Chapter 2: Ashes
I jumped into the trench and saw that the ashes under my feet were of a very strange color, so I couldn't help but be curious, so I pinched a little ash with my fingers and put it in front of my eyes to observe. I saw the ashes on my fingers, and there were scattered blue-green dots of light in the gray. I couldn't see the green ashes, so I lost my curiosity, flicked the ashes off my fingers, and wiped my hands on my pants. As a result, I noticed that my fingers still had the green color of the stars. So, I rubbed my fingers again, and as a result, the turquoise ashes seemed to grow on my fingers, and I couldn't get rid of them. I couldn't help but be amazed and said: Does this green ash have a strong adsorption capacity? I spit on my fingers and rubbed my fingers harder on my pants, but the turquoise ashes were still sticking to my fingers, and I didn't want to leave.
Seeing this scene, I suddenly panicked, and I said: This ash can't be poisonous, right? Now the toxin has penetrated into the skin, so it can't be removed. Thinking of this, I secretly blamed myself in my heart for being so reckless and careless. In this cemetery full of witchcraft and witchcraft, he actually touched things without gloves, isn't this a stupid thing that only a reckless fat man would do? I felt a little uneasy now, so I kept spitting on my fingers, and then wiped my fingers with the corners of my clothes repeatedly and vigorously. As a result, the fingers felt as if they were on fire, and the skin was about to be torn, but the green ashes were still sticking to the fingers, as if they were about to take root.
It's over, I'm dumbfounded, and I start to complain in my heart about my damn curiosity, this time I'm going to make myself miserable! Now it seems that only amputation can save one of his lives, and if he waits for the toxin to seep into his heart, it will be too late. However, I have absolutely no way to cut off my fingers on my own, and it seems that I can only turn to others for help. It's a shame now! Master should scold me for being stupid again, if I am scolded, I will be scolded, and if I am embarrassed, I will be ashamed, it is better than dying.
After making up my mind, I walked up to Master with a sad face, and then whispered to him, "Master, I have been poisoned. ”
Master let out an "ah", as if he didn't hear me say anything, I raised my voice slightly and said to him, "I seem to have been poisoned." ”
This time, even the bearded man next to Master Luo heard my words and hurriedly asked me, "Virtuous nephew, what's the matter?" How can you get poisoned? ”
I replied to him, "The ashes in this trench seem to be poisonous, so let's go up first!" With that, he prepared to climb out of the trench.
Master stared at me stunned for a moment, then crouched down and pinched a handful of ashes from the city god with his fingers. Seeing this, I hurriedly shouted, "Don't." ”
As a result, Locke and Henry, who were standing behind me, were startled, and hurriedly raised their guns and looked around, as if they were facing a great enemy. I hurriedly waved my hand at them to signal that nothing had happened, and they relaxed and stared at me in confusion. I looked at Master's fingers pinching the ashes, and said to myself, "Now it's okay, another person is going to have his leg amputated." As a result, I saw that Master and his old man actually brought the ashes on his fingers to his nose. And Luo Dabeard on the side also bent down, grabbed a handful of ashes from the ground, spread out his palms and observed. Luo Dabeard first blew the ashes on his palm with his mouth, then looked at his blue hand, and smiled after a moment.
As Luo Dabeard smiled, I immediately knew that I was embarrassed, I must have made a mistake, this time it was really embarrassing.
Master first glared at me, then raised his hand as if to hit me, but he didn't make a move, and then let it go again.
However, it still made my heart tremble, and then I called out nervously, "Master." ”
Master looked at me and said helplessly, "It's some kind of special dye, not a toxin." "After listening to Master's words, my heart that had been hanging in my head finally settled.
As a result, I breathed a sigh of relief, and Master began to scold me very strictly, "Didn't I remind you repeatedly that as long as you come to the scope of the tomb, you must not take anything lightly, how can you touch something that seems unsafe with your bare hands, what if it is really poisonous?" Also, you've learned so much professional knowledge that it's all used to feed the dogs. Special dyes are not clear from toxins, in the weird and unpredictable tomb, you have a few small lives enough for the burial, when did you learn to be as reckless as a fat baby, you say, let me tell you what you order, every day is not enough for you to worry about. ”
I have been accustomed to Master's scolding since I was a child, and I have long been trained to listen carefully and my soul is in the realm of fugue space. Because, every time the master scolds, it is the same as chanting, which is completely comparable to Tang Seng's mantra.
However, this time it was indeed my negligence. This time I came to the mausoleum, it was Master and Uncle Luo who came to look for people together, and I had a fluke mentality and completely relaxed my mentality. Because, my subconscious thought that with the two of them, as long as I followed them quietly, nothing dangerous would happen. In addition, there are loopholes and negligence in my thinking, and I have always mistakenly believed that we are here to find people instead of fighting, and we should not face too much danger. However, in fact, the dangers faced by the two are the same, there is no difference, the danger is approaching step by step, and there is the possibility of losing one's life anytime and anywhere.
