Chapter 20: The Tomb
Soon, the master and apprentice walked to the big tree, just now Bai Zhen ran out from behind the big tree, Lao Li Tou circled around the big tree a few times, and before Wu Xing could see the doorway, he kicked the trunk. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
I only heard a crisp sound of "click", and the big tree that the two of them hugged together immediately fell to the ground, not because Lao Li Tou had great strength, but because the trunk was hollow, so Lao Li Tou could kick it off with one kick.
Wu Xing looked at it fixedly, and saw that a black hole was exposed on the broken tree trunk, and there was also a hole in the fallen tree trunk, and Bai Zhen should have climbed out of the hole in the tree trunk.
"Master, this is Bai Zhen's lair, right?"
Lao Li nodded slightly: "Yes, this white basket should be hidden underneath, but this hole doesn't look like it was dug out, if I'm not mistaken, this should be a thief hole." ”
Wu Xing was stunned: "What is the thief hole?" ”
"The robbery hole is the passage to the tomb that the tomb robbers dug to lead to the tomb, and the edge of this hole is so round, it can be seen that the guy who dug this robbery hole is very skillful."
Wu Xing immediately became interested: "Master, let's go down and have a look, maybe we can get some good treasures." ”
Lao Li Tou did not object, when the people in the Xuanmen were strapped for money, they would make some partial wealth, some people would steal those who were rich and unkind, some people would intercept and kill some bandits and bandits, and some people would go to rob tombs.
"It's okay to go down and have a look, but let's say in advance, you must follow Master after you go down, and you can't touch anything without my permission."
Wu Xing hurriedly nodded, and then Lao Li Tou led the way, and the master and apprentice got into the robbery hole.
The diameter of this thief hole is not large, an adult like Lao Li Tou can just crawl in it, and Wu Xing can barely squat in it.
When I first entered the robbery cave, it was straight down, climbed about ten meters away, and the tomb road suddenly came to a 90-degree turn, and after climbing another ten meters, the tomb road appeared 90-degree turn again.
"Master, is this tomb robber a fool? Isn't he digging a hole in this way a great increase in workload? ”
After a few turns, Wu Xing couldn't help but raise his own questions.
Lao Li replied without replying: "You know a fart, people are deliberately doing it to prevent landslides, if you dig a straight channel, it is estimated that you will be buried alive before you dig it." ”
Wu Xing then understood, after turning eight times, the thief hole suddenly went straight up, and Lao Li Tou reminded in front: "It's almost the end, don't follow too closely, otherwise if something happens, we won't have a chance to escape." ”
Wu Xing slowed down and climbed up less than five meters, Lao Li Tou beckoned him to stop, and after waiting for more than ten seconds, Lao Li Tou's voice came from above: "There is no danger, you can come up." ”
Wu Xing had already been itching, and when he heard this, he immediately climbed up with his hands and feet, and soon, he climbed out of the hole.
Lao Li Tou carried dry tobacco with him, and he lit the dry tobacco with a match, which could barely be used as a light source.
Wu Xing followed closely behind him, and the two walked forward one after the other, and soon, Lao Li Tou found a lamp on the wall.
"There is actually an ever-bright lamp, it seems that the identity of the owner of the tomb is extraordinary."
Wu Xing was curious: "Master, what is the everlasting lamp?" ”
"The ever-bright lamp is a special burial system for the aristocracy, and the poor can't afford it at all, and it is said that the lamp oil used in the ever-bright lamp is made of the grease of the South China Sea mermaids, which is very rare and cannot be bought with money."
Wu Xing looked at it through the faint light emitted by the dry smoke, and saw that this ever-bright lamp was made of bronze, and the surroundings of the lamp were full of black burning marks. He stood on tiptoe and looked inside the lamp, and saw that there was some pasty, transparent substance inside.
"Master, is this ever-bright lamp filled with the grease of the South China Sea merman?"
Lao Li Tou nodded: "Well, the reason why it will go out is because the wick is burned out." ”
As he spoke, Lao Li Tou tore off a rag from his clothes, twisted the rag into a cloth rope and put it into the lamp, then took out a match and lit it.
With the light source of the ever-bright lamp, the surrounding space suddenly brightened up a lot, and Wu Xing turned his head to see that he was standing in a narrow passage.
Lao Li Tou looked at the surrounding environment and said: "This is the Yin and Yang Dao, which is the place used to transport the coffin when burying the dead, you follow me closely and don't run around." ”
The two of them walked forward, and after walking a short distance, another extinguished lantern appeared in front of them.
Lao Li Tou tore off the rags again and made them into wicks to ignite, and after lighting nine ever-bright lamps in a row, the two finally walked out of the Yin and Yang Dao, and there was a dark space in front of them.
Lao Li Tou took the last everlasting lamp in his hand and continued to walk forward with Wu Xing.
"This is the front hall, a place for the burial goods."
Lao Li Tou explained, Wu Xing looked around through the light, and found that there were many dead people's bones piled up in the front hall, in addition to some bronze utensils.
"Master, how come there are so many dead people in this tomb? Normally, there should only be one dead person buried in the tomb, right? ”
"These people were killed and buried, they should be the craftsmen who built this tomb, this kind of thing is not uncommon in history, the owner of the tomb in order to keep the secret of the tomb, will kill the craftsmen after the burial."
Wu Xing frowned: "The craftsmen helped build the tomb, and the owner of the tomb not only didn't thank them, but also killed them afterwards, damn it, it's too brutal." ”
Lao Li nodded approvingly, walked forward for more than ten meters, and a stone gate appeared. The stone door is open, and it seems to be just a formality, and there is no anti-theft effect.
Lao Li Tou first entered the stone gate to check it, and after reading it, he beckoned to Wu Xing and said, "There is no danger in the main tomb, you can come in." ”
Wu Xing nodded and walked into the stone door, he raised his eyes and found that the main tomb was about two meters high, more than fifty square meters in size, and in the center of the tomb, there was a huge bronze coffin. The coffin is carved with many bird-shaped patterns and looks very beautiful.
Wu Xing looked at the bronze coffin, and couldn't help but propose, "Master, shouldn't all the treasures be in this coffin?" Why don't we open it up and take a look? ”
Lao Li Tou didn't have an interface, he observed the decorations in the tomb, and then spoke: "According to the modeling style of these ornaments, this should be a tomb of the Chu State, and it is inferred from the bird carving on the coffin that a woman should be buried here." ”