Chapter 40: A Stone in a Coffin?
"Iron Coffin Lock Demon?!" Hearing this word, everyone's faces changed. For these veterans who have been in the inverted bucket circle for many years, this statement is not unfamiliar.
Speaking of the material of the coffin, the wooden coffin is the most common, but it is also the most polarized, all the coffin wood of the general folk is mostly cypress, fir or pine, etc., the legend of the worst coffin is called the dog meeting, which means that the coffin board is so thin that the wild dog can break it. The coffins used by prominent figures are mostly made of huanghuali or even golden silk nan. Therefore, some experienced soil rakes can probably guess the burial goods inside the coffin when they look at the material of the coffin, plus the dynasty of the ancient tomb.
As for sarcophagi, they are mostly found in the southwest and in the Central Plains, but they are relatively rare. The sarcophagus also has a very important point, that is, the history of the sarcophagus is extremely long, and it can even be traced back to ancient times, so there will be some unexpected burial goods in the sarcophagus, as for whether it is worth it or not, it is not necessarily, it may be an artifact, or it may be worthless, however, unexpected things will always give people to look forward to, so if they encounter the sarcophagus, the soil rakes are still very excited.
The bronze coffin is the most special, and the characters inside are even more special, and the people who are usually buried in the bronze coffin have special reasons, so it is difficult to predict whether it is auspicious or vicious. And although bronze coffins were also found by chance until the Tang and Song dynasties, the number was very small. Bronze coffins mostly appeared in the Qin and Han dynasties, and most of the burial goods in them were of high specifications.
And the iron coffin is not in these three kinds of coffins at all, because it is not prepared for people at all, and there is a saying in the inverted bucket circle: The iron coffin is calcined, and the corpse is locked and demons are suppressed! Even if a person is buried in an iron coffin, it is a person who has committed a heinous crime, and it is difficult to atone for his sins once he dies. Burying such a person in an iron coffin means that he will never be able to live beyond his life.
And now in front of the second uncle and the others is a serious iron coffin. The coffin was jet black and had several chains wrapped around it, locking the lid firmly.
But due to the age, the chains on the coffin had long since completely decayed, and a bearded man poked lightly with a crowbar, and immediately broke into several sections and fell to the ground.
The old man stretched out his hand to stop it, but he was still a step too late, and his face couldn't help but sink like water, "You fool, you troublemaker!" ”
The bearded man smiled, "I see that you are always getting bolder and younger, what?" Could it be that our group of people were scared back by such an iron shell! "Now that you're here, you've seen this thing, it's fate!" said the bearded man, glancing at the crowd. It just so happens that I also saw the iron coffin for the first time, and today Lao Tzu opened his eyes, saying that the iron coffin is a demon, and I will see what kind of monster is locked in this iron coffin! This bearded man was also a well-known earth rake in the northeast at that time, and he also brought a few people with him, and his statement was also agreed by many people.
Seeing this scene, the bearded man smiled, "If you want to mingle, stay, and those who see it will share it equally, and those who are afraid will ......" The bearded man glanced at the old man intentionally or unintentionally, "Just quit first, so as not to hurt something for a while, I am not responsible!" ”
When the elder heard this, he snorted coldly and led a few people out. Although the second uncle did not leave, he did not go too far ahead, he had already looked at the location of the exit, calculated the way out in his heart, was on alert, and flashed as soon as there was danger!
The bearded man led a few people to break down several chains on the iron coffin, and several people put a crowbar into the gap in the coffin lid and pulled it hard. Just listen to the "crunch", and the entire coffin lid is cocked.
The lid of the coffin was opened to the side, and everyone carefully looked inside the coffin, and saw that there was a layer of sutra quilt on the top, and in the four corners of the coffin, there were four jade bottles. The jade bottle is snow-white and crystal all around, and when you look at the extraordinary product, everyone's eyes light up at once, and they all think about it in their hearts, it seems that this time they have gained a lot!
But the second uncle's heart jumped suddenly, he was not attracted by the four jade bottles, but focused on the shape of the warp quilt bulging from below. The shape is a little strange, and it doesn't even look like a person.
Before the second uncle came back to his senses, one of them couldn't help but reach out and pick up the quilt. The second uncle woke up suddenly and immediately said, "Don't! "But it was too late, and the warp had already been picked upside down.
Everyone was stupid when they saw what was underneath the quilt. The second uncle only glanced at it, and knew that something was wrong, and shouted "Run!" Then he rushed to the exit without looking back. For they saw that under the sutra was a great serpent!
At the moment when the second uncle turned around, he felt a sudden fishy wind behind him, and at the same time, there was a scream! The second uncle's eyes were closed, he didn't dare to stay at all, and rushed desperately into the passage outside the exit. There was chaos in the tomb at this time!
