Unexpectedly, after listening to me, Ma Jian became angry inexplicably, glared at him, and scolded angrily: "Bullshit experts, they are generalizing." Since ancient times, there have been a large number of golden and jade recipes among the people, which are the wisdom of our ancestors. It is these so-called famous doctors and so-called experts, lest people believe in home remedies and harm their own interests, so they use some fake home remedies to make a big fuss and criticize them. In fact, the real home remedies have been demonstrated by countless examples, and I have done special research in this area......"

After such a period of contact, I also have a better understanding of this Professor Ma. He was a non-conformist, non-conformist, unconventional being, like a kind of being outside of the orthodox scholars. More often than not, he behaves like a weird old man. So compared to other serious professors, he is an alternative, more like a strange professor. Some of his views are also contrary to some traditional theories. There is no such thing as right or wrong. As he said, it is true only if it is proven to be true. Just like this kind of mask soaked in ram urine, whether it can really block the tomb gas and corpse gas, I believe he is so sure, it should also be verified.

I thought to myself that if I had the opportunity, I must ask Lao Ma for advice and get a few useful home remedies, maybe I can use it with the third uncle in the future. But at this time, I was worried about the safety of the third uncle and Liang Yue, so I said anxiously: "Okay, good, you are the best old horse, and this time it is all up to you." Let's speed up a little bit and get inside. ”

Ma Jian shook his head and said, "No, I don't know how much tomb gas is still left here, and it is easy to have an accident if you go fast." These deposited tomb gases are very toxic, there is no condition here, if poisoned, there is only a dead end. We have to watch the color of this ancient tartar candle change, and if there is an abnormality, we have to change the strategy at any time. ”

I nodded, although I was in a hurry, but I knew that what Ma Tan said was reasonable, so I had to walk slowly behind me.

As we walked, we observed the passage through which we passed, and all signs indicated that the passage had been dug by man. It's just that I'm still skeptical about Ma Yan's claim that there are ancient tombs down there.

I've seen some tomb robbers, and the ancient tombs described in them are generally in the mountains, so how can there be tomb robbers in the downtown area?

Ma Tan seems to have discovered a new continent, walking in front of him, as if he will not stop until he finds the ancient tomb.

At this moment, although Ma Jian and I are on the same path, our goals are different. My goal is to find the whereabouts of the third uncle and Liang Yue, and Ma Tan is bent on discovering something new.

So, I walked behind and couldn't help but ask: "I said Lao Ma, you are 80% sure that there is a tomb down here, what is the basis for that?" ”

The old horse head said without looking back: "According to the tomb aura emanating from here, there is also the monkey that attacked me. ”

"The monkey? Do you know where he came from? I asked.

Lao Ma continued: "Pretty much, I'm eighty percent sure. ”

I smiled bitterly and said, "Old Ma, why are you always eighty percent?"

Can't be 100 percent? ”

Ma Yan snorted coldly: "Academic things, without the final argument, everything is not 100% possible." But I'll give you the bottom line, 80% of what I said through my horse's mouth has never been missed. In fact, it's just the last argument, which is basically accurate. ”

I know that although Ma Tan is a strange person, he does have real talent and learning.

So I hurriedly asked, "Then tell me what is the origin of that monster?" ”

Ma Jian said as he walked, "I wasn't too sure when I started being attacked. Later, when I found the entrance to the cave, and with the tomb gas coming up from below, I could basically conclude that that thing was called a tomb monkey. ”

I scoffed, "What am I?" ”

Ma Tan was stunned for a moment, hurriedly stopped, turned around and asked me, "Oh? How do you know about tomb monkeys? ”

I nodded, "I know what's so strange about this?" Isn't it a female monkey? The male and female of this animal also have to be academically argued? But how did you recognize it as a female monkey at a glance? ”

After hearing what I said, Ma Yan's face turned green, and he pointed at me and said, "You kid, can you stop making trouble?" I'm talking about the tomb monkey, the tomb of the tomb, not the mother of the male and female, and the female monkey? What do you think? ”

It dawned on me and scratched my head in embarrassment.

