Chapter 17: The Whistle Coffin

The third uncle's flashlight shone on the coffin. The moment I saw that "person". He almost got all the folds. The scalp was numb. I also subconsciously stepped back. He flipped the knife out of his hand.

It's not that the third uncle is timid. It's a strange situation. In such a hidden tomb. There was a "person" lying on top of the coffin. Suddenly seen. Anyone can shake it a few times.

This frightening effort. Xie Lian also retreated to the third uncle's side. He must have never had an accident in the fight. I was so frightened that even my face changed. The retreat is also urgent. stepped on the third uncle's foot with one foot.

The third uncle almost fell down when he stepped on him. But this time. And he started the lightning. I saw the situation on the coffin clearly. It turned out to be a false alarm. The man on top of the coffin. It is a bronze figurine. Tightly clinging to the black coffin.

The shape of this bronze relief is very strange. Walking clouds and sideburns. The face is exaggerated. It's a bit like the hundred opera figurines of the Qin period. The limbs are as thick and fat as insect feet, and they are extremely short. The weirdest thing is the mouth. Don't laugh or get angry. It was struggling to open up. It was like screaming.

The third uncle watched. I immediately felt a strangeness in my heart. Ordinary people pay attention to peace and tranquility. And this iron coffin and the bronze man are matched together. Unspeakable yīn evil and eccentric. Something is very wrong. Is this indeed the coffin of the tomb owner?

He shone his flashlight around. This burial chamber is clear at a glance. There were no other coffins. Obviously, if this is the main burial chamber. This should indeed be the coffin of the tomb owner.

The third uncle trusts his instincts very much. I was a little uneasy.

To look carefully. He pushed away the chain and walked over. Take a closer look. Even more surprised. It was discovered that this huge black coffin was actually a carved iron coffin. This bronze figure seems to have been added as an ornament later. Even more peculiar. The position of the bronze man's mouth was sunk from the lid of the coffin. A deep hole appeared in the lid of the coffin. I don't know if it penetrated the lid of the coffin. to the inside of the coffin.

Wrong! The third uncle took a breath of cold air when he saw it. Then he remembered the clue at once. I sighed in my heart. Bad heart.

Pig iron sealed coffin. The coffin body has holes. Isn't this coffin the "whistle coffin" that the old people talk about?

The "whistle coffin" is still a saying handed down before liberation. It can't be a hundred generations ago. The third uncle also listened to the old man. It is said that at that time, the area of Xiangxi. There is a warlord along the way. There are a group of capable people under him. The leader is named Zhang Yancheng. This person is said to be a descendant of General Cao Cāo Faqiu. There are supernatural powers. The five fingers of his left hand were incredibly long. And almost equal. The hill that can be flattened. Taste the soil and find the tomb. Tomb robbing is terrible. This warlord went on a northern expedition with Sun Yat-sen. Zhang Yancheng was ordered to raise military salaries. robbed the tomb in ancient ways. All the way north. I don't know how many hidden tombs have been turned out by him. The fame is great. At that time, there was "Yancheng in Xiangxi." Imp jump. Hades also changed its route when he came". On the one hand, people are mythologized. On the one hand, it can also be known that Zhang Yancheng's tomb robbery activities are rampant.

This man robbed the grave. There is a special set of routines. It is like encountering the coffin of the bloody yīn evil. will be drenched in the coffin with cow blood. Observe the coffin's reaction. If there is an abnormal noise in the coffin. Then the coffin owner may be corpsed. Soldiers would drag the coffin out of the tomb and open it after exposure to the sun; If there is no movement in the coffin. It depends on the surface of the coffin. Most of the time. Cow blood does not clot. It flows down the body of the coffin to the bottom of the coffin. This means that there is nothing wrong. The coffin was opened.

But there is also a rather peculiar situation. It's after the cow's blood is drenched. It's like pouring on sand and stones. Blood seeped into the coffin. This is a great omen that is even more unlucky than the corpse. This illustrates what is in the coffin. Probably not a human corpse.

There was no human corpse in the coffin. What's that? Answer: Unspeakable corpses. In China. This kind of thing is collectively called a demon.