Along the way, the second uncle didn't dare to go back, and rushed out of the tomb with all his strength. At the same time, the entire ancient tomb began to shake, and the second uncle went into the robbery hole when he climbed in, but with the violent vibration, the robbery hole had begun to collapse. Crawling and crawling, one of his feet was buried, and at this time, it was less than half a meter away from the entrance of the cave. The second uncle desperately broke free, anxious, seeing that the way of life was in front of him, was he going to die here!
At this critical moment, his hand reached in from the entrance of the hole, and the second uncle saw the life-saving straw, so he quickly grabbed it, and the hand was very strong, and he pulled him out.
The second uncle lay on the ground with a dirty face, gasping for breath, and it took a while to calm down. When I opened my eyes, I saw that the old man just now was looking at him with a smile.
The second uncle got up with a grunt and kowtowed to the elder, "Thank you seniors for saving your life!" "The second uncle only knew this person at that time, and he was called the fourth master, and the rule of the pot at that time was not to inquire about each other, and after the sale, everyone took the money and went to their own things, and they didn't know each other. So the second uncle didn't know the specific identity of this elder.
The elder stretched out his hand and pulled the second uncle up, looked at the second uncle, and then nodded, "The person from the hair hill? ”
The second uncle didn't dare to hide it, and nodded yes. The elder reached out and patted the second uncle, then sighed lightly and turned to leave.
Later, the second uncle learned that this person was Yuan Siye, a member of the Yuan family, and Yuan An's own uncle. The second uncle is a little emotional every time he mentions it, counting that he has been rescued twice by the people of the Yuan family, he has not seen him for many years, and he doesn't know if Yuan Siye is still alive.
At that time, the second uncle talked a lot, and although the matter itself was quite attractive, it was indeed a bit verbose, so that I didn't know what he was going to emphasize to me later. Fortunately, the second uncle's thinking was quite clear, and finally he came back, he told me that it is very important to look at the scripture quilt or scripture cloth after opening the coffin, and if there is something wrong, you must take precautions in advance, if not, you must even give up opening the coffin.
The scriptures are embroidered on the quilt or the warp cloth itself, which can play a role in suppressing evil spirits, once the warp cloth is opened, if there is an accident, it will be irreparable!
I recalled what my second uncle had said to me, and at this moment, the prayer cloth covered by the coffin in front of us was a bit problematic.
Lantern Xiao watched me from the side and didn't speak for a long time, so she asked, "Hey! Zhuoran, what are you doing! What do you think! ”
I pointed to the bulging shape on the prayer cloth and said, "Something is wrong here!" The corpse should be covered under the warp cloth, isn't it strange to look at the size and shape of the bulge! ”
After I said this, Lantern Xiao also gasped, "Hiss! For you to say that, it's really like this, the shape of this bulge is too small! Lantern Xiao groaned slightly, "Is it a child?" ”
I shook my head, "I don't think so, this shape doesn't look like a child, and that's not how a child dies." ”
Lantern Xiao opened his mouth and said: "Otherwise, just open the scripture cloth and take a look." ”
I immediately stopped, "If this kind of thing is covered with a prayer cloth on the corpse, this matter can be big or small, and if it is not done well, the small life will be lost!" My second uncle had such an experience back then, and he rashly turned over the scriptures, and the group was almost wiped out. ”
Hearing me say this, Lantern Xiao, who just wanted to stretch out his hand, quickly retracted his hand again. The two of us looked at the coffin in front of us, and we had no idea for a while, and now I am a little unwilling to fasten the coffin again, to be honest, but the words of the second uncle still ring in my ears from time to time.
At this time, Lantern Xiao said: "Since this is the case, then let's not open the warp cloth, just use our hands to rest on the warp cloth and touch it, this is always okay, your second uncle didn't say that you can't touch the warp cloth, right?" ”
As soon as Lantern Xiao said this, I was stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it, the second uncle really didn't say that, and Lantern Xiao didn't seem to violate the precautions emphasized by the second uncle, and I had no reason to refute it, so I had to nod.
Lantern Xiao licked his chapped lips, carefully reached out and gently placed his hand on the prayer cloth, and the moment his hand touched the prayer cloth, the two of us became nervous. I clenched my knife on guard, ready to deal with any sudden situation, but in fact, I thought about what I could do if there was really any accident at my two moments.
Lantern Xiao's hand gently groped on the bulge of the warp cloth, and then gently pinched it, and then his expression changed, and my heart suddenly rose, and I quickly asked, "How is it?" Any questions? ”
Lantern Xiao waved her hand slightly, then continued to touch it, and even closed her eyes to feel it, and then suddenly opened her eyes and looked at me, "How do I feel like there is a stone in here?" ”
"Huh? Stone? I found it a little hard to believe how a stone could be buried in a coffin, "How is this possible?" It can't be that the corpse is dry, so it hardens, right? "As I spoke, I wanted to reach out and touch it. And at this moment, Lantern Xiao raised his hand and lifted the sutra into a corner.