Gong Jue found the mechanism to open the stone slab, and a tunnel extending deep into the mountain was revealed in front of our eyes, Tian Ji went down the steps first, and I was responsible for breaking the back, and after everyone went in, Ye Jiuqing let us light the torches.

The firelight illuminates the tunnel, and the rock walls on both sides are engraved with strange patterns, these styles of carving are the first time we have seen, the carving craftsmanship and techniques are rough and simple, the figures are expressive, and the whole long tunnel is like a gallery, from top to bottom can clearly see the things recorded in these patterns.

The pattern describes the process of building the hanging coffin of this mysterious ancient clan, as well as the process of placing the hanging coffin, this ceremony is extremely grand and professional, Xue Xinrou was excited, and took pictures with the camera while walking, I suddenly smiled bitterly, Ye Jiuqing turned his head and asked me what I was laughing at.

I don't know if there is really such a thing as fate and luck, if there is, then Ye Zhiqiu's luck does not seem to be ordinarily bad, but all the important ruins we have found, she is destined to be happy, if Ye Zhiqiu is standing here now, maybe she will be happy.

As soon as I finished speaking, the field chicken at the front suddenly stopped: "There shouldn't be a mechanism here, right?" ”

"No, I have checked the tunnel here, it is directly excavated in the mountain, and the way of mining is the same, because the tunnel span is very long, if you want to set up a mechanism, it is easy to cause the tunnel to collapse, don't look at this tunnel is not spacious, the whole project has to last for decades or even longer, in case of collapse, the previous work will be lost." The palace lord shook his head and replied in the affirmative.

"When did you get scared and be afraid?" I asked with a smile.

"I'm not afraid, since there is no mechanism, this time I pray to God and worship Buddha, and you lords must not destroy this land." Tian Ji smiled weakly. "People have left a name and a goose have left a voice, in the future, others ask me what I have done in my life, I can't say a lot, people ask where these ruins are, I can only reply, all ruined......"

We laughed, and there were no obstacles along the way in the tunnel, which was much easier than walking in the dense forest, and after walking for about two hours, the torches in our hands began to sway, which indicated that the wind was blowing into the tunnel, and it must have been not far from the cave.

Sure enough, it didn't take long to walk, there was already a light in front of us, Tian Ji stopped, and when we walked to him, we all looked up at the front, and the moonlight came in from the cave, and only from our angle could we see such a shocking picture in front of us.

The huge totem of the scattered caves, which shine in the moonlight, is breathtaking, and the tunnels branch into many branches in front of them, each leading to a cave, and in each cave is a ship-shaped coffin.

Due to the long-term exposure to the outside, most of the coffins are still decaying, and they will be broken into one place if they are touched slightly, but there are no burial goods in the coffins, only some bones and pottery, Xue Xinrou said that this relic is of great value to verify the origin and culture of this ancient tribe, but there is nothing we expect in these clues.

After turning around several caves, we didn't find anything related to Lingshan Jincheng in the boat coffin, until we reached the middle cave, which was a few well-preserved ship coffins, and there were more than a dozen ship coffins in the whole cave.

Ye Jiuqing said that this is a single-hole group burial, generally a family burial place, in addition to dry bones, there are some bamboo, wood and stone tools in the coffin, but there is no gold or silver or even metal, it can be seen that this ancient clan is not buried with metal utensils.

"There seems to be a text here...... "Tian Ji said hesitantly, holding a torch while kneeling in front of a coffin." But I don't know any of them. ”

We hurriedly gathered around, and in the firelight, we saw the lines engraved on the hull of the ship, which were extremely similar to the Bashutu language, between the pattern and the text, difficult to understand like a book from heaven.

"This is an ancient script for ethnic minorities in the southwest." Xue Xinrou knelt on the ground, holding a magnifying glass and looking at it while excitedly saying to us.

When she cleaned up the relics of Xue Shuqiao, she found that the most studied books by Xue Shuqiao were the ethnic minority scripts in the southwest region, among which there was a very short-lived script, composed of dots and lines, similar to the original cuneiform script, because of the short period of existence, so the hieroglyphs and abstract symbols contained in this writing system are still an unsolved mystery.

However, when Xue Shuqiao was studying the religious culture of ethnic minorities in the southwest region, he had learned about the characteristics and pronunciation of this script from an old man, and he wanted to study it in depth, but after the old man died of illness, no one knew this secret, and Xue Shuqiao slowly figured out the rules through the words he learned.

Not only can you roughly understand this kind of text that is like a book from heaven, but also can talk in this kind of text, but unfortunately there is not much information left for Xue Shuqiao, he has not been able to verify his research results, so he had to record it in his notes, Xue Xinrou was very interested after seeing these records, and unconsciously learned how to interpret this set of words.

