Chapter 36: Two Coffins
As soon as I heard it, I was confused.
The first thing that came to mind was that dream......
Not long ago, I had an inexplicable dream of a female corpse in the forest of Xuanyuan Ancient City. The female corpse in the dream seemed to have said something similar to me, saying that no matter where I went, she would chase after me because my footsteps were different......
It can't be a coincidence, right?
But if it's really a coincidence, it's even more surprising!
There was no emotion in the little leader's eyes, and I began to sweat profusely after a while he stared at me like this. I subconsciously touched my shoulder and asked Dadong, "Really?" Don't scare me. Why don't you ask this master again, what do you mean by that? Is there another explanation? β
Dadong translated according to my words, and after a while, he turned back to me and said, "He said it, that's what he meantβyou carry a female ghost on your back!" Dadong said, patting me, "I know you don't believe it, but I want to remind you that Xuanyuan people are not like us, we are mortals who have been eradicated by Huigen, but they have been living in this sect, and they still have some immortal energy on their bodies, and they can see many things that we can't understand through the ages." β
"That's it, I'm haunted by a ghost, and I'm still a fart? Hit your head and kill me! I said.
"You're bumping! If you die, let the master see, I see that you cherish your little life, don't talk nonsense! Come on, don't think too much, isn't it just a ghost, and it's not for you to carry the black pot, what can you do? Aren't you afraid of death, you're afraid of ghosts? Dadong glared at me, "Besides, maybe 'back ghost' is just a saying, the so-called 'ghost' of the Xuanyuan people is not the same as we imagined, I bet this thing is definitely not as mysterious as you think." β
"Yes, yes," the girl said, glaring at me, "didn't you hear?" People are female ghosts, let you bear the burden to give you face, are you still not satisfied? β
"I'm grass!" Listening to such heartless persuasion, I was unhappy, "Dare to love is not to let you carry ghosts!" One by one, they can only say cool words! I just don't want to! I haven't done anything wrong, why am I haunted by ghosts?! You hurry up and ask the master, is there a way to crack it? "I'm right to the big host.
"Come on, I'm not a translator, I won't say it! Let's talk about this later. Dadong didn't like me to be verbose, so he found a gap and diverted the topic, "By the way, Yoko, I just found something, you come with me to take a look." β
Dadong has always been very strong in doing things, I have no position in front of him, he ordered, although he was very unhappy, but there was no way, he could only put aside the matter of the female ghost for the time being, and do what he said.
Dadong walked ahead with a torch, and soon came to the small partition in the stone chamber. The partition door is very low and thin, although there is a latch on it, but it is not buckled, Dadong gently pushed, only to hear the "squeak" sound, the door was pushed open.
As soon as the fire shone down, it was frighteningly dark inside, and a strange smell wafted out. I can't tell what it is, but it feels a bit like the smell of rotten meat, and I have a bad feeling in my heart.
"Are you going in?" I asked.
"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Grand Host. With that, he shoved the torch into my hand without saying a word, and then pushed me on my shoulder, pushing me into the unknown darkness.
I was most afraid of this Hessian atmosphere, and I was nervous to death.
It was so dark that it was like entering another time and space, and I felt like I had entered a corridor first, and before I had taken two steps, the road ahead suddenly seemed to be in another stone room.
"What kind of place is this?" I said to myself. With the light of the fire, I saw that the stone wall was covered with slender cracks. Some of the cracks stretched all the way to the ground, the cracks were wet and dripping with water, and you could see milky white crystals inside, wrapped in red minerals, exactly like what you had seen in the deep cave outside.
I finally knew that it was cinnabar mine.
There were two stone lanterns standing in the corner, and I missed the torch in my hand, and when I looked closely, I found that there was still oil and wick on the surface of the lantern.
I asked Dadong if the lantern could be used, but he didn't reply, and groped for something else. Now that it was so dark that I was covered in hair, I hated this feeling, and I was so anxious to see the whole stone chamber clearly, so I crossed my heart and brought the torch in my hand over.
The light of the fire shook for a while, and the flames in the stone lantern suddenly flickered, and the surroundings became much brighter. I looked around and saw that something strange was happening, so I simply lit another stone lantern as well.
At this moment, the stone room was all lit up, this brightness was unprecedented, the light illuminated the surroundings clearly, I was taken aback, hurriedly put away the torches, and looked back, the first thing that caught my eye was two huge coffins!
I didn't expect to see this at all, and I shuddered as soon as my head was clouded. Slowly looking at Dadong, he stood far away from me, and seemed to be taken aback, looking at the scene in front of him with the same stupidity.
"What's going on?"
At this time, the girl and Xiao Rong also followed, and when they saw the scene in front of them, they were both stunned.
"Why are there two of them here?" The girl was surprised, no one answered her question, and after a while, the girl seemed to think of something, smashed her hand hard, and said, "I understand, this must be a joint burial tomb!" The people buried in these two coffins must be Jing Lianhong's family. β
The girl is ridiculous, but it makes sense. I remember watching some documentaries about ancient tombs, which were about joint burials.
