Chapter 351: The Yin Snake Reappears
I don't know if Cold Iron can really sharpen iron like clay, and I don't have much chance to try it now, unless I can really take out a piece of Cold Iron and make it into a dagger, I guess it's possible to try it.
However, because of Li Huiyan's previous reminder, I also gave up this idea with interest. If there is really any radiation from these cold irons on both sides of the cemetery, then it would be my own death to take it with me, and it would be better to leave here honestly.
What age is this, there are so many things that sharpen iron like mud, even if this cold iron can really cut iron like mud, it doesn't have much value.
Li Huiyan and I walked side by side, step by step towards the front of the tomb. Because we were a little worried that there were still black-backed ants and blood locusts alive in the cemetery, Li Huiyan and I walked extremely carefully every step, and our eyes were intently observing the ground, not daring to be careless.
The bluestone slabs on the ground were already covered with the corpses of black-backed ants and blood locusts, and we guessed them with every step we took, and the creaking sound from our feet gave goosebumps all over our feet.
The only thing thankful for us was that we walked some distance and never saw a single black-backed ant or blood locust alive, which was a great relief for both of us.
If there was anything in stock in this tomb, it would be enough to terrify us, and if it attacked us, even if the ghost-faced spider followed us, it would be impossible for us to react.
The further I went, the more the strange smell of the blood locusts and the carcasses of the black-backed ants intensified, and I finally had to cover my nose and move forward.
But even so, the smell of the tomb is still a little breathless, and if it weren't for the fact that I was really interested in those cold irons, I really wanted to turn around and go back immediately.
"Xiao Yan, do you think our luck is really good, if it weren't for these blackback ants, it is estimated that we would have to stay in this tomb for more than ten hours." I said to Li Huiyan.
"It's pretty good, the number of blood locusts in the tomb is not as large as the ones in the second tomb, but it's much bigger. In the face of these blood locusts, our words alone may not be easy to deal with, and we can only wait for them to die of natural old age before it is possible to pass through here. Li Huiyan nodded and said very approvingly.
After two more steps, we made it to the place where the first piece of cold iron was. Li Huiyan stretched out her hand and touched it, and then said: "If I'm not mistaken, these should be cold iron, but I don't know why there are so many of them." ”
"It's probably because of the era when the owner of the tomb lived, a meteorite happened to land here, and the owner of the tomb collected all of them into his own hands." I guessed.
After all, thousands of years have passed since these things, and no one knows why they are, and no matter how much they say, they are just speculation.
After that, I took a closer look at the cold iron embedded in the stone wall. The piece of cold iron in front of us was about the size of an adult's fist, and the surface was very smooth, and the color was as black as ink, and it looked like a piece of coal that had been deliberately polished.
Following Li Huiyan's example, I also stretched out my hand and touched the surface of the cold iron, and the touch of my hand was very cold, giving people the feeling of touching the ice cube.
"How can this cold iron be so cold, it doesn't look like a piece of iron." I said with some confusion.
"This is normal, there will be all kinds of impurities in meteorite iron, which is different from ordinary iron pieces." Li Huiyan said.
At this moment, I suddenly felt some heat in my fingertips, and when I looked down, I saw that blood was flowing out.
What's going on? I covered my bleeding wound and became a little suspicious. You must know that the wound I used to attract the blood locust has long since healed, and it is not the finger that is bleeding now, and I am not even aware of when the wound on this finger appeared.
"Are you alright?" Li Huiyan said softly with concern.
"It's okay, I don't feel any pain at all, I don't know when the wound came out." I shook my head and said.
"As expected, your fingers should not be scratched in this place." Li Huiyan lowered her head to observe Han Tie, and after a long while, she pointed to a certain place in it and said.
I looked along the place pointed by Li Huiyan, only to find that there was a small bulge, which looked like a small needle tip.
It seems that most of the time I was ** cold iron just now, and I accidentally cut my finger by this sharp little bulge.
But even so, I still feel a little incredible. The little bump that cut through my wound was sharp, but it looked like a normal needle tip, and if someone had pricked me with a needle, I would have felt pain, not after the fact.
Feeling uncertain, I opened my kit and pulled out a sharp-tipped shovel, the most commonly used in archaeology.
After removing the pointed shovel, I wiped it on the raised spike and flipped it over to check the situation.
