Chapter Seventy-Two: The Hanging Corpse
Xiaohua squinted and turned the light on the opposite side, the hazy flashlight penetrated the darkness, and she couldn't see her head until she saw it, and it seemed that there was a lot of space behind her. Then, Passerby A put the equipment bag on his back, threw another equipment bag to Xiaohua, and said, "Cooperation? ”
Xiaohua nodded, and climbed to the opposite side with a flashlight, I was the last to go in, the key is that there are too many injuries on my body, and it is on my feet, and it is a gunshot wound, in fact, my body has reached the limit, but I don't know how long I can last, and I don't know who can be trusted around, although I have always had opinions about Xie Xiaojiu and passers-by, but deep down, I have never regarded the two of them as enemies.
But now I realize that these two people I once considered companions are too far apart. Four people, four hearts, how long can such a team last?
The first is Xiaohua, he looks around with a flashlight, passerby A is behind, holding a gun in one hand and a claw in the other, as if he will attack at any time, the physical fitness of the sixth child is better than mine, still expressionless, and the pace is also very steady.
I was at the end, staggering, cold sweat kept coming down, I felt guilty myself, if it was in the bucket before, I might have howled a long time ago, at least I howled, and the third uncle and the fat man came over, even if the stuffy oil bottle didn't speak, his eyes would turn and fall on the medicine bag, indicating that your medicine is there.
Who am I howling to now?
With a wry smile and a strong cheer, I tried to ignore the pain in various parts of the wound and began to observe the surrounding environment.
There are four of us, only two flashlights, one is in Xiaohua's hands, which originally belonged to me, and the other is in the hands of Lao Liu, passers-by A and Xiaohua have no equipment, it is estimated that something happened before, and the equipment was broken.
In time, we found a light trough on the wall, a paste of black grease on one side, I don't know if it can still be used, I tried it with a lighter, who knew that a little bit, a fire dragon rushed up, forming a ring.
In the dark, I only saw that the fire dragon seemed to come to life, swimming on the tomb wall, suddenly high and low, which was very different from the general design of the light trough.
In just a few moments, the dragon circled around the entire burial chamber and then met its head, and in an instant, a magnificent picture unfolded before our eyes.
It is a magnificent and huge burial chamber, about 20 meters high and 4500 meters long, and the ground is paved with large blue bricks, making people feel as if they are not in the tomb, but in a huge square.
This underground structure is the largest burial chamber I've ever seen. Anyone who has studied architecture knows that it is not easy to expand such a large space underneath, even if the subway station is built underground today, it is also a time-consuming project, requiring professional technology and a large number of materials, and more than 2,000 years ago, how did the ancients dig such a huge tomb at the bottom of Kunlun Mountain?
This tomb, not only the scale is amazing, but also on the east side of the tomb, a towering bronze door stands impressively, the door is closed, I don't know how many years it has stood here, the top has been mottled with patina, even if it is separated by a hundred meters, from where I am, I can still see the ornaments poured above, I instantly remembered the bronze door that the fat man saw on the edge of the cliff, and I reacted in an instant, it was the same one.
Unexpectedly, what was connected behind the ghost road was the inside of this bronze door, where was the fat man? Did he find a way to get in? What the hell is going on with that German zongzi?
The tomb was empty, but in front of our eyes, there were pictures of movement, because the movement of the fire dragon was like a strange stick figure, and the walls of the entire tomb were drawing paper, using the fire dragon to outline the continuous mountains and even the people.
As the flames beat high and low, the mountains and figures seemed to come alive. Sometimes the mountains seem to have experienced an earthquake, Zou Ran disappeared, sometimes it seems to return to ancient times, the earth's crust crashed violently, towering mountains rose from the ground, what we see, as if the history of the mountains has changed, from ancient times, the mountains and seas have changed, which makes people feel awe.
And those figures, sometimes froze, sometimes bowed their heads and shook their heads, sometimes stepped forward, as if they were performing some ritual.
In addition, the vacant position between these red dragons is carved with a stone statue, a wolf's head and a human body, posture, expression, size, and clothing, all of which are different, densely inlaid on the wall, completely uncountable.