At this time, Zhang Yancheng will order someone to dig a pit. Sink the demon coffin in the pit. Burn the weapon after applying mud. Sealed coffin with molten iron. Only on top of the coffin. Leave a hole for only one hand to pass through. Wait for the molten iron to condense. And he went into the coffin with one hand. Probe the contents of the coffin. Legend has it that this is his ancestral two-finger burrowing skill.

And when it comes to caving. He would order someone to jam his arm with a three-foot lute scissors. While tying the "knock handle" to the horsetail. so that it doesn't feel right. Others can draw their horses immediately. The horse was frightened and ran. Pull motive 栝. The extremely sharp lute shears are immediately spun and cut. Severed hands to save lives.

So handle the coffin. Because there's a hole in it. It will eventually turn into something resembling a giant iron whistle. Therefore, it is called "whistle coffin".

Zhang Yancheng used these two fingers to explore the cave all his life. It is said that there are only three times. All of them retreated with their arms in their arms. The best of all. What he took out of the coffin was a golden grape with twenty-four incense. Only the size of the molars. It is said to have been hidden in the mouth of the corpse. Zhang Yancheng later fought with the warlords. Missing. Some say he took refuge in the revolution. In the end, he died in a detention center during the "Cultural Revolution". It is also said. He died in Huanggutun. In short, he is a mysterious figure.

Legends about him. There are generally two ways for old men to say this. One thinks he really has a hair mound stunt. Two-finger caving is well deserved; The other thinks that Zhang Yancheng is a liar. Exploits the superstitious fear of coffins among ordinary soldiers. Describe an ordinary coffin as a demon coffin. And then put on a show. I raise one's own position to elevate.

How it is. Nobody knows.

My grandfather believed that Zhang Yancheng was a master. That's because of Zhang Yancheng's style of sealing the demon coffin with molten iron. There is some side evidence. It is said that a bronze coffin similar to what Zhang Yancheng said was found in the silt of the diversion of the Yellow River before liberation. The coffin does have an arm-thick hole in the top. But no one dared to reach in. The bold tongs only picked up a lot of yellow sè mud from it. Later, this coffin was directly thrown into the steelmaking furnace during the "Great Leap Forward". I don't know if anything happened.

This iron coffin. Although jīng is incomparable. It's completely different from a coffin that is indiscriminately cast with iron mortar. But the deep hole in the coffin. It's like the legendary "whistle coffin".

That's weird. This is a tomb that leads the way. It should be the owner of the tomb. Why is the main coffin on the coffin like this? Is the owner of the tomb not a man? Is it a youkai?

The third uncle felt a creep when he thought about it. Think of this tomb deep in the abyss of the sea. So weird and mysterious. Maybe it's not a human tomb. Maybe it's the Sea Dragon King's. I remembered what Jude Kao had done to untie the chain. I can't help but feel empty. Could it be that Jude Kao knew that the owner of the tomb was not human? That's why I asked Xie Lian to take photos to study?

But. The third uncle was young at the time. I don't take what the old man says too seriously. Although a little flustered. But not afraid. Instead, his curiosity grew. The heart said, "What could it be in there?"

At this time, the chain was also revealed to be a false alarm. Walked over again. I looked at this iron coffin with palpitations. I took a look around. He tried to push the lid of the coffin.

The third uncle saw that his feet were shaking. I knew he was still scared. This behavior may be to show it in front of the third uncle. Save the face he was scared just now.

The third uncle felt funny. And he shone his face with a flashlight. Let him not waste his efforts. If this is a "whistle coffin". Obviously, the fabricator of this coffin and Zhang Yancheng belong to the same faction. The contents of this iron coffin are definitely not good. Moreover, this iron coffin was built with no intention of being opened by others. To get something from inside. Only like Zhang Yancheng. He said as he put his hand into the coffin hole. And he climbed up. Use a flashlight to shine a light on the hole in the coffin. See what you can see.

Look down through the hole. The inside of the coffin was dark and gloomy. It's not clear. Flashlight probing is not a good way to go. The divergent light is halfway through, and it can't go on. I only feel under the throat of this "cast man". Exuding a breath of yīn qi. When you look at it, your neck stiffens. Reach down and touch it. It's really not something that ordinary people can do.

The third uncle remembered the information that Xie Lian got from the foreigner. I felt that my guess was correct: the foreigner was so familiar with the structure here. They must have had someone come in and investigate. But why didn't the man who came in complete his mission? Presumably, the man is a veteran in this industry like them. When I came in, I found that there was such an iron coffin inside. Knowing that the iron coffin seals the corpse is not trivial. only to give up temporarily. That's why this foreigner found a half-baked unchain.

