The three of them continued to walk along the road, and after walking for a while, they came to a place that looked like an underground cave, but there was a cave inside.

The terrain on both sides is like a line of sky, and there is no stone wall above the head, and in the darkness it seems to go straight to the top of the mountain.

A large black bronze coffin hung high above a line of sky, and was tightly pulled by nine thick long iron chains before it could be suspended in the air.

At the same time, Feng Baobao noticed that there were iron rings on each wall on both sides of the sky, and an iron chain was tightly fastened, and the iron chain was connected to the stone carvings on the ground along the wall.

On the ground, with the position of the bronze coffin as the center, there are nine stone sculptures around, looking at the shape should be an ancient divine beast, each of which has a tight grip on an iron chain in its mouth, as if it is pulling down hard.

The end of the line of heaven is completely blocked by a stone wall, and further forward is a dead end.

If there is no accident, this bronze coffin has been hanging on it like this for more than 2,000 years, and even today there is no sign of loosening.

From this point of view, sometimes we have to admire the ingenuity of the ancients, and some of their wisdom crystallization can be called miraculous. Under such a natural danger, the weight of the bronze coffin was dismantled with nine iron chains, suspended high above a line of heaven, and it remained immovable after years of tempering, even the current technical level is difficult to achieve.

Xu Zhaohua and the fat man were also amazed when they saw it, but the admiration is praise after all, it is obvious that this copper coffin must be hiding a big secret, and the top priority is how to put this copper coffin from above. Hard demolition is definitely risky.

"It's called Hanako, will there be clues on these stone carvings guarding the coffin?" Feng Baobao looked up at Xu Zhaohua.

"Huh? Do you have an idea? Xu Zhaohua raised her eyebrows and looked at her.

"I have an idea, but I just need to ask about the origin of these stone carvings to verify whether they can work."

"What I think is that since this prophet and his disciples have gone to great lengths to build the underground palace of the dove occupying the magpie's nest, not a single grass or tree in this tomb will be false, and there must be a reason for their existence. The nine-headed stone beasts guarding the coffin, I think they should be a little particular about the position of their discharge. Feng Baobao said.

"Well, this time my head is very bright, and I was squeezed open by the tomb door?" Xu Zhaohua gritted his teeth and smiled at her.

Feng Baobao glanced at Xu Zhaohua fiercely, turned his head and stopped looking at him.

Xu Zhaohua was bored with herself, touched the tip of her nose curtly, and explained, "I know the origin of these stone beasts, these are all metaphysical things, and I still know a little about this kind of object." ”

Next, Xu Zhaohua started with the northernmost stone beast and introduced them one by one in clockwise order:

"He is one of the nine sons of the dragon in ancient Han myths and legends, also known as Baxia. It resembles a turtle, is a good load, and carries the stone tablet for many years. It is often used to make a stele base, commonly known as "Turtle Camel Stele", on the other hand, it has the meaning of longevity and auspiciousness. ”

"The kiss of the owl, which evolved from the owl tail and the owl kiss, is the ninth son of the dragon. It is easy to swallow in life, that is, the shape of the beast's head on the spine of the temple. He likes to look around, make an open mouth and swallow a ridge, and have a sword to fix it. Looking down on the world, it is a bit of "steady progress" and "one person attains the Tao, and the chicken and dog ascend to heaven". ”

"The tortoise is from the ancient Qiyang Mountain. The Book of Mountains and Seas records: the strange water comes out of the Yan, and the east flow is poured into the water of the Xianyi, the shape is like a turtle and the tail of birds and beasts, its sound is like a judgment wood, it is not deaf, and it can be the bottom. The tortoise can cure all kinds of diseases and has always been revered by people. ”

Pu Lao, is also one of the nine sons of the ancient Han myths and legends, ranked fourth, good sound and roar in life, the dragon-shaped beast button on the Hong Zhong is its posthumous image. It turned out that Pu Lao lived by the sea, and although he was a dragon, he had always been afraid of the giant whale. As soon as the whale attacked, it roared loudly in fear. People report that it has the characteristics of "good sex", "where the bell wants to make a loud sound", that is, the pu gao is cast into a bell button, and the wooden pestle that rings the bell is made into the shape of a whale. When the bell is ringed, let the whale hit Pu Prison again and again, so that it "rings into the sky" and "sounds far away". ”

