Chapter 16: The Shipwreck

If the bow and the platform hadn't been damaged to this extent. This underwater situation. It must be spectacular, like a crystal palace. And yet now. The entire wreckage was covered in a thick layer of rust and dust. Lifeless. Especially the balcony. It has been tilted to forty degrees. It looks like just one more kick. It will completely collapse.

Even so. The third uncle was also shocked and almost suffocated. Such a situation. Not to say in the sea. Even if it's on top of the land. There weren't many opportunities to see it. Whose shipwreck tomb is this? Sinking in such a square?

When you look closer. The third uncle noticed that the jade door embedded in the reef was really huge. How tall are the two. Four arm widths. Under the sea scale on the outside of the left and right walls of the jade gate. It can be vaguely seen that there are two door gods carved in relief. Each holds a tiger in his hand. The appearance is fierce and terrifying. The third uncle recognized them. But I can't name it. The part of the terrace that is not embedded in the reef. There are cornices and tiled roofs. The tiles are almost gone. Only the eaves remain.

The jade door is ajar. There is a gap two people wide in the middle. It's deep inside. Don't know where it leads.

The "Ancient Corpse of Dance Music" on one side has sunk into the abyss. Not at all.

Unchaining did not stop. Swam into the jade gate. The third uncle gritted his teeth and shook his feet hard. Got it up to speed. Soon followed.

After entering. It's a long corridor where six or seven people can walk side by side. All of a sudden, the space around me became cramped. But the searchlight has become more abundant.

Just outside just now. That deep, cold, desperate and terrifying feeling. It's a little lighter here. In the end, I saw something familiar to me. The third uncle calmed down a little.

Dive down the hallway. Because of professional habits. The third uncle took a cursory look at the surrounding decorations. Discover every inch square. Included faces. They are all carved with pictures of continuous immortals.

A staircase appeared at the end of the hallway. All the way up. The third uncle flipped his body. Lie on your back. Swim and swim. He was suddenly taken aback. Because he found his head exposed to the water.

He was taken aback. This is indeed a very surprising thing. Soak in water for almost forty minutes. The third uncle didn't expect that there would be air in this ancient tomb at all. He hurriedly rolled over and fell to the bottom of the steps. Climbed up on all fours.

A man who has been in the water for too long. Once ashore. If you are fierce, you will find that your body is as heavy as carrying an iron block. What's more, there are indeed weight-bearing lead blocks and oxygen cylinders on the body. After the third uncle went up. Almost soft. Grit your teeth hard. I didn't fall back into the water.

Stumbling up the stairs. Seeing that the untie chain has taken off the diving equipment. While gasping for air. While shining a flashlight on the surrounding burial chamber.

The third uncle said in his heart that it was really a vegetable head. If you run into a stuffy hole. You've hung up a long time ago. But now it seems that he did not die immediately. This means that the air should be fine. So he sat down on the steps. Take off your diving gear, too. While relaxing the muscles. Unhook the flashlight and shine it around.

The end of the steps. The side he was in. It is a brick burial chamber. Typical Ming Dynasty style. The height is not high. You can only walk with your head down. The top of the treasure towers. Presented as an arch. It is estimated that it is also the thickness of seven spokes and seven coupons. The brick joints on the top of the tomb are iron. Filled with iron slurry. The bricks are extremely clever. The curvature of the top of the treasure does not have any edges and offsides. It's like polished.

The middle of the burial chamber. The blue and white porcelain lanterns are lined up in two columns. Straight into the depths of the burial chamber. It was pitch black. The flashlight shines on. Found in the middle of the burial chamber. A huge black sè iron cylinder is placed. I don't know what to do with it. Blocked the view.

The third uncle was a little shocked when he saw it. He robbed many tombs. Know that this burial chamber is huge. But it's just a civilian spec. At most, a rich man. It's very strange. Look at the size of the ancient tomb outside. Without the efforts of tens of thousands of conscripts for ten years, I am afraid that the construction will not be possible. If it weren't for the royal family. Which ordinary person can make such a big deal?

The third uncle will be like us immediately. thought of the huge rich Shen Wansan at that time.