Those statues, or laughing, or crying, or surprised, or angry, or afraid, or mourning, the combination of man and beast, but these statues seem to be alive, we are a group of four, completely unprepared, I am nervous, I am ready to meet zongzi, insects, strange preparations, but I never imagined that I would enter such a place.
For a while, everyone was silent, and could only look at the picture scroll composed of fire in shock, and then I realized that things were not what I thought, because those statues were completely integrated with the tomb, that is, they were hewn out of the mountain.
Subconsciously, I went to see the top of the tomb, and my heart jumped instantly, and the whole person felt soft, and a cold breath rushed to my neck.
I saw that above the top of the cave, there were a dried corpse hanging upside down.
These dried corpses have been completely dehydrated, their skin is blue or purple, their skin and flesh are wrinkled, their feet are hanging upside down, their heads are down, their hair has not fallen out so far, the hair of the ancients is very long, floating down a meter long, and a dense piece floats on the top of the tomb.
It's hair again.
I swallowed my saliva, and my heart that was shocked just now instantly returned to my stomach, there was no shock, some were just on guard, I sweared, I was guilty of rushing with my hair, and in the long run, I felt panicked when I saw the hair of my female compatriots, and I told the fat man a year ago that I was looking for a girlfriend and looking for a short haircut, but the fat man jumped out directly: "You just say that you want to marry Aning." I kicked him a few times in a fit of rage, and now when I see the dense hair fluttering in the firelight, I feel my scalp tighten, as if all these hairs were growing on my body.
Maybe I stared at the top of the tomb for too long, Xiaohua and others also looked up, but when they saw it, they suddenly looked the same as me, and it took a while to come back to their senses. The sixth man frowned and said, "Pretending to be a ghost." ”
I quickly took a gun from Xiaohua's backpack, it was the kind of vest gun with a small range, which could be held with one hand, and it could be fired continuously, but it was only twenty rounds and I had to change the magazine once, which was very troublesome. Now this batch of equipment is all made by the second uncle, naturally it is not as good as the batch that passers-by A get, and it can only be used, now, I don't believe in anyone, no one relies on it, damn it, I believe in guns.
I watched for a long time, but I didn't see any movement in those hairs, and the zongzi didn't look like corpses, so my heart gradually settled down, and then our group walked under the bronze door.
Xiaohua frowned, the corners of passerby A's mouth were very straight, obviously, they all thought that the way forward was behind the bronze gate, but only I knew that behind the bronze door, there was nothing more than a cliff, but I didn't say it, but silently walked to the side and began to check the huge tomb.
If it was before, I would definitely stand on Xiaohua's side, explain the situation, and then discuss countermeasures with him, but this time, I was completely chilled, I didn't expect that my trip to Kunlun this time was actually calculated by Xiaohua.
And what he said to passer-by A: I am the closest person to the ultimate.
I don't understand the meaning of this sentence, but it is estimated that it is related to Wen Jin and the stuffy oil bottle, and only these two people know the ultimate secret, and it just so happens that these two people are inextricably linked with me. Obviously, Xie Yuhua still has an ulterior purpose, listening to the conversation between the two before, this surnamed Xie actually used me as a bargaining chip to cooperate with passerby A, if it weren't for the current situation, I really wanted to rush up and fight him.
Now the plan, I follow Xie Yuhua and others, too passive, the third uncle said that everything must take the initiative, if I am led by their nose and go down, I am ignorant and like a fool, I am afraid that I will die and have a corpse, but no matter what, what they want to find must be the same as Wen Jin, I must find Wen Jin before them. So, where would an extremely important thing be placed? Naturally, it is the main tomb chamber of the underground palace, therefore, I must get rid of Xie Yuhua and the others, and find the main tomb before them.
Now, their minds are being misled and they are focusing on the bronze door, and now is the best opportunity. I took the waistcoat gun and limped along the tomb to observe, at this time, there was no one around me, no one would come to save me, no one would listen to me complain, I only relied on myself, perhaps, this is what the ancients called the psychology of mourning soldiers, my spirit was highly concentrated to an unprecedented state, and even felt that the sound of the fire dragon beating was like a thick drum, knocking on my eardrums.
