Volume 3 The Tomb of the Night King Chapter 9 The Everlasting Lamp
The cave is sloping downward, which I had long anticipated. However, when I actually walked in, I realized that the slope was a bit large.
Liu Qing had a hand-held instrument for height measurement, and he began to monitor about 20 minutes after we entered the hole. We were all shocked by this measurement, and in twenty minutes we were actually at a depth of nearly forty meters below the horizon.
The problem is that there is a long road ahead that seems to be never-ending.
Thirty minutes later, a depth of sixty meters was reached. At this depth, we begin to feel depressed, stuffy, and breathing becomes rapid.
The oxygen content of the cave at this depth is very low, so everyone feels a little hypoxic and short of breath. And because the air is thin, staying in this kind of place for a long time will feel very stuffy, and a gloomy feeling will be blocked in the chest, which is very uncomfortable.
So along the way, everyone almost didn't speak in a depressed way, and moved forward vigorously. Later, maybe it was too uncomfortable to stay inside, but Professor Han and the others actually surpassed me who led the way, and walked in front of me, as if they wanted to leave this ghost place quickly.
Yu Qian and I have already experienced it in the evil tomb, but we don't feel much of it, we have been exploring all the way, moving forward at a normal and uniform pace.
In the south of us, it is a hilly terrain, with mountains and water, and a depth of more than 60 meters, which is a very high amount of groundwater. Although we can still hear the murmuring of water through the stone walls of this mountain. At this time, if there is a hole in the mountain wall, it will be fun, and we will see the Buddha in an instant.
After going deeper than seventy meters, Yu Qian and I slowed down even more, because I felt that we should be in place. And an unusual mausoleum like this, its tomb passage is certainly not simple. It's like an evil grave, with a lot of traps.
And this tomb, like the evil tomb, is marked with the Yin and Yang Nine Wrong Palace Diagram, and the ancient tomb with this mark is even more abnormal.
"Hey! Look at that! "Yu Qian and I were still dangling at the back of the team, and suddenly we heard a loud shout from the front of the team.
I was startled, and Yu Qian subconsciously quickened my pace. Soon, we caught up with Professor Han and them. However, at this time, Professor Han and his party actually let go of their feet and ran wildly.
I haven't figured out the situation yet, and I don't know why they suddenly ran away, but at this moment, Yu Qian beside me also shouted: "Look there!" What is that? ”
I looked in the direction of her finger, and I was shocked, and in the distance, in front of the cave passage, there was a little orange light. Hanging steadily below the top of the cave, motionless.
Professor Han, it was when they saw this light that they rushed over excitedly. And Yu Qian is about to run wildly.
I quickly pulled her, stopped her, and said repeatedly, "That's the everlasting lamp!" A mausoleum with an everlasting lamp indicates that the owner of the tomb cares a lot about his home after death. He doesn't like the dark, and he doesn't like to be disturbed! Moreover, in the law of the underworld, the ever-bright lamp is also regarded as a warning, implying that when the lamp is seen, it must retreat, and the lamp invades the underworld, which is regarded as disturbing the spirit. The mausoleum is like the underworld, and if you come to the underworld and disturb the spirits, you will be punished! So, there must be something wrong there! And Professor Han, they will definitely touch the things there after they pass, and now in the past, it is equivalent to following them to suffer the punishment of the tomb master! ”
As soon as I finished speaking, I heard someone over there shouting to be careful, and then there was a crisp "pop" twice, and I saw the group of people running towards us in a hurry.
Yu Qian and I immediately stopped stepping and waited there. When they got closer, I was surprised to find that the group of them were all wet and covered in mud.
"What bad luck! There's a trap! It's just muddy water, if anything else, we're finished! As soon as he ran back, Liu Qing complained vigorously, but there was an indescribable fear in his words.
I hurriedly asked, "Did you move that lantern?" ”
Professor Han wiped the muddy water from his face, and the horror had not yet dissipated, but he still came out and said, "I moved, I have studied the relics of ancient civilizations for so long, and I have never seen such a magical ever-bright lamp, so I can't help but want to take it down." But as soon as I turned around, the ground cracked, and we all fell into the quagmire trap. ”
"Oops! How can I say that? Professor Han, you are an old professor of archaeology, you should stick to this truth! In the ancient tombs, don't touch them indiscriminately! An ancient tomb like this is very hidden, and even more so! Let me tell you the truth, this ancient tomb hides the civilization of the ancient Qimen Dunjia, full of traps and traps. If you are not careful, you will be in danger. ”
When I tell the truth, I am not really afraid that they will die, but I am afraid that they will come and kill me.
By the time I finished, I thought they would all be frightened, timid, and even quit. But unexpectedly, they looked surprised and unexpected one by one.
"You're not afraid?" I asked curiously.