Ma Tan then walked forward, explaining to me as he went: "This tomb guard monkey, if it is classified, should belong to a kind of tomb beast. The tomb beast is a common monster in ancient tombs in China, and there are many sayings, including animal faces, human faces, antlers, and so on. It is a kind of dark weapon set up to suppress ghosts and protect the souls of the dead from intrusion. "Zhou Li" records that there is a monster called the elephant, which eats the liver and brain of the dead; There is also a kind of mythical beast called Fang Xiang, which has the ability to expel dragons and elephants, so the family often orders Fang Xiang's to stand on the side of the tomb to prevent monsters from invading. And this Fang Xiang's clan is a human-faced beast body. Xi'an cultural relics archaeologists once excavated an ancient tomb of the Tang Dynasty in the Weiqu area of Chang'an District, in which there was a tomb beast with a human face and a beast body. Later, in the Qing Dynasty, someone found a kind of monkey, like this tomb beast. So some people catch a kind of live monkey to accompany the burial when they are buried, in order to protect the soul of the deceased. This is the grave monkey. ”

After listening to Ma Tan's explanation, on the one hand, I admired Ma Tan's erudition, and on the other hand, I was also very angry, and I couldn't help but scold: "Catching live monkeys to accompany the burial, this method is too poisonous." It's good that this monkey doesn't settle accounts with the souls of the dead, and can he still protect him? ”

Ma Jian waved his hand: "You are wrong. This monkey is called a grave monkey because it has a special ability, somewhat similar to the hibernation of cold-blooded animals. It can adjust its body in the tomb and let the body enter a state. As a result, it has always maintained the vital signs of the body, that is, it can survive only by relying on the rustic atmosphere in the tomb. Of course, I deduce that this tomb monkey is not 100% able to survive, and it also needs to meet the corresponding conditions at the same time. They will recover when they have the right opportunity. The monkey that just attacked us, I think it's this kind of grave monkey. ”

I was amazed and couldn't help it

Exclaimed: "This is too unbelievable, isn't it?" Buried in the ground for hundreds of years, can it still survive? ”

Ma Tan couldn't hide his excitement, and said with his hands dancing: "There are no wonders in the world. There are still so many uncharted areas in the world waiting to be explored. In fact, it was the first time I had seen a living tomb monkey. There is no historical record of how many years this tomb monkey lived. If what we see today is a real tomb monkey, it will be a major discovery for the world's paleontological field. ”

I listened to Ma Tan talk to me endlessly, and I didn't stop under my feet, and I had already advanced a long distance.

Just as we were rounding a bend, suddenly there was a bright light ahead.

I hurriedly pulled Ma Jian and squatted down, and the whole distance we walked was dark on both sides, lit only by the candles in our hands. Now there is a bright light in front of us, which cannot but make us more vigilant.

We crouched down and listened carefully, but there was no movement in front of us. We glanced at each other, then moved some distance forward, and noticed that the line of sight ahead suddenly opened up. The space is also larger, as if it is a cavern, and on the surrounding walls, many oil lamps are lit.

Ma Tan walked over, sniffed the lamp oil, and said, "The lamp oil here seems to be ancient asphalt too." There are very few people who know how to use this raw material to make lamp oil, so it seems that this person is not simple. ”

Now that there was light, I blew out the candle in my hand. At the same time, it was observed that three holes appeared around this cavern.

In addition to the hole we just passed, there were two other holes, one left and one right.

At this point, there was a fork in the road.

I asked Ma Yan, "Old horse, which way to go?" ”

Ma Tan was looking at the lamp oil, I only reacted when I asked, looked at the other two holes, and nodded: "Don't worry, I have a way." ”

As he spoke, Ma Tan took out the glass bottle in his bag again, shook it under the lamp, and opened the lid.

The cockroach in the glass bottle was dying when it hit the coffin. After such a long recovery in this bottle, it actually buzzed again and flew out.

The fireworm circled in mid-air a few times and flew straight into the passage to the left.

It didn't fly slowly, and soon a little light disappeared into the passage.

Ma Jian waved his hand: "Quick, follow." Fireflies can smell corpses. ”

The cockroaches walked in search of corpses, and it was obvious that the end of the passage should be where the tomb was located.

Without hesitation, Ma Tan ran down the passage on the left.

I followed closely behind.

But just as he was about to rush into the passage, I suddenly noticed a problem in the back.

Next to the entrance to the cave, there was an oil lamp, which emitted just enough light to illuminate the area around the entrance.

I noticed that right at the entrance of the cave, there was a layer of cobwebs.

The cobwebs were so intact that they sealed most of the hole.

I quickly grabbed Ma Jian and pointed to the cobweb.

Ma Jian immediately understood that we were tracking the tomb monkey. The cobwebs were intact, indicating that the tomb monkey did not go through the passage.

We came to another passage, and it turned out that there was also a layer of cobwebs on top of it.

This is strange, Ma Jian and I looked at each other, and we couldn't understand it.

We chased all the way and didn't find the tomb monkey. And here, the cobwebs on these two passages also indicate that the tomb monkeys did not run out from here. So, where did the tomb monkey go?

(End of chapter)

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