199, outside the Crystal Palace
After all, this is the first time Xiaolingwei and they have seen the remains of the ancient Shu people, and this remains looks too different, it is longitudinal, and it is skin lesions and the like, so Lao Wei, Xiao Liang, and Hu Wazi couldn't help but step forward and squatted on the ground to carefully observe this body.
I recalled the things that happened in the ancient Shu tomb of Yazihe, but the more I thought about it, the more scared I became, and I told them: "You should try to stay away from the old corpse, Mr. Liao was because of this old corpse, and finally became crazy." ”
As soon as I said this, Lao Wei and the others hurriedly dispersed, and they didn't dare to get close to the old corpse anymore.
Xiao Liang took the initiative to walk to the side of the wooden stake, looked at it carefully, nodded and said, "Chen Rongsheng, you guessed right, this wooden stake should be used for the burial of old corpses, the inner cavity inside has been hollowed out, and there is still a part of the coffin liquid." ”
I walked over and took a closer look, only to see that there were indeed traces of vandalism on the outside of the stake.
I analyzed it again and said, "In my opinion, the deceased should have been wrapped in a shroud after death, hollowed out the trunk of a tree, and then buried him in it, at that time the tree should still be in the growth stage, after the body was decorated, the trunk grew for a few years, the wound on the outside healed naturally, and the body was completely sealed in the trunk." A few years later, when the tree died of old age, the descendants of the deceased cut down the tree, cut off the part of the trunk that wrapped the body, and transferred it to the mausoleum. ”
After hearing this, Xiao Liang stretched out his hand and stroked the wooden stake in front of him, nodded and said, "Well, you are right, this tree does have traces of secondary growth, it is likely that it was cut open and the deceased was buried, and then it grew and healed naturally." ”
I said: "The way of decorating the ancient Shu tomb in the duck river is also like this, the shopkeeper Wang once said that the ancient Shu people believe that through this way, the dead can be brought back to life." ”
As soon as I heard the words "back from the dead", the tiger baby came to the spirit.
He pointed to the remains of the tomb robbers in the tomb outside and said, "Brother-in-law, do you say that those people outside are considered to have come back to life?" Could this be what the ancient Shu people want to come back to life? ”
As soon as I thought of the appearance of those corpses, I felt a cold sweat break out on my back.
I shook my head and said, "That's just a corpse, right?" It's not quite like a resurrection. ”
Hu Wazi asked again: "Could it be that these tomb robbers dragged the body of the tomb owner out of this trunk, so they suffered retribution and lost their minds?" ”
I nodded and said, "It's possible." Anyway, it's better to respect the owner of the tomb, otherwise it won't end well. ”
Just as we were discussing, I suddenly heard a movement from the depths of the tomb, and I subconsciously shone my flashlight in that direction, and suddenly saw a figure!
"Someone!"
I hurriedly shouted.
"Who?! Who's there? Lao Wei also asked.
Immediately afterwards, I heard the sound of footsteps, as if someone had run away from the depths of the tomb, and disappeared in an instant.
I turned around and asked the old man, "Old man, is it a dead end over there?" ”
The old man shook his head and replied: "It's not a dead end, the tombs here have two doors in front and back, go out from that door, and then pass through the two tombs to be the Crystal Palace." ”
Lao Wei immediately guessed: "Is it Uncle Liu's person?" How many people did we meet along the way? ”
I counted on my fingers and said, "There are three who have lost their minds and gone crazy, and three who died in the tomb, and there is probably nothing left under Uncle Liu's hands, right?" ”
"No, there is Uncle Liu Huang himself!" Lao Wei said, "So far, we haven't seen that Uncle Liu Huang who is hanging his hands and knees!" ”
When I heard it, it was indeed the truth.
I've met Uncle Liu Huang before, and I'll definitely recognize him when I see him.
Besides, that guy's two arms are hanging over his knees, with this feature, he will definitely not admit to mistake!
"Could it be that the person just now is Uncle Liu Huang?" I asked.
The tiger baby slapped his thigh, and immediately said, "What are you doing in a daze?" Pursue! Chase! ”
As soon as the tiger baby shouted, a few of us took steps and chased after the man.
Lao Wei was thoughtful, and dragged the old man who led the way before chasing people, and asked him to chase us together.
The old man, who was old and did not have such good physical strength as us, ran two steps after us, and immediately pleaded for mercy out of breath: "Slow down!" Slow down! I can't keep up, I can't keep up with ......"
Lao Wei ignored him, dragged him all the way to run wildly, we passed through the rest of the tomb, came out and crossed a corridor, and entered the rest of the tomb.
After passing through the last chamber and stepping out of the door of the chamber, I looked up and saw that the crystal palace that I had once seen through the crack in the wall was already close in sight.
About forty or fifty paces away, the Crystal Palace, which stands in the deepest part of the underground palace and looks like a courtyard surrounded by four suites.
The overall terrain of the Crystal Palace is a little lower than where we are now, and we have to cross a twenty-meter-deep canyon to get to the Crystal Palace from our position.
I walked to the edge of the canyon and looked down with my head down, only to see that it was very deep below, and I couldn't see anything clearly, but I could vaguely hear a gurgling stream, as if there was an underground river rushing through it.
From our side to the Crystal Palace, there was an old rope bridge in the middle, which seemed to be made of bronze metal chains, and there were stone slabs in between, and I tried to take two steps up, and as soon as I stepped on it, the whole rope bridge shook violently.
At this point, we stopped.
Lao Wei turned around and asked the old man who led the way: "Is there only one road here?" Did that person pass by here? ”
The old man was tired and panting, but he still answered us with a sweat on his head, and he answered, "Well, there is only one here...... One way. That person estimated...... I guess I went to the Crystal Palace. ”
Lao Wei looked back at us again and asked us, "Do we want to go over?" ”
The tiger baby clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "If you don't enter the tiger's den, you can get the tiger!" Past! ”
I was just about to make a statement, when Xiao Liang, who was standing next to me, suddenly pointed to the inside of the Crystal Palace and said to us, "Wait, look! Is there anyone in the Crystal Palace? ”
As soon as I heard this, I quickly squinted my eyes at the crystal palace on the other side.
I saw through the translucent walls and houses of the Crystal Palace, and sure enough, I vaguely saw a faint figure appearing inside.
"Isn't it Uncle Liuhuang? Is Uncle Liu Huang already in? Tiger Baby asked loudly.
Xiao Liang shook his head and said, "No, I look at this figure, how do I look more and more like a girl." ”