This tomb is two hundred meters wide and four or five hundred meters long, like a huge underground square, and under the beating of the fire dragon, it seems to be brightly lit, and the walls seem to be active mountains and rivers, like a large 3D screen, which gives me an illusion, I am not in the underground palace, but in the CCTV Central Spring Festival Gala scene, no, this is more gorgeous than the Spring Festival Gala, not illusory technology, but a real scene.
Limp and observed along the way, at this time, Xiaohua shouted, "Wu Xie, what are you doing?" ”
I paused, shook my head and said, "I just think it's strange, why did you build this place, and the dried corpse on top of your head, I don't know if it's a Tibetan custom." "Their energy is still focused on the bronze door, and I threw out two questions at random, so as not to be noticed by Xie Xiaojiu.
Who knew that Xiaohua's face changed, and said, "Hang the corpse." ”
"What?" I didn't understand, so I subconsciously asked.
Xiaohua frowned for a long time before she said: "There is a strange way to accompany the funeral, called hanging corpses, it is said that this is done to let the slaves accompanying the burial stand on a high place and monitor the entire underground palace. "I think it's a bit infiltrating, isn't it...... These corpses on our heads, watching us?
Subconsciously looked up, but before he could see it clearly, the surroundings suddenly darkened, the fire dragon seemed to be pressed by something, the original tongue of fire half a meter long, instantly shrunk to four or five centimeters, a mighty fire dragon was dying, and the originally lively mountain figure wandered around, as if it was the end of the world, and there was a danger of destruction at any time.
The surroundings suddenly darkened, although the fire dragon was not completely extinguished, but the space here was too large, and everything around it became dark, only the place against the wall was slightly brighter.
What's going on?
Is the light trough running out of gas?
At this time, passer-by A was already standing under the bronze door, the farthest away, I couldn't see his shadow at all, and the sixth followed not far behind him, there was a faint outline, Xiaohua was closest to me at the moment, we looked at each other, and then I said: "What are you doing here?" ”
Xiaohua smiled and said, "What do you know?" ”
I looked at his smile, and there was a strange feeling in my heart, Kunlun's trip, Xie Xiaojiu's personality changed greatly, and his face was gloomy all day long, as if the debts of the United States were on his shoulders, and now he smiled like this, that face as beautiful as a woman has a peculiar feeling, I think, who is his smile is very similar to, I thought about it, and instantly understood, this kind of smile, I have seen it on A-Ning's face.
"What do you think I know?"
Xiaohua smiled and squinted, her voice was extremely low, and said, "Behind that bronze door, do you know anything?" "I know, he was referring to the bronze door in front of me, I couldn't help frowning, even Xie Xiaojiu noticed it, would it be difficult for the road to be a person to know?
Just as I was thinking about how to block the words back, a gunshot suddenly rang out in the empty and silent tomb.
Who's putting the gun!
To whom?
Xiaohua was right in front of me, and he didn't let go of the gun.
The two of us looked at the bronze door at the same time, and the vest gun in my hand was raised in an instant, and the sound of the gun rang out twice in succession, and then it disappeared, and there was an audible thud, like the sound of something falling to the ground, and then, there was a muffled grunt.
What's going on?
After the muffled hum, there was a series of gunshots, I don't know whether it was the sixth or the passerby, the direction of the launch was not fixed, there were constantly guns splashing, it was very empty, there was no place to hide, just when I thought I would be shot to death, the gunfire stopped abruptly, at the same time, as if the fire dragon was about to be extinguished, suddenly skyrocketed, the tongue of fire sprayed to a meter high, and the entire tomb was illuminated.
At the same time, I could see clearly that the passer-by A was panting low with a small charge, his chest was constantly rising and falling, and under his feet were a fragmented bullet casing, but the sixth man beside him was gone.
Xiaohua immediately ran forward and asked, "What about people?" ”
Passerby A straightened up, waved his hand, and said, "There is something." Not sure what it is. Then he added, "Find your way, quickly." ”
As he spoke, he looked at the bronze door again, the corners of his mouth tense.
I asked, "Doesn't it matter the sixth?" "It's empty here, how could the sixth suddenly disappear?