Volume 2 Eyes of the Deep Chapter 70 Earth Dragon
"Something scratching your hand?!" Lantern Xiao's words surprised me, and I subconsciously hurried away from the coffin beside me.
Hearing Lantern Xiao say this, and looking at his expression really doesn't seem like a joke. We hurriedly turned on our flashlights and shone into the dark coffin. In fact, when we see the size of this coffin, the first impression is that this is a set of coffins, that is, this coffin is divided into two layers, that is, there is a real coffin inside the coffin.
The fact is that as we expected, there is indeed an inner coffin inside the coffin, but what we didn't expect is that the inner coffin has no lid, which makes us a little unbelievable. If you don't give the lid on the inner coffin, then what's the point of this inner coffin?
However, this also has a little benefit, the inner coffin does not have a lid, which saves us a lot of trouble. We can see the inside of this coffin at a glance.
There is nothing special about the inside of the coffin, except for some burial goods, which are generally some things that the deceased usually uses on weekdays. Here we found some of the drinking utensils that looked like gold, and some that looked like bronze ritual vessels. as well as some clay pots.
At this time, Lantern Xiao's eyes lit up all of a sudden, and he suddenly forgot the fright just now, and stepped over in two steps, "Hey! It's in stock! As he spoke, he reached out to take it, but was immediately stopped by the second uncle, "What are you going to do?" If you haven't seen the Lord yet, don't move! Forgot when you threw the coffin lid in fright?! ”
Lantern Xiao smiled slightly embarrassedly, "Hehe, second uncle, I won't take it, I just want to see, I just want to ask, is this wine vessel worth it?" ”
The second uncle glanced at him and said: "The workmanship of this wine vessel is very rough, the handicraft level of the northern nomads back then was still very far from that of the Qin Dynasty, coupled with the technological limitations at that time, the level of gold purification was very low, and the level of northern nomads like the Xiongnu was even lower, so this thing was actually not worth much." ”
Lantern Xiao was a little disappointed when she heard the words of the second uncle, and sighed, "I thought I could catch some good things, but I didn't get anything out of it, but let's take it, it's better than nothing." ”
The second uncle smiled, "I'll just say that you know too little about this aspect, so your eyesight is not good, in fact, these wine vessels are far less valuable than these two bronze magic vessels." ”
When Lantern Xiao heard this, his eyes immediately lit up again, "Second uncle, are you serious?" ”
The second uncle opened his mouth and just wanted to speak, but suddenly his face changed, and he hurriedly closed his mouth again, and we followed his gaze and found that the second uncle was staring at the inner coffin in the coffin.
In the inner coffin, four utensils were placed in the four corners, and in the middle of the coffin was covered with a thick brocade quilt, which was bulging high in the middle, and it seemed that it should be the place where the corpse was.
Because these things have gone through thousands of years, and the coffin is not tightly sealed, the brocade quilt has long been broken into flocculent, and one by one is piled up in the inner coffin, I really can't see anything. I turned my head to look at the second uncle: "Second uncle, what's wrong?" Do you see the doorway? ”
The second uncle stared at the brocade quilt in the inner coffin and said, "I think the brocade quilt under it may not be a person." ”
Although I didn't believe that the second uncle could see the situation inside through the brocade, I was still taken aback by his words! "Second uncle, why do you say that?"
The second uncle didn't speak, took out a short knife, picked up the flocculents, and then revealed a part of the brocade quilt covered underneath, we stepped forward to take a look, and I felt that my brain was confused all of a sudden.
I couldn't believe my eyes, for what was peeking out beneath the brocade quilt was a tail, and although the muscles on it had dried up, I could still imagine that it was very thick, shaped like a lizard's tail. And such a large lizard, as far as I know, the Komodo dragon that currently exists in the world can be compared to this thing.
