Under the light of the fire, you can roughly see that there are many mud-like things stuck to the rock wall of the tomb, which is very dense, almost all over the rock wall. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

What is it? Organ?

At this time, the fourth camel asked us to extinguish the torches first. A few of us were stunned, glanced at each other, and said what the hell is the fourth child doing? After extinguishing the torch, how do you go next? We were very puzzled by this, but seeing that the fourth camel was not joking with us, we still extinguished the torches as he commanded.

And at this moment, the tomb was suddenly plunged into absolute darkness, and Cassia quietly asked the fourth child, why do you want to extinguish the torch? Now it's dark here, what if the grimace from behind comes over?

The fourth camel didn't answer, he took out a cold spark from his baggage and lit it, then waved at us and told us to follow him.

"Lean against the rock wall and watch your step."

We followed behind the camel and slowly entered the tomb. When I walked into the tomb, I found that the things stuck to the rock wall were indeed pieces of mud. And some of the mud hadn't even dried yet, apparently just stuck to it for a short time.

I looked at the things on the rock wall, and my heart became more and more curious.

From the point of view of time, these must have been left by the previous group. But I don't understand, what is the purpose of their doing this?

Cassia obviously didn't know what these things were for, so he wanted to take a look at it. But before he could make a move, the fourth camel hurriedly stopped him.

"Don't move, there's a mechanism in the back!"

When Cassia heard this, he shuddered and hurriedly withdrew his hand.

"What mechanism? Dark crossbow? ”

The camel shook his head and said, "No, behind these mud are the gas holes of ghost fire." He knocked on the rock wall next to him, and continued, "There is space behind the rock wall, and there is a ghost in it. Although these muds have blocked the pores of the ghost fire, there are inevitably leaks in so many pores. The target of the torch is too large, and rushing into it may trigger the trap. ”

"What is a ghost fire?"

The fourth camel explained it to us briefly. It is said that in the 24th year of the First Emperor's reign, fishermen in the East China Sea discovered a strange fish that could spew blue flames at night, and the locals thought that this fish was a treasure in the sea, so they began to catch this fire-breathing fish on a large scale. Later, it was discovered that the reason why this fish can breathe fire is because there is a special "ghost aura" hidden in the belly of the fish. This "ghost qi" is very difficult to preserve and is extremely flammable, but it can be preserved in the dark tombs. Many unsuspecting people, unsuspecting, were burned to ashes by the ghost aura that filled the tomb.

I felt strange when I heard it, so I asked the fourth, how do you know this?

The fourth said that he had encountered this kind of ghost fire mechanism in a tomb of a Qi nobleman in Linzi before. This kind of organ generally appeared in the large underground palaces of the tombs of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, especially in the coastal area, especially in the land of Qilu. The Ghost Fire Trap is very different from the common load-bearing and trigger-type traps, and it can be effectively stored for a very long period of time without worrying about the trigger being rusted and the trap will not work.

What puzzled the fourth child was that the mud on the stone path did not exist when he walked this route before. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, this ghost fire mechanism has been skillfully dissolved.

The mud on the rock face showed that the group was well prepared, that they knew where the place was and how to pass through it safely. I can't help but wonder, what is the origin of those people? How do you know everything about the situation here?

The group moved cautiously forward, and finally passed through the tomb without danger. At this time, on the side of the tomb road, the first burial room on the periphery of the underground palace appeared. We swept away the decadence and walked into the burial room. But when we walked in, we found that the entire burial chamber had been ransacked, and it was a mess, and there was a large pool of blood at the door.

Cassia looked at the mess of the funeral room and was dumbfounded. Although I guessed that there might be such a scene, I didn't expect the situation to be so serious, not only were the funeral goods looted, but even the sarcophagus in the corner was lifted.

On the other hand, the fourth camel was accustomed to the situation in front of him, and he habitually began to check whether there were any dangers and omissions in the tomb. Although Cassia didn't have much hope for this place, he still followed the fourth child and began to look around one after the other. I can't help, so I'll take this opportunity to take a break.

Master stood in front of a mural, not knowing what he was studying. I was curious, and I followed. When Master saw me coming, he pointed to the mural in front of him and asked, "Look at what is painted on this?" ”

I looked in the direction that Master was pointing and saw that it was a long narrative diagram, almost half the size of the tomb wall. The frescoes are very old, and in many places they are very faded. I looked down in the order of the murals, and the beginning of the mural was a picture of digging a mountain, with a mountain in the background, and I don't know if it was a single mountain. On the mountainside in the picture, a group of people dressed like miners are bending down to quarry, looking at their movements, it seems that they are mining. However, due to the large background of the mural, and the severe fading of the mural, the fire in the tomb was dim, so I could not see it very clearly.