Now that I am sober-minded, I secretly blame myself for my negligence, but it is a shame to be scolded by Master all the time because of the presence of outsiders. So, I stepped forward and coaxed the master with a cheeky face, saying, "The disciple knows that he is wrong, and he will definitely be more careful in the future." It's a big injury, Master, don't be angry, you still slap us out of anger. I'm young and strong and very resistant to beatings, and I can't break it with a few hits, but your old man's body is important, so I can't be angry, or where will I find a master who is so kind and considerate of his disciples like you. ”
Since I was a child, if the fat man and I got into trouble outside, the fat man was usually beaten by the master a lot, and anyway, if he resisted, I wouldn't be able to. Master once knocked on my brain pump, and as a result, I was in a coma for more than an hour, and when I woke up, my head was still not fully awake. Later, I learned to coax the master to dissipate his anger, first, so that the master could have a step down, and second, he knew that I couldn't help but fight, and gradually he rarely beat me.
Sure enough, my sugar-coated cannonball exploded, and the master turned his anger into laughter, laughing and scolding: "Forget it, being angry for teachers and students is also for your own good." But you know that I am an old man to be happy, although I admit that I am wrong, I don't know if I really know that I want to change it. ”
I immediately said: "My heart is the same, I promise that I am really sincere in admitting my mistakes, and it is really unfilial piety to let the master worry about it, and in the future, I will definitely change my past mistakes, change my mind, work hard, and be a new person." ”
Master was amused by me, and said with a smile, "You kid, who did you learn from that of nonsense?" It doesn't look like an apprentice I taught. ”
When Luo Dabeard heard Master's words, he couldn't help but interject and tease Master, saying, "Xiaowen is the same as when you were young. I really envy you that you have two good apprentices, and I am just one" As a result, the second half of Luo Dabeard's sentence stopped without finishing it. I know that he remembered the uncertain life and death of Yue'er, Yue'er is the pearl of Luo's beard. However, now that this bead is lost, it is equivalent to cutting flesh on his heart, and now Luo Dabeard's heart must be very painful. And I don't know how to comfort him, I have been secretly complaining about myself in the depths of my heart, it was I who caused Yue'er to end up like this, so I couldn't raise my head in front of Luo Dabeard, and I felt that I was not qualified to comfort Luo Dabeard.
The master held Luo's bearded left hand and comforted him in a serious tone, saying, "Old Luo! You and I have been friends for decades, I watched Yue'er grow up, and she was like my own daughter. Don't worry, Yue'er Ji people have their own natural appearance, and they will definitely be fine, I will do my best to help you find Yue'er. Luo Dabeard choked and patted the back of his master's hand with his right hand, and then nodded vigorously.
After some mistakes I made a fool of myself, everyone's feelings were a little depressed. However, we still have to brace ourselves and continue to search for the entrance inside the city god.
I looked at the ashes on the ground and couldn't help but ask Master with curiosity, "Master, why is there such a turquoise dye sprinkled here?" ”
As he walked, Master replied to me, "Your curiosity is still as strong as when you were a child. It is possible that this particular dye was applied to the sacrifice, and when it was burned, it was not ignited, and it fell with the ashes in the trench. I think there is another possibility, which is that the green ash foam has some special function, such as being used to repel insects, or embalming and other purposes, and then it is deliberately sprinkled here. ”
After listening to this, I thought about these two possibilities in my mind. If the green ash is applied to the sacrifice, then it is not ignited by the fire, indicating that the dye has a high ignition point, and the normal temperature is not enough to make it burn, which is really special enough. If the fuel was deliberately spilled here, then what kind of unknown special use does this cyan fuel have?
The city was quickly turned upside down, but there was no discovery or progress. There were too many ashes in this trench, which was repeatedly tossed by everyone, which made the air quality very bad, so everyone had to climb up to the ground along the rope and began to discuss countermeasures.
The matter discussed was actually that the master and Luo Dabeard were discussing, and I was listening on the sidelines, while the two foreigners were lying on the ground resting. In fact, the solution to the current problem is very simple, that is, to use the method that tomb robbers are best at, digging "robbery holes". Digging a hole is very simple, it is a matter of spending effort and time, but the key problem lies in the "fixed point" of the thief hole, which is the so-called "dragon point point".
"Finding the dragon point" is to find the place where the dragon vein tomb may be buried through the geographical environment, and then use guò to make some references, such as the cemetery building on the ground, or the structure of the soil, to narrow down the range of the dragon vein found and find the exact location of the tomb. Don't look at it simply, it requires the use of knowledge in various fields, such as knowing how to explore feng shui, being familiar with a lot of history and culture, understanding the human geography of various places, and having some experience in tomb robbing. The main thing is that you have to know the secret art of surveying.
As the saying goes, the slightest difference is a thousand miles, the slightest miscalculation, and the robbery hole that goes down may miss the tomb. Therefore, when robbing tombs, "finding the dragon point" is the most critical step, and only real tomb robbers will learn this special secret skill.
I was fortunate enough to read the secret book of this door, "Tai Chi Thirty-two Preface Feng Shui Secret Secrets", this book is written in ancient texts, obscure, and the master is unwilling to explain to me in detail, only said that the heavenly machine should not be revealed, and asked me to understand myself, and with my qualifications, at most I can only understand a superficial surface, but above the general range of known tombs, it is not a problem to find the tomb in a certain position.
In the end, the three of them had the same idea, and set the fixed point of the robbery cave in front of the gate, more than two feet away from the trench.
So, we started digging holes. Master and Luo Dabeard were supervising and could remind us of the excavation at any time, while two foreigners and I began to dig the hole.
While digging up the dirt on the ground, I secretly prayed: May the next qiē matters go smoothly!