in a special solution that causes it to force out the fat of the body, although it is extremely slow, but it is very effective, and it also reduces the rate at which the body decays, and the outer shroud is also soaked in that solution. As for this layer of wax poured outside, it is also to seal and prevent the corpse from oxidizing and rotting ......"

Tan Zi said with a look of disgust: "This is how the Upper Witch Sect Master treats the sect members who follow him? They're so blind that they're following such a thing! ”

"These oil corpses should not be the cultists who followed the Witch Sect Master into the tomb together." Ma Xiwen said.

"How do you know?" Jar said.

"Look at these corpses hanging here, they can't be prepared in a hurry." Ma Xiwen coughed twice and said, "What's more, if he really makes the people who follow him into corpse oil lamps, I'm afraid everyone will be in danger, and there will be chaos in this tomb." Even if he was about to die, the Witch Sect Master didn't want to see this happen, right? I think the Witch Sect Master set up these corpse oil lamps, not only to extradite himself, but also to the souls of the sect members, right? ”

"Maybe it's because of these corpse oil lamps that those sect members who were bewitched here by him will believe that they will really go to the Pure Land of Immortal Palace after they die, so they will be willing to bury him, right?" Situ Feng said.