"Gu carving, there is a record that says: Luwu Mountain, there is no grass and trees on it, there are many gold stones, the water of Ze is more out of Yan, and the south flow is poured into the water, its shape is like a carving and has horns, its sound is like the sound of a baby, it is a cannibal. This is a fierce beast, brutal and cannibalistic, and has always been shunned by people. ”

"Jair, the second son of the dragon in ancient Chinese mythology and legend, always holds a sword in his mouth, glaring angrily, engraved on the knife ring and the hilt of the sword, in order to increase his own powerful power. The leopard has a dragon head, a strong personality, brave and good at fighting, thirsty for killing and aggressive, always holding a sword in his mouth, glaring angrily, and is often carved on the hilt of the scabbard to increase his own powerful power. The virtue of a meal must be repaid, and the grievances of the eyes must be repaid is derived from it, so you can imagine its temperament. ”

"Fox is one of the nine sons of the dragon born in ancient Chinese myths and legends, shaped like a lion, ranking fifth. It is easy to sit on smoke, so the image generally appears on the incense burner, and then swallows smoke and exhales smoke. Ancient books record that it is a fierce beast that can eat tigers and leopards like lions, and it is also the meaning of the mighty beasts. The Buddha saw that it had patience, so he sat down and became a mount, so the foot decoration on the Buddha's seat and the incense burner is its posthumous image. ”

Jiaotu is also one of the nine sons of the dragon in ancient Han myths and legends. Its shape is like a snail mussel, and it is very closed, and it is most disgusted that others enter its nest, and the head of the ring is its image. Therefore, people often carve its image on the head of the door, or depict it on the door panel, in addition to taking the meaning of "closed", in order to seek peace, but also because of its hideous face to be responsible for guarding the door, guarding the evil spirit; In addition, there is another reason, that is, Jiaotu is "good and secluded" and loyal to his duties, so he is often decorated as an iron ring beast on the gate or a stone drum blocking the door, so that he can take care of the peace of the family, and is called the "docile" dragon son by the folk. ”

"This last one, called Prison Niu, is the first son of the dragon born in ancient Han myths and legends. He loved music all his life, and he often squatted on the headstock to enjoy the music of plucked strings, so the headstock was engraved with its statue. This decoration has been used today, and some of the precious huqin heads are still engraved with the image of a dragon head, which is called the dragon head huqin. ”

Xu Zhaohua grunted a long list, all of which were allusions that Feng Baobao had never heard of, and she couldn't help but gain a lot of knowledge.

"Lao Xu is well-informed, even if he is an archaeology professor, he may not be able to introduce him here." The fat man exclaimed from the bottom of his heart.

Feng Baobao interjected and said, "Listen to what you just said, seven of these nine-headed stone beasts are the sons of dragons, and the other two belong to other species for the time being. I've heard the story of a dragon fighting in the wild, and its blood is yellow. The dragon gave birth to nine sons, which are the sting, the kiss, the sling, the pun, the gluttony, the squint, the sinister, the pepper, and the prison cow. And why aren't the and gluttons here? ”

It's not that Feng Baobao's obsessive-compulsive disorder is at fault, but she feels a little strange. She couldn't understand why the Prophet didn't let the Nine Sons of the Dragon stay together, but instead divided the two. The dragon qi is an auspicious pattern, the prophet should not be unexpected, doesn't he want to be peaceful?

"I don't think it's going to think so much, people have been dead for more than 2,000 years, what else can they toss? Even if there is really something boring, what tricks can be turned over by giving it two shuttles? The zongzi that popped out of the tomb the year before last was not blown up into a sieve by a grenade from the fat man! ”

The fat man couldn't wait, there was no result in waiting left and right, and the longer he dragged on in the tomb, the more likely it was to change.

Feng Baobao wanted to stop it, but Xu Zhaohua stopped him.

