Chapter 18: The Strange Iron Coffin
"One, two, threeβgo!"
The officials shouted a uniform slogan, and every time they shouted "go", they pushed the heavy iron coffin lid together.
Squeak, squeak......
There was a screeching grinding sound from the lid of the iron coffin, and the lid was being opened little by little.
At this moment, everyone's hearts are in their throats, and no one knows what will appear in this coffin?
Xu Zun and Qiu Yongnian approached and stared intently at the inside of the coffin.
Zhao Yu and several skilled catchers all pulled out their swords and made the appearance of facing a great enemy, for fear that some monster would emerge inside.
"This ...... It's ......"
When the lid of the coffin was pushed open, Xu Zun was the first to see a gray robe appear inside, and there seemed to be a person lying inside!!
As soon as the officials saw something inside, they immediately lost their rhythm, and instead of pushing the lid of the iron coffin, two people staggered.
"Quick!" Qiu Yongnian urged, "Give me more strength and move the entire coffin board!" Come on! β
"Yes...... Be! β
The officials responded in fear, then readjusted their slogans and pushed the lid of the coffin hard again.
Finally, most of the coffin lid was pushed open, and Xu Zun and the others could already see clearly what was inside.
But I saw a person in a gray Taoist robe lying flat inside, and it turned out to be a Taoist priest!!
Boom!
With a loud bang, the heavy lid of the coffin was finally pushed to the ground, shaking the entire stone bridge.
"Wow......"
Looking at the Taoist priest lying in the coffin, everyone's faces were full of surprise and their thoughts were messy.
The painting style of the iron coffin + Taoist priest is really weird, which makes people feel cold.
But I saw that the Taoist priest in the coffin was lying flat in the iron coffin, with his hands folded on his abdomen, and he still held a handful of floating dust in his hands.
This person has a messy long beard, wears a mixed scarf, and pedals on ten-square shoes, which is definitely a standard Taoist dress.
It's just that his face is hideous, his mouth is wide open, and it seems that he has encountered something extremely terrifying.
Grunt......
Xu Zun swallowed his saliva, feeling that his materialist beliefs were slightly shaken, this fact was too weird!
"How...... How is it an old way? Zhao Yu's eyes widened, and his expression was incredulous, "Is this a failure of the tribulation?" β
"You...... You ......," Qiu Yongnian trembled and asked everyone, "Have you ever known this Taoist priest?" He...... Who is he? β
The officials looked at each other and shook their heads.
"I don't have a Taoist temple in Akiba County," Zhao Yu muttered, "Where is the Taoist priest?" β
"Oh, how is this good?" Qiu Yongnian asked Xu Zun worriedly, "What happened to our Xinye County?" Did you offend someone? Alas......"
As he spoke, Qiu Yongnian looked up at the sky, as if he suspected that it was not "people" that Qiuye County had offended!
"Ji Ying, if something so big happens, do we have to report to the county guard immediately?" Qiu Yongnian asked Xu Zun without a master.
"Don't worry!" Xu Zun looked around and said, "Lord Qiu, don't forget that there were still 37 corpses in the last iron coffin case!" We'll have to search the area first! β
"Yes, yes, yes," Qiu County Ling hurriedly ordered Zhao Yu, "Zhao Zhutou, send your subordinates to check around to see if there is anything else?" β
"Yes!"
Zhao Yu didn't dare to slack off, and immediately arranged for people to go to all directions to check the situation.
"Ji Ying!" Qiu Xian Ling said to Xu Zun again, "This thing is too weird! I think...... Hmmm......"
Before he could finish his sentence, he immediately stopped.
Because, he saw that Xu Zun was carefully observing the corpse of the Taoist priest, and it seemed that he had found something?
Xu Zun found that the Taoist priest's robe was patched, and there were holes in some places, and it seemed that his financial situation was not very good.
Look at the floating dust that is still sticky with oil on it, and has a strong smoke and fire atmosphere.
In addition, the Taoist priest is thin and thin, and he looks as if he can't eat enough.
Also, he had a scar on his left cheek, which seemed to have been burned by something......
In order to be able to take a closer look, Xu Zun almost buried his face in the coffin, and even lowered his hand, looking at the officials stunned.
"Ji ...... Jane! Qiu Xianling's eyes almost flashed on the ground, and he hurriedly reminded, "Be careful! β
Qiu County's reminder was intriguing, as if this Taoist priest could suddenly burst out and choke Xu Zun's neck.
However, Xu Zun himself knew that this Taoist priest's body was stiff and cold, and he was definitely dead.
If it can still erupt, it will be hell!
Originally, Xu Zun wanted to find out the cause of the Taoist priest's death, but who knows, he just bent down when he suddenly found a problem.
Ay?
He found that the Taoist priest was lying flat in the coffin, but it was lying relatively shallow, and there seemed to be a lot of space under him from the bottom of the coffin.
This is......
He hurriedly retracted and inspected the outside of the coffin, and when he looked at it, he saw that something was wrong.
The corpse was only in the upper middle of the iron coffin, and there was definitely a lot of space underneath the corpse.
"Come!" Xu Zun waved at the officials and said, "Carry this person out for me!" β
"What?" The officials almost fell to the ground, "Bring it out?" β
"Yes!" Xu Zun pointed to the bottom of the iron coffin and said, "Look, there's still a lot of space down here, maybe there's something inside!" β
This......
The officials looked at each other in fear.
"Huh? Yes! Zhao Yu saw the way out, and hurriedly greeted the officials and said, "There shouldn't be any burial goods!" Are you going to get rich? β
Xu Zun's head was full of black lines, he didn't expect this guy to still want to make a fortune.
"Anything else?" Qiu Xian Ling came close and urged, "Quickly move the corpse away and see what else is down there?" β
Under the order of Qiu County, the officials were forced to carry the corpse with Xu Zun.
The corpse was a little stinky, but not heavy, and several people lifted it out of the iron coffin.
After the corpse was removed, Xu Zun checked it again and found that there was a layer of iron partition inside, and there was even a handle on the partition!
With a knock on the hand, a hollow sound is made, and it is obvious that the bottom is hollow.
"Come!" Xu Zun grabbed the handle and said to everyone, "Move it away!" β
"Lord Xu, Lord Xu," at this time, Zhao Yu came close to remind, "Let's do it!" Don't have any more traps down there, it won't hurt you! β
"Yes, yes, everyone, be careful!" Qiu Yongnian also echoed.
Xu Zun had no choice but to let go, Zhao Yu and the officials rushed up, and several people worked together, and soon lifted the iron plate out of the coffin.
"Ah!?h
"Ah......h
Before the iron plate was stabilized, Xu Zun and Qiu Yongnian exclaimed together!
Because, from the bottom of the coffin, they saw an even more incredible scene!
Zhao Yu and the others hurriedly put the iron plate away, and then all looked towards the coffin, and under this look, they were also exclaimed, and even a few people knelt on the ground in fright!
"How...... How can this be? Qiu Yongnian also felt lightheaded, and leaned on the iron coffin, so he didn't collapse.
But at the bottom of the iron coffin, there was another corpse!
It was an elderly man in a green official uniform, who was none other than Liu Zhang, the chief bookkeeper of Akiba County!!