Chapter 17: Mercury Reflux
The mercury flowed down the walls, and we were like trapped beasts, completely surrounded by the mercury.
"The flow of this mercury is all designed, and we can't get out now!" Ma Xu saw that the mercury was getting closer to him little by little, but he didn't have anything to do, and he panicked all of a sudden.
I patted Ma Xu on the shoulder, and my voice was calm and composed.
"Don't panic, Ma Xu, you are good at mechanisms, you hurry up and find the mechanism here, maybe you can control the mercury from flowing anymore, and then we will find a way to open the door of the underground palace and retreat quickly, the volatilization of mercury is also poisonous, after a long time, we will faint to death here!" I roughly went through my plan in my mind, and then told Ma Xu as soon as possible that this was the only way we could do it at the moment.
Ma Xu didn't drop the chain at the critical moment, he nodded and immediately started to act.
At present, the amount of mercury is not very much, Ma Xu took three steps and made two steps towards the sarcophagus, his first judgment, the organ must be on this sarcophagus.
I stood in place, motionless and looking at Ma Xu, stepping over the mercury one by one, and finally came to the sarcophagus. Then, Ma Xu took out the magnifying glass he carried with him and began to study the sarcophagus.
"How about Ma Xu, did you find it?!" Zhao Zhiqiang had already smelled the strong smell of mercury in the air, and he was so disgusted that he frowned uncomfortably.
Ma Xu covered his mouth and nose with his collar, and then shouted loudly: "Damn, what are you urging, how can you be so fast?" Didn't you see that Lao Tzu has been looking for it here?! ”
"You, you'd better hurry up, I'm dying." Zhao Zhiqiang originally had injuries on his body, and now he is smoked by the smell of mercury, he must not be able to stand it.
I saw that Zhao Zhiqiang's face was a little ugly, so I immediately took out a kettle from my backpack, soaked a handkerchief, and then handed it to Zhao Zhiqiang and helped him cover his mouth and nose.
"Thank you, thank you, little brother." Zhao Zhiqiang gasped for breath, and then thanked me.
"Don't talk this nonsense now, it's better to talk less, just wait until you find the mechanism." I said coldly, and then covered my mouth and nose with my soaked collar. Not only Zhao Zhiqiang, but even I was about to be smoked to death by the smell of mercury, and now I only feel that my head is heavier than two.
I don't know how long it took, but the mercury around us has completely surrounded us, and the smell of mercury fills the air, and I feel a burst of river and sea in my stomach, and my vision is getting blurred and blurred, and even some ghosting.
I moved my feet slightly, feeling like a kite with a broken string, and the direction was completely out of control.
"It's not good, it's not good, I'm poisoned." I knew very well that this was the result of inhaling a large amount of mercury. I have eaten so many antidote pills before, but they are all used to deal with poisonous insects, and by this time, the antidote pills have long lost their effectiveness.
At this time, I suddenly heard a bang, the sound came from behind me, I frowned, trying to turn around, and when I turned my head, I saw that Zhao Zhiqiang was already sitting on the ground, his eyes were closed, and he had passed out.
"Zhao, Zhao Zhiqiang...... "I stretched out my hand and wanted to pull him, but suddenly my eyes went dark, and I almost fell. I scrambled to my feet and shook my head vigorously to keep myself awake.
Just when I stretched out my hand to pull Zhao Zhiqiang, I heard Ma Xu roar behind me: "I found it!" I found it! "Suddenly, I seemed to forget all the discomfort, pulled Zhao Zhiqiang, and then met with the black jacket, and ran towards Ma Xu together, I dodged the mercury, panting all the way, and when I got to Ma Xu, I had lost half my life.
Ma Xu exerted his strength to eat milk, pushed the sarcophagus vigorously, and a magical scene happened, the mercury stopped flowing!
"Huhuhu, I made it!" Ma Xu shouted a little excitedly, but he was a little too excited, causing him to almost faint, after all, the mercury inhaled was really a bit much, and it was normal for him to feel a little uncomfortable.