So to speak. They must not have been able to touch the coffin. Otherwise, you will be the cannon fodder of this Jude Kao.

But. If you don't touch the coffin. It seems to be a little too sloppy. He reconciled the chain down. It's okay to go out empty-handed. I went out like this. Then Xie Lianlian said that he still has a face? Moreover. This coffin looks. It's also a little tempting.

The third uncle couldn't make up his mind. But he thought about it again. Or sanity prevailed. The heart speaks of the experience of the ancestors. The coffin is placed at the end of the touch. He should see what good things are in the rest of the party here now. He won't touch the coffin today. This tomb will not run. Tomorrow evening, they will come down again with chopsticks and black donkey hooves. It will be more insured than it is now. That's not cowardly, either.

He was relieved when he thought about it. Just let the unchained stay here. If you want to take a picture, take a picture of this coffin. The foreigner could understand him. Start searching the corners of the burial chamber yourself. Look for other funerary items.

This chamber has no transepts. All over the body. The pattern is very weird. The ancients paid attention to death, as life is life. The layout of this burial chamber is generally imitated according to the layout of the tomb owner during his lifetime. In other words, this is also the case with the place where the tomb owner lived before his death. I can't think of what it would be. There are no ordinary funerary goods in it. Only those huge porcelain pieces that are priceless.

(These things.) It is now worth more than 300 million. )

The third uncle looked around the tomb. I didn't see anything to be able to move out. And he went around and came back. Behind the coffin bed is a photo wall. He went around to the back of the wall to look. There is also some space. But the face is still empty.

He couldn't help but curse secretly. The heart said that it was really a door-picking. How nothing. Is that coffin so big? Or iron. That guy stuffed all the funeral goods inside? This coffin was used as a safe?

It's really possible to think about it. I can't help but feel a little depressed. At this time. Suddenly, he saw the back of the wall. There are very intricate carvings in relief.

The murals are not worth much. But the stone carvings of the tombs are invaluable. Although this photo wall is huge. Unlikely to be shipped out. But the third uncle saw it. I still couldn't help but take a look.

The flashlight shines through. It was a surprise to him. Relief behind the wall. The carving is not an ordinary Rui Beast Cloud Buddha. Or the pattern of the ascension of the rite to the immortal. Rather, there are several palaces. Flying eaves phoenix top. Carved beams and painted buildings. The carving is very jīng-fine. Even the tiles were embossed one by one. And the appearance of each palace is different. Some are two-tiered. Some are one-tiered. Visually, there are also far and near. Patchwork. The third uncle counted it. There are seven in total. Arranged in the Seven Stars of the Big Dipper. between each palace. You can see countless pavilions and pavilions that are half hidden and half visible. And the other details. All obscured by carved clouds. The background of this relief. It's a huge mountain rock. Apparently a big mountain. And the composition of the palace is in the lower part of the entire relief. The meaning is clear. These are seven palaces built in a huge valley. The valley was cloudy. Hiding what is outside the palace is hazy and mysterious.

What does this relief mean? The third uncle was stunned for a moment. The frescoes in all the tombs have meaning. It's not symbolic. It is to praise the great achievements of the tomb owner during his lifetime. This relief represents the mythical fairy kingdom. Or is it singing the praises of the owner of the tomb or something?

The third uncle didn't know that the owner of the tomb here was Wang Zanghai. So there's no way to associate it. But this jīng chic relief. He was very impressed. He told me. It was at that time. This wall is also priceless. If only I could take it out. He put it in his bedroom. I look at it every day. But. This wall is too huge. It was impossible to ship it out at the time. Although the third uncle is itching. But there is no way. He looked at it several times. I wanted to let the chain come over. Take a picture of this thing. In the future, it is good to brag among peers.

I want to speak. Suddenly, he smelled a strange smell. It looks like something is burnt.

He was stunned for a moment. The heart says what's going on. This is the burial chamber. How can there be such a smell? Hurriedly ran out of the wall. Look outward. Then. He saw a scene that made him jaw-dropping.

Only the view stands on top of the iron coffin. Helpless. And in the mouth of the bronze man on the iron coffin. Billowing black smoke came out.