Chapter 128: The City of Darkness (2)
November 12, 2020 at two o'clock in the morning.
Place Danfer-Rochelot in the 14th arrondissement of Paris.
Although this place is called a square, it is actually not very big, but it is a roundabout where seven streets meet, except for a bronze Belfour lion statue standing in the center, there are no other landmarks, but the surrounding buildings seem to have a long history, plus the gravel road under the feet, it still makes people feel like they are back two hundred years ago.
The black Mercedes-Benz S was parked on the side of the road, holding the steering wheel and wearing a driver's uniform, Cao Yiwei got out of the car and opened the door for Cheng Mo, and whispered in his ear at the moment Cheng Mo came out: "I'm waiting for you in this position, remember to send me a signal if there is any emergency, and I will rush over immediately." ”
Cheng Mo nodded and said softly, to be precise, he should be Lin Zhinuo at this moment, but at this moment, he has completely turned into a handsome white young man after some makeup.
Cheng Mo, who was wearing a black Lanvin traditional gentleman's style men's clothes, stood aside and waited for Bai Xiuxiu to come down, but Cao Yiwei opened the car door for Bai Xiuxiu, but Bai Xiuxiu did not get down, and sat in the car and said solemnly: "Don't you understand the basic etiquette? As a gentleman, you should come over to help me at this time!"
Cheng Mo didn't think Bai Xiuxiu was a demon, but reviewed that he hadn't fully entered the play, and hurriedly walked to the car door, stretched out his hand, Bai Xiuxiu put his right hand in his palm, Cheng Mo gently held Bai Xiuxiu's hand and welcomed her down.
Bai Xiuxiu naturally grabbed Cheng Mo's arm, and the two of them walked towards the subway entrance not far away, opposite the subway entrance is their destination today - "Paris Catacombs", also known as the "Skull Tomb" museum.
The "Devil's Graveyard" bar is located in the catacombs beneath the bones of six million corpses.
At midnight in Paris, it is particularly deserted, the French plane trees that have lost their leaves look particularly lonely against the background of the dim street lamps, the long European-style buildings extend on both sides, the Mensa-style roof, the exquisite dormer windows, the elegant French columns and carvings present the old French romance, Cheng Mo walks in the evening breeze and feels the vicissitudes of history.
Bai Xiuxiu walked on the long street with Cheng Mo in tow, she was also in a carrier state, wearing a black tweed beret with a houndstooth cloak, and wearing high-heeled boots that were almost as tall as Cheng Mo's carrier, she was completely a supermodel on the Paris fashion show.
"Do you know what this catacombs are?" Bai Xiuxiu asked in a low voice.
Cheng Mo nodded, "The catacombs turned out to be underground limestone quarries. In 1786, when there was an outbreak of smallpox and plague in Paris, the public cemetery had been dug up several layers, and all the bones were dug out of the ground, often the whole cemetery was white bones, and there was not enough place to bury people, so the missionaries cleaned out all the bones in the cemetery, moved them to this limestone quarry, and gave the cemetery to the people who had just died, and dug while burying, and finally this lime quarry was stacked with a total of 6 million to 7 million bones..... Actually, the last time I came to Paris, I wanted to come and have a look, but I didn't have time. ”
"Six million to seven million?" This huge number shocked Bai Xiuxiu, and she asked with some surprise.
"Hmm. Basically, the cemetery will be dug open once a month and all the bones will be moved to the catacombs....." Cheng Mo said.
"No wonder this bar is called the Devil's Graveyard, it's quite appropriate, but is it fun to drink in this kind of place?"
A gust of cold wind blew, Cheng Mo felt that Bai Xiuxiu seemed to shiver, he turned his head to look at Bai Xiuxiu, and said quietly: "I didn't expect Sister Bai to be afraid of ghosts!"
Bai Xiuxiu sneered and said, "I'm afraid of ghosts, I'm afraid when ghosts see me!"
Cheng Mo felt that Bai Xiuxiu's voice was a little empty, but he didn't continue to test, but said: "Foreigners have always been taboo about death, this huge catacomb is like a sewer, and many people who like it here are called 'urban explorers'. Equipped with lights and homemade maps, they entered the catacombs from various hidden entrances in the city of Paris, sometimes staying underground for days. In addition to the expedition, they even throw parties in the catacombs and take two skulls out as souvenirs after playing HIGH...... I guess the person who opened this bar is an 'urban explorer'!"
"It's just to satisfy my own curiosity. Bai Xiuxiu said noncommittally.
Cheng Mo told the anecdotes of the "Catacombs of Paris", such as the bones of some celebrities such as Montesquieu in the catacombs, and the mother of Belle, the heroine of "Beauty and the Beast", died in the plague......
Soon the two of them came to the place where the blue sign of "SQUARE DE LABBE MIGNE" was standing, there was a small garden with many shrubs, and next to the small garden were two small four-story French buildings not far apart, between the two small buildings were large iron doors painted with green paint and a green tin house, and it was obvious that the tin house with the grid window was the ticket office.
