Gao Chao used his headlamp to shine around, around him, it was still dark, the headlamp was just a pillar of light, the mist was very thick, and he could only see both sides of the stone door, and the black stone wall extended to both sides. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

However, on the top of this tomb, there is a piece of black hole, so you can't see the situation on the top surface at all, thinking that the top surface of this tomb should be very high.

Gao Chao gritted his teeth in the face of such darkness and continued to walk inside.

He continued to wade in the icy river, the pillar of light of the headlamp shot forward, as if there was a void in front of him, Gao Chao couldn't help but feel a little frightened, and quickly looked back again, and found that the stone gate behind him was still there.

Xia Qing and Aseti were also shining inside with their headlamps from outside the stone gate.

Gao Chao relaxed a little more, he turned his head again, and walked forward.

The speed of the water does not seem to be so fast, because the area of this tomb is large, so the water flow is naturally slowed down a lot, and it is not so difficult for Gao Chao to walk in it.

As he walked, he looked left and right, but found that the mist seemed to be getting thicker and thicker, and the temperature was getting lower and lower, he didn't think much about it, he just felt that the clothes on his body were soaked, and he would definitely feel a little cold.

But when he was a little relaxed, he suddenly found that directly in front of him, the light of the headlamp seemed to be shining on something.

Gao Chao was taken aback, and couldn't help but shudder, he immediately became alert, stared at the situation ahead, and subconsciously touched the long knife on his waist.

I saw that in the mist not far away, there was a white thing, the volume was not small, there were two people high, and it stood quietly in this tomb.

Gao Chao didn't go any further, he just used the pillar of light from the headlamp to shine on the white expanse, hoping to see what it was.

He was concentrating, but two more pillars of light shone on the white expanse. Gao Chao was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly turned around to look, only to find that Xia Qing and Ai Seti had also waded through the water and walked over here.

As soon as Xia Qing saw that thing. He asked, "Lao Gao, what is that thing?" ”

Gao Chao turned his head and looked over there again, shook his head and said, "I can't see it, but I feel that the thing is quite big, and the surface seems to be quite smooth." ”

Essetti observed for a moment. Suddenly, he said, "It should be an ice cube." ”

"Ice?" Gao Chao hurriedly looked over again, and then reacted, and said, "Don't say it, it really looks like an ice cube, but this ice cube is big enough." ”

The three of them realized that it was a huge piece of ice, so they all relaxed and walked forward together.

When they came to the ice, the mist around them became thicker, all because the temperature here was so low that the three of them were soaked with their clothes. So the body can't help but tremble, but the surrounding situation is fine, and if they hold on a little longer, it shouldn't be a big problem.

The three of them circled around the huge ice cube, only to find that the ice cube was not as big as expected, it was angular, it was a six-sided prism, the shape was very special, the surface was very smooth and transparent, as if it was artificially carved and polished.

The three men used their headlamps to shine into the ice. I can only see a vague patch, although the ice itself is transparent, but the transparency is not so high, and I can only see the black discs in the ice. But I can't see the specific details of those discs, and I don't know if they were deliberately frozen inside.

Xia Qing was also observing the huge ice block, and her observation was much more detailed, she first checked the ice itself, then observed the flowing water on the ground, and then she nodded. It seems that something has been seen.

Essetti seemed to be a little excited when he saw this piece of ice, but his every move was not noticed by the other two.