So to speak. This time, follow the chain. I even ran into an oil bucket for him. This is a blessing that cannot be cultivated in several lifetimes.

His heart was excited. Then turn the flashlight. Shine on the tomb walls around shè.

The walls of the burial chamber are depicted with a large number of frescoes. Equally quite spectacular. The third uncle took a picture. Discover a continuous stream of murals. There are almost no traces of breakage. And the fade sè is not bad.

It's full of moisture. The frescoes can be preserved in this way. It's hard. But during the Northern Song Dynasty. There are already techniques for the protection of frescoes with oily wax or egg whites. The process is quite advanced. Such a technique should be used here. So now it seems. The face of the mural is slightly cloudy.

Something painted on top of the mural. The third uncle never looked. At this time, I took a few looks. Nor is it the essentials. It's just that it's no different from ordinary tomb murals. I took the light of the flashlight back. Go to the side of the unchain. I want to ask him what medicine he took wrong.

It's enough to solve the chain. While looking around curiously. While panting like a cow. Apparently it just used the force of death. The third uncle shouted. He didn't pay any attention to it. All attention was drawn to this burial chamber.

Originally, he got rid of the third uncle just now. The third uncle has a dark fire in his heart. But. Now that I've come to this side. Relapse is not appropriate. The third uncle endured it.

The two of them were speechless. The third uncle rested for a while and then completely calmed down. The heartbeat also flattened. He casually began to prepare tools to enter the tomb. Meantime. He kept an eye on it. Secretly checked the oxygen cylinder that reconciled himself.

As soon as I looked at him, I knew it wasn't good. His own is fine. But the oxygen consumption of the chain is too great. It's more than half of it.

The more experienced the diver becomes. The longer you can be active underwater. And people who have just dived. I often can't control my inhalation. One found himself in the water. I exhaled desperately. Compared to the consumption of old divers. It can be more than doubled. Although the third uncle is not good at diving. But because oxygen cylinders are often estimated. Therefore, it is much less than the disconnection link. At this point, he understood at once. I can't get out of the chain anymore.

But then I thought about it. The third uncle was relieved. He couldn't get out anyway. I must come in again and take him away. Then there is no need to rush out.

At this point, he walked to the depths of the tomb. He also arose and followed. The two men walked up to the huge iron cylinder.

The third uncle stopped and approached the iron cylinder to inspect. And there seems to be no interest in unraveling the chain. Went straight around.

The iron cylinder weighs more than five tons. There are a large number of inscriptions carved in relief on it. It should be a sacrificial vessel. The cylinder foot has been pressed into the lower green bricks. The tank was empty. However, at the bottom of the tank there is a carving that protrudes into the shape of a fish. I don't know what to do.

The third uncle wanted to take a closer look at the inscription on it. There are no words that I know. Suddenly, I heard Xie Lianhuan exclaim.

He turned his head to look. It turned out that the unchaining had come to the end of the tomb. The light of the unchained flashlight illuminated a third-order coffin bed. There is a huge black carved coffin on it.

The coffin was almost as high as the unchained chest. The black one is very harsh. The surface of the coffin seems to have been varnished. It's unnaturally bright. The carvings on it are shallow but very distinct. It's about a lot of bird seal writing. And unchaining may suddenly see the coffin. A little scared. Moving backwards.

This coffin is extraordinary. Domineering. It should be the coffin of the tomb owner. I don't know who is buried inside.

The third uncle has read countless coffins. Not to mention ordinary mahogany barnyard wood. A coffin made of whole agarwood. I've been lucky enough to see it once. But like this black coffin here. He couldn't see what it was. His curiosity sparked. He walked around the iron cylinder.

Walk behind the unchain. He saw it more clearly. The coffin bed is made of yellow mortar bricks. It is formed into a lotus disc. Behind the coffin bed is a photographic wall. It's full of words. Presumably an epitaph. It should be written about the life of the owner of the tomb. But after the third uncle glanced at it. I feel a chill in my back. Attention was drawn to the black coffin. At the same time, he also knew why unraveling the chain would make him retreat in fright.

Because of this huge black coffin. There was actually a "person" lying down.