At this time, there was no one here, and there was no light in the small buildings on both sides, and it was a little cold.
Cheng Mo took out the membership card from his pocket according to Cao Yiwei's instructions, knocked on the green iron window, and after a while, he heard an old voice: "Qui cherchez-vous?" (Looking for who?)
"We're looking for Salome!" Cheng Mo is in a carrier state, able to perfectly imitate the French tone in the video he just watched, so he is not afraid of being exposed.
The green tin window opened with a "bang", and it looked a little strange in the silent midnight, and an old face with a white beard and wrinkles appeared in front of Cheng Mo and Bai Xiuxiu through the green grille.
At this moment, Cheng Mo felt that Bai Xiuxiu's body seemed to tremble, and stood closer to him, Cheng Mo looked at it, and the old man who looked like Gandalf only had two faint pupils in his eye sockets, and his vision was not focused, so he was obviously blind.
In this time, place, and environment, such an old man suddenly appeared, and the timid people were really startled. Cheng Mo was naturally not afraid, and he immediately put two black cards with "Le cimetière du diable" written on the front and a skull printed on the back in the old man's hands. The old man took the card in, and then closed the bars.
Cheng Mo and Bai Xiuxiu stood at the door and didn't speak, and after waiting for a while, they saw that the small door on the side of the green painted iron door was opened, and a woman dressed in white nun clothes stood at the door. Cheng Mo touched Bai Xiuxiu quietly, and the two walked towards the side door.
"Welcome both. The nun looked at Cheng Mo and Bai Xiuxiu with a smile, and handed over the membership card of the "Demon Graveyard" bar.
Cheng Mo bowed slightly, like a real nobleman, he didn't say "thank you", he reached out and took the membership card, and naturally gave Bai Xiuxiu's one to Bai Xiuxiu.
Bai Xiuxiu's elegant membership card was put into the kun bag, and the nun turned around and walked inside.
Cheng Mo let Bai Xiuxiu walk in front, followed behind, and the two followed the nun towards an underground entrance, the entrance was made of marble, and the handwriting on it was a little blurry, looking like a scene leading to the underground world in some game.
After entering, there is a narrow spiral staircase, like the interior of a lighthouse, but this lighthouse is facing down, not up, Cheng Mo and Bai Xiuxiu grabbed the iron railing and circled down the steps, the light gradually dimmed, and Cheng Mo reached the bottom when he counted to one hundred and thirty steps.
There is nothing unusual at the entrance, whether it is a simple circular hall with limestone bedrock walls that looks as solid as a castle, and an iron fence on one side of the small hall, and a stone monument with some brief descriptions written on the door of the fence, all of which is normal, but when you cast your eyes on the other side of the rusty iron fence, the atmosphere there is terrifying.
The lights were dim, and the long, narrow corridors were all made of bones, the thigh bones were arranged in a relatively neat wall of bones, the broken bones were used to fill in, and the skull was framed in the wall of the thigh bones. It's not the countless bones that are terrifying here, it's that the bones are like ordinary building materials, and they are used to build this incredible palace of death.
The nun dressed in white continued to walk forward, Cheng Mo noticed that Bai Xiuxiu's footsteps froze, and Cheng Mo couldn't open his mouth to comfort Bai Xiuxiu, so he had no choice but to take the initiative to walk to Bai Xiuxiu's side and hold her hand.
However, Bai Xiuxiu didn't appreciate it, quickly shook off Cheng Mo's hand, and walked forward quickly, crisp footsteps sounded in the long corridor, Cheng Mo shook his head, and followed Bai Xiuxiu inside.
Cheng Mo never imagined that there was such a strange place in the world, all kinds of bones became mosaic tiles, they were spelled into various patterns by missionaries, especially skulls, which were the most widely used in mosaics, with squares, diamonds, straight lines, waves, and even hearts..... The two silently followed the white-clothed nun for a long time, and after seven bends and eight turns, they came to a small square hall, the left and right sides of the small hall are corridors, and the corridor facing Cheng Mo and them is a stone wall, on the stone wall is a colorful mural, and suddenly it is "John the Baptist's Head is Manifesting", and the content of the picture is the "Bible" Salome, clad in tulle and bejewels, points to the decapitated head of John the Baptist, and the blood-drenched human head contrasts with Salome's cold and beautiful human body, creating a strange atmosphere. John's head stared angrily at Salome, who was still dancing as if nothing had happened, seducing King Herod and John the Baptist.
And this painting, which appears in the land of the dead, is even more eerie, combining the beauty of the senses with the horror of the soul in an incredible way, appearing both real and full of eerie and mysterious atmosphere.
The nun, dressed in a white nun, let out a low groan, and the stone wall slowly moved to the side, revealing a brightly lit room.....
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