Xiangxi Doubtful Tomb Chapter 8 Endless Shinto (4)
I walked over to him, and sure enough, I saw a large series of disorganized footprints in the graveyard, most of them only half of the forefoot.
"Ran over," Shirley Young also saw the clue, "they were in a hurry, there were about seven or eight people. The dust on the walls had been rubbed off a lot, the whole team was moving in a haphazard manner, and some people were injured. β
I got closer and found that there was a splash of blood on the wall in the corner of the wall, I squatted down to measure it, the man's wound was roughly in the calf, judging from the distribution of blood stains, it should be an injury suffered during exercise.
"It's not a gunshot wound, and the wound is a little too low." I gestured with my hand, "It's more like someone coming out of the ground and suddenly slashing like this." β
"This statement is too mad, you can't think differently, what if someone is injured and accidentally splashes out?"
I continued to explore and found that the structure of this road was basically the same as that of the previous dusty tomb road, which was made of stone bricks, and the gaps were cemented with 61 mud to ensure the sealing of the tomb.
"Wang Puyuan only brought two people, and it is impossible to leave so many footprints. I think it's the little Japanese people who passed through this road. "The fat man rubbed his hands and said that he would catch up with them and give them proletarian sanctions.
"They were in such a hurry, and the correctness of the route has yet to be verified. I'll take a look at the front. "I went to the third gate and found that there were also recent traces of it. Although there are cobwebs hanging in front of this door, most of the spider silk has been torn off in the lower half, and there are still two traces of drag on the surface. I crouched down and tried it, just enough for an adult to get in and out. I just don't know why the man used such a posture to lead to this tomb. I looked up curiously at the top of the tomb, thinking that I would find some traps, but there was an ordinary stone brick on top of my head, and I didn't see anything strange.
Later, Shirley Yang and the others checked the three gates on the south side one by one, and found that one of the roads had been cleaned up and could not find a trace of dust. "Look, I found it at the door." Shirley Young stretched out his hand, and in his palm was half an irregularly shaped piece of red solid. I picked it up and looked at it, and found that it was a wax block formed by the candle melting.
I followed her to the door, and saw two traces of burning wax on the ground, one white wax and one red wax, facing both sides of the door. Judging by the shape of the vacancy, it is all high candle coarse wax, which is the kind that Chinese are accustomed to using in red and white ceremonies.
"Apparently there was a worship, or some kind of ritual." I thought about it, the Japanese even used explosives, and they would definitely not have this leisure to open the altar to worship, so this door should be the path taken by Wang Puyuan. But then the problem arises again, logically speaking, when the Japanese enter the tomb behind Wang Puyuan's team, they will inevitably encounter the problem of choice, so obvious clues are placed in front of them, why don't they follow behind, and prefer to choose other doors?
"Don't forget, they were in a hurry, and they were obviously attacked, and I assume that they didn't have time to check for clues at that time, so they chose a random door in a panic and broke in." Shirley Yang dropped the wax block in his hand, pointed to the doorway in front of him, and said, "Go this way." β
Professor Li is still struggling with the number of yin and yin, and I said that the horizontal and vertical are not our blind guesses, and there is no evidence at all. Since there are people who have explored the road here, even if there is real danger, we can be prepared. But Gate No. 6 is different, why bother nailing to a -six-character, Qin Shi Huang is not lacking in heart.
He looked suspicious and asked, "What about the other way, have you found anything?" β
"It was a strange road, the cobwebs had been cut off, and from the marks on the ground, the other party had entered the door on his knees. As for who the other party is and why they are moving forward in such a strange posture, I really can't think of it. What do you think? β
"It's weird." Professor Li pondered for a while, and replied slowly, "According to my understanding, the Qin people have the custom of kneeling and kowtowing, do you think this person is in the same group as the group of people who burn wax and light incense, and also think of some kind of worship behavior to ask for sin, so as to escape the entanglement of the ghosts in the tomb?" β
The fat man said, "Hey, isn't it just a bad custom after all?" We are not afraid of them, wielding the hammer of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army, and dare to fight against a qiΔ cow, ghost, snake and god! β
I said, "I can't say that, it's someone's grave, we belong to foreign invaders, although we carry the banner of 'down with the feudal monarch', we still have to give people face where we should be." Many people are not to blame, and the ghosts in the depths of love are also moved. The fat man said, "Why have you become more and more hypocritical lately, you really eat too much bread, and even your words have such a sour taste." β
"Okay, okay, you two don't talk about it anymore." Shirley Yang sighed, "It's definitely not realistic to go separately. We currently have two options, one is the burnt South Gate 2, and the rest is the North Gate 1. Wang Qingzheng was dizzy anyway, don't count, let the others raise their hands to vote. β
"Agree with Nanji's raised hand."