"I didn't expect this cold iron to be so sharp, even the pointed shovel can make such a deep mark, it seems that I was not wronged when I was injured just now." I said.
At this point, there was an extra mark under the pointed shovel, and it looked like it had been cut by something, and this was just the result of my lack of force.
I really can't imagine that if I used a little strength, this pointed shovel in my hand would be scrapped immediately.
Originally, I didn't believe in the rumors that cold iron can be sharpened like clay, but now I don't have the slightest doubt.
You must know that the pointed shovel in my hand is not ordinary, it is said that the archaeological research institute is specially made for the pointed shovel is not easy to wear and tear, the material used is that kind of special steel, and the hardness is far from being comparable to the ordinary pointed shovel.
But even so, such a sharp-tipped shovel was still lightly slashed to reveal a deep mark, which shows how sharp this cold iron is.
"I think you should be glad that although your finger was scratched, fortunately there was no poison on this cold iron, otherwise you wouldn't know what would happen now." Li Huiyan said.
"That's really the case, it's good that this spike is not too long, otherwise it would not only be the fingers that will be scratched, it is estimated that even the bones inside will be easily cut off." I also said with some fear.
It seems that this rumor of cold iron cutting iron like mud is really credible, and at this moment I really want to take out such a piece, even if it is used to build a dagger to defend myself, and if I am trapped in the ancient tomb in the future, I may be able to use it to dig an escape route.
"Alright, Hantie has seen it too, let's go back and wake up the others first. The grave robbers don't know when they're going to catch up, so we'd better get out of here sooner. Li Huiyan said.
Then, Li Huiyan and I walked back the way we came again.
"Xiao Yan, it seems that something is still wrong. I was bleeding from my fingers, but I didn't feel the slightest pain from the beginning, as if the wound wasn't on my hand. As I walked forward, I said to Li Huiyan at the same time.
"There is such a thing, could it be that the cold iron is really poisoned?" Li Huiyan stopped, turned around and said.
After saying that, Li Huiyan took my palm and began to check it, and only let go after a while.
"The blood from your wound is bright red, it doesn't look like it's poisoned, could it be for some other reason?" Li Huiyan said.
"I don't know, I just don't feel the slightest pain anyway." I shook my head and said. Although I should be glad that the wound doesn't hurt, this kind of thing is too abnormal after all, and people have to be cautious.
"There's nothing I can do about this, I really don't see anything unusual, I have to stop observing for a while." Li Huiyan said.
I answered and didn't say anything more. As Li Huiyan said, although the wound on my finger does not feel pain, the blood flowing out is no different from usual, if it is really poisoned, it will definitely turn black, but this is not the case at all.
"By the way, Xiao Yan, there is one more thing that I think is a little weird." Back to where I was before, I grabbed Li Huiyan, who was about to wake everyone up, and said.
"What's the matter?" Li Huiyan wondered.
"Do you notice something strange about the smell in this tomb?" I said.
"I don't think it's a strange smell when the carcasses of blackback ants and blood locusts are mixed together." Li Huiyan said.
"No, I always felt that something was wrong." I said. If you really want me to say what's wrong, I can't tell you.
"Since you've said so, try to be careful." Li Huiyan said. It can be seen that Li Huiyan didn't pay too much attention to my words, but just dealt with them casually.
Moments later, the four people who were asleep were woken up one after another.
"Sister Lizi, have all those things been solved?" Xiao Yue yawned, half-squinted his eyes and said with a sleepy-eyed expression.
"Well, there is not a single blood locust and blackback ant left, and we can get out of here now." Li Huiyan said.
While Li Huiyan was speaking, I also exchanged the jade unicorn in my hand to Qin Gong. After all, the jade unicorn is the ancestral heirloom of the Qin Gong family, and it is not very good to hold one in your hand, and I can't afford to pay if it is accidentally broken.
"I've worked hard for you this time, if there is anything else for a while, let the two of you sleep together for a while." Taking the jade qilin, Qin Bow Thief said with a smile.
I realized the deep meaning of Qin Gong's words, and couldn't help but roll my eyes, and Li Huiyan also had a shy expression.
Speaking of Qin Gong, it's really a bit unpredictable. Most of the time he's fine, and he talks and acts in an orderly manner, but sometimes he suddenly becomes like a nervous disorder, just like he just did.
"Don't talk about these useless things, let's get out of here quickly. If I had to take a break if something had to happen, I'd rather never take a break. I said.