【032】Cranial Cup(B)
After entering the tomb, Ye Jinya and the earth dog rummaged for a while, and finally found some fragments of clothes that had long been weathered and a few small pieces of jewelry in the two stone boxes and those clay pots.
It seems that the owner of the tomb was not a rich and noble family during his lifetime, and Ye Jinya, who was unwilling to have to be so much, naturally set his eyes on the coffin that had not yet been opened.
Since ancient times, those who are buried will have the most valuable treasures put in the coffin and bury them with themselves.
For example, the night pearl of the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, the gemstone inlaid gold bow of the Emperor Mengyuan, the jade Buddha statue full of coffins of the second emperor of the Southern Ming Dynasty and so on.
Even if a poor person dies, his family will stuff a copper coin or something like broken silver or pearl into the mouth of the deceased, hoping that the soul of the deceased can enter the six realms of reincarnation with the treasures and souls of these treasures after going to the underworld, so that they can be used after reincarnation.
Although this kind of behavior can be regarded as a little hope and comfort for the deceased family, for the tomb robbers, it is a ready-made wealth that can be obtained by rubbing their hands.
In ancient times, many graves and tombs in the wild were dug up by tomb robbers, and tomb robbers with a bottom line would help reclose the coffin lid after getting what they needed.
But most grave robbers just turn around and leave when they get their stuff in their hands, completely ignoring other trivial matters.
If the coffin in the tomb is fine, at least there will be a decent end, but if it belongs to the type of grave and grave bag, the bones lying in the coffin will only be a violent corpse wilderness, broken to a tragic end.
Ye Jinya and Tugou worked together to push the coffin in the tomb open, and saw a skeleton wearing ancient clothes lying inside.
To Ye Jinya's disappointment, in addition to a crutch that had long been rotted and brittle, there was only a white bowl-shaped cup left in the coffin.
The cup was placed next to the bones, but it was clear that it didn't look like it was worth much.
Curiously, the earth dog picked up the cup and observed, and saw that it was actually made of a human skull.
I don't know which mad person actually cut off the upper part of a person's skull, and then took the lower half of it and put it into the pulp, and then used jade as the base to make a skull cup.
After knowing what material this thing in his hand was made of, the earth dog immediately put the skull cup back up.
This thing is very unlucky even in the antiquities market, let alone encountering it in such an environment right now.
Seeing that there was nothing of value in the tomb owner's coffin, the earth dog planned to beckon Ye Jinya to leave this place.
But who knew that Ye Jinya adhered to the principle of 'thieves do not go empty', and ignored the advice of the earth dog, and forcibly took the skull cup from the tomb.
The next thing is the scene that Shang Yan encountered, these two guys were preparing to leave Qingyang Mountain, and the earth dog was unlucky to be ghosted.
If Shang Yan hadn't happened to pass by here tonight, it is estimated that these two guys would have died here.
After listening to what Ye Jinya said, Shang Yan immediately said to the earth dog: "Show me that skull cup." ”
It was obviously the skull cup that Ye Jinya took away, but it turned out to be an accident with the earth dog, which shows that the skull cup is definitely staying on the earth dog at the moment, so he will get the moon first near the water tower and let the old woman ghost get on his body.
With Ye Jinya's eyes permitting, Tugou reached out and took out a yellowed utensil from the rag bag he was carrying behind him and handed it to Shang Yan.
It's the skull cup.
At the same time, the raw materials of this skull, that is, the eye holes, nostrils, teeth and ear holes of the human skull, are all sealed with something similar to gum to ensure that the cup will not leak when it is loaded.
"It can only be said that the owner of the tomb has a great hatred for the owner of this head, and he actually used other people's bones to do such a thing." Shang Yan couldn't help but sigh.
"What do you mean?" Ye Jinya asked.
Shang Yan handed the skull cup to him: "Have you seen those large maculas in this skull cup?" ”
Ye Jinya was a little unclear for a while because of the dim moonlight, and he deliberately put his head close to the skull cup, and only after a close observation did he nod and responded: "I see." ”
Shang Yan said lightly: "This is soaked alive by urine." ”
"!!" Ye Jinya's face changed, and he hurriedly took three steps back, although this skull cup must have been at least a few hundred years ago, but after hearing the word urine, he still subconsciously showed disgust.
"Wouldn't it? Isn't this cranial cup a urinal? Who would be idle and put a urinal in their coffin for burial. The earth dog looked skeptical, but he didn't believe it.
"Originally, I didn't think of this stubble, but after seeing this skull cup and the old woman's ghost, I was sure a lot." Shang Yan held the skull cup in his hand, and he didn't mean to dislike it at all.
"The human heart is the place where the blood and qi gather, and the human head is the place where the spiritual consciousness sea gathers, which the ancients have recognized as early as thousands of years ago, and some ancient evil magicians and wizards believe that the human soul is stored in the spiritual consciousness of the brain, and a person's skull is made into a vessel, and then with some witchcraft, the person's soul can not enter the cycle of reincarnation and never be reborn."
Shang Yan shook the skull cup in his hand: "Obviously, what you are encountering is the soul locked in this vessel, the reason why the tomb owner wants to put a urinal in the coffin for his own burial is that he doesn't want this thing to circulate, otherwise if he encounters a kind-hearted monk or Taoist priest, the other party may be reincarnated for him, so as to avoid the torture of eternal life." ”
Ye Jinya couldn't help frowning and smacked his lips: "How deep is this hatred, I really want to know what grievances there are between them." ”
Shang Yan: "There is no chance, the old woman ghost on this skull cup has been scattered, although the process is a little painful, but it can be regarded as a successful excess, if the soul is still there, maybe you can use the soul restraint technique to ask it." ”
Ye Jinya's eyes lit up: "You still know how to detain souls?" ”
"No, I'll just say it casually." Shang Yan handed the skull cup to the earth dog, intending to return it to him.
But who knew that the earth dog directly shook his head quickly: "Dude, you better destroy it, this thing looks weird." ”
After learning that this skull cup was a urinal, and that it was once an evil weapon that locked up powerful ghosts, Ye Jinya completely lost interest in the skull cup.
"Yes, Shang Yan, you can help us destroy it."
Shang Yan took the skull cup and nodded: "Okay, then leave this thing to me, and I'll find a place to destroy it then." ”
Now that the earth dog had regained his mobility, the three of them had no intention of continuing to stand here and gossip.
So Shang Yan took the initiative to say goodbye to Ye Jinya and Tugou, picked up his corpse and walked in the direction of Guolianggou.
"Shang Yan, remember to look for me when you have time to go to the city, and let my brother entertain you well." Ye Jinya shouted at Shang Yan's back.
"Okay." Shang Yan waved his hand, and soon disappeared between the mountains and forests with the corpse.
Ye Jinya: "Hehe, I really met a strange person tonight, if we encounter any tricky problems in the future, we can spend money to ask him to help one or two." ”
Earth Dog: "Don't you think the guy next to this kid is weird?" ”
"What's weird?"
"He walks and jumps, unlike us."
"Hey, this shows that person must also be a master, how can a person like you and me understand the behavior of a master." Ye Jinya said confidently.
The earth dog scratched his head: "Maybe." ”
On the way out of the mountain, Ye Jinya couldn't help but learn the way the corpse moved, and began to jump up and feel how the 'master' walked.
"Don't go like this again, you look like a zombie."
"I want you to take care of it, slightly!"
"Stupid."