"I think you're thinking a little too much, maybe the prophet didn't think of this at the time, and just used these stone beasts as tombs. Anyway, we are also old Yuanliang, people who have experienced a hundred battles, you can relax. ”

Next, I saw the fat man take out the flying tiger claw, tie one end tightly with a nylon rope, and after pulling hard to find it strong enough, he took the assembled crossbow gun and pressed the nylon rope into the gun groove, only revealing the position of the flying tiger claw at the head of the gun.

The fat man explained proudly: "This crossbow gun is specially modified by the fat man, it is powerful and stable, and it can shoot the flying tiger's claws more than a hundred meters away at the farthest point." This bronze coffin is only fifty meters high, which is a piece of cake for us. ”

I only heard a "bang" and then a "hiss-la-la-" sound, under the operation of the fat man, the flying tiger claw accurately and firmly grasped a gap in the copper coffin and the iron chain, and then another flying tiger claw was also shot into the air in the same way, grabbing the other corner of the copper coffin.

The fat man tugged on the nylon rope vigorously, and after confirming that it was correct, he made an OK gesture to Feng Baobao and Xu Zhaohua.

The air was a little creepy, and there was no sound from any other creature, not even a single mosquito.

The wolf's eye flashlight shone the figures of the three people on the stone wall, and the shadows on the stone wall were pulled thin and long.

Feng Baobao glanced back, felt a little scalp madness, turned his head and shook it vigorously, no longer thinking crankily.

At the moment when Feng Baobao turned around, her shadow corresponding to the wall suddenly moved, and her head rotated 180° at an incredible angle, as if it had been twisted alive.

No one noticed the subtle changes, and the air was as eerie and oppressive as ever.

The fat man's movements were very skillful, after all, he was a veteran, and he had received professional training, and he was the first to climb the rope.

Generally, climbing up with a rope like this is an activity that some rock climbers or military personnel are good at, and there must be enough borrowing points under their feet to focus, and in this case, there are only two bare nylon ropes, and it is quite a waste of strength to climb up out of thin air.

There is no point of borrowing under his feet, only air, obviously it will not work to kick in the air with his feet, but these are not difficult for the fat man, it can be said that it is commonplace, don't look at his bloated body, but he can move his hands without ambiguity.

The fat man's hands alternately move the rope upwards little by little, while his feet clamp the rope to maintain his balance. As soon as the strength came out, the muscles on the fat man's arms were tensed, and there were obvious green tendons on his forehead that were secretly competing.

The fat man also wears military gloves on his hands, which are of excellent quality, will not break the opening when cut by a sharp blade, and have strong friction, which is very suitable for this kind of climbing sport, and the anti-static material also adds a layer of protection for climbing sports.

He kept climbing upwards, and looking up through below was dead silence.

People are often full of awe and exploration of unknown things, Feng Baobao and Xu Zhaohua both held their breath and silently watched the fat man's movements, for fear that they would miss a little detail.

Finally, the fat man climbed to the top of the copper coffin without danger, although he couldn't see his panting appearance, Feng Baobao could guess that his forehead must be covered with fine beads of sweat at this moment.

Immediately afterwards, Feng Baobao and Xu Zhaohua also grabbed a rope each, and the two climbed up at the same time, arriving at the copper coffin almost at the same time.

When Feng Baobao came up, the fat man was taking out a large brush for painting from his backpack, starting from both ends and concentrating it in the middle, carefully cleaning up the dust deposited on the surface of the copper coffin little by little.

Although there is no doubt about the illumination ability of the wolf's eye flashlight, it still needs the auxiliary glow of cold fireworks to see the entire bronze coffin.

Cold fireworks were introduced from Germany, using the principle of flame color reaction in chemical reactions, which will burn extremely quickly to emit light and heat when they come into contact with air after opening, but generally each one can only last about a minute, so Feng Baobao has to throw a cold flame every minute to illuminate.

Before the cold fireworks, tomb robbers, including those explorers and archaeologists, used glow sticks to illuminate the dark tombs, but in terms of brightness and practicality, they were thrown out of the cold fireworks for several streets, and gradually became obsolete.

Feng Baobao and the number of cold fireworks they brought on this trip are not much, and it is indeed a bit extravagant to throw them one after another at this time, but just like what the tomb robbers said, when they fight, casualties often occur in the process of opening the coffin, so don't save anything, don't be sloppy at all.