Chapter 139: Journey to the East
With tears in her eyes, the queen held her hands tightly, and instructed: "But you must promise the queen mother, protect yourself, don't hurt yourself, the queen mother and your father have lost you for ten years, and they can no longer bear the pain of losing you, and they must ...... Gotta come back safely......"
The queen was almost choked up and sobbed silently, and the emperor on the side hugged her waist in distress, and her eyes rolled down uncontrollably.
"Father, Queen Mother, ......" She suddenly threw herself into the arms of the second elder, tears surging and bursting, and the family of three hugged their heads and cried
"Oops, oops...... The old man didn't let Chu Ge'er go to death, what are you doing crying like this......
The high priest was so anxious that he stomped his feet, and together with Si Yu, who was looking at the circle, forcibly pushed the three people who were crying together.
"The old man just asked her to go to the ancient tomb to see how the Qin kid is doing, whether he is dead or alive, someone has to drag his body out."
"Priest Grandpa......" As soon as she heard this, she immediately became unhappy, just now she clearly said that he couldn't die, and now she said that she would let her go in and drag the corpse, she really couldn't be sure which of the little fox's words was true and which was false.
"That's what I mean, Xiao Qin'er has been in the ancient tomb for seven days, and there is no news yet, old man, I am just a good person, and I can't understand it for thousands of miles. Looking at the eyes, who knows what is the situation of him in it now. ”
The high priest not only showed a little worry as he spoke, which is why he summoned their family of three to come over under the pretense of Si Yu's mouth.
With Qin Ying's ability, seven days is enough time to be able to come out of the ancient tomb, if he can't, then it is very likely that he will never be able to come out again.
"What? Seven days?! "Isn't this the time when Qin Ying just disappeared?
In other words, Qin Ying went to their family's ancient tomb on the day he left, and the high priest didn't tell them until now.
"Priest Grandpa......" she shouted indignantly, and she couldn't do anything to this respectable little kid, so she could only sulk at herself, praying that the ancestors of their Xi family would not embarrass Qin Ying.
"Ahem, don't look at me like this, it's Xiao Qin'er who won't let me say it, and I didn't deliberately not tell you, besides, didn't the old man tell you everything......"
The high priest's aggrieved pout, cute and pitiful appearance, instantly made them lose their temper.
"Forget it, after all, we are begging you for this matter, the priest grandfather is already benevolent enough to be able to help, and I hope that the priest grandfather can forgive Chu Ge for his haste and anger, and don't be like our juniors." After calming down, she sincerely apologized.
"Hey, it's all family, there's no need to be so polite. As the high priest of the Western Gu Kingdom, even if he is respected by everyone, he naturally wants to contribute to the people of the Western Gu, otherwise how can you still eat and drink to worship me. ”
"Poof......" The three of them couldn't help but be amused by his funny words again, don't look at the small person in front of them, but after all, they are old people of unknown age, and their minds and horizons are much broader than those of them who are fleeting ordinary people.
"Okay, the old man has said everything, and the rest is up to you. That's right......"
As he spoke, he took out a flashlight out of nowhere and handed it to her, saying, "The oxygen content in that ancient tomb is already pitiful, so don't use a torch to illuminate it when you go in, use this instead." ”
"Hands, flashlights?" She looked at the flashlight in front of her in surprise, which was similar but different from her previous life, and when her fingers pressed the switch, a bright beam of light burst out in an instant, even in broad daylight, it illuminated a white straight line.
"Grandpa Priest, where did you get your flashlight?" She was now more and more curious about the little kid of unknown age in front of her, and she didn't know who he was.
It is not only like a god-like existence, but also like a traveler, ancient and mysterious with the atmosphere of futuristic high-tech, which is unpredictable.
"Hmph, don't think about it, you can't guess the identity of the old man, so let's go to your husband quickly, I'm afraid it's too late." The high priest said triumphantly, as if it were true or false.
"What!"
She no longer bothered about the identity of the high priest, and immediately took the flashlight he handed over and went to the ancient tomb of the Xi Emperor's Mausoleum with the emperor and queen.
The tombs of the Xi Emperor are very far away from their palace, in the middle of the vast desert, and in the distance, you can see the ruins of buildings that have been annihilated by the wind and sand.
Xigu is a mysterious ancient country, with a history of thousands of years, the original Xigu country is not the current yellow sand, but like Dongqin, clear water and green mountains, green trees and shade.
With the passage of time, the Western Gu Kingdom was gradually swallowed up by the wind and sand, and the people of the Western Gu gradually moved eastward, and until now, the remaining thousand people have all gathered near the current palace.
And the original palace of the Western Gu Kingdom had long been covered with yellow sand, and it had become the imperial mausoleum of their Xi family.
She listened to the queen's story with emotion and gained a deeper understanding of her country.
The cat returns to the mountains, and the fallen leaves return to the roots. The descendants of the Xi royal family chose to return to the old site of the palace to go to bed at the end of their lives, and the same is true.
"Here we are."
The carriage came to a slow stop, and at first glance it looked like a patch of white mounds, but when you got closer, you realized that they were actually the domes of white castles.
Almost all sides of these domes are covered with gemstones and diamonds, and although they have been eroded by countless years of Qin wind and sand, the white domed walls are still shining and spotless. At the top are huge gems of various sizes.