But Xue Xinrou also didn't practice, she carefully checked every word on the coffin, and gradually a joy appeared on her face, she told us that she could understand the meaning of these words.

We were overjoyed, Xue Xinrou translated it for us, word by word, and these words unlocked the unknown secrets of this ancient tribe for us, which is a group with a long history, which can be traced back to the pre-Qin period at the earliest, more than 2,000 years ago.

In this ancient religion, it is believed that after death, the soul does not die and is still attached to the corpse or statue.

Therefore, they will send the deceased with high status to a place called the Dragon Pool, which is worshiped by the ancient people as a holy pool, a resting place for the gods, and the deceased will purify the body with divine water by the dragon pool, believing that in this way the deceased will be blessed by the gods.

The corpses were then placed in a coffin, which the ancient people believed could carry the soul to eternal life, and in the near future, the dead who rested in the coffin would be reawakened.

"But not all the dead in the coffin will have a chance of resurrection, only ......" Xue Xinrou translated here, and suddenly raised her head in amazement. Only by sleeping in the coffin of a soaring ship can you be reborn! ”

"Soaring ship?!" We were taken aback and looked at each other.

Ye Jiuqing seemed to think of something, and hurriedly walked to the edge of the cave, standing here overlooking the endless primeval forest, Ye Jiuqing suddenly realized and said: "The reason why they want to build a hanging coffin is because putting the coffin in the cave is like a coffin carrying the dead flying in the air, they are following the example......"

"Moon Palace Nine Dragon Boat!" I reacted.

"Yes, this ancient tribe must have come into contact with and seen the ship with their own eyes, and they worshipped the people on the boat as gods, so they will follow the gods after death, which is why this tribe that obviously lives in the mountains will not touch the ship at all in their daily life, but they will be buried in a ship coffin after death." Ye Jiuqing nodded and said.

"However, in the text of the coffin, there is no mention of anything related to the Nine Dragons Boat of the Moon Palace, and even the gods mentioned are described in a very general way." Xue Xinrou said with a frown. "Judging from the written records, the time when these caves were excavated was around the time of the Western Jin Dynasty, and every leader of the ancient clan would be sent here after his death."

"Every ancient clan leader will be buried here?" Ye Jiuqing frowned, and asked in an accentuated tone.

Xue Xinrou looked at the text again, nodded affirmatively, Ye Jiuqing shook his head solemnly, turned around and went to other caves without saying a word, I hurriedly followed him, and saw him check the burial goods of the boat coffins parked in each cave, the more he looked at the more puzzled he became, and finally walked back and said: "From the funeral goods, I can roughly deduce the time when these ship coffins were buried, and the latest burial goods that appeared were from the Tang Dynasty, that is, this kind of burial lasted until the Tang Dynasty and ended." ”

"If the leaders of these ancient tribes firmly believe that they can be reborn by being buried here, why did they abandon this place later?" The palace lord was puzzled.

"There is only so much written in writing, and the rest is not clear." Xue Xinrou shook her head.

"Is there any clue related to Lingshan Jincheng?" Tian Ji asked.

"Nope." Xue Xinrou replied.

"It's a waste of work." Tian Ji sat on the ground with weakness and weakness. "Since there are no clues, how can you find Lingshan?"

"This ancient clan is very likely to be the Lingshan Wu clan we are looking for, they have not only seen but also come into contact with the Nine Dragons Boat of the Moon Palace, since the Lingshan totem has been built here, it means that this ancient clan should live here, and the Lingshan we want to find should also be here." I say.

"That being said, in the vast forest sea, without any clues, the possibility of finding Lingshan is almost zero, and once we get lost, I'm afraid we won't be able to get out again." Gong Jue said.

"Don't think about these first, they all say that you are out of the blue, and a bunch of stunned young people have no experience, if you want to say it, if you cut off the way to retreat and seal the exit, a few of us will have to jump down from here." Ye Jiuqing said that since there were no clues here, it would be inconvenient to stay for a long time, urging us to hurry up and return the same way.

After Xue Xinrou took pictures of the coffin and the text in the cave, we walked back along the tunnel, and when we were about to go out, Ye Jiuqing told us to extinguish the torch, and I walked at the end, wondering if there was something that had been neglected.

"The most remarkable thing about Lingshan is that you can see the sun and the moon at the same time, which is also recorded in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, there should be a reason, you say, in what kind of situation and what kind of place can you see the sun and the moon at the same time?" Walking outside for a breath of fresh air, I asked thoughtfully.

No one replied for a long time, I looked back at it, and suddenly I was shocked, the palace lords who went out first in front of me couldn't see any of them, and I was the only one left in the dark forest.

As soon as I turned around, a hideous and terrifying grimace was pasted in front of me, and in the dim light I saw only a pair of terrifying eyes, and before I could exclaim, I felt a blow to the back of my head, and I fainted to the ground in front of my eyes.

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