Chapter 086: The Woman in Red
"Han Wei, are you okay?"
Lao Zheng's shout sounded, the voice was not very loud, but in Han Wei's ears, it was like thunder, which woke him up in an instant. Han Wei found that he had actually walked in front of the sarcophagus, and at a close distance, the stripes on the sarcophagus could be seen clearly.
Unconsciously again, he did something that was not under his control, Han Wei hurriedly took a few steps back, the sarcophagus in front of him was strange, maybe it was it, it could control people's minds. Han Wei looked at Lao Zheng and saw that he had also come up, looking at the burning bronze lamp.
Only then did Han Wei remember that the bronze lamp in the cave was burning, had someone recently come in and lit the fire, or had it been burning? For the understanding of history, Han Wei knew that in the large ancient tombs, there were everlasting lamps, which as the name suggested, were lights that would never be extinguished.
It is impossible to verify the specific time when the lantern appeared, but it is known that since ancient times, the lamps lit by families on Chinese New Year's Eve, once lit, cannot be blown out until the oil runs out and the candle finally extinguishes itself, which is an ancient traditional custom. Everlasting lanterns were also placed in the tombs of ancient Chinese emperors, hoping to be as brilliant as the palaces in their lifetimes and achieve the realm of eternal existence.
In some of the ancient tombs excavated, it was found that the lantern was destroyed, but it was destroyed by various reasons, and now the working principle of the lantern is just the inference of later generations, the wick of the lantern contains chemicals such as white phosphorus that are easy to spontaneously ignite when exposed to oxygen, and the sealed tomb is hypoxic, when someone opens the tomb, a large amount of fresh air containing oxygen pours into the sealed tomb, causing spontaneous combustion of chemicals such as white phosphorus, so that the lantern is ignited.
Suddenly, Han Wei remembered a legend that every drop of oil boiled by Jiaolong can be burned for a hundred years, since the giant snake outside is suspected to be the existence of Jiao, so the lamp oil in the ever-bright lamp in front of him will be the substance boiled out by Jiao?
Thinking of this, Han Wei couldn't help but take a closer look at the lantern, the body of the lamp was about twenty centimeters high, the upper part was like a scattered lotus flower, and each petal was engraved with stripes, extending all the way down, and finally converging at the bottom of the lamp body. The stripes look disorganized, and a human figure can be faintly seen.
There was a sudden strong thought in my heart, that is, I stepped forward and stroked the lantern, once the thought in my heart appeared, I couldn't hold it back, I knew that there might be danger, but I still couldn't control myself.
Finally touched the ever-bright lamp, and a warm heat came, which could clearly distinguish that it was not the white jade ring, but the ever-bright lamp. The ghost sent the gods, Han Wei held the body of the ever-bright lamp, turned to the right, and immediately heard the sound of stones rubbing, and following the sound, the sarcophagus lid was slowly opening. Han Wei immediately let go of his hand, and the sarcophagus lid stopped, and sure enough, it was controlled by the ever-bright lantern.
"Lao Zheng, look at this side." Han Wei saw that Lao Zheng was still studying one of the everlasting lights, and he didn't seem to hear the movement of the sarcophagus, so he ignored the first shout, Han Wei only thought that he was too engaged, didn't think too much, and shouted again, Lao Zheng's eyes finally moved over.
Lao Zheng didn't speak, walked straight up, stood next to the sarcophagus, didn't know what he saw, his face changed suddenly, he couldn't see any blood, his body couldn't stop retreating, and he didn't have the calmness of the past.
What did you see that would make Lao Zheng become like this?
"Lao Zheng, how are you?" Han Wei immediately stepped forward to support Lao Zheng, not knowing if he was too frightened, but still didn't speak. At this time, Lao Zheng's state was obviously wrong, and it felt very strange, Han Wei shook it vigorously, but there was still no response.
People are too frightened and may temporarily lose consciousness, which is often referred to as out-of-body experience, and the usual practice is to shout the other person's name and quickly come to their senses. Han Wei didn't believe this, but there was no good way, he tried to shout a few times, and the voice echoed in the cave, ethereal.
The shouting was really effective, Lao Zheng's body reacted, coughed a few times, and said something softly. Han Wei was shouting, he didn't listen to it, but as soon as he woke up, most of his hanging heart was put down. Helped Lao Zheng aside, leaned against a protruding milky stone, and said, "Lao Zheng, you rest first, I'll take a look." ”
Han Wei wanted to see what was in the sarcophagus, held the short sword tightly, slowly stepped forward, walked to the sarcophagus, took a deep breath and looked down, thinking about many terrifying pictures in his heart, but what was in front of him was not terrifying at all.
A woman in red, with only a layer of tulle on her body, graceful posture, and looming skin, all of which are beautiful pictures. The woman lay peacefully in the sarcophagus, as if she was sleeping, her face was covered by a mask, and she couldn't see her face, but she could imagine that she must have a face that was alluring.
Suddenly, Han Wei's face turned pale, and he thought of the picture that appeared in his mind when he first came in, the same woman in red, with the same wonderful posture, no different from what he was in front of. Could it be that it wasn't a fantasy just now, but a real existence, but why didn't the sarcophagus be opened to see the people inside in advance? What's the matter with the voice that lingers in my ears, is it from the woman in red in front of me? If so, is the woman in red still alive?