I was speechless in shock. Even Lantern Xiao forgot about the dark artifacts in the coffin, and said with a stammer: "Second uncle, this, what is this?" Why was he buried in a coffin? ”
The second uncle said: "This thing is called the Earth Dragon, I have seen relevant records in some ancient tombs in northern Liaobei, this creature is very rare, and it is regarded as the guardian beast of the gods by the ancients, especially the nomadic people in the north." If any tribe can find an earth dragon, they will immediately worship it, and even feed it with human flesh. According to legend, the location of Genghis Khan's mausoleum was guided by an earth dragon. Therefore, after the construction was completed, thousands of horses stepped on it, and the soil rakes of many cattle and X from ancient times to the present day could not find the real tomb of Genghis Khan. ”
After listening to the words of the second uncle, I said: "Then the second uncle, according to your meaning, this earth dragon is the divine beast that was worshiped by the Huns back then, and it was buried here after death, but the question is, didn't you just say that the coffin lid was carved and said that this is a shaman?" Could it be that this animal can still be a wizard? ”
The second uncle frowned and shook his head, "This is also what I haven't figured out, it stands to reason that the carving on the coffin shouldn't be wrong, but why did it become an earth dragon?" ”
Lantern Xiao said, "Is there such a possibility, I originally wanted the great wizard to accompany the burial, but the great wizard couldn't come for a while, so I found this earth dragon to replace the shift, anyway, one is the messenger of the gods, and the other is the guardian beast of the gods." I'm talking a little in layman's terms, but that's what I mean. ”
I understood what Lantern Xiao meant, "Are you trying to say that there is a temporary change on the Great Wizard's side, and he has to replace it with a dragon as a last resort?" ”
Wen Mo immediately denied our thoughts, "This is absolutely impossible, burial is not child's play, even the Xiongnu, who are culturally backward in the Qin Dynasty, attach great importance to this kind of thing, how can such a ridiculous thing be allowed." ”
Lantern Xiao probably felt that her idea was said to be ridiculous by Wen Mo, and she was a little unconvinced, so she said to Wen Mo: "Boss, you said that I can't do this, so what is going on?" ”
Wen Mo said: "Actually, this is also very simple, since there will be no mistakes when buried, then now that we see such a situation, there is only one explanation, that is, the body in it has been replaced!" ”
Wen Mo's words made a chill flash in my heart, since I entered this Qin Tomb, I had a strange feeling in my heart, this feeling was completely different from the feeling of the ancient tomb of Qilian Mountain. At that time in Qilian Mountain, we experienced some of the things that our ancestors did, and what brought us more shock and confusion there. Here, the whole mausoleum feels like a giant trap, full of conspiracy and all sorts of perverse phenomena, and behind these there are signs of manipulation. Just like what the second uncle said, I think it is very appropriate, this is a game that spans thousands of years.
I asked, "So who replaced the corpse?" Or what is his purpose in doing this? ”
Wen Mo shook his head at my question, in fact, I also understand that I am afraid that no one can answer my question except for the person concerned thousands of years ago. Wen Mo continued, "Maybe we will find the answer when we find the original owner of this coffin, that is, the shaman archwizard. ”
I shook my head with a wry smile and said, "Maybe." As soon as I finished speaking, I heard a strange sound, as if something had been dragged. I turned my head to the others and saw that everyone was looking at each other, as if everyone had heard the voice.
At this moment, the strange voice rang again, "There is movement!" What was that? Zhou Cheng pulled out his pistol and looked around vigilantly.
We looked inside the coffin, and my heart was already in my throat, and then the voice rang again. Luckily for me, there didn't look anything unusual inside the coffin. But it also made me even more confused about the source of this sound.
Just when I was wondering, Lantern Xiao suddenly exclaimed: "Damn! The corpse in front of the coffin moved! ”
We shone a flashlight at it, and sure enough, the corpse's posture had indeed changed, its body had become more forward, and it had become extremely distorted in a very strange position. Some of the things in my jacket pocket fell out, including a pen, flashlight, compass, and a few other things. However, this small black book caught my attention, and I carefully picked it with a short knife, and judging from the dented font on the cover, it was a work card.
Lantern Xiao asked softly, "What should we do?" ”
The second uncle waved his hand, "Don't worry about it first, let's take a look!" Then several pairs of eyes brushed into the corpse with great concern.
And I looked at the work card in my hand, and found that it may have been stained with water, and the page and the page have been glued together, I carefully opened the first page, and found that the pen handwriting on it has been somewhat dissolved, I carefully identified, to be able to see, only to see that the information of this person is written in several columns, the name is Yue Yingsong, and the work permit number is six digits, but the last three are no longer clear. You don't need to look at the gender to know that it's a male, and the date of birth is no longer clear, and the work unit is Ocean University. When I saw this, a thought suddenly flashed through my mind, could it be...... I hurriedly continued to look down, and in the column below, the position reads: Professor of the Department of Geology.
When I saw this, it was like a thunderclap sounded in my head, and all of a sudden my brain really buzzed, and I now know the identity of this person. I once heard his name in Qilian Mountain, but I have never heard his name but never seen him, and a coincidence allowed me to find his traces, and according to the clues he left, I have always found here. I can now say his real name without a doubt, he is Huangshan!