Chapter 42: The Dilemma
With that, I immediately remembered what happened a few weeks ago.
At that time, we were about to go to the palace of the king of Lu, when we passed through the corpse cave, we caught a big corpse, the tail of the worm, there was a bell like this, there was a big cyan centipede in it, when crawling to ring the bell, it would make a sound like a person whispering, the sound was like a ghost, it seemed to have a mysterious power, we were almost fascinated by this sound at that time, fortunately the stuffy oil bottle was clever, kicked us into the water, and was sober.
The third uncle later saw this thing, and said that its years were still before the Warring States Period, and he didn't know which dynasty it was, but at that time, things were critical, and I didn't take it to heart, and the experience in the Lu Palace was like a nightmare, and it was good if I wasn't crazy, where do I remember this.
But now if I want to identify it, I don't know for sure, because at that time, the corpse cave was the same as now, and there were only a few miner's lamps illuminated, and the bell was trampled on by Panzi not long after it came down, and it was impossible to compare the two, so I could only take a rough look.
If this is really the kind of bell we saw in the corpse cave, then if the fat man touched it just now, it would be really amazing, at that time one had already fascinated us all and couldn't control ourselves, there were at least forty of them here, as long as a small stir, I really don't know what would happen.
The stuffy oil bottle looked at me and said, "There must be something strange in that corpse cave, and the corpse accumulation ground was originally a huge burial chamber, but I don't know how it can be related to Wang Fuhai." ”
The fat man heard us talk about this, knew the origin of the bell, and wondered, "Are you mistaken, why did this pre-Warring States thing appear here again?" This is a bit too coincidental. Could it be that this hidden sea is also a tomb robber? ”
As soon as he said this, I and the stuffy oil bottle were flustered.
"In this case, it is also possible." The stuffy oil bottle thought for a while and said: "No one knows what he did in his early years, and he is proficient in feng shui, if he robs tombs, he should be at ease." However, I remember that his family background is relatively prominent, and their family has been feng shui masters for several generations, and they don't always do this kind of menial work. ”
When the stuffy oil bottle talked about being cheap, his face did not change, and he didn't seem to realize that he had scolded us in. I said, "I don't think it's possible, the inverted bucket will definitely leave some sign in his tomb, so that future generations can avoid taboos when they come in, have you seen this kind of thing here?" ”
The stuffy oil bottle shook his head, "I was paying attention to that just now. No sign at all. ”
His attainments in this area were unfathomable, and he said no, and I knew that he must really not, and said: "Then how can this explain that there is such a thing here, could it be that he is an antique himself, and brings his beloved collection to the funeral?" ”
"We didn't find any other antiques all the way, and you're not right. In my opinion, it could be another case! The fat man seemed to think of something, and his face showed a smug expression: "In fact, in addition to the inverted bucket, there is another kind of person who often encounters the ancient tomb, do you know what it is?" ”
When I heard this, I immediately realized: "You mean, he was doing engineering and dug up these things on the construction site?" ”
The fat man nodded: "This person can be said to be the largest package foreman at that time, it is likely to encounter this situation, as long as you go back and check the information, you can know whether he has been to the melon seed temple in Shandong at that time." ”
The fat man's statement is reasonable, I can't help but admire him a little, but this thing must not be touched, I guess maybe A-Ning touched this coral tree, so many bells rang together, it will become insane, but I don't know what kind of scene these bells produce in her brain, it will have such a powerful effect.
Originally, people were easily suggested, and now in such an ancient tomb, the atmosphere is mysterious, the nerves are a little fragile, and they will go crazy, I think, even the amnesia of the stuffy oil bottle, may also be caused by these things, because I found that the lanyards of these bells are tied to the coral tree very precisely with copper wire, and the coral has a hole in it, and the sound transmission is excellent, this thing is placed here, like a musical instrument, and the sound can be made in thousands of ways, and making sure that there is one in it can make people forget everything.
But my thoughts are a bit fanciful, and I am embarrassed to say it, the three of them stood for a moment, and the fat man said: "It seems that the bottom of this cave is just such a little flower, and this strange thing is still on these bells, do you want to talk nonsense?" ”
I see that there are no demons and monsters in this cave, and my heart is a lot more relaxed, and it doesn't matter if I walk down now, but look at my watch, the time for low tide is almost up, and it's not interesting to stay here, so the four of them retreated.
I thought as I walked, and there were still two questions in my heart, the first was that when the stuffy oil bottle was twenty years old in this hole in the wall, it was introduced by the third uncle, and where are those people who fainted with him? Did the third uncle transport them out?
The second is that when the stuffy oil bottle went in, it smelled a very peculiar fragrance, but now it is gone, does this mean that twenty years ago, there might have been something else in this cave?
These answers can only be known when you find the third uncle.