Judging from the woman's intact skin, it is very likely to be alive, but in this way, the woman's identity is even more weird, because the tulle on her body is obviously an antiquity, at least hundreds or even thousands of years old, can the woman in red live for so long?
More and more doubts came to his mind, Han Wei tried his best to control his mind, his violently beating heart, a little steady, stretched out his right hand and reached out to the sarcophagus. Han Wei wanted to see whether she was dead or alive, and the true face of the woman in red.
When I touched the arm of the woman in red, I couldn't feel the warmth, but I could feel the elasticity and softness. It stands to reason that if a person is alive, there is definitely a certain body temperature, after all, he is not a cold-blooded animal. But if a person is dead, it is impossible for the skin to maintain such perfect elasticity and color, and many thousand-year-old corpses have been unearthed in the world, after all, there is a great difference between them and when people are alive, unlike the woman in red in front of them, who does not see any signs of death.
Han Wei's hand moved to the head of the woman in red, and when he sniffed, he didn't breathe, he was really just a dead person. The inexplicable pain in Han Wei's heart, was it because of the withering of the beautiful face in front of him, or was it because of something else?
At this time, Han Wei's right hand was already on the mask, and he was a little nervous in his heart, and he also felt inexplicably, which was completely out of his control, and his breathing began to be rapid. The mask is lavender, judging by the feel, it should also be bronze, as for how the color was dyed, it is unknown. Taking a deep breath, he couldn't let the tense and suppressed feeling dissipate, Han Wei didn't want to wait longer, picked up the mask, and slowly opened it.
When the face of the woman in red appeared in front of Han Wei, Han Wei's expression was not fear, not incredulous, but doubtful, deep doubt, and muttered to himself: "How could it be her, how could it be her......"
Han Wei's body lost strength in an instant, and he retreated, almost falling off the sarcophagus platform. How could this be, how could this be, the questions in Han Wei's mind kept flashing, and he couldn't speak for a long time.
After waiting for a long time, Han Wei came back to his senses a little, looked at Lao Zheng, and wanted to discuss what to do next, but he just shouted a few times, but Lao Zheng still didn't respond. In any case, it was impossible for Lao Zheng not to respond all the time, unless there was an accident, Han Wei hurriedly got up and ran over.
"Lao Zheng, can you hear me? Lao Zheng, Lao Zheng ......"
No matter how Han Wei shouted or pushed, he couldn't make Lao Zheng sober up, and now he was like a wooden man. Han Wei probed Lao Zheng's snort and heartbeat, his breathing and heartbeat were in the normal range, and the person was still alive.
What happened to Lao Zheng?
Suddenly, Han Wei remembered that Lao Zheng had become like this after looking at the contents of the sarcophagus, but there was only a woman in red, a living beauty, which would not make people frightened. Especially Lao Zheng did not unmask the woman in red, so naturally he didn't see who she was, and there was no panic. Is there anything that hasn't been discovered?
Han Wei recalled Lao Zheng's previous actions, he had been studying one of the everlasting lights, came to the sarcophagus to open it, and stepped forward to check, the only thing Han Wei did not come into contact with was the everlasting lamp that Lao Zheng studied, could that lamp be the key?
Now everything is still conjecture, only come forward to verify whether it is known, for the sake of Lao Zheng, Han Wei stepped forward without hesitation, and walked straight to the ever-bright lamp that Lao Zheng was studying. This lamp, and the other three, whether it is the shape or the pattern, can not see any difference, Han Wei almost clinging to the lamp to check, every detail has not been missed, still did not find the difference.
After studying for a long time without seeing results, Lao Zheng was still in the state of the living dead, Han Weixin gradually couldn't keep calm, and suddenly grabbed the ever-bright lamp with one hand and wanted to pick it up, but the ever-bright lamp was fixed and couldn't be picked up or rotated. This is strange, is there only one everlasting lamp that can rotate? Han Wei immediately went to try the other two ever-bright lanterns, which were also fixed and could not be moved in the slightest.
Of the four ever-bright lanterns, only one can be rotated, that is, the mechanism that opens the sarcophagus, but it was discovered by Han Wei. Now the only difference between the ever-bright lantern is fixed and active, will it be because of this that Lao Zheng has become like this? But Han Wei has been in contact with the four lamps, but no strange changes have occurred.
What is the reason exactly?
Han Wei's gaze returned to the sarcophagus, hesitated for a moment, and walked up again, the ninja didn't look at the face of the woman in red, and searched for anything else in the sarcophagus. After searching back and forth several times, except for the woman in red and the red tulle on her body, nothing else existed, not even a single burial object.
Originally, I wanted to flip the woman in red over to check, but after hesitating for a moment, I still didn't make a move. Han Wei decided to look around first, and try not to move the body unless it was absolutely necessary, this was not superstition, but an intuition, and his intuition told him to stay away from the woman in red and the sarcophagus. Han Wei's instincts had always been accurate, and he immediately stepped down from the sarcophagus platform.
Before leaving, I couldn't help but glance at the woman in red, it wasn't an illusion, it was still her. Han Wei began to mumble to himself again, although it was very soft, he could still hear: "How is it, how can it be her......"