Looking further back, the background of the mural changes and becomes a darkness, as if it is inside a mountain. In the picture, under the mine, several mining miners found a huge natural cave hidden in the interior of the mountain, and through the comparative analysis of the height of the miners and the cave, the cave is at least dozens of zhang high, and several miners are throwing ropes into the cave, which seems to be going down. Seeing this, I was stunned for a moment, and my heart said what kind of place is this?

But looking down a little further, the length behind the mural made me look creepy.

From the third part onwards, the background of the mural becomes a close-up view of the interior of the mountain. At this time, the style of the mural changed abruptly, and a large number of armor warriors armed with bows and arrows appeared in the picture, judging from the armor they were wearing, these people seem to have lived in the Spring and Autumn period. What struck me even more strange was that all the armorers in the picture looked up and raised their bows and arrows, and the picture did not show what their target was. But judging by the expressions of these armorers, I think they are facing a terrifying creature with the ability to fly, and there are extremely large numbers.

My mind immediately thought of the strange face that attacked Cassia! The heart said could it be that these people are attacking that kind of monster?

Continuing down, the background of this part of the mural remains the same, except that the previous armor is gone, and a group of strangely dressed masked people appear in the mural, and a large waterhole appears at the bottom of the cave. Compared to what they were wearing, the movements of the masked men were even more eerie. When I looked closer, it looked like they were pouring something into the pool, and then something even more incredible happened. As they continued to pour a black liquid into the water, the countless demon-like monsters in the picture began to crawl out of the pool.

I felt a chill in my heart when I saw it, and I hurriedly asked Master what this painting was.

Master said that from the content of the mural, it should be a hunting operation that took place hundreds of years ago.

"Hunting?"

Master nodded and said, "In the process of digging the mountain, these people discovered this huge cave hidden in the mountain. However, it is also possible that they have long known that this cave is hidden in the mountain, so there is a series of digging operations in front of them. And as you can see from the picture, the group was clearly prepared, and after fighting a bird that lived in the cave, they began to design to capture the monster hidden in the pool. ”

I don't understand, why would they do this? What is their purpose?

The Master did not answer, but pointed to the space behind the demon diagram. This is the last part of the fresco, in which there is no longer an appearance of evil spirits, but instead a scene of people sacrificing. And at this time, a sacrificial platform appeared in the middle of the waterhole, which did not exist in the previous part. The sacrificial platform broke out of the water, and four dragon pillars surrounded the sacrificial platform, which looked mysterious and solemn. In addition, unlike the crowds who kneel and worship on the periphery of the waterhole, there is a person standing on the sacrificial platform in the center of the waterhole. The person's face is unrecognizable, and the painter painted the person's back, which made me even more curious. And the painter of the mural seems to be deliberately portraying this person differently, obviously this person should be the protagonist of the whole mural.

"I think the purpose of their efforts to occupy this place should be to take a fancy to this feng shui treasure. This kind of cave has a saying in Kanyushu, called 'Wolong's Cave', and it is said to be a good feng shui treasure. After their invasion, they built a sacrificial altar here as a sacred place for their secret pilgrimage. ”

Although I don't quite believe in the authenticity of this mural, Master's speculation is reasonable, and I fully agree with it. At this time, the search for the burial room by Hump Lao Si and Cassia Ming was also coming to an end. And this burial room didn't have much space in the first place, so it should have been temporarily converted from the jade storage room. I asked what Cassia had to gain? I thought he would shake his head with a sad face, but I didn't expect them to really find something valuable.

I asked them what exactly they had found?

Cassia pretended to smile mysteriously and asked, "Do you remember that the guard asked you a word before?" ”

I was stunned for a moment, thinking in my heart what the hell is this kid doing? But in my impression, the guard should not have more than ten words along the way. What's more, I don't know him very well, so I really don't remember if he asked me anything.

Seeing that I couldn't speak, Cassia reminded again: "Do you remember that golden sword?" ”

I nodded, and Cassia continued, "Think about it, when he saw that golden sword, did he ask you a word? ”

As soon as Cassia said this, I snapped back to my mind. Indeed, when the guards saw the golden sword, they did ask me, "Is there a tattoo on the man's right wrist?" ”。 I wondered why he suddenly asked such a question. But now that Cassia suddenly brought it up again, could it be that he had discovered something?

Cassia saw my expression, so he pulled me to the edge of the sarcophagus, pointed to the corpse inside, and said, "The corpse in this coffin was discovered by me and the fourth child just now, you look at this person's right wrist." ”

Because of my instinctive fear of corpses and coffins, I never dared to approach the sarcophagus. But as soon as Cassia said this, I couldn't help but be curious, so I slowly leaned towards the sarcophagus and glanced into the sarcophagus a few times.