Among them, the hundred-square-meter dome in front of them was the largest, and she looked up and estimated that the spherical gem had a diameter of two meters.
"Oh my God......"
She looked up in amazement at the top of the castle, which had been turned into a mausoleum, and only by peeking at a corner of it, she was already deeply conquered by its magnificence.
It can be imagined how magnificent and grand the ancient castle of Xigu buried under the yellow sand is.
"Oh my God......" She has completely lost her ability to speak, and she can't find any words to describe her mood at this time, compared to her mood when she saw the ancient Egyptian pyramids in her previous life.
The emperor walked to the white dome, stretched out his five fingers and pressed against a stone wall above it, only to hear a "boom" sound, and a gap about one person wide opened in the middle of the castle dome. When I looked up, it was pitch black and I couldn't see anything.
"Chu Ge, after you entered, you kept walking down the stairs, and at the bottom of it was the resting place of our ancestors of the Xi clan." The emperor recalled his vague childhood memories and explained to her worriedly.
"By the way......" The emperor suddenly remembered something, hesitated for a moment, and the worry on his face turned into a thick sadness.
He said in a low voice: "Because we can't enter the ancient tomb without permission, the coffins of your imperial grandfather and your eldest imperial uncle are pushed in through this door, and they are allowed to slide to the bottom on their own." When you get to the bottom floor, if you want to see the coffins of your grandfather and uncle tipping over, remember to put them straight and let them rest comfortably on the ground. ”
"Yes, Chu Ge remembered......" Her eyes couldn't help but turn red, although the emperor's father asked her to move the coffin, but she didn't feel scared at all, but missed her grandfather and uncle who had never been masked.
"Chu Ge, you must pay attention to safety, don't touch things, don't be disrespectful to your ancestors, and don't disturb them. When you find Xiao Qin'er, come out quickly, don't stay, you know? The queen was very reluctant to confess, if she was not afraid of disrespecting her ancestors, she would accompany her daughter to go down with her in everything.
"Well, Chu Ge knows that it's not too early for the father and queen mother, it's cold and windy, you should go into the carriage and rest and wait, Chu Ge will be back soon."
The sun was about to set, and the temperature around her was getting colder and colder, and she had an urge to quickly go into the ancient tomb to escape the wind and cold.
"Father and Queen Mother, go back to the carriage quickly, don't wait for Chu Ge to come out, but you are frostbitten."
She cheered up, pulled out a mischievous smile to the second child, and after saying that, she turned on the flashlight given to her by the high priest, and walked quickly and resolutely towards the ancient tomb.
"Chu Ge ......"
The queen's worried voice was getting farther and farther away from her, and she rushed down the stairs with her head alone, only her hurried footsteps echoed in the empty tomb, and her violent distress sounded into a tense symphony.
This ancient tomb is not as cold as she imagined, nor is it as heavy as in the TV series, she does not squint, and it took about half an hour to finally see the bottom.
Her calves were trembling from the sheer tension and long runs, and she slowed down her steps and walked down the stairs step by step.
The further down she went, the brighter the light became, and she turned off the flashlight, and she could clearly see a bright light with a pale green color.
She stepped down the last flight of stairs, and when she looked, there were all golden coffins, neatly arranged, and there were no messy or overturned coffins at all.
The tomb was originally a castle reconstruction, and all the furniture and utensils inside were emptied, except for a coffin inlaid with gold and jade, stone pillars on the walls inlaid with precious stones, and the ground glowing with bright night light.
"All the ancestors and ancestors, the descendants of Xi Chuge came to look for a husband, if there is any disturbance to you, please forgive your sins."
With a reverent and respectful attitude, she seriously kowtowed to the ancestors three times before tiptoeing and walking towards the coffin group without daring to breathe.
These coffins are inlaid with gold and jade gemstones, but the coffin lids are carved from crystal-like materials, and she casually glances at them, and she can clearly see the ancestors inside.
"Huh!"
She gasped, her heart almost stopped in fright, and in the coffin a gray-haired old man was lying in it peacefully, as if he had fallen asleep, and there was no sign of decay at all.
She hurriedly folded her hands and bowed three times reverently, but she was very puzzled in her heart, not knowing what method her ancestors had used to preserve the corpse so well.
"Disturb the old man......" she whispered nervously, her eyes timidly peeking at the other coffins, only to find that they were also lying peacefully sleeping. And in the coffin next to the old man in front of her, there was only one piece of clothing neatly placed inside.
"Huh?" She resisted the fear and nervousness in her heart, walked cautiously, and walked around the neighborhood a few times, and in the coffins of all sizes lay men and women, old and young, sleeping peacefully, except for the coffin next to the old man, there were no clothes and no one in the coffin.
"Could it be the imperial grandfather and the imperial uncle?" She muttered quietly, seeing that the two coffins were lined up on the outermost side of the coffins, and in the closest position to the staircase, she determined seven or eight points in her heart.
"It must be."
She returned to her grandfather again, the fear and nervousness in her heart disappeared a lot, and she looked carefully at his quiet sleeping face, which was indeed a little similar to her emperor's father.
"Grandpa Huang, I am your granddaughter Xi Chuge, and I am very happy to meet you." She greeted the deceased imperial grandfather a little strangely.