And the third uncle is gone, to find him, I don't know the Year of the Monkey, maybe he will not appear again, and these doubts will become a mystery for the ages.
If it is really as the fat man said, the third uncle is entangled by the unjust soul in this tomb, then where will he go, when he sees the photo of the stuffy oil bottle, he says, "I understand", what does he understand?
Thinking about it, I feel like there's still a little bit of something missing in the whole thing, and if you give me a little more clue, I'll be able to connect everything. And my intuition tells me that this thing should have something to do with the Lu Palace.
I thought that the four of them had already walked out of the low hole, and the fat man put A-Ning on the ground and said, "It should be almost time now, and we should do it anyway." ”
I thought that the matter of escaping until now was still the first priority, so I retracted my mind and began to explain the matter, because I had never really opened the treasure top of the Ming Tomb, so I was not sure in my heart, only one step at a time.
After finishing speaking, the three of them acted according to the plan, the fat man had been holding back his stomach for a long time, and he picked up the guy and chiseled it on a pillar, but he underestimated the texture of the golden silk nanmu, and after a few moments, he was already panting, but the pillar was split off a little by him.
He saw that something was wrong and said, "Xiao Wu, this pillar is too strong, if you do it like this, you won't be able to build this ladder for a week." ”
I said, "Don't worry, as long as you cut off the outermost layer, the inside will be easy to deal with." ”
The fat man was skeptical, and took the guy to exert twelve points of strength, and barely got a little better, and after a few strokes, the fat man had already pushed away the iron-like wooden layer outside, and pulled out a space that could accommodate one foot.
I now know that the hole is a dead end, the sea water comes in, and it can only leak through the brick cracks, so I don't have to worry about the whirlpool, so I picked up the guy and went to help the fat man, only to smash it twice, only to find that this job really has to be done by him, not to mention his strength, the endurance is good, this way tossed down, I saw him alive, not a little tired. I myself was a little beside him, and at the same time, I was so tired that I could barely lift my hands.
We worked in the dark, and after three hours, we finally made a hole in the foot, which was still in good shape at the bottom, and until we reached the top, we had to climb up on the stacked foot, and hung in the air, and we couldn't use our strength, and finally we only made a shallow mark that could be put into the forefoot, but anyway, it was done for us.
We took off our pants and clothes, because they were all diving clothes, which were very elastic, so we simply cut them into a rope one by one, made a rope sleeve like a Mexican tree climber, circled around this pillar, three people in three directions, straightened the rope, and climbed up.
I don't know how to climb up this way, every time I go up, it's like dying once, the fat man is so tired that he screams: "What are you two doing with you, I'll go up and chisel, anyway, you can float up when you go down the water, and now this leather rope is about to buckle me into Dongpo meat, Xiao Wu, you fucking still give me down, otherwise I won't be able to stand it." ”
I said, "You think I want to go up?" I didn't see the actual situation, I don't want you to die, I don't know if there is a mezzanine on it, if there is, you guys go down to the quicksand and bury the whole room. ”
I'm telling the truth, the quicksand layer in the tomb wall is the most common anti-tomb robbery measure, as I said before, it is more effective, a large tomb with a quicksand layer, if you want to go smoothly, you have to open a manhole when you go down the robbery hole, and release the quicksand first, sometimes it will take several days and nights to empty a wall, which shows that the amount of quicksand is amazing. We don't have that right now, and if we come across such a tomb, we'll have to find another way.
It's even worse if it's not quicksand, but strong acid or oil.
The fat man poured a lot of buckets, so he naturally knew that I was right, so he waved his hand and signaled that he would climb.
We gritted our teeth, and it took another half an hour to reach the top, and when the fat man stood firm, he was almost exhausted, and he held the pillar motionless, and said, "Damn, if you want to toss me like this again, I will be in my place." ”
I asked him to take a breath first, and I had to rely on him to chisel the bricks later, and I carefully knocked on the top of the treasure tentatively, and the stuffy oil bottle signaled me not to stop, and I pressed my fingers to the top, felt it, and said, "Solid." ”
When the fat man heard this, he really didn't dare to rest, and without saying a word, he began to chisel the white plaster on the top, and he didn't dare to exert too much force, because in the end the rope was not strong, and if it broke, all of them would fall and be seriously injured.
We all stretched out our hands and put them on his arms, so that if the rope breaks, we can still put him in place so that he will not fall directly from a height of ten meters. However, he was covered in oil and sweat, and it was estimated that he was really going to fall, and he couldn't catch it if he wanted to.
The white plaster soil is very brittle, he chiseled a few times, and then peeled off a large piece, revealing the green bricks inside The fat man looked at it, and suddenly called it bad, and hurriedly asked me to touch it, I reached out and touched it...... Silly.
Between these bricks, iron slurry was poured on them.