The stone gate is about three stories high, as wide as three adults in length, there are few gaps between the masonry, it is made of large stones spliced together, and there is no device on the door that can be opened. The hand touched it, it was cold to the bone, and the fat man and I tried to push hard, but there was no response at all, although this was also expected.

There are no buildings in front of the stone gate, only this piece of bluestone ground under our feet, and there is a boxy area on the ground with a much lighter color than other places, which may be caused by people kneeling and bowing when worshipping in the past.

Now the question before us was how to get in, and none of us were orthodox tomb robbers, and we didn't know anything about tricks or anything like that, so we all came up with a solution after a little summing up: blow up a hole with gunpowder.

Since the method has been decided, to achieve it, you need to test whether the stone door can be punched down, otherwise the gunpowder is installed without ground, fortunately we brought a steel cone, at the moment according to the five points pointed out by the smoker, make a hole, at first under the cone, not the essentials, the cone head is always up and down left and right slippery, the fat man saw my nest like a sac, grabbed the steel cone in my hand, aimed at the point, a fast and accurate cone down, immediately caused a small indentation on the stone surface, with this indentation, the next work is much simpler. Soon, all five points made small holes that could hold gunpowder.

The smoker held five gunpowder and stuffed them in one by one, "You'd better retreat more, it's the first time for me to blow up such a big stone gate, if it goes well, then everyone will have a passage to enter." If it doesn't go well and the boulders fly, the consequences will be tragic. ”

Hearing the smoker say this, where did we dare not retreat, in the blink of an eye, we had already retreated to a position that the explosion would never reach.

The smoker also retreated to our side, and the cigarette butt in his mouth flicked between his fingers, and landed on the lead with unmistakable accuracy, and the sizzling sound sounded, and everyone covered their ears and waited for the result of the explosion.

However, the expected explosion did not occur under the gaze of sixteen eyes, and the five sticks of gunpowder only hummed quietly. There was some rubble and nothing else, not to mention a hole, which was quieter than a firecracker.

"Smoker, you can't do this skill." I quipped him, "I guess it's because the gunpowder is damp." ”

The smoker took a cigarette in his mouth and glared back at me, "Impossible, I won't feel it when I hold it in my hand when it gets wet?" There's only one possibility for this to happen. ”

"What?"

"There is a lot of moisture in the inner layer of this stone door, which can soak the gunpowder in a short time, if this is the case, then it will not work if you want to blow it up with gunpowder" said the smoker and walked to the place where the gunpowder was inserted, "Don't come with me, I'll take a look." ”

When we arrived, the master of the smoke ghost artist boldly stretched out a finger and slid around the inner layer before nodding to us to indicate that there was indeed liquid.

But how could someone put a liquid inside a stone, wouldn't that make it easier for the stone to crack?

While my mind was thinking about this, the taro had already rushed over and struck the smoker who was about to put his finger in his mouth to taste what the liquid was. "Don't taste it, that liquid is mercury, which is highly toxic, and ingestion can lead to brain damage and even death. Some burial chambers pour large amounts of mercury into the main entrance to prevent future generations from robbing the tombs. ”

"Uh." After listening to the description of the taro, where did the smoker dare to touch this thing again, he quickly stretched out his finger and wiped it on the stone door, and then spit a few mouthfuls of saliva on his finger as if he hadn't wiped it clean.

"You see, there's something on the door." The monkey was the sharpest-eyed, and the first thing to see was a small pattern emerging from the place where the smoker had rubbed it with mercury.

The big head looked at the pattern, then at the smoker's fingers, his eyes went back and forth several times, and suddenly he muttered, "That's not the case." ”

"What the hell?" The fat man was about to die when he stood aside, urging constantly.