Gao Chao looked at Xia Qing and said with some doubts: "Xia Qing, this ice cube seems to be artificially created, what is the use of this thing here?" ”

Xia Qing stroked the ice cube with his hand on the side, nodded and said, "Yes, this must be artificial, I just observed it, I think this ice cube should be an ice coffin." ”

"Ice coffin?" Gao Chao exclaimed: "I have only heard of ship coffins, wooden coffins, and sarcophagi, and this is the first time I have heard of this ice coffin." ”

Xia Qing explained: "Ice coffins are indeed rare, but in fact, there are still in history, the earliest ice coffin, can be traced back to the Western Han Dynasty, according to historical records, in the Western Regions of the 36 countries, there was once a king into the ice coffin burial, the history books also recorded: 'The king into the ice coffin, placed in the snow mountain cliff, thousands of years does not melt, very people's reach. It can also be seen from this that the ice coffins were also placed on the high-altitude snow-capped mountains at that time, and later in the archaeological work of New China Archaeology, similar ice coffins were also found, I remember that it should be in 1956, in the Kunlun Mountains, a tomb was found, but because of the limited archaeological work conditions at that time, the ice coffin was not better preserved after the discovery, so not long after the tomb was opened, the ice coffin quickly melted, it is said that when the body in the ice coffin was just revealed, Just like a living person, but within half an hour, the corpse quickly decomposed, and finally turned into nothing. ”

Gao Chao listened attentively, and shook his head helplessly, a little regretful.

On the other hand, Aiseti just listened to the conversation between the two of them in silence, but his eyes seemed even more excited.

Gao Chao looked at the ice coffin in front of him, and then said: "The ice coffin is so difficult to preserve, why did the ancients use the ice coffin to preserve the corpse?" ”

Xia Qing said: "Of course, this is because the ice coffin has some special advantages, the most obvious thing is that the corpse can be perfectly embalmed and preserved, the corpse in the ice cube, as long as it remains frozen, even after thousands of years, there will still be no change, and the corpse can always maintain the state of the deceased when he just died, just like a living person." ”

Gao Chao nodded and said: "I see, then, in high altitude areas, are there many such ice coffins?" ”

Xia Qing shook his head and said: "That's not it, after all, people who can be buried in ice coffins are either rich or expensive, and generally the princes of the Western Regions have such treatment, mainly because the ice coffin itself is not so easy to make, first of all, the ice coffin has relatively high requirements for the environment, at least a temperature below zero degrees is needed to keep the ice coffin in shape, it will not melt, and it generally has to occupy the best position on the snow mountain, which has something to do with the traditional Kanxing Feng Shui." ”

Xia Qing continued: "And if the construction is carried out on the snow mountain, it is not an easy thing even in modern times, so people who can have such strength to organize such a huge project can only be achieved by raising the power of a country in ancient times, and secondly, the production process required for the ice coffin is also very complex, it is not chiseled out of ready-made ice cubes, but completely poured with water layer by layer, which requires the craftsman who makes the ice coffin to have quite professional skills, and this craft, I'm afraid it's not something that ordinary people can grasp. ”

Xia Qing explained to Gao Chao in detail, and Gao Chao was already impressed by the ice coffin in front of him.

He also touched this ice coffin with his hand, and suddenly thought of something, so he asked Xia Qing, "Could it be that this ice coffin also belongs to a certain king?" ”

Xia Qing nodded and said, "It should be, if it's not the king, then it must be a very important person." ”

Gao Chao listened to it and couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "If this ice coffin is really that powerful, then in this ice coffin, there will be a lot of funeral goods." ”

Xia Qing glared at Gao Chao and said, "Speaking of which, you have thought of touching the corpse and picking up treasures again, it seems that you people are really easy to change your nature......

Gao Chao saw Xia Qing say this, his face turned red, and he had to quickly explain: "I don't mean that, don't misunderstand me, besides, I can't be blamed for this, after all, I am in the antique industry, and I have occupational diseases. ”

As soon as Gao Chao explained this, he naturally thought of a person, and said in his heart Why did Xia Qing say so much, but he didn't see him come out and say a sentence, if it was before, as long as he saw the coffin, he must have been thinking about the burial goods inside.

The person who thought of Gao Chao was, of course, a fat man.

Gao Chao thought about it like this, only to realize that the fat man was not by their side at all.

Immediately, Gao Chao was shocked, thinking that if a big living person is lost in this kind of tomb, nothing good will happen. (To be continued.) )

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