Chapter 6: The Coffin Overgrown with Snake Scales
At the moment when the sound came, the time on the scene seemed to freeze, everyone was stunned in place, the sound of the machine was still ringing, the sound sounded very weird, like the sound of broken bones, it sounded chilling.
Everyone present showed a look of horror on their faces, and everyone looked at the coffin in unison, and Professor Chen and the bald head, who were originally next to the coffin, unconsciously took two steps back. It could be seen that this bald head was doing the work of licking the blood of the blade, and he was the first one among the crowd to calm down, he first pulled Professor Chen back a few steps, then leaned down and raised his head to look at the coffin.
As I expected, the coffin was indeed opened, and the lid of the coffin had been moved about ten centimeters to the left, revealing a slit.
It's so strange that we've all seen with our own eyes that this coffin actually opened on its own without any external force!
For the next five minutes or so, everyone stared at the coffin, but there was no movement inside the coffin. The bald head then boldly looked forward, his head pressed to the side of the coffin, his eyes looking towards the gap.
This time his expression changed significantly, from the previous nervousness, to the later doubt, and finally he let out a sigh of relief, and beckoned to us, motioning for a few of us to come over.
Except for the little girl who immediately walked over, none of the others present immediately made any further movements, probably believing this bald head. After all, a strange coffin opened in such a strange way is really elusive. But after the little girl walked over, the bald head also turned back and told us that there was no body in the coffin, so several of us walked over one after another.
When I got closer to the coffin, I realized that the scales that looked like they were carved into the lid of the coffin were not, because the scales were not carved things, but real scales! As we got closer, the light reflected from the scales blinked, and at a glance it was clear that it was not a stone object.
Each of the scales here is about the size of my palm, and the scales are stacked one after the other, densely arranged. The shape of the scales is diamond-shaped, and the sides of the scales appear unusually sharp. I wondered to myself, what animal could have such a big scale on? And the scales have a strange frontal shape like a diamond. I thought about it for a long time, but I couldn't think of any animal with these scales.
"This, this, this...... The scales are on top of the coffin! The young man's words suddenly broke the silence in the room.
After hearing this, I immediately carefully brushed away the scales in front of me, and I saw that at the base of the scales, there was a layer of pink flesh-like things! I was so frightened that I quickly let go, and my body unconsciously took a few steps back. My head was buzzing. Although I have not been in the disease control and biochemistry team for a long time, I still have a good understanding of biological events, and the scene in front of me is almost a fantasy. The lid of a coffin that looked like a stone was densely covered with bio-like scales, and I am sure that these scales are not "dead" yet! In other words, if you look at it from a purely biological point of view, the scales here are "life"!
I can't explain everything in front of me with the biology I've learned over the years. This is completely beyond our knowledge.
What made me even more unbelievable was that when I saw the "jewel" on the lid of the coffin before, I couldn't help but gasp when I got closer, what kind of gem or night pearl or something like that, but an eyeball! An eyeball that looks like it has a grudge in its eyes!!
The eyeball was taken out of the eye very completely, this technique is absolutely "professional", and the eyeball is "sealed" on the coffin lid intact. The pupil of the eyeball is dilated, and the eyeball should have been gouged out alive before! The most terrifying thing is that the whites of these eyes are no longer white, but have turned dark green.
"Is there anything special about sealing a bull's eye on the coffin lid?" The middle-aged man asked suddenly.
"That's not a bull's eye, it's a human eye!" I struggled to control my trembling tone and replied to the middle-aged man.
My answer was quickly accepted by Professor Chen and Team Zhang. Because from the circumference and angular magnetism of the eyeball, it can be seen at a glance that this eyeball is not an animal eye, but a human eye. But if it's a human eye, it's like the middle-aged man said, but this human eye is a little too big. I have the feeling that normal people's eyeballs don't have such big eyeballs.
As we studied the contents of the coffin lid, the bald head didn't care what we said, and he carefully observed the inside of the coffin through the cracks.
Maybe I was too nervous before, and I didn't pay attention to what was inside the coffin, but I heard the bald head say that there was nothing in the coffin. But now I have discovered a strange phenomenon, that is, there is no smell of corpses in this coffin, on the contrary, there is a faint fragrance wafting out of the coffin.
The bald head explained to us very seriously at this time that this coffin not only had a strange appearance, but also the inside of the coffin was even more puzzling. Because although there is no body in this coffin, the coffin is filled with water! The bald head has robbed the tomb for many years, and I have seen a lot of strange coffins, but I have never encountered this, and I have never even heard of the fact that there is such a thing as pouring water into the coffin when I am buried.
As soon as the bald head's words fell, the girl next to her, who had not spoken for a long time, answered, "I think this coffin should have something to do with the long-lost "water coffin". ”
She then further explained to us that the "water coffin" is filled with water in the coffin, but this water injection is to better preserve the body. Normally, the four corners of the coffin are not nailed, but there are some gaps on the four sides, and from the gaps are something similar to metal, this "metal" is called "cold iron", which is a very special "metal" product, the little girl further explained, this "cold iron" is likely to be a rare tree. But now almost extinct, it can quickly absorb the cold air, so that the temperature inside the coffin is below freezing, so that the water inside can freeze, and the body will be frozen in the ice. Speaking of this, the little girl's tone paused, and she thought for a moment with a thoughtful look and continued, The coffin structure of the water coffin has been lost in the Spring and Autumn Period. The coffin we see now should be the "prototype" of the legendary water coffin, in other words, the water coffin should be based on this coffin. Therefore, the existence time of this coffin is really incalculable. She also agrees with what the bald head said before, that is, this coffin is really likely to be the legendary ancient period, that is, the Taihao period of the mythological era.
Moreover, according to the structure of the water coffin, the water coffin must be buried by a person who belongs to the water, so that the water coffin can absorb the earth's qi and preserve the body for as long as possible. If the person buried is not a person who belongs to the water, then there are two situations, one is that the corpse inside will soon decay, and the water inside will become a coffin of corpse water; The second is that the corpse inside will turn into a walking corpse after absorbing popularity. However, it is said that as long as the water coffin is placed on the treasure land of feng shui, and the person is sealed in the water coffin when he is about to die, the person must be between life and death, and the yin energy on the body is far heavier than the yang energy, so it can be placed in the coffin. Because water is a spiritual thing, all things are born from water, the water coffin can absorb the aura of heaven and earth, and the dying can be reborn in the water coffin. This is also a thaumaturgy that legend says about reincarnation at that time. However, because the production of the water coffin and the subsequent burial process are extremely complicated, not only can it not be reborn if it is not careful, but it will become a terrible walking corpse. So almost no one tried. It is said that Tian Peng of Qi in the Spring and Autumn Period once built a water coffin for the King of Qi.
According to the structure of the water coffin, this coffin must have originally had a "corpse" inside, but I don't know why this coffin later became an empty coffin. It is also possible that the body was later carried out, which is very likely. As she spoke, the little girl bit her lip and fell into deep thought.
"Come and take a look at this, I think the body in here should not have been carried out by someone later, but he himself came out of the coffin......" Team Zhang said to us tremblingly.