I smirked, this is probably the first time I have shown such a smile since I went to the tomb, but I can't care so much, this time Ma Xu can be regarded as saving our four lives!
"Ma Xu, you are really good, I didn't misread you!" The black jacket was also impressed by Ma Xu, and couldn't help but praise Ma Xu, this is not too much, Ma Xu is really in danger this time, and before we hang up, we successfully found out the mechanism.
Just as a few of us were happily closing our mouths, the mercury suddenly began to move again!
"Damn, the mercury is moving!" Ma Xu suddenly pointed to the mercury under his feet, and shouted with round eyes.
The black jacket and I looked down, yes, the mercury was moving again, could it be that the mechanism was ineffective? Or is it that Ma Xu found the wrong mechanism? I couldn't figure it out for a moment.
But soon I realized that something was wrong, because the mercury was flowing in the opposite direction!
Soon, the mercury returned the way it came, and it didn't take long for it to disappear completely.
"What's going on?" Ma Xu was also stunned by the scene in front of him, he looked around in a daze, but he couldn't find the slightest shadow of mercury, this scene even made me think that the scene just surrounded by mercury was our hallucination. But the head that was still aching told me that all this was not an illusion, and that the mercury had indeed returned the same way.
After a long period of silence, my eyes fell on the sarcophagus, I reached out and gently touched the sarcophagus, and then said earnestly: "It seems that the owner of this tomb has left us a way to live." ”
"So, we don't have to retreat, we can continue to look for the baby?" After Ma Xu heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he asked shyly.
I nodded, but I didn't think it was that simple, so my expression was always a little solemn.
"I said you kid, if you dare to mess with things again this time, I promise to leave you here alone for burial." After eating the lesson of the last time, the black jacket warned Ma Xu unceremoniously, Ma Xu also realized the seriousness of the matter, nodded awkwardly, and promised again and again: "Brother Pang, don't worry, if I mess with things again this time, then let me have a child without an asshole, no, I won't be able to get a wife for the rest of my life, how about it, this is poisonous enough, right?" ”
The black jacket didn't bother to break with Ma Xu, and fell on the sarcophagus again.
The sarcophagus is all blue, square shape, the four sides of the coffin wall are carved dragons and phoenixes, what is the specific pattern, the black jacket can't help but look closer, only to see that there is a picture of farming, there are several farmers are hoeing, there are peasant women cooking next to the paddy field, and even the curling smoke is outlined.
"What a vivid picture of farming." The black jacket stretched out his hand and gently stroked the painting, as soon as he touched it, the black jacket felt that the carving of the painting was very fine, using relief technology, exquisite craftsmanship, and ingenious craftsmanship.
I walked to the other side of the sarcophagus, which is a picture of the market, the same technology, the same carving, but the scene is different, here is full of vendors, bustling, a bustling.
On the market map, the pavilions and pavilions are lifelike.
The black jacket looked at it for a long time, straightened his waist, and said with a confident look: "I think the identity of the owner of this tomb can be basically determined now, this is obviously a Tang tomb, hey, I thought it could be a little older." ”
"Tang Tomb, if you can dig up a good treasure, you can barely do it." Ma Xu nodded, touching his chin and thinking.
Zhao Zhiqiang was still in a coma, but he woke up after a while, listening carefully to their analysis. They all thought that this was the Tang Tomb, and only I didn't speak.
Seeing that I didn't respond for a long time, the black jacket sensed that something was wrong and began to ask for my opinion.
"Little brother, why don't you speak, what do you think of this tomb?" Black Jacket still respects my opinion very much, because he knows the authority of the official family, and many times the words of the official family are the truth, after all, the knowledge he has been exposed to since he was a child is different.
I walked around the tomb, no matter how I looked at it, I felt that something was wrong, if it was a Tang tomb, how could there be a smell of the Western Han Dynasty everywhere?