I raised my hands almost at the same time as Shirley Yang and Fat Man. Owen looked at us blankly and said, "All roads lead to Rome, and maybe those doors lead to the main burial chamber." β
The fat man shook his head, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You're still too young." There will never be useless things in the tombs of our ancestors. In other words, since there is zΓ i, there must be a reason for it. Not as naΓ―ve as you think. β
Owen nodded as if he didn't understand, raised his hand and said, "The minority obeys the majority, and I'll go with you." But I hope that after the young master wakes up, you will not do it again. He's my employer, and I have to be responsible for his personal safety, and I can't pretend I didn't see it if there was a next time. β
Although Professor Li still has doubts, he can't think of a better idea for the time being. He put away his work diary, patted the dust off his body, stood up and said, "The truth is often in the hands of a few. Just because I don't object doesn't mean I agree with your choice. β
I knew that he was stubborn about academic issues, and he would not bow his head so easily, and it was completely forced to follow our intentions at the moment, so he opened his mouth to pave a step for him: "Who dares to doubt your old professional knowledge, but at the moment we don't have much time, so we can only ...... according to probability-
"Okay, okay, you don't have to explain this stuff to me. Now that you've chosen your path, it's time to go. Does my old man still bother with you? β
With that, he turned on his flashlight and strode through the middle door on the south side. A few of us didn't dare to slack off, so we put on our backpacks and chased after us. Owen walked at the end with Wang Qingzheng on his back, and the fat man was puzzled: "Old Hu, you started to poison a little bit, and that kid is still not awake?" Don't be stupid, right? β
I was so intent on getting him to stop, but I didn't pay much attention to the strength of my hand. Wang Qingzheng fainted for a while and didn't wake up, it seemed that something was really wrong. I said in a humble heart: "It's so easy to die, I guess it's a little heavy, just sleep for a while." "I can't help but be afraid, if there is really a three-long and two-short, Wang Puyuan will definitely not let me go lightly, and it will inevitably be another big fuss at that time. I stole a glance and silently prayed that the kid would wake up soon.
The passage in the middle of the second south gate is similar to the brick road seen in the tomb of the first lady. However, the materials here are more delicate, and the masonry has been carefully polished, revealing a cold essence on the surface. Professor Li said that this is the special forging process of the Qin people.
"The use of water and fire by the craftsmen of the Qin State is unimaginable to other peoples. During the Warring States Period, all countries made great efforts in cold weapons, but no country could catch up with the craftsmanship of the Qin people in wrought iron and copper. Of course, the word "iron" here does not refer to iron in the true sense of the word, but to an alloy, also known as bronze. Generally speaking, it is synthesized from copper and tin in proportion, and this ratio problem is one of the reasons why Qin Jian is extremely sharp. I once presided over the work of a Qinjian restoration project, which brought together many well-known metallurgical experts from all over the country, but I was never able to solve the problem of metal proportions in Qinjian. Later, I thought that maybe some unknown material was mixed in the forging process of the ancestors, so it would cause future generations to be unable to crack it. These tomb bricks in front of you are also from the craftsmanship of the Qin people, you see, no matter how close the torch is, the temperature of the tomb bricks themselves will not change in any way, it is like a natural refrigerator. β
I reached out and touched the wall, and found that it was indeed as cold as Professor Li had described. The fat man deliberately put the torch against the wall and roasted it slightly, but there was no change.
Shirley Young said: "Cryogenic sealing is a way to protect the corpse, and the predecessors used this means to fight against nature, longing for the body not to decay after death, which is both the fear of death and the desire for eternity, which can be understood as the innate instinct of human beings." β
I said, "Whether they prefer refrigeration or air-drying is their own business, and it has nothing to do with us." But if the corpses become zongzi, then they can't be free, and they must be strangled in the cradle. β
"We've been going quite smoothly, and it seems that this is the right choice. However, I suddenly wondered where the other doors lead. Lao Hu, do you think the little devil has already ...... - the fat man stuck out his tongue and made a grimace.
"Don't be happy yet, have you forgotten about the things in Shinto? If you do another 25,000, it will be enough. β
The fat man's face darkened slightly, and he stopped talking, probably remembering the hardships he had endured before. Shirley Young led the way ahead with torches in his hand. I glanced back at Owen, who was closely behind us with Wang Qingzheng on his shoulders, not daring to relax at all, it seemed that the death of his companion had cast an indelible shadow on him, and it had not yet been relieved.
I didn't want to go, and offered to change shifts with him. Owen happily put his young master down. When I lifted Wang Qingzheng, I found that his fingers twitched slightly, and I guess I was about to wake up, so I took advantage of the situation and placed him against the brick wall. Shirley Yang came up and saw this, and silently took out a kettle for me. I patted Little Wangba's face, took a sip of water and sprayed it, he screamed, his eyes widened and jumped.
"Where am I? Where am I? He hurriedly looked left and right, and finally came to his senses, rubbed his neck, glared at me viciously, and opened his mouth to scold.
I didn't bother to bother with him, handed him the kettle, and said, "Check for yourself if there are any injuries, we have entered the graveyard, and we will find your grandfather soon." β
He took half a sip of water, then spit it out again, pulled me and asked, "What cemetery, where are we?" β
The fat man deliberately laughed at him: "You sleep so easily, someone carries it, someone carries it, and you don't even know where you are going." β
Wang Qingzheng's face flashed a few times, and he quickly stood up, looked around, and shouted, "Fool, run!" Not right here! β