The big head didn't even look at him, and continued, "There should be a picture or a few lines of text on this whole stone door, but it can only be revealed by the action of mercury. If there is a way to see it completely, there may be a way to open the stone door. ”

"So what to do, this thing is highly poisonous." The smoker smiled bitterly, reached out to take out the cigarette, and thought that his fingers were already stained with a highly toxic liquid, and maybe there was still there, and if the thing was washed into his lungs through the cigarette, he would have to whine, so he had to stop smoking.

Taro looked at the location where the smoker had touched the mercury, then looked up at the entire stone door, and suddenly smiled, "It's difficult to see the whole painting, but it's actually very simple." Since this stone contains a large amount of mercury water, if we make a fire, the high temperature will evaporate it, and then the whole stone door will be filled with mercury vapor, and the natural picture will be displayed. ”

"This brother has a wide range of knowledge, admiration and admiration." Zhang Wei happily praised the taro.

I don't know if the taro is deliberately unappreciative or just like that, hearing Zhang Wei's praise, he just replied lightly, "Mercury water is occasionally used in hospital treatment, and I only know about it because of this." ”

Zhang Wei's hot face was pasted with a cold buttocks, and he was not annoyed, pretending not to hear, "Then let's make a fire and burn it." ”

Firing? Everyone was a little too excited, and they didn't realize what we had to use to make a fire in this dark underground. Although there are flames, a few smokers, and many matches, you can't take off your clothes to burn them. For a while, you looked at me and I looked at you, and I had no clue.

At this time, the smoker took out a piece of gunpowder, "I took this thing down, and the gunpowder powder in it was smeared on the stone door, and it was lit with a match, which will produce a lot of heat in a short time, and I don't know if it will work." ”

Taro listened to the smoker's suggestion and immediately said, "Yes, this heat is enough, mercury water is very unstable, and a little high temperature can evaporate it." ”

Finally, there was good news, we were smiling at once, and the fat man, who was even more serious, saw him throw off his backpack, quickly squatted next to the smoker, peeled off the gunpowder with both hands, and gathered the gunpowder together.

As the saying goes, there is a lot of strength in people, and it is true, no, in a moment, a large amount of gunpowder powder has been accumulated on the ground, and the smoker saw that the weight was about the same, and stood up and beckoned us to speed back.

"Smoker, find a cloth dipped in water and cover your mouth, mercury vapor is also highly toxic, and everyone is the same." Taro explained.

When the smoker heard this, he did not dare to slack off. With a click, he tore a long piece of cloth from the hem of his trousers, moistened it with the water he brought, and tied it to his head to cover his nose and mouth.

Several of us drew the gourd in the same way, and it was soon ready.

"Look!" The smoker shouted, and the big bag of gunpowder powder was sprinkled on the stone door like a storm, and in an instant, the stone door was covered with a thin layer, and as soon as it was sprinkled, the smoker did not give them a chance to fall at all, and the match struck, and the body ran backwards, and the match flew quickly towards the gunpowder ash all over the door.

With a 'slah', the whole stone gate seemed to be on fire, emitting thick white smoke, curling up, enveloping it, like a fairyland, but these white smoke were deadly fairylands.

"Haha, barbecue tomb!" The fat man excitedly pointed to the scene and shouted, "If Lao Tzu opens a restaurant in the future, he must have this dish." ”

We were staring intently at the tomb door, and no one paid any attention to him. But the fat man is also this character, even if there is only one person, he can entertain himself.

The gunpowder burned very quickly, ignited instantly, and extinguished, and the white smoke rose abruptly, slowly decreasing until it was no longer visible.

The big head wanted to step forward to find out, but the taro stopped him, "Wait a little longer, although the white smoke is invisible, there is still a large amount of mercury vapor over there, and it will be very uncomfortable if you accidentally inhale it in your body." ”

"Okay."

"It's out, it's out." The monkey had a powerful eye and saw it immediately.

"Where?" I looked in the direction of the monkey's finger and looked in my eyes, but I couldn't see anything. "Why can't I see? Are you dazzled. ”

"It does manifest itself." Zhang Wei also said the same.