"Afraid! Of course I'm afraid! But as you said, then this trip we will witness a historical miracle and a brilliant ancient civilization! You can also see the thrills and plots in the ancient tombs that can only be seen in the movie! What an incredible opportunity! "It's Han Dong who speaks, this nerd-like guy, it's already strange to me that he's a rock climbing enthusiast, but I didn't expect him to be an avid adventure lover.
If only I saw it like he said, I'm afraid that it will be too thrilling and exciting, and they won't be able to stand it! But I didn't break it, because I was also afraid of things that were too exciting, and I had to rely on them to help.
Under my leadership, we walked back to the ever-bright light. The lantern was an oil lamp, and three stone pillars were hung from the top of the cave to frame a dish that was also made of stone. The dishes were covered with a layer of clear liquid, and a wick was put in the liquid like this, and one end of the wick burned quietly.
This is another unknown liquid, and this ever-bright lamp has once again become an unsolved mystery.
And under the ever-bright light, a crack nearly two meters wide opened at the bottom of the entire cave, and the crack was full of mud, and it smelled a little disgusting.
According to them, the mud pit is not deep and waist-high, but it just smells rushing. This mud is a stuff that has been around for years, and it's strange that it doesn't rot and stink.
"I just turned the stone saucer, and then this quagmire appeared." Professor Han looked at the lantern and was still fascinated.
"The Everlasting Lantern is a Guardian Lamp, and anyone who tries to cross it will be cursed and punished by the tomb owner. So I think, Professor, even if you don't touch the lantern, as long as you pass under the lantern, it will trigger some mechanism and block your way! I explained to Professor Han.
"Then now that the quagmire has appeared, the punishment mechanism should be broken, and we have no problem in the past, right?" Liu Qing stood up and asked at this time.
I shook my head and said, "I don't know, but it stands to reason that way." So, it's up to you to get over it now! ”
What I mean by this is that it's up to them to decide if they can't get by, but I know that they will definitely choose to go over, and they will take the lead and go first.
Sure enough, Professor Han immediately said firmly: "Pass! Of course! But I will regret it! ”
As he spoke, he took a few steps back, and then suddenly rushed forward, leaping over the quagmire.
Professor Han took the lead, and the rest of the people had no objection. The second one was Ji Shili, who also jumped over. When they were all gone, Yu Qian and I followed.
When we were all gone, the procession began to move forward. But we hadn't taken a few steps when the flame of the ever-bright lamp behind us suddenly jumped violently twice, and then it went out...... I was shocked, and a bad premonition crossed my mind.
"What's going on?" Yu Qian was also startled, and suddenly asked nervously.
At this time, almost all of them turned their heads and shone their flashlights on the extinguished lamp, watching the wisps of black smoke slowly disperse.
"The ever-bright lamp is a spiritual lamp, the lamp is out of spirit, I'm afraid something bad will happen, I think we should quit first, and wait for a good opportunity to come in!" I'm serious and serious. However, there were always people who didn't believe this, and before I had finished my words, he scoffed.
"That's feudal thinking, it's superstition. We are legitimately scientific and systematic research and development, don't believe those things! I think it's a rare opportunity, we have to get in! "It's Zhao Zhifeng who doesn't like me very much, and this guy is full of hostility towards me.
"You all think so?" I ignored him and turned back to Professor Han to ask them.
Professor Han nodded very calmly: "Although Zhifeng's words are not good, they are right!" In the face of science, there are no superstitions, we don't believe in those! So, we'll move on! ”
"But Professor, Chen Fei won't lie, I'm afraid something will really happen here......"
"Needless to say, we insisted on going in. If you are afraid, go back, and your share will be given to you. Before Yu Qian's words of persuasion were finished, Professor Han stopped him and his tone was very firm, with a hint of unhappiness.
Yu Qian and I exchanged glances, and then both of them stepped back, crossed the quagmire, and returned to the other side of the ever-bright lantern.
"We're not going, you guys go on your own!" With that, Yu Qian and I walked out.
Of course, we didn't really go, and when we got out of their sight, we stopped and waited there.
The ever-bright light went out, and I had a hunch that it was really bad. Not far ahead, I'm afraid something will happen, I don't dare to take risks, but that doesn't mean I won't take risks. The so-called wealth is in danger, go in and take risks, we will definitely go, but not now.
After waiting for nearly half an hour, I felt that they were far away, and Yu Qian and I walked out.
"Do you think something has happened to them?" When Yu Qian returned to the position of the ever-bright lamp, Yu Qian suddenly asked me.
How would I know about such a thing? I shook my head and said, "I don't know, but I guess there will be an accident before I get to the tomb gate!" Otherwise, this everlasting lamp is just an ornament. ”
"Some scholars have always believed that the everlasting lamp is only set up and invented by the dead in order to fill the world with light after their deaths. To put it bluntly, the lantern is indeed only used as an ornament. Moreover, the ever-bright lantern is so rare that Professor Han has seen it for the first time in decades, so they will definitely not believe what you say. Yu Qian said to me after stepping over the quagmire.