There are two kinds of joint burial tombs, one is "joint burial in the same cave" and the other is "joint burial in the same cave". Because joint burials are generally husband and wife, the so-called "merger" refers to the tombs of husband and wife, who are buried together in two basically identical burial chambers under the same mausoleum.
And "the same acupoint" is the opposite of "acupoint", so I won't repeat it here.
Sometimes, in the grave on the wife's side, there are several coffins buried together. The reason is very simple, such as the owner of the tomb has several wives, or has a favorite concubine to accompany the burial, etc.
Combined with historical data, if you think about it again, you will immediately feel that Jing Lianhong's tomb is actually very in line with the ancient customs of joint burial tombs, and Jing Lianhong, a ghost, actually used the mechanism of "epiglottis door" to create such a mysterious underground palace, which is really eye-opening!
That being said, I still had a strange feeling about what I was looking for.
I realized that the two coffins in front of me were almost exactly the same as the coffins of Jing Lianhong I saw before, and even the inscriptions engraved on the head of the coffins were the same! If these two are really Jing Lianhong's family members, then this phenomenon is too strange!
What's even stranger is that none of the lids have been nailed shut, and the coffins seem to be placed here at random. There are only coffins, no coffins, especially these two coffins, there are no burial goods, and they are unbelievably simple.
It is said that this is a "joint burial tomb...... Is that really the case? I can't help but wonder.
What exactly does Jing Lianhong want to do? I always feel that everything I see in front of me is not everything.
Will people like Jing Lianhong really choose to die of old age as they come naturally? In this incredible dungeon, could there be even more terrifying ambitions? Although I don't know the answer to this series of questions, maybe it's the relationship between the same sect, and I always feel that it must be quite a terrible thing!
At this moment, I was a mess in my head, and suddenly I heard the girl muttering beside me, her voice was not loud, but it was very sharp, and as soon as she opened her mouth, her thoughts were instantly disrupted.
ββ¦β¦ Did You Know? It is rumored that Jing Lianhong's wife brought a three-color jade bracelet from her mother's house, which is a rare treasure! But the whereabouts of the bracelet after her death are unknown......" said the girl as she walked around the coffin twice, "In my opinion, let's open the coffin and look for it?" Maybe it's worth it, and we'll have a windfall? β
The girl said, suddenly glaring at me, "Mom, you do it, you got the baby, how about we split it in half?" To be honest, I really look like looking at what Jing Lianhong's wife looks like. β
She likes to mess around the most, and she's not satisfied with such a big bag of babies on her back, but she just talks to herself, and I don't bother to pay attention to her.
I stopped paying attention to the two coffins, and looked around, drawn to something else in the stone chamber. The thing was hidden behind a six-fold screen in the corner. If Dadong hadn't sensed something and stepped forward to remove the screen, I might never have been able to perceive this thing......
When I saw it, I was stunned!
No, it shouldn't be said to be a "thing", strictly speaking, it should be an incredible sight. I suddenly didn't know what to put into words, and if I read it correctly, I saw a wall of black mist behind the screen......
Or maybe the fog is so thick that it forms the shape of a wall there. I can't tell, but in short, a black curtain of fog slowly swims behind the screen, like a wall, and does not disperse or settle. It is also like the effect of smoke curtains made of dry ice in those large-scale stage performances.
But how could the ancients have used dry ice?
What the hell is that? I was so curious that I couldn't help but walk towards the screen, but before I could take two steps, Dadong suddenly stood in front of the screen and shouted, "Come here!" β
A few people probably thought they had found an exit, so they ran over when they heard the sound.
When I came to me, my brain was immediately broken!
Behind the screen, I saw a human corpse......
It took me half a minute to wake up from my shock.
At Dadong's feet, I saw the corpse lying on his stomach, almost naked, wearing only a pair of briefs on his body, and his head and neck twisted into a very exaggerated angle. Next to the corpse, I saw a flashlight with a broken lampshade and a ** broken in two......
The items with a modern touch immediately sobered me up!
"It's them!" I exclaimed and pounced.
I found that the corpse was male, with short hair, and that the exposed flesh of the corpse was highly decomposed and emitted a foul stench. However, I don't know if it's because of the cinnabar mine, although the corpse is **, there are no maggots.
Because the corpse was face down, it was difficult to see the appearance. But I know that even if I can see him in this state, I may not recognize who he is...... It's just that this body shape looks a little familiar.
For a moment, my head suddenly became a mess.
"Dadong, do you have any impression of this person?" I went back to look at Dadong. At this look, I was startled, I saw Dadong open his mouth, looking at the dead body with a frightened face, I had never seen his expression, even when he was face to face with the human-faced snake, he had never been like this.
"Why do you look like this?" I asked him, and said that I had seen so many corpses of my relatives, and now I can accept it calmly, what is the matter with Dadong's face that ate pork liver?
"Yoko!" Dadong's gaze slowly turned to me, his eyes widened, "You...... Don't you know who this man is? β
"Yes...... Who? Hearing him say that, my heart was pounding.
"He's 'Jing Zhen'!" Grand Host.